Claire felt her knees tremble as she walked out of the interview room. He was there. How could he be there, seated at the head of the table? She had thought she would never see him again. Heck, she had thought she would never see any of them again. Somehow, all three of them had ended up in her life again. Why was fate so cruel to her?Myla rose when she entered the waiting room. "Oh dear, you look pale. Was it so difficult?"Claire shook her head and took her seat. "No, I was just a little surprised is all."Myla nodded sympathetically. "Is this your first interview?"It wasn't Claire's first, but she sure had never applied to a big company before. Better to let Myla think inexperience was the reason behind her reaction, than to let her know the real reason."Yes, it is.""It can be like that sometimes." Myla squeezed her hand. "But don't worry. I'm sure you'll pass."Claire exhaled on a shaky breath. She didn't have a problem with passing. All she thought about now was working under

Donald smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder again."Are you sure you're going to be okay, my damsel in distress?"Claire laughed at how boyish he looked. She couldn't resist ruffling his hair. Surprise registered in his eyes, but he didn't say anything."I'm going to be fine. I can handle myself, alright? Now go on, or you're going to miss your flight." Donald groaned. "But I don't want to go!"He pouted as he whined, and some hair fell over his eyes. He shook them out of his face and gave her a heart stopping smile. Claire felt her heart twitch, just a little. She swallowed loudly. She needed to get out of here and call Danielle."I'll see you around, Donald. Bye!"Donald furrowed his brows at the way she hurried away, then shrugged. He knew he was in big trouble once he entered the car and found that Axel had decided to ride shotgun. He couldn't even bring himself to smile at his scowl."You locked me in."Donald turned on the ignition. "It was necessary to prevent you from let

Axel didn't say anything until Lisa had bade them goodbye and they were the only ones left in the elevator."I did just fine without it all this years too."Donald gave him a sceptical look. "You think I am ever going to fall in love?"Axel shrugged. "You're the one who was surprised when I did. What's going to stop you?"Donald's phone chimed loudly and he took it out of his pocket just as the elevator doors opened again. They got off at the top floor and Donald made sure their luggage had been brought up."You'll have to stay here alone tonight, Ax. Will you be okay?"Axel scowled. "I'm not a baby." He watched Donald scramble out of his outfit into an all black body fitting suit. "Where are you going?""Lisa just left the hotel. I know she didn't come with us to Paris to make up with you. I want to know what she's up to." Axel turned to the window and pulled the shades. "How did you know she has left the hotel?""I can track her phone." He slipped into foam boots that made no sound

The days had been pretty quiet for Claire. It had already been a couple of days since the interview, and she found that waiting for the company to get back to her was frustrating."Relax, Claire. You'll get the job, I know it." Danielle was trying out another recipe, and Claire longed to go home and eat her food. She had her tablet on a tablet holder on the counter, so Claire could watch her cook and she could watch Claire bounce off the walls in boredom."But it's taking too long!" Claire whined and flopped down on the love seat. "I think I will come back home." "Home?" Danielle stopped stiring the bubbling stew she was making. "Home is no longer Croatia for you, Claire. It's New York City. I don't want you coming back to all the pain you have gone through here."Claire sat up. "I meant our apartment, D.""Our?" Danielle furrowed her brows. "Last I checked, my roommate has been evicted." She gave Claire a cheeky grin. "Stay where you are, young lady." Claire pouted and fell back o

Axel sat in the plane, staring at an empty spot on the wall. His mind was surprisingly blank, and he did not for once during the entire ride think about work, or anything else for that matter. It disturbed him, this inability to be productive. His pile of work was mounting, and he knew Donald was having a hard time taking care of everything he usually did himself.The file. He glanced across the aisle at Lisa who sat facing his direction. She held a manilla envelope close to her heart and kept grinning like a Cheshire cat. Axel's heart did not ache for her. Granted, she had given too much for what she thought was a means to ruin Claire. Axel wished he would be in the room when she opened the envelope.He wished the most that he would be there the day she found out it was fake, all of it. He would savor her anguish with relish. How dare he go against everything her parents had worked hard for? They had tried everything to make her useful, but all that sincere effort had turned her into