All Chapters of One Contract, Two Hearts : Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

Elara Quinn had mastered taking in rejection in style.She sat in her corner office which was soon someone else’s, staring at the rejection email until the words blurred together.“We regret to inform you that Quinn Interiors does not align with our current investment portfolio…”Translation: Your father’s legacy is dying, and we don’t care.She slammed her laptop shut, the click echoing in the empty office. Tears welled up in her eyes as she rubbed her temple seeking for an ease. Outside, her staff pretended to work, pretending they didn’t know the company was three weeks from collapse.Her phone buzzed and she opened it to check the message notification. Of course, it wasn't a pleasant one too.HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION: Final notice. Payment extension expires in 72 hours. Please contact billing immediately to discuss your mother’s care.Seventy-two hours.Elara pressed her palms to her eyes. She could not afford to cry right now. She needed something within three days to pull off a m

The Blackwood Tower was everything Elara expected. It was a building made of steel, glass and intimidation all in one.She was dressed as though going for a cooperate war, a charcoal suit she'd bought for better days, heels that gave her three additional inches of height, hair pulled back in a severe bun. The elevator to the 47th floor required a key card and the receptionist who was beautiful, cold, dressed in designer black had escorted her, it should have been flattering but she felt more like she was being delivered."Mr. Blackwood is expecting you," the woman said, opening double doors to an office that felt less a workspace and more like a room for dominance.The room was massive with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the entire city. Morning light flowed in and the furniture was minimal; a desk that looked expensive in craftsmanship and details, chairs that probably cost more than her car and two modern arts that she recognized from auction catalogs.Behind the desk, sat Lu