Claire completely forgot about the near death experience as soon as she stepped foot in her apartment. Tears quickly filled her eyes as she looked around at what she could call hers."You've out done yourself this time, D." She had been willing to settle for a rundown apartment in the slums of New York, but Danielle was not hearing of it. She refused to take any money from her friend, so Danielle made her work her backside off to save enough money for the down payment on the apartment.Danielle insisted on paying the rest, asking Claire to return the money if she so wished once she started earning. Now, Claire was glad Danielle had insisted. From the plush sofas to the rugs on the floor and the marbled counters, it was obvious just how fortunate Claire was. It was not big or grand, but it was more than enough.The bedroom had an inbuilt walk-in closet, so Claire threw her carry-on bag inside, jumped on the bed, picked up the pillow and screamed into it. She took her phone from her po
Lisa could not believe her ears. Was he so shameless to openly confess his feelings for Claire right in front of her? Donald gave her a satisfied smirk."You shouldn't have bought the dress." He leaned in and whispered. "Stop trying so hard."Lisa gave him a bored look. "I don't know what you're talking about."Donald gave her a knowing smile. "Sure."Axel cleared his throat quietly again and they were forced to cease their bickering."I'm open to ideas."Lisa smiled and placed a hand over Axel's on the table. "That's something you need to figure out for yourself, Ax. It's your first time in love and a wonderful moment. You should learn by yourself."Axel pulled his hand out from under hers and turned to look at Donald. Donald shrugged."You're asking the wrong guy, Axel. I've never been in any serious relationship."Axel sat back in his chair and moved it slowly to the left and right."I guess I'll have to do this on my own then." He stopped moving the chair when he was directly facin
"What do you mean, your subject got away?"The person on the other end of the line stuttered. "Someone came in a car and drove her away.""Are you proud of yourself? I gave you just one job, to ruin her clothes so she will be late. That way, she is going to miss the interview. How difficult was that?""I'm sorry ma'am.""Oh, you will be, if that bitch gets the job!" Lisa yelled and disconnected the call.She sat in her car, heaving. Why was nothing going her way? At this rate, she would just have to do the job alone. She spied Axel's car turning into the parking lot and hurried out of her car to meet him. He nodded to her in greeting as he emerged from the driver's seat.Lisa looked around. "Where is Donald?""He said he had something to take care of.""And he didn't mention where he went off to?"Axel shook his head. "Why?"Lisa gave a delicate shrug. "It's an important day today. Surely he can't let anything go wrong. He has to be here to supervise most of the events."Axel bent in
After Axel had left her at the car park, Lisa had gone to check if Claire had arrived at the interview hall. Sure enough, there she sat at the waiting room, talking to someone on the phone. Lisa moved over quickly to the other side to get a better view, but Claire must have seen her and stopped saying whatever she had planned to.Lisa stood in the hallway for a while, just breathing. She needed to control herself if she was going to get any of this done. When she was sure she would not suddenly lash out, she adjusted her outfit and walked in. She kept her head down, using one part of her hair to cover her face."Hello. Are you here for the interview?" She asked, staring down at her phone.She held her breath, praying Claire did not recognize her."Lisa?" Claire squinted at her. "What are you doing here?" Damn! Lisa thought, how did she recognize her so quickly? She brushed her hair back and looked up. She contemplated telling Claire that she owned the company, but decided against it.
Claire was starting to wonder why the other applicants had not arrived yet. Surely, she couldn't have been the only one to apply for such an amazing job opportunity. She wanted to wander around, take a good look at the company, but she was afraid she was going to bump into Lisa again.Lisa had already made her have second thoughts about working at the company. The thought of seeing her often made her stomach churn. Besides, even if Lisa were not here, she was too strung up on nerves to get up from her seat. Claire didn't know she would feel so relieved when she saw a stream of applicants being led by Donald into the waiting room. She raised a brow at his presence, but refused to comment. He would probably just give her another one of his obtuse responses. Or worst still, a charming smile.As expected, his face lit up with a heart stopping smile when his eyes landed on her. He turned to the other applicants."Please, take your seats. Your interview will begin soon. Allow me to convey
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
Axel craned his neck from side to side. The kink in his neck just refused to go away, no matter how much he stretched. He sighed and rested his back on the car seat. Donald was casting glances at him through the rear-view mirror, but he was too weary for another bout of argument. He sank further into the seat and pulled out some files from his case, hoping that they will distract him from his thoughts, or maybe even help him fall asleep.The files surprisingly interested him, and he managed to get some work done. Before long, he was making calls and arranging to view another site in Paris. The headquarters of Lyn Corporation mainly invested in real estate. They owned almost half the buildings in New York and many more in other countries. Several more branches of the company handled gaming and tech, the movie industry and even cosmetics.It was Axel's job to keep everything running smoothly, but he mainly focused on real estate. He loved travelling to work. He could get to see new plac
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