I got home from the hospital very late and exhausted. I was too tired to do anything. Thankfully I had arranged my things earlier today.Garrett wasn't home. I remembered the money I had spent at the bar earlier, it made my eyes teary.I went to the fridge and took out a beer and a bag of chips to drown my anger while I waited for him, all the walking had made me hungry. I walked to the living room, turning on the television. Losing my appetite for the chips I concentrated only on the drink. I got another bottle.Lorie, remember that it was this drinking that resulted in you having a one-night stand with your boss of all people. I shouldn't drink, I'm going on a business trip tomorrow. But I feel too depressed and angry to sleep.I had to wait for Garrett to come home so I could confront him and I could not do that while I was sober. Soon I was on my third bottle and Garrett wasn't home.The time was 11 pm and my flight was scheduled for 8 am. I needed to sleep yet I had to talk to
‘Where are the parachutes?’ my boss shook the air hostess passing by.‘Be calm sir. Everything is under control.’ She was giving him a panicked smile.‘don't bloody tell me that!’ his voice made her flinch. ‘The engine of the plane is on fire and we all might die. Yet you tell me to remain calm! How can you use a plane without thorough check up? Are you fucking going to take care of my company? Where the fuck is the captain?’‘s.. s.. sir I don't know.’ Suddenly she burst out crying. Not knowing what to do with a wailing female, Asher let go of her instantly. Our plane was about to crash. My heart kept on thumping. I couldn't keep calm. I wasn't ready to die. Even if I have to eventually, it wasn’t on my to-do list. As if the plane could sense my fear, there was a turbulence.I didn't say bye to mom or Jasmine. Poor Elle, who would take care of her? Who would pay her bills?He turned to me. ‘don't worry my heart. I will take care of our child no matter what.’I nodded.‘Wait what C
Asher immediately pulled away from her. The rest of us turned our faces away pretending we didn't see anything. However, I couldn't stop the feeling of jealousy that crawled into me. Not minding the way he pulled away from her, she blushed.‘You left so suddenly that night. I was wondering if we could..’‘Don't ever try that again.’ His voice was colder than I have ever heard. Her face turned pale but he continued, ‘I don't remember who you are or when we met but be careful not to cross my path next time.’ He walked off. Judging from her shocked look, she must have hooked up with him once, since rumors said he became a womanizer after his fiancée left him at the altar. Not wanting to be at the end of his wrath I walked quickly after him trying to shake off the feeling of being jet lagged. At the meeting, the business deals were finalized. It seems like they have had a lot of meetings prior to our coming here. So we practically just signed the contract while my boss spoke in hushed
Asher's pov.I went straight to my office after giving my secretary the day off. She had insisted on coming with me but I refused. She deserved to rest and moreover, she had looked like hell when before we left for Dubai she could visit the doctor on her day off. The way she stared at me when she assured me that she was by my side stirred up something in me. She made me want to trust again. She made me want to open the door I had shut since Sabrina left me standing alone on the altar. Lorie was innocent, she was pretty, however she always looks like she's carrying the world on her shoulders yet she still chooses to assure me that she's on my side. Having a day off was a luxury I couldn't afford at the moment. In my quest to raise the sales of the headquarters and expand the business Henry decided to ruin my hard work.I was determined to catch that impostor that sold off my company. It was certain that Henry won’t have possession of any of the files or documents except someone to be e
Lorie’s pov I stared at him as if he had mysteriously grown horns.Did I hear him correctly?‘yes. You heard me right. Let's go pick locks.’ He said before walking ahead of me.‘is it time for lunch?’ He asked‘lunch break is over sir.’‘Do the tech guys come often to work?’ ‘not all the time. But at least two or three of them are always around.’‘find some replacement for all the tech guys when we get back to our office.’ ‘Yes sir.’I walked with him to the elevator. My legs were aching from all that running up the stairs.We walked to the elevator and he pressed the button to the floor where we were headed. I arranged the hem of my skirt that had gotten folded during my flight up the stairs. He turned to me and was about to say something but the elevator opened and more people joined us so he kept quiet.We got out of the elevator and walked towards the room. Word must have reached the computer guys that the CEO was there because the door was wide open, the monitors were working
We froze in each other's arms.The knock continued.‘Asher!’ Sabrina’s voice was becoming louder so were her knocks. Thankfully the glass was not transparent. She hadn't seen us.He let go of my waist and walked to where his phone sat.‘Asher are you really going to keep on fucking that bitch!?’ she screamed. I could hear her voice clearly though the door was locked. She will soon at this point scream down the whole place. Then it hit me. If I could hear her, then people around could too. The news will spread around that I was sleeping with my boss. But thankfully she hasn't mentioned my name yet.I turned to Asher. He was dialing a number.‘This is Mr Hardin, get two of your strongest men here, something needs to be removed from here immediately.’ He said. ‘Sir? Are you really going to have security drag her out?’ I hated her guts but I didn't want to see her humiliated like that. It will definitely bruise her ego and increase her hate for me.‘yes. I have enough on my plate now. I
On getting to Asher's home, it was different from what I remembered. This house was smaller than the one I woke up on the day I got drunk.‘You like It?’ Asher asked, referring to his house. He had gotten out of the car. He was walking towards the trunk to take down our bags. ‘yeah but this wasn't the house I remember.’ I replied walking to the trunk to help him with the bags.‘it's fine.’ He replied holding the bags himself.‘You moved?’ I asked, wanting to know why he left his beautiful mansion for a smaller one.‘yeah. My mom broke into my house. I wanted to escape her.’ He took the bags and started walking towards the door. ‘let me help you open the door. What's the password?’ I wanted to help since he was holding our bags.‘97865342.’ He replied.‘Does it have any meaning behind It?’ I asked, punching the numbers. People normally have reasons behind their house passwords. For some, it can be their birth date, for others it can be the date of an important family event. Garrett u
Asher pov After the meeting I went to my office and called the tech guy. He still couldn't get the footage for that day.‘Do you think it was deleted?’ I asked"It wasn't sir. If it was, I would have been able to restore it. It wasn't deleted sir.’ ‘So why do you think it can't play out what happened that day?’‘I think it might have been deactivated that day sir. Someone must have turned off the camera that day.’It confirmed my suspicions. Someone from the company was involved in Henry’s sham. I had spoken to Mr Lee Yang the other day and he had advised me to hold a meeting and threaten them. That the rat is bound to quiver in fear. He however told me not to reveal what it was that Henry took. At the meeting I tried searching their faces for hints of fear or anything that would satisfy my suspicion but I found none. Their faces were filled with questions and worse confirmation that I wasn't capable of handling my father’s businesses. Henry has been quiet for now. Who knows wh