The two maids arrived shortly after. Shawn didn't waste time in throwing the question at them as sternly as he could. “Who came into my study apart from you two?”The two maids exchanged glances. That piqued Shawn’s annoyance the more. “Answer the damn question! Who did you give the keys to my study TO?!”“Sir, I do not know if this is what you mean but Ms. Fairchild said you asked for her to come get some books in here. I gave the keys to her yesterday while you were away.” Selene answered.If the girl had minced words, Shawn would have doubted the truthfulness of her words. “Serenity did what?!” He couldn't believe his ears.He never spoke to Serenity about his study before. Where did the lie about the books come from then? Why would Serenity lie anyway?His tone seemed to have shaken Selene as the poor girl quivered. “I — I thought… she said you wanted her to have the book as company since you were away and she was sick.” In a crying tone now, “I’m sorry, sir.” She pleaded.“What d
Landers' voice crackled over the phone. "M—Mr Donnelly? what's going on? Why are you firing me?"Shawn's eyes narrowed. "Don't play dumb, Landers. You know exactly what you did." He tapped on his desk.“No, I don't, sir!" Landers protested. "Tell me what I did wrong!"Even when he did wrong, he took accountability for his actions; Shawn thought. Landers was here trying to feign oblivion. Definitely won't work with him!“You work for Sinclair, Landers. How dare you?!," Shawn spat. "You're a traitor, just like Gina." He might as well hit the nail on the head.Landers gasped. "Gina? What are you talking about, Mr. Donnelly?”“Don't play coy with me," Shawn snarled. "I know you were both in on it. You lots are betrayals!”Landers stammered, "But — but why would we do that, sir? We've been serving you for years. If we worked for your opponents, I'm sure we would have caused you more harm for a very long time.”ARGH!This was only getting on Shawn’s nerves the more. How dare Landers try to
Too lost in thought, Shawn wasn't aware of his surroundings until it felt like the drive to the office was taking longer than usual.He glanced out the window and saw that they were not going in the direction of the company. His heart lurched.“Sunny, where are we going?" he asked.Sunny didn't answer.Shawn's eyes widened. "Sunny, what's going on?"His heart began to beat so fast that Shawn was convinced that it’d burst out of his rib cage soon. This couldn't be happening. Shawn's mind raced with fear and regret. He felt an overwhelming weight on his chest, thinking about all the bad things he’d done. Back when he was still a teenager and now when he was grown.Everything seemed to be catching up with him now. Oh, lord. Not Sunny too.His eyes met Sunny's through the rearview mirror, and there was a moment of epiphany. Shawn knew right there and then by the sinister glare in Sunny’s eyes that he had allowed himself to be played.“You are a fool, Shawn.” Sunny erupted a chuckle that s
CALISTA [SERRNITY]I saw that he wasn't anyone I knew. He was a complete stranger.“Who sent you?” I asked, ignoring his previous warning.He pressed on the trigger slightly but not enough to shoot me. That was more than enough of a warning I needed. I swallowed a lump down my throat as I struggled to drive the car further.He gave me directions until we arrived at a base near a secluded seaside that was locked in by bushes.“Move!” He tossed me further when I hesitated to enter the metallic door that led to God knows where.I groaned, clenching my fist. “Did Sinclair send you?”He didn't answer but continued to guide me on until we arrived at a huge collapsible door. My breath caught in my throat as I was unaware of the fate that awaited me inside.The man leading me on who had a scar on his cheekbone pushed me inside the dark basement or whatever the room behind the door was.The moment I stepped inside, the lights came on, revealing a motley crew of hooligans, all dressed rascally l
“Justin Xane, when do you learn to start being a man and not this…” Shawn was going to say when the suited man (now Justin Xane) huddled above him and strangled him.Groaning, “What do you think, Donnelly? That this is your corporation where you give orders? Listen, here, I give orders and you listen!” He aggressively threw Shawn’s head aside.I struggled on the seat where I was, trying to get a hold of Shawn’s attention but the distance wouldn't let me. My tied month wouldn't permit for sounds too. This person seemed like someone Shawn knew. Since they were speaking of business, I guess they were business rivals.“If you think hitting or tying me up will make me listen to you, Xane, you’d be surprised,” Shawn smirked like the badass that he was.Glancing at him from afar, one could tell that he was unabashed by his adversary’s threats. Justin Xane, however, had a leverage; me. “You think so?” He raised his hands up, shifting backward. “Do you really think you won't take instructions
Shawn glared icily at him. “This isn't some iconic show, Xane. There's absolutely no reason to put up a show. Just go ahead and spill whatever the hell it is that you wanted to say.”“Shhhh!” Justin Xane hissed. “It's my territory. I do whatever the hell I want.”“Yeah, but hitting Serenity isn't one of them!” Shawn hollered back.Justin Xane in return grabbed my hair once more, tighter this time. I bit my lips to suppress the pained groan about to escape them.Shawn yelled loudly, “Alright, alright, you win! What do you want?”“Now, that's more like it!” Justin Xane chuckled with satisfaction. “Do you really think I’d sit behind and watch you triumph with your stupid new gadget?”The goon whom Shawn had called Sunny answered. “Nah. He wasn't that foolish. He was expecting a move from you but just trusted me with it.”“Does that not make him more of a moron?” Justin Xane turned to the guy and they all burst out mockingly laughing at Shawn yet again.So, this was about the new launch i
Shawn Donnelly~~He woke up in his room. He had no idea how Xane’s men had done it but he woke up right in his room. He was shirtless and his pants were dirty but he was lying in bed.As he struggled to get up, his head protested against it, ringing relentlessly in his ears. However, the image of Serenity all tied up in that hole was unbearable when he thought of it.Wasn't it so fucked that after discovering that woman was a traitor, he loved her still? That he felt like he couldn't live anymore while watching those crooks hurt her?They hurt her. They would all pay for it. Xane and Sunny, they would seriously pay. He staggered to the close the blinds. The sunlight streaming in from it was hurting his eyes.He could feel how swollen his face had gotten. He touched it, felt the sore, and groaned. “Fucking, Xane!”He was barely allowed to ponder on his misfortune further when his phone rang. When he picked it up, he found that it was an unknown number. Instantaneously, his heart skippe
He again woke up on his bed. This time, his head was ringing even louder. He was again vaguely aware of the sunlight filtering weakly through the blinds.Shawn winced. This was like a deja vu from the day before. The only distinction was that his mouth didn't taste like hangover yesterday. If tasted of blood. His blood.How after all of that drinking did nothing to help his depression was even more frustrating. bottle. It hadn't helped. Not one bit.Serenity’s panicked face swarmed before his eyes and he shut it, hoping that it would shut the image of her in such a bad state off but it didn't. It was creating a throbbing ache in his head. He couldn't afford this. He couldn't afford the luxury of self-pity, not when everything he cared about was in danger and on the verge of ruins.He wondered if Serenity had given Sinclair the documents already. If yes, it meant he’d soon have cops banging on his door and not site workers.He needed water, aspirin, anything to dampen the insistent dru