In tbe third floor’s hallway, Taylor’s eyes darted around the place in confusion after hearing him. Poor? Who grew up poor? “Hey, what are you doing standing there? Ella said to tell you she doesn’t have the whole day!” The shrill voice of someone in her department drew her out of her reverie. The man had long left, but she was still standing in the hallway staring blankly at where he previously stood.She hurried back to her department and to her desk where she gave the photocopies to Ella Holland.When she arrived, Ella raised her eyes to look at her and half shouted, “What took you so long? I clearly told you I didn’t have the whole day!” Something snapped in Taylor at being shouted on, but she just clenched her jaw tightly and continued stretching the photocopies towards Ella. Biting down the harsh retort trying to make it way out of her mouth, she met Ella’s eyes and smiled at her faintly, “My apologies, I had problems with the printer, so someone came to help me.” Ella sno
Taylor left for the restroom as soon as Samuel left. While she was inside the stall, she heard some staffs discussing outside. “Research and Development Department are trying to come up with this new software, but each attempt has all failed. We even got to find out we’re not the only ones attempting to build this software.” “Apparently, other companies have tried to but failed for some reasons, now I have to go through the feedback the users gave which led to it failing to know what to do.” “The reports are just so much that I don’t think I can keep up since I have to plan my son’s birthday which is coming up this weekend.” “You still go through feedbacks by yourself?” “Isn’t that what everyone does?” “You poor thing. Haven’t you heard of the junior consultant in the Consultant Department? She came a month ago and everyone’s been going to her to go through reports, statements, accounting and even the company’s finances.” “She’s very good at it and even offers good feedbacks. S
Everyone silently watched as the surveillance cameras were mounted and the people from the Technology Department all left.After they left, the people from Consultant Department just stood at a distance glaring heatedly at Taylor. Now that there were two surveillance cameras, they didn’t dare to act bold anymore. However, Anna Coleman scoffed. “He helped you with the printer and he even brought you lunch because he didn’t see you in the cafeteria. Are you bragging right now?” “Does it make you feel better that someone like him noticed that someone like you exists?” When Taylor didn’t respond, she grabbed her by the shoulder and shook her fervently as she yelled into her face, “Don’t keep silent! Answer me!” Ella subconsciously glanced towards the direction of the cameras and whispered to Anna through clenched teeth. “Anna, don’t do anything here. The surveillance cameras were just mounted, I’m sure the higher ups have their eyes on it at the moment.” Anna listened to her and sto
One of them pulled out his phone and went to a corner to make a phone call. He returned less than thirty seconds later to lead her inside the club. The day was still bright for there to be any party, so she wasn’t surprised to see the place quite empty. Asides from the two bartenders at the counter, some heavily tattooed boys and girls lying on the couch unconscious and the rest patrolling the place with lit cigarettes in-between their lips. Sergei Petrovich had a scantily dressed girl on his thighs when Elizabeth was led into the private room he was in. Despite her coming in, he continued his business with the girl. Elizabeth took her seat and watched them in silence with a straight face until the man zipped up his zipper and nudged his head at the girl to leave. He then got up to pour himself a drink. As he walked towards the counter, she couldnd help noticing he winced with every step he took. He picked up bottle of whiskey and two glasses before walking back to her. “Siste
With the now free time she had, Taylor spent every waking moment thinking about how to get to the top floor or better still, Andrew’s room. That morning, she was having breakfast with Andrew as usual when he got a call and left to answer it. She absentmindedly stabbed down at her steak as she weighed the pros and cons of how to get in to either of them. The President's office was on the last floor. His office occupied the whole floor and only a few cleaners were allowed there to clean. The only person who went up to it frequently was Kaleb Clover and because he was his assistant. Andrew had made it clear to her that she wouldn't be given any special treatment just because she was his wife so she knew Kaleb wouldn’t take her up to him if she requested to see him at work. And as a junior consultant, she had no business with even a department director talk more of the company's President. But on the other hand, it could be in his room. Andrew only let Becky clean his room. No othe
That day, Taylor received the same disdainful and angry looks she had been getting ever since news spread that she was trying to seduce Samuel Sanchez. “Is that her? The junior consultant who tried to seduce the Diirector of her department?” “Yes, she is.” “She actually is pretty, but I hear she’s from a poor family.” “Whether she’s pretty or not, how dare a girl from a contryside cast her eyes on the director of a department? The nerves!” “What did Anna do when she found out about her and Mr. Sanchez?” “I expected her to fly into a rage or do something drastic, but everywhere has been suspiciously quiet. Man, I was really looking forward to this fight!” “I know, right? She’s been surprisingly quiet. Going about her day like nothing is wrong and she’s been passing the junior consultant without batting an eye. Is she really not going to do anything? Is she going to let her off that easily?” “I don’t believe that. The last time someone dared to voice out her likeness for Mr. San
“She-did she just tear the cheque in two? Is she crazy?” “Crazy? She’s a fool! Someone just handed her a platter of gold with her life on it and she chose to melt the gold in a furnace!” “I’m not exactly sure what will happen to her, but I know it’ll be bad.” Anna’s eyes darkened in rage. “What did you just do?” Taylor placed the one half on the other and laid it beside her before retorting, “I tore it.” Anna clenched her fist tightly and glared hard at her. “Why did you do that? Are you deliberately provoking me to anger?” Taylor shook her head and said seriously, “Don’t get me wrong, I would never. I only did what I did because there was no need for it.” “A blank cheque to get away from Mr. Sanchez which would entail me to resign my job and leave the city? There’s totally no need for that.” Anna snickered and raised a brow, “Why? Do you plan to resign and leave the city without taking anything from me?”Taylor chuckled, “Of course not.” The smile on Anna’s face slowly disap
In the Fairchild’s residenceElizabeth got off her phone after getting him to agree and went off to take her bath. When she returned, she found her mother sitting on her bed. “When did you come in?” “Isn’t that obvious?”Elizabeth stared at her briefly before she went ahead to put on some her sleeping clothes. The day was her day off, so she spent the whole day at home, but in her room.“After the incident with Taylor, your father’s stock price plummeted and the shareholders have been holding meetings to have him acquitted from his position as the company’s chairman.” “He needs help now more than ever. If you bring to him the heir of the Holt family as a son-in-law, he won’t think twice when I ask him to make you his heir.” Elizabeth’s face tightened when she heard Ava, but she didn’t let her displeasure show in her voice. “I’m trying my best, mother. I’ve already gotten through to Emily Holt, but for some reason he still isn’t swayed by me.” Ava scoffed, “Why? Taylor was able t