Xan watched the screen as he hung up.
“Well, how did she take it?” Denug asked from the other side of Xan’s office.
“How do you think?” Xan snapped
Denug put his hands up in a sign of surrender and said “Look, I won’t pretend I understand what you just did. Surely, it is easier just to tell her?”
“Kurt does not want to meet us for coffee and cakes, he is up to something. I can’t risk him finding out where she is at the moment!" Xan explained.
Kurt was a genius when it came to technology, there was a slight chance he could trace from Xan’s phone. Kurt had managed to hack the Russian Gangs Network, well that what was presumed, as Kurt was canny enough to cover his electronic tracks.
“It might be what he said - he wants to open trade between our Syndicates!" Denug said with a shrug.
“Yes, but why now? We have been Syndicate Leaders for over half a decade!” Xan argued.
“I suppose along with all spies with been catching, you have got a point!” Denug said begrudgingly.
Denug knew Xan had an excellent mind for strategy, one of his qualities that made him an excellent leader. If Xan’s gut was telling him something was up, then It was highly likely there was.
“We are leaving the day after tomorrow for Sheffield. He wants to meet us there for some reason!” Xan explained.
“Seems to be normal for him at the moment. Isn’t that where Grace studied and first met Kurt?” Denug asked.
Xan growled and said, “The sooner we go, the sooner I can go to New York and fix things with Grace!”
Denug looked sceptically at Xan. “What?” Xan asked
“You think you will be able to “fix things” with Grace? You just told her you wanted to break!” Denug said.
“Yes, why? She will understand when I talk to her.” Xan said confidently.
“If she talks to you!” Denug said.
“Why wouldn’t she?” Xan said
“Xan, you are one of the smartest people I know, but when it comes to women you are clueless! You just rejected her for no good reason. She is not going to forgive and forget easily!” Denug explained.
“I think you are wrong, she will be fine!” Xan said.
“Oh my friend, you have so much to learn!” Denug said quietly.
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“He did what?” Erin shouted
“I know, right? No idea what is going on, so we are on a break. Whatever that means!” Grace said.
Normally she was an enthusiastic student, but she had struggled and Erin had asked her what was wrong.
“Does Tony know?” Erin asked
“God no! Can you imagine? I don’t want to start a Gang War!” Grace said
“Very wise. It is so unlike Xan though!” Erin mused and Grace sighed.
“Well, whatever! He can go fuck himself for all I care!” Grace grumped.
“You don’t mean that, but I applaud your show of strength. Now shall we get on with the session?” Erin said.
“OK, but he best not contact me for a while!” Grace warned.
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“Thank you so much for coming to Sheffield, Chairman Lang!” Nancy said as she poured Xan’s Green Tea.
She was leaning right over, so if Xan wished he could look right down her top. Xan tried not to show disgust, as he wanted to get this meeting over without incident!
“It is not a problem, though I am confused why this meeting has been called!” Xan said looking directly at Kurt.
Kurt had lost weight and had bags under his eyes. Still, Xan would be careful not to underestimate him.
“I thought it was time to meet, we are both relatively young Chairman!” Said Kurt.
“We been Chairman for a while, why now?” Xan pushed.
Kurt chuckled and said “I like your directness! Makes life so much simpler, does it not? Fine, I will put my cards on the table. My contacts have informed me of something quite interesting!”
“Oh? Please expand ?” Xan said stone-faced.
“That you are Mr Anderson are getting very cosy!" Kurt said
“Cosy?” Xan said confused
“It means close Chairman Lang!” Nancy said sweetly, fluttering her lashes. Xan mentally rolled his eyes, his English was perfectly fine.
“Yes, we have shared business interests, that is all!l Xan said.
“Like a dog that is worth over $2 million?” Kurt said with a raised eyebrow.
“In my culture, giving animals is perfectly normal. I am a bit confused why I should be justifying it to you though Kurt!" Xan said in a warning tone.
“You don’t Xan, please forgive my curiosity!” Kurt said.
“I guessing you did not call me here to talk about dogs?” Xan said
“Indeed not. I would like to open negotiations for a potential trade deal between our Syndicates. But for tonight, why don’t you join us for dinner as our honoured guest?” Kurt said.
“It sounds like a good plan to me!"Xan said.
Even though it was possibly the last thing in the world he wanted to do. He wanted to see Grace, he had missed her more than he cared to admit.
“Oh, how simply delightful! It will give us a chance to get to know each other better!" Nancy said seductively.
“Excellent! We will continue this conversation later. Nancy would care to show them to their hotels?“ Kurt said
“It would be my pleasure!” Nancy said with a smile.
“This is going to be a long fucking trip!” Xan cursed silently.
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Two weeks later Xan knew he was in trouble with Grace, big trouble. His visit to Kurt had gone fairly well, they had a draft trade agreement set out. Though as predicted, Kurt had hacked their phones and found nothing of use. The only annoying thing was Nancy; she kept touching him and giving him lustful stares. Xan has made it very clear he was not interested, but she kept trying. The whole situation had made him want Grace more. As soon as he was in the air he had called her, but it kept ringing. “She has blocked you Xan!” Denug said with a sigh. “She has done what?” Xan said shocked. “I warned you Mate, you broke up with her and have not talked to her for two weeks! She is not going to be easy to contact!” Denug said slowly like he was explaining to a small child. “I did not break up with her, we were on a break!” Xan said and Denug had just rolled his eyes. They had not talked about it for the rest of t
“Are you sure Xan? I won’t stand by and let her have her heartbroken again. If she accepts, there is no going back. You understand that?” Tony said firmly. Hank nodded in agreement, he wanted to protect Grace as well. They had both seen the mess Grace was in after the incident with Kurt. “My Chairman does not say these words lightly, he is an honest man!"Denug said bristling at Tony’s tone. “Denug stand down! Tony is perfectly in his right to question any man when it comes to his Granddaughter!” Xan said sharply. He did not want Denug’s loyalty to ruin the most important deal of his life. Denug nodded and looked down. “She is not just any Granddaughter, she is my only Grandchild and Heiress - even if she does not fully understand what that means yet!” Tony said and paused. Kitty had reported last week that Grace had asked for a needle and thread to fix a jumper. Grace never used a quarter of her monthly allowance, she spent more on
“Kitty, why are you making such a fuss? I am only having dinner Xan!” Grace complained as Kitty was forcefully brushing her hair into a fishtail.“Nothing wrong with looking nice for your man!” Mrs Farthing said. Kitty and Mrs Farthing made a formidable team when it came to preparing a Lady for an evening.“Do I need all this for a pizza and movie? I mean I was going in jeans and a nice top!” Grace moaned as she was squeezed into a knee-length black dress. She already had a corset and suspender belt with stockings.This had caused Grace to blush, but Mrs Farthing said “Every Lady deserved nice undergarments!”.“You need to look nice for your man!” Kitty said sternly.“We are talking about Xan here, right? He has seen me all sweaty and messy after a gym workout!” Grace argued.“Hush now child and hold your left wrist out!” Mrs Farthing ordered.
“Sorry, my Love can you repeat that?” Xan said softly“I want to spend the night with you Xan, we are engaged now so it is allowed. Even if Gang laws are really old fashioned!" Grace said rolling her eyes.“Are you sure?” Said Xan, purposely not touching her.He did not want to force the issue and he was more than happy to wait.“Don’t you want me or something?” Grace said suddenly nervous.Grace had never been with a man, but she had watched enough dating shows to know normally a man would jump at this chance! Xan must have seen her nervousness because he suddenly pulled her into a hug.“There is nothing, and I mean nothing, more than I want than to sleep with you. But, I want you to be sure, I will wait an eternity for you if needs be!” Xan said firmly.Grace lifted her head and kissed him hard on the lips, hoping she was communicating her desire.
Grace woke up with a jump as she heard the fire alarm go off. She looked around to find Xan and she jumped up to find him. She quickly slipped on a silk dressing gown and ran to find Xan.“Xan! Xan!” She Shouted desperately.Grace coughed as a plume of black smoke Was filling the penthouse."Had they been attacked? Is Xan hurt?" Grace thought as she made her way to the kitchen.Grace did not expect to see the apocalyptic scene that was in front of her! Xan was desperately shouting at Denug to put a pan of burnt scrambled eggs out. So badly burnt, the eggs were on fire along with some toast!Denug in his wisdom had put water on the situation, which made the oil in the pan explode into flames.“Nǐ zhè gāisǐ de bèndàn!” Xan snapped (You bloody fool!)“Wǒ shì shǎguā? Zhìshǎo wǒ kěyǐ zhǔ jīdàn hé kǎo miànbāo!” Denug retort
Bang! Bang! Bang!“Alright, I am coming!” Denug shouted as he walked to the door. He pressed a button and released the lock. Hank came barging in with A couple of security men and Tiboas.“Where is she?” Hank said sternly.“Slow down Hank, she is OK!” Denug said putting his hands up in a calming gesture.“Never presume you can tell me what to do Denug, especially in my Boss’s territory!” Hank growled.Hank and Denug were starting to square up to each other.“Hank!” Grace said shocked, she never seen Hank so aggressive. Grace’s voice must have snapped Hank out of it because he turned to look at her.“Grace, thank God you are here! Dr Stevens, please check her out now!” Hank said.One of the security guards came forward with yet another Doctor’s bag.“Miss, may I have permission to examine you?” Dr Stev
Sheffield, UK “What do you think Honey? Do I look sexy enough for you?” Nancy said as she wiggled out of a changing room in a sliver floor-length dress. Of course, it was tight-fitting with a plunging neckline showing off her tits and stomach. Kurt inwardly groaned, he had been in the dress shop for what seemed like hours! Kurt had hoped to escape such torture, but Dom and Cassandra always seemed busy. He had even gone to the extent of offering Dom and Cassandra double the money, but they had refused. “You look great Nancy!"Kurt said, wishing the pain to be over! “Oh Kurt, you said that about the last five dresses!” Nancy said pouting. “Because you look great in all of them!” Kurt said. “Ah, here is James, he will give me an honest opinion!” Nancy said as James walked into the store. James looked over to Nancy. “Something maybe a little more conservative Nancy. It is a masquerade ball and Chairman Anderson has
Grace woke up with Sunlight streaming through the windows. She rolled over expecting to see Xan in the bed next to her, but his space was empty.“Xan?” She said sleepily as she pulled back the covers and got up.After putting on her silk robe, she was just about to go to the bathroom when Xan walked in. Walked in with just a towel on still dripping from the shower he just had. Grace felt her core go wet as her eyes lingered on his muscular chest and stomach. Xan smirked as he saw the desire in her eyes, he adored that look and could feel his cock hardened.“Happy Birthday Grace!” Xan said still smirking.“Hmm, care to give me a happy start to it?” Grace said seductively as she walked closer to trying to undo the towel.Xan loved the fact she had become more sexually confident and was taking the lead. His Phoenix was turning into a proper little Vixen.“Grace we have to be good, we a