Esme’s POV“Overdressed for the occasion?” My brows creased with disgust as I took in his all-black outfit. “I think you are the one that’s dressed for the wrong occasion.” He was dressed like he was attending some funeral. Kane shrugged, his eyes raking all over my body. For one, I was glad that Silvan had entered the cafeteria a step ahead of me. Otherwise, only the goddess knew what he would have done if he saw Kane looking at me this way. “I heard a person died and the project would be postponed. It’s only normal that I dress to fit the occasion,” he explained in his annoying drawl. Was the director dead? I cast one more glance at Kane and nodded, “in that case, I’ll leave you to mourn,” I said and then hurried off. There were more important things to do than talking with some haughty CEO who didn’t seem to think on the same wavelength as normal people. More than anything, I always found myself uncomfortable around him. Like some fifth sense telling me to get the fuck away

Silvan’s POV We waited, taking our sweet time and watching the doctors make their diagnoses and treatments. Eventually, after about two hours, they were done, and his vitals seemed better.“We need to confirm if there’s poison and find the best way to help him fight it off. Otherwise, all of these would go to waste,” the lead doctor said solemnly, and one of the nurses scribbled behind him. After that, the group left, and Esme sighed in relief. She stood and stretched, “I thought they would be here forever.” “Let’s hurry; he might not be awake for long,” I warned as I stood up and moved to his side. Esme acted quickly and stood before the man. I watched his eyes widen in fear of seeing her and her informal dress.“Who are you?” He croaked out. He couldn’t see me since I was wrapped in another illusion, making him think only one person was there.Leaning in, Esme bent until she was close to his ears and whispered, “I’m here to help you.” The man’s eyes flickered, and he glanced a

Silvan’s POVI gave our surroundings a quick glance, confirming that if I needed to give him a dirty slap, or some punch on the face, I would not draw excessive attention. “What are you saying?” I asked, trying my best to remain indifferent. Because in truth, he had just one chance. One chance to prove that Esme wasn’t the person he wasn’t referring to, and that he didn’t deserve to lose a tooth—or maybe three.Kane’s lips curled upwards with a smug smile, “I’m saying that your new bitch seems to be more important than the first one you sent down.” That same word. Sent down. My eyes narrowed as I watched him carefully. This was not my first time meeting Kane. In fact, he had been desperate to leave an impression the first time we met. From outbidding all of the items I had my eyes on, to paying me a visit.I knew his type. But, now, my mind was spinning. And it was like there was some connection that my brain wanted to make from everything that was happening.What exactly did he w

Esme’s POV“That one seems to have eyes that keeps roaming around, people like them usually know a lot,” I joked while nudging my head at a particular guard that kept checking out a lot of guests. “I could swear that he looks like the stealing type,” Rue chipped in and I burst out laughing. To think that I was even nicer.After finishing the coffee that we had ordered, we stood up and walked towards the guard, both of us communicating using the mindlink.“I think we should ask him to direct us somewhere and then we can corner him there,” I suggested and Rue giggled.“Are you sure you don’t want to join my team back at home? You have a lot of potential,” she praised and I flushed from embarrassment.“However, we would need to add in a little bit of seduction,” she added and my eyes widened. If Silvan knew that we had to resort to this for getting information, there would be no end to this.Rue chuckled, the sound ringing in my head and outside at the same time. “I’ll be doing the se

Esme.After insisting that they couldn’t leave us alone, Olivia and Sammie tagged along as I gave the driver the coordinates to the nearest Cosabella store. I had seen one of their adverts while trying to bypass some firewall yesterday and since Rue wanted to shop, I could kill two birds with one stone by ordering lingerie. “You don’t have to come in,” I told Sammie and Olivia while glancing around to be sure that everything was fine. Olivia frowned slightly and then after glancing around discreetly, she nodded. “Sammie would follow you, I’ll stay back here.”Unlike Olivia, Sammie’s face still had some warmth and she could blend in with us so I yielded.“That’s fine.” The Cosabella’s store was beautiful and Rue’s eyes lit up with excitement. “This is so chic!” She exclaimed running in and stopping in front of the first aisle.Her eyes took in everything hungrily while I allowed myself to also look around. On seeing the section that I wanted, my lips curled up.“Look around and bu