Asher pov.I felt stressed.I turned on the blinds so I could get a shut-eye. Then there was a knock on my door. Thinking it was Tom since I had requested he get me something to eat, I called out that he could enter.My door opened revealing Lorie’s friend. She closed the door behind her. ‘Hello, sir. You seemed so tired when you came in. I thought I should come to help you feel fine.’‘don't bother, I feel great.’ I replied, smoothing my hair bun. ‘Don't worry sir, I will make you feel better.’ Her skirt was raised shorter than it supposedly was. If it was before, I mean met Lorie, I would have accepted her seduction but right now, I don't feel a thing. She was cute I admit but I just could not do this. What was wrong with me? I was getting soft-hearted. I didn’t want to hurt Lorie.‘what are you doing?’ I asked as she came closer.‘I am going to satisfy you, sir.’ ‘Look here, this is an office and you need to put your acts together.’‘I know you want it too.’ She smiled.This w

Lorie's pov.She was fuming in anger. ‘are you still seeing that low class girl?’ her eyes flickered to me standing in a corner.‘mom, that’s none of your business.’ ‘it's my business. The media calls you irresponsible even after seeing you on the news again with Sabrina. They tag you as a playboy who can't keep a woman.’ Her hands were trembling. She was really mad.I was waiting for the best opportunity to escape the room and most of all, her wrath. But as fate will have it, my legs refused to move even when I willed it to.She dropped her bag on the chair as if ready to cause a scene.‘mom, what the hell are you doing?’ ‘even if you don’t want Sabrina, although I approve of her, you can marry someone else but she must be a person of stature.‘mom, you've said that countless times and I recall telling you that now isn't the time for marriage!. She sat on his chair. She ignored him as if he never said a word.She turned to me, her eyes raked down from my head to my toes as though

I woke up with a slight annoying irritation on my face. Sabrina had doused hot coffee on me last night! I rushed to the mirror hoping it wasn't getting severe. Thanks to my caramel skin, the coffee had left only a red line on my face that will soon leave and can easily be covered with makeup. Garrett has done more than that to me so there was no cause for alarm. I entered the bathroom to perform my morning duties. When I was done I proceeded to mask my face with makeup. When I was done, I decided against it not wanting to cause more irritation or infection in the affected area. I went back to the bathroom and washed my face clean. I decided to wear a face mask since it was a little below my left cheek. Checking myself in the mirror one more time, I left the room.‘good morning Garrett.’ I greeted him as I walked past him in the kitchen. His hair was ruffled. He had just gotten up from bed. He barely wakes up early. I wonder what he's up to this early morning.‘morning.’ He grumbled. H

Asher pov.I purposely decided not to go to work. I was avoiding my mother she has made it a habit of coming to my office every day to harass me. Since that day she came in with Sabrina and she cried after slapping me, she had kept on coming every single day for a week. I needed a goddamn break from her naggings and marriage talk.So what if her friend is now a grandma?Who cares?Maybe she does, but I don't.I can't afford to have a wife now or even kids. I won't be able to focus on work.Without being told, I am a workaholic. I stayed behind even when all the workers had gone home to their families. I am married to my work. I want to prove to everyone who thinks that my being a player means I won't do well with my company.I lay on my bed ignoring my ringing phone. It has been ringing for a while now. Not bother to check who was calling because I was so sure it was my mother. When it stopped ringing, I silenced my phone. She had given me 10 missed calls and I had a call from the man

Lorie's pov‘I'm sorry to say that I'm not able to approve your loan request. There are a few reasons for this, which I can explain in more detail if you'd like. However, I'm not able to make exceptions to the bank's policies. I hope you understand.’Just great.‘yes, I do.’‘do you want to explain why it-'‘No!’ I inhaled deeply before continuing‘I mean, it's fine please don't.’ I wasn't ready to hear anything like your student loans and other loans you took out haven't been paid completely so you can’t take out another one.Where do I start from?The bank has refused to grant my loan and I don't know where to start.After staring at Elle's unconscious form for like 30 minutes, I went straight to the bank to borrow what I could but my loan request was denied. I dialed Garrett's number. He was my last choice. He picked at the second ring.‘hi Garrett.’‘what's the issue?’ He asked sounding as though I had disturbed.Not knowing how to start I kept quiet for some time.‘look, I’m b