come around to welcome him as he made his way upstairs. He pushed the door to his room and slo

it was unintended in the first place. The second encounter with his ex-g

he ever met her, and his vulnerability that she used to her

s done with her the moment she left him at the altar, so he shouldn't

lization that his wife had not come to his room since he had come home hit him,

zed, and sat on his balcony for almost thirty minute

bly sleeping,'

thinking of quite some things that were not exclusive to office work. Every

athrobe, when it dawned on him that something was different in his

n order with the perfect shoe, and Stacy would have been waiting to help him knot his tie

ed. He had not heard he

d the right trousers and shirt to put on after wearing his favorite combinati

or proper shoes, he pushed the door to her room op

ch had been presented to her was on her dresser, and that

her to accept reality, and sign the papers, but she actually left

phone, and how pissed he was when she kept texting nonstop while asking abou

anymore. All that mattered was

free from his

most ten times, and was not pleased with every shoe that he had chosen to go with his clothes. He had

d, thinking of what they could do after they just found out that their boss and his wif

ause he had never been in charge of pic

her menu book for Carlton's food arrangements, and they had no idea how she made the foo

ping that she would give them some pointers concerning how she managed every morning

tle thing that got on his nerves. The workers at the company as well as others in other branches wer

proposal was disapproved with shredding words to accompany it,

uddenly f

*•••

nt with Stacy gone. It was the second night that no one heard her usual voices at the dining table making the perf

sense of Stacy's absence, and the maids appeared to be disturbed all day that they were goi

ollowed by the gracious visit of an unexpected pe

to gossip again

a mysterious lady comes in?!" The first maid, who

were oblivious to the entertainmen

her gaze would murder me when I was asked to usher her in

madame?" The youngest suddenly shrieked in horror

d all the while?" Another one speculated shakil

head in frustration, "If this new lady becomes the new head o

idn't even th

at I have been t

nced quickly, the moment her gaze wa

aught sight of Irina, and walked away imme

work hours, because she was so strict and disciplined when it

and just strutted past them with a sullen expressio

..

impressive the moment he set his eyes on his guest, thinking she wou

stretched out in a seductive, but m

gazine cover shoot. Dressed in a luxurious, black dress that topped her allure, she exu

glow of lights, and her beautiful, stunning blue eyes

and he melted her insides with his increased charm

ke a glass of

ing," she jumped into the discussion she came for immediately, without giving him any chance to start actin

ask her because he was still curious about the conflicting part of his me

ything," she f

appen between u

ver to see who was calling. His hand suddenly became cold, and his h

when she noticed a visi

answered her and walked a

you, brother?" Hudson's voice aske

" Carlton stuttered. He didn't even r

tend your wedding or one-year anniversary. You know I have been trying to build my company from scratch an

cted his help many times when he wanted to invest massively in his company, so that things would not end up ruini

dson's voice tr

good. Any proble

going on in my family in my absence for almost two years, a

humped so badly w

random nutjob that was probably her boyfriend, and didn't even finish school. All this while, she's been t

ton yelled incredulously at the n

inally got kicked out. Dad disowned her, and kicked her out too. I'm in pain, Bro. My little sister was going through a lot, and ain't

his friend's ranting, knowing he had taken part

ace in his mind as the only place he felt she could have returned

am

was

shards, as a drunk truck driver ran into it