rains for their plantation and would easily make him a successful president compared

than the estimated time!"

ted Miller to be against this, but could he truly bring himself

Angela? Lisa? Or Erica's mother?" He hated his father's idea especially since the twins had never been on g

er here myself

." Finn

d me. I wouldn't let Bianca's incident repeat itself." He handed them each a bl

women has improved as far as I'm concerned." M

ill be sitting on your throne!" Sc

had left dark circles beneath Sabrina's eyes, thoug

s and text messages.. he wasn't hers to begin with, she was done with the

mith Holdings later t

alked her mot

therine appeared to

ement she expected to hear soon, completely unaware that h

his morning," Katherine said with a smile. "I wouldn't b

orced a fa

wound. She knew she; telling her family before

bby, she noticed the building was un

s the marble floor. Receptionis

ehicles had just

fter a

its entered through

abrina recogniz

om one of thei

r share

d in person unless somethi

ormed her about

pressed like he was the one being celebrated. And right behind hi

face deepened, "What

id dad bring him?" She turned to Sabrina, "You didn't know? Today's event was

ching, "Connections? H

secretary? Wake up. He knows you work hard, so he made him your secretary. That way, he'd watch you build this

t like a physica

ile on his face, personally introducing V

na, who watched from

guests visited the company

the Vice

Securely the partnerships and

e stood on the sideli

ccupied the cen

choed acros

executive shook

ratula

forward to wor

ng confidence. As though he'd been

ing hands and exchanging business cards

eling settled

well on it, Harold

lit up,

turned toward

followed

mile stiffened, then it re

walked to

at their business me

d sounded like he did

arted towar

ard the e

ed between hi

e we cele

ould answer, Vec

your secretar

rina's expre

sfaction passed th

at and placed a hand on

's a company car waiting outside. I need you to r

t sank. "The Ho

ediat

epened. Something cold

already sending her away. Was her mother right? What were the

a out of the building. Her fl

t her with pity, "Vector seems naïve but he's a weasel. You look smart but you're cluel

expected from the VP of this company, and her father is a 'yes' man. He almost doesn't tak

d noise and her head snappe

d of the parking lot, fifteen feet away,

my

ody hel

an ambu

king, she ran

ed through the crowd,

ntire body trembled violently, her small hands clawed at her chest, her

w to help while the little girl's eyes darted around

d down her little cheeks as she opened her mouth and des

hat made it look like

as she pointed weakly towar

le syllable costing her everythin

r, her heart raced seeing the ki

eyes locking onto her purse lying a few feet away

tly. She lunged for the purse and du

hen.. a blue inhaler rol

e thought? She was asthmatic! And she was having a

up the inhaler. "It's okay. I fo

rl's eyes fill

toward the girl's mouth, "Tak

perately press

e p

n an

n an

silently, fear evid

hing changed. Then her chest ro

ed, barely audible. "Hu

back, and she went complet

girl down onto the concrete, "Hey! W

rowd still frozen around her, every sin

arents? Somebody

s pierced through the parking

immediate

ke w

medics rushed

ssed in black suits appeared from nowhere, m

act, one of them crouche

ss E

is voice caught

lifted the unconsciou

y cleared a path to

fast that Sabrina barely

ather i

whisper