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ard; Lorenzo is his name. We've known each other since highschool and now he's also working for me as the head of HR department. He might be the

ou didn't get the hint" I replied and he shrugged. "What can I say? I h

k. I am the illegitimate son of my father. It's why the pack elders ganged up against

're getting worse" he

ha

g yourself and it's not

m I supposed to do apart from work? Point of correction, I'm not

the problem! Those bags under your eyes te

he looked away. "My goodness, you're grum

ight" I

riend burned out. Especially because the more tired you are,

k on my chair and rubbed a hand over my face. As much as I didn't want to admit the fact that Lorenzo was right, I knew he was telling the truth. I've been feeling more exhauste

rtin, my secretary had been stupid enough not to inform me about it. He's such an idiot! "Martin!" I called

the business trip to Chicago

gement has been made" he stuttered,

d and he nodded immediately

leaned back on my seat, suddenly feeling very exhausted. I closed my eyes and exhaled, thinking of what it would feel like to actually r

.

couldn't remember doing that. I must've been more exhausted than I thought. I rose to my feet, realizing tha

My f

, anger settling

hone and dialled

llo,

ppened?"

b-but Mr Harris asked

ng Lo

I was supposed to cat

, I

slammed my han

r. I t-tried. I

d have tried har

? No, s

ne wen

. I grabbed my phone and suitcase and went downs

nd placed my suitc

You can go home" I

t,

e, you're no

slammed the door shut and put on my seatbelt. I turned on the ignit

enzo's home, ready to giv

erhead and I let out a frustrated groan. Today was a horrible day. It started to rain heavily and I cursed under my breath. The rain was get

.

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tention of a taxi driver. My aunt had given me the directions to her

Atlanta but I was totally jetlagged and all I wanted to do was to curl up on a warm bed and sleep for days. After five minutes of standing on a spot, I finally flagged

with the taxi, miss. I'm

at him, d

ut

you have t

taxi. But then, I noticed a sleek black Camaro by the road side and a man leaning against it. He looked furious. However, he was totally drenched by the rain. I stepped closer and continued to move forward, only for him to lift up his head. Our eyes lo

me and my br

th hopes of escaping him. This man was Altan, the man mum had told me about. Tears filled my

round us. Someone got out of t

la

when I

said and s

n. You're soake

th a different man driving the car. Our eyes locked again and my heart started to t