g was that green eyes, those green eyes that always he

ess. His chiseled features seemed to have sharpened with time. The angular lines of his jaw were now more defined, framing his face in a wa

to swallow the shock. My heart drummed harder

ny CEO, but of Pierce's Group, a company run by the grandson of Leonard Pierce. Did this mean Jax was his grandson? My mind was reeling with

e to me y

ow, I mean how co

me up, but nothing was happening, just my trembling body. Those green eyes trailed from my head to toe and

Ahmed, Auro

al

The name alone was supposed to strike a chord. Or w

iercing and intense, as if sizing me up. I felt a shiver run down my spine as

part. He scowled. "I hate working with shrimps. Ugly, unfit, unlearned people. They prickle my skin." He cursed

on seeing me again, not after what happened five years ago. I had messed up, and I knew

d I knew I looked worse than when we were dating, he doesn't need to

o be dealing so hard with. Well,

oyees look," he said, his nose scrunched up as if my ap

ompany." He stopped and sat on his chair, crossing his arms over his che

"You don't fit in here, but all thanks to your CV. But don't wear these rags here again. This is not

cheeks as I glanced down at my outfit. It was

have turned and run away, but I needed this job more than anything. I needed to

"Stop nodding like a toad and speak.

.Okay

ed those perfec

myself instantly, recalling ho

arts immediately." His icy stare bored into me again, and my breathing hitched. "Educate her on the

ed anyway. I was numb. He sou

hed out, and I instinctively flinched at the harshness. Liam pointed at the door.

pain, humiliation, and anxiety that clung to me like a bad omen. I didn't dare look back, fearing to stare into

a solid wall of chest. The impact knocked the wind out of me, and I stumb

uro

collided with a face I knew all too well. Helena's piercing blue eyes sparkled with shock as our gaze locked. Seeing that

arched, and her grip on my arms tightened

d I instantly shook

usiness?" I snapped, my