ha

s secretary. His brows furrowed as he star

u reliable and diligent. It's a shame if you leave. If yo

wed he

me so I can properly take care of our children. Thank you so

ead. "Fine. I dismiss you. Thank you also for eve

ed by his secretary's decision. He was ab

she said with a smile be

e frustration piling inside him. He looked up

bilities were massive. Everyone thought that lying on a bed of roses meant no thorns. They were wrong-every day was a mountain of problem

of the corporation. At just 27, he had alr

father, a powerful businessman, always had high expectations for him, inc

s parents' decision, he follo

hood friend, Magnus Rhys Zaragoza. Since high school and even now, Juliette had been chasing Magnus, who had become an international fashion

dding. He would use Magnus. He would try to

his elbow on the desk and picked up his phon

or a new secretary," he

quickly looked for a replacement. We already hired som

Well done, Raff. I'll defin

ank you

rabbed his black coat, and stepped o

late for a business mee

Elliot fumbled with his keys, his mind ra

t, weaving between other cars, quickly unlocked it, tossed his bag onto the

tes left before the meeting started. Fortunately, the client's co

ed when the light turned red. He grabbed his phone while

friends. A CEO of a company that ranked just below his. He'd invited him several times to be business partne

d at the sidewalk, distracted by the chaotic flow of pedestrians. Many people were

an across the street-even though the light was already green. Her express

r slam in

rakes. His heart racing, he jumped out of the

d the beautiful woman lying on the pavement, a shock

onking cars, the shouting pedestrians-none of it re

running like that?!" he stammered, not knowing what to do, the g

one eye and t

I'm going to be late for

I can't afford to be delayed right now!" he snapped, almost breathing

o cross, but then the li

could've really hurt y

didn't mean to. I'm ru

ed and

rl I met last time,"

strawberry shortcake!" he e

grabbed his phone to

irritation, glancing at his wristwatch. "Oh sucks! I can't beli

ic light is huge! You didn't even see it was green?"

d. I'm sorry... I didn't mean to disrupt your lif

we're both disrupted," he replied co

r, the ambul

d here?" aske

into the

g attention," s

r. She didn't speak, only stared at him like a stray dog pleading for mercy.

n to help lift her. Frustration boiled i

-

Elliot was bac

ted in front of his laptop, busy typing replies to the mount

tary walked i

tanding in front of him. It was her-the troublemake

ed to come ou

wore a minimalist corporate outfit-white, silky long sleeves and a pastel lavender over-the-knee

only sigh