Three.

Dante’s POV

“What are we going to do about this? No one expected that Sinclair’s child would fall into our hands one day?”

I watched Sorren fidget as he was this close to losing it. He was the youngest here and was the only one who didn’t hail from wealth but worked hard to make a name for himself. And for that I admired him. But for cases like this, it was truly unexpected.

“What do you guys suggest? Only the four of us in the room know the actual truth” Velrose pitched in as he dropped the iPad in his hands. No doubt going through the numerous business plans already arranged for him.

The perks of coming from old money I guess. Kai on the other hand refused to alter a single much more than a syllable. He had always been the silent one. But he wasn’t to be trifled with.

I, on the other hand, refused to reveal my resources. I rather remain the one person they could never read no matter what.

Which brought me to today’s issue; Noelle Sinclair. I had actually known of her existence a long time ago. Ever since her father’s demise, I had always been on the look out.

And now, she has fallen into our hands once more, only heavens knew what it would become. Now I would have to keep a kin eye on her. Because with her and her history, I could see a lot of chaos coming.

And I hated going into a battle I wouldn’t win.

“You sensed it, didn’t you?” Kai said, referring to none other than me. The first statement he has made ever since he walked into this office.

“I have no idea what you are talking about” I replied coldly as I glanced at my wristwatch. A sign that I was growing tired of sitting. A habit everyone knew about me.

“We should be avoiding the Sinclair clan and not associating them with us. What you did is basically kicking all of us to the booth”

“And yet, she was here for an interview to be one of your personal secretaries”

That particular statement was enough to shut him down as he quietly looked at me. I wasn’t lying though. Everyone here knew the truth.

Noelle Sinclair was better on our turf than anywhere else. She had the skills and the brains we could utilize to our own advantage.

For a lady, becoming a CEO to her fathers company at age eighteen was already a great achievement. Quite unfortunate she only lived that life for five years before it all crumbled.

“We all need to limit the information she has access to. As well as monitor everyone who knows about the accident. At all cost, she mustn’t find out what happened” Velrose countered.

“That’s something we all can agree on for once” Sorren supported. “Maybe I can have a go at her sometime since she’s technically working for all four of us”

Kael Sorren, always the playboy.

“I suggest you keep your dick in your pants to avoid any future mishaps” I released a snarky warning. Earning a bewildered look from the three men in the room but I couldn’t care less.

I stood up and adjusted my suit jacket and my cuff links, placed my left hand in my pants pocket and calmly walked out the door.

I walked out of the company while ignoring the looks and gazes as well as the hushed whispers of the female workers in the company. They all had gooey eyes as they imagined a reality with me. A reality that would never exist.

Unknowingly, I drew up a mental board in my head as I compared them all to the lady who had refused to back down earlier. She was quite fearless. Just like her father had been.

I laughed as I realized how much of a twist of fate this entire thing was.

The chauffeur opened the door as I walked in and sat down. I pulled out my laptop and got myself engrossed in work.

And for the first time ever, I couldn’t fully concentrate. All I could think of was the cold ember eyes that had looked down on me earlier. Technically it was a fleeting glance but that moment was enough to leave an imprint.

“Where to Sir?”

“The base”

I had a bit of unfinished business I needed to handle. In other words, men who thought they could buy out loyalty.

They would serve as the message I needed to others. No one crosses their boundaries. Especially people who thought they could.

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Noelle’s POV

“So you need an outfit for tomorrow?”

“Yes mum. Tomorrow is my first day and I need to dress to kill”

I flipped through my wardrobe as I looked for any corporate wear that would make a good impression. I had done my research on the four power heads and already knew what each one liked and hated.

All except Lucien Kai.

But not to bother, there wasn’t a particular thing that was said to be his favorite as well so the only thing to do was try not to fall into his bad books.

Adrien liked black coffee, Dante likes his with sugar but no milk as he is lactose intolerant. Kael and Lucien do not fancy coffee but rather caramel latte.

I had no business with their caffeine routine so I ignored it and focused on my line of work. But just to be on the safer side, I learnt them as well.

“Baby you are creating a huge mess”

“Which I will attend to Mother. I just need to be sure everything is in the right order. I don’t want any mishaps”

“This isn’t the first time you are doing office work”

“No. It’s the first time in five years Mum. I have to look my best, smell my best and be the best”

I believed in the power of appearances. It was basically the first impression you give when you meet new people.

So I had a ritual because of it. First days of work and every first day of the week, I had to dress to kill.

“I need to go shopping,” I muttered to myself.

“Wait there young lady…”

Too late. I already grabbed my car keys and credit card and zoomed off.

I needed new clothes, a new perfume set, a brand new set of silver jewelry and shoes.

Every girl needs new shoes for every outfit.

I could see it. Everything was finally falling into place. And I would be a fool if it all fell away again.