MasukEven though Asher tried his very possible best to not show it, William knew he was nervous. Desperate. The sheer need, the intensity of Asher's wants and desperacy wafted off him in waves, and amusement replaced the shock William had felt when he first saw Asher. If Asher was here on his own, and totally uninvited, then things seemed to be on the wrong track for him and the Strong Company. “How can I help you?” William asked, keeping his voice very polite as he gestured for Asher to take a seat. “There's no point in beating around the bush. You know why I am here. You have to give her back.”William cocked his head to the side at the statement, and Asher felt a surge of anger at the deliberate blank look on the other man's face. “Give who back? What are you talking about? I don't think I have anything or anyone of yours with me.”Hands curled into fists, Asher leaned forward and glared at William. “Do not play dumb with me, William. You know who I am here for. You know it's Nic
Zara was furious.The anger was like a living thing in her chest, wrapping around her like a vise and refusing to let go no matter how much she tried to calm down. The words from Nicole's article was burned in her memory even though she only read it once, and she could not help but feel frustrated.Nicole was everywhere. She was in Zara's circle, she was in the company, kept alive with the unending whispers. Hell, she was even in Zara's engagement with Asher, and now she was on the news. The spotlight on Nicole made hatred burn in Zara's chest, and it made her furious. She picked up her phone and dialed her fiance's contact. Asher didn't pick up immediately. Zara called over and over, her frustration mounting with each unanswered ring. By the time he eventually picked up the call, Zara was at the tipping point. One wrong word, just one slight push and she would explode. “What?” Asher snapped. He sounded irritated, but Zara didn't care about how he felt at that moment. All she want
When he got into his car, he checked the address that was sent to him by his PA and began his journey. He had driven for approximately forty minutes before arriving at the address that was sent to him.He checked and confirmed the house number again before stepping out of his car to meet the woman.He got to the house number and rang the bell but no one answered. He rang the bell again and still got no response. He stepped back a bit and looked at the windows. The curtains were drawn and there did not seem to be a sign of life within the house. He checked his phone again to make sure that he was at the right address and even after confirming it, he seemed pretty confused. His PA would have let him know if no one was home.Looking around he saw someone pass and decided to call out to the person to make inquiries. “Uh… if you may spare me a minute of your time, I wanted to ask about the lady who lives here,” he said and pointed to the house behind him. “Who are you?” the man as
Asher remained in his office a little after seven, pondering over how he would go meet this woman and how to actually get the woman to do what he wants. He did not know what he wanted to do yet, but he knew that having this woman on his side would be a great advantage. He just needed to get to her first since she was familiar with his enemy. The relationship with them was not explicitly defined by his PA but he knew that something was up somewhere.While he thought about this, his mind went back to what Luke had shown him the other day. Something was going wrong with his company and he needed to find out as soon as possible. A part of him wanted to believe what Luke had implied but he could not. Yes, Nicole was good at her job but that meant nothing. He had Zara by his side, a fully educated doctor and she was sure to do exceptionally better than Nicole. She was the perfect definition of beauty and brains. Apart from this, one thing that could not stop bothering him was the fact that
The luncheon was in Mayfair, held in a private room at one of those hotels that has been there so long it feels like part of the city's bones. It was a charity event for a women's fashion initiative and the room was full of exactly the kind of women that Zara respected. It was filled with accomplished and well-dressed women, just what she had been looking forward to. She entered the room with the aim of winning hearts and getting what she wanted. She stopped looking forward to it approximately fifteen minutes after she arrived.The first mention of Nicole's name came from a woman named Helene, who ran a buying office and who was describing the Paris partnership, which had gone viral, to the woman beside her with the enthusiasm of someone reporting genuinely exciting news. Zara heard the name and kept her expression pleasant and moved on when she couldn't bear to hear the other woman's praises. The second mention came at her own table, from a wo
The email from Graham was unexpected and uncalled for.Nicole read it when she resumed at the office, surprised by its content. She thought about it for a while. No doubt that it was professional in its language and polite in its tone. But underneath both of those things, it was a direct challenge.It had been brewing for a long time now and she chose not to take note of it. Right now, Graham had tossed in the towel. He had gone to two members of the board with concerns about her restructuring strategy and the board members had responded by requesting a formal review.She called Priya in as she needed to get it over with. "Get me a meeting with the full board," she said. "This week if possible." Priya looked at her. "All five of them?" "All five,” she responded. She wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible. When things like this lingered for long, the outcome was not so favourable.Priya nodded and left her office.
He isn't going to waste his time going through it. She can't do without him and earlier than he expected, she sent a letter to apologise to him. She has nowhere else to go. He held her lifeline and her mother's hospital bills were going to be handled by him. She dares to frown at his decision
When Nicole arrived home, her mother was so excited to see her. The two women hugged each other and her mother said “I expected you to be back yesterday, I was going to call Asher if he heard from you when you arrived” her mother complained, taking her suitcase away from her. “I'm home now. I
“What was that for? What you saw was nothing. Zara needed my help and I offered to drive her to the company…” he blurted, his cold gaze on her as if she's committed an offence. “I don't know what you're talking about and I didn't see anything either” Nicole snapped back at him. She tried to
Nicole smirked when she read Asher's text."Sorry I couldn't make it to the bridal shop. I've been busy with meetings. Take two weeks off work, look after your mom, and make the wedding plans."If she hadn't left the company when she did, she might still have been waiting for him for hours while he







