After seven years together, Zane Vance never once told Darcy Gale he loved her. When his first love Zora returns, he gives her everything Darcy was promised—including the vice president role. Hearing Zane admit she was only a habit, Darcy walks away and accepts a CEO position at a rival company. As she rises in success, Zane returns too late, begging for her to come back—only to find her already claimed by someone who never let her go.
Seeing Darcy reminded Kaia of something. “Darcy, who drove you here?” she asked curiously. She’d thought her eyes were playing tricks on her, but the person who got out of that Rolls-Royce really was Darcy. And she was sure the driver had been a man. Darcy frowned, tightening her grip on her shopping bags. She…
He pressed the intercom. Rex knocked and entered. Seeing Zane pale and sweating, Rex was momentarily stunned. “Mr. Vance, are you okay? Should I take you to the hospital?” Zane, his lips bloodless, shook his head. “No. Just fix me a packet of the stomach medicine.” He didn’t need to tell Rex where the first…
But Jax was not cooperative. He shrugged. “Ms. Gale, I’m sorry, but other projects are more urgent right now. We can’t risk upsetting our current clients for a potential one. The cost outweighs the benefit.” Darcy frowned. “Jax, the Easemark project is larger than any current project we have. If we win this contract, the…
Frank raised his hand. “Ms. Gale, were you a programmer before?” Darcy shook her head. “Not exactly. But I majored in Financial Engineering in college. The program had very high computer science requirements.” “Oh, wow, I’ve heard of that. It’s a really competitive major. Which university, Ms. Gale?” “Brimwood University.” “No way! The Brimwood Financial…
Despite the family’s wealth, Alistair and his wife preferred their modest faculty housing. Jethro reassured him, “Don’t worry. They aren’t coming.” Hearing this, Alistair visibly relaxed. He adjusted his glasses. “Tomorrow at noon, my students are throwing me a little birthday gathering too. I told them I’d only stop by briefly. How about this, you…
“Jethro, let’s go.” Once in the car, Alistair said to his nephew in the driver’s seat. Jethro slowly withdrew his gaze from the restaurant entrance, a smile playing on his lips. “Who was that talking with you just now, Uncle?” “Oh, that was Bram Marsh, my last and best doctoral student.” “Not him. The other…
Soon, none of this would be her problem anymore. … When they knocked on the private room door, the students inside were momentarily confused. Zora, however, smiled and greeted them warmly. After a few seconds, a young woman stood up, blushing, and walked over to Zora. “You must be Zora, right? I’m sorry, you’re a…
Initially, Darcy had found time to come over and clean, do his laundry, and stock up on groceries. Later, as work got busier, she hired a part-time cleaner who came three times a week, but only handled cleaning and laundry. The regular grocery shopping was still done by Darcy herself. She didn’t trust anyone else…
“She’s that good?” “Yes.” Cindy stopped and sat down opposite him. “Where did you find someone so capable?” Jethro didn’t look up from his papers. “Poached her from a competitor.” Cindy’s eyes went wide. Poaching! You sly businessman! … Downstairs, Cindy went straight to Darcy’s office and knocked. Darcy looked up, slightly surprised to see…
“Yes, I plan to.” After visiting Ines’ father, Zane arrived at Ione’s hospital room door. He paced for a while before finally gathering the courage to knock. “Zane! You’re here! Come in, sit down!” Ione was delighted to see him and instructed Darcy to pour him some water. Darcy obediently poured a glass of water…