Chapter Forty-EightRina ran onto the circular driveway right in front of the building, just in time to see the Bentley driving away, leaving clouds of dust in its wake."Arrghh!" She screamed in outrage and stomped a heeled foot on the concrete floor in anger. "Lana, you freaking bitch!" She screeched through gritted teeth, watching the car drive further away from her sight, it's tail lights blinking in what seemed like a mockery of her inability to catch up with them.She was trembling visibly with anger as she turned to go back into the building. She paused, then snarled when she saw some of the employees staring out at her, through the glass walls of the building.Their gazes were mocking and she could see them snickering, while whispering to each other."Those brainless idiots! Haven't they got anything better to do?!" Rina thought furiously as she matched right into the building, yelling, "What the hell are you looking at, huh?!" The employees scurried away out of her sight, wh
Chapter Forty-NineWhen the call ended, Rina collapsed to the ground in fear and relief. She gripped the phone tightly, tears of anger burning in her eyes."How dare he treat me like this?!" She muttered bitterly. She felt powerless, like a pawn in his game, and she hated it.She was not supposed to be here, living life like this, driven by revenge and anger. She deserved so much better and she'd been so close.So close that she could feel it, touch it and even taste it. Every calculated step had produced result which pushed them closer to their goals. She'd gotten the man and was so close to getting the Empire too.But it had all crashed down, without her knowing how. Now, she was cowering on a rooftop, afraid of her own partner blowing her brains out from an unknown location."How? How on Earth had things go wrong?!" Rina hit the concrete floor repeatedly in anger, and frustration, until her knuckles bled.She closed her eyes, and drew in a deep breath. "I don't know how things wen
Chapter Fifty"Are you really going to go ahead with the contract sir, if Miss Fernandez gets Muse's approval?," Liam asked a few days later as he drove them to the Romero headquarters.Due to the state of MAGIC, and the investors impatience, any update on any improvement was to be shared with the investors immediately, so as to pacify them.Which was why they were currently on their way to Romero Headquarters for a meeting. Liam manuevered the sleek Maybach through the traffic, keeping his eyes on the road as he waited for Damien's answer.Seeing that the answer was not forthcoming as quickly as he thought, he glanced quickly at Damien through the rearview mirror, then returned his gaze hastily to the road.Damien was sitting very straight backed on the leather seats behind, one hand crossed across his chest. He rested his other elbow on it, and held his head in his hand. His eyes were closed, seemingly in deep thought.Liam wondered if he'd even heard his question, and decided to n
Chapter Fifty-oneThere was a general murmur at these words, as the shareholders all turned to stare at the person who spoke.It was a burly middle aged man, named Mr Alan, who sat to the far end of the table. Mr Alan was one of the very shareholders who was with MAGIC when it started.He was an avid supporter of Laura and was one of the shareholders that was glad MAGIC was in such situation.He relaxed in his chair after speaking. There was a smug expression on his face and a taunting look in his eyes, as he stared at Damien. Many of the other shareholders were amazed at his audacity. Even though he was a loyal supporter of Laura, he had sounded extremely rude, and dared to go against Damien, even with his temper.Damien's temper was not to be trifled with. He was not feared across the city for nothing. His stoic expression and steel grey eyes normally brought wrath on anyone who dared to go against him. Mr Alan must have lost his mind, thinking he could challenge Damien just becaus
Chapter Fifty-twoLana stood and looked around at the startled shareholders, with blazing green eyes. They all had a surprised and puzzled expression on their faces, as they did not know who the young woman was, that she'd strode in so boldly into the boardroom.Without another moments hesitation, Lana turned on her heels and walked down the hall towards where Damien sat.Damien was silent as he watched her approach, mesmerized by the sight before him.Lana was wearing a short black gown which hugged her amazing slim, curvy figure in all the right places. The gown stopped a few inches above her knees, showing just a glimpse of her slim thighs, before this scrumptious sight was caught off by high-heeled boots, which was knee high.Her flaming red hair was let down over her shoulders , a sharp contrast to the black dress she was wearing and she'd only applied minimal makeup, making her as exquisitely beautiful as possible.The shareholders were not just stunned by her beauty only but al
Chapters Fifty-ThreeDamien relaxed fully in his chair and glared fiercely at Mr Alan. He had managed to grow seeds of doubts in the minds of the other shareholders.This was something he could not condone."Mr Alan, you seem to have a problem with the CEO of ALLURE working with us," he said icily, asking the odious man so he could be sure of what to do next.Mr Alan shrugged nonchalantly. There was a triumphant glint in his eyes as he felt he'd succeeded in making the CEO falter."I do not have a problem with the CEO of ALLURE working with MAGIC," he answered smugly, the cast a direct stare at Lana, "I have a problem working with impostors like this so called CEO!"He finished this sentence, making quotation marks in the air when he said the word "CEO". He was clearly mocking Lana.Lana scoffed, as a small smirk curved her lip, "Your shareholders are really sensible," she muttered, her tone dripping with sarcasm. A muscle twitched in Damien's jaw as he heard what she'd said but he ig
Chapter Fifty-Four"Why'd you do that?" Lana asked puzzedly after some time.They were alone in the boardroom, waiting for Liam to be done with some paperwork. The shareholders were already gone and Lana already signed the contract. The fact that she was getting fifty percent shares of MAGIC was only known to Damien and Liam.The other shareholders were oblivious to this. If they'd known that Damien had easily given out fifty of his sixty percent of shares of MAGIC, they'd try to get it from her in every possible way, like a pack of bloodthirsty hounds."Do what?" Damien asked, fixing Lana an innocent stare."Kick out one of your top shareholders!" Lana retorted, exasperated at the situation.Hell, MAGIC needs all the investments that it could get at the moment, and he was kicking a shareholder out impulsively?While it felt good that he'd done that for her, it was still a stupid thing to do, and she told him so.Damien shrugged, nonchalantly, his broad shoulders rippling beneath his
Chapter Fifty-FiveRina was having a full body massage, when she received the call from Claudia."Miss Rina, you have to come in quick! That red haired bitch had appeared again!"This piece of news caused Rina to scowl fiercely at the masseuse, who was working on her body at that moment.The poor woman quickly removed her hand from her body and shied away from her in fright as Rina sat up on the massage table, her cell phone clutched tightly to her ear.A red haired bitch? There was only one that would come to mind, who had the ability to ignite her murderous instincts and that was Lana.She had appeared again? Did Damien already sign the contract with her?She listened to Claudia rant on about the woman the CEO had brought in, and who was now the new head of their design team.Rage boiled through her as she ended the call, "Get me my clothes!" She screamed at the cowering masseuse, who jumped and scurried out of the room to carry out her order."That little bitch, I won't let her get
Chapter One Hundred And SeventyLana jumped when the door to her room was opened suddenly, and Aryan stepped inside. She was sitting on her bed, with her knees drawn to her chest.She stared at the big man who walked over to her bed and stared down at her, hard.Lana swallowed a lump in her throat and shivered under his steely gaze. Aryan exuded a cold, killer like aura that sent a chill running down her back.She could not mistake the unbridled hate and contempt in his eyes, as he stared down at her."Zaire..." Lana croaked, averting her gaze from his. She cleared her throat and asked nervously once more, "Where's Zaire?"She never thought she would be asking for the very man who abducted her, and kept her locked up.But Aryan gave her the creeps and Zaire was literally the only one around here who could protect her from this dangerous looking man.Zaire had always been around for the past four days, checking up on her regularly. He brought her meals for her, there in the room, and m
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-NineDiego was lying on his bed looking pitiful as hell. He was hooked to several machines at the same time, which aided his breathing and other things.However, he was awake and conscious of his surroundings. His skin was sallow and he had lost a lot of weight, as well as a lot of blood.Damien had to have him moved to a VIP room, so he'd be more comfortable and recuperate well.The room was spacious and looked more like a suite than a hospital room.The doctor in charge of Diego's treatment led him into Diego's room, and he was followed by the Detective and the rest of the men.Diego stared forlornly at the visitors who filed into his room. His eyes widened slightly in surprise, as he saw Chairman Fernandez."Why is the chairman here?" He thought in wonder, and made to sit up but the doctor restrained him."Try not to move, please." The doctor warned."Chairman..." Diego acknowledged Samuel, and the chairman gave him a light nod. His eyes ran over the y
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty Eight"A goodbye letter?" Chairman Fernandez repeated gruffly, "What the hell does that mean?"Paul was silent, unsure of what to say himself. His phone pinged with a notification, and he quickly brought it out to check the message.His brows furrowed in a dark frown as he viewed the message. Without a word, he passed it to the chairman."What is this nonsense?!" The chairman barked, his eyes scanning the goodbye letter Lana had supposedly sent from him.She expressed her feelings of sadness at leaving her father but stated that she had to follow her heart.She had sent another letter to Clarissa, asking her to liquidate all her shares from ALLURE, since she no longer has interests in managing the company.In the letter, she told the chairman not to worry about her, and he should not look for her as well. "What did you do to Lana that made her this way?!" Samuel Fernandez bellowed at Damien, and threw the phone at his feet.Damien and Liam glanced at eac
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-Seven“Where the hell is my daughter?!”Samuel Fernandez roared, pointing at Damien menacingly.Liam stepped forward, straightening his tie, “Mr Fernandez, we weren’t expecting you. If you can just clam down, sir…”In a thrice, Samuel Fernandez was across the room. He grabbed a hold of Damien’s neck and delivered a blow to his jaw.Damien staggered back, his jaw radiating with pain. He could taste the metallic taste of blood in his mouth and his jaw felt slack.“Damn, the old man packs a good punch.” he muttered to himself, as he stood up and faced Samuel once more.He stared calmly at the huge man, his jaw dripping blood from a cut on his lips. He fleshed and unflexed his fingers, but he did not move from his spot.Samuel Fernandez growled in unrestrained anger. He charged at Damien once more, delivering two more well placed blows to his face.Damien stumbled back against a table, groaning while the maids screamed their heads off. He shook his head to cl
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-SixThe hospital was bustling with activities and Damien could not sit still. The smell of medication and antiseptic teased his nostrils, and he gritted his teeth against the nauseous feeling bubbling up inside of him.He drew his attention back to the matter at hand. He was in the city hospital to check up on Diego, who had undergone a surgery and was making a swift recovery.It had been four days since Lana had been missing and there were no closer to finding her than the first day. Wherever that bastard Zaire had hidden her, he had taken utmost care to not leave any traces behind.The police had also been searching for Aryan, but nothing came forth from their search. Aryan had also simply disappeared and the police began to suspect she was not in the city.No.They did not just think she wasn’t in the city.They did not think Lana was missing.Two days ago, to further aid their search and find clues, the cops had gone over to the Romero Villa and rumma
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-Five"You and I?"Lana repeated slowly, staring at him innocently. Zaire nodded, as he tucked her hair behind her ear."You know who I am, right?" He asked her softly and she slowly shook her head.Zaire smiled softly and continued, "Lana, its me, Zaire, your fiance."Lana blinked in surprise, "fiance?" She repeated, then pointed to herself, "I'm...Lana?"Zaire nodded, "And I'm your fiance." He reinstated, firmly. He saw Lana stare at him with a slight frown and almost panicked. He wondered if she recalled who he actually was, but he shook that doubt from his head and clasped both her hands in his. She did not withdraw from him but she tensed slightly."Listen, Lana." he said, "You will be completely fine, okay? You are with me, your fiance. You have nothing to fear."He felt he had to continue to repeat that word, so it becomes a fact. If he says it enough, then she will believe him."Then, why don't I remember you?" Lana asked with a slight frown. Za
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-FourZaire arched an eyebrow at Lana's question. His eyes searched her face as she stared at him with eyes as round as saucers."Lana, are you okay?" He asked, tentatively.Lana blinked at him in surprise, "Who's Lana?" She asked puzzledly, then she looked round at the room once more.When her eyes fell on the syringe which Mathias held, she gasped in fear and actually scooted closer to Zaire.She grabbed ahold on to his arm, and shivered in fear."Help me," she breathed softly, closing her eyes in terror. Zaire was surprised when Lana clung unto him. He tried pulling his arm away, but she hung unto him and shook her head helplessly, tears brimming in her green eyes."What's going on here?" He asked, his brows furrowed thoughtfully, "Why us she acting like this?"Mathias realized Zaire was actually speaking to him and he cleared his throat, "Well, from the look of things, it seems she's amnesiac, sir." Mathias uttered, then gave Aryan a pointed look, "Pe
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-ThreeLana opened her eyes slowly and let out a groan. She held her head in her hands and tried to sit up, but on cue, pain exploded in her head and she fell back to the bed with a gasp.Wait, bed?Where the hell was she?Her eyes flew open once more and darted around the four corners of the room she laid in.It was a simple room, with walls painted white.Infact everything was white, the lone table and chair in the room, the dresser, the double bed she was lying on, and the covers over her.Lana sat up carefully, a slight frown on her brows. She realized she was also wearing a white nightdress, and her eyes widened in terror. "What in the actual fuck?" She muttered to herself, as she looked around her once more.She had no idea where she was , or how she even got there. The last thing she'd remembered was...Lana's hands flew to cover her mouth as her eyes stung with tears."Diego." She breathed in anguish.The last thing she remembered was seeing Diego
Chapter One Hundred And Sixty-TwoDamien drove like a mad man along the highway at a neck breaking speedHe had only one thought in his head as he drove along; Lana was in danger.He shouldn't have let her go on to the airport. At least she would still be with him now. But how would he have known Zaire was going to hit this early?His forehead glistened with beads of sweat and his fingers gripped the steering tightly. Ludovic must have gotten to her.It has to be the case.In fury, he punched the steering, letting his horn honk loudly on the road, startling the other drivers."Damn you, Ludovic!" He swore under his breath.His phone was ringing nonstop. He knew it was Liam but he ignored it. Liam would meet him at the airport.When he got to the airport, he got out and actually met Liam there waiting for him. The assistant had taken a shorter route to the airport.There were patrol cars around the airport. The cops had been notified already, as well as the authorities in the building