The Game Of Chase
and smoothed the royal blue blouse I chose to wear t
rge office building. It's not that it was my first time coming he
my worth before expecting people to work for me. Despite the dismay of my fami
den change of my life. I still couldn't believe Da
, I was nervous. I couldn't tame the restless butterflies fluttering in my
What if I fall on my butt in fro
ad, I took a
ng will
e me, I walked inside. The g
. While I just prayed in my mind not to slip on the slippery polished ground. I've always had a
ption, I found Shawn waiti
e me smile. "Isn't it the goddess of bea
n a bear hug. "How are
is! I remain busy with my job all the time and you can't
be a sulky face. What's
face. That was so unlikely to him. He had a hab
a busy m
hu
mistake, and my ass will be gone. Though, I won't mind giving him my
s big shark
lake Corp., It's a long history. I will tell you later. Come on, Al
earns his secretary is calli
sues to handle today than
o his response, as we made o
having a re
oor of the conference room,
you', I walked insid
ny people in there, seated around the huge table in the
ia! You'v
lastered onto his face. "I was waiting for
le I just fidgeted with my fingers with my eyes not really meeting anyone.
barely w
ng us in the office starting today," he announced, squeezing
ght ahead as the room filled with hushe
instant when I found a pair of electric
ked at his presence at the most unexpected
omfortable position, one hand on the handle of the chair when the other one was placed on the table. He swirled a globe arou
tared, s
osed with some misdoing. And my fate was about to be decided by the king himself. And the king happene
rie. "Mr. Charles has congratulated you," Alex whispered,
hand hanging in the air for a handshake. An awkward smile
unintentional rude behavior. And he just laughed
Commer. I'm sure you will be fun to work with as
sional, the same tone I saw Ale
on in the family," Alex joked, and the whole boar
le of Adrian Larsen's mouth didn't
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y brother. I got a very little idea of what he was
talked about the new project they were gonna work on, and I remained busy w
ing up to him for approval for every single thi
hey were discussing. A very important par
t I had to face him more often than I would've lik
which also happened because of him, his following my every movement wit
e me turn crimson, matching the color of my temper.
he worst thing was, I couldn't decipher the reason for the
inside me every time I
toe while getting out of the conference room after the meeting. Alex had requested him to stay back for a
a frustra
ou
red lipstick halfway in the air as she stared at me.
Larsen, and now his
you doi
m?" My tone was bland as I took
e placed a hand on her wide hip. "Who let you in this building? Wait a minu
I followed them, really? I think I should be the one to ask the questio
e up and down, a distaste cur
a job here?" She snor
she had any particular reason with me. But I definitely didn't like her t
eep me for a job i
tween her brows.
cuse me, I need to make sure to inform the security guards not to let in some rouge bitch insid
s flared, and I could even imagine the
urse and sauntered out of the washroom, leaving
azy if I continue to handle situations like these. Working ar
directly to
t to push on the door,
s name, and the
, the corner of his lips turned up into his sign
n." Shoving his hands into his
certain, my eyes were doing a go
rtuna
et between his perfectly arched brow
s for longer than a few seconds. I will
ehead, dark brows, sharp nose.
out. I couldn't keep it in for longe
ed. "For
her
ore. The look in his eyes, the way he watched me, told me there was more of it. I could
ted through his chest, then those intense eyes slid
ran down
e just call
me that!"
t, L
sing with
That's what he wa
out of me. But unfortunately,
ain, I painted a sweet smile on
Alex about it. See you later, have a good day." Professionalism poured out of me like a
ith his back to me near the end of the t
ll I want with this company, it's none of your business. I'm the one who
he talk
Max was saying. And then sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Whatever. And you don't have to worry about her. She is my sister too.
h me again? Have I me
le
s phone, he swiftly turned ar
hen did y
is
er was quick. "Jus
the crap! I heard everything." The thing that they discuss a matt
He grimaced. "You don't say a word to Max that I sa
s are s
fingers through his brown locks.
odd
though we don't know if he's the main person behind the curtains who pulls Russell's strings
bsorbing the new addition o
me? You know anythi
ist watch, shaking his head. "No. All Max told me
? Have I met him before?" I had a feel
e locked with mine, concern flashed across his eyes. "So you have to be more careful, Sofia. Always keep the guards aroun
verything in. So their ta
set in as I tried to
king to you befor
bing his face, he let out a sigh. "He got to kno
attention was totally on a wh
ne of Blake Corporation's projects, and it turned out to be a total disaster. He also went at the verge of downfall
you tell u
ther chance to think of me as a loser? No tha
as they always remained busy with their illegal activities. So all the decisions were Ale
roject is big enough for both Blake Corporat
n? Will you work
get from a company that's ruling the business world right now using his some old connections. This way, not only both of us could get a big project, but he would be relieved from his debt to us also. And in this situation,
was Adrian Larsen doing here? I
on't remember introducing
ho doesn't know him? Everyone
t found out
together in dislike. "Yeah!
d him to answe
definitely wasn't expecting
this project back from us, we will be done for, Sof