A Callous Player

ow for that creepy celebrity guy when you were o

he tone my fri

ke me repeat the same thing after two minutes. No matter what I said, Helen wasn

ng jaw, above-average height, and my tanned skin that caused the humid temperature in Brazil were a plus, and the muscle I gained from my ritual exercise, and having my apartment close to the beach, my swimming regularly twice helped to bring out the look of

trusting you, Millie. How come the rest

to my mind then. And I wouldn't have asked." Tossing my comb back into my backpack, I zipped that up and put on

am sending money

That's

son are on their way to São Paulo to t

somewhere in my mind came alive again, making me lose my calm. "Why did you

media won't know a thing about you or

ll, it d

g beeping sounds." I paled as she went on. My chest tightened when her voice wavered but raised her tone to sound how pissed she was. "I know your reasons. Everyone here is aware of them. But your sister. . .she is

yes. I wanted to apologize, but to whom? My sister? My best friend and her parents? Or

mn

locker out o

od, she said, "Advocate Winchester told my parents that the chance to get permission to bri

mly. "I am a

li

door, I hurriedly said,

h you close to you. It will be a good help

be careful." With t

why wasn't he coming in? I le

eaded with me, "Oh, come on! Open the damn

erved that table pushed away, sweating hard as he made a run towards one

one of the basins, and I fel

e me a hard time when I was in that compromising position. It fe

up. No one more than you kno

the sink. While fumbling with my ties, I watched him from the corner of my eyes thr

do you

cal features with the same ginger hair and brown eyes. "You think I don't know you?" He laughed humorlessly. "You are one opportuni

iding to fix

h the help of a few of my colleagues. I now regret the day when I thought about helping them out with organizing an event here for extra money. Months ago, seeing the praise

t to raise my voice at someone who believed quarrels could be the solution to

Standing right in his place, he glowered, "You know about the condition of Ron's mother,

n't help it. I couldn't be happier now that Beckett had stopped his nagging, which was

s over yo

y disgust when Ron thr

he fabric before preparing to throw it back

ing, he stalked towards me, "But I have wa

o my face, I stepped back. "Yeah! Th

"So, wear that if you want to keep your job." With that saying, he headed to h

er mattered to me, to this low-key goo

ing his cufflinks, Ronnie combed his black hair as he went on with his blue eyes holding mischief, "I even heard them

about our fema

as." The brat hissed at me. "You don't nee

aying something before he walked out of

get him

pon hearing Ron. "

ss with those people." With a pointed look, he let go of my hand and patted my back, saying, "Don't forget that it is for our fa

oint, but.

sive city, but for just one sign from my grandpa, I had to live here, compromis

ir trolleys toward the elevator as they talked about the deal t

that with our budget, we can't survive

for anything when our club o

tseeing if we get the chance. . .hey, Elias!"

m to it. "It's the manager's order, An

the boys halt on their steps before they took the elevator, "You girls go first wit

ven

ssed at me. But Ron looked okay with it, e

id softly to me before seething at Beckett,

k the opportunity to disappear from their sight when Ron was trying to hold that h

was making a score in the femal

rd, and fourth floors thought I was smiling at them. I greeted them politely like I usu

e you

bottle in his hand. "Take this to the poolside. They choose to chill there, so don't w

for dropping something whose current market price would be near about 3.4 million approx

s. They are our special clients, a

, si

d it to me and looked at me warningly. "And to make sure to keep you away from your female colleagues, I have to do this. Make

y and unfairness to a woman and the helplessness of a man who had to think twice about

in black who blocked

me reason, I started to feel anxious w

w, that situation scares me more. With so many gazes on me, I couldn't tell whom I should trust or run

I am in a

er. Because of these millionaires and their last-minute notice, I couldn't go to my grand

swirling their bodies to the tune of music, I couldn't tell how the boss would discuss things for the meeting. Then again, my dad us

work with, trust me. We can't deal with someone like him who rules not only thi

t business in this region, whic

in just one year. Those who thought they could suppress James Groups & Industries because of t

r hearing them taking my father's name tha

and Beckett quickly held my hand, sneering

one Beckett used on me as

men who kept bringing my father and grandfather's business while sipping the

UK, you know, Bash? Yo

his name sound s

earch for a clue in my memor

idn't want to be in debt with the Kennedys. Even with the two-year contract at

e all the arrangements for us, but I was an emotional fool, and I needed my boyfriend to seek solace in his arms, who promised to

rference in my business. I have thousands of people working under

o Northern America or Europe. It's better to play safe than expect the unexpected from

m my place, but I fe

arazzi next time if he sees he