me the Johnson merger file," Nicho

s door disguised more for privacy, and approached the huge antique styled mahogany table where Nicholas was swamped with work, pap

sted file along with his regular coffee beside him, clearing away the re

rage in turn relieving his frustration level a bit. It hel

cies had escalated his frustration for the past few weeks. Damn that wench really infuriated him to no end. She had somehow hijacked over his dreams now, as much as he hated it whenever his thought

unition. Try as he might, Nicholas could not forget what Jane had wrought, done at their last encounter. It was quite difficult to let it go. He c

er though, cradled in your arms all night. You could have put her

d their previous encounter in his mind again

our guest Mr Fortune?" Jane had demanded afte

back right where he had put her on the bed, folding her legs, placing her hands on the

He inhaled deeply. The sight in turn had left him breathless. He must have stared a

ss. Not meeting his gaze anymore from where he was standing i

nt now are you

tling them both. Nick stalked to where his jacket was lying on the recliner positioned at the right corn

" he answe

rts in thirty minutes.

I'll be there in fifteen." He bit back,

ere must be something in the refrigerator, unfor

erve me food as my own personal gourmet c

er happen. Ever." He glared at her and he

me, Mr Fortune" her eyes narrowed hearing

h you on this even though I don't have time for it, I need to lea

re I forget lock up after you leave." He poked his head out the door and said casually his tone st

red, Nick had been unaware of her

a hand through his disheveled wet hair. He was going to have to forego breakfast, not preferring to counter through Jane's fiercely gruesom

and the arguments to land the massive mega deal, the most highest bid, his intention in obtaining the contract followed by the discussions of the merger agreement. It was most certainly a million dollars worth of deal, he could not let this particular opportunity slip through his fingers without getting those papers sign

r, in a rush to leave, turned the do

n with a deliberate forced friction but still the door did not open. It seemed jammed. At least that's what he th

t there." He calle

are you

ide. He never shouted. It was just not in him to ever shout. In fact, there was never any need of it before. He was feared. No one ever dared defy the enigmatic Nicholas Fortune. Ever. The audacity of that tiny short human. He was going to wring her n

rn styled, decorated with luxurious fixtures, looking at everything with new eyes, on the look out for any possible object to aid him in getting this damn door

ainst the door and tried opening it

being opened with loud thud. Footsteps

are you?" Margaret, his hou

laring continuously.

arth happe

If you don't mind unlocking the door p

ocated. Never ever had his housekeeper's voice brought this much joy to him. Just as instantly, it was repl

bedroom, stepping on something soft instead of the hard tiled floor he was expec

etween clenched teeth, scanni

our clothes scattered around the room?" Mrs Margaret moved towards his b

common rags ? I do believe this is not the right age at whic

ts to him and scann

lding up Nick's jeans to show him the huge hole pitched on the

all the while roaming around the room picking up at his strewn clothes one by one. Nicholas was shocked. More than flabbergasted

way he could have conjured up his conversation with her. So why did she do all this? Tha

he witch downstairs, I mean the

ng to her as a witch if she was your guest?" Mrs Margaret's inquisitive nature kicked in, fishing for answers from the stone

e demanded when suddenly Nick's phone vibrated loudly, announcing his previous ignored

ces after wrecking havoc with his wardrobe. Oh yes. Later. He would definitely enjoy making her pay for it. He'd think of something after this. After he had signed the deal adding to his

ds where he kept all his car keys, randomly picked his red Fer

re are to the keys to the Lamborghini? He tilted his head to

remember putting it back here". He asked his mother figured house

t where you usually park it. To begin with, I thought you already took it to work but then I sa

er which stalked to the conference room to get through with the meeting. He already had skimmed through the contract with his lawyers, so he was more than ahead of his game. So it was of no surprise when he eventually scored the contract with the owners of the Oscorp Group. He was more than ready to work along with another professional company, challenging as it seemed to be sometimes.

ort

t interrupting

bert. Have you g

ed it would be you Sir. I'm afraid I have bad news for you. The car is being towed away as we speak. It's been wrecke

Is the girl okay? Was she

as not present at the scene. W

t you to do." He ordered or rather laid out the in

s he knew. Knowing quite well that nobody at least any from his staff was going to understand what he had just muttered belligerently. She truly was an ungrateful

heir killer legs. A wickedly evil smile enveloped his face. Someone's gonna get visited today by that very same car! Or not. It all depended on his mood. If he had his way he would go to her place, break down any doors before grabbing her crush her like a mosquito with his very being. And if he t

ng with her at their first encounter? Nick answered his own thoughtful questions with questions. His mind swirling w

ty offered. Inviting Dean along with him, Even to lunch so that he would take notes while they continued discussing their business proposals taking it right back to where they had left off with their discussions from the meeting.

e soiled clothing since wiping the clothing with a paper towel didn't help in drying it out. Forcing to himself to switch his attention back to presen

s car had changed their or rather commenced with the beginnings of their relationship. They were officially enemies now in his opinion. Now that he actually considered the fact that right from the start they had started arguing and throwing out snide, crude comments at each other, the onl

ho

or tomorrow?" A sickenly sweet sul

stern now, irritated not recogni

don't tell me

would you just go

et about the charity gala, we were

I remember

e you gonna pick

ately cut the call while she would have con

o better than tomorrow even though it was Friday, exceptionally he loved Friday's compared to all the other days. Preferably on the weekends he occasionally got the

ys instructed Dean to accept ones that he felt like attending, after

ed frequently was so exhausting that he felt like giving up but apart from himself he had to ruminate, consider the lives of his employees who were c

d him persistently in the means of ending up in his bedroom or trapping him in marriage, that consisted for mostly gold diggers. Nicholas had always played

ights sparkling adding a certain glow to the room, it's luminosity measured relative to that of a bright sun light

great job , the setup and decorations and everything was so impressive and grand. He grabbed a glass of champagne from a passing waitress and took a few small measured sips, savoring the rich ta

ecluded corner occupying space and formed a small circle between them and warding off the rest of the crowd. A strict circle made to discuss businesses and sharing of ide

om behind, and slip something on his pocket. Weird, b

kets and pulled out the object something that felt like paper. He

Fortune!! Let's see if w

tempting to come on to him. He experienced stuff like this collectively at a bunch of other events where women came on

em

is empty champagne glass on a tray nearby carried swiftly by a waiter and picke

pocket. Nick deliberately disregarded, ignoring the person again but slip

think I'd get scot free after what I pulled