CHAPTER 852. MY LITTLE BELOVED. The Perfect JobNiko frowned at his brother’s words."Excuse me?" he asked, getting up from his chair."Yeah, you heard me! You don’t know how to kiss! You probably kissed her like a dead fish, and now the poor girl is out there wondering what the hell she did to deserve this," Logan shot back, waving his hand dramatically."Oh, for God’s sake, don’t be ridiculous!" Niko looked at him as if he had grown a second head. "This isn’t about kissing well or not! That was perfect!"Logan raised an eyebrow, not even trying to hide the amusement on his face."Oh yeah? Then what the hell is the problem? Why are you making such a big deal out of it? Don’t you like Gigi?" Logan pressed, and Niko ran a frustrated hand through his hair with a sigh.There was no easy way to admit it."I don’t know…" he finally confessed. "Gigi is definitely different from any woman I’ve ever met, but I don’t know if she’s the right woman for me.""Oh! Right, because you could be her f
CHAPTER 853. MY LITTLE BELOVED. Some Imaginary UnderwearNiko was speechless at Gigi’s question.The world seemed to stop for a second as her words echoed in his head:"Do I also have to figure out… how to make you happy?"She already made him happy. That was the worst part of it all—knowing it for days now—but he couldn’t just blurt something like that out. Not at that moment, not with so much at stake. Because even though he couldn’t put all those feelings into words, he suddenly felt too old for her, too experienced, too mature, as if that somehow put her at a disadvantage.He cleared his throat and dodged the intensity of the moment."Well, first, we need to pick out an office for you," he said with a tense smile. "And talk to HR to set your new salary! That’s very important because then you’ll decide whether you want to study or not… of course, you can always study part-time and keep making your sweets… and I have no problem with you selling them in the cafeteria, though I think
CHAPTER 854. MY LITTLE BELOVED.. At Full SpeedNiko couldn’t hold back his laughter as Gigi stared at him, completely bewildered, still trying to process what had just happened."You… you're a demon!" she exclaimed, pointing her little finger at him as if she had just caught him committing a crime… completely forgetting that she wasn’t supposed to address him informally at work.He was her boss!The problem was that, at that moment, the boss had a dangerously charming grin stretching from ear to ear."That’s not true. I’m a sweet little angel, Gigi—one who knows a lot of math and has great control over his company," he said, shrugging with the utmost shamelessness. "Besides, you were the one who agreed to the 0.2%."Gigi frowned, resisting the urge to pinch him, but she knew that sometimes there was no winning against him. She crossed her arms and gave him the most serious look she could muster."I can't earn that much money, Niko. People will start talking…" she said, worried."And w
CHAPTER 1. More than one way to break a heart**JANUARY SEATTLE**"How could you do this?!" Zack Keller's furious roar stopped his girlfriend right at the door as soon as he saw her arrive.Giselle saw a piece of paper in his hand and had no idea what he was talking about, but she had never seen him so upset as he was at that moment."I don't know what you're talking about...""Of course you do! You aborted my child! You lost it on purpose!" he accused her angrily. "Did you at least have the damn intention of telling me anything?!"The woman in front of him turned pale."How... how do you know...?"Zack threw the paper in her direction and looked at her with disappointment."Do you forget you're on my company's health insurance?" he spat, approaching her. "As soon as your last name appeared in the payment records, they notified me. Imagine my joy when I found out the insurance had paid for a pregnancy test and then for an ultrasound!"Giselle stepped away from him, her face red with e
CHAPTER 2. Something is Very Wrong...**NOVEMBER. VANCOUVER**"Andrea! To my office! Now!"The shout from her boss, a middle manager at SportUnike, made her jump in her seat, anxious because she knew he was in a very bad mood that day."Is this a damn joke?" he growled, throwing a folder of documents at her face. "I clearly told you I needed the budget reports for the water sports division from last month!"Andrea's eyes widened."But... Mr. Trembley... I'm sure you said you wanted this month's reports...""Don't argue with me, you useless idiot!" her boss snapped. At fifty years old, Peter Trembley was as unpleasant as his bulging belly, but Andrea had to endure him because she had barely managed to get a job as his assistant, and she and her daughter depended on it to survive. "Don't you realize what's happening? SportUnike is gone! A Swiss bastard bought it, and now we'll just be a part of his company! Do you know what that means?"Andrea knew. The arrival of a new owner had create
CHAPTER 3. A Possible AllyBut if Zack thought something was wrong with the company, his instincts went on high alert when he went down to the parking lot and saw the woman leaning against one of the walls. She was trying to change from high heels to low sneakers, but her hands were shaking.He was tempted to go talk to her, but something in him still resisted getting involved in other people's problems. He had a new company to run; if he wanted Andrea to feel better, he just had to fix his company, not the woman's personal life.Finally, he saw her adjust her coat and step out into the cold street.He watched from a distance and saw she didn't take a taxi or a bus, so she probably lived nearby. He had no idea how wrong he was because Andrea didn't live remotely close; she simply couldn't afford any form of transportation.For forty minutes, the young woman walked through the cold of a Canadian winter, and by the time she finally reached her building, it was almost dark."Good evening
CHAPTER 4: This is War!Trembley's face visibly reddened, and the hardness in his eyes remained."Waiting for Andrea?" he growled. "Are you trying to be funny, or do you not know that interpersonal relationships are prohibited in this company?""Well, I'm a slow learner, but I tend to imitate," Zack replied sarcastically. "Maybe I got confused when I saw you climbing on her like a lizard needing sunlight."The old man clenched his teeth and released Andrea abruptly before walking up to Zack."Don't get in my way, kid. You're just a newcomer, and I can...""What? Fire me?" Zack interrupted with a cold voice. "Well... you can try, but you'll find my job here doesn't depend on you. I belong to the team of the company owner, and only he can fire me. I'm sure he wouldn't look kindly on a manager trying to dismiss me without justified cause."Trembley clenched his fists and glared at Zack with a malevolent, defiant expression."Maybe your job is safe," he spat, "but hers leaves much to be
CHAPTER 5. Difficult DecisionsFurious… no, but definitely frustrated. He couldn't understand why she was so submissive to a guy who was utterly despicable. Sure, he was the boss, but God strike him down if he ever treated any of his employees like that!Andrea not only tried to do her best, but she did it well. You'd have to be blind not to see that the idiot Trembley minimized her just to keep her controlled. Zack didn't know why it angered him that she allowed it, but it bothered him that she was so docile with her boss.As soon as he saw she was less watched, he followed her to the copy room and closed the door behind him."Hey, were you born with a neck problem?" he asked, stopping her. Andrea looked at him, confused."Excuse me?" she murmured, not understanding."It's just that your head only moves up and down to say yes. I haven't seen you move it sideways even once to say no!" Zack hissed, and the girl pressed her lips together, her cheeks flushing."Because it's not easy..."