Life at the Top

As Carol stood, she waved a hand and said, “No worries, I’m just making the call. It’s up to my uncle to decide what will happen next.”

As she lowered her head to look up his number, Carol opened the door to her office.

Carol had just stepped out of her office when a woman brushed past her.

While waiting for the call to be answered, Carol glanced at the woman who brushed past her and was walking toward her office. Frowning slightly, she said, “Stop.”

The woman paused in her steps.

“What’s your name? Why have I never seen you before?”

The woman stood with her back to Carol. She did not move nor speak.

A bad feeling washed over Carol as suspicion arose in her.

forth and interrogate the woman when

cheeks. He used his fingers to stroke Carol’s smooth, beautifully maintained skin as he whispered,

of her rationale and strength, saying shakily, “Who

chuckled and said, “This is a kidnapping.

into the office with her. The distance between the two

a stick. She was basically

Carol being forced back into the office. She asked in

Her ordinary-looking face was expressionless as she said, “Don’t say a

She gazed

shone as he looked at Wendy.

and remained silent. She

fight

smart not to scream and make a fuss.

might be beautiful, but that’s a shame because someone already has their eyes on