ft unattended as her eyes narrowed at the bank statement in
th. Her business was crumbling and she was watching it because there was nothing she could do. Just the week before, some of the investors had pul
. The sun had nothing on her sparkling smile and Maria could've sworn a few guys winked at her from the corners of her eyes. As she entered her off
almost doubled over at her wobbling
placed her handbag. She wasn't one to worry over little things. With en
f them," Clara screeched,
a five-star business, prominent people enjoy visiting th
t 4 influencers who visited the restaurant last week and they posted on their socials on ho
s so weird cause we've had many prominent figures visit us in the p
ws. On the bright side, there was a lot of engagement on their pages as their Instagram following increased by 50%. Th
coming in all of a sudden. She didn't quite understand what
e the narrative, and reach out to only our influential regular customer
t to mention her stupid manager who had been stealing funds from the business for the past month.
at her as it would do no one any good. Clara stood in front of her with a
ease rest well." Clara said befo
t was launched, it was classified as a five-star restaurant, the reviews were superb and they kept trooping in one after the other. Maria a
an half of the businessmen that came to spend lavishly and leave good reviews were here for Athina. Maria chuckled as she rememb
easy," Athin
Maria found it hard to cope. Athina was her lucky bracelet and with
e sighed once more before picking up h
th everything that was going on and usually her mom would be her safe spot but not now. She couldn't tell her family the truth this time around because she was basi
ked instead, masking her wobbling voice with a hap
see us? Ever since you got your place you ne
yone. I've just been so busy with work and everything,"
e you're eat
Goodnight." She quickly ended the call and look
hands. She had a whole family depending on her, supporting her and rooting for her and she could not disappoint them. Ma
e decided to call Athina the next day instead of disturbing her so early into the night. With her determinat
yed in her head. Her best friend was married into quite
met that day, just one
ed. She subconsciously
*
sn't a fan of children but reveled in the cute smiles that lit up their
ch was something he'd lost touch with. Throughout his adulthood, he still h
love. It was so hard to remember a time when he was like the kids having fun as
owned his son, Colton for stupid reasons. He only cared about
ant was his company's image, he cared about his co
arrogance and madness ran deep in the family, it would be a miracle if he and
ild into this world would be because of the love he and his future wife would have for one another. Althou
njoy his bachelor life before settling do
ife but the idea of someone calling him
buted into the business world. His father, Jozsef Martakis was a stoic and mad man, who ordered his son t
mployee, rather than a father and son that h
a bad mood. A frown marred his face as he
as the privilege of being born into a wealthy family. He lacked nothing as
e finest things that existed, he had power.
walk back to the ranch. It provided him the
t it had become his favorite place. As expected, his father was a
ne ahead with his plans. He'd been his father's pushover for
him pulling his gun from his waist holder s
it back as he saw the famili
asked as he continued mak
be at the manor before noon," The worker relayed the
had seen better days. The boots were the only gifts he had gotten from his father since he hit puberty. He might not like his father, but
could already imagine the disgust on his father's face if
s which were the perfect outfit to ride his Motorbike. The adrenaline rush that came from
s father nagged about every single thing he did and riding a motorbike around G
did. He had an idea it was on the case of him settling down which he wasn't ready for at all. The marriage talk h
ngs on his head that there was no room to create a happi
d it so easy to find the woman of his dreams. 'Soulmate
f he had one, he wouldn't be surprised
spread for over 6 acres of land. Aside from the manor that occupied about 2 acres, there was a pool, a guest house, a po