Book 2: Chapter 9

Odette’s POV

Getting a hold of myself, I walk into the conference room again and now, father is the one talking. I try as much as possible not to glance at Malachi again because I know his fucking gaze are still on me.

Flashing a smile on my face, I sit near Zach and he gently grabs a hold of my hand under the chair, a gesture which makes my lips curl up and from the corner of my eyes, I see Malachi’s face tense up.

“You took too long,” he whispers to me.

“My strap came off”

“Well, ladies and gentlemen” father’s voice reaches my ear again, “we have listened to what Zachary has said, so do you have anything to say concerning that?”

Everyone is silent for a moment until I see Malachi gently rise from his chair and my eyebrows hit my hairline.

“Well, eight hundred million dollars is not a small amount of money Mr. Zachary, so what’s your guarantee that you will be getting this project after getting this money? Well, permit me to say this