Daddy Issues
"Have you heard the latest news?"
"Yeah, I can't believe it!"
"Well, Sabrina is really pretty and kind. I'm not surprised that Mr. Grande has fallen for someone like her."
"But there are rumors that Mr. Grande hated celebrities. What happened?"
"I don't know, but I support them! I can't understand those comments on Instagram!"
"I know right! Sabrina is a good catch! She's kind and intelligent. If there's someone who's unlucky here, it's her and not the other way around!"
"I agree. She's in a relationship with the Demon CEO. I heard stories that he's a sadist!"
"Poor Sabrina, I hope she's being treated well."
Employees of Crest Entertainment were gossiping about the big news Sabrina just revealed yesterday. A lot of them didn't expect such revelation because Sabrina has always stayed low-key with her personal life.
Who would've thought that she's Mr. Grande's woman?
"What are you all gossiping about? Don't you have work to do?" Valerie scolded them.
"Ms. Valerie, are we not going to do some PR for Sabrina?" asked one staff member.
Valerie raised her brow, "What do you mean?" she asked.
"Don't you know that Ms. Sabrina is the biggest talk of City A right now?" the staff said.
Valerie was instantly intrigued by her staff's words. She grabbed her phone immediately and checked the entertainment section of the news.
'TRENDING NOW! Mr. Grande's woman revealed!'
'HOT! Sabrina Pierce is the Demon CEO's fiancée!'
'CONFIRMED: Alexander Grande is not GAY! Fiancée REVEALED!'
'CUTE AND LOVELY COUPLE! Sabrina Pierce and CEO Alexander Grande's relationship revealed on Instagram!'
'UNEXPECTED COUPLE! Sabrina Pierce and Alexander Grande engaged!'
Upon reading the news, Valerie's eyes grew wide, "When the hell did this happen!?" she asked her employee.
"Just hours ago," the staff answered, "What do we do about this Ma'am?" she asked.
Valerie tightened her grip on the phone. Her eyes darkened while she stared at the headlines displayed on her screen right now.
"Sabrina is not part of Crest Entertainment anymore," Valerie spoke in gritted teeth. She walked past her employees and headed straight to her office.
"How the hell did she end being his woman?!" Valerie vexed. She walked towards her table and grabbed a bottle of wine. She poured herself some and drank in frustration.
Sabrina was a slut in Valerie's mind. She can't believe that after seducing her husband, Sabrina went for someone higher. She can't believe that she actually managed to seduce the mighty CEO of Cosche Corporation.
She can't let this slut be.
Valerie suddenly remembered that she had something useful in her hands. She placed the wine glass down and rushed to her seat. She immediately opened her computer and scrolled through her folders until she found the pictures she had been looking for.
"Let's see about this," Valerie smiled. She created an anonymous email account and sent the pictures to various news outlets and websites on City A.
She hasn't gotten back at her yet for seducing her husband. This timing to destroy her was perfect.
Los Angeles.
"Sir, some of our investors are pulling out because of the recent news," Grey reported.
"Female investors?" Alexander asked and Grey nodded in response.
"They have been ringing Cosche Corporation non-stop, asking about your engagement," Grey said.
"Let them be," Alexander said, "Ignore their calls. If they want to pull out, let them, but make sure to collect all compensations," he added.
"Understood Sir," Grey said then turned to leave, but he suddenly stopped his steps, "Uh one more thing Sir," said Grey before he walked out.
Alexander turned to Grey, "What is it?" he asked.
"Mr. Michael called me earlier too. He asked if the news was real," Grey answered.
Alexander's expression changed immediately upon hearing the name of his Dad. The last time he talked to him was on the day he moved out of the Crook house and he hasn't heard from him since then.
He almost forgot that he still had a father.
"Ignore any future calls from him," Alexander ordered. They haven't talked for years now and he plans to continue that way.
Grey nodded and left Alexander's study room immediately.
Right after he left, Sabrina entered next. She was holding a cup of coffee in her hand.
"Hi," Sabrina smiled as she walked towards Alexander, "I brought you some coffee," she said and placed the coffee cup down on his desk.
Alexander immediately stopped what he was doing. He reached out his hand to Sabrina and pulled her into his lap. He wrapped one arm on her waist and smiled, "Thanks babe," he said.
Sabrina's face immediately turned red. She still wasn't used to Alexander's sudden use of endearments. Given that his voice was deep, every time he spoke, it sounded so sexy to her ears.
"What brings you here?" Alexander asked while he reached for the coffee cup with his other hand.
"I just wanted to ask if everything's fine," Sabrina said, "I kind of heard Grey talking to someone on the phone earlier about something about contract cancelling," she added.
"Don't worry about that. It's just a small issue," Alexander answered. He took a sip from his coffee and returned the cup on the table.
"It's because of me isn't it?" Sabrina asked.
Alexander cupped her face and rubbed it with his thumb, "It's not because of you okay? And besides, those are just small investments. It won't affect my company," he said.
Alexander leaned forward and kissed Sabrina, "Tomorrow you'll be back at work, do you want to go out?" he asked her.
Sabrina smiled and nodded, "I'd love to," she answered him.
Alexander smiled, "Go change now, I'll just fix a few documents and we'll leave," he said.
"Roger that boss," Sabrina said. She stood up and left Alexander's study room immediately.
As soon as Sabrina left, Alexander grabbed his phone and dialed Daniel's number.
"What's up? Congrats on your engagement!" Daniel greeted as soon as he answered the call.
"Thanks," Alexander responded, "Can you do me a favor?" he asked.
"Sure what is it?" Daniel asked.
"Tell my dad not to call Grey anymore," he said, "We have no business with each other," Alexander said then ended the call immediately.
He decided not to contact him for years now. It's best that it stays that way.