Chapter 119 – Devious Plan

Mark walked through the building of his workplace like he was king of the world. He smiled and greeted every person that he had passed as he made his way toward his office. He was waiting to get another call from his little Cassidy to beg him for her clients back. It was only a matter of time before she came crawling on her hands and knees, promising him anything to get them back. Mark collected his notebook that he took with him to his weekly editor meetings with his colleagues before heading to the meeting room. He started to whistle a happy tune as he walked down the hall and pushed open the heavy door that led to their usual conference room. The air escaped from Mark’s lungs, and the whistling stopped as he glared at the prestigious man who was sitting at the end of the table in the empty room. Jacob sat leaning back in the large armchair as he stared at Mark with a cruel smile. He had his elbows resting on the armrests of the chair and the tips of his fingers pressed against ea