  &quot;That,&quot; she said pointing to the one on her right hand. &quot;So...?&quot;
  &quot;I don t know exactly for how long I would be gone,&quot; She cut in again but I know you have enough money in your account to tidy you up till I m back, but just in case, do you want me to credit your account with more money?&quot; She asked. That should do the trick and shut her up. She hoped.
  &quot;Yes, of course,&quot; she said excitedly. Thanks, love.&quot; She added as she stood to hug her.
  &quot;You are welcome,&quot; she said. 
  An hour later, with her luggage sorted out and Tania gone and having placed a call to her mum and Leah to inform them of her sudden travel and making sure she purposely left out the details of where she was going, Mitchell laid on her bed thinking about the meeting with her ex and the revelation that she d been a conquest as well as her cousin s hand in it. 

  CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  Michael loosened his tie and swore softly. He had almost lost the bid on Kentucky Food to their chief rival, Lyon enterprise. He took a seat on his desk, gently inhaling the fresh air in the room, the boardroom had been heated. Bidding over Kentucky was a risk, an uncalculated one at that. Michael had always been certain of the odds when dealing and that was one of the reasons, he was a successful businessman. He was a risk-taker, but he took mostly calculated risks. This was one risk; he d been certain the odds were against him but still he had gone for it. It was the first time he left reason and logic behind and had simply acted on impulse. Impulse coordinated by his heart. All in the bid to protect someone he now realized too late he cares so much for. Perhaps more than he is willing to admit to himself.
  A brief knock sounded on the door before it gently open

  &quot;I said no hard feelings. A job is a job regardless.&quot; He said again in that easy tone
  &quot;Why?&quot; She almost screamed at him
  &quot;Calm down, please,&quot; he said.
  &quot;Just tell me why?&quot; She demanded
  &quot;Okay. You want to know why&quot; He asked.
  &quot;Yes&quot; 
  &quot;You were just a conquest. Yes, that s what you were initially, he continued as he watched her face fall. Look at you, brilliantly beautiful, intelligent, and modest. And those are just a few of your qualities. You wouldn t agree to date any guys then. So, it all started as a game between your cousin, my friends and me. They said, I cannot have you, that no one could. At a point I was beginning to think I couldn t either, until that day at your cousin s party, I saw the way you warm up at me and that gave me hope, you were innocent and naive, a little stupid also and those were all to 

&quot;That,&quot; she said pointing to the one on her right hand. &quot;So...?&quot;
  &quot;I don t know exactly for how long I would be gone,&quot; She cut in again but I know you have enough money in your account to tidy you up till I m back, but just in case, do you want me to credit your account with more money?&quot; She asked. That should do the trick and shut her up. She hoped.
  &quot;Yes, of course,&quot; she said excitedly. Thanks, love.&quot; She added as she stood to hug her.
  &quot;You are welcome,&quot; she said. 
  An hour later, with her luggage sorted out and Tania gone and having placed a call to her mum and Leah to inform them of her sudden travel and making sure she purposely left out the details of where she was going, Mitchell laid on her bed thinking about the meeting with her ex and the revelation that she d been a conquest as well as her cousin s hand in it. She wondered why she had to fall prey to such a man. But she wasn t going to dwell so much on that

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