"What does he mean by you’re the boss?" Lina rolled her eyes before pushing a mini donut into her mouth.

This morning, they met for a late breakfast because Lina was supposed to travel out of town to cover a wedding.

Sienna didn’t know how else to console her heart because all this time, she was planning to rely on Lina.

She looked at her friend angrily, who got busy stuffing mini macrons into her mouth, as if there was no tomorrow.

Sienna gritted her teeth and squeezed her friend’s hand that was placed on the table, "Li. Can’t your assistant go this time? What if you accompany me to my father’s office and help me a little?"

Lina’s eyes rolled up as she pretended that she was thinking hard, "Why don’t you take your handsome husband to the office?"

Husband? Hunter?

"What do you mean..." She left her hand and leaned back into the chair, a little disappointed, "He knows nothing about business."

"Okay..." Lina ran her tongue along her teeth, "Are there any girls who work there? In your father’s office, I mean?"

Sienna thought with a frown and then nodded. A few faces popped up in her head when those good-for-nothing bitches used to be busy applying makeup.

"That’s good!" Lina took a big chug of her cold caramel latte, "Take Hunter with you. Maybe those girls start working hard to impress him..." She suggested.

Sienna didn’t like the suggestion, but...

No. Something seemed off.

Last night, he had said that he would help her. But how would he when he doesn’t have any idea how to run a business?

"Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. I’m sure you’ll nail it, Sia," Her friend assured her when she dropped her off at her house.

The car drove off while Sia stood there watching it go. At that instant, she realized a bitter truth.

She had no one except Lina. Maybe Hunter was also there. But her closest one was only Lina, and she wouldn’t be available to lean on for the next few days.

Her daughter’s small face popped up in his head, "Yeah. You were my closest, and I lost you, darling," She pressed her lips together in an effort to control her tears.

She was about to turn around to get inside the house when a familiar pain made its way to her lower belly.

"Shit!" Her steps quickened. She was aware of what it was.

In her past life, every month...

Every fu*cking month she used to try her best to hide her period from Tom, but this pain... It mostly made it impossible to keep it from him.

The first time he saw the blood stain on the bed, she was locked inside the bathroom for seven days straight.

Placing a palm on her belly, she jogged inside her room and slammed the door behind her. Tossing her purse aside, she tried to reach the bathroom but had to kneel on the floor when another cramp hit her.

"Ma’am?" A small voice froze her.

Brian was standing there holding a towel. Why couldn’t she see him?

"Wh...what... are you doing here..." She asked him through clenched teeth and then hissed.

There was worry in his eyes, "Last night ... Y...you asked me to clean your study table, ma’am... Are you..." He pointed towards her, "Is everything alright?"

Yes. Everything is good. It’s just that blood is oozing out of my pussy, you asshole!

"Do we have a hot water bottle around here?" She managed to ask him. Pain clenched low in her belly, making her breathless for a few seconds.

Brian quickly left the room without a word.

Sienna didn’t know how Hunter would react if he found her like this.

Will he also lock me in the bathroom?

Using all her might, she dragged herself towards the bathroom. Once inside, she closed the door and locked it.

***

"I know, Mr. Barakzai, but I can’t release funds based on your emotional dramas," Hunter said in a bored voice.

This was supposed to be the final online meeting before approving the contract, but this man flipped on his word.

"Mr. Levisay. I swear... we’ll deliver better if you increase the budget... Just a tiny bit and I’m sure you’ll..."

Hunter cut him as he placed his elbow on the table, "Logan," He called his secretary on the speaker, "Cancel their contract and hire the Sadis."

"No, Mr. Levisay..." Barakzai panicked at the other end, but Hunter had already disconnected the call.

His room was upstairs and had more privacy for his official meetings. He ran his fingers through his hair and took off his Bluetooth earbud.

When his phone rang, he picked it up and glued it to his ear, "I’m not giving this contract to him, Logan," He didn’t even give his secretary a chance to speak, "The audacity of this man... from now onwards ...No interactions with him. Ever. Not under any Levisay contract," He finished with finality.

"Sure, boss," Logan was aware that now there was no room for any argument. He knew better than to push when his boss sounded like that.

Hunter didn’t pay attention when Brian came inside his room, "Mr. Levisay...ma’am..."

"What about her?" Hunter was still pissed at Barakzai, "Has she chopped the other leg of that sleazebag?" He shut the laptop and got up from his chair.

"I think she ... she is unwell..."

Hunter, who was stretching his arms above his head, paused and looked up with a frown, "Unwell?

"Yeah... she asked for a hot water bottle. When I took it to her, she didn’t open the bathroom door."

"And you’re telling me this now?" Before Brian could explain, Hunter was already outside the room, rushing down the stairs.

Her room door was open, and Hunter stopped in the doorway when he found blood smudged on the floor.

"Sienna?" He knocked at the bathroom door, "You there?"

He pressed his ear to the door, "Sugar!" He didn’t know why his voice turned unusually gentle, "Sienna. Honey. Open the door."

He waited for her response for a few minutes. Just when he had made up his mind to break the door, her sharp voice rang out from the bathroom, "Get lost!"

Brian, who was standing behind him, took a sigh of relief, "Sir. She is alive."

Hunter passed him a warning glare and then knocked again, "Sweetheart. Open the door. Because if you don’t... I’m going to break the door down."