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Her Pov

"I think I should have a rethink of Arthur's proposal " Sabrina paused mid-stride and turned to stare at me

"What?" I shifted from her perch on the sofa to meet my best friend's gaze."I think I'm gonna agree to marry Arthur " i repeated in hushed

tones even though my eyes were filled with worry.

"With my dad in the hospital and this thing with Scott"

"No" Sabrina's voice was firm as she crossed the room to the sofa where her best friend sat.

She grasped my shoulders and gave me

a firm shake determination glinting in her

eyes." You don't have to rush anything just to give Scott the pleasure that he had won."

That was the last thing I wanted.

For Scott Restervio to think that he had

succeeded in throwing my family into a

panic.

My jaw set in a rage as i recalled the scene

at his office yesterday and once more mt

blood boiled at the memory of that arrogant bastard throwing those words at her.

I shrugged my shoulders off Sabrina's hold  and returned to the French

doors that led to the balcony and stared out

through the pouring rain at Miami.

He was such a hypocrite! She thought.If he

wanted revenge against me he should have fought for her all those years ago rather than let his damned pride get in the way and then wait years before carrying out some  warped vendetta against her family..

Her lips curled in derision at the thought Scott Restervio was a coward,nothing more,more less.

"Why target the company" she moved to stand beside me."Your father had nothing to do with what happened in the past so why is Scott doing this.I don't understand his motives for doing this ,it's all so confusing." She said.

"He is insane,that's why."I  replied, my

lips in a thin line of displeasure."A mad man who needs to be locked up in a padded cell and have the key thrown away.Men like Scott Restervio don't need a logical reason for doing the stupid things they do sometimes, it's just pure madness driving him." I resumed my pacing, my  mind going through a million possibilities searching for a solution to this irritating problem.

One thing was certain though, i had to find a way to get those shares back even if it meant stooping to accepting Arthur's proposal it would be used to solve at least one of her problems.

"I hould go and talk to Arthur ."I  said."I

could try and reason with him somehow.

What do you think?"

A memory of Arthur's proposal rose

up in my mind and i shuddered.

Heaven only knew what he would do to me if i went to him.

"That's a good idea Caroline." Sabrina replied, as I takes a hand through my disheveled hair, the limp brown locks flopping over my forehead in an untidy disarray.

I caught sight of my reflection in the mirror and cringed.

Crap! I thought, wincing once more. I

looked a mess in the worn out dressing

gown over equally well-worn shorts and

fluffy blue flip flops, face bare of any form

of make up and hair flying every which way.

In contrast Sabrina looked perfect in denim pants and a lemon silk blouse, blonde hair expertly cut in a sleek bob that framed her oval face.

Right now, my friend was scowling at me

in confusion."What's it?"Sabrina asked folding her arms across her chest,her expression defiant.

"Trust me Caroline ,that would be a very good idea way better than Scott's "I  turned from the mirror and faced

My cousin.

"You know how Arthur also tried to

blackmail me. What makes you think he's any way better?"

Sabrina bit her lip and turned away her shoulders tense."I don't know."she admitted in defeat.

"But you have to do something before this all gets worse"

My phone beeped,cutting off her reply.

I strode to the stereo set and picked up

the phone,reading the text message.

"Ah damn!"i swore,checking her watch.

Ten am.

The message was from my father's lawyer ,reminding me of the

emergency board meeting in fifteen minutes.

I had completely forgotten about it,

completely preoccupied by the crises with Scott.

Ass it were, I could barely squeeze

in a shower and a few minutes to get dressed before heading down to the conference room.

"What is it?"Sabrina asked,watching me

scramble about in panic.

I paused on my way to the bathroom and

shot Sabrina a quick look."I have to hustle or I'll be late for the board meeting."

Ten minutes later my hair a damp mess, i

reached into my  closet and grabbed the first outfit I could find.