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chapter twenty-two.

chapter twenty-two

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"And I want to thank you all for coming to this grand opening of my new company building and the highlands area." Sinclair says clear into the microphone that was in front of him.

Sin turns his head away, a smile still covering his lips as he makes eye contact with the secretary for this building. "The scissors?"

She nods her head apologetically and passes the large scissors to him. The man turns around taking a few steps back and cuts the ribbon in half. There were soft cheers and claps as the ribbon fell to the ground. The man that would be running this building for Sin approached him with a hard smile, one that he knew was fake. The two men shake hands firmly, making sure to look at the crowd, giving the journalist something to write about.

"No introduction?" Ben says through his smile, making sure he doesn't appear upset or frustrated.

Sin's smile grows widely as he leans over, close to the man's ear. "Why would I introduce nobody? They are all here to see me, Benny boy, not you."

The man covered in tattoos pulls away from the other's ear and waves at the crowd, letting them take more pictures of him and Ben. Sin could see from the corner of his eye that Ben was struggling to keep his perfect smile on. Unlike him, Sin knew when to turn it on and off. He had to make sure the public kept their eyes on him, Sinclair Maurice the young big shot CEO. If the public finds out the truth behind his family company, he could be looking at years to life in prison.

After taking a few photos with other partner companies, Sinclair walks down the beautiful marble stairs, meeting Xavier and Martin. Of course the cameras were still on him, so that means they were also on his bodyguards. As Sin approaches them, he could hear the two of them bickering about something. The moment Sin is just close enough to hear their conversation, they stop talking. Martin turns his head away from Xavier, causing the taller male to frown a bit.

"Am I missing something?" Sin says through his smile.

The both of them have been acting weird since Viola showed up. As much as he didn't want to admit it, he knew she was the reason for his best friend's issues. It didn't matter though, she would be returning to Italy in a few days, so everything would be turning back to normal.

"Looking good, boss." Martin teases, "If only you added a wink after every sentence, that would've really made them swoon."

Sin shoots him a side glare as he opens the backseat door for him so he could get into the car and away from all of their microphones and cameras.

He didn't really like to dress all the way up, but due to the event, he had to always make a good impression for the public, especially when they all think he's just young and dumb. They also believe he's going to give up and just give his family company up for those who're more experienced. Honestly, Sinclair prepared his whole life to play this role as well as take his father's position as the boss for the mafia here in the city.

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