With the couples out of the living room, Stella banged her fists against the table as she glared angrily at the door they had passed through. "How did she get to know?" Her mother asked. "I texted her." She hissed in frustration. Pushing her chair backward, she began to storm towards the door. Sensing she wanted to accost the couple, her mother was quick to pull her back. "What do you think you want to do? Julia has the right to take him away and you have no say about it." She said. "I just want to talk some sense into her." She replied stubbornly trying to break past her mother who didn't give way. "And you think she will give you an audience?" She asked. Annoyed, Stella turned around only to storm to her room, still boiling with rage. "If we want to win Raymond to our side, we must first of all do that to Julia. If we can tackle her, then Raymond is ours to keep." Mr. Brooks said. "How do you intend to do it then? She is so smart and can detect even our tiniest move." Mrs. Br

Raymond had just stepped out of the gym and was dabbing his face with the towel hanging loosely on his neck — since it was the weekend, he was going to be home all day. That morning, he had made up his mind that he was going to make Julia talk to him but instead of him making the move, she did. Wearing a frown and holding her phone loosely, she stormed towards him and with her hands across her chest said, "They made it compulsory." "Compulsory? Oh,.. sorry, we aren't on talking terms." He muttered with a little smile on his lips but since she was furious, she didn't notice. "For real?" She asked, raising her how at him in surprise. This was the first time he was giving her an attitude after she subjected him to a silent treatment. "Yeah, excuse me." He said with a smirk. Smiling, he brushed past her and then continued dabbing his face as he made his way to his room. "Did he just give me an attitude?" She muttered, staring at his retreating figure. "Okay, fine. Let's see

Still buzzing with joy, Julia wrapped her hand around Raymond's neck and then began peppering his face with kisses. “Come on, that's enough now. It's not as if what I did was a big deal.” He chuckled, pushing her away gently but she clinged on. “Of course, it's a big deal. I was wondering how I was going to face my family after acting tough.” She scoffed, rolling her eyes. “No matter what they do…” he was still speaking when she placed her palm over her ears and then began to shake her head violently. Moments later, she was staring at Raymond with a scowl etched on her face. “Don't lecture me about them. I'm not interested.” She said, rolling her eyes in anger. “Okay, fine.” He replied, reaching out for his briefcase. He was almost walking into the lobby when she yelled after him, “What about the dinner you talked about earlier?” She asked. Instead of responding, he began to chuckle. Embarrassed, she turned aside, “I was pissed that's why.” She muttered. “Let's go then.” He sai

Since it was just a beep, she chose to ignore it and then went ahead to show Javier her work. After reviewing it together, Javier made some corrections and she left to perfect it. She had just started working when her phone began buzzing against the desk. Just as she was about to mute it, her fingers mistakenly slipped, receiving the call from Stella in the process. With a frown etched on her face, she scowled, “What do you want?” “Your guilt is eating you up already, I see,” Stella commented, gripping the edge of her table. Earlier, she had just stepped out of the boardroom after meeting with some investors. Thinking her secretary wanted to show her her next schedule, she took the iPad from her only to be greeted with the video the reporters had leaked online. Thinking it was her mind playing games on her, she went ahead to make confirmations, browsing through different sites coupled with calls and when she discovered it was true, she went livid. She sent Julia a text but

That morning, she had walked in on Rina telling Tyler that her training session was over and it was time they made her a fully-fledged member. Tyler had refused saying her training time was yet to elapse and so Rina told him he was going to prove to him that she was almost if not already perfect. When he didn't come around all through the day, she thought he must have forgotten about it but here he was claiming he couldn't perform a task he did all the time. “I don't even know what you are talking about but please, make sure you do your best. The boss specifically wants to see this latest noon tomorrow.” He said and with that strode out. “Okay.” Smacking her lips, she picked up the file and with her purse hanging on her shoulder made her way to the garage. On their way home, they stopped at the restaurant for dinner. Ever since Julia started working, they always had dinner outside since she would be too tired to make a meal. “How's everything going?” Raymond asked, startin