The next day evening, as the sun started to set, a sleek black Rolls Royce phantom VIII arrived outside Ansel's residence. They were heading to a seven star restaurant which belonged to the Castillo's.Ansel approached the car and Anthony opened the rear door. He climbed inside, and Anthony got back in the driver's seat. With Ansel seated, Anthony steered the car onto the road.In the backseat of the car, Ansel found himself growing increasingly restless. To occupy himself, he pulled out his phone, his gaze skimming over the screen as he mindlessly scrolled through his notifications. He wasn't going to have a boring ride and so he decided to watch some short reels on his phone.After watching the most of the reels he could find, he thought of them as boring and so he shoved his phone into his pocket.Soon, they arrived at Castillo's seven star restaurant.When the car stopped, Anthony was about to open the door for Ansel. But before he could do that, Ansel signaled him to stop. "I c

After having dinner, grandfather Kian went ahead to discuss plans for their engagement ceremony.They selected a location and a date and they all agreed with it.Thora's initial panic began to fade as she thought about the potential upside of a marriage with Ansel. ‘Well, if he doesn't want anything from me, then it'll be more like a business deal, right? No biggie,’ she mused to herself. It was just a marriage on paper and she would never fall for a man like Ansel.They soon talked about the engagement preparations and how to go about it. When the conversation was over, Ansel, grandfather Kian and Thora walked out of the restaurant.Grandfather Kian had already gotten to his car and Ansel walked alongside Thora."Can I drive you home?" Ansel asked in a raspy voice, the type of voice that would make any woman turn their heads to look at him a second time but Thora wasn't moved.She rolled her eyes in disbelief."I'm not going to get into a taxi with you, Ansel. As you can see, I'll

The next day, Ansel and Samantha headed to the hospital. The visit had been Ansel's idea, and though Samantha had hesitated at first, she'd eventually come around to it last night.Now, they were about to see her brother together and Samantha couldn't stop herself from feeling restless.Ansel had also made a bold promise to Samantha during their conversation last night. He'd assured her that if he couldn't figure out a way to help her brother, he'd give her the money she needed. While they were on their way, they bought chicken soup and that was placed in a polythene bag which Samantha was holding.The hospital reeked of antiseptic and Ansel couldn't help but scrunch his nose.He hated the smell of hospitals and it was one of the reasons why he preferred traditional medicines.They made him feel like puking and Ansel didn't like the feeling.But this wasn't about him, Ansel was here to see Fred and so he quickly adapted to the smell.Fred was laying on the bed,he looked like he had b

Madam Kiara kept giving Ansel dirty looks.Her daughter was about to get married to a rich man in the country but Samantha decided to settle for a man like Ansel.She didn't bother to hide her disgust for Ansel and made it obvious.However, Mr George knew that he had to thank Ansel in some way and so he invited him to eat lunch with them.Madam Kiara who was scrolling through her phone raised her head up immediately.She had prepared them a special lunch to celebrate her daughter's engagement and wouldn't want Ansel to have a taste of any of her meals.Food was expensive these few days and giving a man like Ansel seemed like a waste of food."The meals that I prepared can not feed all of us. I suggest that we only offer Samantha's boyfriend a glass of juice. That's a much better option. Brother George, don't forget that we are here to celebrate Ana's engagement to the one and only son of the Lugard family. We can't make Ana go hungry on her special day." Madam Kiara said, her words sh

"George is owing us some cash, he needs to pay or I won't leave." Snake Li tightened his fist and struggled to get back on his feet.He tried to hide his nervousness from Ansel even though he was clearly shaking.George cleared his throat, it was all his fault.He should have paid when he had the chance.Right now, he was going bankrupt and he didn't have any money with him.Mr George could only bow his head in shame, he didn't like the look of disbelief that Samantha gave him."How about I pay you some other time. Please, Snake Li, I don't have the money currently." George said in a pleading tone.When Snake Li heard his words, his eyes twitched involuntarily."You think I'm some kind of charity, George?" Snake Li snapped, his voice dripping with disdain. "You've had plenty of time to pay, but you've been dragging your feet. And now, all of a sudden, you don't have the money? Give me a break!"George's face turned a sickly shade of pale as he hung his head in shame. Samantha's gaze b