ylvie gave her mother a reassuring smile. "Mom? I'm gonna be okay. I'm no longer a little girl" She drawled.Her mother's eyes were still a bit pensive. "Are you sure you're going to be fine?""I'm now married, Duh" Sylvie laughed, waving her ring in front of her mom's face."I know silly.. I'm gonna miss you" Mona pinched her daughter's cheeks and turned to the man standing behind her."Take care of her, son" Mona patted him before making her way to the car."He sure will" Sylvie smiled."It's your honeymoon. You guys have lots of fun" Mona called out before pulling out of the driveway..Sylvie rolled her eyes at how overprotective her mom was being over her. She was 24 yrs old, for goodness sake!"Did you get a wedding gift for me?" Sylvie asked her husband. "Sure.. It's night already, lets go get settled. Our luggage has been taken in" Conan smiled down at her.Sylvie blushed as she stepped into the gates of the Stangos Estate- one of the most beautiful residence in this local to
Wayne got into his car, following closely after Anna's Range Rover."Who do you think this person might be?" Mark who was seated in the passenger's seat asked him."We'll just have to find out." He replied.Half an hour later, they were already heading towards the outskirts of the town and the road was getting more and more deserted, increasing the chance of Anna discovering them."Shit, Wayne. I think they've discovered us." Mark swore angrily when Anna's car began to move more slowly, coming to a stop."We can't pull to a stop now." Wayne muttered.Even though they were a few metres behind, there was no way it wouldn't raise suspicions if they stopped.Mark raised the glass of the windows and zoomed past them, increasing the speed and taking the turn down the right."I think we lost them!" "No, we haven't." Wayne replied, retrieving his phone to log into a tracking app."I planted a tracking devise in her bag, just in case of instances like this."Glancing down at the phone, he whi
Wayne and Mark managed to sneak into the mansion, past the several security guards up into the house. Even in the sitting room, no one was present, they had to walk further in before they heard sounds of screaming from the top.of the stairs.They exchanged looks and moved closer. If this peroan was so dangerous. Why would he leave his house so unattended to?Wayne found something's odd.As they got to the stairs, they saw a huge portrait on the wall.Wayne froze in his steps. The portrait was one of his father, Mathew Moore and another strange man.This man seemed to be the least wealthy of them, and he had a glint in his eyes that sent shivers down people's spine.Wayne walked closer to inspect it. Who was this man?He'd never heard of a third party in his father and Mathew's friendship."Who's that man, Wayne?" Mark asked, keeping his eyes alert on their surroundings.He'd caught on to Wayne's facial expression when he saw the portrait."I have no freaking idea, but he seems to be t
Cayenne got out of her car in front of the BrisWell Corps. Stepping into the elevator, she covered her head with the hoodie and pressed the 10th button.Wayne had asked her to find out when Mr Smith would be free, so they'd come visit him.Wayne had discovered what Smith did to Aleena, and while thinking she deserved it, he dug deeper into the man's issue and saw that he was very powerful and had been responsible for the sudden crash in the stock price of the Moore's corporations.He seemed to have an odd hatred for the Moore's and want nothing other than their downfall. All his previous financial decisions said this.Cayenne made sure to wear a black fringe wig, so she'd not be recognised."Hi, ma'am." She greeted the receptionist cheerfully. "Where can I find the way to Mr Smith's office?""Down the hall, first turn on the left."Cayenner nodded, but as she strode down, she bumped into a well dressed man.The documents on his hands fell and their eyes met."No!" Cayenne screamed and
Aleena was still relaxed on the bed when the maid cane in with the cup of tea. "Alright. You can leave." Aleena waved her off.After she was sure that the maid had left, she retrieved the small bottle and added a little of the white powder to the tea.This medicine was more potent that the one she had been asking the maid to add to Gary's tea.Aleena smirked. That bastard had been threatening her for a while now. It was beat she incapacitated him before he would receiver and put her plans to jeopardy.She wasn't ready to lose all she'd worked for. Now that she was almost getting a position in the company. Gary's recoveru would deal a huge blow to it.After missing it carefully, Aleena picked up the tray and made her way to his room, a half smile on her face."There you are, my dear husband." She gave him a fake smile. "I'm here to o sevr your morning tea."Gary glanced up at her from the business magazine he was reading. His hair was unkept and his clothes rumpled.Aleena flinched ba
Wayne walked up to the bedside cabinet, retrieving the bottle of medications.He turned around to hand Mathew a glass of water and a pill. "Here, take this and calm down."The man had been so terrified when he saw the photo of Wallace. His lips quivering and all."What is wrong, Mathew?" Wayne asked, taking a seat beside him. "This man was once your friend, right?"Mathew nodded. "Up until he got sent to jail for domestic violence and attempted murder." his lips shook. "9 years." His eyes shone."After that, James Wallock tried to contact Simon and I, but we just didn't want to have anything to do with him. We'd heard all what he did in jail.""Really?" Wayne muttered. "I need you to tell me all you can recall about this man, every single thing, to his current dress sense and when last you saw him.""Why?" Mathew snapped his head up."Well-" Wayne was about to tell him everything.Mathew's lips quivered. "Don't tell me he's the one behind all of this?" He grabbed Wayne's shoulders har
Wayne stepped into the BrisWell Corps, right beside Cayenne and Mark. "You've taken care of the secretary?" He asked Cayenne."Of course. Drugged her food last night, so she won't be here so early." She gave him a nod.They made their way to the 5th floor, making sure to walk farther apart to avoid suspicions.Cayenne led them to the office and they knocked before walking in.The secretary's seat was empty."You can stay here, Wayne turned to face them. I don't trust that man, so come in when I give the word." He nodded at them before making his way to the main office.Wayne knocked lightly and heard the gruff voice. "Come in.""How many times have I warned you to stop being late, Madeline?" The man asked without raising his eye."Bitch! Do you love your life that-" "Excuse me, Mr Smith." Wayne cut him off abruptly and the man's jaw fell open."Oh. I'm so sorry!" He jumped from his seat to shake hands with him. "Nice to meet you, Mr Costa." Smith's smile was as wide as two women's.
Nikki knocked gently on the door."Who's there?" Loretta's voice came from within."Oh, it's just me." She smiled, making her way in.Loretta was a bit taken aback. It was still early in the morning, she was just about to get up and prepare her daughter fo school when she didn't find Wayne anywhere.He'd left a text saying he had to quickly see someone."Well, I just wanted to see how you were doing, Loretta." Nikki gave a half smile, making her way towards the bed."Really?" Loretta wasn't falling for it. "When did you begin to care about my welfare?""Oh, my dear." Nikki sighed. "I know we haven't been best of friends or all that, but I'm your uncle's fiancé, right? I'm family, you can't keep malice with me forever."Loretta shook her head unpleasantly. "Of that's all you've got to say, I'll have to show you to the door. Thanks for your kind gestures!" Nikki didn't retreat, instead she took a seat on the bed, a small smile still on her face. "I'm really sorry for what happened back
Memories of all that happened today flashed back to Alice's head.She passed the 1st round of the Oriental Catering Contest and on her way home, she bumped into that man that gave her wild goose-bumps.Nathan Reyes.Astonishingly handsome and charismatic -only when he didn't open his mouth. One of the dancers said he was a well-known business man.Alice sat up.How come she's never heard of him?She head to her table and turned on her monitor, typing his name on the browser. His pictures popped up at once.Scrolling through, she found out that not only was Nathan stinking rich, he was the grandson of a past Governor of Haiui- Greg Reyes, his father- Martin Reyes, was the President of the prominent food packaging company- Cheese&LiT Co and his mother, Lina Reyes was the best surgeon in the state.Charismatic family.There was no mention of a sibling of Nathan’s- that meant she had upset the heir to the Reyes Legacy.Even if Alice hadn’t heard of the Reyes family, she knew Cheese&LiT a
presence. “You have no right to do that! I made a simple mistake and I apologized, what else do you want?”“I do not need anything from a spoilt idiotic brat like you.” He fired back at her.Alice was red in the neck. “Who the hell do you think you are to call me an idiot? The governor's son? Even the President's son has more good manners than you do!”Nathan frowned. “You don't seem to know who I am.”“And who the fuck are you?” She shook her fists at him. “I've never heard of your name here in Haiui, aren't you just a spoilt brat that returned from abroad and got handed all the family properties on a platter of gold?”His gaze darkened, but his voice was still non chalant. “Why do I feel like you're one of those stalker ladies that have been dying to grace my bed?”“Yuck!” Alice grimaced in disgust. “I'd rather eat poop than waste my time with a man as arrogant and condescending as you are!”That statement clearly hit Nathan’s nerve cause he stood up abruptly, veins popping out on h
“I’m sorry I have no idea what you’re talking about.”“You have an idea, you freak!” Alice grabbed his collar. “You are the cause of everything that’s happened to me and my family, you fraudster!”He held her hands, “I’m beginning to feel embarrassed, Miss, Let go of me!” His thick voice resounded.Alice flinched visibly and everywhere around them became silent.“I said, let go of me!” He repeated icily.A shiver ran down her spine as she stared through the sunglasses into his eyes, leaving goosebumps in their wake.Her fingers subconsciously grabbed his collar harder.“No, you’re gonna pay for all what you did,” She insisted. “You absconded with my parent’s money only to return and flaunt it around. Everyone needs to know what cheat and fraudster you are!” Alice screamed.“What?” He gritted so angrily that she felt the waves of anger through his collar, but she didn’t care, he needs to suffer pain and humiliation.Alice turned to face the crowd. “Someone call the police! This man is
Wayne barged into the house with Mark right behind him, both of them panting heavily. "Where the hell is Mathew?" Wayne grabbed the bodyguard's collar.The guard's face was riddled with shock and confusion. "He should still be in the house, I never allowed him to leave!""What?" Wayne faced Mark in shock. What if that video had been wrong? But he had a feeling deep in his mind that he wasn't wrong.They all rushed towards the stairs, making their way straight to Mathew's room."Mathew? Are you in?" Mark hurriedly banged the door.Wayne paused to check the lock. It had been locked from outside. Signalling no one was in."No. No. No. Shit!" He swore in anger.If his mind was working perfectly, Wallock has Mathew in custody and was probably waiting for the right time to threaten him.Mark managed to break the door open, rushing in to check everywhere.No Mathew.Wayne caught a letter on the bed. It was from Mathew himself."Dear son, I'm sorry to relay this to you this way. Not especial
When Alice returned to the restaurant, customers were already teeming in, most of them asking for her mother, she managed to give them the best reply she could and after instructing the Juliet and Marie on what to do, she left for work.She prayed the Principal won't be around like yesterday, she was 2 hours late already and she wasn't in the mood to receive any tongue lashing this morning.As it happened, Mrs Sanders was right at the gate when she arrived, she beckoned Alice to her office with a stiff face.“Miss Ruiz, what time is it by your watch right now?”“I'm sorry I'm late again, my mum-”“What the hell does your watch say?” Mrs Sanders asked again, a little louder this time.“10 o’ clock.” Alice gritted.“When are you supposed to resume?” “8 o clock.”“Seriously, do you expect the parents to wait for you to resume before dropping their kids? Is this what I pay you for?”Alice kept mute.“Miss Ruiz, I'm talking to you, aren't I?”Alice sighed, she was still shaken from the or
His words sent shivers down Alice's spine, but she was determined not to show fear in his presence. “You have no right to do that! I made a simple mistake and I apologized, what else do you want?”“I do not need anything from a spoilt idiotic brat like you.” He fired back at her.Alice was red in the neck. “Who the hell do you think you are to call me an idiot? The governor's son? Even the President's son has more good manners than you do!”Nathan frowned. “You don't seem to know who I am.”“And who the fuck are you?” She shook her fists at him. “I've never heard of your name here in Haiui, aren't you just a spoilt brat that returned from abroad and got handed all the family properties on a platter of gold?”His gaze darkened, but his voice was still non chalant. “Why do I feel like you're one of those stalker ladies that have been dying to grace my bed?”“Yuck!” Alice grimaced in disgust. “I'd rather eat poop than waste my time with a man as arrogant and condescending as you are!”Th
Alice kneaded the dough thoroughly, adding some butter and re-kneading.Her fingers felt stiff but she continued anyway, they’d run out of supplies for the evening sales so she had to.The thought of abandoning everything flashed through her mind, but the fact that her mum was still lying in a hospital made her continue working vigorously.The heat from the oven sizzled her skin and made her realize that the oven was ready, as she began piling the dough in, Juliet came in.Alice looked up at her. “How’s it going over there?”“Fine.” Juliet sighed, looking her from up to down. “You can go have some rest, Miss. I’ll look after the oven.”“No, Thanks. Julie. I have to make sure everything comes out well.”“You look like you could pass out any minute from now, you’ve been working since morning, please-”“I have to work. My Mum is in the hospital.”Juliet went to put on an apron. “That’s more reason why you should have some rest. Come on, we don’t have much customers at this time, you can
The next morning while she was cleaning hastily so she doesn't have to be late for work again, Juliet suddenly rushed out of her mother's office.“Miss Alice.” She panicked. “Your mum, she fell and-”“What?” A lump formed in Alice's throat, with her heart thumping she dropped the mop and rushed to the office. Her mother was lying on the floor, seemingly lifeless.Cold fear came over her.“Mum?” Alice shook her with trembling hands. “Can you hear me? Mum?” She checked her pulse and thankfully, Mum was still breathing. “Go prepare a cab for the hospital while I bring her out.” She instructed Julie.Julie nodded and left.“Mum? Can you hear me?” Alice asked again.She burst into tears when her mother's lashes fluttered a little.Her mother was still alive!As she carried her mother over her back, she discovered in shock how much weight her mother had lost. Alice cried harder when she realized that her mum might really be sick and hiding it from her.She couldn't afford to lose her Mum.
“It's fine dear, nature has a way of gifting us something else for whatever we lose.” Mum patted her hair fondly.Alice wiped her tears to stare at her mother’s face, “You aren't surprised, why?”“I kind of figured it out when you returned home early and looking downcast yesterday.”“Mum.” The tears flowed harder. “I'm sorry for letting you down.”“You didn't let me down, love. Audition or no audition, win or lose, you’re still my precious daughter that I cherish so much.”Alice kept sobbing until she began to feel sleepy, she pulled her Mum into an embrace and whispered. “I love you, Mum and I would do anything to make you happy.”As she went to bed that night, she made a decision to never give up, no matter what came her way.The next day, Alice woke up late and ended up getting to work late, but she was relieved to find out that the Principal was not yet in school.She went about her normal activities of taking care of other people's children, feeding them, cleaning their poop, hel