Mrs. Alcantara's plan was working. She had her pleasures and her marriage was still intact. What could go wrong, she thought.Today her lover came to see her again. This is the seventh time her lover is coming to her house, in the space of a month.“When does your husband travel?” Her lover asked impatiently.She knew they were acting like kids, that they were committing a crime or doing something hideous.She was getting uncomfortable with it, the rushed sex and hasty conversations.“It is always impromptu,” Mrs. Alcantara said.She wondered why she asked.“This is insane,” her lover exclaimed.“What is insane?” Mrs. Alcantara asked, confused.Mrs. Alcantara could not understand this lady sometimes.“This hide and seek game, it's getting exhausting,” her lover announced.“I pay you well and even extra, what more do you want?” Mrs. Alcantara asked, frustrated.“I don't want us to hide anymore,” her lover declared.“It's no longer eloping, huh?” Mrs. Alcantara said, surprised.“Why don
Mr. Alcantara forgot an important document at home, he had been calling his wife to send someone to bring it over but she was not responding to his calls.He thought something happened and decided to go home and take it himself.He was shocked beyond words at the abominable sight before him. He tried composing himself, as he cleared his throat to get their attention.“Damn it!” Mrs. Alcantara exclaimed in fear.Her lover tried covering her face with the duvet to hide her identity.“I expected more from you,” Mr. Alcantara said disappointed.“Honey, it's not what you think, we were just trying out the bed,” his wife said, fidgeting.“And what does your friend have to say?” Mr. Alcantara asked.He raised his fingers in the air to make an air quote, when he said the word, friend.Mrs. Alcantara's lover felt ashamed of herself and couldn't say anything.“Trying out the bed you lay on every day?” Mr. Alcantara scoffed.It was a flimsy excuse and he knew it. He was disgusted.“You see, uhm,
Jamal had lost almost all his business associates, but still no explanation as to why they withdrew. Dennis had yet to give him a positive response on the situation at hand, and he felt unsettled.“Sir, I followed one of your associates and it was discovered that he has not been in his family house for some time now,” Dennis said.He came into a report on the work he was given.“Did you check for his whereabouts?” Jamal asked immediately.“Yes sir, we searched every nook and cranny of his usual spots, even his family seemed to be out of town,” Dennis answered.“That's odd, he always loved working from home,” Jamal thought aloud.“I thought as much, so I decided to search at the airport terminal and even went as far as asking for the check-ins from the last month,” Dennis explained.“And?” Jamal asked inquisitively.He knew something was going on but he couldn't quite explain what it was.“And there haven't been any check-ins or check-outs bearing his name,” Dennis confirmed.“So are yo
Amidst all the chaos, Mrs. Alcantara had been receiving calls from an unknown number. Initially, she wanted to ignore the constant calls but the call was persistent so she stepped away from earshot to pick up the call.“Hello?” She answered skeptically.“You think being a boss is the ultimate?” The person on the other line said.Mrs. Alcantara was confused, she couldn't understand what this person was saying. “Who is this?” Mrs. Alcantara asked.“I would make you suffer for all the things you have made me go through,” the unknown caller said.Mrs. Alcantara thought hard about who the caller could be, but she felt stagnant. She never had any feud with anybody so she was confused.“What do you want from me?” Mrs. Alcantara asked.“I want you to suffer, you disrespectful old hag,” the unknown caller said.“Hold on, are you responsible for what is happening right now?” Mrs. Alcantara exclaimed.She didn't know this person, so she wondered what she did to deserve such punishment from the c
It has been a week since the news about Mrs. Alcantara's sexual relationship with Madam Theresa and the news has yet to settle down.Everyone kept talking about it, it was unending and Mr. Alcantara could not do anything about it.He felt his business crumbling and he was also worried that his daughter, Melanie, had not called to confirm the news.He knew she was distancing herself from the family drama because of her history with her mother.“Honey, I prepared food for you,” Mrs. Alcantara announced.She had been trying to atone for her recent behavior. “Do I look hungry to you?!” Mr. Alcantara said furiously.He hasn't been at work for a while because of the paparazzi and the bad comments. He wanted to come up with a plan before going back to face the camera, or even try to explain himself.“You have not eaten since the morning, please,” Mrs. Alcantara urged.She knew she was at fault but she wanted to make things work.“Melanie has not called since she heard about your act of fooli
Jamal's stepfamily finally came up with a plan to sabotage Mr. Graham's plan.Nathan made a plan with the help of Mr. Graham's original plan.“So what do we have to do?” Madam Theresa asked.After the incident and the news of Madam Theresa and Mrs. Alcantara's sexual relationship, Nathan has completely ignored his mother.He was still pissed at her but decided not to dwell on it for so long. Their plan had to go on, with or without his mother.He wanted to become the CEO of Jackie-Ville's Empire and he would get it by all means.“Mr. Graham wants me to visit one of Jamal's associates, I believe he is the last of them,” Nathan stated.“Mr. Graham huh?” Clara said.“Yes, that is the name of the supposed, mysterious man that was expected to help us bring Jamal down,” Nathan answered.“What is his full name?” Clara asked.Knowing the name of the man would help her cousin and her husband figure out who he is.“Why do you want to know?” Nathan asked suspiciously.“We should at least know who
Mr. Alcantara had been trying to reach his daughter, Melanie, but she had adamantly refused to pick up his calls.He was sincerely worried about her, so he called Clara to ask for Melanie's well-being, but even Clara's response didn't seem to relieve him of his worries.He tried again and after many calls, Melanie finally answered the call.“My dear, how have you been, I have been trying to reach you all day, are you okay?” Mr. Alcantara asked.His worries were growing each second and he could not contain it.“I am fine Dad, how are you?” Melanie sounded exhausted.She was trying to sound normal so that he would not worry about her so much.“Why haven't you been picking up my calls?” Mr. Alcantara asked again.He ignored her previous question, all that mattered to him was that she was doing well.“Dad, I said I'm fine, how are you coping?” Melanie asked.She diverted the question, she didn't want to look weak so her father could be strong.“I am coping but I don't think I can do that f
Jamal's business was finally sinking and he could not let that happen. At first he was happy that he found the culprit behind all his misfortune but since Dennis could not find any other information on Mr. Graham Louis.Dennis came in slowly and approached Jamal quietly.“I hope it is good news only,” Jamal stated hopefully.His eyes were seeing the truth that it was bad news but his heart refused to succumb to whatever his mind was saying.“I'm sorry sir, it is the same response as the last time, it is extremely difficult to track down this man,” Dennis confessed.Jamal felt vulnerable and couldn't take the feeling anymore, so he decided to be real with Dennis.“My company is sinking, Dennis,” Jamal admitted.He could confide in Dennis because he was one of his trusted persons.“I am truly sorry sir, it seemed as if Mr. Graham Louis knew that he was being followed,” Dennis reported.“Does this mean there is no way to get more information about his secret movements?” Jamal asked.Mr. G