Brad still needed to stay clear. As a matter of fact, he had no idea who and who worked for Fernandez. He couldn't risk it.Rose cleared her throat meaningfully and dropped a tray of food.Claire smiled smugly. Her cousin was spending time with Brad without knowing his true identity. She believed that he was a loser.What an irony.Claire stared at the cake on the tray. "Where is the third plate of waffles?""Third plates?" Rose dismissed it. "I only got waffles for you and me. Is your friend coming over?""Come on!" Claire threw up. "How can you get two plates of waffles? Is Brad not going to eat?" She asked harshly.Rose felt triggered. "Claire, don't be rude! Not in front of him anyways," she warned.Claire ignored her remark and placed a plate of Waffles in front of Brad. "Brad, why don't you try that? Do you need something else so I can get it for you?""What!" Rose exclaimed softly. "And now, you are giving him what I got for you?"She shrugged briefly, thinking that Claire was
Brad knew the matter would escalate especially because Claire now acknowledged Brad. He knew that the situation would worsen if he stayed further.So, he convinced them to make peace with themselves before he left.The moment he left, Claire felt bad at the way she yelled and slapped Rose. She was merely trying to show Brad that she was on her side."Rose, I'm really sorry," She apologised softly.Rose smiled softly. "It's ok. I know what you are trying to do, Claire."Claire hesitated. "What?" She had no idea what Rose was saying. She actually expected her to be angry at her."I know that you are trying to earn respect and make him do whatever you want but you shouldn't have gone to that extreme. The slap was painful," She muttered and rubbed her cheek.Claire released a sigh of relief. "I'm really sorry. I promise you that you will benefit from this when it all ends."Rose smiled, thinking she was referring to Gary and not knowing Claire was talking about Brad.Rose nodded, with a s
Brad stopped eating when he realised Sophia was staring at him. He looked up at her. Their gaze held and locked for a few minutes."Is everything alright?"Sophia smiled. "Nothing. Are you coming for the kissing box?"Brad shook his head briefly. "I have a job that day," He muttered and continued eating.Sophia didn't push it. She was there any way a year ago when Brad was insulted. She was also insulted anyway, by the same girls that left a few minutes ago. But the difference was that she was now wanted and loved by everyone. But Brad was still the same, being embarrassed every time."How is your job by the way? Is it worth it?"Brad shook his head briefly. "It is. What about your kissing box, how is it going?""Well, it has been accepted by the panel. I am going to start the preparation. I'm just excited about it. I mean it's in five days. But can you do me a favour?"Brad looked at her. "What is it all about?"Sophia pursed her lips for a moment as if thinking about it. With this,
David moved towards Brad with shock. "What is happening here? Where are they all coming from?"Brad was more shocked. "Didn't you invite them?"David shook his head briefly. "This party was supposed to be among us. I have no slightest idea what is happening."Kevin moved closer. "What are we supposed to do now?""I will see how I can get everyone out," David muttered and walked away."What kind of a thing is this? How did anyone even know we are celebrating your birthday today? This is so frustrating. The fact that Bertha came along is annoying.""I'm so sorry, Brad," Sophia said suddenly and stepped forward. "It seemed like this was arranged by Rose. I just called Ann and she confirmed it," She revealed.Could Rose have been angry at him earlier for what Claire did to her? Maybe the two didn't settle it."But how did Rose even get to know about this birthday?""That's my fault," Sophia confessed. "She called me and asked where I was. It was a slip of the tongue on my side. Please, fo
Brad's phone rang suddenly, pulling him out of his thoughts. Brad was thinking of how his birthday went. It was quite fun, especially shocking the girls that he owned a BMW car. He looked at the screen and realised It was Sophia. He looked up at Kevin quickly. "She's here already." Kevin got up. "We are ready!" He announced. Just as he did this, David walked out of the room. "I'm ready as well. Let's go." They all stepped out of the house. Sophia was leaning by the car, waiting for them. Brad had to tell Sophia that he would prefer it if his two friends tagged along. He didn't want Kevin to take it personally. It could actually spell different things from his side. Besides, Sophia agreed immediately. In fact, she was thrilled that she had a lot of company. "Thank you so much, guys. I'm so glad you are doing this with me," She said in an appreciative tone. "Say no more! Let's hit the road!" David encouraged. Brad smiled and got inside the back seat. Kevin got inside the fro
As much as Brad was shocked, he let her stay. Since she needed it, there was no point in being resistant.But one shocking thing was how Sophia knew Vincenzo. That wasn't enough, it looked like he was the one making her scared. What could Vincenzo have done to her?What could have happened?However, he still had to think of the reason why Vincenzo would be at the mall at that time with Douglas' men. Something was definitely going on.Sophia pulled back suddenly and started walking towards the car."Sophia!" He called after her but she didn't respond.Brad turned around and realised that Vincenzo was gone. He pulled out his second phone and dialed Maxwell's number.He picked it up after the second ring. "Hello, boss.""I just saw Vincenzo and Douglas' men around the mall. Find out what's happening.""Yes, boss. I will get back to you as fast as I can," He assured before the line went off.He picked the two masks he had selected earlier. "Can you get me two dozen of these each?"The wom
Brad flagged down a taxi and entered. On the way home, he couldn't stop thinking about Sophia. He eventually concluded that there would be a better time to ask her.When he got home, Maria was waiting at the door with a smile on her face."Welcome, boss," she muttered. "I made beef lasagna. Will you take a shower before or after eating?"Brad smiled softly. "Go to bed, Maria. I will handle the rest. Thank you."Maria shook her head briefly. "I'm supposed to sleep when you are fully settled," she protested softly."It's ok, Maria. I got this. So, you can go to bed," he assured.Maria bowed slightly and walked inside.Brad settled to eat before he went in for a quick bath. His phone rang suddenly. It was Ava."Hello, boss.""How are you doing, Ava?""Fine boss. I wasn't able to see you earlier today. I didn't know yesterday was your birthday but I got you a gift."Brad smiled. "Thank you, Ava. I had to leave school earlier because my friends and I wanted to go to the mall.""Oh, alri
Brad walked out of the company before the security guards would come. He actually commended them for wanting to be swift with work, but they were being unfair.Anyway, Brad didn't have to think of it.He dialed Ava's phone immediately. The phone rang twice, but she didn't pick it up.Brad gave up instantly. Maybe she was having a lecture.Just as Brad entered the car, his phone rang. It was Ava. He picked it up."Hello, boss. I'm so sorry. There's an ongoing class," She explained.Brad nodded once. " I suspected that, though. Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that I have just been fired.""Fire? Absolutely not!" Ava laughed. "Where are you now, though?""At the garage.""OK, just give me a few minutes, boss. Someone will be there for you. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience, boss.""No problem, Ava. I totally understand," he finished up and hung up.It didn't take up to ten minutes when a man showed up in the garage. The man was tall and built. Even though he seemed to be in his t