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*******Arianna's Marital recap******Arianna's first years of marriage were not always blissful it turns out her husband was a chronic cheat and he had even gone the extra mile to get his mistress to have a standing exchange with his wife.Later that evening her mother-in-law called the house to signal she had arrived safely they spoke for a bit before she hung up.Arianna was too exhausted to do any work for that night and she guessed Eddie her husband too just wanted to lay back in bed he had bought a television which he had placed in the bedroom so they put it on and decided to watch a movie from the flash drive which was connected to the back of the television and the title of the film was "Eyes Wide Shut".Have they watched the movie she asked him what his ex-girlfriend's name was and he said her name was Vanessa and went Arianna further to ask where she lived and what she did for a living turns out this lady called Vanessa had been living off him like he was her bank account and
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Ernestine stumbled upon an interesting discovery today. Ryan's laptop was unlocked. And since he was distressed had gotten the shock of her life.This gave her a unique opportunity to look into what he was up to and what she found horrified her. Ryan was planning to promote her, despite the fact she was trying to bring him down because of her anger with what his grandfather had done to her father. This revelation shook Ernestine to her core and caused her to doubt her entire worldview. After all, she believed that Ryan was out to get her just like his grandfather was. To see that he was looking out for her best interests was too much for her to process.Was Ryan the same as his grandfather?"No, I won't let this information change my mind, they all need to pay for the hurt they caused my father," she said to herself as she walked up and down her room. She began to question her motivations as well. Was she looking to seek justice for her father or was she simply being guided by
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"Are you fine now?" Ryan asked."Yes sir, "." After what happened today, I would never like you to do that with any of our clients okay?" Ryan said."Yes, I would keep my issues at home," Ernestine said."That's great," he said and walked out of the office for home he missed his wife and kids. Ryan was excited to finally get home from work, after a long and exhausting week. With his wife Stacy home for a few weeks now due to the birth of their twins, he looked forward to taking his family out for a fun day together. As he walked in the door, a sense of tranquillity enveloped him as the sweet smell of his newborn babies met him head-on. He smiled as he heard their adorable coos and gurgles coming from the nursery, and the sight of Stacy sitting on the couch nursing the twins filled him with joy.After spending some quality time with his family, Ryan grabbed his keys and off they all went.The sun shone brightly as they drove to their destination – the park. They enjoyed the wa
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"Hey, man we need to meet," Alan wrote to Ryan."The usual spot?!" he asked."Yeah, the usual spot" "See you in a bit then," Ryan said and left the office immediately. Alan had been assigned the task of finding out everything he could about Ernestine Palaso, who had suddenly appeared to be troubled and acting all weird. He knew she was connected in some way to the notorious mafia drug lord community but he had no idea who or how. After days of digging, Alan finally found a lead that pointed him to the late Mr Henry Palaso, who seemed to be associated with the same underworld figures. He started to investigate further and eventually uncovered the truth: Ernestine Palaso was the daughter of the late Mr Henry Palaso. Upon ascertaining that Ernestine Palaso was indeed the offspring of the infamous mob leader, Alan knew he had to inform his superiors immediately. Despite the great risk of being discovered by the mob, he decided to take the chance and tell them the truth. When Alan
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Stacy was feeling extremely worked up as she discussed the preparations for the twins' birthday with the decor lady. She was anxious that something bad might happen on the day of the party. Ryan, her husband, could sense how stressed out she was and attempted to calm her down. He gently reminded her that everything was going to be alright and that they should just focus on making sure the kids had a great day. He encouraged her to take some deep breaths, reminding her of all the little details they had planned. His reassuring words put Stacy at ease, and she was able to finish the preparations for the twins’ birthday without any further worries.The down payment was made and the Decor lady and her crew were supposed to set up the venue which was in the backyard of the big Mansion.That evening Stacy and Arianna discussed going out to find a variety of food and cakes."Make sure you go with bodyguards this time around I am begging you both," Ryan said."Of course, we would go with
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It was a bright Saturday morning and the backyard looked a pretty Blue and pinkish hue which made Anita so giggly as she kept saying she was excited to see her great-grandchildren.Arianna had bought so many gifts.They planned to spoil these kids rotten without even trying.Everywhere was beautiful and Stacy was excited with the turnout and made sure to tip the decor lady some more as everyone brought their gifts and small chats were made here and there.Stacy had dressed the twins in blue and pink outfits. One was for her baby girl and the other for her baby boy. Both were equally stylish. Stacy had chosen matching clothes for herself and Ryan similar to their children's. Everyone was excited and when the party started, the twins looked adorable in their matching outfits. Stacy and Ryan beamed with pride as they watched their children happy and enjoying the party.It was time to eat and there was a certain food Ernestine had put her weird substance in and it was one of the seaf
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"Ernestine, can I see you?" Ryan asked calmly."It's the weekend and I don't leave my house on weekends for work at the office," She said with an attitude."Well it would interest you to know that you are a primary suspect for making my grandma ill so it's either you come here or I come to you and trust me coming to you won't be great," he said and his voice was dangerously calm as if he was trying to pick the perfect words to make her skin crawl with fear."Here I am sir" she rushed in when as though she was concerned.Ryan didn't want to be all chatty so he went straight to the point " Ernestine, what did you put in the crab sauce during the twins' birthday that caused my grandmother to have such severe allergies and be put in intensive care? The maid said you took it upon yourself to prepare that dish" Ryan asked " I apologize for what happened to your grandmother, but I want to assure you that I used the ingredients I always do when making crab sauce. I used butter, white wine,
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Instead of getting better Anita was deteriorating because the poison had somehow managed a few organs and had to be operated upon.She had relapsed twice after showing that she was improving and the scan from the echogram showed damaged cells because she was a seventy-year-old woman it didn't help matters at all."What can we do doctor?" Arianna asked in a low voice.She and her mother had just started making up and even. though she had yet to warm up to her husband at least they were getting somewhere for her to just now lose her over some food poisoning junk."We could go in and operate but the chances are probably 80-20 meaning she might die during the process" the doctor responded."No you can't say things like that, the money is available and you can do this please you can do this," Ryan said his calm humble side coming out as he almost pleaded with the doctor to do something."Yes Sir, we know the money is available but still if we don't do our job judiciously and well she might