The cafe that the families had chosen for the brunch meeting featured floor to ceiling glass walls, that offered mesmerizing views of vibrant coral reefs and other exotic sea creatures.The overall ambience is supposed to mimic an underwater paradise, with colorful marine life swimming gracefully around them. Even the centrepieces on the tables were shaped like corals. As Megan and Jack entered the cafe, Megan was strutting ahead with confidence, her head held high. Jack followed closely behind, his senses on alert as the entire restaurant was empty except for one person sitting at a table.The man rose from his seat as soon as he saw Megan, and even from across the room, it was visible that he was wearing an obnoxious printed golden shirt that screamed money but no class. Megan's eyes narrowed slightly as she approached the person, but maintained her composed exterior, giving away nothing of her inner thoughts. On coming closer, it seemed like the man was almost similar in height
Back at the Giorgio mansion, Megan and Jack were walking along the driveway, having gotten out of the car at the gate itself. Jack understood that she probably wanted to talk, so he was walking one step behind Megan, fully in character as Hairam, her bodyguard. His eyes scanned the surroundings carefully, waiting for her to speak. But Megan turned around abruptly, her expression curious. "So? What do you think about my arranged fiancé?"Jack maintained his polite demeanor. "Miss, I would like to know your thoughts… although I didn't assume he would capture your attention that well."Megan faced forward again, her tone thoughtful. "Hm! Me neither, but I think he is a really interesting man, coming from such a privileged background. And honestly, I think he is really great as a person, too. Don't you agree?"Jack smiled politely, his response measured. "Right, Miss Amelia."Megan probed further, turning slightly to gauge his reaction. "You didn't like him, did you?"Indeed, Jack t
Rebecca stood frozen, staring at the court notice in her hand. She couldn’t believe it— Jack had actually gone through with it. Yes, things had been bad between them, but in spite of all their fights and his increasing rudeness now a aays, she had never thought things would actually take this turn… she had never thought he was even capable of leaving her. What was happening? Had that bitch Amy really actually succeeded in seducing Jack away from her?Jack, that bastard, how could he! How could he do this to her, after ruining her life like this? He had wasted the most precious years of her life, and now, he wanted to leave her?! Rebecca’s eyes suddenly darted around the room, and suddenly, she noticed the filth that she had been living in. After weeks of living like this, her mind had stopped registering the mess by now, but suddenly, she felt a wave of disgust at the way she was living. How had she ended up like this? She had such grand plans for her life… and yet… here she was.
Rebecca was stunned to hear these words and spat out, "To Clemensdale? What for?"The voice on the other end scoffed, "Listen, I know you don't really want your family back, okay? I know you don't want to get your old life back, because it was really shitty. That's what you wanted to run away from, am I right?"Rebecca was silent but burning on the inside. Meanwhile, the voice continued;"The only thing you never expected before is that your life is even shittier now."Rebecca's nails dug into her palms. "Hey! What do you want to say?!"The voice said, "That I have a better solution for your problem. I know you have no affection for your husband, kids or mother-in-law. So, I'll get rid of your problem.""H…how?!""You will get good money in exchange for following my orders, and later, you can choose to leave your husband and have the upper hand. But only on one condition: no more questions from now on, understand?"Rebecca fell silent for a moment, her mind racing. She looked arou
Jack's POV:I stood up from my seat, all my instincts raging in alarm and urging me to check on her. As I made my way towards the washrooms, I was just quietly hoping that I would find her quickly and put my concerns to rest.Maybe it was pointless to have come here before the mission was completed… what was I thinking? What if someone who had a vendetta against Scavenger tried to target my family here? It was a different matter back in Aspenhurst, where I was in touch with other agents.But here, in Clemensdale, it was a completely different ballgame. And now, I was cursing myself for being so impatient… if I wanted to take Amy on a date so desperately, I should have waited until we got home. And right now, all I wanted was for her to be okay, no matter what. But when I reached the area outside the washroom, I finally felt like I could breathe again.Because thankfully, I spotted her, standing just outside the door with her back towards me, in the hallway. From where I was standing,
Megan and Jack were in a briefing meeting with the agents of Scavenger Organization, who had been working diligently to gather the data from both Clemensdale and Aspenhurst. The room was filled with a tense silence as the agent was speaking, his voice steady as he detailed the findings. "We have dug into the Giorgio family's past dealings, and it appears there was a mysterious death linked to—""Excuse me! I'll be right back." Megan's voice cut through the room abruptly. She stood up, clutching her phone tightly, her fingers covering the screen as if to shield it from prying eyes. The soft chime of a received text message had interrupted the agent, and Megan had used the opportunity to excuse herself.Jack watched her leave, his eyes narrowing slightly. But at this time, Jack's phone buzzed softly in his pocket. He discreetly pulled it out and glanced at the screen; it was a text message. His lips curled into a smirk, a small flicker of satisfaction crossing his face. He quickly
The person fell silent once again as the door opened and Megan returned from the washroom, her eyes scanning the room quickly before she made her way back to her previous place. She walked with a composed grace, her face a mask of calm, but Jack could see the faintest tension in her clenched jaw and the tight grip on her phone.Jack's eyes tracked her movements, and he shifted slightly in his chair, leaning forward. He cleared his throat as she sat down. "Megan," he began, his voice steady, "the opportunity we have been waiting for has arrived."Meghan's eyebrows lifted, and she leaned in, with her curiosity heightened. "What do you mean?"Jack leaned forward, his tone serious. "The Renaldi family is going to organize a ball soon, with the main motive to introduce you, Amelia Giorgio and their future daughter -in- law. Of course, it can probably be an official announcement for the engagement as well."Megan nodded slowly, processing the information. "So, it's happening then… the e
Amy immediately dropped the stick, her cheeks flushing with embarrassment. "I'm so sorry… and thank you so much for looking out for my daughter."Amy didn't know how to explain this to the caretaker, so she just thanked the park caretaker, who seemed a little taken by her sudden presence. The lady nodded, a bit confused but understanding, and Amy quickly turned to collect the kids. She didn't want to stay here a moment longer, as it was getting darker by the minute… and she didn't want to take any more risks for today."Are you okay sweetie? I'm sorry, I was with Dottie and didn't see when you fell down–""I'm okay mummy!"Anna smiled with genuine happiness in her eyes, but she noticed Amy's shaking hands."Mummy, what happened to you?"Amy hurriedly corrected her body language, at least to the extent she could. She fixed a smile on her face, saying;"Nothing, baby… I'm okay. I was just scared that you might be hurt.""I'm not hurt! I promise!"Amy smiled and took Anna's hand, walk