2024-08-07 17:36:31Morris groaned in pain and held onto his waist. He didn't expect Kevin to make such a move.
He had never made such an intelligent move. How was he able to do it? Kevin has always been the dumb husband of Mia and he has enjoyed treating him badly for a year now.
The men rushed closer to him and assisted him up. But he pushed them away angrily and turned to look at the maids who had been watching the whole drama unfold. He felt embarrassed.
"What are you still doing there!"
He thundered. "Get lost!"
The maids scampered away.
Morris yelled several times before he turned to Kevin again. He was very upset. How could Kevin have made such a move and the men couldn't even stop it?
"You are making a big mistake!" he yelled. "I'm telling you! You are!"
Kevin didn't respond. A dark frown was on his face as he stood up slowly. More images flashed across his eyes. The dizziness increased but the headache was gone now. The images became clearer now but it seemed like his heart was racing as he went through them.
"I...I'm Kevin, Kevin Di Lorenzo..."
He muttered to himself, "Could I have sunk so low?"
At that moment, the door of the Perry family's villa suddenly opened. A man and a woman walked in. The woman frowned upon seeing the disarray in the hall.
She said discontentedly, "What are you doing again? You've made a mess in the house!"
"Mia!" Morris called suddenly, pulling Kevin out of his trance. "Did you see how your husband was going to kill me?"
Kevin looked at Mia. There was a young, handsome guy beside him. He was dressed in an expensive Italian suit.
He looked at Mia, but wasn't as excited as he used to be. Not now that he knew who he truly was. He smiled calmly instead.
"Welcome home, Mia," he said calmly.
The man beside Mia held her by the waist and moved her slightly away from where she was initially.
"Be careful, you could have stepped on glasses," he said, trying to show Mia he was very caring.
Mia regarded the whole mess for a moment and she felt disappointed and unhappy. A dark frown played on her face. She looked at Kelvin. "You should all stop this children's play."
Kevin frowned, he knew that Mia didn't care about him in the past years, but he was bleeding now! How could he be bleeding and Mia thinks it's child play?
He was disappointed. Mia has always ignored his maltreatment and pretended she didn't see how her mother treated him. But he didn't expect her to take such a matter currently with such levity.
He didn't let it bother him. Instead, he looked at the man standing too close to Mia.
Mia doesn't like to bring business home. So, he wondered who the man was.
"Who is he?" he asked instead.
Mia frowned, she didn't expect him to ask her such a question because Kevin never cared about her business before. He was just a person who lost memory.
At first, she thought she was only going to worry about his lost memory but now, Kevin had added dumbness to the list. How could he be interfering in her business?
Mendy eyed Kevin levelly and looked at Mia. "I think you may introduce us to each other first?"
He asked with a smile.
Mia felt ashamed suddenly. She felt reluctant to introduce Kevin to Mendy, not with the mess that she met Kevin in. He was disgracing and she wasn't even moved to introduce him.
Kevin saw the sour look on Mia's face and knew he was reluctant to tell Mendy who he really was to her. This made him sad.
"Well, Mr Mendy," Mia cleared her throat meaningfully. "He's my husband," she said softly as if she was forced.
"And this is Mr. Karim Mendy, a very important business partner of our family."
Mendy smiled and added, "And also a good friend of Mia."
He grinned slyly. "This must be that famous husband of yours?" He said in an offensive tone, while still sounding like he had an intimate relationship with Mia.
Kevin looked at him, smiled. "I'm pretty famous, no?"
He replied calmly.
His reply made Mendy laugh.
Mia cleared her throat meaningfully and looked at Kevin. "You should get clean out of this mess." She looked at the Mendy. "Mr Mendy, please, let's go to the meeting room."
Mendy's hand was still resting on Mia's waist. Kevin looked at them and frowned.
Mendy saw Kevin's expression and faked a gentle smile.
"Actually, I think it will be nicer to talk in your room, won't it?" He said provokingly and looked at Mia with lust in his eyes. "Your room has better privacy and what we are about to discuss is equally very important."
Mia felt awkward especially because of Mendy's hand that was still around her waist. She needed Mendy's help and didn't want to upset him.
"Ok then. Let's go."
Wendy smiled softly, feeling satisfied in himself.
"Wait,
I don't think it's good for you two to be alone in the room together, right?" Kevin asked with a smile, but it was clear that there was more hidden in his smile."What do you mean?" Mia frowned and looked at Kevin, who was completely different from
usual."I mean, I can go in with you, so no one will spread rumors. This is also for your own good, right?" Kevin's voice was still calm, but there was an unmistakable note of certainty.
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Kevin immediately dialled Lionel's number. As the call went through, he mused on what Anthony aimed to achieve by wanting to secure invites for his family.What exactly was his aim in wanting to attend the party? Connection or foul play?Perhaps he was hoping he'd see the Phoenix and have a chat with him about the Print Odd company? Obviously.One other was sure, though; he thought he could get into the party through Lionel, cause chaos, or plant it for the future. Either way, he had no idea that he'd be the one making the decision of who gets to attend and who doesn't. Of course, he doesn't know. He'd never have thought of it even in a million years.And now that he'd seen it, there was no way he'd allow his plan to work.He glanced down at his phone and realised it had ended without a response.He frowned. That was unlike Lionel. He picks up his calls on the first couple of rings. Kevin picked up his phone, about to redial the number when Lionel's call came through.“Hello, boss. I'
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Alessia hummed a song as she parked her car before Kevin's apartment. She was delighted to see him again after his trip to Landary Province.She put on a pair of sunglasses before she stepped out of her car. Then she began the walk up to his door. She stood by the door and rasped her knuckles on it.“Yes?”She heard Kevin's voice come to her, distracted.She assumed that he was working but wondered why the maid was not the one answering her."It's Alessia,” she called out."Coming,” she heard him murmur. A few seconds later, the door was pulled open.Alessia smiled at Kevin, her gaze briefly taking him in. A loose blue t-shirt and joggers with an apron on. "Good morning, boss.” She grinned as she stepped inside, eyeing his apron."Morning, Alessia," Kevin answered, closing the door behind him. “How're you?”“I'm fine,” she dragged the words, an amused frown forming on her brows. “Are you cooking?"He nodded. “Jake and I are trying to fix ourselves a breakfast.”Alessia couldn't keep
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Howard nodded, unable to hide his grin. “You’re right.”“Where are we going?”“It's a surprise."Lisa's lips slowly spread into a bigger smile. “A surprise?""Yes, Sweetheart.”She looked out the window, surveying the environment. "Where-”"We're here,” Howard announced as he parked the car before Kevin's apartment.“Where's this?"“Uncle Kevin's place," Howard grinned.Lisa's eyes widened as she slammed her palm on her mouth. She looked at the house ahead. “Dad!" She grinned. “Are you serious?"Howard smiled. “Yes, Lisa. Come on, let's go say hi. Yesterday when I was speaking with him, he asked about you and said he'd like to see you. I decided to keep it to myself and make it a surprise.”She beamed. “This is a pleasant surprise, no doubt. But you should have told me. I'd have made cookies for him. He likes them.”"I know he does. But you don't have the time. You'll need to return soon and get your homework done. I'm sure he won't want you to go through all that stress just for him.
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Lisa chewed the cap of her pen as she stared at the arithmetic question before her. “Why is this one giving me such a tough time?” She muttered to herself, her brows tightly knitted as she dragged two slant lines across the work she just solved wrong.She glanced at her dad. He was still on another of his long work calls, so she couldn't go to him. Besides, he already explained the steps to her.She tapped her pen against her lips, eyes squinted at the question in the book.“Maybe I need a break.""Lisa! Dinner's ready,” her mom called out.“Yes!” She threw her hands in the air. "Just the break I needed.” She beamed as she closed her book. She left her study room and raced to the dining room.“Mom, what did you make?" Her gaze fell on the dining table, and she didn't wait for her mother to answer her question. She gasped. “Spaghetti bolognese!" She hugged her mom, “You're the best, mom!" Her mother hugged her back."Okay, boss. I'll take note of that,” Howard told Kevin.“I don't mea
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“That professor is so hot,” Sue's friend said as she stepped out of the classroom, turning around to face Sue, who also just stepped out. The friend fanned her face, then let out a sigh of longing. “I didn't want the class to end." Sue, Mia's cousin, rolled her eyes at her friend. “Not as hot as my Silas, though."Her friend also rolled her eyes. "Please. Trust me, if Silas happened to be bald, he wouldn't be as handsome as the professor.”"Well, he doesn’t happen to be bald, and he's the most gorgeous!” Sue beamed.Their other friend caught up to them. She clapped her hands as she forced herself in between them.“You two were so busy talking about how hot your professor is that you missed the assignment he gave."The first friend frowned and turned to the second friend. “He gave an assignment?”She bobbed her head. "Yep. He scribbled on the board that we'd receive the question in our emails and everyone will defend their answers.”Sue let out a groan. "What's this? Fifth grade?”"Do
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Mia was stunned. She had always pegged Kevin to be an ingrate. Especially since he tended to behave like one. It was why she always made a note to let him know that if it wasn't for her, he wouldn't be alive. Now, she felt a tad bit guilty about it.Looking at him now, he looked so sincere; he looked like he meant every one of the words he just uttered.She forgot about all the lies he had told her; she forgot about the times she thought he had been ungrateful and let her lips curl into a small smile.She placed her fork on the table and looked up. She opened her mouth to speak, but she was unable to get her words out before her phone beeped in her bag.“Excuse me," she muttered as she looked down. When she opened her bag, her screen had lit up, and the light illuminated the dark space. She grabbed the phone and brought it out.A scowl appeared on her face when she saw that it was a text from Morris. It was rare. Curious, her fingers glided across her screen as she opened the message.
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Mia gaped at him. She was stuck between hissing and bursting out into a fit of laughter.“How?" She let out a laugh, her voice shaky from the laugh she held back.“What do you mean, how?” Kevin enquired, trying to read Mia's expression. The shock he had expected was there, the disbelief was also there; what he hadn't expected was the calm.Mia's gaze roamed Kevin's eyes. He had always thought Kevin was weird, really. Else, why would he lie to her and still look her straight in the eyes? She regarded him for a while, her eyes going from his face to his shirt. “It's not possible," she said with so much certainty. Then, she scoffed. “How can you be Lord Phoenix? Even Alessia, who took over the company, will never try to impersonate him." Kevin said nothing. And Mia became more baffled. How on Earth did he even think she'd believe such a dumb lie?A dry laugh escaped her lips. “You cannot be Lord Phoenix, Kevin. There's no way.”“You sound so sure," Kevin finally spoke up. "Why?”“Lord
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Kevin was taken aback. He had heard that Mia didn't remember anything about her abduction. Kevin decided to play dumb. Maybe that was what she had also done when she said she didn't remember. “Why will you ask me that?" Mia looked Kevin in the eyes. He didn't even bat an eye at the question.And for the first time, she wondered if he was in on the abduction. But then, what would he gain? And from what she remembered of the abduction, Anthony didn't sound like he was on good terms with Kevin.She leaned forward and rested her elbow on the table. “Who—"“Your meals are ready, ma'am."Mia straightened up at the attendant's voice. There were two of them, each holding a filled tray in his hand. One for her, the other for Kevin.“Thank you," Mia beamed.The three meals were a minuscule amount of food in the centre of the plates with leaves on the sides. Food and leaves that neither Kevin nor Mia cared to know what they were.They both picked up their cutleries after the attendants left, bu
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“Hello? Ma'am? Is that you?"Mia crossed her free hand across her chest. “Oh, so you still remember me.""It's not what you think, ma'am. We've been trying to reach you for days, but it was all to no avail. And there was no one else we could call. Besides, it wasn't like we could pass the information we had to someone else.”Mia realised that they must have tried to reach her when she was abducted. But then, what about the time before she went missing? She hadn't heard from them since she told them to find out more about the Lisa girl.But she decided to let it slide. It was enough that they had information.“What did you find out about his relationship with the girl?" She enquired, lowering her voice as her gaze dashed to the closed door to her room.He cleared his throat. “The man we've been tailing is currently out of the country." Mia rolled her eyes. "I know that. Go straight to the response to my question.”"He is known as Lisa's guardian. Some said he is her uncle. But the maj
