"Where have you been for a while, Feran?" Laura asked, the minute Feran walked into their room.”Uh, just around and…"Laura thought he would change, but he didn’t look anything different than before. She sighed, a little annoyed that she actually believed him, again."Laura," he called as he attempted to hold her hand but she took a step back. "I know you just made a useless promise to protect your pride earlier, okay?"Feran's brows creased, bewildered."What do you mean, Laura?""I meant that, I understand why you said what you said earlier when you got home before you wandered off.""No. I actually," Feran paused as she held up her hand and waved it back and forth, looking away from him."Just stop giving me hope. You're hopeless yourself," she said and before he could utter another word, she climbed on the bed with her night robe to sleep.He sighed and dragged his foot to the bathroom to freshen up.Two weeks later, Laura returned earlier from work. She worked as an assistant s
In less than twenty minutes, Feran drove into the parking lot of the castle of ma'am Miguel. "Aww, my dear son is here," Ma'am Miguel said with a broad smile as Frank walked side-by-side with Laura, Feran walking behind. "Hello, mother," Frank said as they walked into the dining room where everyone in the family was already seated. He greeted everyone and took the first reserved seat by the right side. "Good evening grandmother," Laura said, forcing a smile. Ma'am Miguel stared at her and nodded In acknowledgement of her greeting. "Good evening, grandmother," Feran said, trying to seem cool. Ma'am Miguel glanced at him and ignored him, taking a sip from her glass of wine. "Good evening everyone," Feran said but only got a strange silence as a reply. "So, where's Mitchel? On her way?" Ma'am Miguel asked her son. "Well, she couldn't make it," Frank simply said. "Of course. I bet she couldn't bear to face us," Frank's younger sister, seated across from him with her husband, said
Everyone was greatly shocked by Laura's promise. They couldn't believe what they just heard."Okay then, if you succeed, I would pay you respect onwards, that, I, Mark, promise you, Laura," Mark said and punched his chest a little as a sign of sincerity."Good, it's….""But if you fail," Mark interrupted Laura who peered at him, trying to anticipate the next words that would come out from his mouth. "If you fail, Laura, you would entirely be casted from the family. You won't be a part of the family nor will you be recognized as a Miguel. So, do you agree?"Mutterings erupted in the dinner room as Laura looked away, glancing at Feran.She couldn't believe Mark would put her in such a tight spot merely because he despises Feran. She wasn't so sure yet on how to get to see the CEO of the new company without an appointment let alone striking a deal with him.Laura had only spoken out to somehow feel belonged. She shifted her gaze to her father, still deliberating on whether to agree to Ma
Mitchel ignored Feran's request and was about to raise her voice at Laura when Feran, seeing she wasn't giving in to his quest, grabbed her wrist. He stared strongly at Mitchel to her surprise.Mitchel was appalled. She had never seen Feran behave like this before. She wanted to scold him more but she found out that she had suddenly lost her voice under Feran's stern, so she slowly released Laura without any further ado.Frank walked up behind his wife to mediate.Mitchel despised Feran even more now. She swore she would separate him from Laura. And make Laura divorce him if that's the last thing she does on the planet,earth."Let's just let go of this, Mitchel," Frank said. Laura inhaled and headed into her room. Mitchel cast Feran a glare and headed into her room as he walked into the kitchen, followed behind by her husband.After washing the dishes, Feran found Laura staring at him after he went into the room. He thought she was worried about how to solve the problem of getting to
Few days later, Laura prepared to go over to the new company, F.A-Globe. She had taken a leave for the day to be able to focus on her goal of striking a deal with the CEO of the new company."Hm, aren't you going to work?" Feran asked her as he walked into the room that morning."Well, I'm going to the new company today, you know, to do the task I had promised to do in front of my whole family that night," Laura said."Okay. Good. I will drive there. Okay with that?" Feran asked.Laura darted her eyes from the mirror to him. She stared at him silently for a while. Feran was thinking she might not agree to it and was about to tell her that he would get a cab for her when she spoke out."Sure. Let's go." She arose and both left the room."Where are you both going?" Mitchel asked from the dining room when she saw Laura and Feran heading to the door.Laura spun and greeted her parents having breakfast."I'm going to try my luck and…""Strike a deal with the new company?" Mitchel Interrupt
Mark was drinking an exotic wine in his office with his girlfriend, pre-celebrating Laura's failure which was laughable but fun for him."So, we're both here having a pre-celebration of Laura's big failure which hasn't been really confirmed. It doesn't seem all right, you know," his girlfriend said, dropping her glass on the desk. "It's right because I'm sure she failed. Just in a little while, one of my persons which I had sent to keep an eye on her would walk in," Mark said and his girlfriend nodded and took her glass.Just like he had said, after a few minutes, both heard a knock on the door and a guy walked in."So, what happened?" Mark asked him."Sir, I went to the new company and saw your sister walking out with a low spirit," he said.Mark's lip curled into a smirk and he dismissed the guy, bursting into laughter the next minute as he arose."I told you, babe, she failed.""Yay, that's awesome," his girlfriend said and giggled, biting her lower lip."Now, I'll start arranging
Ma'am Miguel and the rest of the family were greatly shocked and bewildered to hear the news.For a normal family, hearing such great news will lead to excitement and jubilation, especially gratitude to the one who struck the deal but for the Miguel's it was far from that. They were just astonished.For the first time in a long time, since Laura married Feran, her grandmother believed her without uttering doubtful words.Mark especially was mad by the news and jealousy webbed his heart for Laura. He never in his wildest imagination saw Laura winning the bet."Hey, Laura, how were you able to meet with the company, F.A-Globe's CEO?" Mark asked Laura, sarcastically.Laura smiled and answered calmly."Well, as a matter of fact, I didn't meet the CEO in person…""That's it! The contract documents are fake!" Mark claimed, banging the table with a fist."How dare you, Laura? How dare you present a fake contract to the entire family? I see you want to insult us all, huh?"Laura gnashed her t
Mark couldn't bring himself to commend Laura for striking the deal but he unwillingly submitted to his grandmother's decision."You're right grandmother. Laura…I will give you the full respect you deserve onwards," Mark said, using every nerve he got in his body to hide his unhappiness and disappointment.He put on an eased look and forced a smile at Laura, seeming to become well-behaved and calm. But secretly, Mark despised Laura for her guts and he became determined to undermine her future at all cost. He swore not to let her go above him and stand on his head for he was the future heir to the family's business; the favorite grandson."That's better," Ma'am Miguel said, rising up. "Now this meeting has come to an end."Ma'am Miguel walked out and so did everyone left the room one by one excerpt from Mark who stood at a spot for a while, gnashing his teeth in fury."What's wrong, babe?" Mark's girlfriend asked the minute he walked into his office with a gloom."Laura managed to get