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From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 48. Truth
"When you were a little boy, you said it was your dream to own a restaurant one day. Everyone laughed when you said it but the next day, you started making drawings of what you wanted it to look like. The designs, the colors, all you. You even came up with the name yourself."As he listened to Fred, Van was hit with a sudden feeling of nostalgia. An image pooped up in his mind, a large dining room, a little boy with his parents and siblings. Was it him?Could that be the night Fred was talking about?Not remembering who he was or what his childhood was like was very frustrating, and Van couldn't help but blame Grace. "Do you remember sire, you made a bet with your father about it.""A bet." Van repeated a if in a daze, trying to dig deep into his memories. "I-It was something about drawing…or am I wrong?""You're not sire. Your father said if you completed your drawings for the restaurant and came up with a good name–""-- he would open it up for me." Van had a blank expression on hi
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 49. An Explanation
Just like that, their learning trip was cut short after just one stop and they headed back to his place. His mother had been spending more time with them because she said she wanted to make up for all the years they were apart. And because she said she didn't trust Grace around her grandkids. When he arrived back home, Grace was the only one around. "Where's Ivy?" Van asked without looking at her directly. "She went out not quite long ago with Sheryl." She paused for a while before she added. "Van, don't you think we need to talk?""Talk?""Yes. You won't even look at me anymore. I understand how you must feel–""No, I don't think you do. You can't simply understand how I'm feeling right now because even I don't know what the fuck I'm feeling! And honestly, I don't think now is the right time for us to do this. I need to get my head straight before I talk to you." "But Van –""No don't! Really just …don't." Van had started to walk away when she yelled out. "I did what I did to pr
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 50. Broken Hearted
Van never thought that she would utter a statement like that. If anything she was supposed to be apologizing profusely for her offense. Before he could stop himself, his body had gone into overdrive and he landed a hard slap across her face. "How dare you?!" He bellowed. "How dare you open your mouth and say that to her? Are you even human at all? Do you not know the gravity of the offense you committed? Under the law this is basically kidnapping, you should be thankful that you live here and not the police station. Do you think I let you stay here because I love you? Hell no!I was only being nice because I know you have nowhere else to go. Everyday we let you live here you are supposed to find new ways to repent for what you did, but instead of doing that, you have the guts to say something so hurtful to my mother?You know, I didn't hate you before…but now I do." He eyed her from head to toe before storming off. After he got to his room, Van dropped to his knees staring down at
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 51. The Meeting
"I asked all of us to have dinner together because I feel we need to talk." Van said after they were all complete. "Earlier today, Fred was telling me about some things and I felt it's time for me to know what actually happened all those years ago. How did my brother and I end up at the orphanage? Why wasn't Macy with us? What was going on at home? I need to know everything.""But Van, the doctor said–""I know what the doctor said mom, but it's my right to know. I'm ready."The woman sighed and started. "That day, Macy and I had gone out to attend a friend's birthday and you boys said you would stay home with your father. While I was there, I got a call from one of the house helps that your father had gotten into a fight with his brother and it was serious. I left Macy with my friend and rushed back home but by the time I got there, the house was on fire and I couldn't find you two. I did my best to search for you, but my efforts were all futile.""Why didn't you go after dad's brot
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 52. A Billionaire
Van arrived at the rose garden ten minutes later than the agreed time. His reason… he just wanted to be late. While they were dating, he was always the one waiting for her and he wanted to turn the table aound for a change. Sure enough when he got there, she was already waiting inside and she even looked anxious. "You came!" She smiled when she spotted him. "Why am I here?" Van wanted to go straight to the point to avoid spending too much time there. "Wow, what's with the cold attitude? Shouldn't you be happy to see me?"Van raised a brow in confusion. What was going on? "I came all the way to see your face and the first thing you say to me is 'why am I here?' that's mean." She pouted and took a step closer to Van. "Are you really trying to say you don't miss me?"She reached out to touch him but he backed away from her. So it was a trap! And in Van's opinion, a rather stupid one. "What is this? Did you call me here just to waste my time? Well, if that's all then I guess I'll be
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 53. Golden Touch Series
"So, how did it go?" Blanche knew it wouldn't be an easy task to convince Van just after one meeting, and the look on her daughter's face confirmed her suspicions. "He told me not to see him anymore." "Of course he did. Did you think he would meet you with all smiles? Of course not!But not to worry, I can still make this work. But first, how certain are you of this?""Of what?""What makes you so sure that Van is actually rich now? I mean for all we know he might just be living with someone in that estate. Maybe he's even a worker at that house.""He's not." "That doesn't really–""He's not mother! I asked someone to look into him and she told me he rented a house there. Mother he lives there with that stupid slut.""Moses's half sister?""Yess. He was the one who bought Pharrell's boutique, I have proof. A staff witnessed the entire thing, she said he bought the place for his wife.""Are you serious?""Mother, that should have been me. Do you have any idea how high that would hav
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 54. GT Club
Van turned his attention to where the voice came from and he was stunned to see a beautiful woman starting at him. She was tall, standing probably a few inches higher than he was. She was putting on a white shirt with black pants and a waist coat to match, indicating that she was a waitress. As she walked towards them, Van couldn't take his eyes off her. The more he stared at her face, the more he was convinced that she was someone he knew. Though her face looked pretty unrecognizable. "Mr Tomas, what is going here?" she asked again, but her gaze was fixed on Van. "Nothing much Miss Cassie, just trying to get this loser to leave this vicinity." Commoners trying to enter the Golden Touch restaurant wasn't something new to her, but there was something different about him. Though it only took her a minute to figure it out. "Sir," she said to Van, "I apologize if Mr Tomas might have been rude to you but I hope you can understand that the Golden Touch series isn't a place where
From Prison Bars To Gold Bars. 55. VIP Member
"What are you doing here? I thought I told you not to come here without calling me first." "I missed you Moses. Don't you miss me?"Recently, Moses had been spending less time with Bianca, and she hated it. She wasn't head over heels for him but she at least wanted him to keep loving her, that way the wedding wouldn't get called off. "It's not that, I'm just busy with work." His tone sounded strict and he wasn't smiling either. "You can stay here for two hours, but I have an appointment after that so you'll have to leave." "Oh uh… okay." She went to sit on his lap. "So, how's work?" "It's fine." Usually when she sat on his lap, Moses would put his arms around her and pull her closer. But this time, he leaned back in the sofa, and was barely looking at her. "Is everything okay?" "Yes." "Okay. So…. I was thinking, winter weddings aren't all that fun. So what if, we had our wedding before then, huh? I heard the.hotekswill be vacant in two weeks. Wouldn't that be perfect?" "We c
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96. Dangerous Criminal
Van paced around his bedroom, he still couldn't get Cynthia out of his head. There was no way she had been telling the truth, right?His gut feeling kept telling him that somethimg was wrong somewhere, he just didn't know where. Could she really have turn a new leaf and was genuinely trying to help he and Ivy? But if she were, why would she go as far as begging on her knees. If he was the one trying to help someone and they insisted that they didn't need his help, there was no way he would go as far as begging them. Chances are that she would just try to do something crazy again that would no doubt get him in trouble with Ivy. But what if she was actually being sincere? What if she could actually have some information that could help them deal with Chris once and for all. Their honeymoon would end on a sweet note. Still contemplating on whether his decision was a smart one or not, Van got dressed and made his way to the spot she said to meet her. When he came to stand in front of
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95. The Encounter
"Yoo hoo!" Cynthia smiled and waved at Van, trying to get his attention. Van, who had already spotted her even before she saw him, pretended like he wasn't the one she was talking to. The second he laid eyes on her, he turned and started to rush off in the opposite direction. Cynthia was never one to take no for an answer, so she started to run after him. Just as he was about to get on the bus, she caught up to him and grabbed a hold of his sleeve. "Good morning." She said with a bright smile on her face. "What do you want this time? I'm honestly sick and tired of you randomly popping up out of nowhere and making my life difficult." He had a dry expression on his face as he spoke. "Oh come on, are you still upset about last time? Well don't be. This time I actually have something important to say to you.""Yeah, just like you did the last time too. Just leave me the hell alone, and stay away from Ivy as well." He started to walk away when she spoke up. "Aren't you tired of havin
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94. Desperate
"Fancy running into you here."Cynthia almost choked on her soda when she heard Sandra's voice. The voice that had swept her off her feet. The voice she had completely fallen for. The voice that made her heart tremble when she heard it. "H-hey." She managed to say. "What are you doing here all by yourself? Shouldn't you be spending time with your friends?" She didn't give Cynthia a chance to reply before she went on. "Then again, I'm sure you don't have any friends. Just like back then, you're probably still a lonely weirdo, and that's the reason you agreed to take Chris's job. To while away your time. Am I right?The beautiful but lonely Cynthia was so bored of her ordinary, uninteresting life, so she decided to become a seductress. That way you won't have to be bored, and you can make a few bucks off Chris. It's sad. I don't blame you though. I can only imagine how tough your life must be. No friends, no lover. I mean, after everything you even failed to seduce just one man. I
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93. The Replacement
"Cynthia, it seems you might not be good enough for this job." "What?""So I have made the decision to replace you.""What?!"Cynthia had never failed in seducing a man or separating a couple before, it was what she knew how to do best. Now Chris was trying to replace her. "It's nothing to be ashamed of, you're probably just losing your touch, that's all." Chris said nonchalantly. "Oh and not to worry, I have no intention of collecting the payment I made to you. Consider that as a… bonus for the time you spent.""I can break him, I just know I can!""There is no shame in losing Cynthia , give this one up.""No! I'm good at what I do, I'm the best. Who could possibly replace me?""Funny you should ask," he took out his phone and made a call. "Let her in."Almost immediately, the door pushed open and a slender, curvy woman walked in. "Cynthia , I'm sure you're familiar with Sandra."Cynthia's eyes widened as she saw her. She was immediately filled with nostalgic memories and feeling
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92. Not Good Enough
"I thought long and hard about what you said," Macy said, staring out the window. "Jasper is not going to like it when he finds out but, I guess it's worth a try since you said you'll talk to Van." She turned her attention to Ivy when she didn't get a reply. "Hey, did you hear me? I said I'm willing to do things your way now. We can tell Van." "Oh that's awesome. Did you tell Jasper?" "Oh my God, Ivy, did you even hear a word I said?" Ivy only stared blankly at her face so she continued. "I said I know Jasper's not going to like it when he finds out… so that means I didn't tell him." "Oh okay, that's good." Ivy hadn't been able to get the drama with Cynthia out of her mind. She still found it annoying and somewhat absurd that a stranger was completely swooned by a man to the extent that she would go to such lengths. Her words seemed to ring in Ivy's head. 'He doesn't love you.' She had never been doubtful of Van's affection towards her. More recently, he almost felt like an
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91. Scheming
When he heard Ivy's voice, he immediately pushed Cynthia off, and shot to his feet. Finally he understood her plan, she must have spotted Ivy approaching the house, so she decided to pull that devious stunt. "Oh wow, I don't think I've had this much fun with a guy in a while. Van, you sure are something." Cynthia smiled, licking her lips, then she shifted her gaze to Ivy. "Oh, you're here. Sorry you had to find out like this but, Van and I are having sex. And it's more than that, he loves me." She giggled at Ivy's frowning face. "Van, why the hell is there a naked girl in our house?" There was no hint of anger in Ivy's voice, but Van could see it in her eyes that she was pissed. He turned to look at Lia and that was when he noticed what she was wearing, nothing. She wore a flared mini skirt with nothing underneath, and a bikini top. "Ivy, it's not what you think." He didn't know if she would believe him, heck if he was the one who saw her with a half naked man, he would have his
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90. Unwanted Guest
"Ugh, why am I so bored without Ivy?" Van laid on the couch, staring at the ceiling in utter boredom. Ivy had been gone for barely an hour, and yet he felt like he had been alone for the whole day. He wanted to text her or maybe give her a call to know when she would be back, but he eventually decided not to. Maybe he wouldn't think about her so much if he took a nap. He closed his eyes but he knew he couldn't fall asleep that easily. He heard someone at the door and immediately shot up. "Ivy?" He practically ran to the door, expecting to see her smiling face but he was disappointed when he saw the smirking face of someone else. "What are you doing here?"The only reply he got was a slight giggle. "I thought I already made myself clear that I don't want you around me. You really are pushing it, Cynthia.""Relax big guy, I only came here to tell you something."When she spoke, the first thing that hit Van was the strong stench of alcohol. She was drunk, and that could be troubles
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89. Girl's Secret
"What?!""I know, it's a big deal. Jasper said he doesn't like the fact that he has to ask me for money whenever he needs it, so I thought, 'why not operate on a joint account?' that way, he wouldn't have to ask me when he needs money.""Wait, I don't understand. Why does he ask you for money?""I already told you, his parents are trying to teach him a lesson on discipline, they're not giving him enough money. I really think that's stupid by the way. Why restrict your son's account just because you want to teach him something?"Ivy had to act fast, if they opened a joint account, there would be no stopping him from taking all her money, and he'd just disappear. But she couldn't come out and say something like that without proof. "Macy, let's tell Van." If Van was aware, she would be able to tell him her worries about Jasper, and he might be able to help. "What? No. Ivy, you promised.""No Macy, hear me out. If I tell Van, I know how I'm going to convince him so he'll be on your side
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88. Helpless Romantic
Van had to take a moment to understand what Ivy meant by her statement. "No." He said firmly. "Ivy, I made a mistake, I know I did. But you can't break up with me, not because of this. I am sorry, I was an asshole, I should have talked to you, I should have told you the truth, I don't know why I didn't. But I swear to you, there is absolutely nothing between us.""Van, that still isn't a clear answer.""Okay, you're right. Look, I met her at the grocery store and she helped me pick the milk when I told you I'd go shopping that day, and when she tried to ask for my number, I clearly told her that I was married and didn't want anything to do with her. But I don't know if she's trailing me but I've been running into her almost everywhere. Honestly, it's tiring. I am so sorry I didn't say anything when you asked. I should have told you about her right from the first day, I just never thought she would be a persistent problem.""So she's just another Chris?""Yeah, I guess.""Van, I'm sor
