Putting his card back into his wallet, Gary stared into Mr. Areghans’ eyes coldly and then scoffed before turning on his heel and walking away with Tom.“Wait!! How can you guys let him leave?!…” Mr. Areghan’s voice sounded desperate. “He hasn’t…"“He has paid his bill, Mr. Areghan.” The receptionist said, interrupting himLooking at her for a few seconds, Mr. Areghan frowned and turned his head to glare at the security guards before chasing after Gary, shouting, “Wait! Let’s talk more… I-”The door shut closed behind Gary and Mr. Areghan picked up his pace, running fast, gaining frowns from people that knew who he was, and the fact that he was chasing after someone like Gary made no sense to them.When he finally caught up with Gary outside of the restaurant, he took a second to catch his breath, watching Gary glare at him. “Who’s your boss?… I can negotiate a better price… Now, I know that I underestimated you a bit.” Mr. Areghan stated, breathing hard while trying to regain his com
For the resting of the mind, Gary stood outside the apartment, hands in his pocket, eyes on the sky.His head was still swimming from all that had happened recently, his mind still reeling with the fact that he had accepted to get married to Fallon because of the promise he made to her mother. However, it scared him. On one hand, he never wants to lose Laura. On another end, he wouldn't wait to see the Larsons push around an innocent girl like Fallon. He was ready to do whatever it takes to protect her as long as it doesn't jeopardise his marriage.So deep in thought, he didn‘t hear the door open and didn‘t connect with reality until Fallon poked him from behind.“Hey,” She said softly, and he could feel the smile forming on her lips even without turning around to look at her. “What are you doing out here?”“Thinking,” Gary answered truthfully, his voice barely above a whisper as well.“How much of what Alora said did you hear yesterday before walking in?”“A bit,”Silence followed
The atmosphere at the conference table immediately grew intense as, Kyle, Alora and some other members of the Larson family sat at the table the moment Kyle uttered, “Mother has confirmed that Fallon is hell bent on marrying Gary.”“‘This is all your daughter’s fault,” Mason mumbled underneath his breath, rubbing his temple in frustration.“What did you say?!”“It’s Sandra’s fault for bringing that damn bastard into our lives… If she didn't, Fallon and her mother would have still known their place beneath us, and I wouldn’t be losing my company to those two. Damnit!”As Kyle moved his lips to speak, his phone started ringing, causing him to pull it out of his pocket. When he noticed who was calling, he answered, mumbling, “Easton,”“Who is Sandra’s ex-husband?!” Easton’s voice boomed from the other side of the line, sounding furious.“Gary? Why are you asking about him?”“Who is he, Kyle?!”A frown crept across Kyle’s face when he heard Easton’s raised tone and then he sighed, “Are yo
While Tom drove the car in silence, he looked back at Gary, staring out the opened passenger window, and then he mumbled, “I know you don’t talk a lot about your marriage to Sandra, but I think your choice of leaving that family is very good…"“You will think those words twice after being with a manipulative, twisted psychopath who is willing to do anything to get what she wants,” Gary mumbled, not taking his eyes off the scenery. “Women know the power that they have… They use it like a weapon. They know how to wield it, to control it. To get them what they want.”Sighing, Tom turned around and looked at him for a second, seeing the pain reflected in his brown eyes as he said this before looking back at the road ahead, mumbling, “Not all of them are like that.”“I know. And I am hoping for Laura to remain as Laura. And then Fallon herself… Hopefully she doesn't fuck up trying to sabotage my marriage, cause I wont think it twice…" Gary mumbled, pausing as he stared at a store and then
Even though the atmosphere of the Larson mansion was calm, their expressions as the family sat around the table were anything but peaceful.Slowly, Alora set her glass down, then looked up from her plate at everyone else sitting with her, when she spotted Raphael's lady, she said.“Hey honey… It’s been a while since you have stopped by the mansion… I hope your father is not still mad at Raphael.” Alora said calmly.“Well,” she mumbled, holding back her words.“If he is, we can try to explain it to him and make amends. But in all honesty, Raphael really didn’t know that Gary was in a gang and had so many men to his name, you know? It wasn’t like Raphael knew what he did for a living… He didn’t know he was a thug.”“The thing is,”A nervous look crossed her face as she darted glances around the table and back to Alora letting out, “My dad is still upset… I tried talking to him, but he wouldn’t listen to anything that has Raphael’s name in it.”There was a brief pause as she remembered h
With a scowl on her face, Sandra turned around to look at Fallon, and then she looked over at Tom, a few distances away from them, standing close to the wall, his back resting against the concrete, his arms crossed tightly over his chest.“Who is he?” Sandra asked her tone hard, making it evident that she wasn’t letting this go easily.Knowing that the only reason she and Gary were here was that that was what her mother wanted, Fallon tried not to show anything on her face, trying her best to keep her emotions hidden.“He’s Gary’s friend,” Fallon answered after taking a deep breath and calming her raging mind. “Gary has a friend?” Sandra scoffed in confusion, raising an eyebrow at Fallon before glaring at Tom.“What do you want, Sandra?”“Gary,” Silence fell over them, Fallon holding her gaze straight ahead as Sandra stared angrily at her, waiting for an answer, only finding it odd when Fallon kept silent with an unreadable expression.“I want Gary back… After all, I was married to h
Gazing calmly at her reflection in the mirror, Fallon just stared, trying to find words to describe what she was feeling as she smiled softly, whispering, “I’m getting married…” she totally forgot it was a marriage with no root, but the fact that at least, she would be getting married to the man she long loved, she couldn't stop blushing.Many mixed emotions were running through her mind, and some of them seemed a little too loud for her to be silent, but she was happy, ecstatic even.For so long, it felt like this would be a day that would never come, marrying Gary was something she never really thought would happen, but here she was, about to wed him.“Why am I so shaky?” She giggled out nervously, not knowing how to handle the rush of emotions flowing through her as her heartbeat raised. “Fallon, honey,” Mrs Gilbert’s sudden voice echoed from outside her bedroom door, causing her to flinch slightly. “Can I come in?”“Yes, mom,” Fallon called out, looking back at her door frame.A
As Fallon's hair was getting done, and her face touched up with makeup, Fallon kept telling herself to breathe, and knowing that Gary was waiting on her at the altar made her less afraid.“Mom, what time is it?'” Fallon asked, her eyes closed as the lady brushed a soft peach-coloured eyeshadow on her eyelids.“1 pm dear,” Mrs Gilbert said with a smile, and yet, tears stained her face, feeling overwhelmed by her daughter becoming a bride before her eyes, and every stage of Fallon growing up from an infant to a woman kept playing in her head. “The wedding starts at three… do you think we will be late?”“No, honey. The drive to the ceremony is not that long.”Pulling her hand away from Fallon’s face, the makeup artist smiled and said, “Well, the bride is ready to get dressed.”Slowly, Fallon opened her eyes to see her reflection staring back, and her lips pulled upward into a soft smile.“You look beautiful, honey.” Mrs Gilbert whispered as Fallon stood from the chair. “Thanks… can you
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The door to the lobby finally opened, and Mr. Bamford walked in with twelve police officers following closely behind him.Silence completely took over the lobby of the building and only the sound of their boots could be heard hitting the tiles as they walked over to where Gary was.The tears in Fallon’s eyes immediately stopped, and a sense of confusion flooded every part of her mind as her eyes followed the officers until they stood in front of her husband and the other five officers."Chief! What are you doing here?” One of the five officers asked with worry evident in his voice. The other four looked just as confused as him, and fear started creeping its way on their faces after the chief didn’t reply immediately.Meeting Gary’s eyes and his bloodstained nose, Mr. Bamford frowned, dragging his gaze down to Gary’s hands locked behind his back, and said, “Uncuff him now!”The firmness in his tone caused Fallon’s eyes to widen with a shocked expression, she opened her mouth, but no wo
The anger that ate at Gary slowly faded, and he looked back to see his wife staring calmly at him, and yet, he couldn‘t stop caring for what she was thinking at that moment about him.Sighing, Gary looked back at Kyle and scoffed, letting go of his collar, causing his back to hit the tile, and a cry escaped his throat.Kyle lay on the floor, holding his chest, crying and moaning, shaking his head as he tried desperately to hold in his sobbing, the room became so quiet that the sound of a pin drop could‘ve been heard.Everyone was shocked by what was happening in the lobby, and Ciara‘s hands were trembling as she tried to remember the police number, her mind a mess.“Ciara! Have you called the police yet?!” Kyle cried in rage as the pain from his face intensified because of the volume of his voice, and he moaned out, “Ciara!”“Yes sir, I‘m sorry sir, um, I need help here...” Ciara stammered with a shaky tone.“What help?”“Umm… What‘s the police number?”“What the hell, Ciara!!”His sw
As the security guards approached Gary and the others, Tom calmly took out a file from his briefcase and looked back at Kyle and the investors.“Well, I am a lawyer with a couple of degrees, including Doctor of Juridical Science degree, and this is a valid will that both Mr. Larsons and the law enforcement officials‘ signatures are on, which proves everything that Fallon has told you guys, that this company is now under her management,” Tom explained calmly, taking out the document and showing it to the investors.“I have worked with Morgan before, and that is definitely his signature on this paper. He‘s a man of honor, and so am I,” Mr. Walker immediately stated, glaring at Kyle.The security reached the scene but immediately stopped out of confusion, seeing that no one was attacking Kyle and just stood there looking at each other.“It could be a fraud! Who knows...” Kyle answered, shrugging nonchalantly.“But we do know. You just blurted out that you thought the will got destroyed a
Gazing intensely into the bathroom mirror, Gary reached for his toothbrush but then paused as a memory of Lawyers Morgans‘ words kept replaying in his head, the looks on his face when he said those words, and the way his body reacted a bit nervously to question about the will.Immediately, he grabbed his phone off the sink and scrolled for Tom‘s number until he got to it, dialing it.After ringing his number, the call got answered and Tom‘s voice popped up through the speaker, “Good morning, Boss...”“I need us to discuss something important later on today," Gary said as he watched the bathroom door reflection in the mirror slowly pushed open, and Fallon popped her head inside. Thankfully, he was tying a towel around his waist.“I'll be on my way then."“Good, we will wait on you guys before we leave, so be here by nine.”Wondering who her he was talking to so seriously at seven in the morning, Fallon reached her hands around his waist and kissed his bare back, resting her head flat a
A look of fear entered Morgan’ eyes, his expression twisting with anxiety, terror, and helplessness as he and Gary continued to stare at each other. “Which will?” Mr. Morgan finally questioned. “The will that Mr. Larson left Fallon,” Gary stated plainly, averting his gaze to stare straight into the old man’s eyes, daring him to try and lie.“Whi-cho-ne…?” Mr. Morgan murmured, barely audible for anyone to hear.Then he saw Gary’s brows furrowing, and he knew that he was getting impatient as his eyes narrowed, and he leaned forward slightly in his chair.“Don’t act like a dummy with me… speak louder.” Gary uttered in a stiff tone.Immediately, Morgan’ face turned pale, his body tensing, and then his eyes widened as he blurted out, “Oooh! Oh!! Do you mean the will Alora gave Fallon the night of Mr. Larson’s death anniversary party?!”“Is there another will for Fallon?” Gary asked as he raised his eyebrows.“No! No… no… I was just scared and my mind took its time to process everything.”
The words that Gary said to Jeremy never left Fallon’s thoughts, even though the morning was now evening, and Gary was sleeping.Adjusting her head on his warm chest, Fallon looked at him, just staring, allowing her thoughts to run wild in her head, as she listened to his heart beating, feeling his chest rise and falling, listening to his breathing.‘What package were you talking about?’ Fallon wondered as she bit her lower lip, thinking furiously.All of a sudden, she heard his phone go off, causing Garyto shift slightly on the bed, hugging onto her waist tightly, and burying his face deeper into her neck “Gary, your phone,” Fallon whispered, feeling reluctant to wake him and yet, also wanting an answer.“Hmm…” He mumbled sleepily, his voice barely audible.“Your phone…,” Fallon repeated, her tone a lot louder than a few minutes ago as she tried again to shake him awake.Finally, Gary opened his eyes, blinking slowly for several seconds. After a few more seconds he seemed to register
Anger immediately started to rise inside of her as Fallon glared at Alora with a look of pure hatred, and without even realising it, she blurted. “Grandpa left that company for me, and you can’t just take what he gave to me away!” A faint chuckle escaped Alora’s throat as she gazed down at her granddaughter, before she replied. “Oh yes, I can… you know, I thought you were getting married to this… this human being because you want to own something in this family and be a part of us…” A pause followed her words as she watched Fallon’s eyes for a sign of fear and submission and when she saw a slight flicker of emotion in her step granddaughter’s eyes, she smiled, knowing that she managed to hit Fallon’s weak spot. “I will not tolerate the disrespect I am seeing from you, Fallon, and since that’s how you want to behave, I am taking this opportunity to let you know you aren’t fit to take over any of the family business. I don’t need an arrogant, selfish, and prideful woman who does not
The dull morning light in her face with her body wrapped into Gary’s arms, Fallon just stared at him, his lashes, the details of his lips, unable to look away. Her hand rested on his cheek, and looked at his shut eyes, stroking his skin lightly as she felt her breathing become slow and steady. “I know it was just nonsense that she said, but I still can’t get her words out of my head…” Fallon whispered, leaning in closer until there were no more inches between them, their breaths mingling together. “What can’t you get out of your head?” Gary asked, his voice low and soothing as his eyelids slowly opened.Not expecting him to even be awake, Fallon froze, trying desperately to think of something, anything because she didn’t want to tell him about the conversation between Sandra and her.“Nothing,” Fallon quickly replied, pulling her face back, feeling a heat rise to her cheeks. “It’s nothing. You should go back to sleep. Yesterday was hectic, and my crying kept you up late.” “Fallon,