Mr. Ban knew that it was only a matter of time before things got out of hand. For how long would he continue hiding? For how long would Barter be able to stay away from hurting Laura? For how long would Margaret Ban and Lucy continue to pay them secret visits? For how long would Charles Ban be able to stay without seeing other people and... ''Wait a minute!'' Mr. Ban suddenly said to himself. He counted the number of days that they had spent hiding indoors, pretending to be dead. ''Six weeks! For six weeks Charles has not had sex?'' Mr. Ban said to himself, although loudly enough for Laura to hear him. Laura's eyes opened instantly from the little nap she was taking beside Mr. Ban. She was the only female in that house as Mr. Ban had asked Barter to dismiss every single domestic worker. They could not risk any worker mistakenly revealing their secret out of excitement, so they would rather be without domestic workers. It was tough, but they got used to it pretty quickly. While M
Greg Chase had already informed his crew that something was fishy. ''I tell you, I know that young lady, and if she was really hurt in the last two weeks, I would have known, but no! Trust me, she even forgot that her uncles were supposed to be dead,'' Greg Chase said, trying to convince his crew that Mr. Ban was alive. Charles Ban too. ''Yes, but Greg, at times like this, you would have to be a hundred percent sure. Such an assumption is too far-fetched, what if you are wrong? What of it the girl has indeed risen above the heartache?'' Don Black was the one asking. Greg Chase scoffed. He had those sorts of strong inclinations that in fact, Lucy Ban was hiding something. ''Look, you know what? Instead of the back and forth, and constant bickering, let us send someone out there to get in touch with her. We can hire them! Someone would fall in love with her and get us all the information we need. Is that not viable?'' Greg Chase asked. Don Black and Bane looked at him with some io
''Austin, make sure you do not get too involved with her, okay? Just keep everything on the surface, and deliver the information that we have asked of you. That's literally all you have to do,'' Don Black told his son as he gave him a narration of the task ahead.Austin Black looked at his father with a mischievous grin.''But dad, what if she's pretty? I might want to go further down the road of a pretty woman, you cannot just restrict me to getting out information from her...'' Austin Black was saying this when his father interrupted him.''I said, stay on the surface son! What part of staying on the surface don't you understand?'' Don Black asked angrily.Austin Black got a hold of his bickering and raised his hands showing that he had heard his father loud and clear, and would do as he was told.''Where does she live? Where does she hang out at? How do I get her?'' Austin Black asked.''We are working on it. A partner of mine knows her, and would try and make her come out to a spo
When Lucy Ban's eyes fell on Austin Black, she couldn't take them off from him. Even though she had not nursed any feelings of love and attachment, she could not take her eyes off a perfectly built man. Austin Black entered the office of Lucy Ban with a poker face. He was obviously on a mission and did not intend to screw it up. ''Hello there,'' he said to Lucy, stretching his arm forward for a handshake. Lucy was taken aback by his charm and domineering aura. But she didn't forget that she was the boss, so she didn't accept his handshake, instead, she stared at his outstretched arm. ''Can I help you?'' Lucy Ban asked. ''Yes you can, ma'am,'' Austin Black replied, withdrawing his arm and smiling at Lucy to show that she had embarrassed her. ''I am out looking for a job,'' Austin Black replied. His masculinity dominated the entire room, and slowly Lucy was getting engulfed in it. ''You can apply for a job on the company's website, and we will get in touch with you if you
The following day, as scheduled, Austin Black appeared at Lucy Ban's company. Lucy's anticipation was nearly obvious that day. She had taken a bit more time in preparing herself for work. She wore better-fitted clothes and took her time to do her makeup. "Lucy!" Margaret Ban had called her with urgency when she saw how dazzling her daughter was that morning. Lucy turned to look at her mother, trying as much as she could to feign ignorance of the reason her mother had called her. "Is there anything special happening at the office today?" Margaret Ban had asked. Lucy shook her head. ''No, why?" she replied. "Why are you dressed up? I've never seen you put in this much attention to detail before. Anything special? Have a date later?" Margaret Ban dared to ask. "Mom!" Lucy Ban yelped and rolled her eyes. "What?" Margaret Ban asked. "It's just for work. I decided to look better, period," Lucy Ban said abruptly and left the house while her mother stared at her back in shock. "Jus
''I got the job,'' Austin Black told Don Black as soon as he got home. Father and son laughed heartily. It sounded weird to hear Austin Black say he got the job. What job? In Lucy Ban's company? Of course, he was above it, but they had a deal. ''So, when do you start working there?'' Don Black asked. ''Err...first of all, dad, she gave me a better position than was available in the company for, not like it's still worth it, but...'' Austin Black told his father. ''Are you serious? What position was that?'' Don Black asked. ''General Manager,'' Austin Black replied. Don Black's eyes widened. ''That's a huge one, even though it still cannot be compared to what you really are, but it is a huge one, regardless,'' Don Black said. Austin Black nodded. ''I know dad, I know,'' he replied. ''Does that mean that...'' Don Black started to say, winking at his son knowingly. ''Mean that what?'' Austin Black replied. ''Maybe she likes you,'' Don Black said again. Austin Black laughed
Austin Black looked like a god that had stepped out of the milky way when he arrived at Lucy Ban's company the following day. The air was still and silent, as if the god, Zeus had just stepped in. Nobody made a sound, and they only greeted Austin Black with a slight nod of the head and a faint smile. The position that Austin Black had been employed in was the direct next in the hierarchy after Lucy Ban, so he was their boss. And none of the old staff members disregarded this at all because looking at Austin Black, they couldn't imagine any different position for him. Only one person dared to talk to Austin Black when he arrived, and that was the front desk staff member, she had to show Austin Black to his office."Mr. Black," the advanced-aged lady said with a smile and greeted him, showing him into the office complex. They entered an elevator headed to the fourth floor.Austin Black's face twitched when he realized that he was headed to the same floor as Lucy Ban's office. She
"Damien, I cannot keep hiding here. I need to go out," Charles Ban approached his brother and said after some solo deliberation.Mr. Ban glanced at Charles. ''Are you sure you don't want to die? I'm beginning to think that way," Mr. Ban replied."First of all, you left the city that I hid you at, and returned here because you were what, bored? How about you choose between death and boredom?" Mr. Ban asked. Charles Ban flashed his brother a pretty clear look. "I bet there are a lot of changes out there? We can't stay here and risk being cut off from the helm of affairs in the city, I'm going to go out to see for myself. I will disguise myself," Charles Ban insisted. "You will do no such thing," Mr. Ban replied abruptly, staring into Charles Ban's eyes defiantly."The only condition with which I would allow you to leave is if you are headed for the airport to leave this city. That's all," Mr. Ban addressed Charles Ban pretty dismissively.At this point, Charles Ban was angry, scared