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George noticed Prince's countenance and dropped his drink on the table before inquiring.“What is the problem? I thought you came here to celebrate. Why do you look unhappy?" Prince stared back at his friend and was about to say something but George stopped him.“Wait, Is it because of your brother? Why don't you just arrest him and get them to teach him a lesson. I have a feeling that he will surely change by the time he comes out of jail.”"You can look for incriminating evidence against him. Something that will get him locked up for a few months." Prince took a sip of his drink and sighed deeply before shaking his head a few times. "He's still my brother and I can't get myself to arrest him.”"I'm not sure that's what my Dad would do in such a situation. I'll just give him time to change. However, if he persists, I'll have no choice but to arrest him as you suggested.”"But you also know that I have to keep my identity hidden. I still enjoy my privacy and confronting Austin would
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Prince sighed deeply and gradually turned around to see Austin grinning at him.“Austin, what do you want? Why don't you go back to your wayward group of friends and continue wasting my money. However, I assure you that a day of reckoning will come." “The day that you'd pay for all your stupidity." As Prince said those words, the annoying grin on his brother's face disappeared and was replaced with a smirk.“Really?" Austin still had that stupid smirk on his face as he spoke."Well, you should be grateful that I've not busted your ass yet. I'm still covering up for you because of the meager amount of money you pay me.”"I'm not a criminal that can be busted. The only crime I committed was to want my privacy which you're using to exploit me.” Prince replied to his brother. He was angry and really wanted to punch his brother's face but had to stop himself from doing so.It hurts so much that his own family had to be torn on his flesh.He had to deal with the betrayal of Lara and also
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It was already late when Lara and Kyle finally decided to go home. They had to be sure that the media group was no longer in sight before they came out.Lara called Derrick, her driver, to come and pick her up.While they waited for her driver, Lara sat with Kyle in his car and the duo were deep in their thoughts.Kyle was wondering what was really going on. After an awkward moment of silence between the couple, he turned to Lara and said to her. “Honey, I think you should stay away from going through social media for now. I'm sure you'd be more pissed at the comments. I don't want you to get yourself walked up because of what happened today. And you know how people can reach a conclusion without knowing what was going on." “First thing tomorrow morning, I'll come over to your place to pick you up. We'll be going to Royal productions to find out what's going on." “And we could also go to Evergreen World corporation to ask them a few questions.”If it weren't for the media, the coup
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Prince laughed at her for a while before replying to her. "Please, give me some credits. I was never begging you for money when we were married, was I?" “Being your P.A, I earned all the money you paid me because I worked for it. Moreover, you were the one who asked me to quit my job at the restaurant to work for you. It was not like I've ever begged you for money.”Prince sighed and continued. “Well, that's not the reason I called you at this time." “So why have you called me?" “I just wanted to check up on you. I needed to be sure that you haven't ended up in the hospital. I mean, with all the news about you guys in the media, someone in your shoes might end up in the hospital.”“Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you. As you can see and hear, I'm hale and hearty and won't be ending up in the hospital anytime soon if that's what you're expecting." “If you've called to gloat, then think again because I'm not going to give you any reason to laugh at me." Lara angrily blurted out.“And
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The receptionist could not swallow the physical abuse from Lara so she had to retaliate.With her hands balled into fists, Asha bit her lips and punched Lara really hard and the duo ended up fighting each other.Kyle just stood aside and watched the fight. He didn't even attempt to separate the girls.He believed that Asha, the receptionist deserved to be beaten up for calling Lara a crazy person.The fight lingered on and when Kyle saw that Lara was being defeated, he decided to separate them.“That's enough, Lara. Just leave her alone and save your reputation. I know that you can beat her. However, it's not worth it because you have a lot to lose." Kyle was trying to make Lara feel better with the words.He knew that if he left them to continue fighting, Lara would be severely dealt with by Asha.The receptionist looked fragile but was a lion in the fight.She almost tore Lara's hair apart if not for the timely intervention of Kyle.As he pulled his fiance out of the fight, Kyle loo
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Kyle ignored her and started the car. When he drove out of Royal productions studio, he turned briefly to Lara and inquired.“Where are we going?" "We're going to the movie location in the woods. Maybe we'd have the chance to talk to Mr. Clark and hear what he has to say.”Mr. Clark is one of the assistant producers and they have worked together all this time.There were two assistant producers and the other one was not on set with them.Most of the crew members of Royal productions know their Boss personally. However, they've been asked not to say anything about him or post his pictures online.Lara gave him the address of the movie location and they drove off.While on their way, Kyle felt bad about what he had earlier said to her and decided to apologize.“Lara, umm. I'm sorry about how I spoke to you earlier. I should not have said all those things to you." “And, I should not have left you to fight with the receptionist, especially because you're pregnant. We can't afford to los
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Prince could not help but laugh at her.For someone whose career was at the verge of collapsing, she sure has some nerves.Lara wants to put him off his job when hers was slipping away from her.Prince turned his face around and returned his gaze back to Lara before asking.“Are you talking to me?" “No, I'm talking to that tree over there." Lara pointed to a tall tree behind Prince but the latter did not budge.He only smiled, raised both of his shoulders up and replied nonchalantly. "Ok, keep talking to it then. I'm sure it'll give you a response soon.”Prince began to walk away but Lara hurriedly blocked his path again. “Are you making a fool of me? Tell me what you're doing here, Prince." Lara's interference was getting Prince pissed off but he chose to keep calm."Look, Prince. You have to leave this place at once. Like my fiance just told you, you're not allowed to work here.” Kyle added.Prince looked at the couple before him and smiled for a while before saying to them. “You
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“I'm listening, Miss Norman. What do you have to say?” Mr. Clark jolted her out of her thoughts.With pursed lips, Lara sighed before she began to speak.“Mr. Clark. I'd like to know why Royal productions want to have nothing to do with us any longer. What wrong have we done?" She shook her head vigorously and continued. "I'm asking because I don't remember doing anything wrong to offend anyone. I'm good with everyone and try to mind my business which is to deliver my best on set.”“And the same goes with my fiance here." Mr. Clark was silent for a while. He stared at the couple for a while before sighing deeply.“I um.. I have no answers to your questions. The only person who can give you the answers you seek is the boss.”"You know that I'm just an assistant. I don't have much to say when the boss has spoken. I'm only his employee.”“Then set up a meeting with us and your Boss. We'd like to know what the problem is. What wrong have we done to him?” Lara replied and Kyle agreed wit
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The strange lady's voice was a little loud and Prince had to turn around to find out if people were looking at them.When he saw a few necks turn in their direction, he sighed deeply and lowered himself to whisper to the Lady.“I changed my mind, I think we should have this conversation in your car.”He was avoiding anything they'd make people give him a suspicious look.After that, he took his coffee and started towards the door.The strange lady who understood Prince's action smiled to herself and stood up as well, following Prince behind.They both got into her car and she went straight to the point.“Prince Young, my name is Alicia Clayton. I was your highschool crush so you have to remember who I am.”“High school crush." Prince muttered to himself while casting her a questioning glare.He scrutinized her one more time, trying to recall his times in high school. Unfortunately, he could not remember who the young lady was.Although the name rang a bell, he still could not place a
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Kyle and his father spoke for a few more minutes before he ended the call. He knew that his parents would not approve of his relationship with Lara if they heard what he did.He took another man's wife and got her pregnant. That was not an honorable thing to do.“We'll soon be back so you can tell us all that is happening over there." His father said to him before hanging up the call.A while later, Kyle got home and slept off immediately.It had been a long day for him and he was already exhausted, both physically and even mentally.All that was happening was draining him up.***The next morning Prince woke up to a message from a strange number. He took up the phone and read the message.“I know your real identity, Prince Young. If you don't come and meet me now, I'm going to reveal it to the world.”"I'll be waiting for you at a coffee shop in town so don't keep me for too long.”As Prince read the message, he smiled to himself and let out a dry chuckle.He knew that things would c
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Kyle sighed in frustration and quickly dipped his hands into his trousers pocket in search of his wallet. Unfortunately, it was not there.He searched fruitlessly for it but could not find the wallet.The waiter was about to involve security but Kyle stopped him.“Wait. I'll call my driver to get the money. I must have misplaced my wallet.” Kyle cursed that day and all the frustration it had brought to him and was still bringing.He could not recall how he misplaced his wallet and because of it, he was being humiliated by a mere waiter.On the other hand, the waiter glared at him and turned around. He walked up to the security and whispered something to him.“Don't let him leave this place. He's yet to pay for his drinks." The security guard nodded at the waiter.While the waiter went back into the bar, Kyle quickly put a call across to his driver.The man answered the call and earned himself a shout from Kyle. “Get your ass over here at the bar right now. Make sure to come with some
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“Do you think there's someone out there who's after you? And what does the person want from you?”“I have no idea." While they drove home, Prince continued to think about the earlier incident.The man must have been ordered by someone to follow him around. But what was their motive?He was keeping his identity a secret. However, it looked like it was not a secret to some people aside from the ones who knew him already.Some people could be plotting against him.“Well, we're going to find out who's coming after me. I'm not a show off so how was this person able to find me out?" Prince muttered, his gaze fixed on the road before them.Turning to George in a serious face, he said to him. “We have to find out who's after me before they have the chance to do something bad against me. Or any of us." “Of course." George nodded a few times and continued. “Zane is capable of getting any information about them. We just need a little time for him to do his job." Although he was worried, Princ
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“What nonsense." She muttered while breathing heavily. She was so mad at Avery and everything.She was mad at Prince for going ahead to spread such news because he was fortunate enough to get a job at the place.Lara had already concluded that it was no other person but Prince who must have spread the news.After a moment of silence, she let out a long sigh and fell on her bed. She was exhausted and just needed to sleep. Perhaps, she'd feel better by morning and find ways to tackle the problems in her life.Lara had managed to close her eyes when her phone began to ring again. This time, it was Kyle and he had received a call as well.Gradually, she reached for the phone and answered the call.“Hey babe. What's up with you? Why are you not sleeping yet? I was trying to catch some for myself when your call came in." Lara muttered sleepily.“Have you heard what's going on?" Kyle asked her and the tone of his voice forced her to stay awake.“What is going on, Kyle?” Lara quickly sat up,
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The place went completely silent for a while.After some time, Lovelyn turned to her younger daughter and they exchanged glances.They still could not comprehend what Lara was trying to say to them.“I don't quite understand what you're saying. Please explain better." Lovelyn said to Lara, her eyes fixed on Lara in a serious gaze.“Mom, if we don't do anything about the situation, we might find our career dead soon and everyone will forget us." “That's what it means." Lovelyn’s mouth opened and she lifted her hands, putting them on her head. She knew exactly what that meant. It means that the money would stop coming.If Lara no longer gets movie roles, she'd be completely irrelevant. There would be no more and wealth in flow.She won't be able to afford the luxurious lifestyle that she was already used to.Lovelyn only owns a boutique and the boutique won't be able to fund her lifestyle. Especially if Lara no longer gives her money to add to the business.If they have to depend com
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Lara got down from the car and Kyle pulled her into his arms in a tight hug.“I'm sorry honey.” He apologized as he reached for her forehead and planted a kiss on it."I didn't mean to hurt you with my words. I just overreacted and I promise it won't happen again.”"Are you sure?” Lara stared into his eyes, waiting for a response.“I'm sure." Kyle nodded his head and forced out a smile. “We'll go through this together and see the end of it." “I believe that if we work together, we'll be able to sort things out. And in the end, things will go back to the way they were." “Ok, we'll work together and deal with the issue." Lara was anxious and so was Kyle. They didn't know who their enemy was so it was going to be difficult to tackle the situation.The have to know the source of their problems before they can deal with it. But for now, they have no idea who was pulling them down.“And about our wedding. I totally understand that we should tackle the matter at hand before planning our w
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By the time Lara and Kyle came out of his Manager's office, they were completely exhausted and it was almost dusk. All the bad news they'd received that day was already weighing them down.Just like the previous day, it had been bad news and more bad news.Many other producers were no longer willing to work with them. Just like Royal productions, they would no longer be working with them.Everything was happening so fast and they could not comprehend it.If someone was after their careers, then that person must be very powerful.As they got into Kyle's car, they both sat in it totally lost in their thoughts.After a moment of silence, Kyle started the car and began to drive to Midday avenue, Lara's home.“What are we going to do about the situation?" Lara interrupted his train of thoughts. Kyle let out a deep sigh and quickly glanced at her with a long face. “I don't know. We just have to keep trying or we'll soon be forgotten celebrities and our careers, dead." Kyle's voice was co
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“And you should know something. If you continue like this, you'll find yourself without a job one day. And you might not be able to get another anywhere else.”"Just be careful how you treat people, especially those who have done nothing wrong to you.” Prince concluded. He glared at Steve for a while before walking away.While Prince made his way to the diner hall, Steve remained motionless at a spot.He could not move an inch and kept pondering on Prince's words.He even had to ask himself why he hated Prince. At the end, he got the answer to his own question.There was no reason for the hatred towards him . It's just that Prince was liked by people. Unfortunately, no one notices him at all.After a long pause, Steve rolled his eyes and muttered to himself. “Whatever. You're in no position to render me jobless.”With that thought in mind, he walked away from the lobby and went back to work.Prince got to the dining hall and his eyes caught the strange man stealing glances at him in a
