It was the supervisor's birthday and a party was being held to honor him.As much as Derek didn't like the whole party thing, he had no choice but to be at this one. His role as head of the Research and Development team gave him no choice.The supervisor rented a mini hall for this and ninety percent of those present were Derek's colleagues and workers of the Cora Limited.As they blasted continuous music, Derek simply stood at a corner with a cup of liquor in his hand.He had hardly even touched the liquor because all that was on his mind was nothing but the report he received from Edna about what she saw his wife and her manager do the day before.It was no lie that he had to work late into the night so he could finish up some things at the company. However, he found out before then that his wife had other plans according to Edna.He didn't want too many details from Edna which was why he didn't bother looking into it. But he already had a reason to believe that his wife's manager w
This time around, Edna Langston found her husband, Richard, and his lover getting into a hotel together. This was hours away from the city but different from the one she knew him to frequent.Deontay Hotel and Suites was in the outskirts of town but stood solely like a force in the not-so-developed area. Seemed like a good location for escapades.Edna wondered how frequently Richard used that location. Perhaps not as frequent as the Kingston's Hotel.Like the last time and the other times she had been following her husband, she rented a car. This one was far different from the last as she was trying to keep different profiles each time.Where she parked this time wasn't somewhere that could attract any attention. Instead it was in a general parking lot where she could easily sit inside her car and watch from afar.She got tired of waiting inside her car so she decided to get down from it thirty minutes later. From there she went to sit at a shed which was close to the entryway into th
It was rather strange to Derek as he felt an arm wrapped around him.The last thing he recalled was drifting off to sleep in the large sofa chair he had in his office so how on earth could there be someone beside him when he wasn't home?Not to cause a scene, he slowly got up from the chair, his hand gripping the arm around him as he lightly took it off.However, that light movement wasn't enough to make him quiet due to the congestion on the chair.Turning to face the supposed person beside him, he found himself all surprised to see who it was."What are you doing here, Catherine? How did you even get in here?" he asked his wife in a tone that showcased just how much surprised he was.Catherine sat up, her eyes drowsy from sleep. She looked like she had slept a long time."I came to be with you, obviously. You didn't tell me you were going to be sleeping at the office," she pointed out, a yawn escaping her lips."And that's why you had to come over to my place of work?""Yes. I misse
A knock on the door put the both of them to a halt. Derek looked at the door first before looking back at his wife who still longed for him.He wanted to ignore the knock but it came again and he called out, "Who's it?""Gina."A glance at his wife and he could see the discomfort that came with her hearing that name.He wasn't sure whether to tell Gina to come in or ask her to leave. It was going to be awkward if she came in and was face to face with his wife after that incident with Catherine slapping her.Catherine moved away from and began to adjust what she was wearing. He could tell that she was using that cue to leave his office already."Give me a minute," Derek said to Gina who was still standing outside the door and then started to get dressed completely as well. It felt like it was a little too early to have Gina in the office. But then he recalled that she was one of the early birds in the company.The time on the wall clock read seven thirty and he wondered how it was alr
"To us…" Richard Langston said as he raised his glass up for a toast.With a smile etched on Catherine's face, she said in return, "To us." Then they clinked their glasses together before drinking from each other's glass of wine.That was a sweet moment between them as they were celebrating their one-year anniversary. And to them, it was the best thing ever.But as they did their thing, there was someone watching them not too far away but right inside the restaurant they were having their anniversary date.It was Edna, Richard's legal wife, in a disguise that could as well prevent anyone from recognizing it was her except on a closer inspection.She followed the couple all the way to the restaurant, contempt brewing in her as she monitored their discreet activities. And yeah, she was able to get a decent picture of the two of them."I'm glad we're doing this," Richard told Catherine as he reached out for her hand on the table."Me too," Catherine muttered."It's crazy how it has been
Gina took a deep breath before knocking on the door that she believed led into the office of Mr. Benson Uriel of the New Age Holdings."Come in," the husky voice of the man behind the door ushered her in and she reluctantly pushed the door open to get into the man's office.The man was seated right behind his desk in the large office that could easily accomdate two smaller ones needed to get the job done for other workers.There was this mischievous smile mounted on Mr. Uriel's face that gave her the creeps as she approached his desk.The man stood up to acknowledge her immediately with an outstretched hand that Gina had a hard time taking. But she had to if she wanted things to go smoothly."Have a seat, please," he offered her."Thank you," she said.She put the documents she had with her on the table."These are the necessary things you requested for from my company. Everything needed to seal this deal is right there," she told the man who looked more interested in staring at her f
The restaurant which Mr. Uriel chose for their lunch was a fancy one. Certainly one that fit his class as a businessman.Despite the restaurant being in kind of an open environment, it wasn't enough to make Gina less calm.She has been tense since they first got in and the whole time she kept looking around, her eyes lingering about to find something she didn't list."You haven't touched your meal," Mr. Uriel said, forcing her attention back to him.She looked down at her plate of food and then looked back up at him. "I'm actually not hungry," she stated."I see," Mr. Uriel hummed as he picked up a piece of tissue which he used to clean his mouth. "You're not hungry or you just refuse to eat because it's with me?""Why am I here, Mr. Uriel?" Gina had to ask. Her tone clearly stated that she wasn't pleased with the whole setting."To have lunch with me, Miss Gina.""And…?""Discuss the contents of the contract that the New Age Holdings is supposed to sign.""Then let's get to the most
Derek already received a text from Gina earlier on which described her present location. And when he checked through the location via the map, it turned out to be a restaurant close to the Kingston's Hotel.Everything looked to be intertwining for Derek. But at the same time it made his activities less comfortable.It would have been a great thing if one of them wasn't less important than the other. Still it didn't change the fact that he had to look through one first before checking the other out.However, when he looked at the time, henoticed how time had gone since he received the text from Edna that indicated where his wife was.The fortunate part now was that the location of the two destinations were close by so he could at least kill two birds with one stone.He could tell that he was close to the Kingston's Hotel already. The closer he got, the more he worried about the scene he was going to meet when he eventually arrived at the venue.Derek found a space in the parking lot o