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"What did you just say?" Hermia asked, her voice dripping with venom, her eyes filled with disgust as they gazed on Xander."Nothing much, I was just telling not to quit because Emily likes her" Xander said in a low voice with was pretty much contrast to how he felt inside. He wanted to shut her up for be rude and wicked to Haliyah but he had to go with the plan. "I'm sorry, if it annoyed you"He instinctively squeezed his daughter who had fallen asleep."Annoyed me? Everything about you annoys me, disgust me. Why are you back here? I thought you left for good so I can leave in peace!" she said harshly. At this point, Mike stepped forward and wrapped his arm on her waist.Xander's had trailed on Mike's arm snaked around his wife waist. Breath in, he told himself, just a few minutes and it would be over."I haven't been home for a while and I thought you would be worried so I came home" Xander explained as calm as he could, his eyes still not leaving the arm wrapped on Hermia's waist.
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Hunter stood by the door of Xander's office, he wondered if Xander heard what he just said or was ignoring him. He took the brief moment to give Xander a good look, who surprisingly looked normal, in contrast to yesterday.He would have said everything that happened the previous day was a dream, if the chairman knuckles werent wrapped with bandage. Xander's hair was gelled back, his regular office look, showcasing his forehead and prominent jaw line. He looked calm and this was an expression Hunter was common with after spending five years watching him.After waiting for five minutes, he decided to repeat himself. "Mr. Rinwon is here for his appointment, sir" Hunter said and no response just the crackling sound of the keyboard been tapped repeatedly. He was ninety percent sure that Xander was a computer game so he continued. "I would send him away if you don't want to see him""No send him in" Xander said, his focus still in his laptop.He heard the door open and close as Hunter left
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Mike silently entered the Rinwon mansion hoping that he could get to his room without his father noticing him. He had successful past through the first and second flight of stairs and stood in front of his room."Finally" he breathers but he spoke too soon. He opened the door and saw his father going his study table.The man was a lot older as he had Mike later in marriage and his wife died not too long after."Father" Mike called with fear."I w as wondering if you were going to come home or run away, surprisingly, you are smart enough not to run away from your problem" his father said and Mike bit his inner cheek as he found more interest in the tile floor than his father wrinkled face.His father voice flooded with anger, "If you are this smart, how on earth did you mess things up at XL Headquarters?" the older man said and stomp his walking aid on the ground, making a sharp sound when the metal and ceramic collided.Mike body tensed and his hands instinctively went to his side as
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"Do you ever notice Hermia's face when she lose her cool?" Xander asked Hunter randomly as they had their lunch break in rooftop."My eyes never linger enough to notice" Hunter replied."I would tell you" the chairman said and leaned in. "She look pissed and I feel satisfy and thrilled" he chuckled."Where are you going with this" Hunter asked raising an eyebrow. Since Xander panic attack their relationship had moved from professionalism to acquitance. This is something Hunter appreciated because he knew his boss was closed off."I can get more satisfaction if I keep pissing her off" Xander said with a smile on his face."I thought you just wanted to get your daughter back" Hunter asked, causing the chairman's smile to be replaced with seriousness."I'm on that too. The lawyer said I need more evidence that I didn't sign the divorce paper before he can have an appeal" Xander explained and lip tilted a bit. "I the mean time I can make her miserable"Hunter shook his head before asking,
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"What if I want to date her?"Helena turned and saw the person she had been asking of.He wasn't wearing the worn-out clothes he wore in their previous encounter. This made her wonder if that had actually happened or it was dream. It was more frustrating as she hasn't taken any drug or alcohol in almost twenty four hours. "No, you won't, right? You are just trying to fool everyone" Helena said and smiled innocently."Why won't I?" Xander asked back, stepping closer to them. "Uhm, because she has nothing to offer you" Helena answered sharply and Randy felt like smacking the rich lady for belittling her. "She doesn't have to offer me anything" Xander said confidently and her eyes burned with anger for this certain attendant with her lips still curved in a sweet smile. "She doesn't have to offer you anything because she can't but I can. They say rich men need rich women by their side, I can be that for, what do you say?" Helena said, her voice seductive as she place a hand on his sho
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"Pass me the chilli" Trente to Xander who sat beside him on the table. It was the weekend, and Max had pressured Xander to take a break from his revenge plan to spend time with his family.So, here he was having lunch with Trente, who had invited Hunter and Randy who moved in a week ago as her request in their contract.Xander didn't know she made such request after he gave her a black card but he agreed anyway. As a plus, their lie was more believeable.The aroma of the freshly made soup filed the room as Xander passed Trente the salt and picked up his phone that was a the table."You are such a lovely brother" Trente teased and complemented at the same time."Mention that again and I would pour vinegar into your soup" Xander threatened and Trente scoff. Hunter ate in silence and Randy did little things to be recognized on the table, like add more meat in Xander's plate.The door bell rang and the four of them stared at each other. It was Xander silent way of asking if they were expe
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The orchestras played the for the wedding march as the couple walked down the isle. The smell of the natural garden and scent of champagne mixed together and somehow managed to give a nice smell.Everyone was delighted on this day, especially the Dally. They sat in the VVIP section, which was the closest table to the minister. Hermia smiled and tightened her hold around Mike's arm.Normally, the bride was supposed to walk down the isle with her father or a male family member. Her father was dead, she had no brother and the only male family member she had, her uncle, Felix, was on a business trip. Hermia didn't want to walk down the isle alone so the concluded that she walks with her new husband.Hermia looked perfect and a smile of satisfaction rested on her face as she can finally have the wedding she desired.A wedding in a beautifully decorated garden, guest dressed in their best clothes, she never cared about who stood by her side as long as she was the center of attention, she wo
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THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.Felix sat in his office with all the lights dim. He had a lit tobacco in his mouth. The scent of the tobacco filed the room just how he liked it. His phone rang, he removed the tobacco from his mouth with his index and middle finger then used his free hand to pick his phone from the stool beside him.The caller ID read "three". He answered the call."We agree to the deal" the person on the other side said."Perfect, kill him at sight or no fresh goods for you" Felix said and hung up. He returned to puffing his tobacco, placing his phone back on the stool.Beside his phone was an ashtray and picture of Xander coming out of the mall in a tailored suit.***PRESENT TIME"Xander who are you?" Hermia asked.The chairman was taken back, he thought, they had figured out who he was."I'm- if you don't know who I am. Your lose, try to keep up" Xander said and Hermia fumed."What? You keeping it a secret? You are deluding that you a powerful person just because of
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"You can stop here" Hermia told her driver from the backseat.The driver silently noted and parked outside the XL headquarters.She was about to get off the car before her phone rang in her purse. She opened her white leather purse and took out her phone. The caller ID read Mike and she sighed tiredly before she answered the call."Where are you Hermia? I hope you didn't forget about our post honeymoon date" Mike said annoyed."Oh, I forgot" Hermia replied calmly. She had forgotten about the date when she was busy making plans for the day. "I would have to rain check something came up in my company""I'm at your company and you aren't there, quit lying and tell me where you are" Mike said, anger present in his voice."I would tell you everything when the time comes" She said and hung up without another word from his side.She couldn't get interrupted by her attention seeking husband. She had come this far. She had humiliated Randy with the hope that the unknown texter does something t
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"When is daddy coming back?" Emily asked Trente in a tiny voice. Her face was turned to the window, ignoring the cartoon playing on the television. It was already dark, later than Xander had ever been. "Very soon" Trente said for the fifth time and was also worried.He picked up his phone to call Max and heard a loud thump on the door."Stay here" Trente told Emily and covered her with a blanket before heading for the door.Carefully, he open the door and saw a body laying on the pouch. The sharp of the body and clothes were awfully familiar. He complained about the leather clothes being hard to breath in."Randy!" he shouted and rushed to her. She was laying face planted on the floor so he turned her over."Shit!" he gasped, shocked at her bruised face and bursted lips."Help" Randy groaned painfully as tears wet her bruises causing them to sting before she fell unconscious.She woke up the next morning with pain coursing through out her body especially her head. She looked around a
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"Alexander! Xander! Where are you?" He heard a worried young voice call his name. He blinked his eyes open and felt one of his was too heavy to open."I'm down here stop screaming" he respond to the voice."Oh my god, Xander" the voice was from a teenage boy same age like him. The looked down at him from the third floor balcony of the building he sat across. The boy disappeared into the shadows and Xander guessed he was coming down.Xander took that moment to stand with the aid of the walls. A sharp pain shot through his foot, he looked down to see that he step on a broken glass."Shit" he cussed.He looked at his reflection on the broken glass and noticed he was younger. One of his eyes was so swollen that it had to stay close while the other one function."Xander!" the worried voice called and ran to him, divertinf his attention from his reflection. The boy was around fifteen but was a inch taller than him since he was also fifteen. Both of their clothes were worn out and they looke
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"They aren't normal thugs" Hunter quickly replied. He stepped into the highway and almost got hit by a car."Hunter! Have you lost your mind!" Xander screamed from the pedestrian road but his assistant ignored him. Instead he pulled out the gut and pointed it to the driver."Get down, if you don't want to die" the frightened owener immediately unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. He was replaced by Hunter who started the engine but didn't drive.Xander saw the door they just came through open and he ran into the car Hunter had stolen still holding his injured arm. "Come to my office for compensation" the chairman said to the frightened driver and threw his business card out the window.Hunter zoomed off, driving recklessly and changing lane randomly as the men stole a car to follow after them."How is your arm?" Hunter asked, eyes still on the road."It was just a graze, nothing I can't handle" Xander said and chuckled to hid the fact he was scared to death.If it were thr
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Xander woke up to his daughter beside him, she curled up next to him with an amount of his shirt squeezed loosely in her fist. He stood up quietly and noiselessly did his morning routine without waking her up. He kissed her on the cheek before he left the room, leaving the door slight open.He saw Randy preparing breakfast and Trente playing some game on his phone. It wasn't long Hunter got in and accepted Randy's offer on eating breakfast."Is she awake?" Trente asked when he finished a round in his game."She is still asleep, let her sleep till 10 before waking her up, Randy could you wash her up?" He said to the only woman in their mist. Hunter noticed her tensed up."Uhm, I don't know how to and I'm not good with kids" Randy said hoping they didn't noticed her tense up."I would do it, I'm good with children, Randy can assist me" Trente equipped.It was a Saturday so Xander allowed it. He made a mental note to hire a nanny for the weekends since he would take care of her during th
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Hermia layed quietly on her bed while her husband was as sleep beside her. It has been two days since she was released from police custody and a day since her honeymoon began.She should be happy that all the storms was over and she was happily married to someone who can cater for her, her family and company. She wasn't all she felt was anger and defeat. Their honeymoon did nothing to distract her from the fact Xander have her daughter and as a partner that might become his wife one day.She wanted her daughter back and for him to suffer in loneliness but she she is powerless compare to him.Her phone chimed from where plugged it beside her. She turned the phone and saw a message from a private number.Hello, it reads.She sighed and dropped her phone. Who could be messaging her around one in the morning.Her phone chimed again and curiousity drove her to check it.Don't ignore me I know you are still awake.Fear gripped her heart and she left the bed from the bathroom, careful not to
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Maybe a few minutes is the highest.His gaze was cut short as the figure he was staring at literally rolled into the water."One, two, three" he counted as he waited for Randy to surface but the pool water was still.Panicking, he rushed down the stairs and took the detour through the backyard. The few seconds it took for him to reach the backyard felt like a tormenting hell. For once he hated that his house was huge. Finally, he reached the backyard and ran to the swimming pool hoping to see a female figure surface.There was still no show so he pulled off his shirt, not caring where it landed and jumped into the water. He saw Randy clutching her kneel under the water. He thought she was having a cramp on her leg and was drowning because of it. As this thought went through his mind, the arms of fear ran down his spine.Another lost, he thought.He hurriedly brought out of the pool and played her on the ground to perform CPR. He started with mouth to mouth, blowing air into her mouth
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Hunter felt the bed he was laying on was softer than the one he had laid on in the recent years. He rolled on his side and dipped his nose further into the pillow. It smelt nice like his boss clothes.His eyes immediately shot open and he sat up. He looked around he really was in his boss house and in his room. He scratched his neck to recall what happened the previous day and how it end."Nonsense, I want to sleep" his last words to his boss echoed in his head and he groaned and pulled on his hair."This is why I don't drink" he muttered to himself."You are awake" he heard Xander say and slowly turned to the direction.Xander was slightly sitting on his study table in a bathrobe and white towel over his head."I'm sorry" Hunter said and quickly got of the bed."You should be stupid, did your mother not teach you not to take things from strangers" Xander said and Hunter shook his head, causing Xander to raise an eyebrow.He wanted to ask something but he was interrupted."Hot Choco i
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Few minutes ago."Today marks the new era of our great company.. ""Excuse me, have some water it's good for the health" a waiter said to Hunter giving him a glass of water."Thanks" he said and brought it to his lips. He subtly sniffed it and as suspected it smelt funny. He noticed the waiter that gave him the water was still close by so he had to act like he didn't notice they spike is water or he blow his naive cover.He drank the water in one gulp and waited for it set in."I would take the cup" the waiter said again taking the cup from his hand as Hunter forcefully smile."One, two, three" at that moment the water started having it's effect.He looked for the bathroom as his sight began to blur and head became dizzy. He rested his tired body on the wall as two minutes walk seemed like an hour long.Fortunately, he found the bathroom and stumble to the sink. He opened the facet and splashed water in his face. He stated at himself in the mirror and subtly looked down and noticed a
