The Mayor’s eyes subconsciously widened to that of saucers, and his throat bobbed constantly as he cleared his throat like a lump was lodged there. “T-the young master’s w-wife?” He sputtered out, the panic in his face now worse than it was before.Rhea’s eyes flashed with impatience. “I don’t think I stuttered the first time, did I? Explain why you had the audacity to throw the young master’s wife out of your daughter’s wedding. Weren’t you supposed to treat them like the honorary guests they were?”The mayor’s expression turned remorseful and apologetic. “I-I wasn’t aware they were related to the young master. I swear I wouldn’t have dared to treat them in such a manner if I did,” the mayor rushed out, his voice filled with desperation. “The young master is someone I dare not offend. Please forgive my oversight.”“There is only one way to fix your mistake,” Rhea began. “I’ll call the young master and explain that you acted out of ignorance, and once he reinstates your daughter’s wed
Ignoring Ophelia’s dramatic exit, and seeing as the mayor had done as Adrian commanded, Rhea pulled out her phone and called William Cosby. To the hearing of everyone, she ordered that the mayor’s daughter’s wedding be reinstated.Some of the guests, including Evelyn, Fiona, and Henry gasped in surprise. Rhea Smith was the one who had ordered for the mayor’s daughter’s wedding to be canceled? How powerful was this woman? They wondered in astonishment.Regina, however, was riddled with mixed feelings. On one hand, she was happy that the earlier embarrassment they faced had now been replaced with respect and admiration, and on the other hand, she was troubled about Ophelia Blackwell’s words. Will she stay true to them? She had to find a way to reach her and apologize to her.Soon enough, the hotel’s grand double doors were opened, and out came Will Cosby, who stood and announced, “You can all now come in!”Valerie almost leapt for joy as she entwined her hands with her husband and they
At the mayor’s daughter’s wedding, Anita and her mother, Regina, were seated with Rhea at a table. The atmosphere was filled with laughter and the clinking of glasses as guests mingled with each other, the earlier incidents now completely forgotten. Rhea, deciding to engage in business conversation with Anita, leaned in towards her. "So Anita, have you made any proposals for the Alpha Group construction project yet?" Rhea asked, her tone both casual and inquisitive. Anita nodded, a hint of excitement that Rhea had brought up the topic as well a bit of nervousness flickering in her eyes. "Yes, I have. But it’s still a draft though, I’ll still need to add in some ideas.” Rhea smiled, inwardly impressed that Anita had actually begun crafting a proposal. She definitely deserved a construction contract. “That’s good. If you don’t mind, I’ll like to review it. Kindly send it to my email.” She texted her email address to Anita after she finished talking. Anita nodded eagerly and brough
Anita sighed in frustration, and apologetically excused herself from Rhea before rising up and following after her mother.When Anita got outside, she saw her mother trying to wave down a cab. She pinched the bridge of her nose to control her frustration before she rushed to her mother, and brought down her hand to prevent her from actually stopping a cab.“Mom, what do you think you’re doing?” She demanded. “How can you possibly consider apologizing to Ophelia Blackwell when we did nothing wrong!”“Nothing wrong?!” Regina whipped around to face Anita, bristling. “I agree that I did nothing wrong, but you? All this wouldn’t have been happening if you had just accepted the Blackwells’ marriage proposal!” She threw her hands up in exasperation .“Mom—” Anita began, her expression falling in disbelief, but Regina didn’t let her finish as she continued,“Your stubbornness is about to leave us homeless, and I won’t stand here and do nothing about it! Enough is enough!” She snapped, and wit
Adrian turned towards the sound of Ophelia’s voice, and he stared at her blankly, unable to recall who she was.The chauffeur fidgeted as he replied to her question. “Ma’am, I was just telling this man,” he gestured to Adrian, “to pay a compensation for the scratch he caused on the car.It was at this time that Ophelia finally turned to look at Adrian, her expression a mix of contempt, derision and distaste as she assessed him from head to toe.“You…are the fool who bumped into my car?” She questioned, her tone demeaning.Adrian’s expression remained blank, even though his jaw ticked at the word ‘fool’ she had addressed him as. “I bumped into your car, yes. But, I’m not a fool, so I’d advise you watch what you call me.”“Excuse me,” Ophelia bristled, her eyes flashing with surprise then anger as she felt insulted. Nobody had ever spoken to her with so much audacity before, not even Anita Davies, who she was incredibly pissed with.“How dare you talk to me in such a manner?!” She explo
Adrian noticed the panicked expression on Regina’s face and the gentle tapping of Anita’s finger on his arm. It was then he realized that he had gotten carried away. He loosened his grip on Regina’s wrist and let go of her hand, which dropped limply to her side as she stared dumbfounded, reeling from the shock of what had just happened.Regina regained her composure, and a wild look of fury flashed through her eyes as she narrowed them at Adrian, then whipped to the side to look at Anita. “Did you see that?” She spat, shooting a finger at Adrian. “He almost broke my arm! Me! That’s the kind of animal you have as a husband!”Ethan, seeing as Regina was incredibly displeased with Anita, decided to interfere and add more fuel to the fire. “What kind of a man treats his mother-in-law in such a manner,” he shook his head distastefully. “You know,” he continued, “when Anita told me she was married, I expected a competition of some sort. But, seeing you right now…” he paused, his eyes scan
Anita stared blankly at Ethan, his words passing over her head. There was nothing she hated more than pompous spoilt brats who think the world revolves around them. She simply ignored him as though he didn’t say anything. This infuriated Ethan, and his eyes narrowed at her. “I see you’re still being stubborn, huh? Don’t come begging when it’s too late, because then I won’t be as considerate.” Regina, getting fed up with Anita’s insistent stubbornness stomped up to her and grabbed her arm, her fingernails slightly digging into her skin. “Anita, what’s wrong with you? Why are you making things so difficult for us? Just apologize, and agree to their demands so we can get our house back!” Anita winced and looked at her mother, her expression contorting into one of pain. “Mom, stop hurting me because of these people for crying out loud!” She snapped, yanking her hand forcefully from Regina’s grip. Regina’s eyes narrowed and she turned to glare at Adrian. She was about to lash out
Regina gasped audibly as she watched Adrian take Blaze down with a single hit. Ophelia and Ethan also wore the same expressions. Even Anita looked surprised, but hers was more of an impressed look than anything else.“Ethan was the first to voice out his disbelief. “H-how was he able to do that? That’s just not possible! Blaze was our strongest and most skilled martial artist for goodness sakes.”“I-I don’t know,” Ophelia stammered, her eyes with bewilderment. “I’m also as surprised as you are.”Anita on the other hand, rushed to Adrian’s side before Regina could stop her, and her eyes quizzically searched his face. “Adrian, that was amazing. But, how were you able to take a man twice your size down with so much ease?”Adrian shrugged as if what he had done was not a big deal. “I’ve been taking martial arts training. I guess I’ve mastered more than I thought.”Ethan stomped his foot on the ground, seeing as his plan to teach Adrian a lesson had a fallen through. His face darkened wi