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Ethan couldn't take his eyes off Loretta as his eyes widened with pleasure.She had on a white off-shoulder top that pronounced her well-rounded bosom and a pair of black slacks that hugged her backside like they were beckoning on Ethan to set them free.Loretta blushed like she had been expecting such a reaction from him.“You look ravishing,” he managed to voice out slightly above a whisper.“I'll take that as a compliment,” her smile made her look even more tempting.Ethan wondered how long he could control himself around such a beautiful woman.“Maybe I should give her something special,” he thought to himself.“No,” he countered, "That's not a good idea, what if I ruin what we have?”“Shall we go,” Loretta's voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts.“Yeah, I'll get the keys.”The Cedarwood International Museum was a beautiful piece of artwork. Built more than 15 years ago, it had a combination of both an ancient and modern design.As they went in, they met a team on standby to sho
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Ethan had to wipe his eyes several times to be sure he wasn't seeing things but it still remained there.“Can you see that?” He asked Loretta.“See what?” Loretta responded, unsure of what he was referring to.“Does anything on that piece stand out to you?”Loretta looked at the statue closely and nodded, “No, looks just all the rest to me?”Ethan looked around to see if anyone was seeing what he was seeing but no one seemed to have noticed the glowing inscription “You were chosen,” written on the statue.Ethan furrowed his brows, not certain about what it meant but then something about the statue looked familiar.It had the same markings as the medallion he was wearing.“What could be the relationship between the medallion and this statue? Did it mean that his finding the medallion that day wasn't a coincidence?” He asked himself these questions but none of the answers came to him.The lady from the museum who was initially rude to them was still looking for a way to get into the go
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“Your eyes….they…they look like diamonds,” he said, swallowing hard.Loretta blushed as it had been a while since anyone said anything that beautiful to her.She was about to say something when her mobile device beeped.It was a message from her father, he wanted her to spend the rest of the weekend at home.Ethan read the expression on her after she looked at her phone.“What is it?” He enquired.“It's my father. He wants me to come home for the rest of the weekend,” she announced.“Okay, I'm sure he misses you. Who wouldn't?”Loretta blushed even more, ‘Is it just me, or is he being unusually sweet tonight!’ She wondered.***That night as Ethan slept, he had a strange dream. It was the same dream he had a year ago that he had forgotten about. In his dream, he saw a man clothed in white, saying something to him but unlike the last time he saw the man, he could understand what he was saying to him. “You were chosen for greatness lies within you,” was what the man kept saying until h
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Andrew snickered, he was certain that Ethan would go back to jail as two security men and three sales reps including Dorris surrounded Ethan and Loretta.“What's this about?” Loretta asked, looking very confused.“Your pathetic boyfriend just stole a piece of jewelry while he thought no one was watching,” Andrew responded, sneering.Ethan smiled calmly, “What's it with you Grays and trouble? Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?”The other sales reps were too eager to make a show of Ethan for making them look foolish a little while ago.“I knew it. Once a thief, always a thief, and this time around I hope no one lets him out of jail again.” One of the sales reps commented.“Let's search him quickly before he leaves,” another sales rep added.“What's going on here? Why are you not attending to customers?” The manager of the store suddenly came out of his office with a scantily clad girl. He had been in the middle of an intense session when he heard the noise in the store and so he w
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“You set them up, admit it!”Ethan chuckled, amused by her statement.“Well, those two deserved it for trying to set me up. Besides, they needed to have a taste of what it feels like to be labeled an ex-convict, don't you think?”Loretta burst into laughter, “Remind me never to provoke you.”Ethan laughed deeply, as he made a turn and drove in through the gates leading to the main building.“Hold on a second,” Ethan stopped Loretta before she got out of the Maserati.“You forgot this. It's yours, so you should wear it,” he said before taking out the diamond necklace that the manager had given them a while ago.Loretta blushed, as Ethan drew close to her and fixed the necklace around her neck.As he did that she felt his breath around her neck and she froze instantly but suddenly turned around, her lips inches from his.Ethan lost himself briefly, his lips hungry for hers as he reached for her, pulling her closer to himself to close the little gap between them. His lips had almost touc
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Everyone including Ethan got up and moved to the dining table as the maids quickly served different delicacies that made Ethan's mouth water.Samantha, who had been acting like she hadn't noticed Ethan, glared a few times at his wristwatch and also at the one Loretta was wearing.‘I hope he leaves me alone after this,’ she thought to herself.Ethan caught her staring at him and wondered if Loretta's weird sister was all right.Ethan had been too engrossed with work at Lopez Conglomerate to find out what was going on with Loretta's kid sister.It was Maurice's voice that interrupted Ethan's thoughts.“Ethan I can see you've been taking good care of my daughter. Keep it up but try bringing her home more often.”Ethan chuckled softly, “Thank you, sir. I'll do as you've said.”Ian smiled, “It's hard to find a humble young man these days. Men like you are such a rare commodity,” thought quickly crossed Ian's mind as he spoke but he didn't say anything about it, instead he lifted his glass.
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Nolan walked out of the Campbell's mansion and as he approached his limousine, a hefty-looking fellow opened the passenger door for him and got in with him.“How was it boss, do you think they would go for it?” His new bodyguard asked.After his last encounter with Ethan, he had spent a fortune upgrading his security and even going as far as recruiting ex-military men as his new bodyguards.“They have no choice. It's either that or they watch their family name dissipate into oblivion,” he smiled mischievously.“Either way, I get what I want!”***As the Maserati pulled up in front of Lopez Conglomerate, Ethan opened the door for Loretta and smiled at her as they passed the former security men from Tasty Grilled Chicken that Ethan had just recently employed.Ethan had barely settled into his office when Tim came in.“Good day Sir,” he greeted before placing a hot cup of chocolate on Ethan's desk.“Good day Tim, thanks for the cup of chocolate. Is the team ready with the reports,” he as
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Loretta gave him a piercing gaze, half-guessing what had previously occupied his thoughts.She had entertained similar thoughts just moments ago before Tim told her Ethan wanted to see her when she had some time on her hands.She was somewhat grateful that Ethan never brought up the incident as she wasn't sure how she would react.“I didn't think you would come so quickly,” he smiled, sipping some more hot chocolate more from embarrassment than the need to.“Do you want some,” he pointed to his cup of hot chocolate but she turned it down.“I just had a cup but thanks for asking. So what's up?” She took her seat as she asked.“I wanted us to go over the marketing strategy that the team of department heads submitted. Are you up for it?”“Yes, sure.”“All right then,” he immediately placed a call and had the secretary bring physical copies of the report for both of them to go through.After a hectic day at the office, Ethan and Loretta decided to pick up some groceries at the Mall.After