"Then you would get a valid reason from me," Mr. Fulton said with a smirk. "When you do, you must not go back on your words."Jade's heart missed a beat. Was Bruce trying to kill her? She looked away from her dad. What if it turned out to be true? No. She was not ready to face the truth. But, again, would it not do her good if she knew his true intentions?"It seems like you are scared of getting to know that Bruce means harm to you," Mr. Fulton pointed out."I'm not," Jade breathed out. Perhaps, if she said it, she would believe it."Then you don't mind me telling you why Bruce wants you dead," Mr. Fulton said."I don't. Say what you have to say.""If I say it, I know you would hate me, but I am telling you this because I love you and wish that no harm would come near you.""Speak."Jade turned to her father, awaiting his words. She watched as he closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. Creases formed on his forehead."This is hard," J. J. Fulton pointed out. "But, I would say it a
Bruce looked around Jade's room.The men that made it a 24/7 habit of standing before the door were nowhere to be found. As he got closer, he looked around to see if they were truly gone or were really hanging around.Seeing that they had really left, he heaved a sigh of relief and pushed the door open. Jade's eyes fell on him immediately he walked in.They were black circles around her eyes. Her eyes were red due to how much she cried. Marks of tears were everywhere on her face. Bruce's heart fell on seeing her. "She must have cried from when she had woken up till this very moment," he muttered to himself.He stood by the door, uncertain of whether or not he should walk deep into the room. They looked at each other without saying anything to each other."I didn't do it. I was set up," Bruce said with a small voice. Before he had walked in, he was eager to see Jade. He had planned to rush into the room and pull Jade into his arms in a long embrace. Now that he was here, he could do
A table filled with empty bottles of wine. Loud music blaring from speakers around. Multi-colored lights shone in the dark.More bottles of wine but these ones are filled to the brim and filled wine-glasses in hand.J. J. Fulton and Lucia were at this table chattering happily."Cheers to me getting back all my shares from Bruce Ace." J. J. Fulton lifted his glass up. Lucia smirked. She lifted her glass of wine too and the glasses clicked.They both gulped the content.Lucia picked a bottle of wine and poured it into both of their wine glasses."Cheers to us finally finding a common goal after years of hatred for each other."J. J. Fulton snickered.His mouth curled to a smirk afterward. He shrugged, picked up his glass of wine and clicked hers. "Cheers.""I never knew you were this good at scheming. I must say that I am quite impressed," Lucia said and J. J. Fulton grinned cockily."I can be bad whenever I want to be." He smirked and gulped the remaining content of this glass. "You of
The rays of light that streamed through the window to the room struck Bruce's eyes as soon as he opened them.Bruce squinted his eyes. He looked to his side then sat up straight on the bed and stretched. He got startled when the fact that Jade was no longer on the bed was registered."Jade?" He called out. Since she got back from the hospital, it was the first time he was waking up without seeing Jade lying on the bed. Jade had a habit of waking up late.The day had brightened but it was too early for Jade to wake up. It was a Saturday morning after all."Is she in the bathroom?" He got out of the bed and went to the bathroom door. "Jade. Are you in there?" He asked but he got no answer. "If you are in there and can hear me, I am going downstairs to get us breakfast."Silence followed.Bruce furrowed his eyebrows and then shrugged. He headed for the exit of the room. Bruce opened the door and peered into the hallway. Everywhere was quiet— too quiet. It was unusual.On a regular Satu
"Ladies and Gentlemen, CoolAir welcomes you to Brussels. Local time is 4:03pm. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remain seated with your seatbelt fastened and keep the aisle clear until we are parked at the gate.""We reached safely," J. J. Fulton announced, beaming. "I honestly was afraid that what happened to Nicholas would happen to us, but we're safe.""That was just a coincidence. Why would you be afraid of that?" Cole asked, rolling his eyes."Why were you born?" J. J. Fulton countered, glaring at him."That was mean," Lucia pointed out, frowning at him.They continued arguing until they got out of the airplane, without minding the stares they got."Wait a minute, where is Jade?" Lucia asked, looking around.J. J. Fulton and Cold looked around. "She got into the plane with us, didn't she?" Cole asked."I saw her when the announcement of our landing in this city was made." J. J. Fulton frowned. "I knew she would do this. She must have snuck away while we
ONE YEAR LATER"Bruce Andrew Ace, the son of late Astor Ace, just got a new mansion on DennVille worth 9.7billion USD. The mansion, named Ace mansion, is currently the most expensive home ever. The question is, would the most expensive house on Earth get occupied by just one person. Bruce Andrew Ace is an eligible bachelor. No one has seen his face since he wears a mask all the time just like his father used to, but one can tell that he is handsome, rich, powerful but no woman has gotten near him since his wife's disappearance because he would not let them too. He—"The T. V. was switched off.Mr. Archibald, who had switched it off, dropped the remote. He took a seat and crossed his legs. "You're everywhere. On phones, T. Vs, the radio. It is worse than I had imagined it to be."Bruce rolled his eyes. He was wearing a Cavalier Rockefeller Vanquish II suit. He had a frown on, an expression that remained since Jade's departure. "They would eventually get tired and stop talking about me.
Over a year ago, Bruce had walked into the compound, marveling at how big it was. Who would have thought he would own this place one day?No one.Not even Bruce Ace himself.He looked back at the gate, recalling how he had gotten to the place. The day Jade disappeared with her family, Tricia had claimed ownership of the house. Bruce later discovered that J. J. Fulton, after looking for an eligible buyer for his house for too long, had to sell it to Hugh Steele, someone who he wasn't well acquainted with out of desperation.Hugh Steele had gotten it for his daughter, Tricia, who felt it would be a slap on Jade's face if her family's house was now owned by her.Bruce smirked, remembering the promise he had made to Tricia; ‘you're never stepping your leg into this house. I will make sure of that.’He did make sure of it, because on that very same day, taking advantage of his identity as Astor Ace's son, he showed interest in the hou
Bruce frowned.He hated that voice. It came from a woman that contributed to the hatred he had for women."Bruce." The lady was closer to him. As she spoke, he could feel her breath on his neck. "You're the one, right? Can you please turn around so I can confirm if—""Get lost," Bruce chipped in."I know I have wronged you, but please forgive me. At least, I would feel less guilty if you do.""You deserve something worse than a guilty conscience." Bruce turned around and faced her. "Claire, you deserve every bit of the treatment you got from that animal in the form of a man."Bruce turned away from her and continued walking."I know that I do, but can you please forgive me?" Claire asked, tailing behind him."Go back to Cole. Stop disturbing my life," Bruce snarled."The Fulton?" Claire scoffed. "He turned out to be a really big jerk. He was however a big jerk at first anyways. I was just desperate and