“What!” Eric screamed from the bedroom, and Samantha was jolted immediately. She made a puzzled face, as she took a deep breath to calm her racing heart. “Babe! Are you okay?” She yelled from the kitchen as she rushed out, walking swiftly to the room. “What is it, babe?” She asked as she walked into the room to meet her husband sitting restless on the bed, with his hands placed on his forehead.“Eric! You are getting me worried. Talk to me.” She said as she sat beside him on the bed, placing a hand on his shoulder. Eric only took a deep breath, keeping mute as he could not say a word.“You are killing me with your silence, Eric. Please talk to me. What is going on?” She asked and waited anxiously for him to reply, but he still kept mute. She moved closer to him, holding him by the chin, and tilted his head to look directly into his eyes.“Please, Eric. I am extremely worried.” She tried to talk, but before she could finish, he cut her shut, with a shaky voice.“Am I really cursed?”
“The morning came earlier than I thought,” Michael said as he walked into the living room, walking slowly towards Emily as she sat on the couch, scrolling through her phone. “Good morning Michael!” She greeted as she immediately tilted her head behind to look at him.“Good morning Emily. You are dressed already?” He asked as he sat down beside her on the couch.“Yeah. I woke early so I decided to use my time properly.” She said as she dropped her phone on the table in front of her.“That sounds kind of nice.” He said and Emily heaved a sigh, tilting her head slightly to see him, with a smile on her face.“You said the morning came earlier than you thought it would.” She asked, and he nodded his head rapidly, looking at the television for a moment before he talked.“Yes. I had a very short sleep.” He replied sharply, tilting his head away from the television to look at her.“What were you so busy doing?” She asked, checking her phone as she heard it chimed.“Nothing. I just could not
“Are you in the building already?” Bryan asked Emily in a low tone as he sat on his chair and waited for her to reply.“Yes. I came in a few minutes ago.” She said.“Michael is there with you, I suppose.” He said, asked slowly.“Yes. He is here. Should I bring him to your office?” She asked, and he tilted his head to look at Samantha who was busy on her phone, not paying attention to what he was doing.“Yes. Bring him over, please, would you?” He said, tilting his head away from her and dropping the phone on the table, heaving a heavy sigh.“I have some unfinished business.” He said lowly, but loud enough for Samantha to hear what he said. She only tilted her head slightly to give him a sharp look for a moment before taking her gaze away. All that ran through her mind was how he made her husband lose her job.“Samantha!” She suddenly heard her name, which made her jolt from her reverie as she tilted her head immediately to look at him, not uttering a single word.“What is going on? Yo
Bryan's phone suddenly began to ring, grabbing the attention of both men as they both tilted their heads in the direction of the phone. He quickly leaned forward to see who was calling and gasped when he saw that it was his elder brother, Peter.“Excuse me for a moment.” He whispered, and Michael only nodded his head slowly, heaving a sigh as he leaned backward, waiting for him to finish making his call.“Hello bro.” He said as soon as he picked up the call and placed the phone over his ears.“What's going on?” Peter asked, clearing his throat slightly and heaving a sigh.“Nothing much. I am in a meeting.” He replied, tilting his head to see the expression on Michael's face briefly.“Potential investors? You know we are in need of investors. We need to settle some debts.” He replied, and Bryan began to nod his head slowly.“I understand. I am still trying my best, but right now, this is not a business meeting. It's a personal one.” He said, taking a deep breath as he leaned backward a
Eric turned on his bed, trying to find a comfortable spot, but he could not get any. His heart was troubled by the fact that he was trying to achieve his selfish goal while putting his wife and other loved ones through a hard time. “Perhaps I should just let go of everything and forgive them for all they have done. It's not getting any better, and they will never accept him in this condition.” He thought as he heaved a sigh, sitting up on the bed as different thoughts filled his mind. “Samantha does not deserve to go through all these.” He thought, getting up from the bed and starting to pace around the room slowly.“I shouldn't have kept it away from her. She stood by me even when I did not know that I was the sole heir to my family's corporation.” He thought as he continued to walk slowly around the room. His mind suddenly wandered off to when he met Samantha and their love life began. He had always told her that he had nothing and that he was an only child of his mother before she
“What did he tell you?” Samantha could not help but ask as she raised both eyebrows, as she was anxious to hear what Micheal had told her about Samantha.“Well, if I could remember, he made mention of you and your husband trying to sabotage him and paint him black.” She said slowly as if she were counting her words as she spoke them.“Sabotage?” She repeated loudly in shock as she could not believe her ears. Emily nodded in the affirmative as she tilted her head away from Samantha slowly, recalling the moment that Michael was telling her about everything.It was an evening, about three days after she had asked Michael to move into her house. They both say in the living room, watching television before she clears her throat slightly as a question pops up in her mind to ask him.“How did all this happen? From owning a house to losing your house and family at the same time.” She asked and winced inwardly as she realized the nature of the words that she had used on him.“I am sorry if tha
It was finally the day of the housewarming party. Michael was overly excited about the party since it was going to be an avenue to finalize his deal with Bryan. “I am going to show Eric that I am his superior. I control the game and I decide the rules.” He thought as he rolled out of bed and walked into the bathroom to freshen up. As soon as he walked into the bathroom, he suddenly came to a realization that something had been off with Emily for the past two days. He stopped in front of the mirror to wonder what was going wrong.“Did she hear something about me?” He asked himself, making a puzzled face as if he were talking to his reflection in the mirror. “Even if she did, she should have asked me and asked me to explain. Perhaps I will ask her about the sudden change in character towards me.” He thought as he rapidly took his bath and got dressed. He walked out of the bedroom straight to the living room but could not find Emily. “Where could she be?” He asked himself as he heaved a
Michael could not shake off the thoughts as he walked behind Bryan to an empty table. “Why was Emily giving me such a stern look? Something must definitely be wrong somewhere.” He thought. Not long after, they arrived at an empty table just at the end of the hall, where there were fewer people. “Perfect place for discussing such an issue.” Bryan thought as they sat down on the chair. Drinks were served and they both sipped their drink. Bryan tilted his head slightly and noticed that Michael had a slight frown on his face, and he moved to ask him what was going on with him.“What is wrong?” Bryan asked rapidly as he dropped his glass in front of him. Michael contemplated on whether to tell him what was going on or not. He was quick to decide not to talk about it with Bryan, as he only shook his head.“Nothing. I am just excited, and when I am overly excited, I just stay quiet.” He said, hoping that Bryan would buy that idea from him, but he did not.“No. I can't agree with that at all.