Alex had been looking for Annabelle, he was told that she had gone to meet the manager. He was certain that she was still in the Manager's office, because he had checked her office, and she was not there.He saw her from afar, and the more he walked closer to her, the more he suspected that she was arguing with someone. Annabelle hardly raised her voice, even when she is upset."Annabelle!"She was startled. She hid her phone behind her, and stared at Alex with wide eyes, that threatened to come out of its sockets."Alex! What…what are you doing here?" She said, smiling nervously. Alex looked at her for a moment, she seemed tensed. "Are you alright, Ann?""Yes. Yes, of course." She responded.He did not want to believe her, but he did not want to pester her, too."Oh, okay. Jayden wants to see us.""I… I will be there, shortly," she responded. Alex took the elevator, and headed to Jayden's office.She had placed the call on hold. She took the phone to her ears, "don't you dare call m
"Hi, girl!" Sonia said, hugging her. She had promised to visit her, after work. "Hey," she smiled. "Hi, Fiona," she greeted.Sonia had come with Fiona, as she was not really sure of her address."Hi, sis. How are you feeling, now? And where is mom?" Fiona asked, going inside the house."I'm very fine. She went to get something, she will be back, soon." She offered Sonia a glass of juice, and pancakes that she had made out of boredom. Being at home alone was really boring. "Here, I made them."Sonia ate it to have a taste of Carina's culinary skill, and it turned out to taste great."How is it?" Carina asked, smiling."It taste," Sonia tried to make an unsatisfying face, but suck at it, and decided to come clean; "really great!"Carina smiled, and twirled; "yippee!"She sat next to Sonia, and told her what happened between her and Nathan."It is not your fault, Carey. You had worked your ass out, too much, and you needed rest; else, it was going to definitely take a toll on you—and i
"Where the hell are you?" Alex sort of yelled over the phone."I'm here, already!"Alex and Jayden had gone to the 5-Star restaurant for their dinner date. Annabelle was yet to arrive, and Alex had to call her."Sorry, I'm late. You know I need to take time to get dressed.""Oh, please. It's not like you want to meet your boyfriend, anyway," Alex said."Or maybe, she intends to get one, here." Jayden added."Stop, already." Annabelle said, pouting her lips."Good evening, and welcome to The 5-Star Restaurant. What would you like to order?" The waitress said, politely.They picked up the menu on the table, and opened it."Give me a glass of vodka." Jayden said, shutting the menu close.The other two had ordered their food, and were surprised at Jayden's order."Vodka? Just vodka?" Annabelle asked.Jayden nodded. Annabelle glanced at Alex, and he just shrugged.The waitress brought their order, and soon enough, they ate up."Remember when you ditched classes for your ex?" Annabelle star
"What?" She was not expecting such a question. Why would he even ask her that? It was not important, was it?"It's a…a friend, back in South Africa.""So, why do you act up all of a sudden, when this friend of yours call?" Alex asked. He was beginning to suspect that she was hiding something."It's nothing, guys. I lost connection with him, so I was surprised to see his call," she realized what she said did not actually make sense, as she had been declining his calls. "Plus, we had a fight, that is why I refused to answer the phone."Somehow, Jayden felt like she was hiding something, but he did not want to pester her too much. It was her life, anyways. Even if they were best of friends, and worked together, they were entitled to their own private life, and they could not intrude on their privacy."Let's continue. Who is next?" Jayden said. They did the number style, again; summed up to be Annabelle's turn. Again."Me, again?" She exclaimed, glancing at the two guys."Not like we che
"Make sure she doesn't find out about anything. When I say anything, I mean anything!" Fernando stressed the last word.He would only stress on a word, if the job was a big one, and needed 100% confidentiality and secrecy.Jayden walked closer to him, as it was already past 10pm, and his father should be resting.Upon reaching him, he could only catch a few words from his sentence. "...a secret."A secret? What secret? What could his father be hiding?"Dad, who are you talking to?""Jayden! You scared the soul out of me," he said, placing his hand on his chest. Jayden arched his brow, giving him the look of 'you haven't answered my question, yet'."I wasn't talking to anyone important. I mean, I…I was trying to settle an issue. It was urgent," he stuttered, avoiding Jayden's gaze."An issue? At 10pm?" He said, pointing at the wall clock."Uh, it's nothing, Jayden. You should get some sleep, now."Jayden looked at him. He was supposed to tell that to his father, and not the other way
A luxurious car drove in to the parking lot, as the Fernando's household—except Jayden and Alex, as they had gone to the office, stood outside to welcome him.Fernando stood beside his brother, Lukas, as they awaited his arrival.The man in his late 40's, dressed in an elegant lawn green suit, and with his usual top hat, and walking stick, stepped out of the car.He had not change that much, since the last time they saw him. He still looked, and dressed the same way, just a little advancement in his body, as he was growing in age."Welcome back, Sir."The workers chorused, and beamed excitedly, because they knew he had brought them some goodies. He waved at them with a smile plastered on his face."That's Mr. Fernando's brother. He had travelled for years, and has returned. I'm sure he's brought us the usual goodies," one of the cleaners said to the other workers, who had not seen him before."Take the things from the trunk, and share amongst yourselves," he said, pointing at the car
"What?" Fernando exclaimed, staring at him in disbelief. He recalled how they had searched for them, for years without finding any trace of them. They had stopped searching, when the information got to them that they died in a plane crash, and Peter could not marry again. "Yes, Imelda is here in Texas, with our daughter." He broke down the news."Wait, wait. What really happened? Why did they leave? You didn't tell us the whole story," Lukas said, and Peter could only sigh.Flashback…Imelda had just returned from work, and had gone to see her baby, who was sleeping, peacefully in her room. She stared at her in admiration, and so much love and joy in her heart, and kisses her head, whispering goodnight.Her heart sank the moment she saw her husband in bed with their nanny. He was half naked, only in his shorts, while the nanny—a 22-year-old woman was putting on a revealing night gown, and was in the process of taking off her gown, to seduce him. She had spiked his drink, making him
Peter tried to call her again, but it was no longer reachable. It was at this point, he knew he lost her. If only he had insisted on sending Rita away, when Imelda had brought her in, then, this would never have happened. How was he going to tell his brothers that his wife left him with their daughter, because she had seen him in bed with someone else, which happened to be a misunderstanding?What was he going to do? After years of wooing her, she finally accepted, and now? It all went down the drain.He tried to call her again, but with another number.He prayed that she would answer the phone, because he needed to clear the misunderstanding. His prayer was answered, but not as he wanted it to end."Peter, do not call me! Isn't your mistress available, today? Was I really nothing to you? You kept lying to me, all this time; it's over, now. You have Rita. Let my daughter and I have peace," she said."Imelda, you're wrong. It… it's just a misunderstanding, whatever she told you isn't