Ethan couldn't help but be flattered. He felt like there was an underlying request in Maya's request but he didn't think much of it. He gave her the number without much hesitation. Maya smiled with a suppressed excitement. 'Huhu... Finally!' She inwardly celebrated. It was a big step forward for her. At this time, Ethan escorted the kids out of the office towards the cafeteria to get the snacks that he had promised them. Maya also left Ethan's office with a feeling of fulfilment. But she still felt like she should do something so she waited at the reception. As she sat down there waiting, some plans began to form in her head and she smirked mischievously. Meanwhile, Ethan tried his best to entertain the kids. He just allowed them to eat as much as they wanted and watched them while smiling faintly occasionally. Sylvie still clung to his side throughout the entire time until the short break Ethan had taken was over. Even though he was only pretending to be the assistant CEO of
Clara Walton felt like the world was turning against her. Her face scrunched up in anger and extreme discomfort. It had first started with her son. Her son was arrested by immigration officers and accused of smuggling drugs into the country. This should have been relatively easy for her esteemed husband to do. However, it had somehow begun to spiral out of control. The public were already getting to know of this matter and her family was beginning to become the gossip of the city. Just the previous day, she had gone for a tea party with some of her high social friends to cool off, but she ended up being indirectly humiliated. It wasn't done to her face but her 'friends' had been whispering to each other in muffled voices. She could even recall one particular conversation that had fallen on her ears;"Isn't that Lady Clara?" One lady asked, speaking to another lady with a glass cup of champagne. "Hmm, she's the one." The lady with the champagne cup replied as she took a sip, eyei
Sophia felt like her head was hit with an hammer. Disown? How? She couldn't comprehend her father's threat and looked at him with disbelief. "You're going to disown me?!" She asked with an expression of incredulity. "You think I can't?" Oliver glowered, not backing down. He was finally enraged. It was like a thread had snapped within him. He no longer held any desire for Sophia to suck up to him or not. it wasn't as though she had even treated him the way he wanted before; she had always been manipulating him to do her wishes. He knew about it but still he kept falling prey to it. But now, all those feelings and expectations could go to hell!Sophia recoiled once again in slight fear. At that moment, she came to realise that something had changed in her father and there was no going back. But she still couldn't take it..."You wouldn't dare!" She yelled with some summoned confidence. She wanted to call Oliver's bluff. "Oh, you think I won't?" Oliver asked with a contemptuous sm
Ethan?Sophia's mind blanked briefly. She felt a surge of anger and disgust for Ethan in her mind. But she was in a precarious situation, she was being dragged away by some security guard. For this to happen to her in the presence of Ethan, Sophia couldn't be more annoyed and embarrassed. "Ethan!" She called out to him. "Sophia?!" Ethan recognised her immediately. How could he not? This was his ex-wife!Ethan's facial expression turned grim. "What are you doing there?" He asked with a cold voice and a piercing gaze. At this time, the security guard had stopped dragging her away and was only holding to her arm tightly. "Ethan, you bastard! How dare you?" Sophia growled as she struggled to wrestle free from the strong grip of the security guard. Her face was contorted into a scowl as she glared at Ethan with anger and disdain. "What?!" "How dare you file charges against my family?" She spat. "Just because you got lucky and got a miserable job, you're becoming too arrogant." Eth
Ethan didn't bother to look back as he left the company. He no hadn't expected that Sophia would show up at all in the company he was working. He had at least expected Mr Walton of come by himself or send someone to him, not send his annoying daughter. Ethan was irritated and annoyed being comprehension but he didn't even allow it to show on his face. He went ahead and entered into his new car and then zoomed off. He was heading out for lunch at a restaurant. Surprisingly, Maya had been the one to invite Ethan out for lunch. She had called him just about the time that Sophia showed up at his company and asked him to come to the restaurant for lunch. It was as he was leaving the company to go meet Maya that he had surprisingly met Sophia at the doors causing a ruckus.Ethan had been somewhat confused as to why they had to meet in a restaurant, but Maya had somehow convinced him. Ethan still had some reservations towards her but he didn't think it was such a bad idea. In no time at
Before Maya knew it, Ethan stood up from his seat. "You're going?" She asked, disbelief etching her face. "Is there still something we need to talk about?" Ethan queried in confusion. If they had completed business then they could leave... Right?"No but..." Maya's words got caught up in her throat. She didn't even know how to put it. 'Damnit!' She cursed inwardly. 'This guy is just too difficult and dense!' "Then I will take my leave." Ethan replied and turned around, walking out of the restaurant. Maya was dumbfounded at the scene that just played out. She slumped back into her seat in exasperation. It was really hard to get through to Ethan. Maya didn't blame Ethan... Or she couldn't blame him. He probably never had a proper relationship with Sophia and then he got divorced. There were just too many factors affecting him and causing him to not open up to anyone. Maya didn't care though. She wasn't going to give up on him. She definitely would get what she wanted!Maya sighed
"Mom?" Sophia muttered in disbelief. She couldn't believe her mother would also give her the same threat that her father had done. None of them was showing her any mercy or any way out. "What?" Clara snarled with contempt. "You're the one who brought us into this mess in the first place, so it's up to you to fix it!" She retorted. "But you agreed and you supported me in everything that I did..." Sophia muttered. "Humph... Just because we didn't say anything all this while didn't mean we agreed with your playfulness." Clara replied and eyed her daughter. "...who knows, it might be because of you that even Tommy is in jail." She continued. Sophia was utterly dumbfounded. "That's not true!" She said in an aggrieved tone. "It totally is!" Oliver butt in with ferocity. "I don't remember having offending anyone in this city who would do such a thing to me by implicating my son." He said in an accusing manner. Even though Oliver and Clara weren't entirely sure if the accusations that
Sophia froze on the spot. Her pleading expression immediately contorted into a digested look. "What?!" She snapped. "Have you lost your mind?!" She growled. All the traces of her pleading and repentance had disappeared immediately.'As I thougt...' Ethan thought inwardly. He already expected Sophia to react violently to what he would say. His face remained indifferent to her. What was Ethan telling her to do? The same thing she had ordered him to do for her to release the kidnapped Sophia. She had told him to go half naked and apologize whole wearing nothing but an underwear!"You're crossing the line!" Sophia said again on seeing Ethan's lack of reaction. "Well... Suit yourself." Ethan replied indifferently and wound up his car to zoom off. Hadn't she already crossed the line when she asked him to do the same thing? Moreover, he didn't even get the chance to argue and complain. "It's not like I expected you to go along with it in the first place." Ethan muttered to himself as he