Seeing Benjamin and Akash smiling together like best-freakin’ friends, a fit of anger endeavored to swallow up Rebecca’s senses. Fueled by an intense feeling hard to describe, her heart pumped blood harder and faster than ever.She literally smelled hostile, as ire coiled up her intestines, but she somehow controlled herself and went over to the two men. She was always good at maintaining a poker face, after all, though it wasn’t proving easy at the moment.Akash saw her and was spellbound by Rebecca’s features. Has there ever been such magnetic eyes that could pull men’s hearts with invisible strings, and a nose so pretty even enemies would want to pinch it? Her healthy pink lips would put roses to shame. She was hands down a nubile beauty without a match under heaven. Just who was this woman? And why was she in this building? Akash had a lot of questions flooding through his brain. He didn’t even realize that he was actually gawking at her.Benjamin, on the other hand, saw that Rebe
It did seem like Akash’s arms were cut, but then how could they heal so quickly? Veronica quickly asked, “How did your arms heal so fast? Does that make any sense?”Akash could only force out a smirk. “You’re unbelievable. If you want proof, then why don’t you go to the hospital and ask the doctor yourself?”Veronica frowned in response.Rebecca went back to her room, sat on the bed, and rubbed her forehead. Seconds later, she remembered something. She put her hand under the pillow and pulled out a ring. It was her wedding ring.She remembered buying this ring out of anger. She had entered a jewelry store and picked the first pair of rings that caught her eyes. Thinking back on how she was acting on her emotions back then, she felt stupid. She squeezed the ring in frustration, but it was too strong for her fingers to bend let alone break.In the kitchen.Benjamin was showing his frustration and anger on chopping the vegetables without even washing them beforehand.“How can she doubt m
“Rebecca’s beauty puts the word beauty to shame, but your beauty, I’m afraid, doesn’t even come close to the worth of the shit stuck to her sandals.”Jacob’s face turned ashen as ever upon hearing those words from Benjamin’s mouth. He never expected Benjamin to be so bold. If it was Jacob of the past, he would have grabbed Benjamin’s face, dragged him across the floor, and beat the living crap out of him, but now, he was still sitting next to this youngster and was grinding his teeth as his eyes reddened with every passing second.“If that is your final stance, then this is my final stance,” Jacob stood. “I like pushing myself as far as I can go. You will see how it feels to lose it all soon. I will not give you a single dollar, but I will make sure you’ll leave this villa and also my daughter’s life. You will lose your job and everything else you have going good in your life.”“I wish I could wish you some luck,” Benjamin responded, “but wishing would be useless in this case because
Even in defeat, Akash still spoke the truth, “I don’t owe shit to your daughter.”“I don’t trust your words,” Jacob coldly replied. “If my daughter says you owe her, you owe her. If she says you don’t owe her, you don’t owe her.” He looked up at Veronica who was coming down the stairs with a little bit of guilt in her face. “Does he owe you anything, Veronica?”She initially shook her head a little but then nodded big-time.“There you go. You owe her,” Jacob told Akash. “If you leave without paying her debt off, I’ll hunt you to the ends of the earth.” He then patted his daughter with pride. “This is smart of you, Veronica. You always have to keep your borrowers closer than your enemies. That is how you get connections and build a solid platform in the social circle.”“Yes, dad,” she nodded shamelessly, and Akash looked at them both like she was looking at two big piles of shit. He never hated someone so much before.After her father left, Veronica lowered her voice and said, “I did y
Rebecca pulled the ring out and tossed it aside. Benjamin’s eyes were clouded with tears. His heart trembled. A tormenting sadness skewered his gut.Was this how all his struggle was going to end? In utter failure?He forthwith felt empty, desolate, and abandoned. Darkness covered his eyes and dragged him into an unknown, cold abyss, his mind hurling along in a spiral. His consciousness kept sinking deeper and deeper without an end in sight. Suddenly, a scalding tide washed through him and transported him out of the blackness and into light, liberating all his worries along with that, for Benjamin could now feel the warmth of what held his hand.Benjamin’s eyes flew open and glanced down. It was Rebecca who held his hand, and she began to pull him along.For a second, his heart skipped when he thought she might personally be sending him out of the house, but then she wrapped her arm around his arm just as they reached the stairs.Without even trying, they climbed down the stairs in an
The Harley Davidson dashed through the streets, clearly going way past the speed limit. The two police officers that noticed the bike began chasing it. However, to their eye-popping shock, a Benz gained in on them and overtook them.“Do we look like a joke?” one of the officers howled as his inflated ego wasn’t poked like this before.The other officer, Steve, however, recognized the number plate of the car and was shocked for a different reason. “Hey, there isn’t much air in your back tire!” he shouted at his partner, forcing him to stop. “Don’t worry. I’ll take care of them!”“Make sure to write them 1000 dollar tickets!” his partner yelled.In response, Steve pointed his thumb heavenward. As he followed the black Benz, his heart wasn’t in his control. “What’s so important that you’re going at such a high speed, Jane?” His unbidden thoughts searched for clues, but he found nothing. A sense of disappointment assailed him.Why the heck was he following her when he had no intention of
The worker opened the door and entered, hoping nothing went wrong. And nothing did.The two customers were standing there, hugging each other, with tears in their eyes, smiles stretching their lips, and their faces also slightly flushed.The worker cleared his throat. “Sorry to disturb your moment, but it seems you’ve decided on the rings.”“We did.” Rebecca then paid through a check.“I wish you two a wonderful journey ahead,” the worker added while bowing his head politely as he escorted them out.As they walked out, she pulled his beard. “You’re getting rid of this today,” she ordered.“Why? Aren’t you fascinated by my beard?”“Huh, you look good in a stubble, but not in this jungle.”“Haha. Fine.” He loved her face contorted a little every time she talked about his beard. “But how about you personally give me a shave?”“I’ve never done it, so maybe some other time?”“You’ve never done it?” Benjamin blinked twice. “Then how do you keep your private parts clean?”“I trim it, of cour
Terry didn’t expect Jacob would answer, but after about fifteen seconds of ringing, Jacob answered.Long silence followed as none spoke immediately.“Hello, my friend,” Terry started the conversation, sounding tentative. “How are you doing?”“What can a poor man do in the middle of the day?” Jacob sarcastically replied. “Work his ass off so he wouldn’t go to sleep on a hungry stomach.”“I… feel for you.”“Do you?” Jacob harrumphed. “Really?”“Yeah,” Terry’s tone grew some base. “I never had any issues with you, only with your son-in-law.”Jacob’s expression briefly froze. As Terry kept on speaking about what had happened with his daughter by adding many more things than what had actually happened, Jacob was left speechless.“That’s why I couldn’t help you when you came to me last time,” Terry stated in a pitiful tone. “I should have told this to you sooner, but I didn’t know that your son-in-law was our common enemy. Only recently I came to know that you are not on good terms with him