Ivy leaned back on her chair and took a sip of her drink as she looked at Jake. She saw the shaky hands he used to run through the edges of the envelope and she was aware of the thoughts running through his head. She knew him that well to the extent that she could understand what he was thinking of. She could see and feel his emotions so easily, so how could he sit there and say that they are not meant to be together? That was the biggest lie from the pit of hell and he was going to ensure that he made her see it as well. She would not be kept on the sidelines to watch any love story about him and another woman. "What is this?" Jake finally asked."You said you wanted proof, right? Well, this is proof that I am not the problem and that I did not kidnap your stupid wife. She left on her own and she is somewhere safe so all this talk of her being kidnapped is alien to me." "If it truly is alien to you, why then did you not flinch when I told you that she was kidnapped?" Ivy had to giv
The warehouse door opened and with it brought the sunlight into the dark building where Amanda had been kept him. The young woman tried to adjust her eyes to the sunlight and catch a glimpse of the person that stood by the door. It became easy as time went by and she could see comfortably. At that moment, she wished she couldn't. Anything was better than seeing a haunting smile on the face of her capturer. It could only mean one thing and that's that Jake believed whatever lies she told him. She should have seen it coming though, he never believed her anyway. Why then won't he believe someone that he cared so much about that his wife was doing whatever she said she was?She averted her eyes from her face. She would have screamed but her voice had become sour from screaming all day. She had hoped that the woman was bluffing and someone would hear her and come to her rescue but no one could. She screamed for hours but still, no one heard her voice and no one came to her rescue. When her
"Are you expecting anyone?" Sebastian turned his face from the door and looked at Jake. His arms were crossed against his chest and his intelligent eyes were brimming with curiosity. He couldn't believe Jake. Why he constantly found himself inside a lot of issues was something that he would not understand. The man was like a magnet to heartbreaking situations and now, he was in too deep to be free of it all. "No, I'm not." Jake too was puzzled by the appearance of someone at his door. He prayed that it wasn't Ivy. He liked and cared for her but he could not attend to her at the moment. He had to get his life in order, just as he had told him. But knowing Ivy and the gender she belonged to, he was sure that she didn't pay attention to anything that he must have said. So he decided to just not disturb her. In the end, he would do things as he wanted to and without her consent. "So who is at the door, then?" Sebastian asked with a huff."Ain't we both at the other side of the door? Am
"That is a question that you should be asking your daughter when you see her. She will be in the best position to answer that." Sebastian stepped in to help Jake when he saw that he was tongue-tied. He had to continue teaching him how to give smart and quick responses to questions that may destroy your entire existence if care is not taken. "My friend doesn't know anything about what you have been doing with your daughter when she left him, so how do you expect him to know the thoughts in her head?" "Because she is his wife and he is her husband. They are married, and she is not supposed to answer to us. She is supposed to answer to him." "The same way she answered to him when she left the first time, right? Or is it when she asked for a divorce? Or is it when she tried to put him in jail, twice? Let's face it, sir. Your daughter has never acknowledged Jake as her husband, as a man she should respect. She has treated him so badly and she is continuing to do just that." "She is not
"So what now?" Sebastian asked the trio when they were all seated on Jake's couch. They knew that the drama wasn't over. Hell, it had only begun. Sooner than later, the Cashs will come back and they will bring hell and brimstone as they come. They needed a solution to the problem and they needed it quickly. None of them could afford to lose their position because of silly Amanda Cash. Jake especially couldn't risk a scandal when he was just starting to get everything he has ever needed. His heart and mental health wouldn't be able to deal with it. As he took the last sip of his alcoholic drink, he couldn't help but wonder why Amanda would do such a thing. Why would she continuously hurt him? What was it about him that made him to not be good enough for her? What did she even see in a drug addict that was better than what he had? It was his fault for loving her when he knew that she was not ready for him or his love. He will forever blame himself for it, but he will not wallow in his
Michael gasped, "you did, didn't you?"Jake couldn't understand why they were making such a big deal out of it. It wasn't as if he was involved in any scandal. All he did was kiss the woman."Why are you making such a big deal out of it?! No one knows me for now and no one may ever know me. I am just trying to maintain a low profile and so far, it's been working out perfectly well for me. I missed her and I love her, so yes, I kissed her. But it doesn't matter to anyone because no one really knows who I am." "And what happens when they find out who you are? What happens to the company? You are putting a lot of people at risk and it's not even funny," Sebastian shouted"Whosoever wants to judge me based on what I did in the past, is the person with the problem. I have tried my best but I cannot live my life based on what other people think or feel is right.""You can't be a leader then. If you don't put other people into consideration, if you don't care about what your actions may cos
Ivy did not respond immediately and Jake desperately needed to feel alive. He left his house in search of Ivy. As he stepped his foot outside, he saw the car that Amanda's father had gotten for him but he had lost all interest in driving such a car. He would wait till Amanda came back and took the car with her. He ordered a taxi instead and instructed the man to drop him off at Ivy's house. She wasn't at home when he got in, her maid made it very clear. Still, Jake was not ready to go home, so he decided to wait for her to return. Ivy took hours, longer than Jake had imagined. Her maid was kind enough to allow her to stay in her room. Jake took the time to explore her things. She didn't have much junk, everything in her cabinet either looked expensive or had a lot of worth. Suddenly, something caught his interest. He saw an envelope wrapped haphazardly. Ivy was known to be a perfectionist, so how could she have an envelope that was not properly wrapped? Curiosity pushed him to open
Shock is an understatement of what Jake felt when he saw the pictures of his wife in Ivy's wardrobe. What hooked him the most was that her face was marked with a red marker. He wasn't one to take the scenes in movies to heart but he had seen something like that in movies and he knew that it was always a bad sign. Beads of sweat formed on his face as he turned the picture around and coordinates that were written at the back of the picture. He quickly keyed in the cordinates and he got direction to an unknown location. His eyes widened as he looked at the location again. Out of fear of getting the wrong cordinates, he keyed it in again. It was about to open when he heard movements. Jake quickly placed the picture back to where he got it from. His heart was beating too fast and he didn't care to check if he put it back exactly as it was or not. He moved away from the wardrobe and headed to a chair. Just then, Ivy bursted into the room looking very excited. "Hey baby!" She squealed and
Chapter SeventeenTen minutes seemed like more than enough time for Jane to arrive at Laura's house.She lived with her mother. The woman had lost her husband two years back and Laura felt like she didn't need to be alone. So she packed out of her one room apartment and moved back in with her mother."Bye guys." Laura shouted out as she closed the door."Bye aunty Laura." In between bites, Cassidy was still able to respond to the greeting."How are you doing over there baby girl?" Jane asked as she looked at her daughter from the driver's window."I'm doing okay mom. This cake is delicious. It's the best I've ever had.""Well, he did say that you were going to enjoy it. I guess he wasn't lying.""How did you meet him again?"Jane decided that it was best if her daughter didn't know everything that had happened."He came to me. Yeah, he came to apologize and he brought the gift.""Well, he is a very nice man then. I think I like him."You and me both Cass, you and me both.Jane eyes fo
"Damn it!" Emily cursed under her breath. Every time she was beginning to have a quiet moment with Sebastian, something or someone just always had to ruin it. She could see the spark in his eyes and she knew that he was seeing her in another light. The kind of light that Emily wanted her to see him in. And now her phone just had to go and ring, interrupting the moment she was sharing with him. She removed the phone from her handbag and was more annoyed when she saw the caller ID."Yes?" She was afraid that if she had said more words, the man would have sensed her anger and wanted to find a way to relieve her of it. But Williams didn't need to see her before he could sense the mood that she was in. "Em, are you alright?" He had the same caring tone in his voice which Emily hated. She had never seen Williams as a passionate man. To her he was too bland and empty, nothing drove him to the edge. Nothing made him think outside the box, he was a calculative, arranged and organized man. It
The bar was filled with people. Andy's has always had a full house mostly because he had good music and his staffs were as kind as the day was bright. Emily could spot some foreigners in the bar. It was a normal thing for them to always occupy all the space there. The town of Los Angeles always had people trooping into it because not only was it a tourist site, but it was also a place where opportunities could come through. Anything was possible or at least that is what they believed. They had one had a cowboy come into town with their hippy-dippy style of dressing. Once he was settled in, he opened a salon and it was his favourite place to go. Soon, he had been transformed into an LA man. It was difficult to transform him but he had the kind of spirit that could adapt to anything at any time.Emily walked towards the counter, but Andy was nowhere in sight. The cute little bartender had always had a thing for Emily but just like Williams, Emily had only considered him good as a friend
The drive back to her company was awfully quiet. It would have been a great time to have company, like that of Sebastian. Looking at the driver's mirror, she could almost see his perfectly symmetrical face and his tattooed arms. He had a dangerous aura around him, and there was nothing that Emily loved more than danger. Emily shook her head. She shouldn't be noticing anything about him. She shouldn't be even thinking about him. She should focus on how weird and awkward it will be when she meets Williams the next time. Deciding to cross that bridge when she gets to it, Emily swerved into the parking lot. There, she saw Sebastian waiting for it.She could hear her heart racing, she could feel her blood running into her ears. She grabbed on tightly to the steering wheel. Did he have to be so attractive? Did he have to make her want him so badly? Realizing that those weren't the things she should be thinking about, she turned off her engine and focused on getting rid of him.To hell with
It was becoming clear that all the people Sebastian was getting acquitted with were dangerous men and they all knew Ethan. The man that approached them was covered with tattoos and the more Sebastian observed him, the more he noticed the cliche way the man was dressing. He had on nose rings and an earring on his eyebrows."Hello, Denzel," Ethan said as he stood up."I see we are now mates, if not what would give you the courage to address me by my name?" "I don't believe they are any secrets between us."Denzel's couldn't take his eyes off the little brat that had almost gotten him arrested. He had sworn that the next time he sees him, he would be a dead man. But he had come with Chairman's men and anyone who wanted to live knew not to mess with Chairman. The man could do unimaginable things to his victim but still behave like he was doing nothing. "I don't think we do," Denzel said as he offered a smile his way and ushered them to their seats. "So I'm curious to know, how did a ric
Sebastian had hoped that he would never get to see the building that threatened to end his life whenever he stepped foot into it. Reluctantly, Ethan and Sebastian moved towards the door and one of the men nugged them along."What? So when you are not chatting like little girls, you guys chose to irritate me by walking like snails?" The man said with anger in his voice. As much as Sebastian wanted to reply to him, he decided to save his strength for when he would need to run away from Maverick and his gang and if he couldn't, he would fight his way out. He didn't mind getting shot, anything was better than working full time for him.They didn't pass through the club as they did before. The entrance was a lot narrower and the presence of two guards gave the clear message of the entrance being off limits to regular party freaks. They walked in the dark for what felt like hours but was only five minutes and Sebastian kept praying that they weren't passing through the human body room. Sud
Sebastian smiled to himself as he pulled up to the parking lot of the company. He was glad for the conversation he had with Ethan earlier. The man was a pain in the ass most of the time but he did help him get the perspective he needed.Sebastian yelled as Ethan hovered over him so early in the morning. He was used to the man not being the morning type but Ethan was wide awake and staring directly into his eyes. "Man, what the hell?!" Sebastian screamed out as he pushed Ethan away from his body. He reeked of alcohol making Sebastian worry about why he did not just pass out already. That was mostly what he did whenever he came back drunk."Don't you have where to go today?" Ethan was talking about him going out in search of a job but Sebastian knew better. There were no jobs available anywhere. "Won't be going anywhere today," he said as he turned over to his side "there are no jobs in this godforsaken town. So I might as well just save myself from the stress of looking.""So what do
The weather was pleasant but the same couldn't be said for Emily's appearance. She cursed as she highlighted from her car and almost ran into her father's company building. She waited patiently till she heard the ding of the elevator, rushing in she quickly pressed the button that would open up to her office.Immediately the doors of the elevator opened up, she marched into her office floor completely ignoring the greetings of all the staffs that saw her. She walked briskly towards her secretary's desk and slammed her hand into her table."Good afternoon ma'am." The young lady stuttered as she looked into the gleaming eyes of her boss who was not looking happy."Sandra, what meeting did I have today?" "Ummm. Ma, which one are you referring to?"Could she be serious?"Which one am I talking about? The one I'm just coming back from. Which meeting was that?"Sandra looked down from Emily's face and scrambled the papers on her table looking for her boss itinerary for the day."Umm, that
"Seb!!!, What's up??!! Are you ready to party hard?", He shouted across the entrance. "Ethan, what am I doing here?", "I told you I didn't want to come out tonight", "who do you know that is broke that goes to a club?", I said disturbed"You worry too much my friend. Tonight is all about enjoying some","Work of art, yeah yeah, I know", I interjected, "let's just go inside already","I added striding past him.He grabbed my arm and whispered, "hey, I got a solution for your money problem as well, you'll see", and then walked excitedly into the club"Ethan, Ethan! What solution?","Let's try and have a good time, I'll introduce you to a couple of guys later".He hurried off and began hitting on the first girl he could find.I walked to the bartender and ordered a drink, I needed to take the edge off and not worry so much about my money situation. I have to admit, I was getting the attention, across the room I noticed some girls staring and smiling at me, I took another shot and started