“Please, take your leave ma’am. The last thing we want is doing something that would make the Belcraft group mad at us”, he pleaded with Ella who was still finding it hard to believe her ears.Different thoughts swirled around her head. However, the most pressing one was who the new CEO of the Belcraft group was and why he seemed to be out to punish her and her family. “Whatever!” Ella spewed and grabbed her bags off the couch. She walked away from the store, cursing silently and blinking off the tears that threatened to pour out of her eyes. Never has she gotten humiliated in such a manner. Usually, she was used to humiliating people that are under her class. At this, she never had an idea of what it feels like to be humiliated.Just outside the store, she bumped into Lucas who was waiting for her to come out of the store before entering. “What the hell!” She screamed, surprised to still meet him around. She had thought that he would leave, but then, seeing him there made her qu
It was finally the long awaited day for the entire city of California. News stations and bloggers were ready to catch sight of the new CEO and write as much as they could about him. Daughters of the elite who were invited to the party were making their different preparations for how to win the heart of the new company owner. On the other hand, people from the low class of the society silently wished that they would be given such an opportunity to attend a party like that. Emily was in her father’s house with her step mother and step sister. As usual, Claire had taken her spot as the daughter of the Gold family and was getting ready to attend the party instead of Emily. “I need you to get me my bag…”, Claire ordered Emily who nodded her head in affirmation and dejectedly walked out of the room. Her heart was heavy and her soul was filled with agony. She wanted to live and be treated like the real daughter of her family, but the presence of her step sister would never make that happe
Emily’s heart skipped a beat as she slowly walked over to the window, wondering who was knocking and why the person came through the window instead. “Who is there?” She asked with a shaky voice as she moved her blinds sideways to take a peek outside. To her utmost surprise, it was the same man who came with the car. Her heart was beating at this point as she figured out that she might be in some form of trouble. “What do you want and why are you here?” Emily asked with a shaky voice but the man smiled and passed a big bag over to her. Once he did that, he walked away and didn’t turn back to take another glance at her. Emily was shocked by this that for a minute, she remained still, with her eyes focused on the package. After what seemed like ages, she finally summoned up the courage to open up the box and check what was inside. The first thing she saw almost made her scream out of her lungs. It was the exclusive invitation card form the Belcraft group and the most interesting p
“Are you sure that you are ready for this?” Blake asked Lucas for the hundredth time and he nodded his head in affirmation. “I have this mask and that is all what matters. No one would see my face or figure out what I look like”, Lucas said with a small smirk on his face. Blake nodded his head in understanding as he led Lucas out of the room and into the limousine that waited for them just by the driveway. Countless thoughts passed through Lucas mind, but most of it was encircled around Emily. He wondered if she got the package and If she would be coming for the party. “Hopefully, you will find a girl your heart beats for today”, his grandfather said to him, with a very fulfilled smile on his face. Lucas reciprocated his smile after which he nodded in affirmation. Deep down his heart, he already knew who he wanted as his partner. But then, he was willing to proceed with the protocol and do things the way they were meant to be. The party hall was buzzing with the presence of diff
Emily was shocked to see the main person of the day standing before her. For a start, she thought that she was only hallucinating, but after blinking her eyes, she realized that it was anything but a dream. “Hi…”, she said, with a bright smile on her face. It was quite hard to believe that someone like him was actually standing before her, even if there were a hundred other ladies there in the ball room. “I’m Emily…and you are obviously the heir. I mean, the new CEO to the Belcraft ground. The grandson I heard was found and have refused to show his face. Even now, you are on a mask and I can’t help but wonder why”, Emily stuttered, running out of words and blabbing uncontrollably. Lucas almost broke into a loud round of laughter. However, he knew that he had to be in his best behavior if he didn’t want her to figure out who it was behind the mask. “Yes…I am. And it’s nice to be standing before you, my lady”, Lucas said, with a baritone voice deeper than his usual. Emily looked at
The party took its full course and in no time, everyone was dancing away and having the greatest fun of their lives. Lucas kept looking at every lady present, as though he was trying to pick out the one that would be the perfect match for him. That was the main reason for the party, and even if he already had his eyes on Emily, he still didn’t fail to observe the rest. Ella kept dancing and staring at Lucas. She had no idea that he was the one behind the mask and even in her wildest dreams, she would never believe or imagine that he would be in such a party. When she observed that the heir behind the mask was not making any effort to look towards her direction, she decided to walk over to him, with a big smile on her face. “You must be the heir and new CEO. I’ve heard a lot about you”, she said, blushing even though Lucas was yet to lift his head and stare at her. He knew who it was and the sound of her voice irritated his ears to the core. He couldn’t believe that she was really
Ella was startled and slightly embarrassed by how she was shouted upon by the CEO. She felt hit by a wave of hate and deep down, she couldn’t help the feeling of dejection that took hold of her soul. “What the hell!” She muttered under her breath, staggering backwards and finally running away from the scene since she didn’t want to be the point of attraction. Her body shook just as she walked away. A countless thoughts swirled around her head as she tried to place her hands on the exact reason why the CEO turned out to be colder than she had though.At first, she had thought that he would be kind and accommodating. Even, she had seen him talking with Emily, a mere girl from school who she had no idea of what she was doing at the party. This prompted her to walk up to him, but instead, she got the greatest insult of her life. Just then, she caught sight of Emily and a wave of envy engulfed her soul. She studied Emily for a while and that was when something clicked; Emily was wearing
Ella stopped in her tracks and swirled around to meet the masked CEO. Even if she could barely see his face, she could tell that he was mad at her. Claire was startled as well. The last person she expected to walk over to them was the CEO. She had no idea that he would be concerned with anything about Emily.“Hi, you must be the popular new CEO and grandson of the Belcraft group”, Claire said as she flashed her teeth as him, trying so hard to make a great impression.Lucas darted his eyes to Emily who was whimpering softly and obviously trying to get better after the trauma she just got subjected to.“Are you okay?” Lucas asked as he walked over to Emily who flinched the minute she felt the strong scent that came off his cologne. “Yes…I’m fine”, Emily stuttered, barely having the nerves to look into his eyes. He nodded his head calmly and turned to Ella who was silently fuming in rage. She had thought that the CEO had a very cold side because of how rude he was to her. She couldn’t
Before Lucas could make a movement out of the location, a gang of boys had gathered already, surrounding him. The old man couldn't just stop calling him a thief even after he had explained to him that the money belonged to him. However, at some point in time, Lucas couldn't blame them. He had not taken his time to think through his actions. He should have known that it was definitely going to be outrageous for an odd looking man like him to display such huge amount of money, even if he was in disguise. No one but him knew he was in disguise as a poor man after all.Soon enough, it looked to him like the old man had filled the gang in with the wrong details. That explained the disapproving and angry stares they gave to him. It was unfortunate that even as he tried to plead with them so he could tell them the truth from the misconception the old man had, they had began to throw blows at him, kicking and slapping him at the same time.Lucas considered their action to be inconsiderate, i
He was more shocked to see the group of people staring at him, confusion spread out on their faces. There were just three of them. Three women, staring at him. And neither of them was ready to move away from the spot they were standing at. Although he wasn't surprised at how they stared at him. As of that time, he was no longer the rich looking, handsome billionaire. He was now an ugly haggard poor man who was sniffing around the cliff, probably searching for what to eat. After staring at them in silence for quite some time, he decided to make a move as he suddenly remembered what he had thought of doing if things didn't work out fine. As usual, there was always a plan B.Surprisingly, the first step he took made them take another step back. Despite given the distance, he could still see the distrust that equally led to fear on their faces. Of course, he should have expected that. “I won't hurt you please. I just need to ask you a few questions.” He said, taking another step towards
The last action he did was button up the torn trousers he was putting on. Unfortunately for him, he didn't have a mirror where he could look up himself to see how he looked in his disguised form. He had made a mental note to himself before leaving the house that he had to look the poorest ever.After his several attempts to make the people around him believe that Emily was not dead had failed, Lucas took it upon himself to go search for her himself. He knew how hard he had paid people to go in search of her. However, it was heart breaking to say that there was no one who took it in their deep interest to find her because if they did, he was pretty sure that some positive results would have come out. He was presently at one of the abandoned and deserted warehouses he knew about. That was another perfect spot for a billionaire like him to suddenly transform himself into a disgusted poor man which people would want to stay away from. He had chosen the warehouse, far from the mansion so
“He used to be a student at the school.” The words of Mr. Shaw couldn't stop playing in her head. “I was able to go into the city. That was the only place I could think of finding him since no one here knew who he was. And I had to start from where we had found you. When there was nothing positive there, I moved further. Along the line, I was able to find a group of people, young boys especially who had an idea of him. According to the people I found, he used to be a student at one Belmont Academy.” The old man explained to Emily.At first, when he had come into the house with the good news of having found the man in the picture and knowing his location, Emily felt her heart gladden. Even if they were on a maybe part of finding him, she believed a clue was worth something. But as it stood, she had just one question… how would she find him in a big school just as the old man described? From the look of the young man in the picture, he didn't look like one to still be in school. So, wh
It was two days gone in her new place, and Emily still couldn't remember who she was or where she came from. All she had with her was her name which sometimes she questions if it might truly be her name. And also the picture which she had given to Mr. Shaw to help her find the truth behind it. Ever since the date she found the picture, she took it upon herself to search every nook and cranny of the bag said to belong to her, with the intention of finding anything else that could tell her who she truly was. Unfortunately, there was nothing. It was just a bunch of make up kit, the name tag, and the picture. However, what Emily was truly focused on at the moment was finding out who the man in the picture was. She believed that if she found out who he truly was, it could be a lead to her real identity.Now, she was home alone like the previous days. Mrs. Shaw had gone to her place of business, insisting that she had to fully recover before she would start working for her as they had agre
Blake stood to stare at his friend in confusion. He didn't want to believe what he had just heard from him. But then, he was forced to believe him, owning to the seriousness on his face. “I have a lot of questions concerning this if you're actually serious about it.” Blake finally opened up to say.There was a reign of silence as Lucas didn't respond to him. “How did you leave to find Emily? Where did you also go to find her, Lucas?” Blake asked, hoping he would still get a response from him because definitely, he was curious.“When you all were asleep, foolishly believing that she is actually gone for good.” Lucas answered, a sting of betrayal playing in his voice. “Lucas, you're endangering your life.” Blake said, concern glaring in his voice.“I don't care if I had to do that. All I want is to find my woman.” Lucas said forcefully, turning to look back at Blake.“Let me remind you that this supposed woman is dead.” Blake said. “Her body was not found. That doesn't mean that she
“Is he still locked up in his room?” Mr. Belcraft asked Blake the moment he walked in. Blake let out a deep sigh firstly before he could respond.“I'm just coming in. But I bet he would still be locked up in his room.” Blake finally answered. The old man was the next on line to let out a deep sigh. When Blake watched him closely, he could see the wrinkles which had appeared on his face. It was clear to him that the old man was more stressed up than anyone else could be.And truth be told, he just had to be, owning to the fact that he deeply cared about his grandson.“Will you help me go check up on him?” Mr. Belcraft opened up again, pleadingly.“Of course Mr. Belcraft. I would do that.” Blake said, and he nodded his head in approval. Blake then turned in the attempt of doing what he had come to do as well as what he had been pleaded to do. However, just when he was about to take further steps upstairs, leading to Lucas room, he suddenly stopped. He quickly turned back to him. “Mr. B
All through the ride last night, Emily couldn't get her head off the fact that she was about to go start a new life in a village she knew no one or nothing about. Although underneath the scary feeling, she felt thrilled to go start a new life. When she thought deeper about the bold step she had taken towards an unknown destination, she pushed aside the fear that clunged onto her. After all, she couldn't remember who she was. There was a possibility her new journey could make it all happen. The clattering sound she had heard caused her to open her eyes, and sit on the bed. "Oh, God." She yawned deeply. For a minute, she had forgotten that she was now in the home of her saviors, the old woman and her husband. After she had pleaded with her to let her leave with them, the old woman had thought of it wise to inform her husband. Clearly, Emily didn't object to it. All she did was pray inwardly that the old man was going to accept it. And he did. While they took it upon themselves t
She had thought that the smell of drugs, syringe, and possible vomit had only conjured in her dream. However, she was all wrong when she opened up her eyes. Her first sight was the bulb producing light which was on, and the rolling fan. She stayed put for a while as she tried hard to realize where she was. Sadly, the harder she tried, the more pain she felt. The young lady closed her eyes shut again. This was in a bid to calm her hurting head, and also see if she could get anything. When she did it for the longest time she could remember, and nothing happened, she opened back her eyes. It was at that time she used the opportunity to look around where she was. Definitely, she had not been wrong when the smell told her she could be in a hospital. Even if her memory had a bit of lagging behind, she could as well recognize what an hospital looked like. But, she still couldn't think past the question she had. Why was she in a hospital? She thought. Despite the struggles, she finally