Vivian stared at the pictures with shock on her face.She couldn’t believe that this was happening to her.Geoffrey would never do this right?She burst into tears.“This has to be a lie!”Vivian decided to place a call to Geoffrey once again. She dialed his number with shaking hands.Ring RingAfter try to call him persistently for 5 minutes, someone answered.“Who this sorry?” It was the voice of a young girl. She sounded out of breath.Vivian could hear the beat of loud music in the background.The bastard! Can’t work in a dull environment right?“It’s Vivian, Geoffrey’s wife!”She heard a commotion in a background. She listened closely and could hear the faint conversation.“Hey give me that…” It sounded like , but the voice was too faint to be sure.“Hey hello, Vivian what’s up. I told you I was working. Sorry my em… secretary picked it up.” Geoffrey stopped after his short speech to catch his breath.“You bastard!” Vivian started crying again.“You cheating bastard! Aren’t I goo
Alphonse took a sharp left as he drove to the Fischer mansion. It was one of the biggest houses in the Garden district. Peter gripped the chair, scared to be moving at such speeds at his old age. Alphonse had been driving at speeds of over 80kmph, and it was doubly outrageous because the speed limit in the area was 40kmph.Alphonse slowed down as he approached the gate. It was over 20ft tall and gave the sense of impenetrability.He slowed down.Peter let out a sigh of relief.As they approached the gate, Alphonse blew his car horn. Almost immediately, the gate fell open slowly. It was opened by two big intimidating men, their firearms clearly displayed.“What a warm welcome.” Alphonse said, amused.Peter let out an inaudible grunt as he released his death grip on the chair and collected himself.The mansion was huge, with five floors. It was reminiscent of a medieval castle.Alphonse parked in the part of the front of the mansion, on the area designated beside the field. The field c
Vivian hurled the trash bag over her shoulder and struggled to carry it out with her. She walked steadily till she reached the trash bin and dumbed in the trash with a sigh of relief. She swiped off sweat form her brow. The trash had been heavy, she had never done such intense manual labour. Vivian had been waiting for Geoffrey to get home for the past two days and during those days, due to the condition of her father which got worse, and her mother’s mental… blockage, she had to clean herself. She was starting to get a picture of what the low level servants went through. Maybe next time she won’t tell them to do more work. She had sorted out the kitchen especially, because it was starting to get too dirty. She was constantly made aware of this by her mother’s passing snide comments. She decided to take one for the family after she got tired of the noise. She proceeded to prepare their breakfast- an omelet. It turned out crisp and burnt but she still felt vindicated for trying. As
Alphonse drove to his mansion at 60kmph in his blood red Ferrari.He had decided to slow down after seeing Peter’s constant plight and relenting. He didn’t really like going so slow, it was reminiscent of how he always felt restricted by his love all those years. He made a few turns, his mind occupied then he heard a fake cough from Peter. He gave Peter a quick glance, encouraging him to talk.“Master, about what happened at the Fischer household…”“They are all idiots, don’t bother. Is there any legal action they can take against us?”“None that I know of, but they are full of surprises. A jack-in-the-box full of snakes, you might say.”“You should be poetic more often, Peter. You could probably have competed with Shakespeare.” Alphonse joked, his expression amused.“You flatter me Master.”“Yeah, why do you call me Master anyway?” Alphonse glanced at the junction where there was a crossing for incoming traffic. His Rolex reflected the sun into his face. He adjusted it, by shaking
Vivian lay on her bed, motionless.The tears on her face had dried off.She had entered a coma-like sleep for a few minutes. Everything had gotten too much and she needed to shut down for a while. Vivian just couldn’t comprehend why Geoffrey would treat her like that. Back in the day when she had been married to that guy, Geoffrey always treated her like a queen.Geoffrey made her feel things that Alphonse could never hope to. It was a ironic that her relationship with Geoffrey had flourished when she was still married to Alphonse. Alphonse was a loser who just made Geoffrey look even better.She could remember how Geoffrey would take her to parties and they would have a wonderful time. After the party they would get a room and spend the night drinking and having sex.Vivian had gotten married to Alphonse before she was fully aware of the existence of other men. From there she had been asked out by many men who she had all found not up to her developing taste. It was those same men
Alphonse was speechless, although he tried hiding his momentary surprise.A beautiful lady stood behind him. She was dressed in the staff maid apron, but she made it look regal.She had beautiful green eyes that seemed to stare into his soul as if saying, “I know your hidden desires and I can make them come true.”She arched her brow slightly at Alphonse. A light smile on her full lips.“Master Alphonse, your dinner is prepared.” Her smile lit up the room more than the sun. She seemed amused at something. Something on his face maybe?“You seem occupied with all those books Sir. Would you like for me to serve you now or later.”“Serve me now.” Alphonse felt a slight blush on his face as he came back to his senses, or whatever was left of them. He had been staring at her weirdly. He never knew he had a thing for red-heads until now.Or maybe she’s just the sort of girl that creates preferencesAlphonse cleared his throat theatrically.“Yes please drop the food down here, I’ll take the
“Take me to the best grocery store you know.”“That’s a really strange request lady.” The taxi cab driver looked at Vivian through his rear view mirror.“Alrighty though. I guess we’ll be going straight to the Oasis fresh market down town then.”He turned on the engine. The radio began to give out background static.“That place is expensive anyway. Completely overrated if you asked me.” The cab driver took out a cigarette from his glove box and lighted.Vivian wondered whether his rugged beard might light on fire. Surely it would be too good to be true.“I didn’t ask you.”The driver gave a driver laugh and moved the car.They drove through busy highways. Car drivers constantly blaring their horns at one another. The whole place felt congested.Vivian was extremely pissed off with this development It was a particularly busy road on the Tulsa highway and Vivian wasn’t for it.She had never actually experienced anything this annoying, because she had always had maids who experienced i
Alphonse and Peter had left the library and went to the garden to have their private discussion.“So you kept the will in my Father’s secret safe.”“Yes Master, I was aware of the importance of the will, so I deigned it imperative to keep it safely.”“Alright Peter, that was a good move, but I would rather it be kept closer so I could keep an eye on it.”Alphonse kicked a stone that lay on his garden path. “That will is most likely going to be the main point of attack from the Fischer family.” “That reminds me, Peter please begin the procedure to change my name to Edmund.” Alphonse said while snapping his finger.“I shall do that at my earliest convenience Master, excellent choice.”“So is there anything else I need to know about this will case? I don’t want to entrust everything to my team of lawyers. They aren’t loyal to me but only to my money, and that means they can be bought.”“Now that you mention it Master, there is something else that has slipped my mind so far.”“Spill it.