Nathan hugged his awards with prestige. Henry and Charles surrounded him as they drank and made a toast to his achievements that night.By 11 p.m., prom night had come to an end. All the graduating students were fulfilled.“There’s an after-party in the city. Are we going there?” Charles asked.Avery sighed. “I'm very tired.”“I'm also tired.” Nathan sharply added.Henry and Charles exchanged mischievous glances.Henry gave Charles a soft pat on the back. “How about we leave now? Don't you want to go to the after-party?”“Of course,” Charles replied and stood up.They wished Nathan a farewell and then left.Nathan turned to Avery. “Let me take you home.”“We will drive past your house before we get to mine. How about we just head to your apartment and crash there?” Avery told Nathan.“Sure!”They stepped out of the hall.Nathan helped Avery to get settled in the back seat of the car. He then moved to Larry and whispered to him to take them to his rented apartment. He went to the back
Avery slowly pulled Nathan’s hand around her and then sat up. After resting her back against the wall, she continued staring at him; speechless.“I'm damn serious Avery.” Nathan maintained and took her hand into his. “Will you be my girlfriend?”Avery had no idea how to put the thoughts fluttering in her head into words. “Are you asking for a commitment? Nathan…I thought we were not ready for this and..” she kept stuttering.He squeezed her hand tightly and moved closer to her. “Listen, I know we've agreed that commitment was off limits but right now, I want this to work. I want to start a relationship with you, Avery.”Avery held up Nathan’s loving stare. “It's not as if I can't be committed to you Nathan. You know I love you and how I want this to work. It's just that I'm so shocked right now and… she sighed and shook her head.“Do you want to be with me?” Nathan demanded.She took his hand into his and placed their hands on the left part of her bare chest. “More than anything.”“Th
When Avery stepped out of the bathroom, the corners of her mouth twitched with excitement when she saw a breakfast tray on the edge of the bed.She smiled and quickly reached for her dress. Without taking her eyes off the food tray, she began getting dressed.It was 9 am.A few moments later, Nathan appeared in the bedroom with a bottle of red wine. Avery smiled and walked up to him.“So we are taking wine for breakfast too?”He chuckled and passed it to her. “I just realized that I had this in my refrigerator for weeks. There’s no better time to open it than now. Let's celebrate.”Avery took the drink and hummed. “It won't be a bad idea to make a toast to our official status.”“That's correct!” Nathan replied and moved to the edge of the bed. He sat and began to uncover the bowls. Introducing the breakfast, he presented an omelet, tea, fresh bread, and dessert.Avery sat beside him with a bright smile. “I'm so happy, Nathan.”He moved closer to her and began to stroke her back tende
“You seem cheerful.” Mrs. Jacobs remarked immediately after Avery sat.Avery was tempted to blab about the email she received a few minutes ago but she had concluded that she would only tell her parents once she reached a standpoint with Alex.“So what are your plans? School is over.” Mr. Jacobs said after taking a sip from his glass.“I’ll give you guys an update by tomorrow on my decision,” Avery replied and propelled her plate toward her.“I don’t want you lying around the house Avery so the sooner you make a decision, the better for us all.” Her mother said.Avery sighed. “I’m not a couch potato mom.”“You can report to the company tomorrow to kick up an internship.” Mrs. Jacobs added.“Let the child be. We will find out her decision by tomorrow.” Mr. Jacobs intervened.***Avery’s morning alarm goes off by 6 a.m. butToday, she was awake before 6 a.m.She was so excited that she had to wake up very early. Her meeting with Alex was slated for 9 amAvery realized that if she got dr
“Are you ready?” Nathan demanded.“Yes,” Avery replied.“Okay. I'll be there in a few minutes,” he said and hung up.Nathan was at the mansion. It was a few minutes to 7 p.m.; a few minutes to his date with Avery.On her part, Avery couldn't wait for Nathan to show up so that she could share the good news with him.About ten minutes later, Avery was alerted when a car gave a horn outside the house. She had been waiting by the water fountain opposite the gate. She could hear the car revving outside.Her phone began to ring. She quickly responded as she traced her way to the gate. “I'm on my way out.”When Avery got outside, she saw a Lamborghini parked in front of the house. She was about to take a step toward the vehicle when Nathan stepped out.“Permit me to walk you to the car my lady.”Avery giggled and handed over her purse to him. He held her with his free hand and led her to the car. After they were both settled in the back seat, Larry drove away.“You look beautiful as ever!” N
“So you're saying you can't help my dad?” asked Kelvin.“Any sensible man will see that your father has no chance here Kelvin. It's not about guns and goons. It's about evidence and the law. If Fredrick wasn't in custody, we would have figured out a way to get him out but now, I'm afraid we just have to go with the flow.” Corrigan responded.Kelvin took his head into his hands. “Fuck!”“I told your father to go easy but Fredrick wouldn't listen to me but that's not the bone of contention. I'll grant you access to my lawyers to see if we can figure out a way to bid his punishment and make it less grave but to be frank, I can't help you directly.”Kelvin threw his back against the couch. “This is all Roderick and the Alcantara’s fault.”Corrigan sighed. “I don't know about Roderick but speaking of the Alcantaras, I don't think anyone hates them as much as I do.”“That's two of us.” Kelvin professed with a clenched fist.“I made a statement earlier. I said that just because we can't save
“It was nice having you here,” Nathan told Roderick before shaking hands with him.It was a few minutes past 9 p.m.“It’s my pleasure,” Roderick replied. He was standing by the door.Mike turned to Roderick. “We will keep in touch. Have a good night’s rest and let me know if anything goes south.”“Of course!” Roderick smiled and walked out.Nathan turned to Mike. “I just got an update from my guy, Wayne.”“Charles’s cousin?” Mike demanded with a quirked brow.“Yes. He told me that Kelvin and Derrick have been meeting with Corrigan lately.”Mike moved to the couch and sat. Nathan settled beside him.“I guess the boys are looking for alliances. They can’t cry over spilled milk.” Mike responded.“But we can’t overlook that,” Nathan said.“Of course. My main target is Corrigan Morales so anything that leads him to me will not go unnoticed.” Mike replied. “Did Wayne find out anything else?”“For now, he doesn’t know much just for the fact that the boys are meeting Corrigan and Wayne knows
“Are you sure that you don’t want to add any name to this list?” Mike asked. He took a sip from his glass of juice.Nathan took another look at the list. He ran his hand through his hair. “Well, the mayor's name is there, I can see the names of some ministers, the president of the Billonaire’s club, some of my father’s Allie’s, and my friends so yeah the list is complete.”“Fine then. I’ll have the cards sent out by tomorrow.” Mike said and took over the journal from Nathan.Mike stood up. “I need to leave right now. The cards must be printed today so that by morning, we can start delivering them.”“That’s true. Do you want me to help out with anything?” Nathan asked.Mike waved his hand down. “Don’t worry. Everything is being taken care of and if I need your input, I’ll reach out to you.”Okay then. I just hope you’ll be there when my parents arrive tomorrow.” Nathan said.“Of course. I won’t miss their arrival for anything.” Mike said.He left.****“Come in!” Corrigan responded fro