Ric, Frank, Damon and Gordon sat at their table which was finely positioned strategically with a clear view of the celebrants table.Candace had ensured their table was very close to hers as they were the best friends she had but she had kept it a little bit far in case they came with their partners so they could have a little privacy still."Boss, they won't receive the invites but I asked the delivery guy to leave it at the gate all the same." Frank leaned in closer and whispered to Ric.Ric's permanently blank expression fell slightly before he caught himself and acted indifferent as usual.Ric nodded slightly but he was quite disappointed, he had hoped to see her again and make up for standing her up the other day."Oh wow! I see you guys are here as well," Jeremy exclaimed when he saw Ric and the others on their table. Jeremy had seen them walk past his table which was somewhere in the middle of the hall and decided to give himself an upgrade."Hi Jeremy, Hi Anna." Damon greeted
Frank wasted no time to take the bag over to where Candace sat receiving gifts."Wait!" Jeremy said before Candace opened the plain looking gift bag."I think Candace, you should have a dance with whoever gifted you the most expensive gift." Jeremy suggested."Yes, absolutely.""Common Candy, spice up the event and say Yes!"Most of the classmates chanted and Candace agreed weakly."Fine, we'll dance and play a game of truth and dare afterwards." Candace said lighting up like a candle bulb.Ric gulped down a glass of strong wine because he knew how this was going to end when his gift was opened.Ric drank because he was not used to public attention and he didn't know how he was going to agree to the dance so he thought to boost his confidence with a little alcohol ahead of the time."This is the latest Jorwan sneakers!" Someone exclaimed when Candace drew out the gift item from the bag Frank had handed to her."Oh my God, that costs over three hundred thousand dollars." Another classm
Candace could not fully comprehend the reason for Aaliyah's attitude but Lisa calmed her down."Don't mind her, she and that Ric guy may have something going on." Lisa explained and Candace was immediately sorry for her actions. Candace had thought Ric was single since he just recently got divorced."I should explain to her that we are just old time school classmates and friends." Candace immediately went after Aaliyah to apologize.When Candace weaved through to the back, she saw Damon with Aaliyah at the back."Hi Aaliyah," Candace greeted."Hi, I'm sorry for my reaction just now, Damon already explained everything to me." Aaliyah apologized first."I'm sorry too. I didn't know he had a girlfriend." Candace apologized."He doesn't. I'm not his girlfriend, I don't know why I reacted that way, there's nothing between us." Aaliyah realized there was nothing binding her to Ric since they had not done as much as an introduction.Aaliyah also realized that that was the same event Ric had i
When Aaliyah and Lisa drove back home, they drove in silence. Aaliyah just wanted to get home and query her grandfather for setting her up with an Ex convict.She dropped Lisa off at her house and headed to the Gullathova Mansion. "Grandpa you didn't tell me he was married before and he is even an Ex convict." Aaliyah scolded her grandfather angrily after being humiliated at the party."Ex convict? Are you sure of this information?" Lord Gullathova asked cautiously knowing the real truth of who Ric actually was.Lord Gullathova had done a background check on Ric Mariano and had found nothing since his documents carried Ricardo Maximillano and all information about Ricardo Maximillano were properly covered and protected from public access so there was no way anyone could get any information about Ric except the basic ones that were posted on his social media handles by those managing the pages."I don't know how concrete your claim is." Lord Gullathova tried to defend his choice for hi
Lisa didn't give any room at all as she went on running her mouth embarrassing Ric non stop and that pissed Aaliyah off.Aaliyah had meditated all through the night on everything that had happened and had felt sympathy for Ric getting divorced from his wife after his jail term.She had inquired and found out that he had been sent to jail for a driving accident and not any negative vice, she also gave excuse for him not being interested in anyone and attributed it to the divorce trauma.All these she did to justify the option her grandfather had chosen for her."Lisa! Just stop already." Aaliyah yelled at Lisa much to the surprise of everyone.Aaliyah was always very quiet, calm and lovingly obedient."Aaliyah! Can you hear the things she is saying, are they true?" Aaliyah's mother was quite alarmed at her daughter's outburst at Lisa, she thought it was better channeled to Ric since he was the culprit of deceit."I know of the things she speaks of but it is not her place to reveal such
When the table was emptied of all the bodies, Ric sat still hoping to have a word with Aaliyah before leaving.Aaliyah walked Ric to the door and they walked in a very comfortable silence. "I guess this is goodbye till we meet again," Aaliyah said to a mute Ric after they got to the car where his friends awaited him in the car with Frank behind the wheels.Ric had so much to say to Aaliyah but he had walked down the stairs in front of the Gullathova Mansion alone with her yet he said nothing. "Did you send me any gifts?" Aaliyah asked hoping to satisfy her curiosity."What gift?" Ric was very good at playing dumb."Oh, nevermind." Aaliyah dissed the matter, if Ric knew nothing about the gifts then they were obviously not from him. "Say," Ric insisted in a cold voice yet his tone was gentle.He watched
When Ric got back from the meetings he had, he stopped several meters from the estate with Frank and they both took a ride back home.Ric was shocked to see police vans surrounding their home and Police officers talking to different people in the neighborhood.When Ric got down from the taxi cab, people looked at him strangely and some whispered to themselves."What is going on?" Ric asked Frank who was equally as confused."I'll find out just now Boss, I think you should wait in the car a while longer." Frank said before walking into the house to figure out what was happening.Ric sat back in the car because he understood the importance of his safety and security even if he was not known by the public just yet."Frank! Where's Ric?" Damon jumped from the table where he was explaining to a detective what had happened."Outside," Frank said eyeing the officers."What is happening?" Frank inquired."I got back and didn't find the both of you, I checked with the security and neighbors an
Ric was panting heavily and he was drenched in sweat."What happened to you?" Damon rushed to Ric's side but he was stopped by Frank."He's hurt, let's get him to the hospital!" Damon told Frank who restrained him from getting any closer to Ric."We can't go to any hospital." Frank said and this was true because any hospital Ric went to would definitely demand his details to open up a file for him and that was the last thing Ric or Frank were going to agree to but none could explain this to Damon."Get him home safely, I have unfinished business." Ric literally growled at Frank."I'm not going anywhere without you, don't be silly." Damon protested but the look in Ric's eyes were different.They were not just cold, they were unfamiliar and murderous."You will go with him and you will not open the door for anyone until I return, even if the building is on fire, don't step out until I return." Ric instructed and although Damon wanted to argue further, he found himself doing as he was to