That hadn't been a date," Jade was quick to clear the air.Kraig frowned; he was curious about the reason why she would immediately refute his claim. He had thought that she would be smart enough to know that he was still in character. What they had done that night had been for the cases. If anybody were to find out that they had gone out for undercover work, they might get into trouble.But Jade was myopic and inherently stupid. She didn't see things the way he saw them, and that was why he kept uttering all sorts of profanities in his head.Meanwhile, Carolene was looking at them, seeing how desperate Jade was not to sound as if she was cheating on her or anything.Cheating?Carolene was shocked by the choice of word.This wasn't cheating.They weren't in a relationship.She looked at Jade; the woman's eyes were on her own as well, and in that second, it felt like they were instantly thrown into a place where they were alone, lost in their affections for each other.Carolene shook h
Those words made a lot of sense to jade but atbthe same time they didn't. She couldn't however think of a reason why she would ever assume that Carolene would be in live with Kraig. But the more she thought anout it, the more it syarted to make sense tk her.Take for example, the list. Why was Kraig at the top? Why was it that she kept the baby deaoite the health challenges shebwas facing? Why did she put a lot of effort into making sure she knew eveeything there was to lmow about Kraig, even knew that he had been thenone that set her laboratory on fire.If she didnt love him, why woukd she be treating him like the sun of her solar system.But then again. Carolene was fucking her. Carolene was twirling her hair in her fingers. Carolene hd added her name to the list even though she didn't deserve tk be there. Carolene had showed her immense favour and even offered to helo her to finf someone to run her company for her.Did Carolene only seeher as a plaything or there was somethjng mor
The sun was just setting, painting the sky with a mixture of ornage and yellow. The stars were akready peeking out to the sky, trying to overshadow the light of the sun. And the moon waitwd patiently for it to have its chnace to finakly display its glow, whether or not it was incomplete.Juan, dressesnin a black tux stood beside his car under the orange sky. Gkancing at thw clouds that looked like the stars were magical dusts that scattered around it, givung it a glitter never seen before.His short hairnwas well trimmed, and gelled to the back, somentendriks hanged aroubd his the side of his foirehead making him look like annart from the renaissance. He stood, resting on one of his leg amas he peeled his eyes away fem the grandiose sught above him.Wynn, who had been having a hard timw at jome ever since Leah got arrested, walked from her oathway yo the gate where Juan was waiting for her.She wore a dress. A silk, ruched dress that made her look like she fekk feom a modelling magaz
Kraig quickly found his way to the front of the venue of the party after he had gotten his towel from his room. The maid had been right; a lot of people were already there. He was smiling and talking to each of them, exchanging pleasantries.However, despite the crowd, he couldn't find the reason why he had run downstairs. But as he was about to give up, turn around to leave the entrance, he spotted a familiar car suddenly pull up. It was a black Mercedes, something he had seen before countless times, but there was something about this car in particular that caught his attention. He was fixated on it as he wanted to see who it was that had driven the vehicle there.His first thought went straight to Tabitha, but he didn't think she would arrive too early to the party. For some reason, he thought that because he had gone to her own party late, then maybe she would arrive late.The car door opened, and Kraig took in a sharp breath. It was as if his heart had stopped as he waited to see
Wynn saw in him a pain, a heartache she had never seen before. He looked utterly broken, and his rage could not hide that. His eyes were red with anger, and his eyebrows furrowed with hate.She opened her mouth, but no words came out. She could not think. She could not feel. She didn't know what to do or say to clarify anything.She admitted that her reluctance to make it clear to him that they were no longer together had been for the sole reason that she was in love with him. There were no other explanations for how she felt. No other explanation for anything. The only thing going through her was how her heart itself was breaking from watching this devastating scene in front of her."What's going on here?"The two of them turned to the side and saw Juan walking towards them. His brows were knitted, and his demeanor seemed to carry with it rage.Wynn didn't say anything; she just looked at him then back at Kraig as she said, "I'm just making it clear to him that the two of us are done
Kraig walked through the crowd to meet his grandfather. He wasn't excited anymore because the fight he had with Wynn had managed to strip him of the joy he used to possess. Now, he was walking around wearing a fake smile like it was an accessory. He tried too hard to seem excited because the last thing he wanted for his grandfather was for him to be upset or worried about what was going on with him.Kraig finally met up with his grandfather, who was busy talking to other men of his class. They were laughing, smiling, and probably talking about the old times.Kraig tapped his old man on his shoulder, and when he turned around, Kraig wrapped his hand around him, pulling him into a deep hug.Mr. DeVille groaned into the hug as he was enveloped in his grandson's scent. He was delighted, very happy—happier than he thought he would ever be."I never thought I'd reach this age," he said.Kraig laughed, as if all the despair he had been feeling had completely washed away."Much less be dating
Kraig's heart skipped a beat, and without even realizing what he was doing, he dashed into the bathroom. A crowd had already formed at the entrance, and his presence brought about a silence and a sort of acknowledgment. Everybody standing in front of the bathroom made way for him, allowing him undisturbed entrance to the place.Mr. DeVille lay there; his body didn't move, and Kraig could not see his chest heaving up to signify if he was breathing.He froze up.His head ached, and bile rose up in his throat. He couldn't fathom anything except his need to hold his grandfather and find out what was going on.He was on the bathroom floor in no time, holding the man. He looked him over; there wasn't any mess on his body. There wasn't any sign that this had been intentional. He looked like he was just asleep, but why would he fall asleep on the bathroom floor during his birthday celebration?"I've called for an ambulance; they'll be here soon," Daniel said after he found his way through the
After that realization, Wynn quickly fished her phone out and dialed Kraig's number. She knew that the ambulance would've already left the scene, so she decided to call. And she had to go over to a much secluded area where there was nobody around just so that she could make this phone call.Considering what had happened between the two of them, Wynn actually thought that there was no way that Kraig would pick up the call. She assumed that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with her, and that was one of the reasons why she had pulled away a bit.But no, she needed to tell him. She needed to make sure that he knew that his new friend was not to be trusted. There were no good enough evidence to back up her claim, but she needed to let him know of this, and the same way she was informing him, she was also planning on informing the detectives.Kraig answered."Hello?""Oh my god!" Wynn breathed out, "I didn't think you would actually take the call.""Wynn, what do you have to say to me?" H