Before August could respond, Tina’s brother sneered from his seat, his voice dripping with contempt. “I can’t believe this church rat has the nerve to show up here again. Don’t these lowlifes know how to stay in their place? Unbelievable!”August was not at all offended by their insults, he had been receiving a lot of those since he was a child. If he got a dollar every time someone insulted him for being poor, he would have gathered over five million dollars!He was too focused on the course that brought him to the house than responding to any of their disdainful insults. “There is something I must tell you, you should listen to me,” August started to say.“Cut me the crap, pauper,” Mrs Doe snapped before he could speak further. “I don’t know why men like you exist, you are disgrace to manhood. We all know what you want to say, but listen to me; as long as I’m here you will not receive any favors from my daughter or any member of the Does family. I won’t allow you pest on my family,
August seethed with rage at Mrs Doe and George. Only the almighty knows what he would’ve done to them if they were not Tina’s family. He was trying to save them from Boris’ gimmicks, but here they were using the opportunity to mock the hell out of him instead.“Come on, mom, what if August is saying the truth. Have you thought of that? I think you should listen to him instead of throwing more insults at him,” Tina said frustratingly.“Truth?” Mrs. Doe scoffed. “Don’t tell me you believe a word he said. I know you have reservations about this marriage, but do you really think this down-and-out is telling the truth? Come one, Mia, you are a very smart woman— can’t you see that this bastard is jealous of Boris and wants to turn us against him?” “Why do you trust Boris so much, Mom? I told you something seemed off about him, but you were quick to dismiss my concerns as misjudgment. And now, after August just told you what he saw and heard, you’re calling him a liar!” Tina’s voice rose wi
“Boris? You are here?” Mrs. Doe exclaimed stunned. She was not the only stunned one in the room, in fact all the jaws in the room dropped in surprise as their gaze caught him. August was far from stunned; “Unbelievable! I left him at the hotel, how come he is here all of a sudden?” he muttered to himself.Boris walked straight up to Mrs. Doe, dropping to one kneel. “Future mother-in-law,” he saluted with much reverence before raising to his feet. “Sorry for not answering your call, I was driving to this place and didn’t see the phone ring. Forgive my ignorance” he explained with a calm tone.Everyone was stunned by Boris reverence, even Mrs Doe found her mouth hanging agape in shock. She was taken aback by his humility. He apologized on his knees for failing to answer a call that rang barely three minutes ago while he was driving! “It’s okay Boris, there is no need to apologize. I should be the one apologizing for calling you for irrelevant reasons,” Mrs Doe said shooting a witherin
Mrs Doe was taken aback by Boris self-effacing. She couldn’t believe he would put away his ego and drop on his knees to defend himself despite being the heir to one of the most powerful families in the country.“What are you doing, Boris? Please get to your feet,” Mrs Doe said quickly grabbing both of his arms as he raised him to his feet. “There is no need to apologize or explain yourself— I did not believe a word of the accusations he said about you. I knew he was lying from the start— I know that you will not be with another lady but my daughter,” Mrs Doe said calmly.Boris guffawed inside but on the outside he remained indifferent. “This woman is very foolish, she doesn’t even doubt a word I say. Her foolishness is going to land Tina in my bed,” he jeered within.August on the other hand was seething with rage, seeing Mrs Doe easily convinced by Boris acting skills made his blood boiled vigorously. “Don’t fall for his act!” August protested. “Trust me, he is lying— his intentions
Two days later, Tina sat in her office, her gaze drifting out the window, her pen twirling absently through her fingers as she lost herself in thought."If only Dad hadn't gone on that month-long business trip, he would have at least understood and respected my decision not to marry Boris. But Mom doesn't care about my choice at all," she brooded.Just as her mind continued to swirl with lingering thoughts, her phone shrilled—it was a call from her mother.“Hello mom,” she greeted dejectedly.“Come to Aurora Diamond Store now!” Mrs Doe instructed quickly at the other end of the call before hanging up abruptly.Tina pondered why her mother wanted her at Aurora Diamond— one of the biggest jewelry store in the city. The store was known for its first class and expensive jewelries, one needed nothing less than six figures to buy at least a silver ware from the store.Wasting no time, she hurried to the store. Upon arrival, she saw her mother standing in front of the store, frowning like s
“Mom!” Tina called, signaling her mother to see what the persons at the other end of the street were holding in their hands. “I think we should go closer and have a good look”They quickly crossed the road to where the Protestants were standing. As they were close enough they could hear them screaming all sorts of things about the store.“If you can’t give us the jewelry we paid for, refund our money. You thieves!” One of the voice yelled in frustration.“You can call more thugs to beat us up but we won’t we stop till you pay us back our money, all of it!”“You can’t just shut us up after taking our money. We want our money back, you scam!” Another yelled.The more Tina and her mom drew closer, the more frustrating screams they heard and the more puzzled they got. None of the voices said anything positive about the store. “Excuse me Mrs, if I may ask, what’s with the uproar against Aurora Diamonds?” Tina asked intriguingly.“Aurora Diamonds, those scoundrels!” one of the woman curs
The phone barely rang for a few seconds before the person at the other end answered. “Hello, future mother-in-law,” the voice at the other end of the call greeted with reverence. Who else could it be but Boris, the Harrington heir. Tina frowned at the sound of his voice; everything about him made her blood boil. If she could be this annoyed hearing his voice, she might even kill herself if they were to live together as husband and wife.“Boris, I need your help,” Mrs Doe requested quickly. “Help? Mention it mother-in-law and consider it done. Even if you want a star in the universe, I’ll take a rocket right now and pluck it for you,” he said firmly, his voice full of pride.“I have a problem at Aurora Diamonds, could you come over?” she requested slowly, lowering her voice to sympathy.“At Aurora Diamonds? If you want all the Jewelries in the store, shop all of it and wait for me with the bills,” he said boastfully.“No Boris, it’s something else. I’m with Tina right now and we real
Boris led the way and the group followed from behind across the street to the store, confidence surging in all of them. Boris walked straight up to the two security guards standing at the store’s entrance.“Hey you!” He called gesturing at the guards. “I want to see who is in charge, right now!” he instructed with a frown.The security men gestured at him and the group behind him puzzled. “Who are you? And why do you bring this mob with you looking for who is in charge?” One of the security men asked.Without hesitation, Boris walked up to him and slapped him across the face. “How dare you talk back at me? Go in and bring whoever is in charge, right now! If you demand on knowing who I’m it may be the last thing your ears will have to hear,” he spat coldly, his eyes a mixture of intimidation and threats.Of course the security guard was scared to the core; any one bold enough to slap and threaten him in front of the store must be extremely powerful, even more than the store owner. In f