Frank resisted the urge to smile as he watched Sheila approaching, it was time now and although he had high hopes for his girlfriend he couldn't still help but worry about this supposed perfect plan of hers, what if it went wrong? And Thompson was not a fool and maybe the plan would not be able to push through if Keith did not go with Sheila, and although Sheila had reassured him that Keith would not turn her down he was not so sure, Keith was not going to let himself get fooled again so easily, especially with what happened before. He moved his eyes to the lady standing beside Keith, the lady who had supposedly made his girlfriend so angry she wanted her dead. He flashed a smile, “But I'm certain you won't deny me the honor of introducing me to your beautiful date.”Frank watched as the lady scrunched her with no sign of surprise that the conversation was getting shifted to her but her face was immediately relieved into a composed smile, she took a step forward and held out a hand t
Keith raised a brow at Sheila, staring at her incredulously with a mocking smile on his face despite the annoyance on his facial features. He studied Sheila's face for some seconds before he could no longer hold back his urge to laugh and began laughing at Sheila's stunned face.Sheila frowned, “What is so funny, Keith?” She questioned, her nose scrunched up. “You of course,” Keith said between his laughter as he took a step back from Sheila and moved to lean by the study table a few steps away from him. He used the opportunity to take in where he was and scoffed, Sheila did a good job of choosing a place to lay an ambush. This office was the one closest to the crowd outside and so he suspected that anything she had planned had to do with the guests at the party. Now that he knew that, he needed to be extra careful. Sheila forced herself to laugh along, “Oh really, I would like it if you shared the joke, so we could both laugh together.” Keith shrugged innocently, “Why not, I am la
Keith felt a rush of relief pass through him as his eyes landed on Camila's back view, she was leaning against the table twirling a glass of wine but it was obvious from the way her eyes wandered from time to time that she wasn't paying attention but the man before her did not seem to notice as he continued speaking while his eyes ravaged Keith's girlfriend with a smirk, Keith wondered why Frank had a gleam of pride in his eyes, even his Frank's shoulders were postured high and his eyes bright with confidence. Keith frowned, glaring at Frank even though he hadn't noticed him, what in the world was going on in Frank's mind to make him have that look? If Frank was thinking he got Camila swooned under his supposed charm then he was a much bigger fool than Keith thought. Keith dragged his gaze off Frank and back to Camila and to his surprise, she was already staring back at him with a knowing look and a hint of a smile, she rolled her eyes and nudged her head to invite him over. Keith did
“Care to explain why Thompson is leaving with his head up high and not buried down in shame?” Sheila stiffened at the sound of her father's voice as he barged into the room, she couldn't decide if it was the sound of the door slam or the harshness in her father's voice that frightened her, but she quickly concluded it was both of them. “Dad, please lower your voice. The guests are still here. And not to mention my head is aching too,” Sheila grumbled the latter part of the sentence making sure not to meet her father's gaze because she knew he would be glaring at her. Mr. Hockings did not pay any slight attention to his daughter and stepped into the office, slamming the door shut.Frank frowned, surprised to not find Sheila's mum with Mr. Hockings, they are usually always together. “Where is Mrs. Hocking?”Mr. Hockings snorted, “How am I supposed to know but I suppose she is trying to make herself useful, I hope.” Frank slumped on the seat, crossing his arms over his chest. Like fa
Keith let out a dark chuckle as he read through the file his publicity manager had sent him this morning. The Hockings just do not learn.“It isn't funny, Keith, could you please wipe the smirk off your face? It's giving me the creeps,” Camila snapped, mumbling the latter part of the sentence under her breath but Keith did not miss it.Her voice pulled Keith's attention from the article, to stare into the screen of his laptop. He had been on a video call with Camila when his publicity manager, Benson had called to inform him of the incriminating article the Hockings had released online, which was currently trending. And it appears Camila has also come across this piece of information. “Sorry, Cam, I got a bit carried away with what I was reading,” he apologized quickly, trying his hardest to conceal his smirk.Camila narrowed her gaze on him, with her nose flared. “It is scary how laid back you are about this dilemma. In case you aren't reading the same news as I am, I am going to rea
Keith could not resist the smile that tugged at the corner of his lips, he silently thanked God for the people he had around him now. Indeed he could not tell their real intentions and maybe he was wrong again with his judgment as he had been with Sheila but for some reason, as much as Keith wanted to put everyone at arm's length because of his damaged trust he could not bring himself to do it with these people he has founded for himself. He trusted them, with everything and somehow was very certain he could count on these set of people. He moved towards Mrs. Genevieve and pulled her into a hug. He never really felt much motherly love but he guessed if it was ever to be it would be just like how Mrs. Genevieve was to him. “Thank you,” he pulled away although not releasing her fully then smiled at the old man. “You appear so calm, which I find strange if you ask me,” Mr. Kevin said eyeing Keith suspiciously.Keith chuckled, “I am calm because I have got everything under control, Mr.
‘What should we expect from this confrontation?’ The question kept ringing over and over in Sheila's head. Something was not right. Something was definitely wrong. At this point, Sheila imagined Keith to be in a panic state and trying to find a way to save his skin, but instead, he was organizing a freaking conference meeting, with thousands of media. There was something certainly off about this arrangement, someone who was in panic would not be in the right mind to want that and with such an accusation to his name, he should not be desperate for a public exposure. Yes, something was so wrong.“A conference meeting with the media?” Frank asked in awe, interrupting the awkward silence that lingered in the atmosphere after they both read the public announcement. “Why on earth would he want to do something like that?”Sheila rolled off the bed, barely sparing Frank any glance. “That is a good question indeed, why would he want a meeting with the press?”“And also publicly inviting us too
Frank glanced up at Sheila with a questioning look, his eyes narrowed at her uneasy figure pacing around the room. He felt suddenly choked like the walls of the room were closing in on him. He did not feel so sure he wanted to have anything done for Sheila, especially during a period this crucial. Yes, Sheila did come up with good plans with great impacts, she was excellent at it, but not until recently where almost all her plans would only just have good starts but no longer ended so well and instead only got them in trouble and with dozens of repercussions. He has not even been able to get over the repercussions he was facing for the execution of the online bashing they did, but Sheila did not know that, sincerely she didn't care all that mattered to her was that her plans get done the way she wanted it.“What? You should not act so rashly this time, Sheila,” he advised, with a small growl mumbled beneath his breath. Sheila paused her pacing then turned around to face Frank with an