AT THE MANSION."Where are you off to so early?" Marcellus asked Brandon. He was dusted up and ready to go out. "I am going to see my in-laws; don’t you think it’s the best thing to do?" Brandon replied. "I think so, but when did you come up with all these?""Not me, it’s Esmeralda. She’s intelligent, isn’t she?" Brandon asked. "Yes, but don’t forget that she is also very dangerous," Marcellus replied. "I can deal with that; do you think I don’t know everything? I know all she’s doing, and I know she’s a little desperate too, but she’s a perfect match for me," Brandon replied. He picked up his tie and knotted it perfectly."What about Vanessa? At least show up there and say something; she must be hurting; I have felt that way before," Marcellus advised. "I have felt that way too with Aliana, and even worse, I wish nothing ever happened with Vanessa; I didn’t mean to hurt her.""I will check up on her this morning, I will ask if she’d want the bargain with Fidelin, Madrigal, o
AT THE RESORT."Brandon is proving smarter than I expected; he’s held Vanessa down for so long, and just when I wanted to go attack him, I heard he moved out already," Torillio said angrily to Santiago. "Easy, boss, we can still get him, but it will be hard; even you will have to protect him according to the rules of the family," Santiago replied. "Arrrh!" he grunted. "You’re right, then we will do exactly what we did with President Chavez; I think it’s time to meet an old friend," Torillio replied. "I think it's still too soon; how about we take down his powers first?" Santiago advised. "He has nothing but the protection of the family as a member of the five," he responded."You’ve forgotten Esmeralda; with her on his side, he is untouchable until Brandon himself decides to step down," Santiago objected. "Have you found the girl?""Yes, she wanted to reach out to Brandon but I breached it all, and swapped the picture with something else that would be of interest to him
AT THE CEMETARY.Olvido was up on his feet’s with the aid of the crochets. He threw them away at his mother’s state. "Why did you have to let your guard down because of me?" he lamented."You allowed them to kill you and go Scott free; you did it all because of your irresponsible son," Olvido cried. "I swear it to you, mother, at your grave, I will avenge your death; this will not go just like that; everyone who refused to help you will pay, and the ones who killed you would also have to die!" he yelled. "Son," Don Soriano called him lowly. "You coward, what are you doing here? Are you stalking me?" Olvido cussed. He staggered wearingly to get up on his feet. "Wait, let me help you," Don Soriano offered. He took the crutches from the floor and handed them over to Olvido. "I don’t need your help; where were you when she needed you? Where were you? You were never there!" Olvido yelled. "Yes, that’s why I have returned, Olvido, to change everything and to help you and your
AT THE COMPANY“What’s your plan with Vanessa, ma’am? I think it’s getting too dangerous; you didn’t need to involve her,” Sylvester asked Esmerlada. “She’s the only one I can think of using against Torillio,” Esmeralda replied. “Don’t you think she will soon find out you’re using her?”"Yes, she will, but she will get what she wants,” Esmeralda responded coldly. “You think she’ll get Brandon?” Slyvester questioned him worriedly. “Yes, men don’t love you for who you are; I know none of them truly loves me; they all love the power and respect that comes with having Esmerlada; that’s the bitter truth I learned about life,” she replied.“Even you, Sylvester, are only here because of one thing or another; if it’s no longer there, you might just betray me; I trust only myself,” Esmeralda replied. She applied more gloss to her lips. “I won’t betray you, ma’am; you can trust me, but I think Brandon truly loves you,” he replied. “Enough of them; I have something else to work on. I hid
Brandon went to see Esmeralda in the office. He was surprised to see Madrigal. "Good morning, boss; I wasn’t expecting to see you," Madrigal uttered calmly."Wow, a bouquet? What the occasion?" Madrigal asked. "I had a rough day after leaving the villa with you; I struggled to get out of the new mansion this morning," Brandon replied."I’m sorry, boss, I had to leave before you were done; I was following up on something crucial," Madrigal replied."What’s that? I don’t remember you telling me anything about it," Brandon replied. "We should go in first, boss; we’ll talk about it after," Madrigal urged. Brandon entered Esmeralda's office. He gave her the flowers and asked her out on a date. "I don’t know; I might be busy tonight. I will give you a heads-up if it works out," Esmeralda replied.Brandon smiled and pecked her on the cheeks. "Boss, the meeting is starting soon; I think it’s better we leave now, so we're ready," Madrigal advised."You’re right," Brandon responded. "I will b
Hailey was walking to and fro aimlessly in her compound. "I am impatiently waiting for a reply that seems not to be coming," she mumbled.A car arrived inside her mansion, and she ran towards it like a raging bull. “Give me the updates; how did it go? Where is my passport?” She asked impatiently."Ma'am, you cannot travel out of the country,” he replied, getting out of the car. Hailey freaked out and grabbed him by the collar of his suit. “NO!" "What do you mean, that’s impossible? I have lots of connections,” Hailey shrieked. “I have declared you wanted by the police; it would be hard for anyone to help, ma'am,” he responded. “No! This is all Kimberly’s fault; she threatened to bring me down,” Hailey arced bitterly.“All these would have been prevented if I had just shut her up before now, along with her father,” Hailey added. “Aren’t there other means to get out of the country? I don’t care if it’s illegal; find something!" "This place is no longer safe for me; I need to
AT THE GLASS HOUSE. Stephanie was seated at the table, ready for the meeting, when Andallio walked in blindly. "Stephanie," he arced loudly. "Congratulations on your new post; the last time the atmosphere wasn’t conducive for this," Andallio uttered. "I understand; I owe it all to you. Thank you," she responded. "It pays to listen and obey. Remember a few months ago when you were furious and I promised to help you?""Yes, Andallio, I remembered, and without even having revenge, I feel like life has given him what he deserved.""But Karma did'nt act on time. It actually waited until you were strong enough; do you think it was a mere coincidence?" Andallio asked closely."Hmmm," Stephanie sighed."You have to be smarter and be clean; no one should get to talk about what happened. Or even know anything," Andalio whispered."Not even Grandma Pillar?" Stephanie asked callously. "Are you kidding now? She's not some god, she's human and you're the one who will let her know, so keep it
AT THE GLASS HOUSE. "What the F***!" Brandon yelled. He and Esmeralda drifted farther from the body in fear. Brandon looked up immediately. There is no one up there. "Help!!!" He shouted. The guards ran out to them. "What just happened here?" They asked Brandon. "Call the ambulance!" Esmeralda yelled. "There is a hospital inside; it belongs to her," Brandon exclaimed. They hurriedly followed them inside. "What on earth is happening? We just ended the meeting a few minutes ago, and I need every piece of CCTV footage in this house now!" Don Soriano shouted ragingly. "Someone call the police," he added. "No way!" Olvido refused bluntly. "What do you mean by that? We have the police; how do we explain this? What, is she dead?" Don Soriano questioned wildly."She was the one who laid down that rule, and I won’t allow it get broken," Olvido insisted. "Do you know what you’re saying, this is murder, homicide?" Don Soriano yelled terrifically. "I know, when you