“You mean this is our house?” Elsa was in awe as she stared at the house before her. It wasn't a mansion or some giant building but it was one of the most expensive apartment complexes in town. “You like it?” Zade asked.“Yes! I love it! This is just perfect!” Elsa squealed, jumping on him with happiness. It was way better than her parents' house. More comfortable than the store. The furniture was on a different level. Everything looked so classy and polished. It must have cost a fortune. “Isn't this too expensive? I know you just regained your memories so you must be from a rich family but don't you think you are spending too much?” Elsa asked him. Zade had nothing to say in response.“I understand you want us to live comfortably, but I don't think you should throw money away like this. We already made plans to move. We could have gotten a smaller place somewhere else and used the bigger potion to the money to start a business,” she told him. Zade was touched by her concern. Pe
“Why do you keep staring at me like that?” Zade chuckled. “Because you just spent 10k and you're acting like it's nothing. Where did you get such an amount from? If we invested that money into business, we would…”“Money for business has already been set aside, El. Stop worrying. We barely had what to eat in the last few weeks, this is an opportunity to enjoy the fruit of your labor,” he told her. Elsa squinted her eyes at him. Fruit of her labor? What labor had she involved herself in that amounted to 10k?“I know you're excited that you're not as poor as you believed, but come on, you are spending lavishly and I don't like it. We would have gotten all this in the market at a cheaper rate,” she told him. The amusement reflecting in his eyes got her pissed. He was laughing at her. He thought she was a clown for asking him to tone down his spending.She wasn't far from the truth. Zade’s daily expenses ran from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars on a daily so hearing her co
The SpiralRush event was for a selected few. Even the rich couldn't be sure of securing an invite. It took place once every year and it was usually the talk of the town for weeks. Dignitaries from all over the world usually came around for the event and even then it was hard to gain entry. So when Zade pulled out a ticket to the event, Elsa was shocked to the bones. At first, she reasoned that he might have picked it up somehow, but then she knew Ray. He wasn't someone who would just move things that didn't belong to him. “Where did you get this?”Elsa asked, examining the ticket to make sure it was real. “Where? The ticket came to us. My family receives about ten of those invites every year. I just asked my sister for one.”Elsa stared as the words rolled off his tongue with ease. Even getting one of those invites was a miracle and he had ten sitting in his house?Who was this man?“I've always wanted to go to SpiralRush. I would always tune the channels to watch everything happen
After the event saga, Edgar hired a private investigator to dig into Ray's sudden display of wealth but to his greatest disappointment, they found nothing.His mind deflected to the possibility of Ray being the Delamonte heir but when he remembered that the actual heir was long buried, he rebuffed the thought.That didn't put an end to the possibilities. Like the fact that Ray could have been Zade's estranged twin or something. It would make a good story but was it authentic? If it turned out to be false, his name would be dragged in the mud. He would be the one to bear all the consequences and he wasn't ready for that. So he decided to swallow his pride and meet with the man himself. He was desperate to know how he got his hands on that ticket.He could have stolen it, sure, but then the organizers should have noticed it. There should have been some sort of complaint from the original owner. Zade sat across the man, watching as he deliberated how to start the conversation. Zade di
If this wasn't stalking then he didn't know what else was. The timing was way too accurate to be true.Zade was on a date with Elsa and just when he decided to take a bathroom break, Ariane showed up in front of the bathroom door.“Hi, we meet again,” she smiled sweetly. It was creepy and very awkward to find a woman outside your bathroom after you just finished helping yourself.Zade pushed past her to wash his hands but Ariane seized the opportunity to hug him from behind. He shoved her off him angrily.“What the hell is your problem? Can you keep your hands off me?” He snapped. Ariane didn't listen. This was the first time she was having close contact with the man and God he smelt like heaven! Coupled with the fact that he had a very sexy structure. Zade shoved her off him roughly and she hit the bathroom door. She faked a painful cry and he went over to her.“I'm sorry. I didn't mean to push you so hard but you should understand when someone says no,” he said softly. He took her
The line of officers waiting outside the building was no joke. With her mother as a pioneer, of course.Elsa had no problem with spending a couple of nights in jail as long as Ariane was currently hospitalized.“You beat up your cousin?” Zade was pleasantly surprised. The girl never ceased to amaze him. It did occur to him that she might have gone after Ariane but he assumed it would be more like a warning or something, he didn't expect it to be so serious that her mother would raid their apartment with officers.“I did. Beat with everything I could reach. My hands, her heels, belt, bag, every fucking thing. That was just a warning. I'm pretty sure she would think twice before coming close to you next time. If she continues to remain stupid, I swear I'll put her in a coma next.” Zade was amazed by the fire he saw in her eyes. She was everything he wanted and more. A woman who was ready to guard her man and protect him if necessary.He would do anything to keep this woman.“So, what
Mrs Larry stood at a distance, casting her gaze downwards as her husband bailed her out. The officers made life a living hell for her. Most of which was her fault because she wouldn't shut up.Larry was pissed at her. His expression was enough evidence but buried deep in those eyes was something else. Something possibly more terrible than her arrest. Once she was out, she did the questioning. She needed answers from him. Whether he was willing to talk about it or not. “What happened?” “Can we get home in peace?” He retorted. A confirmation that something was indeed wrong. A stubborn part of her wanted to push him to speak but the other chided her to leave him be. She had caused him enough trouble already.Mrs Larry held her peace until they arrived home. “Will you tell me what happened now?” Her impatience was adding fuel to whatever fire was burning within him.“What happened? I just paid a hefty sum to get you out, that's what happened! Your beloved niece is in her room anyway.
“Have you seen the news, honey?” Elsa's voice penetrated through the kitchen. Zade paused in flipping the pancake.He knew the news was somehow related to the hospital so he needed to see her expression. If she didn't like it, he would reverse everything. “No, love. Anything new?” He lied. “Come over here.”“Give me a second.”He flipped the last pancake and waited for a few minutes before taking it out. Grabbing a juice box from the fridge, he strolled into the living room with a tray containing breakfast. Since they moved in, he made sure breakfast and dinner were solely on him. She could maybe have lunch if she wanted. He joined her on the two-sitter couch. The first thing he noticed was her gloomy expression. She was unhappy. “El, are you okay?” He asked her. She threw him a fake smile with a small nod. Her eyes returned to the TV. Soon, they were clouded with unshed tears. Zade felt like his chest was tightening. He didn't like to see her hurt. “Karma is one badass bitch,