Two Weeks Later"You keep pacing around, Mom. Can't you just say what's bothering you?" Her dry response attracted her mother's gaze in nanoseconds. "How are you so relaxed about everything?" Mrs Harper sharply asked. Roselia raised a brow."What has been happening?" "You ask me that? Your brother is in jail, our business is crumbling, clients are pulling out without any value reasons, we're going bankrupt and you're still sitting pretty, unemployed and unbothered," she raged in one breath.Roselia stared, her face void of any expression to betray her emotions. She did feel sorry about their present state, but it wasn't in the way her mother wanted her to be. When her mother's harsh breathing calmed, Roselia calmly got off the bed and retrieved an envelope from a drawer."What is this?" Mrs Harper asked, hesitant to take the envelope from her. "Why don't you open it and see for yourself?" Roselia urged with an ear-splitting grin. Mrs Harper didn't share in her enthusiasm. Minutes
“What?!” Roselia gasped, halting a few metres from the car. “As much as I would love to play dumb with you, I haven’t got all day. Get into the fucking car. The sooner we get this over with, the better for all of us,” Zade retorted without sparing her a glance.Roselia watched with horror as he got into the car. The color had drained out of her face completely. Zade had always been a lover of children. Throughout their years in marriage, he always talked about having kids. She never took him seriously because her career was her top priority. Now, she didn’t understand what changed. She didn’t expect him to accept her immediately, but she didn’t also expect that he would outrightly demand an abortion.Did he hate her that much?The car horn startled her to life, but she couldn’t bring herself to move. The will wasn’t even there, just a series of unanswered questions. Zade got out of the car with annoyance, “What exactly do you want from me?! Why is it so difficult to stay out of my
Halfway to the club, Zade reconsidered his decision. His fists clenched harder to his side as he stared at the club. He couldn’t go back there and cause a fight. It would make the news within a few hours and that would do more damage to Pixon than whatever mess they were in at the moment. He took a step backward, shaking his head to remind himself why he desperately needed to retreat. He entered his car, speeding into the night before he changed his mind.When he got home, Elizabeth’s car was already parked outside. Relief washed through him. He thought he would spend his night drinking his misery away. Now he had someone who would listen to him without judging him.He hurried to the house, but before he could open the door, Elizabeth beat him to it.“Welcome home, I made your…” Her words were cut short as a weight fell into her arms, “Someone seems happy to see me,” she chuckled,“I missed you,” he mumbled.“I can tell, you reek of alcohol.,” Elizabeth teased. Zade was about to tal
Roselia stepped out of the car, gaping at the mansion. “You live here?” She asked. “It’s so beautiful.”“Don’t get used to it,” Came a dry response from Zade. Elizabeth was waiting at the door for them to arrive. “Teddy,” She grinned, as he wrapped her in a hug. Roselia looked away with an inaudible scoff. “I was only gone for a few hours. Why are you so excited to see me?” Zade chuckled.Roselia felt a tinge of jealousy. Zade had been cold to everyone in the last few weeks, but he was all smiley with Elizabeth like she was the most beautiful thing in his life.The thought pushed her to give an awkward cough, in an attempt to break the hug. Elizabeth pulled away, giving her a once-over. Zade followed her gaze.“Let’s just go in,” Zade said, clearly unwilling to introduce them so Roselia took it upon herself to do the introduction. “Since Zade wouldn’t do a proper introduction, permit me to introduce myself. I am Roselia, Zade’s wife and the mother of his unborn child,” Roselia pro
Roselia sat across Lance on the table. The waiter took the order earlier so they were left in a somewhat awful silence. While she wondered what he wanted from her, Lance was trying to place where he'd seen the beauty. "Uhm…" Roselia cleared her throat in an attempt to break the silence. "I've seen you on TV a couple of times. If I'm not wrong, Lance Harrison." A cocky smile crossed his face."Is that so? I don't remember seeing you anywhere," he responded. Her smile fell a bit, but she quickly pushed it back in place."I don't expect you to," she shrugged, pretending it didn't bother her. Since Lance said he didn't know who she was, did that mean that he had no idea she was Zade's ex-wife?The waiter arrived with their order and Roselia graciously thanked him for buying her dinner. Lance watched her eat with a smile on his face. Halfway through their meal, Lance asked her some personal questions. Roselia answered his questions, carefully leaving out any detail that connected her
Zade was burning with rage at the time he arrived at the company. The crowd quickly spotted his car, but he didn't expect them to suddenly hurl things at him.He had to step back into the car to avoid getting hit by the angry mob. He didn't know why they suddenly went off on him. Before he left the house, it had been a peaceful protest. Something hit him and he quickly took out his phone.Dread formed a knot in his stomach as he prayed he was wrong.Everything around him stilled the minute he got the answer. He had been fucking right!Between his shower and driving down to the company, more videos had been released from the anonymous account. A nerve ticked in his jaw. There was no way of getting out of this. Unless he could prove that this was a sabotage from a rival company, Pixton was fucked.The local government would close it down and it would go in his record that he crashed a once flourishing business in the space of one month. His grandfather would be delighted to hear th
Zade was sipping his coffee when Roselia joined him in the dining.“Hey,” she greeted.“Hey,” he responded evenly. A small smile graced her lips. To others, it might have seemed like a normal thing, but to Roselia, it was progress. Zade had gone from ignoring her to responding to her greetings. He even ate her food!“Is there something you want?” he asked when he noticed her continuous gaze on him. Roselia cleared her throat, “Actually, I planned to visit the doctor today,” she informed him.“Why? Are you unwell? Is it stress? I told you the maids could handle everything. You don’t need to touch a thing,” Zade’s worried expression made her giddy. It was a confirmation that he still cared about her despite their fallout.“Nothing really, just prenatal,” she answered, unable to keep the smile off her face.“I would love to come with you, but I have something urgent to attend to. I will leave some money for you, though. Is that okay?” he asked.“Sure, it’s more than okay,” she answered
The man walked into the room with three gorgeous women. From their appearances, one could tell they were strippers. While one had a leather strap we, the other settled for just panties and the last a mini skirt that barely covered her ass. Zade assessed the women with a satisfied expression. The man tossed them a small container."What is in here?" One of the girls asked."Nothing different from what you're used to," the man shrugged as she opened it. A grin broke out on her face as she took out a pill. "Molly. This is good stuff, man. Why waste it on a bunch of old hags?""We need them knocked out to get good shots," he answered."That's easy. Are we fucking them as well? You're going to pay extra for them," another chipped in."You don't have to sleep with them. They'll be far too gone for any action anyway. We just need the impression they did. Once he takes you to any place of his choice, hit the call button when he's out. I'll be there to take the shots and oversee everything e