"Didn't you say she was coming in two days?" Roselia whispered to Zade as Elizabeth relaxed on the couch."I thought so too. I honestly don't know why she's here early," he whispered back. "Zade?" They straightened when she called for him. Roselia nudged Zade to proceed."Liz," he chuckled, "you're here early."Her eyes met him in a cold glare, "I had to."Zade glanced at Roselia who mirrored his confusion. "Why?" He asked. "Am I supposed to pretend I haven't heard the news? What were you thinking? How could you let some stupid inferior company crush your company in a space of one month?" Her pitch rose with each sentence. Zade glanced helplessly at Roselia. "Maybe you should calm down a bit. You see, this matter wouldn't have escalated if he just borrowed the money he needed from you, but he was too…""Money?" Elizabeth interrupted Roselia. Her eyes pinned on Zade. "You needed money and you didn't tell me about it?""You've already done so much for me. I didn't want to bother yo
Lance grinned as Roselia jumped into her brother's arms happily. Since the moment he set eyes on her, he knew she was the kind of woman he wanted. He didn't hesitate to run a background check on her. Nothing thrilled him more than the fact that she was Zade's ex-wife. He discovered that Zade had thrown her brother in jail along with her then-fiance with the help of some powerful woman. He barely paid attention to the details. He was more focused on the things that would draw her closer to him. Even though they had been hanging out, Roselia was still reluctant to get intimate with him. He suspected that she was still trying to hold on to Zade, hence his strive to prove he was a better catch. Again, he knew it would be a huge slap to Zade's face. Lance didn't want the hotel incident to repeat itself. They only shared a few kisses before she suddenly broke off and took a journey to self-condemnation. Now, he was sure he would get everything he learned and more. "I'm so happy t
Roselia stared at the two pairs of eyes with mortification. "Why do you look so horrified? We are only stating the obvious. You should leave that fool already. You said his company is long gone. All that is left is for the government to officially shut it down," William huffed.Roselia shook her head in disagreement, but Mrs Harper was quick to stop her. "Why are you making this difficult? You already left the man once, why can't you do it again?" Her mother groaned.Roselia remained thoughtful for some minutes. "Roselia!""He has Elizabeth Carter who is ten times more powerful than Lance. She already promised to disburse some money for him to revive the company," she responded. "How much is this money? Is it enough to last us a lifetime?" William asked. Roselia gave a look. "I see a few weeks in prison dampened your brain cells.""Watch your fucking mouth!" William barked, rising in anger. Mrs Harper quickly held him down."Calm down, Will. I understand the point she's making.
Elizabeth paced outside the ward, muttering incoherent things and silent prayers. It was almost three hours since Zade was rushed to the emergency ward, she had been unable to even breathe properly. No one said a word to her yet concerning Zade. They were just moving in and out of the ward, no one gave her even a little piece of information.She was tempted to call her father, but that would attract too much attention to them. It would ruin everything Zade planned.Roselia ran in like a mad woman, panting and gasping. Once she heard the news, she bombarded his phone with calls until Elizabeth answered and told her where they were."How is he? Is he okay?" Roselia asked between heavy breaths."I'd like to think so. No one has said anything. They just keep going in and out of that room. When I ask them about him, they keep saying I should exercise patience," Elizabeth answered."Oh my goodness! Why would anyone want to kill Zade? He's the calmest person I know. He avoids trouble and ea
Zade was taken home in a wheelchair a few days later. The first thing he noticed was that Elizabeth was avoiding him. Roselia claimed she had something urgent to attend to and couldn't return anytime soon. On the other hand, Roselia began to go out more often, leaving him to struggle to get things done himself. The whole situation was annoying and frustrating. "Where are you going this time?" Zade asked. Roselia ignored his question and focused on powdering her face. "Rose…""Can we not have this discussion, Zade? I have something urgent to attend to and answering your silly questions would delay me," she snapped."When are you coming home then?" He asked instead. She dropped her makeup brush in frustration and glared at him."I'll be back whenever I can, okay? Just let me be, please," she groaned.Zade said nothing more until she left. After ensuring she was gone, he called Elizabeth."Teddy.""Liz," his voice lacked the excitement in hers. "I'm tired.""Tired of what? You're th
"I don't understand you. You have me already, why are you still with that imbecile? He can't provide for you, he can't give you the things you want so why are you still with him?" Lance slammed his fists on the desk.Roselia shifted back in fright. The action made him glare at her, instead of comporting himself.She opened her mouth to speak, but words failed her. This side of Lance was new to her. She'd expected he'd bring it up sooner or later, but she never thought it would happen in such a rash manner. "Say something, dammit! I give you everything you want, take you out on fact dates and you wouldn't even let me touch you!" He yelled, overturning his desk.His laptop smashed against the tiled floor, evoking another leap from her heart. If she was frightened before, now she was terrified.She'd never met anyone with such a bad temperament."L-Lance you n-need to…""Need to what?! Don't you dare tell me to calm down? Wait… are you playing me, Rose?" He asked suddenly."No!" She ye
Dinner was unusually silent. Roselia's eyes flickered to Zade more often than not, but the man was busy eating his food."I'm sorry I came late. Something urgent came up and I had to stay back," she apologized."It's fine, just eat your food.""Ummm…" she pointed her fork across the dishes, "isn't this a little too much for just two people?" "I guess I overcooked a little. I will put some of them away in the fridge," he answered quietly. Guilt ate deep into her."Zade I…""Like I said, just eat your food," he interrupted. Roselia nodded and continued eating her food silently, yet she felt uneasy with everything happening. Something did not just feel right about the situation."Elizabeth called." Roselia's hand froze on the fork. She slowly looked up at Zade, trying to find answers in his eyes, but those honey-brown eyes remained mysterious."She didn't exactly call… I did. She apologized for neglecting and promised she was coming home today… so I made these…"Roselia's fist hit the
By the time Lance woke up the next day, he saw shreds of evidence regarding the damage he caused the previous night. Shattered pieces of glass, blood, littered remnants of cocaine, spilled drinks. He blinked, pushing himself off the couch.A small whimper escaped his lips, forcing him to grab his head. The migraine was more intense than that of a regular hangover. Events from last night flashed across his mind. His body stiffened when the first he gave Roselia replayed in his mind.He remembered beating, strangling, and slamming her against the wall. His eyes widened like saucers. Without delay, he flew off the couch and dashed upstairs to change into something decent then he headed to her mother's place.He wasn't sure where Roselia would be, but he hoped her mother would know if she wasn't home. The glare on Mrs Harper's face when she opened the door, suggested Roselia was in or at least came to report him. He cursed himself for acting rashly. He didn't mean to go off on her l