Lance stabbed the eggs idly with his fork. Events of the previous day kept replaying in his mind. No matter how hard he thought about it, nothing seemed to make sense. Aside from the shareholders he already knew, no one else had shares in Lance Corp, so where did the stranger pop out from?He calculated the shares of the current shareholders in his mind over and over again and it summed up to eighty-two percent. That added to his eighteen percent would make it a complete hundred so where the hell did the sixth percent come from?Only one of them had thirty percent in shares which, to the best of his knowledge, was the highest so far. So what was this talk about the rest of them sharing thirty-five percent?He had so many questions to ask, but they insisted he wait for the meeting scheduled next week to present his questions and concerns."What happened?" He blinked when he heard Roselia's worried voice. "You've been playing with your food for over ten minutes. Is there a problem?""I
Lance woke up to find Roselia already dressed. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and glanced at the clock. It was past 9 a.m."Where are you going this early?" He asked. "Early? I should be asking why you're still sleeping. Have you checked the time? It's almost ten," She told him. Lance groaned inwardly. Left to him, he would have slept in the whole day, but he had to keep up the charade. To avoid letting her know about the problem at the company, Lance resolved to play it cool and act like everything was normal, even though he was no longer CEO.Today was the meeting with the new chairman and Lance couldn't miss it for anything. He had so many questions regarding the new management and even researched for additional information.The meeting was by twelve which was why he was still in bed."I'll be going later, for now, I just want you to spend time with me," he replied."Right now?" He nodded. "Sorry babe, but I'm not sure that will be possible. My mom just called me to come home urgent
Zade rolled to the table, leaving Lance perplexed. Everyone in the room stood in greeting, while Lance stared speechlessly. By the time they sat, Lance remained standing, staring at Zade with a slightly dropped jaw. "Please have a seat, Mr Harrison.""You don't tell me what to do," Lance asserted. "I demand an explanation right now.""If you'll have a seat, you'll understand what's happening," Zade replied, calmly. Lance felt more pissed. The way Zade addressed him as one who was inferior to him. The man could deceive anyone with his fake calm and pretend to be the responsible one but Lance wasn't concerned.His desperation for answers overshadowed the need to please."Have a seat, Mr Harrison," Sebastian's irritation was evident in the crispness of his voice.Lance sat down, staring expectantly at them. Zade threw him a corny smile that fueled the rage within him. However, Zade controlled his temper and remained seated. "Now everyone is present, we declare this meeting open."La
"Lance? You're back so early?" Roselia gasped. His eyes narrowed at both of them. "What pregnancy? Are you pregnant with another man? Your ex-husband?" He asked. Roselia glanced at her mother. She didn't want to ruin her chances with Lance, but at the same time telling him the truth would cause damages. "I asked a question, damn it! Are you pregnant for Zade?""I… I… the thing is…""She's not pregnant, okay. It was just a ploy to keep her beside Zade while he was with Elizabeth. She is not pregnant, alright? There is no need to be angry," Mrs Harper interrupted her. Lance's furious expression remained the same. It was then he realized that both he and Zade had been nothing but prawns in their quest for wealth. She pretended to be pregnant to trap Zade while she clung to him like he was the love of her life. All in all, she'd been nothing but a gold digger. He already had a hint about it and he was ready to overlook it, but this pregnancy issue coupled with the conspiracy at the
"You're back?" Zade looked up from his phone. Roselia forced a smile."I went to stay with my mom for a few days. I'm sorry I didn't inform you, I just had a lot on my mind at that moment. Don't be upset okay?" She said softly. Zade noticed the tinge of nervousness in her voice but didn't comment on it. He had someone follow her the minute she left and he knew pretty well that she hadn't gone to her mother's. She had been living with Lance Harrison. He took a sip of his drink, accepting her excuse. "I'm not upset. I just missed you, but it seems you came back for a different reason," he said and her eyes widened in shock. Zade gave a low chuckle. "Your share of the loan, perhaps?" He completed the words with his eyes fixed on her, studying every movement and expression on her face. She blinked rapidly and cleared her throat, "Yeah… the loan… of course…"Zade knew at once that it wasn't the reason for her return, but he smiled at her nonetheless, accepting it to save her the stre
"I can't do it," she blurted as soon as he answered the call. The line was silent for the next five minutes."Lance? Can you hear me? Why are you silent?" Her voice cracked. A ball of nerves formed in her throat as she waited for him to reply."Lance? Lance…""Stop calling my name, I'm not fucking deaf!" He snapped and she shuddered. Another minute of silence followed. Her heart hammered against her as she waited for him to speak again. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead and without realizing it, she'd held her breath. "I knew you choosing me was too good to be true. You just needed to see Zade to realize your true feelings for him, right? It's all good."Lance's dismissal of the case was surprising. Roselua knew better than to rejoice. Surely the man had some sort of backup plan and she needed to buy Zade time to get his things and get out of the freaking country."Remember I chose you, right? It wasn't a rash decision or anything. You are the man I want to be with. I do not har
Zade was up the minute the fire alarms went off. At first, he suspected Roselia might have burnt food, but when he checked the surveillance system, he found a group of men sneaking out through the walls.A little more survey and he found out the house was indeed burning. He got out of the wheelchair and moved to the bookshelf. He was about to push the brick and get out of the house when he remembered he wasn't alone in the house.He hurried back to his bed and grabbed his phone. He dialed her number and waited for her to answer the phone. When she didn't at the first ring, his heart sank. He couldn't imagine her sleeping while the place was on fire.He tried her number again and this time she answered."Zade? Zade… are you okay? There's smoke… " she coughed and his grip tightened."Rose, listen to me…""I… I can't get out…""Listen to me, dammit. Get to the bookshelf…""I can't breathe…" she gasped again."Rose… Rose please listen… I can't get to you so you have to listen. Get to the
Several thoughts ran through Roaelia's mind at once. She wasn't a fool to think that Zade would run just because Lance set his house on fire. If anything, it would trigger him to fight back and she wasn't certain Zade could withstand Lance.Another thing was that the man whom she was made to believe was paralyzed lwalked into her room and carried her out in the middle of a fire. The same man took her to an ambulance without any form of struggle. As she sat across the ambulance, staring at him while the nurses bandaged the wound on his back. Although he avoided eye contact with her, she could see him burning with rage. Her own anger stirred from within her.Just as he stood up to leave, she ran after him and blocked him, ready to unleash her own fury."Get out of my way," he growled and she shoved him."No, I won't! Tell me, what right do you have to be angry? All you've ever done since I met you was lie to me. You lie about being jobless, you lie about being poor and the next yo