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
To say Roselia was bold was probably an understatement. The woman had the guts to drive the car she got from another man right into his house.Zade waited for her to come in, but another wave of surprise hit him when he noticed her face. There were bruises on her face that didn't seem serious, but Zade was not stupid enough to believe that.Roselia couldn't start wearing heavy makeup all of a sudden. Sure he sent the recording to Lance, but when Roselia didn't return last night, he hoped it was nothing too serious.Clearly, it was. Aside from being a total douchebag, he was a woman beater. Zade couldn't bring himself to feel sorry for her when she twirled the car keys with happiness."Zade," her tone was suddenly serious, and all traces of happiness seeped out of her expression.Zade knew at once she was going to ask about the recording so he decided to hit her first before she hit him."You bought a new car?" He askedSurprise, nervousness, worry. Zade watched keenly as her expressio
As the auction commenced, Lance's eyes remained on Zade. Even when he asked his PA to watch the man, he was worried the man would miss an important detail so he did the watching as well. He couldn't help but notice Zade's mini expressions. How his brows would raise in expectation when the next bid was introduced, then drop when he realized it wasn't what he was expecting. Lance cracked. The man was really out to destroy him. Everything pretty much remained the same until it was time for his product bid.However, instead of his product, they introduced some anonymous seller who wasn't even present in the auction ground. Lance was furious. His target clients and investors were about dispersing. He specially invited them to witness the worth and magic of his new project and now, some anonymous fool hijacked his place?Lance was ready to storm over and confront them when his PA stopped in."What is it?""Sir, it seems this might be what Mr Harper came for," the man answered. Lance turn
"Mr Harrison, is there a problem?" The official asked. Lance couldn't get a word out as he stared at the audience. Several thoughts ran through his mind as his brain analyzed possibilities. He jerked back to life the minute a hand touched his shoulder.He fished his pockets for the flash drive and took it out. "Play this," he handed the flash to the operator."But Mr Harrison…""Do it dammit!" Lance snapped. He stared at the projector, praying to whoever was listening that it wasn't what he was thinking. There was no possible way he could have been scammed of millions of dollars right before a huge audience.Besides, Tridax had placed a bounty on him for theft so he was convinced there was no way it could have been a sham.By the time both product overviews appeared on the projector side by side, Lance realized that the pictures they stumbled upon weren't a pure coincidence or carelessness on the part of Antony, but were carefully planted to secure the confidence of investors.Lance
It took a few days for Roselia to understand what Lance fully meant at the hospital. He sold off two of his pricey cars as well as the car he gifted her. Her mother was furious and threw tantrums here and there, but Lance didn't even bat an eyelash. He is more interested in raising a substantial amount to fund his new project. He curtailed their lavish outings, stopped getting her pricey gifts, and sold out almost fifteen percent of his shares in Lance Corp.Even though things had fallen apart, the company didn't seem to be affected by the change. Probably because Lance was selling off properties to ensure the stability of the company. As much as Roselia hated that every bit of luxury she enjoyed was taken from her, she was willing to bear with Lance. She was one hundred percent confident that everything would bounce back tenfold stronger and she would enjoy more for sticking with him through it. As for Zade, days ago, she confronted him about the auction but the man seemed totall
"Are you writing me a cheque?" Roselia asked. Zade gave her a flat look. "No.""No?""I'm giving you the permission to call her," he stated."You really want me to call her? You know you can just give in to my demands and…""Cut the crap. You want to tell her about the loan, don't you? Go ahead and tell her then. You don't need to threaten me, just do it," he interrupted. "You think I'm playing? I'm really going to call her," she warned. Zade rolled past her to the documents. He picked them up and scanned through them.When he felt her gaze on him, he asked, "Do you need to take pictures as proof? Here, click photos of these."Roselia stared at the documents he stretched to her, unsure of what to do. Was he trying to test her or did Elizabeth know about the loan? If she didn't, why was he comfortably urging her to expose him?"Does she know about the loan?" She asked quietly. Zade dropped his hand, "no.""Then why are you encouraging me to tell her?" She asked with surprise."Becau
Lance woke up to the sound of the doorbell. At first, he was reluctant to answer, but then he was curious to know who was at the door at such an ungodly hour.He grumpily got off the bed and went to answer the door. He opened the door and blinked. "Rose?" His eyes fell on the bags with her. "what are you doing here with so many bags? It's not weekend yet.""You should have an idea already. I'm tired of Zade. He's not only annoying but selfish as well and very stingy. He has the money yet he wouldn't take care of me," she complained. "I see…" Lance trailed."I just hate him. He keeps making things harder for me. I can't take it anymore, which is why I've decided to leave him for good. I have been denying you because I thought something could happen between him and me. I wanted us to go back to the way it used to be, but with the money of course. I didn't plan to replay our stupid broken love here, but Zade is not even making things easy for me. I'm tired of putting up with him," she