"I don't know any Olivia ma'am." Nicholas started, feeling slightly confused. "I was just about to call you though. Mr Robert seems to be in a relationship with a strange woman.""Oh! You dummy. Isn't that what I'm saying? Why then did you tell me he was in love with his secretary?""That is because I thought he was. It seemed like he was treating her in a special manner. ""So who is the strange lady you saw him with?""I don't know her. I've never seen her before." He sighed, moving the mop from side to side."But she was beautiful with red hair.""Reh hair?" Sophia whispered as she thought about Olivia. "Then it has to be Olivia. She has red hair, I think.""Well, I don't know. He was talking to her just a while ago. And he did not look happy to me.""Hmm..." She sighed, her eyes squinting. "What is Robert up to?""Right now, I don't...""I wasn't talking to you, idiot." She grunted. "Call me if you see anything else.""But, ma'am Sophia. You haven't...""I haven't what? She cut in
The bus stopped right in front of Juliet. For the first time since she moved from her home town, she was wishing she had brought her car along. She stood still, while people got in to the bus quickly. Everything that was happening seemed to be pointing to Erick. And it made her miss him more. She sighed calmly and got in to the bus. She looked at the seat where she had first seen Erick. An old, homely man was setting in it, a warm smile on his face. She looked behind the seat, at the one she had settled the day she met Erick and it was surprisingly empty. She smiled and walked towards it. There, she settled, leaning her whole body weight on it as though it could suck a way all her issues. She took out her phone from her bag and dialled Erick's number."Hey." She said calmly, slightly surprised that he answered immediately. "Good evening.""How are you? You don't look too good.""Oh! How do you know that?" She chuckled, moving her head from side to side, hoping she could find him somew
"Thank you so much for walking me home, Erick." Juliet smiled calmly, her body positioned in front of her door with him standing right opposite her. "Would you like to come in for a quick drink?" "Oh, no, no." He should his head at once in decline."But why?" She asked immediately, clutching her bag in her hands."Have you forgotten about our date? Don't tell me you have already." Erick leaned forward and touched her hair gently. "All you have to do is go in and get ready. I'll be back here to pick you in roughly an hour.""Okay, sir." She smiled widely. "I'll do just that." She turned away childishly, a free and careless air to her movement. As soon as she reached for the door knob, the door gave way immediately."Welcome, sis." Mary said happily, her arms open wide in a hug."Oh! Mary, I almost forgot you were here." She said calmly with a relieved look on her face. Erick was surprised at first. But as they hugged each other, Mary waved at him freely."Is that your boyfriend?" Mary
"You know what? Something isn't clear to me." She said, moving from one side of the room to the other with her hand on her chin. "From the way he sounded, I know there's something isn't right.""How are you so sure, Sophia? You didn't even speak to him directly." Michael was on the couch, watching his woman toss from side to side impatiently. "Well, I am. Nicholas said it. He said that Robert doesn't look happy with that Olivia girl. I should have known. I didn't even notice it at the restaurant.""You know what I think? I think you're overthinking this. I mean, I know you want to take down Robert, and so do I. But we don't have to analyze his whole life.""Of course, we do. That way, we will know where to strike." Sophia sounded a bit restless, slightly angry as well. "And we have so much support, so this shouldn't be hard.""You mean that Robert's friend?""Yes. He didn't lie when he said Robert was going to be at that restaurant. Even if it came at such short notice, we were still
"You look really beautiful, Juliet." He said from across the table. "As always." He added, flashing a set of perfect, white dentition."Thank you." She replied, blushing hard. "So what would you like to have? I'll get the waiter.""Maybe a salad? I don't know because I don't really feel hungry.""You are not hungry? Why? Did you eat already?""No." She replied, her eyes moving from Erick's face to the table. "It's just lack of appetite.""But you have to eat something. I can't let you go home without taking anything." His voice was immersed in worry as he watched her closely. In his eyes, she appeared to be stressed, but she was still the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. "They serve really good stake here. I'm sure you'd like it.""Okay. Maybe a piece of stake and some salad will do." She smiled. Erick nodded at once and called for the waiter. He made their orders and the waiter left after that. "So how have you been? How's your mom?""My mom is okay. She was surprised to see t
"Babe, come on!" She started, her voice ringing in a very high pitch. "Why are you being like this? It's just a few thousand dollars.""Fifty thousand is not a few thousand dollars, Olivia. You haven't even told me what it's for." He sighed, turning a bit away from her. ""Now, it's Olivia? Not babe, right? Just because of some money? Babe, come on.""Look, I can't just spend that kind of amount without it being accounted for. If it was less than that, maybe five thousand, then I would have considered it.""But you're a fucking billionaire, Robert. Fifty thousand dollars won't hurt your pocket.""But if I keep going that way, I'd be wretched in just a few years. I'm supposed to maintain this status for my generation unborn. Please understand me, babe." He finally faced her, their knees touching slightly. He held her hands, his eyes piercing in to hers."Robert, do you even love me?""Why would you ask that? I do." His eyes met the floor, unable to look at her because he wasn't sure of
Juliet sat there, unable to say a word. Her eyes, wide open as she heard his words. She didn't know what exactly to say, even if she knew what her decision regarding his request was. Erick was confused and nervous at the same time. As he looked at her, he kept wondering what was going through her mind. He didn't want to be turned down, but neither did he want to force her. After a moment of deafening silence between them, which got interrupted by a sudden melodious play of instruments at the other side of the room, Juliet shook her head repeatedly, in a desperate manner. She turned to see where the music was coming from, a bit afraid that it was Erick's doing. But to her relief, it was another couple few tables from where they were. A young man was on one knee, with a little red box in his hand. While his happy bride to be stood in front of him, with her hands over her mouth.Juliet felt a certain kind of pressure surge through her as she saw them. Looking back at Erick felt like a h
Olivia pushed open the door to her apartment. Her lips pouted, with an angry and frustrated look plastered on her face. She grunted softly as she closed the door."That coward." She said angrily, throwing her back against the couch. "So annoying!" She collapsed in to the couch, her hand placed against her forehead in deep thoughts. She leaned forward, one leg over the other as she took her heels off. "What was a few thousand dollars that he couldn't spare? I just wanted to get a new car. And maybe, do some shopping. And he let me go just like that." She threw the shoes on the floor and walked to her kitchen. "That jerk never loved me. What the...! Cecilia didn't even bring the food." She walked back to the sitting room, clearly annoyed."Cecilia!" She said as soon as she answered the call. "Why didn't you bring the meals I asked you to prepare? Wasn't the cash enough?""Oh, no, ma'am. I'm sorry. My son suddenly got sick so I had to get him to the hospital. That is why I couldn't deliv