Rosaline thought that the young man before him was only putting up a show so she didn't treat the matter seriously. "Bryan, come on. You don't play with a kitchen knife. Put that down and leave the way. As you can see, I'm watching an interesting movie." Rosaline said as she gestured to Bryan to leave the way. Maybe he was playing a trick on her. Whatever he hoped to achieve by his little stunt was not funny.Ignoring his son's assumed drama, Rosaline adjusted herself on the cushion and sat at a position where she could see the movie playing on the television.With furrowed brows, Bryan glared at his mother. She's got to be kidding? Angrily biting his lower lip so it hurts, Bryan stood before his mother and cut a flesh on his wrist so it started bleeding. Glaring at his mother with bloodshot eyes, he said to her. "You think that I'm joking right? Maybe you want to be childless."Shocked, Rosaline stood up from the cushion and rushed over to her son when she saw his bleeding wrist..Sh
Arthur got home that night and decided to try Axel's number again. It was already around 10 pm. Taking his phone, Arthur dialed the number and ended it immediately. Axel could be asleep. It would be inappropriate to disturb the man when he was already sleeping. He decided against calling the man that night.He had a few domestic staff that he was still unfamiliar with because he was new to the place and not always at home. Axel knew everyone about the staff and he was his grandfather's right hand man. It was safe to say that they were to be trusted. Arthur could count how many times he had eaten at his house. It certainly meant that the cook ended up eating the meals they prepared for him. He was still contemplating whether or not to eat because it was late already.Even though he was used to midnight meals, he knew it was a bad habit and wanted to stop it. However, his stomach was not in agreement with him. It kept grumbling. Out of the two years he worked in the hotel, he could not
Arthur marched into the mall the next morning in his usual way. It was already open. However, because it was still very early in the morning, customers hadn't started trooping in their numbers. As he strode past the confectionery department, Arthur saw Hannah with someone he recognized from his father's company. He could remember him from the marketing department. Although Arthur didn't know his name, he was sure that the man was from Raremix. His eyes couldn't possibly be deceiving him. Or was it? Nah, it was certainly the person he thought. Since Hannah was the procurement officer, it meant that they were having a business deal. Yeah, he could remember. Raremix was into confectioneries and the man must have supplied some of it to the mall. Yeah, that's it.Confectioneries were everyday consumables and Raremix had a good number of malls and grocery shops it supplied to everyday. Arthur stood aside for a while and watched them converse. He kept wondering what they were discussing be
Arthur charged towards the lady but before he could reach her, a strong hand grabbed his wrist. He turned and saw Nick's disapproving expression as he shook his head.Shifting his gaze to the other direction, Anna had disappeared into her office. With furrowed brows, Nick asked him. "What were you going to do?""I wanted to confront her." Arthur replied seriously. He wanted to give her a piece of his mind and damn the consequences. Come to think of it, what would the consequence even be? He was the owner of the mall after all and had the power to throw them demeaning sisters out if he wished. However, he needed to find out first what they were hiding. The evidence was now staring at his face. Why were they always acting defensively? If they weren't hiding something, it wouldn't bother them if people were gossiping with their names. A clear conscience had nothing to fear. However, they were always on the lookout to see if people were gossiping about them. Wow! Now that's the meaning o
Nick was startled. He wasn't sure if it was the phone which fell on the ground that startled him or the knock on the door. Arthur was still staring at him with mouth agape when the knock came again. Nick strode towards the door and swiftly unlocked it.The door was flung open letting in Louis who glared at the men with a questioning look. He didn't see it necessary to greet any of them because they were not his friends. Nick glared at the young man whom he already knew his character. He was arrogant and a brat. There was no need to talk to him."See you around Arthur, and don't forget, you still owe me an explanation." Nick said to him as he opened the door and dashed out of it. Arthur stood at a spot puzzled as he tried to recall what explanation he owed Nick. Right, he remembered now. Nick had asked him how he was related to Janet and Bryan. He only managed to excuse himself and ran off. Until now, he hadn't gotten a good explanation to give to the man. He must have to make up a st
Bryan had no idea about what to do at that moment. He marched around the car in a circle and stopped at the place where the attendant was standing. The man had been casting him a disgusting look all the while. He didn't like this kind of customer who would test all the cars but don't have money to buy. The man wondered what he needed a new car for when he already had a car. Although he wouldn't dare say that out because it was none of his business. They also needed to make sales and it doesn't matter if the buyer drove a dozen cars."Sir, ugh…" Bryan lifted his left hand and settled it on the back of his head, scratching some part of it."Is it not going for one hundred and fifty thousand bucks?" Bryan tried to negotiate with the man for the amount he had."No Sir, it's a fixed price and I can't take out anything from it. Maybe you should go for another brand that's less expensive than this one." The attendant replied in the calmest tone he had. He was trying so hard not to lose his t
After a long ride to Janet's residence, Bryan finally pulled over before the storey building and loudly honked on the car. The loud noise disrupted the neighborhood, and before he knew it, people poked their heads from their windows while some passersby stopped to scold him."Hey man. Why the heck are you disturbing the peace of the neighborhood? Go and do that elsewhere or we'll call security on you."Bryan ignored the person and honked one more time which got the man infuriated. He wanted to call security on Bryan when they heard a lady's joyful scream. Janet ran down and her mother followed behind. They heard the car's loud honk and checked the window only to learn that it was Bryan outside. Janet was elated to learn that Bryan had already gotten the car. So fast?She had given him a month and he had already gotten the car the next morning after she threatened him. Wow! The threat really worked like magic. It proved that Bryan valued their relationship so much. He just gave her a m
Bryan was on his way home after they had resolved the matter. He didn't expect Janet to react the way she did. It was a perfect early morning surprise and she was supposed to be over the moon about it. How many girls had their boyfriend giving them such a surprise when it wasn't even their birthday. It was not like they would be gifted such a present on their birthday. Janet had it all and is still not grateful. Sometimes Bryan wondered if he was in his right mind doing all of Janet's bidding.She had pushed him as far as getting her a car. The shoppings was normal and he was expecting that she wouldn't ask beyond that one day. Bryan thought that he was a fool for love sake. Well, he didn't care about being a fool. He just could not have someone else take Janet away from him because he couldn't afford her anymore. If it weren't for Stella who stepped in and resolved the issue, he would have forfeited his car for Janet to have while he rode on the new car."Don't worry Bryan, I'm sure