2024-10-18 18:51:30Outside LR real estate company, Miranda stood there scrolling through her phone. She was looking for Lady Mary's number. When she finally found it, she dialed it and it rang several times. However, no one picked up.
She tried it again and again but the old lady didn't answer her call. This got Miranda worried and she decided to call one of her cousins.
Piper picked up her phone almost immediately. “What is it?" She spoke in a harsh voice and Miranda could tell that she was angry.
“Piper, I uh… I've been trying to reach Lady Mary but she isn't picking up. Go and check if she's doing alright.”
Her cousins and their parents lived with the old lady at the family villa.
“Hmph." Piper scoffed at her and replied sarcastically. “So you know no one else to send that errand of yours and decided to send me, your new servant."
“Moreover, why the hell are you calling Lady Mary? If it's so urgent, why don't you go to the villa and check her up, dear caring Mira."
Piper angrily ended the call even before Miranda could say anything else. She kept wondering why her cousin was so angry at her.
“Oh, I get it now." Miranda muttered to herself as she made her way out to hail a cab. Piper was angry because her proposal was rejected by LR.
Once she was inside their family villa, Miranda raced inside but saw lady Mary sitting at the lounge of the villa. She was engrossed in reading a newspaper and had a bottle and a glass of red wine before her. Beside her chair, was her phone and Miranda kept wondering why she didn't pick her call.
If she had been there all along, why did she have to neglect her calls?
“Lady Mary, I was so worried about you. You haven't been picking up any of my calls." Miranda said as she stared down at the old lady, worry evident on her face.
The lady merely lifted up her head and glanced at Miranda before engrossing herself in her papers again.
“Why were you calling me repeatedly? I hope you came bearing good news. That's all I want to hear now.” Lady Mary replied nonchalantly.
"I was worried about…"
“Why were you worried about me?" Lady Mary interrupted, carefully placing the papers beside her. She reached for her glass of wine and took a sip before lifting her face to glare at Miranda who was still standing.
“I uh, I wanted to tell you."
“Sit down." Lady Mary ordered and Miranda quietly reached for the closest couch and settled in it. She was like a meek lamb and didn't want to do anything that would offend the old lady. Lady Mary just didn't like her and she could not explain the reason.
Her hatred was also fueled by the fact that she refused to divorce Liam who everyone was seeing as a nobody.
“Now, tell me the good news." She said to Miranda, her voice devoid of any emotions.
With a wide grin on her face, Miranda spilled the beans. "My design was accepted and I've been asked to come tomorrow to sign the contract.”
"Wow, that's great news. This calls for celebration.” The old lady declared happily and Miranda was delighted to see the transition of her mood. Atleast, she won't be seen as a worthless person anymore. Since she was able to pull off such a huge deal, then her status in the family would definitely change.
Unfortunately, she wasn't sure about that because Liam was still her husband.
“Come on, join me."
Since she only has one glass, Lady Mary poured some drinks for her with her glass and passed it to Miranda. “Here, have my glass."
Stunned, Miranda reluctantly collected the glass and the old lady sent for another one. “Drink up.”
Although Miranda could not believe what was happening, she took one sip from the drink and was about to say something when her phone started ringing. It was one of her assistants at the diner.
Swiftly, she excused herself and went to answer the call. After she was done, she went back to the old lady.
"Uh, lady Mary. I have to go now because they need me at the restaurant.”
"Ofcourse, go on then. You've done your part as a Weston and I'm proud of you. Although, I'd be more proud if you divorce that worthless man you call a husband.” Lady Mary spoke the last words with her nose but Miranda heard her.
“I'll go ahead now.”
"Is that Miranda leaving? Was her design approved?” Ruby Weston asked as she made her way to meet her aunt in-law. She was inside the house all along and was just arriving at the place when Miranda was leaving.
Lady Mary turned her gaze to the exit door and nodded. “Yeah and she got the contract. We have to start making preparations for it.”
“Yeah, that's good. So tell me, Lady Mary. Will you let her handle the project.” Ruby said as she helped herself with some wine. She was visibly not happy that her daughter lost to Miranda.
Miranda was not better than Piper. How was it possible that her designs were easily accepted while her daughter's was rejected.
Turning her gaze to meet with Ruby, Lady Mary gazed at her but said nothing.
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After Miranda left LR, Liam made her way to Aura cosmetics together with Sean, his manager.
“Go ahead, I'll meet you up at the place." Liam said to him and without any question, the man obeyed. He could not comprehend the kind of person his new boss was.
However, he would not be questioning any of his decisions. All he owed Liam was to do his job right.
“Alright Sir."
Sean got into his car and drove away while Liam went to hail a cab. When he got to Aura cosmetics, Sean was already at the place together with Landon and Rogers. They were waiting for Liam.
Landon was the CEO of Aura cosmetics while Rogers owned the company.
Liam soon arrived at the place and made his way to the conference hall where they'd be sealing the deal and handing over ownership to him. While on his way, he bumped into a few familiar faces who kept giving him a demeaning look. However, Liam ignored all the questioning stare and proceeded to his destination.
“Excuse me Sir, you're not allowed in there." Liam heard the receptionist trying to stop him but he didn't pay heed to her.
“I'll call the security on you if you continue." The young lady threatened. Unfortunately, her threats did nothing to stop Liam so she decided to run after him.
Knowing what was about to transpire at the conference hall, the young lady didn't want to lose her job by letting a stranger disrupt her bosses from their meeting.
Liam got to the place and pushed the door open at the same time the lady caught up with him. With a pleading look on her face, she apologized to the stunned faces of her bosses.
“I'm so sorry Sirs, I tried to stop him but he wouldn't listen."
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"Liam? What are you doing here?” Landon was the first to speak. Turning to the young lady, he said to her,“You can leave now.”"Mr. Liam?” Rogers added, stunned. He gaped at the scarred young man standing before him and to Sean who was seated comfortably on a swivel chair, wearing a serious look.“Is he the one who you referred to as Mr. Sawyer?” Rogers directed the question to Sean and he nodded his head in agreement."Yeah, that's Mr. Sawyer who just acquired Aura cosmetics.” Sean replied while putting on a smile.“What?" Landon froze where he sat. He could not believe his eyes nor what he just heard.Liam used to be a manager at Aura cosmetics and worked under him. He had to fire him after he had the accident that caused the scar on his face.Being a beauty company, they could not have a manager who does not represent their products. So they had to lay him off without thinking twice and with no compensation."Yes, it is me. It's indeed a good thing that you still remember my face.
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Not long after Miranda got to her diner, Hailey walked into the place and helped herself to a seat while waiting for her friend. It was still the morning rush hour so Miranda and her girls had to attend to customers first.Miranda was going to have time for her friend when the rush hour was over.The next one hour, the rush was finally over and she was able to walk up to her friend.“Hi Hailey, I'm sorry for leaving you all by yourself. So tell me, what's going on?" Miranda said with a broad smile on her face. She was very happy and her friend could see it on her face.“Wow! Someone seems to be in a very high spirit this morning. Tell me what happened. Come on, spill the beans."“Did Tyler get you a contract for this diner?"Miranda's smile suddenly disappeared from her face at Hailey's question. All she always talked about was Tyler.With furrowed brows, she replied to Hailey.“No. I haven't seen him since after he left this place the previous day. I'm just happy about something else
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The few people at the restaurant turned their gazes at the retreating figure of Hailey while murmuring among themselves. They were wondering what it was that made her rush outside in that manner.Meanwhile, Hailey had received a distressing text message and a call followed afterwards.Swiftly, she picked up the call as soon as she got outside the restaurant. “Hello, Mr. Landon. I just saw your text message now. I don't quite understand what it means.”From the other end of the line, Mr. Landon let out a deep sigh before replying. "I'm sorry Miss Hailey, the new boss doesn't want you as the face of any of our products so the deal has been canceled. Sorry for the inconveniences.”"What? This is unacceptable.” Hailey barked. She was visibly furious at the news that had just been broken to her.“How can you just wake up and cancel my deal with Aura cosmetics?”"Well, it's not in my place to make the final decision. As I already told you, there's been a change in power and the new boss doe
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Miranda remained silent for a while. She lifted the jewelry with her hands and admired it before turning to face Tyler.“Are you sure it came from you?"Taken aback by the question, Tyler felt embarrassed. He lifted his left hand and scratched the back of his head before saying to the lady."Uh, are you doubting me? Of course they came from me and I can see that they look beautiful on you."Tyler pushed his plate aside and reached for Miranda's hands which were resting on the table. He stared deeply at her and said.“If you don't like the gifts, please let me know. I can always get something better for you because you're precious to me.” Tyler replied while smiling sheepishly.His thoughts drifted back to the time when Patricia, Miranda's mother told him something about her. She was still a virgin and hadn't consummated her marriage with Liam.It meant that she didn't love Liam so there was a possibility that she'd soon leave him. More than anything, Tyler wanted to be the first perso
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After going through the files of all the senior executives in Aura cosmetics, Liam picked one person as the CEO. He had known Mr. Theophilus when he was working as a manager.Theophilus was an honorable and upright man so the position was best for him.The man was the only person who felt bad about his accident and his unfortunate removal as the manager without another compensation. Theophilus did his best and interceded on his behalf but no one listened to him. Knowing the great efforts the man had been putting into the growth of the company, Liam thought that he was the best person for that position. Moreover, he was very experienced. After handing over the position to the man and giving him all the necessary instructions, Liam turned to Sean with a smile on his face.“Come on, let's go and celebrate.”Without another word, Liam made his way to the elevator. He didn't want to introduce himself yet as the new owner of Aura cosmetics. Mr. Theophilus, on the other hand, would have t
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Jane approached them from the door and made her way to meet with Hailey. She was already aware of who Liam was and wouldn't want her friend to fall victim. Unfortunately, Hailey had already gotten her own share of Liam's payback.Grabbing her friend by the wrist, Jane dragged her up to take her away. Her eyes also met with Liam and he gave her a stern look.It was a warning look and she understood what it meant. Liam had just gotten Jane sacked in the bank where she worked. He threatened her against revealing his identity to anyone or he'll ruin her entire career.Looking away swiftly, Jane turned to her friend. “Come on, let's get away from here.”Turning around to face Jane, Hailey was stunned and confused. Her friend was acting rather strange. It was unlike Jane to see Liam and not throw shades at him."Jane? What's going on with you? Why haven't you been picking up your call? I was planning on coming to check up on you today. Unfortunately, I uh…” Hailey paused her words and turne
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Swiftly, the cab driver drove off but Miranda asked him to drive to the nearest police station.“Please, that's my husband and I need to make a report for kidnapping. Drive to the nearest police station." "Ma'am, please I need to go home to my family. I can't drive to any police station right now. What if the kidnappers are waiting on the way for us?” The cab driver was too terrified to go to the police."What if they kill your husband if we go to the police?” The man asked, causing Miranda's heart to start pounding. “But who would want to kidnap him, he's not a rich person that can pay them some ransom." Miranda thought about her family and their opposition towards her marriage with Liam. They'd never bring out a dime for any ransom.Unfortunately, her restaurant was just a small one which only earned her a few thousand dollars. Where would she get the money to pay for her husband's release if asked for a ransom? After thinking about it carefully, Miranda said to the cab driver. “
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After the call ended, Liam quickly got into the next cab leading to the apartment.When he got to the apartment, He saw Kimberly seated nonchalantly on the couch.Turning to her brother-in-law with a smirk on her face, Kimberly said to him in a disgusting tone. “Oh, you're here." She clicked her tongue a few times and shook her head vigorously before commenting. “I knew you would hurry over here." “Where's my wife?" Liam barked at her but Kimberly began to laugh at him.While she was laughing at him, Liam saw Miranda's bag lying on the sofa and rushed to carry it.He saw her phone inside and quickly brought it out.She was indeed there in the house and has not been picking his calls.After glancing around the sitting room, he turned around and raced into their room where he saw Miranda sleeping comfortably in the arms of another man who was also sleeping.With his face ruffled, Liam gave the sleeping couple a death stare.He was seriously fuming and was tempted to go into the room,
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After several rings, Tyler picked up the call and before he could say anything, Patricia had taken over the conversation.“Tyler dear, I know that you've been busy and for that reason, you haven't been able to call." “However, you shouldn't worry yourself because Miranda will be yours in the next few days. I'm going to successfully end her marriage with that worthless man." “Get ready to possess that which has always belonged to you. You've been really patient and I must commend you for that. Talk later, bye." Patricia ended the call without letting Tyler say anything.Tyler was about to tell her not to worry but he was not given the chance. He could not even express himself because Patricia was all talks.When the call was over, Patricia turned to her daughter with a wide grin on her face.“I can't wait for that pauper of a son in law to leave our lives and Samantha's life.”"Of course, it will happen soon.” Kimberly replied back at her and placed a hand on her mother's lap. “Go
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Miranda listened to her husband's words and ignored her mother. The couple made their way into their room, leaving Kimberly and Patricia glaring at them.Patricia's hatred was only directed towards Liam while Kimberly was angry and the couple.Miranda was now being so rude and arrogant just because she's made some money.Kimberly wished that something bad would happen so that Miranda would fall to the ground. Well, that was only in her thoughts.She wouldn't say that out loud unless she wants to be enemies with her mother.Patricia and her husband were now very proud of Miranda's accomplishments.Initially, they were against what she did because of the pressure from Lady Mary and the rest of the family members. However, they no longer cared about what the others think or say.They were now seeing results from Miranda's side and they were happy about it.“Mom, we have to do something about that Liam guy." Kimberly whispered, interrupting her mother's thoughts.“What do you want us to d
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Miranda's revelation took everyone by surprise, including Liam. He didn't expect to hear that Miranda was planning on buying a house.No wonder she was being careful with spending money.Miranda had actually made a part payment of the mini villa she wanted to purchase. She'll be making the final payment in a few days time.“That's true, Mom." Miranda stared at each of them as they all gaped at her with their mouths open.“Kimberly can stay in yours and Dad's room for the meantime. When we move out, she'll have our room all to herself.When Miranda found out that her mother was making her husband sleep on the sofa, she confronted her mother and stopped Liam from sleeping in the sitting room Sofa.Miranda took her husband back to their room and made him start sleeping on the bed with her.Because their marriage was not borne out of love, Miranda initially didn't want Liam close to her. For that reason, she didn't let him sleep together with her on the bed.However, the couple have now e
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The husband and wife exchanged glances and continued to walk into the house. They got to where Patricia was seated and greeted her alone.They didn't even acknowledge the presence of Kimberly and it got her angry. However, she didn't react.She was not in the mood to have any exchange of words with her sister and the husband.Miranda, on the other hand, ignored her sister because Kimberly told her to mind her business. The latter had gone to confide in her sister when her husband started being abusive.Miranda had advised her to end her marriage with her abusive husband but she refused and swore that she won't confide in Miranda again.With their hands locked into each other's, the couple continued towards their room. However, Patricia stopped them.“Mira, why are you acting like you didn't see your sister? Do you not care to find out why she came back home." Kimberly hated that her mother was about to tell what happened to Miranda. And worst was that Liam was there.He would be hear
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“Hmph. You've got to be kidding me." Miranda let out a dry chuckle.She gave Piper a thorough scrutiny before commenting.“So you know now that I'm your sister. You want to be close to me now, huh?." Miranda glanced briefly at her husband before going to her desk.She sat on her swivel chair, took up the telephone on her desk and put a call across to security."Security, there's a lunatic in my office right now. I want you to come over and kick her out immediately.”"And who even asked you to let her in here in the first place? Well, it seems like you guys don't love your Jobs anymore" As soon as Miranda ended the call, she turned to Liam and said to him,"Don't worry about her, honey. I told you that I can take care of her.”Without a word, Liam gave her a quick nod. Miranda just called him, honey. In fact, that day was the best day of his life.Earlier, he had put Tyler in his place and now Miranda was giving him the green light.She had given him a kiss at the cafeteria in the e
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The gossipers quickly stopped their gossip and all stood up. They made their way back to their various desks to continue work. Moreover, lunch break was almost over.When the couple got to Miranda's office, she excitedly broke the news to her husband.“I wanted to tell you that I sealed a deal with your friend when you were not around. Your friend, Kent, came with someone and we discussed business and quickly sealed the deal.”"Everything happened so fast and I could not even believe it. Look Liam, you should call your friend and thank him. He's been most helpful to our business.”"And to think that he doesn't ask for anything in return, not even a cut for the deals he's brought for us.”"Well, Kent has always been like that.” Liam smiled and nodded at his wife."I'll call him and treat him to a meal.”"Yeah, you should.”Liam suddenly thought of the earlier incident at the cafeteria. His wife had actually given him a kiss on the lips and as it stands, he wanted more.He kept reminisci
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There was complete silence at the place before Miranda added. “I'm sorry girls, I don't think I want to be friends with you anymore. We're not enemies but we can no longer be as close as we used to be.”“If you can suddenly block me off for no just cause, it means that our friendship did not mean anything to you in the first place." Miranda scanned their faces and saw how disappointed they looked. However, she had made up her mind and continued.“I'm sorry girls.”Inside his heart, Liam was very happy about Miranda's response. It was exactly what he wanted to hear and Miranda did not disappoint him.He went ahead and held her hands before saying to her. "Come on honey, let's go have lunch before it gets too cold.”When Miranda turned her back on her ex friends, she was feeling bad about it.She felt that she had done wrong by not allowing the girls back into her life. Maybe she overreacted.Perhaps she should turn around and apologize for what she said to them and possibly accept th
