Love.
That was the reason why Floyd’s life turned upside down. His love for Roxane gave him the worst thing in his life. She hurt him to the point that he never thought of having anyone at his side again. What was more important for him now was his son. He needed to take him away from that man, Dwayne Jacinto. But after what happened that night with Raquel, his conscience was eating him. He felt guilty that he had rejected Raquel. She had been too kind to him and this was what he gave in exchange, hurting her feelings.
“Any updates for Raquel?” Floyd asked while sipping his coffee. He was having his breakfast in the mansion and Jude was waiting for him at his side.
“She had been ignoring the messages and calls, sir. I sent some gifts to her house but no one was opening the door.”
Floyd sighed. “It’s okay. I will call her myself instead,” he said. Though, Raquel was not answering his c
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The Secret Life of Him 42. Gone
“Where is she?” Trace asked their staff. It was already noon but Carla was still not coming to their set. It was her role that they will be filming today.“She’s still not here, sir. I had already called her manager. But she, too, was not answering.”Trace nodded. “Okay. Prepare the other artist. We cannot wait anymore. I’ll just call someone.”“Okay, sir.”Trace stood up from his chair and took out his phone. He went out of the studio and lit up his cigarette while dialing Floyd’s number. It was not long before Floyd answered his call.“Floyd! How are you?”“I’m okay. Why?”“I’m sorry to call you now. But do you happen to know where Miss Rivera is now? She’s still not on the set.”Floyd, who was in his office on the top floor, suddenly felt worried. He hadn’t as
The Secret Life of Him 43. The rat
Floyd’s hands slightly trembled in rage as he watched the video that Western gave him. It was just posted thirty minutes ago but had already gained a lot of views and comments. Some were already sharing the post. How can this possibly happen? Yes, they announced their movie. The title, the cast, and the poster. They just finished finalizing the trailer and teaser just now. But he was watching it already from the video that the Jacinto network posted.“This is… Only our names and casts are not in the video. But this was an exact copy of our trailer!” Brenda exclaimed.Floyd put down the phone and looked around. He suddenly felt the place crumbling slowly and his ears were ringing. Suddenly, he felt small and useless. He tried to fight normally, but it felt like his efforts were not enough. All people with money would do everything just to be on top.“How could this happen?” asked Western. “Only we
The Secret Life of Him 44. The Mistress
“This way, young master. Miss Green will be here in ten minutes.”Minerva guided Floyd to the restaurant where they would meet Scarlett Green. It took only one call to Scarlett and she immediately agreed to meet Floyd because she was curious to see who was the only son of the Lim clan’s master.Floyd was calm while following Minerva. Jude also accompanies him as the young master. Actually, he was a bit tense inside because it was his first meeting with a family member. Though Scarlett was a mistress. But she was still closer to the Lim's than him. He kept adjusting his red necktie while walking. They reach the room where they will meet Scarlett. The three of them sat at the round table as they waited for their guest.“We can wait for Miss Scarlett here, young master. I will
The Secret Life of Him 45. I trust you
“I enjoyed our chat, my nephew,” Scarlett said while smiling. “Young master.” She slightly bowed.They had just finished their meeting and were now leaving the restaurant. Floyd was successful in getting Scarlett as co-producer. Though, it was not really that hard because Scarlett said yes almost immediately.“Thank you, Auntie. I am delighted that you accepted me.”Scarlett laughed and lightly tapped his shoulder. “Of course. You are my favorite nephew now.”“T-Thank you,” he said tensely. Though he was not sure if she meant it. He could feel that there was something about Scarlett.“Okay. I must go now. I still have a lot of meetings to go to.” Scarlett faced the three of them. She looked at Minerva. “Miss Wang. Jude. You two look after the young master, okay?”“Yes, madam,” Minerva and Jude answered in chorus
The Secret Life of Him 46. Celebration
After the meeting with Scarlett Green, Floyd’s team created a new movie. With a new set of plots and ideas. They didn’t change the artist except for Carla Rivera, who they never knew what happened. Even on the Jacinto network, she was not seen. Floyd still tried looking for her. And Minerva was really worried about her. So they did not stop looking for her.At the JL network meeting. Everyone was excited because Scarlett Green was a big name in the industry. Learning that she co-produced the movie. They were confident that their movie would have a place in the industry.“This will be a hit for sure!” said one of Floyd’s team.“And our movie will surely have a place in the festival. Knowing the great Scarlett Green was one of our co-producers. Everyone will be jealous of us!” Brenda said.“Well, a lot of my friends are asking now how we do it. I don’t know what to say because the credi
The Secret Life of Him 47. They will pay
Floyd woke up with a smile. He was excited because it was the premiere day of their movie. It was also the day of the showing of the film that will compete in the yearly movie festival in the country. A lot of the personalities will be viewing movies in an exclusive movie theater. And Floyd’s team was already happy because they had already got a positive response to the online booking of movie tickets.“Good luck with your movie, young master,” Jude said with a smile. He was standing at the side of Floyd wearing his dress shirt. He gave the necktie to him.“Thank you, Jude. I am expecting a positive outcome today.” Floyd fixed his necktie. “Have you talked with Raquel?”“No, sir. She was still not responding.”Floyd sighed. He had already tried going to Raquel’s place himself but she was not there anymore. He learned that they had left the place. She must have been really hurt a
The Secret Life of Him 48. Karma
Carla’s death had become the talk of the town at the same time that the movie premiere was happening. Minerva decided not to go to the theater and rest instead because she was grieving for her friend. Floyd let him out and he went to the theater alone. Even there, Floyd heard that some of their team were talking about Carla.“It must have been hard for her.”“Yeah. She is too young to go. Life is really unexpected.”“She has a reason for sure.”“Well, she was not the first actress of the Jacinto network who killed herself.”Floyd suddenly became curious. He stopped walking and acted like he was talking with somebody on the phone.“Remember Julie? She also committed suicide. She was an actress on that network. It was really a curse being their star.”“Ah, right! You are right!”Floyd remembered the said a
The Secret Life of Him 49. The Traitor
“Wait!” Western stood up in front of the karaoke. He took the microphone and got the attention of their team. “We have other good news!” he shouted. “Our movie was nominated in every category at the movie festival!” They all clapped and congratulated each other. Floyd was happy about the news and he decided to add more alcohol and food to their table. “No one will go home not drunk tonight!” “Yes!” The room was once again filled with laughter and singing. Everyone was happy and delighted because of their achievement. Just being nominated was a big deal for them already. Meaning, they really did well. Trace was happy for their team too. He should be proud of himself but he couldn’t do it. He felt it was not right for him to celebrate. He had wronged every person inside this room right now. “Trace!” Floyd sat next to Trace. “Are you okay now?” Trace frowned. “Yes. I am. Why shouldn’t I be okay?” Floyd shrugged his shoulders. “You were not talking with me the last time.” “I-I’m
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