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The Secret Life of Him 60. The first trial
“I, Dwayne Jacinto, the CEO of the Jacinto network, deny all the accusations against me. I never meet him in person or talk with him by any means of communication. Though, per our HR, Sir Trace Moreno was our former employee. But it would be impossible for me to know him. I mean, you know me. I’m a busy man!” Dwayne said. The disappointment and sadness were seen on his face. In front of him was Girlie, a talk show host on the network. “But how can you prove it all? Their evidence was strong. Though, we still don’t know what it was. They even got a trial date for the case.” Dwayne was teary already. “I… You know, I can’t tell here for legal purposes. But I swear!” His voice trembled. “I-I never harmed any person. Anyone. I’ve been in this industry and hurting. More importantly, killing anyone will never come to my mind! It hurts me that they are doing this.” “So, you are an innocent man, Mister Jacinto?” “Of course!” Dwayne cried. “I can’t even kill a bug!” Girlie sighed. “You kno
The Secret Life of Him 61. Realization
The subsequent trial happened. Jane’s team continued to show their evidence. They gave the videos and pictures of Trace with Dwayne. The testimony of Trace and other witnesses. They also presented prostitution happening inside his company. “That is not true! My company is clean!” Dwayne exclaimed. The judge hit his gavel again and the trial proceeded. All were shocked by the revelations they heard in front of the court. The case of Carla Salvador was presented too. Because of what happened, the trial had to stop and continue the next week. Jane’s team was asked to get their witnesses and they also gave their evidence. Dwayne felt frustrated about what happened on the court. He was sure that it would affect his company more. He couldn’t grasp what would happen when he got back to his office. As they were walking in the hallway, Dwayne saw Floyd talking with Jane. “Dwayne?” Roxane called her fiance. Her eyes widened when she saw Dwayne going in Floyd’s direction. “Dwayne!” “You! It
The Secret Life of Him 62. Reunited
“Where do you think you’re going?” asked Dwayne. He was standing in front of the door and his hands in his pockets. Roxane gulped and tightened her grip on Miguel’s hand. “D-Dwayne. I-I’m just checking– ahh!” Dwayne suddenly slapped Roxane. Miguel screamed in terror.“Mommy!”Roxane grabbed Miguel and hugged him. She tried her best not to cry in front of her son. But her cheek was already painful. She sniffed and hugged Miguel. Then Dwayne suddenly held her hair and pulled her up. “Dwayne!” she cried.Miguel screamed again, seeing his mother was being abused. He went to Dwayne’s legs and punched it. But her tiny hands wouldn’t do much. It just added more irritation to Dwayne that he was pushed by him too. “No! Miguel!” Roxane cried. “O-Okay, please! Please! Don’t hurt my son!” She held Dwayne's arms tightly to her hair. Dwayne grunted and glared at Miguel. He never liked this child in the first place. He just agreed to take Miguel because Roxane wanted to too. “Dwayne, please!”
The Secret Life of Him 63. Mother
“Wow! Is this your new house, Papa?” Miguel asked. His eyes were full of amusement as he looked around. “Yes. Do you like it?” Floyd watched his son as he stared at the chandelier. This was what he wanted to give his son for a long time. It might not turn out as he wanted. Because this came from his father. But he will make sure now to give everything to his son too. “Yes, Papa! It’s big! Much bigger than Daddy’s house!” Floyd was stunned for a second. He needed to have more time with his son. But hearing Miguel’s story about Dwayne earlier. Floyd hoped that Miguel would forget about Dwayne immediately. Floyd sighed and stared at his son. His eyes were full of excitement. The maids took Miguel’s things to his room. Jude then went to his side. “Young master, the little young master’s room is ready. I will take him there.” “No. It’s okay, Jude. I will take him. Please prepare for his lunch.” “Okay, sir.” Jude bowed. Floyd went to Miguel and held his hand. “You want to see your r
The Secret Life of Him 64. The Final Verdict
“What did you say?” Florentino stopped eating and looked at Belinda. Belinda forced a smile on her partner. “Floyd, he came here. He wanted me to live with him because Miguel was with him now.” Florentino hit the table hard. Belinda almost jumped from her seat. She instantly trembled because she knew Florentino did not like what she said. But she remained calm. Floyd was right. It was about time that she stopped thinking about her gratitude to him. “You will go to your criminal, son?! Why? Do you think he can help you? He couldn’t even find a decent job for himself!” Florentino didn’t know about Floyd’s identity. It was the best that he didn’t know. Belinda knew him that much to know what kind of a man he was. “H-He has a job now, Florentino. That’s why he needed me–” “Fine! Go!” Florentino stood up and drank water. Then he spits on the floor. “You are useless to me after all! Go to your criminal son!” Then he went out of the house. Belinda grabbed her chest and released air fr
The Secret Life of Him 65. Deal
“How could this thing happen?!” Floyd roared. They were at Jane’s house and trying to escalate what just happened. No one could believe that Dwayne was not guilty. “We gave everything, Attorney! All our evidence was sure! How could he still manage to get away from it?!” “My husband! Oh, poor Trace! I am sorry!” Jane cried. She never stopped until they went out of the court.“He must have been paid by the court again,” Minerva said. “Then that is a crime,” said one of their attorneys. “If the court was not honest in their verdict, they should pay for it in jail.” “Don’t worry, Mister Lim. We will investigate it. We will make sure to sort this out.” Floyd took a deep breath. “You should. I want that man to pay for what he did to my friend! He murdered Trace!” Floyd couldn’t bear how unfair the world was to them. How could a criminal like Dwayne always get away from his crimes? Money? But why? He had a lot of money, yes. But he couldn’t believe that Dwayne was using it to get away f
The Secret Life of Him 66. Confused
“Why did you bring me here?” Floyd asked. They were inside a studio-type penthouse. Aby brought him here after they met at the bar. “Sit down, Mister Lim,” Aby said in a demanding voice. She put her handbag on the couch and sat there. Then she looked at Floyd and tapped the couch. Telling him to sit down too. Floyd sighed and cleared his throat. It might be because of alcohol. That was why he was feeling the tension in the atmosphere. Also, Aby had been staring at him like she had something to tell. Floyd sat down on the chair in front of Aby instead of beside her. Aby laughed. “I see that you are tense, Mister Lim. Don't worry. I don't bite.” She winked. “Why did you bring me here?”“Two things, Mister Lim.” Aby stood up and went to her minibar. She took a bottle of wine and two wine glasses. Then she went back to the living room. “For us to talk again about our deal.” She put everything on the table and sat down at Floyd's side. “And for us to enjoy ourselves.”Floyd gulped when
The Secret Life of Him 67. Plan
Roxane was finally free but Dwayne hired her own bodyguard. Now, she can’t go out alone. He was everywhere even when she was going to the toilet. “Vivian!” she called to her secretary. She looked at her bodyguard that was standing near her door. Vivian rushed inside her office. “Yes, madam?”Roxane sighed and stood up. “Can you help me change my dress?” Vivian frowned. Though she was confused because Roxane was already dressed well, she nodded. “O-Okay, madam.”Roxane turned around and tried reaching the zipper. But she stopped and looked at her bodyguard. She saw that he was looking at her too. Her eyebrows arched. “Are you really going to watch me undress?”Her bodyguard cleared his throat. “I'll wait outside, madam.”Roxane smiled. “Thank you.” Vivian started to undo her zipper as Roxane's bodyguard went out of the room. When she heard the door close, Roxane turned around and faced Vivian. Vivian was surprised but she did not say any words. “Your phone? Where is it?”“I-It's
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123: Connection
“Where have you been?” Floyd stopped entering his room when he saw Aby inside. “Aby. You didn’t tell me you’re coming home.” Aby smiled. She put down the magazine she was reading to the table. Then she stood up and went to Floyd. She was about to kiss him on the cheeks when she smelled the alcohol he drinks. “Are you drunk?” Floyd shook his head. He closed the door and smiled at Aby. “Yeah… A bit. Danica brought me to a club and Nelson was there too. I can’t say no to him. You know…” “O… kay? I understand. Come on.” Aby helped Floyd to sit on the couch. “Let me prepare tea for you.” “No need, Aby.” Floyd grunted. “Sit with me.” Aby sighed. She sat beside Floyd. “How’s your company? Is it okay now?” Aby nodded. “Yeah. Actually, I wanted to say thanks again, that's why I’m here.” “It’s okay, Aby. I already told you.” “I know. But I think it’s still not enough. You can ask me a favor. Anything! I will do it.” Floyd chuckled. “Be careful what you wished for, Aby.” “Huh?” Aby f
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122. The Club
“He was just appointed, and he is already wasting money!” Carlo exclaimed. “He just invested at his wife’s company! We should do something about this, Father!”Arnel grunted. “I know. We’ve been ignoring the Chua’s proposal. And yet he even bought a stock for his wife?”“Tsk! I know that woman is just after our money!” Carla said.“But what can we do? He is now the chairman. He could do everything he wanted.” Crude took a sip from his glass.“You are not helping, Crude.” Carla glared at her brother. Crude just shrugged about it.“No… this should end now!”The siblings smiled as they saw the determination on their father’s face. They will never accept Floyd as their new master. They will take company no matter what.~~~“Is everything here?” Amethyst asked their head maid.“Yes, madam.”“Okay. I want everything to be perfect, okay?”“As you wish, Madam. You can trust us.”Amethyst smiled and let the head maid go. That was the time when Floyd went down from his room. He looked around an
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121. His help
Floyd woke up early to go back to his office. But even before he left, he received a call from his secretary.“Young master, your wife needs you.”Floyd looked at Johnson while fixing his necktie. “What happened?”“His Uncle is causing a scene in their company. Also, Leah told me to check your email. It’s done already.”Floyd sighed and stopped what he was doing. “I knew this would happen.” He shook his head. “Do I have any important meetings right now?”“Ahm, you have—”“Cancel it. Let’s go visit my wife.”Floyd finished fixing himself. He hurried out of the mansion and got into a car. Maybe that's why Aby can't tell him directly about his problem. Because it's embarrassing. But Floyd owes Aby a lot. And as they agreed he will help him. Not because she is his wife on paper, but because she is also his best friend.Before entering the building, he saw people holding placards in front of Chua's building.“What is happening here?”“I think they are protesting, sir. I’ve heard that the C
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120. A warning
“So, how’s the new chairman?”Floyd stopped staring at the documents when he heard a voice. He looked at the door and saw Aby approaching her.“Aby! Sit down!” he said gracefully. He put the papers down and hugged Aby. “How are you?”“Good. Just a bit stressed out.”“That’s too early?”Aby sighed. She sat down at the chair near Floyd’s table. Floyd then sat back in his chair and stared at Aby.“I know, this is too sudden. And you just got appointed. But I need your help now.”“What kind of help?”Aby looked away. She didn’t want to do this but she had to. Her uncle was already pressuring her family. She didn’t want them to want her family to lose their business.“I need your family to invest in us.”Floyd frowned a bit. Aby didn’t tell him anything about investing in their company. He sighed and interlocked his fingers.“I-I know this is sudden. But—” Aby sighed. “Okay. I’ll be honest with you. Our family is not in a good situation now. We might lose our business if you won’t help me.
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119. The new Chairman
The next day, Floyd went to Lim’s company. Everyone was preparing for the board meeting. The family will be present and all of their business partners. Everyone was waiting to meet the next chairman. Words had passed so fast.“I will announce to everyone now that you will be the chairman of the company,” Johnson said. The three of them were in his office, getting ready to go to the company. “For sure, there would be some board members who would not agree. But I have already made sure of your position. You need to be strong now, Floyd. I believe in you.”Floyd took a deep breath. “I don’t know, Father. I’m nervous.”“That’s okay, brother. It’s normal. But we are here for you. We will guide you and make sure that you are in that position,” Johan answered.“Yes. As long as your brother handles our security company. No one will dare touch you. I trust you with it, Johan.”“Of course, Father.”Floyd nodded. He fisted her arms and took a deep breath again. He couldn’t explain how nervous he
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118. Deal
Their night continued. Johnson rested early because he suddenly felt that he was tired. Amethyst helped him to his room. The rest except for Arnel Lim’s family stayed in the dining area. They were drinking wine. The kids were dancing and playing. Others remained to talk about business-related matters.“Mom, do I really need to be married to Floyd again?” Aby asked her mother. They were on the other side of the room. She had been thinking about the marriage they’d talked about earlier. She agreed to it, but she was worried about Floyd.“Why? Is there something you wanted to tell me, Abigail?”Aby’s eyes widened a bit. “Ahh, no. Of course, none. I’m just worried. You saw what happened earlier, right?”“It’s normal. You have the same uncle as your husband. What we need to do is to ensure our family's position in this clan. Being with them will make us prosper more. Since you are back here, you will work at our company again.”“Huh? But I need to go back to Croatia soon.”“What will you
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117. The new master
The room was filled with silence. The music had stopped and no one dared to make another sound. Even the kids were looking in Johnson’s direction, wanting to hear what his announcement was.“I have finally decided to retire now. I’m old and I need to pay more attention to my health. I am now appointing my son, Johnson Floyd Lim, to be the next master of this family and chairman of our business. I trust him to make our businesses grow more, and I am hoping that you will all support him in everything. I will also continue helping him while I’m still here.”The room was filled with more silence. They all had mixed emotions about learning that the family would have a new master. Arnel’s eyes narrowed and he tightened his fists. He looked away and tried to control himself. They all expected that Johnson would appoint him. But not this fast.Amethyst smiled. She stood up with her husband. Their children followed them and faced Floyd.“My family is glad and willing to serve you, Johnson Floy
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116. Dinner time
“Do we really have to do this? We’re just having dinner?” Floyd asked. He had just finished showering when he learned Jude was inside his room already. He was with some maids that were preparing a tuxedo for him.“Yes, young master. This is how it should be. So, if you may?”Jude pointed to the chair in front of the mirror. Floyd was surprised that there was a mirror and a reclining chair already. His room in this mansion was bigger than his room at his mansion. It was like another house inside a house. Floyd sat down in the chair. Jude immediately put a cloth on his body as his cover. It was tied to his neck but was not hurting him. He watched him put out a small box, and he was more surprised when he saw that it was a shaving tool.“You know I don’t have any hair on my face, right?”Jude continued preparing. “You have, young master.”Floyd sighed. He was still not used to his new life. He thought having a mansion back to his home was already extreme. He didn’t realize this place was
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115. Best friends
“Nothing to worry about now. You just need to rest a lot more and wait for your bruises to heal,” said Johnson's personal doctor. He was called immediately by Johan to check on Floyd.“Thank you, doctor.”“It’s nice meeting you, young master.” The doctor bowed. “I will go to your father now.”Floyd nodded. He got up from bed and wore his clothes. He was in his room in the mansion because Johnson asked him to rest again after their brief meeting. Floyd was still confused about what his father had said earlier. Everything won’t be easy for him. But he didn’t want this, right?Floyd looked at the door when he heard a knock. It opened and Aby came in.“Floyd, we need—” Aby’s eyes widened when he saw Floyd was half naked. She immediately turned around. “I-I’m sorry! I didn’t know that you were changing.”“It’s okay.” Floyd took his new polo shirt and wore it. “Okay now.”Aby took a deep breath and turned around again. “Ahm. I just want to check on you. How are you?” she asked. She never go
