“Yes” Elise’s mother’s high pitched voice rang out from where she was seated with her family by the dinner table. She had just announced to her husband and her daughter that she was able to secure one of the biggest contracts of her life. It was a contract that ha given her sleepless nights for weeks. Her husband beamed with pride as she explained how she was able to close a deal with the client.Elise was also pleased by her mother’s wonderful achievement and feat, but her attention was divided. She kept thinking of something else and every once in a while, she would throw a quick glance at the main door, half expecting it to open. Her mother signaled at one of the cook who stood by the corner of the large room with her hands at her back. The cook disappeared. In less than no time, she was back again staggering under the weight of an enormous round chocolate cake on a china platter. The cake was fully eighteen inches in diameter and it was covered with dark-brown chocolate icing
Elise drew in a sharp breath and looked around in the car. It was spotless; almost new. From the outside, one would think that this car had lived a thousand years and survived because of how badly dented it was, but the interior of the car was somethingelse.It was breathtakingly beautiful, Elise thought to herself. The seats were still clean and they looked like the leather had been recently fixed. Elise peered out of the window and caught the strong, muscled figure of Richard as he took long strides towards the car.She headed a deep breath and briefly looked down to her blouse. Her cleavage was showing and the soft flesh of her breasts rose as she breathed heavily.She adjusted the bluse so it would reveal more flesh and she smacked her lips.This was perfect. She told herself. She did not know why but, all of a sudden, she had begun to feel the urge to let Richard see how attractive she was. The car door opened and he slid in. The exotic fragrance of his body spray filled the ca
Elise wiggled herself down to the floor and gently pushed him away. “You need to rest, Babe.” Richard insisted on staying with her as she unpacked the meal. She walked to the kitchen window, opened it slightly and shot it immediately.“Is it drizzling outside?” He asked her.She nodded. “It had been drizzling long before I got home. I feel some cold because I did not go to the restaurant with my sweater on. On the Sprint from the car to the apartment lobby, I got wet a bit” “I know,” Richard said, meeting her eyes with a smile. I had felt your wet hair. You know what? Why don’t you finish what you’re doing? I’ll cuddle with you on the couch so we can watch some movie on Netflix, Okay?” Elise’s eyes widened with surprise as her lips curved up in a grin. “Yes, I’ve been craving this since morning!”They both worked in silence, taking the food to the dining table. After they finished eating, Richard shut down his laptop.They curled up on the couch, Elise was in his arms, as they watc
He was seated on the bed, his back faced the door. The faint humming of the air-conditioning unit filled the and he was not aware of when she walked into the room.She sauntered over to him and sat besides him. The room was simple and very classy. The ceilings were high and there was just one artwork that beautified the white walls. She nudged after noticing that he had not moved ever since she on the His head was in his hands and his faced downwards. “Are you okay?” She asked softly.He took in a deep breath and shook his head.“Is it about what happened in the living room?” He shook his head. “No. It’s about school. Our results for the last semester were released this morning. I saw it on the school’s forum and I decided to check yours and mine”“That is very interesting” She ran her fingers through her long, wavy hair. “But, how is that the cause of worry to you?” Richard raised his face to look at her. “You did not do well. You only managed to pass a majority of the courses.”
Niko laughed behind her. “No, it’s okay. I had dinner before coming and besides, I’ll be leaving” He stood up and picked up the small book he had come in with Richard got the cue and stood up too. He immediately face palmed and exclaimed, “I just realized that I haven’t introduced you both. My Bad” Elise laughed and twirled her hair as she looked at Niko. “I don’t think it’s necessary to Introduce me to Mr. Niko. I know him already. I mean, in a small country like ours, who doesn’t know him?”Niko felt flattered as his lips spread out into a smile. “But, I don’t know you” He told Elise. Richard snapped his fingers. “Niko, here’s Elise Rodriguez. She’s the daughter of my saviour. The one I guard with my life” He added as he leaned close to give her a peck on the cheek.Niko had already recognized her long before they spoke to each other but he feigned ignorance and stretches out his hand to shake Elise.She grabbed his with enthusiasm, bobbing her head. “My friend, Richard, he has
His Master chose to not ask Richard anything about the issue for the mean time and he asked him about the plans he has concerning the forthcoming elections.“I still want to fund my candidate” Richard said quietly.“Alright. Just do what you want, as long as you’re safe” His Master responded.His Master hung up after a few minutes and Richard returned to the room and snuggled into the bed next to Elise but he found it had to fall asleep because of how heavy his mind was.His eyes were shut but he was still very awake when Elise creptout of bed, put on her night robe and scampered to the kitchen to make breakfast for them. The morning sun was already out in the sky when Richard finally drifted to sleep after turning and tossing in bed. He was awake a few hours later, with a plan on his mind. He was going to arrange a meeting with Niko. Somehow, he sensed that the person who had been sending those anonymous messages to him was aware of the place Niko lived. So, he directed Niko to m
Niko was enraged because he been able to talk to Mr. SlySantiago in the conference meeting of all companies that intended on keying into the project. The cunning man had actually pleaded to have a word with Niko. At first, Niko was skeptical about talking to an opposing company, but because of how charming and open Mr. Sly seemed, Niko agreed to talk to him. During their conversation, Sky did his best to put Niko’s mind at ease as he proposed that both companies could actually team up to beat the others in the project competition.He went on to encourage Niko to allow their personal assistants to work hand in hand as both companies prepared for the project presentation.The request came so sudden that Niko decided to turn it down but after Sly painted it to seem like he was going to lose out on a lot if his company had failed to collaborate with them, Niko agreed stating that it was only conditional and he could pull out of the partnership whenever he suspected that something quite f
“Sly looked up at him and asked weakly, “What is going on?” The entire room was quiet as the other man replied, “Our cover has been blown. There’s a possibility that Niko has found out who we are”Everything started to happen so fast that Sly could not control himself. He could feel his heart race as his chest started to tighten. He flayed his arms around him for support and the strong hands of one of his staff held him by the arm firmly. He blinked hard again, almost losing control of himself. It felt as though the center of his throbbing head—right behind his nasal cavity was being pulled.“Are you okay?” The man besides Sky asked as he noticed how his breathing had now become so ragged and loud.Sly’s eyes rolled back in his head. A loud crashing sound roared through him as his knees buckled in one swift movement and the black clouds pressed their way into his vision. His staff caught him just in time while the new informant rushed to support him too before he hit the floor.Th