Ruby takes her new job very seriously. She believes that if she does it well enough, her grandfather that hates her family will have no other choice than to hire her again. It's a miracle that Adriana has vanished into the thin air, but Ruby is happy because this has given her the chance to shine. She wakes up very early the next morning, early before the sun rises and prepares everything. Uma's uniform has been ironed and her lunch has been prepared. She writes a note on the a paper and places it next to Andrew on the pillow. She kisses his forehead very gently so that he doesn't wake up from his slumber. She tiptoes out of the room and Andrew immediately opens his eyes with a sigh. He hasn't been asleep the whole time, he was just pretending so that she wouldn't feel bad for waking him up. The thing was that she didn't wake him up. He has been up for a long time. The military has altered Andrew's brain chemistry in such a way that he could function well with just two hours of s
“Please, don't drop me! I have children! I have aged parents!” Mister Rufus begs. “And you didn't think of that before you disrespected her?” Andrew asks calmly. The other men look in shock, even Ruby didn't believe that he would do something like this. She has her hand over her mouth as she watches what is happening. The man's feet is dangling in the air! “Please, please, I will do anything!” He begs. “I am sorry that I disrespected your wife?!” “Why are yours saying sorry to me when it wasn't me that you disrespected?” Andrew tilts his head. “She is right there, apologize to her.” The man swallows a gulp, but he doesn't open his eyes. His eyes are tightly shut that his face appears to be in a grimace. “Please, sir, don't make me look down. I have a fear of heights.” He begs. “Trust me, I don't care for your phobias. Look at her right now and apologize, or I drop you like a hot potato.”So even though the man's heart is beating and he is very scared, he has to force himself to
Doreen cries into her hands, her painful sobs pierces the heart of everyone that hears it. Thomas is heartbroken, he gathers her in his arms and comforts her, but that does very little. Her father gave her the pearl necklace before he died when she was just a young woman. It was passed down to his mother and he gave it to her mum, his wife, before she died. When he knew his time was up, he gave it to her and it was her most prized possession. It wasn't because it was expensive, it was barely worth a few hundred dollars, but she loved it because it was her father that owned it. It pained her because she couldn't go back to get it, she knew that the creditor won't give it to her. Ruby looks down as a tear slips from her eyes as she goes on and comforts her mother. “I am expecting some money next week. I will pay as much as he wants to get it back.” “But what's the use?” Doreen wails. “He is going to come back for his money and more others like him! We are into so much debt! We ow
Doreen has gone to sleep by the time Andrew comes back to the house. As soon as he walks in, he goes up to Doreen and Thomas’ bedroom and drops the necklace on the nightstand. Doreen opens her eyes as soon as she sees the necklace, she gasps as she grabs it and places it close to her chest. Her eyes are filled with tears of joy. “How did you get it, Andrew? I never thought I was going to get my necklace again.” She says with a heavy voice. “I just asked him really nicely, mum. Don't worry, no one will ever take that from you.” He smiles at her. Thomas is very grateful too. He felt useless because he couldn't get the money to pay off the debt and get back his wife's priced necklace.Doreen stands and hugs Andrew very tightly. It's a pleasant surprise for Andrew, but he hugs her back. Thomas stands behind them with a small smile on his face. He mouths “thank you” to Andrew. Andrew goes into the room to see Ruby. She looks tired, but she smiles as soon as she sees him. “I was getti
When Andrew returns to the house, he meets Uma playing alone in the living room. She has been fed and changed out of her dress, but it's very unlike anyone to leave her alone by herself. She runs into his arms as soon as she sees her father. “Daddy! Daddy! I've missed you!” He picks her up and throws her a little in the air, she giggles because she likes it. “Where is your grandma?” He asks her. “Why have you been left alone?” Uma goes back to her toys with a shrug. “Grandma has been really moody since we got back home. The neighbor insulted her and called us poor. I think Grandma is crying in her room about it.” This makes Andrew frown because he knows the neighbor that they are talking about. Lola has been very spiteful of Thomas and his family since they moved in here when they were thrown out of their family. Lola always uses the opportunity to tell them that they were disgraced and thrown out. She mocked them at every opportunity she got, but Andrew has decided that this w
Ruby goes to the bank and withdraws everything she has left. She needs to pay their rent because she is paranoid that they will get kicked out of the house. Everything she has in the account is just about 500 hundred dollars. It doesn't cover the rent for more than a few months, but she goes with it. She will beg them, she will promise them that she will bring the rest at the end of the month or something. She goes to the office and she walks directly to the reception to wait for the manager of the estate. He seems to be the only reasonable person here, surely he will listen to what she has to say. Mister Calvin, that's what they call him. As soon as Mister Calvin walks in, she stands up to greet him. “Oh, it's a Sanchez family member!” He smiles at her and even though there are other people who came before her, he lets her into the office. “Good morning, Mister Calvin,” she greets. “I hope it's okay that I've come so early? I didn't want to miss you.” “Of course, Miss Sanchez,
Jasper laughs because Andrew must be crazy if he thinks that he would crawl and beg his little daughter for anything. “You just be high on something! Do you know how much my shoes are worth? This was a handmade suit and it's worth more than you will ever be.” Jasper says. “Besides, why would I crawl to beg your daughter?” Andrew smiles at Jasper's foolishness and says, “You have to remember that I'm not the one whose girlfriend is missing…” Andrew shuts the door, but Jasper puts his leg and stops him from shutting the door. He can't believe that Andrew is really asking him to kneel and beg his daughter. “What kind of man are you? Do you realize that if you ask me for money, your family will never lack anything again?” Andrew doesn't reply, instead he widens the door and calls over his shoulder. “Uma? Why don't you go up to your room?” “Okay, daddy!” She picks up her doll and runs up the stairs in a few minutes. Andrew gives Jasper a one sided smile. “Now you will have to crawl
Adriana feels like someone has rudely slapped her in the face. “What did you guys say right now?!” She demands to know. The secretary sees that she is in trouble, she swallows a gulp, but answers. “I don't know what happened exactly, ma'am, I wasn't there, but it's rumored that the anonymous partner removed you and put your cousin.” She says. “That's a lie! Ruby doesn't know how to run anything, that was my contract, I fought to have it!” She shouts. “How dare they? I was only gone for three days!” “Uh, ma. Today is exactly a month since your vacation.” The secretary corrects her. Adriana is wide eyed with astonishment. A whole month?! Jasper rushes into her office breathlessly and as soon as he sees her, he picks her off the ground in excitement and hugs the hell out of her. “Oh God, I thought I've lost you.” Jasper covers her face with kisses. “Is it true that I was gone for a month?!” She asks him. “I thought it was three days.” The secretary calmly leaves the room. She k