"What? What damages? If I pay for her treatment, who's going to pay for mine? You watched the video yourself and saw that she slapped me first. Don't you think I also need medical attention?" Mirabel flared up to the officers' bewilderment. She had been quiet all that time and they thought she was not a talker.Even though Emily slapped her, there was no physical injury. She just flared up because Emily was looking for a way to extort money from her.Emily burst into laughter but stopped when the bruises on her face hurt her. She only resorted to giggling as she made a mocking face at Mirabel."Calm down, Miss Mirabel." The officer who was with her tried to pacify her. Quietly, she sat back on her seat. "You see, from the video, you beat her up mercilessly and gave her a few bruises. You also tore her clothes and she's asking that you pay for her torn dress and for her treatment."Lifting her face, Mirabel glared at Emily and directed her gaze back to the policeman. "How am I supposed
Turning to her daughter, Mrs Elena said. "Let's go home. The party is already over." With that, the woman started towards the door.Mirabel tilted her head in shame as she followed her mother behind. They got to where Smith and Johnson were standing and Mrs Elena nodded at them. An appreciative smile plastered on her face. They both nodded at the woman before she continued walking.Mirabel stopped before the two friends who she now considered as her friends. With a forced smile on her face, she tapped on their shoulders and said to them. "Thank you for your help. I hope it's safe to say that you're my friends?"Johnson nodded and Smith smiled back at her."Of course Mirabel. We already consider you our friend." Johnson said and Smith agreed with a nod."Thank you."Mirabel started walking away before bidding them good night.Johnson and his friend were about to start leaving when they saw Emily standing before them. She had a smirk on her already disoriented face. Mirabel gave her a g
"What do you mean by that? 'I can use my friend to get what I want' I don't even understand what you're trying to say." Emily gave her father a questioning look. She thought that he was beating about the bush."And Dad. Mirabel is no longer my friend."John glanced at his daughter and hissed."Mirabel has grown closer to Zachary. You should not have fought with her because of that. Instead, you could just make her talk to Zachary by using your friendship as an edge. You can tell her to help convince Zachary to forget about what we did to him in the past. That way, it's a win-win for us as we don't get kicked out of the company."Emily's mouth fell apart.She hadn't thought about that. It was a good idea. Instead of picking up a fight with Mirabel, she should have just used her to salvage their situation. Unfortunately, they had become sworn enemies."We're no longer friends. She won't ever talk to me again. How do I make her help us when we've severed all our ties?" With furrowed brow
"Really? Tell me. Why did the friends fight? Is it really because of you?" Johnson curiously enquired. He was convinced that Emily was jealous that Mirabel was now close to Zachary. She had seen them hanging out together at the party earlier.Zachary only hummed in response. Johnson was right after all. Emily was indeed jealous because he was now friends with Mirabel. She could not stand it so she confronted her friend. Emily had lost in all angles. Zachary would never let her come any closer to him again. However, Mirabel was now his friend. "Well, thank you for the information."Zachary didn't say anything else and ended the call.Since he was still in a bathrobe because he just finished having a bath, Zachary went over to his wardrobe to change into his pajamas.Zachary knew for sure that the fight was all because of him. Emily was clearly jealous of Mirabel. She was angry that it was her friend and not her who had gained his favor. He strode back to his bed and settled in it.He
Mirabel was dumbfounded.She didn't believe that Zachary would ask her such a question. What has the fight got to do with escorting him for a dinner party? It could only affect it if she was seriously injured. Fortunately, she had no scratch on her body.The only slap that Emily gave to her was no longer hurting. Moreover, it didn't leave any mark on her face. "Zach. You don't have to worry about that. I've already made you a promise and will do all I can to keep it." Mirabel assured him.Zachary was a little embarrassed.Maybe he was being paranoid. However, it's safe to be cautious. He wouldn't want to show up at the dinner party alone. Zachary was not interested in meeting any girl.If his grandpa Kelvin were to introduce a girl to him. He'd be expecting that he got along with her and that the relationship moved forward. Zachary didn't want to crush his grandfather's expectations of him."Ugh, ok. Thank you. I just needed confirmation from you. I wanted to be sure that I hadn't re
Zachary woke up the next morning to Kelvin's message. It was the venue of the dinner party. The venue was the residential home of Ferdinands. They were a well respected family in the state and owned quite a number of properties that was rented out to people.Picking up his phone, Zachary quickly called Mirabel to inform her on where they'd meet. He didn't want to pick her up at her place nor did he want her to meet him at his place.He just wanted to keep his house off limits to everyone including his friends. He wanted his privacy all to himself. As soon as he dialed the number, Mirabel picked up almost immediately and Zachary wondered if she was anticipating the call."Hi Mirabel. I'd like for us to meet up at 'the luxurious Haven' by 5pm. The dinner party would start by 6pm. I wouldn't want us to be late. My grandfather would surely frown at that." He quickly informed the lady. However, Mirabel kept wondering why they had to meet at a hotel."Why do we have to meet at a hotel? Can
For a few seconds, Zachary gaped into space. He was still trying to absorb the information. Mirabel was at the gate of his house. But how did she find out where he lives?Has she been stalking him?He shook his head vigorously, refusing to believe that Mirabel was a stalker. No one, except for his family knew where he lived, not even Maraya, his secretary.Still deeply engrossed in his thoughts, Mirabel called out his name from the phone and he picked it up."Zach, why aren't you saying anything? Are you coming out yourself or should I give the phone to the security man?"Yeah... Yeah." Zachary quickly replied to her. She was already there and it'd be unfair to keep her waiting outside. Mirabel gave the phone to the man standing outside. "Here, he wants to speak with you."Swiftly, the man took the phone. "Sir, am I permitted to let them inside?"The man was being cautious after he was yelled at, the last time. He had let Carlos Paddington inside because the man claimed to be his fat
The two turned around to the sight of the old Mr Nathan striding towards them. As the man marched towards them, he missed a step and nearly fell on the floor but was fast enough to hold onto the nearest sofa."Grandpa, you should be careful so as not to slip and fall on the ground. You're not strong enough so you have to let the nurse help you." Zachary ran over to help his grandfather but he stopped him."I'm fine, My feet can still carry me. You don't have to worry yourself."Mirabel, who saw what happened, stood up and walked over to help Nathan and he allowed her to hold him to Zachary's astonishment."Really grandpa? You shove me aside and then let her hold you." Zachary lamented and Nathan only smiled at him.Mirabel stuck her tongue out to mock Zachary who playfully glared at her. He was no longer angry about her showing up uninvited. "Ugh, grandpa. You can keep the guest engaged while I go in and get prepared." Before Nathan could say something else Zachary slipped away to av
“Sir, the meeting will start in thirty minutes.” Maraya informed him before leaving for her office.It didn't take long and the meeting started. After the meeting was over, Zachary asked two men to wait behind. They were the general manager and the assistant general manager.Since John was the general manager, he had to wait behind. However, his heart was pounding heavily as he kept wondering what Zachary was up to.“Sir, you asked us to wait. I hope there's no problem?" The person who spoke was the assistant General Manager, Mr. Vincent.“Uh, Yeah. Please have a seat." Zachary replied to the men while his gaze was fixated at the file before him.Zachary soon lifted his face to stare at the other man. “ Mr. Vincent." He called out.“Sir." The man replied, looking tense. He was also wondering in his heart why the young boss asked him to wait behind.After a deep sigh, Zachary nodded his head and smiled at the man. “Mr. Vincent. I must say that I'm impressed with how you handle your job
Thinking that the lady will get angry, Zachary was stunned to hear her dismiss the matter.“It's ok, I hope it went well?”"Yeah, it did go well before someone came to piss me off.” Zachary replied truthfully. Although he had no intention of telling Chloe about going with Mirabel."What happened?” Chloe asked with concern. "And who's the person who offended you?”"It's a young lady flirting with me. What got me angry was the way she treated the waiter. She was so rude and arrogant. I had to tell her off and left the venue.”"Oh.” Chloe was at a loss for words.After a moment of silence, Zachary decided to change the topic.The duo chatted for a while until they were taken away by the sandman.At the office the next morning, Emily made her way to Zachary's office. On her hands was the file she was asked to work on that weekend. She was already through with the work and kept praying that Zachary would not ask her to work on something else.She already has her own work and Zachary was g
Stone, who was not expecting such a question, lifted his eyes and glanced at the rearview mirror. “Ma'am, what did you say?" He pretended not to hear her the first time.Mirabel chuckled and asked the question again. “Do you think that anything can happen between me and your boss?”Stone swallowed hard. He was completely at a loss for words.After a moment of silence, he replied to Mirabel. “I…uh,.. I don't have an answer to that question.”Although Stone really wanted Zachary to end up with Mirabel, his boss was the one to make the choice himself.Mirabel smiled while still watching Stone from the mirror.“Ok, tell me what you think about me? Do you think I'd be good for Zach?" Stone pursed his lips and nodded. “Yes Ma'am, you're a great person and I think you and my boss will look good together. However, he's the one who would make the choice." “Does Zach have a girlfriend? Tell me the truth." Mirabel continued to probe further. Although she had confessed her feelings for Zachary
When Emily left the mall, she went back home to finish up with the weekend job Zachary gave to her. He was really punishing her and she doesn't know how long she'd take it.She had angrily left the mall and went back to dig herself into the work. It was a way of getting her mind off everything.Mirabel went out with Zachary as his date.After a while, her father was back and went to knock on her door. “Honey, I'm back." Swiftly, Emily rose to her feet and raced to the door. “I'm coming, Dad?" Before she could open the door, John was already on his way downstairs. “Come on, let's have our dinner." Without another word, Emily raced downstairs and to the dining table. “Hi, Dad. You're back." John only glanced at his daughter and nodded. " Yeah, what have you been up to? Tell me, did you speak with Mirabel?”Emily instantly darkened her expression when she heard Mirabel’s name.“That betrayer." She muttered to herself.“What did you say?" John inquired. It was him who encouraged E
"What do you mean by that?" With furrowed brows, Zachary gave her a questioning look. "Why would your name be on the news tomorrow?""Nevermind Zach, it's just an expression. You should understand what I was trying to imply. Did you not see the way that girl spoke to the maid like she was not a human being? That was not fair and I could no longer stand the sight. If I were to stand up for the maid and confront her, she might insult me and I would be able to take it."Zachary was silent for a while before saying to her."Emily was your friend for so many years before you guys fell apart the previous night, did she not demean people before your presence?"Emily was rendered speechless."Ugh, actually Zach…""You don't have to answer that." Zachary didn't let her finish before cutting in."Well, I'm sure that you're no longer in the mood for the dinner party. I'll go look for my grandparents and inform them before we leave."Mirabel nodded in approval. Indeed, she was no longer in the
Zachary lifted his face to see a gorgeous young lady staring down at him. She was smiling at him as she stretched forth her right hand to shake him. Zachary didn't need to confirm her question because everyone was already talking about him. "My name is Alice and you're at our home. Mr Ferdinand is my grandpa."The Ferdinands had called for a dinner party and invited only the elites in the city. It was a way of building a network and for business expansion. Zachary was only there because his grandfather invited him. He didn't know a lot of VIPs. All the people he had had business contact with were confused to see that Kelvin made him the new CEO. To them, it seemed that Zachary just came out of nowhere and was made the CEO of such a reputable company.However, they could not question Kelvin's decision. It was only the staff who knew the relationship Zachary had with Kelvin. Although they wouldn't dare run their mouth for fear of being sacked.Rising to his feet, Zachary shook the you
Zachary and Mirabel were approached by Kelvin as soon as they alighted from the car. Zachary's car was initially refused access to the residence until he called Kelvin and it was confirmed. The security guards stared at Zachary in bewilderment and wondered how he was suddenly related to Kelvin, the richest man in Texas. They knew Kelvin because their boss had had some contact with him. And the social media also portrayed him as the richest which was quite true.Kelvin reached out and hugged his grandson. After they pulled out of the embrace, Zachary introduced Mirabel to him."Grandpa, This is Mirabel, my…""Your girlfriend." Kelvin helped him to complete the statement with a broad smile on his face. Mirabel was already blushing from the initial compliment Kelvin had given to her. She hurriedly ended the call with Emily when Kelvin started throwing compliments at her. Hopefully, Emily didn't hear any of it or she'd get more jealous. 'So what if she gets jealous. That's her problem n
"That person looks like Mirabel." Emily muttered from under her breath. As she turned to look closely at the type of vehicle, the car had already started leaving. However, she was able to catch the plate number and deduced something. It wasn't Mirabel's car. Moreover, she drove her car by herself."Whose vehicle was that?" Emily tried to think of where she had seen that exact vehicle."Yeah, I remember now. I'm sure I've seen that plate number somewhere and it matches with the color of the vehicle I know. Oh! It's Zachary's. I've seen him exit the company in that same car."Emily was stunned at the discovery. "What would Mirabel be doing in Zachary's car when she has her own. Moreover, where were they going?"Emily was trying so hard to find out what was really going on. Mirabel had earlier told her that they were not in a relationship yet. However, it looked like they were going to some kind of party together."Yeah, that's it. I'm sure Zachary had asked her to accompany him. It only
Zachary descended the stairs in style. He was dressed in a black notch lapel suit and black shoes to match. He had a pair of glasses on his right hand while his left hand was inside his pocket. He looked dashing in his outfit and quiff hairstyle. Mirabel could not help but gape at the young man as he marched towards them.Following Mirabel's gaze, Nathan saw that it was Zachary approaching. He stared at the young lady and to Zachary before clearing his throat, distracting Mirabel.Mirabel smiled and turned her face away, a blush making its way on her face. She was happy that the man had been distracted from probing her to answer his question."Ofcourse, everyone in our class knew Emily. Infact, she was popular in the whole school because she thought she was the most beautiful girl. However, that wasn't entirely true because there were other girls whose beauty superseded hers."Zachary glanced at Mirabel and continued. "Dad, Mirabel is our guest and you shouldn't be asking her such kin