Zachary could see that the people he came to meet had company but he didn't know who the third person was. Her seat was not facing the direction he came from. Mirabel was about to ask who the guys were waiting for when Zachary suddenly showed up before them and their eyes met.Staring at each other, Mirabel flashed Zachary a smile but the latter did not reciprocate. He just fixed his gaze on her, his expression indifferent.Turning his face to his friends who pretended to be busy with their drink. He turned back to Mirabel who was still smiling."Hi Zach.""What is she doing here?" Zachary directed his question to his friends and Johnson acted like he did not hear him."Welcome Zach." Johnson greeted but Zachary just threw glances at the boys."Uhm, Zach. I actually saw them here and decided to come over and sit with them. I didn't want to have lunch alone, so I hope you don't mind?" Mirabel tried to clear the air but Zachary was still staring at her like she had committed an offense.
"I'm all ears." Zachary said and Johnson continued with what he was saying before the interruption."Zach, We called you here in respect to the offer you made us at the birthday party. We wanted to let you know that we've made up our minds to work at your firm. Only that we hope it'll have a better pay than where we were currently working." Johnson explained and Zachary smiled inwardly.For being so kind to him during his trying times in school, Zachary was willing to double their current salary. He wasn't interested in how much they were currently earning. All he wanted to do was pay back a debt of gratitude.Even though the friends were in the dark about how Zachary was able to quickly acquire his wealth, they still wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt."Well, I understand. You should know that I searched for you myself just to help you." Zachary spoke and his friends threw glances at each other."Yeah, you were my friends and I still consider you guys as such. Since you have
Zachary, who was bored of the usual routine of going home from work everyday decided to stroll around the mall. Maybe he would see something his eyes fancy. Not like he lacked anything. Going to the mall was just out of leisure. Striding into the entrance of the mall, he thought he saw someone, but the person quickly ran back as if she had forgotten something, making him puzzled.Was the person running away from him or is it something else? Zachary was curious. He stood at a spot for some time with Stone throwing a confused look at him. He was waiting to see if the person would come out again but on the contrary, it was some unfamiliar faces who were busy with their shopping spree. Seeing that it was no use waiting there, he continued strolling, stopping just at the jewelry department.Since he wasn't sure of what he was looking for, Zachary decided to feed his eyes with different brands of Gold wrist watches and possibly get one for himself and his assistant.Scanning across the s
Mirabel quickly met up with Emily at the same restaurant where she came to have lunch at noon. The earlier waiter had recognized her and welcomed her happily."Welcome ma, I'm glad that you came back again. I hope that you'll try out our dishes this time?" He said smiling as he gave her the menu to choose from. "What would you like me to get for you?" He continued and Mirabel smiled back. "Just get me a strawberry milkshake." She replied and the waiter nodded and left.Mirabel already had dinner so there was no need to eat more. She might lose her fit if she ate too much.Emily, who was not also hungry, was having a glass of wine as she watched the two dialogue with a sense of familiarity."Have you been here this afternoon?" Emily curiously asked."Yeah. I came here for lunch but ended up changing my mind at the last minute." Mirabel enunciated and Emily raised an eyebrow."Why?""Uhmm…. Well, something came up and I had to urgently attend to it." Mirabel wanted to tell the truth bu
Zachary smiled at himself for his little conquest. The black-haired girl whom he sent Stone to pay for her purchase followed him down to the car just for an audience. However, he had asked Stone to zoom off immediately, leaving the girl in bewilderment. He was not sure why he did what he just did but somehow, he felt good inside. He felt priceless.Yes, that is how it should be now. The girls chasing after him. He was done with going after them. Even though he plans on having his own family one day, he is sure to observe clearly before making a decision.The beauty of the dark-haired girl was quite mesmerizing but that wasn't enough. Beauty was no longer enough. Moreover, Emily was once the most beautiful girl in school those days but with a stone-cold heart who ended up surprising him.Zachary still had that mischievous smile on his face when Stone stared at him from the rearview mirror. He wanted to ask him something but immediately decided against it."Say it." Zachary's voice came
On the other line was Johnson. He had just arrived at Influitive Oil and Gas together with Smith. It was a little too fast as Zachary wasn't expecting them. I mean, how were they able to resign so quickly? "We're at the firm's gate and the security isn't letting any of us in," Johnson complained, and Zachary asked him to give one of the security men his phone. The latter immediately obliged and with one command from Zachary, the gate was flung open, and the two friends made their way to the elevator. "What are the two of you doing here?" A voice interrupted them and they both paused on their steps to see who it was. Emily headed in their direction and halted just before them." With surprise evident on their faces, they took a few minutes staring at themselves. It was obvious that they were learning something new at that moment. Emily was working at Zachary's company. But how?The two were already sworn enemies, why was Zachary still letting her work here? Well, they were bound to fin
Duncan could not believe what his foolishness had cost him. His father had to borrow a huge amount of money from the bank just to bail him out. Even if Mr Taylor yells down the building scolding him, the deed has already been done. They were now bankrupt and couldn't even afford to pay their workers. Worst was that no contracts were coming and soon their employees would start quitting one after the other. Their house was the only thing used as collateral and soon, the bank would be on their neck for their money. After having a cold bath, Duncan stayed in his room the whole time. All efforts to get him to come out of his room proved abortive. It was later at night that he drove off to a bar to calm his nerves.Duncan observed the other people in the bar as he kept gulping down more glasses of his scotch drink. Like him, some customers were having their drinks in forlorn while others seemed to be in high spirits. Lifting the bottle of drink to observe closely, Duncan saw that it was al
'If you don't shoot your shot now that Maraya is away, I'm not sure you'll have the chance to get close again.' Emily was thinking hard. It was going to be a difficult thing to do but what choice did she have? This was the only way she knew.Still deeply engrossed in her thoughts, the ring on her phone jolted her back to reality. With the revelation of the caller ID, Emily rolled her eyes and hesitantly picked it up. "Hi, Dad." Her voice was cold and distant. It was a thing of perplexity how the father and daughter had fallen apart. Their bond gradually broke with the distance that was forming between them. Emily was getting weary from the incessant nagging of her Father. "Emily, remember what I've been telling….""Dad, please." She rudely cut into his words. "It's not a song where you have to keep repeating the lines just to get it into my head. I've heard you already. " She ended the call and remembered the advice Mirabel gave to her. 'What if Mirabel was right?' She thought. It c