"That would be nice. Quickly, drive me to the nearest mall, so I can get nice jewelry for the celebrant." Zachary ordered Stone who was already on his way."On it Sir."Because there was no time on his side, Zachary hastily ran into the mall to get what he needed. It was the same mall he had come to a few times and the attendant recognized him.Zachary had given her a good amount of tip, so it was why she didn't forget the face.As soon as she saw Zachary, she hastily walked up to him just to assist him. "Welcome Sir, how may I help you?" The lady asked and Zachary lifted his gaze to her."Uhmmm, I'm looking for a nice jewelry set. Earrings and a necklace. It should be simple and classy.""This way Sir." The attendant directed him to a section where he saw varieties of nice jewelries that he became confused. "Can you help me make a choice, I'm quite confused."The lady smiled at him and nodded. "Of course. It's my job after all."She opened a case and took out one if it's contents. It
"Really?" Zachary replied with his eyebrows furrowed. "Did you just say that I've already met the person?""Yes Sir. It's the same girl you paid for her jewelry the last time. She saw me first and before I could avoid her, she's already caught up with me so I couldn't help but be engaged in a discussion with her." Stone replied as he stole a glance at Zachary from the rearview mirror."Ok. That's quite interesting.""Sir, she assumed that it was I who paid for the jewelry. Before I could say that it was you and not me who paid for her item, you approached the car and I had to leave her alone." Stone explained what transpired between him and the black haired girl."Uhmmm… I don't remember paying for anyone's jewelry." Zachary replied and Stone was taken aback with the response."But… I… Sir." Stone was lost for the right words to reply to his boss."But what? If you like her, then go for her. The point now is that I got a nice present for Mirabel's mother." Zachary said as he cheerfull
Stopping in his tracks, Zachary turned to see Mirabel approaching him. He could not help but admire her beauty and grace. As she made her way to meet up with him, her curves swayed in opposite directions with each step she took and in a tightly fitted lilac gown. Zachary was lost in the fantasy world as he reminisced on the time he was staring at her bare body at the beach. His gaze made its way to her lips which were covered in a red color. To Zachary, it was as though he should grab the girl and lock his lips into hers."Hi Zach." Mirabel greeted him as soon as she stood before his face. Her gorgeous face beaming with a smile. If Zachary didn't know right, he'd have assumed that she was the birthday girl.Composing himself, Zachary nodded at the lady before him. "Mirabel." With a smile, Zachary returned her greeting. "You are looking… uhm… stunning." Zachary managed to let out the compliment and he saw her blush."Thank you."Mirabel's face suddenly turned to a ruffle. "Wait. Were y
Yeah, there were a lot of people at the hall but Zachary could feel and intent gaze on them. Zachary halted at a spot and turned around. However, all he saw was happy faces and people who were having a good time.He threw a glance at Stone who cast him a perplexed gaze. "What is it?" Mirabel tried to find out what the problem was."Uhmmm… Nothing." Zachary responded as he continued to look around. Maybe he would catch a glimpse of the person staring again. "Come on, let's go. "I can see my mother over there."As they made their way through, Mirabel stopped by to greet some guests. "Hi, I hope you're having a good time?""Ofcourse. Thank you for the invitation. Is he your boyfriend." One person asked after excusing himself from the others. Mirabel only smiled."Yes." Zachary responded causing Mirabel to look stunned. Did he just say that? Of course he doesn't mean it. Zachary cupped Mirabel's waist with his left hand and she almost froze at a spot. Stone was shocked himself.Was his ey
Zachary and Mirabel gave each other a quick stare before directing their gazes on Mrs Elena.With a questioning look, Mirabel asked her mother. "I don't understand mom, what do you mean by that?"Zachary was as well puzzled, he was wondering what the woman meant by the statement. Mirabel was just his friend after all.The woman ignored them and continued to check out the gift Zachary got for her. It was the best gift she had received for that day. Carefully placing it back to the box, Elena fixed her gaze on Zachary which got him uncomfortable. What was going on in the mind of the woman?"Ma'am, don't you like the gift I got for you? If you don't, then I'd get you another one." Zachary could not place a finger on why the woman had been acting strange. "Mom, what is the problem? Is something wrong with the gift? In fact, I think your gift is really very nice. Maybe you should try it on. I can help you so you'd see how beautiful it would look on you. However, if you don't want it, you c
Zachary fixed his gaze on the lady sitting alone. He wasn't paying attention to the discussion topic among his friends. Noticing that Zachary's attention was drawn to something else, Mirabel stopped talking and nudged Zachary's shoulder jolting out of the distraction. Turning to face the lady smiling in front of him, he faked a smile."Zach, you're distracted. What seems to be the problem? You're not with us.""I… ugh, nothing."Zachary took a quick glance at the place where Emily was sitting alone. Pointing to the direction, he said to Mirabel. "Is that not Emily over there?"They all directed their gazes on the place where Emily sat alone and confirmed that it was her."Yeah, that's Emily.""Why are you not with your friend over there, instead, you chose to stay with us boys?"Mirabel took a quick glance at her friend and replied. "I don't have to go over there and stay with her. If she really wanted to hang out, then she should come here and stay with us.""What if she has seen us
Turning to face Mirabel, Zachary asked. "Are you not bothered about your friendship with Emily? You're friends with her, now you're close to me in friendship. Won't Emily see you as a betrayer?"Taken aback by the question, Mirabel dropped the glass on her hand and pursed her lips."Ugh… Well, I'm her friend but that doesn't mean that she'll have to tell me who I should befriend or who I shouldn't. She's not the lord of me. My parents won't even dictate to me what I shouldn't do or what I should, how much more Mirabel. In fact, when I told my mom what she and her father did to you, she condemned the act and asked me to stay away from her…"However, I can't just do away with her when we've been friends for so many years."Smith and Johnson glanced at themselves. Zachary was without a word.He looked at the side and saw Stone hanging around. Zachary stood up and said to his friends. "I'll be on my way now. Ugh, I have an engagement tomorrow so I'll have to start going now so as to prep
"How could you betray me in this manner?" Emily stood before her friend. She was wearing a disappointed look.Turning around, Mirabel saw that Zachary and his group had already left. She quietly went outside and Emily followed behind."What do you mean by that? How did I betray you?" Mirabel asked and Emily scoffed."Just stop acting dumb. I can't believe I've been so stupid taking advice from you." Emily was infuriated by her friend's attitude at the party.Mirabel didn't mind that Emily was also coming to her mother's birthday party. She had to even invite Zachary when she knew the relationship between the two. They were no longer friends.Infact, Emily was at the mercy of Zachary.All the times that Emily sought Mirabel's advice about her current predicament, she had been acting like she wasn't so close to Zachary. She even advised Emily to quit her job if she can't stand having Zachary as her new boss.She also encouraged her to search for another job because Zachary might end up