2025-01-23 19:22:00To Lut, a whole lot meant having to do everything to impress his father who had given him the opportunity to be where he was. But he wasn't sure he wanted to tell that to Aurora yet.
“All I've done is make Déjà Vu fast food look good. I have other things to do apart from that. There are other companies to conquer, other conquests to set my sights onto.”Aurora nodded, sipping the champagne.“Ready to go?”“Well, I have to resume tomorrow, isn't that right?”In truth, Lut didn't want the night to end. He had a good time. From being with Aurora to knowing things about her, he wasn't sure that he had ever gotten happy talking to another woman since Ariel.And if there was anything he wanted, it was to put Ariel behind him.He wanted to move on.“I can give you the day off, you know.”Aurora didn't let him finish before she burst out laughing.“No, Lut. Preferential treatment isn't good f
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She squealed happily, and he tried his best to resist the urge to tell her to shut it.“I can come with you, yeah? Let me find something to wear.”He shook his head firmly.“No, Ariel. This is strictly boys. Like a boy's night out. One of them is marrying, and we get to have a bit of fun on the bachelor's nights out. I might not come back to the house.”The stare she shot him made him irritated, but he did an awesome job of not showing it.“A bachelors night out, huh? You were really going to go to one of those things, Richard?”He shrugged, taking another sip of the lemonade.“Yes? I was going to go. Did you make this?” He asked, staring at the glass of lemonade.He was asking because while Ariel's mother was an excellent cook, she had never thought it wise to also acquire a bit of her mother's skills. The lazy brat that she was, she preferred to be fed and clothed, to have everything done for her.He could swear that she hadn't made the lemonade he had just consumed.“No, I didn't.
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“Where in heaven's name I'm I?”Aurora yawned, staring at her best friend. She had fallen asleep, and Natalie's whiny tone and voice had managed to knock the sleep out of her eyes and her system.Looking at Natalie with eyes that screamed care and affection, she touched her best friend's hand.“You're in Greenroom hospital. The emergency ward. You were shot.”Looking around, Natalie's eyes widened as she recognized that indeed, she was in the hospital. Pouting, she stared at Aurora, as if she had just remembered that they weren't on talking terms.“How long have I been out?”Aurora looked away, aching for a drink. She was tired, dehydrated, and missed her bed. After spending the night with Lut, a night filled with excitement and mixed feelings, she had wanted to end it in bed.But her best friend who she had quarreled with a few days ago had gotten herself in another mess, and once again, it was up to her to clean it up.“I can't say. I came about four hours ago.”Natalie eyed her sus
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He was a heavy thinker, and most nights, you would find him in the backyard, a cigarette in between his lips, looking up at the sky or typing furiously on his laptop keyboard.It made him see that the man was just like any other man, and wasn't invisible in any way.“Oh, okay. And you're going to this party? You know you will get married to my daughter soon, right?”He rarely smiled, but tonight he did. He seemed lighter, happier, as though a huge burden had been lifted off his shoulders. It made Richard wonder if there was something happening in the family or the company that he didn't know about.Richard laughed, slipping on his jacket. He glanced at Ariel, who was helping her mother set the table.“Are you sure you won't stay for dinner? You've not eaten anything reasonable since morning.”He grinned at Ariel, going over to her and kissing her fully on the lips. His hand wrapped her behind in a squeeze, and she swatted at his hand with the slightest of frowns.“Stop it, Richard..”
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“No, I haven't. I can't bear the sight of his face. I might end up killing him, you know.”To Richard, Hal's father had done what any other father would've done. He didn't blame the man. They had given Hal everything he requested. He had a truck, thanks to them. He used to have two cars as well, a Benz and the truck, but had sold the Benz a while ago to pay off some debts.The apartment he lived in till this day had been paid for by his father.Richard saw no reason why Hal hated his father, but he knew he wasn't in a position to judge as well. After all,he hated Lut, and the only thing the poor lad had done was date Ariel, who he didn't love either, but was using her status to his advantage.“Well, there you go. We both have our grudges. Allow me to keep mine.”Hal nodded, groaning after throwing the last of the whiskey down his throat.“So, these horses. How do we transport them? How do we even take them from the ranch house without waking the family up?”Richard grinned. He had tho
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“I'm acting as your father's sales representative. We're finding potential buyers for the company, meeting with them. So far, we've received good offers, but your father holds the key. Only he can decide if he wants to sell or not.”She was looking at his lips so closely that she hadn't heard a word of what he said. Gosh, she had missed him so badly.“What time do I expect you back?”“Going to another party already, huh? You can't go without me this time, I assure you.”She rolled her eyes, punching him playfully across the shoulder.“No. I'll be helping mum to cook today. I think dad has forgotten, but today is their anniversary. He's been busy with everything, and you can't blame him. Mum says she'll love to have the anniversary dinner in the house, a specially prepared meal.”She had said a lot, but in actuality, all she wanted was him in her cold bed before she slept off.“Good. I'll try to convince him to come back early then. Hopefully, this client says something positive.” He s
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“Come on, man, you were dancing with a drunk woman. My fiancé for that matter. I had to do what I had to do.”“Yes, and it's time for us to do what we have to do as well. No-one hits Frederick and gets away.”Just as they were preparing to launch an attack on him, he heard the sliding doors to the warehouse screech open.The next thing he saw was the guard who he had punched outside enter the room, and out of the corner of his eye, he could see the rifle in his hand.“Where is he? Where is he?”“There! There!”Richard was fast. He had run a lot back in highschool, and he hadn't forgotten how easy it was to forget everything and let his body glide. Back then, he had hated running,but at the moment, he thanked his stars that he possessed such a gift.Grabbing Ariel's hand, he headed for the nearest exit just as the first shot rang out.The result of the gunshot was exactly what he had wished for.Chaos, pandemonium.Using the chaos and the movement of people who were struggling to leave
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Richard didn't know how to start. He didn't have an invite, he didn't know the owner of the party, and he was only there because he wanted to get his girlfriend, who he was certain was already drunk and take her home.The first man stared at him in irritation, his eyebrow arched.“I'm guessing you didn't hear me earlier, mister. If you don't have an invite, I'm afraid you can't come to the party.”Richard didn't know what to do, so he did the first thing that came to his mind. He pushed the first guard, the frown on his face huge, and began to make his way into the warehouse.The other man stopped him, pushing him backwards.“Are you out of your mind? I'm certain you don't want to get shot at, mister. And the only way to do that is to pick your sorry self and leave this place this instant.”Richard squared up, refusing to admit defeat.“Look, there's someone I need to see there immediately, and if she doesn't come out this minute, her life will be in danger.”The first guard scoffed.
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Tapping the table, he grinned at her.“Well, you've got that right. My father talked to me earlier today, and he maintained that he needed my answer considering the list of companies he had given me to look into.”He watched Aurora nod, seemingly interested.“Well, he said Johnson fabrics and co is trying to sell. From my findings, the company is going for five hundred million dollars, and while that's too much, I can see the advantages of the buy. The forecast considering the lifespan of the business isn't good, but with enough work and effort, I believe we can turn it around.”She shrugged, her beer in one hand, one leg crossed over the other. She looked like something out of a picture, as though she wasn't real, but a model in far away Europe.“Well, you sound as if you've already made your choice, Lut.”He rolled his eyes, sipping the vodka slowly now. The vodka was starting to get to him, the bitterness and the tipsy feeling that was settling like a blanket.If he was going to be
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“Well, that brings our outing today to an end. Mr Cleveland is caught up in traffic and sadly won't be able to make it. We'll have to push the meeting to tomorrow.”Richard barely heard a word of what Mr Johnson had said. His mind was focused solely on Ariel, and the fact that she had just ended the call on him without even waiting to hear him out.“Richard?”“Yes sir, I understand. And I've heard you.”“That's besides the point. Will you be available tomorrow? I have a strong feeling that Mr Cleveland is going to be our buyer. Are you busy tomorrow? Classes or anything of that nature?”Richard shook his head in reply.He had a bunch of classes the next day, but he wasn't going to go. First things first, he had to stop joking with the woman who also served as his next source of livelihood. If there was anything he had to do at that moment,it was to make sure that Ariel was okay, and that she wasn't seeing someone else.Seeing someone else would serve as the fatal blow. It would eventu
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They're starting to lay off the older workers, and I was sorting the good applications and tossing the rest. It's tough work.”She grinned at him.“Well, I'm proud of you. That shows you're not the lazy brat I always thought you to be.”He laughed, and tapping his steering wheel with his thumb, he began to speak again, eyes on the road.“Guess what? Dylan's elder brother has been arrested. He was on his way out of the state when he was caught by police officers. It's not looking too good for them now. With the phone evidence, the attack on you and the hired killers arrested, they've made this an easy case for us without even knowing it.”She nodded, not knowing exactly how to feel.Sometimes, she felt happy because she was certain that she wasn't the only woman who had gone through harassment in that office, but she was also afraid because she didn't want all the unnecessary attention and publicity on her once quiet life.“Well, you'll have to appear in court by next week, Aurora. The
