Humiliation" Is there something you're not telling me?" Samantha was curious about Catherine's reaction to Brian's picture." no way, that's not possible Brian couldn't possibly be cheating on me besides I trust Catherine she should never be in a relationship with a poor guy""Sorry I mistook him for someone else" Catherine finally said. She concluded it wasn't Mr Maxwell else her friend wouldn't be in this mess she should be one of the most respected ladies in San Clemente. **************Within two days, Samantha had finished the paperwork from the Clair group, polished her resume, and posted it online. Her hard work paid off.Not long after it had been posted, the Bluestar corporation headquarters called her in for an interview.On the day of the interview, Brian insisted on accompanying Samantha to the corporate headquarters.They had timed it so that they arrived early. When he followed her into the building, she seemed to glare at him "I was in such a good mood this morning" s
The kidnap.Samantha didn't pay any attention to Brian, she shook her head not wanting to say anything. Brian was furious, he could see that she was distraught. His voice wasn't so quiet so it attracted the attention of the other interviewees." Samantha, you were the Claire group's top salesperson. Although it wasn't a good company, they would never have achieved anything without you, don't forget that you managed to become the sales director there, so don't let anyone put you down".Her husband seemed to give her a little strength, her dull eyes regained some of their sparkle, and her sad face broke into a smile. " don't give up on everything you've achieved," he said. Helen saw them talking and in front of all the interviewees, she shouted: " I'll say this in front of everybody again, as long as I'm here? You'll never get a job at the Blue Star corporations". The other interviewers were filled with indignation.They stared at Helen hatefully while Brian smiled faintly. A loud an
The maskedCollins caught up with Brian when he stooped to wait for the elevator, he was putting on a black trench coat and he looked so determined. The aura around him was completely different from how it had been moments before. He gave the impression of being both powerful and single-minded and nothing was going to stop him.He had kept his power hidden for a long time. But with someone he loved being threatened, it was time for him to put on his armor again.As a precaution, Collins still called his men. He couldn't bear the consequences of Brian being hurt.In a luxurious private room on the top floor of the Anderson's Club.A man with a knife's scar on his forehead was rubbing his chin and looking at two women leaning against the wall with their hands and feet tied together. One of them was Samantha and the other was her best friend Catherine.The man whose name was Ragnar was pleased to see that they were two beautiful young ladies.He looked at Samantha and said," No wonder G
The new boss"Ha ha ha" he laughed and said, " you can give that to your ancestors when you get to hell you fool!"Ragnar took out his sharp blade to protect himself, and with a resolute expression, he darted forward to stab the masked man's throat. Samantha and Catherine started to whine again, seemingly trying to warn the masked man to be careful.The man grabbed Ragnar's head, and with a quick twist, Ragnar fell to the ground, dead.There was a moment of silence, the masked man looked at the two women.He lightly pursed his lips but didn't bother with them.Instead, he walked out. However as he passed Raymond who was still tied up, he reached down and untied the rope he hissed "Come with me".Samantha frowned as she once again heard the slightly familiar voice. For a moment she fell into a deep thought.Seeing the back of the masked man she felt that his movements and silhouette were a little like Brian's. But when she thought about the masked man's skills, she quickly tossed tha
SuspicionBrian looked at George as if he was looking at a fool.George was oblivious to the way Brian was looking at him, he said" Listen loser I'll tell you what, your wife is currently being held captive upstairs. I sent some people to capture her and now I'm going to enjoy a delicious meal and u doubt if you've ever had a taste of its contents.Brian didn't react, forcing George to say "Do you think you can call Henry and get him to come here to save your wife?" Let's see if he still cares about you.Seeing that Brain was still indifferent he decided to call Gary to ask him to send some down and capture Samantha's husband.He wanted to make sure that he could sleep with Brian's wife in front of him. He wanted more people to witness what he was going to do so he could wash away his previous shame so he created a bit of a scene. However, no one seems to pay attention to him."What exactly is wrong with this guy?" Brian muttered.Feel free, " said George. I hope you enjoy the show.
The bait " Did you learn how to fight at a point in time that I don't know about?" she asked curiously.Pretending to be confused " What are you talking about?" even you could beat me" Samantha looked at him suspiciously but decided to let it slide.*************The following evening Brian arrived at the entrance to the San Clemente University in Catherine's car.As he watched hordes of young, excited faces pouring out of the building, he felt nostalgic.It brought back his memories, he had always stayed right at that spot for Samantha back in her finals he couldn't help but smile to himself he was so lost in thought that he didn't realize a young lady had been standing right next to him.The young lady was amazed looking at a grown man of his age and smiling at himself as though he was talking to a ghost."Hey mister," she said rudely, beating the car glass so he could snap out of his thinking.Brian came back to his senses and his thoughts evaporated into thin air he finally caug
Tricked "What's the matter?" asked Laura, noticing the look on her sister's face. She snatched the bill from the waiter and looked shocked upon reading the final amount, her eyes widened in surprise " H… how much'.Catherine was just right in time, her jaw dropped when she heard the amount "It's a joke she said" quickly recovering her composure. " Very funny", she said sarcastically to the waiter."There are four of you, and you picked the most expensive dishes on the menu", said the waiter calmly. " You picked our finest lobster, caviar, escargot, and more. Don't forget the bottle of red wine you choose which costs hundreds of dollars alone"."No you're wrong," Catherine said bluntly. The manager gave us that, remember?" "Yes" agreed Samantha, could you call him over? Because I think there's been a misunderstanding here, how could you possibly give us that amount!".The words were barely out of her mouth when the manager walked into the room a little too quickly for Brian's liking
Second lossHelen looked at her boss with a puzzled expression on her face. "What do you mean?" "He's a nobody and I've been talking to him for a while now". Her confusion was evident, she was beginning to feel uncomfortable."I mean….. you are fired you idiot" he said, stony-faced." but….but…." Helen was dumbstruck. Natt said nothing as he continued to glare at her."Natt, are you crazy?" Helen cried, eventually finding her voice. " Do you know who I am?" I am Anderson" she shouted."Yes I know", he replied. " I know you think you're from a family of aristocrats, which is why I can't afford to keep you on my payroll". He then turned to Brian and said " "Mr. Maxwell"...." Thanks for coming to our rescue like this" Brian interrupted. " It was just a coincidence that I was able to help you recently but I really appreciate that you've just returned the favor".Natt raised an eyebrow in surprise and confusion. He looked at Brian's expression and being quick-witted, he immediately guess
JELOUSYRoss shoved him aside. “You want me to give you another chance? “If I keep providing protection for you and your store, how am I going to explain that to Mr. Maxwell when he finds out? it's best for you to just shut the whole store down at this point, otherwise, next time He comes here, he's going to be offended that you're still here, and then you don't want to offend Mr. Maxwell”. He said to the manager. “I'd laugh if anyone else said that. But if it's what Ross thinks is best that would only mean I'm done for it wasn't easy to get to this point. I thought with Ross providing protection, I could do whatever I wanted. I never thought I would offend someone that even Ross is afraid of”. Ross just looked down at him, “Let me give you one last piece of advice”. He said, “try to be a good person from now on if you know what is good for you”After leaving them all, Laura was in no mood to continue their day out, so she and Brian got in the car to head home.Laura was clearly p
THE MANAGERBrian tilted his head thoughtfully “Ross? he asked.“you're not talking about Ross Gilmore, are you? the same guy I had a little chat with yesterday” he thought.“I think I left quite an impression on him”.“ you know Ross Gilmore?” the manager asked. “You could say that” the manager was surprised but then he saw Laura’s panicked expression clearly showed she had also heard of Ross or at least she knew of his reputation.“that's right,” he said “My shop is under Ross Gilmore’s protection so if you two both get down on your knees and beg for mercy I’ll consider asking for less compensation, otherwise you'll have to beg Ross for mercy” “and at this point, the compensation is the secondary”. he thought. just look how pretty that girl is, Ross, is going to be very happy when he sees her”. many people in the crowd had also heard of Ross and his reputation as a local thug they were not surprised that someone as Petty and nasty as the owner of this store had someone as vici
CHAOS Brian smiled at her but did not comment.The shop manager returned in short order with a Gray scarf draped across his arms. “Go on, Brian, Laura said. “Try it on and see what you think”.She lifted her hand, but the manager turned and held the scarf out of reach. “What?” She asked. “ Aren't you going to let us see it before we buy it?” The manager replied. “You've already seen and handled the other one.Isn't that enough?Except for the color, the two scarves are identical. Come up to the register and I'll get you checked out”.He smiled arrogantly. “They Caused the most trouble”, he thought. “They really need to put their grubby hands all over a genuine branded cashmere scarf.The rich ladies who come in here just point at what they want, pay the bill and leave without any fuss”. Laura's eyes flashed with anger. “Is that how you do business?” She asked. “If you don't try on clothing.How will you know if you like it or not?Maybe we won't like the feel of it.But we won't know until
OUTBURST Laura looked up from her plate of eggs and watched her sister confused. She glanced at Brian, who shrug. “I don't know exactly what's bothering her, but I can guess” he thought. “But I don't wanna talk to Laura about the whole situation with Brandy.That's too much to get into this morning”. “Hey, sis.Did you forget that Brian and I were going out for a fun day today? You should come along.Change your clothes. I'm gonna leave right after breakfast”. “No thanks”, Samantha replied. “I have some important things I need to get done today|”. “Is there anything more?Important than.Quality family time”.Samantha stood up. “You've got Brian, you don't need me”. She left the kitchen.And they heard her bedroom door closed a few seconds later. Gary Wandered into the kitchen, still half asleep.He looked from Laura to Brian. “Where's Samantha?” He asked. “I thought I heard her voice”. “Well, she's not here”, Laura said. “She's having a hissy fit or something”. “Come on Brian, let's
STILL IN LOVE“I'm glad to hear it”, said Brian. “If you'll excuse me”.With that, he walked over to the backstage door. He was determined to see Brandy, and Ross had held him up long enough.He could hear the sound of television through her door, it sounded like a cartoon and you could hear her laughing loudly at it. He Knocked several times before she heard him. “Come in, She shouted once she finally heard his knocking. “Ohh, it's you. Hello”.She walked over and gave him a huge bear hug.She squeezed him so hard he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said eventually. “Are you trying to kill me?” It took him a moment or two to disentangle himself from her grip.“You never change, do you?” He said, his words full of affection.He always spoke to her with the affection of an older brother talking to his favorite sister. Annoyed, Brandy pounded him on the chest.Always hoped that Brandy would stay as innocent as a child, but that was never going to be the case.Uncle Sam had already to
BRIANAs he realized that Brian had seen right through him, anger began to take over.He had a powerful urge to kill him.The slower and more painful death, the better.However, that was something that would have to wait.Murdering Brandy Hall's friend in a busy bar wouldn't win him any popularity contests. It was a plan he would have to save for another day. “Don't be so quick to criticize me”, he said. “You may have gotten away with it this evening, but I will get my revenge on you soon”.“I wouldn't be so sure about that”, said Brian.“But I can be sure”, said Ross, a smile starting to appear on his face. “I have a Big Brother and plenty of friends to help me.Next time you might not find the bartender quite so helpful”.“You're going to hide behind your Big Brother?” Asked Brian. “Why is he someone special?”The door to the bar opened.A man walked in.Ross smiled. his Big Brother had just walked in and his timing couldn't have been better.The man saw Ross and walked over.Ross began to s
THROW HIM OUTRoss was surprised that the bartender knew him, but he certainly wasn't complaining.He knew they had backup when it came to making Brian's life even more miserable than he had hoped. “He's the scruffy man over there”, he said, pointing to Brian's back. “He's trying to go backstage to see Brandy, which surely is a serious offense.My advice is that you have him evicted immediately”. “Well, we could always ask Brandy what she thinks”, said the bartender. “After all, she's the star performer.It's only fair that she should decide if she wants a visitor”.Ross was not impressed it wasn't the answer he had wanted to hear. “However”, continued the bartender, winking at Ross. “If she doesn't want any company, young Rossier gets to decide what to do with the unwanted visitor”.Everyone in the room held their breath, listening very carefully. “What's the punishment?” Ross asked one.Ross smiled. He made a choking gesture to the crowd, much to their delight.A huge cheer went up, sig
CODY’S BAR“Don't worry, maybe Brian will come with me”, said Lynn.Samantha looked at her. “Since when have they had such a good relationship?” She thought.But she didn't bother to ask Laura directly.“What's happening tomorrow?” She asked instead.“I thought you were busy”, said Laura. “But seeing as you're asking, it's a social event organized by the college. I thought you might have wanted to come with me”.She sighed.“If you're busy, I'll ask Brian. he won't mind coming with me. he'll make sure I'm OK”.It's sorted Laura, Take Brian”. Being her brother-in-law, she could go out with him without arousing suspicion.Samantha looked at her suspiciously, not convinced that Brian could keep her sister safe.In her mind, it was almost funny.Much more importantly, she was sure they were keeping something from her.Pretending that nothing was worrying her, she decided to go too, despite the pressures of her job. “I think I'll come too”, she said. “It'll be good to have a break from work”.Sh
UNEXPECTED His friends started to laugh mercilessly.By that time, Samantha was in earshot.When she heard laughter, she relaxed, thinking they had already resolved their differences and made-up.Deciding not to get involved, she stayed out of sight around the corner and listen.Has she gone around the corner, she would have realized that she had gotten it drastically wrong. Brian and Ross were staring at each other. Neither had any intention of backing down.Ross threw his cigarette butts on the ground and stepped on it. “I've had enough of your nonsense. It's time I taught you a lesson.Lesson”. Brian repeated questioningly. “A student?,I don't need to be taught a lesson.I think you've got it the wrong way around”. With that, he stepped forward and landed a blow in Ross' stomach”.Ross doubled up, completely taken aback by the punch.As he struggled to catch his breath, he couldn't believe such an unassuming looking man could be so strong. Started to feel nauseated and his vision st