The Challenge
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"Ma'am, you have a visitor." Miranda's maid informed her and she smiled. She had been looking forward to this visitor and was happy that she wasn't disappointed. Something surged inside of her.

Victory. She had not even pulled out all her cards but they were already dancing to her tune. "Let her in." She smirked, before adjusting her position on the seat.

She suddenly realized that fighting against Cassandra was going to be easier than she thought.

Cassandra strolled into the magnificent house that she had once frequented but didn't know that she was dwelling with someone who had the potential to destroy her. How she hadn't realized this was still beyond her, and she wanted to trash this issue now, once and for all.

"What a surprise, I thought that you would have left the country to fuel your shenanigans," Cassandra said with a weird smile on her face.

Miranda smiled at the challenging look on her friend's face. "You should take a chill pill. It's not a new thing. You rejected him,
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    Cassandra locked eyes with Ethan and scowled as he descended the stairs. "Oh, my goodness. Here comes the bride." She mocked."I would have said the same for you but we all know the reason you got married to him. You want a slice of his properties." Ethan didn't waste time returning the energy making her go red in the face. Miranda snickered in the background before averting her eyes pretending not to listen to them. "Oh? Is that what you think my marriage was?" Cassandra fired at him. "Exactly what I think it is. You came here to undermine me. Why should I spare you my thoughts? If you had any tangible reason you would have made it known. I think it's becoming borderline worrisome that you engage yourself in conversations about me when you can simply pretend that I do not exist in any form or shape and we wouldn't have problems." Ethan fired back. Cassandra's eyes remained wide as she tried to figure out what gave Ethan sudden boldness besides Miranda's money. "It's amazing how a

  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    Taking Charge

    Ethan walked into Miranda's company in next day with a swagger in his step. He had practiced for this moment and wasn't about to allow it to pass him by. Miranda fell into step with him, and he found himself smiling as they passed through the workers who were already surrounding every step and waiting for him to probably make a mistake. Miranda removed her glasses at the same time Ethan did, and their workers broke into applause. They stopped walking immediately after they got to the middle of the room. It was time to give a public address since not a lot of people were present at the wedding. Miranda stretched her hand and a mic was thrusted into her palm. "Good morning everyone." A chorus answered her and she smiled in acknowledgement. "As you all know, I have gotten married to the love of my life, and he will be taken of your position. Anyone who does not like the change in leadership can exit peacefully." She announced while gazing at everyone present. They all held t

  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    Parental Interlude

    Miranda's parents stood at the doorway, gazing at their child in horror. They would never have imagined that they would be in such a situation where they would beg for their child's sanity."Good to see you, Pops, Ma." She responded casually like she didn't understand the reason why they were here. "I never knew that you were coming in so soon I will have made preparations for you. I hope you are not saddened by my actions. I can still take you out for lunch if you don't mind." She said, brushing off the elephant in the room. Ethan decided to jump into the conversation not allowing them to override him, just like the mistake he had made with cassandra's parents a while ago. "Good day sir, ma'am. It's a pleasure to finally meet you. Your daughter has spoken highly of you."The shot him a condescending look, which screamed gold digger. "I don't remember asking you to join in this conversation." Miranda's mother, Diana spoke instantly.Ethan merely shrugged refusing to back down. "I und

  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    The Confrontation

    Ethan decided to go around the office and see what was being conducted so that he knew how best to deal with these guys. Although he had been crowned as the acting CEO, she wanted to make sure his dominance was felt. Something told him that Cassandra was trying to pull a fast one on him and it was his duty to ensure that that didn't happen consecutively Even if she had tried to find information about him it was his duty to also protect his ego and his pride from being found. If she was able to prove that he was just an imposter and this was a fake marriage then he was done for. His cell phone rang in his pocket, making him jump in fear, before maintaining his cool and looking around to see if anyone had spotted his little display of fear. How she managed to still instill fear in him was a wonder that he was not willing to explore. He was willing to explore his freedom to the maximum. And that began from feeling like he was the CEO and not the other way around. "Yes?" "Williams Ha

  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    Charade

    Miranda looked all around for her husband and almost went mad by calling his phone numerous but to her chagrin, he didn't pick up. She had stylishly asked me if they had seen him but everyone kept talking in the negative. She didn't want to believe that he had absconded just the first day of having access to her wealth. This would mean that Cassandra had won and that will be the end of everything that she had been trying to prove to that couple. Ethan, on the other hand, had decided to cross over to the next Street and have his lunch. He didn't want to return to the office where he was not as respected as he would have loved to be. He could read through the lines because he was not stupid and the only way he could exert dominance was to show that he was somebody with or without Miranda. What better way to prove that besides going out on his own and not even touching a dime out of Miranda's card that she had handed with her to him? As soon as he stepped back into the office he saw

  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    Troubled Camp

    Williams was having a hard time getting over the fact that Ethan had not danced to his tune and decided to conduct a private investigation about him. He understood the rule of business as always allowing the best man to win. If he could prove that this man was nothing but an imposter, then he would have the upper hand, and anything he asked him to do would be done deal. Cassandra fumed on her stool as she went on with her makeup. "I don't think you understand the gravity of everything that is happening. I would go out of business if it is proven that they are together. Ethan is a sick businessman and is only going to push Miranda's business forward. I know that they are only in a fake marriage just to spite me. I need to uncover their mess." She said. Williams was tired of her incessant complaints and they were just only two days into the marriage. "You give me a headache with your constant complaints. I understand that you hate them so much but this is not a reason for you to conti

  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    Tempting Offers. (I)

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  • VOWS OF VENGEANCE    Tempting Offers (ii)

    Ethan had heard so many things in the cause of him being in that company, but nothing prepared him for the shenanigans, which he listened to in just a minute. "You mean Cassandra has been going about tarnishing the image that I stole from her when I was working in her company?" He asked with an annoyed countenance.Cassandra had not said anything, but this was Miranda's way of checking how he was going to react to certain news, especially the ones that tarnished his image. She shrugged carelessly, "I understand that you might be angry that all of this is coming to light especially when you got involved with me." She said, still watching for any movement that would confirm that he was indeed guilty. Ethan, with a clear conscience, smiled, shaking his head in disappointment before looking at her, "What did you think? Do you think it's true? Is that why you are suddenly protective of your company? You can always return to have sole authority, no one needs to know." Miranda was perplexe

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    Williams stood in front of the ledge his eyes roaming about as he contemplated suicide. There was absolutely nothing for him to live for and the proposition that his enemy had brought up was nothing to write home about. He would rather grovel at the feet of someone he didn't know than to allow Ethan to win him. It wasn't something he had envisaged but, sending him to wash the latrines was not the way to go or leave his life. "Mate, you still think of yourself as high and mighty don't you? Why don't you do something else that helps you out instead of hoping or thinking that you will be able to break out? It's not as easy as it is portrayed in movies!" Someone clapped him at the back and held his hands. He looks at the man who stared at him lewdly. He was up to no good and he wasn't about to become a victim in a place where he should be victorious. "I think that all of you are just perverts looking for ways to fuel your perverseness. I

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