Chapter: 098BECKY. I had barely settled into my office chair when my phone rang sharply grabbing my attention, it sliced through the stale silence hanging in the room. The moment I picked up my phone and saw the caller ID, my stomach tightened. It was one of the company representatives from the firm we had recently partnered with, the same people I had been pressuring to finalize the bid that would secure our position against NORMANI Bitcoin Company.The moment I picked up, the man’s panic zoomed through from the other end. “Ma’am, I don’t know how else to say this,” he began, his voice trembling slightly and this pissed me off. “The NORMANI Bitcoin Company is growing too fast. At this rate, they are going to overshadow us in the market. We need to do something immediately.”I pressed my fingers against my forehead, already irritated. “And what do you expect me to do right now?”“The biggest problem is this,” he continued. “Three of our shareholders have crossed over to her company. Just li
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Chapter: 098SHAWN. I knew the only way to get her to talk to me was to say words that would infuriate her. I just had to say the words that I wouldn’t on a normal day. She turned over her shoulder, her eyes wide probably wondering what made me utter these words. “Why are you here?” She asked. I didn’t utter a word at first, staring at her to read her expression. I didn’t want to upset her, no. I just wanted to get her attention, nothing more. “You haven’t been picking up my calls,” I said, trying hard to keep my voice calm. “And your staff didn’t let me see you,” I added, speaking like a high school kid whose crush didn’t let him see her. My eyes were on her and I soon noticed the skin-tight office gown she was wearing. Damn, she was sexy. She looked so beautiful that I wished to take her home with me and bang the shit out of her. She didn’t flinch though as if seeing my face was so fucking normal to her. She looked like she did not miss me and that shit hurt more than anything I had ever
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Chapter: 097SHAWN. It's been four days since I started staying in Jackie’s house, and so far there have been no threats. The only danger has been Jackie trying to sleep with me. She has made it her mission to walk around with little to nothing on her body. Yet, all I could think about was Normani wishing it were she who would try pleasing me and getting me to sleep with her. It was always uninteresting when Jackie did it. I would have to smoke to get the irritation off.She was everywhere around me and that disgusted me. Funny, because I used to be so obsessed with her. She was the only woman I would look for in a crowd filled with people. As I couldn’t take it anymore, I had to call the Don. There was no potential danger in the house. Everything had been going on smoothly. That morning, I finally told him I needed to return to my own life. My work had been on hold for too long, and this was indeed the case. I couldn’t tell him that Normani had refused to pick up my call and I needed to go a
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Chapter: 096GEORGE.Today was another day to save the company by bidding. Becky insisted that I go with her which I didn’t want to go at first but she insisted that I needed to be there. I put on my suit, and she dressed as nicely as she usually do. Her heels were about seven inches long. I could only shut my eyes and imagine Normani, she would be there. She was part of the list of buiness gurus to be there. “You can’t lose to anyone,” she told me in the car.“Especially not Normani. I don’t care what the price becomes. Just win.”I only nodded. I had learned long ago that arguing with Becky was pointless. She always wanted to have her way. To her, nobody was better but herself. Even before we started to date, she was my boss hence I knew her. When we arrived at the event hall, Becky walked ahead, her heels clicking in arrogant beat. But the moment I stepped inside, something inside my chest squeezed.Because, I saw her.Normani.She sat calmly on the opposite side of the hall, elegant in a way
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Chapter: 095NORMANI.Jackie stepped out of my office and my gaze followed her. Her phone beeped, and I heard her talking to someone. It was his voice. It was Shawn speaking on the other side of the phone. His thick voice boomed through and my heart skipped a beat. I was staring at the door, listening in when her voice sounded….“Baby, okay, I am coming now,” she said, her voice suddenly soft. “I am sorry I stayed late. Tell the maid to prepare my favorite dish. I am hungry.”Then she put the phone on speaker. Intentionally. Boldly.She wanted me to hear.And I did. “Alright,” Shawn’s voice said from the phone. “Come home quickly.”My breath hitched. He wanted her to come home quickly. He loved her. What did I expect, they were a couple. Of course, he was going to be obsessed with her. Did I expect him to be obsessed with me? Yet,Hearing his voice on her phone felt like being stabbed in the stomach—deep, slow, and twisting pain. I didn’t speak. I didn’t flinch. I watched her drop the phon
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Chapter: 094NORMANII sat in the living room pretending to watch the film playing on the screen, though nothing on it made sense to me. My eyes kept drifting to the door, over and over hoping, expecting, begging that Shawn would walk in. Every passing minute felt like a slap. He didn’t come. He called me but I ignored. He was supposed to know that was a cue for him to come over right? I guess he doesn’t really love me. All he did was lie. “What are you watching right now?” Estella’s voice boomed through making me return to the room. The Tv had stopped working and I didn’t realise she had paused the movie until she said something. “Hmmm… are you expecting someone?”“No,” I said too quickly, shaking my head before folding my legs on the couch and wrapping my hands around my legs. She frowned. “I don’t believe you. Since morning you havebeen staring at that door like someone who is expecting a package from heaven.”I swallowed hard, forcing myself not to look at the door again. Pull yourself tog
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Chapter: One hundred and forty fourISABELLA POVAlex was waiting for me at the foot of the steps when I stepped out from the graduation hall. He had a huge bouquet of flowers in his hand and an exotic car behind him. A new one? I ignored it and focused on him.I rushed down the stairs, holding the ends of my gown in one hand and my graduation cap in another. I jumped into his arms and he circled his arms around me, holding me tightly to his chest. I laughed in his neck and wrapped my legs around him. I could feel the petals and the scent of the roses cradling my back.“You came,” I whispered, laughing.“I’ll always come for you,” he responded.Slowly, Alex let me down. I slid down his body before my feet touched the ground, and then he kissed me. I melted, pulling him closer.“Congratulations,” he whispered, rubbing his nose on mine. “You did it. You fulfilled your dreams.”Tears filled my eyes. I hastily wiped them away before they could ruin my makeup and turned to look at the school. I couldn’t believe I had finally
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Chapter: One hundred and forty threeISABELLA POVAn hour later, Brianna stirred from her sleep and called for me.Alex sat on the floor outside my door, his back against the wooden frame. The paper lay between us, untouched. Neither of us had spoken since I read it—there was nothing to say."Isabella! I have to go now!" Brianna’s voice rang out.I shook off the fogginess in my head and jumped to my feet. Sensing my urgency, Alexander moved away from the door. He opened his mouth to speak, but I acted quickly, pressing my thumb to my lips—a silent signal for him to stay quiet.When he nodded and said nothing, I left the room and went to meet Brianna. She had washed her face in the kitchen sink and was picking at her things when I joined her.“I have to be somewhere this evening,” she told me absently. “I have this terrible headache and I know my homemade soup is going to cure them, so ciao!”“Okay, bye,” I answered meekly.She straightened and kissed the top of my head. “Congratulations again, my love. I’ll see you soon,
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Chapter: One hundred and twoISABELLA POVBrianna clicked her glass to mine. “Congratulations, friend We did it. We got in.”I took a deep gulp of the champagne. My insides burning with the warm, fuzzy feeling, almost like I was in love.“I can’t believe it.” Eyes wide and bright, I pointed to the open screen of the tablet in front of us. “We got an admission into the university? That fast? And together?”Brianna squealed in excitement. She twirled and did a little dance, sipping her drink as she moved. “This is wonderful! I get to go to aviation school, and you to modeling school. Together, we’ll become the biggest names in the world!”I laughed, dropping my glass on the table. “Bri, I’m going to be a designer. I can’t believe this. My model dreams are coming through.”She stopped in front of me and took my hands. “I’m in with you, my friend. We’re in this together.”Tears brimmed at my eyes. I tried to blink it away, but not before she saw it first.Brianna rolled her eyes. “Girl, please. Before you say anythin
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Chapter: One hundred and forty oneALEXANDER POV I waited impatiently while the doctor spoke with Madison and the doctor assigned to her. I could hear her screaming at the top of her voice, trying to indicate her innocence.I didn’t want to be here. This was unnecessary and I didn’t like that I was here experiencing this. The two officers started towards me. I braced myself, waiting for them to tell me that I wasn’t needed.“She’s stable now, but I’m afraid we’ll have to come back later and ask questions,” the first officer said to me.I nodded, waiting for the bomb. “So what am I still doing here?”“You can leave, but we’re just informing you since you’re responsible for her.”“How am I responsible for her?” I glanced between the both of them, highly suspicious. “I already gave my statement and everything. I don’t have to be here.”“You’re the father of her baby,” the first officer pointed out. “You’re somewhat responsible for her.”“How the hell am I… I’m not the father of her child!” I exclaimed. “We never even… it
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Chapter: One hundred and fortyISABELLA POV I froze, pressing the phone to my chest. Has she heard me? Oh god, what if Madison had heard me make that call?“Stay on the line, ma’am,” the phone operator’s voice broke through the silence. “We’ll be there shortly.”I quickly hung up, now sure that Madison had heard me. She cracked a long laughter as she slowly made her way to the cellar door, her wooden club making a thumping sound as she came, announcing her presence.“So this is where you hide,” she tainted. “Scared little Isabella. I thought you were brave, huh?”“What the actual hell.” I started to crawl deeper into the small room, looking for a place to hide. “Alex, why did you have to have the craziest people?!”I raised my phone to my face and quickly sent Alex a short text:“Help me contact the police. Madison is trying to kill me.”Madison hit the door aggressively with the wooden club, making me jump.“I’m coming in now!” She called. “I’m coming to end this once and for all.”This was a small space. If she
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Chapter: One hundred and thirty nineISABELLA POVOh, don’t give up! Don’t give up on me, baby...The song played from the radio. I sighed, dragging my luggage from the bedroom to the living room. The house was dead silent as a ghost, so quiet that I could hear my breathing. It felt like I was the only one alive.“Oh Edward…”My eyes landed on a small picture of him by the semi-long branch on the living room wall, where books and antiques hung. He looked younger then—back in college, just earning his degree. That was his happiest picture, the one he loved the most.“I’m sorry I ruined your life,” I murmured. “I wish I could take back the hands of time but…”But I wouldn’t want to go back.Meeting Alex is something I would never regret, and perhaps if I had not met Alex then, we wouldn’t have the relationship that we have now.“I messed everything up. This is all my fault.”Yeah, it might sound like a typical victim blaming, but I don’t feel so good right now. Imagine finding out that Edward had left the house to me and a
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Chapter: New Alert!!!!Instantly, the air around David crackled with tension. He swiftly shed his suit, the fabric feeling heavy in his trembling as he handed it over to Richard, who felt like crying at the back of his boss—this was all his boss had been working for in the past few months: to have Miss Rowan to himself finally, without fear of Flora hurting her again. Just then, James' phone buzzed, interrupting the silence that engulfed the atmosphere. Seeing the caller, James picked up at once. "Hello, babe," James said into the phone, drawing curious glances from David and Richard. To them, only Rowan would receive such a nickname. Seeing their suspicious gazes, he switched the phone to loudspeaker. "Hi, Naomi, you can speak now," James invited. "Miss Rowan has been rushed to the hospital. She's unable to fly; she started having contractions before she entered the plane," Naomi informed them. Before James could reply, David snatched the phone from his hands. "Miss Naomi, this is her husband at the ho
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Chapter: The wedding dayThe room was alive with happiness as Flora jubilated, knowing that in a few hours, every TV station and blogger would be buzzing about her wedding to David Thompson, the president of the Oregon group of companies."As the heiress of Seraphims Holding, I only deserve the best," Flora declared from where she lay on the bed, with Andrew planting kisses on her neck and along her jawline."You know I will compensate you handsomely. I panicked when I found out David had regained his memory but didn't want me anymore. I thought everything was over, after years of patiently waiting," Flora confessed, a smile playing on her lips."I've told you that you don't have any problems. Since you've opened up to me about your true feelings and that it's me you love, and only his money you desire, since you've promised that it's my child you'll carry in his house, then I don't have any issues. The wedding is set to proceed, and in a few hours, you'll be Mrs. Thompson officially, but inwardly, you'll be M
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Chapter: Steve decision It had been a few days, and tension hung thick in the air as Steve returned to James's house to deliver his response. The silence that filled the room was deafening, each breath heavy with anticipation. Jessica, though she thought she was prepared for any outcome, couldn't help but rub her hands together nervously. Ryan, sensing the tension, rested his head on her lap, his instincts picking up on the palpable anxiety swirling around them. "So, brother, have you finally made your decision?" James asked, his tone harsh yet tinged with regret. In the past few days, he had come to realize that his emotions had clouded his judgment. He understood that everything Steve had done was out of love for him — Steve didn't want him to lose the love of his life, just as James had lost his. It was this realization that had prompted James to allow Steve to make his own decision, even if it meant James would have to bear the pain of parting with his brother, if only for a while. "Yes, kid brother,"
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Chapter: Knowing the truthWhat?" David's father asked, surprised by his son's allegations. "Dad, answer me. Are you involved with her too?" David demanded. "No, I'm not. And I'm disappointed that you would think so little of your father," David's father said. "I don't care, Dad. If she knows something about you significant enough to trade for my safety, then it must be substantial, and I need to know about it today," David said defiantly "Sit down, and I will tell you everything," David's father said. Reluctantly, David slumped into the chair, his anger palpable, emanating from him like a dark cloud. "Firstly, I discovered the kind of person Flora was after you started seeing her. Knowing how much you love her compelled me to dig deeper. I didn't want you to end up with the wrong woman. After finding out that she was involved with different men, I decided to confront her myself instead of letting you do it. During our conversation, she confessed that her uncle had forced her into those situations and that
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Chapter: Secret"What do you mean, David? It was the marriage certificate we both signed, isn't that what we both wanted back then? Just because you didn't have the memory doesn't change the fact that your mother is aware of it, and a mother can't lie," Flora's voice came over the phone, her tone laced with frustration and desperation. She wasn't even attempting to come to David's house, realizing she had nothing left to lose."Flora, even if it is true, I don't want this marriage anymore. We have to annul the certificate," David stated firmly, using a word he never wanted to utter."What? David, are you trying to use me and then discard me? We've been dating for almost seven years. Now you don't want me anymore, and you didn't consider the repercussions it will have on my family and me, on the company, on everyone who believed we would end up together... I won't force you, David, but think about the consequences. We are legally married starting next week. If we don't announce it publicly, I don't kn
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Chapter: Where did you get it?Naomi could only hum softly as she listened to Rowan's teasing remarks. Bending down, she reached for the coffee cups placed in front of them, an order she had made for both of them. Savoring the warmth, she took a delicate sip before carefully placing the cup back on the table.Inwardly, Naomi grasped the subtle undertones of Rowan's words. Since meeting James, she felt a shift within herself, a desire to embody qualities that might earn his admiration. But could she confide in Rowan that the catalyst for her change was the very man who harbored feelings for her?"Miss Rowan, I can't say there's any love involved. Let's just say someone's critique nudged me towards self-improvement," Naomi replied, her voice tinged with uncertainty. Rowan's gentle smile lingered, leaving Naomi to ponder if her response had hit the mark."You know, being challenged by someone and feeling compelled to better oneself because of them, well, it's akin to love. You might not realize it now, but soon enough
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