Mr Rogers was thoughtless, he wasn't himself anymore. Apart from the fact that he was sweating profusely he could feel his hands getting a bit shaky, no one in his sane mind will choose to have problems with the powerful people in this society.Especially for someone like Mr Charles. He had witness his brutality when it came to getting his way. He knew the man was more than he looked even though his handsome face was deceiving. The man sitting in front of him was almost like the devil himself.His palms were sweaty despite the air conditioner in the room, he could feel the tension between himself and the man sitting across him . Meanwhile the man seemed to be unmoved as he sat comfortably on his chair"Are this all your manager names?" Mr Charles asked going through the file of all the managers working in the hotel. Mr Rogers had given him everything including their various photos on the top file showing the faces of the managers as well."Y-yes Mr Charles..... that is all" Mr Rog
A yellow cab stopped in front of the fascinating Villa and Laura stepped out of the cab with her lovely expensive gown. She walked towards the villa after paying off her bill to the cab driver. She rang on the door bell and it was immediately opened up to her, like they were waiting in anticipation for her return.Jasmine dragged her in and shut the door not giving her a room to say hi or good day.Laura who freed herself from Jasmine's grip asked"What's going on?"The girl's face wasn't bright, she was full of worry."You have to leave as soon as possible" she alarmed which set Laura heart racing fast. This wasn't happening again, did her father's associates do something?What was making Jasmine this scared? She thought to herself, glancing at the girl."Why do I have to leave Jasmine?" Laura asked"Because that's what is best for you, where's the money?" She asked looking around her."You won't believe that, Mr. A paid more than the agreed money itself!" Laura said excitedly whil
Laura walked into the room and noticed the boy didn't even realise that someone had walked into the room. He was so engrossed in the phone he was holding under his face. He was watching and laughing loudly as he stared at the device. Laura wondered what was so interesting about the animated sounds coming from the phone that made him not notice the arrival of his sister . "Really, Denny. You didn't miss me?" She asked, holding both of her hands on her waist. Immediately Denny heard her voice, he jumped off the bed and ran to her. He gave her a tight hug. " You stayed too long, I and aunty Jasmine were worried about you. Why didn't you come home early?" The little boy asked, looking up at his sister. Denny could be a troublesome one sometimes. He loved asking questions and when he did, he demanded the correct answer with no lies attached to it, but Laura had gotten to understand the little boy's behavior and had learned how to deal with him. "Well, the client needed more of my servic
Laura hadn't slept for an hour before she felt a warm touch on her arm. She rolled over thinking it might be Denny. What did this boy want again? She needs this rest. Couldn't he have seen that?!She ignored the taps, hoping it would stop if she didn't respond to them. But then it didn't. The hand kept on tapping softly on her arm in a gentle way."Denny leave me alone," she muttered."Laura!" She heard a loud voice call her name. " Wake up!" said the voice. It wasn't the voice of Denny, it was Jasmine's . Immediately she snapped her eyes open. It was indeed Jasmine, she was standing close to the edge of the bed."It's time to go" Jasmine said.She rolled her hands over her eyes to clear off the little dizziness and looked around the room. Everything had been packed and ready to go. Jasmine was really serious about this, she thought to herself as she tried clearing her eyes of sleep.She looked around again, and saw Denny was also fully ready and dressed in new clothes. It must have
The flight had been announced and all travelers had boarded the plane already. Denny cuddled into the arms of Laura after seeing his favourite Aunty Jasmine for the last time, he couldn't hold back his tears, he was going to miss her playing with him and how she took good care of him.During the process of leaving Jasmine behind at the airport, the little boy cried like the world was ending. Even Laura was shocked with a little surprise attached, Little Denny had made a new relationship with Jasmine. People around the area might have probably thought Jasmine gave birth to Denny. It's wasn't easy for Laura to calm the boy down, the more she tried, the more his crying and little tantrums increased.What had Jasmine done to this boy that made him love her so much? Laura thought to herself.After minutes of trying to calm him down to no avail, the girl had given up, but now, he was snoring in her arms cuddled like a little baby.Such a gentle boy, Laura heaved a sigh of relief, at least,
The plane had quite a smooth landing. All passengers disembarked and made their way out including her. She woke Denny up and hold on to his hand while her other hand dragged on the rolling bags. Struggling as she found her way out.It's wasn't easy to carry but she tried her best, after getting off the plane, she realized she was new to Canada and really knew no where.She had completely forgotten about what Jasmine said to her.Where's should she go from here now? Should she call Jasmine and ask her what to do next?Just at that moment she was thinking about Jasmine, and her she had sent her to a new country with no direction a voice broke came from across the departure hall as people scrambled to get their bags." Miss! ,Excuse me Miss" came a voice with a waving hand. "Are you miss Laura Bell?" A man asked as he walked closer until he was a few steps away from them.Laura glared at the man and noticed her name was written on a white placard . He was wearing a blue suit, very nea
In the glamorous and fancy five star hotel where only the rich could go to, you could hear the valets in the front of the building signalling the directions to the car park. In the balcony on top of the building there was a charming man in black retro suit sitting on his own table. He was looking as enthralling as always, his hair was well combed back but some strands fell on the left side of his face making his appearance more effective to the eyes. He was so irresistible that the ladies seated at the table across his couldn't take their eyes away from him. He stared at thin air with a serious face worn on. There wasn't any sign of emotions on it. His legs were deliberately crossed in a delicate way. Beside him stood two extra men in black, wearing dark sunglasses. He took a look at his golden wristwatch , it was 50 minutes after 6. He had arrived 10 minutes ago and was wondering what was keeping Charles so long. They had both agreed to meet at 6 o'clock so why was he taking so lo
The car took a turn into the gated community and came to a halt in front of a building. Laura stepped out and her eyes glanced at the beautiful bungalow in front of her.She was amazed at its beauty, never in her wildest dreams did she believe that one day she would own a building as beautiful as this.Jasmine must have had a great taste in houses and a great real estate agent because this house was much nicer than her little Villa in the US.. she smiled happily feeling the warm welcome of the sun on her skin. She was happy, this was amazing!Even if she had worked her ass off for thirty years, She knew she couldn't still afford such a place , maybe sleeping with the rich crazy psycho wasn't a bad decision after all....Just one night with him turned her into a millionaire overnight.. isn't this fucking insane? Who would have thought a low class girl like her would one day have a house as beautiful as this after just one night with a complete stranger!Little Denny stepped out of the
(EPILOGUE)A soft knock resonated against Lim and Laura's bedroom door. Laura was in the bathroom and she had left Lim still sprawled on the bed with their handsome son.She expected him to have answered the door but when the knock resonated again, she hurriedly rinsed off the soap from her body and hurried out of the bathroom with a towel sparsely tied around her body."Lim, didn't you hear the door?" She hissed as she made her way to the door."I pay them to handle things in the house not bring every little thing to me... I am tired..." He mumbled softly against his son's head.Laura couldn't help but roll her eyes. Lim was a changed person but sometimes he couldn't help but be cruel at the smallest of things.She ignored him and went to pull the door open. There was her maid standing with her head lowered to the floor."I am sorry for disturbing your afternoon ma'am but the driver taking you to the venue is here... You said I should let you know..."Laura smiled. "Oh, thank you so
LOST IN YOUR ARMS: (NEW)"Laura, you need to eat more," Jasmine said as she kept filling the plate with more beef meatballs. But Laura never paid her any attention. Her advice was like extra water to an ocean.For the past three days, she had become a food monster. She couldn't do anything without eating. She even woke up early in the morning to get food from the kitchen. Was that how pregnancy changed women? To night thieves?"Don't you think you'll turn her into a fatty?" Charles asked. He was sitting on the other side of the dining table with Dennis."That's none of your business! She is pregnant and she needs to eat more!" Jasmine retorted."Whatever..." Charles rolled his eyes and turned to Dennis, who was busy biting off his meatballs with both hands like a hungry lion. When he noticed that his hands were stained with the stew from the food, he dropped the fork in his hands and started licking his fingers.Charles got irritated by this and made pulled up a scowl that said exact
Marcus opened his eyes and the first thing that welcomed him was darkness. He looked around, desperate to see the surrounding he was in but it was difficult to see through the darkness. He should have known that Lim had a mind of his own. As far as he could remember, back in the abandoned house, he heard the sirens of the police cars outside. Wondering if Lim was ready to damage the family's reputation name by exposing them to the public as kidnappers. At first, that was what he thought but to his disappointment, the little boy had another plan.After the police left and they got moved, he became deeply concerned with what Lim was going to do to him and Thomas. Maybe being exposed to the police was going to be a better option.Fear suddenly cupped him. He became edgy like a psychopath. He had to free himself at all costs before the devil laid a hand on him.Just as he was about to move, he found out he was cuffed against a chair. "Fuck! I'm tied!" He grumbled in frustration. Then,
The police officer's eyes were strained on Lim's injured arm. He was eager to help in any way that he could but Lim waved him off."Don't worry, it is just a mere scratch. My woman is more important now. I need to leave.""Alright, sir!" The police officer saluted again.Lim turned to Charles and gestured to him, using an eye look that only the two of them understood."Don't worry, I can handle the situation here. You need to get Laura to the hospital. Go!" Charles said.Lim nodded and made to move but Steve shouted behind him."I'm coming too!"Lim glared over his shoulder. "Suit yourself!" he said and got into the car that had just parked in front of him. Steve ran the rest of the distance and also jumped into the car before the driver pulled off.The atmosphere in the car was thick as the two of them faced opposite sides, never saying a word to the other.Steve could not stop blaming himself. He wanted to speak out but he didn't want to anger the devil that was beside him.Soon, t
Her hands were covered in blood.The world went silent as her eyes scanned the man in her arms. Her heart was dragging painfully down her throat and she thought she would pass out from the pain."Lim!" Laura screamed in horror.Instantly, the men pushed Marcus down on the floor with great force. They were red with anger, both at themselves for letting this happen and at Marcus. How dare a rat like him shoot at their boss in their presence!?Marcus couldn't believe he blocked the shot. The bullet wasn't aimed at Lim but at Laura. She was the target Marcus had planned to shoot but stupid Lim took the hit instead. Marcus was so stunned that, his body became numb. Even as Lim's men continued beating him, he couldn't feel a thing.Their plan was completely messed up!Thomas, on the other hand, couldn't do a thing but stare at his brother with pitiful eyes. Lim's men were kicking and punching Marcus. Blood seeped out of him yet no sound came out.Thomas couldn't do anything to help him. H
"Why don't you take a seat?" Marcus stated, motioning to the couch in the corner of the room, just across the bed.Thomas moved briskly to the side and took Lim's gun.Lim gritted his teeth as his eyes shifted to Laura. She was so scared, he could feel it in his bones. He knew she wanted to say something due to the movement of her eyes but she couldn't, because of the gag in her mouth.Lim's heart squeezed in pain. He felt like an erupting volcano, but he couldn't bring himself to that state, he had to stay calm for the safety of Laura.He composed himself and sat on the couch with his legs crossed. Trying to be in a character that would not show his anger."So, where should we start?" He asked them with a smirk.Marcus smiled and gestured to Thomas to handle the files. As Thomas messed with the papers, Lim's eyes moved over the room, that was when he noticed Brent, tied up and left sprawled on the bed. "Hmm..." Lim sighed and raised an eyebrow. His brothers must have had another pl
As soon as the call ended, a grin of excitement appeared on Marcus's lips. He was happy that everything was going according to plan.A few minutes from now, he would become the rightful CEO of Walter's occupation all thanks to the little dove he kidnapped.Speaking of the dove, he turned to look at the other side of the room where Laura was tied up on the bed hopelessly like a lamb.There was now a light in the room, enough for Laura to picture the faces of her kidnappers. She should have known that not all of Lim's family members liked him. But now it was too late, they had her.The smile on Marcus's face expanded. It was just amazing to watch fear and all crawl into the girl.He was grateful that she had come into Lim's life when she did because if it wasn't for her, they wouldn't have known how to get the mighty Lim to surrender."So what did he say?" Thomas, who was sitting on a couch with Brent by his side, asked his brother. Marcus turned to them with his hands in his pockets.
Lim got down from his car in a hurry and rushed into the mansion, ignoring the servant's greetings at the doorway. Charles strode behind him trying to keep up with his speed. "Laura!" Lim called as soon as he entered the living room.His heart was thumping and panic was already flowing in his veins. He didn't want to think the worst, but at this point it was inevitable."Laura!" He called again. Not caring that he was being extremely loud."Lau—" Before he could complete his words, his father stepped out of his room into the living room looking wild."Lim, what's going on?" Old Walter asked from the stairs. He was walking down with the support of his butler, Mr May."Where is my wife?" Lim snarled like a wounded snake. His voice was filled with authority and anger so thick it was like a volcano.Old Walter looked at him quizzically. What was he saying? Wasn't the girl home yet?"Laura took her leave in the morning. Isn't she home yet?" Old Walter asked as he went down to the last st
Lim tried almost ten times and yet, it still said the same thing. At this point, he couldn't put the feeling away, something was wrong."The line still says the same thing," Lim said worriedly. He had sweat all over his face from the pressure.Charles was having the same thoughts and as much as he tried to calm his friend, he couldn't bring up the right words. "Isn't Laura coming already?" Jasmine asked as she walked closer to them. Lim sighed and returned his phone to his trousers pocket. There was no time to waste, he needed to go to Walter's mansion and find out for himself what was happening."We're going to Walter's mansion!" Lim stated coldly and walked out of the room. His expression had changed to something so dark and scary that even Jasmine could feel the change in the atmosphere on her skin.Everywhere suddenly turned cold and it wasn't the good kind.She turned to Charles with a worried look. "Is everything okay? Why is Mr. Ice so cold?" She stared at Lim's retreating w