Ariana tapped her feet on the ground as she waited for the meeting to end.
It had already been up to an hour since she was standing and the ache in her back was starting to get unbearable.
"I would definitely want to partner with you Miss Alice, just tell me where to sign," Miranda said...
She was the owner of the Essential mists, Alice's favorite house fragrance brand, which also happened to be Sofia's
Alice had set up the meeting because she also wanted her company to have the best smell.
Ariana handed the paper to her to sign. Miranda grabbed the paper and placed her signature on the left side.
Finally, the meeting was almost over
"Well I think it is done now, it will be nice doing business with you," Alice said with a fake smell obviously, before she shook hands with her.
Ariana exchanged a smile with her ma
Calhoun stood on the balcony as he stared at the city's view. It wasn't really high but it was a good view.The early morning view was magical and wonderful at the same time. It had a calming nature. Today was going to be good and bad for him. He could already feel it.The days were already passing and he hadn't even made a move on Ariana Brown. The woman that filled his thoughts every night. He was unaware of how he was going to get this woman under his fingers. It had come to his knowledge that money wasn't going to woo her.He placed his left hand in his pocket to seek his phone and he found it.The first thing he checked was his G-mail, he refreshed the message and some unimportant message popped up.Some of them were from girls, some of them were from apps, and some were people seeking attention.He exited his Gmail to his Twitter, he checked some tweets about today's rate and stocks. Some of them had decreased and some had increased. His company's Rate was still the highest.He smiled
Malcolm stared with wide eyes as Jessica placed the cellphone on her ear."No! Please Sir;" He yelled as he dropped on his feet."I have children and a wife at home, if you do this to me how will I be able to take care of them. My wife is also two months pregnant, " He lied so that Calhoun could pity his condition."I'm sorry for you miseries but your services are no longer needed here," Calhoun replied not giving him a glance. "Please,don't do this to me, I'm sorry sir, I promise." He begged on his knees His eyes widen as he stared at Jessica the way she pressed the dial. "Please sir I promise it would be my last time I'll never repeat this I swear," Malcolm begged."Please hurry so we can start this meeting," Calhoun said ignoring Malcolm."Please sir I have a wife at home she's pregnant and I also have children sir please, I promise I won't do this anymore." He continued to beg in tears.It was only a matter of seconds before two huge men popped into the room."We were called in
Good day Mr Calhoun," Alice greeted as she shook hands with the charming god in front of her. He had the kind of aura that could cool of your anger. Yet, she was angry that Ariana ditched her at the last minute. What was her house worth that she could leave it for such an important meeting?! It was that piece of roofing that she called a house?, They just plastered cement and place it into poorly placed reinforcements and some house paint then they called it a house!_ Alice thought to herself as she moved to the chair."Essential mists?" She asked as she settled in the chair."Of course it is, who wouldn't want their office to have a signature smell?" Calhoun asked with a smile."Yes of course you are right, I happy to see that Miranda has made such a good name." She added."Please Jessica get her something," Calhoun pointed."What would you like to have?" Jessica asked.She was doing the work of Calhoun's Personal assistant because she went on maternity leave. Jessica doubted if sh
Ariana clutched her bag to her chest as she ran downstairs. Alice was going to be pissed, she might actually lose her job after this stunt. But it was better than losing the only place she had. Even if she did lose this job, there was a seventy percent probability she would find a job in the next two months. "Taxi!" She hailed the nearest one she saw as she exited the building.Ariana didn't bother to waste anytime, she rushed into the yellow vehicle. Her heart and body at that moment in the car were not in the same place. Physical she was in the car that was driving her home, her soul was at the front of her door trying to extinguish a fire. "Driver faster," She said absently as she nodded the driver by the shoulder."Ma'am there is a speed limit that I have to follow," He said as he continued in a constant speed.It felt like she would take control of the car, and speed off. It would take forever before she could reach home.Ariana closed her eyes held on to her bag saying silen
The cool air and smell of an hotel filled her nostrils as she entered the white building. Since it was Friday the hotel were supposed to be packed but it was the opposite of packed. It was somewhat empty. Then she remembered. It was still three in the afternoon.The receptionist smiled from afar as Ariana approached her."Hello and welcome to Chanolle Hotels, I am Emily and I'm at your service," She said with the brightest smile."I just want a room for forty eight hours," Ariana requested."Couple or just a normal room?" She asked as she stared at the ring on her hand.Ariana didn't even bother to know why she asked such a question. The ring in particular was given to her by her mom, it was her engagement ring when she was just twenty four years old."A normal room please.""That would be two hundred US Dollars. Would you like to pay in cash, credit, debit, transfer or gift card?" Emily asked as she stared into the computer that was in front of her."Debit would be fine," Ariana answ
Ariana saved his name as The heart throb. And at the moment her heart was throbbing.It was weird how a simple memory of him could alert all her five senses. Ariana took in a deep breathe as she stared at her screen.She wanted to answer at the same she didn't want to answer. It was starting to get toxic the way she felt towards him, a simple human like her or that was what she thought. Ariana didn't think a simple human could ruin her senses.She took in a deep breathe as she stared at the message on the notification then she clicked it. She wanted to bail at the last moment but she hated it when people left her on read, so she wouldn't want to leave him on read because she wouldn't also tolerate it."Ariana brown get yourself and return a simple hello!" she mentally coached herself.She finally picked up the phone and responded."Hey!" She answered with sweaty palms.He had seen the message already. Ariana watched as the typing popped in and out. It took already too long."How was y
He had already paid her and that was already over. Ethan had no ideas why she still came to his house that late at night.Ethan doesn't care if she did it or not, he would take it has pay back or revenge. Anything she would like to call it he was fine with it. It literally had to make it clear that he didn't want to see her in his house or anywhere close to him.Eight hours earlier...Sofia sat on the bed with crossed leg as she stared at Ethan."Get out of my house," Ethan spoke softly as he headed to his wardrobe"And why should I leave when I haven't told you what I came here for?" Sofia replied."I do not wish to listen to what you have to say please leave my house," Ethan requested."Even if I told you that Ariana your lover was cheating on you with another man?" Sofia said before she stood from the bed.Ethan was fighting the urge to push on the bed, after all he was a man and the way she was dressed was enough to turn him on.She approached him taking advantage of his shock. Sh
Ariana was happy, disappointed and confused at the same time.She was happy he ignored her, confused on why he ignored her and went ahead to see Alice and she was disappointed she didn't get to say a word before he walked past her.Ariana locked the door and walked back to Alice. A million thoughts started to revolve around her head. Why would Ethan come to her work place. She had been fine without him. He was memory she wanted to Erase from her head completely. Why wouldn't he let her be? But if he was here for her he would have spoken to her, what could Ethan probably be planning this time?"Ethan it's nice seeing you after such a long time," Alice said as she opened her arms for a hug."You aren't as happy as I am seeing you trust me!" Ethan replied before he hugged her.Even Ariana could notice that the smile on her face was fake. It was the one she wore when she was on the press conference it was almost as if she went to fake smile class. She had never seen Alice genuinely smile.
(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