“I…just want to get your permission and also I want to borrow money from you,” Marina forced the words out of her mouth. She didn’t want to sound like a gold digger but she didn’t know if she wasn’t sounding like one now as she was asking a man whom she just got married about money. “Oh…”Aiden nodded his head as he linked it all together, “That's still what you do to annoy me. You need to note that you are my wife and not my slave. You are free to open a store and if you need cash, you can tell Edward about it, he’ll sort that out, or wait...”He said, standing up from his seat. He walked to his wardrobe and opened it. He rummaged through it before closing it and walking to the draw where the mirror was placed. He opened all draws in it and his brows were furrowed and then a thin was already beginning to form between his forehead as he continued his search. Marina was curious as she waited for him to be done with whatever he was looking for and she even offered to help but he declin
The next morning, very early in the morning, Amira was already up on her feet ready for her new day at work. But still, she was distressed and was just coming out and going out of her room in search of nothing; a very good explanation for her nervous self. She doesn’t know how Aiden would see her advances, especially with how he had been described and painted by the public. But the main character syndrome in her mind still managed to tell her that she would be treated well. “So, do you want me to drive you to your new workplace?” Jayden asked as he saw that she was almost ready and he was, too also, he had little time to spare to be a good and favorable boyfriend to her. But then her next course of action surprised him. “No, no. I don’t need you, I will drive by myself,” she responded curtly as she applied her blush to her cheeks. “You don’t need me?” Jayden managed to translate her words the wrong way as he looked at her and stared at her back, waiting for her to turn her back.
If Marina finding fault in her wasn't enough to make him angry with her, her coming late to work and looking as if she was about to go catch a man was more than enough. If anything Aiden didn't like it, he didn't like it if someone didn't take work important and that was what Amira was displaying to him. Amira was at a loss for words and she just blabbered on, not making sense with her sentence, “I…it. w..a..actually…” Aiden had to cut her off with a wave of his hand, putting an abrupt stop to her ballers and thereby making her breath a little. He said to her, “Come and sit and let me personally review my rules with you so that we won't have any future cause to quarrel again.” Amira was joyed as he said those words to her. She believed that he was preferably favoring her. She had heard words from people about how strict Aiden was with staff coming late to work so his wanting to settle it amicably with her gave her hope. A smile crept up her face and butterflies started to linger
Aiden’s office, Amira’s section. “Now, I want a staff meeting with everyone on this team,” Amira said as soon as she returned to the office. Her face was furious as she dropped the piles of documents on the table. After instructing all of them to a meeting, a chair and table were placed in the center of the room which she sat on and the rest of the staff found a way to lay their bums on their seats too. Amira placed her hand on one of the files and held it as she called out, “Miss. Claire, come here and take hold of your rubbish.” She said, not caring about being rude or not. The lady bearing Claire came out with slow steps with her head bowed and collected the file from Amira. She glanced through it and saw the many errors the President had made in her submission. “The president told me that we must make these files easy for him to go through before he can accept it and everything must be done before noon. It means that if we don’t finish it, we can’t go home.” he relayed the mes
"Thank you for yesterday. I really appreciate." Amira said as she placed a finger in her mouth seductively. "You are welcome...Its my duty to make sure you are safe, Moreover I'm your boss and if anything happens to you I'll be held responsible." Aiden said. "Thank you once again." She said. "How about we go out for lunch..I'll pay the bills," Amira said placing her hands on the table... Aiden laughed at what he just heard and declined the offer and he told her he already had a packed lunch and maybe they would try it some other time. Amira wasn't happy as she had been turned down again by Aiden. She nodded and left his office feeling defeated. She noticed lately Aiden doesn't go out for lunch but rather comes with a packaged lunch. Why is Marina blocking every chance for me to get close to Aiden? She thought "There is no problem, I know what to do," Amira concluded as she stepped out for lunch. Lucas who has always liked Amira since the day she resumed tried to show his inten
"Have you sent the spy to her?" Summer asked as she was on a phone call with Amira. "Yes, and she is doing her work effectively just that Marina is bent on making it hard," Amira said. "What do you mean." Summer asked as she wanted to understand what she meant. "The spy told me Marina has placed CCTV cameras in all corners and this will make the work less effective," Amira said as she sighed heavily. "She is truly a witch!.. So what is the new update, what did you plan on doing because from what I see it is going to be hard." Summer said as she massaged her feet. "I don't know for now but I have told Susan to stop for now," Amira said. "Who is Susan?" Summer asked. "She is the spy," Amira replied. Summer told Amira not to worry as she would make things unbearable for Marina, she was just mute so that she could get the store then she'd strike. Amira thanked her for her help so far saying she was also grateful for helping get a place in her brother's company. "It is nothing, my
"I told you to take care of Marina, I begged you. You left her lying helplessly on the floor just imagine if I didn't come home to pick a file only heavens knows what would have happened to her." He said as his eyes became broadened. "So it's because of Marina you are shouting at me? You choose her over me your sister that classless thing." Summer said that she didn't regret her actions. "How dare you!" Aiden said as he tried to raise his hands on Summer but withheld them afterward. "Oh, you want to hit me because of her? Go ahead and hit me." Summer said as she stepped close to Aiden. "I am your elder brother and you must respect me and my wife..I'll let this slide but the next time it happens you won't like the outcome, "Aiden said pointing his fingers at her. "And for this careless behavior, your allowance has been cut off." He said as he walked away. Summer was angry and blamed Marina as she was the cause of all these problems she had with her brother and wondered how she co
"Yes, I'm coming from the office. Where else would I be coming from by this time of the day?" Aiden retracted as he stared strangely at Marina who was acting all weird in his theory. "Of course, you're coming from the office. The office restricts you from taking your calls now?" She sighed as she walked back into the house, abandoning him at the front door leaving him all the more confused. Rummaging through his pocket to grab his cell phone, to his absolute surprise; he couldn't find it, and that caused him to rush over to his car and go through his briefcase and there he found it. Something felt off to him as he wondered when he had placed his phone into his briefcase but waving off the thought, he unlocked it only to meet 23 missed calls from his wife. Now that explains why she was so angry and pissed! "I'm sorry, I didn't see your calls." He pleaded in a very low voice as he walked into the house but to his surprise she wasn't waiting for him at the dining table as usual.
"You know, I am completely fed up with your newfound attitude of coming home late without even giving me as much as a call," Marina whined as Aiden had his dinner. It Was late, about 10 pm in the night and Marina had to stay up, waiting for him to get back home. "I'm having my dinner, baby," he said, his voice low and husky, his eyes fixed on hers with an unnerving intensity. "Let me finish it up before you talk about all the ways you would kill me." He smiled, his lips curling up in a sly, seductive grin that made her heart skip a beat. "Although, I do have a favorite way I'd like to die - in your arms, with your hands wrapped around my throat." She felt a shiver run down her spine as he spoke, his dilated pupils making her heart flutter in her chest. But she refused to back down, keeping up her angry act even as her body betrayed her. "No, I am definitely serious, and I'm not waiting," she said, her voice firm, but her eyes betraying a hint of vulnerability. "Why were you late hom
"What are you talking about?" Francesca decided to use the denial route as she didn't know exactly what Aiden had said. Though with the accusing look that she was getting from her dad, she knew that whatever Aiden had told him wasn't good at all. "Don't! Don't do that Francesca." Her dad yelled banging his hands on the table as he folded his fist while gritting his teeth in anger. "Daddy! What's going on? You're just going to believe anything he said because he told you that? Is that what you're doing to do?" Francesca fired back as she walked closer to the table matching her father's glare. "That's brutal," Aiden muttered. "That's your guilty mind talking right there, Francesca. How would you even know he told me anything bad if you hadn't started incoming yourself with bad activities?" Aiden shook his head and chuckled a bit, totally amused by the show that the father and daughter duo were putting on. "That's a little twisted," Aiden muttered again. "Out of everyone Francesca,
"It's been a while boy, I'm kind of concerned that you came to see me. I'm actually on my way out so maybe, you would like to reschedule?" Francesca's dad adjusted his tie as he carried his briefcase in one hand ready to leave his office for an important meeting. "No." Aiden simply stated as he relaxed onto the rolling chair and wheeled it to a position where he was blocking the entrance. "What?" "I said no! You're not leaving here until we have a little nice chat, I have other places to be too so I won't waste much of your time as that would technically mean that I'm wasting my time as well." Aiden smirked and Francesca's dad went back to his chair, dropping his briefcase on the top of the table while Aiden wheeled the rolling chair back to the center of the office, I'm front of the table. "Are we going to have a problem?" Aiden queried as he tapped his chin and Francesca's father stared at him for a few seconds before chuckling lightly. "I don't think there is any reason for us
"What's going on?" Aiden questioned as he got into his office a day after firing Francesca. The whole company was in a ruckus when he got there and the workers told him that all the Hods had called an impromptu meeting in the board room. A meeting that he wasn't aware of, it only meant that things were going haywire and he raced there. Aiden walked into the conference room, a sense of unease settling in the pit of his stomach. The heads of the different departments were already seated, their faces grim as they murmured to each other. One of them had to clear his throat in a suspicious way to alert the others that their boss was present in the room. "Good morning, everyone," Aiden said, trying to sound calm as he sat down with a lot of poise and confidence going on inside of him. He didn't look slightly disturbed by anything that was going on. "Good morning, Sir." They replied in unison, their voices laced with tension as Aiden perused their faces and expressions. "Is there a reas
Francesca and Claw worked in silence, their movements swift and efficient as they disposed of Grim Jack's body. "Well, that's taken care of," Claw said, his voice low. Francesca nodded, her mind already racing with the implications. "Yeah, but we're not out of the woods yet. Aiden is still out there, and he's not going to stop until he gets what he wants and you know that means exposing you."Claw's expression turned grim. "We'll deal with him when the time comes. For now, let's just focus on covering our tracks." They dismissed everyone after Claw forced Amira on a date for some unknown reasons. After 2 days, Francesca walked into the lobby of Aiden's company, her heart pounding in her chest. "Can I help you?" the receptionist asked, her eyes narrowing. "I'm Francesca, the receptionist," Francesca replied, her smile confident. "I've been...out sick. But I'm feeling much better now."The receptionist's expression turned skeptical. "Uh, okay. Well, welcome back, I guess. B
Claw dragged Francesca to his main study room and shoved her to the floor while she kept a straight face though it was mixed with hurt. He turned to Francesca, his voice filled with a mix of confusion and urgency. "Francesca, how could you betray me like this? I trusted you with everything." "You betrayed me! You helped Aiden escape, you were with him all these while and I wonder how I failed to realize that." He snarled, glaring grimly at Francesca who had her hands bound. Francesca looked up from where she knelt and stared at him, a look of surprise on her face as she repeated what she had been saying all the way here. "I know you're fed up with hearing this but what the fuck are you talking about, Claw?" She quirked her brows up and he slapped her across "Don't play dumb with me!" Claw spat. "I know it was you who told Aiden about our plans. You're the only one who knew that as a new member of my team. He couldn't have possibly figured out, that he isn't a genie." Claw r
After a few minutes of sprinting, Aiden finally slowed down, ducking into a small alleyway to catch his breath. He leaned against the wall, his eyes scanning the rooftops for any sign of pursuit. "Hey Sir, you there?" The P.A.'s voice came through the earpiece, breaking the silence. "Yeah, I'm here. I made it out." Aiden replied, his chest heaving with exhaustion. " I've got a car waiting for you a few blocks from your location. It'll take you to your house." The P.A. stated and Aiden just let out the breath he didn't know he had been holding in. "And my phone?" Aiden questioned, pushing off from the wall and starting to move again. "Your phone is with the Chauffeur that would pick you up, they really fell for the trick." "Okay." As he turned a corner, Aiden spotted the car, a sleek black sedan, waiting for him by the curb. *CLAW'S MANOR: OAKVILLE* "What do you mean he's gone?" he snarled, his voice echoing off the walls as he banged his hands into the table whil
OAKVILLE *Claw's Hideout* Aiden sat calmly in the room after being brutally tortured by Claw, his eyes fixed on the door as Claw's men approached him. He knew this moment would come, and he was prepared. Too bad his brother was a naive soul who didn't think before he acted. If he took even a fragment of his time, he would realize that Aiden already knew all this was going to happen. As the guards grabbed him, Aiden didn't resist. He knew it would only make things worse. Instead, he waited until they were distracted, and then he made his move. With a swift motion, Aiden used his knowledge of martial arts to take down the guards, one by one. He moved swiftly and silently, his training allowing him to avoid making any noise. Once the guards were unconscious, Aiden quickly made his way to the door. He knew the route out of the compound, having studied it beforehand. Pressing the button of the speaker in his ear that was too little for anyone to see, he whispered. "I'
Marina paced to and fro the room as she felt an empty feeling inside her stomach. She didn't even know what to feel as she kept staring at the wall clock every second. The time read 10:38 pm and Aiden wasn't home yet, he didn't even try to reach her which was questionable. She tried to push away the growing sense of worry, telling herself he was probably just working late or had stopped to hang out with friends. But then on second thought, Aiden never went out with friends. She even began to wonder if he had any friends. She knew Aiden rarely came home late especially since she came back from the hospital so she couldn't sit still without her anxiety striking in. With every passing minute, Marina's heart sank more. She tried calling his number but the call wasn't going through. She sent a series of texts but it was left unreplied. She began to imagine all sorts of scenarios - car accidents, muggings, or worse. But why in the world was he not taking his calls? What was goi