CHAPTER 80Abigail was seated on the sofa in her and Marcus's large living room, scrolling through tweets and posts."Is my breakfast ready, Abigail?" Marcus asked from inside the room. Abigail rolled her eyes and checked the food delivery app on her phone. It showed that her delivery was just a minute away."It'll be ready in a minute!" She answered back."Where the hell is my phone?" Marcus's voice sounded nearer to the living room."Come on, come on," Abigail said, tapping her foot on the floor impatiently.Just then there was a knock on the door and she rushed to get it."It's about time!" She said to the delivery man and snatched the package from him. She quickly took the plate of meatloaf out of the paper bag and placed it on the table."Have you seen my phone around?" Marcus walked into the living room, adjusting the cufflinks on his sleeve."Yeah, it's on the sofa," she squeezed the paper bag and quickly tossed it to a corner. "Someone named Enzo hasn't stopped calling you."
CHAPTER 81Caleb's laptop dinged with endless notifications. He groaned and rolled to a side of the bed. His eyes were heavy and his head ached from having yet another night of troubled sleep.He looked towards his laptop on the table with drowsy eyes and managed to read a few of the notifications.> Will there ever be an end to this cheating scandal?> CEO already making plans to leave his wife for his baby mama? Read full story here.He narrowed his eyes and bolted up, pulling the laptop closer to himself and reading the notifications faster.> CEO of Lockwood Enterprises seen on public date with his baby mama and son. Where is your wife?!> Who will be the actual heir to the Lockwood Enterprises? > Hundred reasons why men are scum, case reference: CEO Caleb Lockwood."What the fuck!" Caleb exclaimed as he read the degrading topics and comments under them.Tossing the laptop on the bed, he dashed out of his room to confront Bianca who he found in the living room, taking pictures wi
CHAPTER 82Jane stopped on hearing her name and turned.Rose's heart skipped a thousand miles. Why was she here? How long had she been here? What would she tell Stella?"Good morning, ma'am," Jane greeted respectfully."Wh-what are you doing here?""Mom, please," Caleb intervened."No, Caleb, she won't stay here! She has tarnished your name!" "Jane did nothing wrong, mom.""Caleb, don't let her deceive you with her fake tears and remorseful looks, she had the guts to run off to another man at the slightest opportunity! I told you it was a terrible mistake marrying her but you didn't listen!""Mom, can you just listen...""She won't stay here, and that's that!" Rose stomped her foot on the floor."Mom!" Caleb snapped and Rose turned to him with wide eyes."It's okay, Caleb, I'll leave," Jane said sadly and started towards the door but Caleb stood in her way."Jane, don't go, we'll fix everything, please," he held her shoulders and pleaded.Jane looked up at him, her eyes glistening wi
CHAPTER 83As the sun beamed in through the window, its rays settled on Abigail's face, making her squint and turn over on the bed.A bird perched on the window sill, chirping loudly, and Abigail groaned at the noise.She opened her eyes slowly and was surprised to see Marcus already awake, staring up at the ceiling with a small frown on his face. He looked like he was deep in thoughts."Marcus?" She called quietly but he didn't respond.She stretched out and tapped his arm. "Marcus?""Hmm," Marcus shook a little, as if he had suddenly been jolted out from a bad dream."Why are you up so early? What's the matter?""It's nothing," Marcus sighed.Abigail moved closer to him and wrapped her arm around his torso."You haven't been very happy lately, Marcus, and it's freaking me out. Is it about Caleb and Jane? We should even be celebrating because it could take weeks, months even, for them to take care of the issue.""I know," Marcus sighed."So why are you so sulky? We should be doing so
CHAPTER 84As Abigail left the house, she immediately drove to Diane Clark's apartment. Diane was her co-worker in the modeling agency she worked with and was also slowly becoming her best friend.Diane opened the door, her face slimy with aloe vera gel."Aby?" She asked and opened the door wider for her to come in."Hey, Diane," Abigail responded and walked in. "Busy?""I have a shoot in an hour's time," Diane paused and looked her over. "Did you really drive down here in your pajamas or is that a new item of the clothing brand your modeling for?""Don't be silly, Diane, it's my pajamas," Abigail said with a sigh and collapsed on her couch."You look stressed out, babe, what's the problem?" Diane asked and joined her on the couch."It's my husband," Abigail sighed."I knew marriage was total bullshit after my third divorce. Listen, girl, if your husband messes up, you serve him the papers. Problem solved," Diane snapped her fingers."But I'm in love with him, Diane, divorce is out of
CHAPTER 85Jane was quiet, too quiet for Caleb's liking.She had not said much to him since she arrived and he didn't know how much longer he could keep up with the tension between them.He constantly stole glances at her as she ate her breakfast, wishing that she would at least glance back."Are you still mad at me?" He finally asked.Jane paused, her spoon midway to her mouth, but she didn't look up at him. "Yes," she replied."Do you want to be mad at me?" Jane closed her eyes and inhaled. Of course she didn't want to be mad at him. She didn't want to be in the middle of such a complex situation, yet she found it difficult to just get over all that had happened. The news circulating about him and Bianca made her think that Bianca was trying to turn his heart away from her and she knew that if she didn't do something about it quickly enough, she could lose him.She opened her mouth to reply but Bianca suddenly walked in with Jeffery in her arms."Good morning, people! Cold night
CHAPTER 86The board members had been waiting. Some of them aimlessly scrolling through their laptops while some tapped their pens on the table and chewed on their inner cheek.The usual Monday morning meeting was to be held but Caleb had not yet arrived, and they couldn't proceed without him.Xavier saw a perfect opportunity, and when thirty gruelling minutes had finally passed, he stood and called their attention."I'm sure we all must be tired of waiting. Mr Lockwood hasn't informed us of his location and I doubt we can wait any longer. I personally have a lot to attend to, so how about we kickstart the meeting and fill him in when he arrives later?" "I think we should wait a few minutes more," Mr James suggested."How about a vote then? Those in favor of us starting please raise your hands."Five of the eight members raised their hand. "Let's flow with the majority then, shall we?" Xavier smiled at James who just looked away.He pulled out his chair and walked around to one end
CHAPTER 87Bianca kept her ears to her room door for over twenty minutes, listening for any sound or movement outside the door.She held the bottle in her hands a little shakily as she stood by the door.Jeffery was at a corner of the room, strapped to his stroller and playing with a toy.After she had listened for a while and didn't hear any sounds, she was convinced that Rose was in her room, probably taking her afternoon nap and Lilian was also in her room, reading a book.She inhaled deeply to calm her nerves and boost her confidence before turning the handle of the door slowly.She cringed when the door creaked a little but she didn't stop. When the door was wide enough for her to pass, she tiptoed slowly to the other part of the hallway where Caleb and Jane's bedroom was.She took out their room key she had duplicated a few days back without Caleb's knowledge and slid it into the keyhole, turning the handle slowly, blood pumping through her ears as she did so.She was careful n