The staff at Infinity Jewels had the most entertaining week ever. They were not only given a hot topic to discuss but were also served proof of their gossip every morning for ten straight days. Their CEO, Noah Sanchez had always been a popular topic of their gossip. Be it the rumors surrounding his sexuality, the possibility of him being gay, or the many beautiful women that had tried to get past his secretary only to get banished from being 100 meters close to Infinity Jewels forever, or was it the tiny rumors that whispered possibilities of the assumptions about Mr. Tyler Harris, the only man who was so close to the CEO to be their boss's secret gay lover.Cough!.Tyler Harris sneezed as he walked through the staff offices on the second floor after personally receiving the never-ending offering of sweet-smelling red roses, a new proposal ring, and a note from security. All meant for the CEO.* * *Noah's face reddened in displeasure as he watched Tyler walk into his office with the
“There’s been a slight change in our plans.”Noah declared with a hint of frustration in his voice as he ended the call with his grandfather.“Change? What changed?”, Lola asked with a frown as she stopped poking at her food to look up at him. “My grandfather seems to want more than just registering our marriage and getting the certificate. He also wishes that we stay in the family home together with the rest of the family for at least two weeks.”Stay in the family home?! “Is there no way around that?” Lola asked with widened eyes. She was understandably afraid. She knew that the Sanchez family was no ordinary family and honestly did not know what to expect from them. She was from an ordinary background and had no power or influence attached to her name.How would they treat her? She couldn’t help but imagine how it would be to live in the Sanchez family’s ancestral mansion for even two weeks with those high and mighty people! They were rich and most rich people she knew were snobbis
It was almost evening time and the sound of the sea waves could barely be heard over the volume of the loud music blaring from the speaker. It was noisy as different activities were going on at the same time. The party was in full swing. A group of ladies in two-piece bikinis walked past a shade with cocktail pitchers in their hands. Bianca Sanders laughed as two of the men in their group stood up to go after them at once. Her phone started vibrating at the same time. "A minute please," Bianca said as she excused herself from the rest of her friends."Hi Mom." she greeted as she picked up the call.Unlike her daughter, Charlotte Sanders was in no mood for pleasantries. "You were supposed to be home an hour ago Bianca. Where the hell are you?." she asked angrily."Mom about that... I wish to stay back a bit longer. Why do you need me back home anyway?." Bianca asked complaining as she removed the phone from her ear, holding it away at an arm's length to guard her eardrum from the fami
A red Rolls Royce Ghost car drove into the Sanchez family estate only to be greeted by the noise of an abnormally bustling mansion.Furrowing her eyebrows, Ava Sanchez stepped down from the back seat of the vehicle as the chauffeur held the door open for her. She wondered why the mansion was so noisy as her servants had been trained to always be organized and quiet as they went about their chores.She ignored the greetings of the maids who had lined up outside to help carry the bags containing the new luxury items she had shopped earlier in the morning from the car trunk and she walked into the house with low clanking heels.Inside the huge mansion, the servants were busy rearranging pieces of furniture and adding more seats to the long table in the large dining hall. “Mrs Dorothy?.” Ava called as she made a signal for one of the nearby maids to call the housekeeper over. The maid scurried off and returned with a plump woman in her mid-fifties. “Madam Sanchez. Welcome back.” Mrs. Dor
It was already past 5 p.m. and Ava watched with a content smile on her face as the extended members of the Sanchez family started to arrive one after the other. As the mistress of the house, she was dressed in the finest outfit and adorned with the most befitting accessories. With her thirty-year-old appearance, it was hard to believe that Ava Sanchez was a woman in her mid-fifties. “There you are Ava, It’s so nice to see you again after so long!.” Aunt Lucy, Grandfather Sanchez’s younger sister exclaimed as she sighted Ava. Peter, her husband was right behind her and he also gave Ava a quick hug after his wife.“It’s also nice seeing you, Aunt Lucy. You keep looking younger by the years.” Ava teased making the old lady blush uncontrollably. “You would never stop teasing me,” she complained making Ava and Uncle Peter laugh. “No I won’t Aunt, I’m glad you guys could make it over with such short notice,” Ava said as she signaled for Mrs. Dorothy to lead the old couple inside. Soon, th
“Who is that girl?.” they asked. But how could Ava provide the answer to a question she also wanted to ask? At this point, only Noah could explain his actions so they waited for the duo to walk up to them.Just then, Grandfather Sanchez who had been waiting for Noah to arrive with his granddaughter-in-law walked out of his study room excitedly with some elders behind him.Noah who was still holding on to Lola’s hand was unfazed about the attention they drew. They walked past his mother and the curious relatives, not bothering to stop until they reached where the old man stood.“Grandfather, meet Lola, your granddaughter-in-law,” Noah said as he introduced Lola to the old patriarch. The crystal chandeliers above were giving out bright white lights as they shone on every face with surprised expressions.“Noah got married? How is this possible?.”“Are the rumors of him being gay all untrue?.” Everyone present had similar questions in mind but they didn’t dare to voice it out loud and c
Exiting the garden, Lola walked beside Noah towards the dining area. “Here they come.” Grandfather Sanchez who was sitting at the head of the table said as he gestured for Lola to come and sit at his right-hand side and so Noah had to follow suit as well. Since they were now married, they had to sit beside each other.Ava, who had followed behind them bitterly from the garden wished to retire back to her room but she dared not to or she would receive an earful of scolding from the old patriarch for abandoning her guests and her duties. Grandfather Sanchez led everyone to toast to the couple and to give them their blessings.Because he was overjoyed, Grandfather Sanchez ordered for his specially preserved wine to be served and then, he tripled the salary of the household staff for the month.The servants who were already earning a good amount of money from working in a large family such as the Sanchez’s were more than excited and grateful and wished for such celebrations to happen ev
The personal maid assigned to Lola was about her age and she communicated with her politely. When they got to the room that had been arranged for her, the maid slid an access card over the door’s keyframe which clicked open and granted them access to the room.“Everything in here has been arranged earlier by Mrs. Dorothy ma’am, your luggage had also been unpacked and arranged by me but if you need anything else, all you need to do is to press the button close to the bed stand and I’ll be here to attend to you in a jiffy.” The maid who had identified herself as Hannah said with a blush as she bowed and after dropping off the access card, she hurried away as if she was being chased before Lola could even let a word out.Lola wondered why the maid was in a hurry but shrugged and turned to walk into the bedroom only to be stunned by the sight before her. The place she thought would be only a bedroom was more like an apartment on its own. She had walked straight into a living room instead