Aria stood in front of the hospital staring at the picture on her phone for a long while, wondering if she should go ahead with what she had planned to do or not. The reporters who were stopping and questioning the people walking out from the City hospital eventually noticed her standing at a point. The head reporter who had seen Aria tapped another reporter on the shoulder. “Go question that lady over there.” He said while nodding his head in Aria’s direction.The junior reporter understood and hurried over to Aria at once. “Good morning miss.” He greeted.At the sudden voice, Aria looked up from the phone to see the person who had approached her, It was a young man in his late twenties with deep Asian eyes. She stared at the man’s tag which showed that he was a reporter then composed herself before returning his greetings. “Good morning.”“I’m Wen Smith.. from City Scoop. Are you here to visit a friend?.” The Chinese-American reporter introduced with a polite smile while trying to s
A few days passed in a jiffy with Lola spending most of her time in the hospital taking care of Noah religiously. She had taken note of his routines, and drug dosage and even learned how to change the bandages for his injuries.Though Noah’s wounds were still painful, the pain had reduced compared to how much pain he had endured in the first few days. Now, he could move his arms freely, sit up straight for a while, and even lie down on his side.The doctor in charge of Noah’s treatment was very happy with the progress of his recovery and after almost nine days had passed, Noah was finally given the discharge slip and instructed to rest properly at home for another two weeks at least before resuming at the company.Noah watched as Lola and Jane packed up the rest of the belongings they had gathered during their stay at the hospital. “Here, you can take these directly to the house.” He heard Lola say as she handed the box over to Jane. Lola was dressed in a red woolen sweater and blue
“It’s time for breakfast, Madam. Master Noah is already seated in the dining room.” Hannah announced the moment she walked into Lola’s bedroom. The maid was putting on a flower-patterned cotton apron as she had helped to prepare the food in the kitchen. Her heart-shaped face was cheerful as always making Lola wonder how exactly she managed to keep up that expression. “Alright. I will be out soon, thank you.” Lola said and slammed down the cover of the novel she had been reading since the early hours of the morning. The day after Noah had told her that he hated her and no longer needed her assistance, he had sent out word to the ancestral mansion for Grandfather Sanchez to send one of the family’s chefs over to the penthouse along with Hannah, Lola’s previous maid. Therefore, Lola no longer needed to cook for the both of them and ate whatever meal the chef prepared instead. Which was a good idea, less work to do. When Lola arrived at the dining room, her eyes fell on the indifferen
“Aria?. Someone’s at the door!.” Lola screamed from inside her bedroom while she hurriedly put on her outfit for an outdoor dinner date with Aria for the night.She heard the door open and hummed a slow tune as she applied her lip gloss to her lips.“Uhm.. Lola?.” Aria called out from the hallway then the bedroom door opened. “Yeah?.”“You have a package,” Aria announced as she brought in a box with a bouquet of red roses. “Were you expecting any?.. see? came with roses.” Aria stated suspiciously.Lola looked up from the mirror surprised. “No, I wasn’t. Does it say who it is from?.” She asked as she stood up to receive the roses. She checked for a note but did not see any.“What’s in the box?.” Lola asked and Aria shrugged. “Did not see. Let’s check it out.” She said and together they opened it up. Inside the box was a beautiful short black evening gown, brand new from Adorn. Wow.” Aria gasped as Lola brought out the simple but beautiful dress while Lola’s eyes dimmed as she wondered
Lola emerged from a cab in front of Infinity Apartments and rubbed her upper arms at the sudden chill. It was late but a few of the tenants were still hanging around the reception area. In the brightness of the lighted-up hall, Lola donned a chic black dress that hugged her sexy hourglass figure and highlighted her wild red hair perfectly making heads turn as she walked. Apart from Lexi’s voice which welcomed as she walked through the steel door, the penthouse was silent.‘Were they asleep already?.’ Lola wondered as she closed the door behind her.She had deliberately stayed out longer than she usually did to avoid coming across Noah or Bianca. There was a sudden sound of a hand clap and then the lights came on. Lola noticed Noah standing by the aquarium. He was wearing a sleeveless black T-shirt with joggers, which made him appear even more gloomy and cold. He stood staring in her direction with a bottle of wine in his hand, seeing the bottle he held made Lola frown.‘Had he been
“Why?. You don’t want me to come?.”Richard Kings asked in a pitiful tone like a child who has just been denied his favorite sweets. “Of course not.” Maria lies between her teeth. She would prefer if Richard stayed far away from her, but she could not say it so bluntly so she chose to be coy about her excuse instead.“I know you are a busy man Richard. I don’t want to bother you by making you come over here to attend a little neighborhood get-together.” She said, giving Richard the same excuse she had given to Laura only half an hour ago. Richard smiled cheekily from the other end of the line. ‘Was that meant to be an excuse to keep me away?.’ He thought as he shook his head amused. ‘It’s too soft!.’“Don’t listen to her, Richard! 5 pm on the 20th!.” Laura shouted from the background to Richard’s hearing.“Laura!.” Maria scolded as she frowned at Laura meaningfully before returning to the man on the line.“Sorry about that. Uhm I have to go now. Goodnight Richard.” She said and tried
The three women in the living area were still heavily engaged in a staring contest when Tyler walked out from Noah’s study.“Uhm.. Is everything alright in here ladies?.” He asked with a slight chuckle and the women finally tore their gazes away from each other.Tyler’s eyes met with Lola’s and he bowed awkwardly before looking away. “I’ll be leaving now.” He informed Xena. Xena grabbed her bag from the table after one last glare in Bianca’s direction. “Let’s leave together. You can drop me off at home.” She said with her voice still sounding a little edgy.“But..” Tyler stammered in an attempt to complain but was shut up by Xena’s cold and sharp glare. “Alright, ma’am.”Inside the car, on the way back to the Sanchez estate to drop Xena off, Tyler who preferred to drive the car himself instead of using a chauffeur kept looking at the girl beside him. Xena was surprisingly quiet, unlike her usual talkative self.He remembered how the three women, Bianca and Xena especially, had been st
Infinity’s annual celebration dinner was extravagant and filled with many prominent figures. Under the luxurious chandelier, shareholders, major and minor business partners, company staff, and well-wishers were all gathered, chatting and holding wine glasses as the large hall resounded with elegant music. The waiters and waitresses weaved their way around the guests as they balanced their serving trays expertly, now and then as they passed, they would witness the guests exchange glances and gossip about other companies and individuals.This was because Infinity’s CEO, Noah Sanchez was yet to arrive.At one particular corner of the hall, one of the guests, a man who was dressed in a deep gray suit was seated, bored, and typing away on his phone casually. Now and then, his expression altered from entertained to upset then disarray, it was easy to guess that he was having a conversation with someone on the phone.{How sure are you that she’s going to make it?.} He typed. {Fine I agree