MANNY “Avery?" Manny whispered, and Avery grinned, showing her perfect teeth. “Finally." Avery let out, the smile never leaving her face, with the knife still in her hand. “I was getting a little bit tired of acting. The heavy makeup was starting to spoil my face." “But…how…?" “How am I here?" Avery smirked “I got a text from someone who hates you as much as I do and the next thing I knew, I was on a first-class flight back to Australia with a new identity.” She explained and recalled how Andrew had threatened her because of Manny and put her on a plane flying out of the country. Thanks to Kate, she was able to come back. “Did Kate send you?" Manny was bold enough to ask, she didn't think Avery had the guts to hurt her. "Send me? No, not at all. But you can say that we're working together and I don't think she’ll mind if I just—” Avery grabbed Manny by the wrist and brought the knife closer. As she was about to inflict an injury, a furious knock on the door int
MANNYManny nuzzled closely to the handsomely built guy that slept beside her, last night still stuck in her head. She couldn't wait to have all of him.“You're staring, go back to sleep.” Andrew groaned and turned to the other side. It was the first time he was getting any sleep in days and he didn't want to be disturbed.“You'll be late.” "I don't care." He said, pulling the duvet over himself. Unable to sleep back, Manny got up and entered the bathroom.“Can I join you?” She heard Andrew speak from under the sheets.“Are you going to go to work?” "Never mind.” He sighed and continued to sleep. He slept all the while Manny had her bath, around her, it was always different.Manny shook her head as she saw him still asleep when she came out of the bathroom. She dumped her wet towel on him. She was the pregnant one, but Andrew was sleeping like he was carrying twins.“Are you trying to seduce me?” His head stuck out of the duvet as Manny stood bare in front of the mirror.“You'll
ANDREW “Whose child is dead?” Andrew threw numerous questions at Manny, not understanding the issue. “What the fuck is going on Manny? Who's dead?” He yelled and she began to get scared. Holding the curtains for balance, she whispered, “Andrew…” Manny's breathing quickened as tears rushed out as she faced him. The doctor quickly took measures to calm her down and Andrew helped her lie down after she was relaxed. “Harry, what is it?” Andrew demanded, not minding the age gap between them. Doctor Harry bowed his head, sorry. “Your baby is dead. It's why she couldn't feel any movement.” “What do you mean dead?” Andrew looked to the doctor and then to Manny, he needed an explanation. “Your wife had informed me that she had ingested a poison and that had greatly affected the unborn child…” “And?” Andrew was getting impatient, “The previous doctor had mentioned that but they also said there was a possibility that the child would survive.” “Yes. There's a one percent
MANNY“Have you heard from Kate recently?”“No. Still nothing.” Andrew answered coldly as he tried away on his laptop.“Are you hungry?”“I'm good.” Manny sighed and laid on the bed.It's been a month and they've heard nothing from Kate. Not threat messages, no attacks. Even Avery was keeping a low profile these days.It was like she'd disappeared all of a sudden. If only that were true.But Andrew was still on high alert, he knew she was waiting for a perfect time to strike and that was one of the many reasons he was still at Manny's house.“Won't you say something?” “What is there to say? It's not like you'll listen anyway.” Andrew snickered. He had decided to let Manny do as she pleased, still a part of him thought it would be wise to stay with her just in case—another one of the many reasons.“That's not fair. You can't possibly understand, you're not the one carrying a dead child!” Manny yelled. If Andrew was going to be a dick, it would be better if he'd left.“So you admit th
ANDREW “She's gathering men.” Tristan rushed into Andrew's office shouting, his eyes fixated on his phone. “Who is?” “Kate. She met with three men yesterday in a small town but what they were talking about, I haven't found out yet.” Tristan tattled, curiosity evident in his voice. Kate had been quiet since last month. He was almost sure that she had given up on her quest. The sudden visitation of those mysterious men made him think otherwise. “Why?” Andrew paused and turned to him distrustful. “How did you know that?” “I have someone on the inside.” He revealed, his shoulders up in pride for doing such a good job. “Hmmm.” He sniggered and returned to his work. He chose to trust Tristan blindly, but if he was anything like Jason, he wouldn't hesitate to kill him off, not minding other factors. “So what do we do now?” “We?” Andrew raised an eyebrow at his statement. He was nothing but a tool. “You think I'll just sit down and let you have all the fun? I want in
MANNYManny was starting to get antsy as she waited for Andrew. He said it was a quick stop, so why was he taking so much time.After waiting for another thirty minutes, she got out of the car.She heard muffled voices as she went in. As she got closer, the voice got louder. She could recognise Mr Allen's voice, and could hear him yelling?“Love her?" She heard. Who was she referring to? Before she could think about it, Andrew's voice came up."I can't go on with the plan father. What if she finds out?”"Who cares?” Manny heard his father reply back.She was confused. They seemed to be talking about her, yet she knew nothing about what they were saying.What plan did Andrew know of?“Do you know how much it took for me to pay for a sperm swap? Her mother got the doctors and was foolish enough to sign a contract with me.”"A sperm swap?” She mumbled and from Andrew's question, she could tell he was just as confused as she was.If his father had paid for a sperm swap, that would mean, t
YEARS AGOThe dimly lit room rumbled with laughter as the two men clung their glasses together and took a drink.The smell of scotch filled the room as they both bathed in their victory. It was all theirs. They'd won, though nationally, a win was a win.“You've done well my friend." One of the men commended, as he took another glass of victory.“We've done well.". The second person present corrected. It was their doing, now they were on top, all-powerful, with everyone's bowing at their feet.“We’ve taken over nationally. Next, the world.” The two let out another round of laughter. The month had been good for them."So Allen, you said you wanted to see me?” “Ah, yes." Allen adjusted in his seat as he thought of the words to use.“I'm here about the money Fransisco." He finally said.Fransisco looked at him exasperated, it wasn't something he wanted to discuss, again. Especially not now that he was too drunk.“But we've settled the matter. We share it equally, why does it bother you
MANNYManny has been working as early as 7 in the morning preparing the models for the upcoming fashion show.Looking at the clock, she discovered that it was already late into the afternoon and she hadn't even had breakfast yet. With sweat running down her face and a bunch of pins in her mouth, Manny felt tired. All she wanted was to go back to her office, relax, and have a good lunch. Good thing she was dressing the last model for the day.“Allen Cooper and his father will be coming by the office today to sort out the contract for the marriage and I want you to remember that this marriage benefits the both of us and you must sign the contract. ” her mum said in a serious tone, coming out of the large dressing room.Manny felt irritated and fed up. Her mum has been pestering her about the contract for the last two weeks, why couldn't she just accept that she's not ready to marry? “No Mother, I want to marry someone who loves me for me and not just what he can get out of me.” “I d