Celeb was working on a game project in his desk at the GameCo when he saw an incoming call from an unfamiliar number, he gently raised it up and glanced at it for a long time contemplating who it could be, who was reaching out to him with a different number.“Aren’t you going to take it?” One of the female staff who walks with him asked and he glanced at her and flashed a smile.“I will.” He said and reluctantly picked the call placing it on his ear, he didn’t say a word but waited for the person on the other side of the line to answer first.“Celeb, please come home, or come to my boutique opening, mom and dad are worried, I am worried, I know you are listening, so please come, it’s tomorrow, I would so much appreciate it if you show up.” She told him.“Will Katherine come?” Celeb asked, he knew the person at the other side of the line was his sister, he still haven’t forgive her for what she has done, at least for having no remorse for what she has done.There was a brief silence on
Carlos steered the sleek white sedan through the sun-dappled streets of the city, a light breeze ruffling his dark hair. Katherine gazed out the window, her fingers drumming gently on her lap, a nervous energy in the pit of her stomach.They arrived at the restaurant, a charming little bistro tucked away on a quiet street, came into view. Carlos smoothly parked the car and turned to Katherine with a warm smile. "We're here," he announced, his eyes twinkling with anticipation.Katherine nodded, trying to quell the butterflies fluttering in her chest, if she wasn’t married to Alexander, she would have chosen Carlos without a second thought, he knew how to treat her nicely, unlike someone else.As they walked into the bistro, the tantalizing aroma of freshly baked bread and aromatic spices enveloped them. The intimate atmosphere, with soft lighting and muted colors, immediately put her at ease.Seated at a corner table with a view of the cobblestone street outside, Carlos and Katherine p
Katherine was surprised when Vivian told her about the invitation, she knew Vivian was the last person to invite her on the special occasion, and from what she has experienced from that family, she didn’t see any need to go back or meet them eye to eye.“Thank you for the invitation Vivian, but I will reject the offer…” Before she could finish, Vivian interrupted her.“It’s not an offer you can reject just because you don’t want to come Katherine.” Vivian said begrudgingly from the other side of the line and Katherine has to glance at her phone with a white look before placing it back. “I know it’s a weekend tomorrow and you have all the free time to show up, just show your face there and then you can leave.”Katherine gave it a thought, she knew there was something behind this, and she didn’t want to fall into their trap again. “Vivian, tell me first, what is wrong? What is your reason for inviting me?” She questioned.“There is no reason.” Vivian replied but that was the last thing
Katherine smiled at the question and returned back to eating, she glanced at her wristwatch, now she wanted to change the topic, since she hates lying to Carlos, he was the last person she wanted to lie to.“It’s almost past our lunch break and we haven’t finished lunch yet, let’s eat and hurry back.” She told him with a smile on her face and began eating without glancing up at him, scared that she would spill everything if she gaze once more into his eyes.Carlos exhaled sharply, he knew Katherine was hiding something from him, he has already sensed her lies, but he also knew not to force it, it made her feel uncomfortable, and she would come around, whereas, there was still a bond between them that needs to be fixed since it’s been over five years since they made connection.After eating lunch, Carlos drove Katherine back to the company, but when they arrived at the entrance, the man who was waiting next to a new motor circle was Robin, his eyes dilated in shock when he saw Carlos a
Robin staggered backwards after the fist of the man that walked into the office collided with his jaw and he held the sore part before looking up to see who it was only for his eyes to dilate.“Carlos.” He bites his bleeding lower lips, almost whining at the pain. “Welcome…” He forced a laugh, but Carlos didn’t let him say another word before punching him again and this time, he fell backwards hitting the table with his back.“Ouch…” Robin groaned in pain, one thing he knew was not to fight with Carlos, right from high school, Carlos was stronger and everyone in school feared him, perhaps because his father was a mafia lord, and he has been taught martial arts.“Shit, your punch has grown stronger these past five years...” Robin said softly before getting up on his feet, “But before you hit me again, you should hear me out…”“Then start speaking.” Carlos clenched his jaw, his hand balled into fist ready to deliver another punch. “And let the reason you lied to me be reasonable, else…”
Caroline, Alexander's secretary, knocked lightly on the door of his spacious corner office before entering. She glanced around the office, but when she didn’t see him on his desk, she turned in the direction of the French window.And she found him standing by the French window, staring out at the bustling cityscape below. The sun had begun to set, casting a warm, golden ray across the office."Excuse me, Mr. Alexander," Caroline spoke softly, "I noticed it's getting late, and I wanted to check if you're planning to leave soon. It's almost time to clock out."Alexander turned his attention from the window, his expression cold as it had been all afternoon. "Thank you, Caroline. I appreciate your concern. I'll be wrapping up here shortly."Caroline nodded, ready to leave, but Alexander's voice stopped her before she could turn away. "Actually, Caroline, before you go, I have a task I'd like you to look into." His voice were icy.Curiosity sparked in her eyes as she turned to face him ful
Vivian sat down in the living room, her phone on the left side of her ear, her lips moving as she was on the phone with Celeb who was at the other side of the line. "Celeb," she said softly. "I have informed her." She told him."And?" He spoke without hesitation. "What was her response?" He asked from the other side of the line.Vivian rolled her eyes at his urgency to learn her response. "Well, she said she would come." Vivian replied, gritting her teeth.She heard Celeb breath a sigh of relief, but he immediately questioned her again. "Are you sure?" Vivian scoffed, if he wasn't her brother, she would never have spoken to him again. "I did, I did tell her, so you have to come tomorrow, you must come!" She told him."Sure, as long as Katherine will come." He said with excitement. "Bye for now." He told her.Vivian's fingers trembled slightly as she tapped her phone's screen to end the call. She took a deep breath, her heart racing, a mix of satisfaction and frustration swirling with
Katherine's eyelashes fluttered as she awoke to the soft morning light filtering through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the room. As she blinked herself awake, her eyes darted to the spot where Alexander should have been sleeping, but she was confused to see the empty space.She had seen him asleep the previous morning when she left the house, he had been fast asleep and she was careful not to wake him up as she slipped out of the room, but today was different.Reaching out a hand, she tentatively touched the space where Alexander usually lay. The sheets were cool, devoid of his warmth. A shiver ran down her spine as a sense of unease settled in the pit of her stomach. Did he not sleep here at all? She blinked in confusion and sat up, her thoughts racing as she tried to understand what was happening.Swinging her legs over the side of the bed, she stood and cast a quick glance around the room, hoping to catch sight of Alexander, but the room remained still, and he was nowh
Two months laterThe final project was concluded and lunched, Katherine had signed deals with the investors and about to take her next big step, the redevelopment of her father’s company will be concluded in a few days and everything else seemed perfect.She stood at her father’s company building, gazing at it, she can still recall how it was in the past when her parent were still alive and she had made sure the exterior design was just that way, tears brimmed in her eyes, Alexander had helped her and made it happen.“Mom, dad, it’s almost over, I even got the house back.” Tears rolled down her cheek as she thought these in her mind.Alexander who stood next to her saw the tears in her eyes and held her shoulder, whirling her to face him, he used his finger to wipe her tears and cupped her cheek.“You should be smiling not crying, CEO Katherine Edwards.” He called her by the title and it made her chuckle, she had never been called like this, but hearing him give her the title brought
Over the next few weeks, Katherine discovered she still has feelings for Alexander when they started working on the project together, meeting different directors and investor that would help her father’s company take a stand again.Alexander didn’t fail to show up for Kyle who was so happy when his mother finally revealed to him that Alexander was his father, he even asked Alexander to come have a sleep over in their house, although, Alexander usually leaves whenever Kyle falls asleep. Carlos didn’t like the fact that Katherine was meeting with Alexander, but he couldn’t stop it, Alexander played a crucial role in the project, and he was Kyle’s father, but Carlos still cling to the hope that Katherine can’t get back to Alexander since she still thought he was married to Vivian and this was also what made Katherine hold back her feelings even when Alexander shows his.Jane called Alexander over to have dinner with her and Swift, when Alexander came, they asked him when he would get ma
The taxi Katherine boarded pulled over at the entrance of Swift enterprise, she stepped out of the car and looked at the large building, it was same as she remembered it, this was the largest enterprise in the country, and from what she found out two years ago, Alexander has been the one who brought it this far, earning his father’s trust, he became the CEO of the company with a large shares.Katherine curled her hand into fist, she had worked here, but due to the lies of Vivian and her mother, she was forced out and ridiculed, now Alexander wanted her to work on a project with him and bring back hatred from the people who loathes her.She exhaled sharply and made her way to the front desk, she informed the staff there that she was here to see Mr. Alexander, since he made an appointment with her, the staff recognized her instantly, the marriage had been so huge that everyone knew about her, whereas, she had been introduced once to the company.The staff informed her that Alexander was
Caroline knocked on Alexander’s office door, and made her way. “Mr. Alexander, there is a parcel here for you.” She told him and handed him an envelope.Alexander quickly reached for it and tore it open, he glanced at the DNA test result of Kyle and him and he scoffed when he saw that it didn’t match, he glanced up at Caroline. “Who sent this?” He asked.“It was an unknown sender.” Caroline replied. “But it said you urgently needed to see it.”Alexander clenched his jaw. “Manipulating a DNA test now, Katherine?” He soliloquized and threw it into the trash can.Then he glanced at his opened computer screen at the test result the doctor in charge had forward to him, it was a 99% match, he had already received this a few minutes before Caroline walked into that door.He glanced at Caroline. “I want to you find out who sent this parcel, trace it down to the person behind it!” Alexander said with a frown on his face and Caroline nodded and walked out to carry out his order.Alexander picke
“Kyle, you are running late, what are you doing in your room?” Katherine called out, she had finished dressing for work and had also dressed Kyle for daycare too, she glanced around and couldn’t find him in the living room.“I am coming mom, just want to grab my bag!” Kyle called out, Kyle who was in the room put his hair brush into a nylon and put it into his bag pack.“Hurry up!” She adjusted her hair and just then, she saw Kyle running out of the room to her. “Let’s go.” She stretched her hand and he took her hand as they made their way out of the door only to hear a car horn and turned in the direction to see Alexander step out of the car.“Hop in, I will give you a ride.” Alexander told Katherine, his eyes fell on Kyle who waved at him with a smile, Alexander smiled back.It’s been a week since he last picked Kyle from school, after that day, Kyle didn’t go with him whenever he showed up at school because he did not want his mother to be angry anymore, although, he usually smiled
Katherine shut her eyes, all her effort to hide her son, all the effort she had put up to make sure Alexander didn’t see them, didn’t find out about Kyle, she won’t let those effort come to waste, whereas, she doubts Alexander knew the truth.“Don’t make me laugh, Alexander, this child isn’t yours, we never had a child, remember?” She tightened her grip on Kyle.“He said he doesn’t have a father,” Alexander told her and Katherine looked at Kyle wondering how much he had told this man. “We have to talk, Katherine…”“We have nothing to talk about.” Katherine told him and turned to Kyle. “Let’s go home, Kyle.” She quickly walked out of the restaurant with Kyle, Alexander didn’t follow, he knew he has to discuss what he has to say privately from Kyle’s hearing, and there was no way he would ever let the matter go, if Kyle was his son, he won’t give up.Katherine walked into the apartment with Kyle and shut the door, locking the door as if there was someone after her, then Kyle watched thi
Alexander and Kyle sat down in a table reserved in a classy restaurant as they both ate, Alexander had skipped lunch because he knew he would eat with Kyle once he picked him up from school, he watched Kyle eat and couldn’t stop smiling when he watched how well Kyle ate.After getting his full, Kyle looked up at Alexander and exhaled sharply. “Now tell me, Mr. what do you mean when you say you were my father?” His question were so direct that it surprised Alexander.No one around him had ever had the courage to ask him questions without lowering their gaze when they spoke, but Kyle had said this while staring into his eyes.“Um…” Alexander slowly scratched the corner of his brows. “You look so much like me, I couldn’t help calling you son.” He leaned close and then looked at Celeb.“That doesn’t mean you should claim to be my father, there are lot of people who look alike around the world, and I have often hear people say I look like Ruben, Gary, Ben, Asher, Cory, and many others, so
Celeb and Katherine meet at the restaurant they had set up for lunch, they both sat across each other after ordering a meal, Celeb didn’t stop staring at Katherine, and Katherine who noticed it, glanced up at him with raised brows.“Why do yo keep staring?” She asked, tucking her hair behind her ear.“You won’t blame me, you left for three years and I couldn’t see you at all, so let me stare at you in peace.” His brows were together and lowered, his anger at her was clear.“Come on, Celeb, I have apologized, and I am eating lunch with you now.” She pointed and Celeb nodded his head, his eyebrows slowly relaxed.“Fine, I will let you get away with it,” He sipped his juice. “So, tell me, how has three years being, you just left, where did you go?” He asked.“I was at Italy, studying to be précised.” She informed him and Celeb paused his lips.“You graduated from the best university from what I heard, what else were you studying for?” He leaned closed to the table, wanting to catch up on
Katherine took Kyle to the daycare, after processing his papers, the teacher stood aside while she squatted next to him, she adjusted his clothe and slowly smoothen his hair, then he looked at his face. “You will be alright, right?” She asked and he nodded.“Yes, mom, I will be alright.” He said, then tilted his head when he saw the worried line on is mother’s brows. “Come on mom, I am serious, I will be alright, you don’t have to worry.”“It’s just that I feel so bad sending you to a daycare immediately we arrived here, I should let you familiarize yourself with this city first…”“Mom, you have to work, and I also want to make friends quickly, and you should stop worrying about me, I will be fine, whereas I will see you later today when you come to pick me up.” He flashed her a smile and Katherine smiled.“How did you get so big?” She still thinks of him as the small kid she always nurse around, but now, he looked so matured.Kyle embraced his mother and kissed her cheek. “You should