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Ruby was glad away from the cameras and nosy reporters. She smiled as she received a glass of champagne from one of the waiters. Mixing up with the guests was easy as they were thrilled to see her. Most of them had discussed some business ideas with her while others commended her for being an exception. The attention Nate got was nothing compared to hers. He had almost everyone surrounding him, either trying to speak to him or trying to ask for his business card. She was proud of him and how much people looked up to him. It was only proof that he was hardworking and he made it look easy. Most people won’t believe the stress and opposition he had faced in order to be successful. “Hi beautiful” A man she had recognized from an interview on a morning show. “Hi” she smiled politely Nate was talking with some other businessmen. “Ruby I believe?” He asked with a charming smile She nodded as she sipped her champagne. Unfortunately, she had forgotten his name but remembered
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“Do you want to get out of here?” Nate whispered into her ears The words sounded like music to her ears. She could hear the urgency and need in his voice.The conference had started and they had barely paid any attention to what the speaker was saying. Nate’s hands had found their way to her thighs under the table. He loved how soft and smooth her skin was. He had imagined his head buried in between her thighs. Everything about her intrigued him, he had never desired a girl and waited long. He was upfront with whatever he wanted but it was different with Ruby. He wanted to take it slow with her and treat her like the queen that she was. She wasn’t like other girls, she was special and he didn’t have any plans of messing up the good thing they had going on. “Sure” Ruby nodded Her words had come more as a breath. She could feel the heat in between her lap as her body ached for his touch.Like teenagers sneaking food into a movie theater, Nate took her by the hand as they
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Ruby did the back strokes lazily in the pool. She was glad the Florida air wasn’t as humid as the one back home. She had woken up with a start as she tried to recall all that happened the previous night. She remembered she was drunk when she got home. She slipped out of her dress and climbed into the bed immediately. She wasn’t sure what happened to Nate but she found him sleeping on the couch when she woke up. She sighed as she changed to the butterfly strokes. “Had I said something to annoy him the previous night?” She asked herself. “Or had we gotten into a fight?” Whichever it was, she couldn’t tell what was the answer until Nate woke up. One of the reasons she avoided alcohol was because of the kind of things she said when she was drunk. She had no control over her emotions and poured out her heart ever so easily. Santos had brought them breakfast but she decided to keep it aside and waited till Nate was up so they could eat together. She had spent a part of the mo
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Doris got dressed in her yoga clothes. It was now a common thing for her to go in disguise as one of the people who jogged past the newspaper house every morning. As usual,she parked her car at a distance and hid behind a tree. So far,she had gathered quite enough evidence against Wyatt. She knew Wyatt could buy his way out of court with money but not this time. She needed enough evidence that would not be overlooked by anyone. The fleets of cars arrived five minutes later than usual. Roberta, the reporter, came down from the car teary eyed. Her face looked swollen as if she had cried all night.Fear gripped Doris. A thousand things went through her head. Was Roberta attacked? Was she sad? She sighed, it was a bad idea to use her niece to expose Wyatt’s deeds. The young reporter of twenty two had just finished college of journalism. She needed a breakout story to gain her audience. Doris decided to help her and at the same time use her to expose Wyatt. She figured that
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Grace offered him her biggest smile as she pulled him into the warmest hug. She was happy to see him after a busy week and his flight to Florida.Nate smiled widely as he hugged her back, the most important women in his life were doing alright and that was all that mattered to him. "I missed you"he said and placed a quick kiss on her cheek. Grace asked that he come to meet her at the park. Unlike other times she preferred to discuss with him in a room. She had loved the way they had bonded even more ever since he met Ruby.The garden was one of his favorite places to go when he was younger. It was always calm and had a fresh smell to it, it helped him take his mind off his problems. "I missed you too,"she said She looked forward to seeing him on the weekends. It had been a busy week for both of them. Ricardo put in extra effort in his work and the stock markets were rising. Everything about his business was going smoothly. Grace on the other hand was gettin
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Taylor grew impatient. The man wasn't taking her calls,it took all her willpower not to storm his office. Her money was on the line.She paced in the lobby. If he didn't show up today then she would have to show up in his office.After five minutes of sighing and glancing at her wristwatch,the man came in,as usual he was dressed in all black. "Why have you been ignoring my calls?"she shot immediately as he walked in.A part of her was relieved he showed up while the other part was very mad at him. "That's a really nice welcome" Ethan said sarcasticallyShe eyed him."What have you been up to?"she demanded He took the seat opposite her. He was beginning to question why teamed up with Taylor when he could take down Nate alone. "Asides plotting evil,I have a life you know? I have work and other important issues to attend to. Also, people are looking for me and I have to hide” "Well, Nate is very important to me. I invested all my money in some stupid redevelopment plan and n
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Author's noteHey besties, I listened to stay with me by Sam Smith when writing this,hope you enjoy it! Her back and head were sore when she got back home. She pulled up in the garage tiredly. Her eyes caught his car, she wasn't mistaken, it was the car he drove out in. She'd expected him to come back home quite late. She knew she was in a lot of trouble.She blamed everything on the cab driver whose car broke down on the road. She had gone to the newspaper house to see the reporter, not that she was allowed into the company anyway but she decided to hang around to catch a glimpse of the reporter's face. She had told Nate she was feeling a bit sick before she went out and he made her promise not to get back home late. "Where were you?" Nate demanded as she opened the door.His tie was loose,he looked really worried and tired."I had to run some errands" she liedShe didn't have any strength to argue further and hoped he wasn't going to ask her any more questions. "What erran
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Ruby rolled her box down the street, she knew leaving the house late at night was a bad idea. She reminisced about her stay at Nate’s. She had to admit that it was the most luxurious months of her life, she noticed she added some weight from all the pampering she had been getting. She had fallen for Nate regardless, she closed her eyes, trying to block all thoughts about Nate and the kiss they shared, he didn't deserve her. He was unfair to her despite everything. She sighed, she was determined to start a new life when she traveled. A life where she would heal from Nate and all her trauma. It began to get awkwardly cold. She rubbed her palm against her arms, she wasn't going to get to the bus at this rate, she had to drop Nate’s car key behind. She was only dressed in a wool cardigan and black pants. The streets were cold and empty, it began to drizzle lightly. She cussed so many times and blamed herself for leaving his house.She blamed Nate for being so charming and f
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It was time to go home.After a day well spent, Nate and Ruby decided to leave. It was already past one in the morning. The couple had already started packing their things. Ruby knew she had a long day ahead of her so she needed to get some sleep first.She walked hand in hand with Nate to the car park. It hurt her that they would have to go their separate ways. She was too shy to ask him if they would meet again very soon. Nate was exhausted but in a good way, he couldn't believe he would have to deal with the problems at the office by daybreak. Everything about it made him tired, just thinking about it made him tired. He held Ruby’s soft hand, not wanting to let it go. Even though they had not given a name to the situation between them,he loved everything about her. He was ready to take years off on vacation with her where there was nothing to disturb him. "I want to drive you home" he saidHe wasn't comfortable with her driving alone at night."No,I'll be fine," she
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Nate walked her to her car as usual. He noticed how sad she looked throughout the date. Her eyes held fear and her lips held back words from him.He was scared and so was she. The Italians caused so much damage to everyone, courtesy of Wyatt and his family. He understood how unsafe she was. "Thank you so much, Nate,"she smiled as she unlocked her car.She loved how kind he was, even though they had quarreled most of the time, he didn’t forsake her. He wished he could teleport into her mind and figure out what is wrong with her. Ruby had an ego and won't tell anyone if she had any problem. He shook his head sadly. "Ruby" he began softly, treading carefully. "Is there anything that is troubling you?" He watched her swallow the lump in her throat before she continued. "No, nothing," she said, plastering a fake smile on her face. "I've just been very tired recently, you know,work here and there" He knew she was lying but allowed her to have her way. Whatever was trou
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Mrs Wyatt had met Wyatt at a highschool dance back then. Of all her children,she would say she was more like Taylor when she was younger. Her father was one of the men who owned a car back then, it was something to brag about. Wyatt on his side wasn't close to rich,his parents could barely pay his school fees. He always showed up to school in tattered clothes with patches. Even with his tattered clothes, the rich girls still surrounded him. They were smitten by how handsome and charming he was despite the fact that he was poor. Her life was almost like a fairytale. She dated the richest guy at school and they were going to be crowned homecoming king and queen. That night, she dressed in the fanciest dress she had. Her maid helped her prep her face with a little bit of makeup. When it was time to announce the prom king and queen, her boyfriend was missing. They searched everywhere for him and eventually caught him making out with another girl. She was humiliated, ever
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Marco paced angrily, a cigarette in hand. Taylor Wyatt wasn't making things easy for him. He had taken her to different islands and thrown the biggest parties for her friends. He sighed as he drew in his smoke,how annoying could the spoiled brat get? So far, her father's campaign was doing just fine and he had a good chance of winning the election. It was crazy that the office for the minister of finance election was more popular than that of the election for the office of president. This was because very influential people were running for the post of Minister of finance. Occupying the office gave them free access to the country's wealth and they could loot money as much as they wanted to. He spent the last week acting all lovey-dovey with Taylor. She made him buy her expensive designer bags. He was comforted by the fact that the new development site was doing just fine and he had a lot of shares in the company. "Hey baby" Taylor called in her singsong voice and wrapped
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Roberta stretched tiredly . Mommy duties were stressing her. She had woken up early to bathe Lorenzo , feed him and take him to school. She drew out a carefully planned family tree for him. His school’s principal had called her back the next day. Rebecca stood her ground that getting the children involved with aspiring candidates was dangerous. Some of the candidates were dangerous themselves and would go the extra mile to harm innocent children in order to attain political positions. The principal brushed it off as nothing and assured her that he had everything under control.He said that Wyatt was only being generous and concerned about the children’s welfare. He had donated a huge sum of money and promised them a new basketball court. Of course, Wyatt was the least interested in the children’s welfare. He only wanted their support in the upcoming elections and he had invited reporters to take pictures of him as he donated money to the school. The interior decorator for th
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After a long day, Roberta returned home. The smell of her mother’s freshly baked cakes welcomed her. Her mouth watered immediately. “Mommy!” Lorenzo yelled happily as he played around his mother’s feet. She scooped her little delight into her arms and rained kisses on him. She did a good job masking the sadness she felt. When Carl was eating, she noticed some scars on his hands due to the moving of his shirt. She panicked, fresh tears falling off her eyes the third time. She scolded him for subjecting himself to such harsh punishment. He brushed it off, saying it was nothing important. Her heart shattered into a million pieces when she forced him to take off his shirt. The scars ran all the way from his nape to his lower back. It was obvious that he was attacked because of her and that was the reason he hadn’t contacted for a while.She prayed Lorenzo was nothing like that. She helped him apply ointment even though he assured her that he was doing just fine. When he w
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The sun rays forced its way into her room. Ruby yawned tiredly and stretched. She had a good night's sleep.The previous night, after dinner, Mark and her decided to pass time by discussing childhood and other topics they had not talked about before.A loud knock on the door,drove away the sleep from her eyes. "Come in"she said groggily,itching her eyes.She was tired,all she wanted to do was spend all day in the comfort of the bedsheets."Good morning sleeping beauty"Mark said sonorously with a tray of food balanced on his hands.She smiled. Mark had given her princess treatment since she came to his house,she was grateful for everything.She couldn't picture Nate doing the same. She pinched herself,it was too early to think about him."Good morning Mark,"she smiled."How are you doing?"he asked and set the tray on her bed. The smell of fresh cakes and coffee warmed her up."I feel very much better,thank you so much Mark"she said."I made you scones and my best confectioneries,hope y
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Roberta had the best sleep in the longest time. Her son was beside her throughout the night,she had no nightmares, everything was perfect. She slept in the comfort of her former bedroom. Posters she got as a teen were still on the wall,her mother refused to clean it out even when she moved out. She wished she could stay with them a little longer.She helped Lorenzo get ready for school and even made him breakfast. She wanted to drop him off at school but couldn't risk it. "You're such an amazing mom," her mother told her."Well,I got it from you"she smiled, placing a peck on her cheek. "So,you're leaving today, right?""Sadly, yes" "Roberta" her mother started, holding her hands"When will all these be over? We need you here I beg you, your son needs you,I've never seen him this happy in a long while" "Mother, I promise you, I'm doing everything possible to get done with my work and come to you guys. I love being here" she said sadly.Her emotions were in check, she had
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Victoria and Roger were let into Mrs Wyatt’s office by her secretary. Roger contained his excitement as he was fascinated by how huge her office was. "Welcome" she through gritted teeth.She had not forgotten the shame the couple brought her but she was willing to invest with them. "Thank you for having us. I apologize again for my behavior the other day" Victoria said, bobbing her head slightly. "Please take your seats" she ignored her apology."Without further ado, I'll suggest we carry on with this meeting immediately because I have other meetings to attend to" "Okay ma'am, here is the real estate we have,I bought this stock but I'm willing to sell it to you" Roger smiled. Mrs Wyatt took the file from the table and went through it carefully.The land was situated in the heart of Beverly hills. It was surrounded by many commercial businesses which meant more income for her. She knew the competition there was going to be strong but she was a business woman and always had
