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The girls took shelter in a little coffee shop as the sky snarled with lightning and thunder. The rain showed no signs of stopping soon and it poured heavily. “If we didn’t have to deal with your shopping problem, we won’t be in this mess” Esme frowned, her perfect hair was soaking wet and her dress clung to her body like a second skin. “I’m so sorry”Ruby wasn’t any better than Esme, she had streaks of mascara running down her cheeks. They left the shopping bags in Esme’s car and ran to the nearest shop they could find as they couldn’t drive further in the rain. “After making me go through this much stress, you have to tell me about your boss” Esme teased as she ordered hot chocolate for them “There’s nothing to tell, he’s just my boss, nothing more” Ruby groaned.She felt more color rise to her cheeks at the thought of Nate. “Can you at least tell me his name? I need to know the name of the guy who has my best friend acting like she’s sixteen” “I’ll tell you when I’m re
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After two hours of heavy downpour, the downpour seemed to ease up a bit. Esme and Taylor were chatting excitedly while Ruby scrolled through her phone.It took so much control in her not to dump her drink on Taylor’s pretty face. She had felt so much anger and hatred in her life but nothing like the one she felt right now. It upset her even more than Esme and Taylor acted like everything was alright, they expected her to forget about everything like it didn’t happen. Her high school experience had redefined her whole life. For a couple of years after high school, up to when she went to college, she had trouble speaking in public and speaking to people generally. She always kept her head low because she had been told before that she wasn’t worthy of anything. She was called ugly duckling by most of the students and she had believed they had forgotten her real name.Taylor’s behavior towards her had scarred her for life. She always felt insecure and not pretty enough. “Ruby would b
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Nate held the door open for her as she walked to him. He didn’t mind the way the rain soaked his hair lightly. He just wanted to get done with her and leave. “Hey baby” she smiled as she reached out to place a kiss on his lips.Nate flinched, Taylor always had a way of drawing attention. The rumors of his marriage with her kept spreading everyday. He had received anonymous messages and requests from reporters to make a comment about it.It was exhausting. Although he was kind of used to it as growing up in a rich family meant reporters trying to get dirt on the family. “Come on, Nate” Taylor frowned, pushing her hair from her face. The more she tried to win Nate’s love, the more he distanced himself. She found him difficult and hard to understand. “Taylor, would you just get into the car ?” Nate asked impatiently He was at work when he received a call from Taylor. She was crying over the phone and he was a little bit concerned. She lied she wasn’t cornered by some reporter
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Ruby felt her head spin. There was a pile of files sitting on her desk and some other files she still had left from her day off. She was running on four hours of sleep after she spent the previous night thinking. Nate had lied to her and deceived her yet again. She felt stupid enough for thinking he could be straightforward with her and maybe eventually like her. She buried her face in her palm, things were way more difficult than she thought. Taylor and Nate were now trending on social media because of their marriage. She sighed as she popped an aspirin, the previous night, she had cried herself to sleep. She had also concluded that working for Nate was a very bad idea. At first, she had thought she had healed completely from all that happened to her in high school but meeting Taylor and getting lied to by Nate showed her that she wasn’t even half as strong as she thought she was. She loved Nate so much that she wasn’t ready to let go of him. She concluded that for the
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Nate frowned as he watched the news. Taylor and her family were really getting on his nerves. A photoshopped picture of him and Taylor appeared on the screen, the lady reporting the news had even fixed a date for the supposed wedding.Nate could feel anger and pain rise through him. He switched off the television immediately. This was clearly Taylor and her fathers doing.Nate’s father, Mr Wesley Jacobin worked with Mr Wyatt for years. According to what his mother had told him, his father was best friends with Mr Wyatt before he passed on. They ran a company successfully and they were feared by their competitors. The profit from the company was split equally by both men. Grace said there was no bad blood between them but when Wesley passed on, things changed. They stopped receiving their share from the company. Mr Wyatt and his wife shut them out from their lives and ordered that they do not set a foot in the company ever again. Grace single handedly raised her son into a fin
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Nate waited at the bar for Adam. After their last meeting with Adam when he convinced him to try the dating site he just launched, they had barely had enough time to hangout. With Ruby taking a few days off, he decided to give himself a little break too. The office wasn’t as fun as it used to be, especially since she wasn’t around. “Long time no see Mr Nate” Adam joked as he tapped Nate’s backNate smiled tiredly. He had made some contacts the previous night, trying to get to the root of Mr Wyatt's false allegations. “You look so tired” Adam commented as he poured them tequila. “It’s been a long week for me” Adam also went to business school with Nate where they were best of friends. With both of them being busy with work, they didn’t have time to catch up. “It’s been a long week here. The dating site has been doing well so far and it’s been getting a lot of reviews”Adam smirked proudly “By the way, you didn’t update me on how your date went” Nate scoffed as he remembe
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Ruby placed the scones she had baked on the table. Cassie and Ethan had promised to visit her after work. Hip hop music played on her radio as she swayed her hips. Taking a break from work had helped her refocus and get her mind off some things. Taylor had reached out to her again for brunch but she declined. Her mind was made up about her resignation from Nate’s company. She was ready to leave Nate in her past even though it was hard. She had a little plan to move out from Oregon and start afresh somewhere else. She had also planned on seeing a therapist after she had settled down.Her mother had suggested she come back home for a bit but she declined, the street she grew up in held so many memories she was trying to heal from.As part of her healing process, she deleted all her social media accounts. Taylor and Nate were trending nonstop. People kept commenting on how they would make such a perfect couple and have the most beautiful kids. Seeing Nate and Taylor’s picture wasn’
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Nate waited at the alley of an old pub. He planned to meet with one of the security men at Wyatt’s company.The alley reeked of cigarettes and some other things Nate couldn’t figure out. He scrunched his nose as he glanced at his wristwatch, the man was fifteen minutes late.He frowned, all he wanted to do was get out of the alley but he was on a mission and was ready to go lengths for his father. “I’m sorry I’m late, I had a little bit of an errand to run,” a little man named Jake said as he came out from the corner of the pub.Jake was in his late fifties, he was the head of security at Mr Wyatt’s company after working with him for the longest time. “Care for a smoke?” He asked as he offered Nate a cigarette “No, thank you” he politely declined Nate had a hazy memory of him from when he was a child. He remembered meeting Jake a couple of times when he followed his father to the company. “How can I help you young man?” Jake asked as they sat on a crooked bench at a dark
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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
