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Ruby couldn’t help the moan that escaped her lips as she bit into the beef stuffed bell peppers. After her little emotional moment, she gathered herself together and went down for lunch. She plastered a fake smile on her face as she didn’t want anyone to worry about her. The sight of Nate already at the table turned the fake smile into a genuine one.Thankfully, he was now wearing a shirt which distracted her a little less. He also seemed to be in a better mood which helped lift hers. “Wait until you try her lasagna” Nate commented and bit into his hamburgerAfter his call with Taylor, he switched off his phone just in case her parents started bugging him with unending phone calls. “Maria is the absolute best” Ruby nodded as she tried the hamburgers “I could take you to a little cafe, not too far from the office. Trust me, they sell the best slushies” she addedThe cafe was one of her favorite places in Oregon. After school hours, she always rushed there to get herself a
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After a very filling lunch, Nate went to the pub to meet up with Adam and Jake. It was an emergency meeting so he had to go. Ruby was left alone in her room while Maria went off, doing house chores.He promised to get her cupcakes and slushies on his way back home. Everything felt surreal, he was coming back to her waiting for him, just like they were a couple. She shook her head as she scratched that off, yes she loved him but until he asked her, she wasn’t going to conclude they were a couple mostly because his wedding was around the corner and she was still confused on how he looked happy with Taylor in high school but claimed it was the opposite. To be fair, he didn’t exactly look happy, his face was expressionless most of the time so she couldn’t tell what or how he was feeling. She switched on the TV and began swiping in between stations. Nothing interested her, not even the romcoms or comedy shows. With Nate not in the house, she felt empty. His scent filled up her nos
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Nate pulled up at the local pub. He had a baseball cap and sunglasses on. Just when he was about to take Ruby on a tour of the building, he received a call from Adam, demanding that he showed up at the pub immediately.He walked briskly to the pub, ensuring his face was well covered. Adam and Jake were already seated at their usual booth and they ordered fries as usual. The pub was busier than usual, some men who worked around gathered to watch a football match. He was relieved they were so engrossed in the match so they couldn’t notice him. “If it isn’t Mr lover boy that decided to show up” Jake laughed as he stretched his hands for a shake.He had a cigarette tucked at the back of his right ear and a Diet Coke in his hand.Nate wondered if he was ever tired of cigarettes.He bumped fist with Adam and sat opposite them. “I’m sorry for going off the other day, an emergency came up” he apologized “If by the emergency, you mean Miss Ruby, that’s okay” Adam teased as he
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Ruby laid on the couch as she watched another comedy show. It was now several minutes past nine o’clock and she wasn’t ready to go to bed yet. There was no way she could when Nate wasn’t home yet. Maria had prepared dinner for her but she wasn’t in the mood to eat anything because she was worried about Nate.She tried calling him but his phone was switched off. She wanted to call a couple of people to ask about his whereabouts but couldn’t. No one knew they were staying at the penthouse and they both wanted to keep it that way. Maria persuaded her to go to bed but she wasn’t having any of it. She wanted to make sure Nate was alright. Her bed seemed very uncomfortable, she wanted to be wrapped in Nate’s bedsheets with him beside her.She sighed as she stared at the television, her ears blocked to the show that was airing. All she could see were humans moving and smiling. She was too worried about Nate to think straight. She had done all she could think of doing in order to pass
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Ruby smiled as she turned and tossed in his bed. She had spent several days in his house and still wasn’t over the fact that they got to share a bed each night. They were like teenagers hiding from their snoopy parents. The snoopy parent being Maria. She was very sweet but she was always interested in their business. Each night, when they were sure Maria was asleep, he would sneak Ruby into his room and they'd talk, play a game or watch a movie till one of them fell asleep. She stretched lazily and yawned.She was getting enough sleep in his bed. Nate had told her once that he caught her smiling in her sleep but that was bound to happen because she was in the bed of a man she desired all her life. She got out of bed groggily and decided to go make breakfast. Nate had woken up earlier and decided to go for his routine early morning run. Life was perfect, way to perfect until she checked her todo list and realized she had a meeting with Anderson. Her smile metamorphosed into
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Ruby smiled as she rested her head against the windows and admired the tall buildings she had seen over and over again. She had left Anderson looking too stunned to speak. Of course, she had only worsened her case but she didn’t care. She thought of him as a sore loser and a cry baby who only craved attention. Her phone rang for the umpteenth time that day, it was Anderson calling. He was livid and swore to deal with her mercilessly. She had disrespected him in front of his workers and he felt insulted. She decided to answer her phone finally after he called four more times. “How dare you?” He boomed at the other end of the line “How dare you lie to me?” She fired backIf he knew so much about Nate’s office, it only meant that he had a spy on the inside which he denied. He got a replica of everything that was in her office. The only left was for her to hang up her pictures as she did in her former office. “You disrespected me. I agreed to tell you the truth about your l
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“I genuinely think there is something wrong with him” Cassie chipped in as she rolled her fork around her pastaThe food had finally arrived after a couple of minutes. Ruby ordered for a little portion of food in order to leave space for Maria’s cooking. “Your resignation still came to us all as a shock. If I was earning the amount you earned or if I had gotten as much attention from Mr Jacobin, trust me, I’d never leave” Cassie’s declared, waving her hands in the air as she spoke Ruby smiled sadly, it was only her who knew where the shoe pinched. Everyone saw her as the perfect girl who wasted her opportunity and shot at greatness. “I think Ruby’s resignation is for the best. Mr Jacobin is quite smart isn’t he? He would be things figured out himself” Ethan responded coldlyRuby had noticed he wasn’t his usual self and she seemed a little withdrawn. She wanted to ask him what the matter was but then she remembered that he invited her over to his house a couple of times and she
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Ruby let out a long sigh as she kicked off her shoes. After lunch with Ethan and Cassie, she went into the city to do a little shopping. She bought some peace lilies to plant in the empty flower vase in her room. She still had a little time to kill so she stopped at her parents restaurant and helped around. Her mother’s cat was slowly recovering from whatever was wrong with it. Ruby was very much impressed with how many customers they had that afternoon. On her way home, she wanted to pay a surprise visit to Esme’s home but changed her mind. She didn’t want to bump into Esme’s boyfriend because she had refused to introduce them to each other. She believed that whenever Esme was ready, she was going to set up a meeting for them.She rubbed at her aching feet until she heard a knock on the door and Nate peeked his handsome face through the door. She couldn’t help the sweet smile that crept into her face. When she took a cab home, all she thought about was returning home to him
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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
