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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be things figured out himself” Ethan responded coldlyRuby had noticed he wasn’t his usual self and she seemed a little withdrawn.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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A week later, Ruby stood at the aisle of an old church in a black overcoat and an umbrella in hand. What happened to start as a drizzle was now pouring heavily. She paid the cab driver and watched him zoom off. She felt her heart skip a beat as she surveyed her surroundings. The streets had emptied out as the rain fell heavier. She felt her heart race as she pulled out her phone to read the address again. She was at the right place.Now she wished she had taken Nate’s advice by letting the chauffeur drive her to the location. For all she knew, it could be a trap. The church hadn’t been in use even before she was born. It was located in one of the isolated parts of the city. “Follow me” a young boy of about seven said as he approached her.He had a little umbrella over his head so she couldn’t see his face.She had a lot of questions for him but reluctantly, she followed him. She scrunched her nose at the smell of dirt mixed with rain and wet sand.Over the week, she decide
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Doris relaxed in her chair as she stroked her pet. Ruby realized she wasn’t as scary as she seemed. She wasn’t the type to talk much or anyhow.The Persian cat curled up in its owner’s lap and yawned, staring at Ruby. “You have to understand that once I start revealing things to you, you automatically put yourself in danger. People may come for you, it’s too dangerous which is one of the reasons I decided to hide in this part of the city” Ruby exhaled heavily and closed her eyes as she thought of what to do. She wished she had involved Nate in all that was happening right from the start, she felt he had better judgement and he would know what to do. Fear clouded her thoughts but she tried to let it not get the best of her. A little voice reminded her that she hadn’t gone that far only for her to turn back and go home without getting any vital information, another voice reminded her that if someone like Doris was hiding in the worst part of the city, then it was indeed too da
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The cat scratched and purred at the window while the bird picked on an insect. The rain showed no sign of stopping as it continued to fall harder. “Here, take a look at this” Doris said, placing some documents in front of herRuby gulped her bottle of water before she took a look at the paper. It was obvious that Doris had most of the secrets of the most respected businessmen in the country. She was able to destroy their business at any time she wished by releasing some of their secrets. Ruby fed her eyes on each page. There were details of how they carried out their fraud and sold out fake products. “How does Nate come into the picture?” Ruby asked, still flipping through the pages of the book “Ah” Doris sighed. “The poor boy is just a victim of circumstance, Mr Wyatt keeps blackmailing him”Ruby dropped the paper immediately. It made no sense, why would Mr Wyatt choose to blackmail his friend's son and daughter's fiancé? “What do you mean?” “Wyatt is jealous of Nate
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Nate lost track of time as he typed away at his computer. He considered showing up at the office for an hour or two but he wasn’t feeling it. He had stayed away from work for a long time and he needed to return. He now enjoyed working at home and had a couple of files piled up on his table at his den. Whenever he wasn’t with Ruby or she went out, he worked on the files. The test results for the contaminated maple syrup had just come in and it was confirmed that some contaminants were added to a particular batch of maple syrup being produced. When he heard his maple syrup tastes bad at first, he was confused. The syrups had high shelf life and they were made with caution. He had to devise a plan to get whoever contaminated the syrup. He knew the person couldn’t do it alone and probably needed more hands. Now that everyone at the factory knew Nate ran tests on the syrup, they were going to lie low. The syrup wouldn’t be contaminated for a while.He clicked his tongue as he thoug
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After dinner, Ruby returned to her room and was still hurt by what happened earlier. She didn’t want him to see her in such an emotional state. It was almost impossible not to ask him if he didn’t remember her. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep but she couldn’t. When she tried to sleep alone, it was difficult but whenever she was in his bed, she slept like a baby and didn’t want to wake up. Meanwhile, in Nate’s room, he tossed in bed as he thought of what he said or did that upset her. He had apologized to her again over dinner but she was still moody. He was confused by everything and decided to give her a little space to see if she was going to come around. Without her, he felt so empty. Most nights, they watched a movie or talked till they fell asleep but it looked like he had a long night. He had tried watching her favorite movie but it was boring and tiresome without her by his side. “Is this what love feels like?” He asked himself as he rubbed his tired eyes.Usua
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The alley was dark and scary. He was ten years old again. Mr Jacobin held his hand as he took him to the ice cream shop. He trusted his father and looked up to him so much. They had so much on their list to do but the night was still young. At the end of an alley was a trade fair going on. Nate jumped happily, he told some of his friends at school that his daddy was going to take him to the fair during the weekend and they were going to have so much fun. Each time he talked about his father, his heart swelled with pride and his eyes shone with admiration. Mr Jacobin was always busy with work but he made out time to spend with his son and only child. In order to spend more time, he made it his duty to drop him off at school and pick him up. He had planned that when Nate was sixteen, he was going to take him to the factory and company even more often. He had so many plans for the future. He had also planned that they would run a company together as father and son. “Daddy, I wan
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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
