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Nate returned to the office the following Monday. The weekend had been a blur. He barely spoke to Ruby and remained in his den. It still hurt that she didn’t trust him and he tried to push the hurt away. He had received a couple of stares from his staff but paid no attention to them. He couldn’t help the bile that rose to his throat each time he thought of how they betrayed him. It felt more awkward because he couldn’t tell who was on his side and who wasn’t. He groaned as he opened his laptop. Maggie brought in toast and a Diet Coke for him. He mumbled something in response and got to work immediately. It felt a little good to be at his desk again with a view of the busy city. The only difference was how empty he felt. Ruby’s office seemed so bare, all the decorations she hung up before were now gone and the office was back to its original state. All he had were memories of her at her desk, typing away or slacking at work. He had caught her slacking so many times but let
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Nate shut his laptop and packed up his bags. Adam was waiting at the parking lot for him. After Ethan’s unexpected visit and outburst, he was kind of disoriented. He couldn’t describe what he felt for her with words. He didn’t agree it was love because he didn’t believe in love but he was really upset and jealous when Ethan claimed he loved her and she loved him too. He turned off the lights and almost made a run for the elevator. He wished to escape Maggie and other staff. Maggie had come in more than thrice to check up on him, she kept on asking him if he was okay or if he needed something. Her constant disturbance had caused him so much irritation but he did a good job hiding it.He had also gotten a couple of stares from Cassie and some other ladies whose names he couldn’t remember. He wasn’t the friendliest with his workers but he cared about them but with everything going on, he was sure how he felt and he tried to hide the resentment he felt in order not to take out hi
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The sound of the machine spinning provided a sound track to Nate’s thought. He reminded himself to stick to the plan and act like everything was alright.Adam, by his side didn’t say much. He understood Nate’s anger and hoped it didn’t ruin their plan. “Everyone is ready for you sir,” Bentley announced, poking his head through the door His little factory office felt too small. In his head, he was ripping someone apart but upfront, he wore a smile. “I’ll be with them shortly” The workers stood in rows and columns which he found ridiculous. Unlike his company, there was no boardroom to hold staff meetings so they had to hold their meeting in an open space. Their white apron and green hair nets even made it more ridiculous.He cleared his throat as he moved to the little raise he used as a podium.He studied their faces for a bit. Adam stood by his side like a loyal assistant, observing too. Nate drew in a sharp breath and his eyes caught Hunter. He looked so skinny and i
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Nate dumped his briefcase and coat on a nearby chair as he waltzed into the kitchen. Beautiful by Christina Aguilera drifted from the sound system of the radio in the kitchen.Her brown hair was arranged over her bare shoulders and a baby pink flowery apron was tied around her waist. He smiled, she looked so delicate and soft in the clothes as she sang and moved her body to the beats of the song. He never really understood what people meant when they said they wanted to have a soulmate they could share the rest of their lives with. It sounded so unrealistic to him because he believed eventually, one partner was going to bail out on the other. Same way his father died, leaving him and his mother to fight their unending battles. He moved towards her and wrapped his strong arms around her, inhaling her scent. She was startled as she hadn’t seen him standing at the door but she let him hug her again, closing her eyes and she enjoyed the feeling and heat of his body against her.
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Nate changed into some comfy clothes and then made his way to his den. It was just like any other regular day, the sun was shining and birds were chirping. He had gotten up to get a good workout and make a quick breakfast. He had a meeting at noon with the board of a company he intended on working with in the future.Ruby was sleeping soundly in his bed. He smiled and placed a quick kiss on her forehead. He loved the way she was tangled in his sheets with rays of sunshine illuminating her beautiful face. How angelic They had a long night as they were up talking about life in general. He loved talking to her and was amazed by her perspective of life. He placed a toast on a plate, carefully coating it in peanut butter and jelly. As usual, he had his coffee by his side. Growing up, he wasn’t used to sharing things with people. After his father died, he ate breakfast alone and basically did every other thing himself.It was a little difficult trying to fit in with everyone e
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Tiny raindrops pelleted the windows while Nate clicked away on his computer. He had lunch alone and returned to work. Ruby had now woken up and went about her day’s business. The sound and smell of the rain and the cold it brought made Nate want to shut his laptop and curl up in bed with Ruby whilst listening to one of her unending stories.Adam still hadn’t called him, neither did Jake.Nate stroked his chin, he was now becoming worried. Adam had two phones, one was his regular phone while the other was his emergency phone. He always had his emergency phone and always answered it. Nate had dialed it thrice and there was no answer.He sighed as he tried to think positively, maybe Adam and Jake were caught up in something important. Ruby walked in, creating the perfect distraction for him. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she had a bottle of water in her hand. She had just finished her rounds at the gym.Nate held his breath as he struggled for words. She wore grey l
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Nate pulled out the black sedan from the garage and hit the pedal.He honked angrily at the ice cream truck. What the hell was an ice cream truck doing under the rain, with the annoying ice cream song blasting loudly.The last time he got this burst of adrenaline was when he heard Ruby was moving. He immediately contacted his team for back up, Adam and Jake were in trouble and he was going to save them at every cost. When they began their mission of proving Nate’s father’s innocence and taking down Wyatt, they knew they were going to face so many oppositions and they had prepared. Nate wasn’t sure of were he was headed. Certainly not Adam’s house because Adam would never allow Jake into his house. Adam was very big on family and would go lengths to protect his family so he didn’t let any of his business partners into his home. Nate knew where Jake lived but he hadn’t been there before and he didn’t want to alarm Jake’s poor family.Which left him with one option which was the
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Ruby paced around the living room, snapping and shutting the lid of a lighter as she moved. After Nate left her without barely an explanation, she took a quick shower to calm her nerves. Clearly, something was wrong but she wasn’t sure what it was. She ran a hand through her wet as she tried dialing Nate’s number and it went to voicemail.Her worry grew with every minute that passed. Was Nate okay? What the hell was going on?She had overheard him the night before say he had a meeting with Adam and Jake. She groaned and slumped into a nearby couch. Now she wasn’t sure of what to do, Nate had always instructed her to not call anyone if anything happened to him especially because he didn’t want anyone to know that she was staying with him. Now, it was an emergency and she had to act quick before things got crazy. What made it worse was that she was the only one at the penthouse, she was going to make a decision with advice or help from anyone. Her phone rang and she reac
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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
