The next day everyone had breakfast before they went to the CARE foundation of M city.William had been here before, so he directly left to check the security and other details.Tessa, Albert, and Felix had been heaping around for some time, so they also toured the grounds and talked to the people, getting to know everyone a little.Rosaline took Asteria to the art room, where Jasmine spent most of her time at her private desk.Jasmine smiled at Rosaline when she saw her. But she instinctively shrank herself on seeing a new person.Rosaline went up to her and talked to her gently.“Hey, Jas. How have you been, girl?”“I…I am okay, Miss Rosy.”“Rosy, just Rosy Jas. Remember what I said - my fellow art enthusiasts call me just Rosy.”“Ohh..okay, Rosy.”“What are you working on?”“This…this is you…you and your…your boyfriend.”“You drew William and me together. Oh Wow. Thank you so much.”“I…I hope. It’s okay.”“Of course. I just realized we don’t even have a picture together. I will han
For the first time since Asteria knew William, he spoke to her on his initiative.“Miss Scott, you should be a professional painter or something in the field,” William told her.Asteria came out of her trance after a few seconds before his words registered to her.“Really?”“Your paintings are very life-like. And you enjoy it.”“I will paint more in the future.”Felix chimed in, “Not just that. You should open your art gallery. Showcase your skills, groom others like Jasmine and show their works.”Rosaline supported that as well.“I agree. I have known Jasmine for a year now, and in one day, she was closer to you than she had been with me. Besides, I have never seen either of you so happy as you were today.”Asteria was flattered listening to them. But she did not dare to take that step.She could only timidly thank them, “Thank you. I will think about it.”Rosaline patted her on the shoulders and comforted her.“If you need any advice on how to go about it, William’s mother used to o
It was their last night in T city.They planned to drive to NewT city in the morning and spend the day there before going to S city the day after.They had the barbeque in the garden by the swing.William talked to Albert and Felix, but his eyes followed Rosaline everywhere.“Brother, you are looking at her as if she would disappear the next moment. Stop staring like that. I am sure sister-in-law won’t be too comfortable like that.”“She won’t be bothered.”“In that case, she is as thick-skinned as you are.”“Watch it.”“Fine. Why did you invite Asteria on the trip? I still don’t know why you hired her for nothing.”“It’s more like she invited us on her trip with Miss Scott. My reasons for hiring her are confidential. Besides, she should be leaving soon.”Felix chimed in. “I think the lady boss wanted Ash to give up on her man without making things awkward.”Albert shot him a mischievous glance. “Ash? Really? When did you get so close with her?”Felix merely shrugged. “I work with her
“Just say what you want to say,” William asked, looking at her adorably displeased face.“You did not let me talk to Tess. I have not lost an argument with Tess in ages.” Rosaline pouted.William dipped his head and stole a quick kiss before answering her.“Were you going to agree with her then?”“That was not given, okay.”William locked the door behind them before walking to the bed and sitting on the edge with Rosaline still on his lap.“Then what were you going to say?”“I don’t know. As long as I did not lose.” Rosaline grumbled. “Ah! I will never hear the end of it.”“Baby, at this moment, Tess is not the one you should worry about.”“Hmm? Why are you displeased?”“You have barely spent time with me since we hit the road.” “How could that be? I have been staying with you every night.”“You come to our bedroom so late at night it can be called early morning and fall asleep within half a minute.”“That’s because it’s a group trip.”“If that’s the group trip, why do you lock yours
“I say there was pickle on my plate. You could have dipped your chicken leg on mine. Or do anything with/on anything that’s mine.”“Possessive much?”“Just hungry.”“Really? The barbecue is still ongoing.”“Not for the barbeque.”“Too bad you have to curb yourself then. There’s nothing else available.”“I can think of something very delectable.”“You sure have a rich imagination then. Let’s go to bed.”“We are in bed.”“Go to sleep then.”“I am not sleepy.”“Let’s go skinny dipping then.”“Sure, let’s do that after you get properly spanked!”“I think I have changed my mind.”“I think it’s a good idea.”“I think not.” Rosaline was interrupted by a pinch on her butt. “Ouch!”“What’s wrong?” William asked innocently as he slowly sneaked his hands inside her panty.“William, let’s go to sleep,” Rosaline said, half moaning. “Uhmm.”“Listen to me.” Rosaline pulled his hands out as she whispered something in his ears.William grunted but conceded.Just as they lay in bed, the TV in the room
“Honey, they are not listening anymore,” Rosaline said in a deliberately sultry voice.William became hard as he stared at her. Rosaline rolled her eyes at him before she placed the voice transmitter on the balcony and played porn on her phone. They locked the door to the balcony and searched the room for other transmitters.William sneaked out and opened the door from the outside without alerting them when they did not find any more transmitters.They then slept soundly after locking their room.On the other hand, the four pranksters all had a disturbed and terrified look upon hearing Rosaline.No one wanted to hear them having sex. There is a thin line between a prank and going too far.No one wanted to be a voyeur, especially to the people they knew and would be seeing in and about for the rest of their lives.As the porn started, they all tried to close their ears, but it wasn't enough as it was too loud.They were losing their mind when Tessa got suspicious.Tessa exclaimed, “
NewT city was a new city planned by T city municipality.T city was populating faster. Rather than risk an unplanned city full of issues, they, in advance, decided to build a planned city called NewT city, just two hours away from T city towards the mainland.It saved a lot of trouble as it preserved T city in its natural state, created more jobs, better housing options, managed town planning, infrastructure, better facilities, and a great deal more space to develop further.It also saved T city as the original inhabitants had better options now, and those who could afford it could enjoy a laid-back life on a beach close to a thriving metropolis.Rosaline had a project in NewT city and had decided to stay in T city for better inspiration.Since she did not need to report to NewT city daily, the commute was not a problem.When the project was about to be complete, and she had to be there personally every day, she relocated to NewT city.She had planned to go back to T city after the pr
Tessa scrolled the picture on her phone as she leaned toward Asteria.No one noticed a slight hint of displeasure on Albert’s face, including himself.Tessa enlarged the picture so Asteria could see it carefully.“What does this mean?” Asteria asked curiously.As someone interested in art, she understood symbols and could tell the tattoos had a deeper meaning.Tessa explained to her in detail as everyone listened with rapt attention.“These are birds in flight. The lowest one here has a small and barely visible net on it that is trapping the wings. That shows that you will face many hardships at the beginning of the journey. Taking the first step and leaving your familiar circle is always the hardest. It’s difficult to take flight, even if you were escaping imprisonment.”“The second one has one of the wings a little crooked. It symbolizes that the journey is never smooth and has ups and downs. There is hard work and struggles involved.”“The third picture shows smooth sailing, indica