“I don’t know if he has seen it yet. I haven’t been able to get across to him. His number is not going through. He must be busy.” “That’s what I detest about you. You make excuses for him every time. No matter how busy a man can be, he should never be too busy to give attention to a woman he loves and claims he’s about to marry.” “Don’t make a big deal out of this, Rita. I already told you that he’s on a business trip.” “Why do you sound nervous? You are scared he’s going to be mad at you?” “I…. I…don’t know. But I’ll definitely not welcome the idea of a woman touching my fiancé.” “Even if it’s against his will.” “So you feel he’s going to be mad at you?” “Maybe ?” She mumbled. Rita sighed from the other end. “I would never understand you and Frank’s love story.” “But let’s forget about him for now. Are you really sure you are doing well? I can come over if you don’t mind.” “I’m okay, I guess. I just need to start searching for another job.” “Louis is still a bitch for firin
“Why are you laughing? What’s so funny?” “You? A viral video? Who knows you, babe? You sure know how to crack me up.” “What do you mean by that? Are you underestimating me or?” “Do you think I’m pulling your legs right now?” “Why would someone like you even go viral? You are very shy? You don’t own a social media account. All you do is work, you hardly even go to parties!” “I admit that your reasons are valid! But that doesn’t mean you need to bully me by laughing that way. I could trend too. I’m not just too proud of this because I would rather trend for better reasons.” “I’m sorry. Been busy with work. Why were you trending?” “You know this dude? Daniel Debock Tucker?!” “Yeah, who doesn’t know that billionaire?” “He stopped by at the cafe, grabbed my ass and I slapped him.” Beatrice heard her Boo chuckle. “I don’t like how you are not taking me seriously on this?” “You need to start being serious with your words, Babe. What the hell is Daniel Debock doing in your cafe? T
Daniel felt relieved when he was done with his 4th meeting for the day. He shook hands with some partners after which he exited the conference room. “I took down notes as you requested. Should I come with you so we can go over them?” Sue, his secretary asked as she tried her best to keep up with his steps. “Forward them to my mail. I’ll have a look at them later.” Daniel mumbled, not even looking at her, making his way to his office. “Okay, Sir!” Sue answered, diverting her attention to her office. “The moment Daniel was all settled in his office, he reached for the stick on paper on his table which had two phone numbers written on them. He punched in the first set of digits on his phone and dialed it, waiting patiently for the person on the other end to answer the call. “Louis cafe, Good Morning, How can I help you?” The cheerful voice came through. It was not the voice he was expecting but he decided to go with the flow. “Two cups of coffee, please. Special delivery to Debock
The smirk she saw on his face as he stared down at her brought her out of her shocked state. “Fuck!” She cursed softly, trying to adjust her night dress. Apart from the fact that it revealed her cleavage, it was a see-through satin dress. It was almost as though he was seeing her naked. “You knew I was going to come here, hun? No doubt you are prepared for me.” Dan’s husky voice came through. She was almost shutting the door at him when he put his leg, preventing her from doing so. “Get the hell away from here?!” She glared at him, feeling really exposed by the way he was looking at her as though she was a piece of meat, ready to be devoured. “For someone who had hit me yesterday, you’re definitely not being nice to me.” “What the hell do you want? Haven’t you ruined my life enough?” She said with gritted teeth, glaring at him. “How do you even know where I live?” “Why did you turn off your phone? I was worried.” Beatrice chuckled in disbelief. “Wow!!! You must have so much tim
Beatrice stared at Daniel in disbelief. For a moment, She thought he was teasing her but looking him in the eye, she was surprised to see him with a straight face. “What?!” She finally voiced out. “You heard me!” “Have dinner with me, Please.” “Why?” “To apologize to you.” “It’s actually a very nice gesture but No, thanks.” “Why?” “Why are you refusing me?” “So you can humiliate me in public again? That’s never going to happen.” “In as much as your words hurt, I don’t blame you for feeling that way about me.” “You may find it hard to believe but I feel terrible about what I did.” Daniel sighed, tucking both hands in his pocket as he stared at her, most importantly her lips. A small part of him couldn’t help but wonder how they would taste. “I feel more terrible about your job. That’s why I came here myself. To apologize to you.” “And for me to believe that you’ve accepted my apology, I want you to have dinner with me.” “I’m going to be on my best behavior. If that’s goin
“What?” She mumbled, finally finding her voice. “Your man ever commented on your beautiful eyes?” “Yes!” She answered after a while not knowing what else to say. Daniel chuckled. “I hope he told you that you are also a very terrible liar.” She glared at him. “I can say the same about you. You probably say that to every female you meet.” Daniel shook his head. “I don’t get the time to compliment people so I would hold my words to heart if I were you.” “Why should I? You are just saying anything you feel like so I could come to dinner with you.” Daniel sighed, thinking of what else to say to convince her. “Why are you keen on making me go crazy?” “You’re the one that’s making a big deal out of nothing.” “If you had not come to the cafe to grab my ass, I wouldn’t have hit you, I wouldn’t have lost my job, I would be gone this hour and you wouldn’t even be here. My home looks way out of your league so just help yourself out.” “I’m sorry that my actions freak you out but I pro
“Oh, please, Rita! I’ve had enough trauma for today. The last thing I need is for you to add to it.” “I’m not pulling your legs, babe. It seems you don’t know how much Debock is worth. Do you think he would leave his work just to come see you if he’s got no valid reason? Wake up, Sis, this guy is into you.” Silence. “You still do not believe me?” “Okay, tell me anything you remember him saying to you. Word for word and better be sincere!” “He said my eyes are very beautiful and asked if Frank had ever told me that.” “He said he loved his women looking really gorgeous so I should look beautiful tonight at the dinner.” “He said he had never stressed like this over any woman.” “He kissed my forehead before leaving.” “He did what?!” Rita literally said at the top of her voice. “Calm down with your tone, Ri. My head hurts already.” “Sorry darling, but this guy is fucking into you.” “I don’t care, I don’t want him, I need a restraining order!” “Besides, I’ve got Frank!” She add
Sighing, Bea took the phone away from her ear and tried to check the device for messages or voice note notifications. She was hoping to get at least one of those from Frank but not to her surprise, she didn’t see any. She brought herself to dial his number again and see if he was going to pick up. Just when she was giving up, he finally answered. “Hi, baby?!” Beatrice scoffed. She couldn’t help herself. His voice came through as though they were on good terms. “Really?!” She glared at him over the phone even though they couldn't see each other. “What do you mean? Is anything the matter?” “Come on, Frank, you really need to step up your game. Are you saying you are not aware of where we left off last night? You really can do better” “What do you mean? You hung up on me, how is that my fault?” “Wait, do you even love me or you are just messing around with me?” “There you go again, saying all these words!” “You cut the call and I assumed you wanted some space, that’s why I d