“What?”“What?”“Why would Martinez hit his girlfriend for…?”Tanya gaped in shock as she saw Susan remove her hand from her face.The imprint of Martinez’s hand on her face was clear for all to see.“Mart…”“Don’t you dare talk to Tanya like that! You are nothing compared to her, you hear me?! This is between me and her. Go away!”What?Tanya was as surprised as the whisperers around them exclaiming in shock while taking videos.Martinez ignored Susan’s teary face and tried to hold Tanya’s hand again. Tanya didn’t hesitate to smack his hand away.Despite that, he desperately said “It is you I love, Tan. I am so sorry. It was this bitch. She seduced me and I let her confuse me for a moment. I am back for you now, baby. We can go back to…”“Are you not ashamed of saying that shit to another man’s wife?” Tanya was so relieved by Ayo’s voice that she smiled automatically.He hit Martinez out of the way with his shoulder as he came to put his arm around Tanya, “I am sorry that you can’t e
“I love you, baby. You know that?”“Yes, mommy. I love you too. I can’t wait to see you!” “Very soon, baby. Very soon.” Tanya said fondly.She listened to her daughter being called by her host mother. Then the girl returned to the video, “I need to go, Mommy. Charlotte is taking me to get my ballet kit! Cindy is coming too! She is getting ready right now.”“Cool, look at you, ballerina. You start next week, right?”Emerald preened with excitement as she nodded vigorously, “Yes, the teacher said I have good form, Mommy. Cindy will be there too. I am going to have so much fun!”“I bet you will. Say my goodbyes to Charlotte, Cindy and Rouarke. Go on now. Don’t keep her waiting. Promise to model everything for me later?” she asked with a grin.“Of course! Love you, Mommy, bye!” As Ayo came into the frame, Emerald hastily waved at him as well, “Bye, Mr Taiwo. I have to go get my ballet kit now!”“Oh? That’s cool. I wish I could do ballet too, you know.”Emerald laughed, “That’s silly. Yo
She stood up while still holding his hand and placed the wine glass on the table. “You are right. We should get some sleep. Also, Ruffs is right. You should get an assistant. You would be surprised at how much an assistant could save a day. You have a one-month shoot with Laureve and trust me when I say it can be draining.”“Ughh,” he said with a mock shudder. “Now, I am getting a bit scared. Do you think I can still unsign that contract now?”“Yeah, just be ready to pay a lot for the damages,” she said simply as they got into bed.“Hey, what damages? I could say I backed out based on health issues. That is a valid reason.”“You look healthy as a horse to me and Laureve knows it too,” she sighed as she laid her head on his chest. “You are going to be fine. I can ask Meg to help you interview some assistants before we leave tomorrow.”“No, no, she has enough to handle already, with your travels and everything. Between me and Ruffs, we will handle it. Just take good care of yourself on
Dressed in her best finery, Nancy Salazar sent two of her girls before her to deliver exotic gifts to the Queen Dowager.She had to bribe the dowager’s handmaiden to know the details of the type of brocades and other exotic gifts the woman would accept.As much as the expenses drained more of her family’s already draining fortune, she knew it was a worthy investment.“If not for my silly son who decided to slap me in the face like this, would I be doing all this?” she thought as she calmly waited in the dowager’s waiting room.Gone were the days when the dowager stayed in the main palace. Now she stayed in one of the mansions on Darlington’s estate.Even at that, the mansion was way bigger than Nancy’s home. She was a woman who had scrimped and scraped her way up the ladder of society. If it was left to her simple-minded husband alone, they would probably still be struggling with his meagre monthly salary.What would she have done when he suddenly died?Thankfully, God had heard her pr
Nancy saw that she had caught her attention and quickly added, “That is the only explanation for this, my queen, and as a mother, I made sure I didn’t sit about it too. Once I knew, I started praying and even asked many priests to pray too. You won’t believe how much I had to spend on it. But it is the sacrifice of love that I did not just for my son but also for the princess as well. For our long-lasting union, you know. Have you heard that my son has already left that shameless girl? It was because of my efforts, my queen. The moment my son’s eyes opened like this, he left her immediately.”“Hmmm,” Charlotte said in thought as she nodded to herself.Nancy gave her a sly look, then she made her voice pitiful as she said, “Now, he finally realised the damage he had caused, but as you can see, the princess wouldn’t accept him back. He had been thinking so much now that it had affected his career. He could barely eat or drink. He has even cancelled many of the shows that should fetch mon
“We are so sorry about this, princess. I assure you that we will get started bright and early tomorrow,” the director pleaded with Tanya.“It’s fine. I understand how these things can be. Just contact my manager tonight once you have secured the new venue so we can easily get there tomorrow.”“I will personally send my driver to bring you to the location tomorrow. I will be in touch once we find the new venue. Thank you for your understanding.”“You are welcome.”The woman smiled at Meg before she walked away with her phone to her ear.“This is unacceptable, for real,” Meg said with a pronounced frown on her face. “How can the venue be double-booked for a project like this? I still think you should have let me…”Tanya shook her head as she got into the car, “It is not strange for mix-ups to happen with a project this big. I am sure they will sort it out. Also, they already promised me a bonus for this extra night. Who am I to say no?” she said with a smirk.Meg smiled and looked at her
“What are you doing here?” Ayo asked in a chilling tone as he looked at her through the mirror.Who the fuck let her in? He wondered as she ignored his question and started sashaying around his dressing room.Her crimson-red long nails touching the clothes his assistant laid on the couch made his stomach churn with disgust.Did the woman have no shame? He wondered at the way she was dressed. Her slinky extra-short skirt left nothing to the imagination, just as her see-through chiffon top which showed that she was braless underneath.The coat she had on before she entered was now on the couch as she kept walking around like she couldn't hear him.Ayo was already irritated with the arrangement of things.Just how many shots do they need to say, these ridiculously expensive clothes are the best things that have ever happened to you?Apparently a lot. He had been prepped on every single thing, and they had not even started the real shooting yet.Ayo was sure he would go crazy before the w
“Get away from me!” Tanya snapped at him as he tried to stop her from leaving.“Babe, please listen to me,” Martinez said as he hurried after her.She whirled around to face him, “No, you listen to me, you piece of shit! Stay the hell away from me, or I will let everyone know that you have stooped to stalking now. How shameless can you get?”“No, I wasn’t…”She turned away and continued on her way. “Hold on for a second, damn it!” he snapped at her.The nerve of that idiot, Tanya thought as she kept walking without looking back.He had almost given her a heart attack with the way he snuck up on her, ruined the peaceful moment she was having, and he dared to say it was all a coincidence? Bastard.He ran so fast to stop in front of her that she almost collided with him if she had not quickly stopped.“What is wrong with you?!” she asked in surprise.He had never run for anything before in his goddamned life. Every other person did the running. Not him. It didn’t matter if he was late