EMELIA'S POV“Arrghh,” May flinched away from my side, almost rolling off the bed.“What are you doing?”“I don't know.”“What do you mean you don't know when you keep staring like that? Do you want to kill me?” She teased.“I'm sorry, just had a lot of things on my mind,” I explained.“Do you even get a single sleep? Is it because of the rumors?” May asked, and I turned my gaze away from the ceiling to face her.“No, it's something else,” I replied, but she gave me a mean look, expecting me to spill it out. “I had a little make-out with him yesterday.”“What! How could you do that? Have you forgiven him already, and what about Maverick?” May's tone was filled with disbelief.“Of course, I haven't forgiven him. It was just a mistake, which I later regretted and stopped.”“So now you can't stop imagining what happened between the two?” May asked, her arms crossed, waiting for my reply.I let out a soft chuckle as I turned away from her, facing the ceiling. “Why would I think about that?
"Are you not ashamed of yourself?" I scoffed lightly, finding everything ridiculous, but I received no reply.This was obviously cheating; it's a rigged game where noone dare to speak up. How could everyone decided to accept this kind of cheating which was being repeated always. No wonder he always wins. Part of me actually thought he might really woke up early this morning but seeing all this, means it's also rigged.I gave Cassius a angry stare but he didn't even pay any attention to me as he held my hand tight because once our hand break away from each other, we are both out.Glancing to my right side, no one was on the same pace as us. I tilted my head to the left side and saw Mary and her partner at the front as well, in the same pace as us. But her partner was…"What! Her partner is Kaittai?" My mind exclaimed. Seeing both of them matching our pace, an idea pop up, and a smile crept onto my face.Turning to Cassius, I whispered, "Do you know we have a new team leader?" I asked
“I'm very sorry for leaving you alone earlier,” “No, it's fine. See, I'm alright. Those little cockroaches aren't a match for me,” May reassured with a wide smile, which I mirrored.I checked the time again, and it’s now 2:30, but Edward hadn't arrived yet. Then May tapped me, and I raised my head only to see Edward skulking around, as if he’s evading something and if I guessed correctly, it must be his wife.May whispered his name and waved at him to let him know we were here, and he hurried toward us.“I'm sorry, I didn't want Camille to know that I'm going somewhere because she is already fuming with anger at Alberto,” Edward explained.“Really, what happened?” I asked.“I think the prosecutor might order a search and seizure of the A&R Department store that she oversees because they found something,”“That's quite bad,” May remarked.“It's not going to be a problem. It has happened so many times, and after she fumed and whined to Alberto, everything will be sorted out with power
Staring into empty space, my gaze fixed on the ground, a whirlwind of thoughts churned through my head. As Cassius's mother landed a slap on me, I wanted to return it, but I tried hard to hold myself back as many eyes were watching. Maybe I shouldn't have come here in the first place; now I've experienced the worst embarrassment of my life. But why exactly did Mary do that to me? Why was she trying so hard to make me look like a bad person? I thought I was the only one who changed, but it seems she also did, and she's just like her parents. "Next," I jolted back to reality at the voice of the attendant. I raised my head only to find the person ahead of me already attended to and gone. Now it's my turn. I grabbed my box and walked closer to the attendant, handing over my documents. "LA," I stated, my voice barely above a whisper. She looked at me before stamping my ticket. Taking it back, I made my way toward the boarding gate. As I couldn't hold it anymore, I decided to leave
With only the two of us on his private plane, I flashed him a wide smile as I slowly unzipped my dress at the back. As it slipped off my shoulders, falling to the ground, Cassius' gaze intensified as he looked at me lustfully. His hungry eyes trailed down every single movement of my hand as if he were undressing me with his eyes. I removed my bra, revealing my breasts. His hungry gaze and the way he licked his lips, his eyes totally glued to my chest, made me smirk as I knew he was growing impatient. "Your turn." "Sure." One by one, he unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it off, revealing his well-built body with a chiseled six-pack. My eyes trailed down to the lower side of his stomach where I saw a tattoo, and I wondered when he got that. Moving closer to him, I gently traced it with my index finger and felt some roughness, as if there were some sort of scars under it. I raised my head and looked at him, wanting him to tell me what this was. "I had kidney failure. It was quit
Arriving in LA, Cassius and I went our separate ways. As I was about to head home, I suddenly remembered that I wanted to meet Mary's dad. I debated whether I should go home first and meet him another time or handle everything today. "If I decide to procrastinate, I might not have time again, and I really need to know the truth," I thought, as I dipped my hand inside my bag and dialed Mary's father's number. I knew it was early in the morning, but he should still be available. After the fifth attempt, he finally picked up the call. “Hello?” “Hi, this is Emelia.” As soon as I introduced myself, he paused for a second. “Please give me a second,” he said, and I wondered why he needed a moment. I waited on the line for a while, hearing some creaking sounds as if he was opening a door secretly. I wondered if he didn't want Lydia to know I had called. “I'm sorry, just trying to move away from my wife.” “It's fine. I actually have something I wanted to discuss with you. Can yo
*****A WEEK LATER******"So, you just arrived?""No, it's been a while now. I'm already at home.""And you can't call me to let me know you're back?""I have kids. Moreover, do you inform me before you bolted away to follow the woman you claimed you would never accept back? You left me alone there. Do you even know what I experienced at the hands of her so-called friends?""Why? Did something happened?""Don't even get me started. That lady is totally crazy." As he began to recount his bad day with May, the door opened and Mary walked in with the security following her in, carrying her boxes."How about I call you back later?" I ended the call as I walked down the stairs to hug her and welcome her back, but she just rolled her eyes at me and walked past me without a word.My eyes followed her as she climbed the stairs and headed to the bedroom, the security slightly giving me a slight bow before following her in.I heaved heavily as I also made my way after them and headed to the bedr
MAVERICK'S POV"Thanks a lot," I said gratefully to the cop, my head slightly bowed as we exited the station.I reassured them that Cassius was just a friend playing a prank on them. Although that doesn't sound believable, they had no other options since I told them we’re not filing any charges against him.I could see David already seething in anger for not filing a charge against him. But little did he know that even if I did, he might have been released almost immediately.Approaching David, I slung my arm around his neck, trapping him under my arm, and he struggled against my grip, gesturing for me to release him, but I didn't.“Why the heck didn't you tell me you were coming?” I questioned.“Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Can you please let me go immediately? You are choking me,” he pleaded, but I maintained my hold.“How about you tell me the real reason why you left your school and returned back here when you are not on break?” I pressed.David was my younger brother from the same m
“Okay, I can do this,” I whispered as the grand doors loomed before me.I felt butterflies in my stomach, and I was really nervous. I hoped I wouldn’t embarrass myself by falling because I was trembling.Do you know why? Because IT'S MY WEDDING DAY!!!The moment I had waited for and dreamed about for so long. The wishes and dreams of every woman, and now, mine was about to come true. Or maybe I should say it had already come true.But as I stood there all alone, the smile on my face faded as I remembered the reality; I would be walking down this aisle alone. With no father to guide me, no mother to whisper comforting words to me about marriage.Although Eunice did help with all of this as we spent three days talking about marriage, I still wished it was my own mother. I learned a lot from Eunice’s words, and her love for her husband was the perfect example of a wife’s love. Despite her husband's heart belonging to another, she stayed with him, even now, as she finally learned to accep
“You came faster than I thought,” I said as I entered the Chinese restaurant room, seeing Jamez already sitting down.“I can’t believe you asked me to come here and still arrived late,” he replied.“I’m sorry, I had to pick someone up on my way.”“Hmm, I’ll be quick. Since I helped you last time with Desmond issues, so you should help me this time.”“Of course, we’re here to help each other. So what exactly do you need?”“I want to launder some money, but that fool has been keeping an eye on me.”“You mean your wife?”“Of course, who else? She’s always trying to act like the boss. Lately, she’s been nosy about everything happening in the company, keeping me in check. So I need to take everything I want before she tries anything stupid.”“I find that hard to believe. Don’t you both love each other?”“Love?” He scoffed. “If she hadn’t kept control of the company, I’d have divorced her a long time ago.”“But I thought she gave you all her property. Aren’t you in charge?”“That’s true, bu
ONE YEAR LATER“Good work, everyone,” I said, lifting up my hand and high-five with Kira.Kira was now working with me and in team B department. She’s also part of the reason why today's show was a success.“Wow, I can't believe we actually did it!” Betsy squealed in happiness.“But what happened to your hair? Why did you cut it? Are you going through a heartbreak?” Alexasked, and she rolled her eyes at him.“But, why did you only praise Team B? Is it because they're your favorite team?” Kathy's loud voice echoes through the room as she enters.I smiled at her words.“Of course not. I was just making my rounds and visiting all the teams,” I replied, and then she grabbed my hand and dragged me towards her team.As we were heading to her department, I suddenly felt the floor become slippery, but Kathy caught me and stopped me from falling.“Who is the monkey that did this terrible job here?” she yelled angrily, and all the cleaners quickly rushed towards us.“I’m very sorry, ma'am. It's
With my mouth agape, I looked at Mary, who still continued laughing."Is that true?" I turned to Mary."What if it is?” She answered without a hinto of guilt. “ Do you think if I hadn’t lied, you would have married me? Do you think you would have even given me a chance?" She asked Cassius "Is that why you did all this? Because you wanted him, knowing I loved him?" My voice quivered."Can you please shut up? You liked him? Then why didn’t you tell him? Why does everyone always like you and not me?""What are you talking about? Mary, everyone loved you, even your parents.""Look at her, acting clueless. Do you know why I broke up with all my boyfriends? Because they all said you were beautiful.‘Oh, Emelia is such a goddess.’‘Look at her glowing skin.’‘I wish I could be her friend.’‘Can you at least be like Emelia for once?’Those were their words. They admired you and always said you were every man's dream, while I was right there beside them.""Mary…" I called softly, realizing sh
EMELIA'S POVChecking the news, I saw both positive and negative comments. Some people were happy about the news, while others criticized me for being with Cassius after almost ruining his entire family.“Stop looking at this,” Cassius said as he shut the laptop.I heaved heavily, feeling frustrated and unsure of what to do.“Just give it a while; everything will sort out,” he said with a reassuring smile, and I nodded.I shouldn’t have let the kids go to school today. Who knows if those reporters went to their school? I picked up my phone to call their teacher, but David’s call came in.I bit my lip, feeling tense because I was sure it was about the news of Cassius acknowledging the kids.“Let me talk…”“No, I will,” I declined, standing up from my seat and picking up the call.“Hey, sweetie. Did you miss me a lot?”“Did I? I don’t really think I did, but I miss those troublesome big heads,” he joked, and a smile flashed across my face..David and I had a conversation, and I asked ab
MARY'S POVThe smell of hospital disinfectant filled my nose as I slowly opened my eyes. Looking around, I realized I was in a hospital room. The memories of everything that had happened came flooding back.“Cassius,” I muttered in anger as my hand tightened into a fist.I should never have trusted him or signed the divorce papers first. Now, everything I had worked for all these years was gone. I lost everything; my family, my marriage, my honor, and my prestige. There wasn’t a single thing I could claim as a gain from this marriage. Cassius had used me as a tool until Emelia returned to his arms.I laughed like a crazy person, and my laughter echoed across the room. The nurses exchanged worried glances before one of them rushed out. A short while later, she returned with Linda.“Are you okay now?” Linda asked as she walked to my side. I continued to stare into an empty spot.“Your husband brought you here and left immediately. I….”“He pushed me, and I hit my head heavily on the gro
CASSIUS'S POVWearing my clothes, I gently placed a kiss on her forehead and tiptoed out of the bedroom, heading out of the house. I had something I needed to do urgently. I entered my car and drove to my house.On getting home, I picked up a brown folder and took a deep breath. I needed to settle everything today. Grabbing a recording device, I entered the house but didn’t find anyone, so I went to the bedroom. As I slightly opened the door, I heard Mary screaming at someone on the phone.“What do you mean by treatment? How can I get a treatment at this time?” she yelled angrily, and my shoulders slumped.What? She is sick? How could I not know about it?Different questions raced through my mind as I rethought what I wanted to do. What kind of husband asks for a divorce from his sick wife? Staring at the brown folder in my hand, I decided not to go through with it. As I was about to close the door, I stopped at what I heard next.“Don’t you hear what I’m saying? I can’t get any trans
I heaved heavily, my heart thumping as if it would jump out of my chest at any moment."Do you think he will forgive me?" I asked, fidgeting with my fingers, resting my back against the car.Cassius leaned closer to me and held my hand, stopping me from fidgeting with my fingers."I think he will, and if he doesn't, I am here for you," he said with a smile, which I returned.I apologized to Cassius and his family. Although it was very hard for them to forgive me for my actions, they still did. His father is being released today, while George has been sentenced to life imprisonment for what he did.Desmond's secretary actually went to deliver a message to a man that also lived in the dead cop building. I heard the man was very close to Desmond.The Aldriche family was still recovering from their loss, and I hope they really do. Betsy apologized for her actions, but surprisingly, Cassius's mom just hugged her, realizing she did so because of her only granddaughter's death. Every parent
"You called me?” I asked as I approached Bryan."Yes, I did because there is good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?""Just tell me. I've seen a lot in this life, and it really doesn't matter anymore. Whatever happens will happen.""Okay. The good news is that Lydia wasn't the culprit," Bryan said. I felt a small wave of relief, a smile briefly gracing my lips. Maybe I had hoped too much for her not to be the one."Her husband, George, is the one. That's the bad news," Bryan added, and my shoulders slumped.I tried to speak, but no words came out. What was going on in my head at this moment was still unknown to me. I know there was no different if the wife or husband was the culprit but it was still surprisingly.Bryan asked me to follow him, leading me to where Leonard was being interrogated. Trialing behind him with my grip tighten on the bag I was holding, my heart pounded heavily. I didn't even know if seeing him was a good thing because I was still trembling