EMELIA'S POV"You are the one who definitely said you picked it from a box, so how is it possible to be rigged?" Maverick asked as he dished out food on the dining table while I sat with my left hand on my chin, thinking about what happened yesterday."Yeah, I know that, but I definitely saw that lady smiling at me before I picked up the number. I definitely know something was wrong somewhere.""Ok, is she supposed to be crying? No matter how much you try to say it, I can't think of a specific logic for that unless all the numbers in the box are the same.""Then why is it that both Cassius and Mary always pick the same number for the past five years? Camile and her husband also used to pick the same number always, so there is definitely a hand pulling some kind of strings somewhere," I said as I used my right hand to pick up a fork and put it in my mouth, gritting my teeth on it.Maverick moved closer to me and held the fork, asking me to let it go immediately, and I did so."You shou
"Are you sure it's fine for me to go along with you?" "Of course, it's fine," I replied confidently as I steered the steering to the left side while driving to A&R airport. "Okay, since you said so, then I will believe you," she said, and I chuckled softly at her words. "But have you ever met your dad? No, I meant Mary's dad, about what his wife told you the other day." May's question makes my stomach churn as I remembered what Lydia said the other day about me being her husband's illegitimate child, which he had from an affair years ago. I felt a mix of anxiety and curiosity as I really got a lot of questions to ask him since it looks like he was the one who brought me home. "No, I haven't, but I’ll do that immediately I'm back from this trip. I really have a lot of questions to ask him." "Oops, okay." The drive to the airport was filled with May's incessant chattering about her past with Bastoon, and I wondered if there was any difference between her and my kids, who also use
Cassius has been absent for quite a while now, and he hasn't returned. Is he perhaps trying to catch some sleep in the restroom or what? I scanned around, trying to catch a glimpse of him, but I couldn't even see his shadow."Or is he embarrassed to show his face?" I pondered as I noticed that Mary or Kingsley were not in this plane but on the other ones.Trying to put the matter aside and focus on myself rather than dwelling on other people's problems, I reclined into my seat again to take a nap, but it's just not working.“Come to think of it, he's probably already embarrassed for saying those words to you. What else do I want again as he's already punished?" I murmured to myself, rising from my seat, heading to the restroom.I leaned against the door and knocked softly, whispering in a hoarse male voice, "Sir Cassius, I know you are in there, but I really need to use the toilet."I used my hand to cover my mouth, trying to suppress my giggling because I can't believe I was acting
CASSIUS'S POV Upon arriving at the hotel, Mary and I checked into our room. As soon as we entered, I yanked my arm from hers and walked over to the bed. I jumped onto the bed, grabbed my phone and decided to check the company's forums because I was sure everyone would be thrilled about this trip especially since they got a chance to lodge at one of our most expensive hotels. "Why the heck did you do that? Did I offend you again?" Mary asked. I didn't reply, which only seemed to frustrate her more. "Cassius, I'm talking to you right now, and I think I demand an answer. Why did you yank your hand off mine?" Her questions were annoying, and I wondered if she’s deliberately doing this. I dropped my phone and sat up, with my gaze fixed on her. "Are you done?" "No, I'm not. I still have a lot of things to say." She fiddled with her fingers and bit her lower lip, indicating her tension. I wondered if it was a common thing in their family because Emelia used to do the same. W
"Left? Did she return back to L.A?" "No, her passport and everything are still inside, and... I can't... can't find her anywhere." Different thoughts race through my mind as I band my hand on my head. Without hesitation or even changing my clothes, I stormed out of the hotel room and went to the CCTV room to check the footage. The footage showed that she left the hotel and got into a cab, which headed to God knows where, but the good thing was that the cab driver works for this hotel, which means he must have returned back immediately after dropping her off. "Get the car immediately. I will find the driver," I ordered Kingsley as I headed out. On my way, I met with mom, who asked me what was going on, and I told her about Emelia going missing when she saw the message about her. I didn't have time to explain much so I begged her to help me sort out the messages that were going around and I left with May to search for the driver. Upon finding the driver, he told us that he droppe
She forcefully pushed me back, making me sink into the seat. Then she leaned in and slammed her lips on mine once more. My hand quickly reached out and grabbed her ass firmly as I gave a hard squeeze as we both kiss each other hungrily. As I couldn't hold out any longer and now hard as a rock, I quickly pulled away from the kiss, rose up from my seat, maneuvering us into another position as I pinned her against the seat with me now on top of her. I began to unzip her trouser. "Wait..." Her hand suddenly halted me from unzipping her trouser. I lifted my head and stared at her with curiosity about why she suddenly had a change of mind. "Why? Is there anything wrong? Are you on your period?" "No," she responded tersely as she suddenly got up and pushed me off her, leaving me wondering where things had gone wrong. Is it because I was too fast? Oh, I should have given her a lot of foreplay. I forgot she likes that. "I'm sorry, I will be better now," I apologized as I inched clo
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
“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