“The fuck is this doing here?”“I’m trying to figure it out too.”Caspian and Anna stared at the white fluffy puppy on a box at their doorstep, they looked down at it, their lips twitching in confusion. Caspian turned to Mariam who was standing behind them, still watching the puppy who stared at them, his tongue out and its tail wagging behind him in the box. “Who brought this here?” He inquired. “I’d been in the kitchen when I heard the bell ring. When I opened the door, there was no one there, just the box. That was and then, I called you both.”“Just the box?”“Yes, sir.”“But who would drop a damn puppy at my doorstep and leave?”Anna examined the puppy, side-eying it as if warning it to get its eyes off her. She wasn’t a fan of pets and just like her, it seemed Caspian also wasn’t a fan of pets, maybe just puppies? “Should we throw it out?” She asked him. “We should then.”Just then, her eyes caught sight of the envelope at the side of the box and she bent to pick it up. Casp
“See what I’m talking about, Daddy. The video is everywhere, my image is ruined and everyone is laughing at me. What do I do, Daddy, Mommy,” Elle cried at the two people on the bed before her. “We’re just waking up, Elle. What’s your problem?” She rolled her eyes at her mother’s words. She’s been crazy thinking of what to do after the video of her birthday party got viral and her parents were busy having a good night's rest. Her father had been snoring when she got in and had only woken up when she tapped him. He was sleeping after his daughter caused her great unrest. After her birthday party, her friends posted a video of the embarrassing moment where everyone found out that she wore the less expensive shoes instead of Anna. Right, she was still in shock at the turnout of events. She never expected that things would turn out the way they did, a few days ago. Her plans had backfired on her and good lord, the result had her locking herself in her room for days. Since when did her
Warning: This chapter contains scenes of bullying. Proceed with caution!After a long hour drive and picking up her friends in between, Elle and two girls stood outside her Lamborghini in front of a cafe. They had scarves around their head and neck and their eyes were covered with big shades as they tried to become unrecognizable in public. The three girls stood with their legs crossed as if waiting for a fight. Perhaps they were waiting for one? After she chased the sorry excuse of a man out of her car, she immediately drove to pick up her friends for the main activity of that day, the annoyance of Jason’s confession still echoing in her head. No wonder Anna left him. He has a brain the size of a peanut. What made the church ratty bastard think that she of all people would go out with him, a poor ugly bastard who could hardly feed himself and his family? He must really look down on her to be able to walk to her face and confess that bulshit to her knowing fully well that if he was
“You send the goods to the warehouse. I'll handle everything else,” Caspian ordered the man staring at him from his laptop, signing a few files on his desk. “Yes, boss.” “Anything else? It’s the weekend.” He asked, opening the files on his desk, his fingers picking up the small blue pen. All of a sudden, he felt something soft in his foot, a wet sensation. Realizing what it was, Caspian threw the pen in his hand in surprise and sprang up from his chair, glaring at the white little puppy beneath him. “The fuck. Did you just put your tongue on me?” “Is that a dog?” His eyes looked back at the laptop to see his secretary’s eyes wide. “Shut up.” He closed the laptop and returned his attention to the puppy who had his pink tongue out, staring at him. The dog took steps toward him but he retreated backward, his eyes not leaving it. “How the fuck you got in here?” He stared around the study room and just then, he heard a tiny giggle outside the door, his eyes darkening once he put t
Anna’s smiles blossomed, stretching across her face, her eyes glistening with joy as Mariam placed a decent amount of snacks on the island table for her. She rubbed her palms together, smiling at Mariam in excitement. There wasn’t a better househelp than Mariam at the moment. “I hope Caspian didn’t see this?” She raised her eyes to stare at Mariam, her gray eyes glistening in excitement.“He did not. He already left for work a few minutes ago.”“Perfect.”It was Monday morning and she’d asked Mariam to bring her some snacks without the knowledge of her overbearing husband who banned her from eating junk food. But it wasn’t her fault that they suddenly became better than normal food. Thus, after breakfast, according to her, she indulged in a post-breakfast snack. She gazed at the junk foods ranging perfectly on the table and then at the dog who stared at them with the same glistening eyes as hers. She glared at it. “I’m not giving you any, you know that right? Just because I pitied y
She looked away from him to stare at her baring phone, moving over to grab it. She groaned at the caller ID before swiping on the green button. “If you’re calling to ask why I’m late, Maya, then please end the call. I’ll be arriving soon,” she snapped at the person on the other line.“That’s not it, boss. There is a problem.”Anna straightened, suddenly interested in whatever it was that May was about saying. “A problem? What problem?”“There is a huge problem, boss. Your mother… she..”“She’s what?”“She’s causing trouble for everyone here. The police are here too.”At the mention of the police, Anna’s eyes grew wide. What had her stepmother done to require the police's attention? “I’m on my way.” The line went off. She looked over to Caspian, the snacks becoming irrelevant to her.“What is it?”“There is a problem at work.”“Come on, I’ll drop you off.”She didn’t flinch when he threw the snacks in the waste bin and simply walked behind him, grabbed her bag from Mariam and they bo
“Mom, mom, what’s going on?” Elle charged towards her mother, her overly high heels clicking in urgency on the tiled floor at each step she took. She snatched her mother from the policemen’s grip, her eyes glaring daggers at them. “If you come close to my mother one more time, I’ll make you regret it.”She let out exasperated sighs before turning to stare at her mother again, her hands searching for any trace of injury. “Mom, are you alright? Did these people hurt you?”Sylvia's shoulders trembled as she struggled to hold back tears. Letting go of her mother for a while, Elle stepped forward to Anna. She lowered her head.“You’re the only hope that we have, sister Anna.” She clasped her hands together. “Please don’t let the police take mother away. Please help us this one time. I swear, if you don’t let Mother go to jail, I’ll come get you immediately, I’ll make sure to get you out.”Anna leaned back with her hands behind her and her chin tilted upward. Her gaze traveled from the top
‘Anna Riordan revealed as a snitch.’ Anna read the first line of the heading inwardly, her eyes widening as she let the words settle in her head. She continued. ‘Sold company’s secret, big bully to her family, and a gold digger. Anna Riordan must be canceled.”Her forehead creased with mortified lines, eyes rolling to the back of her head. She continued reading the article. The netizens were requesting that she get canceled for a crime she didn’t even know anything about, for a crime that she knew the culprit not. They accused her of leaking the company’s secret to the rival company for a few bucks and they even went as far as to bring her marriage into the matter. They called her a gold digger, one who had intentions to use her husband for money. The audacity of them to call her a gold digger. “Mrs Riordan, say something. Are the allegations about you true?”She returned the tablet to Maya and cleared her throat, ready to address the flock of reporters. “I know nothing about these