It was such a mess to be waking up with the front door open. Luke Martin woke up from the sofa in the living area, and he did not notice that he had left the door open when he got in. He walked to the door and closed it, then got back to the sofa. Sitting down, he searched for his mobile phone which he found in the left front pocket of his black leather pants. He quickly got up, walked to the door and closed it. He went back to the sofa and sat, checking his phone for notifications. "She has been trying to reach me for hours," he said as he dialled back the number, a shout came from the other line. "What the hell is going on?" The woman shouted at Luke, and as he felt the sound of her voice he immediately lifted his arm, moving the phone away from his face. After he placed it back, Luke calmly apologized. "I'm sorry Vivian, I was trying to.." she cut him off, "Trying to what, Luke? You shouldn’t have attacked her.. What if you got caught?" He laughed a bit, "but I didn't. And
Jon offered Cathy to stay in the penthouse for her safety, but she insisted on staying in their home. The night was hotter than usual, and she cannot seem to be in the mood for sleep. Apart from the fear of knowing that the security footage has been deleted, the feeling of being guarded by at least ten men, roaming around her property made her feel uneasy. Her mom is still in the hospital, and it may take another three days before she could get home. Jon has provided all the security personnel to make sure they both are safe, and he swore to her that he is going to take care of everything. She recalled him saying, "We are going to find out who did this, and why," he opened the door for her, kissed her cheek and closed the door after she got in. Jon has asked his chauffeur to take Cathy home before heading to the penthouse, leaving ten men to make sure that no harm shall come to her the whole night. As Cathy recalled it, she felt shy, and her cheeks turned red. She looked at the ceil
Cathy had just finished her meal, tidied up the dining table and went to wash the dishes. She was unaware that she was smiling, thinking of how sweet Jon is to her. He made sure she came home safe, came in the next morning to share breakfast with her, even though there had been more than enough people to assure her safety.Her mother is in the hospital, she is in an executive suite because Jon insisted on paying for everything. She tried to refuse the offer at first, but Jon was like a four-year-old who would throw tantrums if he does not get to pay for her mother's hospital bills.Jon's phone rang. It was his dad. "I went to visit you, but you weren't here, neither at work." Jon stood up, walked away and went out to the porch. Jon managed to explain about what had happened and that he needed to help someone report a break in. "It is my responsibility, as an employer, to treat our people like family," he tells his fat
George Keith Albertson, has been a single father for years. To remarry is one idea that he never entertained, because he believed that he has married the perfect woman and that no one else will equate to her. His wife, Allana was one of the most beautiful celebrities in North America when they met. Everything seemed perfect, until they found out that she had developed a brain tumour, which was triggered by a crime in her early teenage years. Keith always told his son that he wants someone like Allana to be the future wife of Jonathan. Jon certainly dated a lot of women, American, European, Asian, none of them passed his father's taste though, except for one. Vivian Desmonde, daughter of jewellery maker and businessman Sergius Desmonde has always been pleasing to him. He wanted Jon to propose to her, he says she is good for both the family's reputation, and the business. Keith was the first who went unhappy when Jon broke up with Vivian. Today was nothing different. He, once again, d
A great week had passed, and Jennifer Mills had already been discharged from the hospital. They did not pay a single centavo as Lee had already made sure that all the bills will be dealt with. Jennifer knew for the fact that her daughter is somewhat in a relationship with Jon, and when they got home, the first thing that she said to her was, "Is he your boyfriend?" Cathy didn't respond, as she did not know how to. Jon did not say he loves her, but his kiss made her feel the most beautiful girl in the world. She recalls the moment when he kissed her in the kitchen after speaking to his father on the phone, and when he kissed her again to say goodbye. The memories went so beautiful that she was not even aware that she was smiling. She bit her lip, as she had imagined how she felt when their lips locked together, her heart racing, his hands on her waist, and her hands on his shoulders. It was when her mother interrupted as she handed her over a glass of milk. "Catherine Mills!" "How lo
Cathy left a note on the table saying that she had already prepared breakfast. She did not bother to wake her mother up, because she slept late the night before. When she opened the door, Jon was waiting outside and smiled at her. "Hey," she said, "Hi," he immediately held her hands. "How's my girlfriend?" he asked her. She tried not to show her emotions, and asked him back, "Girlfriend?" He took her hand, pulled her and closed the house door behind them. Holding hands, they ran to his car, Jon opened the door for her and Cathy got in. He quickly went to the driver's seat. "Doors locked, and seatbelts." he lifted his arm and grabbed the belt over Cathy and locked hers. Their faces so close to each other, he said, "Who could ever resist your beautiful face, Catie? From the first time that I saw you, I wanted you to be mine." Before she could say a word, he tried to kiss her, but she pushed him away. "Jon, stop." She looked at his eyes, "We need to go to work." He laughed, stroked her
As Jon reached the top floor, he looked into his mobile, and found out that Lee had actually sent him a voicemail. He called him back, "I'll see you later, Lee" he said, and hung up. He was faced with the truth that Vivian must be the one behind the break in, he thought out loud, "What could be the reason behind this? Why would she do such a thing?" Vivian has been staying in the hotel for three months now, though she has an apartment in Lé Blanco and a unit in the Max Ford's. After the incident, she was not seen since. Alfred, one of his assistants, knocked on the door. "Sir, I have been informed that Miss Desmonde had just arrived." Jon thanked him, got up and went to the elevator to go back downstairs and see Vivian at the reception.********"So Catherine, how does it feel being in a relationship with one of the most eligible bachelors of the United States?", she
It was definitely a scene the other day, to which Mr. Albertson was very well aware of. He wants his son to be happy, but he cannot let it happen because he wants someone worthy to be his daughter in law. He tried to call Jon at the instant he saw the newspaper, which states that "Billionaire spotted in an old village with fiancee." He put it down and called one of his housemaids. "Call my son now." Jon answered the call as early as six in the morning. "Dad, it was Vivian who created the scene. Catie is a very decent woman." Keith objected, "She is decent, yes, I agree. But you have to remember your status. She has not even finished her bachelor's degree. How could you settle for her?" There was silence between the two. The idea of him being an heir to an international company, dating a reception personnel is next to unacceptable in the society. Keith told him," You need to stop seeing her, Jonathan." He did not reply, so Keith said, "That is not a request." He said it in a manner o
It was a day that is unfortunate for Luke Martin. He was subpoenaed earlier by the city police, in reference to the footage that was recorded near the Mills' residence. "A beautiful woman came to us yesterday and handed over an evidence pointing that it was you who entered the home of the Mills on the fifteenth of November." He had no other option but to go, at first he thought that he might escape, but knowing that it was a rich man who backed Cathy, it would not be easy for him to get away with it. He suddenly remembered what Vivian had told him over the phone, “You picked the wrong house!" It was definitely his fault, the only reason that they were roaming around is that they were looking for possible signs that Evan Mills might be somewhere near the vicinity, and they need to prevent him from going back to his family. Everything seemed alright at first. He knocked, and told the woman he wanted to know the whereabouts of her husband because he owed money. "I need to know wh
Luke Martin was waiting in the visiting area, when Allison Albertson walked in. "I have been waiting for you for hours," he said. She took a seat across him and placed her hands on the metal table. "I assume you already made up your mind," she said to him. The guards went back to their posts, and so she continued. "Have you got an answer? Steph is already out there with Jon, waiting for an opportunity." Luke sighed, "If you make sure I won't be in trouble," she got up and interrupted his talking. "In trouble? I will get you out of here, with half a million dollars, what sort of trouble will you have?" He looked at her, and with a strong voice, he said, "I'm in. Tell me what you want to know about Vivian, I'll give you all the information you need." Allison smiled, went back to her seat and discussed with Luke.******Jon woke up to a ringing phone. He picked it up, with his eyes half closed. "Hello," he said. "Good morning, sir. It's m
Jon and Stephanie had dinner together in her suite. They never went out to the main lobby, or anywhere else to avoid the public eye. They had to make sure that Vivian would never have an idea that they were following her, else they may never catch her. He got back to his suite after they had eaten. "Goodnight Jon, I'll see you tomorrow," Stephanie said as he went out of her suite. He got back to his via the main door, and dialled Cathy's number. It was ringing for almost a minute, but got no answer. When he finally gave up, and was about to hang up, a man answered from the other line. "Hello," a man said, but then Jon asked, "Hey, it is Jon. Am I speaking to Jeffrey?" There was silence on the other line, Evan did not know how he would speak to him over the phone. He knew that his daughter had not told Jon yet about their reconciliation. "Hello?" Jon asked again, getting more worried. He worried as he knew that only Anna and Jeffrey would be with her, but there was a man with an unfa
It was afternoon, the sun was about to set later than usual. Her mobile phone rang. Cathy picked it up from her table and answered the call. "Hey dad," she said. Evan Mills wanted to pick her up and take her home. They were able to discuss a few things the last time they spoke, and Cathy somehow understood why her father opted to leave their family after he had explained his side of the story. Evan answered, "Hi sweetie, would you mind if I pick you up?" Cathy took a few steps to peek through the window, and whispered, "He's still there." Her father was confused, "What was it dear?" she quickly replied, "Oh, it's Alex. He keeps on waiting on me. I'd come to work and go home, he would still be waiting outside." she started to be afraid that she instructed the security guard to allow her to wait for her father.When he got there, Cathy immediately went to him and got into his car. In a minute, Evan kept on looking at the rear view as Alex had been following them.
It was a hot morning, and Cathy woke up earlier than the usual to prepare for work. "Hello? Um, yeah. We went out for a bit and she left the phone here," Anna explained as she answered an early phone call. "Who is it, Anna?" Cathy asked. The woman passed the phone over to her, told her that it was Jon, asking why nobody was taking his calls the other day. "Hi, I left my phone here while we went to grab some groceries," she told him quickly. "Are you in a hurry?" he asked. She was about to go to work and she told him she'll call him later in the afternoon. Jon agreed, and went on with his plans with Stephanie. As they both hung up, Cathy went to the preschool as she does on weekdays. When she got to St. Louis pre school, she saw Alex's car parked on the other side of the street. "What is he doing here?" she asked the security guard, who immediately closed the door behind her. "I do not know, Cathy. He approached me earlier and told the others that he is going to wait for you. Turns o
Luke Martin woke up to a banging on his prison cell. "What the hell!" he shouted as he fell off the bed. "You got a visitor, Martin," the guard shouted as he unlocked the door and stayed outside. Luke fixed himself and changed his clothes. It had been more than a month since he was detained due to the attack on Jennifer Mills at Noughton's. In a few minutes, he went out to the visiting area and sat on one of the chairs of a long table. He was able to look at the woman whom the jail guard was talking to. She was tall, with long brown hair, wore a checkered dress of black and tan orange, high-heeled black boots and carried a pink handbag. She turned, and went walking towards him. She sat in front of him across a table, he asked her, "What a lovely woman who requested to see me. What can I do for you?" She smiled and introduced herself. "Hi, my name is Allison Maree, sister of Jonathan Albertson. I was the one who turned the cctv footage of your crime over to the police." Luke was extr
"I don't know what you're doing here, I hope this has nothing to do with Allie." Jon said when the door opened. He did not lift his head and continued typing on his HP Compaq nx9600, but saw her reflection on the glass table. "I came here to your aid, Jon. Please don't push me away," said Stephanie, he looked at her, she was wearing a powder blue dress which touched her knees and had long sleeves and round collars. She walked towards him, and asked him. "I have spoken to Adrianna, Vivian's best friend. She was one of the models from the agency where I am from and," he cut her off. "What about her?" "I know where Vivian is, Jon." he looked at her, pushed aside his laptop and stood up. He leaned towards Stephanie and locked the door behind her. "What do you know?" Stephanie smiled, and handed over a letter to Jon which he unfolded and read silently.******Cathy kept staring at her Sony Ericsson k600. She was waiting for Jon to give her
The wind was blowing so cold, rain had been pouring down for hours which made it darker than usual. Cathy said goodbye to the kids, and waited for the parents to pick them up. It had been a month and a half since she started the part time job in the preschool, and it had gotten a bit difficult as she had been pregnant for almost three weeks. She waited for about an hour, and when they were all picked up, she decided to go home. It was darker and the wind blew stronger, at six o'clock, it was almost impossible for her to walk outside without getting all wet. She went out and waited for a cab, but all the cabs that went by were all booked. A car stopped just in front of her and the driver lowered the window. "Hey, it's raining so hard. Need a ride?" Cathy was shocked. The face was so familiar, with the hair that turned silvery grey, lines on the forehead and under his eyes tell a lot about his age. Cathy stood still, without uttering a single word, tried to figure out how the man foun
It was a weekday morning. Jon was having coffee with a few investors while discussing the year's plans which included expanding the business overseas. "I think it's best to be able to provide luxury in some areas in Asia," a man said, sitting at the last seat on Jon's left. Another man, who was sitting across, raised his hand and continued, "We have studied the middle eastern cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the two cities were found to have rising economic status and in the following years, we have forecasted that hotel industry will boom as tourism evolves and it would be a great investment." Jon was looking at the records, "I believe that the East is a good target, we will be able to establish new trends," a woman said. Jon made a comment as he looked at his laptop screen, "Can someone send me a list of international celebrities who are known residents to these two cities." A lady got up, and advised her secretary who was seated at the back near the door, to conduct a research imme
It was almost a week after the New Year. Jon had finally called Cathy and told her that he was not able to push Stephanie when he kissed him because of the media. "Publicity is key, you know that right? I love you and nothing will ever change that." He assured her that he promised her mom that he would take good care of her, but Cathy was not satisfied with the explanation. "So you did not bother to object when your sister introduced you to the media as a couple?" Jon told her that he has no plans of marrying any other woman, and that what his sister did was merely a publicity stunt. Cathy was resisting at first, but her love for him made her understand what her mind could not comprehend. She gave him an ear, which eventually made her feel alright. She has not told him about the pregnancy just yet, because she plans to tell him in person when he visits her in two months. When they hung up, Cathy told Anna about her plans, and she couldn't help but get excited. "Oh dear, is it not go