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“HANK or Henri, whatever his name was. He is still out there, so I hired 3 bodyguards for you and 1 for Malena to watch over her as you requested.” Lucian explains. “Thank you!” Latton replied with a smile on her face. Shortly after, Lucius and Xavier arrive. Albert calls them to keep Latton accompanied while he takes care of the case against him because he doesn’t want Latton to be alone with Lucian for a long time, as he doesn’t want her to know about the incident in Chinatown. Unbeknownst to him, Latton already knew about it. Meanwhile, Thalia excuses herself as she needs to attend a very important meeting. At first, she thought Latton would get mad, but surprisingly, she wished her good luck and seemed very proud of her. The moment Xavier saw Lucian he couldn’t stop looking at him murderously. In Xavier’s mind, Lucian hurt Latton and he is an enemy. “What is this guy doing here? Is he bothering you?” Xavier exclaimed sneeringly at Lucian. Latton laughs, “It’s okay Xavier, the
THE next day. Latton was released from the hospital with a heavy heart. She needed to say goodbye to Lucian as the next part of her plans required to be done with Victor. “Call me when you get home before you go to sleep. The moment you wake up.” Lucian demands while holding Latton’s hand firmly. “Mr. Caldwell, you need to let go of my hand. We cannot stay in this room. I’m already released and Victor is already waiting for me at home and the bodyguards you hired are outside patiently waiting for me.” Lucian scoffed, “They could wait. This is the only time we have alone before Xavier or Lucius returns to take you. Why don’t we maximize time?” he suggested while winking at her. She blushed then giggled, “Are you going to sleep with a married woman?” She inquired. Hearing no answer from him. “You have slept with a married woman before?” She blurted out. He glances at her while thinking deeply. “I did a lot of one-night stands and the woman is celebrating her upcoming divorce. Doe
XAVIER entered the room and, to his surprise, the room was empty. He scratched his head in confusion. “Latton!” He called out to her. Soon he heard a faint sound coming from the bathroom. “I’m in the restroom.” She mumbles while hastily wearing her clothes and fixing her hair. Meanwhile, Lucian was standing beside her watching her every move. Latton stared at him, “Why are you looking at me like that?” She uttered in a low voice. Lucian leaned closer to her, “How about another round?” He suggested while kissing her. “No! Xavier is outside the door.” She mumbles. “He will only know if you make a sound.” He replied while groping her butt. He then spun her around and pinned her against the wall. He could feel the burning lust of her body. “You say no, but your body says yes.” He remarks while kissing her nape, then slowly lifts her leg as he penetrates her from behind. She immediately covered her mouth so that Xavier wouldn’t hear them, but as if the odds were against her, Xavier k
AFTER two weeks. In the long corridor of Ripley International, three people walked to the biggest conference room in the building, located near the CEO and COO’s office. Latton sighs, "We've done everything we could. Paid different publishing companies to uplift your background and presence in the business field. Put in good words here and there. Now it's go time. I will be in and out within 5 minutes. I’ll talk, and they will listen. After that, you two take over everything. Do you understand?” She exclaimed. Both Lucius and Victor agreed. Soon they marched inside the room filled with press and instantly started flashing their cameras at them. Meanwhile, at the Ripley manor, Albert was closely watching the news and observing how Latton would handle the situation. Thinking that the press might corner her and she couldn’t answer their questions. “How will you save yourself and the company, little girl?” he mumbled to himself. - The moment Latton stood at the podium to address th
“WHAT a fiasco you made. You know Dad called me screaming on the phone. I can almost see his face contorting in rage from what you did.” Derek said gleefully over the phone as he sipped his drink by the pool surrounded by beautiful women in their tiny bikinis. “Well, I’m just starting,” Latton replied while looking at the city lights outside the window. “What are you planning next?” He inquired curiously. She marched to the chair and sat down. “Can’t tell you yet.” He laughs. “Oh, Latton! You're scary.” He mumbles. She giggled and soon ended the call. She walked to the table, opened the drawer, and took out neatly compiled documents. “Now what’s next?” Victor asked while comfortably sitting on the sofa. She smiles, “It’s time for us to call it quits.” She replied gleefully. “Really right now? In the middle of our launch? Won’t it look like I used you? It might... scratch that... It will make me look bad, and it will affect my credibility that you, yourself, worked hard to buil
MAGNUS CLAIRE, the Ripley family lawyer, did not disappoint. The moment he saw the divorce settlement Latton sent. He immediately notified Albert about it and, as Latton expected, Albert was enraged. “What was she thinking?” Albert yells internally as his chauffeur drives to Ripley International, now being renamed as Va - Yor - Ri Unlimited. He angrily entered his old company and barged into the CEO's office. His face is full of rage, jugular veins are bulging, hot blood rushing all over him, and he has one specific mission: to avenge his daughter. “How dare you hurt and use my daughter?” He said while tightly holding Victor’s collar. Victor raises his hands in a defensive position and says, “I'm just a pawn like everybody else in that creative world of hers, the only difference is I'm on her good side.” Albert frowned and gave a confused gaze. He slowly let go of his collar. “You still don't get it, do you? Let me elaborate. This is all part of her plan. From the day that I told
“THANK YOU. For letting go of Lucius and Victor easily on such very short notice,” Latton muttered gently over the phone while she lay calmly on her bed. Lucian bit his bottom lip, “You owe me a lot, Latton.” She laughs, “I know. I know. I’ll make it up to you one of these days or maybe sooner.” “Sooner?” He mumbles in curiosity. She hummed. He smiled, “ I heard Va - Yor - Ri Unlimited is thriving….” He paused mid-sentence then cleared his throat. “Does that mean you are about to get a divorce?” He asked wishfully. She heaves deeply then grinned, “Yes, in fact it's already signed, and we are just waiting for the right moment for it to be announced via divorce party.” He laughs devilishly, “A divorce party with Victor?” “Yes, it’s to show everyone that it's a mutual decision.” She pointed out. “After that it's business as usual again.” “How about you doing business with me? Let’s go back to Canada. This time I’ll be more patient in teaching you how to drive.” He offered merrily
AFTER ONE WEEK, Albert Ripley and Alison Gardner's trial for Catherine's murder began and after a few days the verdict was out. Latton is pacing back and forth in the Ripley Manor living room while Derek is connected to her laptop via video call. Both are waiting patiently for their family lawyer, Magnus Claire's call. Even though they know that Albert will take the fall for Catherine’s death as the mastermind that orchestrated everything, they still want to know if Albert will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment. Although Latton said Albert was dead to her, she didn’t really want him to die. “The tension is killing me. I should have attended the trial.” She yelled internally. Derek clears his throat to get her attention, “Would you stop? You’re making me dizzy,” he shouts. His voice was almost cracking and Latton could sense his stress. She exhaled profoundly, “What’s taking so long?” She mumbled, “I think Magnus forgot to call us.” She exclaimed and took out her phone to