While Amara peaceful snoozed in the comfort of her mattress, Tobias sat in the dim atmosphere of his office, reading through the same article she had read and re-watching the video attached.The first two times he watched the video, he had refused to believe that it was just as the article had said, that Celestine purposefully pushed herself into the pool to gain sympathy and attention. But the more he watched the video, the more he saw that Celestine had indeed fallen into the pool herself.She hadn’t been pushed.‘But if that’s true,’ He thought. ‘Then, why would she go out of her way to make it seem as if Amara pushed her?’He knew Celestine wasn’t the type of person who would do such a thing. At least, he thought she wasn’t. But now, after seeing those pictures and this video, he was left with an uncertain feeling that wasn’t settling all too well with him.What feeling this was, Tobias wasn’t given enough time to figure it out as the sound of someone knocking on his office door sn
Although Amara hadn’t given them the grace nor opportunity to say another word after she declared the meeting dismissed, she could see from the looks on their faces that some of the executives despised what she had just said and potentially, their hatred for her just might have grown.Other, very few of them, looked impressed by her bold approach. They either made this known by the curt nod passed her way as she exited the office, looks of admiration on their faces or the handshakes some of them extended to her.But as much as it seemed like all of that matter to Amara, it actually didn’t, for what mattered to her was finding a way to back her big tall back in the meeting, after all, big talk without results would only solidify those hating executives assumptions.Arriving at her new and rather fancy looking office, Amara took less than a minute to admire the interior, brown office table, a glass cabinet filled with books, a huge flat screen tv mounted to the wall and a brown leather c
For the first few seconds, the air around that area of the club seemed to freeze.Amara couldn’t move nor say a word, all she could do was stare at the group before her, more specifically, the man who had once held her heart and soul in his hand.But as frozen as the atmosphere was, it quickly thawed and was replaced with something cold, bitter and hateful.The very same hatred that had grown between the two, Amara’s own being newer and hotter.For a second, the tension nearly became unbearable as neither of them wanted to look away, refusing to end the silent war of glares going on.“I think it’s best if we just find another spot.” Melanie said at last, trying her best to defuse the tension that had settled around them.Her words were what snapped Amara out of her trance. She looked away from Tobias, a deep frown on her face, and followed after her best friend when Melanie tugged her in the direction of a new table.As she moved, she could feel Tobias’s eyes following her, staring at
"That was amazing!" Melanie praised as soon as Amara began making her way off the stage, doing everything in her power to ignore the way Tobias's eyes followed her every movement."It was nice," Amara said and released a strained chuckle, thought it came out sounding more relaxed than she could expected. "I should do this more often.""Damn right you should." Melanie agreed as they walked up to the bar, ready to place new drink orders.As they waited for the bartender to arrive, someone once again took the seat beside Amara.She rolled her eyes, just about done with men for the night. But before she could part her lips to speak, the stranger had beat her to it."I'll pay for your drinks." She turned to him and arched a brow. "It's the least I can do after you entertained us all."And true to his words, the stranger paid for their drinks and left instantly, leaving Melanie and Amara to share a look of amusement."I see you have some admirers." Melanie chuckled as she watched the strang
It was safe to say Amara's request had stunned Helios into silence, because for the first few minutes, he remained quiet and unmoving, staring at her as if waiting for the punchline.However, Amara didn't utter another word, just continued staring at him with a look that clearly said she was not kidding.This had Helios blinking a few times, just to make sure he had heard correctly.Had Amara's serious asked him to punch the one person she always treated like gold?The one person she showered with attention to the point of making him feel suffocated and discomforted?The very same attention that he didn't get in his family as the illegitimate child and envied and at some point wished to receive?Was he mistaken?Helios looked at Amara, wondering what she had eaten and drunk that made her ask him of all people to punch the very man who he had always assumed was a god to her."You want me to punch," He pointed at Tobias. "Him?"Amara nodded her head and the look on her face didn't chang
Tobias arrived at the hospital within a record-breaking time. He rushed towards the receptionist, asking about Celestine's condition."Miss White's room is located on the seventh floor. Room number 26." The receptionist replied, informing him that the doctors were still with her as her condition was still a bit unstable and her visitors would have to wait a bit."I see, thank you." With that said, Tobias turned on his heels and made his way towards the elevator, his steps full of purpose and his mind a jumble mess.What the hell had possessed Celestine to do such a thing?He hadn't the faintest idea.But he really hoped she was okay and would recover from this without any serious issues, because only then could they treat or face whatever had pushed her to take such a drastic action.When he arrived on the seventh floor, Tobias was quick to locate the room.Fiona, who was seated in the hallway, noticed him instantly and the moment she saw his face, her frowns deepened."Brother," She
“That darn bastard,” Melanie huffed as she and Amara walked into her apartment. Although she had not experienced the entire interaction between Tobias and Amara, she had seen the aftermath, which was Amara coming back into Giovanni with a mood obviously ruined. “That man really had the nerve to show up and ruin our night! Just you wait, the next time I see him, I’ll-““Mel,” Amara called, calming her friend down before she says something that she’d later end up doing. “Let it be.”“Let it be?” Melanie exclaimed, watching with narrowed eyes as Amara walked to the kitchen and picked out a bottle of water from the fridge, pouring some for herself and drinking it. “Tobias acts the way he does after nearly mistreating you for years and then later threatening you for a divorce and you say I should ‘leave it be’.” She scoffed. “How do you expect me to leave it be?”Amara smiled softly. “Because I want you to. If I start giving a flying fuck about him again, he’ll win. So I’m just going to tr
Following her discussion with Melanie, Amara decided to swing into action the very next day. As she got ready for work, her phone began ringing, indicating an incoming call.Picking it up, Amara couldn't help but arch her brows when she saw who was calling.It was none other than Fiona the witch."What the hell does she want now?" Amara muttered, not bothering to answer the call. She wasn't in the mood to deal with Fiona, nor did she have the time.Ignoring the call, Amara put her phone in her pocket and walked out the room, heading for the living room where a note was placed."Gone to work, don't forget to have breakfast." Melanie's note read.Amara chuckled and hurried to put a few things in her mouth. As she walked out the door, the persistent ringing and vibrating of her phone had her reaching into her pocket and picking it up in a rather frustrated manner."Now except you're calling to tell me all about the tales of you repenting, I'd advise you keep the fucking call, Fiona, caus