Calvin only needed to hear the first few sentences from his wife before he knew what his answer was. A big, fat, capital no.
“I’m not taking money from you,” he said as calmly as possible. He didn’t know how much she meant by six figures, but he knew he didn’t want to take a penny from her. She wasn’t planning to give him part of it, she wanted him to have all. There was no way he would agree. “Thanks, princess. I really appreciate it. But the answer is no.”
“Why?”
“You worked hard. You deserve it.”
“Not really,” Angel replied, folding her arms on her chest. He blinked in shock. “You did all the promotions before you knew it was me. After you did, you still didn’t stop promoting. So, it’s not just my money. It’s our money. Yes, I did the work by writing. But you also helped me, Kyle.”
His wife’s intentions
It didn’t make sense to Hana. Her husband still wanted to host the Halloween party. Her immediate thought was no, but she had to be smart and diplomatic about it. She fixed their dinner on a tray and carried it to the dining room. Kyle was on a call when she left to cook. This week, she had been leaving the office without him because his meetings ran late. Andrea would drop her home first, then return to the office to pick up her husband whenever he was done.Camilla called to know if the party would still be holding. That was the only reason she brought up the topic with Kyle. So they could discuss and tell his sister no. Maybe she shouldn’t have mentioned it or waited until later to do so. If she didn’t experience Halloween this year, she would do so next year or any other time. It wasn’t a necessity.Heading to their room, Hana knocked once and opened the door. Kyle was still in his suit. Talking to his family had helped. They had pulled in f
Hana McKenna still couldn’t believe she had a car. It was a Saturday, and she had decided to spend it with her sister-in-law and her friend, Faye. Both women didn’t look too surprised by the news of the car. She had instructed Alex, her driver, to go have fun elsewhere so she could chill with her friends without worrying about him.“You knew about the car, didn’t you?” Hana asked. “That’s why you weren’t shocked.”Camilla shrugged and took a swig from her glass of wine. “Well, Vinny asked. He didn’t know which car would be best for his wife.”“What did you tell him?” Hana murmured.“To pick anything he liked because knowing you, Hana girl, you wouldn’t complain,” her sister-in-law replied. Hana blushed, using the bowl of popcorn to hide her face. That was true. Baba had put that concept into their heads. “Not even if you hated the
This was Hana’s first party as a host. She had attended parties her parents hosted but never had to be in charge of one herself. Right now, she was in the back hiding away while the party boomed inside.Someone opened the backdoor, and Hana hurried down the rest of the stairs, hoping to avoid them. Her husband must be worried out of his mind, still she scooped the ends of her ballroom gown and hurried. They were supposed to be king and queen.“Baby? Princess?”The familiar voice stopped Hana in her tracks. She turned. Kyle walked down the stairs, ripping off his blue mask to flash her a grin. Her cheeks flushed with shyness.“You found me,” she said.“Of course I did,” Kyle replied. Stopping in front of her, he cupped her rosy cheeks with his gloved hands. She was also wearing gloves, but hers were much fancier. “The party can’t go on without its queen.”“It&
Angel wasn’t at the spot Calvin told her to wait. Where could she possibly be? He had been worried the first time she went off without telling him. Now, he was a tad pissed. He told her to let him know if she wanted to leave. Parties like this weren’t so much his scene. This wasn’t a networking party, it was for fun. He could leave without anyone holding it against him. That was why he asked so many times to know if she was fine staying back or them leaving then.He dropped the glass of wine and bottle on the table they had stood beside minutes ago. If the server didn’t waste his time, he would have been here sooner. She must have gotten tired of waiting for him. He patted his pocket for his phone and groaned. She wasn’t with her phone, so there would be no way for him to contact her. They agreed not to use their phones today.No work. No calls. No emails. No texts.As Calvin was about to go check on his wife, someone gr
The car was barely parked when Calvin shot out of it. Dark clouds had gathered, but the lights from the house brightened up the compound. He dialled his father’s number as he headed for the door. The time on his phone showed 9:30 pm. The party should have lasted until 10 pm, and he would have left for the house with his wife. Fuck. He should have insisted they left earlier.Knocking once, Calvin waited for his dad to pick up. Mum wasn’t feeling too well, so he didn’t want to bother her with this news. When his dad didn’t pick up, he tried to call Rock, his PI. What if Angel was right, and it was her father who orchestrated the fire? If that was him, this could be John Kent, too. For his and Angel’s sake, he hoped Rock would have some useful information to save them.When Rock finally picked up, Calvin’s first word was, “My wife’s missing. I have a suspicion it’s John. John Kent. Please find out everything nece
Hana blinked slowly. Her eyelids were too heavy for her, and everything seemed slow. Bitterness flooded her mouth as she sat up. This… this was not her bed. This was not their apartment. Where was her husband? On her feet, she went to the door and tried to open it. It was locked. Hana didn’t want to panic. This could be a misunderstanding or a game, though she could hardly picture Kyle setting her up for this type of game without a notice. She tried the other door in the room. It opened and gave way to a bathroom. Nausea made her head spin. Bile filled her mouth as she rushed inside and threw up in the toilet bowl. She tried to flush down the vomit but the handle wasn’t working. There were empty buckets beside the concrete wall, and a tap continuously dripping water. She picked up one of the buckets and turned on the tap. It worked. After getting a bucket of water, she flushed the toilet and got some more water to rinse her mouth and wash her face
Everyone gathered around Calvin. His sister, brother, mother, and father. They all stayed beside him, waiting another message. The police left a few hours ago, assuring him they would get his wife back, but he didn’t believe them. Angel had been gone for five days without a trace except for the media messages he had been getting from the unknown number. He was safe, and his wife wasn’t. The last picture was of her on a bed, her face screwed in fear. Whoever took that picture had signed his death warrant. He would kill the person when he found them. His plan to keep everyone out of this while he and his father solved it had flown out of the window the moment he received those set of texts. Now, they spent their days at the house, waiting for another message. Anything that could tell about her location. The police had suggested calling or texting back the number who sent those texts, but easy time he did, it was unreachable and the messages bounced back. Undelive
Hana had lost count of the number of times she threw up. She had long gotten used to the bathroom but couldn’t get used to throwing up. It wasn’t normal. She wasn’t a vomiting type of person, even when her period was near. But it had happened so many times in the last few days of her captivity that she had began considering other options. Options like pregnancy.Throwing up was a popular sign. But she was on the pills. A child with Kyle was a welcome idea, but if her father found out, he could do something disastrous. In the few days she had been here, she had lost weight. Her clothes no longer fitted like they used to do. Cara was still silent as ever. Something happened in her absence. Something sinister. What about her mother?Sitting up on the bed, she touched a hand to her belly. What if life was growing inside her? Bile filled her mouth, and she rushed to the bathroom to throw up. A groan escaped her as she rinsed her mouth. Knowing