For the rest of the day, Adrian couldn't concentrate on anything. The meeting was done haphazardly. His mind kept drifting to the woman that visited him earlier. He would have gone to see her already but he has a few investors to meet that evening. If he could make a wish in this life, is to have Ava Leon again. Just for an hour and he would kneel before her and ask her to pardon him. He just wants to make it up to her and get her forgiveness. He was ready to acknowledge her as his wife and go to the ends of the world with her. If only he could see her again, if only… He attended an important stakeholders meeting and was surprised when he met Patrick Connor with a man that seemed familiar to him. Patrick Connor has become a distributor of technological materials, an upcoming company that has a great potential of becoming something big, if investors choose to partner with him. Few years have passed, and he couldn't reconcile with his friend again. He missed h
At 7pm,the phone rang again and Luna answered the phone. It went silent for a long time until Aurora said “Ms Luna” she called. The voice was somewhat familiar and Luna was surprised. This is not her private detective. “Yes, who is on the line?” “This is Aurora Blake…” When Aurora finished her conversation with Luna Wesley, the latter said she was leaving to X-city the next weekend with her Mom. Luna Wesley shed tears of joy. She knew it,Ava Leon was not dead, how can she be dead? All those saga they made were just empty news. Now, she knows her freedom came courtesy of Ava Leon. But how did she become so great within the shortest time? Looks like there are many questions she'll have to ask her when they meet. This really made her happy. Had she known that her dear friend was going to call her,she would never have visited Adrian Lester. Anyways, she'll make herself unavailable to him henceforth. Next morning, Adrian woke up on the floor of his room wit
Elsie Blake was creating a fuss. She wants to go with her momma and Santiago said she could come along. Reluctantly, Charlotte let her go with them. The latter was too addicted to her niece. When they got to the company, Patrick Connor saw the president walk in with a little girl of about three years or older and another woman followed, wearing long curly hair. He was excited. He came back with his family, he guessed. He prayed silently that everything would work out well for him. As Santiago sat behind his swivel chair, he pushed the profile before Aurora “A young company with little assets. Perhaps that's why his file was removed in the first place. But I believe in fairness Aurora, especially new businesses who need our support…” he was saying. Suddenly, Aurora's face went pale when she saw the name. Patrick Connor? She looked further and saw his passport. He's Adrian's friend. This man stood by her momma when her Papa died. She heard that he got into a f
“No, baby. He's not your daddy” Aurora responded, cleaning her tears. When she turned to glance at Patrick, their eyes locked and she saw that Patrick had a lot of questions written all over his face. Aurora nodded and said “Yes” and then closed her eyes. She knows what he wanted to ask her. So Why not give an answer to him before asking. Patrick's eyes welled up and he turned towards Elsie and smiled broadly at her “Come honey” he said and when Elsie did,he squatted and hugged her warmly. She's like her great grandma. He'd known Adrian since childhood,he knows virtually everyone in his family and his grandmother wasn't an exception. The blond, the grey eyes, the pinkish lips were exactly like Grandma's. He held the little girl and kissed her temple. Did Adrian know he has a daughter? How can he know when he doesn't know that Ava was still alive. When he raised himself to full height his eyes had gone reddened and he said “You're alive Ava?” He asked again as
Patrick Connor smiled. The table has turned. Now,it's Aurora who doesn't want to know or hear a thing about Adrian. She doesn't even want him to mention his name. He hopes he won't be caught in the middle again? He'd learnt from Adrian and he wouldn't get in the middle again. Knowing that Ava Leon was still alive was enough compensation for his estranged friendship with Adrian. “As you wish, Aurora,” he replied. He would just go along with her. Her life with Adrian and how she wants to pilot it after now, is none of his business at all. “Tell me, why did you leave your former job?” Aurora asked. She knew about the fight between him and that friend of his, but she isn't expecting them to fall apart. “We all want to grow, right? I want to be able to stand on my feet. There isn't anything else besides that” Patrick lied. She doesn't have to know anything else. “Hmmm I believe you with a pinch of salt” Aurora teased. Since he doesn't want to say anything abo
Ray smiled and chuckled. Jimmy is angry and he might take it out on him for what he'd just said. “I meant to say, I'll eventually make her my woman and she'll be the only woman in my bed for the rest of my life” Jimmy glared at Ray with a frosty stare. He had paraphrased his words to suit his ears but that is not the real content of his words earlier. “Aurora is my sister and I don't joke with my family. If you nurture a filthy desire in your heart against my sister, then don't come anywhere close to her. I'm saying this because if I find out that you only want to get between my sister's legs and dump her like your numerous fleet of women, I will forget the rank differences between us and I will strangle you” Jimmy threatened. Aurora must have been through a lot to make her nurse this hatred in her heart against men who want a relationship with her. The feeling of the past still taunts her that she wouldn't say anything about Elsie's father. “You should kno
Adrian paused and sighed. Did he have something else to say to him? He turned to glance at Patrick and saw his eyes welled up with tears. They both stared at each other, eyes moist and cloudy. At that moment, they didn't say a word but their eyes did the talking. Two friends, lost their bond and were ready to mend it back “I missed you, Adrian” Patrick stuttered and took a long strides to him and they both hugged each other tightly. Adrian sniffled and muttered apologies to Patrick. Patrick just kept sniffling. He held his daughter in a hug and now,he was holding him in a hug. He wants to tell him that Ava is alive and that his daughter is a beautiful girl but he cannot. He had promised Aurora. He cannot go back on his words. But he has no grudge against Adrian anymore. The person for whom he was mad with him was still alive, beautiful and attractive. “I missed you more and I thought I would be alone again without you. I lost Ava and my unborn baby, I almos
Adrian got to his hotel room, freshened up and stood before the mirror clad in a blue tuxedo and a custom made shoes. His hair well treated, glitters as he styled it to heightened his looks. His V shaped jawline well chiselled out on a pink lips. He looked back at himself in the mirror, satisfied with his looks, he stepped out. He is a prominent figure in the business world. Many haven't really met him, only heard his name. He would meet a few people and possibly strike a business deal with them. What interests him the most is business deals and proposals. And he would like to meet this new business mogul in town. That would definitely foster easy business cooperation in the future. As his car drove into the five star hotel where the launching was taking place, he saw the parking lot was almost filled except that a place was reserved for him by Santiago. Adrian stepped out, looking all charming and cute. He was welcome by Santiago and when the latter saw him,