"What are you doing here, Abby? And why are you taking me away? I have to tell Monica first so that she doesn't come looking for me," said Gin, who did not accept Abby's attitude and immediately pulled him out of the shopping center, while Alice, who had just finished paying for all their purchases, just stood still watching the showdown between the two."You don't need to ask permission or say goodbye, Gin. Come home with me. Now."Abby pushed Gin into his car and asked Alice to take her car. They left the shopping center still fighting."You know what? You've embarrassed me by treating me like a child, Abby.""I don't fucking care, Gin. All I have to do is protect you.""I don't need it. I'm an adult, and I'm a man. You should be the one I protect. Don't you realize that your behavior could endanger us all?""Oh, behavior? Which ones? Didn't I explain to you that everything I'm doing is for our family? I'm doing this to teach that bastard Emerson a lesson, and you, don't get in my w
Alice arrived at her apartment and quickly picked up her phone. Dozens of messages and missed calls were already lined up there. From Jude, who else? She was reluctant to deal with someone who could potentially interfere with her work, but Jude... he had what Alice needed. Some stability."Hey, sorry for ignoring your calls and messages. How are you?" Alice greeted, having no idea that the man on the other side was wearing a big smile when he heard from her."It's okay. I know you must be busy with your work for Abby. I'm good, and I miss you. How about you? Is everything going well? What about Abby's little brother?""Yes, thank God things are going well, although I can't say the search is over yet. New tasks are always ahead. And I still can't stop watching Abby and Gin. You know, they need me.""I know. It must be hard to take in a young man who grew up on the streets.""Gin's pretty easy to manage, except for one thing. He's a brilliant teenager who's managed to fit in the job his
Alice smothered her mouth with the palm of her hand. She had no idea that Jude was serious about what he was doing. Although it seemed strange and silly, inevitably, Alice admired the man's actions. Unfortunately, they were not on the same page now."Jude... why are you doing this?" Alice asked as she sighed tiredly and pushed the man's body away. "I never thought you would do this.""You should have expected it. You had taken my virginity.""Bullshit!" Alice laughed. "Don't bullshit yourself. How could a man like you still be a virgin? Or else... do you really like women?""Are you testing me? After what happened, you're still questioning it?"Alice laughed again. "Alright. I'll get serious now. Why are you doing this?""Because I love you.""Why, Jude? You're not supposed to love me.""Can you explain why? Because I think I'm the one feeling this way, and I'm happy to feel that way about you. Why do you think I shouldn't do this? Do you think it's wrong?" Jude asked rhetorically.No
Zac woke up in the morning and couldn't find Abby anywhere. Abby had stayed at his apartment last night. She was distraught and just cried all night until it was time for Zac to ask her to sleep, but the opposite happened.Abby made love to him, and they spent the night having fantastic sex.Maybe it was his feelings, but he couldn't get enough of Abby. Zac never wanted to be away from her, and just like this morning, finding no one by her side, he chuckled and dialed Abby's cell phone to make sure."I'm already at the office, Zac. I didn't want to wake you up because you looked tired. You must be tired of hearing me cry all night," Abby answered on the other end. "Did you finish your breakfast? I made you a serving of pancakes.""I missed you so much. I'd rather hear you moan when we make love than see you cry. I hope you're feeling better now. And, okay, I'll finish the breakfast. Thank you, baby. Can I see you at lunchtime?""Hmm... I have to check my schedule. I remember today I h
"Did he really say that about me?" Abby asked the middle-aged man sitting across from her."Of course. There's no way I'd lie. A beautiful and successful woman like you doesn't deserve to be an escape for a broken-hearted man like Zachary. Don't you want to move on to another man?" the man asked rhetorically.Abby remained silent, not wanting to give any reaction to the man's statement. Although Zac was her means of revenge, it didn't mean she would easily believe the words of an unreliable person, especially when it was about Zac.Zac was really into her, so there was no way he would say anything wrong about her, his future wife."For that matter, let me think it through. After all, Zac and I are getting married soon. How could I so rashly break off the relationship unilaterally?" Abby tried to respond to all the false information to provoke the man into saying what he meant."You still have time. I have many colleagues who are no less than Zac. How about Mr. Hoffman? You can't possi
"You're buying the assets he's offering?" Zac urged Abby, who was about to straighten her back but had to accept another thing that drained her strength these days.Zac was still insisting that Abby accept his proposal. This time, Abby would answer in the affirmative if he continued to insist."I have to shut him up. What else can I do?" Abby replied calmly. "Are you going to take me to lunch?""Abby, can I say something?"Here we go again..."I don't want you to deal directly with Albert. He's a crooked man, and most of his business deals with humans.""All businesses deal with humans, Zac. It's just that he seems more creative.""Are you kidding me? He sells people, Abby. Turning them into prostitutes, many of them underage.""I know that, baby." Abby leaned closer and cupped her hands to frame Zac's angry face. "Do you think I didn't know that the assets he was selling belonged to his son? I know all about it.""Then why did you buy it?""So that no irresponsible person would buy i
"Yes, Monica?" Zac received the call while he was finishing work. He had to catch up because, in a maximum of one month, he and Abby would be officially married.He had hired the best wedding organizer to take care of everything except the dress, the cake, and the color they would choose for their wedding theme.Abby had rather unique tastes and didn't like it when things weren't up to her standards. So, Zac would leave a few things for them to take care of and finalize together."Where are you?""Shouldn't I be the one asking? Dad said that you didn't come home. What is it again?"There was no answer from the other side for a while, and then the girl just sighed."I don't understand Dad's way of thinking. He forbids me from doing everything I like. He even compared me to someone, and I don't know him.""Who? And what did he say?""I don't know who that woman is. He said I should be a woman like her, with conviction and character. But I just made a small mistake, and he brought it up.
Alice's efforts didn't seem to be working. Several days passed, and even weeks later, she still hadn't managed to find Gin. Abby was getting upset and wanted to see him herself, but Alice insisted on preventing Abby's intentions.If Abby moved alone, the risk was much more significant, especially after Abby emphasized that none of the media should know that Gin was missing.Although there would undoubtedly be many people who could easily recognize and speed up the possibility of Gin being found, Abby didn't want anyone to know. She didn't want anyone to realize that her family wasn't doing well. She wanted to look flawless, especially in front of the media.Alice didn't know what else to do. Things got even more complicated when she saw the news about Gin's disappearance. Immediately, she called Abby to tell her everything."How did the media find out? I didn't even say anything," Abby said, wringing her hair in frustration. She turned to Zac, who was still enjoying his breakfast, but