Cade opened his eyes and looked beside him almost immediately; it was like he was trying to confirm if he was in a dream or if everything that happened at night was real, and Ophelia was beside him, sleeping soundly. It felt too surreal as he stretched out his hand and patted down her head. "It's real," he said, kissing her forehead gently. He silently pulled himself off the bed. He was supposed to go to work, but luckily for him, he had given his assistant off days, meaning he could also use that as an excuse to skip work.Ophelia's eyes fluttered open as she looked around."It's not my room," she said in a loving tone."It's not mine," she said, sitting up in bed, wrapping the blanket over her body.She watched the door open, and Cade came in with two glasses on a tray in his hand. "There you are," she said, biting her bottom lips in a coy manner."You are awake already," he said, rushing to the side of the bed as he carefully dropped the tray to the side of the bed and sat down bes
"You barely even touched your breakfast," Cade said, following behind her as she rushed out the door."I am late and would be even later if I spared a second to eat." She said with a full mouth as she tried to chew down the bite of the sandwich she had taken. She had taken as many bites as her mouth could take because she felt bad for not eating the meal he had taken his time to prepare for her."You are the boss; I am sure the company can run without you for a few seconds," he said."You know what you are right but still wrong," she said, stopping in her tracks. She turned to him and planted a quick kiss on his lips, and then she was out of the door before he could say a word.He just realized that maybe she would have gotten to eat the breakfast if he had packed it fully, so he rushed back to the kitchen to get the sandwiches left out on the table into a clear disposable bag for her, but by the time he got out of the floor, she was already long gone. "What am I going to do all by my
Cade had agreed to meet with his mom; she said she had something to tell him, and even though this was tough for him, he agreed to have lunch with her. After meeting with her, he was scheduled to go home and meet with his grandfather. He had to iron out the problems now before they went on to pose problems for him soon."Thank you for meeting me," Valerie said as Cade sat down on the chair in the cafe. They agreed to meet. He only agreed to meet her out in the open because he was sure that this wouldn't spark any rumours, and in case anything came up from Haperr posting any images, this could serve as evidence that it was just a friendly meeting like this one."Everyone needs to get a chance to right the wrong," he said, like he was giving him the opportunity of a lifetime."Thank you," she said again. She raised her head and looked around. "Do you want something to drink?" she said, fumbling with her bag to get out her purse from it. "I will buy you something," she said, holding onto
Cade had managed to convince Valerie to be standing in front of the Vale mansion at that moment. Her palms were sweating, and no matter the number of times she rubbed them against her skirt and handkerchief, the sweat flowed so freely that it made her think that maybe she was sick."Cade, let me just go back," she said suddenly as she thought that maybe he did not really need to get his apology. She was fine with whatever happened; she definitely could not show up in front of the almighty Charles Vale."Ms. Valerie, I really do want to forgive you and begin to figure out a way that we can have a relationship," Cade said, turning to him. "If you do not want that, you can walk away again," he said harshly before adding in a low tone but still trying his best to make it heard by her. "Just like you did before."The words were enough to get Valerie riled up; she had to do what it took to restore the relationship with her son, and that was the reason she came here after all. She returned t
The light in the club was low but blinding, Cade looked around trying to soak in the face of everyone there. This was his last night at Starlit Haven. He had spent the last six years of his life studying and partying so hard, that he could not believe it was finally over and that he had to return home. He had taken early admissions because the school offered admission to those less than eighteen years of age. He had gotten in with his brains and family influence when he was just sixteen years old and had spent the next few years completing his bachelor's degree and two master's degrees in business management. He was adamant and determined to take over his family’s company. He was twenty-three now and this was finally his escape from all the studying he had to do. He was a regular at this club and he always loved it here, there were always girls to pick up, especially those who willingly threw themselves at him because of his wealth. Yes, his family back home in Rosewood City were in
Ophelia lied but only because she did not see the need to let him know her real identity. She went to chill around there but it was not the same campus and every time she wanted to party hard she left her campus and travelled all the way to party. “Toria,” he said as though he was testing the name on his tongue. “Toria” he said again and this time his tone was telling her that he liked it. “That is a pretty name for a pretty girl like you” he said in a way of complimenting her. “Oh really?” she asked pushing herself forward and slowly taking her hand off his grip. She was used to men swimming around her because of her looks. She smiled briefly and it was suddenly replaced with a frown.“I have to say that is such a nineties thing to say” she added which made him shift uncomfortably in his seat. “Just joking” she finished raising her hand in the air.He took a deep breath and forced his teeth to show through a small smile, she was giving this off-putting air to him. “Should we have s
TWO YEARS LATER“Welcome young master, the chairman is in the study downstairs” Lisa said as Cade walked into the house. “Thank you… erm..” Cade lingered as he waited for the young girl to remind him of her name. “It is Lisa,” she said. She was used to it already, the entire family was basically the same, amongst them all only Cade even tried his best to remember the names of the staff. The rest only referred to them in condescending manners. Most times they were not even offended, they probably had better things to think about than to be thinking about the name of a house staff. Cade nodded and said. “Thank you, Lisa, please have someone prepare my room”“Would you be staying here?” Lisa replied with visible fear in her eyes. “Yes, is there anything wrong?” Cade asked confused why a house staff would show so much fear that he was finally coming home after three months. He had been living in the penthouse at the headquarters building all this while and had just come back from a bu
“I do hope you are happy, you finally found a way to drag me down to this hell” Ophelia said as she sat into the chair at the dining table.“Remember the deal we made before you left to study abroad?” Carter asked ignoring his daughter. “That was not a deal, you wanted to get rid of me because I was embarrassing you,” she said air quoting the last two words and tilting her head to the side “So you made me withdraw from school here and go there to start over just because of your reputation” her voice carried spite and she was not hiding it. “I told you that you would have to do anything I asked as long as I did not pry into your life during your stay in school and I think I did a good job at keeping the end of my bargain, now it's your turn to do the needful” Carter said taking his cup and siping the water in it. “You are forcing this on me, this is against human rights,” Ophelia said, she had agreed when her father had forced her but now that she had to do it she was feeling a litt
Cade had managed to convince Valerie to be standing in front of the Vale mansion at that moment. Her palms were sweating, and no matter the number of times she rubbed them against her skirt and handkerchief, the sweat flowed so freely that it made her think that maybe she was sick."Cade, let me just go back," she said suddenly as she thought that maybe he did not really need to get his apology. She was fine with whatever happened; she definitely could not show up in front of the almighty Charles Vale."Ms. Valerie, I really do want to forgive you and begin to figure out a way that we can have a relationship," Cade said, turning to him. "If you do not want that, you can walk away again," he said harshly before adding in a low tone but still trying his best to make it heard by her. "Just like you did before."The words were enough to get Valerie riled up; she had to do what it took to restore the relationship with her son, and that was the reason she came here after all. She returned t
Cade had agreed to meet with his mom; she said she had something to tell him, and even though this was tough for him, he agreed to have lunch with her. After meeting with her, he was scheduled to go home and meet with his grandfather. He had to iron out the problems now before they went on to pose problems for him soon."Thank you for meeting me," Valerie said as Cade sat down on the chair in the cafe. They agreed to meet. He only agreed to meet her out in the open because he was sure that this wouldn't spark any rumours, and in case anything came up from Haperr posting any images, this could serve as evidence that it was just a friendly meeting like this one."Everyone needs to get a chance to right the wrong," he said, like he was giving him the opportunity of a lifetime."Thank you," she said again. She raised her head and looked around. "Do you want something to drink?" she said, fumbling with her bag to get out her purse from it. "I will buy you something," she said, holding onto
"You barely even touched your breakfast," Cade said, following behind her as she rushed out the door."I am late and would be even later if I spared a second to eat." She said with a full mouth as she tried to chew down the bite of the sandwich she had taken. She had taken as many bites as her mouth could take because she felt bad for not eating the meal he had taken his time to prepare for her."You are the boss; I am sure the company can run without you for a few seconds," he said."You know what you are right but still wrong," she said, stopping in her tracks. She turned to him and planted a quick kiss on his lips, and then she was out of the door before he could say a word.He just realized that maybe she would have gotten to eat the breakfast if he had packed it fully, so he rushed back to the kitchen to get the sandwiches left out on the table into a clear disposable bag for her, but by the time he got out of the floor, she was already long gone. "What am I going to do all by my
Cade opened his eyes and looked beside him almost immediately; it was like he was trying to confirm if he was in a dream or if everything that happened at night was real, and Ophelia was beside him, sleeping soundly. It felt too surreal as he stretched out his hand and patted down her head. "It's real," he said, kissing her forehead gently. He silently pulled himself off the bed. He was supposed to go to work, but luckily for him, he had given his assistant off days, meaning he could also use that as an excuse to skip work.Ophelia's eyes fluttered open as she looked around."It's not my room," she said in a loving tone."It's not mine," she said, sitting up in bed, wrapping the blanket over her body.She watched the door open, and Cade came in with two glasses on a tray in his hand. "There you are," she said, biting her bottom lips in a coy manner."You are awake already," he said, rushing to the side of the bed as he carefully dropped the tray to the side of the bed and sat down bes
They sat there for a good moment discussing back and forth how she could be Toria and why she was confessing now. She told him that she had to tell him so he would know when the seed of liking him was sowed into her life. By the time they had concluded talking about it, it was already well into the evening."I was jealous" Ophelia murmured. Now they were sitting comfortably with her hand on his forearm. It was a better position than the upright position they had before."Jealous?" he asked, shocked that she would ever say that. Did he ever do anything to make her jealous?"Yes, how could you even think to leave me all alone here and go on a trip with your ex-girlfriend?""I did not go on a trip with my ex-girlfriend; I went on a trip, and my ex-girlfriend, who happens to be my assistant, accompanied me on the work trip, he said, trying to defend himself."You still went on one and if anyone ever hears this they would not be able to understand it" she replied."I had no choice" he trie
"You are going to hurt your back," Cade finally murmured after they had stayed in the bent position for a few more seconds. "And mine too," he added in a strained voice and let out a loud groan as he put her to her feet and held her waist to himself."Stand still I wanted to look at you more" she said. He stared into her eyes and it was like she was passed or something. He could not understand what she was saying. Her actions and words did not seem to match, she had been so angry and stormed out on him earlier but now she was back and asking him to stand still so she could stare at him."The food" he murmured. She placed a finger across his lips and made a shushing sound to him. "It would get burnt" he said, she felt his mouth move under her finger and cause a certain kind of vibration through her entire being."I am really holding myself back here," she said taking a step back. His hands that had been wrapped around her waist fell to his side."So am I" she said taking more steps unt
Ophelia paced around her room; she could not believe her ears. She wondered why she felt so angry and violated to hear him say that he liked her when that was what she wanted. It truly did not make sense, but that was how her mind decided it wanted to work at that time.She sat on her bed, pressed her forehead with her fingers, and closed her eyes tightly. This was not how any of this was supposed to go. She did not know how it was supposed to go, but this was not it.She nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard a knock on the door. "I know you do not want to talk to me," his voice rang through the door.She held in a breath inside her cheeks and stood up. "I know you are angry, but I do not know why, even though it seems like I should know why, and it is killing me not to know," he added.She began to walk to the door, trying to make sure her feet did not make too much sound as they touched the ground. "We can talk about this any time you are ready, but please do not take too lon
Ophelia blinked rapidly; her brain was trying to tell her to say something, but her mouth could not process what she was to say. She gulped and tried to close her mouth that had been left open, but nothing worked. It was as if her brain had gone frozen and her body was working without it."Ophelia?" Cade said, snapping his fingers in her face. She blinked and snapped back to reality."What did you say?" She murmured, almost chewing on her finger."I said I like you; that is what I want to say.""That's impossible," she said, beginning to pace the entire floor. "That cannot be," she added, and he shook his head."I do like you," he said as if to make sure that she heard what he was saying to her."You like me?" she said again, sitting back on the stool and then jumping off it and then pacing around again."You are going to bore a hole into the floor," he said when he did notice that she was pacing around more than someone should."I don't care," she muttered, stopping suddenly, turning
Ophelia swallowed the pride that she had and followed him home. The staff at her office looked at them lovingly, and she even heard comments from some of them on how they wanted exactly what they had. She wished she could tell them to be careful about what they wished. To everyone, they were this loving power couple, but she exactly knew what they were to each other—two strangers who barely spiked with one another who just had a marriage certificate and lived together.The ride home was awfully quiet, and it made words float around in her brain as she tried to think of what he could want to talk about with her. She fumbled with the radio until she was able to put on a station that was not setting a mood for them. She turned out of the rambling from the radio as she began to think of how the trip was and what went down between Harper and him. She wanted to tell him what she had found about Green and how she had thought of bringing him down.They got home, and Cade walked to the kitchen