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Lily moved to Florida with her Aunty Nora and started working at Goldmedal Financial Group of Companies as a PA to the company's President whom she had yet to meet. It was Monday morning and as the president would be coming to the office that day, she sent all the files that would require his attention to his office and arranged them orderly on his table oblivious of the person behind her while she was doing that. She was done and turned to leave but bumped into someone. She was caught by the person before she could fall to the ground.Lily opened her eyes which were shut in anticipation of the pain she would get from the fall. "Derrick?" she whispered his name as she steadied herself and got out of his embrace quickly"What are you doing here? Are you stalking me?" she asked angrily without thinkingDerrick smiled but it never reached his eyes. He stared at her with his beautiful mesmerizing blue eyes for a minute and said "Don't flatter yourself. I don't cast my pearls before swin
In the old cottage in Mexico City, when Luis was hit in the head and passed out in Venice city, Grandma Rebecca was carrying a jar of medicine to her room when the jar fell from her hand and broke into pieces. The content spilt all over the floor"O dear, I am getting old and clumsy, how did I drop this? Now I will have to prepare everything again. Joe, please come help me," She said and stood there for a minute thinking about Luis"Why am I suddenly thinking about Luis?" she asked herself but then Joshua entered the room."Grandma is Joshua, not Joe," Joshua corrected"Have you heard from your uncle? Grandma Rebecca asked"No, why do you ask?" Replied Joshua"I suddenly feel the need to look for him. Help me clear this mess up and I will call him after," she replied and moved away so Joshua could clean.In Venice City, Luis was awoken by the voices of two people chatting. He also has a severe headache waking up and wondered what may have caused it but he remembered quickly someone hit
Luis was rushed to the hospital and was sent to the emergency room immediately. His lips had turned dry and the skin around the cut areas was turning purple and spreading to other areas of his body. His heartbeat had become very faint and so is his breathing. His pupil's eye had become small. He was showing all signs of poisoning. Victoria was getting a cup of coffee when she saw the officer she had called at the patient waiting area. She quickly walked up to him. "You are back. What happened?" she said once she was standing close to him The Officer moved his gaze to Victoria "Yes. Thanks for calling me, if Luis survives is thanks to you," he replied Victoria's facial expression was suddenly showing confusion "What do you mean?" she asked for clarification "The message you saw was from Luis. He was in trouble. He is currently in the emergency room, I am just waiting for what the doctor will say. We found him unconscious with bloodstains on his face and chest but his skin started
Derrick was looking out the window of his office. He could see the street, the cars and the people going about their business. He stood there for a while still thinking about what transpired between him and Lily. He later returned to his seat to complete his work for the day. Meanwhile back in John's office, Lily was going through her duties and what she needed to know with John as her guide. She was a bit distracted thinking about Derrick's behaviour towards her. "He actually fired her. He was kicking her out", were the thoughts running through Lily's mind. John realized Lily was absent-minded, he called out to her;"Lily, are you paying attention?"John's voice interrupted her thinking. She forced a smile and said;"Please forgive me. I was a little lost. Can you please repeat what you just said now?"John sighed"If you are thinking about Mr. Mingle firing you, I will say, don't take it to heart. For as long as I have worked in this company I have never seen the boss fire someone
Lily woke up very early. She took a quick shower and asked the servant to pack her breakfast for her. As early as 4 a.m., she was ready to leave for work. As she was standing in the corridor next to the dining area, she looked upstairs towards her aunt's room. "We will talk about it during the weekend," She thought before leaving the house for work.After struggling for half an hour she finally got a cab and was at the office at 5. 30 am. She paid the driver and walked toward the office. She pressed for the elevator and was soon upstairs. The office was lifeless as employees had not arrived yet. She went straight to her office and turned on her laptop. She went through the files she had worked on the previous day and quickly sent them to John's email. She started working on the second badge of documents, projects, salaries, etc. She checked her time and it was 6.30 am. She decided to take a break and have her breakfast. She went to the coffee machine to get some coffee first. She wa
Derrick after what happened with Lily in his office felt very bad about the way he treated her. He didn't have any confirmation of what his mum told him. What if what he was told about Lily was false? One thing he was happy about is the fact that they are not siblings. He can now go all out to love her, respect her and dote on her. With this in mind, he decided to go apologize to her. He changed his coffee-stained white shirt into a black shirt and put his jacket on, leaving his office to Lily's office to apologize to her. Upon reaching Lily's office, the door was slightly opened and he could hear her on the phone telling someone to inform Luis to call her. "Luis again. Luis, the guy she kissed, back in Mexico City? So they are together" He thought. "How then did she kiss me with such an honest passion?" Derrick concluded there must be some truth in what his mum told him about Lily. He left back to his office in anger. In Venice, Fabian arrives and lodges in a hotel. It was past
Luis, in his desperation, to keep Lily safe ended up confessing his love to Lily before he could stop himself during their phone conversation. This was unexpected for Lily. She was not ready for this. She started thinking about Luis. She wanted to understand their relationship. She doesn't really feel that way about him. Luis has done nothing but good to her. It will not be a bad idea to love him back but is that what she wanted? She was lost in her thoughts when she heard a knock on her door: "Come in," Lily said as she dropped her phone into her drawer, turned her seat to face her desk and ensured there was nothing off about her. The door opened and John walked in with some files in his hand. He sat on the chair in front of Lily's desk. "So these are new projects that came in yesterday. It is from our business partners. I would need you to have a look at it and be the lead on it. This will mean meeting the client, understanding the project and how it fits into our business visio
Luis and Lily have now confirmed that Nora's twin is still alive. As for Jennifer's whereabouts, it is still not known. Lily's legs became weak knowing her Aunty Nora was gone forever. She sat on the floor unable to cry but dejected. Luis stood in the living room not far away from her with pain in his heart seeing her like that. He got closer to her and sat on the floor next to her, he pulled her into his embrace and gently rubbed the back of her head. As if that was a trigger, her tears started pouring uncontrollably. She wept bitterly till she could cry no more. Luis just held her tight through it all. Her hatred for Sheila, the woman she once knew as her Aunty Abigail became stronger. She lost her mum because of her, she lost the man she loved because of her, her father, and now Aunty Nora, all because of her. Lily closed her eyes and memories of her time together with Aunty Nora flashed before her. She cried till she could cry no more. She just sat on the floor still wrapped in