Michael got home at few minutes to seven, he wasn't surprise to find out that Sasha was not yet back. He went to their bedroom to prepare for the dinner and came downstairs to wait for her.
At exactly 7:55 pm, Sasha's car pulled over in the garage, she got down and stretched herself, she yawned and walked to the front yard only to see Gary beside the car "welcome mistress, you have five minutes to prepare for the dinner" he reminded her.Sasha acted nonchalant "said I'm not going, didn't he tell you that?""Miss Sasha, your father in law will be present. I understand you are angry with the boss, but don't dwindle his father's impression of you. It will really affect you if eventually your marriage happens to work out. You can do whatever you want to the boss but when it comes to his parents, you need to let go of your anger and give them their respect."Sasha sighed "he didn't respect my own parents.""There are a lot of things the boss did that I'm also not proud of'You look beautiful' the words slammed into Sasha's heart and she looked at him sharply. What did she just hear? Did Michael just compliment her? No, it's not possible. She must have heard wrong, she thought as her gaze lingered on him, waiting to know if he will look at her but he didn't 'ah, that's what I thought' she laughed mockingly at herself for letting her heart go astray.Michael couldn't stop the words from escaping his lips, he couldn't believe he had thought out loud. Out of the corner of his eyes he looked at Sasha, he could feel her gaze on him but he couldn't get himself to look at her, not only because he was afraid of her reaction but that he was blushing. In all the years of giving his heart to her, this is the first time he had let her hear a little of his thoughts about her. This was the first time he had complimented her, the first time he had said such words to another woman apart from his mother and his late grandmother.He wanted to look at Sasha, to re
The next day, Sasha was in her office thinking about Michael's attitude the previous night in his parents' home. How his gaze never left her and she found herself wondering again if it could be that he was falling in love with her? Her heart shuddered yet again at the thought. How happy will she be if that was to be possible? A sweet smile curved on her lips and she couldn't help but imagine herself in his arms, how sweet will that be if it becomes a possibility?The sound of a knock on her door brought her back to present "come in" she cleared her throat.The door opened and Janet peeked in before smiling at her and getting into the office, shutting the door after her "hey baby. How are you?"Sasha relaxed back in her chair and smiled tiredly "I'm okay, I guess.""So, how is life back in the devil's home?"Sasha smiled at her term of addressing Michael "honestly I think our roles have been reversed. I think now I'm the version of Michael and he is me.""I don't un
Sasha got back to her office not long ago after having lunch with Gary. She was just about to get into working mode when her phone rang, she looked at the caller ID and was surprised, she slide the answer button "done with the meeting already?"Craig chuckled on the other side "if you call it a meeting.""I don't understand.""Guess who I met today.""Who?" Sasha's asked with a playful smile on her lips."Try honey.""I'm not good at guessing Craig, so just tell me.""Your loving husband."The pen in Sasha's hand dropped on the floor "Michael?""Yes. When I heard Mr. Brown during the time I met the investors, he came to my mind but I told myself he is not the only Brown in the world and besides the way the other investors respects the man, if it will be your family's in law Brown then it will be your father in law. It never occurred to me that he is the one that was receiving such respect and fear from the men. Honestly today, I saw your husband in action.
Eight days later, Sasha tossed into the dustbin in her office her fifteenth draft plan. She heaved a frustrated sigh. Just want in the world is wrong with her? Why can't she draft out a reasonable plan? Three days ago, the Jack and Jones Empire announced the five companies they are working with and in all, hers was the smallest. She needs a good proposal, something that will bring profit. She wants to prove herself. She doesn't want to hide under the shadow of Michael. The press are already speculating the idea that she was chosen because she is Michael Brown's wife and since the Jack and Jones have been in close business with him, they are just giving him face by choosing his wife.She wants to prove them wrong. She believes Michael gave her this contract because he believes in her and she is going to show her potential to everyone and even though she doesn't want to believe it, she really wants to make Michael proud.Her phone's ringtone disrupted her thoughts and she picked
Sasha saw the pain in his eyes and heard the hurt in his voice and for the moment, she became speechless. She let out a deep sigh and closed her eyes "Craig is a friend."Michael scoffed cause obviously he didn't believe her "really? And you are here challenging your husband for just a friend?""He is not just a friend."Michael opened his mouth to reply but no words came out, he felt his heart shatter into a thousand pieces. When is she going to defend him? When is she going to put him above all else? To fight for him like she is doing for this Craig now, he looked away from her to hide the hurt in his eyes "do you have feelings for him?" He asked in a whisper.Sasha thought on her words earlier and cursed, she let out a deep breath "he is only a friend.""Really? But you just said he is not just a friend!" He stated "do you have feelings for him?" He repeated."I do not have any feelings for Craig, I am only defending him because what you are doing is wrong. What
Craig was in his home lost in thoughts. He kept on thinking on how to get Sasha to talk to her husband or to make her appease her husband so that he can lift his seal on him. He can't believe that just a simple sentence from Michael kept him in this situation. He needs to go back to London, they are a lot of things going on in his company that needs his attention but he can't go back now, not without signing the contract. How is he going to face his staff? What example will he have for them? How serious are they going to take any contract he send them on? After all, he spent three months in LA without signing a single contract. He let out a loud groan and the ringtone of his phone disrupted his thoughts.He looked at the screen and not recognising the number, he furrowed his brows before picking up the phone and sliding the answer button "Craig Newton here.""Mr. Newton, we are glad we can still reach you. I am Marcus Herr, the director of DelaCorp, I'm calling to let you know
A month later, Sasha was in a restaurant having dinner with Derek Holmes. A very popular celebrity known to be arrogant and very difficult to invite out. She has been trying for the past two weeks and finally got his manager to let her speak with him. To her greatest surprise, she didn't have to lick his booth before he agreed to meet her and she knew it was the 'Brown' he heard at the last of her name.She had arrived at the restaurant at exactly 8:00 sharp but had to wait for a long, agonizing thirty minutes before she saw him walking in, in his entourage of assistants and manger. She stood up and waved to him but he ignored her and stopped to sign his autograph on the bodies of the ladies that swarmed around him, he took pictures with some, intentionally delaying his time to meet up with her.Sasha had to stop herself from rolling her eyes when she saw through his game, she reminded herself of her reason to meet with him and took a deep breath, "come on Sa
Derek opened his red wine and poured himself a glass. He looked at Sasha and smiled before opening her white wine for her, he poured a glads for her "at least, I shouldn't let the gentleman in me be hidden don't you think?"Sasha gave a forced smile, she didn't want to open that wine, she wanted to claim not in the mood of drinking anymore and return it and now, Derek has ruin that for her, another bill on her head "that's so nice of you.""Thank you. I wouldn't want Michael Brown thinking that I can't take care of his wife on a date, right?""Em, I'm sorry this is not a date.""Then what is it?""It's a business meeting. I want you to know that you will have your share as my investor when the work becomes a success. As an actor, you guys are after where the profit lies, just like everybody. And don't you forget, we are talking about Jack and Jones Empire.""Yea, it's not like it can overshadow the Brown's Legacy. Why don't we do this, how about you call me when yo