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“Loves me..., Lu Bennet what drama did you perform for my mother” Brian says with a soft laugh in then goes to prepare.After Valerie had made her call, she came right back to meet Stacy alone in the room sobbing to herself.“Stacy dear, what’s wrong now? Why are you crying?” She asks then goes to touch Stacy’s arm, but she was stunned when Stacy turns to hug tightly and began crying even harder.“Stacy dear don’t cry anymore” Valerie says while patting Stacy lightly.“Don’t cry so much, come on tell me what’s making you cry? Hmm? Didn’t the doctor already say she was stable for the moment? Don’t cry” Valerie says then slowly pushes Stacy back and lifts up her face.“She’s not showing signs of waking up, if not for these machines, she might not even be half alive, aunt I’m really worried”.“Look at me Stacy, everything will be fine”.Right after Valerie spoke there was a knock on the door then after a few seconds a lady around Stacy’s age and a man came in, then Stacy recognized them
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After the doctor had left, Valerie stayed with Stacy, Gina and Brian for a while before announcing her departure, then Gina leaves Brian and Stacy alone together too.“Hey, you...” Stacy says while only taking side glances at Brian.“Hey you? Miss Lu Bennet, I’m supposed to be your boyfriend, be good to me”.“I’ll choose whether or not I’ll be good to you” She replies with a huff making Brian smile slightly but immediately stopped when he noticed her staring at him.“What are you looking at?” He asked with a cold expression.“Nothing at all, I’m just wondering what’s so amusing that had you smiling just now”.“I did not smile, you’re seeing things, anyways your mom is going to get treated very soon, how do you feel?”“I actually feel really really nervous, but I’m also happy” Stacy said with a sigh then turned to look at Brian and saw him staring intently at her.“Is there something you want to say to me?” She asked after observing him for a while. “Well yes, yes there is...”“Okay th
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“I’m trying Gina I’m trying”.“And where is your fantastic fake boyfriend?”.“Gina I really don’t care if he comes here or not”.“If you don’t care, well I care, fake relationship or not, he promised you he’d be here” Gina said out loud,“Who’s in a fake relationship?”Stacy and Gina heard the voice and swiftly turned to see who it was, then they saw Isabella looking at them expectantly.“Oh, Mrs Isabella you’re here” Gina said quickly with a wide smile and Isabelle smiled right back at her.“Who’s in a fake relationship? Isabella asked again after taking a seat in front of Stacy and Gina.“I think you must have heard something else, I was just advising my sister here” Gina said, and just then, Brian arrived.“Babe” he said from afar then walked to hug Stacy who immediately froze.“Why are you hugging me?” Stacy whispered to Brian.“Isabella suspects us, I’ll tell you about it later just play along with whatever I do today” he replies then releases his hold on her then turned to Gina.
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“Mom, are you sure you’re okay walking on your own? Wait let me help you” Gina said while fishing to get up and Mrs Bennet walk.“Gina I’m really okay, I can walk on my own now, I’m really okay now”.Just when Mrs Bennet was about to keep walking on her own, Stacy came into the room and immediately she saw her mom walking on her own, she dropped all the bags in her hand and rushed to assist her mom.“Stacy, I’ve already told Gina this, I can walk on my own now, you don’t need to worry too much”. “Mom how do you expect us not to worry hmm? How?” Stacy replied looking at her mom worriedly. “Don’t worry, I’ll just go to the bathroom, I’m okay”.“No, it’s not okay, the doctor said you would take a long while to recover, please let us take care of you, please” Stacy said looking even more worried, Mrs Bennet seeing how worried her daughter had become, she has no choice but to give in.“Alright Gina can help me, you can set the table, I’m actually really hungry” she said with a smile then t
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Days had passed and Stacy’s mom was almost ready to be discharged from the hospital, The Alvarez’s family banquet was shifted to another day and Stacy used the days in between to take care of her mother at the hospital.“Stacy, you don’t have to look after me so much anymore I’ll be getting discharged soon so I’m stronger now” Stacy’s mom said then got off her bed and jumped so she could show that she was really okay.“Mom that doesn’t matter, and mom you can’t stay in that house anymore” Stacy said, referring to the house her mother got attacked in.“Pardon?”“I was able to get you a new house in a different location, I don’t want you to go back to that place” Stacy said then walked closer to her mother, sat on the bed then pulled her mother to sit as well. “Stacy but I can’t just change homes like that”.“Yes, you can mom, you can, and I promised you a better life and a better home, you just didn’t hear me, mom I’m willing to do anything as long as you live well, so please mom don’
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“Ma’am I haven’t been able to spot anything odd in any of their actions, from what I see they look like any normal couple out there”.“No!!!”“No!!!” Pacing back and forth and throwing objects in the air angrily, Isabella then turns to the men in front of her.“Not at all! That is not possible, I know their relationship is fake I just have to find something, you three can’t be that useless, find something! Anything! Brian cannot get the company it cannot belong to him ever!”.“Get out!”She yells angrily then the men in front of her left.Stacy’s mom’s new house...“How do you like the house mom? Is it to your taste?”“It’s beautiful Stacy and I also noticed you planted flowers outside for me, thank you so much my dear”“I’m happy you like it here mom, Gigi give me a second let me take these to your room” Stacy replied leaving Gina and her mother alone.“Mom, are you sure you like it here?” Gina asked after watching Anna’s body language and facial expressions.“Oh no Gina I love it, i
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“It’s tomorrow! It’s tomorrow, Stacy!” Gina shouts while shaking Stacy who was still asleep. “Arghhh Gina! What’s tomorrow, why are you disturbing my sleep for goodness' sake!?” Stacy yelled pushing Gina off the bed and sitting up angrily.“Stacy!!!”“What! What! What is it Aegina!”“Tomorrow is the banquet!”“Do not tell me...that you woke me up, by 7 am on my once in a lifetime free day to tell me about something that’s happening tomorrow!? Oh Gina!”“Oh get up already you sleepyhead and Ryan informed me last night, the banquet is tomorrow evening at 7 pm. Don't be late!”“Anyways you can’t be late even if you wanted to be”.“Yea okay thanks a lot for the reminder, Aegina Jason now can I go back to sleep?’” Stacy said giving Gina a dirty glare.“No! No! Stacy you can’t go back to sleep! You didn’t Even ask where I went, you are such a horrible friend Stacy”.“Well, you didn't tell me you'd be going anywhere I mean we just got home when and you're already going out really anyways wh
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Hearing what Ryan had said Valerie’s face brightened up with a huge smile as she pulled him closer to her side and spoke in a lower tone, “Ryan are you sure you haven’t taken a fancy to that sister of Stacy, I mean it wouldn’t be a bad idea at all, then Stacy wouldn’t have to miss her sister even when they are married!” Mrs Smith said excitedly and Ryan could only smile awkwardly.“No no aunt that’s not the case at all... I just”“No it’s okay Ryan I understand, and I will make sure that miss Aegina is yours”.Seeing that Ryan and his mother were about to begin their back to to back argument Brian decided to say something to end it, thinking about the fact that his mother bought Stacy a dress an would probably send it in his name irritated him.“Mom why did you have to buy her a dress?” He said in annoyance without thinking.“Why? Why? Brian are you serious right now?” Brian’s mom asked in a harsh tone that wasn’t too loud.“What I mean is, I wanted to surprise her myself now you’ve
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At the hospital, Stacy slept for a really long while and when she eventually woke up, she saw a buff man standing not too far away from her bed, she was about to scream, and seeingthat she was about to, the man rushed forward to cover her mouth then he spoke. “Mister Smith sent me”After that he felt her calm down, then he hastily removed his hands and stepped back, and began the pack her belongings in the room.Stacy watched as the imposing figure of Brian’s bodyguard, clad in a tailored suit, moved around swiftly in the room as he picked up things that looked like they belonged to her and also asked for her to confirm ownership.“Is this man only surrounded by beautiful people, even his bodyguard is so handsome!”She thought to herself as she watched the bodyguard.Someone enough was done, and Stacy had freshened up and changed her clothes, the guard walks ahead of her to open the door. Unfamiliar with such treatment, she hesitates before stepping out of the room, he helps her chec
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After she was done scolding Gina, Stacy raised her gaze to meet Brian's, but as their eyes connected, Brian quickly averted his gaze from her."Are you blushing, Boss?" Gina remarked, observing the slight redness on Brian's face."Aegina!" Stacy sharply called out, lightly reprimanding Gina with a smack on the arm."Stacy, Gina is not mistaken. Look at him – his face and even his ears are red," Anna pointed out, making Stacy a bit nervous but she promptly responded. "Mom, it's getting late. I think you should go home and rest now. You've just recently been discharged from the hospital, and I..." Stacy began hurriedly, but her mom interrupted her."I understand how much you want me to leave right now, and I was about to go anyways. Take care of yourself," Anna expressed before picking up her bag and gently guiding Gina to stand.Brian remained rigid at the door, visibly embarrassed. He found himself in an unfamiliar situation and was uncertain about how to retro it. As Anna spoke with
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The shop owner forcefully dragged Evie back into the shop, pulling her to a corner. After briefly stepping out, he returned. In that moment, Evie was in tears, because she knew exactly what awaited her.While driving to the hospital, Brian called Ryan, who answered promptly. "Brian, I'm your half-brother and personal assistant, not your girlfriend. How many times will you call me in a day?" Ryan said playfully. Brian who could tell he was joking around chose to be serious in response."If you don't want me to call you anymore, that's fine; I won't call you," he said, waiting for Ryan's reply, but it never came."Aren't you going to answer?" he asked, feeling slightly frustrated."Oh, I thought you were going to hang up after you were done talking, so I decided not to say anything.""RYAN!""AARON!""I'll get you!" Brian said with a laugh, then switched up immediately, remembering the reason for his call."I was at a bakery a few minutes ago; I could sense the owner of that place is sh
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After leaving his house, Brian drove back to the hospital to check on Stacy. While driving, thoughts of the look Ryan had given him earlier that day when he saw him holding Stacy’s hand lingered. He understood the meaning behind that look – Ryan was teasing him, teasing him about Stacy. Brian, realizing he was getting distracted, slowed down and parked his car by the side of the road.“Why can’t I stop thinking about her?” he exclaimed out loud, then rested his head on the steering wheel in irritation. After some minutes, a knock on his car window interrupted his thoughts. Looking up, he saw a young girl staring at him intently. Brian rolled down the window to hear what she had to say.Frustration evident on his face, he asked “what?!”.“Um sorry you can’t park here, you’re parked directly in front of our shop” she said then pointed to the bakery behind her.“We didn’t say anything earlier because we thought you were a customer who wanted to quickly get something because even customer
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After thinking to herself Valerie made an internal decision that Avery won’t easily be forgiven this time, she finally looked at Avery’s parents and spoke up. “Rita, Jacob...” she called to them but Avery’s father, Jacob immediately replied. “We will book a flight for Avery, she’ll go back to her modeling, i...we will make sure she doesn’t bother Brian and will definitely reflect on her mistake, she will also apologize to Stacy before she leaves.“WHAT!!!”Avery sat on the floor as she listened to everything her father said, and as much as she was against it, she didn’t have the strength to refute anymore but the minute her father mentioned her apologizing to Stacy, her body reacted before she could think."Dad! No! I can do anything but apologize to that lowlife!" She yelled. The moment she uttered her sentence, a hard slap landed on her face, shocking both her and her parents. The person who had slapped her was Valerie.After Valerie had slapped Avery, one of the housemaids discreet
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Although it wasn’t easy to find the actual location of the men holding Avery, Ryan managed to locate it, enabling Brian’s team to save her and take her to his house. For the first time in his life, Bryan left his work unattended, sitting at the hospital waiting for Stacy to wake up. Anna and Gina joined him, after a while they back to worry about Stacy not waking up yet.Noticing their worry Brian then spoke up, “she is probably just really tired, that’s why she hasn’t woken up yet, I was here through the night, nothing could have happened to her, don’t worry too much”. He said and Anna looked at him in shock, surprised that he had noticed her worriedness, Gina’s reaction was no different, she began to wonder when her cold boss became so attentive.In that’s moment, Brian’s phone rang, he then picked it up and saw it was Ryan calling, that was when he remembered about Avery, then he hurriedly picked up the call.“Sorry Ryan I completely forgot about Avery’s issue”. He said immediately
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Brian stayed with Stacy longer than he had expected, even after she fell asleep. He took a seat close to her bed, eventually reaching out to hold her hand while staring at her with mixed emotions. As his eyes grew heavy, he fell asleep, still holding onto her hand.Outside, Gina, feeling tired, grabbed the bag of clothes she had brought for Stacy and entered the room. Seeing Brian asleep with his head on Stacy’s bed, holding her hand, Gina smiled happily before quietly leaving. Once outside, she spotted Anna and signaled her to be quiet when she noticed she was about to speak.Approaching Anna, she whispered, “Stacy and Brian are asleep.” Anna then took Gina's hand, leading her to sit on the bench chair. “Mom, I'm starting to feel hopeful about their relationship,” Gina said eagerly the moment they sat down.“Why all of a sudden?” Anna asked, observing Gina's expression.“Mom I’ve known Stacy almost my entire life, I can tell she feels something for Brian, it’s probably their contract
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Avery rushed inside in a panic after Brian left, frantically calling Jeff again since he hadn’t text her or called back.“Why isn’t he picking up!?” She yelled in a hushed tone then threw her phone to the ground after Jeff had still not picked up any of her calls, and just then her phone lit up and began ringing, she rushed towards the phone and saw it was Jeff calling, she immediately picked up and did wait for him to speak then she started asking him questions.“Why haven’t you been picking up!? Did you do what I asked? Where is she now? Why did Brian come to my house, did he catch you? Look I’ll send you the money once you send me the video!” After noticing that the other side said nothing Avery looked at her phone to see if he hung up, but the call was still on.“Jeff why aren’t you saying anything!?” She asked, “Avery really?” A chillingly familiar voice answered and Avery’s whole body went cold in shock as sherecognized the voice to be Valerie’s."Aunt, why are you... Why did y
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Stacy woke up in a hospital room and realized she was moved to a recovery room. Arlo excused himself, leaving Gina with Anna, and Valerie. Gina explained the chaotic events that led to this moment, and as Stacy processed it all, she thought about Brian and remembered how he fought against Jeff while carrying her, and how hard he tried to protect her from him.Feeling concerned about Brian's whereabouts, Stacy asked, "Where is Brian?" Her hoarse voice and a sharp hiss of pain revealed the toll her injuries took as she tried to sit up.Upon hearing the question Stacy had asked, not wanting Gina to let her know about Avery having anything to do with what happened to her, Valerie came closer to Stacy, searing herself beside her, she gently took her hand and answered her saying “Stacy dear, Brian is going to be here soon, he just stepped out for a while” realizing what Valerie was trying to do, Anna felt a little bit angry but she decided not to say anything as well, Gina who was completel
