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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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“What the hell! Oh my goodness! Stacy Bennet!” Stacy yelled as she tossed and turned in her bed, her voice filled with anger and disbelief. "I cannot believe this!" she exclaimed, her words echoing through the room. "Arghhhh! I can't believe I fell for that ridiculous lie! People watching us? Really? Ugh! Who on earth could possibly be watching us? Ugh! Brian Aaron Smith I hate you from the bottom of my heart!”Unknown to her, Brian was still present and able to hear her outburst. He stood downstairs, a slight smile on his lips as he listened to her continuous tirade. Slowly, he made his way up the stairs, his footsteps barely audible."Ma'am, I don’t mean to pry but why are we following Sir Brian?" the driver, who had delivered packages to Stacy and Gina, asked Mrs. Smith, who was seated in the back of a sleek black Jeep parked not too far from Stacy's apartment.Setting down her binoculars once more, Mrs. Smith responded, "I simply want to see how my son's relationship is doing. He
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Later at night, Isabella faced a tense confrontation with her husband, who questioned her whereabouts. "Where were you today, Isabella?" he asked, his tone accusatory, while giving her a scrutinizing look.Isabella, adopting a questioning tone, responded, "I went out... Am I not allowed to go out?" Her words carried a hint of defiance, challenging her husband's authority.He shook his head in disappointment. "I've warned you times without number not to interfere in my affairs, and yet you refuse to listen. What if Aunt had seen you outside her future daughter-in-law's house with armed men? What lie could you have come up with?" His voice held a mix of anger and concern."Isabella, you never listen!" he continued, his words cutting deep. "Listen here, if you get caught in whatever you're doing or if Stacy gets hurt and Aunt decides to hold you accountable, I won't hesitate to throw you under the bus. We don't have any children, and I can always find someone else to marry keep that in y
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Stacy had already fully dressed up with the assistance of the skilled makeup artist. Due to the fact that the room had been partitioned with a rolling curtain, neither Brian nor Ryan could see their dates.Brian, growing increasingly impatient, repeatedly glanced at his watch, anxiously aware of the passing time."I thought I said not to do too much. You're taking forever to get ready, Lu," he audibly expressed his frustration from across the room, annoyed that she could not see his face, Stacy could only shoot a piercing glare in the direction of his voice."Apologies, sir, we’ll be ready shortly. We're just putting the finishing touches," the makeup artist responded, her voice projecting through the curtain. With utmost care, she guided Stacy back to her seat, allowing for a final touch-up.Meanwhile, Gina turned her gaze towards Stacy, her thoughts whispering, "This sister of mine is really really so beautiful, I must have done a really good deed in my past life to meet her."Final
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After answering the Reporters' questions, Brian and Stacy proceeded into the venue, and Brian had and ugly look on his face while Stacy looked like she was trying to calm him down in a discreet manner."Ah, Aaron! My friend, you've finally made it, I though you said you wouldn’t come," exclaimed a jovial man with a thick Spanish accent said slinging is arm around Brian's shoulder from behind. Stacy, observing the scene, quietly stepped aside."Arlo, it's wonderful to see you too," Brian replied in a pleasant yet measured tone, gently removing Arlo's hand from his shoulder and reaching out for Stacy. All the while, his gaze remained fixed on Arlo, causing Stacy to look at Brian with a mix of surprise and curiosity."My, oh my, Aaron, you have a girlfriend now. I always thought you were going to marry Ryan at some point," Arlo remarked matter-of-factly, his eyes scanning Stacy from head to toe in a judgmental manner before offering her a warm smile.For Stacy, it felt as though she had
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As Arlo watched Stacy disappear into the crowd, he couldn't help but wonder about what was really going on between her and Brian. Something seemed amiss, and he made an inward vow to himself to figure out whatever they were hiding, then he finally turns to Brian and saw how he looked at her like she was just going to disappear any moment from then.He had smirk on his face then pushed Brian lightly causing him to lose his balance and stumble into his arms.“Hermano! do you like her that much? My goodness it looks like you would even follow her to the washroom” Arlo said as he studied Brian’s facial expression while helping him stand on own feet. “Shut up” Brian sparked at Arlo.Stacy entered the washroom, her breath catching in her throat as she took in the grandeur of the space. The room was really huge, bathed in a soft, flattering glow that drew attention to every detail. Making her way towards the towering mirror, she suddenly heard the door swing open once more. Turning around, S
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Gina's head snapped towards Brian as she heard his question. Panic filled her eyes as she rushed towards him, gripping his arm tightly. "Hey! What do you mean, where's Stacy? Didn't she come to meet you already?" Her voice trembled with fear, and her face clearly showed her concern.Brian looked surprised by Gina's reaction, then she spoke again, "When I left her, I told her to come and meet you. Are you saying you haven't seen her since?" Her voice held a hint of fear.Meanwhile, Arlo noticed the sudden shift in the atmosphere. He took a few steps back, pulling out his phone."Lock down the building, no one is to go in or out," Arlo commanded into his phone, his voice filled with urgency. After ending the call, he tucked his phone away and made his way back to Brian and Gina, his footsteps purposeful."The building will be on lockdown very soon. We'll find Stacy, don't worry," Arlo reassured them, his tone steady and determined. He turned his gaze towards Gina, and his heart sank as
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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
