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The dining table was silent except for the plates and cutleries which seemed to be having a discussion which echoed through the room. Of all the faces which included Maren Nathan and Alexander, Maren's was the most clouded and she picked at her food like it was prepared with too much vinegar. She stole glances at Alexander from time to time, but he didn't seem to notice as he was caught between eating his food and his phone. She turned to him again, but this time, he caught her gaze. Making her turn away quickly. “What's on your mind?" He asked, but she just shook her head. "You can't tell me that. You've been quiet for the past few days now. What's bothering you?” Maren took the risk and looked up at him, meeting his eyes. She searched his expressionless face for the slightest sign of emotion, but she got none. The annoying part was there was worry in his voice when he spoke. But his face sent a different message. She turned back to her food and to Nathan, who was quietl
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“Maren Blackwood?” A feminine voice called from behind. Maren turned sharply to view a brunette with a stature like that of a goddess. Her hair fell over her shoulders and complemented her red coloured lips. “Hi?" Maren returned. "Oh, I'm not sure we've met before," the lady said as she noticed Maren's expression, trying to remember if she knew her. “Oh, alright” Maren shrugged, relaxing her face. “Can I sit?" "Yeah, sure,” she adjusted, and the lady took her place comfortably beside her. Together, they stared ahead, watching the kids. “I'm Nella, by the way, Nella Burton. Nice to meet you.” “Yeah, same," Maren replied, unsure of what to say next. "You know, I'm a really big fan of yours,” Nella began, keeping her gaze ahead. Maren raised a brow. “Really? I don't think I've done anything worthy of having a fanbase” Nella chuckled dryly, "I just really admire your strength you know” she said and paused "You know, handling break up with your fiancé, being a single
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The private lounge of the second to the last floor was as quiet as it should be. The only sound that could be heard was the low music coming in through the speakers. Alexander was seated on one sofa, a document spread open in front of him. He seemed not to mind it as he scrolled through his phone in one hand and a glass of white wine rested in the other. Soon enough, the elevator door opened to two hefty men who seemed to half dragged a man out of the elevator with them. “Let go of me, will you? Do you know who the fuck I am? I could have you gone at the snap of my fingers” "Oh, really?” Alexander's voice came suddenly, making him shut his mouth quickly. The men roughly hurled him on his knees in front of Alexander. “Sir?" His whole body trembled as he knelt before Alexander. “Not such a talkative anymore, are you?" His eyes were still focused on what he was doing on his phone. The man was quiet. Sweat was beginning to form on his forehead despite the cold temperature the
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“Ma’am, you have a visitor," a voice called from the other side of her room door. “Is it Louise?" She asked, not taking her eyes off from what she was doing on her laptop. “No, ma’am," the voice said and paused. “She says her name is Nella…” "What?" She was at the door before the maid could finish the name. “Did you let her in?” Maren asked as they both made their way down the stairs. “Yes ma’am. She seems like a lady of great affluence. I couldn't let her remain outside." Maren didn't reply. She was fixing her hair in a bun just right enough to make her look like a mom. “And what's this little Cutie's name?” “Mom?” Maren called as she stopped at the entrance of the sitting room. All eyes turned to Maren. Her mom was crouched in front of a little boy, making the cringiest of sounds which were supposed to flatter the boy. “What do you want?" Maren asked, facing the lady. "Maren! That's no way to welcome a guest” "I'm…I'm sorry." she rubbed her temples as her mom
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Just as she bent to get some water on her face, she felt arms wrap around her waist. She shrieked and turned around sharply, splashing water all over herself and the intruder. “Let go of me, you freak,” she said, struggling to free herself. Unfortunately, there was no one else in the bathroom to witness it. “Don't fight it, Maren,” the male voice warned. His arms tightly fastened around her. “That's what you do now? You stalk me? Hmm?" "I was already here, alright? I saw you walk in with your new friend, and I just couldn't resist this,” he confessed, referring to her entire body. Maren resisted the urge to let out the red, which threatened to appear on her cheeks. “Don't you have better things to do, William? I mean, you have Irene…” Before she could say another word, he pushed them back with his lips and she melted in his arms, letting him press her body closer to himself. ‘You really shouldn't be doing this… but it's William. We never actually separated…he made a foo
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"This was you, wasn't it?” "How nice of you to pay a visit, Mrs. Blackwood," William smiled, amusement on his face."These walls truly have missed your presence” "Oh, shut up” she walked up to where he stood in his office and pushed the paper to his chest. “What the fuck is this?" William, stunned yet amused, took the paper, looked at it and chuckled. “Who's this clown?" “Ha ha, very funny. You can call yourself a clown for all I care, but you need to stop this and at least send an email or something," she said sarcastically. "What the hell are you saying? I'd never do a thing like this. If I wanted to threaten you, there are other ways I could do that” a mischievous grin played at the corner of his lips. Maren rang her nose in disgust. This really was the worst time for his dirty, mindless words. “Alright, what makes you think I'd do this huh?" He asked to compose himself after seeing her facial expression. Now, thinking of it, Maren didn't know why it could have bee
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Maren collapsed into her office chair with a heavy sigh and shut her eyes. The week had been uneventful except for the fact that she had been here and there attending one meeting or the other, which was really frustrating. “Come in!” Maren answered to the soft knocking on her door. “This is the report from the last meeting in Moscow, ma'am," Louise said, tendering a few papers attached together by a paper clip. “Did you run it in the database?” “Sure, ma'am," she answered, and Maren tapped on the table for her to drop it. “And there are the conditions the party planners dropped by this morning.” Maren watched as she dropped a file of papers on her table. She drew closer and opened the file to go through it. Louise stood by and watched her boss read through silently for about a minute. "I didn't ask for all this. It's a garden party and there won't be many guests. These look like conditions for a carnival.” "These are the only kinds of services they provide ma’am” "I asked for
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"What’s he doing here?” "Believe me, I'm the last person to ask that question,” she said, her eyes darting here and there like she was looking for something. “I thought he was married to that Irene lady?" “He said they're separated and I guess it's true because I haven't seen her around accusing me of stealing her man." Maren replied, and Nella folded her arms and kept her eyes on William. William walked over to where the two ladies stood, maintaining his smile. They both watched as she stretched the little box towards Maren. “A gift for my son," he said, keeping his eyes on Maren, not minding the murderous glares from Nella. Maren just stared at him and then at the gift table, indicating he should drop it himself. “No, I want you to do it," he insisted. Maren just rolled her eyes, snatched the package from him and dropped it on the table before turning to him and folding her arms. “What the hell are you doing here?" "Really? At my son's birthday party?” William ask
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“You've been quiet ever since you got back from William's burial. What is the problem?” Maren didn't respond. She just sat at the table on her room's balcony, her eyes glued to the screen of her laptop. “What the hell happened that day Maren, talk to me," her mom persuaded, settling into the chair opposite her, placing a cup of tea in front of her. “You turned off your phone after that day and even Alexander hasn't been able to reach you." Maren reached for the cup and lifted it to her lips, making sure to not lock eyes with her mom. She took a sip of the tea and placed the cup in front of her mom, meaning she wasn't interested. Her mom narrowed her eyes at her. “At least if you wouldn't speak, listen to me." Maren still wasn't moved and one could tell that her attention wasn't entirely on what she was doing. “Well, Micheal, the detective was here yesterday while you were busy wallowing in your mind" her mom went on, anyway. "He could get a hold of
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"William was sterile, alright?" “What?" “You heard me right, Maren," Irene replied, gritting her teeth. “And you would have known if you had listened to him, gave him a chance to speak” "Stop it Irene, you're messing with me” “Of course, this is the best time for jokes," Irene said sarcastically. "You can't be serious, Irene,” she said almost in a whisper as her voice was beginning to fade from the tears which choked her. Goosebumps traced their way to her brain, and the atmosphere suddenly became cold. “He said you were always telling him how you wanted a child before the wedding and you always seemed so happy talking about it that he never had the heart to tell you he could not fulfil that one wish of yours” "No!” she muttered and staggered back a little, holding herself from doubling over as a tear dropped from her eyes. By this time, everyone around noticed something was wrong, but they didn't seem like they'd come any closer to confirm. Irene didn't care, she continu
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“Well, hi" the newcomer said in a low voice as she sat. Maren raised her head at the sound of the voice and turned to look beside her. “I was thinking you wouldn't come." “You really have the guts to show up here, don't you, Irene? Maren spat but quietly, to avoid attracting attention to herself while keeping her eyes forward and focused on the priest who had begun to speak. He held a shiny Bible and began to speak in a gentle, yet authoritative and audible tone. "Dear friends and family, we gather today to bid farewell to a remarkable individual, William Sinclair. A man of great vision, entrepreneurial spirit, and of course, a man of great leadership…” Maren almost scoffed, but kept it inside of her. As much as she felt sad that he was gone, being beside Irene only reminded her of everything both of them had done and it made some kind of hate grow inside of her again. “Why did you decide to come, you fake ass bitch?" Irene whispered. "At least I didn't go into hiding
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"Are you okay, Maren?” Nella asked as she slipped into one of the facial chairs beside Maren. She put down her bag somewhere beside her and almost immediately, a lady came to attend to her. “I'm good, I mean, why wouldn't I?” Maren asked, without looking at her as her face was covered in a facial mask, but she knew it was Nella who had just spoken. "So you're holding up fine?” "Really, Nell?” "I'm just asking. I mean, he was your ex fiance after all and the father of your child,” she said defensively. “I like the fact that you said the word ‘ex fiance’. I don't care if he's the father of my child, I get to choose who'll father my child.” “Ooh, spicy" Nella said, as her legs were placed in a footbath, the mouth she was referring to Maren. “I really don't care what happened to him," Maren added. “Be honest, Maren, you still had feelings for him," Nella said, but Maren remained quiet, so she went on. “If really didn't care about him, you wouldn't have given him a chance
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“I said, Mr Blackwood, that I was told…” "I heard you first time," he interrupted and leaned forward to quench the cigarette in the ashtray. His face was gloomy, as he knew who had disclosed the information. “So, sir, is there a chance I can get my hands on them?” The detective asked. Alexander leaned back into his sofa and scratched his almost bare chin in thought. "Do you have a warrant for this?” "Certainly sir." he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper and showed it to him with bold shoulders. Alexander looked away from it and contemplated. It really wasn't easy getting that information. There was a lot of breaking in, colossal sums of money spent and, of course, torture involved before they could pull it off. “I can't show it to you," he finally said. “Respectfully, sir, that will be flagged as obstruction of Justice if you don't," he said, trying his best to use offenceless words. “What are you now, FBI?" Alexander scoffed "I in fact
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"And Mr Blackwood?” ‘Shit! Alexander’ Maren's mind raced. He was so quiet when William broke the news about taking the whole situation to court and why did he tell her about those documents in time? It was as though he felt like it wasn't going to work, so there was no use and had a Plan B… “Ma’am are you okay?" Micheal interrupted, breaking into her thoughts. “Alexander would do no such thing. He was ready to face the judge tomorrow. He had critical evidence that William was a criminal," she blurted. "Mrs Blackwood, I meant his father, Mr Blackwood senior.” Maren's eyes widened slightly in the realisation of what she had just spilled. That file was only going to be released in court, though how it was obtained was illegal and incriminating and now she had unknowingly blabbed about something so confidential. “What was that about critical evidence, ma’am?” “Maren baby. Are you alright?” Mrs Sharppe asked as soon as Maren set foot into t
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As soon as Maren set foot into her company, the workers reduced their volumes to murmurs and stares. She wasn't bothered, though. It was only normal that they talked about how frightened she could be when the fate of her keeping her son was going to be decided the next day. Head forward and accompanied by just one guard, she got onto the elevator, ignoring the greetings of some workers which she knew were just so they could hear her say something. No matter how much she tried to comfort herself, her mind still drifted to the fear of what might go down the next day at the court and deep down, she prayed that Alexander's plan would work out. She wasn't scared- at least not like before. It was more of an anxiety she felt just as the elevator opened on her office’s floor. “Good morning, ma’am,” Louise greeted as Maren passed by her station. Maren ignored and proceeded forward to her office. “A man is here to see you, ma'am," she added quickly and stood to follow her. "Send hi
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“Won't you do something about this? William has taken Nathan once and it'll take him nothing to do it again, Alexander.” Alexander was quiet. He just sat in his swaying office chair, flipping through files on his desk. Maren was restless and angry as she paced, waiting for him to say his first word since she entered the office. She stopped and settled herself on the chair on the other side of the table, making him lift his head to meet her weary gaze. “Please Alexander” Dropping the pen he held, he sighed and opened up another file on the table. “This is the compilation of the activities which go on in three of William's companies,” he said, flipping through the documents. Maren watched in marvel and anticipation as a lot of thoughts ran through her mind at once. “Two out of three have secret compartments used in money laundering.” He said and flipped through more pages. "Here contains the statements of victims of unnecessary assaults on workers from one of William's compani
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The car came to a screeching halt and almost ran into the other car in front of it. Maren's eyebrows were furrowed and heavy with anger and fear. She drummed impatiently on the steering wheel as she peeped at the traffic light, which chose the worst time to turn red. Rose, who sat in the back seat, could only steal glances at her boss through the rearview mirror as she knew the situation they were in was half her fault. Maren stepped on the gas as soon as the light turned green, throwing rose back in her seat. She was glad she had learned how to drive a long time ago and not rely on drivers. Keeping her eyes on the road and her mind on her aim, she swerved into an estate and increased the acceleration as it was a straight road. Finally, she turned and brought the car to a halt in front of a massive gate. She watched as a button on the gate turned red and the auto gate began opening…but slowly. She sat in the car, tapping her feet lightly on the gas pedal and fuming as she wa
