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01. CALEB.
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The day's work had gotten poor Jane was tired as she sat on one of the chairs a customer had sat on earlier before leaving the restaurant. She wiped the beads of sweat that were now forming on her forehead and exhaled heavily. She was punished for her so-called offense of not being in the shop for four days.
The workers were told to stay at home while she was assigned to serve all customers that came to the shop. She lifted her beautiful rounded face that had its parts in the right proportion, her well-shaped lips, nose, eyes, and eyebrows were outstanding. If not because of her current situation, she would have been a good model.She stood up and dropped the dirty napkin in its place before removing the apron she tied around her and hanging it on the wall. She switched off the lights and picked up her tattered bag before making her way out of the restaurant. She locked the door and walked on the lane beside the street, deep in thought when the aggressive nature of someone grabbing her bag brought her back to life. She twirled and her first instinct was to give the person a blow which she landed perfectly. The person stumbled backward before regaining his stand.He smiled roguishly at her and gently rubbed where he was hit earlier by Jane. Jane took a step backward when she realized who she had hit, she looked scared just by the person's appearance.Caleb was one of the notorious criminals in the neighborhood. He was arrested for stealing, attempted rape, and killing but for some reasons best known to the cops, he was always released. Jane had been avoiding him ever since the man asked her out, she didn't want any trouble in her life and Caleb appeared to be one.She started walking in a haste but was pulled back by Caleb whose silly smile had now turned to a grin. " Where do you think you are going? " He asked. " Please, let go of me. I need to... " " Calm down, Jane. Do I look like a monster? Just follow me, and I will take very good care of you. I will pay your brother's hospital bills, I will make sure you live a healthy life. Consider all these while I am still being nice. " He pulled her along with him but Jane tried to free herself from his grasp, pleading to him. " Caleb please, let me go, I... " " You heard the lady right when she said you should let go of her, did you not? " A man's cold voice sounded behind her and Caleb released her from his grip.He looked at the man standing in front of him and he moved closer to him. " And who are you? " Caleb asked but was pushed a bit by the stranger. " Stay back. You have bad breath. " He said and Caleb's face burned with anger. " If you don't want any trouble for your life then slowly back away when I am being nice to you. " The stranger said with a tone of warning.Caleb moved closer and gritted his teeth. " You look like a rich dude but don't you dare try me... "He received a punch from the stranger. " Holy f*ck! " Caleb cursed out loud as his lips started bleeding. Jane gasped and quickly hid behind the man. Caleb glared at both of them but he didn't say anything else, instead, he walked away from them after giving Jane a death signal. " Sorry, miss. My boss wanted me to help you so do you need the assistance? Where are you going to? " The stranger asked with a smile, seeing his present look no one would have imagined that he acted tough just a few minutes ago.Jane didn't want to stay a minute for the dear of Caleb returning to her. " Of course. Please drop me at the City's hospital but may I know your name? " Jane asked. " My name is Bert. Please come with me, Miss... " He left the gap for her to fill in. " Jane. " She replied quickly. " Of course, Miss Jane. Come with me. " He led her into a black car perhaps a Jeep. He opened the door for her and she entered but she felt the chilly aura that welcomed her inside the car. She turned to face the man beside her and she was struck by the man's gorgeousness, his look had it all in. He was seated like a god whose mission was to assign work to his servants.His face and every part of him was glorious in her eyes that Jane couldn't even take her eyes off him until the man raised his head to look at her and she quickly averted her gaze.Kaugnay na kabanata
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 02. DAMSEL IN DISTRESS.
"Thank you very much, Mr Ryan. We really do appreciate your involvement in this and we promise to do this job very well. " The head of the directors appreciated and shook hands with the man whose cold expression didn't change from the beginning of the meeting to the end. Ryan Allen was one of the most richest men in country B and in every other countries. He was in charge of many businesses, hotels, boutiques, importing and exporting. He was a thirty year old man who was mainly into business and nothing more. His life was kept private and he hardly made his presence known to anyone around. Everywhere he went to, he possessed a very strong aura in the business and underworld, even though he had no hand in what was going on there, yet his name was still feared. Nothing much was known about him, his life, if he was married or not were kept very secretive. The only thing known about him was that, he was the first grandson of the Ryan family. He spoke less and had an intimidating vib
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 03. PAIN.
" Will you keep calm and stop fidgeting like the coward you are? " The man's cold voice pierced through her eardrums and she raised her head only to meet with his beautiful eyes. Even though he looked cold, to her ears, his voice sounded bewitching. How could a man have such a deep yet mesmerizing voice? It was Jane's first time of admiring a man this much. She gulped nervously and looked away. ' Did he just refer to me as a coward? ' She thought and the sudden boldness came on her as she turned towards the man whose attention was now back to what he was doing. " Excuse me mister, did you just call me a coward? " Jane asked and Allen raised his head from the file that he was reading. He turned his head to look at the girl who once had her wings dipped into cold water speak back to him. He looked quite amazed within. " Are you going to beat me? " He asked. " What makes you think that I won't be able to? " Jane retorted. " The episode of where a young man was pul
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 04. GRIEF
The black Jeep drove into a big compound and soon parked beside the other cars. Bert rushed out and opened the car's door for his boss whose face had turned rigid to come out and he shut the door as Allen walked in, in his icy manner. Bert, in the full mood for gossip, turned to the man beside him who had removed his suit and had it wrapped around his arm. " What do you think happened earlier? Do you think the boss knows her? " He asked eagerly. " What made you formed those questions out of your tiny brain? " The man asked back in a nonchalant manner. " Xander, since I have been working for the boss, he hardly renders assistance to anyone, his behavior is as cold as his legendary face and stature. " Bert replied while Xander shook his head at the man's talkativeness. " I have no idea what you are saying and I hope that you keep that unsealed lips of yours sealed before you get your mouth disengaged from your head. " Xander warned. " Hehe, how is that possible? " Be
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 05. THE CONTRACT.
Jane stepped out of the ward and closed the door gently. Just as she stepped out, she heard the conversation of someone and she hid behind the wall when she heard the phrase ' money '. The man talking smirked when he saw the shadow behind and continued talking. " Old Madam needs to find a wife for her grandson…of course, I mean she will be getting married to a rich guy, what do you expect? As long as she is elegant and of good behaviour, not from a wealthy family and we'll disciplined then she is good for old Madam. The deadline is tomorrow morning, bye. " The conversation ended and Jane had various thoughts going through her mind. ' Marriage? Money? ' She looked at the ward that she came out from and towards the man who had his back turned to her. " Excuse me sir? " She came out of her hiding spot and the man secretly smiled before turning around. He looked like he was in his early fifties and he had a suit on. ' Who wears a suit this late in the evening? ' " How
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 06. TOUGH DECISION.
Jane got back into the hospital and sat on the bench provided on the hallway. She tore the envelope open and brought out the single file in it. The file contained the contract and nothing more than that. ' Didn't he say everything I needed to know is in this envelope? This just contains only the man's name, his age, his field of study yet no picture. Oh, there are a few hobbies of his here. ' She thought inwardly. ' Name: Ryan Allen. Age: 30 years. Field of Study: Business Major. ' Was this the man she was to sign a contract with? She looked below the paper and saw the already written signature and validity of the contract. " Just two years? Not that long. ' She felt a little bit lifted but then she came down again. Getting married to a stranger wasn't her choice or plan. Jane was more or less the fairy tale type who believed in true love. A charming prince who would one day come to her and ask her hand in marriage even take her away to the fairy home just like
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 07. MEETING OLD MADAM RYAN.
Jane arrived at the address given to her alongside the contract the next morning. She was shocked at how big the building was and also how massive the security was. ' This must be a big house, no, a big house isn't the right word, mansion it is. ' She snapped her fingers. The security man on the post opened the gate after asking a lot of questions. She walked in still in shock at how rich these people were and she began to wonder if coming to this place was a mistake. She was a nobody and she felt like the odd one out and trash. She traced the lane and then ended right at the entrance of the mansion. The security man stationed at the entrance opened the door since they were already informed about her coming. " Good morning, I am here to meet Mister Paul. " She told the maid that she saw. " Right this way, ma'am. " The maid led her in and she was more than shocked, if there was any word to describe that feeling at that moment then it would have been great. The inside was beautifu
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 08. SURGERY.
Jane was in a cab, her spirit was already lifted after discussing with Old Madam Ryan. The woman was nice to her and she was good as well. When she offered to help her pay the money, it was like a heavy burden was lifted off her shoulder. Ever since this problem started, it seemed the world abandoned her. If their parents were alive, then all these...all these problems would have been solved. It wasn't that her parents were wealthy but the burden would have lessened. " Ma'am, we have arrived. " The driver announced. " Thank you very much. " She paid her fare and quickly got out of the car, trying to fold the scarf tied loosely around her neck as she rushed into the hospital. The first person she saw fortunately was Joy and she called her earnestly. "Joy...Joy."Joy paused in her walk when she heard someone calling her as if the world was about to collapse. Jane got closer to her and pulled her along to the doctor's office, this made Joy very anxious about what was happening to the
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 09. A PIERCING GAZE.
Jane paced in front of the theatre anxiously. It had been nine hours since the surgery started and it was already nine pm. How long was this going to take? Forever? Well, no matter how long it took, she was ready to wait. Joy had already gone home because of her husband and children so she was the only one left to be restless. After waiting for what seemed to be eternity, she finally saw the surgeons walk out of the theatre with a tired look. She tried to prep but the door was closed again. One of the surgeons who saw her behavior stopped in front of her. " Calm down, Miss, everything is fine now because the surgery was successful but for now, you need to be patient so they can finish cleaning him up. " It felt like a huge burden was finally lifted off her shoulders. She smiled happily at the man who nodded and left so he could go and rest. " Yes. It's finally over. " She would not feel any desperation any longer, she was going to be happy for the rest of her days, so she thought.
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MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 99. FINAL SAY.
"I told you not to ask him out but you refused. You went ahead to disgrace yourself in front of him." Isabella chuckled as she styled her hair in front of her room. Babe grabbed the pillow and pouted. "It was such an embarrassment to me." "What did he say was the problem?" "He said that he has someone that he is interested in." Isabella turned to look at her, "Really?"Babe nodded, "Yeah. He seems to be serious with the lady though." "Well, he only said that he is interested in someone not that he is dating someone. How does that make you feel?" Isabella winked and Babe gasped after realizing what she meant. "That is right. I still have the chance to continue asking him out but how can I do so without embarrassing myself again?" "Try to find out what men like maybe he is going to like them," Isabella suggested as she rubbed her lips against each other after applying her lipgloss. She looked beautiful and that was because she was preparing for an outing.She was g
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 98. HOW COULD YOU?
The next morning came and news about Allen having a woman to marry blew across all social media and people who had seen Jane dance to a song as a cover for it finally put the pieces together after they saw the background of the place she was dancing. It was the background of the Ryan MANSION.Calls started coming in from all over the place, not to Allen because hardly did anyone have his number except his family but call from outside to Old Madam Ruth to congratulate her for the success of her most celebrated birthday.Mira and John in school were not left out and were surprised to see this. "I can't believe that she is related to them," John said with his mouth wide open. He had a can of coke in his hand and he quickly sipped it. He was in total shock. They had been mingling with someone as huge as that yet they didn't know? What type of life was that? "I was suspicious of her. I did see huge cars... expensive ones come to pick her up and how she was being treated like a queen
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 97. WHAT TO DO?
Back at the mansion, everyone was finally leaving after having a healthy talk with the family. As usual, Allen was distant from them and even more distant because of the news that he just received. He was not himself and he felt like leaving quickly but his grandmother prevented him from going and he had no excuse to give her because he already informed her that he had no meeting and he was going to spend the night celebrating with her but seeing as how things are going, he couldn't stand it. "Madam, I am very pleased with what is going on in your family. I am so jealous of you. You got a beautiful lady to marry your grandson." A man said in front of the reporters. Of course, Ruth knew that it was time for her to reveal the truth to everyone. She smiled at the cameras and the reporters closer to her. "Yes, I want to use this moment to appreciate everyone for coming tonight. You are all amazing. Also, yes, I would love to inform everyone that the lady that you are the lady you
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 96. JANE IS GONE!!!!
Jane rushed out of the car by the time she got to the mansion. With eagerness, she climbed the stairs in her gown, not minding that she might fall. She wasn't even concerned about that. "Jane, take it easy, or else you will fall," Bert called as he followed her carefully from behind. If she was to fall then it would be his fault and her husband would skin him alive. He did not want to die now.Jane pushed the door open forcefully only to meet Drake writing something down on his notepad. She locked eyes with her brother and immediately burst out crying. She pushed Drake aside so she would have enough time with Bruno. "Bruno? Bruno, do you still remember me? You are awake. This is great. I am happy." She bent to hug him. "Hmm. You are going to strangle me to death." Bruno frowned but he was so relieved and happy to see his sister. Recently, Drake had put him to sleep even though he told them that it was for health issues but deep within, Drake knew that it was far from there.
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 95. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 2.
People were still wondering how Jane was related to the family but seeing how close she was to Allen, one could easily guess that something was going on between the two of them. They just needed someone to at least confirm that.Ruth was suddenly in a happy mood and instructed that the event which had paused abruptly due to the arrival of the couple should continue. Jane could feel the angry eyes of the exceptional and jealous ladies on her. It was making her feel uncomfortable yet proud that she was the one sitting next to the big Allen Ryan - someone rumored to be cold to others. At least, he was treating her right and showing her off. She inwardly prayed that he wouldn't misbehave and embarrass her by showing her his cold attitude.It finally got to the time when the children were supposed to start giving their gifts to Old Madam Ruth starting from Ezekiel. Then the gifts of her daughter were presented to her, different shocking items that the guests were not expecting. "Wow."
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 94. BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION [1]
It was finally D-Day. Lights were everywhere in the mansion. It was a wonderful night as distinguished guests were allowed in with their cards. Only a few recommended and high-class reporters were allowed into the event while the low-based ones were told to stay outside as they didn't want anyone inside among them.It was a thug of war between the ladies too as beauty slashed against beauty, fashion against fashion, and pride against pride. It was such a welcoming event.The grandkids were around as well, as they all dressed in the same color fabric as their grandmother and it was a way to distinguish them from the guests.They went from one group to another... greeting the honorable ladies and gentlemen. The single girls were giggling whenever the men passed by and they sought to have a word with them. "Old Madam Ryan must have done something noteworthy in her past life to deserve such wonderful children and grandchildren. Even at eighty, she is looking energetic and wonderful." T
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 93. THE PREPARATION.
It seemed as if it was the whole country that was planning on celebrating the old Madam Ryan's birthday as her kids and grandkids including in-laws didn't leave any stone unturned in sending her gifts and well wishes when it was just a few days before her birthday. While some were considering that moment to be a wonderful day, some were planning on ruining someone's life as well on that day. Jane was inside Allen's car as he was taking her out to somewhere that she didn't know yet. On their way, she had a sad face and couldn't say a word unlike the normal Jane that she was.Allen would look at her once in a while and since he could not get her thoughts no matter what he did, he relented and succumbed to asking her what happened. "Why are you frowning?" He asked her.Jane sighed and looked at him, "I don't know what to give Grandmother as a gift. I feel so useless seeing others like Isabella, Babe, the twins, and other people plan something huge. No one is even talking to me except
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 92. SICK.
Charlotte groaned on her bed the next morning. She shivered when a part of her blanket pulled away, causing the cold air to brush through her pale skin. She quickly covered herself up and cuddled the more. Charlotte sneezed so hard repeatedly that she could only pray that she wouldn't die of high fever. Just the night before, she was getting the symptoms but what she wasn't expecting was that the situation was going to worsen before the end of the next day.Who could she have offended? Or was Kyle punishing her in this manner? "Achoo!" She sneezed again and sniffed from the impact. Her phone was ringing on her side table but she couldn't turn around again just to answer it so she had to cover up, ignoring the call instead.Let the worst happen!~~~~~~~~Kyle dialed her number again for the third time. He was in a meeting and whatever he wanted to use for it was with her. She wasn't answering the call and this was getting infuriating.She was never late and even if she was going to
MEETING MR ICE [ Volume one ] 91. WICKEDNESS.
"I can't do this. Why are you so wicked to me tonight? I just want to sleep." Jane cried out like a five-year-old with puffed-up cheeks as she faced Allen who seemed less concerned with her put-up attitude.She didn't know what had entered him as he instructed that she started solving arithmetic! Freaking arithmetic! Something that she had been running away from all her life and here she was...it landed in front of her through her supposed husband.Wasn't he supposed to be caring towards her and show her love just like a husband should? But no! His own was always going to be different.Allen sipped from his drink and flipped the page of his magazine. His eyes read through the lines of the printed material, his long slender fingers kept trailing behind the magazine while his crossed right leg was jiggling along.Jane became frustrated when she was unable to get his attention so she faced her books with hatred in her mind. She felt like stabbing whoever invented these mathematics in th
