Somebody in the crowd cried out, “She must have found herself some gross old man to leech off!" Freya quaked with anger. "I did not!” “Haha…” “As if we’d believe that…” Freya grew red with rage and was on the verge of crying as she was practically dry-heaving. Suddenly, someone gestured at Caprice and turned the spotlight back to her. "Look, Caprice wears a lot of designer brands all the time too, doesn’t she?” "I noticed that some time ago. Also, I saw her being dropped off at the school gate in a Mercedes S-class at the beginning of this semester, and she tried to be sneaky about it.” “No wonder she’s not interested in the boys in our university. She’s had a sugar daddy out there all this time!” Caprice stayed silent. Concerned about drawing unwanted attention, she always refused to have her parents pick her up from university during the semester breaks. However, her parents were worried about her and would assign their drivers and bodyguards to pick her u
Caprice stared at Heather with gaping eyes. She made herself look as vulnerable as possible to a point where it seemed like she was going to break out into tears at any second. It was a look that garnered sympathy, and it seemed to hold up a mirror against the ones who made fun of her and made them question themselves. The ones in the crowd who were mocking her only a second ago had become silent. They looked at her and were at a loss for what to do. The rest of them stared at Heather expectantly. There was a subtle shift in her expression as she said, "Caprice, we might not know each other very well, but I know you’re nothing like what they’re making you out to be.” This was a deflective answer to cover her hind. She was trying to suggest to the crowd that she did not know enough about Caprice to make any further comments. In her mind, Caprice scoffed at the subversive reply. Before anyone else could get a word out, she remarked, “I know, but even if we’re not very c
She was the one who bought all the designer apparel worth well into the thousands using her hard-earned money. Caprice was the one who sourced her part-time jobs for her. In fact, she always made sure to secure high-paying part-time positions for her. Even Lana, who did not have many financial concerns, eventually took up the part-time positions Caprice recommended as well. Except for Piper, both Lana and Freya did not know that she was the business owner the entire time and that she was the one who had been offering her friends part-time positions. Freya was bawling her eyes out. Lana and Piper tried to console her, but they could not get through to her. What eventually got her to calm down was when Caprice told her about another lucrative part-time vacancy. Lana teased Freya by commenting how her eyes lit up at the prospect of making money. The two exchanged banter, and Freya was back to her usual self. After seeing that everyone was in a better mood, Caprice
Heather grew wide-eyed and speechless. Caprice was the one he should be mad at! She was mingling with a bad lot and never had any serious goals, so what was there to like about her? Shouldn't Liam be upset about Caprice? Why was she the one who had to be on the receiving end of his fury? Perhaps he did not like hearing her badmouth Caprice? Either way, she had too much to lose. She could not lose her position in Carter Tech City. There was a long line of people who would kill to be in her position. She was a prolific member of the Carter Tech City and was Liam's right-hand man. No matter what, she could not let Liam slip away from her clutches. She was not leaving! She blinked rapidly and contained her shock. She hung her head low, swallowed her pride, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I didn’t mean what I said. I won’t say anything like that again from now on.” Underneath the harsh glow of the ceiling light, a terrific glare highlighted Liam’s expression which made him
Their son was an adult now and had a mind of his own. As parents, they should not impose their will on their children. Sylvia did not want to stress herself over the matter as well, but she was having a hard time understanding what was on Liam’s mind. He seemed like he had an interest in Caprice for a while, but for some reason, he had been keeping his distance from her over the last few years. When he was a child, he had no problem being physically close to Caprice. They used to hold hands and even hug at times. Fast forward to the present, he kept his distance away from her as if she had leprosy and he was afraid to catch it. Whenever Sylvia saw how depressed it made Caprice when Liam kept his distance from her, she wanted to smack some sense into him. What was on his mind? Despite how upset she had become, she still took the initiative to text Caprice. … At Sparkrow University, Caprice, Piper, Freya, and Lane had just returned to the girls’ dorm. Freya was
The driver made a gesture, inviting Caprice into the car. She hesitated briefly before approaching. As soon as she got nearer to the car, she noticed a man sitting inside. The man looked dashing and elegant in a fitted black suit. He stared ahead with the usual indifferent expression on his face as if there was nothing in the world that could break him out of his stoic silence. Caprice was shocked. Was he here to pick her up? She burrowed into the car and made sure to keep a respectful distance from him. She asked carefully, "Liam, why are you here?" Liam glanced at her. “My mom asked me to pick you up." Caprice pouted. "Oh." So, it was Aunt Sylvia who had instructed him to pick her up. She felt a tightness gripping her, then she said, “You don’t have to trouble yourself if you have work to do. If you want, I can take a cab there myself.” She did not want to inconvenience him in any way. Liam answered curtly, “I have time.” Caprice shot a steal
Sylvia led Caprice by the hand. "Caprice, let's go. The boys will come later.” Caprice followed her to the dining table and asked out of curiosity, "Aunt Sylvia, aren't Flint and Isabel coming home today?" Sylvia replied, "Isabel has a shoot today and Flint is very busy, so they’re not coming back.” This meant that it was only going to be the two of them along with Odell and Liam. Did Liam know about this? Did his girlfriend Heather know? "Caprice, what's wrong? Why the sad face? Did something bad happen?” Sylvia noticed her sullen expression almost immediately. Caprice quickly snapped back to her senses and played it down. “No, nothing.” “Are you sure? You looked like there was something on your mind back there.” Sylvia took her hand and suddenly shifted to a serious tone, “Your mother isn’t around, so I’m your family now. Come on and tell me. What happened?" For a brief second, Caprice almost decided to tell Sylvia to stop trying to set her up with Liam. Li
To her disappointment, there was scarcely any visible reaction on his face. Sylvia seemed a fan of the idea. "That's right, Liam has another assistant who is very experienced. I’m sure you can learn a lot from both her and Liam as well.” Sylvia turned to Liam. "Liam, what do you think?" Liam muttered, "It works." Caprice was shocked. He agreed almost without any hesitation! "Caprice, do you want to?" Sylvia asked again. As Liam turned to her as well this time, a pair of un-emotive dark eyes stared at her silently. Caprice felt dizzy. Of course, she would love to! She could spend time with Liam. However, Heather would not feel the same. "Caprice? What's wrong? Is there anything you’re concerned about?” Upon sensing her hesitation, Sylvia grew worried. "Caprice, just tell us what's on your mind. Don't worry about it," Odell spoke up. Liam stared at her the entire time. There was look of confusion in his eyes that slipped past Caprice. Caprice hesitated