“Eve? Eve, wait, what happened? Why are you angry?”“Let's just get the fuck out of here, Ella. Everything is fucked up.”“Oh my God.” Ella ran after her, trying to keep up with her pace. They had come here with so much confidence. “I just want to strangle someone right now. Walk fast. I don't want to be in this building for another hour.”Ella held her neck and ran after her boss. What if she tries to vent her anger on her and strangles her? She's not the cause of this. “Ughhhhhh,” Eve yelled as they finally walked out of the building to the parking lot where the driver was already waiting for them. They both got into the back seat of the car. “Tell me, Ella. What exactly should I do? What should I do to him? He pisses me a lot and I can't bear it. Should I just poison him to death and pretend I know nothing about it? Should I sneak into his house and kill him in the middle of the night? Should I burn down this damn building,” she ranted as the car started moving. “Wait! That's
Without bothering to look at the face of the person who offered her a handkerchief, Eve took it and started wiping her tears with it. After she was done wiping her tears off, she took a deep breath before her eyes fell on the design on the handkerchief. What the hell? She only knew of one person who had this design on his handkerchiefs. She wasn't sure any other person had possession of it. To confirm her doubt, she raised her head, and good Lord, she wished she never did. She wished she just dropped the handkerchief and left the cemetery. What the fuck was he doing here. Is he stalking her now?”She stood up after rolling her eyes severally and folded her hands under her chest. “You're done crying?” “Forget about my tears. Tell me, what do you want? Are you stalking me?”She heard him stutter. “I have a company that awaits my attention every now and then, I have businesses all around the world and you think I'll stop so low to stalk you?” “Then what are you doing here, Noah?”“W
Before he could get to his car, she got to him and held his arms. “Wait please.”He turned in surprise. Didn't she just fight with him and leave? “You want something, Eve? Why did you come back?”“Fine, let's get married.” “What?”“That's what you want, right? Let's get married if this is going to stop all of these.”He looked at her in a confused way causing her to roll her eyes in disbelief. She knows that he knew what he was doing and was just playing with her. Fine, this time, she let him win. He won this time. “I don't know what you mean.”“Where is the marriage agreement? I'll sign it. You want that, right? I'll do what you say, just stop all of these.” Noah chuckled. “Now, why are you chucking? I'm being serious. Where is it?”“Didn't you say you weren't interested? What if I'm no longer interested in helping you? How's it going to be?”“Wh…what the hell do you mean? Didn't you want my forgiveness?”“Trust me, I do.” “Then you have to win it. How come you're still stressi
“What the fuck, Eve, what the hell did I just read?” Ella exclaimed as she barged into Eve’s room at her apartment the next morning. Eve yawned and sat down on her bed.“What is it? What's so important that you have to wake me up this early in the morning?”“Do you know what I just read on the internet? Goodness. I don't know why we keep getting into trouble upon trouble. Honestly, I'm tired as fuck.”“Show me already. I'm used to bad news now anyway.”Ella walked to her side and handed her the phone so that she could read what she just read herself. Eve scrolled through the phone reading the news articles and when she was finally done, she sighed. “Why aren't you surprised?”“Why would I?”“Because…because.” Ella gasped and exclaimed. “Don't tell me what they're saying is true. Don't tell me that.”“What can I say? I can't lie to you, Ella. It's true.”“Oh my God. You're getting engaged to him? How? When? When did you both start dating? I'm really trying my best to understand this s
“What's going on?”Their heads snapped to the side. Ella walked to them and stood in between facing Liam. Her eyes bore holes into his soul as if she was planning on eating him. “What do you want? Why are you troubling her?” She asked. Liam rolled his eyes. “I don’t see how that is any of your business. Move aside. I and Eve were having a conversation. You should learn how to keep your nose off people’s business.”“Well, this is my business. Don’t try to bully my boss. I don’t trust you one bit, flathead.”“Flathead?”“Yes. Go away.”“How dare you call me flathead again? Every day I see you, my whole day ends up being ruined. I’m sure the rest of the day would be bad for me.”“What do you mean?”“That you are bad luck. I’m sure that’s why you don’t have a boyfriend. Move aside. “Yaaa,” she lunged at him but before she could lay her hands on him, Eve interrupted and held her backward. Her troublesome friend will not hesitate when it comes to fighting anyone that offends her. Knowin
In a large fancy ballroom with highly prestigious guests, an engagement party was being held. From the look of the hall alone, one could tell that it was not a party of two middle-class people. Everyone could tell that it was a party of two wealthy families coming together. The ballroom was large and screamed luxury. If you don’t look carefully, you will post your way trying to find where the celebrants were as everywhere was filled with people from different parts of the world. The high ceilings with crystal chandeliers, the long tables covered in white linens, the smell of the freshly cut expensive flowers, and the soft music were indicators of what to expect the moment you step foot in the hall. The guests were in their best clothing, some ever ready to outshine their mates and make the headlines. Couples danced along with the music on the dance floor and proved their dancing skills with their partners. The environment was looking fun and it seemed like the guests were excited
“What are you looking at?” Ella brought Laim’s attention back to her as they danced on the dance floor together with the other couples and of course the newly engaged couple. She frowned when she saw that his attention was divided and he was looking elsewhere. His grip tightened on her waist. She was sure that he left a mark there. What made him angry?She held his head and straightened it so that he was looking at her only. She was right in front of him, why would he be looking elsewhere, right?“Hey, you asked for a dance. You never said that I have to look at you all through.”“But you’re dancing with me. You should be staring at me.”“This is why I didn’t want to do this. You’re too demanding.”Her face fell. “What the fuck you’re even looking at?” She whipped her head around to where he was staring before she broke his gaze away. Her eyebrows drew together. Eve? “Don’t tell me you’re jealous because your friend is getting married soon and you might not be seeing her often.”“Wh
“Congratulations on your engagement, Miss Gray.” “Congratulations.” Eve rolled her eyes hearing the voices of the people behind her. She turned away from Ella to look at some of the guests who were behind her.“Thank you so much for coming.” She acknowledged. Not like she meant it though. She would have preferred they all stay in their home and not come bother her. That would have been a better choice and her day would not have been ruined this way. “Your ring is so beautiful, Miss Gray. Mr Hank must love you a lot to buy such an expensive ring and you're so pretty too.” “Miss Gray’s beauty is on another level.”“This dress fits you so well.” The girls gathered around her to look at the engagement ring on her finger. These buttlickers, she thought. Some months ago, these girls were all over Melissa proclaiming their loyalty to her and how they would stick with her. Now, they are trying to find favor with her just because she would be getting married to Noah. They love to get acqu
Eve’s anger burned over. The room suddenly became twice as cold as usual from the glare that the two parties passed each other. She slammed her hand on the table and rose, her eyes glaring daggers at the girl. “No, you didn’t get deceived. You deceived us and we’re here to have you pay for it.”“Wait.” Genevieve chuckled but there was no hint of amusement on her face. She had a panicked expression as she shook her head from side to side. “You mean that everything was a lie? That you’re not on the same page as me? Yesterday you told me.”“Yeah yeah, I deceived you. But that was little compared to the lie that you told. Unfortunately for you, you’ve been busted. Right there is the proof that you fixed your face to look like my father’s and of course, you have someone behind you, directing you and ordering you around like a fucking puppet.”“I’m not a puppet,” the girl screamed. “I told you I’m not a puppet and you’re lying. I’d never fix my face…”Ella cut her off. “I think it’s high ti
A day later, Ella and Eve parked their car in the same spot that they did the previous day. They both had a veil and thick sunglasses on their eyes and their gazes were fixated on the entrance of the company. “How did you get in yesterday?” Ella couldn’t help but ask about the tight security of the company. “By using the pass father gave me.”“They’re not going to question our attire?”“They won’t. They wouldn’t dare question people sent by their boss. Come on, let’s leave. Is everything ready?”“Never been more ready. Although, yesterday, I almost lost the envelope.”Eve’s eyes widened and her head whipped to Ella. “What? Where is it now?”“Relax,” Ella laughed. “I found it at the bottom of Liam’s passenger’s seat after finding it for minutes. It’s a miracle.” If Liam hadn’t sighted the envelope under her chair and picked it up for her, she wondered what she’d have done considering that the success of the operation lies in it. Eve would’ve nagged her to death. Eve let out a breath
A few minutes later, the girls strode hand in hand into the top floor of Noah’s company. As they drew closer, Adam’s eyes rose from his desk and they widened when they fell on them. “Mrs Hank,” he greeted.“Adam. There is no need to give him a call. He knows.”“Sure, please go in.”As they stepped into the office, their eyes fell on Noah who had his back to them. His right hand was dipped into his pocket and the other held his phone to his ears as he stared down at the city from the floor-to-ceiling window. At the click of the door shutting close, he looked behind him and his lips stretched into a smile at the sight of Eve.“I’ll give you a call when the file is ready,” he spoke into the phone before retracting it from his ear and throwing it to the desk. He sidestepped the table and walked to stand before her. “How was it?” His words were followed with a kiss on her neck that rode up to her cheek and he acknowledged Ella with a nod. “Superb. I told you I’m going to be fine. We suc
“A truce. We’re done being enemies. Why don’t we be friends and work together?”In Genevieve’s moment of shock, Eve sidestepped her and walked to the table, leaning against it with her hands squeezing together under her breast. She picked up the new nameplate on the table and ran her hand through it. “Pink is quite pretty for you, you know.”Her words made the girl snap out of her daze. She stormed toward Eve and snatched the nameplate from her. “I’m quite particular about my belongings. I suggest that you don’t touch anything here.”“Don’t worry. I won’t steal anything. Like I said, I’m here for peace. I want us to reconcile.”“Reconcile? Don’t be daft. You offended me by stealing my identity. I can never be friends with you.”Eve clicked her tongue severally and pushed away from the table, her eyes on Genevieve. “You know, it’s the opposite. Look around you.” She stretched her hands around the office, Genevieve’s eyes following every move. “Just look around. Everything here is mine
Two hours later, their car stopped before the building of the Gray Corporation. Eve wore a face mask on her lower face with a scarf around her hair and turned to Ella who sat behind the wheel. “I’m ready,” she announced. “Great. I’ll be waiting here. You got what we practiced, right?”“One hundred percent.”Simultaneously, their lips curled into a smile and after clapping their hands together in a high-five motion, Eve stepped out of the car. “I’ll be back real quick.”“Good luck, babe.”Eve nodded and continued her journey into the company. As she was about to step into the main building, the security man at the door stood before her. He was way tall and huge and he was a new face in the company. “You are?” He eyed her suspiciously. “Me? Here.” She dipped her hand into her purse and handed him a card. It was a free pass that her father had gotten her to get into the company freely. “I’m Mr Gray’s messenger. I need to deliver something to the CEO.”At the sight of the card, the secu
The dim morning sun seeping from the windows assaulted Ella’s eyes and pulled her from sleep. Her eyelids slowly fluttered open, a small yawn escaping her lips. She tried to raise her head from the slightly uncomfortable position that she was in only to find a strong force holding her down. She gasped when she fully woke from the daze of sleep, realizing that she was not laying her head on her pillow as she’d imagined but in fact, her head was on a hard surface. Liam’s shoulder. The smell of lavender and mint aftershave assaulted her nose and she felt her heart immediately skip a beat as always. She glanced back at his hand that was around her upper back, keeping her close to him with a blue blanket around them. Slowly and gently, she held his hand and pulled it away from herself before retracting her head off his shoulder. Ella grunted at the pounding headache that hit her when her eyes fell on the dozens of beer cans on the table and floor before them, the memories of the previou
After slamming those words to Matthew’s face, Ella got into her car and drove out of the impoverished compound and then the town. By the time she arrived back in the city, it was already night’s time and she made her way to Liam’s apartment. Speaking about Liam. Ella’s eyes fell on her phone on the phone stand beside her in the car. She’d purposely switched it off after she arrived at the town days ago and she knew there would be bunches of calls that she missed. Did he call? She wondered, considering that he never called her except when he needed to ask about Eve. Her week had taken a toll on her and she knew she wasn’t in the right state of mind to think of Liam with other issues that she had. Her mother needed surgery and at least for Jaden’s sake, she needed to provide for her surgery. She wouldn’t want the child to go through something like the death of a parent at such an early age. Finally, she arrived at the garage and parked, a deep sigh escaping her lips. Was she in the
“Why can’t I come with you, big sister? I promise I’ll be good.”Ella looked down at the boy beneath her. He fisted her tailored pants with his small fist and looked up at her in pleading glossy eyes. He was way skinnier than the last time she saw him a few months ago. Her younger brother was barely nine years old yet he had to see how fucked up things were with their family. As she stared at his dark wet eyes, she suddenly had the urge to pull him into her embrace and take him away from the toxic household. Fuck, she wanted to do that more than anything. She wanted to take him away and make sure that he lived a better life than she did. But she was in no good position to have him. She didn’t have a good place or a stable job and her mental health was something else. But one day though. One day. She could still remember when the little boy was born nine years ago. Might she add, out of accident? They neglected him. Their parents. And they didn’t care to give him a name or celebrat
“Noah, where the hell are you taking me,” Eve demanded as he led her away from the garden into the mansion. “Adventure, darling. You’re not tired of socializing yet?”“I’m not. Let go of me. We’re not in a talking situation.”“You’re my wife. You can’t avoid me.”“Where are we even going? It’s someone else’s house.”“Don’t know.”She realized he didn’t know the way around the house when he looked twice before turning in a hallway, his grip on her wrist tightening. She sighed and let him pull her. Well, she was due for an adventure after all, and right, it’s sucked to socialize with old friends and guests that looked at her with cold judgy eyes. She could tell that they had the scandal in mind and they regarded her as a shameless imposter. She’d rather be away from them.“You better don’t get caught and accused of being a spy or a thief.”“Thief?” He chuckled. “I could buy everything in this house for you.”“Yeah yeah, you don’t have to boast about your wealth.”“Shh.” Suddenly, he pu