COLEI did not actually go out like I had made Aubrey feel. I was actually just in my home office with Ray, and we were having a drink while discussing about everything that had just happened."So you mean that you know where that traitor is, and you are not going to let any of us know?" I asked, raising a brow.Ray shrugged, "I love her. You can punish me all you want, but I will not be disclosing her location."I scratched my stubble, "Hmm. And what if the penalty for her actions is death? I mean, she is a traitor, and you of all people know how much I despise traitors. What do you think would be the case, then?"His eyes widened, and he cleared his throat, looking at me with discomfort in his eyes, "Please. Please, just forgive her. She made a mistake, I would make sure to keep her in check so she does not make such a mistake again. Actually, I would make sure she does not cross you guys again."I simply watched my friend and assistant, trying to decipher how Ray had fallen in love
AUBREYAlmost a week had passed, and Cole fucked me every night, but it was the exact way he had promised to fuck me—hard and fast, without mercy.Sometimes when we were done, I tried to get him to wrap his arms around me… to hug me and make me feel less alone like I always felt when we finished. He never indulged me, always peeling my hands off him and moving away.It was like he fought to do it sometimes, but he still did. At a point, I stopped.There was a thin line between trying and forcing things. I desperately did not want to cross that line.He never liked to talk to me, so I started talking to Purity instead, and just making food for him and doing whatever else he wanted.Well, my birthday came up. I was not very happy about it, so I decided to just shut up about it. I did what I would usually do if it was a normal day, despite the chef asking me to leave it to him, as usual.This time, Cole hired a chef that was part of the mafia, bound by the Omertà law and subjective to hi
COLEThat was not the plan. No, that was absolutely not what I had planned.I knew that today was Aubrey's birthday, and I had gotten her a gift even before I went to Paris. There was a ring amongst those gifts—an engagement ring to be precise, curated by one of the most expensive jewelers in the country.Now, due to what had happened, I'd developed second thoughts, and I was not sure whether I wanted to give the ring to her still, or not.Before I went to the kitchen and saw that very endearing sight, I had told myself that I would only go there, wish her a happy birthday, and then I would give her the other gifts later on.Just by entering there and seeing her so emotional, my plans changed, and I decided that I wanted to make her even more happy. All of a sudden, I was calling Ray to cancel my plans."Sir. You have postponed seeing these people three times already this year. Is there a reason why you cannot make it this time?" He asked, his voice sounding tired and uninterested..
AUBREYEating out was pretty uneventful, except for the times were Cole treated me like I was truly his woman.His palm was glued to the small of my back, and he kept doing all these small gestures that had butterflies crowding my stomach. He always had a possessive hold on me, and fuck, the way he looked at me…We had a good time, just bonding and acting like a family.. receiving compliments. Some people even complimented the bracelet on my wrist—same one I received from Purity. Every single time that happened, I watched Purity swell with pride, and it was automatically my best birthday gift yet."It's so beautiful, baby." I always told her after every compliment and she smiled her thank you to me, every time.Soon, we were done eating and Cole paid the bill of almost six thousand dollars, before we began to just head out. We did not expect many things, but the top on the list was definitely the figure that was walking up to us now. Denise was cat-walking towards us like someone who
COLEAubrey spent the rest of the day crying happy tears. At least, the presents had taken her mind off the altercation with Denise a little, and that was exactly what I wanted.She kept thanking me as she opened every gift. Some were for her store, and majority were for her personal use. A couple of things there were stuff that she had been asking for.I had spent millions of dollars on the gifts, but they were worth it. To think that I had even thought of shipping the gifts off to her wherever she was back then made me scared. If that was not the highest level of delusional, I wondered what was.That night, we hardly went through our phones, too busy checking out the gifts. The helps in the house helped to clear the bed and we slept off really late, but then I was awoken early, by the loud ringing of my phone."What the fuck?" I muttered under my breath, then turned to check if the ringing had woken Aubrey too. I sighed in relief when I saw her sleeping peacefully, her breath even,
AUBREYSofia came to the house sometime after Cole had left the house, and she was elated to see me. I was, too.There was immediately something to talk about whenever she was around. Sofia and I finished exchanging pleasantries and asking after everyone we wanted to ask about, then she got into business mode.I mean, I literally saw her face change, becoming serious all of a sudden. I laughed as she pulled me to a couch and made me sit, facing her as she started to speak, "Denise made me leave the house for a while. Mr Frost did not have any objections when I told him I wanted a break, it looked like he wanted one as well." We both laughed about that, and she continued right away, "She treated Purity right, I guess she loves your daughter, but she kept dropping ill hints about you to her. I caught her a few times. She would tell Purity a whole lot, and the poor girl woukd stare into space, thinking about it.Whenever I tried to counter what she said, she would scream at me to get lo
AUBREY"Oh my God, Ray…" I whispered, moisture forming in my eyes as I walked to where he lay. He was motionless, pale, and I could barely see his face, just his closed eyes were visible."It was a fatal accident. The car he jammed into, every single person who was inside died on the spot. The doctor said Cole's chances of survival is 40%, and if he eventually survives, he will never be the same again. He needs you now more than ever, Aubrey." Ray begged me and I could not help looking up at him like he had gone mad."Did you think I was going to leave him? Especially like this?" I snapped, but he just shrugged. "I don't know, I am just looking out for him and begging you to do same. Please." He went on, and I realized that I had overreacted but I did not apologize, I was not in the mood to. I just looked back at Cole and I resumed crying.What did they mean by he would never be the same? Not even a might, it was a full-blown conclusion!"You would be fine, baby. I promise, I will do
AUBREYWe left the altar together. I had not told her if I accepted her apology or not, but I agreed to go talk to Ray on her behalf.We went there and he threw some tantrums but later led her out of the waiting area by pulling her with him. I did not see him until it was fully daybreak, or rather, early noontime.I went home to only shower and take food to the hospital, grateful that it was not the holidays, and Purity actually had school. She had a nanny to take care of her when she was back. I made sure to talk with her a bit before leaving, but I was not ready to bring her to the hospital so she could see her father like that yet.Purity was as sensitive as I was, I could not risk having her lose her sleep over this. I told her Cole had travelled to a place with little to no network, so she did not really have to worry about him.It was actually two weeks already and he was getting better. He was recovering really fast if you asked me. Just weeks ago, he was covered in wires and n
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AUBREYFIVE YEARS LATER…"… over the years, Aubrey Frost has proven to be a force in marketing and business. From one store and a limited range of clothing, to one of the biggest clothing lines in America, scattered across the country, and from what I have heard, the company is set to make waves in other countries as well, anytime soon. Aubrey Frost makes billions of dollars in months, and that is asides what her husband makes from his endless chain of hotels. That family is indeed, one of the most successful, if not the most successful in New York City…" Cole nudged me, taking my attention away from the presenter who had an award to present to me. I sluggishly turned to him, wearing a huge smile of accomplishment on my face. He was grinning as well."Damn, I'm sitting next to a billionaire. Nice to meet you." He joked, outstretching his hand for a handshake. I took his hand and with all seriousness on my face, I said,"Good to meet you too. You are strikingly handsome, I must say. C
AUBREYIt was our wedding.This day was a miracle. Our miracle. I thought back to the incident at the house where I had thought for sure that I had lost Cole for good. I thought it was the end, and that my life was supposed to be that way… miserable and full of disappointments every step of the way.How then did a human who was practically submerged in so much fire escaped with only minor injuries and a breathing problem which only lasted days before it cleared up?How was I walking down the aisle now with Cole's father, who also doubled as my dad—I tried not to ponder much on that, by the way—I was walking down, ready to be handed over to Cole Frost as his wife.Yes, Luke had come to apologize, Elsa too. They had asked for forgiveness and wanted to be a part of our wedding. Cole had not wanted to forgive them, he sent them away from his office so they came to the house and begged me themselves, and I forgave them. I could not help but cry with Elsa as she cried, and I felt it when sh
COLEThe first video began to play on the screen and Dante loosened his tie, watching me all through.Laila tried to talk over the video and convince everyone that they should not be watching it, but everyone had all their attention on what was on the screen already."Oh hell, I hope that isn't who I think it is…" Ferdinand whispered, but it was still very much audible and made Dante's turn in the clip even more dramatic.As soon as he turned and his face was visible, there was collective gasps in the room, even more louder when he slammed the iron against our ex boss's head. Ricardo fell to the ground, lifeless, dead on the spot."What just happened?" It was one of the many murmurs that filled the room. Dante sat there, looking every inch of the Boss he was, even with the threat to his life playing on the screen."Ricardo was being difficult. He was an even bigger thief than I ever would be. I did you all a favour—""One which no one asked for." I reminded him, then instructed Ray to
COLE"Ready?" Ray asked me over the phone, and whilst grinning, I responded,"Ready. Today we take over the syndicate." I announced. He agreed to that, and we were still talking about some things that we would like to put in place when I heard a knock on the door. I ended the call and waited for the person to come in.Aubrey materialized at the entrance, softly closing the door as she entered into my home office. It was dark in here.. not exactly pitch black, but it was pretty dim.I could see her though. I could always see her. Well damn, now I was becoming emotional for no reason."Can I turn on the light, Sir? I want to talk to you." She pleaded. "You do not need to see me to talk to me. Say what you need to say, and leave." I told her, wheeling my chair towards her now."Oh… I, uh.. I woke up with the worst hangover, but… I recalled something… you were standing and uh… you kissed me. I don't think I was dreaming about the kiss because my lips are still sore!" She said all that at
COLELaila asked me to fire Aubrey. Of course, my first instinct was to say no. I had the word on the very tip of my tongue, but I decided to try to be patient. After all, by tomorrow, I would be executing my plan and I would finally get rid of her. I told her I would get rid of Aubrey in two days, as I did not have the time for drama at the moment."I need to prepare my child for the absence of her mother." I told her."Why can't the child go with her mother?" Laila asked in an impatient manner. "Because I want her with me. No child of mine would grow up outside of my territory." I gave her my best line, and it only took a short pause from the other end before she agreed and began to talk about how much pain she was in from the whole beating she received, and I had to beg her to not tell Dante about it first, as I would handle it in two days."Okay, babe. See you when you get back." She told me and I only hummed into the phone before ending the call.I decided to go home earlier to
AUBREY"Mommy, Auntie D said she would be visiting tomorrow." Purity announced with glee but I just frowned."What?" "She said you should call her." She handed the phone over to me, and I dialed Denise's number."You know this is very wrong timing, right?" I asked as soon as she picked up, just to be sure she had heard me when I explained that Cole never let any help bring in visitors if he did not permit it."Ray said you just need to ask him. Take permission and he would let you. I miss you guys so much and I want to come visit, is that too much to ask?" She sounded like she was dying and we were her ticket to another chance at life. The dramatic bitch.The thing was; I did not trust Denise. I did not trust Denise at all. I knew that aside from coming to see us, she had another reason why she was coming here… probably to cause a scene or two. But when I looked at my daughter, I saw the way she was really elated, and so I sighed,"I'll try to ask Cole. But please do not make a move
COLE"Do I always have to repeat the fact that you should watch your tone whenever you want to speak about my wife-to-be?" I asked after a while of being stunned by her revelation.Knowing my woman, she would not just make this accusation out of nowhere. No, she was not like Laila who would make up anything out of spite; it was the reason I was so interested in what she had to say.She rolled her eyes, and I pretended not to see that, just to let her talk, "I… Look, there's a recording, so I do not have to go on and on explaining myself." She pushed her phone into my hand and crossed her arms around her chest, which only caused her breasts to strain against her tank top with the action.She noticed I was looking, but even as her cheeks reddened, she did not drop her arms. Hell, it even looked like her eyes were daring me to do something about her stubbornness.It took a while, but I was finally able to tear my eyes off her and focus on the phone which I was given. The fucking tension
AUBREY"It's yours." Was Cole's cool response, and I almost fainted from the amount of rage that surged through my body at once.Laila had a different reaction to the news, though. She threw herself on Cole for the umpteenth time since she walked through those doors. Her excitement and the way she was rubbing it in by yelling her 'thanks' in his face were enough to make me snap."What the fuck do you mean…" I trailed off, realizing that I was only going to make it worse with that tone, so I amended instead, "You cannot give her the store, with all due respect, Sir."He tilted his head to the side in the usual way he did when he was trying to understand something."And why is that?" He questioned. I responded at once,"What do you mean why is that? I mean, you might have given me the place, but I have worked so hard to get it to where it is today, there is no way I am letting a complete stranger to take over what I have worked so hard to build. How can you even do this?""I do not care