AUBREYI felt so guilty after that sex… it was one of the best of my life, though nothing could top when we had made love…Today, he had come to pick us up to take us to the new place he had gotten for my business. I could not help smiling from ear to ear as I told him,"I don’t know why you are doing all these for me, but I am super grateful. Thank you so much." He hummed in approval, taking my hand as he led me to different areas of the building, one after the other. There were different shelves labeled for different items, hangars and wife changing rooms. The place was still empty, but it was gorgeous already. There was no burst of colors, just a perfect mix of white and purple here and there… he was not giving up on this color, was he?The gesture made me smile like a fool as I inspected other parts of the boutique. There were some logos on different areas which had the inscription of my previous boutique.I turned to him, "So this is like an extension? A branch?""Yes. Yes, it
AUBREYI spent the rest of the day trying to help my sales reps attend to as much customers as I could. Cole had just told me that he had called a friend or two to tell them of my store, but the people in here at the moment were certainly not one, or even two.I kept running around even with three sales representatives working by my side. I could not complain; the dresses were even more pricey than the prices of the stuff I sold at Aurora springs and they were selling out fast, we even got tips on top of the money we made."Sold out." I told the woman who stood before me with regret in my tone. The dress she had wanted to get would have looked amazing on her, I could tell just by seeing her.She looked sad too. "Did you guys just launch? This place is so beautiful, and has so many trendy items."I nodded with a big smile, "We just launched, ma'am. Super happy with the response so far."She smiled back, "You deserve it. I mean, excellent customer service, from the sales reps to you."
COLEPurity shared a look with me, her eyes showing me all the disappointment I needed to see. Me? I was just concerned that I had taken the surprise a bit too far."I guess mommy must have had a pretty stressed today. Come on, let us get you to bed first, princess." I checked my watch, seeing that it was already a few minutes past 7.Aubrey's driver had sent me a text saying that they had left the store by 6pm, but because of some serious traffic, they stayed on the road for an hour more. Purity took my hand as I led her to her room, promising her that she would definitely speak to her mother tomorrow. She fell asleep in minutes, after I read a story and a half to her.Grace had been dismissed as soon as I arrived at the house by 5pm, and I knew that Aubrey had bothered about that, wondering if she had kept her waiting. I knocked once at her door then pushed it open. The shower was running, and I knew that this was not the time to act like a bloody pervert and go check on her insid
AUBREY It was finally Saturday, and Cole had called earlier that he had gone to pick his parents from the airport. He asked that we got ready, as he would soon be on his way to come pick us up as well. I had gone to the store, but I returned home by 12pm and I dismissed Grace. Purity kept asking questions about Cole's parents and whether I thought they would like her. I reassured her as much I could, even if deep down, I was dying only thinking of how much they would judge me when they got to know who I was. I called Denise after I finished dressing Purity up, because she wanted to show 'Auntie D' her outfit. I stood at one corner of the room dressing up as they conversed, "Oh my goodness, baby, I'm going to cry from how gorgeous you look! Your eyes match your dress so well—" "My daddy got it for me!" Purity cut in proudly and Denise gasped, "Oh, it's precious! Daddy's girl, huh?" She asked, grinning from ear to ear like Purity. "Spin around for me!" Purity picked up her dres
AUBREY "What the fuck did you just say?" Cole asked, his voice deadlier than I had ever heard it. Luke muttered, "Language."I saw Cole's palms curl into fists and his eyebrows twitch like he was trying to control his temper."You heard right, son. This… girl over here is your sister, by law. It is illegal for you both to get married, by law. Therefore, whatever it is that is going on between you two had to be stopped. That mistake that just left here cannot happen twice." Elsa blew hot and I immediately countered,"My daughter is not a mistake!" Elsa looked at me with the same contempt in her eyes as always, "You think? You reckless girl, you met a billionaire and the first thing on your mind was to get pregnant for him. You have always been ambitious, I—""Cut it off, mom. My daughter is not a mistake, and we never knew we were related." He paused for a while, his both hands on two adjacent dining chairs and his head hung low. "Why do you all have so much animosity towards each o
COLEI had never known rage like this before. As I watched a driver take my girls out of my gate, I started to wish that this whole thing was some cruel joke.Something kept speaking inside of me, asking why I was being so concerned, knowing that I did not want to get married to her, anyway.Probably because I knew that while this whole relation by law thing did not mean much to me, Aubrey was thinking too much about it. She had probably, no definitely begun to see whatever was going on between us as a sin, one which she would not want to involve herself in ever again.Her eyes were so red when I got to her, and she would not stop crying. She did not even let me take her in my arms for a harmless embrace, only kept asking for Purity, and when she finally got her, she begged me to unlock the car we had come with, after which she hopped inside with a confused Purity.I watched them leave with my daughter staring daggers at me, probably thinking that I had hurt her mom. I would rather h
AUBREYIt was only so much until I lost myself. I was so confused, I wanted to leave everything and just run away, far from this goddamn place.Cole did not call or visit anymore after the incident at the store, it was like he had finally decided to let me be for the meantime. Words could not express how grateful I was for that, because I truly just needed space to process all these.Purity, on the other hand, did not really give a damn about space, and she kept asking me of her daddy, but the last thing I would do at the moment was pick up my phone and call him.I let her call him with my phone one time, and he told her he had travelled out of the state and would be back soon. That took us to her next question; when is soon?I struggled not to think about him or his parents when I was at the store, busying myself with attending to customers and writing receipts.The news of my store's success was spreading rapidly all over Vegas. It was the one thing that took me through the dark day
AUBREY"Calm down, Aubrey. What is it? Is there a problem?" Cole asked from the other end, but I was too busy sobbing, my back pressed against the door as I thought about the 101 things that could have happened to my daughter."Aubrey? Fuck. Stay where you are, I'll be with you shortly." He told me just when I leaned off the door with tear-filled eyes, pulling the door open as I let my phone fall off my hands.The initial shock had started to wear off and now, I could not help but wonder if my daughter was somewhere around here as well. If she had been killed as brutally as her driver and hidden somewhere around the house. I tiptoed over the body on the porch and started to walk around, not caring that my neighbors had started to look at me like I was insane.I started asking even, "Have you seen my daughter?" My first target was an elderly lady who looked like she was about to shed a few tears for me. "She is six. A blonde, cheerful kid, about this height…" I tried to describe Purit
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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