The drive to the company was cold, silent, and awkward, and Lisa wished she hadn't signed the contract at one point.
They arrived at the company after some minutes of driving. Ricardo parked his car in the VIP parking lot and stepped out, still as cold as he had entered the car.They walked to their respective floors without saying anything to one another.Lisa sighed as she walked into her office, dropped her bag, and began to wonder what Susan and Ricardo were talking about.Lisa was certain that something had happened in the past, and that incident was the cause of their relationship breakdown."They must have been very close." Lisa muttered as she made her way to the managing director's office, holding a fresh flower in her hand.She took out the old flower, replaced it, and sighed deeply. She was still thinking about that conversation, trying to connect some dots but failing.Lisa finally settled on a phrase after too much thinking. "Lisa, stoA part of Lisa told her to message Ricardo about the letter but another part of her declined the suggestion so, she headed to the restroom, showered, put on a new gown and applied a very little amount of lipstick just to look presentable.Before stepping out of the house, she heaved a sigh, tried to calm her beating heart down and finally walked out of the house.Even though Lisa had never seen or been to Mr. Desmond Kincaid's house, she kind of knew the direction and started walking towards it, thinking it was only a five-minute walk, but after walking for fifteen minutes without stopping, she began to have second thoughts but still continued walking.She sighed heavily when his house finally came into view, readjusted her gown, slowly climbed the stairs and knocked on the door.Within a few moments, the same woman who had given her the envelope opened the door and smiled at Lisa."Hey." Lisa said."Here you are. Come on in." The woman said as she step
Ricardo hadn't made another move on Lisa since the first night, which had begun to botherLisa, but tonight was different. Ricardo moved closer to Lisa and began kissing her the moment he joined her in bed. Lisa kissed him back, relieved, but the kiss lasted only a few seconds before it stopped. "Goodnight," Ricardo said as he returned to his side of the bed and drew the blanket over his head. Lisa sighed, cursing the day she vowed to remain a virgin until she met the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She kept a close eye on Ricardo's breathing until it became shallow. ≈"No!" Someone yelled, and Lisa turned around on the bed, half-asleep."No! No! No!" The voice screamed once more. Lisa opened her eyes worriedlyand turned on the bedside lamp. "No!" The voice shouted again in a terrified voice. Lisa turned quickly to face the direction from which the voice was coming, and lo and behold, it was Ricardo.
She walked over to his table and searched it once more before pulling out his drawers oneafter the other. "Bingo." She thoughtas she pulled the fileout inside another file inside one of Mr. Byers' drawers. She walked out of his office after going through the file and confirming that it was the right one. She took the elevator, fuming with rage as she considered what Mr. Byers was trying to do to her. Who was he thinking she was? "I'm here to meet with the CEO." She said to his secretary. "Yeah. Enter." His secretary replied, her gaze fixed on her computer. Ricardo looked up as Lisa walked into his office.A part of him was relieved when he noticed the missing file in her hand. "Here is the file, sir." Lisa said as she placed the file on his table. Ricardo opened the file, read it, and placed it back on his table before returning his gaze to an obviously enraged Lisa. "I discovered it in one of Mr. Bye
Lisa cleaned up after they finished their meal and left Ricardo to his wine. She went to their bedroom, called Summer and her mother, and then went to the restroom and took a hot bath. When she was finished, she changed into her sexy lingerie, as she had been doing for a few days, and walked to thebed. Ricardo entered the room about an hour later, walked straight into the shower, showered, and exited about fifteen minutes later. He joined Lisa in bed, and after a few minutes of silence, he sat up and said. "I'm knowyou're still awake." Lisa blinked a few times, unsure what to say. "Lisa." He called in such a way that it gave her goosebumps, and she slowly turned around to face him. Lisa averted her gaze awkwardly when she noticed Ricardo was fully naked on the bed and his big cock was standing up straight. Ricardo smirked and gently tilted her face until they were looking into each other's eyes. "Are you a shy person?
Lisa walked into the managing director's office, relieved that Mr. Byers was no longer employed there, and was greeted by a slim Asian woman sitting in the managing director's seat. She was taken aback for a few moments because she hadn't expected to see anyone in that office at that time of day because Mr. Byers was always late. "Good morning," she said as she tried to gather her thoughts. "Hey." Looking up, the woman said. "Good morning. You're Lisa Thompson, aren't you?" "Yeah," Lisa said. "My name is Annisa Sari, and I'm the new managing director." "Nice to meet you, ma'am." Lisa said as she walked over to the flower vase, attempting to replace the flower. "You may remove the vase." Annisa said. "Ma?" "I don't like flowers and vases." Lisa took out the vase, relieved. ≈ When Lisa finished her work for the day on Friday, she walked to the managing director's office. "I'd like to get going."
Ricardo was back in his seat in seconds, wiping his face with the serviettes. "Obviously, that was your first." Ricardo made a joke. Lisa grinned shamelessly as her thoughts went backto that moment. "Right?" Ricardo jolted her back to reality. "Whatever." She mumbled and drank a sip of her wine. Ricardo laughed even louder. Lisa glanced at him, perplexed, wondering what was up with the Ricardo she used to know. Ricardo, the man seated in front of her, was different. His blue eyes were sparkling rather than cold. His jaw lines were relaxed, his grin was quite attractive, and his voice was much nicer. In short, this Ricardo was the polar opposite of the Ricardo she had previously known."At one point, you put your hand behind my head, holding me in place, were you even aware?" He mocked her, which she knew the Ricardo she knewwould never do. "Give it a break." Lisa said, attempting to be annoying. Ricardo laughed e
Lisa heard a knock on the door on Sunday morning, a few minutes after Ricardo had left.She made her way to the door, peeked through the peephole, and gasped when she saw who was standing there.She opened the door with a gorgeous smile on her face after taking a few deep breaths."Good morning." Susan said as she entered the house."Good morning." Lisa replied and slowly added. "Ricardo is not around.""I am aware of that. I noticed his car. I'm here to speak with you, not with him.""Okay." Lisa replied hesitantly, her smile lingering on her face.Lisa said as they sat on separate couches. "What can I offer you?"Susan puffed and waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry. I just had my breakfast." "Okay." "How are you and my brother doing?" "Fine." Lisa replied,her thoughts going back totheir previous sexual contact. Ricardo explained toher that the position was called69, and she actually enjoy
As soon as Lisa hung up the phone, she went into the bedroom and began snapping shots of everything before heading into the sitting room.She started taking images one by one, and she was so focused on it that she had no idea Ricardo had returned until she heard the door creak open, followed by the sound of Ricardo's voice in the background.Lisa hastily turned around and slid her phone into the back of her shirt."And what exactly are you doing in front of that photograph?" Lisa shuddered in terror as Ricardo addressed the question in a venomous tone.Ricardo was just as frigid as he had been the night Lisa first met him. In the blink of an eye, his blues eyes were like ice, intent on freezing her alive on the spot, and his jaw-lines were so keen that they could cut her in half.Lisa's heart began to pound violently against her chest, making it difficult for her to talk. "I was...was... admiring her."Ricardo moved his legs and began approaching toward
Ricardo opened his mouth as he focused his hard gaze on Susan and stated, "Apologies, baby sister, but I'm afraid I can't let this go. I can't fucking let this go!"He walked out of the room without looking back and neither was he aware of Lisa running after him. He slid inside his car and as he was ready to start his car, the passenger's door opened and Lisa slipped inside the car."You should have stayed with her." He said as he started the car and accelerated out of the parking lot."I... I want..." Lisa stumbled over her words, unsure of what to say."You don't trust me?""I trust you but... you are upset right now and I'm afraid you might hurt him.""No one, not even you, can stop me from hurting him.""Ricardo.""Now is not the time to Ricardo me.""No one, including you and Susan, will benefit from your being imprisoned. Neither Susan nor I want that for you, and I'm sure you don't want that for yourself either."Ricardo said as he slowed his car
"Can you tell me what's going on?" Lisa questioned, her brows raised in concern."Susan is at the hospital," he said as he turned to face her. "I'm sure the news came as a shock to her."Lisa sighed, gently pushed herself out of bed, and said. "I'll go with you.""But...""Shhhh...I've got this." With a shrug of her shoulder, "I'm strong enough to even go back home. I'm not sure why they haven't discharged me yet."She walked up to Summer and gave her a bear embrace. "Thank you for everything you've done. I love you."Summer wrapped her in a bear hug, tears welling up in her eyes as she did. "I love you as well.""You should go home right now; I'll come around when I'm strong enough."Summer smiled cautiously and nodded.≈"I'm here to see Susan Kincaid." To the nurse in charge, Ricardo said.The nurse looked down at the computer in front of her, typed in a few letters, then looked up.Ricardo and Lisa hurriedly board
Timothy Freeman slid open the van door, nodded to his colleagues, who were still seated in the car, put on a wireless earpiece, and closed the van after getting a text from Mr. Kim a few minutes earlier.One of Timothy Freeman's coworkers had already hacked the neighborhood's CCTV cameras, and they all watched as Timothy Freeman, with the help of Mr. Kim, entered the Kincaid's property.Two minutes later, Timothy Freeman was in front of Ricardo's apartment, and cracking Ricardo's password was not a difficult task for him.He walked in and went right to the kitchen, taking out all the cups and putting two drops of an unknown drug into each one before putting them back in their places.Then he went into the dining room, where he placed a camera in a flower vase that was strategically placed in one corner of the room before heading out the door.He and his team had been waiting all day and were overjoyed when Ricardo and Ellen started eating, but they stopped s
Ricardo connected his chilly, melancholy, and curious eyes with Mr. Wu's as he entered his hotel room and said. "What exactly were you talking about?"Getting to his feet, Mr. Adrian Wu headed toward the corner of his room where a board had been set up with many photographs pinned to it and numerous drawn arrows connecting one picture to the next.He pointed to a picture of a man with an extremely flat jawline, beady eyes, and a straight mouthache and said, "Him."Ricardo looked at the man with a look of complete incredulity on his face and said, "Go straight to the point, Adrian.""This investigation is just as important to you as it is to me. I've been working nonstop on this case, depriving myself of sleep, food, and the pleasures of women. I've been working on this case for 10 years in the hopes of discovering what I've been missing, and just a few months ago, I began an even more thorough investigation into him.""Kim?"Mr. Wu replied with a nod of
When Timothy arrived at the port, he quickly packed his truck, grabbed his small bag, and got out of the car, praying that he hadn't made a mistake.After completing all boarding procedures, he began walking towards the ship, completely unaware that a man in black was keeping an eye on him.With lightning speed, the man in black went closer to Timothy and pulled a small, sharp knife that looked like a pen, cutting through his stomach in a single motion.Timothy Freeman felt a searing pain in his stomach, and he immediately put his hands on it, attempting to figure out what was wrong."Blood," he mumbled as he looked down at his hands, which were covered in his own blood.His legs began to shake and his vision grew blurry as he looked around, attempting to figure out who had done this to him while wincing in pain.Within seconds, he was on his knees, grasping his stomach, and he couldn't make out any more images.No! In fear of dying, he thought. Tr
Standing in front of room 304, Lisa breathed a deep sigh, not trying to grimace in pain as she did.She took a few seconds to read the number on the door before deciding to knock.Knock. Knock.No one answered, but she got a strong feeling that someone was inside the room, so she knocked again.Ricardo walked up to the door and peered through the peep hole to see who was knocking. When he realized who it was, a wave of rage swept through him, and he opened the door."What are you doing here?" As soon as he stepped through the door, he asked coldly.Lisa flinched as Ricardo's cold blue eyes met hers, and she immediately summoned her stubborn side to take control.Her stubborn side suddenly took over, shrugging away all the coldness in Ricardo's eyes."To talk to you Mr. CEO." She replied."I don't want to talk to you.""However," she said, raising the envelope in her hand, "I want to talk to you about this.""You still need to be
Two days later, Lisa sluggishly opened her eyes, scanning her surroundings to ascertain her whereabouts, and Summer's face began to take shape in her vision.When she saw Summer, she immediately thought to herself, "I'm dreaming." Because the last time she and Summer had seen or talked to each other was the day she and Summer had clashed over Ricardo's true identity."Summer?" She spoke gently to the laughing figure in her vision."Yeah." Summer replied, heavinga relived sigh. "It's me, Lisa. How are you feeling? Let me go get the doctor."She grabbed Summer's wrist before she could walk away and asked weakly. "What is going on? Where am I?""It's a long story but thank Heavens you're alive. Let me go and get the doctor.""Doctor? Where am I?" She questioned again, looking around the room."In a hospital." Summer replied while attempting to walk away."Am I about to give birth?"Summer's heart sank when she heard this, and she had t
Ricardo hailed a cab and made his way to the local police station. The police were taken aback when they saw him, but they sent him to the interrogation room, not as a suspect but as a witness. A few hours later, after answering all of their questions and without leaving any stone unturned, he walked out the door of the police station and headed straight to his apartment, which was cordoned off by yellow police tapes.He stepped into their bedroom, avoided glancing at their bed, and then picked up his phone and debit card before walking to his garage.He slipped into one of his cars and sped out, all the while dialing a phone number."Hello." Into the phone, a feminine voice said."I'm Ricardo." He stated, his voice as icy as ever.For a few seconds, there was a long, awkward pause before the feminine voice replied. "Yes?""Your friend is sick. She's at a hospital." He answered."What have you done to her?" The feminine voice asked, her loathing fo
Ricardo gently opened his eyes and looked around the room, trying to make sense of what was going on and forcing the awful dream he had just had to the back of his mind with the thought that he would not allow anything bad to happen to Lisa, at least not while he was still breathing.Someone by his side sighed in relief, and he tilted his head in the direction of the sound."Thank Goodness he is still alive." The voice said as his gaze met Mrs. Kincaid's face, who was clearly the owner of the voice. "Ah...Ric, thank Goodness you're still alive."Ricardo's brows knit together and he opened his lips as his eyes were drawn to a bag of blood on a dripstand that was being connected to his left hand. "What am I doing here?"Mrs. Kincaid sighed heavily, tears in her eyes, and she said. "Thank your lucky stars that you're still alive. I was beginning to believe I'd lost you.""You're not answering my question. What exactly am I doing in a hospital? Where is Lisa? Wh