—Several seconds had passed and Shawn was about to take his seat when the duo heard irregular approaching footsteps coming from the living room. Shawn aleady knew who was coming. He simply took his seat.He couldn’t be bothered by that clumsy girl. “You came with someone?” It was already late and the maids had returned to their quarters. Anderson was the only one who usually remained with the old man but even he was at the dining table with them. Anderson was currently dishing out the food.So the old man could only assume that his grandson came with someone.“Hmn.” Shawn replied nasally, resting his elbow on the dining chair’s armrest. “Who is it?” Grandpa Mandez was curious.Did his grandson bring his personal assistant with him? He frowned slightly. A second later, someone came in through the door. It wasn’t a man but a little lady.A girl. A dazzling young girl with porcelain skin. It didn’t take Grandpa Mandez a second before he recognized her. His mouth flung open ajar
That way, she’d be able to sneak a few glances at him whilst she ate.And that was exactly what she did. As Mia ate, she occasionally stole glances at the aloof man who was immersed in what he was doing on the Tab in his hand.The man also occasionally took a few sip from the mug in his other hand.Shawn was fully aware of the girl’s peering gazes but he chose to ignore her.For what it was worth, he didn’t mind at all. After he was done with the document he was reading on the Tab, he made to stand up. But when his eyes subconsciously landed on the plateful of food before him, he remained seated.His lips pursed as he eyed the dishes beneath his eyelashes. After a few seconds, he placed the mug on the table, picked up a spoon, and began to eat.After munching on about three spoons of the meal, the aloof CEO stood up immediately afterwards.Without looking back, he took large strides out of the house.Mia was astonished. She was totally surprised.Since she met the icy cold man, thi
"I repeat, all students should move to the hall immediately."Max, Mia, and Martha glanced at one another in confusion.What was the cause of the sudden order?That was an impromptu announcement--Mrs. Babington must have a very important message for the students.__The school hall was soon flooded with students and teachers--all were keen to know the reason for the sudden gathering.The crowd was noisy and rowdy. Students were discussing amongst themselves what the reason could be."Is our school engaging in another competition?""Could it be a football competition?""Is she resigning?"It wasn't until the principal ascended the podium that everyone fell completely silent.The students eagerly wanted to hear what the woman had to say.A few seconds later, Mrs. Babington cleared her throat before proceeding to speak into the microphone."Good morning, everyone.""Good morning, Mrs. Babington." The students chorused.The middle-aged woman pursed her mouth for a few seconds and said, "To
After the principal left with the expelled students, the hall erupted into chaos.The students still found it really hard to believe their eyes and ears.The ones closest to where Mia was threw glances at her, whispering among themselves.Everyone knew that the matter today was about her being bullied.But then, last they checked, Mia was a nobody.Although her father was well to do, the man was more or less nothing compared to Vicky’s parents.He didn’t have the resources it took to actually go against them.So, what was behind Mia? Better still, who was behind her?Could it be Max? Or did she find herself an influential sugar daddy?The bell soon rang, signaling the beginning of classes for the day.Slowly, the students began to disperse, one after the other, from the hall, into their various classes.—In the principal’s office:As soon as Mrs. Babington stepped in, she was met by a crowded sight. The school management had already put calls across to the respective parents of the
In annoyance, they rose to their feet at once.“You… I’ll make sure I ruin you. I’ll sue you and sue this school. I won’t stop until I see you hit the rock bottom!”“Also, all the money my wife and I have spent on this damn school, I want everything returned—every dime! You ingrate!”“I promise you, by the time I’m done with you, you’ll come crawling back on your knees—by then, it’ll be too late.”With all of that said, Minister Lewis stormed out of the office. Madam Lewis and her daughter remained behind.With fire blazing in them, Madam Lewis ran her eyes over the woman at the side of the desk. “Like my husband said, every penny we spent here must be refunded. Be ready for what’s coming as you’ll be hearing from us soonest.” “Let’s go, Vicky.”Then the mother and daughter also barhed out of the principal’s office.After the family of three had left, Mrs. Babington didn’t waste time at all and hastily picked up her phone from the desk.She pressed it hard on her ear and spoke into th
All of her warehouses had also caught fire. Not only were the goods in them burnt to the ground, even the buildings collapsed. After hearing yet another heart wrenching news from the manager, Madam Lewis suddenly screamed out loud. Her scream pulled her husband out of the dreamland abruptly. The man was having a very sweet dream. In his dream, his daughter’s former school got shut down and Mrs. Babington was thrown into prison, screaming and pleading with him to have mercy. But he was simply laughing at her nonchalantly. Just when he was about to speak to her, he heard an ear piercing scream beside him. It was his wife’s voice. He instantly woke up.“What’s wrong?” He quickly inquired worriedly.His wife was looking miserable and her face was completely white like she’d just seen a ghost.Did she have a bad dream while he was having a nice one?But Madam Lewis began to weep and he was thrown into confusion. She couldn’t possibly be crying over a dream…“What’s the matter, why ar
Just how?Could it have been Alicia???How could she be so stupid to the extent of ruining, not only his career, but his whole life?Simply because he didn’t fulfil his promise of letting her strut down the runway with top models at Shanghai Fashion Week.But it wasn’t his fault. He just was unable to secure a spot for her. Shanghai Fashion Week was a national occasion. Only A-listers and B-lister models were able to perform. Alicia wasn’t even a D-lister. Different emotions kept flooding through Minister Lewis’ mind. He ignored the man that was still ranting on the phone and slowly turned to take a look at his sleeping wife. He prayed silently for the woman to be fast asleep. But as fate would have it, the woman was wide awake. In fact, she was already in a sitting position, her legs were crossed, her arms folded, and her back was resting against the headboard.The minister met his wife’s piercing gaze and he swallowed the big lump that had formed in his throat uneasily. The cou
How could she?Alicia’s body writhed in pain from all the rigorous shaking but she ignored it. That wasn’t her major concern right now.Little aches here and there were nothing compared to the issue on ground. “I-I didn’t do it.” Her voice broke and hot tears streamed down her face.“I swear on my son’s life, it wasn’t me. I don’t know how it happened. I only just saw the news a while ago. I swear.” She muttered amidst tears. “Liar!” Minister Lewis was not having it.“I swear, I didn’t do it. What benefit will I derive from all of it? My life is also at stake—no agency will want to work with me again—I’m also affected here, I did not do it. Believe me.” Alicia cried harder.The man’s eyes blinked. That was true. Besides, come to think of it, Alicia couldn’t have pulled any of those strings. The reports about him came with concrete proof. Where could his babymama have gotten all those evidence from? And how?It was impossible.“How could it be me? Just how?—You’re my baby’s daddy!”