"Bastard! Someone became a traitor in my place, huh!" Oriaga was furious after checking all the CCTV footage and realizing that someone had deleted the activity footage from the CCTV that was taken for three days on a certain date and month, enough to prove that anyone was acting with caution.Kathryn's workspace was attached to another designer's cubicle, as they were working as a team, so the work area was very open and anyone could see it without having to look at the CCTV footage, but if the theft did happen must have taken place during a quiet time.However, there was no footage showing anyone else except team members around Kathryn's cubicle. Fortunately, they noticed the irregularities on certain dates that didn't show any CCTV footage, while everyone was confident that it was functioning properly.Kathryn also didn't know the exact day the theft took place, leaving everyone even more confused."Are you lying to me, huh!" Burning with emotion, Oriaga lost control, grabbing Kath
"How is it, Joana? Did they give you an answer yet?" Two questions quickly escaped Oriaga's lips when Joana visited the hospital after office hours, the man had woken up from his sleep about fifteen minutes ago, and he asked Dean to pick Joana up and bring her to the hospital.The woman hadn't even opened her mouth to greet Oriaga, but she had to understand that her boss kept thinking about office matters while lying weak like this.Joana smiled faintly, she tried to hide her anxiety, but she realized that even if she admitted it—Oriaga probably wouldn't care, or invite her to discuss other matters.Joana shook her head. "Not yet, sir."Oriaga chuckled. "It's crazy, are they deliberately ignoring me, huh? This is the most subtle way we can talk about it without resorting to demands, or even magnifying the issue at hand.""Sir." Joana snorted, she was saddened to see the condition of her boss—who was still very fit this morning, then suddenly lay helpless on the same day, making Joana
A day after being hospitalized, the doctor allowed Oriaga to go home but still monitored him without forgetting to give a lot of advice before the man left the hospital that afternoon.The funny thing is that Oriaga didn't choose to go home, he asked Zayn to drive him to the mansion without considering many things, he wasn't ready to see his grandmother's expression if she found out that Oriaga was sick because of fatigue and stress, even though the man should still rest in the hospital.Amanda stayed behind the balcony railing of the room as she watched her husband get out of the car, Zayn helped the man walk down the mansion grounds, and then some servants approached him."He has everyone to help, so my role is unnecessary," Amanda muttered without looking away. She had no intention of leaving the room even though she knew her husband had appeared at the mansion."Have you prepared the room for Mr. Oriaga?" Zayn asked the servants around him."We have, arranged the room next to the
Oriaga wouldn't let the servants take care of him, he only wanted Amanda, so they relented—making Amanda quite upset at not being free of the transparent chains on her legs, while Oriaga held the ends of the chains.Now that the woman was in the kitchen without forgetting to put an apron on her body, Oriaga had ordered that Amanda make food for him because soon the man would have to take medicine.Cooking was an activity Amanda had never done since living in the mansion, but that didn't mean she couldn't conquer the kitchen. She didn't feel pressured, in fact, she looked relaxed and quite agile when in contact with spatulas and other kitchen tools, while Aunt Rosemary stayed out of the kitchen, although she occasionally watched Amanda from the window on the side of the backyard hallway."What do you think Miss Amanda is cooking?" asked one of the maids as she joined Aunt Rosemary and another maid at the window."Probably soup, it smells very tempting. Just like Aunt Rosemary's cooking
"It's okay. I feel better, I can go back to work tomorrow." Oriaga ended his call to Joana, he placed the phone on the side of the plate as he glanced at his wife.After two days of staying at the mansion, Oriaga felt better, and his health improved, today he was willing to eat Amanda's cooking behind the dining table, and still sticking to his rule that he only wanted to be treated by Amanda, everyone became an audience the last two days."Don't you want to know who I'm on the phone with?" asked Oriaga, feeling that his wife was silent, but had many questions in her head.However, Amanda shook her head while showing an innocent face. They were supposed to be sitting next to each other, but Amanda gave a gap of two seats, making the distance between them obvious."No?" Oriaga confirmed he became hesitant."No, I don't care who you talk to.""Why?""Even though we hate each other forever, I'm your wife. If you want, you can just explain without having to ask, it's easier." Amanda didn'
"My grandson is finally home." Grandma Gloria couldn't hold back her tears, she hadn't seen Oriaga in over a week and had only heard about him through phone calls or video without knowing that it had been almost three days since her grandson had returned to Amsterdam.The old woman hugged Oriaga, very tightly, melting away the longing after days of not seeing Oriaga's figure saying 'good night' before her grandmother fell asleep."I miss Grandma a lot too.""What's the situation, huh? Did that bitch admit what she did?" She released the hug, turning to touch Oriaga's pair of arms, her emotions burning a little as she remembered why her grandson had to go all the way to Russia."Calm down, Grandmother. I assigned a lawyer who has the best team, if anything happens—he'll be in touch right away, I can go there anytime." He smiled very much trying to reassure his grandmother that everything was fine."Are you sure? I want to go there too if you have to one day. I want to meet the woman wh
"How are Nadine, mom and dad? Are they okay?" Amanda exhaled a long breath, sitting about a meter away from the edge of the pool. She was enjoying the air outside the mansion on a quiet fall night.She daydreamed unobstructed as she crossed her legs, looking up at the sky so dark, but it didn't scare her.Aunt Rosemary searched all over the place for Amanda, calling her name, not knowing that she was near the pool. The servants in the mansion were confused by the sudden disappearance of their mistress."What if Miss Amanda ran away? What should we say to Mr. Oriaga, huh?" Their faces showed panic, fearing that Amanda was missing and the risk they would have to take afterward."Hush!" Aunt Rosemary glared. "Run away where, huh? She can't climb a wall that high. Don't think bad thoughts.""I don't want to think badly, I'm just guessing. Don't we all know that Miss Amanda is desperate to escape from this mansion?"The other servants nodded in agreement, they were too panicked before surr
Kathryn still went to work as usual despite the feeling of dread that occasionally shadowed the woman. Since the big problem that came her way made Kathryn almost lose focus at some moments during meetings with her team members, she wouldn't lie that she was deeply disturbed by the commotion.Now, the woman was walking down the hallway towards the CEO's office after Joana had approached her—telling her that Oriaga wanted to talk to one of the Gregorious designers again, making Kathryn stiffen after two days of feeling a little calm because Oriaga didn't show up at the office, knowing their CEO was sick."Good afternoon, sir," Kathryn said after opening the door, she looked down not daring to meet Oriaga's gaze any longer, even though she believed she was innocent, but Oriaga's intimidating gaze must have scared anyone."Yes. Good afternoon, how are you?" The man put down his pen after filling in the signature on last month's financial report."I-I'm fine, sir." Kathryn stammered, she