Brittany’s heart was beating so fast you would think it was about to explode. She dashed out of the cab the moment she arrived at Cole’s villa, she was in tears without even realizing it. Lora paid for the ride and followed her friend who was walking haggardly to the entrance of the villa. When she got to the entrance she was denied access. “Mr. Williams has specifically ordered us not to let you in,” one guard told her. “You must be joking, where was I supposed to go when he took all my stuff away?” Ranted angrily and tried storming in but the guards grabbed her and threw her outside. She fell and hurt her knees but the emotional turmoil she was going through couldn’t compare to the pain that emitted from her bruised knee. She got back on her and tried forcing her way in but was pushed away again. “Bre! Let’s just go!” Lora cried. She couldn’t bear to see her friend being humiliated in that manner. “Miss Byers if you don’t get off this property we’ll be forced to call the police
“Thousand is a bit too much for Lora!” Brittany exclaimed. “It has top-notch security plus it meets all your requirements” Lora insisted. “The highest I’m going is 800 bucks and that’s about it,” Brittany said. Lora sighed “Can’t you use the money Cole gave you? Because we’re running out of options, I can lend you money if you want” Lora offered. “Come on Lora I do want to be in debt again, also there’s a reason why I want to save money,” Brittany said sadly. “Is it because of your mother’s house?” Lora asked. Brittany nodded holding back tears. Brittany had lost her mother at age 12. The only property she owned was seized by her creditor. The agreement between the two was that the property would be returned the moment the debt was settled but every year the debt kept accumulating interest making it hard for Brittany to buy the house back. “How much interest has the debt accumulated now?” Lora asked. “It’s 350 thousand now, I paid 10,000 last month” Brittany responded. Lora s
Cole withdrew from the crowd during lunch break and kept to himself the whole time. He was upset but didn’t know exactly who was upset with. He didn’t know if it was with himself or Brittany or with Naya for taking Brittany’s side. Now that he had sobered up from his fury, he wasn’t sure if he had acted in the right manner. Naya noticed how he had withdrawn himself from the crowd but said nothing to him. She knew how sly Luna could be and wasn’t convinced that Luna missed her wedding because someone threatened her. She wished Cole had been more patient so they could get to the bottom of the whole incident yet he had reacted so unreasonably like an angry bull. Sean was also displeased with how Cole had gotten Brittany kicked off the project. If anything at all he was the one who earned her the contract he expected to be consulted before kicking her out. He wanted to leave the set and go after Brittany but was afraid to cause more problems for her. He and Naya saw Cole seated alone bu
Arabella was Luna’s publicist of course she was going to show the world how happy Cole and Luna were after they had ‘reunited’. The news made waves by the following morning and netizens kept sending in their well wishes. Cole had made it a point to limit the hours he spent on the phone while and so was oblivious to all that was going on. The only one on the team that had an idea about what was taking place was Naya. For some reason, her gut feeling kept telling her that Luna was behind the mess but didn’t know how to investigate the whole situation. She was disgusted by how Raina had shamelessly replaced Brittany. Was she, not the same girl who decided not to honor her word? She had made payments to her to take care of Luna’s makeup yet she hadn’t shown up at all neither did any of her assistants. Brittany was the only one present and she was the same person who saved her and Cole from the embarrassment by becoming Cole’s bride. Now that everything was fine she had reappeared as
Cole’s heart churned and turned in his chest as he pondered over what Naya had said to him. Maybe he had overreacted, he should’ve taken his time to understand what was going on. He took his phone and attempted to call Brittany but then paused and pondered over it. “What if I’m right about her?…. What if I let her back into my life and she really harms me this time?” He put the phone down and sighed. Sean walked up to him with a frown on his face, Cole saw him but didn’t make room for him to sit. “I want you to know that I’m still mad at you,” Sean said staring at Cole to see if he’ll find any reaction from him. His face was stone cold but that didn’t deter Sean from going on with his lecture. “I recommended someone and if you do what you did it damages my reputation too. Who will take my recommendation’s seriously in the future after what you’ve done?” Sean Lamented. “This isn’t about you it’s about everyone’s safety if I didn’t get rid of that girl who knows what she would’ve d
Luna went and spoke to the media team and told them to persuade Cole for an interview. To which they obliged, who wouldn’t want to interview Cole after the scandal that happened? They wanted him to make a statement but he had remained silent as the time for break approached, they were all eager for Cole to say something. He was dining with Sean and Naya when the media ambushed him. “Mr. Williams, as filming for the first month is gradually getting to an end what do you have to say to your fans out there?” One reporter asked with the camera in Cole’s face. Though Cole was upset he had to fake a smile. “I’d tell my fans to keep watching and keep supporting… no action goes unappreciated,” he said and wiped the corner of his lips with a napkin. “Mr. Williams the break is next week and during that time do you intend to patch things up with your wife?” Another reporter asked. Cole was trying hard not to lash out at the reporters “Whatever we plan to do next, I believe is our business
Brittany handed her CV to a middle-aged man in his office and sat in the armchair facing the man. It was a bookstore and when she stopped in to look for a job she was directed to the owner’s office. “You dropped out of university in the first year, any reasons why?” He asked. “Debts, I couldn’t pay tuition and accommodation too so after the first year I decided to drop out” she replied. “I guess that’s why you went digging gold,” he said with a sarcastic smirk on his face. Brittany was annoyed but kept her composure, the previous places she had searched treated her worse than this. Some said they were not hiring gold diggers some said her only specialty was home wrecking and didn’t need her services and some just made fun of her. “Sir, do you have a daughter?” She asked calmly. “Yes, the same age as you, 21” “Great! I believe you always tell her not to bring a poor man home, I’m sure when you say your prayers you pray that she’ll not fall in love with a poor man” “What are you
A little after midnight Lora closed the bar and got in a taxi headed for Brittany’s residence. She took a spare key so she doesn’t wake her friend up. She opened the door and stepped in looking around, Brittany wasn’t in the living room sleeping on the couch like she had done for the past three weeks. She tiptoed to the bedroom to find it empty too, she checked the washroom, then the kitchen and then the storeroom, then finally the balcony. She walked back to the bedroom and noticed the sticky note on the dressing mirror. She tried calling her friend but the number was off. “Bre!” She screamed and then stopped it was still dawn she couldn’t wake her neighbors up. She took a look at the note which read [please get me a tenant who is willing to stay for two months and let them send the money to my bank account… love Bre] She had written her account details at the end of her note. Lora sighed and stretched out on the bed. She fell asleep before her head touched the pillow because