“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 Naya noticed how he had withdrawn himself from the crowd but said nothing to him.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
Boris walked dejectedly to Cole’s living room his heart pounding with every step he took. Cole was seated in his armchair looking gloomy. There was a half-empty glass of wine on the coffee table in front of him. He had arrived from the break just about 15 minutes ago and hadn’t even gone to his room yet. He was anxious to see Brittany and when Boris told him he was on his way he sat in the chair waiting. He thought Brittany had agreed to come with him. He thought of what he’d say to her, he didn’t want to apologize his ego was still too big for that but he wanted to make it up to her somehow. Maybe take her shopping to replace the things he sold, he was still thinking it through when Boris stepped in and walked slowly towards him his face on the ground. Cole looked around thinking Brittany would follow but there was no sign of her. His heart sunk even further. “Where is she?” He said and looked at him “have a seat” “I went to see her friend last week… she gave me a sheet of paper t
Luna broke down and wept as Pietro hugged her and consoled her. After she sniffed and composed herself she stared at Pietro and wiped her tears. “I want to write an apology to Cole and ask him to forgive me, I’ll admit my wrongdoing and beg him to not sue me… I’ve already started losing my modeling contracts” she cried.“If that’s what you want I’ll help you write it, anything you want just tell me, and I’ll do it with you” Pietro offered. Luna wiped her tears with a smile on her face and nodded.“Okay,” she turned around and made for her couch,“Won’t you at least give me a hug?” Pietro asked Luna rolled her eyes at him. Brittany was seeing that all her things were packed into Cole’s villa, alongside the new equipment she had bought for her vlog. Fabricio walked slowly around the villa holding his walking stick, it was part of his morning exercise routine to help him recover from his surgery and strengthen his heart. He stopped beside Brittany who was standing a few meters away fr
So Cole had been doing his underground investigation and never mentioned it to anyone? Naya thought to herself she had to applaud him on that one. Brittany stood by her husband as he revealed everything little by little and couldn’t help but admire him even more.“Mr. Williams does it mean that you are not going to accept responsibility for the baby she’s carrying,” Arabella asked suddenly trying to defend Luna even though all odds were against her.Cole stared straight into her eyes and gave her a half smile, “that leads me to the most important video in this entire collection”He fast-forwarded the video to Luna’s wardrobe where there were all kinds of silicone baby bumps starked in there at all levels of pregnancy. “What you see are fake baby bumps Luna purchased to fool me into thinking I made her pregnant… if you think I’m lying I bring in the delivery guy who brought all her purchases and I will show you her receipt of the list of items she paid in the past two months”Arabell
The internet was running wild after seeing Cole and Brittany outside having fun together and were anxiously waiting for a response from the couple. While people were waiting to hear something from the couple, they were fast asleep in each other’s arms. However, their beautiful sleep was interrupted by Naya’s loud pounding on the door. Cole opened his eyes and rolled his eyes, he lay Brittany down gently and got out of bed to attend to the knocker.Naya stormed in looking very angry, “Cole don’t you know how to treat things urgently, how can you be asleep when your career is in danger?”“Ssh my baby is sleeping” he hushed her infuriating her even more. Brittany yawned and sat up.“Now you’ve woken her up” Cole sighed.“God, I want you two to get dressed up and come to my office but at 9:00 we have a press conference to address the public about everything that has gone on and also Cole you’re announcing your return to the holy magic game show as a host”“But…”“No buts you two should
When paparazzi saw Cole and Brittany in public they started taking photos of them. They hurried inside the boutique holding hands.“Cole, was this a bad idea?” Brittany asked as the paparazzi continued to follow them.“Mr. Williams, how do you feel now that your stepmother is in prison?” One reporter asked.“Mr. Williams, is it true that you bribed Brittany to marry you to hide your sexuality?” Another asked.Cole chuckled while holding on tightly to Brittany’s hand.“Some women swear you’re gay when you reject them” Cole mumbled but it was loud enough for the reporters to hear them.“So is it true that you beat Miss Luna up?” Came yet another question.“Miss Brittany Byers, is it true that Cole fooled you with marriage?” One reporter asked Brittany.Brittany stopped and grabbed the mic from him and with a stern look yelled “Cole is my husband period! If you believe what some delusional woman tells you that’s your problem” She dropped the mic on the floor and took Cole’s hand draggin
They both sat on the bed and had their breakfast from the bed tray table Cole turned on the TV while Brittany screamed.“No!”But the TV was already on and there Luna sat in a round table discussion crying and playing victim.“At that time my father was just a lowly foreman of the Bellini farm, we dared not disobey Rania, so I had no option than to blame Cole… it was hard and I was so sad I wanted to beg him but how to do that without reminding him of the past? This is why I kept my identity hidden from him, to protect him from the trauma” she said sadly.Cole’s grip tightened around the tv remote as he closed his eyes in anguishThat’s enough!” Britany said and snatched the remote from him and turned the tv off.“I will kill her! She blamed me because of money how dare she lie about it… I’ll kill her with my bare hands”Brittany cupped his face in her palms and kissed his forehead.“The last thing I need is for you to go to jail okay? let’s teach her a lesson, one she’ll never forge
“I’m envious of my friend. He gets to have such a beautiful gem like you by his side…” Sean remarked.“Sean, why are you here?” Brittany asked and offered him a seat while settling in an armchair beside him.“Bre, Cole was arrested right after we left the hangar on accusations from people he didn’t even know about”Brittany gasped, how come no one told her about it? She wondered to herself.“Is he okay?” She asked about getting out of her seat when Sean touched her hand and patted it gently.“Luna offered to help him only if he married her, she even offered to help him expose Rania to the world … to which he agreed because he was desperate, but guess what”“What?”“When Cole was preparing to wed her he told her to keep it a secret he intended to ditch her after he had exposed Luna but barely had he gotten dressed when he found out one shocking secret”Brittany’s heart skipped a beat, why had Sean stopped talking? What did Cole find out? Was he okay?“Why have you stopped? Talk I’m li
Luna shook her head, “No… no I won’t do it… I can’t do it”Pietro went into the room and closed the door behind him “Maria, my dad is suing my mum for a huge amount in the name of defamation, if she loses this case then she will not only go to jail but have a lot of money to pay too” “It’s unlikely that she’ll win even if I claim Cole raped me, Cole still won the case if I make a statement I’ll also be in trouble” Luna tried to explain to him.“Maria, you remember how Cole stood you up at the altar? Don’t you want to get back at him?” Pietro queried her.“I do!” She responded.“So say it, tell the world that he raped you”Maria stared at Pietro, now she was seeing him well, he looked like his brother Cole, and yes he was just as handsome as him but why did she hate him so much? Certainly, it was only because of what he did to her but something more, was it because he never apologized or became his mother treated the case as if giving her money would cure the pain he caused her?Now
She was indirectly threatening anyone who opposed her and the executives knew it. “Let the voting begin!” Soon the projector was displaying a number of votes with people bold enough to side with Lucio and those scared to disagree with Rania.“We will be taking notes of your votes for future use thank you” Rania passively warned them. When the voting session was over Rania smiled it was a tie with no majority. She smirked “Since it was a tie the new CEO and I will cast our votes too…”“Which new CEO? When was a new CEO announced?” Fabricio’s voice boomed through the speakers and startled everyone. Fabricio stormed in, in the company of some guards and Naya.Rania and Pietro ran from the podium in shock.“Hello, Rania!” Fabricio greeted with a sarcastic smile on his face.“Oh my darling Fabricio so you were alive” She shed some crocodile tears and tried to run to his side but Fabricio brushed her aside and took over the podium and adjusted the mic to a better position.“Hello every
Rania helped Pietro dress up while Luna sat outside the room waiting for them. Soon they both stepped out and Luna sprung up from the stool on which she sat. The trio marched to the corridor about to exit the hotel room when Rania stopped immediately and turned to Pietro. She fixed the collar of his shirt with a proud smile on her face,“Finally son, we’re here the world is waiting to see the new CEO” “Are the autopsy results out?” Pietro asked feeling uneasy about the whole situation. They had promised to not announce a new CEO till the results were out and Fabricio was buried. Why the rush? Was the merger that important to her?“Today is your day and all you can think about is some stupid autopsy?” Rania snapped at him.“I’m asking because it would make my day complete if we had the report of what caused Dad’s death” he leaned in closer and whispered in his mother’s ear “We could end the day by accusing Cole of murdering him” He stared at Luna’s face maybe if Cole goes to jail Lu