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Something in a box. Scared of being caught, she looked towards the door. Sapphire could clearly see the shadows of their figures on the floor. They were outside, waiting for her. She knows sooner or later, they would come and drag her back to her room. But, before then, Sapphire's face tuned back to the carton in her hand. Curious to know what was inside, she tore it open. It was a Samsung Galaxy mobile phone.
'It looked so new. Probably Ace bought it recently or maybe he's not in need of it.' Sapphire thought.
She skimmed through it vividly when, the bodyguards suddenly opened the door. Sapphire climbed on the bed so quickly, they didn't notice.
"Come on, let's go." Both of the chorused in their deep, baritone voice.In obedience, the elementary school teacher squeezed her eyes, shut tightly, trying to force out tears.
She held her stomach in pain as if she couldn't stand properly, but sheWith an unsettled mind while driving in full speed, Jade drove back to his hotel. Everything about his facial expression wrote disappointment."You have a guest sir." Mr. George stood up and reported immediately his eyes met with the CEO's."Who's it?" Jade knotted an eyebrow interestedly."He said he is Rome Anderson."Jade nodded his head and walked in. Opening the door, he met Rome seated on a chair at the entrance.He stood up immediately Jade walked in."I think we have something to discuss." Rome muttered with seriousness.Jade, his swallowed pride and walked to the chair facing his."I know who you are, Jade Alejandro. And what you've put Zoey through since Sapphire's disappearance. But do you have to keep this a secret from Sapphire's family as well?""W..what are you talking about?" Jade faked confusion."I'm sure that it would only be completely secret once you end things with Sapphire. Your so cal
***In Lucas's Office."I received a report about that can't we just solve this issue with money and stop making noise. Lucas furrowed his eyes at Mr. Charles, in all earnestly.I'll give the victim and her family a nice sum for their suffering." He assured."Kidnap is a serious crime. So is poisoning. Jade is not arresting your daughter for the kidnap case, for now. She drugged him sir, which would have taken his life. This is a serious crime. Your company would be investigated.""I know, Attorney Lucas. But still, is there anything in this world that money can't solve? Come on, we've been business partners with BB Company for over 20 years now. Can't we just sweep this case under the carpet and forget about it?""We could but Jade isn't going to overlook this, this time around. The chairman won't, either."Mr. Charles adjust his necktie, ne
The sun dipped below the horizon, the last gasp of beauty before the death of the day.Ace drove into his manor like a bullet crushing against the wind. Still nervous about what might come next, he brought out a park of cigarette from his side pocket and lit it up with a lighter. Smoking it up, burning away this worries and anxieties, inside.The mafia boss waited a while before throwing the away the burnt out stick. He placed the tip of his shiny, black brogues against the moist grass. Quenching out life, out of the cigarette stick. The wore a serious look, yet, different shades of emotion clouded his black eyes. Ace's thick eyebrows were lowered and pulled close, together. An heavy breath heaved from his breath before walking in."Welcome boss." Dylan muttered from the corner. Ace raised is an eyebrow at him."How is she? Hope she didn't do anything stupid?""No... She's gentle." Dylan smiled. "We would have dinner in 30 minutes. Inform the cook."
As they walked inside the building, Jade hide at a dark corner, trying to eavesdrop into their conversation. About to enter her room, Ace turned to her with a crooked smile of satisfaction."I love everything about today's dinner. I see you're loving it here, already."Sapphire smiled. Then she suddenly, she moved closer to him with an irritated look plastered on her pretty face. "You are the green snake under the green grass, Mr. Mafia. I'm not surprised.""No, baby. I see it the the other way round. I'm the guardian angel, saving you from the green snake under the green grass." Ace chuckled softly at her words. "You're my toy, now.""So you kidnapped me just to tell me that? Listen, I'm not your toy." She pointed out. "Do I look like a Barbie doll to you?" Her slim, arched eyebrows knotted in unison."Kinda." He rolled his eyes at her."I'm the only one
As early as a bird, Mr. Stephen Alejandro opened his eyes with a smile on his slim chapped lips. His hands crawled to the table beside his bed to reach for his reading glasses. In the process, his whole body started shivering, like that if a convulsing child.Confused about the reaction of his body, the cylindrical shaped glasses dropped from his hand hand shattered in it's own frame.The Chairman's eyebrows raised together as his mouth suddenly went slack, exposing his teeth in shock to the reaction of his body. Lines of vertical wrinkles formed between his eyebrows and gritted in pain.Suddenly, as if the oxygen in the room was chocking him up. That moment, Mr. Stephen felt five fingers cutting through his throat, trying to reach for his soul. He quickly held his chest as he struggled to breath. Wanting to touch the small alarm bell he uses to call the maid, his body fell to the other side of the bed, as he struggled to catch his breath.'Crash!' The ch
6:50 a.mDawn was setting in when one of the guards from outside walked into the room underground, to check on Jade. He heard moaned in pain earlier."Rise and shine, Mr. CEO!" The guy muttered in his deep, baritone voice, banging the door open. He has brown long hair and a clean shaved beard. He looked pretty handsome and young. Like someone in his late twenties."So, it's you, eh? We finally meet. Jade Alejandro. The bossy, arrogant spoilt brat!" The guy spoke with hatred in his voice.Jade closed his eyes, as if he was too weak to even speak.The guy laughed sarcastically and walked to a dark corner of the room. He opened a small refrigerator and brought out a bottle of water."You know what? Your girlfriend is strangely interested in one thing, dude." He paused with his watchful eyes at Jade's pain and curiosity. "And that's you." He let
In the midst of all the confusion, Ace stood by her window side and aimed at Jade as they ran. He placed his light machine gun, focused directly to their direction. Clicking on the trigger, the golden bullet whizzed with force as if it was slow motioned. Sapphire looked back. Her eyes caught Ace pulled the trigger. About to push Jade out of the way, it strike her hard on the chest. Her blue eyes widened in bewilderment so did Ace. He pulled out the gun from the back of his pocket and shot at Ace but he escaped. As if everything was slow motioned, Sapphire placed two fingers on her chest and blankly looked. Her chapped lips widened to the sight of blood in her hands.Jade took her to a corner under the masquerade tree as she gasped in pain. He held her from behind, his hands wrapped around her in support as she sat, resting her bond on his."Fire!" He held her face in his palms."Jade.. " Her eyes looked up at h
[Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.]Black spots doodled his vision, bewilderment clouded his sides and puzzle played on his head as he tried to figure out where he was. There was a bag of glucose water dripping into his body from a stand. Numbness made the young CEO sit forward as pain overwhelmed his build body. A nurse held him gently and placed him back to lay on the sick-bed.“Don’t worry about anything, you’ll be fine. Just have some sleep. I'll go and call the doctor.” She said gently and brightened her beautiful round face with a smile.Jade carefully laid back.Minutes later, the doctor came to check on him. He injected something into his green veins while he slept off. Jade woke up woke up hours later. It was as if his head was too heavy for him to even move, while the other parts of his body was