Elena stopped by at the coffee shop where Ashley was working. “Cappuccino, right?” Ashley approached her table and gave her a plate of a cheese cake. “Thanks,” Elena beamed and moved the coffee cup closer to her. At the time she was taking a look around the café, it was quite empty. It was around 10 in the morning, she saw there were only three guests in the café including her and a woman with her daughter. She smirked as her eyes captured the daughter and mother interaction. The daughter appeared to be under five years old and she talked in excited expression as her mom kept listening seriously. They looked to get involved in a deep conversation and it was so cute to see that, making Elena recalled how she used to be as a little girl. She sighed and took a sip of her cappuccino, she found Ashley was standing still by her chair, and she was looking at the same direction as her. “They often visit this café but…I never seen the father…” Ashley shrugged and was about to leav
‘What twenty minutes of waiting can be solved?’ Elena walked through the walking side after getting down from her taxi. She wrapped her arms in the front and watched the walking side was quite rushing with people on the way to work or go for sights. It was eleven fifty coming to the break time at some offices around there. They had break time for lunch time at 12… but some of those small corporations did have no strictly time for their break time and getting some lunch…at least the workers had one hour to take a break from their daily work. She saw some Café or food courts prepare the space for visitors having lunch there. She just left Ashley’s café and got her cappuccino with a croissant after visiting Mom in The Wilson Senior Hospital. She was quite shaking and needed a friend to talk to about what she had found that morning. Fortunately, Ashley wasn’t so busy so she could ask her company to listen the part of her life, it was about the ring that she found that morning ins
Emir Drake threw the magazine that Craig, his assistant, brought to him to the table. It almost made his tea cup tumbling down, but fortunately Craig’s hand quickly put a hold on it. “Craig, you can leave now…please make every eyes not aim to this area…as usual…” Emir ordered the young good looking man who he called Craig. His eyes spotted to the young man who was standing behind him. The young man gave him a quick nod before leaving him in the area. “I will, Mr. Emir!” Emir Drake sighed after reading the article about Jane Dovey. ‘She made her return so surprising…’ He curled his upper lip and threw his sight to the swimming pool where his girls were swimming. They were girls in their early twenties with their curved bodies wrapped by vivid colored bikinis. Most of them were blonde haired girls and brunette with those blue eyes. They were giggling and his favorite girl, Kania, as usual as she did, was staring at him with her mysterious gaze. That morning, he wasn’t int
Angelo sniffed and watched from the main mirror of his car, the silver Jeep was following since he drove off to leave the place where he picked up Elena. He glanced at Elena who was sitting next to him. That young woman was flipping over the pages of a magazine. “Who are you?” He asked with his curious pitch. Elena stopped reading the magazine and looked at him in more direct curiosity. She curled her eyebrows. “What you mean by that question?” Angelo sneered. He rubbed his nose tip. “I mean why you are working for with Johnny?” He turned his head to Elena. “Nice salary…” Elena shrugged. “But sometimes it’s dangerous, Elena!” Angelo turned his steer at sudden. The car was almost slipped on the right side since it was on the high speed while Angelo threw the steer without slowing the speed. Luckily, he was so skillful in his driving crafts. ‘Almost, crazy! It was so scarry…’ Elena held her hand on the seat side and the magazine in her hand which she was reading sli
“May I ask you a question, Boss?” Elena stopped eating, she put a deep look on Johnny’s face. Her gaze was stern and straightforward towards the man who enjoying his lunch dish. “I hope this question won’t hit you because you know, I am into this assignment…” Elena carefully continued her words. Johnny was munching and put a white serviette on his mouth to cover and wipe the corner of his lips. “Come. I am quite open minded…” Elena turned her head down for a second and sucked a long inhale before continuing. “You seem so get involved with this issue. Was it because Irène Belle? Something unfinished business?” She encouraged herself to stare into Johnny’s eyes. Johnny coughed and put a drink before going to chuckle. He shook his head and took a look at Angelo for a while who was stopping to eat his meal and directing his eyes to Elena. His eyes were bit catching a surprise stare to her. “Is it important to answer that silly questions?” He kept giggling with uneasy expres
Emir Drake sank his cigarette on an ashtray and stirred it down to put the fire off. The remains of burning ashes were blowing smokes aired between him and his men. He rested his two elbows on each side arm seat while his clenched hands held up his chin. His eyes were staring like a flying eagle’s stare at a man who was in the middle of thirties, dark hair and sturdy body. “You saw that the girl was waiting for Angelo??” He looked at a man with muscular arms and black tight shirt, one of his men that he ordered to monitor and stalk for Elena Rouge. The man gave a nod and rested his strong arms on his thighs while he leaned his upper body forward. He straightly took a seat on a long sofa in Emir’s sight. “Her name is Elena Rouge, Mr. Emir,” Craig added after he checked his laptop. “I have all the details data that she has from The Royal Business Academy administration.” He looked at Emir Drake who was sitting with his crossed legs in his sight. “She has good achievement in b
“So, you are going to have a dinner with him, tonight at 7.30 p.m?” Ashley widened her eyes and looked at Elena with excited stare. Elena nodded. “I told him to pick me up here and I told him that I am working here…at a café.” She turned down her head and stirred her warm tea. Ashley giggled. “Lucky you, my boss came home earlier that she should. Her kid needs her so I can play a role as your boss in this café!” She put one of her hands on her waist as she was talking to Elena. Elena smirked and snapped out the time on her watch. She felt a bit of nervous since she had never gone dating for almost three years. Time was running… “You have any advices?” Elena curled her nose and looked at her best friend. “Is my lipstick too glittery?” Ashley widened her eyes hearing her question and she giggled. “Elena, you are twenty four, even you don’t put on any lipsticks…wait! Stay here…I give you some final polish!” Elena followed Ashley’s back with her eyes until that young woma
The taxi driver stopped his car in the front of a five stars rated apartment building. Some men were standing in the front of building with some security equipment as the area was full private vicinity. There was a valet parking service and the taxi stopped just a few steps from the spot. A man from the apartment staff approached the taxi and halted his questions to the taxi driver man after his eyes captured Edward Philippe inside the taxi with a woman was sleeping. Edward put his finger on his lips, asking the man to not making some voices that his voice could make Elena wake up. Edward wrapped his arm behind Elena’s back and gripped her arm as he lifted her body to be carried away by his two arms. He came out the taxi carefully. “Please pull a hundred dollar from my mantle’s pocket and give it to the taxi driver!” He leaned his body to the security guard that opened the taxi door for him. His voice sounded whispering and he kept carrying Elena with his two arms. The se
Edward looked so coming into his edge as Elena came out from the house. He exhaled, he felt some butterflies were dancing in his stomach.Granny looked at him and gave him a support as she rubbed his back warmly. Grandpa and his dad were attending and talking with Emir Drake. Curtis Falcon was there with his wife, after he spent a long haul of finding out Dante’s manipulative games that he wasn’t the father of the child his mistress had. He was glad that his wife could carry his seed eventually, though it was a long process of advance medical technology, what people called In vitro fertilization.Bernard patted his arm and whispered in his ear. “She looks pretty, Boss.”At the moment, Elena wore a floral dress with her braided hair decorated by some flowers. Edward was wrapped in his black suits and they were holding each other hands.They were going to announce their engagement.Edward sighed as he put a diamond ring on Elena’s finger.Jane Dovey was watching the moment. Sh
Edward dragged the chair, he gave Belinda Jay a space to sit on it.They met at a resort as Belinda arranged for them. It was a place with a quiet but beautiful white sand beach.“You look wonderful.” He smiled and seated himself in front of her. They were going to have a dinner at restaurant belonged to the resort.Belinda smiled, she swayed her hand. “Thank you.” She looked around and saw a waiter coming to approach their table.He served their order and poured the best wine into their glasses.Edward sighed and grinned clumsily.They had dinner and Belinda looked so excited as Edward asked her to take a fresh air after they finished having dinner.“I think the night is amazing.” Belinda tilted her head, she watched the sky and inhaled.The night breezes blew quite chilling. Belinda looked quite shivering as she was wearing a night dress quite sheer with the black color.Edward inhaled. “Yeah.” He crossed his arms.Belinda beamed and stared at him before she leaned her on
Edward stared at Elena, they spent two hours or more in talking about the execution plan.“You said before on the phone, there will be a compensation I should pay?” He took another cracker from the table.He turned his head around and watched the back of Angelo as the man was leaving. He and Elena were sitting along the table, enjoying their drink and the scenery.Elena sighed. “Yes.” Edward put a smug grin. “What kind of compensation you want from me?”Elena sighed. “Listen, it’s gonna to help someone’s business. He got his business facing, we could say…business has been lame and he needs some investments.”Edward looked like he was curious. “Could you tell me who he is?”“He’s the person I am working with,” Elena sighed and looked into his eyes. “His name?” Edward rubbed his nose and rested his jaw in a hand.“Johnny Sly, he’s the owner of…” Elena couldn’t finish her words.“I know Johnny Sly is…” he interrupted and clenched his jaws then.They were silent…each of them
Edward approached the table. Elena and Angelo had waited for him there. It was a private location Angelo had arranged for them to talk about the plan.The place was near the mountains area and it was a villa with a wonderful background.That morning, they were sitting around a large wooden table, surrounded by shady trees as the backyard was built on a hill. The mountain breezes blew quite chilling, the sound of rustling from the leaves could be an incomparable sounds of nature. “Am I the target?” Edward pointed at himself after Elena explained what happened to him and the target of the assignment. He came at the meeting with casual outfits, t-shirt and an old pair of jeans. He smelled like nature with the scent of musk combined with citrus.Elena nodded to affirm about it. He scoffed and rested his back to lean towards the seat.“Since you are the only man Emma Smithson can count on and you will be willingly to help her. With every capacity you can give it to her…” Angelo add
Elena parked her car and came out to enter Johnny’s office. She took a glimpse of her watch, it was 09.30 in the morning.She looked at her projection as she entered the elevator. Her new haircut was amazing with some layers, she got extended hair to make it longer than it was before. She put some additional moisturizer lip balm and moved her lips to moisturize.‘She really has a good taste in fashion…’ Elena grinned as she reminded her mother, Jane Dovey.As she came out from the elevator, every eyes were staring at her and turning their heads around at her. She wore a medium skirt combined with a pair of high heels in brown honey color. A classic but chic green apple upper outfits and a tote bag were her partners in fashion that morning.Johnny was talking with Jeanette when she popped up.Jeanette gasped as she gazed at Elena. She beamed and started to become more friendly than she was before. “My dear, you look so gorgeous.” She turned her head around and was scanning Elena
Jane put a smile on her face, her two arms were opened widely as she approached the man.“Sweet heart, I am sorry to make you waiting…”The man seemed stopping to text on his gadget, put it back into his pocket and rose from his seat.Jane gave him a warm hug and a sweet kiss on his lips.Elena gasped. ‘No way, Mommy called him ‘sweet heart’…are they…’Jane turned her head to Elena and was followed by the man.“Elena…this…” Jane stopped, pulled her arms away from the man’s neck and perverted her stare at both.Elena and the man looked gasping at the same time as they gazed at each other, locked their stare in confused look.“Johnny, do you know her?” Jane wrinkled her forehead.Johnny Sly sighed. He turned around to Elena, Jane pulled her hold on his waist.“Yeah. We have worked together.” He gave a sly grin, looked away and returned to sit back on his chair.Elena awkwardly rubbed her forehead. “Are you dating?”Johnny rubbernecked at her and Jane chuckled to hear that. “
The day had shifted. Morning had come to shine again, Elena stopped walking along the park when her gadget echoed.Jane Dovey sent her a message. She invited her to have coffee break.‘What a wonderful news…’ she smiled. Quickly she texted the answer. Fortune was impatiently wagging her tail, asking her to walk again.“Be patient, please.” She said and stared at the dog to sit down. She was busy texting.Jane replied to her message. She mentioned the place’s name, a studio café in the city. It was known as tropical dishes and of course for their coffee brewings. The time they had coffee break, Jane gazed at Elena. She still put her caress on her daughter’s face.“I should teach you how to shine yourself.” Her stare looked gloomy as she sighed. Elena beamed, kissed Jane’s backhand gently. “I’ll be glad to.”“May I ask you?” Elena dipped the croissant into the white coffee.Jane sighed, looked at the way Elena eating the croissant. She rested her chin on a backhand while
Chapter 112The Games just BeganElena looked around as she entered the place where Ms. Jasmine telling her. She had Edward was holding her hand but she saw one table reserved for four.“Are you sure it’s about a promotion event?” She made eyes at him. She sighed after finding him look so gorgeous with black suits he wore. She put on a strapless gown in silver shade with a pair of black heels. Edward sniffed her on the neck. “Yes.” He whispered. He dragged her a chair at the table he reserved then he took a seat in front of her.He smiled. Without any predictable actions, he tossed Elena’s hair gently. He grabbed something from his suit jacket. It seemed like a piece of jewelries case. There was a pair of tiny white gold earrings with some diamond grains.“You look great if you wear these.” He put each earring on her.Gently, he did it one by one and what he did, unfortunately, it made her blood rushing fast as her heart was thumping fast and warmer her cheeks.She beamed
Ashley was surprised at the time Elena popped up in the café.“Elena, long time not to see you. Everything’s okay?” She widened opened her eyes as she wiped off the table in Elena’s sight.Elena shrugged. “A little accident happened.”“Gosh…!” Ashley covered her mouth with a hand and she gazed at her bestie, picked every details on her head to toe.“What?” Elena skewed her eyebrows. “But you’re okay, aren’t you?”Elena nodded. “Just sprained my two ankles. Nothing worse.”Ashley hit her with a cleaning cloth gently. “You must be kidding.”She inhaled deeply, looked in gloomy eyes at Elena. “What do you want to have? A cup of latte cream or cappuccino with a plain of croissant?”Elena sighed. “I wanna try different one. White coffee will be okay and a chocolate stuffed croissant.”Ashley nodded. “Okay. Wait for it.” She walked away and disappeared into the room behind the food display near the cashier table and take away order.Elena threw away her eyes through the window a