Emma turned off the water faucets to blend the hot and cold water on the bathtub, reached its temperature was warmer enough to soak herself as she slid her bare naked body into it. The foam overwhelming covered her body, she rested her head on the rim of the bathtub. Her mind was floating like a movie roll playing a story. She looked up the surroundings. The windows in the bathroom were ornamented by mosaics and some small green plants on the pots by each of the windows’ sill. It gave the atmosphere of a village touch combined with cottage interior. ‘This house hasn’t changed at all since twenty years ago, I came to visit Martinez before moving to Paris.’ She blew some foams and played with them as she and Martinez used to play some water games. But as deep as she imagined Martinez, she also thought his twin. ‘Edward Philippe looks so cute too. Gosh…I can’t imagine the way he smiled at that time… looks indifferent from Martinez, well, though he comes more mysterious,
“Miss, excuse me.” A police officer approached Emma Smithson as she came out from her car.His loud call made her turning around. She saw two men in police uniform walking to approach her.“May we see your driving license?” One officer looked younger than the other one asked her to show him her driving license.Emma squinted her eyes and opened the purse. She handed him the license.She saw the other man kept busy chewing a bubble gum and he was wearing the sunglasses, looking around the parking lot at the supermarket where Emma parked her car.Some bubbles of moot point overwhelming attacked her, she felt her heartbeats running faster. She took her medicine bottle from the purse.“Are you suffering from something?” he asked her and checked at her with his curious stare.“Miss Emma Smithson?”Emma shook her head, wiped her forehead. “I am just having panic attack.”The officer handed back her the license and looked at her. “Are you sure?”Emma gulped and nodded. She rushed i
Elena got off from the helicopter and it landed on the determined point on the nearby island. The place located many miles away from the small fisherman village, Susan Montegro and her decided to meet, a place away from the crowd, and Susan chose the place as the first place she launched sailing with her new yacht.‘She tried to avoid people seeing her inside that new luxurious yacht. She doesn’t want people selling their assumption about her marriage.’ Elena thought as the helicopter landed on the island. After the pilot tried hard controlling the helicopter. It had been twirled by the wind and it wasn’t easy to find nice ground to land.She asked the pilot to stand by on the ground point where they landed. “We aren’t long.” Elena told the pilot and she got a thumb up from him.Susan arranged an appointment for her to hand some new proofs for Susan’s husband love affairs before his scandalous story was blown up on the media. It was unpopulated island but there was a tower of
Albert’s Big Mouth That day was the first day of ceremony held by The Western District’s office. They celebrated the coming back of their new CEO after the incident and it caused him with Edward Philippe as the owner, they both should require to be treated and rested at the hospital for recovery. It was a horrible terror among the history of the company, the shot incidents and the protest of the drivers from the transportation division because of the delayed payments and some cut off of the bonuses had been resolved.Eric West rose his champagne glass. His wife was standing next to him, watching him to open the ceremonial speech.“It’s been a new day after a week staying on the hospital’s bed.” He spoke and stared at everyone in the room included Edward Philippe and Bernard Austin with some management staffs from the head office.They were standing at the Western District’s lobby and there were some chairs full of the drivers from the transportation district as they appeared en
“You decided to take the trip, don’t you?” Ashley stopped sorting of swim wears from the hanging display. “I always wonder how to spend a summer vacation on a private yacht.” She uttered. Elena shrugged. “I don’t know,” she sighed and looked away, “but it’s part of my working schedule though.” She crossed her two arms. Ashley squinted her eyes. “I don’t have any ideas what kind of job you’re doing.” She looked at Elena, the young woman just stood by her side, looking dazzled with the model of those swimwear. “Include the summer sailing on a yacht?” The shop looked flooded with its brand new swimwear for the season. “Just gathering some information…kind sort of that.” At the time, Elena’s answer made Ashley’s face changing into skeptical look with her nose and lips were tardily curled. “Gathering people’s information?” Elena made a duckling lips and nodded. “Like researching them, what they like, what they don’t.” Ashley showed her a swimsuit with some lines around only
It was almost reached to the lunch time when they arrived at Edward’s other mansion, away from the urban disturbance…but as they got off from the red Porsche, a helicopter was parked not too far from the front gate and the house’s front door.A mature woman with black and white uniform opened the door for them.“Thank you, Maggie.” Edward smiled at the woman and he turned around to her after walking a few steps. “Would you please cook us lunch dishes? I know you’re great cook.” The woman beamed and closed the door gently. “Any specific?” Edward turned his head at Emma. “Do you have any specific?”“Yes, white meat fishes will be fine. I have a kind of allergies with red meat fish.”Edward heaved up his chest and released his sigh. “Some sorts of noted in the name of preferences, Maggie.” He winked his eye at the woman as they walked into the house.Emma smiled as Edward took her along the lane they should pass. It was so spacious with some classic but high polished wooden furn
The hospital where Jason was having his treatment, one of the private best hospitals owned by The Philippes. Edward gained 88 percent of the shares belong to the hospital and he was in a short meeting with some doctors, they had tried their best efforts in handling him and two other victims of the shooting incident at the Western District’s office.“Can I talk to him?” He asked to the head of the doctor team. Doctor Adam nodded. “Jason will be allowed to go home in a couple of days.”Edward sighed. “Good.”He came out from the meeting room and followed by Bernard. They headed to Jason’s room.“I need to tell you, Edward. There are some reporters from entertainment magazines and gossip channel, waiting for you.”Bernard whispered in his ear and made Edward stopping his steps.“What??!” Edward squinted his eyes, wondering around outside the hospital.There were more or less ten people taking a seat and chatting around in the hospital’s lobby.Some of the flashing lights from t
Edward came out from his red Porsche and he started walking along the parking basement in his office building, those people again were heading off his walking path with their cameras and microphones. They came out from every corner and sporadic just gathering together in a spot where Edward was standing and dazzled by their unexpected appearing.“Edward Philippe, would you give your statement that you are being accused as the third party? Between Emma Smithson and Gabrièl Pinot?” A woman with her eager voice pointed her microphone while the others snap hit him with the flashings.Some men from the security department quickly held those people back, but those news people acted like vultures hunting for their prey.Edward scurried steps into a private access to his office and Bernard at sudden saved him from those people as he distracted their attention to speak for Edward.“We will give you some clarification about the rumors. Just wait.” Bernard yelled at them and those people sta