Monroe Pharmaceutical. The next day.Shouts of anger and frustration echoed throughout the spacious meeting room that Ethan was currently siting in. His eyes were raging red as he stared at his phone.‘Monroe pharmaceutical creates defective product due to embezzlement of invested funds’ The news headlines read.Ethan couldn’t believe it, if he had previously thought his life was falling apart, he hadn’t seen anything.Calls after calls, his phone was blowing up with complaints of investors. Several of them pulled out their stocks. In a short span of time, Ethan’s company was dropping off the larder.“Shit!” Ethan discarded his phone, fuming in anger. But what drove him insane was the name written at the down of his company’s article.~G.H~It took him a while to decipher what that meant, but when he did, the blonde went bunkers.********Giselle woke up to the sound of her phone pinging. It was like the second alarm she didn’t wish for.Reaching for her side drawer, she grabbed her p
“You should be thankful that it’s no longer hot.” Giselle said and dropped the cup.Raquel looked livid, like she would explode any second from now.The crowd continued to gossip amongst themselves, snapping pictures and recording videos to post on their social media account.“If you so desperately want Ethan, you can have him. I’ll never go for a scumbag like him. You two suit each other, so there’s zero need to put up so much drama.” Stepping in closer, Giselle gripped Raquel’s arm and pulled her close, tightening her grip as the rose blonde tried to break free.In a low voice, she added. “Although, I doubt he’ll still want to be with you after he finds out the child you’re carrying isn’t his.” After saying that, she shoved her away.Frozen in fear, Raquel staggered backwards and tripped over her own feet, falling back and landing on her buttocks. At that moment, Giselle heard an ear piercing roar.“Raquel!”Ethan charged to the girl’s side like a madman, getting on his knees and cr
Ethan lost all sense of reasoning as he watched Giselle slap his fiancée.Charging at her with great speed, Ethan captured her wrist, squeezing it tight enough to leave a bruise for days."Do you have a death wish, Giselle." Ethan roared and tugged her wrist in the air, pulling her closer. Giselle winced in pain and glared at the man in front. The maniac standing before her was nothing like her sweet and loving boyfriend. They had nothing in common.Looking him straight in the eyes, Giselle sneered. "Get your fitly hands off me."Squeezing her wrist with additional force and watching her wince, Ethan asked. "Does it hurt? You should have thought of the consequence when you laid your hands on my innocent fiancée."People in the crowd were now slowly lowering their phones as things looked like they were about to take a violent turn.Ethan was about to apply more pressure to his hold when he felt something connect with the middle section of his stomach. Without enough time to properly pr
~Two Days Later~Giselle was siting down in the garden. Her eyes were fixed on a multicolored butterfly perched on one of the lilac flowers, while she held a simple first aid kit in her hand.The beautiful scenery was calming and she felt fulfilled, at the same time, empty.After that day, news traveled fast. Ethan got arrested, same with Raquel. Giselle’s father got transferred into a different hospital, where he was now receiving better treatment. The misconduct of Dorven was exposed and the ministry of health and welfare closed down the hospital.As for Giselle, Ezra had given her two off work, which she highly appreciated. But the brunette himself was extremely busy, which left Giselle with no time to see him.That bothered her for some reason.Sighing, Giselle placed down the kit and flipped it open. She rummaged through its contents for a second before pulling out a small tub healing ointment.She pressed her lips into a thin line as she squeezed a small amount onto her fingers
Giselle stayed outside for a while longer until the clouds began to darken before she went inside.On entering inside, Ezra was nowhere to be seen. Giselle didn’t think twice about it and plopped down into one of the couches. Grabbing the remote, she tuned in to one of her favorite Teen-toon on YouTube. As she was currently feeling stressed, the brunette had a notion of always watching something light instead of watching some of her favorite series.Angel’s Friend, it wasn’t like some of the recent Teen-toons that had no head nor tail. The show had a way of making the twenty-three year old sing along to its opening theme and stay invested even after she had binge watched the whole two seasons which had a total number of a hundred and four episodes.Half way into her current episode, Giselle felt her stomach cry for food. Not bothering to object, she stood up and went straight to the kitchen.After she had ransacked a few ingredients together, the brunette began preparing herself a hot
In a second, Emerald’s facial expression went from anger to the neutral face of a perfect role model.“Miss Heinrich, forgive my rude manners. I was in such a rush that I accidentally bumped into your shoulder.” She placed out her hand and with a dazzling smile, she introduced herself once more. “My name’s Emerald Stone. Hope I can make a better impression next time.”Giselle looked down at her waiting hand, and instead of shaking it, she picked up a drink and took a sip from it, keeping her gaze locked with Emerald’s ocean green orbs as she did so.“I’m glad you acknowledged your rude mannerism, you should take some time out of society and work on them,” She paused and walked to stand beside Ezra, wrapping her hands around his arm and laying her head on his shoulder. “So that when next we meet, you’d make a better impression.”Emerald gritted her teeth and searched Giselle’s unwavering eyes. She didn’t want to create a scene and from the looks of things; she had no reason to further
Giselle almost panicked. She was sure that Emerald had seen through their act.But how?Emerald bore her deep green eyes into Giselle’s light ones. “I’ve seen girls like you. I know you’re only with Ezra for his money.” She growled.‘Ezra?’ Giselle arched one of her brows. But she was highly relieved. It looked like the lady standing before her, in fact knew nothing about her and Ezra’s relationship.Straightening up her shoulders, Giselle spoke. “Miss Stone, I think you’ve misunderstood me. I’m not with Ezra for his money. I’m not that shallow.” She scanned her from head to toe and smiled. “And I’ll appreciate it if you called addressed my Fiancé properly.” She placed great emphasis on the word ‘my Fiancé.’Emerald suddenly stepped close and Giselle instinctively took a step of hers back. She had learnt more than enough from Raquel.“Don’t fret.” Emerald uttered, smirking at the way she thought Giselle feared her presence. Delusional. “I don’t mean any harm, I just want to have a con
Ezra held Giselle close to his chest the whole ride back. The brunette didn’t complain. She quietly stayed in his embrace, enjoying the warm feeling his damp body was giving off.At first she tried to oppose to her body enjoying his embrace, but as she laid her head on Ezra chest and listened to the light rhythm of his heart, she completely melted into his hold.The journey back was shorter but by the time they arrived, Giselle had dozed of in Ezra’s arm.Stepping out, Ezra gently picked her up in bridal style and went into the mansion. He climbed up the stairs and stopped in between the rooms, slightly hesitating, he pushed open the door to his room and stepped in.Giselle stirred a little bit as he placed her in a siting position, putting one hand behind her neck to support her body, while the other one undid the zipper of her dress.He carefully slipped it of, placing her body back on the bed as she mumbled incoherent words. Getting her into a new set of cloths wasn’t as hard as hi