"I need all the information on Evangeline Myles within twenty-four hours, and I'm willing to pay for it," Iris stated firmly.Mark was taken aback by the request, wondering what had prompted her to ask for such information.However, he couldn't shake off the feeling that there was something suspicious about Evangeline."Is Garvin aware?" Mark inquired, his eyebrows furrowing in concern.Iris lowered her head, her voice barely audible. "No, he isn't."Mark shook his head, a conflicted expression on his face. "I'm sorry, but I can't do it."Iris had anticipated his response, so it didn't hurt as much as she thought it would. She wasn't about to beg for his help, nor was she ready to give up."Alright," she replied calmly. "I will find someone else to do it. I had hoped that, as a good friend of Garvin's, you would help me expose Evangeline." A tinge of disappointment laced her tone, and Mark couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt.“What clues do you have?" he asked her, considering whet
"What's happening?" Iris inquired, her relief evident as she settled onto the bed, wary of any shards of broken glass that could have harmed her.Garvin appeared visibly upset, a side of him she had never witnessed before, and it unsettled her slightly. However, deep down, she couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction that Garvin had taken the initiative to dispose of the picture frame without her even having to ask. She berated herself for foolishly thinking that Garvin would have any interest in Evangeline simply because she had saved his life.Garvin was direct in his response, wasting no time in expressing his desires."There's no longer any need for it. I'll have the maids clean up," Garvin apologized.Recalling the picture frame on his way to the house had upset him, prompting him to immediately destroy it upon arrival, so as not to forget about its presence in his room. There was no way he could rest knowing that the picture frame was still in his room.There was somethi
"There you are, Gerry! Why did you run off like that?" Both Iris and Garvin looked up simultaneously, their attention drawn to the sound of a voice. They saw a well-dressed man and woman in business suits making their way towards them.The woman smiled at Iris before turning her attention to Gerald, speaking in a gentle tone and bowing slightly to match his height. "Oh, Gerry, please don't do that again. You almost gave us a heart attack."Gerald couldn't help but smile, knowing that his parents had been eager to meet his friends. It was fortunate that he had insisted on them dropping him off at school today."Mom, dad, meet my friends..." Gerald began, but his mother interrupted him, finishing his sentence for him. "Let me guess, Cooper and Curtis."Garvin and Iris realized that they weren't the only ones who had been hearing Gerald's name. His parents had also been hearing about Cooper and Curtis at home. It wasn't hard to figure out, considering Cooper and Curtis were the only
Iris glanced at her wristwatch, a smile forming on her face."Perfect timing. So, what do you have for me?" she asked, her tone serious yet filled with satisfaction that Mark had obtained the information as quickly as she had requested.Gianna approached Iris, her smile indicating that she had something to share. However, Iris couldn't immediately delve into that topic due to Mark's presence."I'm not sure if you have the time to go through everything yourself, or if you'd prefer me to summarize it for you," Mark said, a small smile playing on his lips.He hadn't slept well, but it was worth it for the time he had spent with Gianna.After she had fallen asleep, he had checked on the person he had sent to gather information on Evangeline.To his surprise, everything had been sent to him. Sleep eluded him as he clicked on the first document, and after watching the videos, he sat down to piece everything together.A decade had passed, but there was strong evidence that someone had posses
Garvin sensed that Iris was hiding something from the way her head was lowered as he approached them, and Mark hastily packed the documents back into an envelope.Iris scrambled to think of an excuse, fearing that Garvin would be upset that she was still investigating the matter.She had only wanted to show him the evidence after discussing it with Caroline to ensure it was the right time to involve Garvin.However, Garvin grew increasingly anxious as he received no answers to his question.While he wasn't surprised to see Mark in Iris's office, as he had been there with Gianna, Iris's expression betrayed her.This was the first time Gianna had witnessed any tension between Garvin and Iris since she had seen them together, and it disturbed her equally.Garvin realized that he may have been too harsh on her last time, so he suppressed his emotions and spoke softly,"Superwoman, I have a meeting in an hour, so I thought we could have an early lunch. Thirty minutes early isn't a bad thin
"She ruined my life, and she will pay for it," Garvin seethed with anger.Mark was relieved by the turn of events, but he knew Garvin well enough to anticipate a hasty and potentially disastrous reaction. So, he asked cautiously, "Do you have a plan?"Before Garvin could respond, Iris interjected, still holding onto Garvin tightly. I have a lunch date with her," she revealed.Garvin pulled away slightly, locking eyes with Iris. His gaze was filled with concern and disappointment. He couldn't help but wonder what the consequences would have been if Iris had accepted the lunch invitation and gone alone."And you didn't tell me?" Garvin's voice held a mix of disappointment and fear. He feared what might have happened if Iris had gone behind his back. However, he also felt grateful towards her for not blindly accepting his words and instead taking the initiative to investigate the situation, even though it initially upset him. "I sent you the venue because I didn't have time to talk,
"You're already here, so how can I refuse?" Evangeline forced a smile and spoke.It was a shame that Mark was a friend of Garvin's, as it ruined her plans for him at that moment.What she couldn't accept was the fact that Mark had appeared out of nowhere to ruin her plans. But she knew she had to find another way. It shouldn't be hard, especially with her mom right there.If Evangeline couldn't come up with a new plan, her mother would since Garvin would never give Evangeline a chance with Iris in his life.However, if he saw Iris as a promiscuous woman, then their foolish engagement would be off, and Evangeline would have a better chance of claiming her man. Thank you," Iris said with a smile as she pulled a chair and sat down, while Mark did the same. His eyes were already scanning the entire restaurant, though he pretended to be looking at Evangeline.It was a luxury restaurant, and since it was past lunchtime, there weren't many people there. Evangeline had wanted to book a
"Mom, what are you doing here? I didn't even recognize you," Evangeline exclaimed, feigning surprise.Even Iris, who had been skeptical before, now started to wonder if Evangeline's mother had been secretly helping her all along.Despite Evangeline's claim of not recognizing her mother, when she was flirting with Mark, it was clear that her mother had recognized her daughter and had been sitting in the restaurant before both Mark and Evangeline arrived.However, Iris chose not to drop any hints that would make Evangeline feel caught, keeping her suspicions to herself and making a mental note to ask Garvin about Evangeline's mother later.Phoebe attempted to justify her behavior, since Evangeline couldn't lie about their relationship, and responded,"Do you have to announce to everyone that I'm getting old? The guy is attractive. He's my type."Mark frowned slightly, realizing that both the mother and daughter were at the game.He felt the need to investigate the mother before proceedi
Garvin had a small smile on his face. Cooper and Gerald might be wise, but Garvin was still more experienced. “Your method would not have been the best.” “I would have sent them to jail,” Gerald said. He hated that Yvette and Nathaniel were walking around freely, so what if they were impoverished? “They would have served a few terms and then be walking free. They would also come back to enjoy their family’s wealth as if nothing happened. It’s the reason why I took this action,” Garvin explained. It made sense to Cooper and Gerald that though their plan would punish those two well, it would have also been for a short term, but Garvin’s method was a long-term one. “Fine, but next time, you should discuss with us first,” Cooper insisted, but Garvin refused and explained, “Ivory is also my daughter.” Thus, he didn’t need anyone’s permission to protect his daughter. The three men all loved Ivory in different ways, and they were ready to avenge her. Since there was no way around Garvin
Ivory may be resilient and resourceful, but this time, she felt the security of being with her family. Gerald was already there for her, but so were her brothers and parents.Nathaniel was not only humiliated but also afraid. With all these powerful men threatening him, he couldn’t find any means of support and was afraid of his father’s deteriorating health.To find a way to get out of this mess, he decided to expose the brain behind it.“It was all Yvette’s idea. She masterminded everything. Please Gerald, I’m very sorry.” Nathaniel looked remorseful, but the damage caused was too much to let go.Ivory had to constantly look over her shoulder because of the enemies she was exposed to.“Why are you blaming me? If I suggested it, did I tell you to go ahead with it?” Yvette was equally trying to find a way to get out of the mess.“So you agree that you suggested it,” Gerald glared at her. She realized she had made a mistake with her words.“Please Gerald, it won’t happen again.”Gerald
Chaos broke out as the guests began to murmur in confusion. Gerald’s expression darkened instantly, but no one else knew what was going on. Ivory didn’t have her hacking tools with her to stop whoever was trying to sabotage her so openly because it was a joyous event. The first name that came to mind was Dean Arlo, but he was being processed for court and wouldn’t dare. Gerald already got the best lawyers to handle his case. The robotic voice continued to speak as images were shown on the screen. “Two years ago, three company servers were destroyed by Ice Panther. Those companies are now closed down with their employees jobless.” The crowd was already feeling pity for the company shown on the screen, but Ivory was boiling with rage. She was trying to figure out who was behind it since it was not hard for her to defend herself. For that reason, she decided to wait a little, hoping to be able to detect the human behind the robot. “A year ago, Ice Panther hacked into a government s
Rosie felt terrible for the hairstylist. She had put in so much effort to put in the extensions and they looked good on Rosie.“I’m sorry, but you have to take everything off,” Rosie said politely, but her voice was stern. The hairstylist did not want to, feeling that if Cooper saw Rosie, he would reconsider.“That will take time. You will be late for your wedding.”“Let it be so, but Cooper’s happiness matters to me. After all, I’m doing all this for him, so what is the essence if he doesn’t like it?” Rosie stood her ground.She would rather be late and appear the way Cooper wanted than to appear on time with a look that would make him upset.Ivory smiled at Rosie’s resolve. She would have done the same for Gerald. It was just as Gerald wanted her to wear that wedding dress, and Ivory couldn’t refuse.“She’s right. You should make the necessary changes. We shall wait for her and everyone else,” Ivory added her voice.The hairstylist sighed frustratedly. “Alright. Please remove the we
Three weeks later, excitement brewed in the air as another joint wedding was announced among the Berets after so many years.A journalist was reporting the news on live TV. “I’m Lola, a reporter from Channel Z. Decades ago, the Parker-Berets and their best friends hosted a mass luxurious wedding.”“The trend is repeating itself as the twins, Cooper and Curtis Parker-Beret, are getting married to the sisters, Rosie and Rosalind. What makes it more interesting is that the last born of the Berets, Ivory, is also getting married to Gerald Scott, the hot CEO of Scotts Automobiles and Cambridge Incorporated.”“I am here to give you every information you need about this mega wedding so stay tuned,” the reporter ended.There was a lot of excitement going on. Curtis’s relationship with Rosalind was well known to the populace so the shocking ones were that of Cooper and Gerald.Most people knew that Gerald was engaged to Yvette, not knowing how he was getting married to Ivory.The news sparked
“Admit it. I won,” Ivory smiled and gave in to sleep. She still had no regrets at all. Gerald smiled and shook his head.His little Pumpkin was growing smarter and smarter by the day, she was even outsmarting him now.It wasn’t long before he fell asleep. The next day, Ivory woke up feeling sore. Her movement woke Gerald.“Pumpkin, are you alright?” He asked worriedly. Pain registered on Ivory’s face. How could something so sweet give her so much pain and ache in the morning?“I feel sore. Is this how you wanted our honeymoon to be? It’s as if I have a knife stuck in there,” Ivory exaggerated the pain.Gerald was worried and said, “Don’t move. I will be right back.” He went out and called his dad on the phone, speaking hastily,“Dad, I had my first time with Ivory and she’s complaining of pain. What should I do?” Gerald could manage two companies flawlessly but with Ivory, he was as helpless as a teenager.His father chuckled at the end of the line. “I see you finally became a man.”G
“Ivory’s cycle falls on our wedding day,” Gerald revealed. The twins understood the weight of the problem as Curtis eagerly suggested,“Dude, you should take your pound of flesh before then.”Gerald chuckled. “I’m still thinking about it but I can’t believe she’s your sister. You are giving me bad advice,” he accused Curtis. He laughed and retorted,“She’s a woman after all. So, what happens to the companies if we all get married on the same day?” He asked.Cooper already had that planned out and asked them, “Isn’t that the reason why we have parents who pioneered the business?”As Gerald and Curtis were nodding their heads in agreement, Cooper added, “That reminds me. We should let them handle our wedding planning too.”“Perfect suggestion,” the three men clicked their wine glasses.That night, Cooper had a serious talk with Rosie. “When you get better, would you like to work in the company? I can train you,” he suggested. Rosie recalled what Ivory told her about Cooper and work.She
Cooper frowned suspiciously, but before he could refuse, Gerald cut in, saying, “I even want to speak to you and Curtis, Cooper.”Cooper glanced at Rosie, and as she smiled, his heart warmed. He said to her, “Excuse me, Rosie, I will be right back.”Rosie chuckled and quickly replied, “Take your time, Cooper, Ivory and Rosalind are here.”Cooper did not like it when other people got his woman’s attention. He was the last to fall in love among the three, and his behavior showed that he was trying to catch up on all the years he lost.“You prefer them better than me?” He asked with a slight jealousy in his tone. Rosie was amazed, smiling and asking him,“Are you jealous?”Cooper pursed his lips but did not immediately respond. “I…I will see you soon,” he said and walked out with the two men.Rosalind was glad that Ivory created this opportunity for them to have a girls' talk. She quickly asked her sister,“Rosie, you look happier and better than I ever saw you. What have you been doing?
"Is it the doctors? It’s not yet time for my routine check," Rosie said, equally at a loss. As the plane lowered, Cooper detected the person in it."No. It’s Gerald. That’s his family jet."The two of them walked towards the jet to meet the person in it. It was just as Cooper said. Gerald was the first to alight, his arm intertwined with that of Ivory.Cooper frowned a little at the intrusion and said, "I didn’t know you were coming."Rosie and Ivory had already hugged each other. "Rosie, you look stunning. What is on this Island that makes you look so good? I want to join you," Ivory said half-jokingly. Rosie blushed and looked at Cooper.She knew that not only her health but appearance had also greatly improved."We decided to surprise you but we have something very important to discuss," Gerald was saying to Cooper when another couple alighted from the jet.Cooper wanted more time with his woman and was not pleased with the intrusion, especially when they had not informed him."I s