At Charles penthouse Charles stared at his injured palm now wrapped in a bandage. Fred had come over to help clean it up. Running his hand through his hair. Had he read the signs wrongly? Taylor didn't love him like he thought . “He would have accepted it, if it was any other guy but it had to be Kyle”. The world had to be playing some cruel game with him. First Kate and now Taylor. His phone rang, disrupting his thoughts. He eagerly took his phone, a frown appearing on his face seeing it wasn't her – Taylor – placing his phone at his ear. “What now?” He hissed. “Woah dude! Woke up on the wrong side of the bed I see” the other person chuckled. “I don't have all day Vincy”, he hissed again. He knew he was behaving like an ass, a big jerk, but that's what happens when Taylor makes him mad. “Just wanted to remind you, I'm coming home next week, permanently “, Vincent said, ignoring his friend's cocky attitude. “And!?”. “You're picking me up from the airport. Damn! du
"Arghh!", Kate screamed in fear. She was in an out of control car - her car.She stomped her foot on the brake paddle desperately, but still nothing happened, pressed the button of the car glass but the window didn't roll down. "This was crazy", she thought, panicking.The car drove into the woods, with no sign of stopping, they were already far away from city S.The moon was the only source of light, as the car drove deeper into the forest, speeding through the tree branches and driving on the rocky dirt road. Kate held onto the steering wheel for dear life, bending her head whenever a tree branch hit the car's windshield. "How had she gotten into this mess", she thought hopelessly, her eyes red and puffy from crying. Kate gripped the steering wheel tightly, the fear in her eyes turned to hatred, "Kyle, you son of a bitch", she cursed slamming her hand hard on the steering wheel before running it through her already messy hair, as tears streamed down her cheeks.Kate was the only
4 years afterThe night was black, the moon shone brightly as a Ferrari S430 drove into the Andino mansion stopping at the front porch.The driver door opened, a woman stepped out one foot over another. Wearing a black formal pencil dress stopping at her knee, pairing it with black pumps,her designer bag casually hung on her shoulder and her black short bob styled neatly, she screamed of money.She cat-walked her way to the double front doors, and casually threw the car keys to the chauffeur standing at the door who caught it effortlessly, then helped her to open the door."Mum, dad am home", the woman announced ,as she slumped on the nearest sofa,tired."Rose!", Tiffany said happily walking out the kitchen with an apron tied around her. Though they had a chef, Tiffany liked cooking herself sometimes."How was work?", Tiffany asked, heading back to the kitchen."Tiring," Rose confessed."Sorry dear, why don't you freshen up, dinner will be ready soon", Tiffany shouted."Sure mum", Ros
3pm, the next day, Saturday. At city S.Kate alighted the plane, the wind flew past her hair, she breathed in the air making her nostalgic. This was her birthplace, her home. The sun was high in the sky making everywhere hot, it was the dry season. Kate wore a blue sleeveless top with a keyhole neckline pairing it with a white jean leggings and blue Adidas sneakers , she packed her hair neatly into a ponytail with her shades on.Her portable hand bag casually hung on her shoulder while she dragged her suitcase. Kate looked around the airport, the airport had really changed compared to 4 years ago.Kate looked for an exit, she turned to her front when someone suddenly bumped into her - a woman, making her stumble back a little as she heard a cracking sound."Hey can't you watch where you are going!", Kate heard the woman scream in annoyance catching other people's attention."That voice, she knew that voice all too well", Kate thought as she slowly looked up to see the person she bump
At the Andino mansion "Care to explain this young lady", Nathaniel demanded in a harsh tone, frightening Rose. This was the first time he had spoken to her in such a manner."She's the one who started it", Rose defended."Really Rose, every single thing was recorded. And you still dare lie to me", Nathaniel shouted in anger. Tiffany held her fuming husband trying to pacify him."Nath you have to calm down", Tiffany coaxed."How can I calm down Tiffany, have you read the comments!","Yes I have, but shouting at her just makes it worse", Tiffany tried to reason with her husband."No it's necessary Tiffany, so she'll know what she did was wrong", Nathaniel said angrily.Rose didn't pay attention to the couple as she was in her own world. Looking at the headline again, staring at Kate a little longer"."She got humiliated today and also shouted at by Nathaniel all because of that woman. She was going to make sure she pays", Rose swore.MeanwhileKate took the taxi to her apartment at the
8:00amKate drove to a cafe, she was able to convince Felix not to follow her.She parked her car and got in, taking a table. She ordered coffee and cookies. Kate was munching on her cookies when she heard a commotion."What do you mean, you can't deliver it. I came here because you guys serve the best coffee and cookies and you’re telling me you can't make the delivery", the woman shouted, annoyed, disturbing the other customers, as the lady behind the counter shrank in fear."Who could be making so much noise in the morning?" Kate thought, annoyed as she turned to look at the counter. It was Rose, wearing a red suit, pants and jacket pairing it with pump heels."Wasn't she meant to be at the office, what was she doing at the coffee shop alone this early", Kate thought as she stared at Rose then spotted someone with her.Apparently she wasn't, judging by the way the lady beside Rose dressed, she must be her secretary. What could they both be doing here?"Sorry ma'am, there is an iss
Kate was surprised to see Felix, "when and how did he get here...?"."I promised Mr Cain I was going to protect you", Felix stated in a serious tone, answering her unspoken question."Don't worry Ma'am, Mr Cain knows about this and legal actions will be taken".Kate was still in daze having no time to process what he had said, Rose turned pale in fear."Legal actions", Felix words rang in her head."I don't think there's any need for that", Rose said interrupting Kate and Felix.Kate broke out of her reverie, seeing Rose sweating in fear with a pleading look."Why not", Kate demanded, faking to be angry. This wasn't originally what she planned but it will still work to her advantage."You were about to throw me out, like I was trash and even dared to defame me", Kate crossed her arms, her aura fierce.Rose gulped in fear, not knowing what to say. She looked at Kate pleadingly."That was my mistake....."."Yes, a foolish one at that. And TAC Limited don't work with those who don't know
"Boss", Stacy greeted, walking up to Rose."What is it?", Rose hissed annoyed."Boss, it's a call from Sir", Stacy showed Rose her phone, Nathaniel was calling."He must be calling about the contract", Rose thought as she had switched off her phone."Pick it and put it on speaker", Rose instructed."Yes ma", Stacy did as she was told and placed the phone on the table in front of Rose."Do you want to destroy the Andino family reputation? ''Nathaniel yelled once the call got through. "Something as simple as signing a contract and you blew it up", he shouted angrily.Rose stared at the phone confused," what do you mean?", she asked irritatedly.Nathaniel hissed, "just go look at how you've disgraced yourself in the media. I don't know how you'll do it but you must make sure they still want to sign the contract with us. I can't let the company's hard work go down the drain because of you", he spat before disconnecting the call."How did he know they didn't sign the contract", was the fir
At Charles penthouse Charles stared at his injured palm now wrapped in a bandage. Fred had come over to help clean it up. Running his hand through his hair. Had he read the signs wrongly? Taylor didn't love him like he thought . “He would have accepted it, if it was any other guy but it had to be Kyle”. The world had to be playing some cruel game with him. First Kate and now Taylor. His phone rang, disrupting his thoughts. He eagerly took his phone, a frown appearing on his face seeing it wasn't her – Taylor – placing his phone at his ear. “What now?” He hissed. “Woah dude! Woke up on the wrong side of the bed I see” the other person chuckled. “I don't have all day Vincy”, he hissed again. He knew he was behaving like an ass, a big jerk, but that's what happens when Taylor makes him mad. “Just wanted to remind you, I'm coming home next week, permanently “, Vincent said, ignoring his friend's cocky attitude. “And!?”. “You're picking me up from the airport. Damn! du
Rose eyed Catherine, sitting across from her, making the other weary. “Is there a problem ma?” Catherine asked, seeing as Rose hadn't said a word since she called for her. Rose kept staring at her, her gaze particularly on the two diamond cluster earrings which hung on Catherine's ear. “Why did she lie?” Was the thought on Rose's mind. “Or was she telling the truth?”. “After going through the CCTV footage for the past 2 hours - majorly skipping some parts - she found something interesting”. “Catherine had been to her office last week, when she went out, it was the day Kyle had walked in on her”. She had watched Catherine drop the file, accidentally knocking the stapler over, then bending down to pick it, nothing strange there, except it took her 5 minutes to pick up a stapler - a whole 5 minutes. She didn't miss the way Catherine stood rigid after she stood up, with the stapler in her hand, like someone caught doing something wrong, when Kyle had entered her office. “
At FastTech Limited, Everyone was seated around a conference table. Old Man Andino sat at the head chair, on his left was his secretary when he was the CEO and beside the man was Nathaniel, while on his right was an empty seat, and beside the seat was Rose, as the shareholders and the heads of departments filled the rest of the seats. It was the seasonal meeting held mid month of the start of a new season between the shareholders, and heads of department. Everyone was present, except one person, the seat beside Rose, at Old Man Andino right was empty. Rose wondered who the person was for the Old Man to wait patiently and make every other person wait as well. She had heard the person was going to be the new CFO, and was once an employer, and someone close to the Old Man – courtesy of her gossiping workers. 30 mins later and still no sign of their newcomer. Rose glanced at the wall clock, an annoyed expression on her face. It was time for the meeting to start but the Old Man wasn't
Kate rushed over to him worriedly, about to grab his bleeding hands which had shreds of glass in it. He held out his other hand stopping her. She stared at him confused, turning to an angered expression, was he really going to act stubborn now. She stared at his injured hand again, blood dripping onto the tiles. “Don't be stubborn Charles, you are badly injured”, she argued. “You don't want to go to the hospital, no problem, at least let me take a look at it”, she coaxed. She groaned frustratedly, seeing as Charles wasn't listening to her. “What was wrong with him, didn't he feel hurt”. Charles raised his head to stare at her, an unreadable expression on his face, his eyes cold and lifeless. Kate felt chills run down her spine at his stare, noticing something was amiss about him. “Charles”, she called out softly. “You're hurt”, she continued, trying to touch him again but he stepped back, leaving her hand floating in mid-air. Kate felt a pang in her chest at Charles' ac
"Accept who? back!” Kate thought with an incredulous look. “Yes, he really loves you can’t you see that”, another supported. “Girl, you're lucky to have him as your boyfriend. Just forgive him and get back together already”, “Who said anything about them ever dating?” Kate thought lost for words. Soon the crowd began to chant. “Take him back!”, howling and clapping in excitement. She turned to face Kyle, his arm holding out the bouquet to her already, a pleading look on his face but she didn't miss the mischievous glint in his eyes and slight smirk on his face. He would surely get an oscar for his acting skills, his plan had work. She took the bouquet from him with her free hand, plastering a fake smile on her face. “Fine I forgive you but don't ever do that again”. “Kyle was so desperate to worm his way into Taylor's life, fine. He won't be the same or look at any other woman by the time she is done with him. Taylor will do the one thing Kate couldn't do, “make Kyle fall in
The lush green leaves on trees were starting to turn yellow, it was autumn already. The chilly air of September replaced the cool breeze of spring, light clothes and sandals were replaced with thick woolen coats and boots to protect themselves from the harsh wind. Kate couldn't believe it. She had spent 2 months in City S, a month working at Donovan’s, and it was almost a week since Rose’s and Kyle’s scandal, things had been quiet since then. Charles had been away from the office since the day of the scandal being released. Jack had informed her that his boss had gone out for a very important work and he wasn't sure when he would be back. How could he leave without saying goodbye, she thought angrily when Jack had told her, but with each passing day her anger had only reduced to worry. She had tried calling him, but it only said the same thing over and over again – the number you're trying to dial is not rechargeable. In the meantime, she buried herself in work, things at the And
"___Infact she was the perfect wife in my parents eyes, my dad even loved her more than he loved me, his own son”, he snarled, anger in his tone.Yes, she could imagine. Kyle's parents loved her very much especially Mr Bruce who praised her anytime FastTech Limited had a profit, saying she would make a good wife and also grow their business – the Bruce’s – once she got married to Kyle.“No father would be proud to have an irresponsible son like Kyle who only spent his money on girls and parties, and didn’t take the family business seriously’.“How the hell had she fallen in love with him. Kyle was definitely not her type”. As black dark orbs flashed in her head, she shook her head, “no Kate you can't be thinking about him now”.“I had to get her back for my parents sake and my sake as well. Once my parents find out I was single again they'll make me go on blind dates with their stupid rich friends' daughters. Kate would continue to be my perfect girlfriend, while I go on with my busin
She looked around the floor, rooms were arranged on both the left and right side, separated with tinted glasses, having 2 booths inside each room. She bet whoever was inside could clearly see outside.She entered the first room on the right, directly facing the dance floor as it looked empty, walking over to the booth on the right side, where she could see the dance floor clearly below her.She had just taken 5 steps towards it when she turned to the left, spotting a familiar figure, lying lazily on the cushioned booth, a wine glass in his hand“Not him”. She hissed annoyed, turning to leave, taking hurried steps towards the exit, when he noticed her.“Beauty!?”.“Shit”, Kate cursed under her breath, stopping in her tracks. “She just had to meet Kyle in the same club! She had decided to celebrate her victory against him”. She slowly turned to face him.A grin formed on his face seeing he guessed right. “I knew it was you. What are you doing here, at a club__”, he paused, to take in he
Charles stared at his grandpa. He hadn't wanted to say anything because the others were there but now that they were alone in his grandpa's room, it took all his willpower to stop the foul words that threatened to come out of his mouth.One of them included a big Fuck!!!.“Do you plan on staring at me all day or will you talk?” Ryn asked his grandson, “We can talk about your upcoming wedding if you want, I know it's still months away, but the earlier the better don't you think”.Now the F word was just inches away from slipping out of his mouth before he forced it back.“Why did you do that?” Charles asked, surpassing his anger.“Do what?” Ryn stared at his grandson, feigning ignorance.“Haha! Very funny Grandpa”, he said sarcastically.“Fine you caught your old man”, Ryn said in surrender.“After what she did, you were meant to call off the engagement but you didn't”, Charles stated, saying what everyone had expected Old Man Donovan to do.“What she did was…”, Ryn paused.“Utterly di