Lunch time at the cafeteria. Kate sat with Gracie eating while the latter ranted about Saturday's event. "I'm still shocked that Charles is engaged to that witch, that arrogant wanna be heiress", Gracie hissed angrily."And I’m sure she's also the one responsible for that post. It's a good thing you didn't see it Taylor, those netizens are just too much", Gracie shook her head."They were calling you all sorts of names, bad names and that you wanted to snatch Charles away from Rose, can you believe that'', she added with an eye roll."Are you done?", Kate asked with a sign seeing as Gracie stopped talking.Gracie stared at her friend in disbelief "aren't you a little bit angry about it?"."I would be lying if I say I wasn't angry at first but I don't care anymore, it has been removed anyway", Kate answered truthfully."But what about the comments, they were calling you bad names and spreading rumors about you, saying total nonsense, won't you defend yourself.....", Gracie stated angr
"You saw the state of the car when we got there, there was no way Kate could have survived that crash. No one knew she was going to drive late at night and meet with the accident", Nathaniel explained."So no one could stop her from leaving the house, it was because she had gone to meet him. Kyle Bruce, he's the reason for my daughter's death, why wasn't he punished", Tiffany shouted angrily, sitting up."How could anyone stop her Tiff, Kate's an adult and there was no evidence to prove Kyle was connected to Kate's accident or her death. We can't do anything to him as long as he isn't found guilty of the crime", Nathaniel explained in a gentle tone."She had gone to his house that night, the GPS tracker said so, he was the last person she saw, isn't that enough"."It still doesn't prove he's related to the accident or her death", Nathaniel said, rubbing the back of her hands gently, trying to calm her down."After we conducted some tests on the car, we found out that it was a mechanic
WednesdayAt Donovan's Car Enterprise, in the evening.Kate couldn't believe how fast time flies, it was almost time for her date with Kyle. They had agreed he'll come pick her up at the company by 5:00pm, she was doing the finishing touch to her makeup.As much as Kate hates the fact she was going on a date with Kyle, she won't miss the opportunity to doll herself up."You'll just have to survive the night with him Kate", she mentally told herself before stepping out her side of the office, her handbag in her hand.Charles raised his head hearing the clicking of heels, as it meant Taylor was leaving and couldn't help being blown away by her beauty."Where was she going all dolled up", he wondered, his Adam apple bobbed in restraint as he eyed her. "Taylor was a beauty and could make any man go crazy for her", he nodded in his head.Charles suddenly felt a surge of jealousy run through him, as he took long strides towards her."Where are you going?" he asked, trying to sound nonchal
At Onyx restaurant.Kate stared down at the food, before she was really hungry but now she didn't have the appetite to eat."You sure you're okay Beauty, cos since we got here you've been zoning out", Kyle said forcing Kate to look at him."Excuse me...oh sorry it's just got a lot of things on my mind", Kate said with an apologetic smile."Forget about them, and think about our date, your mind should be on me", Kyle winked, then stood up."Of course", Kate said, giving him a fake smile as she watched him walk away just to come back some minutes after holding two glasses of wine."Here it will help you relax," Kyle said, offering her a glass of wine."No thanks, I don't plan on getting drunk tonight", Kate declined his offer with a cute smile."Oh", Kyle nodded in understanding, "what about juice?"."No thanks, am good", Kate declined again.Kyle let out a chuckle sitting back down, "I am not going to drug you princess, so just relax and enjoy yourself"."Why do I have a hard time beli
Meanwhile, at VAC club.Charles sat on a black leather sofa, nursing a glass of beer in his hand, his mind deep in thought."Heyy, am here", a voice announced walking into the room, taking the sofa beside Charles."Why did you tell me to come to the club, isn't today Wednesday?", the person asked.VAC club belonged to Charles and his best friends, Alexander and Vincent, it was formed using the first letters of their names. It was Alexander who brought up the idea of them having their own club, it will be their lair where they can have fun and relax during the weekends.Charles glanced at his friend before silently sipping his beer, ignoring Alexander."Okay then, I'll just sit down quietly and wait for you to speak", Alexander signed, pouring himself a glass of beer.Alexander Jones, only son and heir of the Jones family. He's 29 years and the CEO of Xander Tech., a cyber security company, that provides security to companies' network systems and creates safe softwares. He and Charles
"Did he?". Alexander turned to look at Charles expectantly. “So?", He probed."None of your business", Charles shrugged.Alexander frowned, disappointed, "that's not fair, if I was the one you'll force me to say it, then why can't you"."It's not my fault you can't keep your mouth shut", Charles teased."You and Vincent always bully me", Alexander muttered in a low tone to Charles' hearing."Yh, Vincent said he's coming back in two weeks and you should pick him up at the airport".“Why can't you?"Charles shrugged."How can I?. You gave me a task and I have to finish it in 2 months. I can't pick up Vincent''."I'll go then ", Charles said nonchalantly."Hmm", Alexander nodded, smiling brightly.FRIDAYKate always loved Fridays cause it meant the weekend was here, a time for her to finally relax from the week's stress. She could already picture herself with a bucket of ice cream watching TV in her room.Kate smiled at the thought, pushing her cart. She decided to go to the supermarket
Kate stared at the mansion infront her"What was she doing here?”. She had given herself a thousand reasons why she shouldn't go, still she went. On one hand was meeting Katie and on the other was meeting Charles and his family, and with the scandal stuff that happened, Kate wasn't sure she could face them. She was just a few steps away from the door."Forget it", Kate signed as she turned to leave when she heard the opening of doors and a person's voice shortly after."Oh Taylor, you came". It was Claire.Kate turned to give Claire a weary smile. "Yes", she answered."Am so glad you did", Claire smiled, as she walked over to Kate."C'mon let's go in, everyone has been waiting for you", Claire said, as she entwined their arms together, leading Kate to the door."Everyone!", Kate exclaimed."Yeah", Claire nodded, "mum, dad, grandpa and Charles"."Charles is here", Kate turned to look at Claire."Yeah, he came rather early", Claire nodded. “You don't have to worry, everyone is nice,
Kate opened her mouth to speak but Claire beat her to it."What do you mean what is she doing here?" Claire demanded, her eyebrow raised. “I invited her".Charles rolled his eyes. “He was just surprised to see Taylor, especially since she had been avoiding him".Claire walked upto Charles, whispering in his ears, "don't even think I invited her because of you, she's here for Katie ''.Charles frowned at his sister, while Claire had a sweet smile on her face."Now the only one left is…", Claire said, when they heard a high pitched scream."Kate!!!".Everyone turned to the stairs to see Katie run down, her pink princess dress bouncing with her every move."Careful Katie, slow down", Claire cautioned but instead Katie quickened her pace."Kate!", Katie said again as she got down the stairs and ran towards Kate. Just in time Kate bent down and pulled Katie into a hug."It's nice to see you again Katie", Kate smiled as they pulled away from the hug."I'm very happy you came, I made the car
At the Andino’s Mansion.Tiffany was walking down the hallway, stopping at a familiar red door. It had been two weeks since Rose left - time really does go by quickly - and she wasn't back yet.She walked away from the door, wiping a tear off her cheek, she hadn't noticed fall off her eyes, taking the stairs she went to the living room.The quiet house greeted her, it was always like that during the day. Rose at work while her husband locked himself in his study, doing whatever to "give them a comfortable life", he says.But now the house had gotten more quiet, dull, less vibrant - lonely, just like her over the years.Nowhere to go, Nothing to do. Only the ticking of the grandfather clock accompanied her in the quiet house. Tiffany had decided to quit her job as the finance director, after giving birth to Kate. Being the first child and daughter it was only normal for her to work at FastTech Limited after college. Her decision had come as a surprise to everyone, especially Old Man
Kate stared at Charles, lying weakly on his bed, looking pale. They were at Jade's resort at Charles' penthouse, as the latter had refused vehemently to go to the hospital, no matter how hard she tried to persuade him. Kate shook her head, “for someone ill, he knew how to put up a fight”. With Jack's help, they brought him to the penthouse, while the latter had left to get Charles' doctor. Kate walked over to sit by his side, taking his hand in hers. It was the first time she saw Charles weak and vulnerable. It made her scared. “Was he gonna be alright?” She thought, forcing back tears. The thought of Charles' condition getting worse made her sick to her stomach. “It was her fault”, Kate muttered, her head hung low, staring at their hands. “Don't be silly. I'm human, and I get sick too”. Kate raised her head to see Charles wide-eyed, “You're awake”. “I had to, cause it seemed someone thought I was dead already”, he groaned. Kate helped him sit up, she chuckled, sniffli
“Rose doesn't have the connection to get the list of owners by Monday. It will take at least 5 business days before she gets them”, Kate explained. “And I'm guessing Rose found the earring on either Wednesday or the Thursday you had seen it. So we've still got time to execute our plan”. She turned to Catherine with an affirmative look. “Leave it all to me”. “Good”, Kate nodded. “Now get out of my car”. “Hey! No kiss goodbye”. Catherine crossed her arms, pouting. Kate gave her an are you serious look, arching her eyebrow. “C'mon I was just joking”, Catherine smiled sheepishly, getting out of the car, grabbing her handbag. Kate watched her walk into the building, a worried expression on her face. “Oh God please take care of Catherine”, she prayed. She trusted Catherine and her capabilities, but was scared of what Rose would do to her, if she got caught. Kate let out a sign, about making a U-turn to leave, when she heard a knock on her car window. “Grandpa”, she uttered surpri
“Did you find out what you needed?” Jack asked his Boss, as Charles walked out of Rose's office. Charles shook his head disappointed, heading to the elevator, with Jack following closely behind. “Taylor mentioned Rose having something to do with her past, but Rose clearly had no idea who Taylor was. What was he missing?”. The elevator came to a stop at the reception floor, as the doors slid open revealing a familiar face, waiting outside. Charles stepped out of the elevator not breaking eye contact with the person. “Mr Donovan”. “Mr Bruce”. Charles eyed Kyle, who gave him a smug smile. “I see you came to visit your ‘fiancée’ ”, Kyle said, stressing on the last word, reminding Charles he was engaged. “No wonder Rose was in a bad mood when she had called a few minutes ago”. Charles' eyes turned dark, maintaining a calm expression. “Stay away from Taylor. She will be mine and just focus on making your fiancée happy before someone else does”, Kyle grinned, before turning to the
“For you”. Charles handed her the plastic bag. “Thank you”, Kate nodded, collecting it. Charles wrapped his arm around Kate's waist, pulling her in for a kiss. “Make sure to take the medicine and eat afterwards”. “I will”, she nodded, blushing. “See you tomorrow darling”. Kate watched Charles walk down the stairs to a Ferrari Roma where Jack stood, before closing the door. She placed her hand on her chest, feeling the fast drumming of her heart, threatening to burst out of its cage. She checked the contents in the bag, a tint of pink appearing on her cheeks, taking small steps towards the kitchen. “Looks like someone has been shot by cupid's arrow”. Kate turned to Catherine, who sat on one of the kitchen islands, munching an apple - the second one, momentarily forgetting she was here too. “No I'm not”, Kate denied, vehemently. “Yh right”, Catherine grinned, making a heart sign with her hand. Kate rolled her eyes, placing the plastic bag on the kitchen counter
Charles gently nudged Kate to lie down, without breaking their kiss, his upper body hovered above hers. He moved his mouth to her neck, sucking on it. He heard her whimper, causing his cock to jerk in his pants, straining against the zipper. Charles groaned before capturing her lips in his again. His hand went under the duvet, finding its way between her legs. He rubbed on her inner thighs. Kate moaned, clamping her thighs on his hand. She heard Charles chuckle, before forcing her legs open again, teasing her. She arched her back towards him, wanting his hand to go deeper. Charles couldn't help grinning, his mouth trailing kisses down her neck, as his hand went deeper, brushing the wetness soaking her underwear. She moaned underneath him, her toes curling in delight, digging her fingernails into his back. “She was wet for him”. “Charles”, Kate moaned breathlessly, moving her hand down his chest, stopping at the band of his pants, when she suddenly felt her hands pinned
Kate watched Charles walk towards her, crouching to her level. “Better?” He asked, concerned, stroking her back gently. Kate nodded weakly in response. “She shouldn't have drank so much wine”, she hissed, rubbing her forehead, feeling a headache. “C'mon let's get you sober”, Charles spoke softly, a teasing smile on his face. Kate nodded, allowing Charles to pick her up bridal style out of the bathroom. She didn't have the energy to protest anyway. He placed her gently on the bed in a sitting manner, placing the duvet over her legs, then gave her a glass of water from the night stand. “Thank you”, Kate muttered, handing Charles the cup back. “What time is it?” she asked, her voice coming out as a whisper. “It's 11 in the morning”, Charles answered. “The next day already! ”, Kate thought, shocked. “Work!?”. Charles could already guess what she was thinking, seeing the expression on her face. “Focus on resting today. Come to work tomorrow, okay”. “And you? Aren't
“Where are we going?” Kate mumbled, as they got into the elevator. Charles pressed the button to the underground parking lot where his car was parked. “Home”, He answered, sternly, as he watched Kate nod before nestling her head on his shoulder. The ride down was quiet, as none of them spoke. Until Kate started humming a tune while stroking the side of his neck. “Stop”, Charles groaned in a warning tone. Her humming didn't annoy him. It was her touch leaving a trail of fire on his skin, making him more hard than he already was."He needed to get her home fast". The elevator came to a stop. He walked over to his car. Opening the front passenger door, placing Kate in carefully. “Lie down”, he instructed, strapping her in before walking over to the driver's seat, buckling his own seat belt. “I missed you….”, he heard her say. Charles halted what he was doing, turning to Kate, her big sapphire eyes already staring at him. “I missed you”, Kate repeated, longing in her tone. “I w
At Jade resort, “Don't tell me you're still annoyed at my cousin because of what he did”, Gracie said, laughing. Kate rolled her eyes at Gracie, crossing her arms over her chest. Charles had canceled her date with Kyle for the day, not allowing her to speak before dragging her away. Yeah! she didn't like going on dates with Kyle, but she certainly didn't need Charles' help to deal with Kyle either. “D*ckhead”, she muttered, as eyes searched for him in the room and they found him, sitting lazily, away from everyone else, a tumbler in his hand, casually swirling it. The sleeves of his shirt rolled to his elbow, showing off his muscular arms, his hair slightly disheveled with some strands at the side. His chest hair could be seen due to the first three buttons of his shirt left undone. He had a carefree aura around him, sexy and yet powerful. “My cousin is hot, isn't he? A fine species of men”, Gracie whispered in Kate's ear. Kate turned red in embarrassment, caught red-handed by