"Beauty", Kyle said as he walked over to her, stopping Kate in her tracks."What now Kyle?" Kate turned to him with a displeased look."Don't look at me like that Beauty", Kyle said, nervously rubbing the nape of his neck."If it's about me interrupting your meeting, I’m really sorry", he apologized, "Rose had already given him an earful for what he did ''.Kate crossed her arms, she had almost forgotten, Kyle did barge into the office though his presence was a blessing in disguise for her."Why did he even come here in the first place?"Kate thought, eyeing Kyle. Something fishy was going on between Rose and Kyle, she could sense it."So why did you want to see Rose anyway?", Kate voiced out."Well.....I came to see her, just a friendly visit", Kyle lied, feeling nervous under Kate's intense state."Oh! really, don't you have a company to run or something. You must have a lot of time on your sleeves Mr Bruce to come for a 'friendly' visit", Kate teased with a raised eyebrow, putting a
"Yes I was", Kyle nodded.Kate looked between the two men, "why did it seem, her grandpa knew Kyle was here to see Rose", she thought confused."The moment Kate died, you finally showed your true colors and went after her best friend", Gabriel hissed, a disgusted look on his face."You got it all wrong sir, Rose and I are just friends. We've been friends for a very long time, even when Kate was alive".Kate turned to look at Kyle shocked, "as far as she remembered Kyle never liked Rose when they were dating, something wasn't right".Gabriel hissed, rolling his eyes, "did the fool think because he was old, he was blind and couldn't see what was going on between them".A phone rang interrupting them, Kate checked her phone it wasn't hers, then turned to look at Kyle who had placed his phone at his ears."Where are you, you dimwit", someone yelled over the phone, causing Kyle to squeeze his face in annoyance."I just went out to see a friend, dad, no need to shout", Kyle answered rudely,
AT DONOVAN CAR ENTERPRISE,Charles paced around in his office. Taylor wasn't back, and an hour had gone."What the heck was she still doing there, could Rose have done something to her", Charles thought worriedly."Shit", he cursed at the thought of Rose doing something bad to Taylor. Grabbing his car keys, Charles headed for the door but stopped when the door opened and Taylor walked in with an exhausted look on her face."Taylor", Charles rushed over to her, scanning her body.Kate was taken back at Charles' action, "what was he doing?", She thought confused.Charles let out a sign in relief, "She was fine no harm done", he thought. He looked up at Kate who gave him a quizzical look."You were gone for long, I thought Rose had hurt you", Charles explained.Kate let out an "ohh". "I'm m fine as you can see, she didn't do anything to me", she said, slumping on the nearest sofa, her eyes closed, massaging her temples."Then what took you so long?", Charles asked."I ran into grandpa",
"Then make me yours", Charles said hoarsely, wrapping his arms around Kate's waist pulling her closer to him.Kate suddenly forgot how to breathe, their closeness was driving her crazy. The lust in his eyes turned her on. "No Kate get yourself together", she chided, she looked away, letting out an awkward cough.Realizing what he was doing, Charles removed his hands from her waist, not able to look at her. "I'm sorry", he apologized, his desire had gotten the better part of him.Kate nodded, standing up not trusting herself to speak, why did her heart suddenly feel heavy because she stopped Charles. The air in the room became awkward, neither of them looking at each other.Kate cleared her throat, looking at Charles. "I found it", she blurted out.Charles stared at her confused, his eyebrows raised questioning."The blueprints"."Really?"Charles asked surprised, Kate nodded in response."Let's go meet Gracie to tell her, so we'll think of how to get it", Kate suggested.Charles nodded
THE NEXT DAY. Rose kept her suitcase in her car, got in and drove out of the city. She didn't bother telling her adoptive parents she won't be in the city for the weekend. It was a 2 hour drive to her cottage, as it was in the suburbs of the city, where she grew up. Rose finally got there, taking out her suitcase then stared at the supposed cottage, which was actually a 2-storey building, not the kind of house you see in the suburbs. She walked to the door, turning the knob but it was locked. "Wasn't he home? She had informed him, She was coming today", Rose thought confused. Taking out the spare key with her, she opened the door and walked in. The house was quiet like no one was in. Rose closed the door, there was one place she knew he would be in. Leaving her suitcase in the living room, she made her way to the basement and sure enough she saw him there, engrossed in whatever he was doing on his laptop. "Steve", she called out, but the man didn't notice her presence. Rose w
"Are you trying to defend her?", Gabriel eyed his son-in-law. "No, I am just saying we shouldn't jump into any conclusion, she might have a valid reason for doing so", Nathaniel explained. "Give me an example of a valid reason", Gabriel demanded but Nathaniel couldn't come up with any, making the old man hiss. "Even if they are her shares, I'm going to find out who she gave them to, cause I don't trust that girl one bit", Gabriel said, standing up. Nathaniel held the paper with a puzzled expression on his face. "I won't hesitate to kick her out of the business, if she's planning something bad", Gabriel said in a serious tone before walking out. Nathaniel signed, his mind thinking of different possibilities why Rose would have given her shares to someone else. And he couldn't ask her because she wasn't in the city. The door to the study opened and Tiffany walked in. Seeing how her father left the study with a frown she could sense something was wrong. "What's wrong?" She asked
AT DONOVAN'S CAR ENTERPRISE.“Where are they?”Alexander groaned, as he paced around in Charles' office.He was meant to be sleeping now but because Charles and Kate needed his help to sneak into Rose's office he was there but the two people in question hadn't arrived.“Be patient, they'll be here soon”, Gracie hissed.“Easy for you to say, I am missing my sleep”, Alexander whined, making Gracie roll her eyes.“How did she get stuck with Alex, and was going to be with him for the whole night, till Charles and Taylor had successfully completed their mission”, she thought, rubbing her forehead”.The door to the office opened and two people stepped in.“Finally you guys are here”, Alexander signed in relief.“Woah! you guys really do look like secret agents going to infiltrate a company”, Alexander exclaimed, staring between the two of them. “If I didn't know better, I would have thought you guys were spies or assassins in your past life”.Charles and Kate looked at each other, both dress
“Taylor, Charles are you in?, I can't see anything”, Alexander asked.“Yes Alex, we're in. Don't worry there are no CCTV cameras in Rose's office, we'll take it from here”, Kate answered.“What a weird lady, who doesn't put CCTV cameras in their office”, Alexander commented.Charles handed Kate a torchlight.“Thanks' “, Kate whispered, taking it from him. Then walked to the bookshelf where she found the blueprints while Charles looked around the office.“Have got them”, Kate said with a triumphant smile, Charles walked over to her.“Great, time for you guys to get out of there…”, Alexander said.“Not yet”, Kate interrupted.“What do you mean not yet!”, Alexander exclaimed.“Why don't we check around, we might find more clues about the accident”, Kate suggested.“But…the longer you guys stay there, the higher the risk of getting got”, Alexander said exasperatedly.“He's got a point”, Gracie said.Kate gave Charles a pleading look, they might not have this opportunity to sneak into Rose
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