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
"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