The drive back to the family house was silence, comfortably silent and Roxanne could feel that the brewing tension back at the hospital had disappeared. But she was still curious about what Lance had to say and she wordless squeezed his hand which was resting on her lap to pass this along.Lance glanced away from the road for mere seconds, flashing a calm and charming smile her way before turning back to focus on the road. "We can talk in the house," he replied before looking back at the road and Roxanne followed his gaze, glancing up at the house which was visible in the distance.Roxanne knew that Lance was going to have some important answers for her but she also knew that they were still working things out and that this might just be another part of that process. So she was just going to sit back and enjoy the comfortable silence of the ride back home.Almost immediately as Roxanne stepped out, she was swarmed by Henry, Rosalie, her grandfather and a new face, a beautiful brunette
Roxanne was surprised by Colton's sudden visit that for a few seconds, she went silent, staring like a statue."Hi, Roxanne." He finally broke the silence with a wave of his hand.This seemed to snap her out of her trans. "Col...Colton? What are you doing here?" She asked."Roxanne, who is it?" Henry's voice came from behind as he walked towards the door and spotted Colton standing outside. "Ah, Col, you made it." He brushed past his surprised cousin and went to give Colton a hand shake all the while Roxanne stared at them both in confusion.What was Colton doing here? Sure, she knew that Henry and Colton were friends, best friends from all the stories she has heard and that was not what surprised her, but rather, what surprised her was the fact that Colton was here...at the family house...showing up out of the blues!How did that happen?"Don't look so surprised, Roxanne," Henry began as he turned to face her, the surprise of Colton's visit evident on her face."I'm...I'm not surpris
How had she lost at her own game? She needed to up her game. However, just as that thought crossed her mind, she turned around and saw Lance grinning at her, clearly happy with how she had walked away from him.Roxanne decided to be childish. She stuck her tongue out at him before she turned around and suantered away."Ah, Roxy, there you are." Rosalie said as soon as she stepped into the dinning room."Yes, grandmother, I'm here." Roxanne answered and glanced around to see that everyone was either seated at the table or still helping themselves to the macarons on the plate in the middle of the table. "Did you need me for something?""Nothing important, Colton just pointed out how you weren't here. And where's Lance.""Here." The male announced his presence as he showed up behind Roxanne."Now we are complete. Take a seat, and join us, these macarons aren't going to finish themselves after all.""Yes Grandmother." Roxanne nodded her head and glanced around for empty seats for she and
~Flashback~~Summer of 1976~Rosalie turned and tossed on her bed as she could hear sounds from outside that disturbed her sleep coupled with the sunlight streaming into her window.Groaning, she buried her head under her pillow and tried to go back to sleep, unfortunately, the universe had other plans for her.Ugh, How unfortunate was she? Just when she had gotten a free day off going to college and decided to spend it in her bed, she's woken up by a fucking moving truck...A moving truck?The sudden realization caused the young girl to sit up. Her short almost red hair was all over the place as she looked around her room for a few seconds before scrambling off her bed and racing down stairs."Rosy? Where are you going?" Her female best friend and house mate asked as she watched her run down and out the house.As soon as Rosalie was outside, she frantically looked around before her eyes spotted the moving truck and she jogged down towards the house she had been familiar with for year
Rosalie stood at the entrance of the family house as she watched Lance and Roxanne walk towards their car. She stayed with a smile on her face and bade them farewell with a wave.Only when they had stepped into the car and driven away did she allow the smile in her lips to fade away.The past was catching up, she thought and frowned, causing wrinkles to paint her delicate skin.Her thought was interrupted as Louis suddenly showed up behind her. "Are they gone?" He asked, causing her to flinch. She looked back at him and glared. "Did I scare you?"Rosalie sighed and ignored her husband's comment. She closed the door, locked it and then walked towards the siting room. Now that both her favorite grandchildren were gone with their companions, the house felt empty, too big to just accommodate two people alone, even though it had been like that for years.The sound of her sighing out loud drew Louis's attention. "What's wrong?" He asked."Nothing." Rosalie answered as she forced a smile on
Lance had driven a while more while Roxanne was asleep when he got a phone call. He answered the phone, connecting it to his Bluetooth which he immediately stuck in his ear."Kelvin, what is it?" He asked in a low voice, careful not to wake Roxanne."Sir, it's about he report you told me to run." The shadow assistant informed.Lance glanced at Roxanne and once confirming that she was still sleeping, he Instructed, "Go on.""I looked into the driver who had been accused if drunk driving killed the previous CEO of Grant Enterprise. He was an acquaintance of Mr. Cube."Lance's brows furrowed. Claude Cube? He was involved in all these?He turned to glance at Roxanne. He'd have to tell her all this eventually, but right now, he didn't want to worry her any further."Do you know anything else?""Yes. During the trial, someone had bribed the judge and covered up the entire case."Someone did that? Lance felt anger bubble in the out of his stomach. Just how disgusting were humans willing to b
"Hack!" The woman in front of Roxanne's eyes coughed up a large amount of blood into her hand.The blonde could only but watch with Large eyes, frozen to her spot and unsure of how all this had happened and what actions she needed to take.Around her was the sound of a younger child crying, calling out to the woman who was coughing up more blood, his mother. The child had tears brimming in the lid if his beautiful lavender eyes as he clung to his mother, worried."Amelie are you okay?"Roxanne was snapped out of her stand still haze when she heard the sound of her father's familiar yet forgotten voice and seconds later, he moved past her with a handkerchief. Soon after, the beautiful figure of her mother came into vision as she too tried to care for her sick And new acquaintance.Roxanne watched with a Blank mind for a few seconds before it all clicked. Ah, this was another dream of hers.She glanced down at her hands which were that of a child, confirming her assumptions. She glanced
Back at Cube industry headquarters, Claude sat behind his desk, workings. He had his glasses resting on the bridge of his nose as he looked through papers, signing off whatever needed his attention for approval and dismissing those he considered a complete waste of budget money.He worked for over an hour and a half, not once leaving the office until a knock at his door stopped him."Come in!" He shouted, not looking up from his desk.Seconds later, the door swung open to reveal a familiar figure. His one and only daughter, Penelope.Looking up from his desk and seeing her, Claude sighed. "Penelope, what is it you want?""Dad, we need to talk." Penelope stated as she sauntered half way across the room and plopped down into the chair in front of her father's working desk."Talking can wait, I'm busy." Adjusting his glasses, Claude tried to dismiss her.Penelope gave him a cold glare. "I said it was important." She repeated.Claude sighed before closing his laptop, resting his elbows on
Roxanne sat by the window of her favorite cafe wrapped from head to toe in seasonal clothing befitting winter. Her hair was pulled into a ponytail while her fringe hung on the side of her face, she wore a brown and white beanie while a black scarf was wrapped around her neck. Her outfit consisted of black jeans and a beige winter sweater along with a pair of white boots to complete her look. She had ordered a hot chocolate along with a pastry and was sipping on the drink when her phone rang.She looked down to see that it was Colton and she quickly answered the call, placing her cup down on the table. "Hey, Col, where are you?""In front of the cafe." The voice from the other end of the phone responded and Roxanne looked outside to see her friend waving. She smiled and waved back."Alright, I'm coming out." She said and got up, throwing her cup into the bin before grabbing her bag and walking out of the cafe.The winter was getting harsher and harsher with each passing day but she had
"You are absolutely pathetic, Penelope Cube." She said and glanced over to the crowd before returning her gaze to Penelope. "You're absolutely pathetic." She repeated in a much louder voice, making sure everyone in the room could hear. "All this while I had my eyes on you, waiting to see how far you'd sink before you drown." Roxanne smirked. "But you're the one that ended up drowning yourself, it's you that lost the game and now, you're going to have to pay for it."Immediately after Roxanne's words, Claude emerged from the crowd ready to defend his daughter. But Lance was faster.He rushed forward and blocked Claude before he could get closer to Roxanne. "Don't you dare?" He sneered.Claude stopped short in his spot and looked around from Roxanne who was standing her ground and looking unfazed to Penelope, his daughter who was drenched from head to toe in wine and then to Lance who was shooting daggers at him through his eyes. He didn't like the look that the young lad was giving him
The rest of the party went by peacefully, that is until Henry clinged his glass, drawing the attention of everyone in the room as he announced that he had something to say. In that moment, Lance and Roxanne glanced at each other, remembering how Henry said he was going to announce Lance as the new CEO tomorrow and step down from the Company."Can I please have your attention?" Henry said with a smile on his face as he stepped forward from his place where he had been standing with Frank and took to stand at the center, while everyone watched in anticipation."I know this might be quite sudden but I want to thank everyone here today for being a part of welcoming back my father from the hospital, it means more to me than any one could ever imagine." Henry said and glanced at Frank who nodded his head in agreement and looked back towards the crowd with a smile on his face."It's been an honor and a pleasure to meet all of you, whether you be the regular guests or some of the close family
After looking at herself one last time in the mirror, She decided that her outfit was okay as well as every other thing on her."You ready?" Roxanne asked when she finished dressing up and found Lance standing in the living room in his black suit."Yep." He answered and extended his hand for her to take, which she did, giving him a smile of confidence."Let's go." She said, and the couple exited the penthouse, locking the door and taking the elevator to the ground floor and stepping out into the bright sun of the morning.The city had woken up early that day, and the streets were already packed with people going on with their daily business, having no idea about what was to happen later that day.The couple strolled towards the parking lot, hand in hand. Roxanne took a deep breath before entering the car. She buckled up and strapped the seatbelt while Lance slipped into the driver's seat and started the engine."How nervous are you?" He asked once he pulled out of the parking lot and
Henry went stiff and his gaze momentarily flew to where Roxanne was seated beside Lance, finding her eyes glued on him before he looked away."I..." He hesitated. "I did so because I wanted to protect Roxanne."His answer left both Roxanne and Lance stunned and confused."Protect Roxanne?" Lance asked."Protect me?" Roxanne asked."Yes." Henry nodded. "At the time which your parents had died and their case was being handled, Claude had been proven guilty In many ways and as a result asked to pay compensation worth thirty five billion to the victims daughter, Roxanne, or spend the rest of his life in jail. So Claude taught that if Roxanne wasn't around then he could pass under the charges. He was planning on harming her in other to walk Scott free and I couldn't allow that, so I bribed the judge to drop the case to make sure that Roxanne remained safe."Lance's eyes narrowed in on his father and he frowned deeply. "You mean, that monster that killed Roxanne' parents had actually attemp
Lance and Roxanne spent a few more hours in Rosalie's place, talking things over and planning for the party the next day. By the time they had finished, the sky was already darkening and Lance and Roxanne feeling tired. They bade Rosalie goodbye and began the journey back to Lance's penthouse which was now virtually like Roxanne's place too."So, you and me, huh?" Lance asked playfully once they were in the car on the drives back home.Roxanne who had her head leaned against the window chuckled. "Don't even push your Luck, Laurent." She teased, earning a hum of disapproval from him."Why not, you're already my girlfriend, I don't see any harm in making you my finacee.""True, but it'll be awkward to explain this to everyone since we only just found out that you and I are apparently engaged since childbirth, but without a doubt, it'd be funny seeing Penelope's face when she learns of this." Roxanne pointed out with a chuckle which faded almost instantly as she said. "Funny and pitiful.
Rosalie was rather surprised when both Lance and Roxanne showed up at her house, so suddenly."Lance? Roxanne? Why are you both here? Isn't the party until tomorrow?" The elderly woman asked, looking confusingly between the young couple."Hi, grandmother." Roxanne greeted, followed by Lance who gave a curt and respectful nod in her direction. "Yes, the party isn't until tomorrow but that isn't why we're here, we need to talk." She said seriously."Oh," Rosalie uttered, surprised by her granddaughter's sudden serious demeanor. But she recovered from that quickly and smiled. "Well, how about we have a chat in the living room." She suggested politely, gesturing for both Roxanne and Lance to step in.They both did as told and sank down together in the same chair, waiting till Rosalie had served them glasses of water and sank down in her won chair before begining to discuss the reason why they had come here for."Grandmother, can we ask you a few questions?"Rosalie viewed her granddaughte
Roxanne quickly looked over the document, reading the information and then quickly turning to look at Lance, her eyes wide and her heart racing with excitement. "You've got to be fucking kidding me!""What is it?" Lance asked as he walked over to her and looked over the documents in her hand, his brows creasing with equal confusion. "I wasn't aware that Grant Enterprise had a medical center." He commented."That's because it doesn't." Roxanne informed, flipping through the documents all the more to get headings and after a while, she scoffs. "This is ridiculous. What are we meant to do with fake documents."She tossed the paper back into the podium and ran her hand through her hair, pushing them back and out of her face. In the process of doing so, she had missed as Lance bent down and picked off the floor the piece of paper that had slithered out from in between the pages of the document as she had tossed it away."Perhaps it isn't fake," He began, looking over the small piece of pap
"Penelope Cube, the daughter of the Cube family is the customer claiming to have already wanted those dresses.""Oh my freak fucking God." Roxanne cursed as she rolled her eyes and later on groaned in annoyance while Lance on the other hand sighed out loudly in frustration, both leaving Catherine confused."So you mean to tell me the person playing owner over the dresses I picked is Penelope Cube?" She asked once more out of confirmation sakes.Catherine hesitantly nodded her head. "I'm afraid so.""Oh fuck my life. That girl has been making it her mission to be the worst person ever. Why she had to come here to spoil our time together is beyond me." Roxanne ranted with a roll of her eyes. "I can't fucking believe this.""I know this might sound like a difficult task, Catherine, but I need you to get me those dresses. Not a single one of what we picked should go missing. Am I making myself clear?" Lance instructed with a serious look on his face and Catherine nodded her head immediate