After showering and changing her dress, Roxanne rushed towards the one place where she knew she could confirm if Lance's words were a lie or not.Her parent's house.It was a medium size love cottage located closely near the forest and on the quieted side of Los Angeles. Her mother always seemed to enjoy the company of the animals, the trees and all of nature alike.When Roxanne had been younger, she has grumbled about her mother's choice of residence since it was so far away from her school and she had to seat in the back of her designated car for hours. At some point, she had threatened to move away as a young kid, her parents simply laughed at her words, but never the less, they met her demands and sent her to leave with her grandparents until the weekends. That place had gradually become her home out of home where she made so many memories and bonds.But now that she was standing in the threshold of her parent's house, all the Happy memories she shaded with her parents came floodi
Roxanne was surprised to see that it was Penelope who has entered from behind her. She viewed the red haired beauty for a few seconds- curiosity and cautiousness evident in her eyes- before standing up and approaching her with her hand out."You must be Ms. Grant. Pleasure meeting you, my name's Penelope Cube." She introduced herself decently while accepting Roxanne's hand shake.The blonde was somewhat caught off guard with her rather good attitude and deep down, a tinge of guilt surface."The pleasures all mine, please, take a seat." She shook away the feeling deep down and gestured towards the free seats."Thank you, and oh," Penelope was about to take her seat when it seemed like she suddenly remembered something. "Would it be okay if a friend of mine joined us." She said and pointed at the door.Before Roxanne could voice her opinion, the door swung open and a cheeky looking Noirette walked in."Well, I don't mind." She muttered underneath her breath as she sank into her chair.P
For the first few seconds after Roxanne had surfaces from the water, it felt like air had been forcefully put into her lungs.She choked: coughed brutally as she tried to adapt and get as much water as she could out of her lungs.Her eyes stung from the sudden sea water and her body shivered brutally from the cold fabric and remnant of water that clung to her body.It took her a few seconds to realize that she was being cradled in the arms of Lance and slowly, his shouts and people whispers came back to her ears."... Are you all deaf? I said get me blankets!" Lance barked at the onlookers who were whispering underneath their breaths.Why wouldn't they.Suddenly, before Roxanne could really register what was unfolding and how things were unfolding, there was another splash from the sea and minutes later, Christopher came up with Penelope cradled weakly in his arms."Spread out!" He ordered of the people who were suddenly gathering him as he climbed aboard."What? Why is the second you
Immediately Roxanne heard someone coming their way, she fought out of Lance's kiss and skillfully pulled him to the side of her car into hiding.She could barely make out who it was that was approaching them, but it appeared to be two young men, maybe their own age, who looked a bit disheveled. They were not dressed for this weather at all. One had a black knit cap, and the other was wearing a woolen stocking cap that looked like the one Roxanne had knitted for Lance. Both had long brown hair, and they were talking and laughing, so much that Roxanne could hear their voices from her hiding spot in the shadows."The little Ms. Cube looked so embarrassed." One said and crackled mindlessly."Serves her right." Input the other as he fumbled with the keys of his car, unlocked the car and pulled the door open. "That would teach ladies like her to go for someone more her class.""Her class? Are you speaking of yourself?" His friend asked in mockery."Hell yeah." He replied and pointed a finge
Roxanne was woken up from her sleep as she felt a car shaking and heard a knock at the window. Heavily confused and disoriented, she rubbed her eyes and moved the curtain to find Lance grinning at her. It was then she remembered that she had allowed Lance drive her home after the whole ordeal with Christopher, Penelope and the two morons at the packing lot.She glanced down at her shirt and realized that it had somewhat dried- what she assumed to be the work of her low chilling A.C. It wasn't completely dry, in the sense that her bra was still peeking out, but at least it felt less sticky and wet.And for that, she was thankful."Good morning, sleeping beauty," Lance said as Roxanne got out of the car and scanned her surrounding, extremely happy to be in front of her very own house."Why didn't you wake me?" Roxanne asked with a huff, trying to ignore the pumping heat inside her from just looking at Lance standing with his shirt drenched and hair scraggy.For some reason, this hair st
Roxanne woke up late the next day after her seemingly long night. She laid in bed for a few seconds, staring blankly at the ceiling before turning to scan her environment.As usual, Lance was nowhere to be seen. Roxanne had expected that much so she slipped out of bed carelessly, not bothering to cover her body as her bare feet stumped against the child wooden floor below her.She made her way to the bathroom and had her bath, cleaning up properly and changing into an outfit good enough for her day.She did all these in a daze, her mind still lingering on what Lance had told her yesterday before she dozed off.After their sex as usual, Roxanne felt spent. Tired wasn't the right word for it as she felt like a while truck had literally ran over her, except her organs were intact and her limbs weren't displaced in different locations.Beside her was Lance. He was in his briefs, with her duvet covering just his lower half. He sat with his back placed against her bed frame, his hair messy
"What is the relationship between you and Lance?"As if being hut heavily in the chest, Roxanne felt the air in her lungs disappear for a while and when it did come back, she had to stop herself from gasping it in, as she gently rose her gaze from the hard wood of the table in between them to meet Penelope's gem green eyes.Roxanne took a moment to calm herself...the internal storm in her mind to be précises, before she began to sought after answers to why Penelope had suddenly asked her such a question.Had she perhaps heard the rumors of Lance being seen with Julie and mistaken her for the bitch? That made perfect sense.Or perhaps...had Christopher gone to run his mouth to her? The male had suddenly become aware of she and Lance's affairs, how that happened, she did not know. So had he perhaps gone to blab everything to Penelope thinking that this was his way of revenge?That was equally an option. One that suddenly made a wave of guilt and wrong doing wash over Roxanne as she star
The truth about the affair if her fiance?Penelope stared at the screen of her phone in confusion. Lance was having an affair? With who? Could it be...No. Penelope rebuked the thought as soon as it crossed her mind. She grasped her phone in between her finger and began writing a reply.[Who's this?]She watched as her message loaded, sent and got read, but even after five minutes, the sender refused to reply.Was this some kind of prank? Penelope thought with furrowed brows. She waited a bit more before deciding that it was indeed a joke and without second thoughts, she blocked the number.After that, she relaxed back in the chair she was sitting in and sighed out loud.This wedding was indeed going to be a long one. She just hopes that no one tries to interrupt it, because resulting to violence, isn't something she is too keen on.** ** ** **Roxanne walked into her company already feeling like a freaking tired monster. Although her put together composure did not show it, the tired
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