~Earlier that day~Lance had just stepped out when Penelope appeared in front of Roxanne. The blonde, as she watched the fiery goddess take steps inside and shit the door behind her, didn't know what to say.Shit! Why had thinks turned out this way?!Roxanne thought just as Penelope fully fixed her gaze on her."So you are the reason why Lance has been acting odd and even ignoring my call." She stated firmly with a tone of conviction in her voice, almost as if she already knew the whole thing that was happening between Roxanne and Lance.The blonde gulped at this thought, but quickly shook it off."What do you mean? I don't know what you are talking about." Roxanne tried her luck and faked ignorance, but even she knew that was useless seeing as she was literally on his sweatpants and sweat shirt he had lent her this morning.It would be damn normal if somebody...anybody misunderstood the situation.Roxanne didn't have time for this shit, but the fact that it was coming from Penelope a
Immediately after Henry's proclamation, Lance flared up with an unbelievable amount of anger.The sound of his chair screeching filled the huge dining hall as he stood up, fist balled tightly and turning white while he glared daggers at Henry who looked unfazed by his action."Have you gone insane?" Lance quarried."Lance!" Grace warned. "Mind the way you speak to your father.""You keep your damn mouth shut." Lance shot in her direction, making sure that this time around, the homewrecker wasn't spared of his anger.At this, Henry finally spoke up. He could take Lance insulting him, but not his wife."How dare you?!" He asked at the top of his lungs, wanting to instill fear in Lance.However, his actions did very little of that and rather angered Lance. Without thinking twice, the male shot back bitterly."No, how dare you? You think you can control my life?! Determine when I get married and who I get married to?!" He snickered bitterly. "You long lost that right.""How dare you speak
The entire table was silent for a few seconds, and all eyes, were once again, ON ROXANNE.Henry looked disbelieving, Grace just the same and Penelope, she looked like she was about to fall apart from Lance's announcement.Roxanne understood her reaction seeing as her fiance had just announced that he would be marrying another woman, instead of her.Even Roxanne could not believe what Lance had just said and stared at him with wide eyes. Sure, she knew he was crazy, probably has a few screws lose...However, what the hell was he doing?!"What did you just say?" Henry final asked after a few seconds l, breaking the silence that settled over the entire table."This, this is unbelievable." Grace muttered out as she nearly slumped in her chair from the shock she received from Lance's news.However, the male didn't seem to care about either of their expressions. Not Henry's rage filled one, nor Grace's confused and utterly shattered one and most especially not Penelope's hurt and angered ex
Roxanne sat by the edge of the hotel bed, watching from the back as Lance undid the buttons of his shirt and discarded the peice of material.After their argument on the road, Lance had suddenly decided that he wanted to have sex...on the road.Roxanne was stunned beyond words, but fortunately, she was able to persuade Lance that they shouldn't least go to a hotel and book a room rather than having sex in the back of a car.And so, Lance drove to a local hotel and checked in. Roxanne was more than glad that he agreed to this, however, she could no longer ignore the ache that was growing in her chest as Lance silently led them to the room, not once glancing back to speak nor check on her, and now here he was, stripping off his shirt and pants while she sat in her undergarments, contemplating if she really wanted something like this to happen, again?'You don't have a choice, Roxanne.' She reminds herself. 'This should be normal, since you both are nothing but sex partners.'Just the th
Exhausted by the whole event that had transpired and everything so far, Roxanne eventually fell asleep in Lance's hand.Her soft snores and even heart beat was the only thing that filled Lance's ears as he watched her for a while before closing his eyes and falling asleep with her body cradled close to his.The warmth and safety that his body brought provided Roxanne with a good dream. When she opened her eyes, she found her parents in front of her, smiling down at while offering her a wrapped sandwich.Roxanne was confused and almost got her hopes high when she looked around and remembered the scenery she was in.It was from a time in her childhood when she had gone out with her parents during a riot and due to a few circumstances, they ended up benching it out on a park to wait till the riot died down.Her mother had always kept a stash of sandwiches for when the worst would happen, but she never imagined that she would have one all wrapped and ready to eat on the day of the riot."
Penelope sat in her designated office, back facing the entrance and eyes glued to the picture she had opened on her phone screen.It was a photo of Lance and Roxanne kissing during the day she had hosted the yacht party. At first when she had recieved it along with the message asking if she wanted to uncover the truth behind her fiancé's cheating, she had ignored it seeing as it was from an unknown number. She chose to believe that this picture had been photoshopped as there were many people, both male and female, desperate to see her and Lance end their engagement and jump at the chance.But now, after the stunt Lance had pulled during dinner the previous night, and after receiving two other pictures of him and Roxanne kissing, she bow knew otherwise.The thought that Lance was cheating on her and that he was hiding it from her, resurfaced in her mind once more and with anger, she threw her phone to the floor, watching a the device ended up having cracks across the screen.Just then,
Since then, a week has gone by. Roxanne left the penthouse before the sun could set and ever since, she refuses to answer Lance's call.The male, obviously had been baffled about this new attitude of hers, but instead of storming to her place, he chose to give her time and space and focus more on the case of his mother as it seemed like he was finally getting headway.Roxanne had no idea that her disappearance was all over his mind, especially since they had made love so many times and yet, Lance could not get enough of her. She was addictive and it just wasn't the sex alone, but also her character in whole.Everything about her seemed to drive him to the edge. But of course, Roxanne remained oblivious to this and chose to believe that Lance was simply playing games with her mind and heart, which was very far off from his true intentions.Today was the start of a new week, Roxanne woke up early and tried to dress her best as her schedule showed she had a conference meeting first thing
As Lance stepped out of the conference room, his mind buzzing with thoughts about the upcoming project, his eyes fell upon a scene that instantly prickled his irritation. There, in the hallway, was Roxanne, wrapped in Colton's embrace.For some reason, The sight cut deeper than he expected, making the space between his brows creased into a frown.He felt anger rising in the pit of his stomach as his mind tried to convince him that Roxanne was really a lose woman.Just last week, it was him who had held her in his arms, cherishing the warmth and comfort her body gave off after she had fought, cried and later fell asleep in his arms. And now, she was throwing herself at Colton?A Fresh surge of anger overwhelmed Lance, pushing him forward with a determination to intervene. He stormed up to the two, his hands clenched tightly into fists. Without a second thought, he reached out and grabbed Roxanne by her wrist, determined to pull her away from Colton's grasp.Startled by Lance's sudden a
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