Night had fallen quickly after Henry's visit. Roxanne remained at Lance penthouse and accompanied him to finish a few of his work.After cooking and having dinner, she washed up and borrowed yet another of Lance's dress before allowing herself collapse onto the comfortable mattress.However, instead of falling asleep, her mind began to reel with thoughts. She turned onto her side and folded up as she thought of what and what Henry had said.Out of everything that had been said today, the one thing that still seemed to disturb her was the matter with Penelope.She was currently Lance's Fiance, the person whom Lance is meant to get married to even though he doesn't have any feeling for her.Although Henry had told them that he was going to take care of things to his best abilities, Roxanne still didn't feel at ease. Probably because of the father son tension that always hung in the air each time Lance and Henry were in the same room.Roxanne let out a sigh before turning over again, try
The next morning, while Lance and Roxanne were still sleeping in the comfort of each other's arms, they were suddenly awoken by the sound of someone banging on the front door.The sound jolted them both awake, mostly Roxanne who has always been alert when it comes to sleeping. She looked around rubbing her eyes, wondering who the mad person banging against the door could be.The banging continued as she turned over and shook Lance fully awake."Someone's here, come on." She said and slid out of bed. Lance followed her with a frustrated grown.Why were his mornings starting out like this? Couldn't he just enjoy his time with Roxanne?As both Roxanne and Lance slipped on their dresses, the latter couldn't help having a scowl etched into the morning features of his face. Once they were each done, they both walked out of the room to hear someone yelling from the other end."Lance! I know you are in there, come out here right this instance!"The voice was shrill and screechy as well as fam
The day after tomorrow had arrives pretty fast. Due to needing a few of her things, Roxanne had returned to her apartment the morning of their date. She freshened up and met back with Lance in front of his penthouse.The first thing she noticed when she walked out was the fact that Lance was dressed in a casual grey sweater and black jeans. He stood there looking handsome as ever as he smiled at Roxanne.She stared back at him for a moment, trying to remember when last she saw him in that outfit."Hey," Lance greeted her with a smile. "You ready to go?" He asked and surveyed her outfit as she nodded her head.She was wearing a light blue off shoulder dress that came to just above her knees. On her feet were a pair of black high heeled sandals with small white crystals on the front of her toes.Lance's eyes lingered on her exposed collarbone for a moment before he grabbed her hand and began leading her to the garage where his car was parked.The two rode the elevator in comfortable sil
"You did what?!" Iris exclaimed with her mouth hanging open.Surprise was evident on her face after Roxanne explained all that had happened between her and Lance in the past few days. Of course she had left out a few minor details and made sure not to explain the too intimate parts.But still, Iris was surprised."This...this is a whole different story." Iris said while trying to piece everything together. She took a long sip from her smoothie before fixing a stern gaze on Roxanne. "So what now? Are you guys like lovers now?"Roxanne looked down at her fingers and fiddled with them. They weren't lovers, at least not for now. Both she and Lance had decided to take things slow. They would explore their emotions, connections and what they wanted out of their relationship first. They'd talk about the future once they knew what that would be."No, we're just...not ready to go that far just yet." Roxanne informed. "We decided to take things slow. You know, get to know each other, go on love
Was it perhaps a coordinate? A bank account number? Was it maybe an address?She flipped through the pages to find out, but all she could find were numbers, nothing more."What is going on?" Roxanne asked herself.She didn't understand what these numbers could be. Just when she thought she knew all there was to know about her parents case, new evidence popped up.But in the first place, how had the note gotten into her pocket? Did someone perhaps slip it into her pocket when she and Iris had gone to the spar? Or was it when they went to the mall, it had been pretty crowded today and she had bumped against a lot of people.Roxanne tried to think back and figure out how this note could have made its way into her pocket, but no matter how hard she tried to remember, nothing was coming up.Roxanne groaned in frustration and buried her head into the center of her palm.This was bad, she thought. She had been so focused on fixing her relationship with Lance that she completely forgot the mo
When the elevator doors suddenly opened it revealed someone.It was Lance and beside him was none other than Julie. Roxanne looked in between the two and her eyes narrowed.She really didn't like the way Julie was standing so close to Lance. If you asked her, Julie was standing way too close for an assistant to be standing near their boss."Good morning, Mr. Laurent." Bella greeted and gave a short bow.Lance looked at Roxanne, his eyes shimmering ever so slightly as a smile tugged at the corner of his lips.Roxanne smiled softly as she stepped into the elevator. "Good morning, Mr. Laurent." She greeted, remembering to stay professional even though romance was blossoming between them.She has to know how to keep her personal life separate from her work life. If she was going to have a relationship with Lance, she was going to have to be very careful about it. After all, there was no telling how many people in the office might try to dig into their private lives once she found out and
Penelope Cube?Why was she here? Was she to cause trouble? Roxanne tried to rack her brain for simple answers as she walked towards the guest lounge, Bella trailing right behind her.Unfortunately, by the time she arrived by the lounge room door, she couldn't have come up with one solid option. The only reason she could find that suited Penelope visiting her was to obviously earn her to back off from Lance.She was going for the strategy of 'threatening the mistress.' Cliche as is, it was still a hot and trendy way to get third parties out of your relationship.However, unlike those other girls that would easily back away when offered cash or money, Roxanne wasn't going to go down without a fight and she has more than one reasons for that.The first and most important being Penelope's attitude. Now She doesn't see herself holy enough to judge other people's character and she has seen her fair share of nasty characters, but there was no way she was going to remain quiet and give up on
"Say, Roxanne, do you think Lance loves you for you? Or simply because you have a striking resemblance to his first love?"Roxanne paused as she processed those words. Christopher had taunted her with those very same words, but back then they didn't disturb her as much as they were disturbing her now. Did she really look like Lance's first love? Was he simply projecting his love for his first love onto her?The realization had hit her in the face.Penelope had her. Her gaze was cold and piercing, like a predator ready to devour their prey.Roxanne turned to the side, her gaze downcast as she felt her body heat up in anger. She heard Penelope chuckle victoriously and the sound only further fueled the fire burning within her.How dare she? How dare she stand in front of her and mock her. She was so close to letting her get away with it, but her words made her reconsider and now, she was regretting not getting her away from here."Realization is painful, ain't it?" Penelope mocked. "You
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