Dinner was served, and the round table was set and filled with delicious cuisines. It turned out the people were some of Ricardo's old friends. They weren't into fashion, but just did random jobs and investing. Alana was sitting beside Ricardo, while the unexpected person she wasn't expecting was sitting opposite her. Either way, she could feel the tension between Ricardo and Julius. “Mrs. Romero and I are partners…so I don't understand why Mr.… Romero is acting like this'' like a devil, Julius said as his shrewd eyes shifted to Alana. Ricardo's hand clenched tightly. Alana was shocked Julius could say that in public, “Really? So, this means you and Ricardo can be friends…hahaha, this is a good thing,” Garry laughed and raised his glass of champagne for a toast. Julius smirked even more and raised his glass. “I don't know if… Ricardo is willing…perhaps because he's a married man now,” Julius said hesitantly and turned to Ricardo. His eyes held nothing but shrewdness. Ricardo com
“Can you come now… Alana, I'm waiting,” Brigitte said over the phone as she proceeded towards the reception, unfortunately, she came to a halt when she nearly bumped into someone carrying something. “I'm… I'm so sorry…did I hurt you,” it was Chloe who said, stepping backwards and checking if the coffee she was carrying spilled on the lady? “It's okay…nothing happened," Brigitte said, trying to shove the lady's hands away. “I didn't mean to…” “Where are you taking that?” Brigitte cut her off and pointed at the coffee. Chloe smiled and fixed her dress. “To Mr. Romero…it's in the afternoon… I'm taking coffee to him,” Chloe remarked politely and made her way to the elevator. Brigitte didn't think much but shrugged and proceeded her way. “Just great,” Alana disconnected the call. Meanwhile, Ricardo was sitting in his office with his head buried in his hands. There was a light knock on the door, which he didn't hear until after a while. “Come in,” he straightened up and started arr
"Sweetie, you'll have a little sibling…a cute little sister" Alana whispered while making Santiago touch her belly. The boy seemed a little confused at first because he looked at her for a while then her belly."Do you want one…a little sister," Alana muttered with a smile and to her surprise, Santiago's lips quivered upwards.Alana couldn't contain her happiness. Seeing Santiago reacting to her made her eyes watery."I promise you'll be fine…because mommy loves you a lot…very much," she had to make him well. Whatever happened, Santiago was slowly responding. "I'm sure when your sister comes…both of you will have fun…but don't cause any trouble," Alana said in between sobs and planted a soft kiss on Santiago's forehead "Now let's do homework and…""Ahem," someone cleared their throat and turned around. Alana was a little startled to find Ricardo standing by the door. He looked fresh wearing a black tracksuit. She didn't have to look closer to know he was from taking a shower. His pe
“Good morning madam, coffee” Becky greeted her boss as soon as she walked and handed her a cup of hot coffee. Alana scanned the cup and took it as they both proceeded towards the elevator. “Morning, what's for today?” Alana asked as both entered the lift. Becky adjusted her specs and brought out her iPad.“As usual…check the incoming fabrics…the new collection coming up…we have clients flooding in” Becky went on and listed everything Alana had to do for the day. Of course, Alana nodded now and then until the lift came to a halt.“No meetings?” She was stunned her assistant didn't mention anything about having meetings. Shaking her head, Becky pushed the office door open.“Not today…” She started but stopped when they found Vincent already seated in the office.“Good morning madam,” Vince greeted Alana and rose from the chair. Alana was stunned to see how devoted Vincent was to the job.“Morning… I might as well hire you as my employee," Alana chuckled as both hugged and moved away.“
"Madam, this and this," Mrs Marks smiled as she handed some sketches to Alana who was busy in the mirror while talking to Brigitte via a video call."You'll do fine. I have faith in you," Alana said with a smile and continued what she was doing. Brigitte on the other hand was agitated that Alana could see."This is important, I busted my ass for this," came Brigitte's voice and by the sound of it. Alana could tell she was nervous. "And that's why you need to relax…just go there and present…I'm sure the client will be satisfied, " Brigitte had been working hard for the past three weeks. Ricardo had given him the important job of overseeing the new jewelry for a very influential client. She had been going on short business trips. And finally, the day had come for the client to get his goods."Mr Adrian is really hard to deal with…he expects perfection and well, Ricardo expects the same thing," Brigitte said and buried her head in her palms. Alana let out an exhale and put her hairbrus
The police station wasn't Alana's favorite place, it was cold and gave her chills. A place where criminals were tortured. She had heard how those who went to jail never came out the same. As long as you had been held behind bars, their reputation was forever tainted. Brigitte was in such a predicament “Detective, whatever it is… I don't think it's wise to get her arrested,” Alana said, feeling frustrated with the turnout of events. Getting to the police station, indeed, Brigitte was arrested and accused of embezzlement. The detective before her refused her to see Brigitte because the company executives ordered it. She was a criminal. “Madam, I'm afraid all the evidence is presented here…as it is, I'm only here to uphold justice," the detective said and moved around the room. Alana was irritated even more. “Evidence you say, I know her very well…she can never do that,” it was ridiculous to accuse Brigitte of something so serious. She worked hard for everything only to get arrested.
It was early in the morning, the sun was bright, and the sunlight was warm and not harsh. The birds kept chirping, and the breeze was cool. A strong gust of wind blew was sipping inside the room causing Alana to shiver. Ricardo's eyes were open, tightly holding his wife in his arms. It was a cold morning, despite the bright sunlight. The breeze caused a chill in his bones. "Mmm," Alana moaned in her sleep and curled against Ricardo. He didn't dare let her go. Despite wanting to leave the bed. He kept her warm. "Mm what time is it," the woman mumbled in her sleep as she slowly shifted around until her eyes flew open. "What?" a low exclamation escaped her lips when she glanced up and found Ricardo staring at her. With a frown, she frowned and prepared to get away from him when he held her back. "It's cold, stay for a while," the man muttered keeping his arm around her. Alana didn't have to think deeply to know she always ended up in Ricardo's bed whenever they argued. "Why should I
“Here madam, drink some water,” Becky said and put a glass of water on the desk. Alana smiled and picked it up.“Thank you, Becky,” she said and shifted her gaze to Dario and Dennis. She invited the two specifically for something important. “So, what do you think,” Alana added and waited for the two men to reply. Both Dario and Dennis exchanged glances and then nodded.“Madam, the problem is everything receipt has Ms Brigitte's signature…all the bank transactions she was assigned to make are in her name,” Dennis said while Dario handed Alana some documents. “But who denied signing anything,” Alana had asked Brigitte about everything. Unfortunately, she denied having signed any documents. Alana listened as Dario and Dennis explained everything which had been going on at the office since she left. It seemed some people were operating in the shadows. They needed a scapegoat, and they targeted Brigitte. “And what has your boss been doing all this time?” Alana asked suspiciously, it was