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Ariana had to think carefully. She enjoyed working as his secretary because the man was busy and kept everything professional but thinking about her future, what if something happened between them and their relationship turned sour?She might lose her job as a secretary and go back to being a waitress, which would be shameful, more like a fall from grace kind of story. It was better she kept both and reported to different bosses. If anything happened between them, she could still work with her head high. Her response was a subtle, “No.”Caddaric knew he was playing with fire by insisting because he didn’t know how long he would be able to hold back that burning desire. Still, it only felt worse to be away from her. “What if I add the job of a supervisor instead of a waitress? I’ll increase your working hours as my secretary and reduce your hours as a supervisor. Your salary will also be adjusted accordingly.”It sounded good to Ariana but she felt strange at the way he kept changing
The man was dismayed. He thought she would be happy to see him but she was rather apprehensive. He was tall, and muscular with dark brown hair, matching his brown eyes. His baritone voice was warm but his eyes weren’t. “Do you not want to see me?” he asked with disappointment.Cassandra took a step back and looked around for anything to anchor herself with. She was sure that should she scream, he might kill her before her father reached her. The last time they met at the graduation party which was open to the public, this guy was interesting, stealing her heart but with this move, she was afraid. “I must confess that you freaked me out. I don't even know your name.”“You can call me Al,” his eyes softened as he said. Cassandra wasn’t convinced. She was security conscious and wasn’t moved by what she felt. Her sense of reasoning was stronger. “I can? Or that is your name?” She asked emotionlessly. The man smiled a little.“The name is Allan Great but for you, it's Al.”The name didn’t
When Ariana ran out of Cadaric’s office, Chad was waiting for her. He suspected something but didn’t want to conclude it on hearsay.“Ariana, do you have a special relationship with our boss?” He asked suspiciously. Ariana was a little nervous but her head was high, and she wondered what gave Chad that idea.“No, why do you ask?” Ariana denied it quickly and asked. Chad was unhappy, feeling that she was lying to him. “Rumors. Walk with me,” he said calmly. Ariana walked beside him as he spoke. “People are talking that they’ve seen you enter a car with him after the close of work. Others have seen you coming out of his exclusive hotel room and whatnot.”Ariana swallowed tightly. This wasn’t good. She had to take away that notion, beginning with Chad. “I’m his secretary so it’s normal to be seen with my boss a lot of times right?”Chad was about to answer her when someone interrupted him. “Chad, we are running out of drinks,” the bar manager approached him and said.“Send the list of it
The music in the club was still ongoing so they hadn’t drawn so much attention. People were still dancing around, drinks served, and all. Whereas, curious eyes were also watching. Those who knew Prado were amazed to see Caddaric stand up to him but they feared for him because Prado was ruthless, especially with his four assassin bodyguards who had now surrounded him.Prado thought Caddaric was a joker and burst into insatiable laughter. Perhaps Caddaric had been caged in the academy for too long and not known that Prado was in charge. He should have done his homework well. Prado's bodyguards joined him in the explosion of laughter. Juliet and Chad were equally afraid. The assistant manager had also come around but stood afar. Their boss shouldn’t have intervened in Prado’s affairs. So what would happen now? Ariana was the only one who knew what that handsome Prince Charming was capable of and not afraid for him.Her only worry was, people were talking and he came out to save her again
Caddaric answered the call and as expected, Hunter said, “we are here.”“I'm not home but I'm on my way. I'll send you the code.”After he hang up, he sent the code to Hunter and said to Ariana, “my sister is sleeping over.”Ariana was greatly disappointed. She looked forward to spending the night with him, especially when she had a surprise planned for him. “Okay. Then I'll just go home. I'll see you tomorrow.”She was about to leave when Caddaric held her wrist. “I didn't call it off. We just have to order food,” he explained, brushing strands of hair from her face. Ariana was startled by his gentility but also a little concerned about meeting his sister again but if he said it was fine, then she assumed it was.“That’s fine with me.”Caddaric instantly felt the need to warn her against Cassandra and said sternly, “Remember, the club is yours and I am helping you to manage it until you become abreast with things.”“What?” That was unexpected information. Ariana didn’t see it coming
Allan was troubled. If he could give anything to have Cassandra, he would but the unanswered question remained. What would she think if she knew that he was the criminal nicknamed Invisible?“I will still take my chances.” He still couldn’t give up when love smiled at him for the first time. Darel was worried about this new man he was seeing. Allan never looked at any woman twice but here he was obsessed with the daughter of the enemy. Why did Cassandra have to graduate from the academy? This wouldn’t be happening if she just remained there.“Please, snap out of him. If you are caught, we are all doomed. You have fifty one people working for you. Do you even care about them?” Darel was discontented and asked, hoping that Allan would return to his senses but he was adamant.“You know that I won’t force anyone and you all have enough money to last a lifetime. You can help, or leave,” he said coldly. Darel felt like he was seeing a stranger. Allan was very careful, never allowing anythi
“I’m in love with someone and my family won’t approve of it so it’s a secret. Now it’s your turn,” Cassandra forced a smile and said. Ariana instantly guessed it was the man she was talking about with her brother. Instantly, so many questions flooded her mind. “Does the person know that you are in love with him?” She asked, both happy and worried for Cassandra. From how serious Caddaric was right now, it was very scary.“I will tell you but that is another secret and you have to tell me yours first,” Cassandra demanded. Knowing that she was serious, Ariana didn’t know how to handle this. Whereas, she was quick to imagine something.“Okay, I lied when I said I was your brother’s secretary.”“You aren’t? Then what is your relationship?” Cassandra asked eagerly. Ariana smiled and arranged the plates on the cabinet.“You made the rule.”Cassandra discerned that she had to answer Ariana’s question first to get the answer to hers. ’“Okay. The guy is in love with me too. I saw it in his eyes
Caddaric understood what was going on. She felt the same things he felt and was expecting him to make a move which he didn’t because he was controlling it. It was for her safety. The casual relationship they had was amazing and if complicated, they would both get hurt but he was more worried about her. “You will get hurt,” he said softly. Her resolve broke but she didn’t want to give up.Ariana didn’t realize when a tear fell from her eyes to her cheeks. Caddaric’s heart ached and he wiped it with the thumb of his hand. He wanted to kiss those tears and do so many things unimaginable to that sexy body.His eyes were on fire and Ariana wondered how he could pretend like he didn’t feel what she was feeling. She was desperate and it wasn’t hidden in her voice. “I don’t care. Nothing hurts more than seeing me as if I’m not here,” she said in a teary voice. Her eyes were red under the dim lights since it was night.So many things were running through Caddaric’s mind. His ambitions were fig
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The family and not Claire? One of the Cals was about to disappear but Caddaric shook his head and said, “Let him in.” He already foresaw what was going to happen. Lord Marvin was looking dashing while he greeted everyone. He spent more time with Carter and said, “Mr. Carter Blade, I want to marry your daughter, Claire.” Sarah’s jaw dropped but Carter responded casually, “You should tell her, not me. I can’t decide for her.” Lord Marvin smiled. “Thanks for giving me your approval,” he said before Carter realized something and asked,“Wait, did you just trick me?” Everyone laughed as Lord Marvin knelt before Claire. He asked with a smile, “I asked you before and you told me to ask your dad. He just gave his support so; will you marry me?” Claire pulled him up by the collar with two hands and kissed him. “Yes, I will marry you,” she said after pulling away. When she received her ring, she was over the moon as their lips met again. The parents were so happy, they were shedding joyful
At Garnet’s residence, the two Cals arrived after having a quick shower. They were casually dressed and did not want to attend the party without their women. Madelyn was not at home so Cal one entered the house after knocking on the door once. Florence and Sue were having dinner and Sue froze upon seeing the two men. “There are two of them?” she asked Florence. “Yeah,” Florence smiled and said, loving the surprised look on her twin’s face. They had also begun wearing the same things as the men due to Caddaric and Casper’s warnings for the other pair to not be known about. The two men did not know which of the maidens were theirs, as such had not made a move so Florence said, “Grandpa marked me to match one of you.” Cal one instantly grabbed and kissed her passionately. When he broke from the kiss, he slipped a ring onto her finger. A diamond ring. Flo one’s eyes watered. She was not expecting it at all. They only told them about the marriage being a wed
“Good news and bad news to all families who lost a daughter, a mother, a wife, or any female. A rescue operation led by the man introduced barely a few weeks ago by the Blade family as the twin heir with his sister who the world already knew was the ghost, has performed another successful operation. This time, he rescued with the help of a few men, one hundred and thirty-three women from an underground basement in Jim Correy’s mansion.” Everyone turned to Cal, who was watching leisurely but the news was being reported live and videos showed him fighting and killing off some bodyguards while Carson, who sat beside him, was bringing out the women with a few men they contracted on the way upon hearing about the number. The emergency institutions and agencies had been informed and were on their way, as the reporter went on to say, “Some of them are in critical condition and are being transported to the hospital. Some are very weak and are being attended to by medical
“Why do you want me to sign a prenup?” Jim was not liking it. A wife was a means of support in hard times so what if Cleo died? Then everything of hers would go back to the Blades? How ruthless. He arrived in NY last night with Cleo and was having a final meeting with the Blades before the wedding took place. Cal one had passed information to Claire to calm everyone but not make it look suspicious that Cleo was disguised and had not turned her back on the family and Junior as they thought before. “Did she not tell you? My granddaughter has a net worth of billions so how can we be sure that you are not marrying her because of money? Tomorrow, you would ask for a divorce and ask her to split her assets. We can’t allow that,” Casper said sternly. He came with a few other Blade seniors but since he was the head of all of them, he took over the discussion. “Then she would have to sign a prenup against my wealth too,” Jim bantered. It was just as they had told him. The
Women lay on top of each other like sardines because the room, though big, was too small for them. They looked drowsy and just a few of them were alert. When they saw her, they were afraid. “Please don’t hurt us,” one of them said. Cleo’s heart was pained when she saw how they had still been tied together in their condition. Her knees touched the cold dirty floor while she comforted them, “I won’t hurt you but what are you doing here?” She asked in a hushed tone in Spanish because the woman addressed her in the said language. “We were kidnapped and brought here. Every time they come for someone; she does not return. We are starved, so we’ll be weak and can’t escape when given the chance,” she spoke bitterly. Cleo continued to interact with her in a low tone in Spanish. “But you look strong.” “That’s because I’m the last person to be brought here. The longer you stay, the weaker you get and get eliminated. Did they kidnap you too?” She asked pi
“This marriage will give us their protection and we will not have to hide our business anymore. For as long as we use her to threaten them, they will overlook all that we do. Can’t you see that we can’t get more women because everyone is on the lookout for us?” Jim asked helplessly. Justice’s tone softened as he cautioned, “You have to be careful. I will go and check on the packages.” Jim knew that he meant the women in the basement and reminded him, “We are leaving tomorrow for NY.” “Then let’s have some fun before tomorrow and don’t bring her along,” Justice said and was about to walk away when Cleo asked innocently, “Does your friend hate me? You did not introduce us. Jim, I feel like you are ashamed of me. You don’t want me to know about your friends and family,” she faked being hurt, and somehow, her eyes reddened instantly. She had to do this as proof that she had not heard their discussion and did not know about Justice’s relation to Ji
The Callahans have been in Mexico for three days. They were able to track Cleo’s location but have not heard any feedback, whether good or bad from her. They were getting worried and impatient, on the verge of breaking into Jim’s so-called mansion. Two days to Cleopatra’s wedding with Jim but she had not made headway. Every time, she insisted on staying back at the mansion when she had the chance and searched for vital information but got none. Jim never entertained maids. A cleaner would come every morning to clean and leave after two to three hours. Time was running out and Cleo was still clueless as to what Jim did for a living. Sometimes, she was tempted to believe that Jim was indeed innocent of all the accusations but her instincts would insist on him being guilty. Tomorrow, they will be headed to NY for the wedding so if Cleo did not step up, then she’d have to marry Jim to continue her search or give up on the whole thing after breaking up with him, which
Caddaric received information from Casper that Florence had been marked so he said sternly to Sue, “I will send you to your real mother and twin sister but you shall both bear the same name and no one should know that there are two of you. Florence is the name of your twin sister. She would explain things to you.” Sue was dumbstruck. Twins? Now she was getting upset with the woman she had known all her life as a mother. She had been denied her time with her sister and she wished Caddaric had told her before the woman left. No wonder she was afraid and thought she was going to be punished but rather got compensation. “So, my name is going to be changed to Florence?” Sue asked seriously and was eager to meet her twin sister. “All your records and identity would be destroyed. You are Florence Garnet II,” Caddaric explained. Sue did not seem happy but when engulfed in the warm embrace of a middle-aged woman who looked like her, she began to shed tears. Madelyn was so