"Ms. Lea, you are very late and have kept the jury waiting," said one of the judges, a woman with short black hair. She was very impressed with Lea's appearance and her almost perfect features, compared to all the models who had passed the audition process. However, she wanted to say that she did not like Lea's punctual and undisciplined attitude. "My apologies in advance, Mrs. Diane, I've had a little trouble commuting and as I mentioned before, I've only just returned to this city after five full years of living in America, so it seems I've kind of forgotten the roads I'm supposed to take to get there." "Then you should have left earlier," said Mrs. Diane firmly. "I'm sorry again, but as far as I know, according to the rules that apply during this event, each participant is given a time tolerance to follow the audition process for fifteen minutes from the first call to enter the audition room and because when I entered, the committee just counted to four, that means I'm not la
"What? Putting the bike back?" Jayden asked confused, pointing at the big red motorbike in front of them. Lea nodded. "Yes, I want you to return this motorbike to its owner, your cousin you mentioned earlier. I will return these clothes too, after I wash them." "Hm? For what? She let me use her motorbike as long as she still can't ride it anymore. I understand motorcycle problems and before that I often helped her with the motorbike if there was anything that needed servicing so she trusted me to ride it. And the clothes are fine for you, because I already paid for it for you." Lea frowned. She didn't want to make Jayden fall for the kindness of his generous cousin, the motorbike owner. Jayden must learn to live a simpler life, within his own means. He doesn't need to pretend to be rich and extravagant just to increase his value in the eyes of others. After all, it was a very expensive bike and if anything broke while Jayden was riding it, he would have to pay a heavy price for m
Jayden cupped Lea's face in his hands and caressed her lips, which were now very red and wet and slightly swollen from their previous kiss."Lea, do you realize what we're doing?" Jayden asked, looking deep into Lea's eyes. He felt Black struggling, demanding the release of a long pent up desire, after smelling the same desire radiating from Nada, his mate.Lea nodded with a blush. "I know what we've done and probably what we're going to do next too. I was a little drunk but that kiss made me sober now."Jayden smiled and kissed Eva again on the lips. He made Lea lean comfortably against the back of the sofa and kissed her forehead."Wait here a moment, I need to arrange something and after that we can go."Jayden went to the bathroom and called Lim to do something. He returned to the sofa where Lea sat and waited for him."Let's go," Jayden said as he took Lea's hand and led her.They took a taxi to the Blue Bell apartment. Lim ultimately decided to buy the entire apartment complex,
"You became an online taxi driver using your bentley car?" asked Lea with widened eyes. Jayden shrugged. "It can't be helped, this is the only car I can use. After all, a good car allows you to raise the price," Jayden replied with a faint smile. "Come on up. The roads will get more congested if we leave later." Jayden takes Lea to the Flower agency building, owned by Nina, which without Lea's knowledge, more than half of its shares are controlled and managed by the Braiven family so actually legally Nina Kirk is just a doll assigned to run the agency, for the benefit of Fely's career in modeling. "You want me to wait?" asked Jayden after arriving in front of the Flower agency building. "I will park my car and waiting for you.""No need, Jayden. I might take a while," Lea said with a smile. She patted Jayden's hand gently. "Thanks for dropping me off. We'll talk later. I'll call you, its that okay?" "Yeah, I also needed to run some errands this morning. You know, I also freelance
Lea saw the women's bathroom near the lobby after getting out of the elevator. She entered and saw that the bathroom was clean and quiet. There were six booths facing each other inside and all were empty. Lea entered the far right booth and closed the door. She lowered the toilet lid and sat on it, feeling weak from her fight with Garry a few moments ago. Lea really couldn't understand why that man was being so annoying and forcing her to accept some money to let go of her winnings so easily. What really happened? Could an event of that magnitude, organized by a big industry like Franzine be easily tampered with by people from outside the company and why could Garry easily occupy Nina's place? Curiosity made Lea go online on her phone and look around for answers to her questions. Franzine Industry that organized this event turned out to be the main sponsor who was involved and had the advantage that the winner of the event would become their brand ambassador. However, technical
Lea left the Flower agency building and crossed the road to the fountain garden not far from the four-story building. She entered the cool garden and looked for a park bench that was somewhat hidden under a shady tree. Lea didn't feel well. She suspected something unpleasant would happen again. The presence of Garry and her father at one time, as well as Nina who was nowhere to be seen even though they had made an appointment earlier, raised a feeling of suspicion in Lea's heart. They must be up to something. Lea took her phone and glanced at Jayden's profile picture on the chat app. No visible face, only a photo of the back of a man in black clothes. Lea hesitated, should she text or call Jayden? Not for nothing, just want to talk or just exchange messages and feel that she is not alone. Deep inside, Lea felt a little guilty because wanting to speak to or at least hear Jayden's voice, even better, sitting next to him or being in his arms at a difficult time like this, felt like
Lea left the Flower agency building, harboring anger in her heart, making her blood boil and her hands and feet turn cold. Nada told her to go somewhere to calm down, because she wouldn't be able to leave in such an emotional state. Lea crossed the street and returned to the garden. The bench she was sitting on earlier was now occupied by a woman with a stroller in front of her. She was humming to the baby in the stroller, reading a book in her lap.Lea stared at the stroller and suddenly thought of Luke. She wanted to go home and sleep all day cuddling her son but there was no way she could because that would let her bright son know that something unpleasant had happened to her and Luke would feel anxious and restless. Lea didn't want her children to worry about her. She just wanted Luke to always be happy and cheerful. Luke is a smart and sensitive boy. He didn't always ask what happened or what Lea was feeling, but almost always knew how Lea was in a mood and even understood how
"No no, we haven't even received confirmation of the winner's order," Liam says, sounding slightly irritated. "They only mentioned three names, Lea Ariane Amarin, Fely Ann Braiven--both from the Flower agency, and Agnes Kirston from North Star agency. Just that." "What about the problem of which model to send for the Deluxe International Show?" asked Jayden curiously. "For that matter, our company has absolutely no relationship whatsoever, Jayden. That is entirely the business of the agency that represents the models with Echo entertainment. In fact, we as the main sponsors, if we are going to use a model designated as a brand ambassador, we have to go through Echo entertainment." "Why is it so convoluted," Jayden complained angrily. "Jayden, what do you need to find out about? Echo entertainment or the Deluxe International Show?" Liam asked. "Just say it." Jayden thought for a moment. Actually he hesitated to tell Liam, but his cousin was his closest relative he always trust.