After a date night gone wrong, Iryna Gallagher realizes that she has been played by the handsome model, Michael Grant. A heartbroken Iryna remains indoors bemoaning her bad luck all day. But then she gets an unexpected call from an unexpected source…And just like that, Iryna finds out that she is now the heir of a multi billion dollar company. Now, Iryna has her chance to avenge Michael Grant, the man that made her life miserable.
Lihat lebih banyakIryna was worried.
She had been sitting on the same spot for more than three hours now and her back was aching. She took a napkin from her pocket and mopped the beads of sweat that had gathered around her brows. She knew she had to look good. It was an important day - the day she was going to finally going to say “Yes” to the handsome model, her high school crush and long time boyfriend, Michael Grant. She had been looking forward to this day for a very long time now and she was very much excited.A message popped up on her phone screen and she opened it in a hurry to see who it was.“Sorry Iryna. I almost forgot about the outing. I’ll be there in a few…”Iryna smiled and adjusted her glasses on her face. She didn’t care if she had to wait for hours to see Michael. What mattered to her was that he was coming. She giggled in excitement and arranged the table quickly. Everything needed to be in order.She turned around to see that the waiter was smiling at her. The waiter, Fred Walters was an advanced man in his early sixties. He was tall, smart and kindhearted and a few times when she had stayed up at the Downtown bar waiting for Michael, the waiter had made sure to entertain her with old jokes about the World War Two over a few shots of Tequila. Iryna had always wondered how an old man working in a bar was able to afford such an expensive drink and when she eventually offered to pay for the drink one day, the waiter refused.Fred Walters walked up to her table and drew out the opposite chair. Iryna frowned and looked around quickly. She didn’t want Michael to meet her discussing with the old man and luckily for her, he was not yet in sight.“Still waiting for him eh?” Fred asked as he poured himself a glass of wine.“Yes I am,” Iryna replied, adjusting his glasses. “My boyfriend would be here anytime soon.”Fred gulped down the glass of wine at once and started pouring out another. “ I wish you luck, girl. He sure does like to keep you waiting.”“My boyfriend is a model,” Iryna replied smiling. “He is always busy with brands and endorsements and deals like that.”“I see,” Fred nodded and stood up. “There’s him coming over now. I’d better get back to work. Think about the offer I gave you last week, Iryna.”Iryna muttered a curse as Fred walked away. How on earth did a sixty year old man working in a downtown bar expect her to abandon her handsome model boyfriend and choose him instead. It didn’t even make sense to her.Iryna looked up to see Michael approaching her. His thick black hair curled down his face and over his left eye and Iryna thought he looked hot as ever.“Hello my angel,” Michael smiled as he admired Iryna.Michael was no doubt a handsome man. His brown colored eyes always had this spark in them that could make any lady go nuts. His arms were taut and muscular, exactly how a model’s should look and Iryna couldn’t help but imagine getting lost in his warm embrace as usual. .“Hello Mike,” Iryna smiled back at him. “You had a lot to do at the office today I guess?”“Of course,” he sighed. “But I’m here now, and that’s what really matters.”Iryna blushed and reached for his hand across the table but her hand hit the bottle of wine on the table and it came crashing down on the floor. Everyone in the bar turned to look at her.“Shit!” Iryna cursed in her head.Michael didn’t even make a move to help her clean it up. He stared at the mess on the floor and just then, he heard a voice behind him.He turned around to see the waiter standing in front of him with another bottle in his hand.“I didn’t order another bottle,” Michael frowned.“You didn’t order the first either,” the waiter replied. “Your girlfriend did, and that makes me wonder the kind of relationship you two have.”Michael stared at the waiter in shock and he turned to face Iryna. “Who the fuck is this old fool?”Iryna turned to face Fred Walters. “Not today, please.”.Fred Walters shrugged and walked away after dropping the wine on the table and Michael turned back to face Iryna who was now smiling again.“Who’s gonna pay for that?” he frowned.“Uhmm…I would,” Iryna smiled.“Great,” Michael nodded. “Waiter.”Iryna watched as he called for the waiter and took his order. All the while, Iryna’s heart was in her mouth as she prayed Michael wouldn’t order something very expensive and luckily for her, Fred was able to convince him that the two hundred dollar worth chicken wings was not yet available.In a matter of minutes, the food was ready and they ate silently. Iryna was unhappy about the fact that Michael was making her pay for the meals but she didn’t dare say a word.“I’ve been thinking,” Iryna said determined to break the ice.Michael looked up at her. “Yes?”“We’ve been dating for a long time now,” Iryna said. “And you know how I feel about you. I thought maybe you would want to take this forward a bit.”Michael stared at her for some time, expecting her to burst into laughter or something, anything at all to show that she was just joking. Of course she didn’t mean it. She didn’t expect him, Michael Grant, the next big model in New Orleans to get married to a shortsighted nerdy farm girl.“Just say it already. Make it formal,” Iryna pleaded. “You know I love you very much. We would make a good couple…”“Stop it, Iryna,” Michael said in a tone a little above a whisper. “You’re embarrassing me.”“I would love you and cherish you forever,” Iryna added. “I would take care of you like…”“Take care of me?” Michael cut in, staring her down. “For God’s sake, Iryna, you can’t even take care of yourself! This was the exact gown you wore on our graduation from college four years ago and it doesn’t even size you anymore. I don’t want you to take care of me. Take care of yourself, first.”Iryna Gallagher was shocked to the bone. She removed her glasses, cleaned it and wore it back. She was sure she was not seeing clearly. Michael could not be rejecting her. They had been dating since high school. That was more than five years already. This couldn’t be happening.“I’ve already promised you that I’ll fix up,” Iryna pleaded. “Trust me, Mike. I would get everything in order very soon. I’m working on it already.”“You’ve been working on it for five years now,” Michael said and shook his head sadly. “And it’s not about getting a job. It’s about how you look.”“How I look?” Iryna asked.“Yes,” Michael muttered under his breath. “You look like an abandoned little child. And that’s not all, I really need to tell you the truth now.”The truth? Iryna’s heart was pounding in her chest now. She felt her whole world crumbling apart. He had just rejected her and now he wanted to tell her the truth?“Wha-wha-what truth?” Iryna stammered. She blinked hard, trying to fight back the tears that had etched at the corners of her eyes.“I never liked you Iryna,” Michael said. “It was all a dare. I couldn’t bring myself to tell you it was a dare because you looked so happy. I thought treating you badly would drive you away from me but you’re just too stubborn. I blame James for all this!”Iryna could feel the air around her get hotter. The words were struggling to escape from her throat but they just couldn’t.“A..a dare?” She managed to ask.“Yes, stupid,” a feminine voice said behind her.Iryna turned around to see who it was. It was Audrey Evans, the handsome and spoilt daughter of billionaire, Marcus Evans.“I gave him a week to tell you the truth and break up with you,” Audrey frowned, taking Michael’s hand.Iryna’s face twisted in horror and she turned to face Michael. “Audrey Evans? What does she have that I don’t?”“A nice shape for starters,” Michael replied. “You’re so damn flat. Without the wig and make up, you could easily be mistaken for a guy.In a bid to spite Iryna further, Audrey drew Michael closer and kissed him full on the lips.“See you around loser,” Audrey said and turned around. “Let’s go babe.”Iryna Gallagher watched, with hot tears dropping from her eyes as they made their way out of the bar. She was a failure, an hideous beast, and she had found out the hard way.The court had been swift in declaring Marcus and Michael's verdict.Michael had hired a hot-shot criminal lawyer that lied like fuck during the entire hearing. The man was so good that he had almost even convinced everyone at the hearing that his client Michael was innocent, but the evidence was just too much against him.Marcus had been sentenced to ten years in prison with light labor in a penitentiary in California.Michael was sentenced to twenty-one years in prison, with hard labor and no parole. His modeling career was over, his life was over as it stood."Mark my words, you will pay for this!" Michael had said to Iryna when he was being thrown in a van."It should get old by now, shouldn't it?" Lucien waved him away at the court.Amanda Walters was still being held by the FBI, and it looked like it would remain like that for a while.The FBI wanted to fish out all information about the Mafia network in Latin America.Tyrese's charred body was later recovered.It was discovered
The sound of helicopters got closer and panic started spreading among the gangs and Mafia lords that surrounded the empty cars."The FBI!" Someone screamed.Government-issued SUVs pulled up and FBI SWAT teams were already over the place, holding their guns at them. They were completely surrounded.Michael gritted his teeth and dropped his phone. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" He screamed. "Why does this always happen to me!"The FBI team wasted no effort in apprehending all the Mafia and gang members.The mission was possible because of two things, one, the FBI had come in massive numbers and had surrounded their enemies. Two, because of their magnificent entree, the enemy was too overwhelmed to act that they had suddenly given up their will to fight."Drop your weapons and go down on your knees, order of the bureau!" someone said on a loudspeaker."Fuck this!" Michael dragged Amanda and kicked Marcus out of his way. He ran forward to a nearby vehicle, but he was stopped by agents.Amanda tried
"Sir, the plane has landed," the intercom buzzed.Michael was seated inside a black limousine and sipped wine from his cup."Any sign of them?" He asked after he had put his glass down."Yes, they are stepping out of the plane," the intercom buzzed again."Jesus, New Orleans is so cold at this time of the year," Amanda shivered as she entered the car. "So this is the United States," Amanda looked out of the window at the high-rise buildings in the Central Business District."The target has landed, the plan is being kicked into motion," Michael said."Good, they will be heading to the mansion, and we will cut them off in that location you mentioned," Amanda held Michael's chest and began drawing circles."What are you doing?" Michael suddenly asked.Amanda came up and kissed Michael on the lips, short and fast."What was that for?" Michael asked as blushes developed on his cheek."That is just part one, I will give you the rest when we are done with them," Amanda whispered in his ears.
Iryna's eyes felt like lead when she woke up. She was in and out of sleep for the past eight hours. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. The bandages on her hands made them feel even sore.She looked out of the window and all she saw was water, from a bird's eye view. They were on their way to The United States... home."You were out for quite a long," a deep voice spoke.Iryna turned in the direction of the voice and saw Lucien sitting on a chair on the other side. IV lines were there and he wore a blanket over his legs. He looked better now, and his wounds had been tended to."Gosh," Iryna rubbed her eyes and yawned. "How are you doing, Lucien?" Iryna asked. She stretched and heard a few bones bop in her shoulders."Never been better," Lucien laughed. "The doctor said it was a miracle I was alive. My liver has been grazed, plus a lot of other internal blood vessels," he said with a smile. "Seems like I will be out for months," Lucien chuckled."Just rest up," Iryna told him. She looked o
Michael was getting irritated where he was. All of a sudden, the cops were showing up in large numbers, and Amanda was nowhere to be found."Alright boys, let's round this up!" Michael spoke out.The men all stopped and looked at him."I know, I am not your boss, but I can't seem to find Amanda anywhere and the police are coming, so we will have to ditch this place and run," Michael explained.He expected Amanda to do just fine, besides she was crazy enough to save him from the FBI that day. She would save herself."Where is Amanda?" One of the men asked. "We can't leave without her," he looked around. There was a murmuring passing among the group."For Christ's sake! It is almost morning, we have to go," Michael pointed at the sky.The sun was just On the horizon, it was just seconds away from sunrise. There was no time to wait around anymore."Michael!" Amanda suddenly appeared from behind a vehicle and she limped heavily.Her Kawasaki bike was oddly naked and there were a few crazy
Amanda stood up and stepped forward. Her left leg side roared with pain from her contact with the ground after that stunt with the van. There was a bruise on her forehead, but nothing she couldn't handle.Amanda picked up a bat that lay on the floor and smiled. She walked in the direction of the van.Iryna was the first to open her eyes. She let out a cough. Her legs hurt, but she could still feel and move them.She looked around and saw that the door at the back was missing. She felt fear develop in her and turned towards Lucien. He was still breathing, but he was knocked unconscious after the van turned over. Reynold was also unconscious, but his breathing was becoming raspy.Iryna looked at the front, and she saw Selena dangling from her seat belt upside down, the wound on her head looked very bad, and she could already tell that the driver was in an even worse state.Iryna tapped Selena's face. "Selena, Selena, wake up," there was a response, the twitching of facial muscles and so
"Shit, hold him tight!" Selena cussed as they lifted Reynold across the burning parking lot.Iryna held his legs, while Selena held his hands. He turned out to be too heavy for one person to carry."Huh," Reynold groaned. They had managed to stop the bleeding, it was a miracle he was still alive after all that blood loss."Hang in there, we will soon get you a doctor," Iryna said despite the pain in her leg, as they carried him to a waiting vehicle. A nab was waiting outside and when he saw them, he brought out a stretcher and ran to them."He needs medical treatment," Iryna said to the man."Christ! Señorita Selena! What took you so long?" The man asked. He had a very thick accent."Long story, just focus on getting us out of here," Selena said to the man.Iryna opened the door to the bus and saw Lucien sleeping on a bed. There were vials and IV lines that were still attached to him."Hey madam," Lucien's voice cracked."Lucien!" Iryna hugged him. "God, you are alright.""Last time y
Selena would never forget Iryna's scream. It rang through the night and was momentarily louder than the sound of bullets moving around them.Iryna herself could not even hear her own screams. They were silent in her skull. She couldn't even hear the sounds of gunshots. She didn't care about the bullets that ricochetted against the cars.As she watched as Reynold slowly fell to the floor, she wanted to die too."Shit!" Selena cussed as she grabbed Iryna and ran to take cover.Kynes fired several shots at them, but they had safely gone behind vehicles."What are you doing?" Iryna was hysterical. "What about Reynold? We can't leave him there!" She kicked against Selena and thrashed about.She refused to accept that Reynold was dead. He was lying on his back, a pool of blood was already forming there."What are you doing? There is nothing we could have done! There is nothing I can do to bring him back!" Selena screamed.She looked over the trunk of the car and several shots rang. She duck
Reynold rested on the bench and ran his hand gently on Iryna's shoulder. It was the first time he was finding comfort in detention. Even in their situation, Iryna still looked very appealing.Reynold tried not to wake her up as he caressed her gently. Very soon, Selena would come up with a crazy escape plan.He was worried about Iryna, he didn't want any bullets touching her, and how they would move Lucien who had just come out of surgery —everything was hard.Reynold bent down and kissed Iryna's head. She smelled of mint, she must have used the twenty-four hour mist. It had been two days since they had gotten a proper shower. But Iryna still smelled nice.He heard footsteps at the door and Reynold clenched his jaw muscles. He sure hoped as hell that it wasn't Kynes. He always spoiled the mood.There were two heavy thuds. Reynold cocked his brows and watched the door.The door flew open and Selena walked in. She looked around the room and pressed the switch. Reynold flinched from the
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