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CHAPTER NINE
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After the call Audrey made with Kyle, she went back home, took a quick shower, and got dressed in an elegant jumpsuit that hugs her figure while tastefully highlighting her curves. The jumpsuit was one of Audrey's favorites because it was personally designed by herself with luxury silk; she had barely applied any makeup when she received an email from Kyle. He had booked her the next flight to Florida under a different name, and all she had to do was get there on time and pick up her passport. “ Kyle is indeed resourceful”. She mumbled before picking up her bag that had a few clothes in them, toiletries, sanitary pads, and some skin care products just in case she had to spend the night there. She wasn't sure how her visit there would be, but she was ready to face whatever that was waiting for her head-onThe flight from New York down to Florida was two hours, and Audrey was so anxious that she went straight to the company. The manager immediately hurried outside the moment he saw
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“ You know Chloe is right, when are you getting her arrested, we have all the evidence of her involvement, what is stopping us? ”.Liam finally asked when he was sure that Carter was more relaxed. “ We are not arresting Audrey! ”.“ Why? ”.“ Liam, that woman is my wife, I am fully aware of what she is capable of, and Although all evidence points to her, Audrey has involvement whatsoever in what occurred”.“ You believed her, indeed she has placed a hex on you that you do not dare see anything wrong in all of her deeds”.“ Audrey hurt me badly when she abandoned me and our child, but she will never do such a stunt because she knows she also has something to lose? ”.“ And what is that? ”.“ J. and J, she only got married to me in the beginning because she badly wanted that company back, and she understands that since no official statement has been made, J. and J will go down along with Colton fashion, she is a smart woman, she won't use such dirty tricks”.“ So, what do you intend to
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Audrey arrived back home with her eyes filled with tears, she had seen the look on his face when he asked her not to meet with Mona again, he never looked at her like that, and she knew that he meant it. She fell on the floor and clutched her chest as if trying to hold the shattered pieces of her heart together, a stream of tears flowed through her eyes and she felt that her eyes would pull out from excessive crying. Audrey cried for such a long time that she did not realize when she drifted to a deep slumber and was only woken by the sound of the doorbell. Pulling herself up from the floor, she struts over to the door, the moment she opened the door, her pain was replaced with anger. “ Audrey hi! ”. Oliver spoke, stepping inside, and was welcomed with a loud slap on his cheek. He immediately held his cheek, feeling it sore. “ How dare you! How dare you, Oliver, did this to me”.“ You are in pain, I do not know what is going on, but you have to calm down! ”.“ Oliver, look me i
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Stepping away from the hall after the meeting, Audrey was accompanied by Kyle, his face filled with a smile. “ I knew that I never backed the wrong horse, congratulations to you”.“ Thanks, Kyle, but there is nothing to celebrate yet, we still have a long way to go”.“ I know, but you have come very far on your own, cut yourself some slack”.“ And none of it would have been possible without you, thank you so much, Kyle, for everything”.“ How are things with you and Oliver? ”. Her face instantly coils into a scowl, they both stop in front of her office, and she ushers him inside. “ He doubts that what he did was wrong”.“ And Carter, does he still believe that you were involved? ”.“ He is threatening to file a restriction order against me towards Mona, and yet, she was here this morning without his notice”.“ She has grown fond of you, although she isn't aware that you are her mother, the bond still draws her close, indeed blood is thick”.“ It is so hard staying away from her, I
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The two men both stood there for a while in silence, not sure what to say to each other. Kyle walks over to the vending machine and gets two sodas. They are both seated on the bench in the reception area, the surrounding air still calm. “ How is she doing? ” Carter finally broke the silence. “ She is fine, the doctors were able to extricate the bullet from her arm, she just needs some rest”.“ That is a relief, you must be close to her? ”.“ Yes, she is a stubborn and persistent one who forced me out of mourning, she stayed at my place for six years in Paris”.“ I see…. ”“ She told me what had transpired between the both of you, you are a smart man and I know for certain that you are aware she is not responsible for what happened to her company”.“ I am aware of that”.“ Then why did you treat her so cruelly? ”.“ It was for her safety, so much is in play here which I think that you, Mr. Saltzman, are aware of some of it, I have to protect her the best way I know how to, even if
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Carter could not control the rage that was building inside him as he punched his fist on the desk as hard as he could go. “ That bastard, how is this possible that he is alive and walking freely in this country? ”.“ He was arrested after the death of your mother, I do not know if I should go ahead and speak because this runs deep, and I am uncertain if your emotions can handle it”.“ Do I look like a child to you? We have come too far to step back, go ahead and speak”.After the death of your mother, your father went after the syndicate that was responsible for the brutal murder of his wife and, as you know it to be, he killed them all while some of them were arrested”.“ Yes! I am fully aware of that”. Carter replies, sipping through his glass of wine. “ That was not what happened! ”“ What are you saying? ”.“ He reached an agreement with the cartel and granted them a pardon. Vladimir was one of those that were arrested and later released. ”.“ What kind of agreement would make
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Audrey twists the doorknob sideways, and it clicks open, she looks left and right, making sure that no one was coming towards the hallway before creeping inside hoping not to make a sound, and when she was finally in, she could not help but be amazed at the large master bedroom. She had been to his room on several occasions when she was still legally chained to Carter, but everything seemed different from her, it was large, with new designs of furniture and a king-size bed. The fragrance in the room was blossom, a mixture of rose and incense. Audrey began to rumble through the things there, first, it was the drawer by his bedside, his wardrobe, and then the upper top where most documents were kept. But to no avail, she could not find anything that would help her, she heaved a long sigh and decided to leave, but just then, she tripped and fell, hitting her leg on the side stool beside the bed. “ Ouh!!! ” she winced in pain while clutching onto her hurt leg, trying to get back on
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Arriving at the park after driving all through traffic, the cops were around the entire place and people were slowly crowding out to watch whatever that was going on. Carter got out of his car and rushed over there, hoping it was not what he thought, but the scene before him got him dumbfounded. On the floor lay a corpse covered with white cloth, he could not see the face, but he knew who it was, he would recognize that wristwatch he gifted her even in his sleep. It was Grandma Nana lying breathless on the floor. Carter rushed over to the corpse but was stopped by the cops at the crime scene. “ Do not stop me, she is my grandmother!! ” he yelled at the top of his voice, too loud, that they could not comprehend whatever he was saying. But Carter was too furious to let anyone stop him from seeing Grandma Nana one last time. His eyes were filled with rage. He did care who he assaulted, all he knew was that he had to let the pain that filled his heart. “ Nooo…. Get away from her,
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Audrey hurried out of the company before she was seen by anyone, and once she was inside her car, she broke down in tears. The car suddenly opened as James stepped in and took the seat next to her. “ Why did you come if you didn't dare to tell him? ”. James asked, his gaze fixed on his front. “ James? What are you doing? ”.“ I just wanted to know how you were feeling and I was right, not doing here”.“ How is Mona, did she say anything last night, was she angry”.“ She wasn't angry, she was sad because she thought that you wouldn't want to see her again since you are having your child, you just have to let her know that she will always be your little girl”.Audrey nodded her head as she slowly wiped the tears that filled her face. “ Thank you so much James, I guess you are the only person who doesn't hate me”.“ Why will I hate you, you did nothing wrong, we all know that this child doesn't belong to Oliver, you hate his guts so much to even let him touch you”.“ Thanks, James, I
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With silent music and words not said, Carter sat on the balcony with a bottle of whiskey, on the floor were empty bottles he had consumed through the night. His eyes were red from tears that wouldn't flow, his heart choking with pain, for him, this felt more painful than when she left. When she left him years ago, somehow, he just knew that she would come back but this time she was pregnant with another man and was getting married to him, there was no way she was ever going to be his again. As he drank constantly hoping that it Would fill the empty nest he felt, nothing reversed, he felt so miserable that it made him drink more. He was in pain, so much pain that he couldn't let out, but he knew that someone had to pay for the pain he felt. **** Audrey held onto her blanket after throwing up consistently, she was alone and sad under the cold night, she could recall vividly when she was in her first trimester with Mona, Carter made sure she was comfortable in the discomfort of th
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The funeral ceremony of grandma Nana was a quiet ones with just family and close friends. Audrey was not allowed to the funeral so she did not make a fuss about it and left quietly. The laughing of Mona collection was supposed to be a happy and memorable day for Audrey, but while she got dressed, she was so pissed of about announcing the engagement. “ How is everything going? ”. Kyle asked as he stepped into the dressing room wearing a black tux suit. Audrey was slammed in a red flowery corset gown, it was meant to be as fitted as possible, but she had added a few pounds and didn't want to go to that length just to look good. Despite how good and shiny her makeup was, she still wore a frown on her face. “ Why do you have this look, today is suppose to be a nice day”.“ A nice day where I am forced into a marriage with the man I despise so much ”.Kyle slipped a glance at the make up artist, she understood immediately and excuse them. “ Look Audrey, you do not have to show them
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After consistently trying to sleep, it seems to be proving difficult for Audrey, there was for. Her head was spinning and so was her stomach saying otherwise, unable to bear it any longer, she scurried to the bathroom and began to throw up. After several minutes of throwing up, She was convinced that she was feeling much better but as she ambled back to the door It was building up again, she rushed back to the bathroom again and could not stop throwing up. When she finally got a break, she was feeling dizzy. She came back home because she was having a migraine from people constantly trying to destroy her life, but seeing how weak she was, she knew that she was sick. Audrey picked up her phone and called Emma. “ Emma hi! ”.“ Audrey how are you doing, you don't sound okay, are you at the office? ”.“ No, I was very sick, so I had to leave, are you at work Emma? ”.“ No, I am on maternity leave now, is there a problem? ”.“ I need some drugs, but I wouldn't want others to know tha
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Kyle knocked once before sliding into Audrey's office, his eyes lit up at the people in front of the screen. “ Audrey Wow! How could you not have informed me of what you were into”? He offered himself a seat on the couch, seeing how engrossed she was in the television. “ What is going on Kyle, why were they arrested? ”.“ Are you seriously asking me that, I thought that you were in on this with him”.“ With whom? ”.“ Have you been living under the rock since yesterday, Carter got them arrested after it was discovered that they were behind the scandal? ”.“ Oliver was involved with what happened to me at the hotel? ”.“ He was the man beside you who had his face blurred”. Audrey popped her eyes, feeling her heartbeat growing intensely, She had always trusted him, she lived with him for a few months before relocating to Paris, there was no way he was capable of what had been accused of. “ No! It is not true, Oliver will never do such a thing, even when I was drunk, he never took ad
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Audrey could discern herself burning in his gaze, she knew that if Carter found out about his father, then Cornell would have her annihilated, and it was going to be game over for her. She desperately wanted to let everything out, so she could be ultimately free, but so much was her steak, Mona was at stake. “ What are you talking about, why would you mention your father in something like this”? She defended and slowly began to strut back to her room, he pursued her, his gaze piercing at her. “ So much doesn't add up, and you won't speak to me about what is going on ”.“ Can we not do this now, I am exhausted”?“ Fine! I will figure it all out on my own”. He hugged her from behind, and Audrey could feel her heart leap as his lips met her bare back. She jerked, as it sent shivers down her spine. “ What are you doing, Carter? ”.“ Isn't this what you have been trying to do the whole day, wearing a sexy dress to get me turned on, well, you won, I am extremely turned”. He bit her
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Carter3 let his lips slowly lock with her, She shut her eyes and welcomed him with her lips partying away from him. His hands slowly slid to the waist and rested, both their lips entwined in a moment of bliss until he finally pulled away. “ I couldn't help it, and I am not sorry,” he replies and steps away. Her face turns flutter red, she fiddles with her finger like a teenager who recently got a boyfriend. Soon after Carter left, the doorbell rang again, and this time it was Emma. “ I heard there was a party here and decided to show”. Emma, who was glammed in a suit, seemed to be coming back from work, her big tummy pouting out. “ Emma! What are you doing here? ”.“ Liam told me you guys were having fun, so I needed to join the party”.“ Come in”. Audrey welcomed her in, and she hurried to the kitchen, heaving a sigh of relief at the dish in the kitchen. Chloe was at the office when Carter arrived, there were dark circles around her eyes which weren't too visible. She wore a
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Audrey was still feeling dizzy from whatever she was dosed with the previous night, she was halfway asleep when the doorbell rang. Striding over to the door, her eyes widened and beamed with excitement to see Mona. “ Mona! ”. She squealed and hugged her tight. “ How are you here, I thought you moved to Portland? ”.“ Not yet, Grandpa is still making the arrangement, I think that he wants it to be after the funeral”.“ I see… Come in, where is Uncle James? ”.“ He left! ”. She replied before rushing over to the couch, bouncing on it as she giggled. “ I miss! Is this your home, Aunt! ”.“ And I missed you too, what would you like to have? ".“Does this house belong to you, I do not see any of your pictures hung on the wall”.“ No pumpkin, it doesn't belong to me, I am just visiting a friend. Do you like it here? ”.“ It is small, but it is nice here. Why didn't you go to work today? ”.“ I am not feeling too well, enough with the questions' pumpkin, What would you like to have? ”.“
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Striding out of the bathroom, Audrey had just finished freshening up when her phone rang, She hurried over to it hoping that it was Oliver, but it seemed to be Kyle. “ Kyle, hi ” Audrey! Where the hell are you? ”.“ Calm down, Carter arrived at the hotel and took me out of there through the backdoor”. He heaved a sigh of relief before he spoke again; “ That was a relief, when the press finally left, I rushed up to the room, but you were not there ”.“ I was so surprised when I saw him at the hotel, never did I imagine that he would come to my aid”.“ I guess he still loves you after everything”.“ I am not convinced that is the case, he was mean to me and said he was only after his reputation”.“ So what are you going to do now regarding your reputation and the company? ”.“ First I am going to investigate the man who was in bed with me, and then he can come on national television to confess”.“ You do understand that won't be easy, I mean considering that his face was armed”.“ Wh
