Ramos killed the engine of the Rolls-Royce boat tail in front of Andrew's house and got out of it to open the door for Taylor. She alighted from the car and her body visibly began trembling badly when her eyes settled on Andrew's Jaguar which was properly parked in the garage. She clenched her fist tightly to stabilize her trembling body and inhaled deeply to calm herself. However, none of it helped as the thought of Andrew forcing himself on her again like he had been doing for the past few days crippled the boldness she had left in her. "Mrs. Radford, Mr. Radford says you have three minutes to meet him in the wine room." Taylor had just walked into the house when a maid stopped in front of her and passed her Andrew’s message before continuing on her way. Taylor gulped down nervously, gripping her clothes tightly as the fear she was trying so hard to keep away, overwhelmed her. After standing still for more than a minute, she subconsciously glanced at the time before she began
The familiar beeping sound of the heart monitor machine echoed in Taylor's ears the moment she opened her eyes before her other sense organs began reacting to everything else. She first noticed the room smelt antiseptic smell and the first colors she saw was that of the room’s white walls and blue curtains. The hospital. She was in the hospital. She had fallen unconscious in the wine room while being electrocuted by Andrew and while unconscious, her brain had blocked her from feeling feeling pain. Joe that she regained consciousness, a sudden wave of intense pain swept through her body, causing her to wince and shut her eyes, the vein in the middle of her forehead bulging in pain. “You were out for is long I thought you were going to die." Her reddened eyes flew open and she glanced to the direction of the voice to see Nicholas leaning on the wall in a corporate outfit. Taylor blinked her eyes at him numerous times, slowly recollecting she had heard him screaming something just b
Taylor sighed and tried to sit up on the bed when she smelt antiseptic in the air and saw white walls and blue curtains for the second time that day. However, Sherry who had been anxiously waiting for her to wake up, hurriedly ran to her side and gently pushed her back to the bed. “You shouldn’t try to get up, ma’am. The doctor says you need a lot of rest.” Taylor ignored her and glanced at the wall clock. If she remembered correctly, it had only been a few minutes to 11 when she was in that field preparing to shoot the advertisement. So why was it 2:27pm already when she had only taken a nap for a few minutes?“Sherry, didn’t you say we have things scheduled for today? If we don’t leave now, I’ll be breaching my contract with Glass House Entertainment.” She shook her head at Sherry’s words and mumbled tiredly, trying to sit up again. Sherry pushed her back to the bed like she did the first time and slowly turned on the television in the ward. It was a breaking news where a repor
Taylor and Daniel continued cuddling in the ward for several minutes, unaware of the video circulating on the internet about them.Suddenly, the door to the ward was pushed open from the outside, and three patrol officers walked in, one of them flashing a warrant in Daniel's face as the other two helped him out of the bed and handcuffed him outright."What is this nonsense? What do you think you're doing?" Daniel lashed out at them in confusion.The one with the warrant took it closer to Daniel's eyes, then dropped his hand beside him as he read out his rights."Mr. Holt, you are under arrest for breaching the restraining order you were served. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law."You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?""What are you doing? What order are you talking about?" Taylor got off the bed and
"I have an elder sister, and that girl hasn't for once taken my side in anything. She doesn't even try to protect me when I've done something wrong, and my parents are punishing me. Oh, what I would do to have a sister like you!""I've never seen a pure soul like you in my entire years of living. The world would be a better place if we had more people like you!""I agree with the comment above mine, Ms. Fairchild. But we all know you're a pure soul who loves your sister very much despite how badly she treats you. But people might misinterpret this video into thinking you're siding with her."Elizabeth sat in her office, slowly going through the hundreds of comments on her computer, which kept adding by the second the more she read, with a bright smile on her face.She paused when she got to the comment that said people would misinterpret the video into her siding with Taylor and chuckled, leaning back in her chair.She rubbed the back of her neck gently while her other hand played aro
As Ramos drove her to Andrew's Solution, Taylor took out her phone and began browsing the internet to see how bad the situation had gotten."It's a day already, and no word from her. Someone please tell me she plans to take responsibility for her actions and not shirk it off like she has always done.""I hope she does that too. If she doesn't, we can just boycott any ad video she appears in and any movie she stars in after this.""Yes, I agree. She probably thinks the netizens will forget this ever happened if she keeps silent and doesn't apologize for what she did.""You guys, haven't you heard the news? Andrew's Solution is holding a press conference where she's said she'd apologize.""Oh, really? Good for her. I'll make sure to be outside the building waiting to hurl eggs at her if she said the wrong thing during the press conference!""Me too! I'll come with a crate of eggs so others will get a chance to hurl eggs at her too!""What? Hurl eggs at me? Would no one really ask why I
In Andrew Solution, after Taylor answered the reporters' questions, it sparked curiosity within other reporters, and they immediately began throwing questions at her."You went to business school? What proof do you have to make us believe you?""It's extremely hard to get into business school in New York City. Saying you went to a business school there while being in art school is outrageous!""Are you really saying the truth, or are you just saying this to save face?""Please answer us before you go!""Ms. Fairchild, answer one more question before you end the press conference!"However, Taylor paid no attention to them and was walked out by Kaleb.He took her to where the elevator was located, where Ramos was waiting for her. Then they got into the elevator, dropped inside the secret garage, and he drove her out.This time, one of the reporters saw the car driving out and immediately pointed at it."That car... Isn't that Andrew Radford's car?""It is. I was called in for the fundra
The morning of the next day, Andrew and Taylor had breakfast in silence, as they had been doing.Ramos drove her to the gym and was about to park properly in the gym's parking lot when his phone, which he placed on the car's dashboard, rang out.Kaleb's voice came through as soon as the he answered the call."There will be an impromptu shipment this morning. Sergei is around, and he's been sniffing around everywhere looking for an opportunity to interfere in our business.”“Boss thinks it's only a matter of time before that dog sniffs out where the next shipment will be delivered and intercepts it.""I've already dispatched people there to collect the shipment. I didn’t realize it at first until boss told me. I think Sergei will find out the location and go there with his people.”“If that happens, he’ll surely go with three times the actual number of our people there. I'd have sent more people, but they won't get there fast enough to stop Sergei from killing everyone and taking off w
Inside the elevator heading downstairs, Taylor and Samuel stood in silence. He turned to her and questioned, “He called?” She hummed, “Mhm.” “What did he want?”“He just said to come back home.” “If that was the only thing he said, why did you take so long?” The man frowned slightly. “My father called after he hung up. The Holts will be visiting the Fairchilds residence tomorrow. He called to remind me in advance not to be late.” “Are you sure you don’t need me to come?” “Who would I tell them you are? My family doesn’t like me very much and neither does my ex’s family. If I show up with a man who isn’t my husband in place of my husband, they’d say I’ve been cheating on him.” “You’re telling me you plan to face six people alone. At least tell your husband. He’s a proud man, I bet he wouldn’t want you to be in the same room with your ex.” “What difference will it make? He’s not going to come. He’s never attended any event with me. I’ve always gone alone. A family event is not
After agreeing with Samuel’s terms with, Taylor went back to work like nothing happened. She paid no attention to what the people at work said about her and how they treated her. She just turned a blind eye to everything. Samuel took her under his wings and attended pitch meetings with her where he gave her the opportunity to pitch her ideas to the rest of the directors whenever they gathered for a meeting. In two months, every idea she pitched, got approved by the board of directors and rolled in hundreds of millions in profit for the company. She was soon promoted from a junior consultant to a a partner, a post second only to the Managing Director in the whole of the Consultant Department. The evening after the 5th proposal she pitched to the company got approved, an elated Samuel took the entire consultant department out for dinner. Samuel was grilling their meat as usual. When he was done, he picked up a plate and filled it with me before passing it to Taylor. “Thank you.”
Andrew left hours before she woke up and she had dinner in silence like she did the day before. Gael drove her to work and when she entered the reception, she realized no one was staring at her like they had done yesterday.They were rather all nervous and anxious. When she got to her department, no one still paid any attention to her. “Hey, have you seen the news about Daniel Holt? I heard he’s currently unconscious but now out of harm’s way.” “Why do you care about news about Daniel Holt when there’s a more pressing issue?” “Huh? Pressing issue? Is the company going bankrupt?” “Not that kind of pressing issue. Listen closely. A reliable source from the Media Department overheard that President Radford’s wife is working in the company.” “How is that possible? We would’ve long heard of it the moment she came in.”“That’s why it’s weird. I remember he got married and the internet carried the news and the name of his wife, now I searched up the news about his marriage on the inter
Taylor felt uncomfortable and took a step backward. Then parted her lips to say, “Mr. Sanchez, I’m afraid I have to-“ tell you I’m married. She never got to complete her sentence as he placed a finger over her lips and hushed her thinking she was about to reject him without giving him any chance. “Don’t be in such a hurry to turn me down.” “My father may be a shareholder in this company, but that doesn’t mean I’m the director of the Consultant Deparmtent because of his influence m.” “Just like you, I’ve worked hard to get to where I am today. And I promise to continue working hard to take care of you and our family in the future.” “I’ll let you do whatever you want and I won’t let my family boss you around because of your background.” “When we get married, I’ll be in a better position to protect you from these bullies at work. So don’t be so quick to reject me and think it through, alright?” When he realized she wasn’t lookkng at him, but was staring at something behind him wi
Taylor woke up early the next morning and the first thing she did was check her phone to know what was going on with Daniel. She found a live video of the hospital and clicked on it. Elizabeth’s face immediately popped into her sight wearing the doctor’s white lab coat under her sleeping wears. It was a live interview with a lot of reporters as swarming around the hospital. “We waited for you here all night but there was no sight of you. We’re all very well aware the surgery only lasted three hours and you were not supposed to be at work yesteday.” “So I have two questions for you. Why were you at Beating Hearts Hospital? You came to the hospital in your sleeping wear, were you preparing to sleep before the accident happened? If yes, why were you in such a hurry to leave the house that you forgot to change out of it?” The camera zoomed in on Elizabeth’s face. The bags underneath her eyes were now obvious and the fatigue on her face couldn’t be mistake. In the chat room, Taylor
Inside the hotel room, awkward silence was broken when someone checked her phone to see the trending news. “Huh? Someone got into an accident? Daniel Holt got into a life threatening hit and run accident. No way!” “What? Daniel Holt? Has the culprit been caught? How is he?” Almost immediately, everybody whipped out their phones to see what was going on. After scrolling it for a moment, one of them heaved in relief. “Elizabeth Fairchild is in the ER with him already, I’m relieved.” “Honestly. She’s so good at her job that I can’t help but feel at ease after hearing she’s the one operating on him.” “She treated my grandfather once and he said he hadn’t felt much better. Ever since then, we changed our family’s doctor to her.” “The police report says he was driving drunk which was why he couldn’t get out of there quickly but it just looks to me like someone tried to kill him. I mean, look at how gruesome the scene of the accident.” “I know, right? Four trucks came up from all fou
Anna’s expression changed drastically as she turned to Samuel beside her. Samuel ignored the curious eyes on him as he went ahead to grill the meat in silence. Anna swallowed a lump and glanced at Taylor in irritation. “Junior consultant, it’s your first time eating such an expensive dish. Despite how it looks to you, you should take a bite from it. As for grilled meat, you can always eat them every other day.”Taylor sensed the irritation in her voice and smiled at her apologetically, “My apologies, it’s not exactly the food. I’m just allergic to peanut. And it seems to be seared all over my meal.” “If it were an allergy I could control, I would’ve tried to take a bite from it. However, that isn’t the case. So I’d hate to bother everyone by having them see me break out in hives before spending the rest of their evening transporting me to the hospital.” “What are you apologizing for? Allergies can’t be controlled. You can’t eat peanut, but you can eat meat, can’t you?” Samuel but
That evening, every staff in the company were driven to a 5 star hotel called Rosé Hotel using the company’s shuttle bus. However, the first set of people to arrive were staffs from the Consultant Department. Samuel Sanchez left the group when they got to the reception and went up to the receptionist to tell her of his reservation. “Hello, good evening. I made a reservation this afternoon for a dinner for more than 30 people.” “What’s the name, sir?” The receptionist asked as she settled her fingers on the keyboard. “Samuel Sanchez.” The keys of the keyboard began clacking the very next second before she stopped, a puzzled look appearing on her face and glanced up at him. “I’m afraid there’s no reservation under that name, sir. Are you sure you made a reservation before coming? You might think you did but actually forgot to.”Samuel shook his head at her suggestetion at what might’ve happened and whipped out his phone to show her his call logs. “No, I’m very sure of it. Here,
In Andrew Solution, Taylor pushed the whispering going around the company to the back of her mind and focused on her work. When it was a few minutes from when she closed from work, someone walked to her desk. “Junior consultant, the department director is holding a department dinner this evening. Everyone is mandated to be there.” “A department dinner?” Taylor repeated and raised her head to look at the person, already planning to reject the offer only to see her hurriedly walking away. Three minutes after she left, Taylor picked up her phone and opened her phone book. Andrew had made her delete every number she had saved. So the only number she now had was his. So she stared at his phone number in her phone book for several minutes. It’d be rude of her not to go to the department dinner, but she’d have a worse fate in store for her if she attended the dinner without Andrew’s permission. After hesitating for a long time, she tapped the number and called. She listened to it in t