Zoe walked into the living area after her drink to find just Aaron sitting in the bar of the house. He had on the television and was staring at the picture of his mother. The comments by the reporters were nice as they talked about what Felicity was able to achieve in her company and in the life of her children.Zoe leaned on the wall leading to the staircase and continued to watch him. She wanted to go to him and sooth but she knew quite well that and she and Aaron didn’t fancy each other much. As she made to take the stairs to her room, she heard his phone ring which he answered immediately.“Yes, speak to me.” Was the first sentence out of his mouth. Zoe waited as he listened to the caller on the other end of the line, keeping very still so as not to give herself away. “Good, now lock up and leave the place. No one goes there till I say so. Avery is watching me and I know he has someone on our tail. Tell the guys to be on the low.”Avery has someone on his tail? What did he mean by
Zoe badged into Mia’s room the next morning having enough of her nonsense. She walked to the side of her bed and pulled off the blanket off her body.“What in the hell!” Mia exclaimed in a loud voice, not minding the fact that the culprit had been Zoe. Without paying much attention to her, Zoe went into her wardrobe and searched for a decent wear for her.“What are you doing, Zoe?” Mia asked with disbelief, her gaze following Zoe wherever she went.“I am bringing you back to life, young lady and you are not going to complain.” She answered.After searching her bag and getting a pretty yellow flowery top and a jean pants to go with it, she bent down to search for shoes.“You are not my mother, you know.” Mia said, not moving an inch from the bed. When Zoe had pulled out a pair of sneakers, she felt was reasonable with the outfit, she headed back to the bed.“No, I am not.” She replied. “Your mother is dead. Get used to it.”Mia gasped quietly, a hurt look on her face but Zoe wasn’t hav
The cooling atmosphere of the beach calmed their nerves as they walked slowly on the sand, totally ignoring the many people who also shared the beach with them. Zoe walked behind Mia, trying not to disturb the little peace the sound of the waters was bringing her. Mia stopped and turned towards the waters, closing her eyes to take it all in while Zoe continued to watch her. When she opened her eyes, she turned to Zoe.“This was a good idea.” She said, a little smile around the corner of her lips.“Yeah?” Zoe asked, seeing the conversation as an opportunity to go closer to her. She folded her arms and also closed her eyes, just to feel what exactly it was Mia was feeling.“I hate them.” Mia called and Zoe opened her eyes immediately. She noticed the hurt look on the young girl’s face and instead of rebuking her, nodded her head.“It is okay to hate them. they are men. Women hate men sometimes.” She said, rubbing her hands against her bare arms.Mia shook her head immediately, trying he
“Calm down, Michael.” Zoe called. “You know you do not want to hurt me.”He laughed hysterically, standing to his feet and dragging her with him. She could feel his grip tighten, realizing that this time around, she was actually not scared of him. There was something with the way that he looked at her that made her less scared than she had been the first time she met him.“You need to calm down and let me go.” She said again, surprised that she was trying to reason with him.“Who the hell are you?” He snapped, tightening his grip again even though he wasn’t holding to strangle her.“I am your wife.” Zoe replied. “We have met two times, Michael. I am Zoe, your wife.”His grip on her neck loosened immediately and he pushed her away from himself. She coughed out, breathing rapidly with relief.“You are his wife, not mine.”She nodded her head, taking few steps away from him. “I am Avery’s wife and he is the real owner of the body. So, I am your wife.” He jerked his head to her direction,
“Gosh, Zoe.” Mia exclaimed, standing up immediately when the full glass of wine hit the floor. She began to clean her dress with the back of her hands as some contents of the wine splashed on her body. “What a way to handle an information.”Zoe shook her head to clear the thought away and then knelt to pick up the pieces from the ground since there were no maids around to do it.“I’ll get cleaning materials.” Mia said before dashing into the house. As Zoe carefully picked up the shards of glass, her thoughts began to run wild again. What Mia had said to her actually made a lot of sense and answered some of the questions she had in her mind. Now she knew there was no way in hell that the threats they were receiving had nothing to do with the family, because it did. There was definitely something fishy going on which led to the death of Felicity.Mia reappeared with a sweeping brush and a little towel for the table. As she began to sweep the floor, Zoe got up from the ground and looked
Avery kissed her like his life depended on it, at the moment it seemed it did. He had wanted to do it to shut her up and prevent her from asking further questions because it was already bad enough that she knew about Aaron’s shady business. But the kiss had turned into something else. She had been standing there looking hot as hell in the little excuse of a gown she had on her body and her barefooted legs that looked sexy as hell. The anger she had on her face when she spoke to him had been attractive as hell and when he had touched her, he had lost it.On the bed, she struggled with him, kissing him in return but also struggling. She managed to roll on the bed and straddled him instead. When she looked at him, it had looked like she was going to go off but she didn’t. Instead, she bent down and roughly took his lips just like he had done before.They kissed for what looked like eternity that he felt his lips throbbing, but that didn’t mean he wanted to stop. He wanted more and he wan
Avery walked into his office the next day after their return to Cally city. He ignored the pitiable looks his employees threw his way and even some of their heartfelt apologies. It has been twelve days since his mother’s passing and this was the first time that he was allowing himself to be seen by people other than his family.Jacob waited by the elevator in his office floor and he gave a nod of acknowledgement to him, leading the way to the office.“I would appreciate it if they stopped looking at me like I just lost my wife.” Avery said to Jacob as the latter opened the door to the office.“Well, you did lose someone and it might not have been your wife, but it was quite a significant person in your life.” He replied.Charlotte stood with a bowed head when he entered the office but he ignored her. As they were about to enter the main office, he had a second thought and came back to where she stood.“From today, you do not greet me with a bowed head, Charlotte. Other people can, but
Zoe watched from a distance with Avery and his siblings as the guest inn close to their main living area was demolished. She couldn’t count how many times since the process began that she had shaken her head because of how ridiculous everything was. Her eyes drifted to Mia who folded her arms with a blank expression on her face and she felt pity for her. Mia would not want to live in a house where her mother was killed.Avery walked up to her and she turned to look at him, shaking her head again when he said nothing to her.“This is a ridiculous decision by the way.” She spoke first and he nodded slowly, his eyes following the movement of the contractors who were driving tractors and putting on helmets. He sighed deeply and for the first time, she tried to understand his reason for doing so.“They had the effrontery to come into my home and kill my mother in her own bedroom.” He replied. “I have to get them, Zoe. I have to get them no matter what.”“I know.” She replied, looking away