The drive to the office was as quiet as a graveyard, as both parties had nothing to say to each other throughout. Sorin had a lot going on in his head since he had to plan things out properly, while Kelvin, on the other hand, could not really understand why Sorin would want to divorce me when I did him no wrong. He had thought all Sorin needed was time and that with time he would warm up to me, but now, it seemed like he had been so wrong. It seemed as if he didn't know his friend anymore.Finally, they got to the office and Sorin got to work but as Kelvin was about to leave the room, Sorin reminded him,“Don't forget to do what I asked you to do.”“What is that?” Kelvin asked him.Sorin, who had started working on his computer, raised his head to look at Kelvin.“Don't tell me you've forgotten already. I'm talking about the Divorce lawyer I asked you to get me! I need it done as soon as possible!” “Oh, that…” Kelvin replied with a frown.“What do you mean by ‘oh, that’? Were you pret
AN HOUR EARLIERAs I sat at the set table, having my breakfast, I thought about Sorin.“He didn't eat before leaving for work. I don't think he ate anything after he left his parents place.” I said to myself.An idea popped into my head, “I should take lunch to him at work.” I said to myself.I really didn't know what I was thinking or why such thought came to my head but I didn't think too much about it and got to work immediately.I went into the kitchen and met the chefs, still busy sorting out some dishes.“What does Sorin like to have for lunch on a normal day?” I asked and hearing my voice, they stopped what they were doing and turned to me.They instantly bowed slightly to greet me and I nodded in response with a smile.“So? What does he like to have?” I asked again and this time, they turned to look at each other, while I stood there with a puzzled look on my face.“Why? What is going on? Did I say something wrong?” I asked, quite confused.“Oh no ma'am. You didn't. We were ju
“Doctor, is he going to be alright?” I asked the doctor, my eyes fixated on Sorin, who was still sleeping. “He's been sleeping for almost two hours.”“Yes, ma'am. Don't worry, he'll be fine. Once he wakes up now, he’ll be as good as new. He just needs adequate rest from time to time.” The doctor said to me, and I nodded slowly, but I had a lot of questions in my heart to ask him about Sorin.“I'll take my leave now.” The doctor said and was about to leave when I stopped him.“But what really happened, doctor?” I asked, my face etched with concern. “I have never seen him like that. What happened to him? I was really scared, seeing him like that.”The doctor sighed. “Well, he had a panic attack.” He revealed, and I was surprised.“A panic attack?” I furrowed my brows in confusion. “But how? Why did he have a panic attack all of a sudden?” I kept asking.The doctor began to explain,, “You see, something very serious happened years ago when he was—” He was yet to finish explaining to me
Jake and his father, Mr John Richardson, sat at the dining table, ready to have dinner. The large table was set with different delicacies, mainly their favorite dishes. His father sat at the head of the table, while Jake sat to his right.The warm glow of the chandelier above them cast a homely ambiance, and the mouthwatering aromas emanating from the dishes tantalized their taste buds. “Jake, I must admit, I'm quite surprised that you decided to have dinner with me tonight. I mean, it's been a while” His father said, his voice low and sincere. “True dad. I agree it's been a while.” Jake confirmed, nodding his head in agreement.“Of course. And we haven't even had a chance to talk at length in a while. I mean, just the two of us.” His father said again.Jake's eyes darted swiftly from side to side. “But we do talk sometimes, dad.”“Yeah, “sometimes”.” He stressed. “I know we talk sometimes,but those times, we only speak over the phone. It's not the same.”“Tell me, when last have yo
“Really?” Mr Richardson asked his son.“Yes, father.” Jake responded, confidently nodding his head.“Oh wow.” His father sighed in relief. “Care to let me in on what your plan is?” He asked with anticipation.“Uhm… Hold on a second, I need to make a quick call.” He got up from his chair and excused himself, walking out of the dining room to the hallway.He dialled a number and as it began to ring, Jake began pacing impatiently. Then after a long ring, the phone was finally picked up.“What took you so long? Huh?” He asked, raising his voice. “You know I hate it when you keep me waiting!”“Keep your apologies in your pockets.” He snapped, hinting that the recipient just apologized for not picking the call in time.“Anyway, what about the task I gave you? Have you been able to get any information because I need it urgently?” Jake asked impatiently.“Oh, really?” He asked with a sly smile. “That's interesting. Good job.”“Where are you?” As soon as he got a response, he nodded. “I'll be
Kelvin was still fast asleep when his buzzing phone woke him up.“Urrrgh…” He grunted, “Who is this?” He complained as he picked his phone and saw that it was one of the other guards, James.He slowly and reluctantly rubbed sleep off his eyes, and picked the call.“What is it James?” He asked, his tone hinting at his frustration for being woken from his sound sleep. “If you're calling me this early in the morning to complain about your pregnant girlfriend’s cravings, I promise you, I'm going to kill you before—”“It's already past 8am, sir. I think you might need to cut your break short, and come back to the house now, sir.” James began to speak, not paying attention to Kevin's threat.“What is it, James? Just go straight to the point, please.” He said, tiredly.“Have you checked your phone today, sir? Social media is buzzing with some scandalous news about the boss.” James said in a rush, before Kelvin could say anything else.“Wait, what!!” Kelvin exclaimed, his eyes widening as he
"Good morning, sir.” Kelvin said into the receiver as soon as he picked up the call.“There is nothing good about this morning, Kelvin!” Sorin snapped at him. “Have you seen the news this morning?”“Yes, sir. I have seen it. What I think we—”“Care to tell me why I am trending? And for the wrong reasons at that?” Sorin asked, cutting him off abruptly.“I have no idea, but I'll get to the bottom of this. I'm already on my way to the house, but I need to drop by the office first. I'll update you if anything comes up.” He said, and Sorin ended the call before Kelvin could speak any further.Kelvin knew that Sorin was really mad, and any slight provocation would not end well, so he just let him be.He accelerated, and in no time he was at the office, where he met a huge crowd of reporters with their microphones and cameras all up in people's faces.“What the hell!” Kelvin muttered under his breath, his jaw clenched.He couldn't step out of the car because he knew they would crowd him like
“A press conference?” Sorin sprung up from his chair, his eyes widening. “Have you lost your mind, Kelvin?” He asked, completely enraged.“Of all the things you could have said, a press conference sounded most reasonable to you? Really?” He raised an eyebrow, his tone cold.“I can't believe this.” He muttered, as he shook his head and wagged a disapproving finger.As Sorin kept pacing angrily, I remained seated in my chair, staring at them both in silence, watching as the whole drama unfolded.“Please, just hear me out.” Kelvin said, trying to calm the raging Sorin down. “I promise you, it's not as bad as you're picturing it.” He assured him.“It IS bad, Kelvin. It will only complicate matters. Are you even thinking at all? What are you even saying?” His face was contorted in disapproval.“If you'll just calm down and listen to me, you'll see that it is not SO bad.” Kelvin said further, hoping that Sorin would have a rethink, letting him air his opinion about what he had just said.St
“Anne?” I managed to mutter as soon as I found my voice.“Is… is this really you?” I stuttered, not sure if I was seeing the right person.Actually only Anne could have recognized me with all my disguise as she was one of the very few people who called me “Drea”.“Yes, it's me. Oh my goodness, I can't believe this.” She responded happily, her eyes welling up with tears.Before I could even say anything, she rushed towards me, and we collapsed into a tearful hug, the emotions of our reunion overwhelming us both.“I'm so speechless right now. I don't even know what to say. I don’t know how to react. I came here to get something for the house.” I said, pulling down my hoodie.“Me too…” Anne replied, wiping her tears. “I needed to get some things urgently, that was why I came here. I never would have imagined that I would meet you here.”Apparently, she had also come to get new glassware products for her kitchen to replace the ones that broke the previous night. The song I was humming was
"A plan?” Kelvin asked, surprised.“Yes. I'll go incognito,” I said, a sly grin spreading across my face. “No one will even recognize me.”“Are you sure that will work?” He questioned, with an unsure look on his face.“Of course. Just make sure you don't follow me around so that it won't raise suspicions.” I said again. “You should dress the part too. If anyone identifies you, they'll surely know that something is fishy.”He sighed again. “No problem. I understand, ma'am.”“Thank you, Kelvin. I'll be down shortly.” I said and rushed upstairs to get prepared to leave for the hospital.I hurriedly took my bath and quickly got dressed, throwing on a pair of jean trousers, sneakers, and a black hooded sweatshirt. The large hoodie was the perfect addition to my disguise, and I deliberately chose it to help me blend in with the crowd and keep a low profile.We left the house and finally arrived at the hospital and of course, I didn't have to stand in line. I was attended to immediately.“S
The next morning I slowly opened my eyes to the warm brightness of morning light shining in through the window. The melodic chirping of birds outside filled the air, and I stretched, yawning loudly. But as my jaw cracked open wide, I remembered that I wasn't alone in the room. I quickly slapped my hand over my mouth, because I knew how much Sorin hated disturbances, and I had no intention of testing his patience.I immediately turned to his side of the bed to see his reaction, but to my surprise, he was nowhere in sight.“Where could he have gone?” I thought to myself.I wasn't sure if he had headed to the office or he was in his study, because it was one of those types of days where he would decide to stay in his study throughout the day.“Sorin?” I called out to him, hoping to get a response, even though I knew it was highly unlikely.As expected, I got no response and I wasn't too surprised. I got up and headed to the bathroom. The door was wide open and so, I knew he definitely wa
I heard Sorin's footsteps rushing out of the room, and heading towards me. I knew he must have heard the noise.Getting to where I was, and seeing that it was one of his favorite picture frames I had broken, he couldn't believe his eyes. “What the hell is this?” He yelled at me. “What exactly is wrong with you? Why are you such a clumsy girl? Why can't you just do anything right without causing chaos?”“I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to.” I immediately apologized.“That's what you always say. Yet you’ll do the same thing tomorrow.” He hissed in frustration.“I'm sorry…” I said again and crouched to the ground once again. “And what the hell do you think you're doing?” He asked, his eyebrows furrowed.“I want to clean it up right away.” I answered, trying to pick the broken pieces.My eyes remained fixed on him as I spoke to him to the point where I forgot what I was doing. And before he could warn me, I felt a sharp pain shoot through my already injured fingers.“Ouch!” I yelped, instin
Taken aback, I instantly stepped back. Tongue tied and speechless, I stood there staring at him in confusion.“Have you suddenly gone deaf?” He yelled at me again. “I just asked you a question. What the hell do you think you're doing, hugging me like that? Since when did we get so affectionate? Huh?”I was completely confused and for a moment, I didn't understand what was going on. This was someone with whom we had a very beautiful time hours before, but it seemed like he had become someone else in just a matter of hours. Like he had become a completely different person.Finally able to find my voice, I began to speak, “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. I thought we were already getting along. I thought that we—”“You thought wrong!” He barked, and I shook with fear.“Or wait, let me get this straight. Is it because we went out together and the whole world now knows that you're a “WIFE” to me?” He stressed the word “wife” in such an uncomfortable manner, and I could see the irr
Sorin pulled up at the parking lot of one of the Cole’s detached mansions in a private estate. Daisy had sent him the details of her whereabouts earlier and asked him to meet with her there. Despite the fact that it was many miles away from the city, he still drove all the way down to meet her.He turned off the ignition, took a deep breath and stepped out of the car.“Welcome sir,” He was greeted by one of Daisy's guards.Sorin nodded in acknowledgement, and asked, “Where is she?”“She is inside. She is waiting for you in the living room.“Thank you.” He responded, and walked in briskly.Staring outside through the gigantic glass door, holding a cup of wine in her right hand, and folding her left hand against her chest, was Daisy.The moment she sensed Sorin's presence, she scoffed.“You said you wanted to see me and that it was urgent. What's up?” Sorin said, standing metres away from her.She remained in that same spot, saying nothing, making the both of them remain in an awkward s
“Somewhere quiet?” I asked, still surprised.“Yes, that's correct.” He responded with a smile.“Uhmm… I thought that—”“Nah…” He gently interrupted me. He then leaned forward, his eyes staring deep into mine, making my heart tighten in my chest. “You don't have to think about anything. Just follow my lead.”As I looked at him, my eyes fell on his lips once again. The soft curve of his lips as he smiled did something I couldn't explain to me. I could feel his warm breath on my skin and this also sent shivers down my spine. The air around us felt charged with tension.Every sound seemed amplified - the soft batting of his eyelids, the gentle rhythm of his breathing. Everything seemed to possess its own loud sound. Time also seemed to stop completely, and I felt like I was holding my breath, waiting for something to happen.In that moment, everything else faded into the background, and all I could focus on was him. It was like it was just us two in the whole world. I felt drawn to him,
Sorin was speechless. He just stared at Daisy without knowing what to say. Never in his wildest dreams did he think that she would show up all of a sudden, without informing him beforehand.He helplessly stared at her, wishing he could do something before she began to spew the wrong words, which would complicate matters further.He knew better than to scold her because that would cause a scene, and with the amount of reporters and cameras in their faces, that would be the craziest and most stupidest idea.I, on the other hand, stood there without knowing what to say. I was definitely confused. It was only a matter of minutes before Daisy let the cat out of the bag about her relationship with Sorin.“Hi Sorin.” She greeted him with a broad smile.“Daisy…” Sorin spoke nervously. “I didn't know you were coming. I mean, you didn't tell me you were coming. I didn't expect to see you here.” He said it all in a rush.“I know.” She still had her smile on. “I wanted to surprise you. I hope you
ZAS HOLDINGS “Good morning, everyone.” Anne happily greeted everyone as she walked into the office, but she got no response, which was very unusual.Her eyes scanned the room, and she soon noticed her colleagues, gathered together at a table, focused on something on another colleague's computer.“What are you guys so focused on?” She asked, loudly.“Shhhhh….” They all gestured for her to be quiet, and she held her breath.“What is going on?” She whispered to Isabella, who was also in the room.Isabella pulled her to the other side of the room. “Haven't you heard?” Anne furrowed her brows in confusion. “Heard what?”“Heard the latest news.” Isabella answered.“I'm not sure of what you're talking about. What is the latest news?” Anne asked further, looking confused still.“The latest news about Sorin Zaveri.” Isabella said, sharply. “How do you not know? Have you been living under a rock?” She rolled her eyes at her.“I'm sorry, but when it comes to social media. I'm not really curren