Mr. Carter was there, as was Christina’s mother, and wonder of all wonders, her father, Gerald. He looked more calm and composed than he had been at the party, but he still looked angry and had an air about him that showed that he didn’t belong there.“What the fuck is he doing here? I can’t believe
Back then, I had no idea that the company would grow to the size at which it is now. Gerald grew very rapidly, and with him by my side, I was able to grow the company even faster than before. We both felt unstoppable, and the sky was our limit back then.”“You’re only beating about the bush. Why don
A huge fight ensued between us and we came to actual blows. That was the last day I saw Gerald for a long time. I tried to get him to forgive me, but he wanted nothing to do with me after that. He cut himself off from us and although we saw each other once in a while after that, he never came home a
Despite everything he did to me, I kept his secret for all these years, and only a few trusted employees knew about the whole affair with Frances because they were there the night we had the fight, but they’ve also kept their mouths shut all this while. You may have noticed how the bodyguards relate
“God indeed works in mysterious ways.” Richard thought to himself in delight and amusement as he sifted through the gossip channels. They were all talking about the same thing, which was the huge scandal that had broken out earlier today at Christina Carter’s wedding. As he watched them talk about
Jackson sat at the dark bar, drinking away the money that he had managed to collect from Christina. Damn! She was such a dumb bitch. In fact, she was dumber than she had been back then when they had first met and she had been all over him.Back then, she irritated him to no end, because what macho a
The atmosphere at the dinner table was very tense. Christina, Dylan, and Austin all ate their food without talking to each other. It had been two whole weeks since the saga at the wedding, but the scandal had not yet died down, and neither did it show any signs of dying down any time soon. If anyth
“I really don’t, I swear. Oh … Wait! I think he looks familiar now. Wait. I’ll remember where I knew him from very soon.” Christina said, pretending to think very hard.Austin watched her with suspicion, the old look of dislike, bordering on hatred that he used to have for her coming back to his fac
“You’re here again.” She states, rolling her eyes without so much as a good morning when she opens the door and sees me standing there. “Good morning to you too. Yes, I’m indeed here again. How are you doing?” I ask her, resolving not to let her hostility get to me. She has every reason to be hosti
I have not been to Nora's apartment for several months since Sally disappeared. In the first month of Sally's disappearance, I used to come here a lot, so much so that I’m sure that I must have begun to look like a desperate creep to Nora. Each time I came here back then, I would plead and plead wi
“No! I want to go with you and Aunt Sally!” He protests angrily when he sees the nanny and realizes that I’m about to leave him with her. “Honey, you must be very tired from running up and down with me these past few days. That is why I want your nanny to take you home so you can rest. Besides, you
SEAN Somehow, Sally allows herself to be convinced to come back home with me, which as even her doctor agrees, is the best decision for her right now because she needs all the help that she can get. We’ve finally been able to reach Nora and Austin, who have arrived at their honeymoon destination a
SALLY I can tell that Sean is surprised at my blunt tone and sharp words, but I couldn’t care less. I vaguely remember how I had pleaded with my boss to get in touch with him after she told me that she could not reach Nora and Austin no matter how many times she tried to reach them. I had been ter
The small bundle feels incredibly light as the nurse places it in my arms. Every single iota of sleep flees from my eyes as I hold and look down at my daughter. The nurse helps me adjust the baby in my arms while smiling at me in approval. Immense love for this tiny human floods my entire being and
I smile unsurely at the doctor, certain that I must have misheard what she just said. She doesn't smile back but instead continues to stare back at me with a measured look that says that she's not messing around. “I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you're talking about. What do you mean by expectant f
SEAN I have to admit that I am not thinking straight, but I'll blame that on the lack of sleep and the thought of seeing sadly again after all these months. Sally is lying on a bed in a very tiny room and she's being placed on oxygen. She looks so small and defenseless in the hospital bed. I appr
“There has been an emergency involving Sally and she's requesting for you.” A female voice had said over the phone mere seconds ago. “Is she OK? What's wrong with her? Where is she?” I ask in quick succession without waiting for an answer to each question. Taking deep breaths, I remind myself to be