Lily was at the airport about to board her flight back to Michigan when her phone beeped. She checked and saw an email. The title made her disturbed. ‘Termination of contract with immediate effect.’Lily was confused. She had worked for four years, passed the probation, worked from the officer level and was now a manager. She had even received money from the big man himself for what she spent on him, which meant he couldn’t just fire her after thanking her with such a lump sum.The content of the email wasn’t detailed so she called the HR, who answered it immediately, seemingly expecting her call.“Lily Pierce, how may I help you,” she asked formally.“I just received an email, terminating my contract. What did I do?” The desperation in her voice made the HR helpless. There were structures but the CEO had veto power in such cases.“The order came from the top. I don’t know what happened. Did you offend the CEO?” The HRM asked. From how she received the order, she could only guess that
Surprise sparks dulled Lily’s eyes instead of brightening them. It was as if she was a demon looking at an Angel. Susan’s bright smile blinded her, she stood to her feet and took a step back at once. She must have underestimated Susan. Who knew that she’d still be with Andrew after the embarrassment she caused her, to the extent of getting her fired.“You…” Lily was so horrified that the words refused to come out of her mouth. Susan maintained her smile. It wasn’t Andrew’s fault that the women who despised him before wanted him now. However, she would let whoever tried to know that Andrew was hers alone. “It’s me, so you see, you aren’t welcome.” Lily had just lost her job. She couldn’t leave just because Susan didn’t welcome her. She turned to Andrew,“Andy..”“He’s busy. He doesn’t have time for some insignificant woman like you,” Susan interrupted with a bitchy attitude. The corner of Andrew’s lips curled upward. He loved it when Susan tried to be protective of him. It only showed
Susan was blessed. The man she loved more than anything was begging her to marry him. Just today, she had seen another side of him and felt that she needed to know him more but the state in which he got her was quite hot. Andrew had tricked her and she gladly fell for it. She could feel him withdrawing his finger, and yelled amidst deep pleasures,“Yes Andy, I will marry you.”Andrew’s finger returned as he asked, “are you sure? I’m not going to allow you to use and dump me.”Susan giggled and choked from bliss. “What makes you think that I’d leave you for another woman to enjoy what you are doing to me?”Andrew laughed and gazed wantonly at her innocent face. He unbuckled his belt, unzipped his trousers, and lifted her back onto his lap, thrusting from beneath. The energy he used sent his cock straight to her G-spot, her grip tightened and her moans grew louder, as he kept thrusting in and out, her release came hard.Andrew dropped her gently, her legs wobbly as he pressed her to the
Andrew was conflicted. Looking into Susan’s expectant eyes, he wished to tell her that his mum was nice but couldn't afford to lie to her and end up breaking her trust. He pulled her carelessly, she lost her balance and almost tripped. He caught her, pinning her on his lap, lest she got upset and walked out on him. He stared deeply into her eyes,“Do you want me to be diplomatic or, do you want the truth?”Susan was troubled and swallowed with unease. “The truth,” her voice was a whisper, as she returned his deep gaze. Andrew didn't know how to say it right.“My mum doesn't like you.”“Oh,” Susan was stupefied, her eyes dimmed, her joy crashed. Andy was silently rebuking himself for not saying it in a better way. “I'm sorry, she's still obsessed with Melissa.”Susan recalled that he mentioned that name before. Aside from Andrew hiding his identity earlier which was for a good purpose, he has been honest with her since then. “The girl in a comma?”“Yes.”Silence reigned for a while. An
Mia was Mrs Crown’s hope at persuading Andrew to give up on Susan but Mia seemed to be mesmerized by whatever charm Susan used on her. The two were talking and giggling as if they had known each other for a long time. What amazed Mrs Crown the most was the fact that Mia wasn’t clingy to Andrew as Usual but rather to Susan. “The food will get cold,” Larry announced, interrupting them. Susan didn’t feel lost in the elegance of the mansion due to Andrew’s luxury home, which had given her the needed experience. Andrew pulled a chair for her but before Andrew could sit beside her, Mia sneaked in between, pushing Andrew away. Andrew was upset but Susan thought it funny.“Mia, is that a way for a lady to behave?” Andrew asked. Mia smiled and pulled another chair for him.“Susan will always be with you. Give me some time with her will you?”“Fine,” Andrew gave up since Susan was happy with Mia.“Susan, so I’m inviting you to my next runway show next week,” Mia dishes out food into Susan’s pla
"Andy, you were too harsh on your mum," Susan expressed her displeasure when they sat in the back of the limo. Andrew understood that Susan didn’t want to be the reason for which he had a conflict with his mum but Andrew had already chosen the side to be on. His mum had his dad so Susan should be shouldered by him."Darling, my mum was too harsh on you." "I wasn't offended because I know she doesn't like me but you are her son. Besides, she apologized to me and I already forgave her,” Susan remarked. She would feel better if the mother and son weren't at war with each other.Andrew was still upset with his mum. "Good for you but I won't forgive her till I see a visible change." Susan was petrified at how difficult it was to understand that Andrew would never take it kindly with anyone who messed with her, including his mum. She resigned. "You aren't as easy as I thought." Andrew didn’t disagree. "Now you know." Susan was surprised that he admitted it. Andrew was indeed dominant. H
The atmosphere tensed and silence reigned. Everyone was shocked yet no one spoke. Greg and Mia had been friends but just friends all their lives. There has never been anything intimate between them. Unknown to Mia and Sandra, Greg had heard their discussion from earlier and knew that Sandra was cheating on him. He had it all planned out.This was his own way of revenge but his only fear was facing Andrew, after entangling his sister. He had neither Andrew nor Mia's permission. It was just on impulse. Mia was just trying to stop Greg from getting embarrassed if Sandra rejected him but it seemed that she was caught in the middle. Did Greg love her secretly? She never thought about it. Did she love him pass friendship? No. However, Greg was his brother's best friend and also his deputy. As such, she couldn't allow him to face disgrace. It would be too much for him to bear if she said no. Their differences will be sorted out later. Mia swallowed tightly and forced a smile. "Yes, Greg yes
"There's someone at the gate," the driver said. Greg pressed a button to wind down the window glass. He didn't say a word when he saw Sandra’s pitiful form and pressed the remote for the gate to open. The driver drove in and Sandra followed before the automated gate closed. When the car parked, Greg alighted and gave the driver a huge tip. Since he was Andrew's driver, he refused. "Then take the car home. It's late," Greg suggested. "Mr Crown already arranged for another driver to pick me,” the driver said politely."Okay, thank you," Greg said and watched the driver leave. Sandra walked up to him with a remorsed expression. "I'm very sorry Greg," Sandra said with her head lowered. A sinister smile appeared at the corner of Greg’s lips but within an instant, it was gone."You wanna talk? Follow me," Greg said and walked inside the living room while gulping down whiskey from the bottle he picked from the party.He loosened his tie, sat careless on the sofa and asked, "What do you w
Andrew and Susan had just returned from Fiona’s wedding in Holland. Susan soaked her heavy and tired body in a bubble bath in the jacuzzi as Andrew washed her with lather. Since they had a healthy pregnancy, they made love almost every night after making sure that Sophia was sound asleep. Today, their little flower was equally exhausted by the trip to Holland and slept as soon as she had her shower and dinner respectively.Before, the girl would slip into their room countless times and sleep in between them. Andrew made sure to send her back to her room anytime she fell asleep, so he could make good use of the private moment with his wife. They loved Sophia and always tried to be there for her but also ensured to make time for each other.“The doctor said I’m due,” Susan reminded him. She was too tired to give in tonight and she could feel some light contractions as well. Since her first labor lasted for 48 hours, she decided to wait until the pain became unbearable.“Point of correcti
Two weeks Later “Now you may kiss the bride,” the priest announced. There were cheers of excitement as their lips met. The kiss was unusually long, in that Greg had to remind Andrew that they could continue during the honeymoon. It was agreed that since Greg was the best man, Mia should be given the role of the maid of honor. Amelia, Charlotte and Dora were the bridesmaids. The tail of Susan’s wedding gown swept the aisle, as the pair walked out of the auditorium amidst cheers. Two families were united today. Mr and Mrs Stack were the proudest parents ever known. The media took over, announcing the wedding as one of the biggest in the history of New York. Youngsters could only wish to have such a wedding one day. Dora bid her foster parents farewell as promised to Susan and left for Canada. Andrew and Susan had secured admission for her in one of the prestigious universities so she returned the money given to her by Melissa’s brother’s men to the police. However, she kept Susan’
Susan frowned slightly. If there was even the slightest hint that Dora had not changed, she was going to get even. “I have to know what it is first.”“Can I be one of your bridesmaids? It’s the last thing I want to do before I leave. I will understand if you don’t want me at your wedding but I mean everything I’m saying. It’s useless trying to tear apart two people who love each other. I don’t want to end up as a desperate woman. I want my life to be better with the lessons I’ve learnt.”Susan stared strangely at her before she said, “I don’t know why I’m doing this but I will grant your wish.” It seemed to Susan that Dora genuinely wanted to be close to her but they just got off from a wrong start. “Thanks sis, you’ve made me happy but please make sure that that bitch rots in prison,” Dora said and was about to give in to sleep when Susan asked, “How did you know the one who attacked you?” Since Dora was pretending to be asleep by then, she shouldn’t have seen her attacker right?“
“Dora?” Andrew spoke in a whisper. He was shocked but also disturbed. What was Dora doing in his room in Susan’s clothes and ring and where was Susan? The bed was soaked with blood and so was Dora. Andrew’s white shirt was already marked with a few stains as well, as he held her in his arms.The siren outside showed that the police and emergency teams had arrived so he gave the body to the driver to convey to the ambulance while he continued searching for Susan. He checked the washrooms and any and every room with no sign of her. The more he searched the greater his disappointment, as he kept calling her number but there was no answer and her phone was nowhere to be found. He decided to wake Melissa to ask her a few questions, since the security personnel authorized to retrieve the CCTV was also unconscious. If Andrew wanted to do it himself, it would take too long and there weren’t any cameras in his room for the sake of privacy. Luckily, the police walked in with paramedics who kep
Susan walked past Andrew and stopped when she saw Dora. Her anger boiled as she saw Dora’s hair. Light brown and wavy, just like Susan’s. She was also wet from the rain and shivering like a chicken. Melissa and Fiona had also come out, same as Amelia and Charlotte. It seemed to be a full house, as the maids began to gossip.‘The boss allowed another woman to come to his home and she looks like Miss Susan. Might be her sister.”“Too many people are coming into the house these days but it takes away the boredom.”“Don’t you girls have anything to do? You could begin by going out there and washing the rain,” Yvonne said sarcastically in a hushed tone to the two maids. They paled and went to get themselves busy.“What do you want Dora?” Susan asked with a deep gaze. Since her parents hadn’t come with Dora, she felt that they weren’t even aware or Dora must have lied to them before coming. Afterall, her parents were satisfied with all that Andrew gave them. Dora put on an innocent look.“N
Susan couldn’t believe that when she was trying to secretly help Xavier’s sister, she was running into trouble. If Andrew hadn’t followed her, she couldn’t imagine the worst. Andrew wasn’t surprised. He never trusted or liked Xavier because of what he did to Susan previously. “What are you talking about?” Andrew asked Xavier with blood shot eyes. He was greatly upset. Xavier was afraid. Not of Andrew per se but the man who called him. He sounded like a psycho. His face dulled and he refused to give any information.“I'm sorry I can't give details, just keep her safe.”Andrew suspected that Xavier was afraid of something or someone. “How about I get you arrested?” He threatened him. Going to jail or losing his business? None of the options seemed appetizing.“Look, my business will go down if I give out any more details,” he said. He had hurt Susan in the past and slowly caused her another one. It was time for him to pay his debts with interest.Since it concerned Susan’s safety, Andre
“You think she’s up to something?” Susan asked Andrew when he got off the phone. She was still conflicted as to why Andrew answered Melissa’s phone and the way the latter didn’t refuse. ‘Were they on such terms back then?’ Phones were private and if someone did what Andrew did, then it meant that they were really close. Andrew was still in deep thought, not knowing what was going through Susan’s mind. Till he hears news from Greg, he wasn’t going to write his own conclusion.“Didn’t you hear her? I’m the only one she remembers so why would someone else call her?” Andrew asked strategically. When Susan got a hint of what he had done, she felt ashamed to think that Andrew felt anything for Melissa, for which reason he jealously answered her phone. It was just a matter of mere suspicion. Meanwhile, Susan recalled something and asked,“What if it’s Letty? They are quite close.”Andrew shook his head and sat on the bed in deep thought. “The voice I heard was a male one.”Susan was taken ab
Amelia was startled and slightly guilty but Susan had already jumped into the arms of Andrew. Out of breath from kissing so deep and passionately, they finally pulled away as Andrew said with a frown, “don’t jump like that next time. What if you hurt the baby?”His hands caressed her flat stomach while he spoke. Susan was amused. “Come on, the baby is in a safe place and won’t get hurt when I jump a little. I missed you Andy,” she kissed him again. It's been just two days away from each other but it seemed to them like a decade. "I miss you too, for which reason I had to take your reckless advice," Andrew grimaced while leading her back to the dining table. Susan's gaze swiped around and she asked curiously, "where is Melissa?" "In the hospital. She had ulcer crises after eating the sorbet," Andrew explained. His expression was calm. Susan felt pity for Melissa. ‘She might be going through a lot of pain. Poor girl.’"Sorry for her but is she better?" Susan asked Andrew worriedly. If
Andrew went back to the ward after his video call with Susan and asked the doctor, “So you think the best way to help her to recover fast is to live with her and do the things we did before?”“Yes.” The doctor confirmed.“Alright then.” He turned to Fiona. “Pack her stuff, we are leaving for NY.”“Why?” Melissa was awed. Letty had told her that Andrew was getting married but since Andrew never mentioned it when he arrived, she sensed that he was concerned about her. She couldn’t allow another woman to be around Andrew till he fell in love with her. She had been awake for exactly four weeks now but Letty wanted her to recover well because Susan was a very attractive woman. If the wedding hadn’t been announced, Letty would have still waited for Melissa to be completely well before arranging for her and Andrew to meet.“You heard the doctor. We have to live together and I’m not based here.” He spoke impatiently because he was annoyed. If not for Susan, he wouldn’t have done this.“But..”