"He prepares evil for himself who plot mischief for others."
-Latin Proverb-
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Christian was rushing to the basement to his car and he was about to grab the key in his pocket when he suddenly realized the key was not there.
“What the hell!?” He checked his both of his pocket and the key wasn’t there. He always put his car key in there and he had never forgotten it before.
Earlier, he was sure he had inserted it there right before he left his office.
Where could it be? He placed his bag on top of his car and tried searching for his key and still, he couldn’t find it anywhere.
His heart felt like it was going to drop. It was getting late, he was hungry, tired and suddenly, he had to deal with this ridiculous thing.
Upset, he slammed wall which turned his knuckles blue and purple. The man screamed in pain. Fortunately for him, no one was around to hear him.
He was
"It is necessary and even vital, to set standards for your life and the people you allow in it."-Mandy Hale-***“You’re finally here, Gilda! I have been waiting for you!” Lysandra rushed to her side and hugged her.As expected, that woman was still as enthusiastic as she remembered.Prevously, they had decided to meet up at Lysandra’s studio.It was her private studio where she designed and created some of the more exclusive fine jewelries since she didn’t trust anyone else to do the job for her.Though it was called a studio, the place was quite spacious, it had one main room, three different rooms and one bathroom.She was welcomed in the main room and it looked like a little lounge with an open kitchen in the corner.“Hello, Lysandra, I got some cake for you.” She handed over the paperbag and Lysandra took it with a huge smile.“T
"It's crazy what a heart blinded by love can lead you to believe."-Jourdane Erasquin-***Christian was back in the house after getting a locksmith for Layla’s car only to find out later on that the key was dumped in the bin.Fortunately, the trash had not been picked up yet otherwise the key would be lost forever.The car ended up having two keys, one was the original and the other one was the one Christian made that day.He thought having these two keys would make it far easier for him to avoid the same kind of trouble in the future.“I’m home.” He walked inside and saw Layla sitting on the sofa, watching a movie. It was a bit unusual since she was usually not a movie person.Christian slowly walked toward her and hugged her from behind.“Baby, I found your car key and made a spare key in case something like this happens again. Your car is back and it’s per
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"The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again."-Charles Dickens-***“I’m sorry, but I have a husband and I don’t think he will be happy with me exchanging number with a stranger I’ve just met.” She reasoned.Jacques was not expecting that sort of rejection form a woman who looked like a splitting image of his first love. At the same he realized he might be asking for too much and quickly apologized.“I’m sorry, I had no idea you are married already. I understand. But I will give you my number anyway. If you ever need any help with anything. I’m willing to do it for you.”He wrote down his number on a piece of paper and slip it in her bag.“I wish you a pleasant evening, mademoiselle.” With that, he left. Sofia stood there on her own, watching him walk away from her for the second time.There was a little bit of pain in he
"A man who contemplates revenge keeps his wound green."-Francis Bacon-***Christian went to work that morning feeling tired. He didn’t know why but recently he had been feeling a lot of fatigue, not quite sure what caused it.Perhaps he still wasn’t used to the way of life in Paris. It was certainly more sunny and bright than London, but he always felt a bit off in there.He headed to his desk and turned on his computer, thinking to continue working on a program he did when he quickly realized something was off with his computer.All the data related to the program he was working on was deleted. It was as if someone had hacked his computer and purposely deleted his data.“No way, this can’t be happening.” He tried to do a few things with his computer, trying to find anything, a backup, anything but everything has been deleted.“Someone is clearly toying with me. Ho
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"When you are a threat you will always be the target."-Unknown-***Christian went back to the house with a defeated expression. Layla who saw him looking like he had lost a fight approached him.“What’s wrong?” She asked. Christian wondered if he should tell her about what happened.Though he believed Layla loved him, he was not sure she was going to take the news well considering what happened between the two of them last time.“Christian, you already know I hate liars. Just tell me the truth, what’s wrong?” She repeated the question. Christian found it difficult to lie to the woman he loved. In the end, he admitted the truth.“I almost got fired today. There was this project I have been working on for almost a month but somehow, the file disappeared today. I tried everything I could to retrieve it back, but I couldn’t.”Layla removed her hand fr
"Long range planning does not deal with the future decisions, but with the future of present decisions."-Peter F. Drucker-*** “Come on, we have not done it for three months since you need to recuperate, but I can’t hold it back anymore, Sofia. I need you.” Dion said as he started kissing her neck.“Dion, Astro is sleeping, he needs to be breastfed soon, what if we are too noisy and it wakes him up?” She asked.“You’re kidding. He’s literally in another room. Come on, Sofia. I want you so much. Besides, we have hired private nannies for him. If he’s hungry, they can just bottle fed him.” He reasoned before he started kissing her on the lips.Sofia felt a little odd since they had not done it for so long, but she eventually gave in and the two of them ended up doing it.However, just as they finished the first round and about to move on to the second round, there was a knock on the door.“Sir, sorry to disturb you but you have a guest.” It was one of the maid. She wondered. Dion and
"Babies are amazing. They begin each day all warm and sleepy and smelling of promises."-Julia Roberts-***“Push, just a little bit more, push!” Sofia had spent almost eight hours in the delivery room trying to deliver the baby and the baby was about to come up.After a hard push, she could feel the baby leaving her body and she could hear cries of the baby echoing throughout the room.Sofia felt like crying. She couldn’t believe she was finally a mother. It was a role she was always looking forward to become.“Congratulations, it’s a boy.” She told her. The doctor cleaned the baby up and handed him for Sofia to hold.The moment she held the boy in her arms, Sofia felt this deep connection with the baby and all the pain she felt in the past eight hours just disappeared.It was replaced by a strong sense of happiness and maternal instincts.“Hello, hands
"A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil, she wants to see what she is getting."-Helen Rowland-***Dion and Sofia was preparing their wedding and although they were already legally married as husband and wife, they wanted to do something a bit more special.A second wedding which would be attended by their family and friends. This wedding would be quite different from the one they had before.This time it was also based on love and witnessed by other members of the family. They already had this planned before and it was finally coming true.Sofia had her entire family flown to Athens just for this moment and Dion also had his family members attending. They were a little surprised to get the invitation but they still came to support him.None of them questioned anything because they trusted his judgement and quite frankly they were all clueless about the Sofia situation.By the time
"A woman's highest calling is to lead a man to his soul so as to unite him with the source. A man's highest calling is to protect woman so she is free to walk the earth unharmed."-Cherokee Proverb-***“I’m pregnant!” Sofia revealed the news to her parents through the phone and they were so surprised and happy at the same time.“We’re going to become grandparents!” They squealed from behind the screen. It was pretty wild. Sofia never imagined she would get so much love and positive reactions for her pregnancy.She understood if they were touched but their reactions were just above and beyond.It made her feel a little relieved because she knew when she gave birth, the baby would become one of the most loved person in the world.“Do you know the gender of the baby yet?” Ines asked her.“No, we’re going to check for it next week and do another checkup as well. Don’t worry, I will come to Paris next month and then we can meet.” She told them.“Okay, we are looking forward to it, stay he
"My heart is and always will be yours."-Jane Austen-***After spending a little over a week in Thailand, the couple headed back to Athens using first class. The flight felt quite short even though they had to transit and everything else.They arrived in Athens around the evening and headed straight back home.The only strength they had left was to take shower, eat dinner which they had previously bought on their way from there and then slept like a baby until the next day.Dion had to go straight to work so he left early in the morning while Sofia had a bit more time. She stayed home and decided to spend her day unpacking everything and organizing they bought from the trip.It was quite an experience, to find out that she was pregnant during her trip was one of the moment she would never forget.The two of them agreed to have their first hospital checkup in three days and during that time, Dion promi
"Pregnancy is getting company inside one's skin."-Maggie Scarf-***The next morning, on their fourth day in Phuket, Sofia was experiencing a terrible morning sickness, unlike anything she ever experienced before in her life.The moment she woke up, she instantly felt nauseous and sprinted her way to the bathroom.She was throwing up like crazy but since she had not drunk or eaten anything yet that morning, nothing was coming out and she felt tortured.Dion who was asleep slowly opened his eyes and headed to the bathroom, worried that something might have happened to her.“Are you okay, my love?” He asked from outside as he knocked on the door. She locked it from the inside and he couldn’t check on her right on spot.“Yes, I’m fine, don’t worry about me.” She replied from the inside as she tried to gather herself together.At first she thought the sickn
"Heaven on earth is a choice you must make, not a place you must find."-Wayne Dyer-***The next morning, they started off their wonderful adventure in Phuket. The first thing they did was to see the most famous tourist attraction in the island, the Big Buddha statue seated on top of Nakkerd Hill.It was one of the few things she immediately recognized upon her arrival.Sofia wore a light, tropical blue and white sleeveless dress that really complimented the background. As the owner of a fashion company, she needed to make sure she was alwasy looking stylish."Come on, let's go here." She dragged him around to the perfect photographic spot.They were holding each other’s hand the whole time and Sofia made sure that he was taking a lot of pictures of her in front of the Buddha statue because she wanted to cherish this moment forever.“Make sure you are getting my good angle.” It was o
"There's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away."-Sarah Kay-***Dion and Sofia arrived in Phuket, Thailand for the first time. They arrived in the afternoon so the weather was a little bit hot.However, she didn't care because they were finally in paradise.It was like a dream for Sofia who has always wanted to visit the place. After years of dreaming, her desire to be there came true.The first thing they did as soon as they arrived was to head over to the resort he had booked.It was a luxury resort that he had previously booked for her. It was a private resort where they had their own private pool and access to a private beach.Private was the theme here.They would stay in that resort for a week or so. It was going to be quite an experience. When they arrived at the airport, they were picked u
"In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour."-Stefan Zweig-***“I am telling you, Sofia De Laurent is still alive! Don’t you see it, ask the officer who was with me that day. The woman in black hair who visited me last time, she was Sofia De Laurent.”Christian was trying to explain it to the officer. Sofia was still alive, so he never ended up killing her. He wanted them to change his charges from murder to murder attempt instead.Perhaps it might ease his sentence a bit and he could walk out of prison faster than the initial sentence considering that Sofia was still alive.“You must be having a guilty conscience, that’s why you think of her when you see other women with even the tiniest bit of resemblance.""I know what I saw. That woman was Sofia!""Sofia De Laurent