Nigel cleared his throat while Nathalie went blushed like a ripe tomato. The man unconsciously fix himself despite that his impeccable business attire and neatly combed hair was just right. Nathalie abruptly stood up, creating distance between herself and her ex-husband. She sits in one of the sofas not far away.Nigel cleared his throat once again and asked awkwardly, "Um, what were we discussing again?""About sending me a bouquet of flowers...." Nathalie's sterness returned. "I'm telling you again, Mr. Sarmiento - stop sending me flowers or anything else. I don't want anything from you."Nigel pau sed for a moment. "Fine, but I have one condition." Nathalie raised an eyebrow. "You're giving me conditions? Seriously? And who do you think you are to give me conditions?"Nigel ignored her displeasure, he doesn't seems to hear anything. "My conditions are; From now on, keep me posted on your plans and who you're hanging out with.""What?!" Nathalie blew up, age suddenly stood up. "Hey
"How is it going?" Nigel asked over the phone. He still at the company, working overtime."Sir, Ms. Andeza visited a high-end hotel. Unfortunately, the receptionist declined to provide the confirmation of her check-in, citing their hotel confidentiality and privacy policies."The guy Nigel hired to tail Nathalie got back to him.Nigel's expression turned stern. He dropped his pen and stood up. He adjusted his slightly rumpled suit and instructed; "I understand. Keep surveillance until I arrive." He then promptly headed to the hotel.When he arrived at the hotel, he easily tracked Nathalie's whereabouts using his connections. As he walked down the hallway, he spotted her while heading into the restroom. He quietly followed her and dragged her inside."Let me go, who are you?" Nathalie struggle againts whoever was pulling her inside of the restroom, but was stunned to see who it was. "N-nigel?" She slightly pushed him and distanced herself from him. "What is it again, why are
When Nigel suddenly rose from his seat, Nathalie inferred she had successfully provoked him. She assumed he would leave but was surprised when he approached her. It was only then that she realized everything when she was suddenly lifted up from her seat. She almost wrapped her arms around the neck of someone who lifted her. Everything happened so fast; Nathalie just figured out she was now sitting in her ex-husband's lap. She reacted quickly and would have stood up immediately but the man was faster than her as he hold both of her hands tightly. "Nigel Sarmiento, what are you doing? let me go!" Both of her cheeks were starting to turn red with embarrassment, she never expected her ex-husband to behave this way. She tried to get away. "N-nigel, please..... it's embarrassing..." She said, glancing around awkwardly. "Embarassing? Are you embarrassed of me now?" Nigel glanced at the people around. He saw that only the women there were glancing at the two of them while the men acted as
As soon as Nigel walked into the café, he look around and started searching for Nathalie. He then spotted her in the corner while waving at him. He subtly adjusted his tailored suit and approached slowly. He inadvertently caught the attention of the socialite women dining nearby who began casting admiring glances at him.Seeing the women's reactions, nathalie suddenly became irritated. She rolled her eyes at Nigel. "What took you so long?" she snapped as the man approached and sat down.Nigel ignored her question and promptly took the two menus politely offered by the approaching waiter. "Order whatever you'd like," He said after placing a menu in front of her.Nathalie gently pushed it back. "I'm fine, I'm full.""Just order coffee, then." The man suggested while choosing what he's going to order without lifting his gaze. "Heh, coffee? Are you sure?" Asked Nathalie.Nigel looked up upon hearing the sarcastic response of the woman infront of him, his brow slightly raised. He's abou
As soon as Nathalie walked inside the building, she fixed herself up, pulling down her skirt and fixing her hair. She then approached the receptionist. "Excuse me, I'm here to see the CEO.""Just a second, ma'am, I'll just check if you have an appointment, what's your full name?" After checking her list: "I'm sorry ma'am, you don't have a schedule."Nathalie was taken aback. "There's nothing? But he told me last night to come here anytime."The receptionist did not answer but looked at Nathalie with slight doubt.When Nathalie saw this, she couldn't help to rubbed her own forehead. "Miss, I know you're just doing your job, but believe me, your boss and I really had a talk. Maybe you can let me in?""I'm sorry, ma'am. Unfortunately, granting you access contradicts our receptionist policy, and I would be held personally responsible for any consequences."Nathalie's plea did nothing so she went to the corner to make a call. She discovered that she actually blocked her ex-husband. She un
The meeting was over but Nigel's still in the meeting room. He propping his chin with a knitted brows and looks somewhat in a bad mood. Just a while ago, he scolded some of his executives during the meeting regarding of their work mistakes, he even unaware of the chaos that happened in the lobby.Andy, his assistant, stood nearby, while giving him an occasional glance. He wanted to ask him what to do next but was intimidated as he knew his boss disposition was not quite good.Amidst boredom, Andy picked up the laptop on the table and began exploring ways to pass the time, but he inadvertently accessed the CCTV footage. He's about to exit when his eyes caught the footage in the lobby. He was intrigued to see that there seemed to be a commotion going on there.He scanned the two guards dragging a woman followed by the facilities manager. When he noticed that the woman was good looking, he commented. "Tck, tck, tck..... Such a beautiful lady but lack of refinement."He convered his mou
As Natalie's eyes fluttered open, she was met with a sterile white environment. She instantly realized she was in a hospital."Nat! You're finally awake, how are you feeling?" Her mother, Lucille, asked abruptly with worry in her face. "What happened, why you suddenly had an attack? I thought your condition wasn't that serious when Lorraine told me about your situation, it turns out...." She sobbed between her words."Mom...." Nathalie reached out to rubbed her arm. "My condition isn't that serious, I'm just agitated. Besides, I was dragged by those two guards, that's why." She stopped abruptly when she remembered something important. "Goodness! I almost forgot!" She hastily removed the blanket and quickly got out of bed."Hey, what's happened to you? Where are you going?" "Mom.... I-Ineed to talk to Nigel!" W-what? nat,wait!" But before she could step out of the room, she nearly bump to her father at the door. "Where are you going, do you feel better now?"When Nathalie revealed
The middle-aged woman stared at Nigel's face. When she confirmed who it was, she sarcastically laughed. "Oh, just look at the coincidence. So it's you? How are you, Mr. Sarmiento? You're still alive?"Nigel's grip on the woman's arm tightened. "Of course, I'm still alive, and I won't die yet - not until you receive the punishment you deserve.""Ha?" Lorraine went puzzled. "What are you talking about? Do I owe you something I didn't know?"Nigel shook her violently out of rage; he didn't seem to care that she was a woman or that she was old enough to be his mother. "Stop denying it! You're only making your guilt worse. Just admit what you've done already!"Lorraine resisted. "Let me go, you're hurting me!" When she managed to break free, she immediately distanced herself. "Are you insane? What am I supposed to have done that you're talking about?" "However much you deny it, I won't let you get away with it. You're such a vile woman; you shouldn't be a doctor, you should be in jail."
"Hi Mr. Sarmiento~" Franchesca chimed in. She inserted herself between Nigel and Nathalie, deliberately blocking the latter from Nigel's view. Nigel scowled at her rude behavior, but he didn't want to give her attention. He glanced at Nathalie, who was now behind Franchesca. She was partially hidden because the foreign woman was taller than her and had a more huge frame. "Let's go, Nat. Let's talk somewhere else," Nigel suggested."You're leaving with her? No!" Franchesca exclaimed. Nigel furrowed his brow while Nathalie went speechless because of the woman sudden appearance and attitude. "Excuse me, miss?" "Let's just ignore her, let's go." When Nigel grabbed Nathalie's arm to lead her away, Franchesca immediately reacted. She swiftly removed Nigel's hand and secretly pushed Nathalie. The latter lost her balance and her body pressed against the wall. That's when Nigel's disposition turned bad.He intend to ignore Franchesca, thinking she was acting like a kid seeking attention,
"Dad, tell me more about Nigel." Franchesca asked while her dad was driving them home."Why do you want to know about him, do you like him?" "Kind of. Is he's taken?" "No. What do you like about him?" "Well, he's handsome, his tanned skin look good with his demeanor as a businessman." "That's it?" Her father asked."Well, yeah..... Is there anything else?" "Okay, I'll help you. But make sure you will really get him, don't disappoint me.""Sure!"When Mr. Davis got home, he started investigating Nigel's connection to Armando and Nathalie. He was curious about why Nigel seemed so concerned about them. So, he got his private investigator, who worked at Armando's company, to dig up some dirt. But what he found out left him stunned - Nigel used to be Armando's former son-in-law and he is Nathalie's ex-husband! "Are you sure about this? This is complicated..... Okay, I trust you on that. I'll wire the money to your account tomorrow."Mr. Davis paused for a moment before call
"Where are you off to so early?" Mr. Davis asked while sipping his coffee in the living room, as his daughter was about to leave the house."Oh yeah, Dad, I forgot to tell you that I'm actually going an an out of town trip with my friends.""Out of trip? Where's that? Why are you telling me this now?" Just then, his cellphone rang. "Hold on, don't go yet.""Why? I might not make it on time for our meeting," His daughter's protested as she's getting impatient.Mr. Davis ignored her and answered the call. "Hello?" He suddenly had a surprised reaction. "Oh, Mr. Sarmiento! Yes?... Are you inviting me? Really?... Okay. Alright, I'll go. Now?... Alright."A flash of shrewdness appeared in Mr. Davis' old face after the phone conversation. "Just look at it, It looks like things are going in my favor.""Dad, can I leave now? My friends might be waiting for me.""No, you're not going anywhere. You're coming with me," "What?! I don't want to! I have a commitment.""Stop complaining, Franchesc
It was still early when Nigel went to Nathalie's company, he went straight to Armando's office. As he walked in, he was surprised to see Nico and Nathalie already there. Armando's assistant, Eman, was also present."Good morning, Uncle. Good morning, Nat... Good morning, Mr. Andeza, Mr. Joselito."When Nico caught sight of Nigel, his eyes landed on the bandage on his forehead. He felt an inexplicable feeling, he looked down and seemed lost in thought."Good morning, Nigel. Come in." Armando instructed his assistant to get a chair. "Uncle, is it true that the person who rammed into us last night got away?" Armando let out a disappointed sigh. "Yes. Unfortunately, there aren't many CCTV cameras in the area where that car exited." Nigel thought for a moment. "May I see the footage?"They all headed to the monitoring room and watched the only footage of the vehicle that was caught on their CCTV. Nico's face scrunched up in disappointment. "Is that all? Aren't there any other reco
After a simple and fun Thanksgiving, everyone headed home. Mr. Davis looked pretty upset as he walked to his car in the parking lot. He was about to leave when he noticed a woman standing far away, seemingly waiting for someone. His eyes narrowed, he got out of the car and checked the CCTV cameras. When he saw that they only covered part of his car, he sprang into action:He grabbed some grease using his handkerchief and smeared it on his license plate, then he headed back inside. 'It's payback time, but I'll take it out on your daughter.' As soon as he started the engine, he immediately stepped on the accelerator pedal and drove straight towards the woman, who was now standing with a guy.He didn't actually plan to hit her, he just wanted to scare her, but he didn't expect the guy to suddenly appear out of nowhere, leading to an unexpected turn of events. After running them over, he stopped for a second to check on them. who were now lying on the ground. 'Sh*t! I didn't hurt them tha
Nico stared at Nigel straight in the eye, but the latter didn't even flinch. He instead staring right back at him. Nico's head was slightly tilted upwards since his former brother-in-law was taller than him, he could only reach up to his eye level. "You really got some nerve saying that, huh? Have you forgotten how you've hurt my sister? How you cheated on her for some itchy woman out there? And how she almost died because of you?"Nigel's defenses seemed to weaken a bit after hearing that."I haven't forgotten, and believe it or not, I still regret it to this day even though she said she's already forgiven me.""Heh, forgiven? And you think we'll forgive you just like that? Listen, just because you're helping our company out now doesn't mean you can just walk back into my sister's life. Let me make one thing clear: I'll do whatever it takes to protect her from someone like you."The door suddenly swung open and Nathalie walked in with her assistant, Abby. When she saw her brother a
"What's wrong, Dad?" Asked the blonde girl, who looked like in her 20's as she noticed her father's bad mood when he arrived home. The man had come with his daughter to the country, and since they were foreigners and had just arrived, they were renting a place. He waved his hand dismissively, indicating that he didn't want her to bother him.The girl just shrugged off her father's temper and continued with what she was doing. She headed to the living room and resumed watching a yoga instructor on TV, following along with the moves. The old man sat down on the sofa, feeling a bit worn out. "This country's hot climate is crazy, I feel like being roasted!" He turned to his daughter, intending to ask her to get him a cold drink, but his gaze landed on her fit physique instead. His eyes narrowed as a sudden thought struck him, he quickly concocted a plan.Just a while ago in the meeting room at Andeza Enterprises, he was seething with anger as Armando humiliated him in front of everyone
Nathalie immediately snapped back to normal, ignoring Andy's question. "Why did you ask about that?" Andy carefully looked at Nathalie, worried that he might offend her by his question. "Nothing ma'am, I'm just curious... But if you don't want to tell me, that's okay." "Have you asked your boss about it? What did he say?" "Uh, I haven't asked him yet. You know my boss, he's kinda scary. I don't want to get in trouble and have my salary deducted again.""I'm not gonna deny that our breakup wasn't good. I just won't say who was at fault between us, but I can say that I don't regret marrying him, even though..." Nathalie gave a faint, bitter smile. "Even though I knew we were impossible from the start."Nathalie walked ahead, while Andy slowed down his pace. As he thought about Nathalie's last statement, he finally realized who was to blame for their breakup.When they return to the meeting room, Andy's perception of his boss suddenly changed. 'Boss, you..... I had no idea that desp
Andy was standing off to the side, casually glancing at his boss who'd been in front of the mirror for a while now. His gaze drifted to the bed, which was covered in high-end suits. He'd picked out some of them, while Nigel had chosen the others. Nigel had asked for his help, but always ended up rejecting his suggestions.Andy couldn't take it anymore, so he cleared his throat. "Uh, sir... You've been trying on suits for ages, and you still can't decide?" Nigel didn't respond, too busy with what he was doing."Sir, isn't it just a meeting with Andeza's enterprises? Do you really need to dress up that formally? It's not like you're going to attend some grand gala or anything." This time, Nigel looked at him, but Andy felt a surge of fear. "Uh, don't get me wrong, sir. I'm just worried that you might intimidate the people you're meeting with later because of how you're dressed.""What do I care?" Nigel replied nonchalantly without even turning to face his assistant. He was now