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“Why… why are you here?”, she asked as her eyes trailed back to Darren Leister, “were you here before Senior Brock’s childhood friend?”“Jane…”, Brock called out to her but was cut off.“Please Senior Brock, I am currently speaking to Senior Darren,” she threw a sharp glance at Brock Davenport who could only bend his head in guilt.“Is his childhood friend still in there?”, she brushed past both of them when none gave her an answer.“Jane, wait…,” Darren reached out to try and stop her but she evaded him and threw him a withering look that kept him in place and his mouth shut.She continued to the door of the guest bedroom and Brock and Darren gave each other glances before turning back to watch as she swung the door open.After scanning the room and confirming her suspicions that she had so desperately wanted to deny, she went back to both of them and stared them down with a hard look.“Both of you… lied to me? Why? Please tell me the truth and I hope it is totally different from what
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“Alright, can I at least get the name of the organization from you so I can check them out?” Bruce asked impatiently, already done with Maurice for one day.“No can do Brucey bear, I want to be able to see the look on your face in person when you get the information on them,” Maurice cackled as he got up from his desk.“What are you even going on about, Maurice? This is important, why do I have to wait for you to get back to the hotel? Wait… what kind of organization is it?”“What do you mean what kind of organization is it, I just told you to be patient. Why are you in such a hurry? We all know you want to see your little girlfriend but have some patience.”Bruce sighed with his face in his hands as he wondered why he ever got himself involved with such a human. He really should have only shown gratitude for Maurice saving his ass and not gone ahead to be friends with him.“Now not to worry Brucey bear, I’ll be with you in ten minutes,” Maurice said as he exited his agency and got int
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Done for the day… another boring one without her, Ivy thought as she gazed at Jane’s empty seat beside hers and heaved a deep sigh. She made her way out of the laboratory building and walked to the parking lot where she knew her driver was waiting to drive her home as usual. She paused to gaze at the myth tree in the middle of the parking lot.It only grew flowers in February and specifically during Valentine’s week. Funny how Jane’s absence and overwhelming boredom made her notice things she probably wouldn’t have.She decided she wouldn’t be able to bear sitting through another silent ride with her stoic driver this pleasant afternoon, she was already bored enough. Might as well take a leisurely stroll home, she had selected a casual outfit so it was meant to be.She walked up to the Range a few feet away and shook her hands at the driver when she tried to open the back door.“Miss Lee? You’re not ready to go home yet?” He asked with a puzzled look on his stoic face.“No, Gabe. I’m
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Ivy turns back the way she came and took a detour to her regular flower shop as she had decided to listen to the old lady.She had questions swimming in her head but knew it was pointless asking or wondering because all the facts had been thrown in her face, though she wondered where Bruce was and why he didn’t meet up with her himself.She walks into the store with a smile ready for the shop assistant who was always there to get the usual.“Hi Carey, how have you…” she paused as she saw an unfamiliar face behind the counter.“Hello Miss Lee, I am the assistant available today. Carey needed me to cover for her.”“Is she ok? Anything serious?”“Oh hardly, Miss Lee,” the new assistant chuckled.“Do give me a moment please, I’ll get your usual ready for you.”Ivy watched with narrowed eyes as she moved to the back of the store. She had her guard up since the old lady had mentioned getting fresh flowers for her mum. Bruce may or may not have sent her but she was already here and ready to
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Bruce sat at Maurice’s booth at the hotel with a drink in front of him but his attention had been focused entirely on his phone, his fingers drummed on his knee as a sign of unease.Would the organization even get a chance to contact Ivy? She had a driver who doubled as a hidden bodyguard for whoever was working behind the scenes of this carefully woven plot.“… so what do you think?”Bruce raised unfocused eyes to glance at Maurice.“Hmm, I think that’s good. It would be wonderful,” nothing would make Maurice talk so much if it wasn’t his new girlfriend. Probably planning how to surprise her, he thought.Maurice sighed, “Bruce… I wasn’t talking about my Nina this time. Why are you so restless, your little girlfriend would be contacted and the organization would definitely let you know about it…”“But when, Maurice?!” He snapped and Maurice stared at him seriously with no waves in his eyes.He rested his head in his palms, “I’m sorry, man. I just have this feeling I can’t shake off for
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Ivy walked into her home and saw her mum reading a book in the living room then adjusted her face and composed herself because her mother could always tell when something was bothering her… like she could smell emotions.She bounded to her mother in a doting and bubbly manner, “Mummy,” she gave her mother a tight hug as she recomposed herself.“Ivy? Are you alright dear?” See? Pretty sure she could smell emotions, she thought then held her mum at arm’s length.“Why? Can’t I hug my own mother anymore? I’m pretty sure I’m your only child so you’re supposed to keep babying me.”Her mother laughed at her antics and took off her reading glasses.“Alright, alright. My only baby,” she said and squished Ivy’s cheeks.Ivy giggled and swayed from side to side.“Mum, I got you your favorite flowers,” she picked it off her side where she had carefully placed it and presented it to her mum with a big smile.Her mother gasped at the sweet gesture, “Thank you so much, my baby. You’ve never forgotten
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Bruce and Maurice made their way to the airport, the processes and queues then finally made it into the plane before breathing a sigh of relief. No one had stopped them, it seemed that Ivy had it down.“Have you informed your agency base of our arrival?”“Yeah, I sent them our itinerary so they will be ready to pick us up at the airport.”“Oh and your little girlfriend did good, hopefully Young Master Ethan doesn’t notice the discrepancy anytime soon. We need to be airborne before I can breathe easily.”Bruce nodded and they both closed their eyes and counted the minutes till the pilot’s announcement came through the speakers. Bruce tried not to smile as he imagined the type of ruckus Ivy had managed to cause at the Harrington mansion.#####“Miss Lee, that will be enough of your childish antics. Get out of the sunroof, take your megaphone and your car off this property this instant.”Ivy gazed at her for a few seconds and Cassidy thought she had gotten through her. She is nothing but
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Brock watched Jane walk away from the mansion standing at the balcony of the CCTV room of the mansion. His fists clenched as he remembered the way she had recounted the robbery. She had turned off her emotions and her eyes were blank. The bastard had shot at her, no, he had almost shot her.What kind of person did Darren find for the job? The idiot didn’t stick to instructions at all! They had decided that the gun would not be loaded to avoid accidents but the prick had loaded it and even fired a shot?!His heart clenched as he remembered how shaky her voice was as she spoke. He had managed to convince her to talk about it so she wouldn't get scared of taking the train back home.__________“Jane,” she turned to face him, “I know that you don’t want to talk about the robbery because it was a scary moment for you but…”She cut him off, “There are no buts about it Senior Brock, I don’t want to talk about it. Absolutely not.”“I know, I understand… but if you don’t talk about it and shar
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Jane woke up in an abandoned warehouse north of the city.Because the wedding was tomorrow, Jane had been resting very early recently and even slept in separate rooms with Ethan.Ever since they started having sex, her husband's self-control seemed to evaporate every night, as if he wanted to make up for years of deprivation.It drained Jane of her energy, leaving her unable to wake up the next morning. Ivy had laughed about it at her expense for a long time.However, Jane did not expect to receive a call from the old folks' home the day before her wedding. They had said that her grandmother was dying and wanted to see her for the last time.After careful consideration, Jane decided to grant her request. Ethan had been very busy recently as most of his businesses were conducted domestically now.Now, Ethan had changed and was stepping into new shoes as a new man, so Jane chose to pop down and come back without disturbing him.Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the ward, her gra
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Jane was stunned silly, his father had gone that far?“Jane?...”“Continue, I'm listening. How did he even know her in the first place?”“He had an ulterior motive that he didn't want to handle directly so when Claire orchestrated the accident that took the Owens' lives, he secretly contacted her and threatened her with it.”“She was only too ready to comply with his orders. Claire had initially thought that Cassidy and I would be married when we were older and she apparently… liked me.”“So she figured marrying me as Cassidy would solve that for her but you came into the picture, she was receptive to my father's orders.”“He had told her to get you out of the house in anyway possible and he would take it from there…”“So?”“He arranged the robbery… when your passport was stolen. You would be stuck there if you didn't have it.”“He had arranged for you to meet Brock Davenport at the hospital so he would take you with him…”“Hold on, so Brock knew?”“He was in on it because my father p
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Ethan's eyes went wide, Bruce put his hands on his head and Arnold stumbled a bit.The officer finally decided he had had enough and left after tucking the speeding ticket into Bruce's pocket. He shook his head and mumbled, “Rich people and their problems”.When he had come out to work today, he had not expected to see the drama from the novellas his wife always watched in real life.The other guards stood by silently, watching and wishing they had not given in to this Young Miss. She wouldn't have been able to come here on her own.Jane clenched her fists and finally decided she had had enough and she let her words out without filtering them one bit.“Now listen here, you poor excuse of a noblesse daughter,” Everyone's eyes went wide, “I do not care where you have come from, your money, title or none of that shit.”“That is all you will say in front of me. You open your gutter and utter one more word, I will make sure to give you what your abductors did not.”“A new facial reconstruc
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Jane sneered at the television in disdain and picked up her phone to call Bruce.When he finally picked up, she stated abruptly, “Tell your Young Master not to come back!”“He should not set foot in the villa. I have changed the passcode so he shouldn't bother with anything.”__________Bruce was stunned and immediately walked up to Ethan who was on his way out after the conference was done.“Young Master, the Young Madam called.”A smile bloomed on his stoic face at the mention of his Jane.“She said not to bother coming back and that she has changed the passcode of the villa.”Ethan's smile fell and an overwhelming sense of panic set in, he ran off to the parking lot with Bruce hot on his tail, both ignoring the calls of Cassidy.He got to the car and frantically gestured for Arnold to unlock it. They both got in with a confused but alert Arnold wondering what the problem was.“To the villa, as fast as you can go!”Arnold started the car and raced out of the parking lot, no one noti
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Ethan opened his eyes first and glanced at the alarm clock on his own bedside table. It read 6:00am, he turned to admire his wife with her hair fanned out on the pillow.Smiling at the memory of last night, he tucked a stray lock of hair away from her face. It had taken some time and serious work to convince her but he did.He had to go pick up Cassidy from the abductors’ den. His guards had infiltrated the den the night before and rounded them up in minutes.They were no match for these ones as they were former mercenaries he had given shelter, a job and a new life.Ethan got up reluctantly to take a shower. All he wanted to do was stay with his little wife in bed and cuddle.He would have that soon enough, bringing back the annoying little critter was more important at the moment since his jet was more convenient than a commercial flight.Shooting Bruce a text to pick him up, he then proceeded to accessorize before planting two kisses on her lips and forehead.He left once Bruce let
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Jane's eyes fluttered open and the soreness of her lady bits hit her like a train, she recalled what had happened and blushed. She had finally consummated her marriage.The rumbling of her stomach jolted her from her thoughts, she was hungry. She sniffed the air and smiled, he was in the kitchen.She had a quick shower and tip toed out of the room, she peeked into the kitchen and watched her husband's back muscles ripple as he plated the pasta he just cooked.“Jane, baby, get over here and sit. I can feel your eyes on my back,” he chuckled and she scrunched her nose as she blushed in embarrassment.“That's impossible, how did you know?” She took a seat at the kitchen island and beamed at her plate.“I heard you close the bedroom door. Letting the door close noisily is not exactly wise if you were trying to sneak up on me.”He pinched her cheeks still rosy from her shower. She dug into the pasta with gusto, moaning at the first bite.Ethan swallowed as his brain fed him with flashbacks
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Ethan kissed her again and laid her down on the messy covers. Leaning forward, he let his mouth linger on the shell of her ear, his breath tickling her neck.Jane shuddered at his touch, eyes bright and hazy with the eagerness to learn and desire pooling in her belly.He lightly traced her jawline with his nose, enjoying the way her breath hitched.Jane felt she could burst into flames at any moment, feeling goosebumps spread down her neck and chest. He had barely touched her but she was ready to melt into a puddle.Ethan wasted no time sinking his hand into the hair at the nape of her neck with a mild grip. His free hand slipped around her body and palmed her ass as his lips hovered barely an inch over hers, making her moan into his mouth.It felt like he was everywhere at once and all she could do was hold onto him and take it. Then his mouth travelled down her neck, sucking and nipping, she was now practically panting.Ethan sunk to his knees by the bed in front of her, tugging at
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The cops tried to talk her out of it as she backed the exit and attempted to leave with the hostage but was quickly immobilized by two bullets from a Ruger SR22.Shot on target by a retired female general and shattered her kneecaps.She was quickly dragged out and calm was restored within the shocked guests.“I would like to state that the real Cassidy Owen is safe and will be returning soon, that's all.”Ethan walked out amidst shouts for interview requests from the reporters and stunned silence from the rest of the audience.Only the comments from the live stream was active even after he left.He rushed to the car and settled in, thinking of how cool he must have looked.“Take me to the villa instead, and don't wait. I will be sleeping with my wife today.”Bruce and Arnold glanced at each other, understanding their Young Master's intentions so when they dropped him off in front of the gates of the villa, they shouted some encouraging words.“Take care, Young Master. You have to do i
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There was an uproar both at the event and in the comment section of the live stream. The directors stood stunned at his statement and the reporters began taking pictures and video cameras were focused on the people at the doors of the vault.Jane went mute in front of the television while Ivy screamed in surprise.Cassidy went pale in fear and horror but composed herself and tried to defend herself.“Mr. Harrington, we have been friends for many years but I do not think I like this joke.”“Friends? I have no recollection of ever being friends with a wannabe imposter. That is extremely beneath me and very insulting.”“Mr. Harrington,” the older director, Mr Jenkins, called out to him, “You do realize that you can't just say things like this…”“Oh I can, because I've known my friend since childhood and that… is not my friend.”“Ethan, if this is about what happened at your house with your wife… I apologize. However, you can't disrupt my inauguration because you want to be petty…”“Petty
