SAPPHIRE’S POV. Back at the elevator, before it stopped, Daniel had asked me. “So, are you settling for Emerald or Sapphire? I noticed that you looked uncomfortable when I called you that in front of the workers at home.” “Will people not talk?” I asked, not looking at him. Of course, I worried more about what people would say than how I was feeling. “Talk about what?” “Everyone thinks that you married Emerald, what if they start assuming things because the name got changed.” “When will you stop worrying about what people think of you? That shit would only hold you down, nothing more.” “You don’t have to worry about that. Just settle with one and I will take care of the rest. I promise.” Deep down, his words assured me. Promising that he would take care of it even though I didn’t know how he was going to take care of it made me feel so much relieved and I nodded my head. “Again, let’s keep our personal life away from work, please,” I added and at that moment, the elevator di
SAPPHIRE’S POV.“All that pride for a job she gets through her husband’s connection?”I pressed my lips together as I stood beside the door to the coffee room and listened to their conversation.It was the third day I was working here and these people did not fail to show to me that they were not pleased with me.Apart from the fake evident bows they give to me each time they come to my table or when I walk past them, I knew they were not pleased with me as I heard their murmurs.“Tina, can you stop being bitter? That woman does not even look like she has our time or anything,” an older woman said.“Who cares if she does not? It does not change the fact that she stole my man!”Oh my God, how many women are obsessed with Daniel?“Come on, Christiana, what kind of hatred is in your heart? Are you so bitter that the boss bagged a pretty woman?”“Do you see how she looks at me? She looks at me with so much contempt in her eyes! “Mr. Preston is not in his seat, would you check back later,”
DANIEL’S POV.I curled my fist in a tight ball as I watched the two of them laugh so hard through the window.I wonder what they were discussing that made Sapphire laugh so hard.Tsh. She would not even laugh that way with me. I was returning from the meeting I had outside the company and now I was definitely regretting telling the woman to stay back.Since it was just a one-time meeting, I told her to stay back and because I wanted her to rest.Since she has started working as my secretary, I bet she must be feeling exhausted already as I kept having meetings back to back and she was always present at them.Yet, the woman did not complain, she carried out the work excellently that I had to wonder if she had worked as a secretary before.The previous day totally blew me out. I was in a meeting with a rival, and things were not going as planned. After the meeting ended, I decided to wait to have lunch, since we were in a restaurant after all.“Why don’t you elevate yours then?” She sa
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel watched for a while as he settled before him, and then tore his eyes away again. He switched on his laptop and waited for it to load before Ethan talked again.“When will you stop ignoring me, Logan? If everyone does this, you should not, you know?” “Why should I be an exception?” he asked with a frown.“We have come a very long way for that, and you know that.”Daniel twitched his lips upward and shook his head. Mogan had met Ethan through him. Frankly speaking, he made them meet each otherEven though Ethan was a bit older than him, they maintained a close relationship.He thought Ethan was the best for his sister. He had known him for a few years and there was no dirt on him no matter how much he dug.He set the two of them up, believing that it would not hurt to have him as his brother-in-law.“What happened was inevitable,” Ethan said and Daniel slammed his palm on the table.“It was evitable, Ethan! You… could have avoided it!”Ever since their divorce, he
SAPPHIRE’S POV.“What do you mean by that?” I snapped my brows together as I heard Hilda say.She shook her head and smacked her tongue. “I also had a hard time believing that.”We were in the company’s cafeteria when Hilda had called to tell me that she was around the company.When she arrived, and after exchanging pleasantries, she broke the news to me“Daniel was the major sponsor?” “You remember I told you I knew someone from the staff? She confirmed it.”“She did not tell you why he pulled out? Like, was there any reason he canceled his support?”“No one knows why. He just canceled it abruptly. Again, what were you saying? He knows that you are Sapphire?!” She changed the topic instantly and asked at the top of her voice.It took a few seconds before I took my mind off the previous discussion and nodded my head.Why would Daniel do that?He was aware that I was Sapphire already, why?Did he pull out because of me? Why would he?It was not making sense and right now, he was the
DANIEL'S POV.“What is going on here?!” I pulled away from Gladys the moment I heard the unmistakable voice of Sapphire.This was the major thing I was trying to avoid. Sapphire waking in on us was the last thing I wanted.“What are you doing?” She snapped her brows together as she bore her eyes on me, disgust evident in her gaze.“And… you are?”I exhaled as Gladys tilted her head and asked Sapphire.“Are you kidding?” Sapphire asked and rested her weight on her left leg and dropped her hand on her waist.“Sweetheart, what standard do you lay for your workers? I can’t imagine your employee being rude right now.” Of course, it was evident that she was a worker. Apart from her outfit which already gave her out, the identification tag around her neck was another proof.“Don’t you think it is only rational to know the wife of the man you are shamelessly throwing yourself at?”“Excuse you?” Gladys furrowed her brows.“Daniel, what is this?” Sapphire asked as she turned to look at me.I
AUTHOR’S POV.“What are you doing here?” Daniel asked Liam who walked in fully amidst laughter.“Emmy, are you seriously letting Daniel influence you into office romance?” He asked Sapphire instead.Liam was not aware that Emerald was Sapphire yet, and now that he just mentioned that name, Daniel hoped to tell him.“God, can you just look away?” Sapphire frowned and he laughed again.“Are you embarrassed that I caught you? I am sorry but I can not ignore things like this, trust me.”“It is your fault!” She snapped at Daniel who only watched.“How?”“I told you to let go of me before anyone walks in but you would not!”“Come on, Emmy. I am not anyone. I am your husband’s best friend,” he reminded her with a smile on his face.“So what if you are? You are not cutting me slacks. You should understand that he forced me to do this and that I would not do it on purpose,” Sapphire said.“Hold on. That's not the main discussion here. Since when did you start working here?!” He widened his eye
DANIEL’S POV.I glanced at Sapphire for the umpteenth who sat beside me in the car, making sure she maintained a clear space.“You are still not going to talk to me?”After Liam had left my office earlier in the day, she had made sure to not say anything to me except it was for work. As it was, I was tired of explaining to her that I did not kiss that woman and that she kissed me first.When she did not answer me, I picked up my phone and began to surf through the internet, and there I saw an article from the auditioning company. It was supposed to be a few days before the audition and announcing to the public about the cancellation was definitely a huge blow to the company.“Ah…” Sapphire finally breathed out and turned to look at me.“Why did you do that?” She asked.“Why did I do… what?”Was she asking why I kissed that woman?God, how else was I going to make it clear to…“You knew about the audition,” she said and I turned to look at my phone.How did she know I was just reading
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“Spending a whole three months in France made me assume that you and Daniel will not return here again,” Hilda snorted as she settled on the chair beside Sapphire who had her eyes glued on the big screen in the in house Cinema. “We had to return. I’m near my due date and we don’t want to deliver our baby there,” Sapphire smiled as she dropped her hand on her friend’s hand. “You really spent three months there! I thought it was just going to be a week or two vacation!” Hilda hollered. “Trust me when I say that I don’t even wanna return. It’s really fun there. Plus, we were not there all through the three months, we traveled to Rome, Amsterdam, and so on.” “Tsk, no wonder you don’t always pick up my calls.” “You nag too much, Hilda. At least you came to see us in France with Liam about two months ago.” “So? That is enough. You don’t miss me at all?!” “No, no, I’m not saying that. Of course, I miss you a lot,” Sapphire shook her head. “Oh, Pookie… come here,” Hilda leaned closer t
FINALE.~~~DANIEL~~~I settled on the bed beside my sleeping wife and then dropped my hand on her stomach.“Amore, time to get up.”I stared at her sleeping, innocent face and then shook my head. Since we returned from Mogan’s party around eleven PM last night, till now, 10:56 AM, she had been sleeping.I proceeded to move the hair from her face and caressed her cheeks.“Amore.”When she did not answer nor stir in her sleep, I shook my head and then smacked my tongue.I do not like waking this woman. It usually takes a while before she answers.I raised my head as the maid walked out of the closet and I raised my brows, “Are you done?” I asked as I glanced at the bag in her hand.“Yes, sir.”“Take it to the car,” I said and she nodded her head, bowed, and then walked away.Today was the day I was going to show her the surprise that I have for her and I can’t wait for her to see it and be happy.I kept shaking her gently till she finally stirred in her sleep and then I exhaled. “Good mo
AUTHOR’S POV.“Babe, come help me with my shoe,” Sapphire said after she finished adjusting her dress.“I’m coming!” Daniel said from the closet.She settled on the edge of the bed and then sluggishly picked up the shoes from the ground.This evening, she was feeling heavier and lazier than usual. She just wanted to stay in bed and sleep, but it was Mogan’s party, and they gotta be there too.She panted as she felt beads of sweat gathering on her forehead and she wiped it off.She turned to look in the direction of the closet again and then Daniel did not come out still, she exhaled and shook her head.This was something she could do herself. However, she could not as she was tired and pregnant!She needed him to come help her, but he was not leaving the closet.“Babe,” she swallowed hard.When Daniel did not answer, She tried to wear the shoe herself but her stomach was making it hard for her so she just gave up again.“Daniel!” She snapped.“Amore, I’m coming,” Daniel came out of th
AUTHOR’S POV.For about a minute, the room was quiet as everyone kept mute.They definitely did not see that coming.Alice was the first to find out about Ethan and Mogan. She just knew something was up when Ethan had stopped calling and coming by to tell her to beg the woman.At first, she thought that Ethan was giving up on Mogan, but then again, she knew that was not the case.He had been waiting for her for several years to give up that way.So, she dug into it after sharing her thoughts with Daniel.As usual, Daniel and her husband just told her to mind her business and leave the two alone but she didn’t agree.When she found out the truth, it was when the two had rented out the whole restaurant just to have a date and immediately, she called Daniel and then Thomas.The three agreed to keep it within them and not say anything as it might be as if they were invading their privacy.Alice, at first, didn't agree with that. She literally wanted to go in at that moment and be like, “B
AUTHOR’S POV.Sapphire carried the funerary urn tightly in her arm as she stared at the sea with Daniel beside her, and then Liam, Hilda, and Carlo behind them.She closed her eyes as she muttered words on the funerary urn and then sniffed gently.Her mother had specifically told her that whenever she died, she wanted to be cremated and then that her ashes be poured into the sea.Sapphire had tried to persuade her mother not to do that as it was better for her to be buried, but Charlotte declined. “LETTING GO.”Charlotte had said. She said it was the best for her and Sapphire.The cremation process had taken two hours and afterward, Daniel had driven them to the sea that used to be her mother’s favorite“Amore,” Daniel patted her shoulder gently, gesturing to her that it was time to let go of her mother.After a while of clutching it closer to herself, Daniel watched as Sapphire began to sprinkle the ashes in the water while she muttered words and smiled.“Till we meet… to part no mo
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel clicked on the button on the laptop, leaned back, and then raised his head as Liam moved over to him.“What’s that?”“Let’s watch,” he smiled.When Daniel had told Liam about his experience with Baldwin, the man had felt very bad and sad for his friend.Instead of getting mad at him for keeping it to himself all that while, he instead pulled him into a hug and muttered words of encouragement to him.As Daniel and Liam heard the scream that came from the laptop, they glued their eyes to the screen.Baldwin was hung up in the air while his feet were dangling around. He was stripped naked and looked around in fear.“Holy Moly!” Liam exclaimed as he watched the video in front of him and then glanced at his friend who had no expression on his face.It definitely was his idea.“What are they doing?” Liam asked as his eyes met with the firewood on the floor centered on where Baldwin was dangling from.“Showing him what hell feels like,” he raised the corner of his lips i
AUTHOR’S POV. Charlotte sat patiently behind the counter as she waited for the man to appear and after what seemed like an eternity, he walked towards her with two cell guards behind him. “See who is here,” he snorted as he settled on the chair and then tapped the glass which divided them. Charlotte stared at George and then nodded her head, she watched as the guards left them alone and then leaned her back against the chair. “You must have missed me, no?” George laughed. “You left without telling anyone. Should I be happy about your presence? You don’t think I am going to accept you, do you?” He raised his brows. “You… you look so good in that jail uniform,” Charlotte commented and then chuckled. “What?” George frowned. “That uniform. I said it looks so good on you,” she smiled again. “Hey!” “I heard you’re sentenced to twelve years imprisonment, with four years probation afterward.” “So? Do you pity me?” “Pity you? Come on, no way. I don’t even mind if you’re sentenced to
AUTHOR’S POV.“How could you say you don’t want to meet him?” Sapphire pulled her brows together.“You might not know… no, it is something that you know very well. I am not like you. I’m not going to seek validation from another man just because MY DAD, George, is in prison. Never. He treated you wrong… not me. Get your facts right, while growing up, I was loved by him. He hated you so it is understandable if you choose to accept another man. As for me, I am not interested in that shit. All I need is to get away from this fucking country and away from you all. I hate you very much and staying in this country with you all is messing with my head and I might want to do something bad again… you know I always do,” she breathed out and swept her hair to the back.“Have fun with your new father… but I don’t care. Just give me money, and I will leave. I know you want that more than anyone else.”Sapphire smacked her tongue and exhaled. Of course, she wanted it. She took a glance at Carlo who