Surprise crossed on Tuesday Palmer’s face as she looked at the contents inside the envelope.
One by one she flipped the photos, recognizing the people on it. Her hands shook, her heart trembled, even her well-done make up couldn’t mask the fear on her face.
She thought she was safe.
She thought they were fine.
She thought nobody would find out.
She was wrong.
All those times abroad, spending passionate nights with someone who was once a stranger resurfaced in her mind.
She was away originally for business. But unexpectedly met a man that could satisfy both her needs.
He had the means to help out their company and at the same time, his attraction towards her was palpable. It was as if she could move him at her own command. Such a feeling gave her immense pleasure. To be the one to dominate instead of having
The 26-year old woman looked towards the huge building in disdain.She thought that her relationship with Morris Ingram was strong. That he would still accept who she is or at least consider their many years together before making such a decision.They’ve been together for almost 4 years. Never would have she thought that Morris had this side of him.All these years, he appeared to be a gentleman towards her. It was even too much. 4 years and the most they have done was to kiss, hug and if she could get him drunk enough, he would be able to make out with her. But it never went past that. There were even times that she thought he wasn’t attracted to the opposite sex and was merely using their relationship as shield to hide his true self. She’s a woman full of passion that is deeply embedded through her bones. Her mind knows that it would be to her and her family’s benefit if she could marry into th
In the Forrest Research Institute, Lucas has heard of Morris kicking out Tuesday Palmer.Since he had already finished his earlier meeting, he went to check up on his younger brother.Knocking on the door before entering it, not waiting for his reply, he saw Morris appearing busy with files.He raised an eyebrow. He cleared his throat to get his attention.“Oh.. Bro. What’s up?” He asked distractedly, still writing on a paper while glancing at the folder.Lucas took a seat in front of him, crossing his legs, he tapped his fingers on Morris’s desk. “I heard you kicked somebody out.”Morris paused his writing. “YeP.”“Care to share?”“I called off my engagement with her.”“Oh?”“I don&rsquo
But what happened? If he didn’t find out, would she keep having an affair? Then would he only find out which are his biological children if they really looked like him? Or does he need to take a test every time?It was a good thing that he found out.Clocking out from work, Katherine typed the address of Rising Phoenix. She has already sent out her resume days ago and received an e-mail from them yesterday. So today she will be heading there for an interview.She has already changed into different clothes back at the Institute since she has been smelling like the laboratory. She also brought a loose shirt, loose pants and also flat shoes.She hailed a cab and went on her way to the Rising Phoenix school.A short while later, she arrived at a modern looking two-storey building.She gulped, looking at the signboard, RISING PHOENIX.&l
At Ellis family’s mansion, the few maids prepared light snacks and dinner for the group who were gathered in the living room.Opening a bottle of wine, the maid brought it out with wine glasses, per Darcie’s request.The maid wanted to roll her eyes when she saw the shocked faces of Miss's group mates, except for Halynn, Matilda and Sophie. Those three young women were already used to this treatment.The four other young women only took a few sips, afraid that it would get them drunk and would make them unable to drive back home. After a few sips, they declined to have more and only settled for water or some juice.After delegating the tasks, Halynn and her friends ‘listened’ into the discussion. In truth, it was only the six people who discussed. However, halfway through their discussion, Darcie suddenly mentioned something she needed help with that required some muscle power
The two arrived at The Glaze Maze, a bakery close to Harvey’s apartment.“The Glaze Maze.. I haven’t been here before.” Sophie said as she read the sign.“They’re cakes are really good. They also have good coffee.” He told her.“You come here often?”He nodded. “It’s close to my apartment, only a block away.”“Is it? I want to see your apartment..” She grinned.He chuckled. “Sure. Let’s go buy some snacks first?”Sophie giggled. “Yeah.”Both of them went inside the small bakery with modern furnishings.Sophie looked excitedly at the options in front of her before finally placing her order. Harvey also ordered a different flavored cake and some coffee for both of them.
Tuesday after classes have ended for Diana, she headed home to get changed into karate uniform before she and Lucas went to Rising Phoenix.Emmett already took care of their registration and even brought the karate uniforms for them. He already gave the owner a heads up that his boss and the boss's fiancee will take some classes there."Mr. Ingram? Didn't he take his classes back at Elite Martial Arts?" Jionni Puckett asked Emmett.Jionni was confused why Lucas would take classes from his school. He remembered that Lucas was years ahead of him when he finished his classes in Elite Martial Arts.'Must be because of his fiancee.. Is he worried somebody is going to snatch her away from him?' Jionni speculated.He did wonder what kind of person is Lucas's fiancee. Just days before, Emmett contacted him about a friend of his boss's fiancee who was looking for a Martial Arts Instructor
Morris walked over to where Katherine was.“I’m impressed! It didn’t seem like it’s your first day here at all..” He grinned at her.Katherine was flattered at Morris’s praise. “Thank you..”He just shook his head in amusement. ‘This girl is too formal with me.’She glanced at the clock and saw that it was time to resume the class. “Ah.. Water break is done.. I’ll see you guys later..”With that, she quickly escaped from the awkwardness she felt whenever she’s with her bosses.It’s not every day a regular employee gets the chance to interact with the big bosses. If not for her friendship with Diana, she would spend years in the company without a chance of being in the same space as them.It would have been the same with Diana except they became acqua
“Ah.. it’s like this.. Hold on.. Calm your heart down okay.. Don’t be over excited…” She reminded but when she saw that her dad’s eyes became fiercer, she didn’t wait anymore and just blurted the news. “Mom is awake. She’s conscious, Dad! Dad? Hello? Are you okay? I knew it.. I should have said it more slowly.. Dad.. breathe… don’t freeze..”Edgar Atwood stood frozen for what seemed like a long time. Katherine kept waving her hands in front of him, calling his attention so many times.Until she jiggled her keys, about to leave the house. Only then Edgar snapped out of his trance, hurriedly putting on shoes and coat.“You okay, dad?” She asked one more time as they buckled their seat belts. She drove the car instead of her dad.Edgar nodded robotically. “I can’t believe it.. After all these years..”
Lillian, Ernest and the rest arrived at the airport and were quickly assisted through the process. They were able to leave the airport and head to their residence easily. Adrian looked around and saw that everything seemed strange in his eyes. Nothing was familiar to him. It was when they were finally close to the mansion when he recognized the structure. He had dreamt of this place so many times. It had become hazy at some point. But now, he could see that this was more or less the place he lived in before he was taken. It had some new additions along with other changes such as the paint and the landscape design. But the overall structure was the same. As they entered the gates, he saw that there were a lot of people outside of the house. They were lined up even in this cold weather. Most of them seemed to be wearing uniforms under their black coats. The only ones who looked different than the others were the three couples and two young men. “Ah.. Everyone’s here.” Emma smiled
Adrian and Violet were apprehensive when they saw the big plane that they were going to ride on.Fortunately for them, they were flying through the private plane of the Lovell family, else, they would be even more embarrassed by the way they were acting.To their memory, this was their first time being on any plane.That simply was not true for Adrian, as the family had gone on vacations before that needed the plane. It’s just that this memory may have been forgotten by Adrian already.As for Violet, this was her first ever flight.They at least knew what a plane was.They were only anxious as to how they would feel once they’re already up in the air.Lillian and the rest tried to distract them from these thoughts.Hugh and Leroy offered them some wine and snacks.Emma and Priscilla showed them the movies they could watch on the screen in front of their seat.Lillian especially made sure they felt warm and comfortable, giving them blankets and pillows, showing them how to recline thei
“Yes, Dad. Alright–Mn..Goodnight.” Lucas said to Hugh on the phone.Hugh had called him to let him know that they would be heading back in the morning with Adrian and his friend, Violet.Hugh and Leroy’s secretaries have received updates regarding a background check on Violet’s family.They’ve decided to let Violet stay with the Lovell family as a guest.In the residence, there’s usually only the elders living with their staff. Usually, it would be busier during holidays and if there are any special occasions. In those times, everyone would gather in the residence and stay in their rooms reserved for them.Lillian and Ernest have held out hope that Adrian would return to them so they never thought of letting anybody else use it.Lillian would personally clean it and it was only in the later years that she let her staff help her.She wanted to preserve whatever remaining scent Adrian had left.There were times when she would burst out in tears, realizing that she could no longer recall
Soon, the driver, John Garcia, pulled up outside of the hotel where Lillian and the rest were staying.Adrian was no longer as anxious as he was half an hour ago, still he could still remember the bullets trying to penetrate through the car and the explosion after those goons’ cars had collided.Detective Jones glanced at him, noticing how pale Adrian was.Still, he commended him for not breaking down and not getting in their way.And also, because of him, they were able to rescue so many people who have been missing for years.Perhaps the Mayor might even think of rewarding Adrian because of his contribution.At the moment though, it was inappropriate to bring it up, given what the man had just experienced.So after escorting them to the hotel, Detective Jones left them, joining the other Officers with the rescued people.It was a field day for the reporters, gathering outside the police department.On the televisions of most households, they showed several people with their heads lo
As John Garcia was driving the car forward, everyone in the car held their breaths.They already knew that those people were Mortimer’s men. They could only play along for now, hoping for them to think that Adrian was in the other cars.But then–that possibility is very low.The black car they’re in was far from ordinary upon close inspection.And like clockwork, shots rang.Adrian ducked, covering his head with his arms.John Garcia gripped the steering wheel while Howard Dawson and Detective Jones cocked their guns.A voice of one of the policemen came on the comms. “Keep going. Follow the second group!”No matter what, they couldn’t let Adrian and the people who had just been rescued be in Mortimer’s hands again.John Garcia didn’t hesitate and quickly sped on.Mortimer’s men have picked the road where there’s only farm crops on each side, the road only leading one way.The city was still quite far so blending in or hiding in some alleyway would still be impossible.For now, they s
The drive was calm, with John Garcia, the driver not making any stops if he could help it.The car could drive even without gas as it can run on solar power.It could be recharged at a charging station, could store gas and could be powered through solar. This is all thanks to the upgrades done by the Lovell Technologies.With the drive being calm, Adrian fell to sleep.Even Detective Jones dozed off as well, his head hitting the window a couple of times.An hour into the drive, the car suddenly beeped in alarm.Adrian and Detective Jones groaned, having been woken up by the alarm.“What is it? What’s happening?” Detective Jones asked.“There seems to be an accident up ahead.” John Garcia answered, pointing at the GPS shown on the screen in front of him.“Is there another road we can take?” The bodyguard, Hoyt Cole asked.“This is the only road back to Westbury..” John Garcia answered.“Maybe the road is not totally blocked–” Detective Jones said.“Alright then–we’ll keep going..”“Sta
After canvassing the full layout of the building and accounting the number of people inside, Detective Jones and the other Officers made their strategic plan.An hour later, they made their move.Adrian was made to stay in the car while he viewed their perspective from the tablet device.He was given eyes for different cameras. Two more Officers were also monitoring it from their tablet devices.They compared every person found to the sketches from Adrian’s description of the people held captive. And also of the ones Adrian said were the people who ordered them around.Adrian watched as the trained Officers infiltrated the area covertly.CCTV cameras were hacked and made to play the same view over and over again.They knocked out the guards with tranquilizers, making sure they wouldn’t be waking up so soon.They were separated into groups. One made way to the sleeping quarters of the captives, another entered the main building, and another surrounded all possible exits.There were onl
Adrian held her hand, squeezing it.At that moment, Hugh returned to the room and was startled by the silence.“What happened?” He asked. His eyes wandered to Violet who now had her head lowered, her hand covering her eyes and her shoulders shaking.‘Is she crying?’ His brows furrowed.“Violet just remembered what happened that time when she was taken away.” Emma summarized it for him.He nodded. “By the way–I’ve just received information just now. Violet–it has something to do with you. If this is not a good time, I won’t say it.”She looked up, quickly wiping her tears with the cloth napkin.“No, please, I want to hear it.”Hugh nodded.“What is it, Hugh?” Emma asked.“It’s about her family.”They all glanced at Violet, gauging her reaction.“I remember–my mother died that time.” She said.Hugh nodded, confirming what she had remembered.Her heart fell. Deep inside, she was hoping that she was wrong. That she remembered it wrongly.Tears continued to fall down her cheeks. The napkin
Knock. Knock.“I’ll go get it..” Emma said.She opened the door and saw her younger brother, Adrian.“Ah.. Adrian.. What is it?”Adrian was startled.He stepped back to check if he knocked on the correct room or not.“You have something you need from Violet?” She smiled.His brows shot up. “Oh. Um–I was going to bring her to the dining room.”“Ah.. I see. Well, just in time. We’re done here as well.” Emma smiled. She turned her head and called over. “Come on you two..”“Okay!” Priscilla said. “Let’s go Violet..”Priscilla brought Violet over.Adrian was struck for a moment when he saw Violet.He had never seen her so dolled up.Her hair was beautiful and so is her overall look. Her face was even more beautiful than usual.Violet’s head hung as her cheeks blushed bright red.Adrian cleared his throat.“Let’s go..” Adrian tilted his head.“Mn.” Violet nodded.