At Lovell Technologies, Ava has finally started working there.
This company has been her dream. She had planned to work in the other companies first to build up her resume with credentials and achievements.
It was her fortune when she met Grant and was invited by him and his cousin, Dwayne.
She also felt that their invitation was strictly professional so she accepted it after making the decision to finally resign in her old workplace.
She didn’t want to stay in a company with an employer that harrasses their employees.
Also, she was loving the work conditions at Lovell Technologies. True to their advertisement, their company held their ideals with utmost importance. They had great benefits and the employees weren’t treated like slaves. Everyone had a chance at promotion based on their abilities and not because of backers. And for those who had some difficulties in get
At Ted Tech, Ted Calder was satisfied with his scheme. “They should have read the e-mail by now and have fired her. Since I’m the one who e-mailed them, it should make them think that this was a serious matter for the President of the company to even be involved in..Hehe..” He lit his cigarette, enjoying it. Knock! Knock! “Yes?” The door opened and his secretary entered. “President Calder… Three investors of the company have called this morning, asking if there will be any product launch soon.” The secretary told him, pushing back his eye glasses up his nose. They haven’t thought up a product that they could release for this year. Going to Lovell Technology was merely to catch some inspiration. Before Ava resigned, she had left her report from her trip to the other company’s product launch. It was detailed and certainly bett
Grant and his assistant, George, liked Ava’s idea. “That is indeed a good idea. Pursue this project and quickly get a patent for it.” Grant shook hands with her. “Welcome to our company. I look forward to many more of your ideas.” Ava thanked him, her cheeks were tinged pink. They talked more about the project and the latest updates on the technology world until Ava went back to her department and continued working. She finished her tasks for the day and left for home soon after where she started formulating her plan for the software needed for her proposed idea to materialize. Meanwhile in Forrest Hospital, Sterling was swamped with tasks. His ey
Sterling saw the red-haired woman leave the cafe.Her hair like fire swayed against her hips like a dance.She was rummaging through her bag when suddenly a man ran up to her and forcefully made her look at him.She pushed the man away as soon as she realized who it was but the man didn’t let go of his grip from her elbow.She winced in pain.As soon as Sterling saw the man approach the woman, he quickly jumped up from his seat and went out of the door.The baristas were surprised at his sudden action and were about to call him when they noticed that he had left his phone behind on the table.“Sir?!”“Look! Oh my gosh! It’s the boss’s ex-husband! He’s here to bother her again!”“Ah.. That customer just now.. He’s helping the boss!&r
Graham froze. The last time he was in court was for their divorce.Back then he was given the short end of the stick.The prenup was executed and he didn’t get a single cent from her. Although she didn’t take any of his income, he still didn’t get any part of the company.Back then, he was in a rush to get married to her and didn’t think he would end up getting divorced with her so he never bothered to check each item in the papers he read.He wanted to prove to her parents that he loved her and didn’t get close to her for their money.What he didn’t count for was for him to be attracted to another woman. He thought that it was an all around win to be married to Camelia. She was both beautiful and wealthy.But still, his thoughts strayed and he started to have an affair behind her back. He thought that he would be content i
Gasp!They heard the crack from his bones.A few bystanders turned away, feeling nauseous.Some even felt their stomach churn at the sight.While some have recorded it on camera.Graham screamed in pain and fear at the sight of his own arm.He seethed in rage as he glared at Sterling.The Emergency Medical Team arrived quickly. A police car also came with them. They assisted Graham inside the truck.“You! You need to compensate me!” He shouted at Sterling.The bystanders heard him loud and clear.“Is this guy nuts? The man just called the EMT for him and he’s still speaking nonsense.”“You’re right. I saw it clearly that he caused this. He was the one who threw the punch. The other guy only dodged.”&n
Those memories with Graham were now in the past.When he betrayed her, he lost his place in her heart. He made her heart turn cold.She had already finished packing her things and had hired a cleaner to help her pack the things Graham had left behind.She already sold the house and bought a penthouse for herself.She already hired movers to help her transfer her things.Today was their scheduled move.Fortunately, she was just in time for the movers to arrive.They then started to bring her things out.She even hired another to transport Graham’s things to his parents’ house. That way, the new owners wouldn’t have to deal with his trash.She had asked for her credit card back but Graham said that his mother had lost it. He said this after the decision was made in court.&n
The couple looked over the designs with interest.“What do you think?” Diana asked Lucas.“I like either one. But if we will have the reception at the castle, then we should hold the wedding ceremony in the daytime.” Lucas said.‘Castle?’ The Wedding coordinator, Melody Castillo, wondered.“Oh. Right. Haha.. The designs looked amazing. It almost tempted me to do the wedding and reception at the same place so I could see how it looks at night..” Diana blushed.Melody smiled at the two, patiently waiting for their decision.“We’ll have the wedding here in the morning then. And as for the reception, it’ll be held at the ancestral castle of the Griffin clan.” Lucas told Melody.“This castle you’re talking about.. This is an actual castle?” Melody tried t
“Hector, you’re here.” Lucas called out to him, snapping him out from his daze.Melody jumped in shock. She turned back, only to see a handsome man looking straight at her. His brows shot up in shock as well.Her cheeks blushed beet red.He turned back to meet Lucas.“I came as soon as I’m free.”Lucas nodded.“The others are on their way as well.”Diana was also walking up their way. She greeted Hector as well.“Hector, this is Melody, the Wedding planner and coordinator. Melody, this is Hector Renaud. He’ll be one of the groom’s men. Since we’ve already decided to do the reception here, we’ve called them up to meet.”Hector exchanged glances with Melody, nodding.“By that–you mean
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.