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All Chapters of A Dangerous Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

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Chapter One

The sky is swarthy when Francis Armitage gets back to his office at Viva Foods company. There had been an update to organize an open day to launch their new branch at Malibu. Settling on his desk, he shuffles through the documents and some suspicious papers among the pile. He stands up and gathers the papers into a white file. His first thought was to show the documents to Catherine, his mother-in-law. She needs to see what he has found out. While Francis prepares to leave the office, the door swings open and two Internal Revenue Service officers dressed in their navy blue uniform walk in. Francis' heart skips a beat, confused and bothered about their presence. "We are from the Internal Revenue Service and you have been called in for questioning." The Italian officer with an appealing accent says. "Why?" Francis asks calmly. "We will discuss further in the station." The Italian officer signals the shorter officer to handcuff him. He unhooks the cuffs on his belt as he
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Chapter Two

Francis' phone vibrates in his pocket. He takes it out and gives a warm smile when he sees it's his mother calling. He goes to a quiet, less busy spot and answers the call.​"Hello, mom." Francis greets.​"How are you my son?" Priscilla asks. Priscilla Armitage is slender woman in her late fifties with a mane of white hair cascading down to her shoulders. Francis gets his olive skin from her.​"I'm fine. How are you and dad? Sorry I haven't called for some time. I have just been really busy."​"That's no problem. I called because I remembered today is Catherine's birthday."​"Will you come?" Francis yearns for his mother and father but Catherine's acceptance of his family is only an arm's length. When Francis had told Catherine that he wanted his father and mother to visit after his marriage to Melissa, he was barked at by his mother in law threatening him not to bring his low class parents to her house because they would contaminate the air and dirty her imported chairs.​"You know h
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Chapter Three

A sick patient with a drip attached to his wrist walks passed Priscilla Armitage steadily down the glistening white corridor of the hospital. She gives the patient a sad look as she waits for her husband, Jackson, to return from the doctor's office. Jackson has been complaining of chest pain more often so they came to the hospital to get a check up. She hopes this is nothing and just something that medication can cure. She turns on the screen of her phone and it's a wallpaper of she, Jackson and Francis smiling. She really hopes he is doing well in Melissa's family. When Francis told her he was getting married to Melissa, she was glad her son had found someone he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. But when she met Catherine the first time, her authoritative manner made her question Francis and Melissa's relationship. Reluctantly, she and Jackson had give their blessing but it was a tug of war before Catherine agreed to let Melissa get married to Francis.She has met Catherine
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Chapter Four

Francis arranges the flowers on a pub table in the garden.​"Dad." Benjamin runs towards his father with a smile on his face.Francis carries his seven year old son up in the air and gently lands him on the ground, "Did you have fun today?" Melissa gave birth to Benjamin on a cold night. He was so tender in his arms when the nurse gave him Benjamin to hold. He instantly fell in love with his son and he would do anything for him.Benjamin nods energetically, "I drew a big house with you, mom and I."​"That must have been fun but I'm sorry Benjamin, I can't play with you today."​"I know. I'll read my books until you're done celebrating grandma's birthday."​"You're a very good boy." Francis gently rubs Benjamin's brown hair.Catherine, Louis and Melissa enter the garden. Sam stands behind them. Catherine looks at the decorations. If she's impressed, she hides it well. She does not even know why Francis bothers to impress her, there's nothing on this earth that Francis would do that wou
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Chapter Five

​"Are you okay, President Catherine?" A concerned guest asks. Catherine remembers she has esteemed guests in her presence. What would they say if she slapped her son in law for this embarrassing mistake, that is if it is one and he did it to make her a laughing stock.The anger in Catherine quickly subsides. With her hand still in the air, she tugs her short black hair behind her ear.Catherine feigns a smile, "Don't worry, Francis. Stand up. You'll stain your clothes."Louis extends his arm at Francis which he takes as he stands up, "I'm sorry it's my fault. I didn't know." Louis knows what he did exactly. He has to see how Catherine treats her son in law when he makes a mistake if he is to infiltrate into the Viva family.​"I'm so sorry mother. I'm sorry." Francis apologizes sincerely. He was so concerned about making it right with Catherine that he's not bothered about those around him.​"Let's go inside and clean up." Catherine says lovingly. She turns to the invited guests, "Than
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