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“What was that?” Bryan asked.“Uhmm, nothing. I'll call you later, if that is okay with you,” I stuttered a bit as I explained.“That's fine, later then.”I stared at my phone long after the call ended, five times the amount of medical supplies I had ordered.Why would anyone need something so much, if he did not know what was coming?The main reason I felt intrigued was the time the purchase came in, it was around the same time I was preparing for the apocalypse.The thought crossed my mind that another person might be counting down to the same disaster and I could not afford to ignore him.I picked up my phone again and called Bryan, he answered after two rings."Irene? Did you forget to ask me something?""Actually, yes,” I hesitated for a while before deciding to go all in. "The man who ordered the medical supplies. Do you know his name?"There was a brief pause, before his voice came back on. "No, the order came through a purchasing agent, and the payment was made by a company. W

"Yes," I whispered out of curiosity.The moment the word left my mouth, the carton I had placed my hand on disappeared.[Storage successful.][Current storage capacity: Unknown.][Time flow within storage: Suspended.]I held my breath. “Okay, this has to be some sort of joke.”I tried to convince myself I was only imagining things, but my curiosity had already been awakened.One look at the foodstuffs that were scattered around the warehouse and I decided to try this again.I placed my hand on a pack of bottled water and took one deep breath in. “Store this.”The pack disappeared before my eyes.[Storage successful.]“It worked!” I screamed out in excitement. “Retrieve the pack of bottled water.”The pack reappeared exactly where it had been before. Out of excitement, I screamed until my voice echoed through the warehouse, reminding me I was alone.“Well, let's go big this time,” I closed my eyes. “Store everything in the warehouse.”I opened my eyes and one by one, the cartons of ins

“The money will be released when some necessary documents are verified, one of which is your divorce paper. I'll bring the papers tomorrow and explain everything.”I gripped my phone tighter, three hundred billion dollars would be mine in no distant time. To think that I had spent time worrying about how to afford a secure fortress, food, medical supplies and everything else I needed but I finally had a chance, made me smile.“Good, I'll be waiting.”After ending the call, I stared at the ceiling with a smile still plastered on my face. It was relieving to know my father had left me a way out, years after his death.But I could not afford to celebrate just yet, I still had to secure the money finish the divorce and prepare for the end of the world.The following morning, Arnold arrive at my office with a briefcase. I had told him to come to the office, because I had to finish some business before going home.“Good morning, ma'am.”“Good morning, Arnold. Please tell me you brought goo

Lucas arched his brows in surprise. “You're selling your company?”“I'm drowning in debt, it's personal and I don't want to dive into it. Do you think you can help?” I asked Lucas, keeping up the act.He was calculating, I could see it on his face. He looked away from me for a second before turning back to face me.“Even if I wanted to, I don't think I have enough to afford your company at its current market price.”“I'll sell it for 20 billion dollars, with my shares inclusive.”The market price for my company was 50 billion, so the shock on his face was evident when I mentioned that price.“Won't you regret this?” Lucas seemed to be caught between his greed and taking the risk. “I don't think I have that much to spare. You can put it on the market, I'm sure you'll find a buyer.”“That would take forever and this is urgent for me,” I continued pressing. “You got some investment somewhere, don't you think you can squeeze out of that? After buying, you can merge the company with yours

My phone was blowing up with calls, Andrew hadn't stopped calling ever since I left the office.“Hmmm,” I took a look around my house. “I need to prepare for this, it would be stupid not to be ready after getting a second chance.”My mind went to Lucas for a second—his betrayal was still fresh in my head. They must have had something going on for years, which explains why he was glued to my husband under the guise of trying to learn how to manage his own company.And I was on the side feeling happy that my brother bonded well with the man I loved, even though both of them always made me feel like the third wheel.My phone rang again bringing me back to reality. The caller id showed LUCAS, I wasted no time in answering. Before the world ended I had been very close to my brother.“Hey Luc—”“What is wrong with you sis?” His voice was shaking, but still loud as he interrupted me. “Why would you threaten Andrew like that?”I chuckled before responding. “One would think he's your blood and

Irene's pov.My breath hitched and in that moment, I knew what it was before it began—I was having an asthma attack. “My inhaler,” I murmured to myself as I checked my coat, but I couldn't find it on me. “No, not now.”It had been almost seven days since the great freeze swallowed up cities and I was out hunting for supplies, but I knew if I had to survive this I'd need to take care of myself first. My brother and husband were both sick, and couldn't come out with me.Without thinking, I turned back in the direction of where my shelter was located. “Lucas, Andrew, please open up,” my voice was barely above a whisper.I was about to knock on the shelter, when I heard strange sounds. There was no one in the shelter apart from the two sick men.When I pushed the door it gave way faster than I had expected, which made me smile because they must have been expecting me.But my smile was short-lived, as I saw my husband behind my brother naked in a position I had never imagined.For a seco

Leo's pov.I had never been fond of weddings, because it had many people, noise and fake smiles.Today's wedding had all three and now, thanks to my little stunt, it had something else. Pure chaos.I glanced at Zariah, who was still staring at the ring on her finger as if she expected it to disappear.She looked beautiful, but I was not going to tell her that. It might come off as cheesy. Her wide brown eyes moved from the diamond to me, and I caught the exact moment she remembered she was supposed to be angry.I smiled as Zariah tried to put on an upset face, she looked even more beautiful when she was annoyed."You're enjoying yourself," she muttered."Trust me, you have no idea what level of enjoyment I'm on right now.""I hope you understand that I'm going to kill you."The fact that I found her threats cute, made me deepen my gaze on her eyes. "Will you at least let me enjoy our honeymoon first?"Her mouth hung open at how bold I was, making me laugh out in content. She was the

I stared at the man kneeling in front of me, wondering if I had somehow wandered into a dream.A very expensive, public dream because there was no way Leo Sanders was actually proposing to me.We had agreed on a simple arrangement—he would attend the wedding with me, pretend to be my boyfriend, and help me make my cheating ex regret the day he ever laid eyes on me.Now, the man was kneeling in front of hundreds of people, holding a diamond ring and asking me to marry him.“Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!” The guest started chanting, but my mom's voice was the loudest.I bent over and whispered to him. “What's the meaning of this?”"I'm only proposing to my girlfriend.""Your girlfriend?" I repeated under my breath.He smiled and somehow I found myself lost in it. "Would you prefer I call you my future wife?"I suddenly felt the urge to slap him and drag him to a corner and ask if he suffered a head injury on his way here, but neither option was available to me because everyone was watching

"Your brother?" I repeated before I could stop myself.Leo's arm remained around my waist, as he rested his fingers on the fabric of my green dress. "Something wrong, princess?" I stared at him like he was a lunatic. The man I had hired to accompany me to my ex-boyfriend's wedding had just turned out to be my ex's brother, yet he had the nerve to ask me if something was wrong."Leo," Savvy snapped, drawing our attention back to him. "I'm talking to you.""I can hear you." Leo's expression remained carefree. "You don't have to shout."A few guests exchanged glances, causing Savvy's frown to deepen. "What the hell are you doing here?""Attending a wedding. Do I need your permission to do that now?""Don't play games with me!"My hands reached for the champagne flutes but I almost choked when I heard Leo's comeback."Then stop asking ridiculous questions."Oh, this man is going to get me killed."Wait a minute." Ciara spoke, breaking the silence the two men were keeping. "Savvy, you kno

My hands were shaking as I held the phone close to my ears, still trying to process what Leo had just said."What do you mean something came up Leo?” My voice came out cracking in a way I hated."I know princess, I'm so sorry. Something very important came up and I can't help it."He ended the call before I could respond and for a minute, I was too stunned to react. I moved close to my window, just in time to see Savvy retreating to his car.“God, what was I expecting from a stranger?” I whispered under my breath as I fell to the floor.Thinking he might be pulling a prank on me, I called him back. Fifty times. It went straight to voicemail every single time.“This can't be happening,” I muttered to myself.It was only a few hours before the wedding and he canceled on me, so when Estelle called, panic was evident in my voice.“I hate this feeling.”“Whoa, whoa, slow down. What's wrong?” Estelle asked.“He's not coming.”She went quiet for sometime, before asking another question that

“What do I say now?” I showed the message.“Tell him how you feel about the wedding,” she responded without thinking. “He's being paid, so it's his job to make you satisfied now.”I bit my lower lip for two seconds, before letting it go. “Okay.”Estelle kept staring at me with curious eyes, as I continued texting my match on the site. He said his name was Leo and asked me to fill him in on what I wanted. My nosy friend had included that, I needed a man who was capable of making my ex feel like trash in my profile.“Leo seems very nice,” I blurted out.The crazy lady in the room with me, blinked fast as she drew closer. “Is that his name?”“Who else would I be talking about?” “You've gotten that sharp edge in your tone again, I missed that.”I stared at her and smiled. “Thank you for everything, Estelle. He agreed to do it.”“I'm so happy for you dear,” she said , before turning to her phone. “Go on, talk to your man.”“Haha! Funny, I'm sure that's not his position in my life.”“Yeah

It was three months later and I could not believe my eyes, but I was in the middle of a fitting room. Ciara's fitting room. Watching her try on her wedding dress.“Do you think I should use an off shoulder or V neck for the design?” She asked me with a smile.Every part of me was tempted to stab her with the dangling earrings she was having on, but I suppressed the thought.“Off shoulder is fine,” I said in an uninterested tone, as my eyes scanned the room.This was all because of my mother, Ciara had ran to her and explained things in ways I did not know. My perfect mother decided it was only fair to push me into doing it.“Show her you are the bigger person here,” my mom had said to my face, despite how much she knew I was hurting.My entire body wanted to scream out, ‘I don't want to be big here’ but I nodded and told her I will think about it.“Don't be that way,” she came over to me and touched my hand. “You know we are besties, tell me what you think will look best for me from y