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Dinner was exceptionally quiet. Maria had prepared buttered salmon and rice.Ruby twirled her fork in her plate as she watched Nate do the same. His head had remained bent since he came back from work and he avoided eye contact. It was quite obvious they they both had a lot to say but wasn’t sure on how to go about it. “Is something wrong?” Ruby asked in a soft voice Nate sighed. He couldn’t exactly hide it from her for ever but he could get somethings off his chest. “I’ve been really tired” he started. “Wyatt has been on my neck all week. Jake told Katie and I of the horrible things that was done to him” Ruby sighed. Wyatt seemed for be the villain constantly. It was the same Wyatt who was after Doris and maybe her. “That’s sad” she replied. “I really do hope he is arrested soon” “Now, can you tell me what is on your mind?” He asked. “You haven’t touched your food either” Again, he had kept the details of his marriage from her. It was quite surprising th
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Wyatt glared at the newspaper, she squeezed the page into a ball and tossed it into the trash can. He lit the end of the paper as it watched it burn.The reporters and journalists knew how to test his patience so easily. The reporters and newspaper company were quite aware that they were untouchable. They always had the upper hand in everything. If any of them got missing or showed up dead, they could easily trace it to him. “Do you know who did this?” He asked angrily Even with the air conditioning on, the heat from the burning paper still affected him. Just when he was about to bring his political campaign, someone was trying to expose his evil deeds. “I can’t say for sure” one of the men replied in a shaky voice with his head bowedThey all dreaded what Wyatt could do when he was angry. They had seen so many get tortured by him, even his recent victim, Jake was lucky he had gotten out with only a number of injuries and broken bones. “Have you found Doris?”
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Ruby stared at the menu of the coffee shop, she was hungry and had been starving herself lately.Katie had come by the house the next day as Nate had promised, she had spoken with Maria and took all the necessary information. Nate had ensured there was more security at the house. She had to take another route back home, not the usual one anymore. Maria had explained that her familiarity of the neighborhood was what saved her from the man on the scooter. She had explained that she hid in a corner and then took the left turn to the condo. Many people weren’t aware of the fact that that route also led to the condo. The man on the scooter had probably thought she followed the normal route, searched for Maria for a while and gave up when he didn’t see her. “I’ll just have a scone and a beverage” she said to the waiter with a tight lipped smile Typical Nate, she thought. He has asked her to go out in one of his cars but she declined. Nate had the most expensive cars and that
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The waiter helped cleared their plate when they were done eating. They had gotten a couple of looks from some of the waiters but that was kind of expected. The last time they were at the restaurant, they had caused a scene and had left everyone staring at them. “Are you okay now?” Ruby asked She had always been the mom’s friend of the group. She always had Esme in check and wanted her to be okay. “I think I’ll be fine,” Esme said tiredly.The doctors had placed her on medications which made her tired easily. “Ruby” she started. “I know I have so many things to apologize to you for, I’ve probably been the worst friend you’ve ever had. I can’t take back everything I’ve done but I want you to know I’m really sorry” Ruby tried her best not to cry or be emotional about it. They had given the people at the restaurant too much show. The last time they had a friendship break was in college. It was only for two days, it was over some silly issue Ruby couldn’t recall. Th
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After another breakdown from Esme, she was ready to talk about her relationship. She didn’t care that most of the waitresses were looking at them and were probably dying to know what they were talking about. The last time they were at the restaurant, it was Ruby who was in tears. “I broke up with my boyfriend” Ruby had this sentence a couple of times but something was different about this one. She had broken up with the father of her unborn child and the man she claimed she loved so much. She was indeed alone and going through a lot. “What happened?” Ruby asked, her voice laced with concernEven though she didn’t approve of their relationship, she wished them the best regardless and was going to support Esme if that was who she really wanted. “Just like Taylor, he stopped talking to me. He was inconsistent and blamed it on work, most times, he would yell at me and even came home drunk. It was then I had realized that I let a stranger into my life. I didn’t know any of
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“Is anything the matter?” Esme asked, her voice laced with concern Ruby had stared at the picture for more than two minutes. “Did you just say he’s a doctor?” Ruby askedHer voice had never failed her but now, it seemed to do so. She tried so hard to believe it was Ethan or maybe he had a twin that he hadn’t told her about. Any thing , any excuse to make sure it wasn’t the same Ethan she knew. “Yes?” Esme answered with a brow raised in confusion. “Do you know him?” Ruby nodded slowly. She wasn’t sure if it was right to tell Esme the truth, considering that she was pregnant and had been through a rough breakup with Ethan. “Tell me what you know about him”Ruby knew it was more of an order. Esme deserved to know the truth about her baby’s father. “We used to work together,” Ruby started. “We had even been close friends but he suddenly switched up on me” “You mean Ethan isn’t a doctor?” She asked with wide eyes Ruby nodded, she hated to be the bearer of bad n
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“Do you feel good?” Nate asked as he poked her playfully He had decided to come home as early as he could and spend every minute with Ruby. It was his duty to protect her from whoever was trying to hurt her.Grace had suggested he returned to his other house but he wasn’t prepared for that just yet. The condo was a home to him, he had Ruby in it and it was always cozy while his other house was just big and fancy, nothing to look forward to. Every morning, he had reporters at his gate taking pictures and looking for little gossip here and there. “You might as well rub my lower back” she laughed as she shoved Nate playfully Talking to Esme had put her in such a good mood that she was certain nothing could ruin it. She had her best friend back and felt wholesome again. “I made you dinner” he pouted After the cctv footage of the man in black was retrieved, he had never been so scared. He wanted to be with Ruby and showed her how much he loved her even though it was
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Days had rolled by quickly and he could feel the tension build up with each day that passed. Doris was nowhere to be found, her former house was scattered and searched thoroughly but there wasn’t a trace of her whereabouts and to make matters worse, she didn’t leave her files behind. “Where the hell is that sly woman?” Wyatt asked himself as he placed his hands on his hips in deep thoughts He had fired his former search party and hired another. This set looked more capable but had barely come up with anything. True to the reporter's promise, he had posted a couple of pictures of Wyatt and a small business owner. The reporter wasted no time to delve into his business and expose all that had transpired between Wyatt and the business owner. The man had come to Wyatt for a business collaboration. Typically Wyatt decided to prey on the man’s company and ended up extorting from him. Wyatt groaned, that had happened over ten years ago, he couldn’t believe someone would dig up su
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