She choked on her drink.
“Cough—what?!”He handed her a napkin and gestured to the waitress to bring some water. His actions were so calm, like he hadn’t just dropped a bomb.“Are you serious right now, Mr. Tate?” she asked after gulping water, gripping the glass tightly.“I don’t know how to joke, Ms. Miller.” He answered her honestly.She stared at him, baffled, her eyes a bit red from the choking earlier. Who asks someone such a request so suddenly?He didn’t seem disturbed by her looks or thoughts. Still adjusting his suit like this was any ordinary conversation.“But, why me?” she asked, her voice was a bit louder than she had intended but she was just confused.“Because I owe you, Ms. Miller, and because I need someone I can trust.”“No… I already told you, I didn’t save your life for something in return.”“And I didn’t say it was payment. I said it was trust.” His tone dropped a degree colder.“I need someone to takeSelena stepped into the sitting room and froze at the sight of many worried faces. She felt a little bit guilty. She wasn’t used to people worrying about her, and last night she hadn’t thought of how her plans would affect anyone else.“Grandpa!” She called out, rushing towards Duncan Tate’s side. She was a bit scared he’d give her a scolding, but he held her palms instead, looking over her to see if she was hurt. He patted the space on the couch beside him.“I’m glad you’re okay.”Immediately he said that, the dark gloom around the house seemed to dissipate. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and the servants left to continue their businesses, leaving just Jenna and Mr. Wilson with them in the living room.Selena swallowed hard. A man she’d only known for a few months cared more than a family she had grown up with. Remembering the Millers, she dismissed her thoughts, focusing on the pr
Still in the room, Selena held her purse loosely in her arms. And as if struck by lightning, her mind went back. “7:37 a.m.??? Oh my goodness!” She yelled, fishing for her phone.She managed to pick up her phone but it was off. The battery must have died.She turned to Damian, “Uhmm… Mister…”“Damian. Just call me Damian.” He responded.“Mr. Damian, please can I borrow your phone? I need to call someone.”He unlocked his phone and handed it to her.“Thank you.” She replied but before typing, she realized she had not memorized Duncan Tate’s number yet.She decided to call the only number she could recall.“Hello?” the other voice sounded.“It’s me,” Selena replied softly.“Selena?! Jeez, you scared the crap out of all of us. Where are you?” Mia responded
The next morning, Selena’s eyes fluttered open, and her throat was dry. She took a look at her surroundings and it wasn’t familiar. The room was dark, and the only light coming in was from the slight space between the curtains. The door to the room opened and she shut her eyes immediately, pretending like she was still asleep. The footsteps got closer to her, when the person bent closer to her, she grabbed his neck and flipped him onto the bed opening her eyes.“Aaarrhhh! He screamed, “Please don’t kill me!” Selena looked at him closely, he didn’t seem harmful but she couldn’t let her guard down. The door opened and two other men rushed in.“Aaarrhhh, Noel, Damian help me, she’s trying to kill me!” The man in Selena’s arms screamed. Noel was too shocked by what he saw. Damian had a little smile on his lips. He looked at Selena even in her disheveled appearance, she still looked alluring. Her eyes were cold, and her body was alert. Selena watched the two at the door. She recognized
Back at the Jewel Days Private Lounge, Deborah and Mr. Louitin were at it. Mr. Louitin had completely lost all rationality and was plunging hard into Deborah and from the lewd sounds she was making, one could tell she was enjoying it too.The door suddenly flung open. The two still totally engrossed in their activity didn’t notice someone had entered the room.Mrs. Louiton watched her husband being ridden by another woman and she lost all sanity. She ran up to Deborah and pulled her by the hair.Deborah Leeds screamed at the top of her voice. Her face displayed total horror when she saw the woman. “Mrs… Mrs. Louitin?”“Oh, you do know who I am? You bitch, scheming mistress, I’ll teach you a lesson today.” Kate Louitin gave Deborah a sounding slap.By this time, Mr. Louitin was half dressed. He was shocked at the sight of his wife beating up Deborah Leeds. He had never seen her like
Damian was surprised at the woman in his arms. She was always running into trouble. He had tried to look for her for months but it was like she didn’t exist. Now she showed up in front of him and was in his arms. He had come here for a business dinner, he was just about to leave when Noel Ackermann signaled to him. The facial recognition alert had rang a few minutes ago but he hadn’t noticed it since he had his notifications silenced due to the meeting. He had found her and she was in the same space as he was. He opened the door to the private room and found a familiar figure staggering down the hallway. Was she drunk? He followed her to the parking lot not knowing whether to approach her or not. He noticed her falling and quickly caught her. She looked at him, first in fear and then in acceptance. She wanted to say something but fainted immediately. She seemed different from the last time he saw her. She had a less dangerous air around her, he didn’t know if it was because she h
Selena arrived at the Jewel Days diner at 5:49 p.m. but she didn’t want to be early and decided to drive around till the arranged time.At around 6:05 pm she walked into the diner. Deborah Leeds was already panicking thinking she wouldn’t come. She had left a few missed calls on Selena’s phone. At the sight of her troubled look, Selena gave a cold smile. This was exactly what she wanted to achieve.As soon as Deborah saw her she walked up to Selena angrily. “Where have you been?” Her tone was sharp and impatient. “Mr. Louitin has been waiting for you. I specifically asked not to be late Selena, how could…”Selena not wanting to hear any more nonsense walked past her in a whiff. Deborah was shocked and embarrassed she followed Selena behind cussing out Selena in her heart.Selena walked up to the door of the private lounge and knocked, the door was opened shortly by a waiter. Deborah quickly caug