Kidnapping the Manipulator
"I won't do it. I'll save my mother's company without being under the mercy of that man," she said in a confident voice before she finally hangs up.
As expected, that old man never fails to give her headaches every goddamn time!
Just a few seconds after the call ended, her phone rang once again. She just gave it a short glance before tossing it on her chair after seeing the same caller.
It rang a couple of times before it completely stopped. She thought that the worst was over but then, her phone once again produced a beep sound, a notification that someone sent her a message.
She grudgingly walked back to her chair to pick up her phone.
'How unfilial of you! Your father would be sent out of the city! And aren't you smart? Just how does that smarty brain of yours work? You'll get a hold of the city's renowned billionaire! What's so bad about that?! I'm actually giving you a perfect road to the top!'
She can't help but sigh after reading her father's message. This old guy is really the main trigger of a massive migraine.
She took a deep breath and dialed her half-sister's number.
"Hello?" a sweet voice answered.
"Hillary, it's me," she said as she sat on her chair and opened her laptop.
"Oh! Maeve?"
"Obviously," she answered in a sarcastic voice which just earned a chuckle from the other end.
"So what graced me to receive a call from the lady-boss?" her sister asked playfully.
"Your dad is going crazy. He wanted me to marry September Thorne."
"What?!" Maeve had to distance her phone from her ear to save it from an earful of cusses.
This is Hillary Smith, her half-sister. Born from evil parents but then, they just hit it off. Both of them think that their father was going crazy and not to add up, Aria, Maeve's step-mother, and Hillary's mom who seems so fond of taking matters on her own hands.
Hillary moved out from her parents' house after reaching the legal age and started living independently.
"Dad's really going overboard this time!"
"Oh tell me about it," Maeve answered in a sarcastic tone.
"But why would Mr. Thorne send him outside of the city? Did he do something to piss that lover boy of yours off?" Hillary asked, not forgetting to add a little teasing to tip off her sister.
"Loverboy my ass!" Maeve hissed in irritation which just made Hillary laugh.
"Oh come on, sis! You're not even attracted?! That manipulator is one hell of a beauty!"
"Don't you think we're being sidetracked here?" Maeve asked, trying to get away from the topic.
September Thorne was good looking. Alright, she'll give him that. But beauty is just not everything. She was against everything else about him, his principles, his practices, and just everything about him.
"Right. Sorry," Hillary apologized which was then followed with a series of short giggles.
"Hillary," she called out in a warning voice, which was then easily pick on by her sister. Hillary cleared her throat before she took the talk seriously.
"I'll try if I can get something from him. I'll be going home tomorrow anyway. Mom's been bugging me to date this 'Mr. Right'." It was now Maeve's turn to tease her younger sister.
"Oh really? What is it this time? A third-generation heir from an old rich family? A son of a senator?"
"I don't even want to know," Hillary answered in a voice filled with grief which made her chuckle.
"Alright. Update me if you ever get to stumble into something." After the call ended, Maeve turned her attention to her work and ended the day being buried in a mountain of paper works.
Maeve stared around her suspiciously. It's been a week and it's eerily serene and quiet. Not even the manipulator's shadow was seen around her and that bothers her.
She knows there's something going on. That guy was up to something, she's sure of that. He's not labeled as the manipulator for nothing.
"You can stop playing detective now." she was about to get inside her car when she heard that dreading voice again.
She sighed as she closes the door of her car before turning around to face September.
"Did you missed me?" he asked as he leaned towards her car.
"Guess what," Maeve replied as she also leaned on the other side of the car. They were now facing each other.
September eagerly smiled back as if excited about what she was supposed to say. It somehow amuses her of how this guy reacts to everything she does.
"I'm actually hoping to never see you again," September frowned with her response.
"But you kept on asking if I was ever around." Maeve's left brow raised in suspicion.
"You seem to have someone check on me, Mr. Thorne,"
"Oh, not really. It just so happen that I know the people you've been asking around," he said without any hint of guilt.
"Figures. You're not the great manipulator for nothing after all," she said nonchalantly. Clearly unaffected by his actions.
"You're not mad?" he asked as he leaned away from her car. She did the same before she shrugged her shoulders.
"I'm already aware you have someone on my tail. This doesn't surprise me at all." September shook his head in amusement.
This lady was really something. Other people would probably be mad for prying with their businesses, although some people may be over the moon if given the attention he gives to this woman.
"Get in." his eyes widened when he heard her order. He was just about to ask if he heard her right but she already boarded the driver's seat so he immediately rode the passenger's seat.
"Where are we going?" he asked as he buckled his seatbelts.
"I'm going to kidnap you." September's head immediately flew in her direction. He caught her peeking on her side mirrors as if checking something before she turned around to face him with a playful smile before winking playfully.
"Let's see how skilled your big butler is," she said as she swiftly left the parking area, not giving the others the chance to chase after them.
Falcon, along with his bodyguards immediately went inside their cars to follow in alarm. Little did they know that their boss was actually having the biggest thrill of his life.
September's End"September!" September came rushing to their room holding a spatula when he heard his wife calling out to him.He was wearing a pink apron with a huge heart print in the middle. The words 'Best Dad in the World' was printed with large letters inside the heart."What's wrong, hon?" He asked worriedly as he walked over their bed where Maeve with a nine months old tummy was panting hard."I think she's coming out!" She said and once again screamed in agony as she felt another contraction.September's eyes widened as he hastily put the spatula by their table side as he called for his eldest."Yes, Dad?" Fiona who was now seven, looked at her parents with questioning eyes as she enter the master bedroom."Fiona, please prepare your mom's bag and the baby bag too. And please hurry, wake up Freazel too," he instructed as he carried the panting and groaning wife out of their room."It's alright
A Baby?!September was planting soft kisses on Maeve's bare shoulder as they laid on the bed with nothing but a thick blanket covering their bodies.Maeve was silently smiling with her eyes closed as she enjoy bathing with her husband's presence."How did you found out about the Kims?" He asked after another blissful moment.Maeve turned and faced September who was now staring directly at her eyes. She gently caressed his face with her fingers."I have my ways," ahe said playfully."And you still won't tell me about it?" Maeve shook her head with a smile."That's my ace, hon. If ever you do something on ny back I'll know." September's arms snake down her bare waist and pulled her closer to his body."Do something like what?""Like having a mistress," she said as she rained kisses on his face."That wouldn't happen."Maeve stopped playing around and just rested her forehead against his."R
Back Into His Arms"You look tense, sir." Falcon pointed out as he gave September a quick glance at the backseat.They were now on the way back to his house.His home."You're really not a part of this?" September asked suspiciously for the nth time.Falcon chuckled and shook his head as his eyes remained on the road."For the nth time, I wasn't. I'm not aware of this play your wife had set up, okay? Besides even though she did inform me about this, I would still say it to you. My loyalty's with you and not with your wife." September just smirked at the butler's sneaky response.He took a deep breath when he finally saw his house from a distance. He don't know what to expect. Would they act like before? Would it be awkward?"We're here," Falcon stopped the car in front of the huge house before looking at his boss through the mirror.September gazed outside the window, he nervously took a deep brea
Surprise Gift"During the sudden change of management, we had also conducted an investigation with each employee and stakeholders of the company," Chris recited in front of the board members while his lady-boss was busy doing something on her phone.Maeve's face looked passive and uncaring which makes the people inside feel more fear and caution towards her.She was the only one who can bring in the seven bosses of the business industry as mere board members anyway, who wouldn't fear her?But little did everyone knew, Maeve was busy texting on the phone. It was last night when September called her for the first time after the scene of her asking for divorce.She can still remember how startled she was seeing September's number flash on her mobile screen.They just asked each other how they were doing. September never asked about anything regarding the reason why she did all of it and why they need to be apart fo
I Know My WifeSeptember was busy towing the soil in the garden when he heard the familiar sound of a car parking in front of the apartment.With a smile, he took off his gloves and washed his hands before leaving the garden to open the door after the doorbell rang."Daddy!" Fiona squealed cheerfully as she jumped into her father's arm."How's my princess?" September asked sweetly after the child rained his face with tiny kisses."I missed you soooo bad!" September chuckled with her antics before he turned his attention to the woman who brought his daughter back to visit him again."And what excuse did you use this time?" He asked Celeste after Fiona's attention was suddenly stolen by Terius, the golden retriever he adopted a month ago."Nah. I just took her from your house. Maeve was out for a meeting and only the hired nanny was there to keep an eye on her." September gaped at his friend after hearing tha
When a Queen leads a War"Remus," The tech guy immediately turned his swivel chair to face Maeve who just entered his dark office."Tss. Put the lights on, asshole.""You're now a married woman and raising a three year old daughter but still foul-mouthed as ever." Remus said as he clicked the control of lights under his desk."Wow. This looks like a pig pen," Maeve said as she looked around the messy office with a disgusted face."Does Celeste even knew you work like this?" She asked as she tossed the unknown items seated at his couch that used to be there for guests."Yah! I thought your husband's the manipulator! How did you know about my girlfriend?!" Remus asked with an astonished and unbelieving expression."Now I understand why you had to keep the lights off. This is gross, Remus." She complained, changing the subject as she kick away some chords that were scattered on the floor."N