“Dylan,” Maeve answered and put her phone on speaker. She no longer had anything to hide. Dylan’s desperate voice rang from the end of the line, “Maeve, where are you? You aren’t home yet.” Maeve pursed her lips and looked at Gabriel. His hands were relaxed on the steering wheel and he glanced at her with a nod, encouraging her that it was okay. No matter what? Maeve was concerned about how he felt because of how she hurt him so much in the past, she never wanted to do anything to see him in any kind of agony. “Are you in my house?” She asked suspiciously and Dylan responded, “Well, I missed you and came to check on you.” He did not want to voice that he saw a picture of her and Gabriel in a house when they were supposed to be in the office. The picture got him so upset, he literally ran out of his house to his car to drive to Maeve’s house to confirm it. Maeve took a deep breath and relaxed. “I’m on my way home. I went to help Gabriel with a surprise for his mom. I got tired a
“Sir, a parcel from Miss Millicent Binney.” Gloria was all smiles, while she held out the big box with a blue ribbon to her boss, suddenly feeling her arm aching when he did not attempt to take it from her. Maeve recalled Millicent Binney from her past life. She inherited one of the best private schools from her parents and was now running it herself. She was rich but not half as rich as Maeve and she was also pretty but Maeve felt herself prettier. Sadly, she could not remember Millicent’s relationship with Gabriel back then, since she hated him and always tried to keep her distance from him. Still, the fact that Millicent sent Garvin a gift could only mean she was one of the women chasing Maeve’s man. She and Gabriel were still at the reception and she saw Gabriel smile, making her heart tighten in her chest a little. Before she asked why, Gabriel asked his secretary. “Gloria, do you have a boyfriend?” His expression was unreadable so not even Maeve could guess the reason why
Gabriel’s phone began to ring but it was an unknown number. For some reason, he answered and put the phone on speaker since Maeve was there and it didn’t look like a business call. “Hello.” “Gabriel, did you receive my parcel?” A female voice rang from the end of the line and he quickly guessed it was Millicent but still asked, “Who is this?” “It's me, Millicent. I left a note in there for you,” she responded in a cheerful tone. Maeve was smiling all through while Doreen was amazed by her brother’s transparency with Maeve. Little did she know it was because of the seed Maeve planted. She was transparent with him concerning Dylan so he also did not have a choice. “Really, what was it about?” Gabriel asked in a neutral tone. “Sorry, I forgot you are still in the office. You will most probably only open it when you get home. Anyway, the parcel is my way of thanking you for the car you advised me to buy but there is also some attire for you to wear to my elder sister’s wedding as my
Gabriel was about to let some partners into his office for a meeting when his phone rang. The number was not familiar and he was tempted to think it was Millicent before kicking against it and deciding to answer the phone.Again, he pressed the speaker button but Maeve was not paying attention since she was getting the documents they needed for the meeting together."Mr. Scott, I would like to have a discussion with you concerning your sister, Doreen," a familiar voice invaded his eardrums, which got Maeve curious as well."Mr. Gray, is there a problem?" Gabriel asked seriously since he mentioned Doreen. He also recognized the voice from the last time they met.Dexter was not ready to say it on the phone. He always preferred speaking face-to-face on important matters. "If you don’t mind, I will like to buy you lunch if you are not too busy."Gabriel remembered his promise to Maeve about how he was going to stop Dylan from trying to make advances toward her and thought of using this o
“Dylan, my business hasn’t been good ever since I changed the face of my brand. I hate to say it but Maeve’s pictures were selling well,” Sandra complained with a pout. Dylan sighed, not knowing what to say and careful to not offend her due to how she kept suspecting that he was developing feelings for Maeve. “Perhaps you should go and talk to her. You are cousins,” he suggested. Sandra knew that too. She should have gone to talk to Maeve when the latter felt suspicious of her and Dyla but due to the jealousy, hate, and envy she felt towards her cousin, she did not want to. Whereas for things not working out for her after Maeve stopped wearing her brands, she began to think about swallowing her pride and doing the needful. “I thought about it too but I just hate her,” she seethed, Dylan frowned a little. He was beginning to love Maeve but could not tell her cousin. “But you need her and I’m going to get married to her right after the birthday party,” There was an excitement tha
Maeve tried to think of the reason why Sandra would come to look for her but then she remembered what Dylan told her that Sandra had made a dress and she guessed that that was it. Instantly, a cunning idea rushed into her mind and she stared at Gabriel, who was patiently waiting for her response. “Don’t you think we should hear what she has to say?” Maeve asked with a mischievous smile. Doreen caught Maeve's tone that she was up to something. They were best friends for ages before Sandra came between them so she could already guess that Maeve was up to no good concerning Sandra. As such, she wanted to wait and enjoy the show too.“Maeve, please tell him to allow me to eat here for just this once. I know that you are up to something but I’m keeping the ‘you are not my friend’ part.” Gabriel shook his head at his sister’s mischief and knowing from the look in Maeve’s eyes that she was going to put in a word for Doreen, he quickly said t
Sandra had spent money bribing a few people when she arrived here with the hope that Maeve would pay for it by purchasing the dress but if Dylan agrees to pay, Sandra could kiss her money goodbye, knowing that Dylan did not have it to give her.Maeve never asked Dylan for anything since they began dating. It has always been the other way round so this was unexpected and the money Dylan had was already budgeted for compensation, whereas it was not even enough. The nervous clearing of the throat was heard from the end of the line before Dylan’s smiley voice was heard. It was evident that he was pretending. “Ehmm…sure, sure, anything for you, sweetheart. Can I talk to Sandra?” Maeve smiled, “Sure you can. The phone is on speaker. “Sandra,” Dylan called out and she frowned in annoyance before responding, “Dylan.” “You can leave the dress with Maeve. I will transfer the money into your account,” Dylan said confidently like it was nothing but his heart ached for it. If he and Sandra k
“Maeve, what are you planning this time?” Gabriel was the first to recover from the shock and asked. Maeve smiled, not expecting him to understand the depth of her obsession with him. “Oh Gab, I can’t wait another second to become your wife again after dealing with the asshole so it has to be on the same day.” Gabriel smiled. He was pleased but there was also a big problem with this arrangement. The fact that Gabriel hated to share and did not want to share his big day with the likes of Dylan.“You know me Maeve, I won’t compromise on my wedding and I don’t want drama because of my caliber of guests. Let’s arrange it for a week after.” “Then invitations would go out and people would get suspicious,” Maeve responded, not knowing how to explain it in detail without ruining the surprise she was planning. Gabriel was more confused about the part of the invitation, asking seriously, “Maeve, are you saying that I’m not supposed to invite anyone?” Maeve chuckled. “I will handle the gue