Seeing them entering the restaurant,Daphne quickly covered her face with the menu and cursed at her bad luck.But Asher,oblivious of her panic,called out to his friend.“Yo!Jacob!”Jacob grinned and was about to say hello but then his eyes fell on the girl sitting across Asher,the menu was doing so little to cover her face.His smile disappeared.Frowning,he walked up to Asher’s table.“What are you two doing here?”He asked,unable to hide his annoyance at the fact that Daphne was having dinner with another man.“My father is helping Daphne with a case.We met by chance at the front of his office and I offered to treat her to dinner.”Asher explained.Hearing this,Jacob’s expression darkened even more.He knew that Asher had a fondness for Daphne.“Why would you offer to treat her to dinner?Everyone knows you rarely take women out.”Jacob sneered.Lucia who has been standing beside Jacob the whole time felt uncomfortable by his mood.“Jacob,do you know this woman?”She asked,tentatively.As
Griffin’s car pulled up to a stop at the front of the Thai restaurant so Jacob could get his car.Jacob got out the car and thanked Griffin,politely.The two men exchanged meaningful glances.Griffin pulled away slowly but Lucia quickly climbed onto the passenger’s seat from the back seat.“This is a moving car.You should be more careful.”Griffin scolded his sister.She stuck out her tongue playfully at him and fastened her seatbelt.All of a sudden,her eyes lit up mischievously.“That woman at the restaurant,you know…Asher’s partner.We didn’t talk much but I got to know that her name is Daphne…she’s so beautiful and sexy.”Griffin swallowed, discreetly and rolled down the window.For some reason,he started to feel hot.But Lucia was oblivious of that and continued talking.“I almost thought that there was something fishy about her and Jacob but thankfully,she’s Asher’s girl so I don’t have to worry about her.”Griffin didn’t say anything and kept his eyes on the road.After a long tim
Nora stared at her stepdaughter with pity.After a while,she made up her mind and gave a bank card to Daphne.Jacob hadn’t been able to freeze this account because it had been for her retirement savings.Daphne held the card in her hand and burst into tears.“I’ll take it but just for now.I’ll replace this morning and I’ll make our lives better again.”Daphne promised,tearfully.She felt she had brought bad luck to her family for ever being involved with Jacob.“I have a small apartment in the suburb.Though it’s old and small,I can live there for now.Just focus on winning your father’s case,okay?”Nora said.Daphne sniffed and nodded.When Nora was discharged from the hospital,Daphne took her to the apartment she rented after they lost their house.It was a 60-square-meter two bedroom unit that was located in an old,dilapidated apartment complex.The decoration was simple and shabby,a stark contrast to their former comfortable residence.Nora looked around and settled down on the lumpy so
When it was time to get off work,Griffin received several dinner invitations.He refused them all and drove straight to a certain restaurant.At 8 o'clock in the evening, the place was packed, and while they dined,Daphne played the piano.Tonight, she was wearing a grey off-shoulder dress. Her long brown hair hung loosely at her waist, swaying slightly as her fingers danced over the keys.In a word, she was captivating.After looking at her through the window for about ten minutes,Griffin finally got out of the car, pushed the restaurant door open, and walked in.He ordered some food and listened while Daphne played the piano leisurely.While waiting for his food, he noticed that some men accosted her from time to time. He figured that they were also attracted to her.Daphne refused them all politely.During her break, one of the restaurant staff handed Daphne a business card."Atty.Griffin Reyes, Reyes Law Firm."Daphne froze. Sure enough, when she turned around, she met Griffin’s ga
Daphne took a deep breath and forced herself to stay calm.She said to Lucia, "Please don't come to me anymore. I'm not married, and I don't know anything about weddings. Besides, we're not really friends."Lucia, however, was always spoiled growing up and had never been refused.So she kept pestering Daphne, hell-bent on figuring out why the pretty lady didn't like her.Daphne ignored her and walked into an alleyway, but Lucia still followed her.Daphne rubbed her aching temples, realizing that Lucia wouldn't leave her alone. With clenched fists, she turned around, fully intending to drive Lucia away, but the next second, her eyes went as wide as saucers.A man crept up behind Lucia and knocked her out from behind."It's her! I'm sure this is Jacob’s fiancee! Now we can ransom her off! Jacob will definitely give us the money if we hold his fiancee hostage!""Wait, there's another woman here. Get her! Don't let her get away! Maybe she's also valuable."Before Daphne could scream, a sa
Griffin worriedly looked down and stared at her pale face.She leaned against his chest and said,weakly.”I’m…my head feels so heavy.”Griffin figured that the men might have hit her on the head so he swiftly placed her in his car and drove her to the nearest hospital.Lying in the back seat,Daphne felt extremely dizzy.Her stomach churned,and she wanted to throw up so badly.Griffin drove the car with one hand and dialed a number with the other.“Dr Paul.It’s me Griffin.My friend needs your help.She might’ve suffered a concussion…okay…I’ll be there in ten minutes.”After putting the phone down,Griffin looked at Daphne in the rearview mirror and asked.“How do you feel?”With her eyes closed,Daphne managed to bit out.”Terrible.”Seeing her like this made Griffin feel terrible as well.“We’ll be at the hospital soon,”He said in a low,comforting voice.Despite the nauseating dizziness,Daphne caught the subtle gentleness in Griffin’s tone.She didn’t expect that a man like him would be so
Daphne was on a bad mood to notice the secretary’s presence but when the delicious aroma of the food wafted her nostrils,her stomach grumbled.She thanked the secretary and excitedly opened the food container.Daphne salivated seeing the delicious looking chicken soup.She glanced at Griffin and felt touched.Even if he was doing this to keep a close eye on her or not,she still felt so grateful to be taken care off.Staring at him,Daphne thanked him from the bottom of her heart.“Mr Reyes,thank you for everything you’ve done for me today.”With his long legs crossed,Griffin was busy dealing with work on his phone.Without looking up,he said.“You’re welcome,Miss Howard.But I can’t really accept your gratitude,afterall,you think I did this all because I have an ulterior motive.”Daphne paused,the spoon of soup hanging midair.She lowered her head.”I’m sorry for saying that.”She apologized,humbly.Griffin tore his gaze away from his phone and looked at her.Daphne stared back,their eyes l
The next day,Daphne woke up very early.To her surprise,she found a delicate square velvet box nestled beside her pillow.She felt confused as she opened the box.Inside laid a dazzling diamond ring in classic Tiffany fashion.The main diamond was the biggest Daphne had ever seen.She pursed her lips.It didn’t take long for her to guess who had sent it.She found it so upsetting.After Jacob had abandoned her in that warehouse so she would get raped and killed by thugs,he had the nerves to send her a ring?!Just as she was about to get a nurse to send it back to him,the door swung open,suddenly.Jacob strode in and found Daphne staring at the diamond ring.“You’re finally awake.Do you like it?”He asked,tenderly.Daphne shut the box and glared at him.“I would have loved it if it was from someone else but knowing that it’s from you,the sight of this ring is disgusting and I don’t want it.”She stared at him,indifferently.It was like she was talking to a stranger because now she felt she