Stalking him.

Daphne swallowed hard and spoke.

“Mr Reyes,I apologize again for tonight.And it’d be best if we pretend it never happened.”She let out.

Griffin pretended to shrug it off.Though,he found her very beautiful,he had been floored by the kiss they shared but the last thing he would do was pursue a woman who wasn’t interested in him.

“I had a nice time tonight.”He said,taking her surprise.

She was even more stunned when he got out of the car and opened the door for her like a true gentleman.

She wondered if he was no longer upset about tonight.Didn’t he think badly of her anymore?

As soon as Daphne got down from the car,he got back in and drove off.

She crossed her arms and then realized she had forgotten to return his jacket.

Thinking of how to return it,her cellphone rang out.

She glanced at it and saw it was her stepmother,Nora.

“Daphne,where are you?You need to come home right now.Your father was arrested!”

Daphne’s eyes dilated and she quickly hurried down the street to her house.

On getting home,Nora ran up to her.Her eyes were red rimmed and it seemed she had been crying.

“What happened,Nora?What do you mean Dad was arrested?”

Nora burst into tears recalling how her husband was dragged out of the house by the police.

“He…he was arrested for embezzlement of company’s funds but he kept pleading with the police that he knows nothing about it.I believe him.You and I know how righteous your dad is.I think this is all Jacob’s doing.He didn’t only break up with you,he framed your father!How could he do this to you?”

Daphne felt drained.

Her father works at Jacob’s company.

Could Jacob really have set him up?

What exactly did Jacob want?

She had assured him that she wasn’t going to fight for him and come between him and Lucia.

She had assured him that Lucia could have him all to herself.

Wasn’t that enough?

She just didn’t want to believe Jacob could hurt her father like this.

Even if he had cruelly broken her heart,they had been together for years,he certainly wasn’t heartless enough to hurt her dad.

Daphne gave Jacob a call,wanting to be civil with him.

“Hello,my darling.”He began,sounding excited.

She rolled her eyes.”Jacob,what has my dad got to do with embezzlement?!You know very well that he would never do something like that.”

“I figured that was the only way to get you to be mine again.”

Her jaw dropped.”Yours again?You left me for someone else!You ruined what we had.You have no right to want me anymore!”

“Oh I do.I want you as my mistress.If you agree to be my mistress,I’ll let your father go.”

Daphne felt like punching him.

How could she have been in love with such a man?!

He was so shameless.

“I’m never going to be your mistress,I’m never going to be anything to you.I deserve better,you asshole.”

“Fine!Then prepare to watch your dad get sentenced to more than ten years in prison.I’m going to make sure of that.And I’m going to make sure no respectable lawyer help you with this lawsuit!”

Daphne’s fist clenched.

He was hellbent on making her his mistress.

“My dear Daphne,don’t you worry,I’ll be waiting for you…you belong to me one way or the other…”

She hung up before he could complete that.

How could he be so evil?

She just wanted to move on from him,she just wanted to forget he ever existed.

Was that too much to ask?

Why can’t he just be with Lucia?

He had chosen Lucia.

Why was he so greedy and wicked?!

“Daphne,you deserve a man who will always put you first.You’ll not be any man’s other woman.”Nora said to her,encouragingly.

“Jacob is quite influential,he could really get some top lawyers not to take the case.“

“He can’t certainly mess with everyone.I’m sure there are some who would stick to their morals.”

A face suddenly flashed through Daphne’s head.

Griffin.

No.

She couldn’t possibly ask him.

He was related to Jacob now.

He might not want to take the case.

But something in her felt he had a good judgement and would not let his personal life get in the way of his work.

“I think I should go to Mr Reyes.He might want to take up the case.”

Nora stared at her in disbelief.

“He’s like one of the most sought after lawyer.Can you really get him to take the case?”

“I really don’t know but I’ve got to try.We’ve had an encounter so I guess I should give this a shot.”

That surprised Nora even more.

An encounter with Mr Reyes?

She was a particularly discerning woman.

Only then did she notice that Daphne reeked of alcohol.

Seeing a man’s suit jacket draped around her shoulders,she guessed what the ‘encounter’ might have been.

But she didn’t want to press on the issue right now.

They had other important matter on ground.

************

It was so difficult for Daphne to meet with Griffin again.

The first day she came by his law Firm,she was told he wasn’t in.

The second day,she was told he wasn’t chanced to meet up with anyone and she had to have an appointment.

The third day,she was more determined to see him.She couldn’t waste any more time.She had to get her father back home.

The receptionist kept telling her she had to have an appointment to see Griffin.

Daphne regretted not taking his card that day.It would have been easier to see him if she had taken his card.

“You want me to book an appointment?”She asked the receptionist.”If I should book an appointment now,when can I see him?”

The receptionist scrolled through her laptop as if checking when Mr Reyes will be chanced.

“A month from now.”The receptionist replied.

Daphne’s heart fell.

She couldn’t let her father stay that long without getting him a lawyer.

**************

Daphne had no choice but to start stalking Griffin.She knew that it was wrong but she just wanted a chance to talk to him so she followed him to a restaurant.

She saw him meet up with a very attractive woman.Daphne sat tables away from them and covered her face with a magazine.

Relief filled her as she stared him.She had to seize this opportunity and finally talk to him.She stole a glance at him from behind the magazine.

He was clad in an expertly tailored gray suit and he look every inch of the gorgeous man that he is.

Daphne quickly shook her head.

‘Focus,Daphne,Focus.’She warned herself.