Christabel's POVThere was no way Andre was going to catch me unfresh and unprepared to receive him when he came. I was going to do a lot of waxing and facial treatments and I wondered to myself why I had not started earlier, I really was the queen of procrastination.“I have to freshen up now, Andre would be here any moment” I said, as I dropped my spoon and got up from the table.“Yh Yh, go shave your pussy and ass, I’ll be here eating” Vivian replied, so sick of my life, she would choke me to death if she could.“You are lucky I have something to distract myself with, I definitely would have roasted your ass.” She added, pointing at me with a fork in her hand.“You mean someone Vivian, Luca is not an object, silly ass” I teased her, despite knowing what she meant.I left her at the table and rushed back into my room to start my process but I needed a little motivation to go with it. I moved closer to the Bluetooth and connected it to my phone for cool music. What was a Saturday
Christabel's POV“First, I need to quickly inform Luca about a few things. Would you please give me a minute?” he asked, removing his hands briefly from mine and walking towards the dining and kitchen area.I followed immediately as I did not want him out of my sight, and moved together with him till he got to where Luca stood, walking on something in the kitchen “Hey Luca” he greeted him with a pat on the back. “Hey boss, welcome home. I made your favorite dish,” Luca replied, smiling widely. “Thanks, but I would like for you to make some more, Adam and his family would be joining us for dinner any minute from now, and a few others from the company. Make a feast or something just be ready to receive my guests” Andre said, seeming serious all of a sudden. Was there something wrong?When he was done talking, he took my hands in his and went upstairs. I wanted to ask why everyone was coming in all of a sudden and also what had happened while he traveled but everything seemed too ear
Andre's POV“A few weeks ago, I got a funny phone call from someone who claimed to hold most of my dirty secrets in his hands and would like for us to meet, if I wanted to save myself and my family.” I took a deep breath and continued,“At first I didn't think much of it because it would obviously not be the first time anyone is trying to get money from this family using such cheap tactics.”“Last week I got this call again and the caller finally introduced himself as Bobby, yes the same Bobby we all know.”“What? What the hell does he think he has against us to pull such stupid and expensive stunts, demanding that amount of money has he lost his goddamn mind?” A major shareholder shouted, letting out his annoyance which caused the others to murmur and talk aloud.“Guys, I know you are all confused and angry, but this is not the way to go about it. We haven’t even heard half of what is going on yet, so I suggest we keep this anger till when Andre is done talking and when we begin to
Andre's POV“What do you all think of this recording? I need honest opinions on what you feel went on, and what went wrong about what you have heard. Adam, you first” I started after giving them ample time to finish with the recording, facing my brother.“Well it’s simple, despite this being your voice, it’s obvious to say that you didn’t say half of this things, it’s obviously fake” he replied“How can you be so sure of what you are saying? The young man clearly made a recording of the conversation he had with Andre that day” Another shareholder said, letting out his honest review and I totally understood him.“This shouldn’t be a problem for us at all, we can easily find out if this is indeed fake or not, one word from me and the team would go to work immediately” the family's lawyer chipped in, putting out his phone to make a call“It wouldn’t be so easy, knowing Bobby and seeing how confident he was while blackmailing me, I’m sure he had already sorted that out. He wouldn’t ask fo
Andre's POV“A crime like this should get him at least fifteen to twenty years if we are able to come up with good enough evidence, given that it was both murder and arson.”“But I honestly don’t think that would be enough for someone like him, he may just take that time as a form of vacation and plan something bigger for when he gets out.”“We need something that would keep him in for the longest of time, we need more dirt on him.” The lawyer replied, taking down notes of everything that was being said. At this time everyone was quiet, giving way for Adam and the lawyer to brainstorm and come to a conclusion, including me. I had done my part and it was obvious that they had more to say and do.“The team is doing so much right now and I think they know pretty much like we do, how important this is for us, they would surely find something on him.” Adam sighed, clasping his hands together.“We should also meet with the commissioner of police, and anyone else that would be of help to us
Christabel's POVI could see them leave from the room where I laid drinking, after Vivian left. The meeting was over and I was super excited, I wanted to run all the way and find my husband but I was a little angry with him and I decided to act petty.I did not blame him for anything that he did because I knew it wasn’t his fault and I could only pity him as he was going through so much but I also couldn’t control the way I felt.In reality I was scared to go and find him, what if he wasn’t in the mood for me, what if he still was very busy with work? I didn’t want to get my heart broken again so I was going to wait and let him come to me.“If he misses me, he will come find me” I told myself, already feeling so lost in the alcohol, I was doing so much to hold back.“Hey princess” I heard him say, recognizing his voice immediately despite being wasted. He had come for me, he was no longer busy and so he had come for me. I couldn't be more happy.“Andre I missed you, do you have time
Vivian's POVThe silence was becoming really awkward and I needed it to stop. Was he too shy to talk to me, or did he not feel the need to? We had connected really well in the kitchen earlier that afternoon, so I wondered why he wasn’t asking any questions or trying to know things about me that did not include pastries, or recipes.I was already so drunk from all the drinking, and I could barely stand up straight.“You alright? You look like you need sleep” Luca asked, looking at me.Was he trying to dismiss me, was he trying to use the fact that I was drunk as an excuse to leave? I didn’t want to be so rash about my thoughts and conclusions, so I tried my best not to speak about my concerns and instead just forge a smile.“I’m all good, just a little tipsy. But it does seem like you want to retire to bed though, I guess the day has been really stressful.” I said trying to act natural, while feeding my curiosity.“No not at all, I quite enjoy staying here with you” he replied, making
Vivian's POV“I took up cooking classes after that, to help my mum’s restaurant and it just became a part of me. I began to love cooking and serving, and having people give opinions about my food, and before you know it I found a new passion.” He started again, smiling this time.“I didn’t even bother going to a normal university anymore, I just went to culinary school instead. Now I love cooking so much I think it’s the only hobby I have left.” He added, making me laugh amidst my little tears.“I’m so sorry Luca, I never should have asked” I apologized, looking down at my hands. “No no it’s perfectly fine, you told me yours so it’s only normal that I reciprocate.” He replied, still smiling like nothing was wrong, how could any man be so sweet? We stayed like that in silence again, this time enjoying each other’s company as we stared at the stars from the window and drank what was left from the bottle of wine.“You look wasted really, you need to take a shower and go to bed” he sai