Beverly hills
Chloe sat on the sofa, like a princess as she swayed her legs from left to right while holding a glass of wine in her hand. Her eyes were bloodshot due to the hangover. Across her, sat a lady in her early 20s basically of the same age with Chloe. She was her best friend, Ann. Although, the previous night, Chloe was drunk, she could vividly recall what had happened that night.
She could remember the argument she had with her brother, Jayden. She had spoken to him in a manner that she had never done before. But, one thing she was sure about, she meant every word she said to him. She would never give up on Ethan for anything in this world. But, that wasn't the issue at hand. Her main problem was Ethan.
She was gradually losing him. She needed to do something and very fast before it became too late. This morning when she woke up, after she had her breakfast, she invited Ann to come over to their mansion. She needed someone to talk to, someone who would advice her on what to do, and that person was her best friend, Ann.
"Thanks for coming, dear," said Chloe, in a low soft voice. "Care for a drink?" she asked as she prepared to call for the maid to serve her a drink, but Ann was quick to stop her.
"Don't worry Chloe, I'm cool," Ann replied stopping her from calling out to the maid.
"Are you sure?" asked Chloe, her forehead wrinkled expressing her doubt. She didn't want to seem like a bad friend, who invited her best friend over and didn't care to offer her anything.
"Without a shadow of doubt," added Ann, while she smiled genuinely at her.
"Okay, if that's the case, then I guess I won't force you," replied Chloe while she sighed deeply.
"So, tell me. Why did you ask me to come over this early morning? And, why did you sound like you were worried about something?" asked Ann a little bit worried for her friend.
"Ann, something happened between Ethan and I," she told her while she continued to sip her wine.
"What happened? Did you have a quarrel, again?" she blurted out.
"Sort of," answered Chloe cautiously. Ann sighed before she leaned back on the sofa. She had guessed it. Of course, what else could it be, if not 'Ethan did this Ethan did that' she always complained to her.
"So, what was the argument all about?"
"Yesternight, he came home late. I asked him, where he went to and why he didn't bother to pick up my calls when I called him," she narrated. "He told me to my face, that he didn't love me, he never did. He only took me as his sister which I already knew." Ann nodded her head as she listened to her complains. At this time, Chloe was like a child complaining to her mother after she failed to get a candy, while Ann listened to her complains.
"But, that's not the main reason why I called you hear," she added. "This morning when I woke up, I remembered that I saw something on his pull neck. I didn't give much thought to it, probably, because I was caught up in the argument,"
"This morning, it crossed my mind, and it seemed to have been blood on his pullneck!" Ann, on the other hand, listened carefully to her friend's part of the story, and from time to time she nodded her head.
"Did you notice any injury on any part of his body?" Ann asked, immediately after Chloe was done narrating her story.
"No, he didn't have any injury because if he did, I would have noticed," said Chloe.
"Something must have happened," Ann added, making up a conclusion.
"Yeah, something definitely happened. That is why I called you here. What do you think, I should do? I have a bad feeling about this! I'm gradually losing him, Ann!" she spoke, her voice a little panicked.
"We need to dig deeper! We need to find out the truth of what really happened that day!" said Ann
"In the mean time, stop worrying yourself too much, you won't lose Ethan to any other woman," she assured her. "Actually, I have a friend who can help us carry out an investigation on the matter! But, it would require money to pay him! Are you in for it?" she asked her.
"Of course, I'm in! Anything that would help me keep Ethan on my side, I'll definitely do it! Money is not a problem at all!" Chloe added quickly, finally becoming cheerful, again.
Meanwhile, an old man sat on the desk, his hands were currently interlocked while he placed them across his belly. His eyes were closed and his face was calm as he rested his back on the armchair. He appeared peaceful, not caring about the outside world. After a while, Stanley walked into the study room. He was the old man's butler.
When he walked in and saw how his master was peaceful as he rested, he suddenly had the urge not to bother him. But, what he wanted to report to his master was a crucial matter.
"Ahem!" he cleared his throat.
"Speak up! What is it!" the old man's cold voice echoed throughout the room. He didn't care to open his eyes at all. He seemed to have felt the presence of his butler even before he spoke up.
"Sir, something happened while Ethan was coming from the airport," he revealed.
"What happened!" asked Old Mr Urkel, still not bothering to open his eyes.
"He accidentally hit a young boy on his way to the office. The boy had been hospitalized, and, he only woke up yesterday," he concluded.
Old Urkel only made the 'um' sound as he listened to his butler.
"Sir, aren't you bothered by Ethan's sudden change?" Stanley couldn't help but ask. Because, the old man seemed not to be bothered.
"What do you mean?" asked the old man, his forehead becoming wrinkled. What was he supposed to be bothered about?
"Sir, Ethan took the boy to the hospital on his own account, accompanied by the little boy's sister. He stayed with her and comforted her the whole time, while the boy was being operated on, and we know quite well, this is unlike him. I think, you should pay more attention to him, because he might be in love with the woman or maybe, he's falling for her," he concluded.
At this time, Old Mr Urkel, finally opened his eyes.
Aviana, Hayden and Joanna were getting ready to leave the hospital. After Hayden woke up, they remained in the hospital for a few days because Hayden needed to be examined to ascertain he had no other underlying health problem. After a few days, Hayden was fully recovered. He could walk, run and even eat on his own. Given that Joanna cared too much for her son, she didn't allow him to take walk outside the hospital and if she did, she had to be there to supervise. After they were done with signing of papers, and had packed their belongings, they exited the hospital. An ear-to-ear smile played on their faces. It displayed how happy they were. As they walked out, Aviana looked back and heaved a sigh of relief. The past few days had not been easy for her. Waking up every morning with the hope of finding Hayden awake only to get disappointed, wasn't easy for her. She had been worried and gloomy all through. But now, he was at their side, and they could be a happy family once aga
Aviana and Hayden sat on the sofa, making fun as they recalled their funniest childhood memories, while Joana busied herself in the kitchen. "Sis, do you recall the day when you farted in public? And when you realized people were looking at you, you covered your face with your hands to hide your embarrassment. It was hilarious," said Hayden, trying so hard not to laugh. In the end, he couldn't hold his laughter any longer. He laughed uncontrollably. Recalling that day, Aviana laughed too. It was one of her most embarrassing moments. "That day I really didn't mean to. I had stomach upset and you know it," she said trying to defend herself. As Hayden continued to laugh, Aviana got annoyed. Seeing her roll up her sleeves threateningly, Hayden was just about to stop laughing when she suddenly launched forward and started tickling him under his little armpits. "You mess with your sister, you get the tickster! The infamous killer who kills cute little kids like you
Chloe's phone's ringing, picking up, she answers, "Hello Ann." On the other side of the phone, Ann's voice is heard, speaking. "Chloe, you were right. Indeed something happened that day. On that day, Ethan was involved in an accident....." Before she could finish her statement, she was interrupted by chloe's panicked voice, "What! An accident! How! Where! But I didn't notice any injury on any part of his body! Oh Ann, I'm so stupid! How could I have judged him so quickly! How could I jump into conclusion! I f**cked up Ann! And to think that he has another woman! Ann, I really think I should apologize! I don't even know if he'll forgive me! I messed up, big time!" Ann was speechless. She didn't even allow her to finish whatever she was saying, she just jumped into conclusions. After a long pause, Ann finally spoke,"Chloe, calm down! Nothing happened to Ethan. He's fine. Yes, he was involved in an accident, but he isn't the one who got hur
Aviana woken up by the smell of freshly baked cupcakes, without even opening her eyes, her head rose automatically from her bed, while her nose sniffed along the direction in which the smell was coming from. A moment later, she stopped at the entrance of the kitchen. Her nose was buried in a soft and warm substance. Still groggy, Aviana moved up and immediately started munching on the substance after realizing that it was actually the vanilla chocolate-flavored cupcakes she loved since childhood. "Hey, drool face! Why don't you wake up first and then you can continue eating? I pinky swear I won't disturb your nose's impression in the cupcake!" Hearing those words and the chuckle that came along with the words, Aviana suddenly opened her eyes to see Hayden standing in front of her who was holding the cupcakes she were messily eating to her face. He was wearing a chef's apron, small in size, and which had stains of flour on it, and his black hair was an organized mess. His fai
Jenny, the receptionist, sat on the armchair, twisting her head quizzically, thinking of what next to do. Suddenly, as if she recalled something, she jerked forward, picking her phone and made a call. As soon as the call went through, Jenny spoke immediately, "Hello ma'am, are you kind of busy? You see, there is something that you need to know. Could you please go somewhere private? I really don't want any other person to hear what I'm about to say. I could get into big trouble if it goes around." She had heard from the other side, people shouting. It seemed the woman was in a bar. When she heard the woman's footsteps and the noise fading off, Jenny relaxed. "Okay, I'm already outside, away from the others. Say what you have to say, Jenny and allow me get back to having fun with my friends." After a prolonged silence, Jenny finally spoke, "Ma'am, a certain woman went into boss Ethan's office just now! And with the way she is dressed, she doesn't have class at all! I
Beverly hills The area around the sofa was crammed with bottles, cans and more bottles of alcohol. Small green flasks of gin, large clear bottles of absolut vodka, broken maroon bottles of whisky, assorted cans of bitter beer, a few saffron colored bottles of white wine and empty-handed bottles of intoxicating red wine. They formed a small structure around the sofa. Jayden stepped inside the living room. The first thing that hit him was that overpowering scent of alcohol, and the scent had already clung into his nosestrils. Had she been drinking? Again? Jayden had feared that this would happen, but now, anger had replaced his fear. He was angry because his sister had succumbed to the powerful attraction of alcohol. Angry because she had completely become an alcoholic. Angry because she had ignored the fact that she wasn't an ordinary person, but an Anderson for that matter. Drinking wasn't allowed. And here she was, sitting on the floor, drinking herself to dea
Stanley ordered the servants to serve the dishes. The urkel's sat on the table and began to enjoy the meal. It was a sumptuous feast on the family day. The Urkel's cook had served as an executive chef at the Michelin three-star restaurant in Spain and was hired by Old Urkel when he returned home. On the table, Mr Urkel asked, glancing at Ethan, "Why didn't you bring Chloe with you?" Ethan remained quiet. Susan, who had been quiet spoke, at this time. "Ethan, I heard that you broke up with Chloe because of another woman, is it true?" As she pushed out these words, she glanced at Mr Urkel to see his reaction, an evil grin appearing across her face. She had brought up the question knowing fully well that Old Urkel, her husband, would immediately be angry. She did it intentionally. As soon as he heard what Susan said, he roared, his voice trembling due to anger, "Is it true?" Ethan still remained silent and continued to eat as if he hadn't heard the questio
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, she speaks up, "Actually, I cleaned up your room earlier when you weren't at home, and may have re-arranged everything," As she pushes out the last words, her voice starts trailing off, as she feels guilty about it. "I placed them on your desk," she continues as she points to the direction where she placed them. Jayden isn't angry at all, instead he responds by forming an 'O' shape with his lips.He heads to the door and before he closes it, he says to Chloe, "I won't be back this night! Be a good girl as always!" He blows her a kiss. With a wide smile across her face, she responds, "Okay, I will. Take care of yourself."After she is sure he has gone, she picks up her phone and dials Ann's number. "Can we meet up? Yes! Yes! Yes! I know! I will explain everything to you at the coffee shop, 59th street! Okay, see you there!" She takes this opportunity to meet up with Ann. Opportunities like this are hard to come by, and if they do, it's