"Is the job done? Good. The money will be sent to you today." Ashley said with a smile on her lips. She ended the call the moment Stephen entered the room. "Who are you talking to?" he asked."Just some men who will deliver the materials for my next fashion line." Ashley grinned and kissed him. She frowned when Stephen backed away from her touch. "I have some things to do. There'll be a business party tonight. I'll pick you up." he said then left before Ashley could say anything else.She stomped on her foot in annoyance. For some reason Stephen is slowly slipping away from her hands. He is yet to propose to her and tell their relationship in public. She'll have to deal with that later after the goods are delivered. She hired some men to break in to Luxuria's office to gain information then ordered them to chase down a delivery truck from Princewood Fabrica. This time she'll make sure that her next fashion line will be successful. Veena barged into the Rossenov's office and bum
"Miss Ashley...w-we lost the supplies! We we're taking a break and when we came back the back of the truck got broke in!" the man reasoned out.Ashley's fists clenched and gritted her teeth. These useless imbeciles! She paid so much money for them and came back empty handed!"All of you get out of my face!" Ashley screamed out. The men cowered in fear and left the warehouse. Ashley sighed and kicked the boxes next to her. Who else could get those supplies? She made sure that she didn't leave a single trace of the thievery she staged. Her eyes widened and a single possibility popped into her mind. Veena woke up from her slumber and noticed that the sky is already dark. "How long did I sleep?" she croaked. "Two hours. I didn't wake you up. You were extremely tired." Lois said. He offered her another glass of water."Thanks, hubby." she said without thinking. She paused for a minute then drank the water, avoiding his eyes. Lois chuckled and rubbed her head. Turning her hair into a
"Well, well, well...who do we have here?" Veena grinned with a sarcastic voice. Ashley clenched her teeth and moved closer to Stephen. "W-We are here to eat dinner too!" While the women wearing glaring at each other, the men did the same. The Sullivan and Rossenov families are one of the wealthiest families in Geneva City. Their rivalry is still going on for years with no end to the hatred between families. "Veena...why are you with the Rossenovs?" says Stephen. She tilted her head and gave him a slow smile. "Me and Lois are business partners now.""How could you? Can't you see that he is my enemy? He is a dangerous man, Veena. You'd better stay away from him!" Stephen's burst of anger surprised Ashley."You may be the eldest son of the Sullivan family, but you have no class. You can't just throw an accusation on me without prior proof. Plus, you are disturbing other diners here with your outburst." Lois said calmly. Stephen looked around and clenched his teeth. He was causing a
This business party was formed by Ivan Monterey, a business tycoon who owns half of the transportation industry. His shipping lines are top-class and sought after by different business due to it's high security and ships the products on time. Veena assumed that his daughter is someone Emmon tried to set up Lois with. Well too bad Lois is already taken. She'd rather not share something that's already been used. The media were waiting outside the venue and the guards blocked their paths from moving further. There were also some fans waiting for their favorite stars. A car arrived and came out Ashley and Stephen. The cameras flashed immediately. They are Geneva City's most powerful couple. Stephen came from the top ten wealthiest families and has a net worth over 100 billion dollars. While Ashley is the CEO of Fontana, the top fashion brand and the pioneer of fashion design. "When are you both getting married?" "Are there any plans for a wedding?" Those were the questions thrown
Lois' eyes was tense as he looked around the room. He's been looking for Veena for fifteen minutes now. "Lois...do you want to dance with me?" says Erika. He ignored the brat and walked around the ballroom looking frantically for his wife. He approached Tricia with a worried look on his face. "Have you seen, Veena?" he said. "No? But she did took a phone call earlier and had to excuse herself." Tricia replied. "She went that way, dear." Bea pointed to the corner of the room. Lois thanked the women and rushed right away to the direction Bea pointed. He hoped nothing wrong happened to her. There are a lot of enemies in this room, especially Ashley and Stephen. He motioned for Abby and Felix to join him. "Any news?" "None. We already checked the rooms in the second floor. They are all empty." says Felix. "My sincerest apologies, Mr. Rossenov. If only I kept my eyes on madam, then this wouldn't have happened." "Hm. Expect a deduction of salary, Abby. Make sure this won't
"That's it! I'm done holding myself back! If Ashley wants to pick a fight, then I'll show her what a real fight is!" Veena suddenly burst out in anger and went back inside her office.Lois frowned and ordered Felix and Abby to handle the situation. He followed Veena and found her typing furiously on her laptop."What are you doing?"She looked up at him with blue eyes filled with fire. Her eyebrows were arched up. "I'm contacting every investors in Fontana. I will no longer compete against Fontana with Luxuria. Ashely pushed me to the edge and now I want Fontana back for myself." she replied."You mean...take Fontana back for my use?" Lois smirked, reminding her of their contract.Her fingers stopped typing and gave him a sharp look. "Of course, Fontana will be all yours. I just need to convince the investors to sell their shares to me.""What happens to Luxuria then, once you steal Fontana from your sister's hands?""You can do whatever as you please with Luxuria. This company is ju
More Fontana shares were sold to Veena and it made Ashley even more frustrated. There were grim looks on Cedric and Helen's faces as more shares landed on to Veena's hands. "Oh honey, what should we do!?" Helen cried out to Cedric. All of their hard work will fall down the drain if Veena gets the upper-hand in the company's shares. Cedric's lips thinned as his eyes stared at the morning's newspaper. A huge headline was plastered all over it. 'A Fashion Queen's Comeback: Fontana in Trouble?' Someone has been spreading around the news of those shares and it caused the Harrisons a huge turmoil. The board of directors were also pressuring them to do something to stop Veena's madness. "There is only one person who can change Veena's mind," Cedric said. "Next week will be Grandmother Meredith's 70th birthday. We need to tell grandma about this and convince Veena to take back those shares." "Great idea, dad! I'll send the invitations to her next week and to all of the highest Geneva
The private plane they were in finally landed and Veena smiled widely at the beautiful scenery of the blue ocean and tan sands. "Welcome to Paradiso island." Lois said from behind."It's breathtaking! I do really need this vacation. Thank you." Veena kissed his cheek. "Let's go. I reserved seats in a restaurant. They have the best lobsters compared to the high-class restaurants." Lois held her hand as they carefully went down the plane. Their bags were already handled by Lois' men and were sent to the hotel they'll be staying in, but first food is priority."Good noon, Mr. Rossenov! We're glad that you're back it's been years!" A man in his 60s greeted them. "Mhm. I brought someone with me this time," Lois wrapped an arm around Veena's waist. "Dan, meet Veena, my wife." Veena was confused why he introduced her as his wife. They're supposed to be known as 'friends' or 'business partners' to the public. "A-A wife!? Wow...I did not expect you to be finally married!" Dan laughed. "M