The night was cold, and the restaurant was already getting prepared to close, the black-haired girl removed her apron laughing at what her colleague said, and she changed from her restaurant uniform to her mufti.
“It seems like it’s going to rain tonight,” a blonde-haired girl said carrying her handbag as she looked at the dark-haired girl who nodded in agreement. She raised her head and her beautiful blue eyes smiled at the lady looking at her. “I’m waiting for you Aurora,” she said for Aurora to push her hair to the back of her ear. “No need Agatha, Audrey promised to pick me up tonight,” she said for the girl to chuckle. “Audrey this, Audrey that. Ok then, hope to make it to work tomorrow early because, with this weather, I think Audrey will make sure your moans fill the room.” She chuckled for Aurora to shyly smile. “I’ve told you again Agatha, I’m sealed not poked yet.” She said for Agatha to squeeze her brows. “So you weren’t joking when you said it before?” She asked for Aurora to nod. “Don’t you think Audrey will cheat on you?” She asked for Aurora to shake her head. “He promised to wait till I’m ready,” she said smiling for Agatha to shake her head chuckling. “Poor Aurora, come here,” she said hugging Aurora as she felt she was too naive. “Then come to work early, let me get you ready. It's time you get poked baby girl” she said for Aurora to chuckle pushing her hair to the back of her ear while her beautiful shaped lips moved to both sides of her chicks giving Agatha a beautiful smile. “Good night twenty-three years old virgin,” she said for Aurora to blush as she bid Agatha goodnight before Agatha left. Aurora sighed packing her dark hair with her wrist band then waiting at the front of the closed restaurant for her boyfriend who promised to pick her up. The roar of the dark clouds was heard, Aurora raised her head seeing the lightning, and she sighed as it was getting colder. She looked at her little wrist watch and it was 9 pm. She carried her phone and called her boyfriend but after multiple rings, it went off and this made Aurora wonder why he didn’t make it to his promise. As she put her phone back into her bag, the heaven let out its beautiful cry heavily. Aurora sighed as she decided to stop a taxi. She rushed in using her bag as coverage from the heavy rain, After she stepped in, the driver drove away. Inside the heavy rain, the taxi stopped at Newston Street, block 9. “Thank you,” Aurora said and stepped out of the taxi, using her bag as coverage from the pouring rain, she rushed to their apartment door. She brought out her key to open the door but found out it was open. She frowned wondering if Audrey was home but didn’t come pick her up like promised. She walked in dusting the water in her body and bag. Aurora closed the door and dropped her bag. She began to walk upstairs toward their room when she heard a silent moan which made her frown, she gently walked towards the bedroom and as she clicked open, inside the dimly lit room, Aurora saw her best friend riding on her boyfriend. “Ah,” she gasped covering her mouth. “Sara” she called for her friend to turn. “Shit” Audrey cursed pushing the girl down as he tried to cover his body. “Why?” She whispered as tears began to roll down her eyes. “Baby, let me explain” Audrey tried to go towards her but Sara held him back. “You said you were going to break up with her anyways,” she said for Aurora to squeeze her brows as her chest began to rise in anger and sadness. She couldn’t keep staying in the space with her best friend and boyfriend so she ran away. “Aurora!” Audrey called as he followed her but she already ran out of the apartment into the heavy pouring rain. The voice of Sarah saying “You are going to break up with her anyways” kept playing in her head as she ran out of the apartment into the heavy rain. Aurora cried as she kept running till she came out in the city, not knowing where to go she kept on running. Same time, at the elite bar filled with celebrities, a dark-haired guy holding his bear laughed at a girl who had just been rejected by his friend. Opposite where he sat, another dark-haired guy sat quietly with his cold aurora as he stared at his glass of beer, his masculine jawline clinched as he brought out his phone to call on a number but after multiple rings, it hung up. “It’s pouring heavily Damien, Beverly won’t make it” he heard his friend say for the man to drink his beer in one go. “Just have fun tonight with all these beautiful ladies, look that’s supermodel Liona, she’s pretty and willing to be with Damien Vladimir tonight,” he said but still got no response from his friend. After Damien drops his empty glass of beer, a notification sound bumps in his phone. “Hey, Mason” A blond-haired guy called for Mason to smile at him as they shook hands. “ Damien” he called but Mason shook his head at him. “ Will catch up later, I want to meet a director” the guy said walking away. Damien opened his phone seeing an unknown number on his notification, he opened the message, and the sound of a moan was heard. Mason frowns as he immediately looks at his friend's phone. He saw a sex video of Beverly with an actor they just featured in a movie together. “9:30 pm 24th June, that’s today,” he said out the date on the video with a frown. Mason could feel the cold aura coming out from his friend who just stared at his phone. “Wait, this is Micheal Anderson featured with Beverly in the new… Mason was cut short as Damien stood up walking out of the bar. “Damien.. shit” Mason covered his mouth and then carried his phone to call Damien's assistant while he followed him out. “Sir Mas…. “Simon, track your boss's phone immediately, he just bashed out of the bar into his car on the rainy night,” Mason said and hung up. “Beverly why?” He whispered rubbing his hair as he knew what Damien was capable of. Inside the cold rainy night, Damien Bentley drove as fast as they could to the address on the video sent to him. His masculine long fingers hold firm on his steering while he hits on his accelerator moving at high speed. Meanwhile, Aurora who looked devastated running in her wet clothes decided to cross over towards the street to Agatha's house. She kept crying as her body and heart felt hurt from the scene she saw in their little apartment. Without looking, Aurora ran into the road when a car from nowhere came crashing into her. Up in the sky, Aurora felt her body was free, she closed her eyes like it was a feeling of freedom until she stopped in the middle of the air and then fell back when she felt her body slammed on a hard metal surface and her blue eyes slowly open in the pouring rain before it closed back. Damien who was at high speed heard a thud sound which made him immediately stop wondering what he might have hit. He looked around and without seeing anything, he turned on his engine again then he heard a louder thud sound on top of his sports car making him frown. Inside the heavy raining night, Damien opened his car door and stepped out when he saw a lifeless body on top of his car in a pool of blood…Aurora sat gently beside Damien, her eyes meeting the gaze of the elderly woman who kept staring at her.“So much like Jane,” Simon’s mother whispered, prompting a sigh from Simon.“Mo—”“Please, allow her,” Aurora said just as the waitress walked in and served their meals. After she left, the room fell into silence.“Do you know my mother?” Aurora asked. Simon’s mother glanced at her son, hesitating to speak.“My wife asked a question, Mrs. Gabriel,” Damien said firmly. The elderly woman sighed.“I took Jane in when she came to New York, five months pregnant. At the time, my son was staying with his father,” she explained, and Aurora frowned.“Did my mom tell you who my father is?” she asked again, watching the woman hesitate.“She never wanted you to know. His wife paid her off and made her promise never to show up in their family. So she…”“Did she say who he is?” Aurora pressed. Damien sighed, already knowing the answer.“Honey,” he said, holding her hand gently, “we didn’t come h
It was 4pm already, everyone began to wrap up their tasks for the day. Aurora yawned and stared at the strategic plan template on her laptop. She still needed a highlight on it, she guessed she’d send it to Simon to help explain.As she packed her things for the day, Collins walked up to her.“Do you need a ride?” Collins asked but Aurora shook her head.“No, I’m good. After lunch, I didn’t see Ghafar again.” Aurora said, placing her laptop in her bag.“He was demoted to the junior team. The team leader didn’t announce it yet because he wants to find out why the sudden decision, but word going around says it came from above… like the chairman himself. There’s a rumor that the previous supervisor didn’t leave a good remark about him.” Collins said.Aurora sighed deeply. She knew the reason… and she was getting pissed.“Have a nice day, see you tomorrow.” she said quickly, then rushed out.“What’s wrong with her?” Marvel asked walking up to Collins.“I explained Ghafar’s situation and s
Aurora couldn’t believe what had just happened to her. She kept breathing heavily after Matilda stormed out of the meeting room. Sitting down, she held her neck, still shaken, when Marvel—who had forgotten her water bottle—walked in and frowned. “Are… you okay?” she asked, walking towards her previous seat. “Did Matilda threaten you?” she asked again, prompting Aurora to raise her head. “Goodness, why are you so red? Did she choke you?” Marvel asked. Aurora nodded, still clutching her neck. “She does it to every female staff in the team,” Marvel sighed. “Don’t bother reporting to Mr. Stanley—he won’t do anything about it.” “Did… argh…” Aurora groaned, holding her throat in pain. “Sorry, I’ll send for a pain reliever. You can stay here to avoid the rest of the team asking questions,” Marvel offered, making Aurora sigh and close her eyes. She wasn’t even worried about that. What she truly feared was Damien seeing her like this. That would lead to serious trouble. “Marvel! There
It was morning. Stella had arranged office wear—a black pant, white inner blouse, and a suit. She also placed a pair of office heels and a deck of business cards Simon had brought yesterday.Aurora woke up to the delicious aroma of potato soup.“Good morning, madam,” Stella greeted, causing Aurora to smile broadly.“Madam, you will be late,” Stella whispered, making Aurora gasp.“Oh my goodness! I forgot I’m going to work!” she exclaimed excitedly, rushing into the bathroom.“Ma’am, Miss Agatha is calling—FaceTime,” Stella said. But Aurora didn’t respond. She brushed her teeth as quickly as she could, then dashed to the bathroom to freshen up before hurrying to the wardrobe.“Oh, Stella,” Aurora called excitedly as she wore the clothes that Stella had carefully selected.“Ma’am, you have to eat. Boss—”“I’ll eat at the office cafeteria. Wish me luck!” Aurora said excitedly, rushing out with the handbag Stella handed her.Stella sighed and then blushed.“She’s such a kid,” she whispere
Damien watched his father furiously hitting the table in frustration. His hand folded into a fist as he tried to control his anger. “I asked, what did you sign at the hospital?” he demanded, prompting Damien to chuckle. “Accepting the shares. Why?” Damien replied, causing John to clench his fist. Apparently, his father hadn’t been given any position in the company. “I refuse to be left out of the family company!” he shouted angrily. Damien looked at the lawyer who had packaged everything; the man gave a bow and left. “What should I do about— “He didn’t even give Ciara anything. That’s wickedness,” John interrupted. Damien looked at Simon, who immediately rushed to help him up. “Since you only have 5% shares in the company, I advise you to stay away. I’ll be appointing a new CEO,” Damien said, making John scoff. “Sly old bastard. He even gave properties to an unborn child. This is absurd,” John muttered, then sighed. “I refuse to accept this,” he said and left. Aurora looked a
Aurora’s eyes scanned Sarah, then she sighed. Camila stared at the pregnant woman, who looked a little disheveled with swollen eyes, like she had been crying.“Don’t act dumb with me, Aurora,” Sarah said, prompting another sigh from Aurora.“I don’t know—”“Don’t play dumb with me!” Sarah snapped, grabbing Aurora’s shirt. Immediately, the guards dragged her away from Aurora.“Be careful,” Aurora said, then sighed.“He said he was with you. Once your husband paid the ransom, we would pay our debt. Those were the last words he said,” Sarah cried.“And what does she have to do with that?” Camila asked, causing Sarah to scoff.“Why? Every time he talks about you, he—”“He talks about how I can be the source to pay for your debt? Why does it have to be me? You both stabbed me deep in the heart, knowing I have no one else. What do you want from me?” Aurora cut in angrily.“We didn’t stab you. You were in my space. I wanted you to leave,” Sarah replied.“Fine. I left. So why are you both sti
The sound of rumbling chains stirred Daniel awake. His head felt heavy, and he groaned, rubbing his neck before finally opening his eyes.This place looked familiar. He had been here before.The image of Damien beating him flashed through his mind, making him sit up immediately.“Looks like you remember where you are,” Simon’s voice sounded, prompting Daniel to raise his head.“Why am I here?” he asked, making Simon chuckle.“Isn’t it obvious?” Simon replied, then sighed. “You’ll be staying here for a while until my boss recovers. You’ve been causing a nuisance.”Daniel scoffed. “Do you think he can do anything? He can’t kill me.”Simon burst out laughing. “Before you forget—the only person the boss ever listened to, the only person who could make him reconsider, is dead. Your mother killed him. Now he has no conscience to hold him back. The beating was a warning, but you didn’t listen. Don’t worry, I’ll either arrange your funeral or visit once you’re disabled. I hope you choose wise
The maid stood as she watched her madam bite her fingers nervously. Beverly gently relaxed her palm on her stomach before sighing.“When you approached Kayla, what did she say?” Beverly asked, prompting her maid to sigh.“She asked me why I was looking for you. She said you disappeared, and though she looked for you, there was no clue as to where you might be. So she gave up. Instead of continuing the search, she decided to focus her energy on caring for your sick mother and handling her company,” the maid replied, making Beverly sigh in relief.“That means my mother is alright,” she said, visibly relieved.She had also not seen Damien or Aurora at the funeral. She wondered where those two had gone while they were burying the old man.Beverly released a breath of relief and relaxed her back, gently rubbing her slightly protruding stomach. A smile spread across her face as she imagined how hurt and surprised that bitch would be to see she was the first woman to bear Damien a child.⸻T
Aurora’s eyes remained wide open, her mouth slightly parted as she slowly raised her head to look at Damien. His weak eyes stared back at her, and his lips were dry and cracked.Tears began to flow from her eyes as she stared at him.“Will you stop…” Damien tried to speak.Aurora cut him off with an intended kiss — a kiss of gratitude, pain and love, filled with joy for surviving.His lips were dry, and she could feel it. He was too weak to energetically kiss her back.Aurora broke the kiss and hugged him tightly.“Awch,” Damien hissed in pain as her hands touched his bandaged hand.“Oh… sorry, baby,” she said, wiping her tears.“Baby,” Damien called, looking at her, causing Aurora to sigh.“No time for jokes, Damien,” she said, making Damien chuckle.“Come here, you love crying too much,” he said, patting her hair slowly.“When did you wake up?” she asked, and Damien smiled.“You’ve been on the phone with Camila — how would you notice your husband has been awake since morning?” he te