“What?”“You heard me right. Find out where she lives and bring the report to me before twenty-four hours.”Hardy frowned in confusion. His boss wanted him to find out where the woman and her daughter live. For what? Perhaps to thank her for alerting the nurses or what? “Boss. Do you perhaps want to thank her for yesterday?”“Stop asking me silly questions and go do as I asked. If I don't see the report on my table tomorrow, then you'll know what will happen. With that said Marcel pulled the drip string from his hand and every other thing connected to his body before standing up. “Wh..wait. Where are you going?” Hardy rushed to the boss when he saw that he had already pulled off his hospital shirt and was wearing his site shirt that lay on the couch. “Mind your fucking business and don't come after me. I'm taking a break today.”After dressing, he headed towards the door and walked out of the room leaving the confused Hardy to fight with himself. Meanwhile, Izabelle got home with
“Five hundred thousand dollars,” a voice ranged in the loud auction room as the owner of the voice raised his small board and smiled. It was a middle-aged man. “Eight hundred dollars,” another negotiated. “One million.”“One point two million.”“Two million,” that was from Izabelle. She sat amongst the crowd of wealthy men and women fighting for the so-called valuable that the auctioneer was auctioning. He had said that it was a golden bracelet once owned by the great queen of England with such value that would attract anyone to buy it. The hall was filled with men and women hoping to get the valuable item in their able hands and show the world that they have it. They were also here to compete with their enemies to get the queen’s Elizabeth golden bracelet. Sitting also in the hall was Jasmine. Her eyes widened when she heard Izabelle’s voice ring in the crowd to get the golden bracelet and she clench her fist. Her aim here wasn't to buy the bracelet before. She was only here to m
“Rosie’s going to be alright with or without a father,” Izabelle concluded. “Twenty minutes is up. I have to leave.”Without waiting for his response or for him to say something that might obviously anger her or cause her to unleash her emotions, she turned her back to him and walked to her car leaving Marcel standing there stupefied at her words. She was right. He was a total asshole and he was Rosie’s father only by name. Her words were right. These past few years, he would have found out where they lived if he wanted. He would have found out their house number and found them if he wanted but he never did. He kept himself occupied with the thought of her betrayal. He kept muttering about how selfish she was and how she slept with him just to be with him but she left.He was a total jerk and does not deserve her forgiveness. In the back of his mind, he wanted them to go back to how they were five years ago. But who was he kidding? He knew that was not possible. He felt like holdin
“Tell me how your day went today. You should tell Mommy about your day every day,” Izabelle demanded. This was somewhat like a ritual for them. Always talking about their day. Little Rosie would tell her Mommy about her day and in return, her Mommy would tell her about her day too. The new little girl would listen even though most of the time she doesn't understand what her mother was saying. She just simply listened and tried to understand. Perhaps this was because they were each other’s best friend and weren't used to telling others about their day and so they confided in each other. The past years all alone together made them learn to rely on each other. Izabelle could talk to Rosie as if she was talking to a grown-up. Surely, they were each other’s best friends. Moreover, Rosie was bad at making friends. Maybe she was shy and not confident but she finds it hard to have someone she calls her friend. She was scared that they would all leave when they find out about her disease. Th
“He will? You two aren't going to meet again. Tell me how you'll get him to take you to the cinema, hmm?” With one eye on the road and the other on her daughter, she asked. “Who says I'm not going to see him again? Aunt Ruby promised to do me a favor when we meet again. She's going to take me to Daddy if I ask her. Mommy is not the only one who knows how to get to Daddy.”“Oh really? Now you're going to use Ruby to get what you want? I'm going to forbid her from seeing you.”Rosie gasped at the realization that she had told her mother about the plan she had in her mind. Ahh… How could she let it slip that way? She had decided to keep it from her mother. Sigh… Now she knows about her plan. She pouted and grumbled.“Mommy is now mean.” “I've always been mean. No Barbie for you,” Izabelle said, hiding the slight smile that threatened to slip from her lips. She knows that she has won in this conversation. She brought out her tongue to her daughter in a teasing manner causing Rosie’s ha
“Stand up, Marcel.”“You’re sooo beautiful,” he remained smiling at her. What the hell is wrong with him? Izabelle thought. What makes him think that he could show up at her house in the middle of the night and tell her that she was beautiful? Not trying to be boastful but she doesn’t need anyone to tell her that she was beautiful. He should perhaps go to hell with his sweet words because she wasn’t going to fall for it. Maybe this was what he told all the females he meets. And that girl Selene. He must have also told her these words right? “What are you doing here? You even drank.”“I wahtnd to shh huu,” she could hardly understand a word from all he said. He was speaking gibberish and all she could do was stare at him and cringe badly. This man. This sure doesn’t look good on him. She was considering throwing him outside her house and letting him stay there but she wasn’t that heartless was she? This is really an unnecessary stress. “Fine, stand up from the floor, Marcel. It’s c
Itch!There was a strange sensation on Marcel’s face. He frowned his face in his dream as he felt something on his face. Something itchy and uncomfortable. He moved his face sideways in his dream, yet the itchy feeling and something moving on his face continued.When the movement continued, he sat up on the bed immediately and stared around, his eyes aching a little due to the harsh morning sunlight that peeked through the window. He rubbed his eyes and yawned for a while before turning his head to the side in confusion and staring at the little bundle on the bed. At first glance, he was confused as to who the little child beside him was but as he looked at her more, he finally registered and his eyes widened. Marcel was stunned. “Hehe,” the little child giggled as she sat up on the bed facing her father. In her hand was a watercolor and she was showing her teeth as she smiled at him. “You're up, Daddy.”Marcel was stunned. Even more than stunned. His eyes scanned the face of the ch
She was wearing a small blue shirt and a joggers pants with a towel around her neck. She was sweaty and looking all exhausted like someone who couldn’t wait to slump on her bed. Her long hair was tied in a tight ponytail and she was still without makeup as it was morning and her pouch, white and natural skin glowed through the window in the morning. Marcel glanced at her and saw how she dressed. It was like the Izabelle who just entered the room then was the Izabelle from years back when she was still seventeen. It was like being transported back to the past and she was just coming in after a rough morning jug. It was like time didn't change her at all and she was still the same person from years back. Carefree and naive. He was stunned for a moment but said nothing. Just as he took a step to move to the bathroom, the little child pulled at his hands and climbed off the bed to wrap herself around him tightly and begged. “Daddy don't go.”Marcel staring at the child’s face didn't kn