TiffanyI have been standing in the hallway, walking here and there and sometimes looking up at the stairs since John dragged Thea into the room. All I know is the conversation between them is not gonna be that simple at all. Thea will eventually have to either tell him the truth behind all this, or else she'll be playing the dirtiest game ever. As far as I know her, she'll obviously choose the second option. "Tiffany!" Kevin's voice drags me out of my thoughts. Getting startled, I look behind and give him a forced smile. "We're hungry. When will you get us the dinner?" He asks.Heck!I almost forgot about that. And I didn't even prepare anything. "I'm so sorry", I stutter. "Wait! I'm gonna prepare something as soon as possible", I say, surging towards the kitchen."Is there anything already prepared or leftover? I'm too hungry. Ryan is yelling at me", he folds his lips as I open the fridge.I turn to him, disappointed. "Let me see. I'm sorry I forgot about it. Your mom was about
ChristianWithout wasting another second over there, I surge out of the room. Ivanna follows me. I wanted to tell her not to come downstairs because it'll stress her out. However, I know her well. She's not gonna listen to me in this case. Moreover, I don't have enough time to argue with her. I climb down the stairs when I find John standing in the hallway, his back facing me. And Thea is straight facing me. I halt as her gaze darts on me. The audacity she has to glare at me after literally blaming me for the whole thing. However, I don't expect her to have any shame. John must have realised she was looking in my direction. He turns to me. As I had already expected, his eyes are full of rage. As much as I want to understand his situation and justify his rage is far, I pity him for being so fucking blind. I can only imagine how much brainwashed a person has to be to see what Thea truly is. I feel Ivanna just behind me during the deadly eye contact.I climb down and just when my
IvannaI squeeze my eyes shut and brush my fingers against my forehead letting out a huge sigh. It was something tragic for me since I never came across such a situation, especially in the villa itself. I look at the door. John and Thea have left but John's last words keep echoing inside my head. The way he gazed at Christian and threatened to ruin him was enough for me to realise the upcoming turn of events. I can still feel my heart thudding against my chest. It takes me a while to process it all. I roll my eyes around the hallway. Mrs Fisher has been there, a few feet away. Her eyes are full of concern. As soon as my gaze lands on her, she gets startled and looks around. "Get back to your work, everyone", she says in a firm tone to the house helpers. Getting startled, they also get back to their respective work. "Let me know if you need something", she says with a half-smile and leaves. I catch my breath and turn around. Christian has been already looking at me. His eyes are cal
Ivanna"Had to leave early. There are some emergencies. Don't worry. It'll be okay. I love you"I read the text through my blurred vision when I'm still on the bed, lying on my stomach, trying my best to get up. I sent an emoticon in reply. There was a silly time when we both used to get offended when there were such small words in the reply of I LOVE YOU. But like a relationship ages, it doesn't matter anymore. Especially with texts. I laugh to myself and tuck my head back under the sheets. I don't feel like getting up. And it's been a whole month since I have focused on the firm itself. Christian was right. I didn't have to quit that way. Initially, I'm taking long breaks which is better than quitting. "It's time for work!" I feel small taps on my blanket with Chrissie's voice coming like a command. "Mama! You keep bunking your work. Don't be a lazy girl. Get up", she squeals. I groan, regretting what I told her yesterday. Yes! I told her that I'll get back to work today. She
Christian"What happened last night?" Kane asks, surging straight to my desk. By the look on his face, I can clearly say he has been losing his mind after the contracts were paused. "Something we all expected", I say, passing a half-smile and getting back to my computer screen. "Well, You better not lose your mind about that""How could I not?" He says, slumping onto the seat in front of me. "Did you even try to explain anything to Mr Fox?""He wouldn't trust me anyway. I don't even expect him to. Now, all we can do is prove everything in court and Thea has no other option except for confessing her deeds. John isn't gonna trust any of this until she confesses herself""As if she would", he groans. "She can keep acting innocent for the rest of her life instead of confessing what she has done"I move my gaze back to him. "Stop panicking, Kane. There's nothing to panic about""There is actually. You looked at the revenue of your company. The graph! It was already frozen and we could onl
IvannaStreet coffee has become one of my favourites. I'm sure Christian loves that too. I get down from my car and find him across the road, sitting by the streets next to the cart. He's looking in a direction without any movement for a long time as if he's lost in his thoughts. I stand there for a while, observing him. When he texted me about cancelling the meeting I wasn't sure if that was the right decision. However, he might need some space between two back-to-back incidents. I don't even know if something happened in the office. I take a deep breath, put on a smile and walk towards him. He doesn't notice me until I sit beside him, stare at him for seconds, and then slowly tap his shoulder which makes him startle. He shrugs, tilting his head at me. "I didn't realise you were already here""You spaced out", I grin. "And I can't say you were thinking about me"He smiles back, taking my hand in his and pushing a few locks of my hair behind my ear. "I might be looking too miserab
Ivanna"Hey, what a surprise!" I exclaim as I walk towards her. "You didn't tell me you're coming around"She stands up. "Well, it's not big news though. If you guys can literally do something huge like splitting the company without even telling us, I can definitely come around without telling you" Emily says straight, gazing at both of us. I look back to Christian who is utterly shocked. "That was really not right. You know that. And you don't have to be shocked, Christian. As Kane told me Arthur knows you both since you guys were kids. There's no way he wouldn't want to know if everything is okay between you and Kane. Thus we got to know"I hear Christian letting out a deep sigh. "Where's Kane?" He asks."He's freaking out at home. And he even asked me not to come. But when did I listen to him anyway?" She rolls her eyes. "I don't know why you did that. But he's really hurt. You don't have the fucking right to do so", her voice cracks. "Listen, Emily. Hear me out", Christian wal
IvannaI rush across the room to reach her and hug her right away full of excitement. "Oh my God! Emily! Congratulations""Thanks", she giggles as she gets almost pinned against the couch while I lean to embrace her tightly. "When did you find out?" I exclaim, breaking the hug and looking at her curiously. "Yesterday. I went through an ultrasound, didn't tell Kane because I kind of wanted to surprise with a gender reveal ceremony", she says.I frown. "Ah? So, why did you ruin it for us? I mean you told us. Could have been a surprise too, no? Imagine we all be so surprised at the ceremony""Well—" she purses her lips. "I dropped the plan of that ceremony. I'll just tell him once he's in a good mood""Wait!" Christian says. "Why would you drop the plan? I mean it sounds great. You should have one"Emily looks back at him and hesitantly shakes her head. "I don't know. It just doesn't seem right now. He's kind of not in the mood for anything. "You must be kidding me. He'll be good""Bu