CHAPTER 55: CHOOSE WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU."Really? How could I have lost against you? That's not fair." Evelyn whined as Tom and she finished the second round of their game playing. Tom was jumping in victory and stuck out his tongue at his mom for losing."I am better at this game than you, mom. Dad taught me. Speaking of dad, when is he coming to visit?" Tom asked her."Very soon. He is busy right now so you need to be patient with him. Alright, that's enough of the game. It's time to read." Evelyn said and stroked her palms against each other. Tom went to grab his bag and brought out his books without any objection.Evelyn's phone rang minutes later and she picked up the call."Hey, ba…what the hell do you have on your face?" Evelyn laughed at Kira's current look on her phone. She was bathed with paint all over her face and clothes but luckily her hair was covered, preventing it from being tinted."Unfortunately, I had no choice but to get married to the paints yet the works are ama
CHAPTER 56: A LIAR & A DECEIVER.Johnson was able to convince Evelyn to sit with them at the table though she rejected every other thing that was served to her."So, how are things going for you?" Johnson asked her to start up a discussion."Surprisingly good, thank you," Evelyn replied shortly."Just remember that anytime you need my help, I am here for you, okay?" Johnson placed his palms on hers but she slid them away from him, placing her hand on her lap. Johnson folded his palms nevertheless he continued eating.Evelyn had been sitting down for about ten minutes and was starting to get uncomfortable. Why was no one talking? Why was she here in the first place?"Mr. Johnson." She called him and his spoon hit the tip of his plate heavily as he exchanged swift looks with Jessica and looked at his daughter."What exactly am I doing here? I can't supposedly be here to take care of you when you have a bunch of maids to do that for you, right? So why did you invite me because I have no
CHAPTER 57: UNNECESSARY BATTLE.A DAY LATER.Kira took a lot of pictures with the students as it was her last day with them. She had been teaching them for about a week and now she had other things to do so she wanted to end her teachings there. She was quite amazed by how much the students loved her and wouldn't quit talking about how great she was and how easily she was able to capture art with her teachings. They were able to learn a lot."So guys, thank you so much for your time and I sincerely hope that you will do better than this." She waved at them and they returned it with big smiles on their faces."See you next time, Miss Kira.""And you too." She continued waving until she left the class. A male student clutched his shirt and pretended to faint."I can not believe I wasn't able to confess to my crush before she left." He whined and pulled a sad face but a lady punched his ribs lightly."Quit your crocodile tears.""Wow, student of idioms." The boy mocked as he stood straig
CHAPTER 58: I WILL DO WHAT I WANT.Richard strolled into the mansion from the backyard with his phone in his hand. As usual, he was busy pressing the hell out of it. It was already getting late in the evening but he seemed to be in a very good mood as he kept scrolling past different posts on the internet related to his hobby.When he arrived at the sitting room, he met Elizabeth seated with her legs crossed and her palm under her chin. When he saw the way she was looking at her, he concluded that he might have gotten into another trouble for the day so he pressed the button beside his phone before putting it into his pocket. He sat down thereafter and locked eyes with his mother.Richard took a lot more of his mother's appearance than his father but the masculinity was probably from the lineage of the father.The house was silent but that did not mean that there was no one at home. It was only the men that were not always at home but the women and the rest of the kids who were still
CHAPTER 59: TOM HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED.The rest of the following days were the best for Evelyn as she felt so glad to start exploring her work. If it had been her major effort then it wouldn't have counted, Raphael did help her a lot and even introduced customers to her but he did everything secretly to avoid any rumors. Sometimes she wondered why he could do this but not free himself but then no one knows the depth of a person's life except the person himself.Her colleagues were able to come and visit her new shop, have fun and patronize her when needed. It was like a new life for her and she was willing to make the most use of it. She didn't get any contact from her father since that Sunday even though she was a bit curious about the whole property thing. But what use could it be to get yourself involved in something that you won't probably be able to bear to the end? So it was better if she just let things be.Evelyn was able to get an assistant at her newfound job. She was a twenty-
CHAPTER 60: TOM HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED [2]Earlier on, Evelyn was quite busy and needed someone to help take Tom from school... Kira had a busy schedule so the only person she could send on her behalf was Stella. She placed a phone call to the teacher and sent Stella's picture to help identify her.But Stella only came back looking bruised and beaten, her body and mouth were swollen. Then she relayed what had happened and Evie found herself in Raphael's office."Where has he been taken to?" Raphael asked anxiously."I don't know…I can't even think it through." Evelyn replied amidst tears.Micheal was confused, wasn't this the assistant he heard about? Who was Tom? Why was he kidnapped? Raphael looked at Jeremy and the latter nodded before he [ Raphael ] pulled Evelyn with him and left the office."What is going on? Who is Tom?" Micheal shouted at no one in particular.The workers watched Raphael hold Evelyn and ran out to the elevator. They stood up and tried to sneak their way in to know
CHAPTER 61: A COSTLY MISTAKE.Kira gulped and looked at Richard again. Taking that as a clue, he excused them. Ben was about to come in but got pushed out by Kira and she shut the door."What are you doing here?" She asked him. Ben sighed but clearly, he was displeased by what he had seen."You are asking me what I am doing here? Seriously, Kira, what the hell has gotten into you? I can't believe that you are being this judgemental." Ben answered."I asked you what you are doing here not to give me a whole damn lecture about how judgemental I am. If you have nothing to say then you can leave." She was about to enter but she got pulled back by Ben."Alright, I am sorry. I am here to see you and reconcile but can we step forward a bit?" Ben asked and looked out the window, Kira followed his view before staring at him."No, if you can't stay here and talk then you might as well leave.""Okay, I apologize. Please, Kira, I need us to reconcile, okay? The universe was just working against u
CHAPTER 62: LOVE OR OBSESSION?"Make sure that this news does not get to the media. They must not find any evidence." Micheal instructed inside his office."Dad, what about Evelyn and Tom? As I have heard from others, she brought her son once to this company and many commented on the strange realistic features between Raphael and him. This can give the truth away." Vegas said and Micheal sighed."Why does this boy love putting me into different troubles huh?""There won't be any need for his unnecessary drama, after all, we have him under our wings…" Someone knocked on the door and entered after receiving permission."Sir, Miss Erica is here to see you.""Let her in," Micheal ordered. Vegas stood up before Erica walked in wearing a strapless black gown. Her hair was let down to a side, she was wearing her long dangling silver earrings with a silver necklace. Her make-up was attractive and she looked stunning. She moved closer to the men with a smile and greeted them."Good morning, Un