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
CHAPTER 63: CHANGE.Evelyn was busy attending to a new customer of hers when the conversation between two girls who were there for delivery got her attention."Do you think something might be going on between Erica and Raphael?" The first girl asked."Everyone is clueless but from the picture, they seemed to be intimate and she was laughing.""Hmm, when it comes to these upper-class people, it's always hard to figure out what goes on around them.""But don't you think it will be pretty cool to see them together? I mean, Erica rose to fame in the industry not quite long so in terms of class, she perfectly fits in for Raphael. The latter had already been disgraced by a lady once, he won't fall into the same pit twice.""I agree but I can't believe that my crush is involved in a scandal.' The first girl pulled an ugly face and another girl wearing a yellow gown interrupted their conversation."I apologize for interrupting but I just couldn't help it. I do love gist like these." She said
CHAPTER 64: A TEST.TWO DAYS LATER.Ben walked into the university dressed in black and white shoes. He didn't look that handsome to have caught the eyes of the ladies there but his appearance made everyone turn their heads at him, wondering who he could be. Anyway, it was a free day for visitation this time around since the school had been making proper plans to stop outsiders from getting in. Now students had to show their ID cards and have them scanned before leaving. The responsibility of a child is in the parents' hands, the school only has little to offer.Ben's eyes were searching for one person in particular. There were a lot of students around, how would he be able to find him? Nevertheless, he continued his short journey, passing through the majority of well-dressed students that smelt of riches.He chuckled scornfully. During his time, he could hardly stand on his feet without Kira's help, the school always had a heightened reverence towards the wealthy while people like hi
CHAPTER 65: BETRAYAL AT ITS HIGHEST PEAK."I can't find anything that can help, sir," Jeremy informed him. Raphael had been worried for the past few days but he had to pretend that all was well, especially when with those he had considered a family."What about a lawyer?""I found a good one but the condition he was able to give was that until the contract is torn, you might not be able to regain your freedom because it stated there that you were of sound mind and were not forced to put down anything. Again, he said that another way of escape could be you finding evidence that you were tricked into signing those papers, not just any oral denial of it all.""Evidence? How can I find any evidence when I wasn't even aware of what I signed? This is complicated, Jeremy. I can feel a storm coming and this is stressing me a lot more than I thought." Raphael grabbed his head and hit it against the chair before leaning on it. He was desperate to find a quick release from the bondage his wicked
CHAPTER 66: A MAJOR BLOCKBUSTER.Evelyn finished talking with Raphael on the phone. He hadn't come to visit since that day because he said his movements were being monitored. Despite his claims that all was well and he was trying to figure things out, she felt as if he was lying but since he had promised to handle things and she had promised to have faith in him, she let things flow freely.Evelyn was able to employ a few people to help with the baking and things had been going so well."Ma'am, why don't you let me deliver the cake myself?" Stella offered."That won't be needed, Stella, thank you. I will do it myself as that is what the customer needs. After all, they are always right." She winked."Maybe not always right but yeah." Stella chuckled.Evelyn and Stella carried the cake to the car before entering together. The time for the party was stipulated for one o'clock in the afternoon and she left the shop at 12:30 pm. She wanted to go there and come back as quickly as possible.