The following morning,the four Ladies woke up later than usual. It was the weekend after all and only Miranda was known to work on Saturdays. Stacy would at times be forced by circumstances especially Incase of an emergency surgery.Ava was still lying in bed but her thoughts had drifted to that encounter last night. She felt disturbed by his smirking face.Yes she had acted on impulse but that is because that man's closeness brought about a weird feeling. When he leaned towards her, she smelt an enticing fragrance. That scent almost paralyzed her nerves. She had fought hard from sniffing him because that's what she felt like doing so as to keep her sanity,she chose offence over submission." What are you thinking about?" Stacy asked, drawing back her attention from that annoying Man." What else,she must be thinking about that handsome hulk she slapped last night." Lucia said. Among all the three friends, she was the Keen observer and she didn't need anyone to tell her what their fri
Justin was woken up by the sound of his phone ringing. Groggily sitting up,he picked the call without looking at the caller id." Hello?" he greeted." What hello? Are you determined to soil the family name with your scandals? Justin's father roared at the line." Your majesty,may I kindly remind you that Justin has no connections with your family name?" Justin replied in a bored voice." Absurd! Does that change the fact that you are of royal blood? is this how the prince of this kingdom plans to lead his life? scandal after scandal?" His father reprimanded but in a softer voice." You know me father,I don't have anything to do with those women. I plan to follow your footsteps." Justin replied, making his father chuckle at the other side of the line." I must say this time the scandal is Worth it,I love that girl. she would make a perfect queen for this kingdom." Justin's father said." Stop it Dad,we don't know who she is and you are already thinking of her as your daughter in law?
" Why not? I'll first peek at the pinhole ." Miranda reasoned out." Not happening. Go sit down,I'll open the door myself." Ava said, walking steadily towards the door.She was surprised to see who was standing outside the door to her apartment. Who could have thought that the mighty King of the entertainment industry would come to her doorstep.Composing herself,she opened the door smiling at the visitor."How can I help you?" she politely asked. The two of them knew each other but not on a personal level. They had Once collaborated in a shoot but that's all." Good morning to you too, Miss Ava,I believe you know the reason I am here." not the one to beat around the bushes, Justin made his reason for visiting known." I like how straightforward you are, come on in." Ava replied with a smile ushering the young Man in." Thankyou." Without forgetting his gentlemanly gestures,he said his thanks.The two walked towards the rest of the group and one could identify their profession by watc
Chapter 7: secure the whole house" At Least he's honest and doesn't deny it." Lucia grumbled.If it was up to her,she wouldn't allow their friend to go with such a man. A man whose reputation was soiled. The city Casanova. But she was aware that this was not about her, but about Miranda's safety. Despite her poor impression of the guy,she didn't have another choice. Lucia was no ignorant person, she understood clearly the intensity of their current predicament. She knew she had to swallow her judgemental words and focus on the greater good." I think we should get going,I guess you don't want the media and those crazy fans finding your location and storming here because trust me,it will be a traumatic experience." Justin said." I need to go to my apartment and take a few things from there." Miranda said, causing Justin to snap his head and look at her." Is there anything you are picking that is not available in the market?" he asked." No but I can't just go without even the basic
" Do you perhaps have a personal grudge against me that I don't know about?" Justin couldn't help but ask." Rule number one, always keep a distance, even your closest friend could turn out to be the enemy." Miranda replied and walked away leaving behind a dumbfounded Justin. Why did she sound a lot like his late Master? Ignoring that absurd thought,he trailed behind her. Miranda walked straight to the door and tried to open it but realised it was locked.She turned to look at Justin silently asking him to open the door.Seeing her look at him,he decided to use this chance to get back at her. Instead of opening the door,he leaned on the door and cocked his brows at her, challenging her to beg him.Miranda, who was growing impatient waiting for the man to drop his childish acts and open the door finally realised that the man had no intention of opening the door.Retrieving a phone-like device from her bag,she connected a small wire-like string to the lock. After pressing repeatedly f
After Miranda entered the room,she shut the door behind her. She needed to call her assistant and make several adjustments to her schedule. Now that she can't go to the office,she'll be forced to work from home and that includes attending meetings online. Weeks went by with Miranda still staying at Justin's villa. For some reason,the news about the CEO of Lambert group being seen kissing Justin kept getting more attention every day. people were discussing why would an independent woman like her get involved with a scandalous man like Justin, ofcourse Justin's fans would stand by and accuse Miranda of seducing their idol.Some people even started speculating that maybe she was ugly despite being rich, that's why she tried to create a scandal with Justin. Others said that maybe she was old and wanted to trap Justin into marriage using the scandal.Seeing the two presenters on TV talking about it, Miranda scoffed. How could people be so idle as to sit down and start discussing her? Were
" You are right,no man can tolerate me." Miranda replied casually but Justin still heard the pain in her words.He was taken aback,it was the first time she did not utter arrogant words. He wondered what could be the story behind her pain.He has to figure it out."Am sorry,I didn't mean it." Justin swallowed his pride and apologised." It's okay,you don't need to be." Miranda replied, changing the channel to her favourite documentary station.Justin could only shake his head. Which lady in her mid twenties watches documentaries? Aren't they supposed to be watching romance movies?But he knew from experience that Miranda was no regular lady he was acquainted with. She was not a normal case.He decided to leave her alone and head upstairs,he was tired from shooting all day long. It was at this moment when he thought perhaps going back and living as the prince he was was better.Justin went to take a rest while Miranda stayed in the sitting room watching documentaries. She was bored to
But Ava still held it and decided to confront the devil himself. She was not one to cower in fear and succumb to her worries. If he dared to try something funny, she'll just retaliate. Twenty minutes later, the convoy arrived at the entrance of a company. The three who had driven here by the company van stepped down." THE JOHNSON COMPANY"Those were the words engraved on the entrance of the company. Just who in the whole of Country A did not know of the Johnston family? Ava shivered thinking of a memory twelve years down the drain. She was 12 years old by then. Ava had gone to visit her grandmother over the school holiday. She had enjoyed her vacation but something happened on the last day of her visit. The village was attacked or let's say the Village was caught in between a crossfire between two mafia groups.She can still remember how people were gunned down before her eyes. She had gone to the village playground when the whole thing started so she rushed back to seek refuge.