" 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 watching them walk,like the models they were,even their simple walking style resembled a catwalk or a walk down the red carpet.After being in the Industry for long,they already adopted the" model " style of walking.Upon entering the room, Justin's gaze was trained to Miranda,the lady who assaulted him yesterday landing them to all this mess. He observed how she reacted upon seeing him but saw nothing,her face showed no changes. She just looked at him in a bland gaze not even sparing him a second glance.' interesting." Justin thought inwardly.He had anticipated a look of surprise upon seeing him... happiness... admiration... anything else apart from that emotionless face.To say she was a goddess would be an understatement in his part,the lady was practically gorgeous, she was drool worthy." Ahem!" he cleared his throat to interrupt his train of thought." Miranda,you have a visitor." Ava announced earning curious gazes from the three girls." Well as you can see he is your mysterious man from last night." Ava added." What? How could you let him in? who knows what his intentions are for coming here." The mother hen by the name of Lucia asked. She was the Master of making fun at others but was also the most protective of the four girls.." Relax, I don't have any bad intentions." Justin tried to explain himself but was cut short." How do we know you are not here to harm our friend? I don't trust men." Lucia added defensively.." Look here young lady,I wouldn't show myself here if I wanted to wrong your friends,I am here on the contrary to save her. The More she remains here,the more dangerous it will be for her." Justin replied, exercising his accumulated patience over the years. He couldn't snap at the lady who questioned his Intentions because he could see she was genuinely worried about her friend.He had received the file with all information about Miranda Lambert.An orphan,a master's holder in business administration, unmarried and single, no children, loves to crossdress ( no Wonder he has never seen her), loves painting,and has three girl friends.That is where he got to know that the four girls were sworn sisters." Let's hear your solution." This time Stacy asked patting Lucia's hands to not talk anymore. Stacy knows that Lucia's overprotective behaviour could come out offending the other party at times." I suggest your friend leaves with me. In the meantime,let her stay at my apartment..."" What? isn't that even More dangerous?" Lucia half yelled. She couldn't help but wonder if the guy was offering a solution or making things harder.." Don't you think by staying with you might add more to the already existing problem." Ava politely asked.." The most dangerous place is the safest." Justin gave a curt reply." I'm not going anywhere." Miranda who had been silent all this while finally spoke. ' Stay at a man's house? absurd!' She inwardly scoffed." It's not like you have a choice here,you are the source of all this mess and I just want to keep you safe." Justin replied." And why would you want to keep me safe? it's not like we know each other?" Miranda asked, matching his serious gaze,all this while still wearing that emotionless face of her's." You are right,u don't know you but let's say,it's an order which I can't defer." Justin replied." An order? From who?" Ava asked." That is confidential information,I can't disclose the identity." Justin replied, his voice and expressions showing the seriousness of the matter.The three girls turned to look at each other silently asking for each other's opinion." I think it's better if Miranda goes with him. We do not have the slightest idea when those crazy fans will get a gist of your whereabouts. The last thing we want is having your hair pulled by them." Lucia offered her opinion." I also think that's the safer option. You can at least stay with him until things cool down. After that you can come back and continue with your life." Stacy said." I also agree with Lucia and Stacy, what do you think of Mira?" Ava asked." What do I think? haven't you all made the decision for me?" Miranda asked sarcastically." Come on Mira,we are all looking out for you. I know Justin will keep you safe and will not try anything funny, right Justin?" " Yes Ava,you can rest assured. I will keep her safe and you don't have to worry about me,I am a behaved Man." Justin replied.." Says the Man who changes women like clothes." Lucia said out loud and snickered, earning an elbow kick from Stacy." What? Did I say something wrong?" Lucia asked." No,not at all but that doesn't mean I'll take advantage of your friend." Justin replied flatly but somehow,it didn't sit well with him. He wondered if that's how the public perceived him. Would anyone believe him if he said he was still a virgin boy? Definitely not!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.
Ronald then passed two contracts to Mr Adams. Looking at the contracts,one was written " the model" and the other" blue ocean entertainment." Not quite understanding why they were two he voiced his question. " Mr Ronald, why do I see two contracts? I thought it should be a single one?"Ronald who had been busy admiring the queen of his heart was irritated hearing the question. He wondered whether the CEO was ignorant or plain stupid." Different contracts for different parties. The agency has a different contract from the model's" He explained impatiently." Why should I have a different contract? I am signed under blue ocean so we only need to sign one." Ava complained but Ronald remained quiet. He just glanced at the CEO, his gaze was deep as if telling him to control his models.Mr Adams shivered in his seat. He could feel a thick cold sweat run down his back. Even after being in the industry for so long,it's the first time he encountered such a scary man.He himself wasn't one t
Ava took hurried steps out of the company, she didn't want to spend a moment longer here. God knows what she can do to that man if she stays any longer. One thing she was sure of now is that either he was out for revenge or he was here to fulfil his words from twelve years ago but irrespective of his reasons,he had absolutely no right to try and get her with such ridiculous terms.Flagging a cab, she didn't even wait for her poor manager who was on the run to reach her. As if the driver was sensing her distress,he does away leaving a dumbfounded August alone.After riding for almost ten minutes, Ava realised that he hadn't told the driver her destination but was somehow surprised that he was taking the exact route to her house. She shivered thinking that she could have earned herself yet another stalker. In showbiz it was not a new thing for a superstar to have crazy and obsessive fans turning to stalkers, she was once a victim of stalking. That crazy fan would stalk her all day and
" Do you like your new home?" Ronald asked. " It's you again!" Ava said, her voice trembling."Why am I here?" She asked." You are working under me and the contract dictates that you live with me of course." Ronald replied nonchalantly." I haven't signed the contract yet, this is considered as kidnapping,I could sue you." Ava threatened but she knew very well that it was useless. " Oh you can try darling." Ronald replied and chuckled, annoying Ava even more." What exactly do you want? Please let me go?" Ava pleaded." Oh you know very well what I want, Ava Adams." Ronald replied seriously." Is this about the slap I gave you?" She asked,her voice shivering." Oh no darling, but I will collect my interest for that slap you gave me." " Then what the hell do you want?" Ava asked, her voice raised." I want you my wife, don't you think it's about time I claim what is mine?" Ronald replied." And is this the way you claim a woman? By caging her using a damn contract? What am I? A