" 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!After the glaring contest ended, Justin helped Ezekiel to the house. They all sat on the couches and silence reigned in the house. No one said anything, nothing could be said either way." Now that we have found Ezekiel,I think we should leave the couple alone. I am sure they have a lot to say to each other." Miranda finally proposed and they all agreed. Minutes later, only Ezekiel and Lucia remained in the house." Why honey. Why didn't you tell me?" Lucia tried to gather her composure and try not to break down in front of Ezekiel. At this point,she understood that he needed her support more than ever." I thought this is the best way to not burden you. I knew that I would lose my eyesight anytime soon. I am also about to leave this world. What's wrong with wanting to spend my last days alone?" Ezekiel replied. He didn't like this topic but he knew he couldn't avoid talking about it either." If it was me in this situation, will you abandon me?" Lucia Inquired calmly." Ofcourse I wouldn'
One week. Two weeks and the news about Ezekiel's whereabouts never reached the girl's ears. They followed the lawyer who was the legal advisor of Ezekiel and the Hawk construction company but never got to trace Ezekiel. The newly appointed CEO also refused to say anything about Ezekiel's whereabouts. The secretary knew nothing about his boss' departure.Lucia tried begging Ezekiel's parents but they refused to talk saying they respected their son's decision. The four girls were seated together with their fiances and husbands. They had tried looking everywhere for Ezekiel all in vain ." He must be somewhere in the country. I already checked every record from the airport. Ezekiel never Left this country,but where could he be hiding?" Miranda wondered out loud."Isn't there a place, Maybe a property he bought secretly?" Ronald asked Justin who had a contemplating look on his face." Now that you mention it,he once talked about a beach house he liked and was planning to buy. Back then he
While they were still contemplating on where to start their investigation,the doorbell rang." I'll get that, " Ava said, walking downstairs. Looking through the peephole,they saw Lucia's parents standing at the door,worry evident in their eyes. She opened the door and offered them a polite smile." Aunty, uncle you are here." She greeted with a bow." Yeah,we came as soon as we got the letter. What's happening here my daughter?" Mrs Mendez asked. To her,the four Ladies passed as her daughters." A letter? From Who?" Ava asked, puzzled." From Ezekiel. He said he wanted to officially break the engagement and set Lucia free. He also talked about taking care of his daughter for him." Mrs Mendez replied." It seems he was really prepared to leave." Ava mumbled but her words were caught by Mr Mendez." What do you mean dear, where is he going and why does he have to cancel the engagement if he would be coming back." Mr Mendez asked, puzzled." Aunty, uncle it seems like Ezekiel is not com
" I Know by the time you get this letter I will be away,far away from you and my daughter but will be thinking about you.I am sorry my love,I know sorry will not fix anything and you must be cursing me for being a scumbag, which I am .I love you Lucia but I will not become a burden in your Life just because I love you. I set you free,live your Life and take care of our daughter. I already sent an engagement cancellation request to your parents and explained myself. I hope you can forgive me.All arrangements for her future have been made,you don't have to worry about her finances, ofcourse I know that's the least of your worries.I left a video,let her watch it when she turns twelve,tell her that Daddy loves her the most and most importantly, don't come looking for me."Ezekiel.By the time she finished reading the letter, streams of tears were flowing down, wetting her clothes. So that's it? Was that the end of it all? Why didn't he wait for her and tell her those words instead of l
, After dropping Lucia off to work, Ezekiel went straight to the office. He had a few things to do before taking his leave away from his family, his love. He ringed his lawyer and instructed him to prepare a ownership transfer of all his properties, including the company.He also called a number and when the call was connected,he briefly said. " Meet me at my private Villa by the beach tonight."Arriving at the office,he called his secretary to give him a few instructions." I have transferred ten percent of the company shares to your name. I am resigning and never coming back. Please be here to guide the person who will take over after me and probably when my heir finally succeeds, support him too. Take care of yourself and your young madam while I am away." Ezekiel instructed his secretary to widen his eyes in astonishment." Boss,are you going anywhere? Why don't you let me accompany you?" He asked. After working with Ezekiel for years,he had gotten used to him. Their relationship
Ezekiel thanked the doctor for keeping his health condition from Lucia but the doctor informed him that he did it for her. Seeing that she was pregnant and knew nothing about his condition,he decided to keep it a secret from her. He then urged him to break the news to her because according to his diagnosis,he barely had two months to live. Ezekiel assured him that he would definitely discuss the matter with Lucia and thanked him yet again before leaving to Join Lucia who was waiting for him in the waiting lobby." That took you a long time to just say thank you." Lucia commented. He had been gone for fifteen minutes which according to her was a long time for just a thank you." He was occupied and I had to wait for him." Ezekiel replied casually trying to keep a straight face. Lucia didn't probe further and dropped the topic. She was so exhausted and jet lagged that she went to bed immediately after they got home.After ensuring that she was asleep, Ezekiel took his phone and went to