Andrea's eyes deepened when the man said nothing for a long time. She looked up at him in a slight provocation. "Fine then. I guess the bet is off then." She flashed him a smile which implied he just missed an opportunity to make 200 million. "Fine." He finally blurted out, taking out his phone, "But how am I sure you will keep to your own end of the bargain by giving me three hundred million once I win?" Andrea glanced at Davis who was right beside her with a funny look. "His name is Davis and he lives in Beaufort Estate, house 1, the most beautiful house at the end of the estate. Does he sound like someone who'd run with your money?" Davis was rendered speechless. He already guessed from her previous behavior that she was running low on money and since he refused to lend her the other day, she thought of this. How clever!The man on the other hand, nodded. "Forgive my rude manner. My name is Ryan Myers." Andrea merely hummed and took out her phone as well. She failed to notice
Andrea walked out of the office and hurried down the stairs where she met Georgina and Valerie standing in the living room. Her hurried footsteps attracted their attention and they turned to look at her. "Andrea, how are you? I heard about your successful admission into R.D Law Firm. Congratulations!" Georgina said, walking towards Andrea. A fierce light flashed past Andrea's eyes and was gone the very next second. She stopped walking and waited for the mother and daughter to get to her. "Thank you, Georgina." She replied and Georgina was taken aback. The woman smiled seconds later, choosing to ignore the fact Andrea who often referred to her as 'mother', now referred to her using her first name. "I see you're still upset about the bad advice Valerie gave you the other day." Georgina suddenly sighed. Andrea raised a brow as she sensed a foul play. Glancing between Valerie and Georgina, she finally realized what Georgina planned to do. "Anyone would brood, Georgina. No one is e
Ryker dropped Andrea in Law College where there was a car already waiting for her. "I was invited to a ceremony today and was wondering if you'll want to go with me?" Ryker said hesitantly. Andrea had her back turned to him as she tried to open the door. "Sure. What time is it?" The man raised his eyebrows in surprise. He was getting ready to use his authoritative tone on her. Nevertheless, this attitude of hers kept scaring him the most. "Starts at 8pm. I'll send Hayden to pick you up." He replied and she nodded. Then she opened the door and walked out of it. Almost immediately, Davis drove forward in the Lamborghini. Ryker nodded at him before driving away. "Please don't tell me you made us wait because Andrea!" Jane huffed at the agent. The woman bowed slightly, "I'm sorry for the delay, but I was told not to leave anyone behind. Thankfully, she's here, meaning we can go now."Jane scoffed, but said nothing else. Thankfully, it was a limousine which meant the three of them h
She got back to her new boss' office and gently dropped the coffee on it. "Thirty minutes was what it took to drop some documents with someone just outside my door and buy a cup of coffee from the canteen. How impressive." The man said without looking up at her. He didn't even glance at the coffee. Andrea said nothing. Her eyes settled on the name on the name on his table, Attorney Jeremiah Webber. Ah, no wonder he was being such a douchebag. Although she didn't really care about what went around in her country in her past life, she did know Jeremiah became famous and highly sought after after he was able to incriminate a mafia man who had done so many bad deeds.No attorney could stand up to him for fear of either losing their jobs or lives. Despite what was done to stop Jeremiah, he persevered. Hence, when he came out victorious, he became some sought of a justifiable figure to the netizens. But she also recalled he had also garnered a lot of enemies who wanted him dead. Luckil
At 7:30, Ryker made his way to Andrea's room. When he saw the door was slightly open, fear flashed in his eyes and he rushed in. He sighed in relief when he saw her watching from the big mirror in the middle of her room.He smiled sheepishly and settled his eyes on her gown. It was made of a flowing, lightweight fabric that drapes elegantly down to the floor. Ryker had gotten her three clothes to choose from, but was surprised she chose none of them. Instead, she chose one which she already had in her closet. The gown's neckline was modest, with a delicate scoop shape that frames her collarbone. The sleeves were thin straps that accentuate her shoulders.The waistline of the gown was defined by a thin, matching belt that cinches the dress at the smallest part of the girl's waist, creating a flattering silhouette. The skirt of the gown flows out from the waistline in soft, graceful folds, creating a sense of movement and femininity.Andrea turns around and he gets a clearer view of
Ryker walked away with Hayden to the balcony. "Boss, I found one of last night's attackers." Hayden said. Ryker leaned on the railings, having his eyes nowhere in particular. But Hayden knew he was listening. "I traced the bullets which were fired that night to a black market dealer, a Russian man." Ryker slightly turned his attention to Hayden who immediately went silent. "Unfortunately, he was found dead this morning. And from look of things, it looks like a suicide, but I know he was murdered. Whoever came to the house yesterday came with a purpose." Hayden completed. "And no one got hurt?" Ryker asked and Hayden nodded. "The abused thing about what happened yesterday is the fact none of the men around the house had seen these men. They hadn't even been confronted by any of these intruders. It's obvious they wanted us to know there was someone in your compound." Hayden added. Ryker said nothing, his eyes feeling in thought. He said nothing for a long time until they heard g
Julie turned to Damon seconds after Jason walked away and sighed. She touched his cheeks gently before saying, "Your father has been facing the backlash of a bad investment he made six months ago. And the only way to bounce back is to either establish a business deal with Gabriel Accardo or Ryker Darius. Or both of them, but we both know that's not possible." Damon looked everywhere except into her eyes. "So I'm to convince Andrea to convince her father to give dad a chance." "Exactly, Damon. Either that or we'll find ourselves hitting rock bottom. Trust me, Damon, you don't want to be there." Julie concluded. She flashed him a smile before walking back to the party as well. In a corner, Georgina who had witnessed this scene, narrowed her eyes slightly. The party was still on and in full swing. Carrie sat beside Valerie who kept looking for the right opportunity to leave. "You do know Gabriel won't take it easy with you when he realizes someone from another mafian group has been
That night, Andrea, whose eyelids were so heavy, knew when the bed sinked under someone's weight and a cold hand snaked around her body. However, when she smelled him, she relaxed and went back to sleep. When she woke up the next morning, she tried to get out of bed, but discovered she couldn't. "It's still very early." Someone breathed down her neck. Her insides clenched and she tried harder to get out of bed, but the man refused to relent. In the end, she gave up and remained in his arms. Now she realized why she detested this man before. He had a habit of finding his way into her room after a night of being away...doing mafia things. "You didn't even ask where I was last night. I'm I that irrelevant to you?" He asked, propping up his head with one hand while the other still held her tightly. Andrea resisted the urge to roll her eyes, "Davis told me you had something to take care of. Given your position, it's likely you always have something to do. I shouldn't be too surprised.