When they arrived at the police station,the handcuff on her was unlocked.she was about to be taken to the cell when she stopped."please can I make a call"she requested."Phone calls is not allowed unless you want to call your lawyer"the police officer told her."please,it won't take long,I beg of you, please"she pleaded,tears rolling down her cheeks."One minute"the police officer told her and handed her bag over to her.Mariana thanked him.she brought out her phone from her bag and dialed Alex's number.he picked up immediately."I have been calling you since yesterday,why didn't you pick my call?"he said immediately the call went through."I need to tell you something, listen,Alex I need......"before she could finish speaking,Alex cut her short."Was that true?,did you try to sleep with your manager?"he asked her."It isn't true,Alex,I want to tell you something,I need her right now,I ........Alex was not listening to what she was saying."So this is the reason why you don't sleep with
"sir,the files are ready"his secretary informed him."Get out"he yelled angrily throwing his glass cup to the wall and it broke into pieces and the secretary scurried away in fear.Alex was so angry since the incident that happened with Mariana and her manager,he became more angry after he talked to her in the phone."How dare she cut the call on me"he muttered under his breath.he clenched his fists in anger.THE NEXT DAY.The police officer who put Mariana in jail came and unlocked the jail."you are free to go miss,sorry for all the troubles"the police officer said to Mariana who was confused."what do you mean? What happened?"she asked in confusion."Your name has been cleared miss,it's all over the news now"the police officer replied her taking her out of the prison."How is it possible?"she asked.The police officer handed her bag over to her,you can check your phone.Mariana switched on her phone and saw that fans were already apologizing to her,it has taken a new turn, they were now t
"Aren't you happy to see me?"Luke asked."I was not expecting to see you here,are you the one who helped me?"Mariana asked."Yes"Luke replied with no expression on his face.Mariana was surprised."why did you help me?, thought you said I am a whore.""I am a type of person who hurt people with words,I knew you were innocent"Luke replied."weird"Mariana murmured."did you say something?"Luke asked even though he heard her clearly."No"Mariana replied."why did you help me?,we are not even related in anyway"Luke brought out his cigarettes and his guard handed him the lighter and he lighted the cigarette and began to Mariana hated men who smoked.she covered her nose with her handkerchief,her act didn't go unnoticed by Luke,he ignored her."I helped you because I don't like to see innocent people to be accused wrongly for what they did not do especially those who are involved with me"Mariana was confused"How am I involved with you?""Because you are my worker,my company signed you before thi
On her way to the hospital,she received a call from Alex,she ignored the call but he kept on calling.she decided to pick up the call."what is it?"she asked immediately."What kind of question is that,I thought we agreed to meet up""I am sorry but I can't meet you again,I am going somewhere"she replied."Where are you going to,I will pick you up?"Alex asked."You don't have to pick me up"she replied."Why?,see babe,if you are still angry with me about what I said to you,I am very sorry, come on ,let's meet so we can talk it over.""There is nothing to talk about,I realized that there is no trust in our relationship,we are just deceiving ourselves"Mariana replied."Don't say that,I am deeply sorry,we will talk about it when we meet""I don't want to meet with you,I am busy,I am really disappointed in you,I thought you will stand by me and believe me but you didn't,it was the person that I didn't expect to believe me that did,he even went far to help me clear my name,if my name hasn't b
Her phone began to ring again.seeing that it was Alex,she ignored the call.he kept on calling but Mariana ignored him.her phone beeped,it was a message from Alex.she ignored it.Alex stopped calling her when he saw that she wouldn't pick up.IC CORPORATION.ALEX'S OFFICE.Alex was filled with rage, Mariana was ignoring him, Jaden came to his office and handed the documents of what he found out.Alex opened the document and went through the pages."so my brother is the one that helped to clear her name,he gave her a job too in his company as his secretary"Alex gritted his teeth in anger."There is also a possibility that he is the one that cleared her sister's hospital bills but I have not found out about that,it's my hunch"Jaden informed Alex."You can go now"he said to Jaden who left the office immediately to avoid incuring the wrath of his boss.Alex clenched his fists"what are you up to , Luke?what are you planning?why are you suddenly involved with Mariana's life?what are you up to?
"why are you sulking?"Hector asked when he noticed that Mariana was moody."Is that boss of yours always harsh?"she asked Hector who burst into laughter."It's your first day and you are already complaining,you should get used to him because he is always like that, grumpy like an old man, remember I told you that he has a psychological issue"Hector told Mariana who felt pity for Luke."Oh, what a waste of handsome face"she murmured.Hector who was observing her kept on smiling.he was enjoying what his story was doing to Mariana.he would be a dead meat if Luke finds out what he has been telling Mariana."Wowww,I must say that my office is nice"she said admiring her office."Yeah,it was only my boss office that was on this floor,so now you will be sharing the same floor with him""I can't believe I will be staying alone in this floor with that grumpy man,he nags like a woman,I don't know but whenever I see him ,I remember my late grandmother"Mariana complained.Hector exploded into laugh
Luke was shocked,his eyes was still golden colour and his fangs hasn't gone in.he was taken by surprise.Mariana stared at him with her eyes wide open."You want to buy me an ice cream, Don't you?"she said with a sleepy eyes and went back to her sleep.Luke nearly exploded into laughter,this was the first time he was tempted to laugh.she was so cute.His eyes went back to it's normal sea blue colour and his fangs went in.he nearly landed himself into trouble.he heaved a sigh of relief,this was the first time he was scared about being caught,how would he explain to Mariana ,he didn't want to think about it,she would really be shocked when she finds his appearance like that.to make the situation worst,they found out that she couldn't be compelled, he was still investigating about it to find out the reason why she couldn't be compelled.he was really grateful that Mariana was a person who sleep talk.He decided to don't disturb her sleep,he went back to his office.from the information he g
"What are you doing here?"Mariana asked as he came closer to her."I should be the one to ask you that, what are you doing here?",he asked as he came closer to her,his gaze boring into her."I am working here"she replied."You didn't tell me"he said."I didn't see the need to,how did you find out?"she asked."I don't see the need to tell you too"Alex replied and Mariana chuckled."You know what babe,this company is not good for you to work in,you can work in mine,I can make you the manager,I can give you everything you ever dreamed world,I will make your dreams come true, just say the word""Alex,I am very grateful for everything you have done in my life but I want to achieve my success through my hard work,I feel it's good if we work in different company"she replied"Okay, whatever"Alex replied."So do you want to eat out?"he asked."I am still working"she replied."Okay,I will pick you up after work"he said and she nodded her head.Luke was in his office , when he stared outside the