Present Time. . . Ten years after. . . Rhezi closed her eyes as the vivid memory from the past flashed on her mind. She shook her head slightly and massaged her temple. She was feeling uneasy out of nowhere. She tried to calm herself and her eyes abruptly turned to Kraius Montreal who was standing in front of them, facing one of Mrs. Andao's witnesses. "If Mr. Andao is said to have abandoned Mrs. Andao, why does Mrs. Andao often goes out at night?" Kraius looked around. He stopped where Rhezi was standing. "If Mr. Andao was cheating from the beginning, can you prove your claim?" he added. Rhezi blinked a few times as Kraius' eyes pierced through her. She saw him turn quickly to face the witness who was on the stand. He asked questions that were difficult to answer. Afterwards, he walked over to Judge Condrad Aguirre and handed him something. "Videos and images that will indicate Mrs. Andao always leaves their residence at night," Kraius stated forcefully, his face beaming. He also
Tired of all that happened that day, Rhezi leaned her back on the soft sofa. It gave her a bit of ease somehow. She looked up and massaged her forehead with her eyes closed. She was dead tired and drained from all the things that happened to her the whole day. Aside from that, she was hungry too. She took off the blue blazer and threw it somewhere. She felt like without enough strength even just to pick her cellphone on top of the sofa and check on it. It was past eight in the evening. She was not surprised though why she barely had the strength to move. After the trial she had another meeting with a client. A politician who wants to divorce his wife. It was a two hours conversation and explaining. She was tired of it but seeing Kraius was more tiring. Her lips instantly flashed a genuine smile as she felt someone was removing her heels. Rhezi immediately opened her eyes and looked at it. "Hi!" Rhezi greeted. "How was your day?" she added. The small brown eyed lad lifted his hea
Kraius massaged his forehead while reading some paperworks he was holding. His grip on it was tight which almost torned the papers apart. Unable to bear it, he threw it on the wooden table just in front of him. "Shit!" Kraius cursed loudly, almost rumbling in his closed office. His secretary immediately entered and looked at him scrutinizingly under her thick glasses. “Anything you want, Mr. Montreal? Kraius' secretary asked him with a raised eyebrow. Kraius turned his gaze to her and seemed uninterested as he examined it from head to toe. The secretary raised an eyebrow at what he did but she didn't say anything. "Do you have nothing else to do but to be strict on me?" Kraius asked his secretary. He looked at her unbelievably and shook his head after. He then picked up the papers he had thrown on the table and read them again. "Fuck!" Kraius cursed once more. “Are you sure you don't need anything Mr. Mont-”“ Coffee, please! Dark coffee, ” Kraius refrained from saying anything.
Rhezi doesn't know how to react to what she has found out. She confirmed the news to the head of the law firm and got a headache. It is true that Kraius bought the firm as well as her new office is in Montreal Law. Rhezi felt heavy as she left the firm. At exactly five in the afternoon, she went out from work and drove her car to a pastry shop around Metro. Even though Rhezi's heart was heavy because of the misfortune she had during the whole day, she was still a bit relieved upon entering the shop. If there’s one thing that isn't totally lost with her, it's her penchant for eating a wide variety of cakes. Only, she just ate a sugar free kind of cake. After she bought Lava Moist Cake, she abruptly turned her back to leave. But everything she was about to do stopped when the woman she had not seen for a long time appeared. The sight in front of her made her heart throbbed in pain and longing. "Rhezi Baby ..." Rhezi got stunned while holding the cake she had bought. Her mouth fell
“Mr. Montreal, ask you to do this, Mrs. Bailey. ”Rhezi immediately looked up from crouching. Her sight instantly caught Kraius ’secretary. She was staring at her while holding the papers. She wears thick eyeglasses which she lowered so that she could see her well. “Excuse me,” Rhezi asked, confused. She also raised an eyebrow at Kriaus's secretary to which she also did the same. “Just do it, Mrs. Bailey, ” she muttered. She couldn't see even the slightest reaction. Rhezi just sighed and accepted the papers she handed her. While the secretary left immediately without even saying goodbye. Rhezi shook her head as she read the papers. Mostly about business details of the company he's managing. She threw away the paper after reading without hesitation and stood from her office desk given by the firm. It has also been a few weeks since she started working at Montreal Law. And it has been a few weeks passed too that she's annoyed because of the job given to her. Instead of a case, she
Kraius was at the center of the ring punching hard the bag that was in front of him. He was all sweaty but he didn’t care. His endurance was steady. His muscles were protruding in every move he made while his reflexes were fast, as if he was in a fight. Throwing hard and strong punches that made the bag bounce to its further distance. Kraius needed some steam to release his frustration from all the fucked up things that had happened to him, and boxing was one of his hobbies aside from Mixed Martial Arts. He was skilled and trained for his self defense aside from the fact that it was his way of maintaining his body health and his physique to always be in good shape. Kraius looked serious and deadly when his phone suddenly rang. His attention instantly shifted to the bag that hit his face hard. He cursed because of the impact it did and punched it after. It was as if through it, the pain it gave to his pretty face would fade. He even glared at it like it was someone he knew and that i
"Can't I pass this time?" "Rhez! You just became sexy and now you're acting like that! Remember, you have been absent from our gatherings for ten years! ” exaggerated answer of the caller on the other line. Rhezi scratched her head. She even pouted her lips and frowned. She was caught off guard from what Tin had said. It's true that she hasn't been with friends for a long time because of her missing-in-action scheme. She decided to tell no one, even her friends, where she really was. Even her having a child was unknown to them. Rhezi sighed and mumbled, Okay, okay. Just for this time only, okay?"“Yes!” Tin answered happily. Rhezi could do nothing but close her eyes and massage her temple when the call from her friend ended. She agreed on going to a party with them. A surprise party for Mina to be exact in a high end Club in BGC.She sighed and got up from the couch she was sitting on. She's in the living room and alone. Like in previous days, she doesn't know where Jericho has b
Kraius was eyeing Rhezi. He didn't even let go of his gaze on her as she walked away from him. It was glued on the woman emphatically on the receding figure while his fists were clenched. He was mad. It was obvious in his aura. He flinched when someone snaked in his arm. His eyes immediately squinted and quickly turned his looked at it. He instantly saw his current hook up. She smiled as her lips turned red because of the lipstick used. “You seemed angry. Is there a problem?" the woman asked. Kraius shook his head and made no attempt to answer it. His companion frowned and just led the young man to sit in the lounge where his friends were. They occupied the VIP area and all were obviously enjoying themselves. "Hi, K!" they greeted him. Kraius just nodded and didn't answer. When he finally sat down, he immediately looked around the whole place. The forehead was furrowed while his intent look was still very much evident. He was looking for Rhezi and immediately saw her sitting wit