Slap a bitch, huh? Gryphon hummed as he continued eating. He didn’t know if Andrea meant it that way, but he decided to say it, anyway. “My mom is vexing, but don’t slap her. She will not bother scheming; she will straight up murder you and get away with it.”
“Murder?” Andrea dropped her smile for a frown. “Why would I—? Why do you think I would slap your mother? What if I just slap you instead? You’re annoying. Let’s just eat, so we can go home.”
“You want to go home already?” The male chuckled before leaning on his palm. “Don’t you want to stay out longer? Actually, it won’t be staying out if we’re rooming in a hotel.”
Andrea looked at him, and he casually sipped on his wine. His eyes shone differently as if
Low heels echoed along the hallways leading to the office of the owner, followed by a worn pair of leather shoes. The stout and short woman walked toward the door, soon knocking on the panel that was open with a gap. Rita, the team leader of the R&D, poked her in and saw Andrea making notes on a paper while looking at the design plate she had in front of her.Rita glanced at the man behind her, and she smiled at Gina when the secretary came to stand before them to welcome them inside. “Is there something wrong, ma’am? You called for me about an urgent matter?”“I also came in case it’s a big matter.” The director of Operations also walked in as if giving support to Rita in case it had something to do with their work.“Hm, I’m not really sure it isn’t.”
The charity ball could easily be mistaken as someone’s birthday party, with all the names that had come to attend. Not only would the Pearce family be there, but the other members of the socialites also confirmed their attendance. The media were all setting up their camps outside as the party was beyond closed doors like how it was as usual.When Andrea looked out of the hotel, she could see the lines of cars that queued to drop off the stars they carried. For some reason, Gryphon hated this part because a lot of lights would be flashing against his face. He would rather pose at the actual Moissanite red carpet as camera flashes were banned in there. A lot of people loved the flashing cameras, but Gryphon had become elusive because of them.The woman ran her hands on the smooth blonde hair that was decorated with real diamonds secured by thin chains that
Slap! A tight slap resounded all over the hallway as if the design was there to amplify all kinds of sounds. Gryphon was so busy sizing up the males of Monarch that he didn’t realize the woman was the boldest among them. He should have known that the more venomous snakes struck faster.When he heard the slap, he quickly looked down and saw how Andrea shielded her face with her bag. He pulled Andrea toward his chest and used his hand to cover her face from malicious photos and more attacks from the other woman.At the same time, Mathias pulled Melody behind him to keep her from doing more than necessary. If there were no cameras around, he would have laughed at the instant response Andrea got. However, he also had to account for the fact that Gryphon glared at them like he would eat their bones. That man was rumored to hit even beautiful women, so Ma
The charity ball in itself was okay and pleasurable; it was the happenings before it that made it to the social media pages and forums. No one in the media missed how Moissanite Hotel threw out a group of influencers for disrespecting the fiancée of the president of Pearce Empire. Before that, there was a slapping incident that involved the same fiancée.Andrea sat on the edging strip at the back of Gryphon’s house. Her feet were moist from the water that dripped from the leaves of the plants around her. She had a cup of hot chocolate for that morning at her side, the woman not wanting to appear at VNVS for fear of their reports.She had been using her own face and name to propel searches of their website and the exposure of the watches that she got the license to sell. However, she took all of it—negative and positive publicity was st
Wide eyes greeted Gryphon as soon as the man walked in their front door. For some reason, Andrea was still in the clothes that she wore when she met Parker earlier in the day. She even looked like she had just come home… or that she hadn’t moved yet after she settled on the couch.The male put his case down at the side before sitting next to the woman. He whipped out his phone and showed her an online gossip. “This you?”“…your mom knocked someone out with a tray without a warning…” Andrea received the phone and stared at the headline, of how there was an altercation in a café involving the local supermodel, Roxanne Cromwell. The VNVS’s model’s face was even obscured as if the gossip blog knew its limits. “You weren’t lying about not messing with her.”
After speaking to Gryphon at that time, Andrea continued reading through the article with a different mindset. She ignored the women’s qualifications and imagined how they were behind the shots of their magazine smiles. What did Gryphon not like about them?When she got to Roxanne’s segment, she stared at the divine looks of the supermodel. She envied the lush golden hair that she used to have, and those crystal eyes that had the same hue as hers. It was strange: this woman was more beautiful than her, and yet…“Wait a minute…” Andrea scrolled up to look at the other girls. They were all blondes with long hair, and their eyes were almost the same color. As for looking like siblings, no, their facial bone structures were all very different. No one would mistake them for someone else. It’s just that… Gryphon defi
The last time Andrea had gone to a tailoring shop, she was fitting for one of the dresses she had to model for Superstar. It was in a shop somewhere in the commercial district, next to a dessert shop and one that sold used books. The clerk there was friendly and bubbly, entertaining the customers in their small reception nook with zero unnecessary or awkward chattering and some jazz music. That shop had a rather homey feel, but this one right here… Andrea wondered if she had walked into a corporate office instead. The walls were cream and gold, while the reception was so wide as if cars were allowed inside. The displayed gowns were in full mannequins, along with the raised veil and gorgeous shoes. Some even had a bouquet of plastic flowers in their plastic hands. Andrea took a deep breath. She never had the chance to get fitted for a wedding gown before. She
Weeks after the crazy reveal about Andrea and Gryphon’s wedding, Andrea made another loud sound when VNVS announced their new line of watches a day before Monarch could announce theirs. It’s just that… VNVS was not planning to compete with Monarch head-on this time. After all, VNVS’s new line was set to cater to the middle class.Unlike how she advertised Cosmic Promises, she just had local celebrities do the promotion for the Gardener Series. In fact, she had four models for the first two watches of the Gardener series. Sunshine Spirit was loosely based on the sunflower, while King of the Night had the color of the black tulip.Since they were catering to the middle class, Andrea decided to design a few for men. Instead of making watches with a plain face and solely neutral colors, King of the Night had its dark purple color mixed with