“She was telling the truth, sir,” Tim said to Arthur who was staring outside the city from his huge office glass with his hands in his pockets. After Arthur had asked Kiana to leave, he had asked Tim to verify all the information he received and to check for any signs of her boyfriend cheating on her. Arthur was still in love with Kiana but refused to show her any sign of affection because of how she broke his heart and moved on like nothing happened. ‘For her to show up and ask for my help must mean she needs me.’ Arthur thought to himself as he turned to Tim and nodded. “Thanks, Tim.” “If it interests you, she will be having an investor's gala but it seems the gala will determine so many things in their company,” Tim said and that made Arthur’s brows crease. “Why would Kiana hold the gala? Has her mother retired?” Arthur asked and Tim looked down sadly and pushed his glasses forward before responding. “Sir, her mother died two weeks ago.” “What?!” Arthur asked in shock and
“Babe?” Daniel called Kiana who was deep in thought. Kiana was snapped back to reality as she looked at the man who she had to tolerate when she would rather strangle him to death! ‘Babe? Hearing him call me that makes me want to slap the word back into his mouth or worse, cut his tongue off!’ Kiana thought internally in rage but breathed in instead as she faked a smile. “Yes, dear?” “You’ve been absent-minded since the gala. It’s been a week but you barely give me any information and you drive yourself around. Annabel was complaining too.” Daniel reached over to touch Kiana who fought back the urge to move away but she knew she had to keep fooling him until she had solid evidence against him. “I haven’t been up to anything, the only thing I’ve done the whole week is shop for new clothes and change the face of my office. Did you need me to report that to you too?” Kiana looked at Daniel who was now looking down in shame. “I’m sorry, I just thought that maybe something was going o
“The meeting is in twenty minutes, if you fail then we lose our only chance!” The message read as Daniel rushed to the car. Daniel had received a phone call from the lawyer threatening to expose his part in altering the will if he didn’t deposit the ten million dollars. In a panicked state, he rushed to his car and drove to the hotel where he was supposed to meet the investors secretly. Upon arrival, he found Annabel had already placed the projector and the presentation. Since they both worked for Clear Cosmetics, no one suspected or found it odd that they usually spent time together. “Good morning Mr. Williams.” Anna greeted seductively with a smile on her face. Daniel got instantly turned on and looked around before pulling Anna and kissing her hard. “Can’t wait to see you later.” He whispered on her lips as they pulled apart. Unknown to Kiana, the two had secretly called the investors from the gala and planned on getting them on his side so that he could gain support from the boa
“Hey love, can we meet I miss you.” “Why have you been distant lately?” “I’ll come over and start staying with you, you’re scaring me.” “Are you there?” Kiana sighed as she watched the load of texts pop up on her screen. She was exhausted and spent all the energy on Arthur and now that Annabel was breathing down her neck, she wanted to change her apartment but knew she had to endure it to fool them. ’Eventually I’ll have to visit and play bestie with her when all I want is to peel her skin off!’ “Will you respond to that?” Arthur’s deep voice spoke after eyeing her closely. Kiana lifted her head to meet the most beautiful eyes she’s ever seen and had to fight her muscles from spreading into a smile. “No, but I have to go, Juliana needs me back at the office. When can I meet you? We have much to discuss and if you’re investing such an amount it’s only fair that I know your plans.” Kiana reasoned with Arthur but his lack of emotion made her feel uneasy. ‘When did he become a stone-
“What are you doing here?” Kiana asked with a frown on her face. Angela smiled her usual fake smile and stepped in while keeping her eyes locked between the two. Before Angela could even respond, Annabel walked in causing Kiana to frown as she took in the turn of events. ‘What is this now?’ “Mum, what are you doing here?” Daniel asked as he watched his mother’s face stretch into a cunning smile as she whipped her head and looked at Kiana. “I wanted to speak to my daughter-in-law.” She said flatly making Kiana half laugh at the desperate attempt. ‘So desperate to take my mother’s company I see.’ Annabel stepped in and spoke with her usual sweet voice as if she wasn’t filled with more venom than a viper. “Kiana, I think you’re being too rude to her.” “Rude? I haven’t even said anything to her!” Kiana responded but she knew very well that this was an attempt to paint Kiana black while she shined. ‘It was always like this but I was too dumb to see through her back then but now I know
Kiana woke up in the middle of the night and stared up at the ceiling. She couldn’t sleep as she replayed each event she had experienced and compared it to her previous life. ‘So much has changed but it seems the ultimate goal remains the same. It’s now eleven months to my death and six months before I’m…’ “Oh my God!” Kiana jolted up with her eyes as wide as a bulb when she realized she had forgotten something very important. ‘Those drinks Daniel used to give me had drugs in them which caused me to have stomach cancer! Oh no, what if yesterday’s drink had a drug too? Oh, Kiana how could you have been so stupid?!’ With a pounding heart, Kiana grabbed her phone and dialed her doctor’s number but the line went unanswered so she wrote a text. Sleep was starting to hit her so she yawned as she pressed sent. “He will probably respond to me tomorrow,” Kiana mumbled as she drifted off to sleep. ********* Arthur was working late as he did every night after his meetings. Arthur had lost
“What are you going to do?” Juliana asked as she watched with a worried expression. Her boss looked like she would have a heart attack any second! Kiana placed both her hands in her face, “I don’t know Jullie what does one do when they send a text that was meant for their doctor to their ex?” A gasp left Juliana as she moved closer, “He’s your ex? No wonder he’s been your hero lately, speaking of hero…” Juliana trailed off but Kiana knew what was going on in her mind. They still hadn’t found a way to bring out the meeting Daniel had behind her back but it was sure that it would reflect badly on her to the board. “I have two weeks until the next meeting, by then, I need to have enough evidence to show Daniel’s true intention. As for Arthur, yes he’s my ex but I don’t want to think about that right now.” Kiana said dismissively. Juliana watched the pain that flashed in Kiana’s eyes when she mentioned her ex so she decided to change the topic. “We have a new problem, and it’s worse th
In front of Kiana laid roses, the whole living room was empty except for the roses and the bed in the middle. The sight irked her but she decided to swallow the lump in her throat as she walked carefully towards the wall. ‘At least I won’t have to move beyond this place. It seems the two have quite several plans!’ Kiana thought in anger as she removed the tiny camera. The type of camera she had was an advanced kind. All she had to do was set it up on the wall and it blended in. Unless someone scratched it off, it was impossible to know it was there. The only way to know was unless you put it there in the first place. “Great! Now let me see you two talk rubbish after I catch you!” Kiana spat under her breath and stepped away. Her heart was beating wildly against her chest but she couldn’t help but smile with pride! ‘In my previous life, I could barely do anything. It’s been a few weeks since I was reborn and I’m now able to even plant cameras? The heavens must have added an extra