The kids were already asleep and the whole apartment is silent. After bidding each other good night, they went back to their own room to retire.
Mark was scrolling mindlessly on his social media when he saw an activity in Amanda’s profile.
‘Amanda is now friends with @SimpleSimon’
He checked the time, it was 1 o’clock in the morning. Why is she still awake and adding friends on social media?
Curiosity got to him and checked @SimpleSimon’s profile. It was a picture of a stray dog that looked so pitiful. He didn’t have any common friend with this guy and the account is recently created. Troll account! Why would Amanda entertain this nuisance?
“What?” Amanda was confused.“From now on, Jack is my son and I am his father. Whatever school activities that needed a father you send to me so I can free up my schedule” he announced proudly.“And please help to schedule a meeting with Jack’s school. I want to know why they let such things happen at their school. If they cannot give an explanation, you better look for a new school for the two kids” he declared like a protective father.He would not allow the two kids to feel insecure for having an incomplete home.Amanda was still shocked at the turn of events. What did the two boys talk about? She suddenly felt that she was left out.“Jack, what&rsqu
When Amanda went out of the room, her heart was still beating erratically because of her encounter with Mark. She dared to be bold and for a moment she thought she saw excitement in Mark’s eyes. However, as soon as her fingers touched his skin he immediately pulled back and she knew she made a fool of herself again.Well she’s been doing it a lot recently. If he doesn’t like it, he should say so. Otherwise she will do whatever she wants. Correction, she will do whatever she can, because there is a huge difference between what she wanted to do and what she can do.Jack saw her flushed face and he thought Amanda and Mark had a misunderstanding, he immediately run towards Amanda and gave her a hug.“I’m sorry mom. I promise I will behave properly next
“No no no, I’m not planning to buy. I just thought it would be nice if we move to a bigger house. It doesn’t have to be a villa. Maybe you can check my house and see if you and Jack can move in with us instead. My house has five bedrooms. It even has extra room so Nanny Lou can stay with us full-time” he explained trying to convince Amanda.“But I think it would be nice if we can move to a house with a swimming pool and a garden and a basement garage for our cars. It’s free to dream” he was describing his villa to entice Amanda.“It’s okay to dream, but one must learn when to stop. Let’s say we can afford to buy the villa with a pool after that we would dream to buy a mansion then after that we would dream of living in a palace. It will only get bigger and bigger but at t
Since he originally didn’t intend to celebrate his birthday, he quickly sent an invitation to his family and selected close friends.To: Mum, Dad, Dexter Henley, Jake Harrison, Adam West, Derrick JonesSubject: Birthday dinner @GreenRock apartmentMessage: I’m bringing someone special. Come if you
Mrs. Mills immediately asked her assistant to book for appointment for the spa but the earliest appointment would be three months from now. She felt restless day by day. She’s feeling the pressure from the Goldings and now her son would like to introduce someone ‘special’.If she would like the girl, she has no problem going against Sebastian Golding head-on.The Mills has the money and power and she doesn’t think that Sebastian would resort to cutting ties with them. Each of the prominent families have maintained their territories and no one has dared to break such truce.It would be detrimental to the whole country if that happens. Hence, it is the duty of the other families to intervene when such misunderstanding will occur.
“Happy birthday, Hun. Here’s your gift” she smiled at him lovingly.“I told you if I didn’t like it you have to give to two gifts until I’m satisfied” Mark accepted her gift and tried to peek at it.“I’ve made it myself. The box is just to complement” she said defensively.“Amanda North, I didn’t know Mark is your boyfriend” Jake Harrison went in to stir some trouble.“Oh no no no he is not. Don’t misunderstand. He asked me to call him Hun as in Hunter. Maybe I should also call him Mark from now on” she said with blushing cheeks.“Brother Jake, are you also friends with M
“This is actually my cake, Amanda” Derrick could not have the courage to confess to her.“Oh, it’s the same as the one that Mark gives to me. I think he’s buying it from a bakeshop, he doesn’t say where he gets it from” Amanda rolled her eyes at Mark.“I mean, I’m the one who makes that cake. It’s exclusively sold at Windmills Restaurant and today, I want you to know that you are the inspiration behind this creation” Derrick said solemnly.“M-m-me?” Amanda pointed to herself.“Yes, when we met at the photoshoot, I was very inspired by your story and I wanted to give you a present as a sign of our friendship. I hope you like it” Derrick
“Ahhh…marriage huh?” she was not prepared to answer this question.She subconsciously glanced at Mark for help but he was also staring at her.“Well, I’m not thinking about it now. Since I’ve already experienced it once, I’m not in a hurry to do it again. I should do it for the right reason this time” she sipped her drinks while looking around.“Good luck finding a rich husband. With your eating capacity you can bankrupt anyone no matter how rich they are” Mark teased her again.“Who needs a rich husband? I’m a capable woman who doesn’t rely on men to survive. I can even raise you and your daughter if you got fired. You want to try?” she his