"Sorry for stepping in a little late, I was caught up with something important at the office." Stanley apologized sincerely as he walked into his lawyer's conference room where his lawyer, Elvis, Rita and Rita's lawyer, Dominique were all seated waiting for him. Stan shook hands with his lawyer and Rita's whom he recognized to be her elder cousin before taking a seat beside his lawyer. And opposite them was Rita and Dominique. "It's fine Stanley, myself and Rita just got here a few minutes ago, we haven't been waiting that long, " Dominique assured while Rita, on the other hand, had a bored expression on her face. "So let's get right into business, " Elvis stated. "Rita, you contact me saying the settlement Stanley gave you is too small, " Elvis said so Stanley and Dominique could witness Rita truly contacted him. "Yes, what Stanley is offering is not even up to a quarter of what he owns. I s

Stanley and Lauren left very early the next day for Mesa city, Arizona and they got there in an hour. They made a stop at Lauren's home to drop their luggage before they made their way to the hospital. It was a three-bedroom apartment; Not something extra but a very cozy place for an average family. Lauren knew where the spare key was so they had no troubles getting in to drop off their bags. As soon as they got down from the taxi, Lauren sighted her younger sister, Abby, walking out of the hospital. Abby was drowned in her thoughts that she didn't even notice her elder sister so Lauren called her name to get her attention. "Abigail..!"Abby's lips curved into a tired smile as soon as she saw her older sister. She ran towards Lauren and engulfed her into a tight hug. Lauren returned the hug and kissed her forehead in the process. 

A week later. Lauren was almost going crazy because she was out of options and ideas of what to buy for Stanley. His birthday was in two days and she was still clueless about what to get him. Buying materialistic things doesn't seem too appealing to her because Stan already has all the things she thought of buying for him. He had told her not to buy anything for him because her love for him was enough to serve as his birthday gift. But Lauren wouldn't dare. 'Why won't she buy him a gift?', she will probably die of guilt if she doesn't get him anything. Even when it was not her birthday, he was always showering her with expensive gifts. Just imagine all that he would do had it been it was her birthday and not Stans'She thought about throwing him a party but Stanley hardly has any friends she could invite except for his family and a few friends who were his business partners.

Stanley stepped out of his walk-in closet into his bedroom, all dressed up for his birthday dinner and for a second, he forgot how to breathe as soon as he sighted the love of his life who was looking so gorgeous. She was putting on a designer dress that fits her perfectly well. Her hair was put down just like how he likes it and she had little makeup on, with a matching pair of heels. Lauren didn't even notice him, She was busy trying to clip her necklace. Since they both have a family dinner to attend to this evening, Stanley was able to cajole Lauren into spending the weekend with him in his home. "Here, Let me help you." He said as he approached her. She handed him the necklace and he clipped it for her almost immediately. Stan placed a kiss on her shoulder before he gently twirled her around. "How did I get so lucky to attract such a beautifu

Stanley watched the Queen of his heart as she slept peacefully. She cuddled up against him as if her life depended on it. He smiled and caressed her long messy hair. He had no doubt that she was very tired; especially after the marathon they had overnight so he decided to let her sleep more. He spent a few more minutes watching her sleep and praising himself for being so lucky to have such an amazing woman in his life. With Lauren by his side, nothing else matters. After a while, Stanley gently untangled himself from her. He covered her properly with the duvet and placed a long kiss on her forehead. Stan reached for his sweat pants and put them on. He reached for his phone on the nightstand and then made his way out of the bedroom. Before starting breakfast, he decided to give Anita a call to ask for her help. "Morning Ann" He greeted as soon as s