Ella was frog marched up a series of spiral stairs into a large office kicking and screaming, and demanding who they were. When her legs finally touched the tiled floor, she swung her fist at one of the men but ended up on the floor instead. She winced, rubbing her butt, but froze as her eyes landed on the large screen TV across the room. She let out a gasp of surprise.There before her was a recording showing her taking an envelope from a desk.     Slowly, she carried herself off the floor swallowing hard and suddenly feeling her throat had gone dry. What the heck is going on? What does this mean? Ella remembered that day vividly and how Doña Bianca had presented her with the envelope. That witch… She balled her fist, her body trembled from sheer anger.

 Dylan didn’t think he would resolve to this, and he wanted to close the distance between them and embrace her tightly and tell her he didn’t mean any of it, but he reasoned that he was doing it partly for her own good and she’d see it too if she wasn’t so busy making a point of how much she absolutely loathed him.      He couldn’t tell if this intense emotion was after seeing her in Jason’s arms–being kissed by him when it was all he’d ever wanted to do since he set eyes on her again– or if it was something else entirely.     It was the latter he knew and that made his blood boil with fresh ange

 How did he know that her father was going to be taken apart by the loan sharks? This was the first question that popped into Ella’s head after she came home later that night to find her father gone and her mother sniffling. Did Dylan take her father so she’d have no choice but to give in to him? She knew he was his mother’s son but she’d never expected him to go that far. She took out her phone and dialled his number.       ‘’Did you do this?’’ she demanded hotly her hands fisted furiously at her side. They were standing in front of the café.       ‘’Do what?’’        ‘’Did you have my father taken so you can prove y

 She was grateful. He didn’t have to take what she thought into account but he did.        ‘’There’s no need to be appalled.’’ He said carelessly. ‘’The only thing you’re going to be doing is stand beside me whenever the need arises, smile and nod, say hello and a yes or no will do.’’      ‘’God you make me sound like a sorry star in some stupid puppet show!’’     ‘’That’s the intention.’’ Dylan nodded in amusement.     ‘’Are you kidding me? Who would want to live a life as boring as that?’’ Ella threw up her arms drama

 A small gasp escaped her lips before she could stop it.    Skyline restaurant was very classy, obviously made for the crème de la crème.There were round tables for two covered with yellow flowery linens and customers ate from elegant china wares; and that was just the first part. As they made their way up the stairs, Ella saw the second part with in-built cushions and love seats. They walked down an empty hallway until they came to the elevator.When the elevator slid open and Jonathan stepped in, Ella stood back tilting her head to one side in confusion.    ‘’Um, excuse me,’’ Jonathan’s brown eyes snapped towards her. ‘’Wh