Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Pride: Kabanata 181 - Kabanata 190

Raina is still learning the cash flow of Blanc’s company. Looking for a loophole to meet Nicko the Director. His close relationship with Nicko in the past made her believe she could try asking her old friend for help. “Is it possible for Nicko to help me? It’s not good for Uncle if his business is declining. Having an only child, and can’t be relied on. He instead wastes money and has an affair with his secretary,” she thought. While in Richmond .... Nicko was still sitting in his oversized chair, fiddling with his cell phone. now and then the flat thing was pressed against the chin and thought. A call from an old friend was a success to mess with his mind. “Raina... Raina, it looks like I have to talk to her. This can’t be allowed,” he thought. 

Raina took a cold drink and took a sip. She was surprised by what she just found. Her best friend in college is a descendant of a Lloyd. The dark-skinned woman lowered her head and tapped on the glass. Letting the ice mist touch the skin of her fingers, while lowering her head and exhaling deeply. Slowly, she lifted her head and looked deeply at the man opposite her. Then she shook her head. “It’s you,” she replied, and made Nicko frown. “This joke of yours is hilarious. Didn’t you say that you lived with your host family who treated you as a servant?” Raina asked, then covered her mouth with her palms because she was holding back laughter. Now it was Nicko’s turn to take a deep breath. “That’s a long story to tell. I don’t know how to get started.” 

Raina’s face stiffened suddenly when she found her best friend saying those words. Although in her heart she was smiling because Nicko had not forgotten his promise. Again, the young man whose appearance never changed gave a surprise for the umpteenth time. Made her remember her graduation day, when Nicko was the only person who came on that special day. Raina’s adoptive family had left her for good a year before she graduated. While her uncle was busy with the company. “You remember about it, Nick?” Raina asked. “Of course. Have you forgotten? Or maybe you don’t think about it anymore?” Nicko replied by showing a face that pretended to be offended. Raina waved her hands in front of her chest and said no. “It’s not like that, how could I forget about it.” Nicko leaned in closer to the woman acros

Roberto, who had been drugged by Raina’s success, glanced at his son. Giving a signal for the man to leave the two of them. Armando gave a sigh of relief. He no longer had to bother in finding excuses to hide his nervousness. Raina’s words about the irregularities in the financial statements really bothered him. “Yes, I understand, I will go,” he said, glancing at Raina with an unfriendly look. Raina herself responded to Armando’s gaze with a cynical smile. *** “Tell Raina, what do you want to talk about?” Roberto asked, as he leaned closer to Raina. Raina immediately took the financial report that had been deliberately printed by her. Then give it to her uncle with great respect. “This is Uncle, sorry if you don’t like it.” “Let me read it,” Roberto replied as so

“Raina, you can go with a driver this morning, right? I have an urgent need,” Armando who looked in a hurry, said, so he missed breakfast with his father. Raina wondered what was wrong with her cousin this time. He was very friendly towards her. “Did he hear my conversation with Uncle last night?” Raina thought. “Where are you going?” Roberto asked, a little suspicious. “Dad, I have something to say with Mr Zachary Wilson. I’m going to get my divorce from that damn woman,” he said. Roberto just laughed sarcastically, as if he didn’t agree with his son calling Catherine a damn woman. “There’s no need to keep insulting her. As long as she’s a wife she’s always been obedient to you,” Roberto said. “I d