Intriguing. A man clutching onto a cricket bat as a weapon for defense. Vince gave a dry laugh, at that moment, Dean begun to regret his action. A cricket bat? What the hell was he thinking? ” Hello Mr. Parker, how may I help you... Again?”, he asked, clearly aware of what was going on but he decided to play along with his hand holding a gun behind him. “Mr. Vincent, I'm afraid I have to search your office. Besides, it's quite late, why are haven't you gone home yet?”, he asked holding the cricket bat tightly. He couldn't take any chances with the shady Vincent. “ I decided to stay up to complete the paperwork for the Ruby's company business proposal. I will go home when I'm done, Mr. Parker”, he sneered and Dean pushed him aside. He didn't insist instead he made way for him to step in. Immediately he got inside, he saw his friend's lifeless body on the floor at the far end of the office. ”Nathan, OMG. Are you okay? Vincent what have you done?”, he turned arou

Dean had dropped Ava at work and stepped in with her to say a few words of apology on her behalf to her boss about her late coming. The old lady was shocked to see the famous Mr. Parker of Dove's enterprises in her grocery store. Immediately he came in with Ava, she rushed over to him and decided to attend to him herself. She had thought he had come over to get veggies. She directed her menacing stare at Ava, “ Why are you walking in with him like that? You should kneel and attend to him. It's an honour for the popular Mr. Parker to shop at our store”, she said with a stern expression on her face and Ava wanted to do her bidding when Dean's cold gaze struck her. She remain rooted to the ground and the older lady screamed again, “ Are you deaf or your sense of hearing isn't just functioning at the moment..” “ Enough!”, Dean said in a cold, menacing tone. How could she treat Ava like she was nothing? He had a scowl on his face as he gripped her hand firmly. The older lady swa

“ Dean, do I look okay? I don't want Nathan to be ashamed of me..”, He stopped her midway, “ You look beautiful, Ava.” She knew be didn't say that to make her feel better, he meant it sincerely. She had on a blue jeans with a black top. She had them picked among the clothes in the wardrobe this morning. A lot of clothes there were not her size, but luckily she found one that fit. It would be ridiculous wearing a dinner gown and heels to work at the grocery store. Seconds ticked and she was still seated. Dean decided to allow her take all the time in the world. He understood it was a first time thing and she would be overwhelmed. Ava was about to step down when her eyes caught a few paparazzi coming their way. She stayed put with her hand which were initially stretched out to Dean, withdrawn. He followed her gaze and facepalmed. This was definitely not the time for them to show up. Dean whispered, “ Stay right here and here you go..”, He signaled to George who handed a ba

“ Do your worst, Camille... I dare you.”The last words he said before he hung up and blacklisted the number she had used in calling. ‘ Camille, you messed up. This wasn't what you were supposed to say, remember? You were supposed to explain to him that you have never even met her before and you are not the one behind the threats..’ The voice in her head kept scolding her. She was right, she successfully convinced Nathan in believing she had been the one threatening Ava all this time. What would she do now? How does she solve this? She took the nearest turn and parked quickly in front of a bungalow. It was her best friend's house. This was were Lilly lived, she had been Camille's best friend ever since they were little. She stepped down and ran into the house without knocking. Well, she never did. She always barged in and out whenever she wanted to. “ Lilly, I'm doomed. I'm done for Lilly, please I need your help.” “ Jesus Christ, Camille you gav

Uncertain about what to do, her mind wandered around deep in thoughts. She had been quiet ever since and Hazel had to snap her fingers repeated before she realized how far she had gone. “ Girl, you been lost in thoughts. You didn't even hear the last thing I said or did you?” Hazel asked with a hand on her shoulder protectively. “ Pardon me, I didn't know I had gone that far. Did you ask a question?” “ Of course I did. I asked about Vince. How's it going? When is he coming to see you?” Hazel asked with her eyes off the road for a second as she threw a glance at Caryn who seemed like she had a lot on her plate. Of course she did, her family's company was one step away from crumbling and even though his dad had been able to get a loan, it wouldn't last long. They needed to find a solution and quite fast too. “ Yes, he's coming over this weekend.” Her friend smiled and playfully punched her. “ Finally, someone's all excited to meet her baby. Am I lying?” She asked raising a brow at C