“Who put that stupid idea in your head?” Dylan pushed Sandra’s hand away and walked past her, dropping her handbag on her couch. He couldn’t bear to stay angry because of her pale-looking form and how she had already sneezed three times. He looked around the room with seemingly nothing of interest to him. It was just a simple one-bedroom apartment, which served her purpose for now. Sandra was increasingly upset by the way he brushed everything off like it was nothing. “I called you when you were sleeping last night. Maeve answered your phone and said you two just finished fucking. Are you still going to deny it?” “Hahahaha,” Dylan laughed. He imagined how good it would have been if he indeed had that opportunity but he did not want to lose his new teeth implants and his gun too. “I guess she succeeded in fooling you. Do you think she would even allow me to fuck her in her father’s house? And even if I did, isn’t it what you always told me to do?” Sandra realized that Maeve pra

Dylan left Sandra’s apartment and drove back to the office. While on the way, he tried severally to contact Vincent but the latter’s phone was switched off. It got so bad, that Dylan almost crashed into the car in front of him so he threw his phone into the passenger seat to focus on the road. Arriving at the office, he was about to call one of his spies to keep an eye on Maeve’s movement when Reginald’s secretary informed him that Reginald wanted to see him. Reginald had received a text message from Gabriel, ‘Dad, please keep Dylan busy for me today. I’m investigating the issue about Vincent’s strange death with Maeve and I don’t want Dylan to be suspicious.’ Reginald was happy that Gabiel was doing so with Maeve. If they found out about any negativity, Maeve would have first-hand information and break up with Dylan. It was all Reginald hoped for, that his daughter would break up this unhealthy relationship before it was too late. In that case, he would not be the one inciting

“Just taking precautions since his intentions are not written on his face like yours.” Maeve smiled and snuggled close to his chest without saying any more. Whenever she proposed something, Gabriel would take it to the next level and ensure to cover all her tracks, including those she never thought about. He was her soul mate, also making life easier for her, and being close to him, made her feel as if she was in a carefree world with no problems. After another two and half hours, the pair were alighting from a Toyota Corolla at Gabriel’s underground office car park where Doreen was waiting for them. “Great. Am I supposed to drive the Corolla now?” Doreen was not happy. She was not obsessed with houses or clothing as much as she was with cars. Gabriel pulled her into a comforting hug before he said, “Just to the house. Your car is already parked there and the owner of the Corolla is also there to take his car back.” Doreen pulled away, folded her hands to her chest, and asked

Maeve was patiently waiting for whatever lie Dylan was going to cook up this time and Dylan’s brain worked very fast, most probably because he was broke. “Before paying, I insisted that she show me the design of the dress because of the price and this isn’t it,” he said. Maeve was impressed by his smooth lie this time around and replied, “You are right, this is not it. I didn’t know how to tell you that the scam poured coffee on the dress when I was putting it back in the box.” “What?” Dylan’s gaze darkened, as he perceived that Gabriel did it on purpose. “Well, he gave it to his secretary to take to the laundry and when I asked for it yesterday, he said it was going to be delivered to my house. This is what I got this morning,” Maeve added and wanted to laugh at the terrible look on Dylan’s face. He looked presentable but as Maeve was with him, she was only eager to catch a glimpse of Gabriel. Dylan looked at the sparkling diamonds around the neckline and even the necklace, fe

Doreen has been in communication with Dexter through phone and text messages but they never saw each other again from that day because Sue refused to return to New Jersey. She has become a pest Dexter was finding hard to get rid of. He never told Doreen that he would be at the party, rather planning to surprise her since she said she was going to be with Gabriel. “Don’t I deserve a hug?” Dexter asked upon seeing Doreen look at him with shock. Doreen could still not believe he was standing there looking all edible. Then she cursed herself for having those thoughts, stood up, and hugged him shyly before Dexter turned to Reginald, “Happy Birthday, Mr. and Mrs. Cambridge.” Reginald stood up and shook his hand. Their relationship was purely business related so he was surprised by the causality between Dexter and Doreen. “Dexter Gray, it’s good to have you here.” “Thank you. I already sent your gift to your house and I would like to steal Doreen away,” he said to Reginald since he