Tyler cursed his luck as he strode out of the car. His car keys dangled around his fingers and as uncomfortable as he was, he didn't let that reflect on his face as he stood in the open space, looking around for one person.When he said he had urgent work to attend to, he didn't mean work like this. He didn't mean work that involved shit like this but of course, his evening just had to get ruined before it even began.A white Mercedes rolled into the driveway and Tyler had to cover his face with his palm from the blinding lights of the car. He scoffed before leaning against the car, watching as the lights went off and the sound of the engine got cut.Shoving his hands into the pocket of his jeans, he waited impatiently for Gabby to make his way out of the car over to where he was. Gabby stepped forward and without a word, handed Tyler a blind folder.“See man, I know that you are upset but—”“—The hell, I am!” Tyler lost it and interrupted him. He turned around angrily and hit the bo

Sophie wasn't surprised when Kristen walked into her office with a bouquet of carnations and a box of chocolates. The gesture had been happening frequently. It would arrive almost at lunchtime when she was about to take a break and each note told a different story.Sophie had no idea who it was that was dropping the flowers but she knew that whoever it was would show up eventually. Still, she accepted the flowers from Kristen with a large smile, shrugging internally at the thought of it being Giovanni. “Thank you, ” she took a sniff of the fresh flowers before she went ahead to pick out the note.“May your day be filled with love as the carnations.” She read with a small giggle before handing it back to Kristen to put away in the vase. Sophie stuck open her drawer before tucking the handwritten note into a folder she had kept there for such purpose. When she glanced back up, she realized that her bubbly assistant was grinning at her and she was starting to raise her brows in suspici

Sophie gestured to Silva who came running with a scrunchy which she used in parking her hair quickly without breaking from the glare she stared at the woman with.“Babe, you don't want to do this. Don't descend to her level.” Tyler was quick to grab her hand before she made a move on the woman who was now covered by her friends.Sophie smiled despite her anger. Even at a time like that, Tyler was still acting.“Honey, I love you and all but if she wants to go low, then I will go lower.” She surprised herself by leaning in to press a quick peck to his cheeks.And like he wasn't there or something, Sophie turned toward the red-haired woman and marched toward her. Her friends flew out of the way while she grabbed her whimpering ass by her arm and pushed her to the floor.Gasps filled the air and people screamed while others clapped excitedly. They needed someone to put the woman in her place. None of them was going to do it but Sophie was.The woman screamed and tried to make a run for i

"I don't know, babe. I want to go as planned but...” Joyce trailed off for the umpteenth time she'd been on the phone. The display lights in her office shone on her beautiful face and dropped to the screen of her tab where she had been busy all day.Her eyes kept dropping with exhaustion and a single glance at her would tell the tired lines of her face. Amidst catering to her friends' needs and running her business, her plans were starting to crumble.“So, what do you want to do?” Nick's baritone smooth voice filtered in from the speakers and she sighed.“I guess I will just have to postpone till next weekend again.” She shrugged, shuffling one of her drawers open for a pen.“Maybe, ” Nick didn't sound cool with her response and Joyce knew it. “Look babe, these people are your friends. Friends. If you tell them you gotta go, they will understand. I know that you know that. This is your life we are talking about here.” Nick grumbled.“I know. I know.” She sighed and ran a hand through

Tyler's POV“Hold on, you did what?” Tyler almost screamed into the phone before he managed to collect himself, looking around the car park.“I called Mantha,” Gab said slowly, enunciating every word for Tyler to understand. His rich choice was filled with depth and something akin to frustrations boomed through the speakers.“Why?”Tyler was speechless not because his best friend of childhood days had gone ahead to call his cousin to ask her something as delicate as this but because he didn't think that they communicated at all.“Why, not?” Gab breathed. “Look man, I'm doing everything I can to find her. And if I can find her through Mantha, why not?” Gab spoke again.Tyler exhaled and glanced away from the ground to smooth the creases of his jeans jacket sleeves. He opened his mouth to say something when he saw Sophie coming in.Instantly without conscious of his activity, his lips drew into a small smile at her. She was walking toward him, taking her steps slow and steady while her