Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Deceiver's Handbook: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Drew’s POV“Oh my goodness! Baby! You didn't have to do this here! No!” Sheena exclaimed, bursting into tears at the sight of the ring.If it wasn't for the tone with which she let out the ‘No’, I'd have settled with the fact that she just hated me and didn't want me to engage her anymore.She looked so genuine, moved, and impressed by my attempt at proposing, and for a minute, I thought I was a lucky man.I was genuinely curious about what occurred that changed her attitude toward me and everyone. My girl was all of a sudden so empathetic, calm, and considerate of other people’s feelings. She was no longer rash with her words like when I first met her.That was still a surprise to me and no matter how much I tried, the picture of the girl whom I knew in the past still flashed in my face whenever I saw this new part of her.“Say yes! Say yes!” came the voices in the background but Sheena was too overwhelmed to look into their faces like I was doing, occasionally, even though I had my

Drew’s POV“Look who we have here! Drew of the good life! I can't believe you're still here with us! For a moment, I thought you'd joined your predecessors in glory,” Jessica teased, shooting me her usual stare of joviality while hurrying to throw me a hug.Jess was a colleague at the firm. She was typically whom one everyone would refer to as the life of the party. Bubbly, lively, entertaining, and extremely friendly. With Jess, it didn't matter how unapproachable or anti-social you were, she would tactically always wriggle her way into your presence and maybe your life eventually, if you let her.She was a breath of fresh air and good news, any day, anytime.“Jess! You haven't changed one bit. Nothing could ever steal your smile and cheerful spirit.”I hugged her with my left arm while I held my briefcase in my right hand. She reeked of a flowery perfume that immediately reminded me of May, during the days when our love boomed and was as strong as steel.Perfumes and scents were s

“Hey, Drew!” I heard a female-like voice call out to me from a distance as I attempted to turn on the ignition of my car, but I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I ignored whoever it was.I was a friend to no one over here, and vice versa so that individual could go to hell, for all I cared.My first day at the office didn't start on a very good note and it was ending even worse than I had thought it would. Returning to Leonard Finance Limited was already beginning to feel like a bad idea even though it was just day one.I was on the verge of giving up on everything completely but I couldn't. If I went another month without work, I would find myself on the streets begging for alms and I couldn't afford to make myself a laughing stock, especially not after having a failed wedding and being cheated on and embarrassed in public. Aside from pleasing myself, I had my dad who was lurking around and seeking the nearest available opportunity to tear me down and quickly discredit my effor

I stretched my legs, my hands cupping my mouth as I yawned alongside. I was tired and hungry.I have been as busy as a bee, trying to put one and one together to make two. Working as the Financial Director for my firm was the same thing as being put on a hot seat. I could also liken it to being put at the forefront of the battle, where the war was the hottest and toughest. The budget of the upcoming projects as well as the ones in view were put in my care and I had the duty to prepare a record void of errors and discrepancies.I had been at my desk ever since I stepped in for work, scanning the financial reports on my computer screen. I had been continuously monitoring the SPEM project’s expenses closely, but annoyingly, something was not adding up.A few transactions seemed too suspicious and I couldn't just shake off the gut feeling that something had gone wrong.I turned my wrist to check my smart watch for the time and it read 9:30 am. Amidst my frustration and anger, as well a

This was the end of the road for me, surely. Ross had outsmarted me and successfully carried out his plot to eliminate me. A part of me felt immense regret for the fact that I couldn't think more critically than I did. With Ross, it was like his brain ran at a very high frequency; before I could put words together, he'd written a whole book. Indeed, if you wanted to win at life’s race, you had to play smart, and smart enough to outsmart everyone else who was competing. I stood transfixed in a spot in my office, pondering on my next course of action. The firm believes I've been involved in duping it of a large sum by manipulating records and now it also has evidence that I'm hacking into its system. If anyone asked me about my favorite horror movie at the moment, I would say it was my life because the way things kept happening and with the rate at which everything went down the drain, I couldn't imagine a worse life. I forced my legs to take me out of the office to meet wit