All Chapters of LOVE, RUINS AND ASHES.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

Chapter OneDEEP TROUBLE.Lauren's POV.Holding my cellphone with my left hand, and glancing at my reflection on the dead screen, I dabbed some concealer on my face with my other hand. Suddenly, the screen came alive. It was a call from Agnes. “Shit!” I muttered under my breath and let out a deep weighed sigh.I dropped my cellphone, and picked up the face mirror on the bed which I sat on. Hoping that I'd done a good job this time, I tilted my head to the side to confirm if the scar was still visible. Unfortunately, It was. In fact, it was as if I'd done nothing in the past ten minutes.Meanwhile, the screen went dead for a few seconds, and came alive again. That was the third time Agnes was calling. I'd given her my word to show up at her twentieth birthday party which was supposed to begin by 8pm, but it was past 8:30 pm, and I was still home. I could only imagine how furious she would be.Nonetheless, I knew that I'd to answer the call, else she would most likely ignore me when n

Chapter Three.WE MEET AGAIN.Lauren's POV.I turned the doorknob open, and walked in. Although, I'd left the bar, but Conrad's words never left me. What did he mean by it was only the beginning? That particular question kept ringing in my head.“Where in the world have you been, Lauren?” my mother rushed to me, her voice was laced with concern. “We've looked for you all over the place, but we couldn't find you.” “I am sorry,” I said, with downcast eyes. “I just needed a moment alone.” “Are you sure?” she framed my face with her hands. “You shouldn't run off the way the did; I almost had a heart attack.” “I am sorry.” I said, barely breathing the words. “However, can I go to my room now? I need to get some rest.” “Agnes was here.” she said. My skin crawled. “What?” I lifted my gaze to her.“Yes. She came with Camille, and Anita.” she said, taking her hands off my face. “They were worried about you. You were supposed to be at her twentieth birthday. Why didn't you go?” “Is that w

Chapter 05.READY OR NOT?Lauren's POV.I dropped my gaze to the wads of cash in the briefcase. No doubt the money, whatever amount it was, would help me in so many ways. That's an understatement. It would completely change my life. However, thinking about it, it didn't seem right to me. I mean, I killed his father last night, and today he's offering me this amount to do a job for him? “Can I take some time to think about this?” I asked, lifting my gaze to him. “I would really appreciate it if you can give me a few days to think about this.” “Do you think this is some kind of joke?” he asked, his brows gathered in as he leaned forward. “I don't have much time on my hands, and you want me to give you some time to think about it?” He scoffed.“Are you kidding right now?” “No, I just,” I sighed. “I have never seen such amount of money before. So, it just feels…” “Weird?” he raised a brow. “Well, I thought as much too. But there's nothing to be scared about. I just need you to do as

Chapter 07.A LIFE CHANGING OFFER.Lauren's POV.I turned to the door for a moment as if Camille, Agnes, and Anita were all standing outside, waiting for me to join them. But then, I knew that they were long gone, perhaps expecting that I should follow behind, which was actually the best thing to do because I had to clear the misunderstanding that was brewing between Agnes and I. If anything, I thought we were good. However, I was wrong. In the meantime, I sighed, and turned to face Mr Griffith. I couldn't tell exactly why he wanted me to wait behind. But it had to be something important. I guess he didn't want any of them to know about it.“Is there a problem, sir?” I asked, holding my hands in front of me.“No, not really.” he said, with a smile as if sensing the worry in my voice. “I just wanted to speak to you about an opportunity.” “An opportunity?” I reiterated, narrowing my gaze at the words. “If I may ask, what opportunity might that be, sir?” “Although, it's been over two