Ruiz Library Novels & Stories

Mathew said nothing before he left and she was inclined to follow him. Getting to the Staff workspace, there was news on the T.V about CRUZ company. There was silence as Maria stood to watch the news. There was a rumor going on about the CRUZ enterprise producing fake designs and adulterated paintings. Some top executives of other companies noted their disapproval of the CRUZ company and its methods. Nearly all of them said that they had no intentions of working with the CRUZ company. "How long has this rumor been going on?" Maria asked Dr. Mathew. She seemed cool and ordered but everyone knew that she would soon blow off her lid sooner.

As he turned each corner and navigated through the city's labyrinthine roads, he knew that he was approaching a destination that would bring him face to face with the woman he had been at odds. Dr. Ruiz's house was a modest yet stylish apartment tucked away in a quiet corner of Veridian Heights. It exuded an air of simplicity and comfort, a far cry from the grandeur of Mace's own lifestyle. The building was chic, its exterior adorned with potted plants, and the street was lined with elegant lampposts that bathed the surroundings in a warm, inviting glow.

They walk side by side without speaking, two women moving through midtown Manhattan on a cold morning, and nobody looks at them twice because the city has never been interested in things that don't ask for its attention. Ruiz Tower is forty-seven stories of glass and steel on West 57th Street. It announces itself the way all buildings owned by dangerous men announce themselves with money and polish and the kind of beauty that doesn't invite questions. A lobby full of marble and light. Security at the desk. Cameras that Nadia counts as they approach. Twelve cameras visible. Probably double that unseen. A woman is waiting at the side entrance.

After a while, she started mentioning Rozz again which led to the two of us into another feud. I’ve repeated it once and I’m repeating it again. Rozz had always been obsessed of her to a point of restricting a lot of things she can do. I rolled my eyes when she defended him again. Throwing me the same excuse of him being like that because he treats her like a childhood friend? Bullshit.