Temporarily Closed Novels & Stories

she shoos me out of the kitchen “Thanks mom” “Good morning miss Hazel” Lily calls out to me, from her desk, the moment I step into the office. “Hi Lily, good morning to you too” I can’t help the smile that stretches across my face, lily’s grin is so contagious. She walks up to me as soon as I am seated “You had a call from the office of Mr. Wang Xiao, his secretary called to cancel their appointment with us, she said due to some personal issues he would not be available for now. She also said she would put a call through once he is available.”

" With a sarcastic tone, he asked. "Close my foot." I wouldn't dare. Just tell him I'm busy." He said and attempted to hang up, but Yeshen stopped him, saying, "Don't hang up, Jas." "You really need to be here." We have agreed. Safe journey." He bid, hanging up before he could say anything.

It felt… different. Calmer. Jordy stood there for a moment, just taking it in. Then he walked toward the back. The manager was there, going through some papers like always. He looked up when Jordy approached. “You’re early.” Jordy nodded slightly. “Yeah.” There was a brief silence. Then, “I wanted to talk to you.” The manager straightened slightly. “What’s up?” Jordy slipped his hands into his pockets, steadying himself. “Today’s going to be my last day.”

It’s mostly empty, save for some round, bald-headed man. He has some bruises on his neck, but that doesn’t deter me. I’ve had worse bruises on my heart. All because of Jade. He raises a brow at me. “We’re closed.” “Till when?” He shakes his head bitterly. “I mean we’re closed forever. Someone got us shut down.” A chill runs down my spine. Someone shut them down? Who has the power to do that other than… “Sinclair?” I finish my thought out loud. “The billionaire?”

But my hands still trembled as I fastened his seatbelt, and my heart hadn't stopped pounding since the night I’d rushed him here. The ride home was quiet. He fell asleep before we’d made it halfway through town, thumb curled under his chin like he used to when he was smaller. Reaching a traffic stop, the voicemail light on my phone blinked —two missed messages, one from the bakery supplier, one from the local paper asking about our “temporary closure.” My email had a handful of order cancellations and one refund request that I didn't want to look at. My fingers tightened on the steering wheel. Sweet Haven had been closed for four days. No production. No walk-ins. No revenue. No clue what I w

"I'm outside your building," Rowan said. "I have Seren. Childcare fell through and I have a site meeting in forty minutes and I didn't know where else to go." Nia was already on her feet. "How far are you?" "We're at the entrance now." She looked through her office glass wall at the floor. Darian's temporary office was four doors down on the left. The door was closed. Lights on. Jacket visible on the back of his chair.

“Our reporters have learned that due to the severity of today’s incident. Aurora Event Agency will be temporarily shut down pending a full investigation. All operations have been suspended to prevent any further disastrous events.” The room went silent. Mom slowly lowered her cup. Mark stared at the television. I felt my stomach drop. The words echoed in my head. Temporary shutdown. My company. My team. My life. Everything stopped. The nightmare had only just begun.

"This afternoon, we finally received a response from several banking institutions." I frowned. "And?" He slowly handed me a document folder. "Every credit card account registered under Mrs. Sterling's name..." He hesitated for a brief moment. "...has been permanently closed." I looked up sharply. "Closed? Why?" My brows knitted together. My assistant lowered his eyes as he couldn't meet my gaze. "There was a reason listed in the official records, sir." He replied. A strange uneasiness settled inside my chest. I opened the document bag and pulled out the report.

(22ND JULY. FRIDAY.) "Hello, Lance. How's everything going on there?" Leo asked over the phone. He was on the porch waiting for his kids to be done eating so they can proceed to school and he can proceed to work. "Um, sir. Bad news." Leo furrowed his brows. "Bad news?" "The club is temporarily closed." Leo chuckled finding it hard to understand what he was saying. "Why is my club temporarily closed, Lance?"

The blind lady with long white hair says, with an aggravated tone in her voice. "Is this true?" Janet looks at Rylin like a mother questioning her troubled child. "Yes but it would only be temporary. We have a plan." He says with confidence. The door slams open behind us. I felt my body tense. This has to happen I kept telling myself. I quickly link Rylin, "Let it happen. Don't stop it. No matter what. Promise me." He gives me a odd look of confusion nods his head so slightly no one even notices.