Danielle PovI’ve walked in fast strides like i did today, i clutched the bags in my hand and sucked on my buttom lips. I was nearly there, it was all just a couple of feet away. I pushed through the doors and entered inside the apartment building. The racing of my heart calmed down when i unlocked the doors with my keys.“I’m home,” I said as I locked the door, I took off my shoes and raked my hair with my fingers.“Mummy!!” Avalon squealed and then i stopped picking her up in a hug, i smiled and held her in my embarce, she smelled like soap meaning she just showered.“Hey love, how are you?” i asked her and she stared at my face, her fingers picked at the strands of hair on my face, her lips was molded in a pout and her small palms pressed hard on my cheeks.“I am fine, had a really long nap after you left for work and after i had breakfast with grandma, and then i did a couple of things-” she paused and tapped her chin with it, “I did want you to look at something for me.” she said

Dani POVShe had to be joking right? I asked myself when i dropped my phone down. Juliet and Arthur were pretty close and it was clear that he had a soft spot for her in his heart.“You look like you could murder someone right now.” I raised my head at the sound of Robert's voice, he had some files tucked in his hands and his phone in the other, he was wearing glasses and he looked at me with concern.“Hey Rob-” I muttered putting a smile on my face. “What are you doing?”“Oh, I just finished photocopying some files, heading to HR to submit them. What about you? Where are you going to?”I groaned and closed my eyes.“I have to be be somewhere and i dont even know the place, and i’m not even supposed to be there until eleven, and she’s already threatening me.” I poured out and he only chuckled.“Is it Juliet?” he asked and i stared at him. Did he also know Juliet? As if he could read my mind he answered.“Yes, our families do go way back and our grandparents had put them together.” he

Dani pov“Do you have a problem with what I said?” She turned over to me and she asked, her eyes glared down on me; if they could kill? I would have turned to dust at that exact moment. I gulped before I answered, I really thought I didn’t say that out loud.“No, we don't have a problem but there is a much better way to find the dress, we have to look for it.” I responded as I was liked further into the room, I moved closer to where Mara was. I decided to show concern but in reality, I wanted to leave her without wasting any more seconds.“May I know what the dress looks like? So it can aid the search?” I asked to ease the room, Mara seemed tense already. Her hair felt falling apart as she tried to pack it into a bun, she was struggling as she sighed so many times, I could see the stress and anger all over her. She kept closing her eyes and blinking, it seemed like she didn’t want to shed a tear, her hardest wasn’t even enough. I felt for her.“Right? Why don’t you ask me to book you

Arthur POVMy phone buzzed right in the middle of the meeting and i was glad that i had a distraction to help me out of my way, my eyes darted to the screen where the pop up message stayed.Great JobI read the text from my phone, surprisingly it was from Robert. I could read the sarcasm.“...margin will grow-” my eyes drifted back to the man in front of me, even in his neatly tailroed suit i could tell that he was having a hard time trying to keep the smart words from coming though his mouth. I stared at the summary in front of me and then my eyes drifted back to my phone. Why was Robert texting me at this time? Why was he even texting me at all? And what did he mean by Great job?At the end of the meeting i pushed out my chair and stood up from my seat, i had just fifteen minutes before i ran out of my social battery with these guys.“Mr. King!” i turned in the direction of the man who yelled out my name, it was Donovan, i would never forget that italian accent that swerved its way

Dani povJake Norman.What was he doing here?Did he know Anaise?“You two know each other?” Anaise asked Jake who was staring at me the entire time. “Dani?”“Not exactly, I met Dani one time in a resturant,” he stated and turned to Anaise.“You two know each other?” the question rolled off my lips. Anaise held my hands and her lips spread into a smile.“Yeah, yeah Jake here is my cousin, i was just in the city and Jake left where he was just to come to me.” Anaise said and my eyes almost budged out of my head. What?! They were related!!“Oh- oh wow, thats something.” i muttered rubbing the sides of my arm. “Well, i really need to go-”“Come on Dani, we were just talking about your daughter Ava, you can’t leave now, i really want to hear all about her.” I was quick to see the narrow in Jake’s brows, he remained quite and watched Anaise spew on- sometimes i wished Anaise would learn how to be not care-free, but i wouldn’t blame her, she grew up in the safety of her family and wealth an