A knock came on the door from Samira and she was asked in by Paige after confirming that she actually was the one. Her previous encounter with Simon is still fresh in her memory."These came in for you earlier today ma'am." Samira said, handing her a shopping bag and a big envelope. "Thank you Samira." She replied, collecting the items from her. The girl bowed and left. Paige saw the name on the shopping bag and she knew instantly that it was her dress for the anniversary dinner. She hurriedly opened the shopping bag bringing out the box that had the dress in it. She unboxed the dress and couldn't believe what she saw. Trying not to react too soon, she undressed and quickly wore the dress. It was a strapless bodycon, heavily stoned dress that she didn't remember seeing on Shonnelle's website the very day she checked for outfits. Then, she saw a card attached to the rim of the dress which read; "custom made, just for you" and it warmed her heart. Franklin did it. He requested a cus
Back at the Kentleys, Paige looked at her dress one last time. It was without doubt the best dress she'd ever owned. She smiled recalling she thought the same back at Lakeview when she saw the dress Simon got for her. But then, in all honesty, this one presently, was the best dress she has ever owned. Her phone buzzed from a Stefan call. She stared at the screen for a while and as usual, ignored it. She went ahead to open up the second package Samira brought for her, the big envelope. Bringing out its contents, she discovered that it was the contract Anna promised to send. She dropped it on the console table and eased out of her dress, picked it up and hung it carefully in the wardrobe. Left in her underwear, she bolted the door securely and sat down to take a look at the contract.Paige has never been a calm and patient person when it came to reading write-ups with bogus words but she tried going through this one. After rushing through the first few pages, she was assured that Simon
"Oh, that's great." Paige replied. "Let the driver know that I'll be with him shortly." Paige replied. The atmosphere in the room was cold as ice. Even as Paige spoke to Sherman, her voice sounded so tiny and minute. It felt like the silence was drowning it. At Paige's reply, poor Sherman bowed quickly and rushed off almost hitting his head on the door frame."Did you receive the contract I sent to you through Sherman yesterday?" She asked wanting desperately to ease the tensed up mood. "I did." He replied through his teeth as he finally resumed eating in an attempt to distract himself. "Okay then." Paige said, cleaning her mouth with the table napkin. "I guess I will see you later in the day." She added standing up carefully. Without being told, she knew she had indeed tested Simon a bit too much and was already stepping on his last raged nerve. He made no reply to her words. As calmly as she could, she picked up her cellphone from the table, moved away from her chair and stepped
His answer earned him a painful punch at his jaw that had him tasting his own blood. "I will ask again Mr. Riley, what brings you to Yardstin." Simon repeated his question. "I came to see Paige Patterson, my girlfriend." He finally replied, almost crying. "I'm listening." Simon urged. "I already told you everything. I came to see Paige." He replied, almost in tears. "And what business do you have with Fiona Reuben?" Simon asked again. Stefan became silent when he heard the question. He didn't know how best to answer. In fact, he was scared, bruised and tired already. His silence earned him another punch from Bruce giving him a swollen jaw. Charles was about adding his own punch when he shouted. "I'll talk please, no more. I will answer all your questions." He replied, weeping uncontrollably. "The mother contacted me and asked if I wanted to make some extra cash without doing much and I told her yes. So she made me an offer. She asked me to distract Paige and make her forgive me
"Sunflower, eat your breakfast, it's way past breakfast hour. We will talk more after breakfast." He replied in a soft voice. His face, expressionless, making it impossible to read him and understand what he might be feeling.Paige couldn't help it. Simon was cold towards her. Giving her short curt answers. That only meant he was still mad at her. She continued eating as the awkward silence lingered. "Are you mad at me for some reason?" She finally asked. "No," he replied. Why would I be mad at you?" He asked feigning ignorance. "Because you are barely speaking to me. You used to talk a lot when we were together. I'm not used to hearing you make a few curt sentences only." She replied and looked up at Simon who still maintained a straight face. "I'm just a bit exhausted." He replied. "I will just go to my room for a quick nap and allow you to eat. See you later in the day." He said standing up. "Okay." Paige replied in a low and worried tone, watching him leave for his room. It
Simon fell ass down on his bed feeling dejected, once she left. He had just removed Stefan from the picture entirely which Paige ought to thank him for. Now Tedson seems to be not just an ordinary obstacle. Even as he prayed fervently that Tedson will eventually lose Paige in the long run, yet he knew that the possibility of such ever happening might be very slim. He had observed how Paige's eyes lightened up whenever she was speaking of Frankie. So Simon knew that Tedson would never go away unless Paige decides to move away from him. But he just didn't know how to make that possible. Any average human will find Tedson boring but then, Paige wasn't an average human. She was his crush, the most beautiful girl he has ever met. Their last conversation kept ringing a bell in her head. He has become so attached to her that he was so scared of losing her. But he knew going after her and pleading every day wasn't an ideal thing to do either.Maybe she prefers the old Simon, he thought. Bu
"But you are not with your things. No big bag, what about your clothes? I thought you changed your mind or something." He said to her."There are clothes I can change into over there. It's really not necessary to carry a big bag." She replied "I'll be back first thing Monday morning." She added. In order not to explode with anger, Simon took a sip from the bottle of water, always made available for him beside his seat. He glanced at Paige from the corner of his eyes, wondering what came over her or where he went wrong. With the current situation, he needs to keep reminding himself that Paige now wants an employer - employee type of relationship. So, he needs to act accordingly. The ride to Crescent Fall continued with absolute silence except for the faint giggles from Paige every now and then, while she went through her gallery, viewing the images she took earlier. "You know there are better ways to tell me what you want than ignoring me and acting like I don't exist." He said not h
"Attaboy!" Noah exclaimed. "You Simon, you are a genius in a man's body. What you see in seconds, I myself might not get to see it even in years. You have your father's gift to decipher opportunities when you see one. No matter who or what they disguise as." Noah complimented.Simon smiled. He recalled how Noah stood up for his family when they lost Theodore and how he helped him fish out and kill some of the culprits, especially the Emersons. "You could get some acres there as well and maybe expand your business. You can develop something good. " He said, picking a glass of drink from the bartender who presented a tray to them. The host picked up a glass as well, and laughed hilariously. "I wonder how many acres they have left. Because, the Simon I know would buy as much as they have." Noah said. This made Simon chuckle. We can cut out a good deal." Simon started. "You can buy from me. I won't sell at an expensive rate, at least not to you. The price will be extremely affordable an