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“Oh boy.” i muttered to myself as i stepped out of the car, closing the doors behind me, i tucked my hands behind me and stared at Juliet who was staring at something over my shoulders. Hearing the car door close i put it together that she was looking at Robert who was now standing beside me with his hands shoved in his pocket.Juliet in her robe and heels walked off the stairs towards us- specifically Robert and stopped in front of him.“You’re a king?” she asked with her fake smile as her eyes roamed over Robert who didn't seem bothered by her gaze. “You do have his striking eyes and hair, you’re Zach’s son?”“Yes, i am and you’re the one who wanted Danielle to walk all the way from the gates to the main house.” Robert said curtly and even though it was subtle, it was there, Juliet's brows ticked in annoyance.“It was all a misunderstanding- i’m sure you’re aware of how people can be sometimes, especially with people like us.” she said with her lips spread and her white tee
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
Dani POVShe wasn’t going to tell him the truth and i noticed that she wouldn’t let me either.“The earlier the better,” Juliet answered with her eyes piercing straight at my head. “We have to go now, You can talk to her whenever you get back, Ciao.” And like that, the call ended with Juliet staring at me like i had taken something of hers.She turned over to me as she spoke, I felt hot, she didn’t only look at me. She glared and looked down. She even kissed the air, and worse? She waved like Arthur was right there. It was embarrassing.She said something inaudible before her lips melted into a scowl. She removed the phone from her ears and tossed it unto the bed.“Okay you two can get out, I need to change.” She said harshly, I wondered if I had missed anything or if she was just so good of an actress. Mara sprinted, and in a second she had left. She didn’t even bother to wait for another second as she hurried away from the room.I grabbed my phone as I was about to leave, and just
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 POVFive Hours.It’s been five hours already and i’m on the verge of loosing my mind. I glanced at my wrist watch again and the ticking sound was irking my ears already, i needed fresh air, and not to be around brand new products that smelled like a whole lot of things, in fact I wanted to go home. This wasn’t what i signed up for and even with my aching heels in my low mules, Juliet still stood tall in her ankle boots as she picked one thing from the other in the rack.We were currently in the sixth store and we had a whole lot more to go, my body was tired as I desired food, any kind of food and my mind was tired from seeing fabrics of the same type in different colours over and over and over again.“Do you have this in blood red or maroon?” Juliet asked and when i though her attention was drawn away from me, i reached for the couch where i would be able to rest my legs-“Dani can you follow her to also find this in purple-” Juliet's voice had me jumping up, my eyes landed on h
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
Arthur POVWhy? Why was i here? Why did i come straight here just to see if she was okay?“Are you just coming from the airport?” her question drummed in my ears, She must’ve noticed how i looked.“It doesnt matter.” i said as my car neared her street and i turned up the corner. “Why were you just reaching the place to collect the document, you should’ve been there an hour ago?” i asked and from the corner of my eyes i noticed the way she played with her fingers.“Dani? What happened?”“Nothing happened, i just- i finished late.” her voice was wavy and her gaze focused on the window. She was hiding something. The car came to a stop and silence filled the car again, Danielle was hididng something from me and i wanted to know what it is.“Dani- you really don’t have to lie to me. Why did you go there late? You are never late to do anything so what changed now?” I asked and she slowly turned to me.“Nothing-”“Its Juliet isn’t it?” her mouth dropped open and then she closed it back, ther