Maeve glanced at Gabriel for a second but it felt like a century before she reluctantly joined her hand to that of Dylan. She intentionally left her handbag behind and Gabriel quickly wrote a note, stuffed it inside before catching up and giving it to her. “Maeve, you should be careful with your belongings,” he said in a cold tone, engaged in a cold glare with Dylan, who flashed him his teeth implants that looked better than his original teeth through a smile. Gabriel did not smile back but only held his gaze to give Maeve the time to read the note. ‘Relax. I know that you don’t love him. I believe your parents are there anyway.’ Maeve smiled but she wasn’t sad because of what she thought Gabriel would feel but the fact that she missed their usual goodbye kiss which soothed her every time they weren’t together or she went to bed alone. However, she still wanted to assure him that she got the message and said, “Dylan, let’s go. The food will be getting cold.” Reginald and Cynth
Maeve was patiently waiting for whatever lie Dylan was going to cook up this time and Dylan’s brain worked very fast, most probably because he was broke. “Before paying, I insisted that she show me the design of the dress because of the price and this isn’t it,” he said. Maeve was impressed by his smooth lie this time around and replied, “You are right, this is not it. I didn’t know how to tell you that the scam poured coffee on the dress when I was putting it back in the box.” “What?” Dylan’s gaze darkened, as he perceived that Gabriel did it on purpose. “Well, he gave it to his secretary to take to the laundry and when I asked for it yesterday, he said it was going to be delivered to my house. This is what I got this morning,” Maeve added and wanted to laugh at the terrible look on Dylan’s face. He looked presentable but as Maeve was with him, she was only eager to catch a glimpse of Gabriel. Dylan looked at the sparkling diamonds around the neckline and even the necklace, fe
“Hahahahahhaha,” Gabriel burst into laughter to everyone’s astonishment at the high table. Maeve never recalled this blonde girl from her past life and knew that Gabriel did not have a woman. As such she smiled, then her eyes met that of Sandra, glaring at her, and smiled wider, the bitch was so pissed, she sat on a chair around a table to six. Dylan vaguely guessed that this was what Sandra planned and began to hope that it did not turn out to bite him for not stopping her. His wedding was just in a week and he did not want to lose any teeth since the implant might not heal perfectly before his wedding day. From the way Gabriel laughed though it wasn’t too much to make him look uncouth, the girl frowned a little, feeling embarrassed. Her friends told her to not take the deal but she needed the money. Gabriel had just risen to the top of the business ladder just a month ago and people who were not interested in business news wouldn’t know him. "Gabriel, why are you laughing? I
Doreen has been in communication with Dexter through phone and text messages but they never saw each other again from that day because Sue refused to return to New Jersey. She has become a pest Dexter was finding hard to get rid of. He never told Doreen that he would be at the party, rather planning to surprise her since she said she was going to be with Gabriel. “Don’t I deserve a hug?” Dexter asked upon seeing Doreen look at him with shock. Doreen could still not believe he was standing there looking all edible. Then she cursed herself for having those thoughts, stood up, and hugged him shyly before Dexter turned to Reginald, “Happy Birthday, Mr. and Mrs. Cambridge.” Reginald stood up and shook his hand. Their relationship was purely business related so he was surprised by the causality between Dexter and Doreen. “Dexter Gray, it’s good to have you here.” “Thank you. I already sent your gift to your house and I would like to steal Doreen away,” he said to Reginald since he
As Doreen’s words sunk into Maeve’s head and the meaning became clearer, she was shocked. This was not part of the plan so was Doreen trying to mess her up or help her out? Then again, Gabriel had said that he would steal a moment for them to take a picture together but was this it? Maeve only recovered when she saw more camera flashes which were from media reps with an enchanting smile on Gabriel’s lips. It took all of her self-control to not join her lips to his but suddenly, Gabriel frowned and she knew it was time. She quickly pushed Gabriel away and hastened to hold Dylan’s hand, saying, “Dylan, don’t listen to her. Gabriel stepped on my dress.” Gabriel smirked, not denying it. He would die before he allows Maeve’s pictures to be on the media fronts and newspaper pages tomorrow with that of Dylan. Her engagement to Dylan after divorcing him went viral back then but he was sure that these pictures wo
At first, Gabriel wanted Maeve to respond and make it seem as if he was trying to convince her to break up with Dylan but knowing who Dylan was, he might just create another drama of the whole thing and keep his eyes wider. Maeve was already uneasy but Gabriel’s calmness calmed her when she saw him typing a message on his phone. She got closer and read inaudibly. ‘Get Dylan away from the corridors.’ As soon as he pressed the send button, Maeve knew it was a message to one of his spies. They soon heard voices. “Maeve, where are you?” Dylan was calling out again when another male voice was heard, “Mr. Grayson, are you looking for Miss. Cambridge?” Maeve heard somebody say, meaning he was talking to Dylan. “Yes, she came to use the ladies’ room and hasn’t returned. Have you seen her anywhere? She is needed for the cutting of the cake and family pictures.” Indeed, Maeve could not miss the cake and family pictures part
Unknown to the two people who looked as if they were in their own world, all focus was shifted to them. Doreen was mesmerized and stunned by Dexter’s sudden move. Sue might still be after him but Doreen realized that it was time to fight for what she wanted. They were in love with each other and should not allow a crazy woman to keep them apart. “Yes, I will marry you.” As soon as the words left her mouth, the ring slipped onto her finger, followed by a deafening applause which startled them, especially Doreen, who seemed shy when Dexter rose to his feet and joined his lips with hers for the first time. It was everything she ever imagined about her first kiss and wanted more but sadly, their exclusive moment was interrupted.Reginald was still surprised by what just happened and so were Doreen’s parents. They thought that Dexter was only seeking their consent to date their daughter, never expecting a marriage proposal. “Mr. Gray, this is my party,” Reginald said behind Dexter
“He wants me to spend the night at his house. What do you say?” Gabriel smiled and shook his head when he took in his sister’s request. He asked her in return, “Did you ask for my permission before agreeing to marry him?” He was not upset that he agreed to marry Dexter but wanted to make it clear that he had no say in her love matters. Doreen’s hands boiled into fists and she responded fiercely, “No need to be so cross with me. I was just thinking about how lonely you’ll be at home.” Gabriel shrugged, knowing he was going to spend his time chatting on his phone with Maeve. That did not seem like boredom to him. “That should not concern you. I have always found it comfortable to live alone.” “Great. I’m spending the night with him then.” When she turned around, Gabriel grabbed her arm and whispered in her ears, “Tell him to use a condom or get some pills. I don’t think you want to get pregnant before marriage.” Doreen’s countenance changed at her brother’s words; her face red