Then, Yaacob knew why she had so much to drink.Yaacob could not help himself from smiling. "So you know a lot, huh, including the fact that I hired an investigator. So were you the one behind the missing 100 thousand dollars this afternoon?"One of the reasons Yaacob kept Taya as his secretary was because she was not very smart. She was only capable of doing what was asked of her and would not trouble herself beyond that, meaning Yaacob had fewer things to worry about.Taya was dumb enough to admit that she may or may not have typed in the wrong amount when Yaacob asked about the issue with the payment.If Nancy had not brought up the matter, Yaacob would not have known that Nancy was the culprit."You do know that a woman has a very accurate sixth sense when she suspects something. There's nothing that you can hide from me," Nancy said proudly as she tilted her head to look at Yaacob.Then, lowering her head just as fast, she said, "Don't try to change the subject. Are you goin
Nancy was still holding onto the bouquet after arriving at the restaurant and ordering. "Yaacob, do you know the meaning represented by seventeen stalks of roses?" Nancy asked him."No idea.""I searched online, and it meant, forever be with you. Are you confessing your love to me?" Nancy said as she waved her phone to Yaacob.Yaacob smiled and said nothing, pouring a glass of white wine for Nancy."However, it also carried another message, which is merry meet, merry part," Nancy said with a descending voice."The florist was the one who recommended me to buy seventeen stalks of roses. If he wanted to repeat business, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have meant to convey the second message," explained Yaacob."Besides, all those sayings and messages about what the flowers represent are superficial. Flowers themselves won't have a clue that they mean anything else to people, right?" he added.Nancy knew Yaacob had always been eloquent in explaining himself, but she was not at all sa
Two days later, Nancy was blocked by a black sedan when she came out of the campus.The window rolled down to reveal Benjamin's elegant face. "Hello, Ms. Lawson.""Mr. Cabrera, what are you doing here?""You haven't given me an answer to my invitation. I was passing through the neighborhood, so I thought I'll try my luck to see if I can bump into you."It was only then Nancy remembered Benjamin had asked her out to a banquet. She scratched her head out of embarrassment and said, "Sorry. I've been so busy that I forgot all about it.""It's okay. I know you young people have a lot on your plate, so it's understandable you'll forget some things. By the way, why are you calling me Mr. Cabrera. I thought I told you to call me Uncle Benjamin," said Benjamin kindly."Uh… That's because you call me Ms. Lawson, so it's only fair I call you Mr. Cabrera," said Nancy jokingly."You cheeky girl. Fine, I'll call you Nancy, so will you call me Uncle Benjamin?""Of course!"Nancy realized she
The next day, Nancy agreed to attend the party. However, she was not going to let the Getsons know about it. Thus, she brought her clothes to the campus and changed after finishing her lectures.As promised, Benjamin would send a driver to pick her up from the campus. Nancy waited at the agreed location.Meanwhile, Lola saw her from the corridor on the first floor. She waved to capture Nancy's attention. "Nancy! Where are you going?"However, Nancy could not hear her. Just then, a car with no car plate number stopped where Nancy was. The driver came down and opened the door for Nancy respectfully.Suspiciously, Lola took out her phone and captured that moment.When Nancy arrived at Benjamin's house, she took a deep breath unconsciously as she stepped out of the car. His house was not as big as the Getson Estate, and the design of the house was more simple and unsophisticated.The thing that shocked her was a sentry around 30 feet apart, and there were two rounds of soldiers stand
Yaacob brought Nancy to the backyard. The chaotic and frightening screaming was far from them."Yaacob, that killer…" Nancy was going to say something."Over the years, Benjamin's policies had affected many people's earnings, and he is also one of the most eligible presidential candidates. It's normal that many enemies want him dead. That's why I want you to stay away from him. I don't want to see you die without knowing the reason why," Yaacob explained.As he talked, he wanted to send Nancy away from the back. However, Nancy stopped and refused to walk anymore."I think I saw that he was hurt just now," Nancy said."That's none of your business!" Yaacob stressed."But I'm his guest. I shouldn't just run off when he's hurt. It's not good." Nancy did not know what was the right thing to do."So what? Do you want to be a heroine and go back in there and rescue him?" Yaacob teased.Who knew Nancy would struggle away right after he finished his sentence and ran back inside? She wa
She quickly stood."You scoundrel! Pervert!"Nancy had her dignity, too.She turned around and left, slamming the study door behind her."That's too much! It's really too much!" Nancy muttered angrily as she prepared to return to her room.She felt like Yaacob's condescending attitude made it seem like he was not treating her like his wife.What was up with that wild request? Was she a prostitute?Nancy was feeling incredibly angry when she bumped into Julian in the hallway.She walked to the left, and the man went in the same direction. When she turned to the right, he did, too."Do you have a problem? Don't you know how to just stand in place? Why are you trying to block my way?!"Nancy was furious, even daring to risk offending the Getson scion.However, after she had finished shouting, she did not dare to look Julian in the face. She quickly walked past the man and returned to her room.Nancy did not know when Yaacob returned from the study that night because she was al
Nancy went to a bar near that nightclub, which happened to be doing a masquerade event.Any pretty woman could get a mask at the door, and all the drinks were free.Nancy picked out a mask with black feathers on it. After all, it was free. She went in and downed two bottles of beer immediately.After a moment, the bar manager brought her a cocktail. "Miss, this Iris Mist is a treat from Mr. Getson.""Mr. Getson?" Nancy turned around in tipsily, asking, "Which one?""Look over there."Nancy followed the bar manager's hand and saw Julian at a seat on the second floor with a good vantage point."So it's him?" Nancy pursed her lips. "Who cares about a drink from him? Take it away!""Miss, Mr. Getson is a very important customer of ours. It's quite a prestigious thing to get a drink from him.""Who cares? Do you think I've never been flirted with before? Take it away!" Nancy waved her hand in annoyance. She did not think she would need to meet that icy man when she was just getting
It had been a wild night, and Nancy was tired at her classes the next day.Thankfully, the morning classes were not that important. Nancy sat at the back, propped up her book, and rested her head on the table.Lola seemed quite distracted in class that day. She snuck a few glances at Nancy before she gently poked Nancy's arm. "Nancy?""Yes?""You look like you're not feeling well. What did you do last night?" Lola asked softly."Oh, I went to a bar and got some drinks," Nancy answered casually.Lola pressed, "What about after you got drunk? Do you remember what happened?""I think I danced and ruined someone's show.""Do you remember whose show it was?""Everyone at the bar wore masks, and I was in a daze. How would I know?"Lola let out an imperceptible sigh of relief.It was good that she had not seen!'Ms. Belle' from the night before was actually Lola. In truth, although Lola's family was relatively well off, in a place like Athenapolis where so many affluent people l