There at the entrance of the building, stood a tall lady. She had platinum blonde hair with heavy make up on her face. Her red dress exposed a lot of cleavage, leaving most of the length of her thighs and legs in full display.
Her grey eyes were stone cold and her lips were curved in a mischievous smirk. Her hand was resting on her protruding stomach. She looked like a model. She was beautiful, almost so perfect... Ellise was starting to feel intimidated.
"Here he comes, the father of my child" she drawled, ignoring Ellise's presence.Dre stiffened beside her, his brows furrowed."I don't know you. I have nothing to do with you. The question is, why are you doing this?" Dre said, before Ellise could say anything.
"Well, are you going to let me in or not?"Dre hesitated, not moving from his spot in front of the entrance door."Okay, I'll just take my leave" she shrugged and began to walk away.<Ellise stared blankly at the walls of her matrimonial bedroom, several thoughts surfacing in her mind. The look of anger on her husband's face, which stemmed from his helplessness made her worried. She felt like there was something he was not telling her and it was frightening her."Ellie?" She looked up at the sound of her husband's voice. There was a slight frown on his face and as he placed his hands on her shoulder, she felt herself slowly relaxing."I know you're worried and anxious about Nadia's appearance into our lives, but you don't have to be. She's just another challenge we need to overcome" he said, his tongue swiping over his lower lip. It was a distraction which she nearly fell for. Staring at him, she knew he wasn't just stressed.Something was bugging him, something big. She could tell by looking deep into his emerald eyes. It felt like déjà vu once again. There was so much similarities
It had been four days since Nadia moved in to Dre's home. The tension in the house was stifling."What part of I don't want that horrible looking coffee, do you not understand?! I need cream latté. You should get me omelettes too, swine" Nadine said to Cecilia who had a disgusted look on her face. Ellise who'd been making a call to Xanthis was making her way down the stairs when she heard Nadia's rude statement."Hey, Ellise?" Xanthis said from the phone. He'd apparently picked the call but she was no longer interested in it."I'll call you later" she said and cut the call. With anger pulsing through her, she walked up to Nadine."What the hell is wrong with you?! You just show up and begin to order people around?! Are you crazy?! She's older than you! You have no right to do that to her! She's not your slave or something! If you want something, go and get it yourself, bitch" she snapped.Nadia whistled under
Noelle watched as Valentino blinked slowly while the information sank in. Then, just like that, his expression morphed into something lethal. He looked like he would murder someone at this point. "He abused you... for how long?" He asked."Two years" she rasped, her heart hurting as she recalled most of the things Lucas had done to her. Val looked heartbroken and completely torn. "After I'd told my parents about it, they didn't believe me. Lucas' father had an alliance with my dad and they wanted me to get married to Lucas to make their alliance stronger.At first, he was a good person. But then, he changed drastically. I couldn't cope with it anymore. I had to leave" she sighed."How did you escape?" He asked, placing a hand over hers."That night, I pretended to be in a very good mood. I had planned it all, the night before. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Lucas visited that night. As usual, he came to my room. He wante
Taking a deep breath, Alexandre ran a hand through his hair. He was sitting in his office, going through some documents. He was tired and he had a pounding headache. Leaning back on his chair, he closed his eyes and began to rub his temples. There was a knock on the door. Exasperated, he frowned at the door. "Come in" he said, tiredness lacing his voice.The door opened and Vivienne, his secretary walked in. "Sir, there's a lady at the reception desk. She's starting to cause a nuisance. She said she wants to see you" She said.Dre sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose."Bring her here" he said.She gave him a sharp nod and left his office. Frustrated, he ran his palms down his face.The door opened few minutes later and the first thing he heard was the sharp clicks made as a result of Nadine's high heeled boots hitting the floor."Did I interrupt something?" She asked, her tone cocky."What do you want t
A week had passed since Ellise visited Jade. She dreaded confronting her husband and discovering that what Jade had said was true. But at the moment, Ellise couldn't bear the tension. She decided to talk to him. Ellise hesitated at the front of the door to her husband's office. She took a deep breath and slowly opened the door to his study."Dre-"She sighed when she saw that he was resting his head on his desk and was clearly asleep."Oh, I guess I'll just have to come back" she muttered. She turned away to leave but halted in her steps just as she heard him call her name. She slowly turned to face him. He sat up slowly, letting out a long sigh."Sorry I woke you up" she said, feeling bad that she'd interrupted his sleep because it was clear that he hasn't been getting any sleep."It's okay, I was just starting to fall asleep" he sighed."I wanted to talk to you" she said and he nodded, gesturing to
"I think I'm not the only one here who thinks my brothers looks like shit" Xanthis said as he lowered himself onto a chair in Dre's office. They had just finished having a board meeting and Xanthis was about to begin his ranting. Valentino gave him a dry look, his lips pursed."Come on, Dmitri....Tell them how horrible they look. Have you guys been getting any sleep at all? What's wrong?" He pressed further."He's right, though. You guys look horrible" Dmitri said, giving Dre a pointed look."I've just been a lot stressed up lately, that's all" Dre said."I'm not buying that, Dre. You know I'm not satisfied with that answer" Xanthis said and he glared at him."It's none of your business" Dre droned."Woah, someone is PMSing" Xanthis whistled and Dre sighed, running a hand through his hair."Have you seen Dominic yet? He has a nagging pregnant wife, yet he doesn't look as horrible as you do. So, tell me. Is this about Ellise?
Ellise slowly opened her eyes, groggily. She blinked, a smile tugging at her lips as her gaze rested on the sight of her husband asleep with her in his arms. Gently, she moved his arm away from her body and put on a robe over her night dress. She brushed his hair away from his forehead and pressed a lingering kiss to the top of his head. "I love you" she whispered softly in order to avoid waking him up. Sparing him one more glance, she stepped into the bathroom. After she'd taken her bath and gotten dressed, She quietly left the bedroom.She didn't want to wake him up since he hadn't been getting any sleep lately. As soon as she stepped into the sitting room, she found Nadine sitting on the couch with a scowl on her face."I know what you did" she spat, rising to her feet."I know what you did, yesterday" she growled.Ellise's eyes went blank and she stared at her, feigning ignorance."I don't know
Ellise arrived at the hospital and hurried through the entrance. There in the waiting room, sat Elvis. She had never seen him look so dejected and heartbroken."You're here" he breathed when his gaze found hers."Yes, I am. How is she?" She asked.He sighed, covering his face with his hands."She's in a horrible condition. She's badly hurt and she's on life support" he croaked.Ellise slowly placed a hand over his hand and squeezed gently."Let's hope for the best" she said and he gave her a weak smile that didn't reach his eyes. "I don't know how- but maybe she knew it was going to happen. She kept telling me not to go to the office. She kept telling me that she wanted me to stay at home with her, but I never listened. I would've gone with her to wherever she was going. It was all my fault. I should've stayed. I shouldn't-""Stop beating yourself up like this. You know that this isn't your fault. Don't loose hope yet" Ell