The mistress“Why is it that every time you have to call me when I am on vacation?” Bryan grumbled. “Why is it that every time I call you you are not working?” Vincent asked back, his month slightly upward. “Alright…what can I do for you, The Heir?” Bryan teased, “I’ve told you all popular women perfume names I know. I won’t know more unless I get a new girlfriend.”“Perhaps you should. By the way, we found the perfume the other day by ourselves before you texted me back.” “Who are ‘we’? You and your contractual wife?”“Yup.”Bryan laughed out at the other side of the phone call, “So you two get along pretty well, huh?”“Not bad.” Vincent did not really want to share much but turned the conversation back to the topic, “You’ve met that woman. Do you remember how she smelled?”“That…woman…oh you mean…Ms E?” Bryan blurted out, “Why do you think I could even remember how she smelled? We didn’t have any closer interactions than shaking hands and social small talk,”“I’m sorry if you fe
Bryan went to the charity gala with his mother, who always tended to be a bit overdressed.“Later if Ms.E shows up, could you bring me to say hi?” Bryan asked his mother in the car while they headed towards the gala. “Elena?” Bryan’s mother knew who her son was referring to, “Not someone I would purposefully or naturally want to socialize with.” She raised her chin. Coming from one of Jakarta’s old money Chinese families and a friend of Vincent’s mother, she did not really bother to make friends with Elena. “Please mom. I need to mingle with her for some..um…business reasons.”Bryan’s mother curled her lips and nodded. “She’s always well-dressed though. Always look effortless.”Elena showed up at the gala with a silver silk gown with a matching color embroidered handbag. She looked elegant, and as Bryan’s mother said, effortless. But the collar shaped necklace made of pearls and diamond showed her wealth and good taste discreetly. Age has treated her well - she looked like in her 3
The rainy season in Singapore starts in Nov. It could be annoying to walk outside such as rushing to the workplace, but when it rained during the weekends, seeing the rain drop on the window could be quite relaxing. That was what Vincent was doing on this Saturday afternoon, when it poured outside, the french windows allowed him to see the city in the rain, and the living room felt quiet and cozy. When Melainy opened the door of her bedroom and walked out to get water, she saw Vincent lying on the coach and lost in thought. They had been living in the same apartment for quite a while, but Melainy still always got impressed with his almost perfect facial and body lines, and his good taste in clothes. Just like now, what a beautiful scene it is to see him relaxing on the coach with the dim light inside the room and the heavy rain outside. Melainy slowed down her motions, taking the water softly so that she would not break the scene. “Oh, morning.” Vincent said, realizing Melainy was
“So you were on a date while I did the investigation over the weekend.” Bryan complained to Vincent. Vincent shrugged, with a smile, “Spending time with my wife.” He took a seat at Bryan’s study room, “Now tell me what you found.”Bryan sat across from Vincent, taking a deep breath before delivering his findings. "I've got some news about this Jessica," he began, watching as his friend's expression remained unchanged. "I found evidence of a sexual relationship between her and Jerald."Vincent's eyes flickered with annoyance, but he remained composed. "I had a feeling," he said in a measured tone. "But it's not surprising. Jerald has been living with Ms.E for years. He's been disappointing me for a long time."Bryan's investigation had taken him down a winding path, with dead ends and red herrings aplenty. But as he sifted through emails and messages, he began to notice a pattern of communication between Jessica and Jerald. They were subtle at first, but as he dug deeper, the evidence
Level 48, Group President Office. When the lift door opened, Melainy saw a breathtaking view. The whole Marina Bay is in front of her - MBS, Art Science Museum, and the Singapore Eye…She had been doing an internship in Vaxo Group for 6 months while working on her double degree program, oh and, she took on a part-time job as a math tutor during the weekends. Her internship supervisor was a known workaholic who threw her into multiple projects that even a full-time associate would find challenging. No wonder she had never come to this side of the Vaxo Group building and enjoyed such a view. But she managed to get awarded as the “Vaxo Star Intern”. It was widespread that the “Vaxo Star Intern” would get something amazing - not just a return offer. Rumour said that previous interns used to get 5-day-4-nights stay package at Maldives, or a winter onsen trip to Hokaiido, or one month free stay at Ritz Calton. As Melainy walked towards the mysterious group president office, she wondered w
Melainy received a message from Vincent after lunch. He is so old school, she thought. He typed each punctuation correctly in the text message and does not use any emoji. They met in Orchard Road and headed to Paragon shopping center because “a friend told me the stores there are quite nice.” “And expensive.” She added. “Just take it as my ‘thank you’ gift for sending me to hospital, Miss Pay.” He smiled gently, his eyes genuine and sincere. He took her to a few luxury brand stores, and eventually decided on a sand color off shoulder dress with tank top straps. The straps and should design outlined her shoulder beautifully. Staring at herself in the mirror, Melainy didn’t know where to put her hands. Someone put her hair down, now her black hair covered her shoulder, making her look more mysterious yet even more attractive. It was Vincent. He gazed into the elegant but shy young girl in the mirror and murmured, “Let’s get you a pair of high heels.” Before she even noticed, Vi
Melainy waited at the lobby of the high end service apartment. She did not dress up - just her normal university student look - white T shirt and denim shorts. She looked simple but confident, while women walking inside and out are usually dressed exquisitely, as if the lobby is the high fashion runway. It’s hard to ignore her though, as her eyes are bright and crystal, and her skin naturally glowing. Vincent did not make her wait for long. He wore a white polo t-shirt from Burberry, with beige bermuda shorts from Tommy Hilfiger. He looks healthy and elegant. The white color top matches Melainy’s. You would almost mistake them as a couple. As they walked out of the service apartment, Vincent asked, “So where do you plan to bring me to? ”“Why don’t you make a guess?” Melainy walked slightly ahead of him, towards the MRT station. “Marina Bay Sands? Or…Sentosa?”“That’s all you know about Singapore?”“Of course not. I also know the Merlion statue.” Melainy stopped and looked at him,
“I saw your email, and then immediately changed to an earlier flight back to Singapore.” Bryan, the partner of S&T Law Firm, grumbled while lying on the sofa of Vincent’s home, still in the Balinese batik shirt, “Why such a change on the contract?”Vincent handed him a glass of wine, “Could you please calm down first?”“I am calm and sober and rational. As your friend and your lawyer, I need to understand why you suddenly want to modify the contract last minute before sending it out. Have you heard of such stories? A billionaire suddenly requests to change the main beneficiary of his will to his female care worker…bloody hell, something must be going on.” Bryan finished the wine and put the glass on the coffee table. Vincent picked up the wine glass and put it in the sink of his open kitchen, “I think I found the right person…but sending her the original contract might just freak her out.”“You found your Miss Right?” Bryan giggled as he sat up, “Just joking. If she may freak out aft