Before Shannon left for work that day with Ryan. Ryan had offered to drop Dennis at school saving Nana the stress. As they got to his school, Shannon came down from the car as she took him inside the school premises, and dropped him off with his school guardian. She watched as his face lit into a smile, he winked mischievously again making her chuckle, then he giggled alongside her. She took one casual look at her cute son, His hair was tousled, and he had a little smile on his face as he turned and waved goodbye to her. She simply waved back smiling before she went back outside where Ryan's car was, and he was waiting for her. "I think he is going miss you" Ryan stated as he stares at her soberly. She was just his aunt, but yet she acted like she was his mother. Before they parted ways, Shannon decided to give him her gift of yesterday, She opened her bag and she brought out the Louis Vuitton wristwatch. "Mr. Walton?" She jokingly called, and then she watched as his handsome
As Shannon walked to the bus stop to get a cab, she noticed that her hands were still shaking. She felt like she was trapped in a nightmare, and she couldn't wake up. But then, she heard the sound of her phone ringing, and it snapped her back to reality. It was Ryan, calling to check in on her. She took a deep breath and answered the call, trying to sound normal. "Are you done picking what you want to?" his voice boomed through the phone concern written in his voice. "Yes, I'm heading to my workplace now " Shannon replied trying to sound normal. "Okay, do have our dinner date in mind, is there any special place you have to recommend?" Shannon sigh, any place was cool with her, she wasn't in the mood to be thinking about some top stars restaurant. "Okay, then, I'll pick a suitable one them, see you at 5, and I'll text you the place!" He said and then bade her goodbye before hanging up.Shannon sat at her vanity, carefully applying a hint of crimson lipstick to match her e
Ryan's heart pounded as he recounted Diane's distressing revelation about her unemployment and struggles to make ends meet. He could feel his promise to her, made years ago, tugging at his conscience, a weight he couldn't shake off.Shannon's face turned from concern to anger, her eyebrows furrowing, and her eyes narrowing as she refused to accept the idea of Diane becoming his PA. She didn't need words to express her displeasure; her body language spoke volumes. "I made a promise to her years ago that, I'm going to fill her in as my Assistant if she couldn't get a job and I turns out to be very successful, which I am now. Though I might be a stupid teenager then, my word is my bond, and I have to fulfill my promise to her" Ryan tried to explain. His response wasn't sitting pretty with her, To hell with a stupid promise that can't be broken, in as much as she was trying to believe everything he was trying to say right now. It wasn't sitting pretty well with her. "Does that make
As the sun rose on the next day, Shannon found herself filled with a mix of excitement and nervousness. As the current CEO of the Lincoln company, she had achieved great success with her new project, and now she was about to share it with the world through an interview with a popular broadcast station. The smell of coffee lingered in the air, and the sound of frantic voices echoed off the walls. Her heart was racing, and her stomach felt like it was full of butterflies. The host greeted her with a warm smile, and she took a deep breath to steady herself. She knew she was ready for this.Shannon sat at the table in the studio, trying to compose herself. The interviewer sat across from her, clipboard in hand. The lights were hot, and Shannon could feel a bead of sweat trickling down her back. She took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves. "We'll be starting in three, two, one..." the producer's voice crackled in her earpiece. The red light on the camera flashed on, and the intervie
Later that night, Ryan only came for Dennis as usual and then he left without saying a word to her. *** "Boss, I think now that the foundation seems solid, it would be better if we strike now!" a voice boomed. Mr. Lincoln turned as he glance at him, "She is such a good luck charm, The Lancaster became our shareholder and then the Lancaster made an Ambassadorial deal with us, I think if she eventually leaves us, the company might suffer losses" He had done the calculation over and over again. And had finally decided reasoned that it wouldn't be of a good benefit. *****Shannon sat at her desk, trying to focus on her work. But her mind kept wandering to the events of the past few days. It was frustrating, not being able to put it out of her mind. She had tried to talk to Ryan about it, but he had been evasive, and she felt like he was hiding something from her. She was starting to feel worried and uneasy.Just then, she heard a knoc
As Shannon danced, she felt a hand on her arm. She turned to see a strange man, his eyes fixed on her in a way that made her uncomfortable."What do you want?" she asked, her voice sharp.The man smiled a lecherous grin that made her skin crawl. "I just wanted to ask you to dance," he said, his voice oily and slimy."No," Shannon said, trying to pull away from him. But he held on to her arm, his grip like iron. One moment, he was trying to hold her waist to dance with her, the next, she felt him flying across the crowd as he landed with a loud sound on the floor. Everybody attention landed on the dude. As she turned to look at who had throwned the perverted guy, nevertheless, she caught sight of that same man that she had fallen in love with, that same man that made her came down to the bar. That same man that cause her pains, but yet still gave her joy. "Ryan?" she stuttered as her eyes was tipsy. She watched in her tipsy state as Ryan walked toward the man, then she sudde
It was another ordinary day, until Shannon got a strange text message on her phone. It was from an unknown number, and the message was cryptic and unsettling. Shannon's heart started to race as she tried to decipher the meaning of the message. She felt a sense of dread wash over her, and she couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was about to happen.Shannon sat at her desk, staring at her phone. She couldn't stop thinking about the message she had received. Who was this person, and what did they want? What could they possibly mean by "I'm more dangerous than you can think"?Shannon took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. She knew that she needed to stay rational and not get carried away by her fears. But the more she thought about it, the more her anxiety grew.Just then, her phone buzzed again. A new text from the same number."I know where you live, and I know where your family lives," the message read. "I could hurt them if I wanted to. You need to do what I say,
Shannon sat at her desk, reading the text message that had just arrived on her phone. Her hands were trembling and she felt a knot in her stomach. The message read, "You have just three hours, choose between Ryan and your company!" She blinked her eyes rapidly as she read through for a second time.She knew who had sent the message. It had to be Diane. But why was Diane doing this to her? Shannon had never done anything to hurt her. She didn't understand. Ever since she had met her with Ryan, she knew she had other motives, but had kept her cool, if only Ryan had listened to her and rejected the proposal, now she was always threatening her, sending her different text messages, She was losing it and soon once she had all the evidence she needed, Diane would be prepared to see her in court.How could her fellow lady be this obsessed over a guy to the extent of sending her a threat message almost every day? Shannon felt her head spinning as she tried to make sense of it all. She had t