"Don't tell me I left the door open,""Huh, oh, yeah, you did, the door was unlocked when I came in, maybe you took a cab home because your car isn't in the yard and also why didn't you take your bodyguard and driver if you knew you were going to get so drunk?'She asked him in a voice that sounded like she was scolding him."I told them to go home, I never intended to get that drunk, one thing leads to the other and well, I couldn't stop myself,""At least next time get a drinking buddy that you will not overdo things or better still drink at home, you are not just anyone Rafael, you are a freaking rich man and anything can be done to you in your vulnerable state and you will wake up in the morning to the consequences and not remembering most of your actions,""I will, I am sorry I brought you out of your house so early,""No, it's fine, I am happy that I can help,"She said, they sat in silence for a while until he got up and went back into his room to get what he needed for work, h

"I am telling you that you are the one Rafael met first, I am talking about the Jones party, I told you to go with me remember? I left early, well that was where Rafael and I supposedly met but I thought he come earlier but then I found out that it was you he met,""But I don't remember meeting him,""That's because you guys didn't talk and well when we met again, he already had his eyes on me and just approached me,""Oh, but we don't have to talk about that Natalie, it's all in the past,"Nicole said, there was no use passing blame or bringing up the past, she just wanted them to be okay again."I know, I just, I am sorry Nicole, for everything, I was so blinded by jealousy, I came back home, I didn't want the life you had Nicole but everything was going so wrong for me, mom and dad blaming me for running away and for forcing my life down your throat, I was dealing with so much depression and then you were so happy and didn't look at me, I just felt left out and made the worst mista

Nicole got out of her room after getting ready to see both her parents and Natalie in the dining room, she greeted her parents and sat beside her sister, it was the first time in a long time their whole family had sat together to eat breakfast and it felt good, especially with the holiday spirit in the air."This feels like a dream,"Her mom said clearly liking the atmosphere too, Nicole smiled at her mom."Why do you say so, honey?"Her dad asked."Isn't obvious? When was the last time we all sat like this? I don't mean this year, I mean for Christmas, we are always away and they have to celebrate on their own, this year, I wanted it to be different but a lot of things happened and I thought we might get even more apart but thank God, we are a family again, these past months have been hell but here we are gathered together for our first Christmas as a family in a long long time,"Her mom said, she looked really happy and emotional, Nicole didn't even realize that it has been that lon

"I am sorry I couldn't meet up the other day, I had so much to do,"Nicole said while sitting across Aron."It's fine, I understand that you are a busy lady now with all the things that you have to do, I was surprised when you said you wanted to meet up with me, I understand,""Yeah, thanks Aron, how have you been?""Being good, I think I am going to cancel the exhibition for good, I don't think I will ever find a good place for it, I already postponed because you know why and if I do again, I don't think anyone will have interest anymore so it's best to cancel,"He said, he looked sad about it, she felt bad for him, he had paid for an auditorium but it turned out that the person he paid to was a scammer, he couldn't use the hall and he couldn't get his money back, that's why she wanted him to use her gallery, the space was big enough and it was an actual gallery, it will benefit her too and it will draw people to her, so win-win."There is no reason to cancel Aron, you can use my pla

Rafael sat in his car watching the guest go into the hotel, there were a lot of people, as he expected, but he couldn't bring himself to go in.Nicole had called him two days to Christmas to inform him about it, he hadn't given a straightforward answer so if he doesn't show up, she might not think much of it, Christmas? It was hell, compound with the fact that he still wasn't able to come to an understanding with the Mining stuff and then his Christmas being the worst ever, he hated the holiday season, have hated it since he was a young child, even before his parents passed away, this year, he had thought it would be different, that he might finally enjoy the holidays with family but his plans were crushed months before Christmas, on Christmas, he had been at the office all through, Josie had invited him to have dinner with her but he turned her down, after the stuff that happened at his house with Josie, he tried to keep his distance from her so that she won't get the wrong ideas, he