It was Saturday evening and Layne was waiting outside of the mansion for Olivia. He expected her to arrive at any minute. She had called earlier that day to remind him about their date. “I didn’t forget, you know,” he told her. “I didn’t want to take any chances,” was her reply. “By the way,… Read More Dinner With Olivia
“Hello, Ruth? It’s Mrs. Horton.” “Hello, Mrs. Horton. How are you?” Ruth really wasn’t in the mood to talk to anyone but she didn’t want to be rude. “I’m fine, Dear. Fine. Just got back from visiting my sister, Ann in Glasgow. We haven’t seen each other in a while so it was a nice… Read More Ruth Learns About Dushan’s Wedding
Rosaline went over to the desk to put that day’s mail into the in tray when her eyes fell on a piece of notepad paper with Maxime’s handwriting on it. It had flight details from to London that Friday afternoon. She picked it up and read it again. Why was Maxime going to London? And… Read More Maxime Confronts Rosaline
After being in the hospital for just over ten days, Cate was more than anxious to leave. She longed to be back in her own flat, sleeping in her own bed and eating more edible food. The first thing she planned to do when she got home was to take a long, hot shower and… Read More Cate’s News
Sarifina lay in bed, feeling depressed. Who was the woman who answered Maxime’s phone and why was she so rude to her? She didn’t even ask if she wanted to leave a message for Maxime. Instead, she had hung up the phone after telling her that he was unavailable. When her aunt had returned to… Read More Sarifina Calls Maxime Again
I stood there watching him and his family flanked by bodyguards. They looked like the perfect couple but it was all a lie. His wife, Hannah suspected that he was having an affair but she didn’t know who the other woman was. Whenever we were together in public, no one suspected anything. By all appearances,… Read More It Was All A Lie
As she drove to Daxon’s beach house, for the umpteenth time, Alecia said to herself, “I must be out of my mind. Why did I listen to Daryl?” Yesterday, which was Friday, she had called Daryl and told him what happened when she went to visit Daxon on Monday. “You drove all that way just… Read More Alecia Takes a Leap of Faith
There was no getting around it. He had to break off the engagement. He couldn’t go through with it. He was miserable. He couldn’t continue like this. All he wanted was Leticia. To hell with the company. It was like a bloody thorn in his side. He had been a fool to give up what… Read More Breaking It Off
Valentina was sitting on her sofa, the television was on but she wasn’t paying any attention. She was thinking about Raoul and his fiancée, Galena. How she wished she hadn’t seen them together at the restaurant last night. The doorbell rang. She got up, wondering who it could be. Her heart skipped a beat when… Read More Raoul Drops By
Paul’s cell rang. Without thinking, he answered it and grimaced when he heard Angie’s voice. “What do you want?” he demanded. “I-I wanted to talk to you.” “About what?” “About Nita. Why are you dating her, Paul?” “Why is that any of your business?” “Are you doing it to hurt me? Are you punishing me… Read More An Unwanted Phone Call
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