2023-02-17 05:41:13It was 8pm at the famous PrimeStar hotel. Gary Carter held on to two weighted middle sized traveling boxes, each on both sides while he tugged behind a prominent figure who had come to lodge in the hotel.
With the weight of the luggages, and the distance at which he had covered from the ground floor to the fourth floor, he had high expectations to be compensated.
Whereas, attending to this guest was an overtime job which his boss had forced him to attend to.
After 30 minutes of walking they got to room 304, but surprisingly, the guest stopped Gary at the doorstep, collected his bags one after the other and right to his face, he slammed the door."What the heck!" Gary yelled out and whined when the ache of lifting those heavy bags traveled across his shoulders.
He spent a few moments trying to recover himself, as he had been on track since morning. Even his boss, the head of the porter department, never allowed him to have lunch.
"Argh!" He whined once more when he felt the sting.
"It was useless carrying those bags in the first place."
As realization dawned on him that nobody was coming to compensate him, painstakingly he turned around, while he held onto his shoulders.
"I think I need to appeal to Sandra to help with a massage tonight… Arrgh!" He whined bitterly.
"Hey, Kyle just go get the drinks ok.. And be back for more treats…" At the sound of that familiar voice, he paused.
'It definitely can't be, it's just an illusion." Gary encouraged himself, took two more steps further.
"Kyle stop, that tickle, just go now…" the voice continued. This second time, Gary was sure that it was never his thoughts playing pranks on him.
He hurriedly turned around, walked a bit further… his heart ached immediately at the scene he beheld.
"Sandra!" His wife was dressed in a large pink towel, her hair was roughed like she just got out of bed.
That wasn't enough, a middle aged man who seemed to be a little older than Gary, clutched tight to her waist.
Immediately, Gary felt blood suddenly gush down his spine while he imagined several things that could have happened back in the room.His pupils constricted, while he fought back tears. One minute after he got out of shock, he managed to ask.
"Why! Why go to bed with another man, while I'm still living.""Gary, you know nothing." Sandra couldn't help but roll an eye.
"You think like a toddler. Kyle here, is the heir to Loshan Corporations, ranked second in the country. He offered to give me a job, and of course I'm currently undergoing an interview."
It pained Gary to see her tell a straightforward lie. Which sane married woman would ever have an interview with a man in a hotel, even half naked!
They had been married for two years, but Sandra had never allowed him to dry her hair, not to talk or lay a finger at the hem of her dress.
Whenever he attempted making advances, he either got a resounding slap from her, or he ended up sleeping in the cold atmosphere or on the cold floor.
The Larsons, Sandra's family were no exception either.
They had always treated him like he never would have a future. All of this, he however endured as a result of his undying love for Sandra, but here she was freely giving access to another man."Sandra, this is unfair and you know it." He responded helplessly.
Wiped the tear revealed at the corner of his eye. "Sandra, I know you were deceived by the man, let's go home," he stretched to reach for her hand but he got something different.
Kyle heavily yanked his hand off, and he staggered. "Hey, who do you think you are? Didn't you hear what she said!"
"We are having an interview, what other language would you understand?"To make things worse, Kyle brushed through Sandra's hair. "I wonder how a beauty like her, got married to a useless good for nothing like you, it's a total waste….she's supposed to be seen with people like me, who is capable of paying her bills. Right Sandra!"
Kyle lifted her chin for confirmation. "Yea baby, give me a kiss."
Right before Gary, Sandra shared a deep kiss with a stranger who was halfway pulling up his pants.
"No, she's not yours, you've fed her with lies.." Gary dashed towards Kyle angrily to pull Sandra away, but he met with a stiff reaction.At a fist, Kyle ended up throwing Gary to the tiled floor, that his whole body felt disjointed in a second. Gary's vision blurred at first as a result of the fall, and he almost gave up living again.
A vicious smirk was plastered across Kyle's face. "That's just a tip of the iceberg, good for nothing loser. Scram now! Or I call security."
For the last time, Gary stole a glance at Sandra, and he was disappointed to find her chuckling like he never existed.
Tears were obviously far from his eyes as the whole world seemed to crash down on him alone. He heard people find solace in their marriages, but this was quite different, life had been hell for him.
Just to make sure he satisfies his wife, at times he took extra jobs to earn more.
Coldly and painfully, he turned away and staggered towards the elevator on the right.
His body ached more than ever. In this state, he inwardly vowed to divorce Sandra the following day.
As the elevator closed to his face, he vowed to make sure she regretted ever choosing another man over him.
In a short while, he made his way out of PrimeStar to look for a solitary environment where he could pour out his worries.Before he could flag down a taxi, his phone chimed, he refused picking on several notes.
All that hovered in his mind was disappearing off people's presence.At the fourteenth time the phone rang. Angrily, he pulled it out of his pocket, but unfortunately due to his fall, the screen got broken. Hence, made it difficult to see through for the caller's identity.
"Who in the world calls another at a late hour?! Are you so…" "Your grandfather said it's time to return home."
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CHAPTER 174
The door to the lobby finally opened, and Mr. Bamford walked in with twelve police officers following closely behind him.Silence completely took over the lobby of the building and only the sound of their boots could be heard hitting the tiles as they walked over to where Gary was.The tears in Fallon’s eyes immediately stopped, and a sense of confusion flooded every part of her mind as her eyes followed the officers until they stood in front of her husband and the other five officers."Chief! What are you doing here?” One of the five officers asked with worry evident in his voice. The other four looked just as confused as him, and fear started creeping its way on their faces after the chief didn’t reply immediately.Meeting Gary’s eyes and his bloodstained nose, Mr. Bamford frowned, dragging his gaze down to Gary’s hands locked behind his back, and said, “Uncuff him now!”The firmness in his tone caused Fallon’s eyes to widen with a shocked expression, she opened her mouth, but no wo
CHAPTER 173
The anger that ate at Gary slowly faded, and he looked back to see his wife staring calmly at him, and yet, he couldn‘t stop caring for what she was thinking at that moment about him.Sighing, Gary looked back at Kyle and scoffed, letting go of his collar, causing his back to hit the tile, and a cry escaped his throat.Kyle lay on the floor, holding his chest, crying and moaning, shaking his head as he tried desperately to hold in his sobbing, the room became so quiet that the sound of a pin drop could‘ve been heard.Everyone was shocked by what was happening in the lobby, and Ciara‘s hands were trembling as she tried to remember the police number, her mind a mess.“Ciara! Have you called the police yet?!” Kyle cried in rage as the pain from his face intensified because of the volume of his voice, and he moaned out, “Ciara!”“Yes sir, I‘m sorry sir, um, I need help here...” Ciara stammered with a shaky tone.“What help?”“Umm… What‘s the police number?”“What the hell, Ciara!!”His sw
CHAPTER 172
As the security guards approached Gary and the others, Tom calmly took out a file from his briefcase and looked back at Kyle and the investors.“Well, I am a lawyer with a couple of degrees, including Doctor of Juridical Science degree, and this is a valid will that both Mr. Larsons and the law enforcement officials‘ signatures are on, which proves everything that Fallon has told you guys, that this company is now under her management,” Tom explained calmly, taking out the document and showing it to the investors.“I have worked with Morgan before, and that is definitely his signature on this paper. He‘s a man of honor, and so am I,” Mr. Walker immediately stated, glaring at Kyle.The security reached the scene but immediately stopped out of confusion, seeing that no one was attacking Kyle and just stood there looking at each other.“It could be a fraud! Who knows...” Kyle answered, shrugging nonchalantly.“But we do know. You just blurted out that you thought the will got destroyed a
CHAPTER 171
Gazing intensely into the bathroom mirror, Gary reached for his toothbrush but then paused as a memory of Lawyers Morgans‘ words kept replaying in his head, the looks on his face when he said those words, and the way his body reacted a bit nervously to question about the will.Immediately, he grabbed his phone off the sink and scrolled for Tom‘s number until he got to it, dialing it.After ringing his number, the call got answered and Tom‘s voice popped up through the speaker, “Good morning, Boss...”“I need us to discuss something important later on today," Gary said as he watched the bathroom door reflection in the mirror slowly pushed open, and Fallon popped her head inside. Thankfully, he was tying a towel around his waist.“I'll be on my way then."“Good, we will wait on you guys before we leave, so be here by nine.”Wondering who her he was talking to so seriously at seven in the morning, Fallon reached her hands around his waist and kissed his bare back, resting her head flat a
CHAPTER 170
A look of fear entered Morgan’ eyes, his expression twisting with anxiety, terror, and helplessness as he and Gary continued to stare at each other. “Which will?” Mr. Morgan finally questioned. “The will that Mr. Larson left Fallon,” Gary stated plainly, averting his gaze to stare straight into the old man’s eyes, daring him to try and lie.“Whi-cho-ne…?” Mr. Morgan murmured, barely audible for anyone to hear.Then he saw Gary’s brows furrowing, and he knew that he was getting impatient as his eyes narrowed, and he leaned forward slightly in his chair.“Don’t act like a dummy with me… speak louder.” Gary uttered in a stiff tone.Immediately, Morgan’ face turned pale, his body tensing, and then his eyes widened as he blurted out, “Oooh! Oh!! Do you mean the will Alora gave Fallon the night of Mr. Larson’s death anniversary party?!”“Is there another will for Fallon?” Gary asked as he raised his eyebrows.“No! No… no… I was just scared and my mind took its time to process everything.”
CHAPTER 169
The words that Gary said to Jeremy never left Fallon’s thoughts, even though the morning was now evening, and Gary was sleeping.Adjusting her head on his warm chest, Fallon looked at him, just staring, allowing her thoughts to run wild in her head, as she listened to his heart beating, feeling his chest rise and falling, listening to his breathing.‘What package were you talking about?’ Fallon wondered as she bit her lower lip, thinking furiously.All of a sudden, she heard his phone go off, causing Garyto shift slightly on the bed, hugging onto her waist tightly, and burying his face deeper into her neck “Gary, your phone,” Fallon whispered, feeling reluctant to wake him and yet, also wanting an answer.“Hmm…” He mumbled sleepily, his voice barely audible.“Your phone…,” Fallon repeated, her tone a lot louder than a few minutes ago as she tried again to shake him awake.Finally, Gary opened his eyes, blinking slowly for several seconds. After a few more seconds he seemed to register
CHAPTER 168
Anger immediately started to rise inside of her as Fallon glared at Alora with a look of pure hatred, and without even realising it, she blurted. “Grandpa left that company for me, and you can’t just take what he gave to me away!” A faint chuckle escaped Alora’s throat as she gazed down at her granddaughter, before she replied. “Oh yes, I can… you know, I thought you were getting married to this… this human being because you want to own something in this family and be a part of us…” A pause followed her words as she watched Fallon’s eyes for a sign of fear and submission and when she saw a slight flicker of emotion in her step granddaughter’s eyes, she smiled, knowing that she managed to hit Fallon’s weak spot. “I will not tolerate the disrespect I am seeing from you, Fallon, and since that’s how you want to behave, I am taking this opportunity to let you know you aren’t fit to take over any of the family business. I don’t need an arrogant, selfish, and prideful woman who does not
CHAPTER 167
The dull morning light in her face with her body wrapped into Gary’s arms, Fallon just stared at him, his lashes, the details of his lips, unable to look away. Her hand rested on his cheek, and looked at his shut eyes, stroking his skin lightly as she felt her breathing become slow and steady. “I know it was just nonsense that she said, but I still can’t get her words out of my head…” Fallon whispered, leaning in closer until there were no more inches between them, their breaths mingling together. “What can’t you get out of your head?” Gary asked, his voice low and soothing as his eyelids slowly opened.Not expecting him to even be awake, Fallon froze, trying desperately to think of something, anything because she didn’t want to tell him about the conversation between Sandra and her.“Nothing,” Fallon quickly replied, pulling her face back, feeling a heat rise to her cheeks. “It’s nothing. You should go back to sleep. Yesterday was hectic, and my crying kept you up late.” “Fallon,
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