Darcy told Leo that Abi cooked that meal for him because she had felt bad about last night. She wanted to use it as a form of apology to make up to him.
"Oh my gosh! What's this?", Logan yelled and Leo smirked.
'The perfect chef is not that impeccable', He thought with a smirk.
"This is perfection, Leo", Dominic cried as she drank the content of some liquid in a bottle.
Leo furrowed his brows as he continued drinking without stopping.
"What's that?", Leo asked.
"Some juice. She wrote a note for you, though", Dominic said, seizing his chance to read the note before Leo would ask for it.
"Too bad, she was just describing what was in the bag. She said these juices are different in taste and color because she made all differently with distinct methods", Dominic asked and was curious of the contents in the other bottles.
The other three were also curious. They both drank from each other's bottle and couldn't get over the taste.
"Tell Abi I don't care about your baby in her womb. I'll marry her that way", Dominic cried.
Leo was very angry and ignored the four till the end of the day. He can't believe that they both left him out. They really left him out and Abi didn't call him.
She didn't even send him a text or ask about the food she made for him. He told Darcy he would drive home himself. Normally, Darcy would complain and drive him home but Darcy turned around and ran to get his car to go home.
"Darcy!!", Leo yelled into the wind. Everyone was now forsaking him. It was not just Darcy but his stupid friends were among.
"I love you", Darcy looked back to tell him.
Leo stamped his feet on the ground and drove himself home with a frown on his face throughout the journey.
Abi sat on her bed to text Riley. She had called her and they spoke a lot. Riley was angry that Abi had already married Leo without telling her first.
Abi apologized to her and promised to make it up to her.
"You better do that. You should come and see me in this place sometime. We all miss you", Riley was sad that Abi won't be working with her anymore.
"You had better but quit", Abi warned her.
"I just have a month to go and I'm done here", Riley said proudly.
"So, what type of mother-in-law do you have? The wicked witch or the good angel?", Riley wanted to know about that so much because she had heard different rumor of Leo's mother.
"What do you think?", Abi sighed.
"I think she's the wicked witch because I met her once. I wanted to shake hands with her but she just walked away from my side like I was so filthy", Riley was talking with anger.
"Don't be angry. Maybe she wasn't in a good mood", Abi didn't find it right to discuss about her husband's family with Riley even though she was her best friend.
She shouldn't do that because she wanted to tell her about her marriage.
"So, how is he treating you?", Riley asked Abi.
"The same way. I can only wait to have this baby and leave here for good. I can't afford to be depressed because I got married to him", Abi replied.
"True, my love", Riley added.
"So, has he done anything with you yet?", Abi could imagine the smirk playing on her lips right now.
"We stay in separate rooms, okay? And don't get any stupid thought because it's not going to happen. We hate each other so much that he threw me out of his company on the first day I approached him", Abi was still angry.
"Sorry baby", Riley said.
"I'm going to avoid him from now on. I know the time he wakes up and the time he returns. I won't get to see him for some weeks so I'll do what I have to do to keep my sanity", Abi said and Riley nodded.
"Do that, baby, and don't be giving yourself any stress. I had to lie to your mother in the face when she asked if I knew you were sick", Riley said.
"Thanks for covering up for me", Abi said.
"So, what are you doing now?", Abi asked her.
"I was talking to my dad earlier but your call came in and I had to hang up", Riley was speaking nonchalantly.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Riley. You can hang up now", Abi was sorry.
"It's fine. I didn't want to talk to him from the beginning", She frowned.
"Why?", Abi queried.
"He's trying to set me up on some stupid blind dates", Riley rolled her eyes.
"Then go and who knows you may meet your Mr Perfect", Abi laughed. Riley joined in the laughter till their stomach began to hurt.
They continued speaking till they were a bit sleepy. Abi had to hang up after her eyes was heavy with sleep. She left off after some time.
It was a beautiful morning for Abi the next day. When she woke up, everybody was gone. It was only her and Butler Lee in the house. But Butler Lee was nowhere to be found.
He's like a mysterious man.
He could be with her a minute ago and be somewhere else in the next minute.
She was lying lazily on the sofa after having a light breakfast. She didn't have an appetite but she ate because she had to.
Abi was alarmed when she heard loud footsteps from a distance. She sat on the sofa properly and waited for the person to appear.
Her eyes met the eyes of a beautiful slim woman. She was looking at her with disgust and pure hate.
She's hated by everyone in that household so why should she be surprised?
"Who are you?", Abi asked the woman.
"I'm Ophelia, Leo's fiancée", The woman said with pride.
"Oh! I'm-"
"I know, you slut! You're the bitch that managed to have his child", Ophelia threw her purse to the chair and sat down comfortably.
"Bring me some water. I'm thirsty", Ophelia ordered her.
Abi remained in her seat and ignored Ophelia. Why would she rise up to give such a stupid idiot eater because she said so?
"Are you deaf?!", Ophelia roared. She felt insulted by having Abi ignore her.
"No", Abi replied calmly.
"Get me some water!", Ophelia repeated.
"I'm sorry. The doctor said I should not give myself any stress. You can find the kitchen easily since you're not blind", Abi also spoke rudely.
Ophelia looked at Abi in shock and got up from her seat. Who the hell was this bitch?
Why would she talk to her in which manner? She won't get away with it!
Abi realized that maybe Leo was not guilty of anything at all. He had said they were free to be in other relationships. For his fiancée to still come to his house after knowing his marital status, something must be going on between the two.
"I'm going to ignore your attitude because you're pregnant. Don't think I'll go easy on you next time, bitch!", Ophelia looked at her with disgust and walked to the kitchen.
Abi continued watching the television after ignoring Ophelia. She doesn't want any trouble in that house.
"Change this channel. I want to watch something fun", Ophelia ordered her as she returned from the kitchen.
Abi got up from where she sat and handed the remote over to Ophelia. Ophelia scoffed when she saw Abi walk away from her.
"I was talking to you, slut!", Ophelia shouted but Abi still ignored her.
Abi walked to her room and locked her door behind her. She was going to remain there until Leo eats his dinner and go to bed.
**
Darcy's phone beeped in his pocket and he took it out to check out the message he had received. He read it quickly when he realized it was Abi that sent it to him.
She was asking him about the food she made for her husband. She wanted to know how it went at the office.
"I'm sorry. He didn't eat out of the food because he wasn't hungry", Darcy couldn't bring himself to tell Abi that her husband had called her food poison.
"Or he had said he wasn't going to eat my food. You can tell me anything, Darcy", Abi had typed.
"Okay, you got me. His friends came over and we ended up eating the food. It was delicious. Thank you", Darcy replied.
"It's fine", Abi sent her last message with a smiley face emoji.
Leo raised his head up to look at his assistant. He can't believe he was busy on his phone while he was working hard to restore his company on its feet after Abi almost made it collapse.
"What are you doing?", Leo thundered with his deep voice.
"I-I was…Miss Abi sent me a message so I had to reply", Darcy stammered.
Darcy was older than Leo with a year. Their mothers are friends but there was a gap between their relationship. Darcy's mom was the personal secretary of one of the ministers of the country and became friends with Leo's mom when they were younger.
They just got married then. Leo's mom was working with the minister on a project but it was Darcy's mom that was attending to her when the minister wasn't in the country.
The two because close but Pen drifted apart when Darcy's mom lost her job. Pen loves associating with people with important post. To her, being rich means being big and since Darcy's mom doesn't fit into her criteria of friendship, she stopped being friends with her.
The two boys didn't stop their friendship and got closer while their moms drifted apart. Leo built his company and took care of his father's company too since he was old. It was Darcy that was there to assist him when his father retired from his company.
Darcy got married five years ago. His wife died while giving birth to their daughter. His daughter lives in Spain with his grandparents. His parents-in-law had refused to see their granddaughter ever since she was born because they believe she was the one responsible for the death of their daughter.
Darcy had vowed not to marry again because the last time he was seeing a woman and introduced his daughter to her, she maltreated his daughter and was just there for his money.
"What does she want?", Leo asked. He doesn't know why he was asking because it was none of his business.
"She was asking about the outcome of the food she made for you yesterday", Darcy replied.
Leo just continued with his work without saying anything. He was starting to get angry again.
"Do you need a break?", Leo inquired after some minutes of silence.
Darcy held the files in his hand tightly and pondered on what he meant by that.
"You seem to be more interested in her than the work we're doing here," Leo said without taking his eyes off the documents.
"It's not what you think. I had to reply else she would think I'm ignoring her message. I was online when the message entered so I had-"
"Whatever", Leo spat nonchalantly and began to type furiously when his secretary walked into the office.
Darcy raised his brow when he saw the secretary. He was speechless and mad at what she was wearing. He was waiting for what Leo would say but Leo said nothing.
"It's time for your meeting at France, sir. Mr Lopez just sent an email about his arrival at the place", His secretary smiled at him and continued batting her lashes.
"Okay. You may go", Leo said and rose up from his seat.
Darcy also stood up and walked behind him. They got into the elevator together to go to the rooftop to take the chopper.
"You should fire Bridget", Darcy advised Leo as soon as they were about to enter the chopper.
"Why?", Leo asked. Why should he fire his capable secretary that have been with him for about three years?
"What did you notice about her when she came in today?", Darcy asked.
"Nothing", Leo replied. Was he to notice something about his secretary?
"It's seduction, Leo. Bridget has been seducing you since she started working here but you've failed to see it. Look at the way she was walking today. See her dressing too. Why would she be flaunting her boobs?", Darcy asked irritably.
"You call that boobs?", Leo scoffed.
"So, you know?", Darcy probed.
"Am I not supposed to know? The eyes are meant to see and I see what I want to see. She's still keeping her job because of me. She's capable and very punctual", Leo pointed out.
"But you're married. What if Miss Abi comes to your office one day and sees her dressed like that? She's gonna think that something is going on between you two", Darcy cried.
"First, her name is Abi not Miss Abi", Leo corrected him.
"And she should see what she wants to see. She should come to me if she has a question to ask because after all, I'm her husband", Leo glowered intensely.
Darcy didn't say anything after that. His phone beeped again and he furrowed his brows after reading the message.
"What is it?", Leo questioned.
"Butler Lee just told me that your fiancée is at your house", Darcy replied.
**
Riley was angry. She was really mad at Rhyte Taste restaurant for what they did. The employees were all invited to an hotel for a party for the twentieth anniversary.
The manager already made arrangements for their stay at the hotel. They would sleep there because the party would end in the midnight. Riley was happy with the event because they would be in the way of her father's plan.
Her father was setting her up on the blind date the next day. She would give the excuse of working and would take the day off. She wouldn't go to the blind date. Her father would be forced to cancel the date and reschedule it at her convenience.
But it was when the party was over she heard she would be sharing a room with Zoe. She was so mad because the manager decided to call the names when the party was over.
Why would he wait till then?
Now, she had no choice than to stay with Zoe in the same room till morning. But she had told Zoe she was going home.
Zoe was glad she told her that. Riley didn't care and couldn't only cry for the world being unfair to her.
Riley realized she had nowhere to go and had no money. She was doomed! She left her charger behind. Her purse was not with her and her bag was somewhere in the hotel.
She decided to go to sleep because she was already feeling sleepy. She was glad she didn't meet Zoe in the room. She took off her clothes and wrapped the towel around her to have a bath.
Her eyes widened with shock when she opened the bathroom. Zoe was there fondling the boobs of one of the waitress at the party.
Damn! She had soft boobs but what the hell-?
"What are you doing here?", Zoe took her hands off the boobs immediately.
"I should be asking your partner that. This is my room too", Riley replied.
"Is it?! Because the last time I checked, you were gone", Zoe smirked.
"And here I am", Riley hissed.
"Get her out of here. I wanna bath", Riley spoke and looked at the shameless lesbian in the bathroom.
"Join us then", Zoe resumed to her work. She continued fondling with the waitress' boobs. She kept touching her dark nipple and squeezing it.
What surprised Riley more was that the two of them were not shameful. She was there and they kept touching themselves.
She was disgusted when the waitress moaned. Zoe was not sucking her boobs. Riley has no choice than to bath there with them.
"Fuck you Zoe! You're missing out if you're a lesbian", Riley voiced out shamelessly.
**
"Who's at the door?", Ava asked calmly. She was off to go to bed when there was a constant knock on the door.
"It's me, Ava", She heard the voice of her crush.
The sleep in her eyes disappeared immediately she heard his voice. She unlocked the door quickly and had butterflies in her stomach when she saw him.
"Oh! You're off to sleep", Michael said when he saw her in pajamas.
"No", She lied.
Michael laughed when she lied to his face. But that's none of his business.
"Sorry for the late visit. I forgot I had to give you your book", Michael said and gave her the book he had borrowed from her.
"You could have given me tomorrow in school. You wanted to see me that bad?", Ava blushed and tucked her hair behind her ear.
"That's funny", Michael laughed.
"Is it?", Ava pouted.
"I'm not coming to school tomorrow. I'll be away for a week. My grandmother is very sick and my family fear she'll die. So, we are all flying in to see her for the last time", Michael said.
"Oh", Ava sympathized with him.
"Make sure you don't let any girl fall for you when you're there. Make sure you look angry all the time", Ava said.
"And lie to them that you have a girlfriend when they ask for your number and things like that. I know you'll see a lot of girls over there that will fall for you but-"
"Why would I lie to them?", Michael laughed and stared at her.
Ava didn't know what to say. Can't he just lie for once? Why was he putting up the good boy attitude with her.
"It's better to see you single than taken in my eyes", Ava said shamelessly.
Michael laughed and took her hands in his. Ava's heart began to beat faster when he was so close to her.
"Why would I lie to them when I have you here?," He queried and leaned in to kiss her.