..."Stay here. I'll be right back." He said and walked away. He saw Ellison from afar as she was looking all over the place. He tapped her back as she turned to him. She bowed before raising her head. "I'm sorry for being late sir. The traffic was an unforeseen event. It caused the delay but I hope I'm not too late?" she asked with a smile, blushing.Lorenzo shook his head. "You're not. The occasion is merely starting."She handed him the present. "Happy birthday, Mr. Cordero." Lorenzo took the gift with a smile. "Thanks Ellison. Let me introduce you to my wife." He said and held her hand. He took her to where l was standing and stopped. He let her go and touched my shoulder. I turned to know who it was. "Sweetheart, this is my secretary, Ellison." he turned to Ellison. "Meet my wife, Ellison. She goes by my name. A Mrs. Cordero." He said, proudly.Ellison kissed my cheeks. "Nice to meet you, ma'am." I smiled at her. "My pleasure Ellison. Thanks for coming."She nodded and tu
...Sophie, Sophie honey. I know you're mad at me but please, please come back to me. He prayed within. He stood up and ran to the hotel's security and demanded to access the CCTV. "You can go ahead and look through our hotel footage. You might see what you're looking for."Lorenzo nodded and checked it out. He saw three unfamiliar men walking out of the restroom and one of them had Sophie thrown across his shoulder. His anger was filled to the brim as he curled his fists to a tight ball, breathing heavily, before he knew it his fist had already collided with the man's jaw, releasing a strong blow. The poor guy grunted and winced at the sharp sting, wondering what the impulsive act was for."That's for not doing your damn job right," Lorenzo said as if he could read his mind. "And don't you go off telling people about this ordeal... yet."The man nodded as he ran out.He went off searching futilely at the premises and the parking lot but didn't find a trace of them. It was as if the
...Spike shattered the phone and wrapped his hand around my throat, tilting my head. "My gorgeous pet. Why did you do that? Who said you could interfere?" he said so calmly."Let go of me, Spike. I'm not your pet. I'm never gonna be your pet, you sociopath. You need to see a doctor."He tightened his grip for a few seconds before letting go. I coughed, my eyes watering."What did you just say?" He asked, fisting his hand.I cowered, shaking my head in instant denial for fear of repercussion but the cold asshole still did it anyway. Punching hard on my stomach. "Oh God!" I yelped, tossing and turning as I held my belly."Don't you curse at me, Sophie. I don't wanna hurt you. At least not yet but if you push me to the wall... I'll have no other option but to instill some manners in you. Am I understood?" He asked.I sniffled, nodding. "Crystal," I answered breathlessly."Good." He hauled me up, easing my back against the headboard. I couldn't maintain eye contact with those brown eye
...Twenty minutes earlier.Lorenzo had almost gotten Sophie's location when the line got disconnected. He gulped down his drink and exhaled. The call he had with Spike also didn't help matters but he was happy with one thing. He delayed the call long enough for his trackers to be able to pinpoint their location. Almost.Lorenzo went to his room, opened the drawer and brought out a pistol. He strapped it on his waistband and covered it with his jacket. He barged out of his room and went to where his trackers were working. He stopped and checked out the location. He knew there was no point in them continuing the tracking and dismissed them. He'll continue from where they stopped.Lorenzo was just about to leave when he saw his two friends coming out from the guest room. He stared at them and looked away. He wasn't thinking straight at the moment and wasn't in the mood for any kind of chit-chat. He flung the glass. He had been waiting patiently for them to leave for him to sneak out a
..."NOOO!" Lorenzo screamed at the top of his voice, feeling completely helpless with his heart beating rapidly when Lincoln made a very crucial intervention. He flung the hammer he'd gotten from the douchebag's minion straight to Spike's right shoulder rendering the arm useless as the knife dropped on impact. He let out an intense roar at the drastic turn of events. He didn't foresee it. He thought Lorenzo had come alone."Whoo-hoo! I got him." Lincoln shouted, excitedly. "Now that's how to make an entrance." He remarked, with his lip twitched.Lorenzo immediately ran and grabbed me before I could reach the ground. His heart broke to several pieces as he saw how hurt I was looking at me from up close. He was riled up and burning in fury inwardly. Removing his jacket, he used it on me, immediately wrapping it around my shivering body. He shot a cold stare at Spike who was trying to escape with his apparently broken arm. He was going nowhere. Lorenzo thought, placing me on the cold
..."Come back to me, Sophie. Please."I was yanked from the beautiful moment of dreaming about us, swirling through bleak darkness, my body twisting and turning as I struggled to fight my way to the surface. All I could hear was the sound of his voice calling out to me. "I'm here." I was unable to make the plea, still sucked into a cold and horrible vacuum. A sudden beeping sound drew back my attention."Where am I? What was happening?" I asked.Light.There was a beautiful wash of light splashing over me. I fought to breach the surface, lifting my arms as air filled my lungs. After a few seconds, I managed to open my eyes and saw I was dressed in hospital clothing. I was confused and fighting to understand my situation."I'm here," I whispered meekly. Had anyone heard me? "Lorenzo, She's awake." The soft voice which I recognized said. "Oh my little, angel. How could they do this to you? How could my son hide this from us?" Angelique mumbled. Blinking, the light was too bright,
...I took the juice, instantly taking a sip. "It's good to be back."Miguel left him going to where Daphne was as he stretched forth his tiny arms for her to carry him.Daphne shook her head chuckling at his naughtiness as well as cuteness. She knew without a doubt what he was asking for. "Nah, little prince. This aunt here will have to decline. I can't give you a piggyback ride tonight. I'm exhausted. You're a big boy. You've mastered how to walk. I mean I taught you well so do the needful. Huh?" She playfully said, crossing her arms but the boy wasn't ready to take no for an answer as he pulled at her robe, pouting and cocking his head to the side. Daphne smiled and started running around in circles as he raced after her.I derived happiness and satisfaction in watching the two people which means a lot to me getting along. "Oh, Daphne is in a lot of trouble. Miguel won't let her off the hook so easily." Lorenzo intertwined our fingers together, helping me to my feet. "I've pre
...Lorenzo was sorting out the documents on his desk one after the other when a call came in. He grabbed the phone on the first ring. "Mr. Asbury.""Mr. Cordero, I called to remind you about the business proposal we discussed the other day. Have you considered the contract?" Asbury asked.He waited for long seconds before speaking. "Yes, Mr. Asbury. After much evaluation, I think we should do it your way. Both terms will correspond with the one I have here. I've started working on it. It has already been inputted on the storage device. I just have to round it up and I'll get back to you.""That's good to hear. Thanks for seeing it through, Mr. Cordero. It was good doing business with you." He said and ended the call.Lorenzo dropped the telephone and raked his hands through his hair. He sat upright, opened his Laptop and continued working on his latest and most beneficial project at hand. Shortly, a knock came at his office door. "Who's there?" he asked. "It's Ellison, sir. May I