Ford stands up, embarrassed but hiding it well.He picks up Ashley with one pull of his left hand and holds out his right hand to Sue again who raises on eyebrow."You want to fall again? You haven't learnt your lesson." She teases and takes his hand. "Ah you should be ashamed of yourself. Using this much strength for a woman when all you want to do is to pull her up. Disappointing."Ford laughs and is quite relieved that both of them are okay although he still plans to figure out how and why they were locked in.And how the latch that opens from the inside was locked although that was supposed to always be open.Apparently, Sue didn't see or know about it so there's no way she could have locked herself and her daughter inside the room and stayed there till late at night.They hadn't even eaten lunch or dinner."Penny for your thoughts." "Do people still say that?" Ford genuinely wonders. "Well, I still say it. What were you thinking?""There was latch you could have opened above the
Her eyes red, her cheeks an angry red and a dot of split lip, short hair stomps over to where Sue is seated, along with her cohorts.Sue rolls her eyes at seeing them.Just then, the elevator doors open, Ford steps out, with Ashley still asleep on the width of his shoulders. He sees the three ladies and they see him.They are dumbstruck by the handsome man in front of them and momentarily forgets the situation they are in. He just passes by them and settles down in the chair opposite Sue.Seeing him sit there with the woman who slapped her, short hair takes a step back. Ford looks up at them at all three of them."Can we help you?" He asks, looking at them like he's examining something disgusting."Uhm... No. Not at all. We were just looking for a table.""Fine then. This one is taken." He states and turns to face Sue who's acting all innocent and ignorant of the situation."I hope you didn't wait long. You haven't ordered yet?""Oh, not yet. I wanted to admire the place first."To Sue
The whole restaurant watched in awe how the girls were taken away, fighting and scratching, by the police officers.After the elevator closed, the restaurant burst into an uproar. "What? They were arrested?""What did they do?""I overheard the police officer say conspiracy to commit murder.""That lady is lucky then. She could have been roped up with them if anything had happened.""Did you hear that slap? The lady who was slapped looked hilarious." Ford and Sue hear everything but just ignore them. Soon, they were done eating and they just walked out without paying.Inside the elevator, Ford turns to face Sue."Since they are gone now, will you tell me what really happened that had them thinking of doing terrible things to you?"Sue laughs. "You never let go do you?""It's what got me this far.""Fine then. When you left earlier, they picked a fight with me in the elevator until we got to the restaurant where I was forced to slap the short haired one so they will leave me alone whi
As is the routine, Ford leaves for work first, this time, taking Ashley with him to find her a suitable school, while Sue takes the land cruiser downtown to the B&F headquarters, to discuss about further compensation.Actually, Sue wasn't the one who contacted them, they had been the ones to contact her, hoping she stops by their office to clear every misunderstanding that had arisen between the two brands and Sue had made it a point to go so they won't think she's been snobby or anything like that.On getting there, she goes into the building and walks to the receptionist, different from the one there the other time as Freya is back in Dallas, filling up for her absence.Sue makes it a point to call them before the end of the day."Welcome to B&F Atlanta. How can I help you ma'am?" She smiles and Sue suspects its a fake one, just the kind you give to everybody to secure your job, but she smiles back anyway."I'm being expected. Sue Greene.""I see. Please take the elevator to the fif
"No. I don't serve alcohol in my office Evans. Neither do I drink.""Is that supposed to please her?" Evans asks, nodding subtly at Sue's way"Fine. I drink just a little bit. What about you Sue? Should we really get a drink?""I haven't drank in a long while so I'd love to get back on my feet on my own so I know if my alcohol tolerance is still as it used to be, unless you want to talk to me with me hiccuping every three seconds."Evans laughs. "Don't worry, I'll drink coffee then."Ella looks knowingly at Evans but says nothing. "Bring in three cups of coffee for us, with the usuals."Since most of the meeting had been gone through, Sue didn't not see any reason to remind her that she had chosen juice earlier."What are the usuals? They sound sketchy.""Why do you always doubt my reasoning? You're the most suspicious one here. The usual is milk and sugar. Fine?""Well, you could have said with milk and sugar."Ella shakes her head, possibly wondering what she had done in her last li
Balancing her little butt on her laps, Sue sits straight and looks over at Ford who seems to want to pass out."I'm sure you had a lot of fun with her." Sue teases him"I'm sure she did. I'm not sure about myself though." He sighs and sits up straight."So... How did the preschool hunt go?""I found a good one. It's a little over ten minutes away from the villa. It's a really great school. And I know the foundation that owns the school. She's to start tomorrow. I wonder why they couldn't have let her start today"Sue smiles in understanding. "Really? How about we go drop her off together tomorrow morning?""Sure. We'll leave home early together in that case.""Yes. There's a little something we have to do anyway.""What's that?" Ford asks and sits up, adjusting his tie and going back to the CEO mode."When we came down here, to Atlanta, it was supposed to be be a two day one night stay so I packed light. Really light. I'll have to go shopping if she's to start school and I need more c
Holding the pair of pink shoes with shining stars around it in her hands, Sue knew it was something she wanted for her daughter. It matched perfectly with the lacy cuffed gown she had picked earlier.Still looking through it's design, the shoes are rudely grabbed from Sue's hands. In the process, one of the edges of the sharp tipped star on the back of the shoe scratches Sue's hands and the skin there is red immediately.Sue pulls back her hands with a sharp gasp at the sudden pain that passed through her hands. "I want to buy that shoe for someone." The person who had snatched it said, without any apology for the wound she caused, and to top it off, her rude manner.Sue raised her head, aiming a glare at the rude woman but is quite surprised when she sees Alexa looking back at her. Both of them are quite surprised to see one another."What are you..." Alexa starts but Sue cuts in. "Where are your manners? Are you allowed to take something like that from someone?"Alexa scoffs. "You
Leaving the boutique with Ashley clutching her hands, Sue is smiling from ear to ear.She could remember all the times she had ever come to the shopping mall with Sharon and Alexa. She had always been the one to carry all the bags. She hadn't seen much meaning to it back then but now, everything is been done on a platter of gold for her, just because she knows someone. Someone really powerful and special.Special...Sue sighs heavily, still conflicted whether she should be covetous and stay with Ford or she should just forgo everything and just decide to stay with him. As soon as she thought that, Ashley squeezed her hand, as though she was leaning into the right thought at that second.Sue smiled and picks up her daughter and they get into the land cruiser waiting for them outside.As soon as they settle, her phone rings.An unknown number.Sue groans. "Who's this now...?"She picks the call though, knowing surely that it wasn't Ford, Alexa or Sharon because she already had their nu