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A tour guide, Perry Marco has her whole life planned ahead, she thought she had it all -a great job and the perfect boyfriend whom she'd get married to sooner and live a quiet, peaceful live with. But all that came crumbling down when she walked in on her boyfriend cheating on her with her best friend, feeling heartbroken and devastated she sever all ties with them. As if life had every bad thing in stock for her that day, she went home and was met with a very sad news -her dad was diagnosed of kidney disease. Having no money to pay for medical bills, she was forced to move to the big city where she crossed paths with Kendrick Alejandro, who suspected and held her responsible for his mother's death which had happened years ago. What could be Perry's connection with Kendrick's mother's death? Or is the real murderer closer than he thinks?
Perry's pov
I inhaled deeply as I stood outside this office, my heart raced as different possible thoughts flashed my mind.
It's another friday of weekly performance reviews, I already know why I was summoned, without entering the office or hearing what Miss Kim had to say.
Miss Kim is our agency's Manager here at Bombas travel agency, Fredericksburg, Texas.
She's a very strict and rigid lady, she never bends the rules for anyone...no matter how close you are to her.
Finally, I gathered enough courage and knocked on the door a few times, before pushing it open.
My eyes went straight to her desk, she's facing her computer and seemed to be very focused on whatever she was doing.
I cleared my throat quietly.
"Miss Kim, you requested to see me?" I asked in a low voice, sticking my head in, with part of my body still outside.
"Ah, yes, come in" she invited me in.
I stepped into her office, although it's small, but it's well organized and neat.
Everything, from the files on the table to the files on the cabinet behind her, seemed to be in their right places.. nothing's amiss.
She paused whatever she was doing, she reached for a file in her drawer and flipped a few pages open.
"We checked the shopping list of the tourists assigned to you, and er... "
She removed her eyeglasses, raised her head and looked at me, there was an unreasonable expression in her eyes.
"... Perry, I've got to be honest with you, your performance isn't encouraging at all" she said.
Oh no! This doesn't sound good at all, I don't like how it sounds.
"I have compared your list with Tori's, she's way ahead of you and I would advice you meet her for some lectures"
Meet Tori for lectures? Hmph, that's just adding salt to an injury.
"Hey, hey, what's that expression you're pulling right now?!"
"Miss Kim.... "
"I don't wanna hear it" she interrupted me. "I don't care what's the personal beef you have with her, but you have to prioritize our company's interest here"
Miss Kim reached for her drawer again, she pulled out another file and slammed it on the table.
"Here" she gestured at the file. "Look at her performance, see for yourself and tell me if you still have the rights to argue with me" she said.
I closed my eyes.
"I'm sorry, Miss Kim" I apologized.
She glared at me for a short moment, before speaking again.
"If this continues, then I'm afraid our company will have to let you go"
"But... "
"Our company is just a small scale business, we're still trying to build up our reputation and not even the slightest mistakes are tolerated"
I nodded. "Yes, ma'am"
"You should step up your game, or you're leaving!"
"I will work harder now, Miss Kim"
Her eyes trailed my body, she must be assessing my outfit for today, after all, she always has a thing or two to say about my dress code.
"You're so unprofessional" she muttered.
Can you just say something nice about me for once? It wouldn't hurt you, alright? I wanted to yell out at her.
"Just leave my office!" she said.
"Thank you for giving me a second chance"
"Just go"
Not wanting to spend another second in her office, I turned and quickly rushed out.
A sigh of relief immediately left my mouth the moment I stepped out, I sometimes wonder if her office is somehow connected to hell's pit.
"Boo!"
Annie yelled in my ear and I jumped slightly in fright, which made her roared in laughter. Annie's my coworker and she's the only one I'm close to here.
"Annie, are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I scolded her softly, with my hand on my chest.
"Come on, I wasn't that loud" she replied.
"Yeah, but you still managed to scare me"
She chuckled lightly and threw an arm around my shoulder, she glanced at Miss Kim's office behind us.
"Miss Kim called you in earlier, what did she say to you?" Annie asked.
"Same old" I answered.
She rolled her eyeballs as we stopped by my desk, I sat on my chair and she leaned on my desk.
"She's got to stop comparing you with Tori, that bit*h is a sl*t and she can do anything to get her tourists to shop"
"Hm, maybe I should be like her, because whatever she's doing it's really working for her.. who knows, it might work for me too" I said.
Annie flicked my forehead, which earned her a harsh glare from me but she doesn't look like she care.
"Are you even hearing to yourself right now? You wanna do whatever she's doing? You mean, you wanna be a sl*t?"
"That's not what I mean, Annie"
"But that's what she is" she said.
My phone beeped and I reached for it, I saw some unread messages from Morrison (my boyfriend), he must have sent me a few messages while I was in Miss Kim's office.
A smile crept on my face as I quickly opened them.
"He~ey, I know that smile" Annie said, pushing my shoulder lightly.
"What smile?"
"You've got a message from your boyfriend, right?"
My smile widened, I nodded but my smile faltered just as it came.
*I can't have dinner with you, I'm not sure I can make it*
*I can't come pick you up, I'm still busy*
*Don't bother coming over tonight, I'll be working overtime!* the messages read.
"Uh-oh, what happened to your smile just now?" Annie asked when she noticed my expression.
I stared at the phone for a while, before throwing it on the table. Annie picked it up and read the messages, then scoffed.
"Perry, are you sure your boyfriend loves you?" she asked.
There was no reply from me, so she continued.
"I think you should break up with him, he must be two timing you because he barely have any time for you" she said.
There still wasn't no reply from me, my mind was just occupied with the messages Morrison sent me.
It's been a week since we last saw each other, doesn't he miss me at all? Why can't he create time for us to hang out?
Maybe his boss wouldn't let him get off work until he's done working, I guess I should go over to his place and cook for him.
That could be counted as a date, right?
"Hey, Perry!"
Annie called and snapped her fingers across my eyes, I blinked and smiled at her.
"Why are you smiling?" she asked.
"Nothing" I replied.
"I'm telling you to break up with that jerk and you're smiling?"
I shook my head in disagreement with her words.
"Morrison is not a jerk, he's really busy and I can tell he sincerely loves me"
"Oh, really?" I nodded. "Then why didn't he create time for you?"
"Like I said, he's busy"
She rolled her eyeballs, lifted herself off my desk and snatched a grape from my plate.
"Whatever you say" she popped the grape in her mouth. "Anyway, I'll be leaving for LA in three days"
"Three days?"
"Yeah"
"Wait, how long have you been working on this plan?"
She tilted her head and think for a moment, then shrugged her shoulders.
"For some months now, I've found an apartment already and I'll look for a job after I've moved there" she explained.
"Wow! That's a pretty bold move, it's nice"
"Yeah... how about you come with me?"
"No, thank you, I'm good here" I said.
"You can't be so sure, you might wanna leave after breaking up with that scumbag"
I looked at her in the eyes, then shook my head.
"That's not gonna happen, not even in your wildest dreams"
"Well, if it does happen and you need to escape, just know you've got a friend in LA.. you can come hide at my place"
With that she strode back to her desk, while I hurry up to get my work done in time.. I'm planning to cook Morrison's favorite for him later.
★★★★
"Alright, Perry, think about what I told you earlier.. you can't let him break up with you first" Annie said.
"And remember what I said, it's not gonna happen"
She sighed, tapped my shoulder lightly.
"Just take care, I should head home since my Uber is here"
"Ok, good night" I said.
We hugged briefly before she slide into the backseat and left in her Uber, she waved at me until she's out of sight.
I checked the time in my phone, it's already 7:13pm, I guess I should have called an Uber earlier.
But I guess luck's on my side, a cab came by and I boarded it.
"Tank's lane, please" I told the driver.
"Ok, let's go" he replied.
Have you ever heard of anyone, who's always experiencing great misfortunes every Christmas eve? Have you ever found yourself in a situation, where your only wish is to live ONE MORE NIGHT? Well, you haven't but there's someone who has.... Every Christmas eve, misfortunes always visits him. First, he lost his parents on a Christmas eve when he was just eight years old. Second, he lost his heart on another Christmas eve, which resulted to him using an artificial heart that needs charging to survive. Third, he lost his only hope and zeal for living on another Christmas eve...his wife and daughter! It seems like he's cursed by the spirits of Christmas...right? But that's not the case.... All these misfortunes are linked to a particular girl, everytime he experienced these misfortunes, this girl is involved...in fact, she's the main cause! Now another Christmas is fast approaching, what misfortune does it holds for him? Is it his life? Is he gonna encounter this girl again? And is she gonna bring another misfortune for him?! Hold on a sec... Is she purposely bumping into him every Christmas eve? Or their encounters are merely just coincidental? His name is Jayden Jaymes Grassi. Her name is Cassandra Kristine Maldonado
Twenty three years old Elena, who doesn't have any education, lives with her poor Aunt. She’s a street dancer and singer. She dances and sings to make end meets. Unexpectedly, life throws her into the Royal palace of Peoria, a small British country. She’s torn between two princes, one who loves her dearly and the other who just wants to use her. After a passionate night with her prince charming, she was found in bed without another man few days later. What will she do when she’s accused of commiting adultery? What will she do when she becomes pre.gnant and can’t decide who her child’s father is?
Twenty three years old Elena, who doesn't have any education, lives with her poor Aunt. She’s a street dancer and singer. She dances and sings to make end meets. Unexpectedly, life throws her into the Royal palace of Peoria, a small British country. She’s torn between two princes, one who loves her dearly and the other who just wants to use her. The night after her wedding with her prince charming they had a passionate night, but she’s rapped few days after. What will she do when she’s accused of commiting adultery? What will she do when she becomes pre.gnant and can’t decide who her child’s father is?
I've been married to my husband since I was eighteen years old, and my husband rose to fame shortly after our marriage, but this fame came with a very expensive price -our marriage. The foundation of our marriage started shaking when my husband left home for six years, he was parading the streets and clubs in LA with different supermodels -or, so I thought. I was at the verge of divorcing him since I couldn't continue hurting everyday, but he came back to his senses and begged me to accept him back. No matter how I tried to hide it, I'm still hopelessly in love with him and decided to forgive him. He promised he's change and he's ready to settle down, of course that got me pregnant and I had to try my best, my very best to love my husband and trust him again, and continue our lives as if he's never left. But our relationship couldn't go back to the old days, because I realized I don't know who my husband is any more. He became very secretive, he repeatedly lied to me on several occasions, and most times I'd have to force the truth out of him. Then a very heavy storm hit our marriage, and that's when I gave up completely -I caught my husband red-handed, cheating on me with my biggest rival, and the worse part was he lied to my face about it. I couldn't help but wonder, does he really love? If he love me, then why can't he trust me at all? Why can't he confined in me? Isn't it better to just walk away from this marriage that's built on lies? But now our baby is involved, should I raise him without his father? Is this break really necessary? Is it gonna help us? Or break us even more?
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Chandler Su who had cheated by her boyfriend then got drunk at a bar. To take revenge, she grabbed a man randomly and took him to the room. After a crazy night, Chandler found the strange man was a super handsome guy the next morning. Shy and shocked Chandler run away after leaving 150 RMB and scorning the man of his poor bed skills. However, she never thought the story would become so dramatic as the next day, she found out that the new coming president of her company was exactly the man she slept the last night! Worse than that, this new boss seemed very narrow-minded as he asked Chandler to come to his office on the first day.
"I ran. Ran as fast as my legs could go. Away. Away from him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hailey Pritchett loved her job as the secretary of Henry Caldwell, the CEO of the Caldwell Industries. She was a woman who liked safety, and stayed far away from danger. However, the company is bought by a ruthless businessman who is known as the Sniper. Theodore Benson is a ruthless billionaire, and is known as the Sniper in the business world. Because he kills his opponents without letting them know. He bows down to no one, and when he wants something, he does everything - whether legal or not - to possess it. When Hailey and Theodore aka the Sniper, come face to face, Hailey knows that Theodore is dangerous. So Hailey does what she does best in the face of danger. She runs. But will Theodore let her get away? Theodore wants Hailey Pritchett, and won't stop until he has her - in every possible way. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"You're mine, little puppy," Kylan growled against my neck. A soft gasp escaped my lips as his lips brushed my skin. My mind screamed at me to push him away-the Lycan Prince who had humiliated me again and again, but my body betrayed me, leaning into him before I could stop myself. He pressed his lips against mine, and his kiss grew more aggressive, more possessive as I felt my legs weaken. What was I doing? In a split-second, I pulled away and slapped him hard across the face. Kylan's eyes darkened, but the smirk on his lips exposed his amusement. "You and I both know we can't fight this, Violet," he said, gripping my wrist. "You're my mate." "And yet you don't want me," I replied. "You told me you were ashamed of me, that l'd never be your queen, that you'd never love me. So please, accept my rejection and let me go." "Never," he whispered, his grip tightening as he pulled me closer. "Soon enough, you'll be begging for me. and when you do-I'll use you as I see fit and then I'll reject you."
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