Love Hate Relationship Series

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"I'm a businessman, every business man thinks about business and only goes where there is profit. Having a marriage relationship with the Brown's is the biggest profit ever in business. Do you know how many companies they have under their name? How many factories? And to talk about Michael, do you know how many buildings he has? Hotels, clubs, theaters and many more. Let me tell you, nobody knows Michael's net worth, nobody knows how many companies he owns, that boy is a billionaire and people believes he might be richer than his father, after all, he started earning money from fifteen years of age. My daughter being his wife, do you know what that means?"

Book2 Chapter21

"I can't believe you!" Sasha stood up from the sofa, glaring at her father "so I was just a business proposal to you? My marriage is just a link to wealth to you? All this while you have think of my happiness as business? Dad I'm also a businesswoman and I don't only think about business. I want a home, I want to be loved and I want my marriage to work not for some stupid contract and some stupid business profit!" She turned and stormed out of the house.

"Sasha, Sasha, sweetheart wait" Angelica ran after her.

Sasha got to her car, opened it, got in and zoomed off with Angelica watching the fading lights before storming into the house to berate her husband.

Sasha got home, she thought about strolling down to Craig's house and remembered he had left the country for his daughter's birthday "s**t" she cursed, she had actually forgotten about the birthday. She ransacked her purse for her phone and directly called him, he picked at second ring "hey."

"Look who decided to call" Craig said.

"I'm so sorry, to be honest, I totally forgot. I have been in my parents home since today and I meant to call but then I got into a fight with my dad."

"My, what happened?"

"It's nothing serious, we will come around. We always do" she paused "so how is the birthday girl, hope she is enjoying herself?"

"I must admit, Mirabelle and Tom really spent here, no wonder she refused my offer to contribute, it's because her new husband thinks he is loaded."

Sasha could hear the sarcasm in his voice and couldn't help but chuckle softly "I'm sure the CEO of Mantis wouldn't worry if some guy spend on his ex wife and his daughter's birthday right?"

Craig laughed "of course not. He is not up to me to compete with, he is just a general manger in some company, he is not worth my time and energy but if we are to talk about your husband, now that's a guy who is worth me competing with money."

Sasha was silence for a while "do you really think you can compete with Michael in that?" She asked remembering what her father said about his wealth.

"Of course, he owns a company and I owns a company. He runs a club, I runs a club, what else?"

Sasha shook her head while laughing "I believe you are still far off."

"You think?"

Sasha nodded "mm hmm. Michael is rich, I mean filthy rich."

"Can you mention how many properties he owns?"

"To be honest, I don't know."

"My, he didn't tell you?"

"He didn't tell me his favorite color is it his properties that he will tell me?" She shook her head bitterly "to Michael I'm just a door mat to bear the name his wife and Mrs. Brown to outsiders, not to him."

Craig heaved a deep breath "don't worry, I'm going to save you from him."

"Right, you are going to be my night in shiny armor" she laughed "a very big happy birthday to your daughter for me Craig, next time when you are going to see her, I will give you her present."

"Sure and thank you."

"You are welcome."

"By the way, do you see the flowers I sent you? They are beautiful roses just like you."

"Wow, thank you. I haven't gone in, I'm still inside the car. Maybe it will be at my doorstep, anything else attached to it?"

"Just a simple note."

"Thank you Craig, it's been a long time I have received flowers" she smiled and just then her mind reminded her about the mysterious man who made it a habit to send her ninety nine white roses every morning, a sweet smile curved on her lips as she remembered those blissful moments, too bad she never got to know who he was, four times she had mistaken him but all failed and yet, she still didn't get to know him.

"You are welcome" she heard Craig said and smiled.

"See you when you are back."

"Sure, good night Sasha."

"Good night Craig" she smiled and then hung up, her memory had just reminded her about some sweet moments and to make it more romantic, the mysterious man always start sending the flowers immediately she has a breakup and somehow she found compassion in that and always look forward to seeing those flowers but too bad, after her last breakup last two years, she didn't receive any thing and then she had gotten married to Michael six months after.

Sasha stepped down from her car and walked to her porch, she froze when she saw a big bunch of white roses, just like the ones she remembered in her memories now, what is happening? She thought before bringing herself to walk closer to it, she squatted and caressed the petals which still have dews in them, she searched the flowers looking for something and fair enough, she found it. She couldn't explain the joy that flushed through her as she dropped her purse, phone and car key on the ground, she opened the note with two hands and gently, reading the heart warming message inside, she felt blissful.

She bent to pick up the bunch when she noticed a little bunch of red roses beside it, this must be the one sent by Craig, she concluded, of course she didn't believe that Craig was the one that sent her the white roses. She picked up the card stuffed in between two red roses and read it's simple message and as expected, it had Craig's name at the bottom of the message. She carried the white roses like a child and picked up the red roses, she needs to find a verse for both of them, she thought.

After finding a verse and adding water to the flowers, Sasha stood admiring the white roses, her slender fingers caressed the petals and she smiled so lovingly, what she wouldn't give to know the sender but he was always cautious, not for once had he mistakenly wrote his name in his note, even though she could tell it was handwritten, just why won't he add his name and why did he send her the flowers now? Could it be because he could see that she is having issues with her marriage and just want to put a smile on her face? It's possible, she thought and a sweet smile graced her lips as she counted the flowers and just as usual, it was ninety nine, he never misses.

Outside and not too far away from her house was parked a black Honda and at the backseat sat a man who looked so happy just watching her from the window caressed the flowers. Heavens, nothing can explain the joy he feels just seeing that lovely smile on her face, his trip today was worth it, at least he can sleep well today knowing that he made her smile once again.

Book2 Chapter22

"Janet, it has started again" Sasha said into her phone.

"What has?" Janet's voice was heard from the other side.

Sasha could sense the confusion in her voice and she heaved a deep sigh "the flowers. It has started again."

"What? The ninety nine white roses? The mysterious flowers?"

"Yes. Everything you just mentioned is a yes" Sasha paused "I received one last night and it's as beautiful as always" she caressed the petal of a white rose "what I wouldn't give to know the sender, it's as if he knows when my mood is down and always want to make me smile with his flowers and to be honest, it always does. Whenever I see the flowers I can't explain this warm feelings that always flush in me and when I read the notes, it holds the most beautiful words."

"Em... Sasha are you sure you are not in love with the sender?" Janet asked worriedly.

Sasha chuckled softly "I don't know but whenever I think about his flowers, I can't help but smile and be happy. So yes, I might have some feelings for my secret admirer but who wouldn't? Janey he had been sending me flowers for thirteen years, thirteen years Janey" she let out a deep breath "I just want to know him. To know why he has been sending me my favourite flowers without revealing himself."

"If you ask me, I will say he loves you. Duh, what else could it be but that? It must be that he is shy to meet you in person and so he prefers the feeling of his flowers showing you how he feels about you."

Sasha was silent for a while before saying "I wish he will just tell me who he is."

"Careful what you wish for baby girl, wishes do come true."

"Well I will love this one to."

"Need I remind you that you are married? What if your husband comes to get you when your wish come true, what will you do?"

"I don't think I'm still married to Michael. I will be sending him the divorce papers next month."

"What if he comes get you before then?"

"Do you still want me to get back with Michael?" Sasha asked with a frown.

Janet sighed on the other side "Sasha, you are in love with him, I just want you to be happy. I mean you have never been lucky in love. I married my first love and boyfriend. Agatha married her second boyfriend, Marilyn married her first boyfriend and Agnes married her third boyfriend but you? You have dated four guys, four different boys and you marrying Michael made him the fifth but still? Baby you deserve happiness, you need to be loved and in all your boyfriends, none of them have you come clean to tell us you love like you did to Michael. I just want this to work out for you."

Sasha could hear the care and worry in her voice and sighed "but it's not my fault Michael doesn't love me back. I mean I tried to win his heart, I did everything he asked me to. He told me to stop working and I stopped working, I was ready to change for him but he just doesn't want me and no matter what I do, he just won't see me" she paused "I can't live like that and like you said, I want to be loved, I want to feel loved and no one is giving me that but this, this mysterious stranger that sends me these flowers" she sniffed "I can't help but feel in this world he is the only one that truly love me and to make it worse, I don't even know who he is. If only I know him, I don't mind throwing myself at him because if there is one thing I know, is that he loves me, more than anybody else" she wiped away her tears.

Janet could hear her silent sobs "hey, don't feel so sad, everything is going to be alright, I promise. Where are you now?"

Sasha sniffed "I'm at home."

"I'm coming over okay? I will call the girls to see if they are free, we can hang out tonight. Maybe girls night out or day out. We will have lunch outside and then go back home and dress up, then we have dinner outside too. It will liven you up."