What you did for me today

"I didn't really get her last name," Mr. Ross said to his son.

"How does she look like? Pale skin? Silver eyes?" Angelo tried to describe her.

"Yeah, she's very pale with beautiful silver eyes, how did you know her?" Mr. Ross asked his son with surprise at how detailed Angelo was in describing Anne.

"What a coincidence?" Angelo smirked. "I met her two days ago at a grocery store and now she's the one baking your birthday cake,"

"Angelo that evil smirk on your face already shows how lustful you are towards that young lady and, unfortunately, she doesn't know you're obsessed with anything under a skirt," Mr. Ross said in a husky tone

He said that because he knows that Angelo is a goddamn womanizer and also the lady's man. He can't take his eyes off beautiful women and most women make it easier for him to get them on his bed because he's insanely handsome, seductive and most of all, he's from a rich family.

"Here we go about all that bullshit" Angelo rolled his eyes. "I am a MAN, a grown-up man to be precise and I can sleep with as many women as I want"

"Did you just call yourself a grown-up man? You're almost thirty and all you could think of is how to get different ladies to your bed..." Mr. Ross yelled at Angelo.

"…Whereas, your elder brother, Michael, is far more responsible and more intelligent than you..." he added.

"Enough!!" Angelo fired back. He was sick and tired of his father always comparing him with his brother.

"...stop comparing me to that imbecile you call my brother. He's not my flesh and blood so I don't care if he's better than me or not. And like it or hate it, I am your only biological child and Michael will always be an outcast" Angelo said emphatically, staring deep into his father's eyes.

"let me tell you something dad, I know that the only reason you adopted Michael was because you thought mom couldn't give birth, you were scared no one was going to succeed you when you're long gone..." he spoke the bitter truth.

"If only God can take you and bring back my wife," Mr. Ross said with teary eyes.

Angelo said the truth Mr. Ross didn't want to hear. He thought that his late wife was barren and he adopted a son after six years of his marriage. That same year he adopted Michael when he was just a child, his wife miraculously got pregnant but the tragic news was that she died after she gave birth to Angelo.

"God should take me?" Angelo laughed mockingly.

"I'm not going anywhere dad, remember, as your one and only true son, I still have to inherit all your wealth and properties"

"…And guess what son, at my birthday party next week, I am going declare Michael Ross your stepbrother who is ten times better than you at everything, my successor. He's going to be the new CEO of stone's perfume company, and you'll be left with nothing." Mr. Ross said vehemently.

Angelo's face which was filled with laughter suddenly turned to a frown after hearing that his father was going to transfer all his inheritance to his stepbrother who he despised so much.

Angelo said furiously, "you wouldn't dare do that to me, you can't be that shameless to give out everything to that good-for-nothing motherfuc.."

*SLAP*

A quick resounding slap from Mr. Ross landed on Angelo's cheeks before he could finish his sentence.

After that hot slap, Angelo used his tongue to carefully lick the pint of blood that was at the corner of his bottom lip.

He looked at the old man standing in front of him with rage and his hands clenched into a fist. The only thing that was stopping him from punching his father right in the jaw was that his father was too old and weak and he could collapse if he received a single punch.

"Don't you ever disrespect me or speak ill of your brother ever again, do you understand?" Mr. Ross yelled at Angelo with anger.

Meanwhile, Angelo was still glaring daggers at him.

"DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?" Mr. Ross screamed at the top of his voice pointing to his son.

"Yes, father" Angelo muttered and looked down.

"Good," Mr. Ross said and left his presence.

*********

Dexter was strolling down the street with Audrey, his coworker at work. He coincidentally met her at the supermarket and they started talking.

Audrey has been fond of Dexter ever since he started working at the NYPD company. Besides, it's not so hard to like Dexter because he's a very friendly and funny guy who plays a lot and most of all, he is handsome too.

Dexter, on the other hand, is pretty much close to Audrey at work. He became very nice to her from the first day he met her at work because she was the only one who stood by him and defended him when everyone else in the staff room laughed and mocked him for being too young to be a detective.

The two of them were having a long conversation and Audrey was laughing hysterically at Dexter's jokes.

Opposite their direction, Dexter's eyes met Treasure who was walking towards them. She was wearing a flared gown designed in black and white stripes and brand-new white sneakers to match. She looked so cute and the new outfit she was putting on made her look a little bit different.

Different in a good way, she was stunning.

Treasure recently bought the new clothes and shoes she was wearing from the money she earned as a nightclub singer. Thanks to her new per time job, she has cleared all her debts in school and has changed her wardrobe entirely. She no longer has to wear those her rag clothes and her worn-out shoes anymore.

Being the simple girl she is, she didn't waste her money on designer brands like her brother Kim would do. Instead, she bought only the necessary things she needed and she gave some of her money to Kim for upkeep.

Dexter was smiling subconsciously and his eyes were filled with admiration as he watched Treasure, walking slowly in his and Audrey's direction.

"Dexter are you free this evening?" Audrey asked Dexter.

"Dexter?" She called but Dexter's attention was now somewhere else. She noticed a lovesick look on Dexter's face and she traced his eyes to who or what he was staring at.

When she saw that he was staring at a girl, she rolled her eyes and immediately frowned.

"Hi Treasure," Dexter waved to Treasure already a few inches from her, and Treasure waved back, smiling.

Meanwhile, Audrey had a long stare at Treasure, scanning her from her head to her toes.

It was Treasure's lucky day for her to meet Audrey when she was wearing good clothes and shoes if not Audrey would've made her feel embarrassed just by staring at her like she was nothing. After all, Audrey is a high-class lady.

However, Audrey couldn't help but admit to herself that Treasure was a beautiful girl even with the nerd glasses on her cute face.

'At least she's short' Audrey said in her head.

Treasure is definitely a short girl but her height is cute.

Moreover, Audrey didn't like the way Dexter was staring at Treasure like she was an angel or something. She didn't like how she stole Dexter's attention. It really hurt her.

"Audrey, I'd like you to meet my friend Treasure, Treasure please meet my coworker Audrey," Dexter said, introducing the both of them.

"Please to meet you Audrey" Treasure stretched forth her hand to shake her with a cute smile on her face.

Meanwhile, Audrey felt a needle poking her chest when she heard Dexter introduce her as a coworker but introduced Treasure as his friend.

'so I'm just a mere coworker' Audrey thought with a scornful look on her face.

She stared at Treasure's hand which was still waiting to receive a handshake and refused to shake her hand.

Treasure awkwardly withdrew her hand and felt uneasy at Audrey's glare towards her.

"Umm... Audrey is everyth..."

"...bye Dexter!!" Audrey cuts in before Dexter could finish his sentence and walked out feeling pissed.

'What?' Dexter exclaimed in his head.

He wanted to ask her if everything was okay because of how she snubbed Treasure whereas Treasure was nice to her.

"What's up with her?" Dexter asked himself not having a clue of what was going on.

"Why do I feel like I made her upset?" Treasure said in a low tone feeling bad for no reason.

"I guess I must've bored her with my silliness and she left," he said and Treasure chuckled.

He didn't want Treasure to feel bad and he was sure that he didn't do anything wrong. Maybe Audrey was having mood swings or something. That's what Dexter thought.

"You look really beautiful" Dexter complimented Treasure, staring at her in admiration.

"Thank you" Treasure smiled.

"Where are you headed to?" he asked.

"Umm... to the waterfall not too far from here," She replied.

"There's a waterfall around here?" Dexter asked in disbelief.

"Do you want to come and see for yourself? She asked.

"But of course," he said.

..

CARL'S MANSION

Ding dong!

Carl heard the doorbell ring and he opened the door. To his surprise, he saw Anne standing on his doorstep looking as beautiful as always.

"Anne?" he called her name with a big smile on his face. He wasn't expecting to see her but he was happy she was here.

She was holding two boxes of pizzas she baked herself immediately after seeing Mr. Ross.

"Can I come in?" Anne said

"Hum… Sure" he opened the door wide for her to get in.

Carl was wearing a blue vintage shirt and black Bermuda shorts. He looked simple and casual yet alluring and handsome.

"I wasn't expecting you... And, I see you're holding two boxes of pizzas" Carl said.

"Yeah, I brought this for your grandma and Richie and I also came here to personally thank you for what you did for me today," She said.

"hmm… what did I do?" Carl said with a teasing smile on his face. He knew what Anne was talking about he just wanted to tease her.

"Carl stop," Anne laughed at his teasing smile which looked so cute.

"You know what you did for me and I'm beyond grateful for that." Anne smiled.

"wow! It seems you really like the flowers I sent," he said, feeling so proud of himself.

"Yeah, that too. But I'm also talking about referring me to Mr. Ross to work with him. That is huge and I don't know how to thank you enough. You really made my day Carl," Anne said, smiling sweetly at Carl.

Her sweet smile made Carl want to do more for her. He likes seeing her happy and he's willing to do anything to make her feel happy.

"I'm more than happy to make you smile like this... And there's no need to thank me, you're the best baker ever so why wouldn't I recommend you to anyone in the world" Carl said and Anne blushed.

Just then, a voice was heard. "Anastasia my daughter, it's so good to see you again," Carl's grandma said smiling at Anne as she was coming to the living room.

"me too," Anne said as she turns her attention to Carl's grandma.

"And as promised, I brought you pizza specially baked by me," She said with a smile, handing her one of the boxes of pizzas.

"Wow, you're such a good soul," Carl's grandmother said opening the box of pizza. She collected a slice of it and had a bite.

"oh good lord, this is the best pizza I've ever tasted..." she said with her mouth full, enjoying the pizza.

"Thank goodness you like it" Anne chuckled.

"Carl, can you please take me to Richie's room, I'm still not used to this big house of yours," She said to Carl who has been wondering how his grandmother and Anne became friends overnight.

"Yeah, please come with me," Carl said going to Richie's room with Anne following him from behind.

"Richie, your best friend is here," Carl said knocking at Richie's room door.

Richie immediately opened the door and took the pizza from Anne's hands.

"This is for me right?" Richie said, grinning.

"Of course, bestie," Anne said and they both laughed.

Meanwhile, Carl rolled his eyes. Yes, he likes Richie and Anne's friendship but he wished that he was the one Anne was being extra nice to. He liked their closeness but he was being a little jealous about it.

"Anne, why didn't you get me a box of pizza too?" Carl asked Anne. He just realized that Anne gave everyone pizza except him.

"Don't be jealous, big brother," Richie said already eating his pizza and Carl sneered at him

"Carl, you didn't ask that's why..." Anne said to Carl, trying to justify herself.

"...but I didn't ask too and you gave me a pizza" Richie said to Anne and gave Carl a mischievous smirk.

"Richie!!" Anne said in a high tone.

"Oops," Richie laughed. He knew exactly what he was doing.

"Yeah, you too are the best friends while I'm just the third wheel," Carl said in a sad tone and left Richie's room.

He went straight to his balcony, his resting spot.