âI canât believe you kept all this from me. Iâm supposed to be your best friendâ, Lizzie grumbled.
âLizzie, I thought we already went over this, I said I was sorryâ, Gisele replied, sighing.
âWell, what type of relationship would ours be if you didnât grovel? Iâm the queen, remember? Elizabeth, Queen Elizabethâ, said queen answered, looking at Gisele with an incredulous look on her face.
Gisele had told Lizzie what had happened with her dad, her heart pouring to Slate and Slateâs jealousy.
Lizzie almost popped a vein because, apparently, in the commandments of best friendship, the first was, âThou shalt not keep anything from thy best friendâ.
Gisele rolled her eyes at her friendâs dramatics. Everyone was queen (or king) in their head.
âQueen Lizzie, I apologize sincerely for my utmost foolishness and stupidity. Satisfied?â, Gisele said, to shut Lizzie up.
âWell, you couldâve~â, Lizzie started but shut up when Gisele gave her an exasperated look.
âFine, apology acceptedâ, she conceded.
ADVERTISEMENT Gisele smiled and they hugged each other. They were currently at Slateâs house, Callie was napping and Slate was in his office.
âSo, howâs you and you amazing billionaire doing? Done it yet?â, Lizzie asked, wiggling her eyebrows.
Gisele blushed deeply and scolded, âLizzie, youâre so nastyâ
âWhat? I deserve to know exactly what happens. I have no s** life, so Iâm living off yoursâ, she replied jokingly, while smiling.
Suddenly, Lizzie took her phone from her bag and tapped on the screen a few times.
âHey, look at this article.
âBillionaire Slate Hendrick has not been seen for the past few months in any social event. But was spotted quite recently with an unidentified redhead and his daughter. Things are looking heated between them. Could Slate have gotten over his first wife and her betrayal yet?â
ADVERTISEMENT Wow, youâre famous already, Gisele.â
Gisele looked shocked and out of this world. âHey, Gisele. Look, heâs a billionaire, your life will be published for the whole world to see. You need to get used to it, okay? I know itâll take time but you want to get serious, so brace yourself and take whatever they have to give you. Alright?â, Lizzie advised.
âYouâre talking as if youâve already experienced thisâ, Gisele responded, looking serious.
âMe? Now where will you get such an idea from?â, she said brushing it off with a fake laugh. âAnyways, Slateâs birthdayâs in two days so if I were you, Iâd hurry to get him a giftâ
âTwo days?! Why in the world didnât he tell me?! What the heck am I going to buy for him now?! Heâs a billionaire, he has everything he needs!â, Gisele said in a panicky voice.
âHey hey. First of all, calmos. Then think, something that is more important to him than all the money he has in this world. Then run and go get it. Iâll keep Callie, just goâ, her best friend advised.
âYouâre right. Iâm taking your car by the wayâ, Gisele said, calming down a little while running out as if her life depended on it.
ADVERTISEMENT Gisele was exploring in a jewelry shop when she had an uncanny feeling that someone was watching her. She went out of the shop and was heading towards the car when she had that feeling again.
She started walking extremely fast and she was at the point of entering the car when she felt something cold on her side.
âYouâre going to start moving and donât even try anything or Iâll shoot. Understand?â, a gruff voice asked in her ear. Gisele nodded, too afraid and wound up to speak.
âGood girl. Now start walkingâ, he said, with a laugh.
Gisele started walking in the direction he led and soon they reached a white van. In all her fear, all Gisele could think of was âso clicheâ.
She entered the van and before she could look at their faces, a cold cloth was placed over her nose and mouth. She heard the one with the gun say, âBoss, we got the b**** hereâ before she became drowsy and everything went dark.