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Celine and Jack sat across from each other at a cozy table in a bustling restaurant. They had been dating for two months now, and things were going well. As they sipped their drinks, they began to talk about their relationship and their future together.
"So, where do you see us in the next few years?" Jack asked, his eyes fixed on Celine.
Celine smiled. "Honestly, I see us traveling the world together, experiencing new cultures and trying new things. I want to see everything with you by my side."
Jack nodded, his eyes shining with excitement. "That sounds amazing. And what about our future as a couple?"
Celine took a deep breath. "I think we have something really special, Jack. I love you, and I want to build a life with you. But I also want to make sure we're on the same page about things."
"Of course," Jack said, leaning forward. "What's on your mind?"
"Well, I know we've talked about many things. But, Jack, I really love spending a lot of time with you. You have done a lot for me during the past period of time and I know that I have been on the receiving end all this while. I would also like to do something for you as well. But, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do." Celine said, fidgeting with her napkin.
Jack had given her the Tin Preservationists company that once belonged to Collins' family. That family had already been taken to court and had been sentenced, each of them at least five years of sentence.
But of course, the five years were only for Collins' mother. As for Collins and his father, each one of them was sentenced to 20 years and 40 years respectively.
Each of them had been found with several crimes that they had committed. All of these had been revealed by Jack. Collins was judged for both r*ape and attempted r*pe, kidnapping, murder and so on.
On the other hand, his father was sentenced for tax evasion, kidnapping, murder, fraud in business and several more other crimes.
Celine had gotten Jack's help when it came to the management of the company that he had given to her. Although all the decision-making was left to her, Jack was the person who was involved in the advertisement and marketing of the company.
He had even go ahead to provide her with several finances that boosted the company and enable it to create several branches in different cities. This was something that was still undergoing and not yet completed.
But of course, they had made sure to change the company's name so that they could wipe away the stain that Jack had smeared on it before. Currently, the company was named emerald food canning.
Now, it was not only involved in the meat canning, but also other foods that could be canned. This was something that was still ongoing as the changes who would take some time to take effect.
But with Jack's assistance, the changes and the expansion should only take about a month before the company was completely stabilized. Jack had after all used several media platforms to clean up the reputation of the company as well as to advertise it.
You had made sure to make all the public informed that the company had now been acquired by another person.
But of course, he didn't do the same thing as going forward to use the service that he had hacked previously to do the advertisement. He was sure that as long as he did that, he will be creating a lead for the cyber-police to come after him.
And since the company was under Celine's name, they would go after her and cause her a lot of trouble which was something that he didn't want.
Now, through Jack's help, she had managed to gain a lot. Not only in terms of the company that had handed to her, but also the shares that she had received from the baldy, the 12% shares of The Rose Entertainment Company.
She had also come to know that Jack had acquired all the other shares of the company. This had made that entertainment company one that was owned by the two of them. And although she only on 12% shares, she was also a decision maker.
This was something that Jack had emphasized on, the moment that he had informed her about his acquiring of the 88% shares of the company.
And although Celine knew that Jack was serious about the relationship between them, she didn't like the feeling of being on the receiving end of everything. And this was the exact reason as to why she had been working hard during the training period.
He had been intent on making sure that she would reduce the pressure that Jack was facing. This was so that, Jack wouldn't have to be protecting her all the time. And perhaps she could protecting him in the future with the strength that she was currently having.
Jack nodded understandingly. "I think that I understand. But still, I don't want to pressure you into anything, Celine. I just want to make sure we're both happy and fulfilled. And to say the least, I'm happy with giving you whatever I can. So don't burden yourself with those thoughts."
Celine smiled gratefully. "Thank you, Jack." But although she said that, she was still thinking of what she was going to do for Jack. In the end, she finally came to a decision. Since she couldn't help him with the bigger things at the moment, then she would do the smaller ones.
As their meals arrived, they shifted the conversation to lighter topics, laughing and joking as they ate. But in the back of their minds, they knew that they had a bright future ahead of them, filled with love and adventure.
After the meal, the two of them walked out of the restaurant holding hands. After a meal together, their moods were lightened up.
"So, what do you think? Should we go around so that we can help the food get digested faster?" Jack asked as he chuckled.
Celine looked at Jack with a bright smile on her face. Although she had already fought before Jack found her, she was still willing to engage herself in another fight.
All if this with the aim of making sure that she would not be considered as Jack's weakness. Furthermore, she knew that she had to develop some sense of indipendency because she didn't want to be so over reliant on Jack.
She had to create a life of her own. So, even though Jack would be present during most of the fights that would involve her, she would make sure to think that he wasn't there and there was a fact that she could be killed if she wasn't careful.
And, she appreciated the fact that Jack allowed her to be injured during the fights. This was a good thing that she loved about him. Although he was overly protective of her, he didn't dare to do something that would limit her progress or growth.
So, the injuries that she suffered during the fights reminded her of the fact that she had to grow up. Feeling the pain during a fight with something that honed her fighting instincts.
A while later, Celine stood In the middle of a dark alley, surrounded by ten ruffians who had been harassing a certain lady. She had come in at the right moment and saved the lady.
The ruffians allowed the other lady to walk away after they saw how beautiful Celine was. In other words, they had changed their targets, leaving the other one for the best one.
They smiled as one of them spoke. "Since you thought that she wasn't good for us, I guess that you can accompany us in her place?"
"Right, that's right. Since you came in and disturbed us, then you will just have to take the other lady's place as you are the one that had helped her escape.
Celine hated whatever these guys were about to do the most. After all, this reminded her of the incident with Collins. That was something that she didn't really want to remember, the despair that she had felt at that time was tormenting to her.
And now that she had chanced upon these guys trying to harass a female, she couldn't stand it at all. She took action immediately and kicked one of them. In this way, she had managed to gain the attention of the ruffians present.
In doing so, the other lady had managed to run away. Of course this was due to the fact that these 10 ruffians had allowed her to go. Otherwise, there was no way that she was going to escape from the clutches of the 10 people here.
Although this was the capital city of Azima, it was also true that there would be no way that the dark side would ever be absent in a city that was ruled by humans.
This was an ironclad rule that has existed for a long period of time. After all, humans did things according to their feelings, needs, and several other factors. As such, even the presence of the police force could not prevent the presence of the ruffians and gangsters in the city.
At the end of the day, even the police who were supposed to be maintaining peace and order, were sometimes the ones that were breaking it. As such, this side had to exist.
Celine was not one to back down from a fight. She stood tall, her muscles tensed and ready for action. The ruffians laughed and jeered when she didn't respond to their taunting, thinking they had an easy target.
They had completely forgotten about their fellow who had been kicked initially the moment that Celine arrived at the scene. That was just how they were, driven by whatever they thought they wanted the most.
"Alright, guys, let's get her." One of the rufianes stated before he rushed towards Celine.
