Noah turned to Eliana, pressing the brakes of his car suddenly, causing the other cars to halt without warning as well.“Ellie, you never have to seek permission from me to ask anything! You can ask me or tell me anything, at any time. So tell me what happened?”“Did you… did you, by any chance, join some mafia or something like that… um, from the underworld?”She asked, her eyes big and curious, painting her entire face in the shades of confusion.“What!? Never… I mean no, why would you think so?”Noah replied looking directly in her eyes.Eliana gulped nervously, as she had started to get a little scared by Noah's confident mannerisms too… he had never said anything to her with this confidence and a strange feeling… almost like an ownership of sorts.He had always maintained a distance, just as she had, and she has always thought that it was because he respected her. But the way he was talking to her now, the respect was still there, just a feeling of intimacy has been added.But sh
“Don't you also have to go to work this morning?” Eliana asked; wondering how he was so relaxed, especially on a weekday. While on the other hand, Noah was hundred ten percent sure that after all the interrogation Eliana was up to last night, she wouldn't completely believe everything so easily. This was why he was kinda prepared for this type of question from her. Still, the moment when she finally asked the question, he didn't really find any words to answer her quickly enough. Indeed, he was ready for her questions… but not right in the morning, and not randomly like this! He paused, setting the spatula down on the counter, and turned the gas knob to slow heat before turning around to face her. Instead of answering right away, he walked towards her, his footsteps soft against the wooden floor. As he reached her, he gently placed his hands on her shoulders, his thumbs pressing lightly into the tense muscles there. “I do, but not just yet. Every morning from now on, I
Noah finally dropped Eliana to the Red Swan Entertainment office, and was on his way to return to their new home.All of a sudden, the silence and solitude of the luxury that was present during the car ride started to haunt him… since the day he had been kicked out of his home, he has never gotten the same level of luxury back in his life.Luxury which solely belonged to him, and had not been offered to him as alms.Everything he had received, after he was suddenly exposed to the raging dumpster fire also unfortunately known as the world, it was only to remind him of one thing and one thing alone. That everything he would ever get in this world was a charity, that had been given to him as a favor, and now he had to stay indebted to them and remain as their slave entirely for his lifetime.Indeed, those people had done many great things for him too, but they had always made it known to him that he needed to be grateful to them because of this greatness and the favor they had done to h
Eliana was finally seated at her desk at the Director's office at the Red Swan Entertainment. She had been planning her next move on the way here, and she finally had the time and space to put it into action. She double checked that the doors to her cabin were locked; she had already told her secretary to not let anyone into her cabin for any reason for the next ten minutes unless she herself said so. She was about to dial the number of the manager at the Unity One Building, wanting to inquire if they had hired someone new named Noah Turner or not.Eliana had almost clicked the ‘call’ button as well, when something suddenly clicked in her mind and she froze in motion.How was she going to explain it to Noah, if he had really joined the company and gotten to know about this act of hers? Surely, such kind of a gossip might travel through the grapevine and it was very likely to reach Noah's ears, if he was actually there. With this thought, she quickly aborted her first mission and di
“You–”Only a single word left Noah's mouth after spending at least three minutes, frozen at the door. But before he could have said anything further, Warner stepped up and pulled him into his embrace.“My Noah… my Dear Noah, how can I explain how much I missed you! There wasn't a single day that I haven't tried to search for you, or haven't missed you… I can't explain the relief I am feeling right now, otherwise, I was so worried that if I die without finding you and giving you everything that you deserve since your birth, how would I face your parents on the other side of the rainbow?”“Grandpa!”Noah managed to say only one word again, as he felt his voice getting choked because of the overwhelming emotions overtaking his heart and mind. Meanwhile, tears were already starting to shine in his eyes.And before he could have said anything further, Warner spoke again. “Yes, my love! I can't explain to you, how long I have waited to hear this word from your mouth. Please call me grand
Bailey expertly backed her cherry red car into the small parking space outside the Bellagio Diner, the engine purring softly as it came to a stop. She pushed her shiny new sunglasses up into her hair, sighing with satisfaction. Beside her, Eliana was sitting quietly in the seat, clutching her bag in her lap. From the moment Eliana had stepped into the car, the ride had been completely silent except for a single declaration from Bailey: "Hi, but I can't talk now, I absolutely need to down a shot or two before hearing anything. So just get in and let's go!" Now, Eliana was waiting patiently as Bailey cut the engine. She slipped out of the seat at the same time as Bailey got out of the car, slinging her bag over her shoulder. She walked around to Eliana’s side and took her hand, practically dragging her and marching towards the entrance of the diner. The clatter of dishes and the hum of conversation surrounded the best friends as they stepped inside.Bailey didn't stop walking until
“Your stupid family members! What do they think of themselves?”Eliana was caught off guard by the intensity of Bailey's reaction and her anger. Whenever the question of Eliana being married to Noah was raised, Bailey was usually the first to curse Noah out. Not only this, but she often used quite a creative string of insults that left nothing to the imagination. She was also very vocal about Eliana needing to divorce Noah as soon as possible, then why was she getting so angry now? Had her feelings changed overnight?As Bailey slammed another drink down, her eyes flashing, Eliana started to understand why."I'm all in favor of you divorcing that loser Noah, but come on! Couldn't they find a single person for you, apart from someone that old? Richard Jensen of all people, a guy who's practically your uncle's age? What do they think of you? My best friend can get a much better, much hotter guy easily. I mean, just look at the amount of people dying to marry you when you aren’t even tr
“Wait a minute... jealous? Of me!?”Eliana was staring at Bailey like she had mentioned the earth being flat, or something.Meanwhile, Bailey looked back at her in disbelief, like Eliana had just confessed to not knowing that the sky was supposed to be blue.She leaned forward, as if trying to knock some sense into her best friend.“Girl! I know you are naive, having grown up in a privileged class and a protective family and everything, but I didn’t know you were this clueless! It is obvious to everyone, even the birds flying above, that your aunt is jealous of you! And to a very unhealthy degree. I can’t possibly be the first one to say this to you, right? Right!?”Bailey urged, but Eliana had stopped listening a while ago. Her mind was taking her on a flash- back ride to all the times Noah had hinted at the same thing. Although he had said it in a more subtle way, saying that Sienna and her mom didn't have her best intentions at heart. But all those times, Eliana had brushed it off