The sitting room suddenly became quiet. As silent as a graveyard, one could hear, even the littlest sound. It seemed like everything stood still, and time, for a minute or two, stopped.Jayden froze.This was the last thing he ever thought his father would say. Just because he refused to marry, his father was chasing him out of the house? Lukas had arrived in time to hear Fernando's proclamation. He stood affixed at the door, surprised too.Even the butler, who was busy setting the dining table for lunch, felt the intensity of the issue.He could not look at their direction, for fear that the thick air of shock and anger would suffocate him."Fernando, I hope you are joking?" Lukas broke the silence, and Mr. Thomas, the butler let out a long sigh.It seemed like he had been holding his breath for a while, and now that Lukas had broken the ominous silence, he felt relieved, like he could actually breathe fresh air.Jayden now saw his uncle at the door. He shook his head in what seem
Carina thought of confronting Nathan, later in the day. How come everyone was saying the same thing about him, and she, as his girlfriend, had no idea?It seemed like Jayden's words were the last straw that broke the camel's back, as she began to contemplate as to who was telling the truth, and who was lying.She kept glancing at her wrist watch, hoping that the time ran faster. She just wanted to get this done.Soon, it was 5pm, and she headed back home. She didn't go with Fiona, because she had things to do in the office.Fiona came back home around 7pm, and rushed to the room to use the toilet, before showering up. She came out, and met Carina dressed up already. Not wanting any more insults from her, she walked past her to the kitchen.Carina thought she would, at least ask where she was going to, but then, she understood her silence.This made her feel bad, but she had no courage yet, to muster to Fiona an apology. She really owed her that.The air between the two was really mo
The revelation came as a shock to Carina. She felt her body quivering, and her legs wobbled.She tried to stand, but she was unable to, so she leaned on the wall for support. She wanted to scream. She wanted to shout, but her voice betrayed her. She could barely utter a word.All this time, her rapist was the CEO of The Emirates. He was Charles.There was no mistake that the man she met the other time, when she went for the meeting with Jayden was actually her rapist.This explained why she kept trying to recall where she heard that voice. Charles was the one, who took advantage of her! Wait, how did Nathan know him? How did he find out who her rapist was?"Ho…how do y..you know?" She managed to stutter through her words."I…it's..I mean, I was only suggesting. Like, you don't want me to have you, because, uh…I don't have money like, you know. It was only a suggestion, it's not what I meant, okay?" He said, trying to lie to cover up what his sharp mouth had caused.He couldn't tell
Jayden was stunned. Did she just say..?No, his mind was messing with him. She could not mean what she said. His perverted mind was misinterpreting her innocent words.He was already trying to prevent himself from kissing her luscious cherry lips, and now, she was asking him to sleep with her. No, sleep beside her.He tried to leave, but she still grabbed his hand tightly, not letting go.Just then, his nanny came in, and saw the scene. It was quite amusing, but what amazed her more was Jayden's reaction. He didn't look angry. The way he stared down at her was lovely. Concern and care was visible on his face.He didn't know that his nanny was there, until she coughed, and like flash, he hid his emotions."Uh, I think you should get some rest. I will take care of her," she said, but Jayden's reply shocked her."No, don't worry. Go to bed," he said, and asked her to leave.She was surprised. First, he brought in a woman, and now, he was going to stay in the same bed with her.Could it
"Good morning, Ma'am," he greeted again, approaching her with a tray of soup. "My name is Thomas, the butler."She still looked confused. This was not the answer she needed at the moment. She just wanted to know where she was."Where am I?" She said, almost in a whisper, but the butler heard her. Even if she didn't ask, he was going to tell her, anyway."You are in the boss' house. He brought you in, last night," he said, and placed the tray carefully on the table, and took out the bowl of soup.It was pho, a Vietnamese soup made with beef broth, rice noodles, and herbs and spices. It was said that the warm broth and ginger in the soup can help to soothe an upset stomach, while the protein from the beef can help to restore energy levels. All she needed to do was take it, and then, rest. Before she would wake up again, the aching must have reduced.She took the bowl from him, and put a spoonful of the soup into her mouth."Thank you," she said, and the butler nodded."If there is an
Back in the office, Jayden sat down, staring at the screen of his computer. He was looking troubled, and his mind was wandering far off.He picked up his phone, and called up Andrea, who was in her room, sorting out some fashion magazines."Hey, Jayden. Good morning," she greeted, dropping the magazines down."Could you check up on someone for me? I will send you the address, soon. Just make sure she is okay, he said, straightforwardly.She was confused. Who was the 'her' he was talking about? When did Jayden start caring about anyone? However, she didn't voice out her questions. She simply replied, "yes.""Alright, thanks." He ended the call, and just after that, he felt a bit relieved.Her phone beeped. It was an SMS from Jayden, containing the address. He also included that Alex would take her there.She was really curious to know who this lady was, so she phoned Alex to come fast."Hey, could you come over? Jayden asked me to do something," she said, and hung up. She quickly go
Carina had to accept the fact that she would still meet these people. It was totally inevitable.At least, she didn't talk nonsense to Andrea's face. She could manage to look her in the face. As she tried to apologize for what had happened, Alex walked in. Could her day be any more embarrassing? She was just recovering from the hangover, and she was not ready to see anyone. Not even Jayden! She called his name like someone who had seen a person she had thought was dead, and wanted to confirm if it was truly them."Hello, Ms. Bartholomew. How are you doing?" He said, greeting her in a formal way.It stabbed Carina's heart. Great! She had just lost one friend. She was just now waiting for the next person that would become a stranger.She knew Alex wouldn't talk to her again, but she didn't expect it to hurt this much. She now understood why the author of a story she read, said: "it's breathtaking when strangers become friends, but it's heartbreaking when friends become enemies".How
"She is asleep now, and will be fine when she wakes up. It's nothing serious, just that her body needs rest," the doctor said, and took his leave, heading to his office.Carina was taken to the hospital for proper treatment, after she passed out. It was past 5pm, and her sister, along with Sonia, had rushed to the hospital on hearing that she had blacked out.Sonia didn't want to come. She was obviously still mad at Carina, but upon that, she still cared about her best friend. She took a taxi to the hospital, and met Andrea and Alex outside, a few steps away from the room she was admitted to."How is she?" Fiona asked, panicking.She didn't know where she had gone to last night, as they had a quarrel.When Carina did not come home last night, she felt really scared. Could it be that something had happened to her? If anything had happened to Carina, she, Fiona, was going to regret it.She was her elder sister, and even if Carina was an adult, she still had to take up her responsibilit