"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
"How is she doing?" Jayden asked Alex, after a few minutes of silent ride. He wanted to see her face, and know how she was doing."When Andrea and I got there, she seemed good, just that she was not ready to meet us yet. She passed out, because of the high fever, but she is fine now. She only needs to rest, as the doctor said," Alex intoned, without lying or missing a detail."Hm."Alex had to start getting used to the new house, else he would keep using the lane leading to Fernando's mansion.They got to the house, and Jayden was welcomed by the people, who were now working for him.He wished Carina was here. Though he pretended that everything was okay, he could remember sleeping next to her, intoxicated by her pleasant smell.He recalled how peaceful he had slept in her embrace, and how she looked while asleep. It was as though his mind had captured every inch of her face.He went to his room, to freshen up, and start working again. He had a lot to do, and he seemed a bit distracte
Andrea was shocked, as she heard Natasha call out the name of her fiancé. Was it the same Matt she knew or someone else?"Wait, is your Matt and the Matt I talked about, one and the same person?" Andrea asked, seeking confirmation. She was not upset, she was only curious. Natasha was nervous, she thought had misunderstood Andrea's reaction. She was hesitating to answer, but she had to, anyways."Andrea, I know I should have told you about this, but well.. you are right. They are one and the same person. I know you might be upset with me, but—""What are you saying? Why should I be upset with you? Come on, I didn't even like him, so it's no big deal. Don't act like you stole my boyfriend from me. I'm so happy for you," Andrea said, smiling, while waving her hand, indicating that it was nothing.Natasha sighed in relief, she had clearly misunderstood Andrea's reaction. She was relieved, and comfortable to talk about it."Tell us how you met him, my dear Natasha," Natalia said, smiling
Though Nathan's threat made Carina's hairs to stand, sending her the chills, allowing her body to be electrocuted by the words he spoke, she still felt he said that out of anger.She loved Nathan, but she could no longer endure his nonchalant attitude. The height of it was to cheat on her, she could not accept that. If there was something she hated, it was being cheated on. When Alex had shown her the videos, she could not believe why Nathan would do something like that.There must be a reason, and she did not know what it was. The cold breeze and Nathan's venomous threat made goosebumps to crawl out of her skin.She got up from the chair, and went inside. She met Fiona in the sitting room with her laptop, busying her fingers."Hey.""Who were you with? I think I heard someone talking outside," Fiona asked, still working on the computer.Carina sighed, and slumped into the sofa, where she loved to sleep. Leaning on it, she closed her eyes, and took a deep breath."It was Nathan."Jus
All he cared about, at the moment, was getting Jayden a wife. One would wonder why he was so desperate to get a wife for Jayden.It hurt his ego that his younger brothers' children were getting married, and he, as the first child, still had a single man in the house.To him, it was a shameful thing, so all Lukas' words fell on stony ground. He would wait for a week, and if Jayden does not bring a wife during that duration, he would do what he deem fit.Jayden was his son, and if he was not ready to do as he said, he would have to do it by himself.It was weekend, a time for some people to rest, and a time for others to still work their ass out.By others, there is Jayden. He was an early morning riser, if there was anything like that, or it was called early bird?Whichever it was, he was always the first to wake up, even when he was still at his father's house.As early as 5am, Jayden walked into his study with a cup of coffee. To him, the day had begun, and there was no need to slee