He stopped by the door, with one of his legs inside. He tried to understand the meaning behind the text, but he could not comprehend it.He wondered who sent the text, because there was no name attached to it, and the number too, was unknown.As he tried to think deeper, the voice from the sitting room distracted him from his thoughts.It was his father."Welcome, son."He looked up at his father. It had been almost a week since he last saw him, and the last time he did, he was not in the right mood."Good day," he greeted, wearing his usual expressionless look. He walked in, elegantly, tucking his hands into his pockets.He found his uncle there, too, and immediately, he knew what was going on.For his uncle to be there, meant that his father wanted to ask him for something. "Uncle," he called, taking a seat opposite his father."Why did you call me?" He asked, coldly, not giving any room for pleasantries.Fernando felt hurt. He was his son, but he looked like a stranger to him. He
Jayden wanted to ask him what he meant by that, but Nathan had already started walking towards his car.Nathan could not be right, could he? Jayden did not want to believe him. He might only be trying to cause a fight between him and Carina.He trusted Carina, and Nathan was just a psycho, he could not possibly trust a psycho.He got into his car and went back to the office. While in the car, Jayden could barely focus. He kept thinking about what Nathan said to him.The car suddenly came to a halt. His mind was troubled, and the more he thought of it, the more confused and complicated the matter seemed."Carina cannot be like that. Nathan is only trying to make me lose trust in her, so he can woo her again," he thought, hitting his head on the headrest of the car.Finally, he drove to the company. It was already 4 pm.He met Alex outside and decided to talk to him about it. He was not so good in relationship matters, as he only had one girlfriend."Hey, where did you go?" Alex asked,
Her heart stopped beating for a second as she read the text message. She quickly glanced at Jayden to see if he was looking at her.She felt blood rushing through her veins in an unusual motion, the moment she looked up. His eyes were on her, causing her to flinch like a scared kitten. She felt like he had seen the message, with the way he was staring at her."What's that?" His deep voice intoned, staring deeply at her."Huh?" Her eyes widened, "it's…it's no.. nothing," she stuttered, her palms suddenly becoming sweaty."Are you sure?" He questioned, and she nodded her head, praying that he doesn't ask for her phone.Just as she prayed, he didn't ask anything. He kept on driving, and from then, none of them said a word.Carina's mind was in turmoil; she kept thinking about the message she got, and who sent it to her.Jayden moved forward, leaning close to her. She screamed, clutching her phone to her chest, staring at him with wide eyes."What?" He asked, finding it annoying that she
Fear washed down her face, leaving her skin looking pale like someone who lacked blood, or a person who had been sick for a long period of time.After many trials, she finally recognized the voice. It was Stephanie, Jayden's ex-girlfriend.She could not say a word, her voice suddenly ceased. It was as though the wind blew past her swept her hair to its rhythm, and took away her voice.There were several questions she wanted to ask her, and many things she wanted to say, but her voice failed her. Just when she found the voice to speak, Jayden was behind her. She didn't even hear his footsteps, nor did she feel his presence.She quickly hung up, staring at him in shock, as though she had seen a ghost. She was glad that she was left speechless, else Jayden would have caught her because what she wanted to tell Stephanie would have exposed her.He would have questioned her, and she was not sure if she could hide it from him again. She determined in her heart that if Jayden asked her again
Carina's heart felt like jumping out of her mouth, she could feel the last-minute doom hitting her like a tsunami.Jayden had finished with Alex and was searching for her. Mr. Thomas had told him that she was with Fiona.He had bought her a gift and wanted to surprise her, so he went to Fiona's room. As he was about to push the door open, he heard his name, and as curious as he was, he opened the door and asked what they were discussing.He didn't really pay attention, or else he would have gotten a hint from Fiona's statement. He looked innocent, like someone who didn't know anything.It was just a matter of a few seconds before Carina's secret would have been exposed. They stared at Jayden, eyes lit up in shock."Uh..I, we..we were just discussing something," Fiona muttered, her palms becoming sweaty, because she felt Jayden had heard them."Oh! You two are now gossiping about me, hm?" He whined, smiling at Carina, whose face had already become pale.He didn't seem to notice, or th
It didn't seem like Jayden wanted to bring Carina to meet his father, so Fernando decided to come to see her himself.He didn't inform anyone of his coming, so it was quite surprising that she ran out of the house to meet them. However, it warmed his heart to see her run towards him like a little child, coming to welcome his father."Yes, sir. My name is Carina Bartholomew," she introduced, stretching her hand for a handshake.Fernando, however, drew her in for a hug. He was so happy for the woman Jayden found—beautiful, humble, and respectful.Lukas turned to the other side of the car, where they stood.Carina recognized him, but she was not quite sure of the place she met him. All she knew was that she had seen him before."Good morning, sir," she greeted, wearing a smile on her face."Hello, Carina. It's nice to see you again," he said, "we met at the company some days after you started working there," he added, seeing that she was finding it difficult to remember him."Oh! I was
Last night, after Jayden left Fiona's room, he went to find out the owner of the number.He sat with Alex trying to figure out who sent the message through their dark web. Finally, they found out who it was.The number belonged to Stephanie. Jayden smiled; a wicked smile. He had suspected that the message was not sent by just anyone."I really don't know what is wrong with your ex," Alex commented, staring at the photo attached to the number, and the basic information written on it."Call the number," Jayden ordered, his facial expression undetectable.Alex did as he was ordered to do. It rang, and on the third ring, a female voice came in."Did you really think you could hide under an unknown number?" Jayden's voice came through, carrying along a powerful aura, enough to intimidate anyone who heard it.Stephanie was a bit shocked. She had underestimated Jayden, she didn't think he would find out that the message was from her.She could not, however, be caught in shock. She needed to
Carina was happy that she was able to convince Jayden to do the marriage soon, with the help of her father-in-law.After they left, she went to meet Jayden in his room to fulfill her part of the promise. When she went in, Jayden was lying on the bed, busying his fingers on the phone. He glanced at the door and saw her standing there.He kept on doing what he was doing until she was close to him. "Are you okay?" He asked, not looking away from his phone.She sat beside him on the bed with a serious expression."Can we talk, please?" She requested, and he peered an inquisitive stare at her. She looked serious, and he wondered what she wanted to talk about. He sat up, keeping his phone away."What's the problem?" He questioned, sitting upright with a worried look."I know you don't like talking about this, but I just want you to—""It's about him, isn't it?" He said, already looking uninterested in whatever she had to say.She knew he would act this way, so she quickly placed her hand