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
Carina stared at Alex with widened eyes. This was what she was afraid of. Definitely, Alex would tell Jayden about it, and that meant everything was over.Alex walked closer to them, sitting down on the seat he sat on before he left."Oh! We..uh, we have something we wanted to do; more like content, so I was trying to tell her what to say," Sonia chipped in, covering up the whole thing.Alex knew when Sonia was lying and when she was not. He could tell it by looking into her eyes. There was just something about her statement that he could not believe. Even if he wanted to, it didn't just seem real.First, Carina was not a social media person, and creating content about a rape case was too sensitive. "Yes, yes. She is right, I was…I couldn't recall my part, so I was asking her to help me out," Carina supported, hoping that Alex would believe their lie.He didn't say anything. He shrugged his shoulders, taking Sonia's drink from her. "Hey, give me my drink!" Sonia yelled, punching hi
Sonia had gotten a call from Alex last night, inquiring about their discussion. She hated to lie to Alex, and she knew that she sucked a lot at lying.Since it was over a phone call, she was able to lie to him, because she didn't have to look at his face.He didn't believe her, so he said he would meet her at CR Restaurant, so they could talk. It didn't make sense to him that what he heard that night kept leading him on to what Jayden told him.Sonia took out her phone and called Alex. She was panicking, seeing that Carina was a few miles away from her, talking to a stranger."Hello, where are you?" She said, immediately he answered the phone."I'm at the parking—""Don't park the car, drive out now. I'll meet you in front of the restaurant," she replied sharply, rushing out of the restaurant to wait for Alex.She kept her eyes on Carina, and she was about to enter the vehicle, following the stranger.Alex stopped right in front of Sonia, who jumped in immediately, without a care to
Stephanie had planned to step out when she saw Alex and Sonia hiding behind the door. She let go of a mischievous smile and went back in. She phoned Nathan and reported her findings to him. He ordered her to send some men to get them. He grinned, knowing that he could even use them better. They were caught unawares, making it easy for the men to get hold of them. Also, they were unarmed, so they could not do anything other than struggle to break free.Just as Carina thought she had an advantage after finding out Nathan's plan, she was ready to come clean.However, her only hope of telling Jayden the truth shattered before her eyes, as she had to sacrifice the truth for her friends.The hefty men brought in Alex and Sonia, with their hands tied to the back. Carina gasped in surprise. She never expected them to follow her."Carina, don't mind them. Go and tell Jayden the truth, don't worry about us. We will be safe," Alex instructed, fighting to break free from the rope that bound hi