There was surely nothing she could do at that moment. It was already happening, and rather than wish for the ground to swallow her up—which was far from being possible, she decided to face the reality.She could not bring herself to look into his eyes, or even utter a word, but she had to."Hi, Jayden," she said, forcing a smile.It was still like a dream to him; his lost cousin was with him, all this time—in school, and even at work. Yet, she did not deem it fit to tell him. He stared at her. His eyes gleaming with unsorted emotions. The one last woman he had trusted, and believed that she was different from the rest, was actually like the rest. Worse, even.Fernando noticed how he stared at her, as though he would chop her head off in the next minute. He cleared his throat, and Jayden jolted back to reality. "Jayden, meet your other cousins, Natalia and Natasha. They are twins," he said, but Jayden seemed a bit understand."Hi, Tasha! Hello, Talia!" He greeted, finally taking his
They were eager. So eager to hear what he had to say, next."Melvin told me that Imelda wanted to marry her off, to her boss' son, because her job was on the line. I knew that it was time for the both of them to meet. Everything was easy, when Andrea return to Texas, and Imelda couldn't help, but quit her job, and join her daughter here.I had called Peter up to come back to Texas, but he still refused. I tried other means to make him come back, without sounding desperate, or suspicious. Luck was on my side, all this while. Imelda found his company online, as she was searching for jobs to do in Texas. I think she applied for the job, because Peter called back, saying he's on his way to Texas to meet with some clients, and run a short interview with someone, who was interested in joining his company.I met Rita, when I attended a wedding ceremony. I had my men bring her to the mansion, and lock her up. She stayed here for a couple of days, while I watched Imelda's every movement.I
She could not blame him. She would have done the same thing—worse, even. Despite his acclaimed fact about women, he still exempted her, even after they lost contact with each other for a few years. He had seen her, differently. In every thing he did, and said about women, he never included her. He always defended her, and shared almost all his problems to her, even though he found it difficult to. He had cherished their best friendship, and now, she had just ruined it. She remembered that he had showed concern, a few months ago, about her broken family. How he promised to help her search for her father, after their project meeting at Crescent City.Just a couple of weeks ago, he had asked her about her family, if there was any news. She could have told him, then, but she didn't. Even now, she could not explain the reason she hid it from him.The 7 years friendship they had built, was crashing down in front of her, because of a single act. She did not know how he was going to respo
There just kept staring at each other, as though they were participating in a 'staring competition', with none of them ready to say anything.He was surprised to see her. Within him, he wanted to be with her, but recalling the man he met earlier, he became furious."Aren't you going to ask me to come in?" Sonia said, finally breaking the silence."Why? Did he chase you out?" He asked, scrutinizing her face. "Why are you even here? Shouldn't you be with your new man? And, how did you find me?" He bombarded her with questions. He wished she would deny that she didn't cheat on him, but he had seen a man in her house. There was no other explanation for it."Can I come in, first. Please?" She pleaded, giving him that puppy eyes.He reluctantly agreed to let her in. He pushed the door a bit wider to allow her in."Thank you," she muttered."Now, answer my questions," he said, immediately. She didn't reply him, she just went to the table, where the drink was kept. "Where you about to drin
Ben had waited for Sonia to come home, but it was getting late, and she hadn't returned yet. He wanted to settle the fight they had, that was why he came, not because of work, alone. Unbeknownst to Sonia, he had placed a tracker on her phone. He wore a shirt, and left the house to the location."Hi, have you seen this lady?" He had asked the receptionist, showing her a picture of Sonia.The lady had nodded, and directed him to the room, and how to get there, after he had told her that Sonia was his sister.He had reached the room, but didn't knock. He stood there for a while, eavesdropping.He needed to go back home, so he knocked on the door.He could see the dried tears on her face, and that made him furious.He gestured to Sonia, asking her to come out. She wondered what he was doing here, and how he found her, as she did not tell him where she was going to. However, she followed him out."Let's go," he said, nudging her forward. "Wait for me at the reception," he added.He turned
From the moment he saw Alex through the window, smiling sheepishly at the flowers that were in his hands, he already knew that he came to Sonia. He wanted to test him, to see if he would feel bothered by his presence. He had quickly taken off his shirt, and played dumb, like he didn't know that Alex was Sonia's boyfriend. "Is Alex truly your boyfriend?" He asked, causing her to disengage from the hug, as she stared at him, weirdly."Yes, he is. Why?" She replied, demanding to know why he suddenly asked that, when she, and even Alex, had told him that were in a relationship."He's not good for you," he blurted out, like he was reciting the letters of the alphabet.Sonia could not control the laughter that triggered to escape her lips. "Wait, what? I've been with Alex, for more than a year. How can he not be good for me? You barely know him," she defended.She would not waste a second to defend him, anywhere."Right. I barely know him, but I do know that he isn't the right man for yo
Andrea left Jayden's room, to the sitting room. It was getting late, she knew, but she needed to clear her head. She could not sleep, and she had no idea where Jayden was.She sat there, lost in her thoughts, oblivious to the voice that kept calling her. She jolted back, as she felt a hand touch her shoulder. She clutched the thick lace that covered her body—chest region, and heaved a sigh."Uncle," she said, in a whispering tone.Her uncle, Mr. Fernando had been standing behind her, for a while, but she had not noticed his presence. He had even called her name, but she seemed so lost in thought. He knew that something was bothering, and suspected that it had something to do with Jayden.He sat beside her, and studied her facial expression. It seemed like she had been crying."What is wrong, Andrea?" He asked.She shook her head, "no…nothing, uncle.""So, why are you still up? It's getting late, already," he said, checking the time."Oh, I…I'm not sleepy. I just wanted to…to relax,
CHAPTER 69Andrea didn't go straight to the room. She hid in the corridor, that was used to go to the sitting room, or the guest room.She tiptoed, and leaned against the wall, eavesdropping on their conversation.She listened to every single thing they said.Was she really at fault? Was Jayden not just understanding her? It seemed like it was on her to settle their differences, as his father could not convince him at all.She didn't want to stress the old man, so she deemed it fit to do it all by herself, or she might just ask for one last help—Alex.She waited until Jayden left, and she was sure that he had gone, after hearing the door shut.She crept out of her hideout, and towards her uncle.He seemed lost in thought, so she gave him a light tap on the shoulder. It was her fault that he was that way. Had she known, she would have kicked against his offer to help out with her fight with Jayden."Oh! Andrea. I thought you were asleep, already," he said, a bit startled by her presen