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Second Chase At Stake Chapter 49
“I need assistance” Damien yelled as he carried Joanna into the reception of the local hospitalThe nurses quickly made a wheeled bed available for Joanna. Damien followed them but they stopped him at the door of the ward. He did not argue and stayed back to wait for them.A doctor was quickly called upon and she rushed into the ward to check on her. Damien blamed himself for what had happened as if he had insisted when he noticed her being sick to bring her to the hospital then it would have not been this worse now.Joanna was barely breathing when he drove her out of the house and only he knew how scared he was as he drove as fast as he could, calling out to her to wake up but there was no response from her.He folded his arms, his heart pounding in his chest expecting something good. It just had to be something minor. He prayed it was something small. If it were something big, he would not be able to forgive himself. He told himself.After thirty minutes of standing, he chose to si
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 50
Damien got into the pharmacy and almost immediately, his number was called. He got to the counter and his order was given to him, after which, he paid for it and walked out of there. He was glad to have been able to leave as quickly as he came.He got back to Joanna's ward and she was surprised to see him back early. “Well, I'm glad you didn't miss your number,” she told him, sounding a bit betterHe helped her take her drugs according to how the doctor prescribed them for her then she fell asleep. A different doctor came in to check on her as the other doctor was done with her shift. After checking on her, the doctor informed Damien that they needed to run another test as she was still running a temperature and that meant they would have to stay in the hospital until the test result came out.Joanna did not like this idea and tried to speak but Damien held her arm, stopping her. “It’s okay, Doc. But how long will the result take?” He asked “A day” the doctor replied and Damien was h
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 51
The rain came out of nowhere and the sky immediately became dark. Joanna felt like fainting at this point. She could not afford to mess things up with these clients. They were very important to her father. Damien turned around and gestured for her to go in.However, while she was still watching he ran into the rain and hurriedly jumped into the car. He was not planning on letting anything stop him. He will get home and must get back on time, he told himself. He pressed the accelerator paddle with his foot making the car speed up out of the premises.Joanna stepped back in and decided to improvise. She told them that at the moment she couldn't display the presentation through the projector but she would draw them on a piece of paper as quickly as possible to give them at least a preview of what they were going into till the flash was in her hands.The clients were not so happy with this and Joanna was scared to her wits that she might mess things up further but she had to keep a bold f
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 52
Thunder and lightning came into their ears as though it knew what had just happened. The rain kept falling, sending cold to their bodies. Damien did not know what he was doing. Without a single thought in his head, he did what he did. It was only after his lips had reached hers, did he realize what he had done. He pulled away quickly, panic in his eyes. He wanted to blame the alcohol but if he did not harbor feelings for her then it would never have happened.He knew he had to do something quickly before she said anything. “I’m… I'm sorry, I-” his words were interrupted when Joanna by slamming her lips on hisIt took him by surprise and was unmoving for some minutes. Joanna pulled away then stared into his eyes. Sincerity and lust in her eyes. She did not care that he was her bodyguard. She wanted him and only him. “You don't have to apologize. I want this” she confessed “I want you” she added and slowly brought her lips to hisDamien tried to resist so he pulled away. “You aren't fee
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 53
The morning sun came through the windows and the curtains, shining on those who lay on the bed. Joanna had her head on his chest with her hand beside her head. She fluttered her eyes open with a smile on her face as she looked up. Damien’s sleeping face came into view and she could not help but widen her smile.She could remember what happened the previous day like it happened a minute ago. She bit her lips in shyness remembering how good Damien had felt inside of her. For so long she had wanted this and now it was finally here. She refused to go off of him.His heartbeat felt like music to her ears and she wanted to keep hearing it. Damien had his hand around her too which made it the perfect position. She could not wait for him to ask her out officially. The thought alone made her more excited than she already was and she moved a bit which alerted Damien.He moved and then fluttered his eyes open staring at the window for a few seconds before realizing someone was on him. It was the
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 54
Damien did not even bother to freshen up but dress up and walk out of the house. Joanna rushed out to stop him and try to explain thinking he was still somewhere in the house but Damien was gone. She sat in the living room, staring at the blank television still crying.Damien did not know where to go. He had nowhere to go. The only place he has come to know for almost a year was Joanna's house after his divorce. His father certainly would not give him the attention he wanted right now.Confusion and frustration flooded his heart and mind and he really needed to cool off. He loved Joanna. He has loved her for so long now and this was appearing like a stop to it. He felt betrayed and lied to. He felt used and manipulated.It was hard to explain his troubles. Only his heart and mind understood what was going on with him. He walked into a bar which was not so full. Walking up to the counter with a bartender at the other side of the counter, he took out his wallet and placed fifty dollar n
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 55
Joanna lay on her bed, face on her pillow, tears rolling down her eyes. She has sent numerous text messages but Damien has not replied to any. It was night time now and he was not back yet. She even tried to track his location but his phone was switched off.The last place she saw was him being a restaurant but after that, there was nothing on him. She was losing it with each passing second. Eventually, she turned around, staring at the ceiling while lying on her back. She tried to see the good in this, but it was hard.She loved Damien. She always had and even though she gave up when he got married, she still loved him. The moment she knew he was divorced, she believed they had a chance again to make things right. She believed they could be together.She remained in that position for a long time before she heard the front door open. Her eyes opened, and she rushed out of bed. “Damien” she called as she approached the stairsThe moment she got to the stairs, she sighted him at the doo
Second Chase At Stake Chapter 56
Damien has been trying to act like it did not matter. He wanted to pretend that his feelings were not valid. He accepted his love for her but he was not up to the right standard to be the best for her. He was eating from her. If not for her, he would be living on the streets of New York with nothing on him.Possibly, he would be begging. How could someone like him take care of the president's daughter? His bank account was not even worth anything to give to her. She had everything ranging from cars to houses and if he wanted to be her man, he had to make more money.The problem was, that his father had blocked every path that he could use to get a good job that would pay him well. His degree was not going to get him any job at present. All he could get was this job and now if he wanted to pursue any relationship with Joanna he would have to forfeit his relationship with her or go out there and find something else to do.With the situation, he went with the latter option as he had trie