Jade had run so fast that she didn't see Wynn standing there by the door. She had overheard their conversation. She hated the fact that Kraig did not come to her to confide in her, but rather he had gone to Jade. She understood the reason why Jade had to know, but something in her wanted him to come to her first.But he didn't.Rather, they had argued, talked against each other, and eventually ended up hurting each other by their words.However, after coming across this knowledge that his frustration had not been just from talking to her, she felt rather hopeful. She felt that maybe with her presence, he was going to feel better.She wanted to make him feel better. She wanted to make him smile.This must be how he felt when she was raped.Her heart fell.He had such pure emotions in his heart for her, but all she did was push him away regardless of whether or not she wasn't in a place where she was rational. The only thing that she should've possessed then was kindness, but she had no
The cafe was bustling with people; it was normalcy considering it was the hour when office workers were expected to be on break. This hour was the best for this particular cafe, sitting singularly in the middle of four tall buildings.Well, not entirely in the middle; there were two buildings on both sides and another right in front of it, and then there was another only a few blocks across.Other than being the only available coffee place, which was a wonder for everyone visiting, they served not just the best but also the cheapest coffee with good customer service.If there ever was going to be competition, it would be relatively hard to take customers from here.Christian and Daniel were part of the people that filled the small coffee shop. Daniel couldn't be more repulsed by the color. He understood that the concept, the idea, was that the coffee place was filled with warmth, beauty, and great service, but he didn't like the fact that it was painted with such a controversial color
Christian looked at the profile intensely; he found the address, but unfortunately, it wasn't an address from here."This is from another country," he said to Daniel."Why don't we look up the address; surely there may be something about it."Christian agreed, and then he did just that. He typed in the address to be searched, and then a picture of a house shows up, a small house, and it looked to be situated in a very broken-down neighborhood.Christian showed it to Daniel who rolled his eyes, "don't tell me that she's trying to cook up a story that she came from a poor background."Christian shrugged, "the mother is dead, but there's no record of the father.""No record?" Daniel asked again."This fake profile shouldn't have this many holes in it; do you think it's fake?"Daniel doesn't say anything; what Christian assumed was the truth actually, it was surprising for a fake profile to have this many holes in it. Normally, everything was perfect, but having no record of the father an
Kraig could not take his eyes off her. He stared at her so intensely, waiting for her to join him where he stood. As he watched her walk towards him, memories of the two of them tangled in bed, covered in each other's sweat, swept through him. He felt as if he were doused with warm water, provoking every illicit thought that had ever crossed his mind.However, as if he were invisible, as if they had not just done something that should alter the relationship between them, Tabitha just walked into a room, showing no form of acquaintance between them. Showing no regard and no respect for their relationship.Kraig's heart fell; he had not been paying attention to the room she walked into; his focus had been only on her. On her expression, her eyes, her clothes, on the way she walked and how her hips moved so sensually that every part of his body reacted to it.Kraig shook his head; the way she had shown no regard made him wonder if he had imagined her presence, that she was not actually t
Kraig looked around the room. It never occurred to him that these women were acquainted with each other. He suddenly felt like an idiot. He had gone around the hospital searching for the woman he had seen. Though all evidence made it seem as if he had imagined her, he knew damn well that that image was too clear, too real to have been simply imagined, so he went in search.This ward, this place next to this woman was the last place he thought she would be. He had come here in search of Carolene to inform her that Jade was already out of the operation ward.He had had a talk with the doctor and was told that Jade wasn't in any danger. The bullet had gone through her shoulder. There weren't any notable injuries, nothing really malignant. He wanted to tell Carolene those things, but upon seeing Tabitha in there, he was surprised, taken aback, unable to understand what the relationship was.However, seeing as Tabitha just stood on a spot, with her fingers wrapped around her bag, looking p
Christian had chosen to stay back, but Daniel didn't. Seeing that Tabitha was present and Jorah was starting to look around as if he were a bloodhound sniffing for something, Daniel came to the conclusion that he could not just sit back and watch all of this unfold. He was disgusted at the sight of that.And so, without second thoughts, he told Christian he was leaving, thinking that his friend would be on board.Christian shook his head. He had heard from the doctor that the bullet had only gone through her shoulder, and if it was any further, she would be dead. Although he wasn't the detective in charge of the case, he still needed to learn if she had any enemies that should be noted to prevent a second attack.Well, that was all words. His true aim was to just see her. He had shamefully been thinking about her.It all started from his curiosity regarding what she had been talking to Carolene about, but somehow, along the way, he started to notice how beautiful she was, how enchanti
Kraig actually didn't sneak anywhere, especially to find Tabitha. Well, his intentions had been to find her, but then he stumbled into his grandfather's doctor.Apparently, the procedures to get his grandfather were sooner than they expected. And so his grandfather was waiting for him in his room, in pain and with guilt.The last part was what Kraig didn't know about. He was overcome with guilt, having no clue that his grandfather felt that way. He paced slowly around the door, unable to turn the knob, unable to bring himself to his grandfather's eyes, thinking that he was an irresponsible grandson who couldn't even help save his grandfather.No matter the money in the world, health was way more important.Although he knew that he wasn't at fault, that his grandfather's organs were just failing due to old age, he couldn't help but blame himself, thinking that he was the reason why he had to die. He could've just changed all the organs and made him better. But from the doctor's words,
Jade looked between Carolene and Christian in confusion. She had no clue whatsoever what Carolene was talking about. She knew damn well that Carolene was probably filled with jealousy and rage, and that was why her mood had been sour.But showing the jealousy in the presence of Christian?Not in her wildest dreams did she think that Carolene would be so unruly, having no regard for the secret they were keeping. She would have expected that a woman like Carolene, a woman who was smart, quick-witted, and quite rational, wouldn't lose her composure in such a manner, but it seems she was not immune to the effects of love.Though Jade, internally, was blushing really hard, she loved the attention. She loved the effect she had on Carolene and wanted to explore more of her abilities over the woman. However, she knew doing such a thing at a time like this was playing with fire, and she wouldn't want to in any way invoke Carolene's wrath. She knew that Carolene was a ticking time bomb."Carole