For a moment, it seemed like time froze. Robert and Liam paused everything they were yapping about, their eyes on Juliet as she stood there with a forced smile on her face. In Robert's mind, he could only wonder how much of a beautiful woman she was, while Liam wondered how things went wrong between him and a woman of such calibre. The suspense almost seemed to be unending until Liam spoke."So fast. Why? We haven't even had lunch yet." She didn't expect him to be the one to say anything first. She glanced over at him for a moment, meeting his eye. She felt cold and uncomfortable, Turing her face from him immediately."Yes, Liam is right. Why do you want to leave when we haven't even had the lunch we came here for?" Robert finally said, leaning his back on his seat. She smiled nervously, pushing her hair back as she thought of what to say. The truth was that she was not comfortable being there with Liam, especially in front of her boss. But she couldn't say that, could she?"Umm... Si
Sophia stood against the door, breathing heavily in fear. Michael had appeared to be very angry that she knew she had to protect herself. She sighed partly in relief as she headed down the stairs. The maid that had asked her not to go in, saw her come down, looking dejected and scared. The look on her face was close to that of pity but more of consequence. Michael was still in his room, breathing with the intensity of an angered beast. He paced up and down in an attempt to calm his rage. But despite all he was doing, it wasn't working."Who does she think she is? Walking in to my room after everything she did." He asked himself, still walking from one corner of the room to another. "She has so much guts. Uhhh!" He walked to the door, hitting it lightly as he grunted in annoyance. By this time, Sophia was already out of the house and was walking towards her car. She knew it was almost impossible for her and her family to attack Robert alone, with out any kind of support from some other
"It's fine, babe. It's okay. I'm no longer mad at you and I still really love you." Michael said as he continued stroking her silky hair. She was sobbing softly, although there were no tears running down her face. Her demeanor was that of a helpless kitten with her face buried in his broad chest, absorbing the comfort and security they provided. She sighed in relief, an almost sneaky smile on her satisfied face."You aren't leaving now, are you?" He asked calmly, his arm around her and his other hand still in her hair. He looked down at her, trying to peer at her face, but she still had it buried in him. "You know what? I missed you so much even when I was angry. And I'm glad you are actually here in my arms, like I had wanted." He smiled satisfactorily, his eyes squinting as his teeth shone through his maniacally smiling lips."I missed you too. It took a lot to stay away from you for so long, I almost couldn't take it. I knew I had to find my way back here no matter what the outcom
Beatrice was in the kitchen, pacing up and down incoherently as she tried to set up the tray for Michael and his "guest". Her mind ran around the whole place as she burned in anger. She was terribly scared of him and hated having to serve him. His parents were remarkably better bosses than he was and it made he wish they didn't have to travel all the time, while she had to stay home serving their lazy and arrogant son."Such a spoilt brat. Why does he have to be so mean and wicked? Who does he even think he is? " She spat in anger as she placed two glass cups on the tray. Yes, Michael was a terrible person but what hurt her most of all was what Michael had done to her more than once when her colleague, Rose was out. And that was why she had trembled in fear and hesitated when he asked of Rose's whereabouts.The memory was still fresh in her mind like it had just happened. She wanted to get rid of it, forget it like it never happened but she couldn't. Since his break up with Sophia, he
"And who's fault was it? Mine? Arghh Sophia. Why are you so dramatic?" Michael was now standing as well,his gaze placed directly on Sophia."Now, you see what you do that I do not like? You're quick to throw words at me, even over very little issues. You're quick to put the blame on me, even when I am not at fault and it is just not fair. And other guy out there would be glad I cared enough to ask after his family and here you are starting a fire because of it." Sophia stopped, taking a long breath with her hand on her forehead. She quickly moved the chair from behind her and started walking for the door."Are you leaving now?" Michael groaned in disappointment, a perplexed expression on his face. Sophia kept walking away, her head high as she moved, paying no attention to him. "Come on, Sophia. You can't leave just like that. We were about to eat." He followed her as she didn't even look at him. She was far ahead of him and he knew she would walk out if she wasn't stopped. And he co
Juliet quickly got to her desk and sat down. Her breathing, heavy and distressed as she put her head on the desk calmly. A number of things were running through her mind as she tried to calm down. Liam's face kept flashing in her mind. She couldn't stop thinking about him."What is Liam doing here?" She asked herself loudly, still in surprise. "I thought he relocated out of the country already. Ahhh!" She sighed softly, frustration oozing from her voice. "Things have going pretty well for me since I started working in this company. And today started out great, a sudden and unexpected promotion. So why did Liam have to come out of nowhere today?" She continued, sounding absolutely worried.Just then, Robert walked in, a smile on his face as usual. Juliet looked up from her desk immediately, surprised that he was back so early."Hey there, Juliet." He said enthusiastically. "Why did you leave us all of a sudden?""Oh nothing sir. I was just feeling a bit weak." She replied, trying to fo
Her eyes flashed with a unique spark, one of rage and at the same time, beauty. Liam stared at her enchantingly pretty face, lost in the view of her beautiful, ocean blue eyes. Her hair was against the side of her face. Silky, long and beautiful as he remembered it. He could only wish that what he was trying to do would end well, even when it did not seem too good. His eyes were still on her, focused and pleading for her total forgiveness but that, seemed nearly impossible.### "Come on, Juls. Why can't you just let it go? I've apologize severally." He sighed, obviously frustrated by her incompliance. He thought about everything for a moment, a wave of nostalgia hitting him hard as the memories rushed in like it had all happened few days ago. "Okay, look. I know you have every right to be angry at me but believe me, I would take it back if I could." He paused, watching her expression. The eye roll and mocking sigh was enough for him to understand that we found all he said unbelievable
From the side of her eyes, he could see the fierceness in her eyes. He knew if he tried to stop her from leaving once more, it would end up in a very bad situation. And that wasn't something he looked forward to. With that, she walked away, getting to a nearby bus stop in few minutes, where she waited. Liam stood by his car, looking at her longingly. His eyes still pleading. But every time she looked his way, her eyes beamed with anger, an unforgiving gaze he could not forget. He swallowed hard and got back in to his car, cussing himself for being so stupid when he has the chance to be with her in the university. He put his head down on the steering wheel for a second and when he raised his head up, she was no longer there. She was gone, disappeared in to thin air, he thought. He sighed in remorse as he revved his car engine, reversed and drove away.Juliet was not yet on her way home, in fact, she was still at the bus stop. She had noticed his head down, his intriguing eyes off her f