It is the numbness spreading across the back of my head when I recall the pleasure Jamie gave me last night that pulls me back from the memory.
I look at him, who is still sleeping on my arm.
I hear me mumbling in his dream, “Henry… I love you…”
I don’t know why, but when I hear him, tears surge up my eyes——oh my God, I’ve been waiting so long to hear him say that to me…!
No! Not him! He is a girl! I mean, she! She is a girl! Jamie is a girl!
Oh my God.
The time is half past seven when I come into the dining area, the tables are occupied by all the other guests, only a small round table at the corner has an empty seat reserved by a lady with extremely short blonde hair.I check my wig and brush my skirt with my hand before I walk towards it.As I sit down on the chair, I clear my throat and greet the lady with a high pitch, “Good morning, Jamie.”Seeing me finally appear, Jamie hollers, “You are so late, what were you doing? I’ve almost finished my breakfast.”Trying to cover up the truth that I was actually preparing myself mentally to meet Jamie again after everything that happened last night, I decided to come up with an excuse.
That morning after breakfast, we went back to our room and packed our luggages, however, I haven’t seen Jamie’s black lace thong anywhere. At the end, Jamie gave up searching for it too, since she has a lot of money to buy herself a new one.After we thanked Kobayashi-onesan for having us for the week, we set off for the airport and onboard Jamie’s private jet.It was almost ten o’clock in the morning in Tokyo when we departed from the Tokyo Haneda Airport. If there is no delay happening, we will be arriving in thirteen hours, which means that it will be one o’clock in the afternoon of the same day in Chicago when we arrive.Feeling exhausted from the intense sex we had last night, Jamie fell asleep fifteen minutes after the jet departed, with h
After another sunrise, I am once again waking up to a brand new Tuesday. However, just when I am about to get out of my bed and prepare for work, a notification pops up on my phone.I squint my sleepy eyes into the sharp light of my phone screen and give the notification a glance——it is a message from Jamie to her Secretary Chandelier.The message is as below, “JET LAG. Take the morning off.”And I reply, “Ah, I miss you.”…Wait. What did I reply!?“Oh no!”Swiftly, I tap
Morning at Juicy Punch, customers come and go, getting their morning fruit juice to start off their brand new day.Whereas, I am sitting at the table in the corner with the seat next to me taken by one of their staff, Daniella Greaves.I don’t know how many minutes have passed, but it feels like we have been sitting here in silence for a very long while.I used to feel so comfortable around her, but now the only thing I am feeling is guiltiness and awkwardness.Guiltiness——I have been lying to her since the beginning, I even used her kindness to allow myself to be closer to her; awkwardness——I ain’t sure how I should face her, talk to her, and behave in front of her.
I spent the whole morning at Juicy Punch, my half day off came to an end before I could know it. I had my lunch at Madam Chan’s Kitchen, returned to my penthouse, put on Henrietta’s outfit and makeup, and went off to work.It is almost past lunch time when I arrive at Jamie’s office, I see Jamie put all of her attention on her work, she didn’t even notice me when I came in.Quietly I chuckle, for kind of a mischievous reason, and also for she looks so charming when she is concentrating.I bring the lasagna and ristretto I bought from Coffee Bloom on my way here into the office, I gently place them on her desk.Trying not to startle her, I speak in a soft voice, “Good afternoon, Jamie. H
“I… I was just…”After causing a scene in Jamie’s office, I froze. My mind turns all empty, while my face is still feeling hot and painful.Unable to find an excuse for my behavior, I decide to flee.I point at the door with my quivering hand and say, “I… I’ll be waiting outside... R-ring my intercom if you need me...”In a blank face, Jamie gives her permission, “Okay...”As immediate as I hear her, I press my head down, run towards the door and escape. Swiftly, I shut the door once I got out.“Phew… That was close&h
My heart dropped at an acute rate——have they found out that I was eavesdropping when Elise called me?Looking at me from her desk, Jamie asks in a curious voice, “Yes, Chandelier, what is it?”Trying to make myself not seem guilty, I walk into her office confidently.See it, Andrew? Now I am raising my head, enjoy my beauty when you still can.As soon as I come to Jamie’s desk, I hand the report to her, “Jamie, I have good news.”“What is it?”With a big smile I mention, “Here’s the monthly report from the financial department. Miner
The phone Mila holds in her hand catches Jamie’s heed, it draws Jamie’s brows upwards.“What is it?” Jamie questions, “Was someone violating the company’s rules in the office building again?”While unexpectedly, Mila shakes her head and denies, “No, it is not like that. I haven’t received complaints about employees violating the company’s rules since the pantry…”As Mila mentions, she gives me a glance with a teaseful smirk on her face.She then turns back to Jamie, “But I have something else. An email was sent to the HR department, attached with plenty of photos.”
After a few minutes travelling in my red Lexus LS 500, Jamie and I finally arrived at our destination. After Jamie gets out of the car, I pick up a red velvet box from the glove box and put it in my coat. I then catch her up from behind. It is a big house built next to the beach. The house is fully furnished and renovated. It is ready for people to move in and live in it. I am the architect who designed and built the house, however I haven’t decided what to name it yet. Well, anyway… I first bring Jamie through the garden on the beach, I open the door with the key and we enter the house.
The time is five in the evening. I am back in the office building, sitting on the couch, waiting for the interview session to start in approximately half to one and hour.I grab my phone out and check my messages again.I had made a few calls to Jamie through various ways, she never answered the phone, and now, there is still no sign of Jamie.Weimar is seven hours ahead of Chicago, which means it is twelve at midnight at where Jamie is.It is already the next day in Weimar, and that makes this the second day I lost the sign of Jamie.Weird… This is weird.Jamie never leaves me hanging for m
April 2023. Two years later. It is spring in Chicago again, a time when the florals come back to life again, well so do the people. The warm breeze brings the voile curtains up, allowing the morning sunlight to shower on my white bed through the French windows. That is when I am woken up by the sound of this hectic city. I stand on my balcony in my robe, yawning and stretching my body at the same time. “Good morning, Chicago.” I take a glance at the scenery of the city from the top of this building, I see people and vehicles all over the streets, everyone is ready for work and vac
June, 2021.It had been almost one month since the accidents happened.I was discharged from the hospital, rested at home for a few days, took some medicine, did some simple rehabilitation practice… I am almost fully recovered.The news reported that Melonie Myers was brought into custody by the local police. The police told me that I no longer need to worry about stepping out of my house.Also, it is Wednesday morning, a regular working day for me.And so, I am now back to work at Minerva, no longer as the CEO’s secretary, but as the CEO and the owner of Minerva; no longer in skirt and lipstick, but in suit and tie.
Air flow, machines, birds chirping, and a woman sobbing… Those are the first things that come into my ear when I gradually return to my consciousness.They sound really vague at first, but turn louder after as I slowly open my eyes too.There, I find myself in a ward bed. My face is covered with an oxygen mask. My arms are surrounded by tubes and wires.And, I see someone burying her head in the bed, holding my hand tightly in hers.“I’ve lost our baby… I can’t lose you too, Henry… Please wake up...” she sobbed.Slowly, I raise my other hand, and lay it on her head. I caress her gently, stroking her hair th
Assuming that it must be Mr. Hurlock behind the door, I unlock the door and open it without peeking through the cateye.I ask as soon as I open the door, “Yes, Mr. Hurlock? Did you forget someth-”However, just when the door is fully opened, the face of the person standing in front of the door is revealed in front of me.It is a lady in black attire, with a bike helmet on her head, her black hair draped over her shoulder, and she holds a knife in her hand.It isn’t Mr. Hurlock, it is...“Hi there, Henry.”“Melonie Myers…”
It is almost midnight when I sit in my living room alone, waiting for Jamie’s butler to show up. It is always a quiet night like this that makes people feel lonely, isn’t it? Tears ooze out of my eyes abruptly, they trickle down my face one after another. No matter how many times I wipe them off, no matter how hard I try to stop myself from crying, my tears just won’t stop. I cover my face with my palms to cover my sound, I sob as quietly as I can, not hoping to wake Jamie up. I try to stop myself by clearing my head, yet every quiet moment like this keeps reminding me of the fact that we’ve just lost our child. Our dear child… If you can hear us,
The accident and our loss hasn’t been too kind on us, especially for Jamie. The impact of losing our child hits her heart and mental condition so badly. She had been crying for days, she didn’t eat much. She fainted a few times. She became so tired and weak, that the doctor kept her in the hospital for another few days.Tonight, Jamie is just sitting on the bed, sometimes leaning on my shoulder, imagining how different our life would be if everything never happened, how our life would be if we hadn’t lost our child.What gender will it be? Will it be a little princess? How heavy will she weigh when she is born? Will she look more like Jamie or me? What name will we name her? How will we celebrate her first birthday? How excited will we be when she says her first word or takes her first step? Will she first say mommy
“Jamie…”Not knowing how much time has passed, I gradually woke up when I heard myself mumbling.I first feel my senses are unblocked, just like when one who sinks in the ocean for a long time gets back up from the water.The next thing I feel... is my body covered in pain, especially my head.“Umm…”Holding the pain back, slowly, I try to open my eyes.It is the moment when I open my eyes again, bright light seeps into my eyes. I squint into the light, my eyes take quite a while to adapt to the light.