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 Mila is gone, I am told to stand in front of Jamie’s table. Jamie has been staring at me for minutes. Cold and still.I hide my hands behind my back, because they are quivering so strongly. I purse my lips as I shut my eyes and take a few deep breaths.I want to come up with a solution, I always fib out with lies and excuses, I can do it this time too.Yet I realize, this time it is too late. Jamie has already found out that I look just like Henry in male outfit, and that has made her discover that I am the same person as Henry.Making up more lies might not work this time, all I can do is just hope that Jamie won't be too harsh on me for all those horrible lies I told and those terrible mistakes I
The next morning, I visited Juicy Punch to get my fruit juice as usual. Although my heart is not on Daniella anymore, I guess buying some fruit juice in the morning won’t hurt. I am a loyal customer after all.After getting my fruit juice, I got Jamie’s breakfast from Coffee Bloom on my way back.However, it seems like Jamie has somebody in her office, so I have no choice but to wait outside.I decided to settle down on my own desk first. It has been a long time since I last had the chance to spend some quality time enjoying my desk.There, just when I am about to sit down on my chair and lie down on my desk, someone suddenly appears in front of me.
After we’ve gotten out of Justin’s office, Justin brought me to the basement carpark and locked the both of us in his car.Justin holds my hand, trying to calm me down a little, yet my hands turn so cold, they keep quivering.I can’t stop thinking, “Why is Melonie Myers watching me? Who sent her? What is her motive?”I didn’t even know her before we met at the bathroom, why is she doing this to me? First the pantry, then at Los Alimentos…Why is she stalking me?“Henry.” Justin grabs my hands tighter as he looks at my face and asks, “Who else knows about your true identity? Who else knows yo
“Good morning, Jamie.”After we have a talk in Justin’s car, we return to the office. While I enter Jamie’s office with a firm decision I’ve made in my heart.“You are late.” as Jamie sees me, she takes a sip of her ristretto and puts the cup down, she mentions, “I saw the beverage you bought, but you weren’t around. Where did you go?”I point at my back with my thumb as I put up a silly smile, “I was in the bathroom. You know, fruit juice helps in digesting.”Ugh! Listen to myself! More lies!I think it’s becoming a habit! I really need to stop doing this!
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”It is before we can react to the situation when a bunch of people suddenly barge into Jamie’s office with party hats on their heads and a big round cake in Mila’s hands.Before we can even see everyone’s face clearly, the candles on the cake are lit up, and everybody starts to sing.“Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday to Jamie! Happy birthday to you!”“Woo-hoo!”“Yay!”“Happy birthday, boss!”Happy birthday, Jamie!&rdqu
After Justin confirmed that he has discovered and removed all the bug devices found in his office, he welcomes me into his office for secret talks again.As soon as he locks the door behind him, I reveal, “I think Andrew is the one who sent Melonie after me.”Justin squints, “Are you sure about it?”“Yes.” oh, hell I am.He then asks, “What is his motive? Why is he watching you?”I pout, “Probably just to expose me.”“Right, that, of course… But I do not understand.” he continues to list down his question, “As the
That night after letting Melonie go, Victor and Justin went back home.While I am still on the street, I haven’t forgotten that today is Jamie’s birthday, and me, as Henry, hasn’t yet had the chance to get her a present and celebrate it with her.Listening to Victor and Justin’s advice earlier, instead of bringing her out, I decided to go to the Peyton Mansion and give her a surprise tonight.Ah, what a beautiful night to surprise her with… Right, first, I need to think about what I should get her on this special day.While I am pondering as I drive into a familiar street, a florist enters my sight.Florist. People say girls l
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.