I walked down the stairs with Ella by my side. Her hand was in mine, and goodness I didn't want to let her go.Ella walked out of the front door with me and looks towards the black car.She waved towards Cane who offered her a smile and a wave.I watched as she moved her hand, signing something I couldn't understand to Cane.I glanced at Cane and saw him giving her a thumbs up Jealousy stroked my chest. Damn it, I should learn sign language."What did you say to him?" I asked, forcing Ella's gorgeous blue eyes to turn towards me.Ella just gave me a bright smile.She then held her right hand straight, pressed her thumb to the center of her palm and tapped her four fingers to her chin before she shoved it forward. She then fisted both of her hand and crossed her arms before she released them again.I tilted my head to the side as I stared at her."I don't understand." I commented, wanting to kick myself from not understandingElla shot me a smile before she opened her lips and mouth t
Ella Williamson...I did my best to stay up and wait for Elijah to return home.Home? It no longer felt weird and off to call Elijah's mansion my home. I tried to busy myself so I wouldn't fall asleep, but it wasn't working. I stayed in the walk in closet, looking through the clothes Cilvia had forced me to buy. Not that I'd paid for the clothes, since it was a store owned by Smooth Smith. Cilvia took full advantage of being Elijah's mother when she shopped. She mercilessly walked through the store, picking out anything and everything that caught her attention.I was certain that we would make Elijah bankrupt if we kept shopping. But, my fear was not realized.Cilvia was planning on moving to another store, but she just has to make another comment about how I was dressed.I honestly didn't mind that she wanted me to change in to something more flashy, but she tried to take my scarf off of me.She'd reached for my neck, making me jump out of her way. "You look like a fool when y
I stared at the closed door of our bedroom in shock.Dropping my eyes down to my little pink notebook, I wondered what was wrong with him. It doesn't take a genius to know that something went wrong at the meeting Elijah went to, but that was not an excuse to be cold to me.I threw my legs over the edge of the bed and stood up. Without bothering to put my shoes on, I walked towards the door and left the bedroom.I had my notebook and pen in my hands, as I had planned to ask if he was okay. The only place I could think of was his study. So, I went there.When I reached his study, the door was closed, but I could see light coming out through the small gap between the door and the floor.I stepped closer to the door and raised my right hand up. I stopped my hand mid air, wondering if I should just leave Elijah alone for the night.I dropped my hand to my side and turned around to leave. After taking two steps away from the door, I stopped again.Why should I leave him alone?He was perfe
Dang it. I dozed off.I'd planned to sit in front of Elijah until he gave up and talked to me. But, having to stay up all night last night, I couldn't keep my eyes opened anymore.By the time I startled awake, Elijah and Cane were no longer there.I let out a sigh as I leaned back in to the chair."What are you doing here?" I heard Cilvia's voice, and I looked towards the door to see her leaning her shoulder against the door frame.I stretched my arms over my head to relax my tight muscles, and rolled my head from side to side.Cilvia walked over to the desk and looked down at me.I was still mad at the woman for what happened the previous day. I looked away from her and picked up my notebook and pen, readying myself to leave the study and sulk for the rest of the day."Oh come on, you're not still upset, are you?" She asked with a chuckle.I glared at Cilvia, wanting to tell her off. I watched as she dropped her eyes to my scarf."How can you wear a scar and a hoody at the same time?
After packing Elijah a warm lunch, Cilvia drove me to his company.She kept reminding me to be loving and cold all at the same time. How is one supposed to do that?She stopped the car in front of the company and told me to text her once I was done so she would come and pick me up.I was grateful she drove me to Smooth Smith. Even though her advice had been terrifying, she was helping me in a way no one has. And I can't help but feel like the woman was slowly growing on me day by day.After I got out of the car, I watched Cilvia drive away and turned to the large building.I looked up at the tall building, pressing my right hand against my forehead to block the light attacking my eyes. It was a large building, one that would certainly take a while to build.I remembered how Elijah told me his grandfather started the company, and he was able to make it prosperous after taking over from his careless father.I was proud of him. Especially seeing what he had, I wanted to give him a pat on
Two hours. I sat outside of Elijah's office for two hours. My back was starting to ache from sitting down for too long and not moving a muscle. I sat there like a statue, glancing at Elijah's door once in a while.His assistant, bless her heart, is a very nice woman, who called Elijah three more times to let him know I was still waiting for him. Yet, he never gave her a reply.She stared at me with pity. She would open her lips to say something, but would eventually shake her head and go back to her work. When it was time for her to take her lunch break, she offered to bring me anything, but I shook my head.I assumed Elijah would be out for lunch, but I was wrong.I understood that he wasn't having a meeting when I saw no one walking in or out of his office.He's really refusing to let me in."Ella?" I heard Cane's voice and I looked to side as he stepped out of the Elevator."What are you doing here?" He asked as he looked down at me."I brought Elijah lunch." I signed and watch
I sat in the warm garden with the lunch box on my lap.I looked in to the lunch box with a frown. The food I'd packed for Elijah was cold. The rice had formed a solid shape of the lunch box, and the deep fried vegetables were soggy.Letting out a sigh, I pulled a spoon out of the pink bag and started digging in. I didn't have a meal after I woke up this morning, and I didn't want the food to go to waste. So, I decided to eat it myself.The heat from the sun was hotter today, forcing me to take my white scarf off.I let out a sigh before I stared fanning myself with my right hand."Why are you eating that?" Cilvia asked as she stepped out of the mansion and walked over to me.I shrugged my shoulder.Cilvia let out a soft sigh as she sat down next to me on the circular seat."You're really not going to tell me what happened today?" She asked, carefully watching me take a bite from the soggy vegetables.I glanced at Cilvia and saw that she was looking at me with curiosity.Letting out
Elijah Smith...I sat behind my desk in my office, pretending to work.I pretended like the woman sitting outside of my office didn't bother me.But it was bothering me.I looked towards the closed sheds of the window."How long are you going to keep this up?" Cane asked without looking up from his phone."How long has it been now, four day? The least you can do is tell her to stop coming to the company." He added.Cane was right.It's been four days since Ella started bring lunch for me, and it's been four days since I refused to let her in.Letting out a sigh, I leaned back in to my chair.After Cane, Dante and I found the listening device in the circular pendant necklace, I couldn't force myself to face her.I had no idea how I was going to deal with this thing, so staying as far away from her as possible until I figured it out was the best option I could find.But Ella wasn't making it easy on me.She came to the company every single day with a pink bag in her hand, claiming