"Can't you wait for James? He is in charge of the entire house. You can't work in his absence." "Dear, I know the exact things he wants to repair," Loveth said at once. "No. That's James work. Let's wait for James to come back. Why are you in such a hurry? Moreover," he checked his wristwatch and changed the conversation. "Elisa is taking a long time to come back from the Mall." Alex added as he shrugged. "Who knows if she had used that opportunity to go and see her boyfriend. He always leaves home at noon when you are not around." Loveth hissed. "Give him another glass of wine." Alex stretched his right hand towards Loveth. Hmm… thank you Sir, I'm okay," Henry replied. "No, I want you to have another glass of wine. You can sit and watch me drinking alone."Loveth sighed and got up and gave him another glass of wine. After Henry had taken a sip from his wine, Alex asked. "How long have you been in this field?" "Hmm.. about four years ago." "Have you wor
She gently opened the door and saw no one at the door. She was just hallucinating out of fear. She closed the door again and called James. She could feel the sound of her breath. Her fear chided her fingers as if she was uncovered on a winter night. She felt the disadvantage of her actions more than what she was hoping to have at that moment. But she took a deep breath and curled her lips before asking James. "What's your plan? Please speak fast, I want to leave your room." "I was thinking if you can drag Elisa through one of the back doors and place her outside. So when I'm coming inside, I will carry her in and say that someone must have dropped her near the house when she saw that she was drunk." "Oh my goodness! How did you come up with such a genius idea?" "I'm doing my best to get my balance money from you." "That's not an issue James. I will pay you what I promise you. But I don't think I have the strength to carry her outside, so you should come and carry her
When James was finding it difficult to speak, Alex brought out his phone and said, "I have the records of your conversation with Loveth right from the start." Both Loveth and James looked at themselves, and thought it was a trick. Alex pressed the play button and put the phone on speaker and the beginning of what he recorded started playing. "Hello ma…See what you have caused. What are we going to do? Elisa is still sleeping. How long will she stay awake? When are you coming back from the airport?...." It was very obvious that all their secrets were now exposed. "James, I want you to tell me everything. How did it started?"There was instant fear in his eyes and as he was about to speak, there was a knock on the door. James wanted to go and open the door, but Alex said, "Don't worry. Those are my special guests. They will come in when I want them." "Please Sir, forgive me. It was the handiwork of your fiance. Some days ago, she told me to make sure that Elisa leaves
Alex made a forced smile and Elisa thought he was going to say something related to what she asked him. "My beloved," he gently placed his right hand on her shoulder and added. "I will tell you, but not in this kind of place. I want to take you out on a date in one of the finest restaurants in town. There we can talk heart to heart. But first of all. This room is no longer yours. I will not allow the woman I love to stay here. Come," he took a step and continued, "come and see your room." "I hope it is not the room of your fiance you are about to show me?" "Stop calling Loveth my fiance. If she is capable of doing what she just did to you, then she is capable of poisoning you." He held her hand and took her to the third floor and showed her a marvelous master bedroom, and it was well furnished. Alex went to his room and came back with a credit card and gave it to Elisa. "This is for you. You can withdraw as much as you can withdraw. It has unlimited money inside." El
"I still see you as my boss. It will be hard to go naked before your eyes. I still feel apprehensive when you talk to me. Please give me some time to go over this." "How much time do you need?" "I can't really say, but I need time to get used to you. Please, let's get used to each other before we go out. Please, I will love to beg you for something. It has been difficult to say it all this while." "What's that?" He asked. "I want to go and see my mom." "How is her health?" He asked almost immediately. "It is better for now." "I can't stop you from seeing your mom. Whatever that will bring happiness to you is my greatest delight."Elisa moved her hands and embraced him. "You are such a nice man. You came into my life and gave it a purpose. What can I do to please you?" She whispered into his ear. "You know what to do." He kissed her right cheek and left. Elisa watched him as he left the sitting room. As soon as she was alone, she smiled and went to her new roo
"Honey, I don't even know the person you are talking about. I will suggest you take a rest. You need to rest your body. Moreover, let bygones be bygones. That's your past. Digging into your past will only refresh your painful wounds. I will suggest you forget about it and focus on the future. I want you to think about what you will love to become and I will establish it for you. But now, you need to sleep." He kissed her forehead. "Thank you so much. You are such a wonderful gift to my life." She turned herself and lay down with her right side, and Alex pulled the blanket and covered her. The next day, both Alex and Elisa were at the dining table eating breakfast when Alex received a call from his secretary. "Sir, you have an executive meeting by 10AM." "What? Is the meeting scheduled for today?" "Yes Sir." "Thanks for reminding me." He ended the call and turned to Elisa. "I will be leaving home soon. This meeting does not mean we are not going out today. I neve
"It's more painful when you think that the person you trust and started to love is behind your pain. Just one night you dismantled me, took what I have preserved, and you changed the pace of my life. I thought I had met a savior, but I didn't know I met a demon with sheep 's clothing. You humiliated me and in fear I ran out of the hotel half naked. From the first day I saw you, you acted as if you care, but my instincts kept telling me you wanted to harm me. You drove everyone away from your house, preparing to repeat what you have done before. I hated you the most because I had the chance of begging you countless times on that fateful night, more than my ex boyfriend who sold me out when his life was at stake. The thought of that day is like a ghost fear. What I ought to enjoy became a torture. You killed my desire to make love. I no longer have the joy that aroused before making love, all I feel is panic. You told me, 'let bygones be bygones,' when you knew you were the very one
"Sir, I hope there is no problem?" He asked. "No. No problem." "Let me call her former boss to check her file, then I will send you the address." "Thank you so much," Alex said and he waited inside his car. As he waited, he used his right fingertips to hit the surface of his steering. "I should have told her all this while." He thought. "Was there no need to keep that bracelet in the first place? No. No… Why was I so careless? I need to look for her and apologize. She has the right to be angry. She has become the woman after my heart. I love her intensely."Then the ringing of his phone broke his thoughts. It was the former manager of Elisa. "Good afternoon Sir. My friend called me to forward the address of my Miss Elisa to you. I hope it is not what I am thinking Sir." "And what is that?" Alex asked. "That she must have taken away some of your valuables or she was careless in handling things. That young lady made us lose millions of dollars because of her negl
Alex stood up and smiled and all eyes were on him as he held Lizzy's hand and she stood up and they went to the stage. When the name of Alex was mentioned, Elisa was among the ladies distributing wine to the guests. She didn't think twice. "Another Alex," she thought. But when she heard Alex's voice introducing Lizzy, she looked at the stage at once. "Lizzy? My friend?" She was embittered and dropped the tray of glass cups in her hands and went out of the hall at once. The host, who was in his late thirties said, "Mr. Alex, how did you meet your fiance?" "We met at a business meeting. She is the CEO of a designer's enterprise. The moment I set my eyes on her, I knew she was mine." "Miss Lizzy, what do you like about Alex?" The host turned his face to Lizzy. "I love many things about him. I never knew love until he stepped into my life. There has been a great change in my life since I knew him. If all men can be like my beloved Alex, there wouldn't be a brea
Lizzy spent the night at Gabriel's house and very early as he had said, he left Lizzy in his bed and took his bag filled with cameras and left. Lizzy was still sleeping when he left and he didn't bother to wake her. Last night was a marathon between both of them. It has been a long time since they had sex, and Gabriel stretched it to the full. When he was about to leave, he quickly typed a message on his phone and sent it to Lizzy. "I love you my darling. It's time to go. I miss you my dearest." When Lizzy woke up and saw the message, she was so pleased that she called Gabriel who said he was already on his way out of town. Lizzy left the bed in hurry and took her bath and breakfast as fast as she could and left the house to the most expensive boutique in town. At the boutique, they assigned someone to follow her to make the right choice of gown for the occasion. After a few searches, she picked a silver evening gown and silver shoe. Then a pair of diamond earrings and she left
Lizzy left her place of work around 3:30 PM, instead of her usual time, 4PM. She had taken an excuse from her supervisor that she has an urgent need to take care of. And that urgent need was to go to Alex's house. She had made a promise. And the few time she had known Alex. She knew that Alex hates anyone who could not keep to a promise. She came out of the administrative building of her place of work, stopped a taxi and they drove away. Not up to thirty minutes later, she stopped in front of Alex's house. As she walked toward the door, she called him on the phone. "Sir, I'm at your door." "Okay. You can push the door, I'm about to open it from my room."She took a step forward and pushed the door. Just as Alex had said it, the door opened. Lizzy counted her steps and sat down. A few minutes later, Alex walked out of the lift and said, "Welcome. It's a thing of joy to see you as promised." He went to the bar and brought out a bottle of light green wine. As he was about
Elisa was sitting on a couch when her mom rushed in with her phone in her right hand. She looked very excited. "Elisa," she called and I turned my face toward her. "Did you give anyone my account number?" "Yes, I did. Lizzy." "She transferred to me $15,000." "That's awesome. Nice of her." Elisa smiled. "Your coming here has really helped me." She walked closer to Elisa and embraced her. "This is a trial time. We are going to overcome all of this." "Thank you. Hmm… What about your phone? I can use some of this money to buy you a phone." "Mum, don't worry. I know why I am not using my phone for now. Your phone is there for me to use. I know why. When the time is right, I have the money to buy one. Thank you mum. You are the one who needs this money the most."Elisa's mum turned and was going back to the room when they heard a knock at the door. She waited to see who was knocking why Elisa stood up to open the door. "Good afternoon ma," Elisa greeted. "My be
Lizzy POV When I got home, I kept wondering what had happened between Alex and Elisa. I think there is something wrong. Why would Elisa's boss be ready to give me a whopping sum of 60,000 dollars just to get to Elisa? I will need to find out about it before exposing Elisa to any danger. But that sum of money could change my life. Why does he want me to call him in the evening? Does he want me or does he want to have me in bed? Elisa told me some time ago that her boss has been showing her great affection. I took my phone and started searching for any contact that knows about Elisa. As I searched, I came across Helen's phone number. Helen was also Elisa's friend. So I decided to call her. "Hi Helen, good evening. How was your day?" "Very fine Lizzy." "Please, I have been trying to reach Elisa but her phone number is not connecting. Please, do you have any other means to reach her or do you have any of her family phone numbers?" "Hmm… I will get back to you. I know
Alex's pov There was a knock on my door on the first floor of Alex's mansion. From the CCTV camera, I saw a young beautiful lady. I requested a male housekeeper, not a female. What a mistake from the recruitment office. There is only one female I need in my life right now and that is Elisa. Where has she gone? All effort to know her place has been fruitless. I was still contaminating the thought of Elisa when I heard the knocking and ringing of the doorbell. I came out of my room and entered the lift. Minutes later I found myself on the first floor and I went to the door. I aimed to dispatch the young lady. I didn't give the young lady time to speak before I said, "I didn't request a female housekeeper. I requested a male housekeeper. Go and tell your director." "Good afternoon Sir," she smiled and there was so much thought in her eyes. "Sir, I'm not here for a housekeeper job. I am here for my friend Elisa. It's been a long time since I saw and heard from her."When she m
Loveth POV It was early in the morning, I was about to put my feet on the floor as I woke up when my phone rang. It has been a legal battle to free myself from Alex's accusations. The surface of my phone was facing down. I turned the phone and behold, it was my former neighbor at Alex's house. What does she want from me? I deliberately did not pick up her call. The phone rang and stopped. I left the room to go to the bathroom and spent some minutes. Coming back again, the same number kept calling. I went to the phone and reluctantly, I picked up the call. "Hi Ella, good morning." My voice was heavy. "Loveth, have you heard?" She spoke with some kind of enthusiasm. "Heard what?" "The person who took your place had run away. That maid." "Wait…wait a minute," Loveth stood up and started laughing. "Are you serious?" "Dead serious. I heard Alex combing the entire place looking for her. He even came to me, asking if she was hiding in my apartment. I kept wondering what he ha
"Mum, I'm not here for a relationship or anything that leads to marriage. I'm tired of men, they are a scumbag. I'm taking you to the hospital tomorrow. It's my responsibility to take care of you. Forget about Sam and his request. I have some money with me and it will be enough to take care of you before I find a new job here. To love someone is willingness from the heart. It's not a trap or by force." My mum kept quiet and was looking at me. She didn't know how to put it. Mr. Sam had requested to see my face and when she stared at me that long, I asked. "Mum, what's the matter?" "Mr. Sam is there waiting to have a word with you," she pointed at the sitting room. "Is there any need?" "Sweetheart, I'm in pain." She replied.I stood up and left Mum inside the room and went to the sitting room to see Sam. Sam was in his late fifties, someone old enough to be my dad. He has a bare head and his big nose disgusts me. "My angel," he widened his hands and was expecting me t
Elisa's POV The taxi stopped in front of my mom's house. This place was so far away from Alex that I found peace of mind. There was no way he could figure out my present location. Right inside the taxi, I was thinking about how to restart my life. "It doesn't matter how many times I fall, what matters is my ability to stand up."That was the motivational quote I said to myself before coming out of the car. Life wasn't fair. Even not fairer to people who do what is good. I was ready to dust off all the pains I have gone through. Probably, my mom's prophecy was about to manifest now. She told me to establish myself here after college, but I rejected her offer. "I love to go to the bigger city," I told her some years ago. But in the bigger city, I was treated like a rag. Used as if I didn't have a feeling. As I pulled my right leg out of the car, I could feel the home breeze. "Hmmm… no place like home." I thought. I turned my eyes to the most familiar building, my mum's house.