The weather was chilly and the stores in the street were starting to put up different colorful Christmas decorations. Three high school girls sat on a bench close to Lola. They were too occupied with watching a video on a phone held by one of them to notice the lady beside them. “I wonder why she uses a mask.” one of the girls pondered.“Maybe she’s ugly...” another girl thought out loud.“Duh. Who knows? I don’t care, I think the mask looks cool on her.” The girl who had spoken up last was the owner of the phone on which the video was being played. She felt slightly upset hearing the words from the two girls as she had come to develop a deep admiration for the mysterious dancer who was now her newfound source of inspiration. “I still think it’s a bad idea.” The other girl mumbled. “No one gets to see what she looks like.”Lola, who was waiting for Josh to come out from the Cafe opposite where she sat with the girls looked up from her phone to see the face of the girl who had spoken
Noah raised an eyebrow on hearing the receptionist’s complaints. “Is that so?.” He asked the lying woman.The receptionist blinked rapidly and looked downwards innocently. “Yes sir.” She lied again in a meek tone.It was evening time and most of the building’s residents had returned from their various places of work at this time of the day. The people in the reception hall had been present from the start of the whole incident and were now gathered around Noah and the two women. They looked at the shameless receptionist completely disgusted at her slyness.“How could someone like her get employed here?.” One of the women muttered with discontent to her friend.“Yeah right?. she is not only lacking in manners but she’s also a liar.” Lola only watched the woman lie with her fists tightly clenched by her sides. Knowing how cold Noah was, she wondered who he was going to side with... this receptionist or.. would he side with her? The latter thought appeared impossible.The receptionist who
“Fertility tonics...?.” Noah who had just walked out from the bedroom could not believe his ears. ‘Why would his grandfather bring them fertility tonics?.’ He thought as he looked from his grandfather to Lola whose face was reddened with embarrassment. ‘Why did I even bother to ask?.’ Lola thought and stared down at the floor.Grandfather Sanchez was grinning from ear to ear satisfied with his great thinking. With the fertility tonics he had personally ordered from China which was to boost the couple’s stamina and improve Lola’s chances of conceiving, he easily calculated that it would not be long anymore before he got a great-grandchild from these two and won the bet which he had struck with the sly Old Boyd.“Grandfather...” Noah called out through gritted teeth. “I have no problem with my stamina. I don’t need to use the tonics.” “Hehe.” The old man chuckled as he heard his grandson’s words. “I do not doubt that.” He agreed and then continued. “You are a true Sanchez born after al
Flash Report...An accident has been reported. The incident which happened along Interstate 68 earlier this evening allegedly involves one of the members of the well-known Sanchez family. Mr. Noah Sanchez, heir to the Sanchez family and CEO of infinity companies worldwide.It was reported that there was a malfunction in the main car with Mr Noah Sanchez on board, which made the car crash into the other cars in the area. The police are now investigating the aforesaid accident. At the moment, the victim has been rushed to a nearby hospital which would not be divulged for safety purposes. A complete report will be released at 7:00 am during our early morning news...”“Turn it off!..” One of the bodyguards muttered hurriedly to the chauffeur who immediately turned the radio off. Then they simultaneously stared at the woman in the vehicle’s back seat through the rear view mirror.Her hazel-colored eyes remained glued to the backseat window while her fingers kept tapping on her lap nervousl
After Jane left the room, Lola could hardly sleep. The hospital’s director had arranged for a private room with double comfortable beds for both Noah and Lola according to Grandfather Sanchez’s request. Lola lay on the bed, turning around restlessly for a while before changing her mind and climbing down from the bed. She slipped her two dainty feet into the fur slippers that Jane had brought for her then walked over to sit on the couch placed close to Noah’s bed. The man was still asleep, probably due to the anesthesia which was administered to him to treat the injuries.On a closer look at Noah’s sleeping form, his face was rather peaceful and Lola wondered with envy about how a man’s eyelashes could be so long and beautiful. Her hands reached over and gently brushed his hair which had fallen again, away from his face. Then she sat with her back against the couch, watching him... Flash Back.Seven and half years ago...Rosewoods High School.“Is he the transfer student?.”“He has
Aria stood in front of the hospital staring at the picture on her phone for a long while, wondering if she should go ahead with what she had planned to do or not. The reporters who were stopping and questioning the people walking out from the City hospital eventually noticed her standing at a point. The head reporter who had seen Aria tapped another reporter on the shoulder. “Go question that lady over there.” He said while nodding his head in Aria’s direction.The junior reporter understood and hurried over to Aria at once. “Good morning miss.” He greeted.At the sudden voice, Aria looked up from the phone to see the person who had approached her, It was a young man in his late twenties with deep Asian eyes. She stared at the man’s tag which showed that he was a reporter then composed herself before returning his greetings. “Good morning.”“I’m Wen Smith.. from City Scoop. Are you here to visit a friend?.” The Chinese-American reporter introduced with a polite smile while trying to s
A few days passed in a jiffy with Lola spending most of her time in the hospital taking care of Noah religiously. She had taken note of his routines, and drug dosage and even learned how to change the bandages for his injuries.Though Noah’s wounds were still painful, the pain had reduced compared to how much pain he had endured in the first few days. Now, he could move his arms freely, sit up straight for a while, and even lie down on his side.The doctor in charge of Noah’s treatment was very happy with the progress of his recovery and after almost nine days had passed, Noah was finally given the discharge slip and instructed to rest properly at home for another two weeks at least before resuming at the company.Noah watched as Lola and Jane packed up the rest of the belongings they had gathered during their stay at the hospital. “Here, you can take these directly to the house.” He heard Lola say as she handed the box over to Jane. Lola was dressed in a red woolen sweater and blue
“It’s time for breakfast, Madam. Master Noah is already seated in the dining room.” Hannah announced the moment she walked into Lola’s bedroom. The maid was putting on a flower-patterned cotton apron as she had helped to prepare the food in the kitchen. Her heart-shaped face was cheerful as always making Lola wonder how exactly she managed to keep up that expression. “Alright. I will be out soon, thank you.” Lola said and slammed down the cover of the novel she had been reading since the early hours of the morning. The day after Noah had told her that he hated her and no longer needed her assistance, he had sent out word to the ancestral mansion for Grandfather Sanchez to send one of the family’s chefs over to the penthouse along with Hannah, Lola’s previous maid. Therefore, Lola no longer needed to cook for the both of them and ate whatever meal the chef prepared instead. Which was a good idea, less work to do. When Lola arrived at the dining room, her eyes fell on the indifferen