"Son of a bitch!"Lucas, who had been harboring so much anger, pulled Mark's collar as soon as he saw his face."This is all because of you, Mark!" Lucas shouted angrily.Mark, who had just arrived in a state of panic and exhaustion, couldn't keep up with Lucas' anger."Stop, Ed! I'm not here to argue with you.""Then let's go outside. Let's fight outside."Mark snorted with hate. He struggled to break Lucas' grip on his collar. Was Lucas not thinking? They were in the hospital's waiting room. Making a scene in the hospital would disturb others."It's all because of you! Lisa's like this because of you!"Mark felt guilty. Of course, he was concerned about Lisa. He knew Lisa loved him dearly, and Mark also tried very hard to make her understand that not everything she wanted in this world would always be within her grasp. Unfortunately, Lisa couldn't accept that fact. Lisa couldn't accept that Mark only thought of her as a sister.Why had Mark's life become such a mess? His brotherhood
"It's been a busy day," Aileen complained quietly.Aileen let out a long sigh. She had a lot of work to do today. The watch on her left wrist showed almost midnight. Aileen usually got home late.The taxi that Aileen had booked to take her home had informed her that it was on its way to her apartment. It was only a few minutes before midnight. Aileen wanted to go home right away and clean her sticky body, which had been sticky from working overtime."Please, Miss."Aileen see in a confuse, because he is not the usual driver who pick her up."Oh, Mr. Tom has a family matter, so he can't drive the cab for a few days."Aileen nodded and quickly got into the cab. This time, the driver looked much younger than Mr. Tom, though he still looked like a man in his thirties.Usually, Aileen had many conversations with Mr. Tom during the ride. The old man had been Aileen's regular for a long time. Aileen could drive, but she was often tired after work, so she preferred to call a taxi. Driving whi
“What exactly did Mark see in you?”Aileen's face was being pulled violently. Aileen had to keep following the direction of the pulling so that her neck would not hurt. She don't know how many times she had to do this.“Who are you?”“Stay away from Mark from now on.”Aileen was shocked. “Who are you? How do you know Mark?”“That's not important. I'm just telling you to stay away from Mark. Don't you dare go near him.”Aileen needed help understanding. Who exactly was this person, and what was his relationship with Mark? Why should Aileen stay away from Mark? Why would she be kidnapped just to be warned to stay away from Mark?“Let me go!”“Under the circumstances, you still have the courage to talk, huh?”“What is your relationship with Mark?”The sound of the man's laughter sent shivers down Aileen's spine. Aileen still couldn't make out exactly who had kidnapped her and warned her to stay away from Mark. The blindfold was put on deliberately so that Aileen wouldn't recognize her ab
Who are you?Mark asked the voice immediately.All sorts of wrong assumptions were already running through his mind. Oh dear! Has Aileen been kidnapped again? Is this girl a regular kidnapper, or what? He thought, almost in frustration.The voice on the other side kept chuckling in a triumphant tone. Mark was so angry that he shouted unthinkingly at the person on the other end of the line.“Where's Aileen? Answer me!”“Calm down, sir. Everything is fine. The girl's still in one piece for the time being.I can't be sure...”“HEY! Don't you dare put your filthy hands on Aileen! Otherwise, I'll remove your hand by myself!Out of your body! Do you hear me?” Mark snapped again.“The problem is that I am in a position to bluff here, sir. And I can assure you that this girlwill not survive if you dare to call the police or do anything beyond what I tell you to do.”The man's heavy voice returned Mark's bluff quite casually.“Tell me what you want, you bastard,” Mark shouted as he squeezed h
The girl said this in jest. After all, this time, the kidnapper had not harmed her at all.It all seemed to scare her, or who knew what purpose behind it.Mark took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Then he said carefully,“You're right, Aileen. That's why I want you to do one thing after this.”The man said his sentence in a sombre tone. Which made Aileen stare into his dark black eyes, which always seemed full of mystery.“I want you to stay away from me. We don't need to say hello. There is no need to get to know each other. This will protect you, Aileen.”Mark turned to leave the front room of Aileen's flat.'Wh-what do you mean? You want me to stay away from my guy? Do you want to watch me torture myself? Is that it?” Aileen asked, between stunned and incredibly shocked.Mark looked at the girl with a sad expression. Not the usual Mark. That look... held a lot of secrets and question marks behind it.“My guy?” Mark asked to confirm what he had heard.Their relationship was ind
The man looked away now and turned to stare out of the large glass window in the room. As ifwaiting for the answer to come out of Aileen's mouth.“Um, sorry, but I just want to know where Mark is. That's all. We don't need to discuss other personal matters, right?” Aileen twisted the question.Lucas grimaced as both eyebrows raised.“Oh dear! Aren't I still your superior, Aileen?” he said reproachfully.Aileen took a long breath.“Superiors in professional matters do not need to be privy to the personal affairs of their subordinates, sir!” She replied with emphasis.Spontaneously, Lucas turned back to look at Aileen, admiring the girl's courage and assertiveness. She was also unyielding and did not give up easily when her wishes were denied. A pretty stubborn girl, he thought approvingly as he look at Aileen from top to bottom.An attractive girl, she was quite pretty with that natural make-up. She has beautiful hair and sensual lips ... oh, Lucas now knows why Mark is interested in A
In the end, Mark was just sulking. All he wanted to do was go to the cafe for a cup of coffee and call Aileen, or just check her social media accounts. Ah, damn, Lisa. When will she ever have time alone? It felt like that little parasite always followed her wherever she went. Ah, damn it! He thought to himself."It turns out that being an attractive creature is risky too, huh? I feel like giving up. It's OK to be ugly. As long as life is safe and peaceful, not chased by crazy girls like her!" Mark grumbled to Gio, one from the branch responsible for preparing everything.Gio, one of the people from the branch office who was in charge of helping to prepare all of Mark's office needs."But, sir. You should be grateful. Miss Lisa is very nice...""Oh, grateful, huh? Would you be grateful if you were being blindly pursued by another girl, if you had another you love?" Mark interrupted Gio's unfounded remarks.Suddenly, Gio was silent. He did not know what the real story was. But according
In the end, Aileen is forced to give in to Lucas. She would go to a meeting with him. There was no reason to refuse. Even then, she returned to her own room, thinking about everything Lucas had said about Mark. Oh God! How stupid of her to think that she was one of the essential things in Mark's life. How could that be?In her room, Aileen tried to prepare as much as possible about what she would need to bring with her when she accompanied Lucas to the meeting with the client to discuss the tender for the new project tender."Damn. A job I've never done before. He never dealt with investors at the branch at all. She only dealt with buyers. Man, Aileen was a little doubtful that she could handle the situation. But she would do her best. As Lucas had said earlier, so that later Mark returned; the man must admit that Aileen could still be brilliant without him, to back her up."Okay, Aileen. You can do it!" he reassured himself.Fortunately, when she went out with Lucas that hour after l