As he rose from his seat, holding out his hand for me, he said, "By the way, when you see anything you fancy among the displayed items, let me know."I passed him a sweet grin, "Alright."When I out my hand in his,I suddenly realized that I didn't want to leave like that. I wanted to give Sandra som
"And look at this beauty!" The auctioneer's voice broke through my erratic train of panicky thoughts."The starting price for this one is Two hundred thousand dollars, nothing less."I knew the auctioneer was still talking but my mind didn't register any of his words. I could not get that glare that
I scrolled through my notifications bar, checking for any important mail or notification when I saw Bella's calls that I missed. Since I had nothing to do and I was in a place where there was no noise, I decided to call Bella.It was as if she had been expecting my call; she picked up instantly and
I pressed my palm on the partition, willing it to swallow me as Mark intently stared at me in silence, the rage on his face made my heart skip beats. I could almost hear the fast beating of my heart as I tentatively watched him, panicked."You're in the lady's restroom," I uttered helplessly. Perhap
He hands started to move his hands again, his gaze locked on mine, daring me to make a move. I wanted to shout but his fingers dug into my thigh and he didn't even need to say anything for me to get the message - don't even dare!I closed my eyes and bit my lip as I fleetingly felt Mark's fingers gr
Sydney 's POV:"Sydney, are you okay? The doctor said…"I tuned out and everything Lucas said fell on deaf ears. First, I felt the surface I laid on; it felt familiar. I recognized the shirt I had on; it was one of Lucas'.Immediately I woke up, I had a quick replay of the last time I was awake. I r
"I am. Let's get out of here. Away from all these people. You could even build a branch for your business there."My heart warmed at his good intentions and my lips stretched into a smile. "I would like to,"I I started, "but I still have some things to take care of here. Once I wrap up things at the
My body went rigid and blood drained from my face."I will text her the hospital address," Mark said then the line went dead."Oh God," sensing the urgency of the situation, Lucas quickly rolled off me and I jumped out of bed. "Lucas, I need to get there quickly." I didn't bother to search for the c