“Angel.” Clara said coming behind her.
“Hmm?” she looked at her.
“I called Mr. Kim to pick you up.”
“Why? Where are you going?” She asked getting suspicious.
“My hideout.”
“Did something happen?” she asked her with a worried look.
“Sort of. Anyways I’m taking the day off tomorrow and will be back before night tommorow and uhh… give Brandon a ride home too.”
“Why doesn’t he have t- wait a minute your going with Andrew aren’t you?,” Angelina eyes her then her eyes widened upon realizing something, “ You’re going to spend the ni-"
Clara quickly covered her mouth with her hand.
“Stop imagining things will you? And keep it down will you.”
She nodded.
Clara let her hand fall.
“But why are you taking him when you never took me to your hideout?&rdq
They reached Clara’s secret hideout faster than they expected.Andrew got out of the car relieved.“Next time remind me not to let you drive.” Andrew said as she got out.Clara rolled her eyes at him.“Just be thankful that I didn’t kill you.” She told him.“I am thankful for that.” He told her.They were at a clearing. It was night so they couldn’t see the area clearly. In front of them was a house and beside the house was a river flowing. The house was lit on the inside.“Come on.” She told him opening the flashlight in her phone.Andrew followed her as she walked towards the house.“You own this land?” he asked.“Yes.” She told him, “ but no one knows that I own it.”
~The Next Morning~Clara woke up early."Morning, Miss Rose." Ashley said as she got in the kitchen."Morning." She said sitting down on the chair."What would you like to have?""A big bowl of cereal." She told her.Ashley gave her what she wanted."Miss Rose, I'm going to the town to get some groceries. Would you like me to buy you something?""Mmmm some chips, ice cream and something sweet and sour.""Craving junk food?" Ashely asked with a smile.Clara nodded eating her cereal."Ok, I'll see what I can find." Ashley said picking up her bag."Take my card." Clara said and saw that Ashley was about to protest, "I will not take no for an answer."Ashley nodded giving up. She went into Clara's room and took her cre
Andrew came inside and stood outside her room for a long time. He hand his one hand up to knock on the door but he was still hesitating. He heard her sobs from the inside and let his hand fall. He sighed deeply and moved his hand through his wet hair. He leaned beside the door for a long time listening to her cry out. ••• Ashley came back after a few hours and found Andrew sitting on the porch, drenched. “Oh my, what happened to you? Why are you wet?” she asked coming in front of him. “Clara pushed me into the river and I had no clothes to change into.” He told her. “Miss Rose did that?” she asked surprised. “Yes. Well… I did say something that I shouldn’t have said.” He said looking at his hands. Ashley smiled gently and patted his back. “All couples fight. Fighting brings them
Andrew stopped his car in front of his company and looked at Clara. "Will you park the car for me?" he asked her. She nodded and got out. "I would have given you a ride home but a-," he said also getting out. "Don't worry about it. Just go and take care of the problem." She told him. Andrew nodded and ran inside the building. Clara got in the driver's seat and took the car to the parking lot. She sat inside the car and thought about how she could help him. She was still thinking when she saw Drake pass by. He was speaking to someone on the phone. She got out of the car. "Mr. Bloom!" she called out and walked towards him. Drake looked back and was surprised to see Clara. "I'll call you later." She heard him say before he hung up. "Clara, what a surprise!" Drake said cheerfully and hugged her which surprised her. "Uhh... nice to see you too, Mr. Bloom." "Just call me
Clara after signing the contract helped Andrew with his problems. She was still unsure why he had her sign such a contract. She thought that he must’ve lost his mind during the crisis.As soon as she started working she totally forgot about the contract. She was completely focused on the work at hand.Andrew and Clara worked together to find a few small solutions. They worked for hours and eventually forgot to eat anything. Hours went by quickly as they were so immersed in their work.•••Andrew's eyes felt tired from looking at the screen for a long time. He looked at the time. It was 4 AM already. He had worked the entire day without resting for a bit. He closed his eyes and rubbed them gently. Then he looked at Clara.Clara had fallen asleep on the sofa, in a sitting position, while reading a document.He got up and silently walked up to her. He took the papers she was holding in her hand and laid her down on the sofa
Andrew’s father looked at him furiously.“Is this any way to speak to your father, especially in front of an outsider!” His father said angrily.This statement hurt Clara a little.“She is no outsider. The only outsiders in this room are you two.” Andrew pointed at his dad and his secretary.Andrew’s father was holding his cane in his hand. He was so furious at him that he raised his cane to beat him with it. But it never hit him. Clara had gotten up and stopped it before he could hit him.She forcefully took the cane out of his hand and broke it into two pieces. She then threw it in front of him angrily.Everyone in the room looked at her in shock, especially Andrew.“You are not allowed to hit my fiancé, especially when I’m around.” She told him angrily.“He is my son and he is mine!” David (Andrew’s father) said in a loud voice.“He d
Clara sighed as she sat in the chair. “What a mess.” She said. She took her laptop across her desk and saved something on it. “Well, this would be enough if Angel can’t find the culprit in time.” She said. Just then David came back in again with his secretary. “Miss Rose you are no longer needed here as Mr. Bloom has been arrested.” His secretary told her, acting all high. “You shut up. Who gave you permission to speak? And doesn’t he have a mouth or did he just lose his voice in these few minutes?” she asked him in a cold tone. She imagined that this is exactly what Andrew would have said. The secretary looked at her half appalled and half angry. “Look here Missy,” David said, “Now that Andrew isn’t here, this company belongs to me and you are intruding in my workplace.” Clara laughed. “Who said that this company or any of Andrew’s things belong to you?” she asked with a smirk. “You have
“Mr. Bloom. The court is starting.” The lawyer informed Andrew. Andrew nodded and got up. He felt a little anxious. The lawyer followed the police officer out with Andrew following behind. They sat at the defendant's table. Andrew looked towards the benches and saw his father sitting in the front row. He gave Andrew an evil smile but Andrew ignored him. He looked around the room to look for someone who was on his side but saw no one. He still believed that Clara would somehow find a way to save him. “Just remember what we discussed Mr. Bloom and everything will be fine.” His lawyer said flipping through the papers he was looking at. When it was time the Judge came into the courtroom. “All rise. The court is now in session.” The Bailiff announced. Everyone got up and silence fell in the room. The courtroom doors close as the judge sits in his seat. He tells everyone to sit down. “Does the defense table ad
“I thought that you were going to tell me if something happens to her.” Leo complained. He had just come in with breakfast and found out that Clara had woken up. He was so relieved and happy to see her smiling. He hugged and scowled her too for getting herself in danger and then looked at Andrew annoyed that he didn’t tell him that’s she’s awake. “She woke up a few minutes ago. Plus I wanted to spend some time alone with her. And nothing happened to her.” Andrew said. “Okay, okay. Don’t start a fight.” She said laughing a little at the two. “We’re not fighting.” The two said at the same time. She smiled and shook her head at the two of them. “Hey, I love you both and I want you guys to get along too. Andrew.” She looked at him. “Yes?” “I wish that you would get along with Leo.” “Okay love but you wasted your wish and you have one left. So be careful about your last one.” Andrew reminded her. “Wish?” Leo
Andrew and Leo went back to the hospital Clara was admitted at. Leo went inside her room while Andrew sent the voice recording to the detective. After that, he also went inside the room. Clara was still lying unconscious on the bed. Andrew sat beside her on a stool and held her hand. Jasmin looked at him sadly. She tugged on Leo’s shirt. Leo looked at her. She moved closer to him and whispered something. Leo nodded. “Andrew, do you mind staying here with her? We need to go and check on our girl.” Andrew nodded without looking back. “I need to go to the office too. It must be hectic there.” Angelina said. “I’ll call if something happens.” Andrew said as he looked at Clara. Everyone left the room. It was quiet and the only sound was coming from the heart monitor. Andrew held the back of her hand to his cheek and looked at her. “Wake up please, Clara.” He whispered and kissed the back of her hand. A
Andrew and Leo were stopped in front of Drake’s room by the policemen and Jake. “Jake I need to speak with him.” Andrew said in his dominating tone. Jake felt a little small in front of him. “Fine, you can go, but he can’t.” Jake said and pointed at Leo. “My sister’s on her death bed and I can’t even confront the killer who put her there?” Leo asked, his voice full of fury. “I am terribly sorry about that but if you two fight with him then you two will get in trouble too and make the matter even worse.” Jake told them, “What Drake did is unforgivable but I don’t want you guys to turn out like him. This is exactly what he wants Andrew.” Jake looked at his brother desperately. Andrew took a deep breath. “Fine. But I still want to have a talk with him.” He said. Jake nodded at Andrew. “But only you.” Jake stressed. “Bu-“ Andrew put a hand on Leo's shoulder and stopped him from finishing his
The doctors quickly took her to the surgery room when they reached the hospital. Andrew and the rest of her family were waiting out. Andrew was sitting on the ground cover in Clara’s blood. When he bought her to the hospital the doctor told him that she had lost too much blood and because of that, he was extremely terrified of something happening to Clara. Leo was sitting on the chair with Jasmin beside him. She was trying to comfort him. Angelina was standing in a corner and glaring at Andrew. She was angry with him because she thought that he was the cause of all this mess, but she said nothing about it. After a few long hours of waiting the doctor came out. Everyone gathered around him. “Is she going to be alright?” Andrew asked desperately. “She has been stabilized, but we would need to watch her condition. But if she doesn’t wake up then I’m afraid that she might never wake up.” The doctor broke it down to them. Andrew collapsed o
Andrew called Clara again when he got home, but she again didn’t pick. It was pretty late so he thought that she might have gone to sleep. He changed his clothes and went to bed. He couldn’t sleep the entire night because he was restless and he had no idea why. He finally managed to fall asleep at 4 AM and woke up at 6 AM. He took a shower and changed his clothes and then again called Clara but her phone was off. He got worried. He took his car keys and drove to her house. He rang the doorbell a little urgently. Her housemaid came out and greeted him and let him in. “Who is the idiot who’s ringing the bell-like a manic?” Angelina said coming from behind she stopped when she saw Andrew, “Oh it’s this idiot. What are you doing here?” she asked coming towards him. The housemaid left when she was no longer needed. “Where’s Clara?” he asked urgently. “What?” she looked at him surprised, “Hasn’t she been with you since yesterday?” “N
Andrew was being questioned by the detectives as they were investigating his father’s murder. Jake came running in as the detectives went back into David’s room. “What happened?” Jake asked Andrew. “Can’t you see?” Andrew gestured to their father’s room, “Someone killed the old man.” Jake fell down on the chair in shock and grief. Even though Andrew hated his father to the core he felt a pinch of pain in his heart. “How did this happen? He was fine when I left.” Jake said. “Life is unpredictable. Do you know where Drake is? I’ve been trying to reach him but his phone is off.” “I don’t know he just said he was going to hang around with a friend.” Andrew sighed sharply with a frown and call Drake’s number again. His phone was still off. “It’s very strange. He called me a few minutes ago but now his phone is off.” Andrew said. “He called? And you answered?” Jake asked surprised. “Yeah… why?” “You ne
Clara went home after talking with Andrew but now had to deal with Angelina. “You spend the night out again.” Angelina said, this time disapprovingly. “I am a grown woman. Stop treating me like a kid.” Clara said irritated. “Then don’t come crying if he leaves you again.” Angelina said annoyed. “Don’t judge a relationship if you don’t know anything about it. And stop talking to me like you are my parents. I already have enough on my mind.” “Fine!” Angelina snapped. “Fine!” she snapped back and went to her room. Angelina was just jealous of Clara that Andrew and she were back together but she and her ex were finished. She thought that it was unfair to her that Clara always had it easy. The two didn’t talk with each other the whole week. They were both angry with each other and Clara was always on edge because of the additional stress and work. She would sometimes go out with Andrew and would occasionally get annoyed at h
Clara woke up when she heard Andrew mumble and struggle. She looked at him and saw that he was having a nightmare. She sat up quickly and tried to wake him holding the blanket over her chest. “Andrew, wake up.” She shook him. He was still having a nightmare. He had a painful expression and had cold sweat on his forehead. “Andrew, wake up!” She said louder and shook him harder. His eyes flew open as he woke up from the terrible nightmare. He looked at Clara breathing heavily. He then got up and hugged her. He was frightened by what he saw. “Hey, it’s okay it was just a nightmare.” She hugged him back and comforted him. “Don’t leave me. Don’t go away.” He told her, hugging her even tighter. “I’m not going anywhere. Shhh.” She patted his back. After a while when he calmed down he leaned back and looked at her. “Are you feeling better?” she asked caressing his cheek and looking at his eyes. “I’m still afraid
Andrew didn’t believe him. He grabbed his collar angrily. “Brandon I will fire you if you are lying to me!” Andrew raised his voice at him. “I’m not lying Mr. Bloom. It’s all over the news.” Andrew released him and went inside. He turned on the TV. Andrew’s heart sank as he saw the news. Brandon wasn’t lying. The plane that Clara was supposed to be on exploded as soon as it took off. “No, no, no. This can’t be happening. I can’t lose you too. No Clara please.” He said as tears fell down his face. He ran to his room and picked up his phone. “Please, please don’t be on that plane please.” He said as he dialed her number. Her number couldn’t be reached. He tried again and again but the result was the same. “NOO!” He yelled and threw away his phone hard on the ground. It broke into pieces. “No, no.” he cried as he slowly sat down on the floor. “You can’t be dead. You can't leave me like my mother did