Julian drove into the Miles's mansion and pulled over at the garage. He dialed his wife's number as soon as he switched the ignition off. "Hi, sweetie," Eva's voice was low, soft, and clear. "Sweetheart you sound so tired. Would you go to the lounge and rest?" Julian said, alighting from the car. "Are you with my dad?" Eva asked. Julian looked up and around the house, there was no one around. "I just got here, haven't seen anyone yet." A young man came out of the building and gestured to him. Julian walked in his direction. He smiled and bowed when he got closer to him. Julian waved at him and continued talking to his wife. The young man lead him to Richard's private lounge. Julian waved at him again before offering himself a seat. He leaned on the sofa and crossed his long legs. "We are going out tonight, sweetie, so you need rest." "Can we go to Park Hyatt?" Eva whispered. Julian gave out a burst of loud contagious laughter. Richard who just walked into the lounge grinned.
"I guess you are through with him. Now, it's my turn." Molly said, walking past him. "Good day, Mrs. Miles.""Sit," Molly said authoritatively, gawking at him. Julian hesitated for some seconds before walking back to the sofa. Molly fixed her gaze on her husband. Richard ignored her eye contact. Julian understood the information she tried to pass across and wondered why she wanted him out of the lounge. "Please, call me as soon as the meeting is set up. If you don't want to see him, send him to me," Richard said as he walked towards the door. "Meeting with who?" Molly asked. "You are not interested in our discussion just like I'm not interested in yours. Go ahead and chase the shadow you are here to chase." "I'm not chasing shadows!" "Oh, yes you are, darling," Richard grinned and left the lounge. "How are you?" Molly asked. Her tone was suddenly friendly but her face was expressionless. Julian shrugged without uttering a word. "I don't mean to sound rude, but I want to set b
There was a tremendous uproar in the mini-stadium when Julian alighted from the car. They wanted him to come to the stadium and give them some guidance like he always did. He simply waved at them and walked towards the main building. Hazel grinned and hugged him so tight immediately he walked into the lounge. Julian slowly got her hands off him when he felt the embrace was enough. "You can't get rid of me, Julian. We have been together for six months. This is not the first time you are ignoring me and it is not going to be the last. When you hit it off with Charlotte, people advised me to leave you. I hung on until you realized your mistake and apologized to me. I have never cheated on you and I will never cheat on you!" Hazel said with a sad tone."One of my fans once accused you of using a cheap motel close to his house frequently. We laughed it off. Maybe there is a reasonable explanation for that, but you kept it to yourself. I did not care nor looked deeper into it.""You neve
Julian's family physician arrived at his residence a few minutes after he got a call from him. Dr. Walter was accompanied by his friend who was also a good gynecologist. Julian told him his wife needed medical attention. Since he was not a trained gynecologist, he had to go along with a doctor who specialized in women. One of the domestic staff led him to the executive lounge and offered them a seat. No one had access to Julian's bedroom and he hated it when people knock on his doors. The domestic staff did not know how to inform them about the presence of the doctors. Julian and Eva were relaxing in their bedroom and everywhere was so quiet, except for the gentle music that filled the room. "I feel like taking a luxurious bath with bath bombs and oils, relaxing with Epsom salt, and having our romantic playlist play continuously," Eva said, breaking the silence that had enveloped the room. Julian lifted her head slowly and relaxed it on the pillow. I'll be back," he said aft
The new week began with extraordinary affection and pampering from Julian. He worshiped her as though she was an ecclesiastical object. He made her favorite cappuccino every morning and kept it on a coffee table that was in their bedroom every morning before leaving for his chest training. He never stopped dropping romantic text messages for her. This made Eva almost forget she was pregnant. She was always with him, enjoying his generous attention and maximum affection. Their desire for each other increased to the extent that none of them could spend an hour without seeing each other. Rachel continued the assignment Julian gave her without any result. It was as though Hazel knew she was being monitored. The week ended with an invitation from Dr. Viraj. Julian wished the invitation had come earlier. He would have loved to plan and visit him on a weekend so he won't miss his training. They had a tournament coming up and he did not want to be distracted by the trip. They began to ma
Julian and Eva relaxed on the bed after a long bath. Eva leaned on his chest. Julian crossed his arms on her back. There was a long silence in the room. "I like the environment," Eva whispered. "I know you do. Are you hiding anything from me?" Julian asked. "I don't like the culture," Eva said, ignoring his question. "Why do you hate their culture?" "They have very close-knit families and most of the decisions they take revolve around their families. I wouldn't want anyone making decisions for me," Eva responded. "Close-knit families?" "Yes, like a joint family where the father, mother, kids, their spouses, and grandchildren all live under the same roof." "No, things have evolved to a great extent with a mass exodus of Indians to cities, in search of employment. Joint families are prevalent mainly in rural India and in small cities. Here in Mumbai, I don't think things like that exist. Eva, you need to take a short nap before the time," Julian said, lowering her carefu
All the people in the dining room lifted their gazes and looked in the direction of a figure that stood behind them. Her sudden appearance and gentle voice were accompanied by a prolonged and general silence as she tried to recall Eva's face. Eva's heart began to beat harder than it had ever beaten. "What about him? Do you recognize him? Does he look like someone you have seen anywhere?" Dr. Viraj asked, pointing at Julian who had his surprised eyes fixed on Sophia. Sophia lowered her gaze to look in the direction he was pointing at. Her shuddering was apparent as she locked her gaze with him. She began to move backward slowly, taking one step at a time. "Sophia," Dr. Viraj called. "Please…don't… don't…don't talk to me! Everyone thinks I'm crazy! You joined them!""I did not," Dr. Viraj said quietly, trying to calm her down. "You think I'm crazy right? When I was going around the hospital telling people that I want to see my son, no one believed me because I forgot his name. They
"The name keeps popping up in my head. I have tried to recall who she is, but I couldn't. Do you know her?" Sophia asked Julian who fixed his surprise gaze on her. Julian wanted to know what she recalled before responding to her question. He did not want her to see Eva as her enemy. "Aside from her name, what else did you remember?" Julian asked coldly. "Nothing, just her name.""Okay," Julian said and kept quiet. "Do you know her?" Sophia asked anxiously, fixing her gaze on him."Yes""Who is she?" "She is my wife.""The girl that came with you?" "Yes""What business did I have with her?" Sophia frowned a bit. "You were once her maid. You served her.""Oh, you said before. Did things go well between us? Did I serve her well?" "I'm sure you did. If you didn't, she wouldn't have become my wife.""I want to see her," Sophia said as though she was not satisfied with the answer he gave her. "Mom, you will talk to her later," Julian said. "Julian, you are not going back to Sydney,