"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,
"Eva, I want to talk to him, would you mind?" Dr. Viraj who just walked up to them said standing with his hands in his pocket. Eva looked at him and shook her head. "Okay, he will be with you shortly," he said. Eva took her hands off Julian and began to walk toward the courtyard. "Your mom loves her, despite what she did to her," Dr. Viraj said, sitting beside him. "Ye, she has always loved her." "How well does she control her anger now?" "Pretty well, I haven't seen her disturbed. Her father said she changed after the incident.""Well, Sophia has forgiven her, if not I really do not like what she did. I was a bit mad when she told me all she remembered.""Wait…did she remember everything?" Julian asked, sitting slightly up."Everything, but she did not want to tell her how much she recalled. She doesn't want her to feel bad. I have been wondering…why did you marry her? How did you fall for your enemy?" "My intention was to destroy her. I wanted to make her more miserable than
Eva and Roy arrived at Julian's lane at 11:05 PM. The four feet high driveway luxurious gate had been closed. The logistics office was also closed. Roy blasted the horn for more than five minutes, and none of the logisticians on night duty came out. The rain was quite heavy, so the horn was not heard. "Let's go back," Roy said, switching the ignition on. Eva grabbed her clutch bag and opened the door. "Seriously?" "I'm going in," Eva responded and came down. Roy came down too. "I'm going with you." "No, go home," Eva said walking towards the gate. Roy continued following her. She raised her long gown and crossed the gate. Roy did the same too. The rain was quite heavy, but Eva did not mind. Eva never knew the distance between the entrance and the mansion was a bit far until that day. The road seemed endless. "Roy, please…go…back," Eva sputtered as a result of the cold and shivering that had taken over her body. "No," Roy continued walking beside her. A torchlight came dire
Julian stood behind the window of the hotel room where he spent the night. He couldn't sleep in his bedroom without Eva in his arms. Everything around the house reminded him of her. It was as though she had gone for long, so he took his bodyguards out and lodged in a hotel. He quickly turned when his phone began to ring and walked toward the small table in his hotel room. He accepted the call reluctantly. His father had called him more than ten times already without positive news."Julian, come back home," Dr. Viraj's voice came in as soon as he picked up the call. "Is she back?" Julian asked with a flat tone. "No, but you have training tomorrow and a tournament on Wednesday. I'm sure you don't want your opponent to defeat you in your home. Please start coming."Julian sighed and hung up. He dropped the phone on the table. He was surprised when another call came in on it. He rolled his eyes and picked up the call. "Julian, did you just hang up on me?" Dr. Viraj asked. "I'm sorry
James liked to spend the weekend with his family, however, Eva was surprised when she arrived at his residence and his elder brother told her he had not set his eyes on James since they left Julian's house. She knew the only place she would find him - his house. He bought the house a year ago. Eva kept wondering why he decided to spend the weekend in his house. She was welcomed by a blaring sound of music and the unmistakable scent of marijuana as soon as she pulled over and alighted at James' garage. There were different types of exotic cars all over the place. Eva glanced down at her wristwatch and frowned. It was 2:09 pm. Some of his friends who were in front of the building when she arrived welcomed her with joy on their faces. She was led to the pool bar where James was with three beautiful blonde female strippers twerking him back and front. He was also touching them sensually. One of the girls was completely nude. Eva stood there, staring at them. James knew she was st
Eva shuddered when she opened her eyes and saw Nora smiling at her. She was dressed in a very short gown that accentuated her boobs and slim outline and big hips. Eva ran her eyes on her massive cleavage and wondered who she was trying to impress with the devilish dressing of hers. "Nora!" Eva said a bit loudly. "I saw James leaving, he looked sad. Are you guys fighting already?" Nora smirked. "What did he tell you?" Eva asked curiously. Nora had a wide mouth, so Eva was scared James must have told her about her condition. "Nothing, he did not respond to my greeting. He ignored me totally." "It's been long you know…I'm surprised to see you," Eva forced a smile. "You chased me away, have you forgotten? I decided to maintain my space." "I'm sorry…it's quite late, are you going to a party, or are you here to keep me company?" Eva asked, sitting slightly up. "Keep you company? When Julian is alone?" Nora smirked. "Eva, I'm not going to a party or here to keep you company. J
Molly turned and saw James walking towards them with his hands in his pocket. She quickly swiveled him so he would not look at Eva who had refused to dress up. She was only putting on a g-string. Her chest was bare and her big bounty mounted like two watermelons. "James, please, wait in the lounge, she will be with you shortly," Molly said walking him to the door. "Is everything alright?" James asked. He was quite worried. "Everything is fine. Fetch her father at once.""Mrs. Miles…""Please, wait in the lounge," Molly said and banged the door. "Eva, please go in there and pick any of your nightwear""Mom, please let me be, I'm not thinking straight right now," she said, sitting on her bed again. Molly opened her closet, brought out nightwear, and threw it at her. Eva tossed it aside. "Your dad is coming up to see you, please put on that gown now," Molly said. Eva ignored her and continued staring outside through the window. Molly grabbed her bedsheets and wrapped it around he
Eva was turned out by the ringing and childish giggle turning up from her father's exclusive lounge. She wiped her eyes and yawned. The two-hour sleep really helped her. She noticed her strength surged up.There was darkness in her bedroom, probably the bulbs were switched off since no one was using the bedroom. There was a thin reflection of light. Eva shrieked when she first saw it because she did not know what it was. She picked courage and walked toward it. Eva discovered a phone fell off the table and was lying face-down. The light was a result of a text message that came in. The phone unlocked immediately her fingers touched the fingerprint sensor. She was surprised James hasn't relinquished her access to his phone. She sat on her bed when the message reader began to read with an automated female voice. "Hi, James, how did it go? Did you get her back? I wish you luck. I must say, you are indeed a stallion just like my friend said."Eva dropped the phone and felt bad. She was
"I want to remove the word 'blackmailed' from your marriage," Dr. Viraj said. "You can't remove it because I blackmailed her. I told her I would share the CCTV Footage on her wedding day if she failed to call the wedding off and I was going to do it. She knew I would do it and called the wedding off." "If we don't remove 'blackmailed' from your marriage, it will forever be on the lips of everyone. Your name will be associated with blackmail. The next generation is going to continue where we stopped. My family would be known as blackmailers. Julian, I don't want this and I'm sure you don't want it too. You built a good name for yourself, do not allow a mistake that can be corrected to ruin your career," Dr. Viraj said. "What do you want me to do?" Julian ask. "Sign the papers…" Julian stood up from the chair he was sitting on immediately. "Julian, please, sit down and listen to me first." Julian sat down and looked less concerned. "Eva will come back to you. If she does, w
Julian crossed his legs and fixed his eyes on his phone. He was in his house so he was not in a haste. "How are you, Mr. Hampton?" Bruce Daniels asked after twenty minutes of silence. "I'm good," Julian replied after some seconds of silence too, still staring at his phone."Are you aware that you poke your finger into my eyes?" Bruce Daniels asked, keeping the gazette he was holding aside. Julian lifted his eyes and frowned. "Poked my fingers in your eyes?" He tilted his brows. "You called the wedding of James Daniels off simply because his bride's personal maid had an accident six years ago! As if that was not enough, you framed him up for murder because he wants his fiancee back! Do you know who you messed with? James Daniels, my second son! We lost millions of dollars! For what?...""What do you want, Mr. Daniels?" Julian asked arrogantly. "Are you out of your mind?" How dare you interrupt me! Who the hell do you think you are?""Sir, please calm down," the lawyer that sat clo
The long-awaited day had come. Julian woke up with a smile. He could not wait to get James and his people off their shoulders. He believed everything was going to end today. His face beamed as he enjoyed his breakfast with his wife beside him. He wondered why Eva was not excited. Julian led his wife back to the bedroom since she wanted to rest her back on the bed. He kissed her lips and walked out of the bedroom. He began to supervise everywhere to make sure they were perfectly cleaned. His logistic manager walked beside him as Carlos who always kept him company traveled to Johannesburg to see his girlfriend who was a med student in Witwatersrand. A call came on his phone, Julian looked at the phone, it was one of the logisticians at the entrance of the lane. He accepted the call immediately. "Sir, some men are here to see you. Their names are not on the list," a voice said from the other end of the phone conversation. "Hei, Paul, the garden needs more work. You need to clear the