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Bound by debt; Freed by love Chapter 80
LUCAS' POVThe chilly night breeze brushed past my face as I strolled down the city's bustling streets yet unable to find the beauty in anything. My gaze swept through everything around me with disinterest and a tiny bit of irritation. This wasn't me, I told myself. My sudden elevation in status had somehow erased the humane side of me. Right now, the only person that kept some of the broken pieces inside me together, was Elena. She might not know it but the beautiful memories I had with her gave me a reason to keep fighting for her. All those promises our teenage mind thought impossible and stupid but we said it out loud anyways, it was time to.make her see she could live those dreams. My shoulders bumped into someone instantly disrupting my thoughts and I swiftly twisted my head to the direction if the person who'd bumped into me with a cold glint shining through my eyes. “Is it so hard to watch where you're going?”, I growled out, a few veins popping out from my neck. “I'm rea
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ELENA'S POVMy arrival back to Adrian's house was going smoother than I expected but I'd already learnt not to get used to it, even for a millisecond. The house had become much quieter and almost empty as the maids were all gone, leaving just Adrian, I and Miss Edith. As for the bedroom arrangement, I usually stayed up watching the television as an excuse to fall asleep on the couch even though I'd woken up a few times in Adrian's bed which had me scrubbing vigorously in the shower everytime. In the past few days however, Adrian had seized every chance to put on a show in public, even at the company. Not only did he make me have lunch with him at the cafeteria surrounded by intrigued and blushing gazes, he also spoon fed me and waited on me hand and foot under the prying eyes of the workers. I collapsed on the couch again tonight, eagerly grabbing my bowl of popcorn ready to watch a show I'd begun to love. Just then, the couch seemed to sink a little lower as Adrian occupied the sp
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ELENA'S POVThe morning arrived in its usual cheerful air with a group of birds chirping endlessly while I yawned tiredly, stretching out my long legs on the couch. It was super relieving to know I didn't wake up in Adrian's bed this time. At least he finally had the good sense to leave me alone last night. “Miss Elena”, the housekeeper's voice resounded merrily in my ears as she stretched a hot cup of coffee towards me. Ever since my mother's death, she had naturally taken it upon herself to be like my second mother despite my initial resistance. Living in Adrian's house again made me realize how lonely I was and her constant words of encouragement always brought me to tears as I heard my mother's voice through her everytime. “Thank you Miss Edith”, I said, relishing the taste of the coffee on my tongue then dropping the cup down to let it cool off. She hummed in response with her eyes shining affectionately towards me and gently stroking my chin before turning around to leave.
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LUCAS' POV The blue rays of my eyes burned with fury as they stayed glued to my television screen hanging on the sparkling white walls of my office. Just as before, my gaze solely focused on Elena- how dazzling she looked in her white dress with her dark brown hair let down covering a decent part of the opening on her back. I knew it was all a scheme by the fucker who dropped on one knee in front of her and just like everyone including me, his eyes shone with expectancy to her response. This deeply bothered me more than I was willing to admit. Those eyes, although arrogant and entitled, held a flowing current of obsession for Elena. Perhaps Adrian was just an ill trained guy who had no idea how to love correctly but, it still didn't change the fact that he possessed something special for Elena. Only it was killing her instead of freeing her. Elena's gaze shifted between the crowd and Adrian with her lips widely parted while she slowly backed away in shock. It killed me to know wh
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ELENA'S POV The day had finally arrived- my freedom at only a grasp away. Meanwhile I'd been fired from the company the day after the press conference. Adrian's father had refused to let me inside his office or anywhere inside the Hawthorne's mansion. Adrian however, had given me an earful of threats including, how he was going to imprison me the moment he won the case. All these contributed to why my mood continued to deplete faster while I kept watching the clock ticked closer and closer to the time. There was no telling what Adrian was up to but by now, I could estimate the lengths he could go which even made my mood worse. “I'm done Miss Edith”, I muttered quietly, shifting my chair backwards as I exited the dining room. She wouldn't be happy about it but neither was I, about anything.Adrian busied himself with cuffing the sleeves of his shirt which suprisingly looked well ironed and then, my gaze travelled through his outfit in curiosity. His usually roughed up hair was nea
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ELENA'S POVSlowly and most annoyingly, my eyelids fluttered open forcefully tearing me apart from the warmth of the darkness filled with so many of the precious memories of her. It strangely felt like I was leaving a warm embrace, but how come my body felt so warm? Shifting sideways just to make sure, I realized my body was wrapped underneath someone's arms. I slowly rose up to seating position almost falling backwards due to the blood rushing up to my head at once and the dizziness that blurred my vision. My fingers grazed the tiny strands of hair on his hands instantly knowing who this was. Lucas. He had probably watched me and worried for so long without even a blink to make him fall into such a deep sleep. The car slowly came to a stop at the front of his apartment making me scrunch up my face in confusion. Did Adrian really allow Lucas bring me to his house? Well, it wasn't like he could do anything to me at a courthouse and besides, his mother had just been revealed to have
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LUCAS' POVThe horrific expression on Adrian's face seeing the faces he thought he'd successfully erased was worth most of my efforts, especially Karen. Adrian's father had tried to play a fast one by throwing Karen in prison and cutting off ties with her family after the attack on Elena. However, he seemed to have forgotten a little detail about cutting ties with old friends-they always had your deepest secrets. As much as the idea revolted me, Karen's Father and I struck a deal to earn her release but who would have thought there was more. My head spinned in a buzz hearing the heavy words spitting from her mouth like a bombshell in my ears. “Mrs Hawthorne killed your mother”, Karen revealed. The thick coat of bitterness and regret reverberated from her voice like she had been betrayed. Then it all made perfect sense. Before my brain could register anything else, I quickly caught a glimpse of Elena from the corner of my eyes falling flat to the floor. As my arms hurriedly protecte
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LUCAS' POVI paced up and down the living room ignoring the words of Nathan and the lawyer I'd hired for Elena. Why did I not consider the possibilities of this happening? For fuck's sake, Elena still had a lot to process and someone, whoever this psycopath was had the heart to kidnap her? “I'm going over there”, I suddenly announced, heading towards the door only to be held back by Nathan and a firm gaze from the lawyer who rushed in front of me. “Legally, she is still his wife and the court hasn't seen a reason to put a restraining order yet so whatever you do, you're only shooting yourself in the foot”, he sternly advised, raising his chin towards me. His words only seemed to fuel my already ignited anger and I inched closer to his face, showing no signs of being intimidated by his posture. “I shot myself in the foot the moment I let her out of my sight for just one second!”, I yelled into his face, frustration lacing every inch of my face. “And if you're any good of a lawyer lik
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LUCAS' POVThe past one week has been hellish in my apartment and at the company as well - Elena's silence which made me uncomfortable and Henry's appointment as the standing CEO until my official wedding with Sofia, as announced to the entire world by her cunning father. Even from my investigations, it wasn't certain whose side Henry was on - but there was only one way to find out and it could only be through the woman I once called ‘mother’. “It's pretty strange how you stopped coming around to beg for my apology after your stupid plans couldn't get me killed that night”, I said, raising the cup of coffee to my lips but not letting a drop pass through them. I couldn't trust her. Ever again. From where she sat on the couch opposite me, she seemed to have aged much in such a few weeks. The weary lines running across her face all scrunched up together into a deep frown, staring at me in confusion. “What are you saying Lucas?”, she asked, a slight tremor in her voice perharos due to
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ELENA'S POVThe air was saturated with the smell of fresh bacon and savoury pancakes, making me sniff even harder from my dreams. My eyes subconsciously opened staring straight into the kitchen from the sofa I laid on. He was right there - whistling a happy tune while flipping the pancakes in the pan. Pancakes and bacon. It was both our favourite meal for breakfast as I clearly recall my winnings for lots of them so we'd share at school. But now, she got to share them with him…and he seemed happy. He was happy, and that should be all that matters right? “Elena?”, his voice came, sounding right in front of me and making me shut my eyes quickly in embarrassment. Shit. Shit. How did I get so lost in my thoughts that I didn't see him coming? I wasn't prepared to face him after everything I saw last night. “Hey”, he whispered, squatting down the length of the sofa and planting a peck on my forehead, causing my skin to recoil in irritation. I jerked up to a sitting position, wiping of
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ELENA'S POV‘Hate is a strong word to say’, my mother always said each time I ranted on and on about a certain person that wronged me that day. I have never been the forgiving type and usually, it always took me longer than normal to snap out of my overflowing kindness and patience towards anyone. But as I watched him disappear farther and farther into the distance away from me, into the cold we were no longer strangers to, Hate only seemed to downplay the raging emotions I felt towards him. It was a line he'd been crossing more frequently than often in the past few days. How dare he use her to back up his threats? A cold frost of air huffed through my nostrils followed by the incessant ringing of my phone. “Hello”, I said, knotting my eyebrows close together in a defensive manner. “Elena”, a voice I could recognize even in my afterlife, coursing the rage within me a hundred times faster. Too angry to give any reply, I hung up immediately storming off into the house and heading s
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LUCAS' POV My fingers trembled with joy holding her bags while strolling behind her, watching as she went into the house with a straight face. She will get used to it soon. This was her home and I hoped she learnt to love it soon. As we stepped into the living room, Elena and I suddenly stopped halfway turning our heads around with a deep frown forming on my face. Just as my lips began to purse tightly refraining from cursing out loud, Sofia descended downstairs wearing a bright smile on her face, making my hands itched to tear it off. “What is this?”, I asked, barely getting a grip on myself. Her eyes brightened even more as she turned in the direction of Elena with a polite nod. “Relax Lucas, I somehow managed to hear we were going to have a guest for a while and even though it was short notice, I still had to put all this together for her”, she replied, a hint of amusement in her voice like I was the stupid one. Seconds ticked by without a response from me so she walked up to
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ELENA'S POVThe loud sounds of wailing filled my ward, almost making me believe I had died and was being grieved over. Nathan, Lucas and I simultaneously stared at each other then shifting our gazes back to Eloise who wept like a baby with her head on my laps. “I should have never left you alone. I'm so sorry. I can't forgive myself for what happened to you, Elena”, she sobbed heartbreakingly, her tears soaking through the hospital gown on me while my hands laid helplessly beside me, not knowing what to do with them.“It…it's okay. I, I'm fine now Eloise”, I muttered hesitantly, a deep frown covering my eyebrows in deep contemplation on how to console her. During the past few days she had spent at Nathan's place as I advised, mostly insisted, her features now looked brighter along with a certain glow I couldn't quite place. Except the tears streaming down her face and smudging her makeup all over the place. “Eloise, Eloise, I'm fine. You don't have to—”“No you're not”, she counter
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LUCAS' POV Twice. Twice now, I thought I'd lost her. It was like fate enjoyed making my stomach churn in regret, paying me back for the one time I broke our promise. To always be with each other. The reoccurring scene of Sofia kissing me out of the blue didn't also help matters. As I stared solemnly at Elena's pale and lifeless body, her bitter laced words and fireballs in her eyes were far more bearable than being without her. I could take all her hate just as long as she didn't disappear on me. How would she ever know my life without her in it had no meaning? “What the fuck was that?”, I raged, pushing Sofia off only to see an empty space right where Elena stood earlier. “Shit! shit! What had I just done?”, I muttered, pulling my hair forcefully. Sofia on the other hand, smirked cunningly with her back leaned comfortably against the sofa as she popped open the bottle on the table. “Relax Lucas. She's going to come around real soon. Trust me, I'm a woman”, she assured, a lazy an
Bound by debt; Freed by love CHAPTER 118
ELENA'S POV It felt like four years ago when everything was back to normal again with an air of merriness and hopeful hearts. I walked around the house with surprise filling my gaze and uncertain steps. “Sweetheart”, my eyes snapped up in the direction of the voice I'd almost forgotten, freezing in place as I stared at my mother. “Mom? Is, is that you?”, I asked, my feet flying towards her and gripping her tight to my self while bursting into tears. “O my baby girl”, she said, sniffling in between and stroking my hair. “I missed you so much. How could you leave me like that?”, I sobbed in her arms, feeling like a little girl all over again as she had been my safe space since my childhood. She apologized over and over, our tears soaking each other's shoulders until we ran out of breath, finally disentangling from the hug and flashing bright smiles towards ourselves. So it was all a bad dream afterall. My mother wasn't really gone. She was right here with me. “Where's Dad by the w
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ELENA'S POV The air in the bar tonight was more lively than usual, but my mood still remained dampened as I continued to stare into space, mixing shots robitically. “Elena, how come you're still moody? I already apologized”, Betty said, sliding her hand around my waist like she usually did in a playful manner. The clothes we were required to wear during our shifts were very uncomfortable for me as I've always held myself in an high sense of elegance since childhood. My closet was filled with monotonous clothes which were also, pants most of the time. As for the bright colorful clothes I owned, they were only a few I wore during high school and only on special outings with Lucas. So my night shifts here were always done in a grumpy mood, majorly because of the lust filled eyes fixed on me throughout the night and the number of times I'd been helpless even when disrespected. This job was my, no our only hope until I found another place to take on, which wasn't seeming so sure at t
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LUCAS' POVBreakfast had never been my thing, at least until Elena was around as she also wasn't also one. Early in our friendship, or so she probably thought, we easily clicked because of our similarities. We could both be focused when we wanted to, had dreams bigger than the world put together and weren't vulnerable with anyone other than ourselves. Perhaps it was why our separation killed me everytime. Even though it was only metres apart. ***Flashback ***My heart continued to pound as we drove through the gates of the big mansion, I'd now come to know as the Everhart Mansion. I face palmed the windows of the car taking in every sight, trying hard not to recall the scenes of the horror movies I'd watched a lot. Rolling my eyes to the strange woman quietly sitting beside me, I couldn't help but start to believe I was stupid. What if she was wrong? What if she was a damn good liar who had only deceived me to get me here? I softly squeezed the gun I'd stolen from the stud
