“Jamie, wow. You look nice with casual clothes too," Raziel handed the plate to the shopkeeper to cook our order, while one of his hands quickly grabbed my waist and squeezed it. "What a timing, right? We thought of going on a date because we had just finished doing the work at the office.” He added.Jamie looked at me as if she was thrilled, "are you together all day? Aww, I wish Jake and I could do that too." She said as if she was jealous and hugged the arm of the person next to her.I can't stop grinning, after he disturbs me in the morning he will go on a date with his fiancé in the evening. Great, no change."I enjoy every moment, after our project with you, she might go back abroad again." Raziel kissed my shoulder, "How I wish we could stay longer together, but I don't want to lock her up next to me. She has her own life and dream, we both want to fulfill our goals freely."I looked at him and caressed his chest before smiling, "We can always talk on video calls like we used t
I laughed so hard, that I did not think I was wasting my time worrying about someone like her. "Do you think I'm going to take Jake away from you? You are right that I am his ex-wife, but you are wrong to think that I want to return to his life."Now I stepped closer to her, "Jamie, I already told you. Jake isn't worth it, and I'm not stupid enough to take him away from you. Go, have fun with him while you still have value in his life but get ready to be thrown away too."She opened her mouth but was stopped when Raziel came next to me, her face that was so hard to explain but quickly changed. "Hmm, you're already there, where's Jake?" She asked softly."Aah, I think someone called him so I left first. He's coming, we will wait for him so you won't be alone here." Raziel said and took off his jacket and put it on my shoulder, "Wrap it around you, the air is cold.""Oh, thank you." As he said, I wrapped the jacket around myself and looked at Jamie, "And by the way, I have something imp
It was seven o'clock when I woke up because of the alarm clock, it’s not my cup of tea to use an alarm to wake up. However, since Raziel invites me to come with him; I need to wake up early.So far, he hasn't said anything about it, so I still have no idea where we're going. I just know that we are going to do something important, so I can’t say no even though I’m not a morning person.I was about to enter the bathroom when my cell phone suddenly vibrated, "what? It's too early for you to call, don't ever say you are already outside to pick me up!”I heard a soft laugh, "You're so energetic in the morning, Lorain. I just want to make sure you're awake, afraid you didn't take me seriously last night.""Now that you're sure I'm awake, can I turn off the call so I can get dressed?" I asked impatiently. After all, I was starting to shiver since I had already taken off all my clothes."Well, yes. Take your time, I just woke up." He was silent for a moment but still didn't hang up, "Lorain,
"Lorain, please. I need you to listen to me, just this one…”“Enough, Jake!” I gave my best to get him to let go of my hand, "Stop, we have our own lives now. Why don't you focus on your business and fiancé?"“Jamie is---”"What's going on here?" Carrying the paper bag containing the dress I picked, Raziel came to us in surprise, "Why are you here, Jake? Are you with Jamie, is she shopping for clothes too?”"I… No, I'm not with her but I'm buying clothes as a gift here." Jake answered and caressed his temple, he looked so stressed."Oh, is that so." Raziel gently pulled me away from Jake, "It's good to see you here, but can we go now? Lorain just finished shopping for clothes but we still have some things to go to."Jake looked at me like he was hesitating but couldn't help but just nod, "Sure, you guys can go first." He stepped back a few times to give me space."Thank you, I hope you find a good gift." Raziel added before holding me tighter around the waist, "Let's go, join me in ch
"Are you okay, Lorain?" Raziel asked me worriedly while looking at the bruise on my hand, I couldn't hide it. I’ve never thought I would easily get this just from a hard grip, I can still feel Jake’s grip until now."Yes, but I don't know how to hide it for tomorrow," I said with shame, I can't display this kind of thing at Raziel's family gathering tomorrow. "Also, thank you earlier but how did you find us?""Craig was nearby at that time so I called him right away, luckily we caught up with you." He stuck the cold compress on my bruises again, "And don't worry, it's only small, maybe tomorrow it's gone."Craig just looks at us and doesn't speak, I don't want to explain first, especially since he doesn't ask any questions. It's just a bit awkward and he's seen that kind of situation earlier…I looked at the time and it was late, "I'm fine, Raziel. Maybe you're hungry, we haven't had lunch yet."“Oh right,” he said and suddenly stood up, “Craig, please ask for room service. Lorain has
"Raziel!" A woman greeted him with a hug as soon as we entered the gate, if you look at it, she’s just a college student. "I thought you wouldn't make it today, you have no idea how much I pleaded with Mom and Dad to call you."Raziel looked at the two couples in their mid-forties or fifties, he didn't say who they were yet but I knew immediately that they were his parents. He looks so much like his dad, it's like I can see the future."Fortunately, you went, my head hurts every day because of your sister's nagging." It was his mother who spoke now, she was so calm when speaking and it was obvious that she was taking care of skin and so on."Yes, even I am annoyed by your repeated calls. By the way, this is for you guys.” He reached for the wine he bought yesterday, I know it's impossible but somehow, I can see his parent's eyes shining.I bit my lip to stop my smile, they looked so cute.His mom accepted, "Thank you, and hmm?" at that moment their attention turned to me, "Who is the
Jake's POV"Grandpa, I heard you want to talk to me." I stood straight in front of him, this was the last thing I wanted to happen. "It's been a while since you asked me to come here.""Are you not aware of it, you bastard?!" He threw the ashtray from his table towards me, I held my breath because of what he did. I could feel the blood flowing from my forehead down to the corner of my eye."Grandpa, it's unfortunate but I'm ashamed because I have no real idea about it." I remained standing directly in front of him, looking into his sharp eyes. Letting not any emotion display in my face, such thing is irrelevant for him after all."Do you really want to lose the company I worked so hard to build?! I heard from Jamie's parents that you don't pick her up often anymore, I did my research and I found out that you are chasing another woman again."I'm fully aware, yes, I know that what I'm doing now will be known and reach him sooner, but I didn't think it would be this fast. I nodded, "yes
Lorain's POV"Thank you for coming with me, everything went smoothly because of you," Raziel said after I got out of the car, nothing had changed in his actions except for one thing.He became more and more caring with his every move, sometimes I was too overwhelmed by it. It's not because I don't like him, but I'm not used to that kind of treatment. Another thing is that I am aware of what he meant by doing those, which makes it even more difficult for me how to handle it."You are welcome, our agreement also includes making your family gathering go well." I smiled at him, "And about what you said, are you sure you will wait until I can answer that?""Yes, I'm willing to wait. I know that the incident happened too quickly, especially the confession I made, I still have time until your project here is finished." There was no pressure or resentment in the tone of his voice.But it's not a mixture of forced action and pretense either, he's genuinely willing to wait for my answer. I swep