“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
"Well, well." His smile was wide as he walked into the room where we were, there was no trace of pity or anything on his face. Instead, he was very happy to see my condition, "That's right, you look better like that."The man in front of me stood up straight and bowed, "Good evening boss, as we talked about, we brought him here. Maybe we can get the rest of your payment because that's what we're talking about." His voice was polite compared to earlier when he was talking to me.John focused his attention on the man and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be too nervous, I will give my promise as the price of our conversation. But your work isn't done yet so I won't give the money yet.""W-What do you mean?" He asked curiously, even his colleagues were concerned. "The talk is that we will take her and give her to you, that's all we agreed about. After everything, you will pay in full.”"Well, the agreement has changed now." He smirked."Huh?!" The man asked annoyed earlier, "What change
"Hurry up, move slowly!" One of the men pushed me in, not even caring about me. He doesn't care if I get hurt or not by the way he obeys me, I can't stop myself from giving him a bad look."What are you looking at?!" He asked and hit me on the cheek with the gloves he was holding, there was no sign of restraint because I could feel his palm which was now painful and hot.“Hey, hey! Take it, easy bro, our boss didn't say anything that we can hurt her, another thing is to look at her skin and face." He caressed my arm with his slightly rough fingers, "it should be taken care of like this." He even licked the area around his lips as if he was hungry.It was like I was poured with ice water because of what he said and did, I tried to distance myself from them but it was very impossible to do that. "Who ordered you to do this, tell me!" I screamed.The man immediately covered my mouth and slammed the door shut, "Look, do you want someone to hear you? You are beautiful but your mouth is so
Everything I need to bring for my return abroad is ready, we have decided that Raziel and I will meet at the airport. Asa hotel almost all my things, while he was at his house.We were supposed to meet yesterday but it didn't work out because there were too many problems he had to fix before leaving his business here suddenly, well, he won't be staying in another country for good right away.I sat on the sofa when my eyes again hit the envelope that arrived yesterday, I don't know if I should laugh or what because I received an invitation from Jamie for her and Jake's wedding today."He really sent me something like this, too bad the paper looks expensive." I smelled it and as expected the fragrance was nice.I turned to the door when someone knocked there, I immediately stood up to see who it was through the small hole. There was no talk of Raziel coming here, I felt a little nervous because of that."Lorain? It's me, Craig." He knocked again while saying that, the nervousness buildi
Lorain's POVEven before the event is over, it is already very popular and the two's names are already heard in the news, social media, and everywhere else. Along with that is the spread of bridal gowns which has become an advantage of Jamie's company.It's the first bidding and many people are already competing, I don't know if it's to brag that they have a lot of money or to brag on social media that they bought one of the bridal gowns tonight as proof that they're here."That's Jamie, isn't it?" Raziel asked as he pointed to a woman in the lobby, her secretary was with her. "It seems like they are fighting, should we go and ask them?"He was about to take a step when I stopped him, I quickly shook my head when I noticed something in the looks of the two of them. "I think, we have no right to interfere with the two of them. Let's let them talk first, after all, we don't know anything about what's going on.""You think? Jamie is about to cry, what if there is a big problem?""W-Well,
Zavier's POVSecretary...What can I do but watch her on stage, smiling sweetly in front of the cameras that flash one after the other to take pictures of her wearing her beautiful wedding dress?Something that suits her, her beauty comes out even more. At that time, I wanted to hug her, tell her how beautiful she is while wearing the bridal gown she worked so hard to show off to all the people here today... But I can't.I firmly clenched both my hands and tried to stop the tears that were about to flow out of my eyes, at times like this I was once again slapped by the fact that the world we live in is different.Maybe it's better if I just leave here first and don't watch them, I don't want him to see me like a wretch on the sidelines. I also know that eyes are watching me, I don't want to look more ridiculous to his family.I walked out of the venue, and when I got to the lobby a man's voice echoed around."Wow!" I turned to hear the voice of one of my friends, his face couldn't be
"Next is indigenous wedding dress inspired, you can see the detailed weaving of each layer at the bottom..."The MC said a lot more, each wedding dress has its own explanation for the viewers. It's obvious that Jamie made sure to highlight the unique features of the bridal dress that is now being shown on stage.I hear different kinds of praise from the people around us, from the people on our side and even behind us. I can't stop myself from smiling even more if the praise I hear includes the fabric they used, it's always from us.As time went on, the surroundings got colder and colder, because almost a few hours had passed since earlier. The number of reporters and attendees increased even more, fortunately, the venue was spacious."Next bridal dress, and will be the last one." The MC said with a smile, "Out of all the dresses and gowns you've seen, this one is the most special and gets the most attention. And because of that, a special person should always wear it."The light on th
Lorain's POV"All the models, please get ready. The show will begin after 10 minutes, all the possible investors and bidders are already outside.” The organizer of the event told the models that they were now wearing the gowns that they would ramp up later.It's seven o'clock in the evening, and the air is quite cold. I feel every kiss of fresh air on my skin while waiting for other attendees outside the building, this is the event I've been waiting for the most.I looked at my own reflection at the door of the building, I'm thankful that I didn't get seriously injured when we had an accident otherwise, I wouldn't be here today and I wouldn't be able to see our fabrics that are admired by many.I'm aware that what they see most is the design of the wedding gown, but I still want to hear at least a few compliments about the fabric used by the company."Lorain, why are you out there?" He came to me and held me by both arms, "Your skin is getting dry, why haven't you come inside yet?" He
Jake's POVI could feel my whole body getting cold as I walked down the hallway to the room where Lorain was resting, I honestly didn't dare to face her right now.So, I know who is to blame for why she is now in the hospital, but I can't bring Jamie to the police."I'm just here for you, Lorain. No matter what happens, even if it costs my life, I will not abandon you." My hand stopped in the air as I was about to turn the doorknob when I heard the man's voice inside saying those words."Raziel, many women like you. Are you serious that you are ready to mess up your good life just because of someone like me?” Now I heard Lorain's voice, it was full of sadness that made me clench my hand and put it down.Once again, I hurt her. Even if I didn't hurt her directly, I was still the reason, I wanted to hug her. I should be with her now and taking care of her, why is that man here again?“I'm sure, Lorain. I am serious about my feelings for you, no matter what you say I will not let go. Esp
Jake's POVI was deafened by her slap, but I heard almost every word she said afterward clearly, at that time it was as if I had been doused with freezing water. How can I even say those words?What's the difference between me and Grandpa if I also look at people based on their state in life, "I'm sorry, I—" I couldn't finish what I was going to say because I knew that when I said it, I didn't mean it to say that would sound like an excuse.Even if the situation is reversed, those are the words that came to my mind and I can't change that, and I hate myself for that."No need to say sorry, you already said it." She answered me annoyed, when I was about to hold her by the arm, a hand stopped me."Don't touch her, now you're going to help her arrange YOUR wedding and you're still like that?" He said sarcastically, this was the first time he had done it in front of other people.He stood there as if he didn't care what other people would say, he held my hand tightly and didn't care even