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
“Oh!” Jake's uncle reacted first and it was obvious that he immediately recognized me, "she is the one you are referring to who has branches in different countries and is a business partner of Mr. Ramirez? The biggest distributor of textiles?”"Yes, isn't it amazing?" Jamie even clapped her hands as if she was really happy and we had a project together, I wish she pursued a job being an actor too since she’s good at pretending.I felt Raziel's hand gradually hold me from behind until his left arm wrapped around my waist, "don't worry, you have me." He whispered.That's when I knew he had an idea of what was going on, and I'm thankful because he was by my side. I looked at Jamie, I knew she did mean everything she said, but I also knew she had an idea what was going on and I couldn't see any remorse in her eyes.Instead, she smiled at me very sweetly as if she was very happy with what was happening to me, is this her revenge? How many times do I have to tell her that I have no intentio
My hand raised spontaneously, hearing the sound of my palm on his cheek. “What right do you have to say those lines? You have nothing to fight for right now! You should have done that before but not!""I know I was wrong for not doing that at that time, but I hope you give me another chance. This time I won't make mistakes like in the past, Lorain." He did not care about what I did to him, even though I know it hurt him since it turned red, instead, he came closer to me.He grabbed me by both shoulders and pressed our foreheads together, I wanted to pull away and get away but he was too strong for me to do that."Let go of me, Jake. I don't know what I should tell you to stop bothering me and sink into your brain that I have no intention of returning to you. Once is enough, Jake. In life, there is not always a second chance." My voice became sad, somehow it hurt to hear that.His hands that were holding me gradually trembled, "I can't let go, Lorain. The things that happened that year
Jake's POV"Let's give ourselves time to think, Jake. What is important is that we will be happy, in the end, that is the most important thing to consider," she said before completely leaving me inside the bathroom.I want to stop her, force her to give me a chance. Say that I would do anything for her, but I was stunned to see how she held tightly to the man who was hugging her now.That should be me, the one who is wiping her tears. But no, it's the opposite. I am the reason for the tears falling from her beautiful eyes, it is my fault that she is in another man's arms while being vulnerable.The only thing I could do at that time was to listen to their conversation and the sound of her cry that was trying to suppress, even when he softly called her name. I closed my eyes tightly and clenched my hands.I just stood there and stayed like that until I heard their footsteps getting away, I wanted to scream and grab her away from Raziel but I couldn’t. I did everything I could to stop m
Lorain's POVI kept sniffing repeatedly while sitting inside Raziel's car, I felt like my entire face was swollen, especially my eyes and nose. I'm ashamed of Raziel, how many times have I shown this side of me...Isn't that too much for him, especially since he's only known me for a short time?"Do you want some tissues?" He asked, "Or should I give my sleeve to wipe your snot?" He added while laughing at me."Are you genuinely trying to comfort me or are you making fun of me?” I looked at him evilly and took the tissue he was handing me."Well, I'm not good at comforting someone. So, instead of crying I rather choose to see you smile.” But after he said that, he took a deep breath and spoke again, "But, it doesn't mean you can't cry in front of me."He started driving, "Crying is normal when you are sad, hurt, or happy. I hope the next time I see your tears is because of joy, Lorain.”He didn't look at me, his eyes just focused straight on the road. I can't explain it but when I hea
Carrying what we bought, I quietly followed him into the door of his house, I expected a maid to meet and greet us but there was none. It's very quiet but the atmosphere inside is surprisingly lively.You can feel that you are in a home and not just a house, the warmth and feeling that make you comfortable."Sorry, my things are a bit messy over the weekend since my housekeeper is sick and can’t come this past week." He explained and went straight to the kitchen to put down the paper bags, I followed to put down what I was carrying as well."No, I think my room is even messier than yours," I answered as I looked around, even though his housekeeper could not come last week, I could tell that the house was still kept clean. Well, Raziel is not acting like a spoiled child so he is more likely to clean his mess when not busy.“Pfft! Really?” He laughed and asked in disbelief, "It's good if you think my house is pretty clean, well mostly that's where I do my work so it's messier here than
For a few seconds, our lips stayed together, no one was moving as if we felt each other warmth. Raziel kept his eyes on me waiting to see what I would do next.I slowly closed my eyes, if I kept staring my heart might take it. At that moment his lips moved, slowly as if savoring every moment.My lips gradually followed the movement of his, without rushing.I opened my eyes again when he slowly released my lips, "Lorain." He called me breathlessly still looking at me intently. "Can I kiss you once more?"I nodded and adjusted the position of my face closer to him, I wanted to feel the warmth of his lips once more too.He bent down again and brought our faces closer, our foreheads touching when he stopped. "This time, can I make it deeper than earlier?" For a man who has a lot of experience when it comes to s*x, he's being cute right now.I grinned and nodded again, "Yes, you can do it the way you like, Raziel." I softened my voice when I said his name.He didn't speak again, instead, h