“Why can’t I keep my medicines?” Celine complained to Daniel when they went back to their car after her check-up.
She went on and on about how incompetent the doctor was and how she wanted to have a second opinion.
The man just waited patiently until she has released her steam.
Most of the time, she just wants to run her mouth.
It would be a mortal sin to give her advice or answer her questions.
“I think I want burger, or if you prefer something else –“ he suggested when she took a breather.
“Ohh Daniel, you’re the best. I’m starving” she said expectantly.
She has completely forgotten about the incompetent doctor.
Daniel only smiled.
And people said she was impossible to deal with?
They just didn’t know how to read her signs.
“Are you happy with your food, Daniel? You said you wanted burger” she reminded him.
There’s
Daniel motioned for Celine to go inside the house first while he finished his call with Aaron.“I had nothing to do with it” he said confidently.“Aaron, if I would kill someone, why would I dump it in a property that would be traced back to me?”“I don’t remember being stupid” he let out a hearty laugh to ease the tension.“He was identified as Clint Solomon’s bodyguard” Aaron said.“I had nothing to do with it” he repeated flatly.“Relax, Aaron. It’s a marina, it’s prone to accidents. Let the officers do their jobs and we will help them with their investigation” he said casually then ended their call.When he entered the house, he heard Celine’s raised voice.“I’ve done what you asked, what else do you want from me?” Celine was clearly irritated.His eyebrows immediately furrowed.He could not
When they reached their home, Celine was greeted by a pleasant surprise.“Lindaaaa!!!!” she bolted towards the pregnant lady waiting inside their house.“I miss you so much”“How are you?”“Where have you been?”“Why are you so fat?”Celine’s excited voice and questions brought smile to Linda’s face except for the last one.The last one was not very pleasing to the ears.“I’m okay, doll. Bored, but I’m okay” Linda said but she immediately noticed the bruising in her cheek.She wanted to scold Daniel but the man was gone without even saying hi.What a jerk.When Daniel came back, he was carrying an ice pack and a medicine box.“What happened?” Linda asked.“Minerva happened” Daniel replied flatly while gently pressing the ice pack.Linda felt her body shivered in a murd
“Don’t ask Tiff to maintain your account. I will maintain it for you” Aaron said.“I’m gonna have to call you back egghead” she ended her call with Aaron but she just kept staring at her laptop.Should she accept it or not.She immediately pressed the reject button.But her heart was still racing.She did not expect FlowerMan to request a videocall.You’re not doing anything wrong, she tried to convince herself.She took a deep breath then send him a message.‘I don’t accept videocalls. What’s up?’She was still waiting for a reply when Daniel came back.When the door opened, she got startled and immediately closed her laptop.Daniel squinted his eyes and focused on her blushing cheeks.“Are you watching porn?” he asked casually.“Porn, what???” why in the world would she watch porn?“Hey, yo
She wrapped the blanket around her and tried to sniff Daniel’s scent.Daniel must have felt the same when she packed her bag the last time.It feels awful, why didn’t he say something then?How could he not hold a grudge against her?She let the tears fall again, she doesn’t care anymore if his blanket gets wet with her tears.Funny, she thought, she has cried more in the last few months of being with Daniel than she cried in her whole lifetime.She thought she’s detached and unemotional but she’s wrong.She’s full of emotions exclusively reserved for the right people.When she realized she’s been crying for an hour, she has accepted maybe Daniel may not go back anymore.She brought the pillow and the blanket to their room and decided to take a dip in the pool.At least she could relax in the water.She has just finished a lap when she felt her eyes sting.Sh
“Hello, Tiff. Remember the pool guy? The shirtless guy in the photo, he’s a criminal” Celine immediately shared the information to Tiff when they reached the house.Daniel went straight to the study room to continue his work.She thought it’s imperative that she share the information with Tiff in case she decided to pick a random guy to replace Aaron, she could exclude the pool guy from the selection.“I don’t remember anymore” Tiff said.“Aaron deleted the photo, he said it’s not good for the publicity” she added casually.Celine understood their reason, at least she has done her part.She was about to end their call when Tiff got curious.“How’s the boss?”“Okay, I guess” Celine doesn’t think something is wrong with Daniel.Based on his reaction this morning, he’s not as affected as she thought he would be.&ldq
Both Oscar and Celine were surprised at his revelation.Does it mean he knew all along who was attacking them?“What happened between the two of you?” Daniel asked casually.He remembered the name Clarence was mentioned by Brent Hardwood the first time they met.He didn’t pay much attention since he focused on Brent.Celine looked between Oscar and Daniel then decided to tell what happened.Clarence Finn was their manager at the bank and he has openly declared his love for Celine.Everyone thinks he was just being playful and Celine couldn’t care less.It was pretty harmless initially, then he started calling her ‘my love’ even introducing her as his love to his subordinates.She still ignored it as it didn’t really affect her work and her performance.Until one day, they attended a work event together and Clarence Finn tried to harass her.She filed for resignation
Daniel slowly released her mouth and put down the phone.“Please stop calling me that. Or I may have to call Mrs. Finn” now it was Clarence’s turn to be silent.That was unexpected.After his one-way flirting, he would suddenly stop at the mention of his wife.“Bitter gourd” Clarence suddenly say after a moment of silence.“What was that?”“I remember you said it was your favourite. We’ll have bitter gourd tomorrow”“Have a good night, my love” Clarence said then ended their call.She felt goosebumps all over her body.“Someone’s forcing him to do this” Celine looked at Daniel.Daniel raised his eyebrow in confusion.“Bitter gourd” she said.“There’s one time we’re having team lunch and he ordered bitter gourd”“I told the team I hate it and the only way to
Celine just smiled.What happened to turning his life around?People are only loyal to their own benefits.When your back is against the wall, it’s normal to turn to your instinct for survival.She understands that very well.Isn’t it insulting when someone tries to play you thinking you don’t know anything but in fact you know everything?Sometimes it’s fun to watch people scramble for words trying to hide their real intention.But she could see through all the lies.If she was able to interpret Minerva’s subtle change of tone, or slight pupil dilation or twitch of her lips, reading Clarence’s hypocrisy is very basic for her.“So, is someone going to pick me up or we will go to the parking lot where my captor is waiting for us?” she asked casually.“I don’t have a choice, I’m sorry”“If you think you can get her back, you’r