Chapter 40Ava's pov“Do you know Alessia?” I dropped the bombshell. I have been trying to take my mind off what Dr Navia said but everything was too real and connected for me to ignore… more so, she also mentioned Jessica's name without actually meeting her in person.Jessica deliberately feigned ignorance and answered, “is she your friend? Do you want me to search for her?” Anger riled up in my chest and I responded in a tensed voice, “I am in no mood for jokes Jessy, who is Alessia to coran?” She went silent over the phone for some time and I could hear her surroundings becoming more silent, it seemed like she was… changing location.“Don't I deserve an answer?”“Can you take a chill pill Ava? I needed to change my location to somewhere more comfortable to talk,” she sharply replied, making me feel a hint of guilt for talking to her like that.I could hear the faint movement of her leg over the phone till she finally stopped in God knows where, “ can you hear me now?” she finally
Chapter 41Ava's pov My intuition was telling me to go back for the computer but it was too late, coupled with the fact that I was also very tired. I waved off the idea and went inside to sleep.…“You don't want to get late to work and miss the event,”I heard Coran's voice in my head, the voice sounded far away but it managed to alert my sanity.I stretched, groaned and stood up from the bed. Dressed in a six piece suit was coran who was standing at a measurable distance from my bed with his two hands in his pocket.“You heard me this time around, didn't you?”;he asked with a smile.Wait…“That wasn't a dream? Did you actually speak to me while I was asleep?” He nodded and I palmed my face in shyness. I actually thought it was a dream, but it turned out that it wasn't.“This is almost 7;30 in the morning,” he said, taking a quick glance at his wristwatch. His words resonated in my head, then I remembered my design on my computer I forgot in the office. I jumped up and ran all the w
Chapter 42Ava's povI was beyond shocked when I heard her name, I was too flabbergasted to even take her outstretched hand. Almost immediately, she called my attention back.“Hi, do you mind introducing yourself as well?” She asked, waving her hand at my face.I managed to give a fake smile and I took her outstretched hand in a warm handshake.“Your hand is so soft and cute. I would also have fallen in love with you if I was a guy,” she complimented. I don't know whether she was deliberately hinting at something or she was just genuinely complimenting me.“Thank you, my name is Ava,” I replied, wanting to keep the conversation very Short but It seemed like she already knew me and was just here to keep me in the conversation.“Are you also part of the participants here?” she pestered and I briefly nodded my head in answer.She continued and said, “I am also here to participate, I returned late from abroad so my company has already concluded theirs. Mr Smith was really nice to allow me
Chapter 43Coran's pov I went back to my office after the discussion with Alessia. Presently, my head is heavy and unsettled because I don't know what my father is hinting at by sending her here.Flashback to my discussion with Alessia…I dragged her straight to a hidden corner in the hallway, when I got to a perfect silent location, I threw her hand off.“What the hell are you doing? Why did my father send you here and What was the discussion you were having with Avy?” I ranted out with a furious blazing red eye.A smirk played on her lips and her innocent looking eye changed to a devious looking one; she slicked her hair to the back and replied “What do you think I am doing?” She made to touch my chest but I was quick to avoid her hand.“Don't touch me with your fucking hand, I will advice you to abort any of the dumb missions you are here for,” I warned strictly but she looked unmoved by my threat.“Do you think you can do anything to me? If you couldn't do anything in the past,
Chapter 44Ava's povHis statement touched the deepest part of my heart but I managed to mask it with an unfazed expression, “yes, I think I forgot my boundary and I am sorry about that.”His lips quivered as he slowly removed his hand from his pocket, his lashes fluttered with his mouth shaking like he wanted to explain something.I raised my hand to stop him,“No, Don't! we will have a proper discussion after the event; you should prepare yourself for that,” I said and found my way out of his office. I almost collided with a bothered Joe outside the office door, he gazed at me with careful expression and greeted me.My bad temper didn't allow me to reply to his greeting, I rather gave him a secretive eye roll and stormed away. Jessica was still waiting in the conference hall, she stood at a corner as she patiently observed the environment. Just then, the loud speaker erupted with noise, informing all of us participants to go behind the cotton.I went to the corner that I had previou
Chapter 45Ava's pov “What do you think you are doing? Are you here to fight for your beloved first love?” I asked, placing my hand on my waist. Coran, who pulled me to the dark corner stared at me in awe as he thought of what to say.“Can we not talk about Alessia? She is just part of my past and will always remain my past,” he defended, rubbing his forehead in frustration.I smirked as my eyes locked with his, I don't know where my new found confidence came from but that was what I needed at that moment. I stepped on my toes to match up with his height then I spoke;“So you don't want me to involve her right now. By the way, I am really curious to know how she ended up with my design or is it just coincidence that she told me you gave her a design to present, at the same time I saw you peeking at my tablet in the room. Don't you think you have something to explain?”His mouth dropped down in shock and his eyes bulged in surprise, “I don't understand what you're saying, is this some
Chapter 46Ava's povMore tears flowed down my face as I heard the pleading of the woman, “please just accept the baby, she has always been ridiculed for being fatherless,” the woman pleaded. The voice isn't really clear because of how chaotic it was recorded so I couldn't really point out who the voice belonged to.“Baby? I never told you I wanted any kids, did I?” Coran's clear voice came out of the pen. It was at this moment the pen fell from my hand.No! I can't take it anymore, Coran's words not only hurt but the tone he used was even worse. I couldn't endure it so I had to switch it off. I was beginning to feel muddle headed and all I wanted right now was to go home but before then, I have to wash my haggard looking face…I splashed a few drops of water on my face then took out rows of wipes to dry it out. Looking at how puffy my under eyes were, I brought out my mini makeup kit to correct them.It took me only a few minutes to correct them, then I went back to the conference h
Chapter 47Coran's povJust a day without Ava in the house felt like a long time, I couldn't even sleep well so I ended up developing a headache which prevented me from going to work. Dr Navia is also with me in the house but she is busy with the patient in the black room.I have also been following up with his treatment and in the next few months, he should be fully awake.These were all the bothering thoughts running through my mind until the loud alarm rang from my phone.‘who is that?’ I thought as I held my phone high, checking who the caller was.“Father?” I called out in shock because it's been very long since he last called. He would rather visit me or send his personal assistant to me.“Are you there?” That was the first thing he asked as soon as I picked the call.“Yes, father.”“Are you deliberately playing me? Are you toying with me?” He asked, making my heart jump in panic.Has he discovered the secret? Did he already know that Ava isn't pregnant?I cleared my throat and
Chapter 94Coran's pov I could hear some low whispers from the other end before a staggering voice spoke again, “you can come to my Casio to meet me, I can't disclose that Information to you,” then she hung up.My face twisted in annoyance and I almost threw my phone away. Gosh! How does she expect me to know the bar she currently is, I hissed then sent the number to Joe to help me track the line.Joe called a few minutes later to inform me that he had sent her exact location to me. I thanked him before hanging up, I stared at the screen of my phone for a long time, trying to remember where I had seen this exact location before. After many minutes of fruitless attempt, I pressed the off button and drove off to the clumsy area.The body of my car staggered across the rough and bumpy street, the night light cascaded down the street as the heavy stench of liquor filled my nose. A crease formed on my forehead as I glanced around the dirty area, lacing my hand over my nose in irritation.
Chapter 93Coran's pov “What are you doing here?” I couldn't hold back my urge to question Alessia, she eyed me from head to toe and hissed.“Relax baby, I am not here for you,” she ran her hand across my chest then deliberately hurt me with the sharp end of her nails. I watched as she dug her nails out of my skin and she smiled after sighting my little drop of blood on the nails.I held her hand and prepared to drag her away from the scene but Chris stopped me before I could move a foot away from his front.“I think you are mixing something up, Alessia is here for me and not for you,” he snatched her hand off mine with an angry scowl on his face. I reluctantly swallowed back all the questions I had as I entered the car with them and we drove to the clan house.All through the journey, they both deliberately stepped up my nerves at any chance they get but I didn't want to be bothered by that, I have a bigger dream to chase.We entered the dark corner of the estate then arrived In Fro
Chapter 92Coran's pov.“Isn't he your brother? Why can't you ask for his help? I don't think he will be willing to do it for free though,” Dr Navia tried to convince me but I wasn't having it.By the way, What can Chris connection be with Brogan hypnotizer’s antidote? Also, what if he doesn't know anything about it?“I think you got the wrong person, Chris surely can't know the location of the antidote,” I refuted, not willing to admit the fact. I could hear the low chuckle of Dr Navia over the phone and somehow, that made me feel embarrassed.I fluttered my lashes while waiting for her to proffer me with another solution, truthfully she did.“You can ask Alessia though, who knows whether she will be willing to ask Chris in your place,” she said and ended the call without waiting for me to ask more questions. Alessia as how? How can she help me to convince Chris? Dr Navia definitely knows something that I don't know I resigned and brought the phone down from my ear, I stared at the
Chapter 91Coran's pov “Why aren't you answering me? Are you angry at me?” She pouted and raised her body high to adjust the collar of my shirt. I remained fixed to the point… shocked and surprised.My sense went blank for a long time before it finally occurred to me to inform Luca that she was awake, I texted him and dropped the phone back on the bedside table. I sat down in silence, gently observing all the strange attitudes she was giving me.I was secretly praying for Luca to hurry up but it still took him several minutes before he came around, he came in with Jessica and did some diagnosis on her while I walked around the room… engrossing myself in nervousness.I was cracking my knuckles at intervals, hoping she was well and not what Luca previously explained. After several hours of blood tests and other forms of tests that I don't even know, Luca faced me and cleared his throat.“We have done a brain scan on her and I am sorry to inform you that…” he sniffed as he trailed off.
Chapter 90Coran's pov I blinked twice, trying my best to seem un bothered but deep down my body was shaking ,“What is it?”Luca adjusted his rim for the second time and said, “we are gonna to carry out a surgery on her but I hate to break it to you like this…”He trailed off before he picked his statement back from where he stopped and said, “The silly hypnotizer has done a lot to her body system, we have to perform a long surgery on her and she has two chances… it's either she develops a split personality or she enters a long coma.”My jaw dropped down in shock, sadness clouded over me as I tugged at my hair tightly. I staggered backward and fell on the seat behind me, I bit my lips tightly and threw a punch to the air.Why do all these things keep happening? Why can't we just go and vacation, do a proper wedding and sleep warmly in each other's arms? Why does life keep throwing heavy things at us?I tightened my knuckle till it became red then I faced Luca, extended my trembling h
Chapter 89Coran's pov I felt very happy after Ava was announced as the winner but instead of the excitement I was expecting from her when she showed up from the back of the stage, she was rather looking clueless and surprised.Didn't Jessica say that this has been her long life wish?True to the thought that came to my mind, “What is happening?” Ava asked and everyone in the hall bursted into long laughter, it wasn't that of mockery but that of fun. The judge pulled her into a corner and began whispering something to her ear.She took some time to process it before she jumped up and began to tear up, she looked genuinely happy and overwhelmed but I can say that I am happier not only because I supported her in achieving her long dream but also, it will help boost our company's stock and I wouldn't be needing Athena's help any longer.That way, I killed two birds with a stone… I wouldn't lose Ava and the company's stock price will stop dropping. Ava was still on the stage, shaking an
Chapter 88Ava's povI shivered slightly as he placed his cold palm on my bare stomach, we stared into each other's eyes and he nodded to reassure me. I don't know why but I suddenly felt uneasy with everything.“Can I just leave? Can I go home and not witness it?” I asked In a shaky and resigned tone, the effect of my pill was gradually wearing off and I could feel my body weakening from inside.He held my arms and looked at me softly, then he spoke with a soothing voice, “let's just leave things as they are then, I will try to check with the host and ask whether you can leave,” he said and let me go. I walked soullessly out of the tent, dragging my feet back to the dining room.“You are back, where did you go?” Athena asked like we were familiar, I gave her a long piercing gaze before hissing at her.I definitely won't allow her to be part of my worry, I brought out my phone and began to chat with Jessica. We spent lots of time chatting that I didn't even know when Coran joined us.
Chapter 87Ava's povI kept staring at the gorgeous girl that was laughing loudly amidst her other two friends, Coran's hand that was placed on my shoulder fell and I didn't need to check to know that we were probably staring at the same person.“Isn't that the girl…” before I could complete my statement, Coran had walked away from me and was walking towards the girls.“Coran, Coran,” he paused briefly but it only took him a few seconds before he continued to walk to where he was going. I felt thrilled and awed at the same time.What the hell is happening? I stared around in confusion, trying to register what just happened. Is it probably a prank?“Ma'am,” I heard a tiny voice squeak, then I sighted Emily running to me. She looked very excited, like she hadn't seen me in a long time.She hugged me tightly, making me smile at how childish she was behaving.“Did you miss me that much?” She hid her face in my arm as she began dragging me towards the dining area where others were seated.
Chapter 86Coran's pov.“Now, let's work with this doll,” he said, looking very excited. I smiled and sat back to enjoy the show that was about to unravel right In Front of me. Si Chen got her a bikini set but I instantly stood up and went against the idea. I don't want her appealing curves to be revealed anyhow. He laughed it off and gave her a more conservative dress which finally sat well with me.He brought out his scissors, did some adjustments to the dress and finally, he stood up to admire the beautiful masterpiece he just created for her.“Please can I get a picture for my magazine? She looks so beautiful?” Si Chen requested, almost going on his knee. Ava's face had turned red and she was also fidgeting with her nails, that was when I finally interjected into their discussion.“She will only do that if you pay her and that is a million dollars for three pictures,” I negotiated with him, knowing fully well that he was worth more than that. Si Chen's face lit up and he didn't t