"You can't run from me, Sia!" I yelled at the top of my voice as the two women stormed out, the door slamming behind them with a loud thud. Did Sia hear what I said?Well, I couldn't care less. One thing was sure—I was going to find her later that evening. I had already planted people in strategic locations to keep an eye on her and make sure she didn't something as funny as running away.Also, I needed to find out who had placed those secret cameras at the hotel room, and why they did that. A fleeting thought flashed my mind and I grimaced.What if Sia wasn't who I thought she was? What if she was working with some rival of mine to pull me down? As innocent as she looked, I was sure that there was something more to her. I heard light footsteps behind me and swing around to the direction. One of my staff; Mama Carlotta. She was an aged woman who had once been my nanny at childhood, stood in the doorway, her hands clasped in front of her. Her face was pale, as though she had seen
NICHOLAS POVWhat the hell? I cursed underneath my breath. For a second or two, anger seethed through me, and then, it gave way to irritation.Greg was still looking at me, smiling. " Do you like Sia?" He repeated. I cocked an eyebrow, “Your superpower is to be the most annoying dumbass in my life. How do you even sit in one place and formulate things in your head?” Greg didn't budge, instead he continued, “Come on, Nicholas, admit it. You like her.”“No, I don't." I cut in, "As a matter of fact, Sia is the last woman I would ever like. Period!” I ended, a scowl on my face. “I need you to remind me again. Why are you so worked up about her safety?”" Her safety?" I repeated his words. He threw his hands in the air, "Is it obvious enough?""I'm telling you, Greg, I don't like her," I grunted, placing emphasis on my last words. “Save it, Nicholas. You're worried about her, and before you bring up the topic of your reputation, it's not just about your reputation. You're invested in
SIA POV“That's enough, Elise. Please let go of my wrist now,” I said, pulling my hands away from Elise's grip as I took two steps backward, massaging my wrist. “Sia, what exactly is your problem?” Elise suddenly asked, taking a step forward as she glared at me. My face lit up in surprise because of all the questions, I didn't think she'd settle for that when she knew exactly what my problem was. “You know exactly what my problem is,” I fired back at her. “Do you really have to squeeze my wrist so tightly?”“You're more concerned about your wrist?” Elise asked, wide eyed. “I can't believe this.”“Of course, I am concerned about my wrist,” I exclaimed, still rubbing the sore skin.Elise stared at me quietly for some time, then she scoffed, “How do you always find yourself in unfortunate situations?”I slowly tilted my head slightly, to meet her gaze. "Unfortunate situations?"Elise's eyes locked onto mine, worry hidden in the depths. "Nicholas Winthrop, the billionaire. He has a gir
NICHOLAS POV“Nicholas Winthrop?” An older version of Sia gasped as soon as I walked in, more like barged in though. “What are you doing here?” Sia who was equally as shocked as everyone else managed to choke out. My eyes caught Nathan Sterling, my business rival.He stood a distance with his arms folded across his chest, glaring at me.As much as I'd have loved to savor this moment, I couldn't because I was pissed. I pinned my eyes on Sia and spoke in a low tone. "My love" I started, "Of course, I came here to get you.""Get me?" She shot at me with disbelief. "We agreed that you would have a formal introduction with my family tonight. Didn't we?" I asked, with a smirk. I was aware of the impact of my words on her parents anf Nathan who was still looking at me. I didn't need anyone to tell me that Nathan was the idiot who cheated on her. “What do you mean? This is just past 5,” She retorted, stealing a glance at the fancy wall clock.“Well, I missed you too soon. What can I say
NICHOLAS’ POV."Are you sure about that?" I muttered. "When did Lily do that?"Joe sighed on the phone, "Boss, It's on her Instagram page.""I'll talk to you later." I said, ending the call. My brows furrowed and I felt anger rise gradually in my chest. Everything was becoming so damn overwhelming at this point. First it was Sia, now I had to worry over Lily?Why the heck did she have to add to the ugly situation when she was the main cause?“Shit!” I cursed sharply under my breath.Announcing to the media that she was still my girlfriend just when I had tried to convince the media of the relationship between Sia and I, was an enraging approach.I didn't realize that there was a grown on my face for a long while until I caught Sia staring at me with curiosity.“What's going on?” Greg asked from the driver's seat.“Kindly take us to the fashion store, Greg.” I said to him, ignoring his question.I couldn’t let the news of what Lily had made public online to disrupt my plans for the d
SIA’S POV “Sia!” I heard Nicholas' voice behind me as I stalked out of the house, fuming. I stomped my feet as I walked towards the gate, and wasn’t willing to answer him. “Sia!” He called out to me again as I passed by the gates. I was already at the car when I turned abruptly to him.“What is it!” I snapped at him. “You brought me here just so your mother could speak demeaning words to me?”"Look who we have here!" A voyce squealed excitement. Nicholas and I swung around to see a young lady in a tight fitting red dress and heavy make-up. She walked towards us, laughing. "My love!" She giggled as she closed up the distance between her and Nicholas. Love? What the hell was going on here? She threw her head backwards and cast a shielded glance at me. A sneer crept on her face as she eyed me. Then, she turned to Nicholas's, placed a hand on his chest and trailed her finger on the fabric of his chest. “Baby, I’m so happy I found you here.” She swooned. I rolled my eyes. Why wa
SIA’S POV“Pfft!” I scoffed and rolled my eyes at the answer he gave me.There was no way on earth that his answer was believable.Lily meant nothing to him? Lies! That was a pathetic lie!!“Oh, come on. Do we need to introduce lies to this newly found relationship? Elise, my best friend, told me that Lily is a crazy woman.” I said, eying him as I waited for a response from him regarding that.Suddenly, his calm expression turned into a displeased one. His brows curved downward, and he maintained a cold look.“You know what? I’m not in any way, comfortable with you keeping Elise as a friend, talk more of a best friend since she really doesn’t know how to mind her business.”“And how should that be something for me to consider? Remember, our contract marriage doesn’t include you getting to choose my friends.” I shot at him, raising my brows.Was that all he could do? Attacking my friend?I scoffed, moving inches away from him on the seat. All I asked was one simple question, and he ha
NICHOLAS' POVI paced around with my phone leaned close to my ear, listening to the now annoying dial tone.It was becoming frustrating that Greg hadn't answered his call ever since he left earlier with Sia.The fact that he hadn't answered his call only made me a little worried because his phone was definitely in the car with him.The only thing I wasn't aware of was if it was on silent mode.Well, at least, I ought to know of their current whereabouts and if she is fine, but curiosity was beginning to eat me out.If I still couldn't get through to them after calling and calling, I would have to get to the hotel to find out myself; hopefully that Sia would have checked in safely.I ended the dial tone and switched to calling Sia, but hers was worse; it was switched off.“Shit!” I cursed under my breath and resumed calling Greg one more time.“Just one last time and I'll get the hell out of here.” I said to myself in a low tone.I continued pacing around while the dial tone rang, and