Chapter 5

Alex glanced at his watch for the nth time. The meeting was taking longer than he had expected. It had been over an hour and he wanted to leave already. He glanced At Patrick who had already noticed how restless he was. Alex brought out his phone and messaged Patrick.

Alex: [Can you round things up for me here? I need to be somewhere right now]

Patrick: [But sir you have a lunch meeting after this meeting]

Alex raised his eyes and glared at his secretary and Patrick immediately nodded and knew not to ask any more questions. “I need to leave Mr Charles. Mr secretary will continue from here” Alex said and shook hands with the investor, who didn't seem a bit annoyed that he was leaving.

Alex took the car keys from Patrick and left a bit in a hurry. He sighed deeply as he started his car engine and drove the car out of the parking lot. He just wanted to check… he just wanted to know if she was okay…

Alex wasn't sure how but he could only think of the park where they had sat together. He knew he might not see her there but it was worth trying…

He stopped his car and decided to walk, but when he got to the park his eyes grew wide in surprise when he saw a familiar figure sitting on the bench with her eyes closed. She was here, sitting on the bench like she knew He was coming.

He walked slowly and sat on the far end of the bench, his eyes on her. “Hi,” Alex said and watched as her eyes flew open and she turned to look at him. She looked surprised at first and then confusion mixed with it and the next thing he knew she was on her feet and walking away as fast as she could. He got Up and followed after her, as he was taken aback by her sudden action.

“Please don't follow me” Alex heard her say and he was about to say something to her when she suddenly fell to the ground, shocking him…

“Miss!” Alex immediately rushed to her side and tried to shake her awake but she wasn't responding. He picked her up immediately and rushed to his car…

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Juliet's light brown eyes slowly fluttered open…where was she…what had happened… her mind was foggy…

Her eyesight slowly became clearer and she was met with a pair of green eyes staring back at her. The eyes were filled with concern and worry and he was saying something to her, but all she could think about was how handsome this person was… from his eyes to his nose…to his lips…to his chiselled jawline and cheekbones…his brown air…

Was she dreaming? “Miss…miss are you alright…nurse…” Even his voice sounded… Her eyes immediately grew wide when she realized who he was and she tried to get up but she felt a pain in her head and something was on her hand…

“Where am I…” she muttered as her other hand travelled to her head…

“You are at the hospital…” the handsome man who had run away earlier said. Her memory finally returned to Her…

“Careful” the man said and held her hand when she tried to get up, but she swatted his hand away…

A nurse Came in a few seconds later… “You are awake, Miss Adams”

Juliet slowly looked up at the nurse… How did the nurse know her name? The nurse helped with taking out the drip and checked her vitality and Juliet couldn't stop staring and wondering at the stranger…

“You can leave now, but make sure you get a lot of rest,” The nurse said and made sure to smile at Alex before leaving the room…

Alex handed her her bag when she was looking around for it and she glanced at him. “Why were you at the park?” She asked as she stood up. He handed her her jacket also and then waited till she was ready to leave.

“I just came out on a walk and then you passed out” Alex lied, she glanced at him and remained silent for a few seconds. It didn't seem like she was buying his story, but it made sense and she had no idea if he was lying. He couldn't possibly tell her he had wanted to see her and coincidentally he had found her sitting on the park bench. Would he seem like a creep?

“Thank you,” Juliet said and started to walk away but he immediately followed after her. “Let me drive you home” He offered but she immediately declined. “I can go home by myself. I'm grateful that you brought me here but I will be fine on my own” She lied.

Alex didn't relent and continued to follow Her till she stopped in her tracks and glared at him a bit. “I don't think it's right for me to leave you on your own after what happened and if I meant any harm I wouldn't have brought you to the hospital”

He made sense but still, she wasn't sure. Her feet still hurt and she had to walk a distance till she got to the bus stop. Maybe she would ask him to drop her off there and then hope this would be the last time she would see him again...

, Juliet stared at this handsome man and sighed. She wanted to be alone and at the same time, he was just being nice by offering her a ride…

“My car is over there” He added and she sighed again. She finally nodded and accepted his ride and they both walked to his car in silence.

He opened the car door for her and all she could say was thank you. She ran her hand through her hair as she entered the car of the man she had run away from earlier. Why did she meet him again? She wasn't supposed to see him again after crying her eyes out last night. It was awkward and embarrassing and she had a feeling it was going to be a long ride...