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Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 66
I waited. My heart growing in doubt for a moment. If there was no reaction from him then I was in trouble because the vase was bound to hit him square in the face. I had the perfect aim. It was the split of a second as my heart jumped that he flipped and kicked the vase. His eyes sparkling with a lot of violence before he realized where he was and put his calm exterior back on. He was hiding something. โSeems like my calm assistant has a past of his own that he is trying to hideโ I said, unable to hide the sneer from my voice. He said nothing which infuriated me even more. โThereโs one thing you should know about me Car if youโre going to keep working hereโ I said, walking straight to him and keeping eye contact. โI hate fucking puzzles, thereโs nothing I canโt figure outโ I stood in front of him now, only noticing then how much shorter he was, his head only coming up to my chest but in spite of his small exterior there was something burning inside him that could c
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I waited. My heart growing in doubt for a moment. If there was no reaction from him then I was in trouble because the vase was bound to hit him square in the face. I had the perfect aim. It was the split of a second as my heart jumped that he flipped and kicked the vase. His eyes sparkling with a lot of violence before he realized where he was and put his calm exterior back on. He was hiding something. โSeems like my calm assistant has a past of his own that he is trying to hideโ I said, unable to hide the sneer from my voice. He said nothing which infuriated me even more. โThereโs one thing you should know about me Car if youโre going to keep working hereโ I said, walking straight to him and keeping eye contact. โI hate fucking puzzles, thereโs nothing I canโt figure outโ I stood in front of him now, only noticing then how much shorter he was, his head only coming up to my chest but in spite of his small exterior there was something burning inside him that co
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-26Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 68
When I woke up the sun was barely up in the sky. But that wasnโt my problem, the pain that had me writhing was. I clutched my chest in pain, hitting it severally like it would automatically stop. The little cupboard by my beside had never seemed that far away until now. I stretched out my hand in agony and tried to get my pills, but my fingers only ended up brushing the edge of the cupboard. I tried to get up but only succeeded in falling back to the bed as something strong pulled at my chest almost suffocating me. This couldnโt be the end of me, I was yet to accomplish all the things that I wanted. Maybe I shouldโve listened to Charles and gotten treatment but that would only post-pone the inevitable. I just need a few weeks at the most to get my revenge done and then death could lay its cold hands on me. I didnโt mind. I laid in that position for what seemed like eternity before the pain returned, even more intense than before. I couldnโt help but scream at
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-27Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 69
Something was wrong, even a blind man could see it from miles away. I listened through the entire meeting but barely heard a word. They talked mostly about shares and opening another branch in some city I didnโt catch the name. My eyes shifted to the jot pad Car had left on the table, his handwriting had to be the ugliest thing in the world as I scanned over what he had written. He was my assistant, but it felt like he was more, like I should care for him. The meeting was barely over when I stood up from the meeting and left. I went straight to the restroom, sure that a clue to whatever was wrong with him would be there. I went straight to the waste bin that was at the far end of the restroom. Lying at the bottom was a rumpled toilet paper that was stained with blood, and lots of it. There was a sudden panic as I closed the lid, there was something going on with him but what if it was something that wasnโt entirely my business. It was clear he was sick, but sick w
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-28Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 70
When I woke up the sun was barely up in the sky. But that wasnโt my problem, the pain that had me writhing was. I clutched my chest in pain, hitting it severally like it would automatically stop. The little cupboard by my beside had never seemed that far away until now. I stretched out my hand in agony and tried to get my pills, but my fingers only ended up brushing the edge of the cupboard. I tried to get up but only succeeded in falling back to the bed as something strong pulled at my chest almost suffocating me. This couldnโt be the end of me, I was yet to accomplish all the things that I wanted. Maybe I shouldโve listened to Charles and gotten treatment but that would only post-pone the inevitable. I just need a few weeks at the most to get my revenge done and then death could lay its cold hands on me. I didnโt mind. I laid in that position for what seemed like eternity before the pain returned, even more intense than before. I couldnโt help but scream at
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-29Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 71
When I heard we were going to have new neighbors, I was excited. The man was Fatherโs closest friend, so Mother said.I was even more elated when I heard he had two kids around my age, this meant I could have actual friends and people to talk to.It was weeks before I finally saw the moving van in front of the yard. There were boxes everywhere, the entire lawn was a disaster. With my face pressed to my window, the only sight I was awarded with was a mop of curly blonde hair. It was impossible to see the face of the boy sitting just a few feet from my doorstep.My first thought was to fly down the stairs and go introduce myself. But, Mother locked me in. And I wasnโt allowed to come out until it was dinner time.Cassie, on the other hand, was out in the park down the street playing with Mother. While I was here, alone and suffocating in this tiny room. I fell back on my bed and counted down to the minutes when my door would be unlocked. I was done with my assignment and already clean
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-30Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 72
His lips. They tormented me more than my father. The things I had felt in those few seconds always rattled my heart and made butterflies flutter in my stomach. But then I always remembered, his panic-stricken face after and the fact that he hated me, just like they all did. โIโm sorryโ I said as I detangled myself from him and stood straighter, adjusting my tie in the process. He said nothing. He didnโt even acknowledge the fall or the awkward moment his arms had been wrapped around me. Maybe he did this often, letting his male personal assistants fall into his arms. It hit me then! A scandal, Don involved with his male assistant, a gay relationship. It would ruin a respectable family like his. The doors dinged when we got to the ground floor. I walked after him making sure to put a decent space between us. Iโll rather fall on my butt than into his hands again. A black sleek limousine was already waiting when we got out of the building, the other staff glaring daggers a
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-01-30Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 73
Something was wrong, even a blind man could see it from miles away. I listened through the entire meeting but barely heard a word. They talked mostly about shares and opening another branch in some city I didnโt catch the name. My eyes shifted to the jot pad Car had left on the table, his handwriting had to be the ugliest thing in the world as I scanned over what he had written. He was my assistant, but it felt like he was more, like I should care for him. The meeting was barely over when I stood up from the meeting and left. I went straight to the restroom, sure that a clue to whatever was wrong with him would be there. I went straight to the waste bin that was at the far end of the restroom. Lying at the bottom was a rumpled toilet paper that was stained with blood, and lots of it. There was a sudden panic as I closed the lid, there was something going on with him but what if it was something that wasnโt entirely my business. It was clear he was sick, but sick w
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Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 80
Itโs not the strong hospital smell that wakes me up or the warm hand on my cheek. But the twinge of pain that starts in my lower abdomen and spreads to my entire stomach. The first word I say is, โJake,โ followed by a sharp gasp. I hold the side of the bed tight and try to will the pain away. But the more I try to act like itโs not there, the more it eats me up from the inside out. Something warm touches my head at the same time I hear a faint voice ask, โWhere are you hurt?โ Iโm in so much pain that I donโt jump with glee when Drewโs worried face comes into my line of sight. Heโs alive but my brain is trying to process whatโs wrong with me first. Itโs a blood shattering battle. โThe doctor-โ I gasp, โCall the doctor. Oh my God Jake,โ I clutch my stomach, bending over to try and ease the contraction that Iโm feeling in there. My baby better be alright, he has to be. Drew removes the needles in his arm when he processes what is happening and leaves the room to get t
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 79
Iโve been paranoid since the meeting with Father, if Drew notices he doesnโt comment on it or ask any questions. . I sigh for the tenth time since we drove out of the house. I know Drew is being patient but with the way heโs tapping his fingers against the wheel I know heโs dying to ask me what happened during the meeting. Itโs not like Iโm hiding it from him, Iโm just waiting till Iโm sure what exactly is going on with Sherp till I tell him. There are so many questions that Iโm afraid of what the answers will be. The first will be if Sherp has been working for Father the whole time he knew me, which from what Father said I think is the case. Still, he couldโve easily exposed my identity from the very beginning but he didnโt. I need to know what his game is in order to access this situation properly. I mean he gave me the very explosives I used to blow up the boat, why would he do that if he was working for Father? Most importantly, why is he helping Father look fo
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 78
Skipping dinner seemed like the best thing to do when we got home. After our make out in the office, Iโve not been able to look Drew in the eye.The smile on his face hasnโt left ever since and Iโm worried he thinks weโre much more than a fake couple now.I canโt deny that what happened is the only sunshine Iโve had in my life since learning that Iโll be having Jake.Itโs part of the reason Iโm scared to think so much about it. Iโm not ready to put a name or tag on how we both feel.My only mistake was skipping out on dinner and turning in early so I wouldnโt have to talk to him. Now Iโm lying down wide awake because the hunger gnawing at me wonโt let me sleep.I watch the rise and fall of Drewโs chest as he sleeps before slipping out of the bed. Iโm careful not to wake him on my way out, carefully navigating through the dark room.When I make it to the stairs I almost leap in joy. Food at last. I take the stairs two at a time and run to the kitchen when Iโm down.I cry out in relief
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 77
I donโt come downstairs until the doorbell rings. Iโve done a pretty good job of avoiding Jenny and now I was going to risk running into her. The entire house is quiet when I come down, she must be taking a nap. For some reason I tiptoe to the door and stifle a startle when I open the door to a rather grumpy looking Dr. Shelby. All since Iโve known him, he was always smiling, patient. There was this airiness that surrounded him, it always made you feel at ease with him. But all that is left now are deep frown lines on his face and I hate to be the reason for it. โHow did you think drinking while being pregnant was a good idea?โ he asks the moment he steps past the threshold. โWhy keep a child youโre not going to take proper care of?โ My breath seizes in my lung. With a slight tilt to my head I study his expression. His eyes are accusing as he glares at me. This right here is not Dr. Shelby. Someone has taken him and put in place this angry version that Iโm not used to.
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 76
Thereโs a soft touch on my shoulder and I look up to see Drewโs worried eyes. He raises his brow asking if Iโm okay and I nod. Daisy shakes in my arms, the sleeve of my gown stained with her tears. The meeting should go on but I also canโt leave her in this state when Iโm the primary reason she has to go through this grief. โLet me take you home,โ I whisper to her. The meeting can always wait, but for now I need to calm her down and make sure sheโs okay so she doesnโt hurt herself. She nods into my shoulder. I turn to Drew, โCan you take over the meeting, Iโll take her home now,โ I tell him. โWhy? Everyone has agreed to you being the new chairman, so you have to finish up. And with Daisy we canโt risk them changing their mindโ he whispers to me. I shake my head. โHer feelings right now are more important. You can explain the situation to them and have them vote now. Theyโll understand why I have to leave right away,โ I say. Daisy is already trembling from c
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 75
Never did I think Iโd be back here, in this soulless city that has had nothing but pain to offer me. But here I am, sitting in Drewโs passenger seat with the window down. Thereโs a random song playing on the radio that fills the silence dwelling between us. Iโm grateful for it because after the tense conversation we had, we both needed to process our thoughts. I have to think of myself as Cassie now, I need to slowly immerse myself into her persona. Above all, I have to become her for this irrational plan of mine to work. โArenโt you cold, the window has been down for so long,โ Drew says, his attention still on the road. โOh, I didnโt realize,โ I reply. My body chooses that exact moment to shiver. I donโt miss the smile on Drewโs lips. โWhat were you thinking so much about?โ he asks. I twist slightly to him. โYou said you want nothing to do with the companyโฆโ I start. His short laugh is nervous, โYes?โ โBut I have no idea how to actually run the company
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 74
Everyday that I see the sun rise is torture to my soul. Every morning that I wake up without Don by my side, tears my heart into a million pieces. I donโt know where life ends and where death starts. Theyโve both become the same to me. It has made me prisoner in this dark perilous place called my mind. I sit by the window every night and wait for a dawn that never breaks, but that even is too much to ask. This is my own hell. This is my own home. Thereโs nothing on the news about the explosion. If I hadnโt been there myself I wouldnโt even believe that it happened. No bodies have been found. That is both my hope and my nightmare. Two long months of emptiness and guilt, that is my punishment. What if heโs really gone? What if he didnโt survive? No one could be alive and stay hidden for that long. What if heโs out there looking for me? I deflate. The chances are unlikely, especially after the way we parted. I should have held onto him a little longer, laced his f
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 73
Something was wrong, even a blind man could see it from miles away. I listened through the entire meeting but barely heard a word. They talked mostly about shares and opening another branch in some city I didnโt catch the name. My eyes shifted to the jot pad Car had left on the table, his handwriting had to be the ugliest thing in the world as I scanned over what he had written. He was my assistant, but it felt like he was more, like I should care for him. The meeting was barely over when I stood up from the meeting and left. I went straight to the restroom, sure that a clue to whatever was wrong with him would be there. I went straight to the waste bin that was at the far end of the restroom. Lying at the bottom was a rumpled toilet paper that was stained with blood, and lots of it. There was a sudden panic as I closed the lid, there was something going on with him but what if it was something that wasnโt entirely my business. It was clear he was sick, but sick w
Falling Just as Hardย ย ย Chapter 72
His lips. They tormented me more than my father. The things I had felt in those few seconds always rattled my heart and made butterflies flutter in my stomach. But then I always remembered, his panic-stricken face after and the fact that he hated me, just like they all did. โIโm sorryโ I said as I detangled myself from him and stood straighter, adjusting my tie in the process. He said nothing. He didnโt even acknowledge the fall or the awkward moment his arms had been wrapped around me. Maybe he did this often, letting his male personal assistants fall into his arms. It hit me then! A scandal, Don involved with his male assistant, a gay relationship. It would ruin a respectable family like his. The doors dinged when we got to the ground floor. I walked after him making sure to put a decent space between us. Iโll rather fall on my butt than into his hands again. A black sleek limousine was already waiting when we got out of the building, the other staff glaring daggers a
