Lauren, Jonathan, and Agnes. Thank you for your precious comments. My apologies. Here is the update. xoxo. Lisa Salman-author
“Can’t you see? He has gone crazy!” River rolled her eyes when Gerald joined them for dinner, “he was calling me MISSSS River! Can you believe that? Fu*ck with the drama. Mr. CEO doesn’t know how to remember tiny details!”Gerald was trying not to respond but Marwick’s warning glares were making it all look so funny. River was fuming with anger and Marwick was sitting there as if he was a kindergarten student.“Sweetheart. Do you want to try this pie? My chef makes …” Poor Marwick was trying to divert her attention when her blazing eyes focused on him,“Don’t sweetheart me, Marwick. And do you even realize how you were trying to cover your blunder?” River asked him menacingly.“How was he trying to do it? I would want to know.” Gerald said enjoying the situation. He had never seen Marwick this helpless.“Just to cover his slip of the tongue he called Mr
“You should join me in my private car,” Marwick leaned his chin on her shoulder and curved down his lips like a toddler, “The bus is for other employees.”Today they all were leaving for the picnic. According to instructions they were asked to assemble in the office.River chewed her lower lip in order to suppress the smile that was itching at the corner of her lips, “According to the rules,” she raised her hand and touched her fingers to his rough cheek, feeling the stubble, “Mr. Theodore deserves to accompany you in the car. I will accompany Aniya and Jeff on the bus.”As a PA she was not supposed to travel with the CEO. Only his secretary or someone from the executive level was allowed to do that.“River,” he wrapped his arms around her waist, “I want to break all rules when I am close to you.” That made River go still.Was he serious?“I want to tell all of them that this sweet little boy should stay with me. Forever. I don’t know why you are taking so much time to decide.”This w
There were beautiful hotel huts available at the beach. Unfortunately, she didn’t get the executive one, unlike Marwick, Gerald, and Chad. She placed her bag in a room with Aniya and went out for fresh air. Everyone around her was changing into swimming costumes.She stayed in her t-shirt and denim pants and kept walking on the shore.“Don’t tell me, you are not planning to swim,” She heard Aniya behind her and turned to her with a smile,“No. I am not much fond of swimming,” she ran a casual gaze and found more guests coming out of their huts.With a nonchalant shrug, Aniya ran to the water and River could not help but miss her time with Marwick in Zanzibar.It was a private beach and waiters were serving food inside and outside the hotel huts.Everyone was having a good time and she was smiling when she felt a presence behind her.“G!” she looked at him who was in his blank trunks, “Ready for the swim?” she leaned back to have a good look at him.“Yeah, babe. Want to join me?” he a
“She wasn’t well fed that’s the reason she couldn’t struggle enough. The good thing is, it didn’t do any harm to her already injured finger. She will be able to get rid of the finger sling in a few days.” The doctor gave Marwick a clear report.River was lying on the bed and was silent ever since they were back.Nobody from the office staff knew what happened. Not even Gerald came to know about it. Jeff was still nowhere to be found.Once the doctor left, Marwick rushed to her side, “Honey,” he moved her disheveled hair off her face, “Everything will be fine.” He said kissing her forehead and taking her in his arms, “I am so sorry, I couldn’t keep you safe. I am so sorry, love.” He leaned his cheek on her head.She blinked and closed her eyes. She was still shaken by the events of this morning. Marwick had brought her, back home.Aniya was residing in the guest bedroom. She wanted to leave, the moment she got back her consciousness, but Marwick didn’t let her go. He insisted her to st
“Where is Aniya?” Marwick asked Greta the next morning. “Sir, when I woke up, she had already left.” Greta told him, “How is Ms. River? I think I should go to her room. She must be awake and might need my help.” Greta bowed her head a little and was about to turn away when Marwick’s voice stopped her. “Ms. River is not in her room. Last night, she slept in my room.” Greta kept her eyes focused on the floor, “She is still sleeping.” Greta nodded and attempted to speak, “I… I want to share something with you, sir. I don’t know if you would like me to as I am just your servant and …” “Come on, Greta. What is it?” “I …” Greta hesitated. “Speak up, Greta.” Marwick wanted to go back to River. He didn’t want her to wake up alone in bed. “Just a little before dawn, I woke up and came out of my room to fetch some water I saw…” “Yes?” “I saw Ms. Aniya … she was coming out of your room,” Greta started fumbling with her fingers in nervousness, “I just wanted to let you know so that… I m
“Hello,” Aniya didn’t bother to look up when she heard Derek. She was not supposed to come to the office today due to whatever incident happened yesterday. But she was here. Maybe to run away from the reality that Marwick could never be hers. Or to have a single peek at him. She wanted to see him, meet him. She wanted to believe that maybe River Brower or River Brown was a girl, but they got intimate because he just wanted to console her. But Aniya was also scared. She was the one who saved River. Why Marwick couldn’t spend the night with her. He just visited her room accompanying the doctor. Asked her to take her medicine. Made her gulp down the sleeping pill to help her relax her senses. Ruffled her hair and left the room. Without saying a single word. Why? Why did he choose River? Unfortunately, Marwick didn’t come to the office and Aniya had lots of time on her hands in his absence. That was the reason she decided to come to the office café for a cup of coffee. “Aniya!” Dere
Aniya was sitting beside him in a luxury car and was feeling underdressed according to the occasion. Though Derek had specifically told her that it was not a date but for some reason she was getting date vibes. “Relax.” Derek tilted his head to have a better look at her, “Don’t freak out. We are NOT on a date. Remember?” he didn’t want to miss this first chance to go out with her. He was happy that at least she agreed to dine out. “I should have worn something else, I guess. It’s been quite some time since I last went on a date,” And got a good fu*ck. She thought silently. “Why? No! You look beautiful, Aniya,” Poor Derek seemed to get nervous now due to her insecurities. “Sure?” she turned her face sideways and saw a smile gracing his lips. “Yup. Cent percent.” They both didn’t know what to talk about. “Do you like music?” he asked her, realizing how little he knew about her. She shifted in her seat and looked outside the window, “Who doesn’t like music, Derek? I love music,”
“Once we catch the man who is after you, I will go back to my daughter.”“Can you make a sketch of my daughter? If possible, also capture the expressions on her face.”“I am about to get married. My girlfriend is expecting again.”“She is my little Nina. She also walks backwards. Once my girlfriend will deliver twins, we are planning to get married.”There were so many things, so many happy moments with Jeff. She wasn’t able to forget any of it. She looked up when she felt Gerald squeezing her hand.“Jeff would never return, G. He has gone. Forever!” She closed her eyes and rolled her lips between her teeth. It felt like her heart would stop beating due to the pain that was gradually increasing.“H-he had become my friend. He told me that I reminded him of his daughter. I think every girl used to remind him of his daughter. That day when we were about to get on our bus, he told me that Aniya also reminded him of his daughter.” Her tears were streaming down her face.Gerald was there