Inside the class, Sylvia tapped her finger on the table, wondering whether she was being too harsh or lenient. Nonetheless, she did feel happy to learn that her artwork got others interested.It would be embarrassing if it went unnoticed.However, with the way it blew up, it wouldn’t surprise her if the content gets deleted soon. After all, the other party was Blake. He shouldn’t let this circulate for long.Her attention was distracted when the door to the classroom slammed opened loudly. Loud stomping was heard after it. Sylvia turned her head at that to see an enraged figure standing in front of her.“What the fuck is wrong with you!?” he yelled.Sylvia feigned confusion in her eyes.“What do you mean?”That only got him further pissed off. Reacting aggressively, he threw off the books and stationaries from her table, making Sylvia flinch.“What are you doing right now?” Sylvia glared at him, but the ferocity in her eyes didn’t match up with his. She got up.“Delete it,” he ordered
This made Sylvia raise the career planning form in her hand.“I don’t know what to do with this,” she expressed, “what are you choosing?”“Computer engineering,” he answered, “it had been my dream for a while.”“Good for you,” Sylvia responded with envy in her eyes. “I don’t know if I should choose money or my dreams. Then again, earning a lot of money is my dream.”Nathan laughed.“What does your parents think?” questioned Nathan.Sylvia sighed.“My mom is an airhead. I would be an idiot to trust her. She would probably say something in the line of pursue your dreams.”Sylvia shook her head.“Maybe that’s what you should do. It wouldn’t be fun to get stuck up with studying something you aren’t interested in,” Nathan pointed out.“I don’t know. I was always more attracted by the thought of money.”°°°On that day, Sylvia was called to Liam’s office. She wondered what the matter was regarding when she stepped into his office.“Sit down.”And that’s what she did.Then, he started, “I re
Sylvia was taken aback by Blake’s presence. From his expression, he appeared to be displeased to be here.“What are you doing here?” she questioned.“Get up,” he ordered.Under that gaze of his, she felt very much nervous. Therefore, while trying to climb up, she slipped, causing her palms to harshly slide against the rough surface. A wince escaped from her lips. The fall made her hurt her ankle.This made Blake frown at her.“What are you? A child?”“What’s it to you? Mind your own business, and get lost from here,” she retorted.“Why should I? Seeing you so pathetic puts me in a great mood,” he expressed.Sylvia was almost convinced that he came here to watch her be miserable. Although annoying, she could only resort to annoying him. Holding in on the pain, she attempted to climb up while hoping she doesn’t fall down again and end up hurting worse.As she struggled, she heard the footsteps. Before she could process it, she was picked up and carried to the top before being placed dow
Whose daughter did he take her to be?“What do you plan on doing to me?” Sylvia questioned. Her voice might seem calm on the outside, but inside she was entirely a mess.“That depends on how your father responds,” he replied.Wasn’t her father dead ages ago?What sort of response was he expecting from a corpse that had already decomposed?Was Liam taken as her father?He was her stepfather after all.Sylvia nodded.She didn’t know whether or not asking questions would make him mad. That’s why, she stayed careful. Although they didn’t plan on killing her, who knew whether or not they would physically harm her?That’s why, she decided it was better to not create a fuss.The man leaned towards her and grabbed on to her face. His hold wasn’t gentle, and his breath made her almost scrunch up her nose in disgust. Who knew that garbage he inhaled in before coming here?“Aren’t you pretty obedient? It’s sort of boring. I thought you would put up more of a fight.”Sylvia was lost on how to res
Sylvia was alone on the bed when she woke up the next morning. There was a hint of sense of loss in her chest before she got over it and sat up on the bed. Following that, she washed up before heading downstairs. There was a dull fear remaining within her, and being alone in her room increased that. That’s why, she was quick to leave her room. It was little late to have breakfast. When Sylvia head downstairs, her steps stopped at the sight of Liam. The man’s eyes fell on her, scrutinizing her. “Thank you,” Sylvia expressed. It was indeed because of Liam that she got abducted. However, he had the choice of not going through trouble and abandoning her. But he didn’t choose to do so. There was no way he didn’t suffer from losses by choosing to rescue her in that manner. And for Sylvia, being treasured was a foreign feeling. Regardless of how she normalized not being cared for, in the end, she did crave for love. “What are you thanking me for? It’s my responsibility. And I apologize
Next day, when she was at school, the status of Blake and Jennifer’s relationship spread through the hallways, giving the center of topic of almost conversation between the teenagers.“Are you alright?”Hearing that voice made her close her locker and turn towards Nathan. She then questioned, “Why wouldn’t I be?”He smiled at her.“It seems that you didn’t sleep well last night.”“My enemies are happy. How can I sleep well?” Sylvia voiced out.Before he could say anything, Sylvia was approached by Jennifer. The girl grabbed her hand and appeared to be a little too enthusiastic. There was a welcoming smile on her face.“Sylvia, I was looking all over school for you. Let’s sit together during the lunch together?”At this, Sylvia pulled away the hand from Jennifer’s hold and patted on Nathan’s arm.“I will deal with this.”Nathan took this as her asking him to leave. He nodded before walking away, and Sylvia’s eyes became stern as she looked at Jennifer.“I know you have a loud mouth, bu
“That’s none of your business. Get out!”Instead of listening to his words, she sat on his bed and voiced out, “You can spend nights in my room, and I can’t be here for a couple of minutes?”Without saying anything, he reached out for her and grabbed her arm, pulling her up in the process. His actions made her pout.“Can’t you tell me about your mother? I am curious,” she voiced out.“You don’t have the right to. Next time, it wouldn’t end nicely for you if you enter my room.”“I am sorry if it is a sore spot, but what’s with your attitude? Can’t you be more, well, personable?”She frowned.He sneered.“I already hate it that I can’t hate you enough.”This was frustrating.“Why are you so adamant on hating me!? With the way you act, one would think I killed your parents or something!” she exclaimed.“That’s because you did.”His words caught her off guard.“W-What?” she slowly asked.“You are the reason my mother is dead.”Sylvia’s eyes widened at it. Blake’s gaze gave her chills, and
She laughed.“Then, I will beat up Liam for you. I don’t know how to effectively pack a punch, but I will do my best.”He simply stared at her without saying anything. That made her feel very awkward.She rambled on, “How could he be that horrible? You are really tolerant. If it was me, I would have beaten him up a long time ago. What a bastard!”“You are taking it in well.”“Do I give that impression? Not at all. Watch me lose sleep and mind over it for days. My thoughts attack me when I am all alone.”“He loves you a lot,” he commented, “it’s surprising because I thought he wasn’t capable of it.”“Oh?”“Now, I understand why. You are someone who can be easily loved.”Sylvia’s eyes widened.What was he doing?Was he indirectly confessing to her?Was she just reading too much into it?Her mind went blank, and her cheeks heated up.She wasn’t that loveable. People found her annoying often. So, it was nice to hear those words from him.“Thank you. Well then, I will be leaving. Uh! Have
Blake’s eyes fell on the woman lying beside him. He reached out to touch her hair and pushed it back. Even though years had passed, just the sight of her managed to fill his heart up with adoration.Never before did he think that he would end up being so lucky.When his eyes fell on her for the first time in that restaurant, he knew that she would be the one. It just took him time to cope up with the truth.He felt defensive about it. He didn’t want to fall down the same dark hole as his mother, especially since she was the daughter of that man.He was doing this because he hated her. At least that’s what he thought as he troubled her. But he knew it was because he craved her attention.Even though he tried, he couldn’t hate her.Whether it was the way she talked or carried herself, he couldn’t understand what attracted him to her so much initially. She was simply entertaining. There was never a boring moment for him around her.He tried to push her way and convince himself that she d
Sylvia pushed open the door to the medical room. A frown settled on her face when she saw the doctor was wrapping bandages around Blake’s body. She felt livid.Blake then dismissed the doctor.Sylvia stomped over to him and glared at her husband.“You think I wouldn’t find about it if you hid this from me?” she questioned, folding her arms over her chest.“Don’t create a fuss. This is a small injury.”“Small injury?”She laughed humorlessly.“It sure looks like that. Why don’t you just get shot at your heart and be done for? At least I wouldn’t have to worry everyday.”“I will protect myself better next time,” he voiced out.“Next time? When will be that next time? Do you know how I feel when you are out to work everyday? How would you feel if you were in my position, worrying if I would make it out alive?”Blake didn’t even want to think about that.He extended his hand to grab on to hers and said, “I am sorry. I don’t want to make you worry. And didn’t I give you my word that I won’
Sylvia’s eyes roamed around the place, wanting to look at anywhere but Liam. He made him lose all of her spirits. As for her dear husband, he had no issue in looking at him straight in the eyes.The tension was thick in the room.Her mother broke the silence by asking, “What about Nathan?”She answered, “We broke up.”Then, she forced out a smile on her face and carried on, “Thinking about it, dad, didn’t you always complain about Nathan being a wimp? Isn’t Blake a better option? He isn’t even trembling even though you beat him up.”Apparently, her dad didn’t find that to be humorous as he glared at her.“Why did you break up?” he questioned. His tone low.With his sharp eyes falling on Blake, he asked, “Did he—”Knowing what her father was getting to, Sylvia was quick to shake her head, and feeling embarrassed, she sheepishly rubbed the back of her head before answering, “He was sort of cheating on me for a while.”Sylvia gulped when she saw his father’s mood worsen.Blake only added
Staring at the mansion before her located in a secluded area got her to raise one of her eyebrow and fold her arms over her chest.“Now, why are we in front of this fancy mansion in the middle of the night? Is it your friend’s place or something?”Meanwhile, he held her hand to walk inside and answered, “It’s our home.”Sylvia needed a second to let that settle in.The sound of their home made her heart swell up with unsurmountable amount of warmth.However, she couldn’t let him get to her that easily.She pressed her feet on the floor to stop herself and pulled her hand away from his grip.Then, she said, “What do you mean our home? Are you forgetting that I stay at another country? I have my own place and job there. You don’t expect me to move in here, right?”“I do,” he answered, “we are married. Are you planning to stay away from me?”His eyes darkened.Sylvia shrugged her shoulders.“Not exactly, but you need to understand I have my life there. I can’t give it up for you. In the
When the car stopped, Sylvia got down, following Blake. Shock filled her to see that both of them stood in front of the courthouse. This got her to shoot him a puzzled gaze.“Why did you bring me here?” she asked, getting defensive.She couldn’t think why he would be bringing her here.“Let me tell you that I have always lived by the law,” she added.For a second there, she got the feeling that he mentally rolled his eyes.“To register for marriage.”“Register for marriage?”That only enveloped her in further confusion.She continued, “Marriage? Whose? Yours? You want me to be by your side or something? Or is it mine? Are you actually forcing me to marry someone? Is it a form of sick revenge?”“What do you think?”He raised an eyebrow.She laughed nervously.“Whatever it is, it wouldn’t be something as absurd as us getting married.”“That’s what it is.”If it wasn’t that Sylvia cared about how she presented herself, her jaw would have dropped then.What was even this?Was she hallucin
However, that slap never fell on her.Sylvia opened her eyes.Her eyes widened when she noticed how Blake had thrown off Nathan. The man then grabbed on to Nathan’s collar. Picking him effortlessly as though he weighed nothing, Blake delivered punches on his face.Although the sight was horrifying, especially with that nonchalant expression of Blake, Sylvia had satisfaction forming in her chest. Nathan deserved to be beaten like that.However, the noises created started to alarm the others. Seeing how the people gathered, Sylvia stepped in. She grabbed on to Blake’s shirt and pulled at it in order to stop his aggressive motions.“Stop. That’s enough.”At that, Blake looked back at her. Those eyes of his were filled with violent intensity and murderous intent. He was mad, and that instinctively made everyone take a step back.Sylvia gave him a reassuring smile.“Let’s not dirty our hands.”His eyes softened at it before going back to nonchalance. He released Nathan and kicked him one m
Sylvia held the room card in her hand as she went up the elevator. The reason she asked for it was because she thought it would be nice to surprise Nathan.Most importantly, when she heard that Blake owned the place, she wanted to take advantage of him. It sounded cool in her opinion.Standing in front of the hotel room, she inserted the room card and unlocked the door. She turned the knob and opened the door following that.As she entered the room, she noticed the pair of heels in front of the door and garments strewn over the place. This made her pause.Did she perhaps walk into a wrong room?That would be embarrassing!Before she was caught, Sylvia planned to leave. But before she turned back, the door to the room opened, and her breath was stuck in her throat. A barely dressed familiar man stepped out of the bedroom.Both of their eyes widened.“N-Nathan?” she stuttered out. The situation was too much for her to process.“What’s the matter?” came a drowsy woman’s voice. She saw a
As Sylvia returned back into the house, she turned on the phone screen in order to check the time only to realize that the phone in her hand belonged to Nathan.Both of them had same models of phone and cover, so they usually got mixed up. This was entirely a coincidence, and finding it to be funny, they decided to leave it like that.He should know her phone’s password and can use it. It’s too late to return it to him anyways.As Sylvia was about to climb up the stairs, she noticed that Blake was talking with few men. A serious expression sat on his face, and his presence was quite prominent and domineering.He surely knew how to stand out even now.After that, he dismissed the man, and his eyes fell on Sylvia. This made her give him a small.She then prompted to ask, “So, how is the relationship between you and Jennifer going? I thought I would be invited to your engagement by now.”Sylvia tried to block out as much as information as she could about Blake in order to get over him. T
Six years had passed since Sylvia came to this city for further education. Having graduated, she joined a medium-sized company as a graphic designer.She had a well-paid job and lived comfortably along with Nathan.Both of them started to date four years ago. Although she couldn’t compare what she felt for Blake back then with her emotions for Nathan, she saw herself spending a future with Nathan and genuinely liked him.He made feel happy.Both of their relationship went stably.Sylvia did want to move back home, but because Nathan was still searching for a job, they decided to stay here temporarily. She understood that he was having a difficult time.Unlike her, Nathan struggled with passing the university. Although he was an excellent student, university became too pressurizing for him, and he found it difficult to cope with.That’s why, his grades hadn’t been the best when he graduated. Moreover, the market was oversaturated with unemployed people, and finding a decently paying jo