Carmen remained calm as she doubtfully gazed at Liam. She had no response to such a request, so she waited for him to act on his word.
“I am going to take your silence as a yes,” Liam mumbled.
Liam woke out the next morning, and yet his eyes were still shut. He then reached his hand to touch the other side of the bed, then his eyelids immediately lifted when he did not feel Carmen.“Where is she?” Li
Carmen finally dragged herself out of bed and reluctantly walked into the bathroom. She didn't even stop in front of the mirror to check her morning look. Instead, she got undressed and got into the shower.She then leaned her head against the glass, enabling the flo
Dax stood still as he stared at the wooden door surface. He didn't know how long he had been standing at Carmen’s hotel room door, but every time he thought about leaving, his legs wouldn't permit him to do so.
Carmen woke up the next morning to the continuous buzzing of her phone. She angrily grabbed the pillow and pressed it over her head to block out the noise. But whoever that was calling remained persistent.Finally, Carmen threw the pillow on the floor. Then she sat u
Carmen pushed the front door open and walked into the hallway.The first voice she heard was her father, so she followed the sound towards the living room.
Carmen had a sleepless night, and the moment the sunlight beamed into her room that morning, she was already awake.The light glowing from her widow didn't draw her focus away from her ceiling.Carmen kept staring up with emptiness in her eyes until she heard a knock on her door.“Miss, your grandfather asked you to join him for breakfast.” A gentle lady’s voice echoed from outside the room.Carmen finally blink her eyelids after stiffly staring for minutes. She then took her sight away from the ceiling and focused it on the spared pillow on her bed before letting out a pitiful sigh.“Grandpa is such an early bird,” Carmen mumbled.She gazed towards the door when she heard the second knock.“Sofia, tell grandi that I will be out soon,” Carmen said as she sat up in bed.&
Carmen stood still for a minute plus with her fingers gently pinching her dress. With all the complex emotions running through her, she didn't know how to react, so she stood numb while staring at Liam and Ali.The coldness in her so-called best friend’s eyes made Carmen’s heart ache. She remained stiff for a few more seconds before taking two steps backward.‘You may have my last name, but you don't bear the willpower of the Smith family!’Carmen stopped when her father's words crossed her mind. Then she clutched her fist as she walked towards Ali and Liam.“Carmen!” Ali cheerfully shouted.She then turned to Liam with a bright smile on her face.“See. I told you that she will come.” Ali said.Liam tightly held onto the spoon with his head bent. In that instant, he didn't know where the intense sense of guilt came from, and yet he still felt remorseful.“What is
Liam's face slightly lit up when he saw Carmen coming out of the restaurant. But when she stared at him, and he saw the hostility in her gaze, the bit of sparkle in his eyes faded.“Carmen, let's talk please!” Liam called out when he saw her walking towards her car.However, Carmen didn't stop. Instead, she increased her speed, causing Liam to chase after her.Carmen reached her vehicle, and as she was about to open the door, Liam gently grabbed her wrist and turned her towards him.Carmen scowled at Liam as she opened her right hand, then vigorously hit it against his left cheek.Liam then squeezed his eyes shut as he pressed his lips tightly together to keep himself calm. Then he opened his eyes and gazed at Carmen in shock.“Fine. Do you want to hit me more? Go ahead and do it. But after you are done, let's talk.” Liam softly said.Carmen felt flushed even though it was a windy morning, she was q
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When Freddie brought the car to a stop, he stared back, saw that Liam was sleeping, and faintly smiled as he thought, 'Sir just arrived in the country from a business trip, and yet he didn't hesitate when Miss Smith asked him to pick up Ethan. He really cares about young sir.'Realizing that the car wasn't moving, Liam raised his eyelids and asked, "We are here?""Yes, sir," Freddie said.Without uttering another word, Liam got down from the car and headed into the school building.When he got to Ethan's class and his teacher saw him, she smiled and said, "Ethan, your father is here."Keeping silent, Ethan walked over to Liam and mumbled, "Hello,"With a smile on his face, Liam sighed and thought, 'I have been in your life for one year now, and you won't call me 'father.' How long will it take to make you open up to me and believe that I'm not going to leave you.'Afterward, he extended his hand to Ethan, and not hesitating, he
The sound of her ringtone caused Carmen to set the pancake box on the kitchen counter. Then she picked up the phone, answered the call, and said, "Hey, mom." "Are you okay?" Mrs. Smith worriedly asked from the other end of the line. Confused by her mother's question, Carmen calmly uttered, "Why wouldn't I be?" "Well, Ummm… We were told that Ali was at the company yesterday?" "Seriously, you guys are still keeping tabs on me!" "No! Of course, not… Well, okay, yes we are. But not in the way that you think. Your dad and I were just checking in with Tracy this morning to find out how your first day went." At that moment, Carmen heard Mr. Smith say, "I told her not to call you!" Giggling faintly, the slight anger she felt slowly faded, and she said, "It's fine. We handle the situation pretty well, I think." "We?" Mrs. Smith asked, sounding curious. "Liam and I." "You guys are a
Keeping his eyes fixed on Carmen and Ethan as they stood by the car door, waiting on him, Liam walked over to them.When he was a step away from them, he stopped. Then Carmen met his eyes and said, "Ethan wanted us to wait out here for you.""Thank you, bud," Liam uttered, looking down at his son.Then he focused his gaze back at Carmen, and her face still bore no expression, making it hard for him to guess what she was thinking or how she felt.A few minutes later, as Freddie drove them out of the parking lot, the car was silent and continued to be even after he got on the main road.That bothered Ethan a lot, and he looked up at Liam on his left for a few seconds, and then looked to his right at Carmen before mumbling "I made a friend at school today.""Really! Bud, that's amazing!" Liam said with a look of pride in his eyes."Yeah, baby. What's your friend's name?" Carmen asked, unable to stop smiling.With an excited
The office was silent as Carmen stared coldly at Ali, wondering what she would say to her.At last, she lowered her brows and said, "We are not that close, so let's save the chit chat, and you can excuse yourself and leave.""Oh come on, Carm. Don't tell me you are still holding onto past grudges." Ali cunningly said, sluggishly relaxing back on the seat.Although Carmen didn't know where the conversation was heading, the last thing she wanted was to continue it.So she looked straight into Ali's eyes and said, "We are not doing this.""Doing what?" Ali asked with an innocent expression."I k
"Ding Dong!"Withdrawing his hand from on the doorbell, Liam waited patiently for a couple of seconds.Then he reached for the bell again, but the door suddenly opened, and Carmen stood in the doorway, staring at him."I hope I'm not too early," Liam mumbled, drawing his hand to his side."No. You are on time." Carmen said as she stepped aside for him to enter.After walking into the hallway, Liam gazed back and asked, "Where's Ethan?""He's having his breakfast," Carmen said, shutting the door.Afterward, she and Liam headed into the dining room together.When they arrived, and Liam sight rested on his son, his face lit up, and he excitedly uttered, "Hey bud. Ready for your first day of school?"Pouting, Ethan looked away from his cereal, stared at Carmen, and mumbled, "Mommy, why can't you be the one to take me to school.""We talked about this, honey. Your dad doesn't have much to do today, so he's
"Mommy," Ethan called out, looking at Carmen before staring down at her vibrating phone.Then he gently shook her arm until she finally raised her lashes and stared at him.Still feeling dizzy, a soft smile crept on her lips as she stared at her son's grey eyes and long lashes."What is it, baby?" Carmen whispered."Your phone is ringing," Ethan mumbled, drawing back on the bed as his mother sat up.It took her a second to fully awake. Then she stared down at her phone, picked it up, and answered the call."Good morning, mother," Carmen said, raffling Ethan's hair as he giggled faintly."I know it's early. But I and your father was discussing, and we thought since you have spent four months on that end, you are ready to take over the SM branch there." Mrs. Smith's voice echoed into her ear.Keeping silent, Carmen rested back on the headboard and thought, 'Four months? It's been that long already?'"What did Carm say?" Sh
For a while, Lina stared at her son, wondering if he was serious or not."I ready don't want to repeat what I said," Liam mumbled, gazing away from her. "You need to leave.""I am your mother," Lina whispered, clutching her fist."Remember the days in the darkroom, when I was screaming to be let out, I needed you to be my mother then or when Anthony and Levi left bruises on my skin and made me bleed, I wanted you to be my mother…""Liam…""There were so many instances that are needed you so desperately to realize that I am your son and put me first! But you didn't!""I'm…""I'm not going to be like you, mother. My child comes first even before the woman that brought me into this world, so you need to leave!"Fighting back tears, Carmen clapped her hand over her trembling lips as she stared at Liam with a touch of sadness in her eyes."I know my wrongs." Lina cried, not knowing what else to say.
Staring coldly at his grandfather, Liam scowled before gazing at his mother and saying, "It was supposed to be just you!""Well, when father found out that I was seeing Ethan, he wanted to meet him too, so he flew over to me for us to come together," Lina said, smiling at her son.However, that didn't change Liam's expression, and his eyes got colder the more he stared at his grandfather."Are you going to let us in?" Anthony asked, scowling at his grandson.The atmosphere was intense, and Carmen felt it as she approached Liam at the door."Mr. Davis?" Carmen mumbled, losing control over her expression for a second and frowning.Then she quickly curved her lips into a smile and calmly called out, "Liam, are you not going to step back?"Taking in a deep breath, Liam continued to give his grandfather an icy stare for a few minutes before allowing himself to step away from the door.Everything in him hated to see Anthony and