Chapter 61

Chapter 61

“We can move next week to my condo,” Lily mentioned while we are on our way to our businesses. I was the one driving with my head flying elsewhere. I just have to drop her off at the mall before I go to my company.

“Okay,” I shortly replied, having no energy in my voice. The weather was gloomy, it makes me feel lazy to move and work today.

“Are you sure you don't want to come with me and go shopping? You need this. Take time to unwind,” she has been asking me to come since last night. This is our usual way of decreasing stress, by spending our wealth in luxury things that we love.

“How can I go there? I can't even visit my shop in the mall because of the issue,” I can't blame anyone. I was the one behind that exposure of the truth from our past. In my state right now, shopping wouldn't fix everything.

“Well, you have a point,” she nodded and shook her head at the same time.

I stopped the car in front of the mall for her. She could have used her car but she's being lazy again, so here I am, driving her.

“I'll buy some for you. Bye!” She exclaimed, filled with excitement. I would guess she would probably spend a million today and go home with uncountable paper bags again.

I drove immediately to my company. I wasn't surprised to see tons of reporters still waiting outside. I shook my head as I parked in the parking lot until I saw a very familiar car beside where I parked my car.

“Hi,” I froze when I came out of my car and Elijah greeted me first. I glanced at the car behind him and I realized that it was his car.

What is he doing here? He gave me that soft smile as if nothing happened yesterday. I ignored his presence as I began to march.

“I brought you breakfast. Have you eaten?” I heard him ask, following me. I chose the way inside in the parking lot instead of the entrance where the reporters are waiting.

“I also brought iced coffee,” he added, trying to walk beside me.

I remained silent as if he was a fucking ghost mumbling around. No matter how huge my steps and no matter how fast I walk, he can easily chase me because of his long legs. That fact annoys me while walking with him.

“Look, I'm sorry about yesterday. I don't care if you trample on my image though,” my feet glued on the floor as I stopped from walking. I finally faced him with my cold stares while he was wearing those soft eyes of his.

“Will you really follow me inside amidst the exposure of your cheating issue?” I smirked unbelievably. Where is he getting the audacity to still do this?

“I don't do this for people, Faith. I'm doing this to win you back,” he said with his firm voice.

If I heard those words from him a long time ago, would we end up in this situation?

“I disgust you,” that's the only thing I said before I turned my back at him.

That would probably make him stop from following me inside. Everytime I remember him fucking different women each night, I couldn't help but be disgusted of his lust in having sex. Thinking that we also did that twice and we were able to conceive a child, I feel disgusted to know that I was not the only one his penis fucked.

“Are you staying in your office? We can eat together,” my lips parted when I still saw him following me, wearing that broad smile that irritates me so much.

“Seriously?”

“I'm not gonna stop,” he said and winked at me.

I rolled my eyes at her as we both rode the elevator. I saw how the employees’ eyes widened when we both came inside the elevator. I see their reflections behind us looking at each other with those looks that carry a lot of context. They are already communicating non-verbally.

“I brought a sandwich, too.” Elijah whispered.

I shut my eyes in distress when he did that. Because of that, they all gave meaning upon seeing us together in the middle of the hottest issue about us.

“Do you want something? I can go and buy—” before he could even finish his words, I grabbed the food that belonged to me and threw it in the bin when we came out of the elevator. I felt all the eyes of my employees watching the both of us but I don't give a damn.

“You can eat mine,” he still wears that protruded smile.

Wearing my stern look, I threw that sandwich in the bin again while sticking my eyes at him.

“You still have something to drink, perfect this mor—” I grabbed the iced coffee and threw it all in the trash bin. He watched me pour everything there with his lips parted.

“I can buy another one,” he said and retained his wide smile earlier.

“I don't want to eat,” I said coldly and headed to my office.

“Good morning, Ms. Faith—” my secretary paused when she saw Elijah behind me.

“G-Good morning, Architect Luciero!” She exclaimed.

“Do I have a meeting?” I asked.

“Yes, Ms. Faith. It's scheduled right now. I think they are already there,” I nodded before I turned to Elijah, thinking of a bright idea to make him suffer in my hands.

“I'm starving now, can you buy me food?” His mood brightened as soon as I talked to him. I can't believe a simple act can fool him easily.

“Of course! What do you like to have? I'll buy it for you,”

“You decide, just bring it in the meeting room.”

“Alright! I'll be quick,” I watched him run so fast to buy me food and found myself wearing that sly smirk.

“I actually prepared your breakfast,” my secretary uttered, befuddled.

“I'll eat that,” I replied.

“What about the food you asked him to buy for you?”

“I'll throw it away or maybe you can have it,” I shrugged before I went inside the meeting room.

The meeting started and Elijah was still not there. I got busy with the meeting, too, which made me forget about him.

“If we work with them, our sales can expand.”

My brow raised at him when he suggested that during the meeting. The entire room turned silent as if they all felt the ice that this man created.

“Stupid,” I commented. He couldn't look at me anymore.

“Do I have to repeat myself that we are not going to work with any companies?! I've told you a million times that it will never be a choice!” I crumpled his proposal and threw it towards him.

“I built this company by myself without collaborating with the others, so I will die working with myself only. Do you fucking understand that?!”

“Y-Yes, Ms. Faith.”

“Mention that again and I will fire you,” I stood up from my seat, frustrated with them. I paused when I found Elijah standing beside my secretary, holding two paper bags of food in his hand. Judging his look at me, I could tell that he didn't like how I acted out.

I ignored him once again as I came out of the meeting room and came back to my office.

“Don't you think it was too much?” He blurted out as soon as I sat on my chair.

“What do you mean?”

“Your words, and the way you treated him? You used to tell them that you won't be right here without them because you have them all along your journey as a fashion desig—”

“Did I ask for your opinion?” It made him pause.

“I don't fucking care whatever you think of my actions. Didn't I tell you? This is not the old Faith you once knew,” he didn't say anything anymore as I shut him up.

Can you believe that? Elijah Luciero couldn't win an argument with me when he used to dominate me in every argument, making me feel like I am always wrong and he's always right. The tables indeed turned.

He left me alone as well when I was near to go home. Someone called him and he had to go. I didn't ask him about it as I don't give a damn to whatever he's doing. I decided to stop by a coffee shop to grab something to drink and some snacks I can bring home that I can share with Lily as well.

“Anything else?” The lady asked.

“That's all,” I replied.

“Faith Flamera?”

My eyes shifted to the man who was checking out the displayed pastries. My brows crossed, trying to remember him. Do I know him?

“Do I know you?” I know I sounded a bit rude, but I do not remember his face.

“Oh, I'm one of the policemen who told you about the case of your sister who died? The accident that is not actually an accident?”

My lips circled when I finally remembered him. It's been four years since the last time I saw him.

“Shit, I'm sorry! I didn't recognize you, maybe because you're not wearing your uniform, my bad.”

“That's fine. We have been looking for you because you said you want to dig up the case. We ended up closing it since you suddenly vanished,” he shrugged but I saw that he was a bit disappointed.

“Yeah, I was abroad. Anyway, have you found something?”

He tilted his head while trying to recall their investigation.

“Well, we checked the car you used that day and I remember finding a piece of earring there,” my brows met again.

Earring?

“What earring?”

“Hold on, I think that picture is still on my phone.” He quickly grabbed his phone and began to find it there.

My heart was racing while I was waiting. That piece of earring can determine the culprit behind the planned accident.

“Here,” my lips parted after seeing it. In one glance, I was able to identify the owner of the earring.

“The culprit could be a woman if this doesn't belong to you and to your sister. She might have dropped this while destroying the brake of the car. Do you remember someone you know wearing this?” He asked and eyed me.

I was already shaking right there with my hands crumpled like a piece of paper.

“I know who owns that earring.”

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