Steve's POV continuation. I looked away from her and turned around to go to the bathroom. I really could not even tell why I could not put away the stupid smile on my face. It was as though I was in love… Of course, I cannot say this to anyone and it would only dwell in my heart however, I had a lot to do. If she remains here, I don't know if I will be able to control myself in her presence. If things cannot be controlled any longer, I must have to reconsider my marriage with the other woman. I thought to myself. Others might not know this but I only had a ceremonial form of marriage with her, we did not have any legal agreement between us yet. This thought calmed me and I swiftly took my bath. I returned to the room after my bath and by the time I reached the room, the woman was already asleep and she still had the lights on. She sleeps pretty fast, I thought to myself. I changed into my night robe and looked for a spare duvet in the closet. I rearranged the sofa in the room to f
Serene woke up the next morning, she opened her eyes gentle, she felt an unnecessary earth surrounding her and she turned her lips. She wanted to raise her hand but she noticed that she could not. She blinked and only then did her eyes become cleared. She jumped up and that action woke the man up. Steve opened his eyes and found the woman staring– no, it was more like she was glaring icicles at him. She grabbed the cover cloth and hugged it close to her body. She pointed at him and did not say anything for a moment. It was as though she had list her voice. "You–" she blurted and almost jabbed his face with her finger. If he did not mixed his face away from her hand, she might really pluck out his eyes if he was not alert. "What is the problem, woman" Steve uttered in a deep sleepy voice. He even seemed like he had not woken up properly yet. He glanced at the woman who was in his bed and glaring at him dangerously. He could not help but raise his brows. "What are you doing on my be
Serene walked hurriedly away from him when she was through with eating, she did not even look at him or meet his gaze. Even when he came to drip his plate in the kitchen, she just grabbed it from him and apologized before she asked him to leave. She had always been that way from a young age and if paige saw her acting so weirdly, when would not be so surprised. Serena was a kind if person that also felt guilty easily, whenever she did something that was wrong or harmed others, she would be quick to accept her fault and apologized but it took her a while to face the person she offended. Although she was like this, she also had a very sharp tongue when anyone offended. She did not know how to sit still in the face of cheating. She was innocently dumb and could be easily cheated but she would never take it lying down either. There was a time when she was in high school with Paige, they would be bullied by others but she would always bite those that bullied her back through different m
Serene who had entered the coffee shop came out not long after she entered, she looked around and saw that the car had already left. She turned around and walked away from the shop. She had noticed his the young man was staring at her and it gave her discomforts. She wonder why people liked to look at her in that manner. She did not call Paige immediately and first went to the psychiatric hospital that her mother was being looked after. She checked in at the counter of the clinic and walked through the corridor with familiarity. Of course, she was very familiar with the setting, she had visited the place for more than three years since her mother was brought there. She had always come here alone to check on her mother. After all, her brother was sick and her father was not attentive to them. The man only remembered he had a family when he was in debt and wanted money from her. In the last before her mother took ill, it was the woman who had always provided for the family. Actually,
The psychiatric hospital was already near the coffee shop where Paige was so Serene simply walked to the shop. As soon as she entered, Paige waver at her and she walked to the space where her friend was already seated. Seeing her best friend, Serene fixed a beautiful and rat smile on her face and sat across her friend. "Hey, how are you!" Paige uttered with a pleasant smile when she saw Serene smile. "I am good" Serene answered. "I can see that" Paige said and she chuckled. Serene looked at her and raised a brow. she could not tell how her best friend was just so dramatic. "See, I escaped from the set today so that I could see you! Yesterday, you refused to tell me anything but, you know that you have promised to spill today so, so what have you been up to lately and where were you throughout yesterday?" Paige asked immediately she had the chance. Serene heard this and arched her brows helplessly. At that point, Serene knew that she could no longer hide anything for her best fri
"Ha, it seems the kiss did happen" Paige said and laughed happily. Serene really wanted to beat up her best friend but she could not. She realized that she had fallen into the hands of Paige and Paige had used her expression to attack her. She pouted and was very unhappy."What's with your expression? Was he not good enough?" Paige snickered and ignored the glare in her best friend's eyes. Even if Serene was going to beat her up that moment, she won't stop until her gossipy self was satisfied. Then, she widened her eyes and gasped, "don't tell me that your first kiss was better than this one and it made you angry!" Paige whispered. "Paige!" Serene could not take it anymore and she yelled. The people in the coffee shop stopped and glanced at her, she quickly lowered her head and mouthed an apology, her face flushed with embarrassment as she gritted her teeth. "That was my first kiss!" She retorted amidst gritted teeth. Paige chuckled, she could almost hear the sound of her best fri
The two got to the hospital and entered the ward where Serene's brother was staying. A nurse was just attending to him and they stood by the side while they watched him receive his treatment patiently. After a while, the nurse was done, she greeted the girls before walking out. "Jordan, look how energetic you are today!" Paige voiced out and jumped beside the boy's bed. He smiled and he nodded at her before looking at his sister. "Sister," he voiced and Serene smiled at him, she also came forward and stood beside his bed. She looked at him closely and just as Paige had said, his cheeks that were usually white and bloodless appeared rosy and his eyes held brightness and life, the machines that were connected to his body also walked actively and everything seemed to be fine. "How are you doing?" Serene asked in a soft voice as she looked at her dear little brother. "I am fine, the doctors are attending to me regularly now" he answered. "Mhm, that is good, I am sorry that I could no
"It is okay, soon, I believe the doctors will find a compatible bone marrow for you and you can have your surgery soon. I don't wish for much in life buy, I want you to be fine" Serene voiced. "I know," Jordan said and lowered his eyes. He really did not know what made his sister love him so much but he knew that his sister cared for him the most in the world. Although he had a timely disease and could die at any time, his sister still took her time to care for her. He could not forget how his sister had rejected a chance to further her studies under the tutelage of the best fashion designer in France just to be with him because there was no other person that could stay with him. He saw himself as a burden to his sister, she had done so much for him and he could not do anything in return. There had been times that he wished he could die… maybe if he was no more, his sister would be able to have a chance to live her life as soon as he was forgotten.However, knowing that his sister