Ophelia began to take slow, calculated steps as soon as she walked out of the room. Thoughts ran through her mind of what had happened; there was no need for him to kiss her when she was just giving him updates about her life, but here he was sucking down on her lips."Why did I run away?" she murmured to herself as she approached her door. "How long more should I bear this emotion?" she added as she stopped at her door. Her hand was on the handle of the door as she held on to it tightly. She dropped her hand to her side, turned around, and began walking back to the room.She pushed his door open to see him still sitting where he had been squatting earlier. "What are you doing here?" he asked, and she walked to him."Can you please stand?" she asked, and she scrambled to his feet quickly."I might regret doing this but I have to do this" she muttered looking down at her feet as she began to feel fear overwhelm her. She began to think that maybe coming back to confess her feelings to h
The next day at work."Mr. Vale, Mr. Vale is here to see you," Harper said, sticking her head through the door.Cade raised his head from the field he had been doodling in all this while and looked at Harper standing by the doorway. Surprisingly, she had been so good he couldn't find any fault with her."Send him in," Cade said, standing up from his desk to the couch set in the room. He would much better have Cael over at the couches than at his desk, and moreover, he had been hunched over his desk all morning."It is lunchtime; do you want to go have some with me?" Cael asked as he walked into the room."And risk dying at your hands from food poisoning? You should realize that I am clearly better than you," Cade said. He was on edge from what had happened last night with Ophelia. She had successfully avoided him this morning, and he could not get a chance to talk to her. He did not even know what he was going to say, and honestly, maybe the ignorance on her part was a good thing for
FIVE DAYS LATERCade had woken up pretty early so he could speak to Ophelai; for the past few days she had been gently and so stylishly evading him that they did not even cross in the hallway. She was so good that no matter how early he woke up, he would not meet her. If he had not seen her driver and assistant around, he would have been forced to believe that she had not come home every night and was just spending every night out.However, today he had to speak to her in person because she had ignored all of the messages that he had sent to her, where he clearly showed a sense of urgency in their talking; she had read them because he could tell, but she did not send a message back. Knowing her pattern, he was shocked that they had not made a public appearance in the past few days.He was so happy when he got downstairs to eat breakfast that he heard ruffling in the kitchen, and she was the one in there. There was no way she was escaping Agan. "Good morning," he said as he entered the
As Ophelia walked back to her room, she could feel shivers being sent down her spine. She did not know if it was the information that Cade had thrown at her or if it was the cold she was feeling, but she was not herself. With each step she took, she felt herself only getting closer and closer to the ground."What is happening?" She murmured to herself when she could understand why it felt like her knees were giving way and felt like jelly."Ophelia?" she heard his voice but it sounded like it was coming from a different dimension. She tried to turn back and tripped on herself, and she was falling to the ground. She let go of the cup in her hand, and it splattered to the floor, spilling the contents in it. Luckily for her, the cup bounced off but did not break into pieces. She closed her eyes as she could believe that one marriage was enough for her with Cade. She was definitely falling through a spiral of self-embarrassment, and this might go on and on for a very long time.She opene
FOUR HOURS LATEROphelia's eyes fluttered open and he looked around. For the first time in six days, she felt her sinuses clear a bit and her head felt lighter than she had been carrying. She looked around as she scrambled into a sitting position, trying to force herself to remember all the things she had done before she passed out on the bed."Oh god, I do not pray for anything in life, but please, I hope I have not done anything embarrassing today," she muttered as she sat there searching her room as if it were a strange scene.The door clicked and opened with Cade standing in the doorway. "You are awake," he said, rushing to her with a flak. He dropped the hot water flask to the bedside table and sat down on one of the stools he had managed to draw from her vanity mirror set. He wondered why one vanity mirror for a girl had three stools."I am, and you are in my room," she said, a nervous laughter escaping her lips."Yeah, I was the one who brought you here and helped you take medi
"Ms Davis, you very well know that this is a work trip.""I don't know. I just thought that you were taking a trip and I was to accompany you," Harper said. She knew the entirety of the trip. She was the reason he got this opportunity, and he was supposed to be grateful to her, but she was not going to brag about this. Her goal had not yet been accomplished, so she wasn't going to give herself any credits yet."Does this mean that you did not check through the schedule and event timeline that was submitted by Cael's assistant?" Cade said already feeling like he was cornered. He hated inefficiency, and she was already showing it; he hated that he could easily fire her. Firing her was a way of telling Abigail that the line for war had been drawn."Scheduel? What schedule?"Cade took a deep sigh. Harer was going to be useless for him for the ten days, and there was no point for him to take her all the way to Nebula and just have her spend money for nothing. "Maybe you should go home beca
Ophelia has gone to the doctor just because, for some reason, she wanted to listen to what Cade has drummed so much. The doctor told her it was just a simple cold and that she needed to take her medication and rest. She checked the time on her phone, she had been so caught up in trying to detach her feelings that she had not asked him for the details of his flight. She was curled up in one of the suspended chairs on the balcony of the house; since she moved in there, she had not been to the balcony; she loved that the breeze touched her cheek. She was wrapped in a quilt as she sipped from a large cup filled with chocolate milk. She was sure that he must have gotten to his destination; she wanted to hear from him, but her pride was more important to her anyway. Her phone began ringing on the table and she had hope that Cade was going to call and check in on her. The smile that had grown on her face dropped when she saw Green's name plastered on the screen. "Hello little one," he sai
Harper reminded Cade about him taking her shopping as soon as they landed. He told her to take his card and buy whatever she wanted and get back to her room after she was done."But you promised to come with me," she said with a pout as they waited in the VIP arrival room for the car to be ready."Promised you?" Cade scoffed. "When did I do that?" he asked, raising his eyebrow."You have to get me clothes that I can wear to accompany you to these meetings or else I wonder how the world would love to see your assistant show up in pictures wearing a sundress or a bathing suit" she said.Cade took a deep breath. "You know what? I can definitely handle my business by myself. You came here for vacation maybe you should take that vacation and let me work in peace" he said harshly.Harper had to admit that Cade had changed quite a bit; he would be responsive to her tricks and give in, but she had been at it for almost ten minutes now, and it was a bit frustrating to her. No matter what she s
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FINAL CHAPTER"Oh, I see," the doctor said, narrowing his eyes at the screen facing him. Cade had made a fuss even though Ophelia had told him that it was not necessary and made sure that she did all the tests possible."What is it, doctor?" Cade said one hand clutching Ophelia's hand tightly and the other in a ball on his legs. "Is she sick? How sick is she? Is it something serious?" he continued when the doctor did not say anything."From the test results we have gotten so far, she is three weeks pregnant," the man said. Cade blinked; he could not understand how he was supposed to react to the news. They had been trying for months now, but every time she did the test and found nothing, she got sad, so he told her that they should just live the way they would have lived if they had no child."Sorry doctor, what do you mean?" she asked, blinking rapidly at the man."I mean that you are three weeks pregnant, and the reason you felt that way was that you have blood pressure issues that
Ophelia was in her dad's living room, she came because he called and said he had something important to tell her and she had never heard her dad sound like that before but anyway, a lot of things had changed since her mom came. She and her mom had been in contact and every time her dad tried to contact her she cut off all possible links."You always talk about tardiness, and yet you are the one who kept me waiting today; you do realize that I am late to work, don't you?" Ophelia asked, standing up as her father came into the room."You must be grown now seeing that you are talking to me like that," Carter said as he sat down on one of the sofas."I have always been bold; you are the one who tried to silence me as much as you could..""I tried to silence you? I gave you a voice yet you are still going to paint me as the bad guy?" he asked shocked at her accusations. He might have ruined his marriage and home but he always tried his best to do the right thing for her. She may have lost
"So this does not happen much, does it?" Cael asked as they sat in the coffee shop. Desire had been serious about them getting coffee together and had seen it to the end, which, in all honesty, was weird to him."It sure does not," Desire said, taking a sip from her iced coffee. "And to think my mom was bugging me about dating and then I met you.""You are quite forward," Cael murmured, also taking the cup from hand to mouth. Cael could not tell her that his mom too was just bugging him about getting into a relationship. "I guess all moms are cut from the same clothes."They sure are," she said silently. She had thought this would go a bit differently than this bit; she was not complaining about this at all. It was warmer than all of the madness she had been through in the past few months. She had to deal with the divorce, and right after her mom was in jail for fraud."You are..." he trailed off."Another compliment, or is it an observation?" she murmured as she leaned into her chair
Cael walked through the cold walls of the prison; it had been three weeks since his mother was tried and found guilty by the court. He hated coming here, but since Charles had been able to get him exclusive rights, he could see his mother every weekend. Anytime he saw her, she always had the brightest smile on, as if she were right where she was supposed to be, and she always said he should not worry at all and that everything was okay with him."Don't you think you are here a lot?" Abigail asked as she sat down in the room. Charles's influence has gone as far as getting them both open rooms so they did not have to be stuck behind the glass booth."I only get to see you once a week after growing up with seeing you every day of my life; how am I supposed to live?" Cael asked."Stop acting like a child; you are good on your own," she said, smiling at him."You seem to be smiling more in here.""That is because I am free in here; I do not have to worry about making you the first or fight
Green showed up to court; he had been so shocked that Harper just suddenly disappeared on him one day. She left the country and was unreachable. He knew that even though she was around there, she would not have taken up any responsibility. Carter had told him that he was ready to go all out with the court case but thought of the time they had together and just let it be."I know you expect me to apologize for my actions, but I am not sorry for them," Green said to Ophelia after the session. They stood by the doors of the courtroom."You caused all of this damage, and yet you aren't sorry?" She asked shocked. She would not have believed it if she had not experienced it firsthand; if she had been told, she would have sworn on her life that Green was nothing like that."Damage? You knew I liked you; your father knew it also, but I was just an errand boy to you both. I did what I could do to make you notice me, and maybe it worked."Cade took a step forward, but Ophelia held her hand over
"Are you not going to do anything?" Harper asked Green. He had been housing her, and since Cade and Charles had taken back the media space, Green's little influence on one blog was not able to do any harm to them. He even wondered why they were being so quiet with their case. He was expecting some sort of court document that would be asking him to come for a hearing or something."What do you want me to do?" Green asked, taking a sip from her coffee."Anything, I thought you said that you could do a lot to make sure they do not end up together.""And you also said the same thing too," he replied. He was getting tired of her incessant nagging; she woke up each day and began to talk about how difficult her life had been, how much she had to leave behind to come to Cade, and how she was going to lose her mind. Green had always thought that he would lose his mind listening to her.His phone on the table vibrated; he looked at the screen and picked it up. At least going to work was one thi
Cael rushed into the police station confused about when to go; some of the men recognized him instantly, and one of the men went to him."How can I help you, sir?""My mom," he said. Since he saw the evidence two days ago, he had always played out a scenario in his mind where she was in jail and he went there, but none of his imagination had encompassed what he felt in the moment. He felt as if someone was taking hold of her heart and playing with it in whatever way they would like."Your mom?" the officer who stood in front of him asked in confusion."Yes," he said, shaking his head slowly with his eyes shut. "She came in this morning to turn herself in," he added.The officer gasped as he began to put things together, and they finally began to make sense. They wondered why a woman would step forward to turn herself in after fifteen years. If it were to be any other crime, the statutes of limitation might have been over, and she might have been let off with a fine or nothing at all,
"What is it?" Charles asked, looking at Cael, who had his phone to his ears even though they had all heard the line beep dead.His expression made it worse because no one could read it to tell what he felt. "Mom," his voice came out in a gasp."Abigail?" Charles said, looking around."Your mom? What's wrong with her?" Marie asked. She left for the airport in an hour, but Charles had insisted she stay for breakfast. She had hoped to see her daughter once again before she flew out, even if it was from a distance, but she was not sure if she would make it there."Mom," Cael said again. Charles had not worried about Abigail because it was not unusual for her to not show up at the table. She usually skipped breakfast, or some mornings, she had them at another time."Use your words, son," Charles said. Cael's changing expression was sending a signal to them at the table but none of them were able to pick it up."Did something happen? Why don't you say something? Say anything?" Valerie chip