"Nothing, I'm just saying," Luke mumbled and walked towards the toilet leaving Leah staring at his back with a bad feeling. Soon Luke came back again, then said, "Your life was ruined once because of a billionaire, why would you want to sacrifice your happiness once again by dealing with people from the same background..." Luke half-whispered.
Leah shook her head, not understanding Luke's strange behavior. "Adrian is different from Jerome, don't compare the two of them! Seriously, What's wrong with you!" Leah turned around leaving Luke to stand behind her unresponsive.After managing her feelings that were a little messy because of Luke's words, Leah returned to the dining table where Adrian's family was talking while occasionally bursting out laughing."Hey, you're back!" said Adrian while wrapping his arms around Leah's waist. Leah nodded and smiled broadly, looking at Adrian's face, which was red from the alcohol he had drunk.Luke's woLeah bit her lip, choosing to ignore Luke's message. After turning off his cell phone, he walked over to Mia who was sitting on the edge of the pool, hugging her knees."Hi," said Leah then sat down next to Mia. Mia turned her head, her face looked very puffy. Suddenly guilt hit Leah, "Are you feeling better?" asked her, putting her arm around Mia's shoulder.Mia shook her head, "It feels like a big rock stuck in my chest until I couldn't breathe, I've never felt this way just because of a man..." Mia sobbed, she covered her face with her hands, tears dripping from between her fingers.Leah was silent, she didn't know what to say. After reading Luke's message to her earlier, she couldn't just close her eyes and pretended that Luke liked Mia too."Do you think Luke doesn't like me?" Mia asked while sobbing occasionally."I don't know, I'm not good at reading people's minds, but I think so, which man doesn't like you, I mean you
"Can you explain what happened?" asked Leah, by that time she and Adrian were already in their room. Adrian stood by the window, gazing at the artificial lake and golf course which were visible from his room on the third floor."Look, I'm sorry for not telling you, but I did that so we can stay together..." Adrian said after he turned around and met Leah who was crossing her arms in front of her chest with a grim face.Leah shook her head, not having a good feeling at all. She knew something shocking would come out of the mouth of Adrian, the person she trusted the most in the whole world."Tell me, what did you tell your mom to get her to accept me?" Leah asked, her voice shaking.Adrian rubbed his face frantically, he held both of Leah's arms, "Please don't leave me, I did that because I wanted everything to run smoothly ..." Adrian didn't even dare to answer Leah's question. Leah let go of Adrian's hand slowly, disappointment marked on
The plane landed smoothly at JFK airport, Leah stepped fast out of the airport, her face partially covered by a mask. Even though all her business with Jerome was over, she still frequently worried that someone might follow her.In the taxi she was pensive, thinking about what she would do after this. She must do something for her life because after all the money she has will run out. If she stayed in New York, she will also continue to be haunted by the shadows of Jerome and Adrian. Should she follow Jessica's advice to move to another country?Jessica? Ah, how was she right now? After the prosecutor's office confiscated almost all of Jerome's property for inspection? Leah suddenly felt worried about her sister's condition? Could Jessica survive?But Mindy's words telling that the person who pushed her was Jessica made Leah's feelings change.Jessica was indeed her older sister, but what Jessica did was completely unforgivable. Le
"Why don't you just show up as yourself?" Henry asked in surprise as he looked at Leah's different appearance from head to toe."It may be safe there, but appearing as Leah Abigail will make it difficult for Suzy, all the nuns are very loyal to Jerome," Leah replied as she adjusted the wig on her head.Henry nodded his head, "Okay! So now we are a married couple that Suzy once saved?" said Henry repeating their disguise plan. Leah nodded and chuckled, "Don't worry, some police officers are even still there and are still looking for evidence, nothing will happen," Leah tried to calm Henry's visible panicked face.Henry took a deep breath then let it out slowly, his fake mustache tilted a bit because he was breathing too hard. Leah laughed and adjusted Henry's mustache. "Okay, you ready?" asked Leah, rubbing her palms together. Henry nodded, "Hell Yeah!"As Leah had expected, several policemen seemed to be on guard everywhere, making Leah an
Mindy immediately refused Leah's invitation to move to Paris, she chose to stay with Donna for a while until she recovered. She was sure, Jerome would not dare to disturb her ever again."But I can't leave Mindy here, I don't want to burden you..." said Leah as she chatted along with Donna.Donna shrugged, "I don't feel burdened at all, besides you and Adrian gave me a lot of money, it made things easy for us. Mindy is like my own sister, I'm not having any trouble in taking care of her. And also, in a few weeks, she's already can sit in a wheelchair."Donna took a deep breath and then touched Leah's shoulder, "Just go to Paris if it makes you feel safe, don't worry about us here," she said earnestly. Leah couldn't hide her emotion, she looked down and rubbed the corners of her eyes."So you broke up with Adrian?" Donna asked, her face looking very sad because she knew how hard it was for them to be together.Leah sighed."I don't know,
Leah's plane landed smoothly in Paris Charles De Gaulle, slightly weak from Jetlag, Leah pulled her suitcase and walked towards the lobby, Henry must have been waiting for her there. As expected, Henry and the woman who must have been his girlfriend, waved from a car with an open hood."Bienvenue Leah!" said Henry cheerfully as he stepped forward to give Leah a short hug. "This is Esmee, my beloved lover who I often talk about," Henry said introducing Leah to Esmee. Leah came forward to kiss Esmee on both cheeks, which was what French people do whenever they see each other."Come on! You must be tired," Henry called after he tucked Leah's suitcase into the trunk. Leah nodded and sat in the back. Since it wasn't too cold, Henry left the hood open so Leah could enjoy the view freely.Along the way Henry and Esmee took turns telling Leah everything that they had been through, making Leah feel very calm because at least she had friends here.
Leah walked down the bustling streets of Paris feeling lighter, was it because Adrian had just called her? She shook her head, unsure of her feelings. Now that she would just take it easy, the life she was leading was so tense and tiring, it was time for her to ease up on her rhythm.She turned in a corner, her steps were fixed on a bakery that looked very attractive from afar. Ever since she was in school, the thing she always wanted was to sit in front of a cafe in Paris with a cup of coffee and a piece of warm croissant while watching the passers-by in Parisian fashion."Bonjour, puis-je avoir un café noir chaud et deux croissants au chocolat?" said Leah in French, still stuttering because she had only learned it a while ago. The woman across from her nodded, then served Leah without a smile making Leah wince in confusion.She pulled out an empty chair and sat on it. While sipping her coffee, she suddenly remembered her older sister,
Damien sighed,"Can we talk about something else? I'm not comfortable talking about it..." he said after a moment of silence. Leah waved her hand, "Yeah of course! Sorry, I'm not sensitive enough," Leah mumbled a little guilty. Damien smiled a little, "No problem," he said then put his hands into the pockets of his jeans.While chatting lightly, a few moments later they finally arrived at the restaurant they were going to. "Well, sit here, I'll order the meal directly to my friend," Damien said while blinking one of his eyes. Leah nodded, she looked around her, several people seemed to be busy chatting while enjoying their food.Leah was rested her face on her hand, while suddenly she remembered something. She, Adrian, and Damien sat together in the restaurant where she was sitting at the time, they chatted while enjoying steak and wine, but the appearance of a woman interrupted their togetherness, Leah closed her eyes remembering who the woman with th
Right before her eyes, Suzy, Luke, Donna, Mandy, Henry, Esmee, Vivian, Charlie, Mia, Granny, Kate, and even all the people from the publishing company came to surprised her."Oh my God, you guys are the best!" whispered Leah, teary."Owwww, come here!" Vivian moved forward to hug her. She turned her gaze to Adrian who grinned widely to see her wife cried happily.*****"So he won?!" yelled Mia when Leah told her the story about that rock, paper, scissors game that she and Adrian played at the Dr. Philips clinic. Leah nodded, "Yeah, so, I have to wait till the delivery to know the gender," said Leah lightly. Mia chuckled.Suddenly their gaze bumped into Suzy and Luke who were looked very romantic, Leah felt bad for Mia, but she knew Luke would never like Mia. Luke hated rich people."How do you feel about that guy right there?" asked Leah, moved her chin to where Luke was standing. Mia snorted, "At first I'm in pain, but now
Loud applause greeted Leah as she walked into the studio. She sat across the host in her beautiful black dress. She felt a little bit nervous, but she could handle the situation.The host lifted her hand, made the audience silent. "Leah Parker, first, I would like to thank you personally because you dare to write your story to the world through your novel, I read it by the way, and it's just very mind-blowing!" said the host which was a beautiful middle-aged woman named Katherine. Leah smiled, she put her hand on her chest and mumbled, "Thank you, Kate," in a whisper."So as we know this book is a novel which written base on a true story of the author herself, my question is, how do you manage to stay alive after all those horrible things your ex-husband did to you? I mean, even before this novel launched everyone in the U.S. might already hear the news about your experience, we know how miserable your life was..." asked the host, Leah could hear empa
"Leah, I'll explain everything..."Suddenly, Adrian took Leah's wrist and bring her to their bedroom. As the door shut, the sounds of people talking and laughing were gone. Leah took her hand off Adrian and moved quickly to the giant glass that the curtain was wide open. She could see the hustle and bustle of Manhattan below her."What do you want to know?" asked Adrian, somehow Leah could hear the fatigue in his tone that made her offended. She turned her body, "You make it sounds like I'm the one who brought the problem here!"Adrian rubbed his face, he exhaled violently, "Leah, come on! Please, don't make it difficult for me, the only reason I hid that fact was that I don't want you to be reacting this way! You'll be too sensitive and jealous without a reason," he said. Leah snorted, "So now it's officially my fault? Perfect! I know exactly that the past is past! But I demanded your honesty! Talking about jealousy, even you acted that way every time you saw
"I'm sure it's all just a misunderstanding, Leah you're currently married, you have to face all problems more wisely," said Suzy softly. Leah sighed, "Yeah you're right, I don't know lately I've been very sensitive, maybe because of my pregnancy hormones," said Leah, staring at her cellphone which was filled with calls from Adrian."You have to answer Adrian's call, he must be really worried about you," Suzy moved her chin towards Leah's cellphone which was still vibrating. Leah bit her lip, Suzy was right she is a wife, she should be more mature."I'll take this," Leah got up from the sofa, walking towards the tiny balcony that Suzy had beautifully arranged."Leah? Where are you? Are you okay, listen! I'm sorry, okay? I'll explain everything! Tell me where you are?"Hearing Adrian's worried voice made Leah burst into tears. For almost two minutes she just kept crying without saying anything. On the other side, Adrian apologized many times,
"Leah, what are you doing here?" asked Adrian coldly. Leah shrugged, "Just having lunch and accidentally bumped into Luke," Leah replied casually. She picked up the meat with chopsticks and ate it casually. As if she didn't care about Adrian and the oriental woman there."Didn't you say you weren't going anywhere this morning?" asked Adrian, still frowning in annoyance to see Leah with Luke.Leah shrugged,"Maybe Donna forgot to tell you, but earlier I came to your office to bring lunch, but it seems that you are busy with this woman, so I decided to eat here alone because the baby in my stomach is hungry," Leah babbled without looking at Adrian.Adrian looks surprised."You were at the office? Why didn't you tell me? Donna was not at her desk, I think she was having lunch so she forgot to tell me, Ummm Leah this is Lily, umm my client," Adrian introduced Leah to the oriental woman who was next to Leah.Leah looked at the orienta
Leah looked at Donna suspiciously,"Is there something you're hiding from me?" asked Leah narrowing her eyes. Donna shook her head, "What am I going to hide from you?" Donna said with a small laugh. Leah shrugged, "I don't know, maybe Adrian is having an affair with another woman or something," she mumbled as she tiptoed, trying to peek into Adrian's study, but all she could see was just a handbag.Donna laughed, "Adrian? Cheating on you? That's as impossible as a human mission to Mars!" Donna joked, but she quickly grabbed Leah's hand, "Let's go to the Coffee shop, this meeting really can't be interrupted," she said quickly. Leah still occasionally glanced around the room, wondering."So who is he meeting with?" Leah asked when she and Donna were in the elevator. Donna had a nervous look on her face. "Umm with an important client," Donna answered, which didn't help at all to allay Leah's suspicions.Leah suddenly remembered the woman's To
Leah entered the Penthouse, she tried to think of something else, but her mind kept going back to Adrian and the oriental woman at the Chinese restaurant earlier. Should she just call Adrian so she doesn't feel suspicious?Finally, Leah dialed Adrian's number, which had just been picked up after the fourth ring."Yes baby?" said Adrian straightforwardly."What time are you coming home?" Leah asked carefully."Probably in two hours, what's wrong honey?" he asked hastily. Leah bit her lip, looking for an excuse."Leah?""Umm I'm in the mood for Chinese food, I didn't have time to buy it when I went out," Leah finally found an excuse to provoke Adrian, to tell the truth."Okay! I'll buy it for you, I'll hang up the phone, okay, my client has come, love you!" chirped Adrian, not long after the call ended.Leah closed her eyes, dispelling the suspicion that had filled her head. Surely Adrian will tell her later, she didn't need to b
"So who's that Lily from Shanghai?" teased Leah after Adrian shut her phone. Adrian laughed, "She was just a friend I met a long time ago, she said she read the news about my marriage, and congratulate me that's all," said Adrian casually. "Ohh I see," replied her tried not to sound jealous."So, we're going to stay in the room at 65 floors until our house is ready to use, you don't mind, right?" asked Adrian, putting back his suits on his body. Leah shrugged, "I can sleep anywhere as long as it's not a pigsty," joked Leah made Adrian chuckled.*****They walked hand in hand inside the store, arguing about which sofa was better. They finished shopping after 5 hours and repeated that same activity in the whole week. Adrian intentionally accompanied Leah until their house was ready. He didn't want Leah to be too tired handling their new house.Today they had an appointment to meet Dr. Phillips, the obstetrician from Granny's
"Hi, Baby, bonjour! How do you feel?" Adrian touched Leah's cheek softly. Leah opened her eyes, she smiled, "I'm feeling better..." she answered turned her face to Adrian who sighed a sigh of relief. Last night was pretty tense and Adrian was so worried about it. But her mom told her that Leah had that pregnancy hormones thing which involved in all her moods, so Vivian guessed that Leah would get better in the morning and her guessing was right."Breakfast!" Adrian pulled the trolley closer to the bed. Leah frowned, "You don't have to do this, I can walk myself to the dining room," she said. Adrian grinned, "I wanted to serve you like this, at least once every week, you don't mind right?" teased Adrian touching Leah's chin. "Wow, I'm the luckiest woman on the planet!" exclaimed Leah, she grabbed the orange juice and sipped it slowly."So, when will we go back to NYC?" asked Leah, her eyes scanning all the food on the trolley and decided to pick a warm crois