"What do you mean?" Leah asked confused. Adrian took Leah's hand and held it gently. "I want you to announce to the world what Jerome has done to you, Jerome is a public figure, the public will criticize his actions and it will affect his company," Adrian said carefully, not wanting to surprise Leah. But Leah was really surprised, she was silent for a long time while looking at Adrian with widened eyes. Will she be ready to tell all the bad things that happened to her to the world?
"Will they believe me?" whispered Leah, her hand reaching for the coffee cup and taking a quick gulp. "They will, you can show them the photos you took shortly after Jerome hurt you," Adrian tried to reassure Leah. "At the same time, we will report Jerome with the evidence that we have," added Adrian.
Leah took a deep breath, putting down the cof
"What's up Ad? Did something happen?" asked Leah who was surprised at Adrian's reaction after receiving a call from his mother. "Mia was kidnapped!" replied Adrian, his hands busy picking up his clothes that were scattered on the floor one by one and then wearing them at lightning speed.Leah stood her body with a tense face, "Kidnapped?"Leah's mind went straight to Jerome, what if it turned out that Jerome kidnapped Mia, didn't that mean Leah was the cause of all this chaos."Leah, I have to get to Bethesda, you can stay here for a while, I'll be right back I promise," said Adrian, he puts his black credit card on the nightstand, "Use my card if you want to buy something, I'll send a bodyguard to look after you, until the bodyguard comes, don't come out of the hotel room. I'm leaving!" Adrian quickly passed from the room with a panicked face, he doesn't even have time to listen when Leah said that she wanted to help
After she paid the bill, Leah followed Yuri to the staff room. She changed her clothes with the other clothes that were purchased by Yuri earlier, Leah also wore a wig to trick anyone who might be following her. Moments later, Leah was ready in black leather pants, a matching turtle neck top, and a fairly bright mahogany red wig. She also wore large round glasses, to disguise her face."The cellphone and everything you ordered is in here," Yuri held out a small black leather backpack to Leah. Leah hurriedly wore the backpack, she patted Yuri's shoulder warmly, "Thank you very much, Yuri, if anyone is looking for me, just answer that you didn’t know anything I will not forget your kindness!" exclaimed Leah then rushed past from the staff room to the hallway that will take her out of the hotel building to the employee
As Leah stepped into the Penthouse, she felt like a rock weighing down her footsteps. It was like a hell for Leah, it was the last place she wanted to visit in the world.Jerome snatched Leah's handbag and threw it onto the floor, Leah stood still, did not comment. She counted in her heart, didn’t know at what count Jerome would begin to torture her. Leah's outstretched hand held a black hairpin pinned to her hair, ensuring it was heading in the right direction. Leah stood still near the dining table chair, her fist clenched behind her back. "Sit down!" snapped Jerome, his eyes staring at Leah coldly and sharply. Leah didn't argue, she pulled up a dining chair and sat on it with her back straight. Leah's eyes never once turned away from Jerome's face, hatred filled her chest space.
Jerome put his clothes back on with anger, "Don't make a sound!" hissed him while covering Leah's mouth with duct tape. Leah closed her eyes, hoping the visitors who came were the ones she expected. She prayed in her heart, hoping this time God would release her from a terrible creature like Jerome.Leah counted silently in her head, a few minutes later, a faint scream was heard from a distance. Shortly afterward, the door of the torture chamber was wide open and several people went inside."Leah!" shouted Adrian as he ran towards Leah. Frantically he looked for a cloth to cover Leah's half-naked body. Behind Adrian, several men in police uniforms appear to be taking pictures of every corner of the room and checking the presence of surveillance cameras, although Leah has prepared a surveillance camera that she pinned on the clamp of her black hair."All is good Leah, all is good..." Adrian whispers, his hands untied Leah's han
"I'll leave you two," said Adrian, he adjusted Leah's blanket and left the room. Chloe nodded her head, thanking Adrian for giving her the space to talk to Leah."I'm sorry Leah, Jerome has promised me not to beat you again, that's why I finally accepted the offer," said Chloe breaking the silence between them. Leah didn't say anything, she didn't know why Chloe had suddenly come and apologized after what she had done to Leah. "I know you must be very disappointed in me, but it wasn’t only me! Caitlin and Jason, they also accepted Jerome's offer," Chloe mumbled hoping to say something like that would make Leah understand the situation."I thought so," Leah said quietly, her jaw still aching. Chloe touched Leah's hand, "You know how t
“Good morning gorgeous!” said Adrian when he saw Leah who had just woken up from her sleep. Leah smiled broadly, "Good morning handsome," replied Leah. She propped her head, watching Adrian who was busy drying his hair with a towel. "Why are you showering so early?" asked Leah curiously. Adrian stopped his hand, then threw himself on the edge of the bed. He reached out his hand to gently stroke Leah's hair, "Today we have a press conference agenda, did you forget about it?" asked Adrian softly, he didn't want to make Leah tense and nervous. Leah's eyes widened, she bit her lip and hurried to her feet. "Oh, my God! I totally forgot! I will prepare myself now! Why didn't you wake me up!" cried Leah frantically. Adrian chuckled, "Take it easy, the press conference is still three hours away, take your time," said Adrian, winking at Leah.
"Jessica! Stop!" Leah managed to grab Jessica's denim jacket even though in the end they both fell on the sidewalk. Leah ignored her aching body, she didn't let go of her grip on Jessica's jacket. "Leah, let me go! I have to leave!" Jessica snapped, trying to shake Leah's hand off her jacket. But Leah still didn't want to let go of her hand, while Adrian, who was trying to chase Leah, was even hindered by reporters who suddenly surrounded him because there was one reporter who yelled out of nowhere and said that Adrian was Leah's secret affair."Don't leave me, Jess! Explain to me what happened to you?!” Leah asked, struggling to get to her feet. Jessica looked at Leah with a look that Leah couldn't understand, "Listen to me carefully, if you still care about me, forget about your plan to expose about tax evasion, fictitious companies, and money laundering that Jerome did!" Jessica s
"Is there a schedule for the first trial?"Leah asked Donna, they were at the cafe on the ground floor of the Adrian Parker Law Firm. Donna nodded her head, "Yup, next week, we have all the materials ready. Umm Leah, are you ready to testify?" Donna asked very carefully.Leah took a deep breath, she nodded slowly, "Do you think Jerome will get away with all of this?"Leah's voice sounded very halfhearted, she stared blankly at the people passing by in front of them."Of course! There's no reason for us to lose this time. Leah, you've been through a lot, now it's time for you to live freely," Donna put her hand on top of Leah's. Leah puffed out her cheeks, then turned to Donna, "How long is he going to be in prison?"Donna tilted her head, "Hmmm 15 days to 15 years in prison, for your case maybe 3 years," Donna answered somewhat unsure. Leah gasped, "Then when he's free he'll interfere with my life again," muttered Leah, realiz
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