‘…I was too young to get involved in the incident, but I remember that it was a big mess. In the end, the adults got you back,’I recalled the words that he said when he told me about the kidnapping incident that happened when I was a very young child. How come I didn’t remember anything about it until recently? It was hard to believe but it seemed like the recent kidnapping worked to somehow trigger my memory about that unpleasant incident from the past. “I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Hayden replied once again with an unreadable expression on his face.Great. He’s completely denying it and I have no proof that I’m right. Maybe I’m the only one going crazy here after all. Regardless, I’ve come this far so…“You called me Lisa…When you came to save me, you called me Lisa…” I told him with such desperation in my voice that I was shocked at myself. “Did I?” he asked as if he had no clue what I was talking about. “…You did,” I replied with a firm nod of my head.I was sca
The day of our third attempt at our wedding ceremony was a bright and sunny day. I woke up feeling as lazy as ever and the way that Hayden yawned told me that he probably felt the same. He ran his fingers through his blond hair and made a face like he couldn’t be bothered. It was a Saturday, and I was sure that he wanted to sleep in more than going to the church for our wedding ceremony. It was strange to exchange vows with a man who was already my husband. However, we both knew better than to make a scene about it. The faster we went through with this, the sooner it would be over, and we could move on with our lives. Just as I had agreed with Hayden, we wanted to keep the ceremony very simple by doing only the basic and required things. “At least I get to wear the wedding dress that you got tailored for me and we can take nice photos together,” I said with a smile. “Yeah…” Hayden replied sleepily. I watched as he stretched before he slowly got out of bed. Slowly, I got out of bed
His strong arms pulled me closer to him until our bodies were pressed together. His breath stirred the small hair around my ear. He’s so close…“My love for you isn’t enough to save you from all pain and protect you from all danger. The best that I can do is to keep you locked up in the mansion although I know well that you don’t like it one bit,” Hayden whispered solemnly into my ear. “Hayden…” I whispered his name as other words were robbed from me.Why does he sound so sad?“But I do love you and I’ll try my best to protect you no matter what. Even if it means that it will cost me my life, I will protect you,” Hayden said it like a promise.I felt tears swimming in my eyes. Why would he say something like that? “Please don’t do that…I don’t want you to get hurt…” I whispered back. …or die…“Don’t cry, stupid girl. Everyone is watching us…” Hayden said in a lighter tone when he finally let me go. He looked down at me and smiled his princely smile that made my heart skip a beat.
It was still very difficult for me to believe that this was really happening. However, if that lady is really Amelia’s mother, then she wouldn’t be joking about something as serious as this, would she? Hayden was already driving fast along the road when the Bluetooth of his car system began calling Harvey again. The line connected almost immediately. “Where are you now?” Hayden asked with his eyes still focus on the road. I had a feeling that this was going to be a ride filled with speed and thrills when Hayden took a sharp U-turn. “On the way. If you speed, we’ll get there at roughly the same time,” Harvey replied.“See you soon. Try your best not to cry before you see her,” Hayden teased before the line disconnected. The car was already going fast but Hayden truly stepped harder on the accelerator. The ride to Amelia’s mansion passed by almost in silence with both Hayden and I wrapped up in our own thoughts. I didn’t want to talk to Hayden at the speed that he was driving becau
“Hayden’s wife…?” Amelia said with clear shock on her face.Yeah. I guess many things happened while she was asleep. It must have been a shock to her to wake up to find that Hayden had married me, and I was still standing in my wedding dress as if to prove that that was in fact true. “Come…” Hayden whispered to as he led me by the hand towards Amelia. Suddenly, I felt extremely shy. Her eyes widened as she stared up into my face. “This is Malissa. We got married recently,” Hayden introduced me again. “You look like a little princess…congratulations…both of you…” Amelia said after a while of staring at me in silence. “I’m sorry about this but we need to transport her to the hospital now. The ambulance is here and ready for her,” the doctor said with an apologetic smile. Oh, right. She just regained consciousness so she should go to the hospital. I turned to Harvey and saw him smiling at me. “I’ll go with her. We’ll be ok…Thank you…” Harvey told us reassuringly. “You owe me a hu
Although it was a pretty big deal for these two brothers to confess their secret plan to their father and pretty much everyone else in the gang, they did not hesitate to have the meeting as soon as possible. After Harvey was quite certain that Amelia’s condition was stable enough for him to leave her side, he got Hayden to schedule a meeting with the boss immediately. Within three days of our visit to see Amelia at the hospital, the meeting with the boss was upon us. “You should come along,” Hayden told me the night before. “Huh? Me?” I asked with unfeigned surprise. “Of course. Who else could it be?” Hayden replied sarcastically. “I didn’t expect that you would want me to come along,” I admitted honestly.The talk concerned matters between the brothers and the boss so I hadn’t considered that Hayden might want me there. Why would he want me there anyways?“Did you think that you would be the only one to get off the hook so easily?” Hayden teased as he narrowed his eyes at me mena
“Harvey!” the boss yelled Harvey’s name even louder than before.This is all getting out of hand. Someone really should close the door or else everyone in the mansion is going to hear. So much for Hayden telling his brother that he will set the stage for him. The boss got up from his seat and marched towards his sons. I winced and didn’t dare watch what would go down between the three men. “Dad…I came back so…” Harvey said.“I’m so happy…” the boss said with clear relief. Huh?I turned around to see the boss hugging Harvey in a tight embrace. My eyes widened at that unexpected sight. Harvey smiled and hugged is father back. I could feel the love that they shared and the relief of the boss at having his eldest son back. Harvey was back, alive and well. That was probably much better than having his eldest son dead no matter what. It was a truly unexpected outcome, but it was better this way. Hayden seemed happy about the outcome as well and that made me smile. “Don’t you think that I
“I’m back now! All of that doesn’t matter. If we leave the gang to Hayden, Torex will become weak, and you know that! Stop being so stubborn. I know that you’re pissed but I’m ready to take over now!” Harvey yelled back equally as loudly. Father and son stared at each other, and it became clear that Harvey had inherited the boss’s temper, at least to a certain degree. Of all the times that I’ve seen Hayden engage in an argument with the boss, he had never shouted at the boss like this before. Hayden’s approach was colder and calmer. Hayden let out a sigh next to me as he glanced at his watch as if wondering how long those two will go at it. It was clear that Hayden didn’t want to get involved and I was starting to worry if violence will break out between the other two. “Is this…normal?” I dared to ask in a small whisper.“Absolutely. It’s completely normal. It’s how those two normally communicate,” Hayden said with a chuckle. “Right…” I whispered before wincing as the voice in the