Kate froze when the word registered in her mind.
''what… what did you say?” she asked, she could hear her heart bashing against her ears and the ground underneath her twirl. She didn't want to believe it, but the man in front of her, whose expression was looking downcast, told her that what she just heard was true.
“Oh no… '' Her hands flew over her mouth and she turned away from Liam to stable herself, her eyes clouding with tears.
dead…
The word resounded in her ears over and over again, and Kate couldn't help the pain that stabbed at her chest. Although Albert had separated them and causing her pain unimaginable, the last thing she wanted was for him to die. He was very kind and loving, and even though he didn't want her to be with his grandson, she knew he had done it because he felt it was for the best for Liam.
Why would he die suddenly? Why?
Kate asked herself a thousand questions, all without an
When Kate woke up the next morning, Liam had already up; she rubbed her eyes and quickly hopped out of bed; pushing open the bathroom, she heaved a sigh of relief when she saw him standing in the shower.Liam wiped the soap from his face; ''Good morning, didn't want to wake you up, want to join me?”Kate smiled and shook her head; ''No, take your time; I was just checking If you've left.” She shut the door and walked to the window, pushing the curtains aside, she looked outside.As she had suspected, there were a lot of cars in the compound, Albert was a very significant person, so it was expected; she wondered what the headlines would be right now. She wasn't sure if she should go with Liam, maybe he wouldn't want to introduce her yet.“Wifey, I'm done; you can go take a shower.”Kate turned when she heard him speak, he was tying a towel around his waists and was looking a little brighter than yesterday, she was happy he wa
Kate watched Liam clean her hand like it was a porcelain vase; there was no reason to, but she did not stop him.''You know, he didn't kiss me or anything, he just held my hand…”''he touched you beb…” Liam boiled, his eyes becoming dark; Kate gulped.Earlier, she had not expected him to flip that way, it seemed she was underestimating the lengths he could go to protect her. She didn't interrupt him anymore, only watching him clean her hand over and over again, as though wanting to wipe every print of Bruno’s fingers from her skin. She knew the more reason he was angry was that Bruno had made little advances at her in the past, so she let him vent.''It’s all clean now, see,” she said, and Liam examined her for a moment, lifting her hand to his lips, he kissed on the spot severally.Kate couldn't help but smile. He just finished wiping out every trace of Bruno and replacing it with his kisses. This
Blake sat in his office, his eyes reading the news over and over again; the news was about the death of the Chairman of the Smith Corporation, but that was not what caught his eyes.The fact that Evie Brookes was related to him came like a shock. He could not believe his eyes. She was the chairman's granddaughter, how had he missed such an important detail?Blake wondered as he scrolled up, reading the news over and over again. After some seconds, he flipped to her IG page and he saw that she had posted about his death already.He withdrew into his chair. Even though he was not Melinda Steel’s biological son, he was the current CEO of Global Corporation and both companies had a strained relationship; he never thought that the only woman who finally caught his interest was a part of that family. Yes, strangely, he had not stopped thinking about her ever since that day.He found himself going to her IG page every single time he was less busy, as
The funeral service was held one week later; Dorothy didn't want to keep him in the morgue for too long. It went as planned; the guests were limited to family and closest of friends, Dorothy fell ill after the burial and the family doctor was called to attend to her.Liam held Kate’s hand as he drove to the cemetery for the first time in twenty years. Throughout the ride, she noticed that he was not calm, beads of sweat gathered on his forehead and he gripped the steering once in a while. She rubbed on his arm.“Love, we can go back if you're not ready, we can come some other time,” she said, gazing at him tenderly. Even last night, he was just tossing around on the bed, unable to sleep. His parent's death anniversary had coincided with Albert’s burial and it was too much for one to take in. She wished he would listen to her.''Don't worry, I'm okay; it's just… the memories keep rushing back, but I'm fine, you're here with me,&rdqu
Two weeks later...Evie dug into her food in her dining room, her face sullen. The musical Award show was coming up in a few days and she had no date yet; she knew she could not take just anyone because rumors might start spreading around, and she did not want that.She sighed, standing up from the table and dragging her feet to her bed; she had lost appetite to eat anything. Her bed was cold as she lay on it, she didn't realize how lonely she was until now. Everywhere was quiet and serene. She could hear the distant drops of rain outside and the light steps of her maid as she walked to the dining to carry out the plates.She was almost approaching twenty-five and she hadn't even had sex yet; and if not for the kiss scenes in movies, she was sure she wouldn't have had her first kiss too.Blake was right; she had lived a boring life and talking about Blake, she finally found his profile on IG. She was shocked when she found out he was the son of Melinda St
“Wow…” Evie faked a smile and she ate again; she was right, after all, there was no way he would be single, but then he was quite too good to pass as a playboy, or was this also one of his tactics?''But I'm single now.”Evie’s eyes looked up at him immediately, excitement in her eyes; why did she feel like she was sinking.Blake gazed at her. The more he looked at her the more he wondered if he actually liked her, or he just wanted to sleep with her. He leaned his head to the side, scratching his head.Right, he had been thinking about her a lot and he could not seem to get her out of his head, but right now that she was sitting here, he wasn't sure what he wanted with her. She was beautiful but she was so damn hot and very innocent; was it her innocence that interested him?Evie smiled cutely; “I didn't think someone as handsome as you are can be single.”Blake laughed; “don't be fooled, han
Blake sat with friends; the noise in the party was too loud he could not even hear a word they were saying, except they screamed. There were girls with them but he was alone.''Hey, you have to keep that phone aside, man. We came to party; work can wait for now buddy.” One of his friends shouted, but Blake’s interest was fixed on his phone, he didn't even blink.Noticing that his gaze was fixated on something, His friend leaned closer and peeked at his phone.''Wow, bro, didn't know you were also crushing on Evie Brookes. Hahaha!” he laughed, nudging Blake who quickly shut his screen and glared at him.''I'm not crushing on her damn it!”''Clearly you are, been calling you since but you were staring so fixatedly at her picture. She's not so out of your league though, you can try your luck.” He laughed but Blake just glared at him.The other friend had a woman on his laps but when he heard the friend mention Blak
Evie stood in front of her floor to ceiling mirror, admiring her reflection.''You look beautiful Evie, very beautiful.'' Her makeup artist emphasized for the hundredth time. Evie had kept on asking her how she looked, she didn't know why she was feeling very doubtful about her looks, the previous times she had gone for events like this, she had always been confident, she didn't know why today was different.''What of my hair, should I let it down?'' her stylist rolled her eyes, what in hell was wrong with her today?''No, it's perfect this way… ''''Did a car just pull in?” she asked, cutting the stylist off, her eyes wide with excitement. She just heard a car pull up in front of her house and her heart banged against her chest. F*ck, why was she so excited for a man who hasn't even taken interest in her yet?“I gaze so….” The stylist walked to the window and peeked outside; when she saw there was a car parked outsi