One month later
There was an important meeting with the CEO and Tristin was already late, her phone was buzzing with calls and she cursed under her breath as she ran towards the building. Her steps slowed when she saw she wasn't the only one late, many others were running towards the elevator as the meeting was to be held upstairs.
Tristin ran to the first elevator but it was filled already and she couldn't wait so she ran to the second, thankfully it was still half-empty, as she got in, she froze as she stood face to face with Tylor. She had been avoiding him for weeks now and the first time she was seeing him after so long was in an elevator with no escape. She blinked severally and quickly pulled her eyes from him, going to stand by his side.
Just when the elevator was about to close, it flung open and a large number of people flooded in; and in the blink of an eye; Tristin was stuffed in between two people. She turned her head to the side so she could breath
A smile slanted her lips as she thanked him immediately; ''Oh, thank you. That was so thoughtful of you. I'll be out in a moment; give me a second.” Evie cut the call and turned to the others. She had finished her part for today, so she was free to leave; after telling the producer that she was leaving with a friend, she turned to the exit.Evie stood at the entrance, and she looked around the parking lot for a familiar-looking car, suddenly a car door pulled open and Blake stepped out with an umbrella in hand. He walked to her and put it over her head; his eyes glanced at her body and he frowned.''The weather is too cold, and you wore something so light?” He scolded, his eyes looking over what she wore.Evie swallowed. she was wearing a sweater but it wasn't thick, she did not know how cold the weather was because they were inside a heated room. It was when she stepped out of the hotel that the cold air hit her lungs.''I didn't realize the
Tristin called Kate to congratulate them on their marriage announcement. ''congrats baby!! Daaamn!! The whole internet is exploding! Congrats dear, I'm so happy for you.”Liam and Kate came back to the country a week ago, and Liam announced it a day ago. Kate’s following that was just a measly 10k skyrocketed to 100k in just one day, and the next day she was topping million followings.The internet was hot with the news because Liam Smith was one of the most handsome bachelors in the country. Some congratulated her, while some just followed to troll on her; and before long, they had already dug out her past and how she was from a poor background and called her a gold digger.Kate expected it, so she didn't think much of it; she just kept away from reading the comments and checking the news. Many companies were offering her contracts already, media stations asking for interviews, Kate didn't want to go to interviews or come out to the public now, so s
Kate wondered. His grandma was very nice to her, but she was must have supported her husband right? Kate wondered as she wore something good and hurried downstairs. Her steps faltered when she saw Dorothy. She was eating from a plate of fruits and when she saw her she smiled sweetly.“Kate dear, come, come over here.” She called standing and opening her arms for a hug. Kate was surprised but she walked to her and let her embrace her.''No-one told me about the marriage, and where is that arrogant grandson of mine!'' Dorothy faked annoyance as she looked behind Kate.''He's at work.” Kate smiled, alright, it's settled, Dorothy was in support of them.“Okay I'm so happy to hear the news! But family should have been informed first, it isn't good to hear this first on the TV, we were so shocked.” Dorothy smiled, bringing Kate to sit beside her.''We're so sorry, we're still planning on visiting home, I'm sorry we did
Evie glanced at her phone vibrating on the table and her lips thinned. She had been avoiding his calls for a while now; not because she didn't want to pick but because she didn't know what to talk with him anymore. After contemplating for a while, she swiped the phone;“Hey Blake,”“Evie, how are you, it's been a while; ''"Mm, I'm fine, hope you're good.” Evie was surprised that he wasn't asking why she had not been picking his calls; maybe he already got the hint that she was avoiding him now.''Are you done with work?”She was about to leave for home but she knew if she said yes, he was going to ask to pick her, so she replied; ''No, not yet, still have a lot to do. Today's been very demanding.”''Oh, so sorry, don't overwork yourself, okay?”“Yeah, I won't; thank you.” Evie swallowed, it's been a while she told a lie, she wasn't sure if she sounded convincing. There was silence
Lilian jumped up from the bed, her whole body sweaty. She wiped her face with her hands as she looked around the room, a sigh left her lips when she saw she was still in her room. Benjamin turned by her side and he creased his brows when he saw his wife sitting on the bed looking pale as though she had just seen a ghost.''Dear, what is wrong? '' He asked and she turned to look at him; she wanted to speak but she quickly shut her lips and shook her head instead.''Nothing, I think I had a nightmare but I can't remember what happened clearly.” She rubbed her face with her both hands, her eyes looking around the room again, she was still scared.Benjamin watched her for a moment, and then he said, ''Drink some water and you'll be fine, and cut down on coffee.” He scolded and she forced a smile and stepped down from the bed with a nod, going to the water dispenser in the room to have a drink.As she filled her cup, her mind went back to the dream
On weekend…Evie walked into the private room in the restaurant, her eyes fell on the person sitting by the window side and she forced a smile.“Hey…” She said, sitting down beside him. She dropped her handbag by her side.''How are you?'' Blake asked and Evie smiled.“Fine thanks for asking.”''Order anything you want.” Blake said and she nodded, picking the menu booklet, her eyes skimmed through the menu and she just ticked on red wine.The door creaked open after a moment and the waiter walked in with their orders; he placed the glass cup in front of them and filled it with wine. They were quiet for a long moment after the waiter had gone. Evie didn't even touch her drink.''Did I do anything wrong to upset you?”Evie’s hands shook slightly as the question filtered into her ears. She had partly expected this but she didn't think that he would ask it so suddenly. D
''Please, Evie, stay and hear me out, you heard wrongly.” Exactly what she had expected him to say. The anger in her heart tripled and she struggled to get herself out of his embrace but to no avail;“Blake Steels, let go of me this minute or I'm going to scream.” She scolded angrily but it seemed Blake was not having any of it.''Evie, please listen to me, I promise you'll understand once you listen to me.” Blake said in a calm voice but all it did was triple her anger.''I don't want to hear anything you have to say! I told you it will not change anything, I know you're going to tell another lie, so I beg you, let me go, I won't listen. I….”“Melinda Steels is not my real mom, I'm an adopted child.” Blake cut in before she would actually scream; and as though a bucket of water was just emptied on her body, she stilled instantly.“Melinda has a son, Joshua whom she had been protecting fr
They talked for another one hour before they finally left the restaurant. Evie did not want them to leave yet, she had missed out on him for weeks, she didn't want to leave him so soon, but she also didn't want to look like she was all over him too, so she held herself. They walked to the parking lot as the cold wind blew against their faces.She was a little absent-minded that she did not realize the car driving towards them with speed, Blake quickly pulled her away from the road, hugging her tight. Her eyes were wide in shock as the car swept past them with great speed, her heart pounding on her chest.''Are you okay?” Blake raised her face to look at her, fear written in his eyes; he looked down her body as though searching for where she was hurt.''I'm fine. I'm not hurt.” Evie was still scarred from the shock, that was the first time she had been in a near accident. Blake heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that she was fine.''You got me