It was past midnight when Jackie, the nurse in charge of Rose, felt a tap on her shoulder. “You can rest now. I'll take it from here.” Jackie looked at the nurse who was in a mask. She furrowed her brows as she wiped the sleep from her eyes, “I wasn't told there would be a shift change this time.”“You look tired and exhausted, my patient got discharged and I'm yet to be assigned someone else tomorrow. But if you don't want my help-” “Oh no! You're right! I am tired. I'll lie down for an hour. Then I can come take over from you! Thank you so much!” Jackie stretched as she walked out, feeling like her body was hit by a truck. The girl in a mask walked into Rose's room and closed the blinds. She took out the syringe hidden in her uniform, walked over to insert the syringe into the IV drip, and pressed it down, releasing what was inside it.Rose stirred as her eyes opened, “Didn't you just do that a few hours ago?” She asked in a hoarse voice. “This is glucose, you haven't had solid
“Your what?” Ethan asked, shock filled in his voice. He wasn't hurt or bothered, he was just surprised that Zoe had gotten married secretly while she was abroad. “My ex-husband. I didn't tell you because I was ashamed! I got married because I thought it would help me forget about my love for you but,” she sniffed before she continued, “He used to abuse me and beat me up. So I divorced him and came back but my family wants nothing to do with me too!” “I'm sorry you had to go through that. I haven't kept my promise to you but don't worry, you'll never be alone.” Ethan assured her.“So, don't you hate me?” She asked.“No, we will get to the bottom of it.” He said as he stood, “Let me get us some warm tea before we leave.” Zoe nodded and Ethan walked out and disappeared to the kitchen, she looked at his phone as it vibrated and it flashed “Hospital”Quickly, Zoe picked up his phone and muted it. Before she blocked the number and deleted the call log.She heard footsteps and quickly pl
“What the hell are you doing!” Ethan snapped as he took the phone from Zoe, and cut the line.“I’m sorry! I thought... I thought... I’m sorry, Ethan. Please don’t hate me!” She reached out but he stepped back.“You need to leave. I can’t leave you in my home. I’ll ask Alfred to take you to one of my penthouses where you can stay for the meantime as we figure out -” He froze when he looked at the time and realized he had overslept and it was already 4:30 AM. “Shit! How did I sleep for so long?” He grabbed his car keys and rushed out. When he reached the hospital, he rushed to Rose’s room but found it empty. He went to the reception and tapped one of the nurses,“Ethan Sinclair?” Jackie asked.“Yes, has my wife been moved?” He asked, his heart pumping wildly in his chest.“We’ve been trying to reach you since yesterday. Your wife needed you to sign consent for surgery but because you took too long, she lost the baby.” Jackie said, still feeling guilty that Rose suddenly started losing b
Two weeks had gone by, and Ethan was miserable with each day that passed. Tom, entered the office with beads of sweat falling on his face. His hands were trembling slightly because he knew how angry his boss would get.“Sir, we have a problem,” Tom said.Ethan had been standing over his large windows and watching who walked into their building without knowing why. He removed his hands from his pocket and took the tablet from Tom's hand.When his eyes swept over the bold headlines, his jaw ticked, it was a news article with over ten million views and had a headline that read:[ETHAN SINCLAIR DIVORCES HIDDEN WIFE TO REUNITE WITH HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART]Who was the woman he had married, and why had he kept her hidden? Is ……Ethan couldn't even go past the second sentence when he took it and threw it across the wall, making Tom flinch at the shattering sound.“Take all this nonsense down within five minutes! I want all the sources involved to be sued, and their license revoked!” He sneere
Rose felt like the world was spinning and she was seeing stars.“One month after divorce and he's already moving on? What a douche!” Natalie who had walked in to witness the news spat.“Didn't you hear what Zoe said?-” One client wanted to defend her favorite couple when Natalie glared at her.“I know what that snake said, now shut up and eat or get out!” She threw them a dirty look.The two girls stood angrily and walked out, mumbling something about rude customer service.Natalie reached for Rose and rubbed her back, “I’m okay.” Rose said. She was barely keeping the tears away from her eyes.But it was far from the truth. She wasn't okay and her old wounds which had barely healed were ripped open once again.No matter how strong one may be, seeing the man you loved all your life move on like you meant nothing to him can send you into a state of depression and a phase where you ask yourself what you did wrong and what you could have done better.“Why was I never enough?” Rose cried on
“Well, the thing is, my company is hosting several investors for our new project. It’s a skincare line and our models will need to wear jewelry. So, the good news is, we will sign a contract with you to be the main designer.”Rose opened and closed her mouth like a fish gasping for air. “You’re joking!” Her eyes widened.“I’m pretty serious!” Mason shrugged.Rose screamed as she jumped on him and hugged him.Mason was caught unaware but he quickly recovered and chuckled,“I guess I’ll bring good news often if I can get more of these hugs!” Mason teased.“You’re crazy!” Rose hit him playfully before she went back to her seat turning serious, “Is there any other company involved?”“Yes, it’s a small start-up like yours. So it shouldn’t be too complicated. Do you have some readily available designs?” Rose flipped through her design book and nodded, “Yes, I’ve been working on several pieces. But, where will the gala take place from?”“Suncity!” Mason said and all the blood was drained fr
“Hello, Natalie Blue Watson,” Zane said calmly. “What do you want?” Natalie snapped, shocked that her new boss was standing outside her door. Zane was about 6 feet tall with very handsome features. He had brown eyes and black hair which was cut shorter in the sides and left the middle longer. His smile was his weapon and every woman fell for it.Well, every woman except Natalie, who only saw a rich brat in him.“Won’t you ask me to come in?”“No! You’re a stranger and might harm my aunty!” Daisy said standing in front of Natalie and holding her knees as if shielding her from harm. “You heard the child. You’re scaring us! What do you want?” Zane looked down but Daisy had her back to him so he didn’t pay much attention to her face. He stepped forward and squatted to speak to Daisy, “Hi, princess. I promise I just want to have a word with your aunty.” He said softly.Daisy turned and Zane almost lost his balance. “She looks exactly like-”“Just say what you’re here for.” Natalie cut
“I’ve finally found you!” Ethan said with his hands tucked in his pockets.“What is he doing here?” Rose asked in shock.“I don’t know, Mr. Sinclair has never attended any of the events I’ve hosted before,” Mason responded with a hint of irritation in his voice.[FLASH BACK TO FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIER]“Sir?” Tom called for Ethan as they were about to step into the elevator. Zoe glared at him for disturbing them but he ignored her and leaned in closer to Ethan, “Can I have a word?”“Can’t it wait?” Ethan asked in his usual grumpy tone.“No, Sir.” “Wait for me over there,” Ethan said to Zoe gesturing to the couch in the lobby.“But Ethan!” Zoe protested and was about to reach for his arm when he left her hanging and walked away with Tom following behind.Curling her hands into fits, she walked over to the couch but her heart was still boiling. She hated that even after trying to bribe Tom, he never used to give her the attention that she was craving. Zoe loved to be worshiped and seei