I don’t know if Julian was already feeling better but he was in my studio today. He came with flowers and chocolates.
Ada was giving me meaningful looks as she pointed at Julian’s way with her mouth. Carlo was just shaking his head in the corner while wiping the cameras and other equipment. I just rolled my eyes at the two before walking to Julian who was looking at me with a wide smile plastered on his face.
“What are you doing here?” I asked.
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me about him!” Karleene hollered when she entered my office. She stormed inside my room as I was busy editing some of the shots for a magazine shoot.It’s almost half a month since I started dating Julian again and I don’t have any regrets. He always took me on dates and even brings me flowers every now and then. He’s been attending different gatherings and always had me as his date, too. And it felt so good. It made me happy because I have neve
A/N: This is the final chapter. The Epilogue will be posted next week. Saturday. Thank you!~*~“Oh, my gosh! Darren!” Even from afar, I can already hear Bash’s voice. She’s standing in front of the café with Henney who’s looking at me like she couldn’t believe I am here again. I smiled at them and waved my hand as I
I woke with a smile. I remembered what happened last night and I could not help but feel excited about the day to come. But when I looked beside me, a sudden gush of panic ran through my system when I saw Darren is not here. I narrowed my eyes and sat up in a hurry. What could have happened? I listened for the sound of the shower but there was none. She’s definitely not in the bathroom. I walked out of my room and saw no one in the living room…or in the kitchen. “Darren?” I called out but only got silence.
“I would never marry that man!” I yelled at my mother who followed me to my room after walking out of that dinner. I should’ve known that it was a formal dinner for a reason!Mom was looking so angry at me for walking out on a dinner that was meant to be the future of our company. I know about that. I believe that my parents are thinking futuristically when it comes to our company that it makes them do some stupid stuff to push me to the limit. “You have ruined the dinner! It was very important, Darren!” She was fuming as she pinched the bridge of her nose. I rolled my eyes and walked inside my room, waiting for her to come follow me before I answer her back. I want my door locked before I could speak. The guests, the Francos, are still downstairs with my dad. I know that if I shout back from here, they would hear it. I bet they have already heard our heated conversations when I walked out. Mom got inside my room and shut the door with a loud slam!
“One cup cappuccino for Mr. Hampton!” Henney called out from the counter in the café. The café is almost full today. We are expecting for a full house later in the afternoon. It’s the anniversary of the hotel in a week and I heard that it’s going to be really extravagant this time. I heard the staff from the kitchen that Mr. Bennett will announce the wedding date on the anniversary night. Mr. Nero Bennett is the owner of the Beach House Hotel where I am working as a barista. He’s engaged to Kinsella Sloane who is the daughter of the owner of the KS Construction and Design Company. I know. I’ve probably seen her in one of the events where our companies attended before. Henney said it was really a rollercoaster ride for the two. Kinsella left Mr. Bennett more than once and he was very devastated that he couldn’t even concentrate on his work anymore. Tears were shed and hearts were once broken but that made their relationship stronger. “Mr. Greene will be ba
I didn’t know what got to me. The next thing I know, I was already in bed, wearing nothing. White sheets covered my body as I sat up on a foreign place. Damn. What happened last night? For the first time in six months, I have gone to the club. I promised myself that I won’t force myself to drink more than my alcohol tolerance limit. But what the hell? I can’t even remember anything after dancing with a man!I heard the shower open. Fuck! Someone is here with me? My eyes roamed around the whole room. The way I can smell the sea breeze from here made me automatically think that I may be in one of those ocean front view suites in the hotel. The white and blue walls got me. I looked around to look for my clothes. I almost slapped myself when I saw them near the door. Was I too excited last night? Damn it!“Fucking stupid, Darren Fall…” I muttered under my breath as I walked towards my clothes with the blanket wrapped around my body. Well, i
“Are you going to act like you don’t know me at all?” I froze when I heard Julian’s voice from behind me. It’s been a week since I knew that he is Mr. Greene and he’s going to be the supervisor of the café. And that means it’s been a week since I’m having one hell of a hard time in the café because I’m dodging him.The thing is, it’s too obvious. Whenever he comes inside the café, I would pretend like I’m too busy to even greet him. If possible, I would go to a place where he is out of sight and most of the time, it’s the storage room. I would pretend like I’m about to get something important but I know that he knows I’m not. Like I said, it’s not too hidden. I’m really kind of obvious. Hell, how can I even face my boss who I happened to have a one night stand with? I’m more embarrassed and weirded out than awkward!But what I’m really grateful for is he didn’t push it. He let me distance myself from him. Well, I was thankful for that until no
“Vodka?” I hesitated as I stared at the glass of vodka in front of me. I shook my head at the caterer. I wouldn’t like to drink something like that again. I’m not even sure if I can drink vodka now without thinking whatever that night had brought me. “Juice, please.” I told the waiter. He nodded at me and smiled. “Pineapple or orange?” He asked me. “Pineapple.” I answered without thinking. Bash and Henney are talking about the bosses that came in the party while Dave and Greg are talking about the bossy woman in the country club earlier on. Greg said it must be a VIP but she was too rude to be a person. I listened and didn’t speak. I just absorbed whatever the world is giving me. I couldn’t speak. I don’t know if I just don’t care or if it’s because of the pair of eyes that are intended towards me since the moment I sat on this table. I bit my lip and looked down, tried the hardest to not look up because the moment I do, I’d get lost
I woke with a smile. I remembered what happened last night and I could not help but feel excited about the day to come. But when I looked beside me, a sudden gush of panic ran through my system when I saw Darren is not here. I narrowed my eyes and sat up in a hurry. What could have happened? I listened for the sound of the shower but there was none. She’s definitely not in the bathroom. I walked out of my room and saw no one in the living room…or in the kitchen. “Darren?” I called out but only got silence.
A/N: This is the final chapter. The Epilogue will be posted next week. Saturday. Thank you!~*~“Oh, my gosh! Darren!” Even from afar, I can already hear Bash’s voice. She’s standing in front of the café with Henney who’s looking at me like she couldn’t believe I am here again. I smiled at them and waved my hand as I
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me about him!” Karleene hollered when she entered my office. She stormed inside my room as I was busy editing some of the shots for a magazine shoot.It’s almost half a month since I started dating Julian again and I don’t have any regrets. He always took me on dates and even brings me flowers every now and then. He’s been attending different gatherings and always had me as his date, too. And it felt so good. It made me happy because I have neve
I don’t know if Julian was already feeling better but he was in my studio today. He came with flowers and chocolates. Ada was giving me meaningful looks as she pointed at Julian’s way with her mouth. Carlo was just shaking his head in the corner while wiping the cameras and other equipment. I just rolled my eyes at the two before walking to Julian who was looking at me with a wide smile plastered on his face. “What are you doing here?” I asked.
“He can be discharged early morning tomorrow,” the doctor ensured us when he came for his rounds today. Julian has been admitted for two days now and I’m happy that he’s getting discharged tomorrow morning. I don’t even know why I stayed with him all throughout his hospitalization. I went home and thought of not coming back but the thought of him all alone haunted me. Julian smiled widely at the doctor before the latter left the room with the nurse. I turned to Julian and smiled weakly. &
My eyes widened as I ran to him. “Julian!” I tried to wake him up but he wouldn’t. I looked around for help until the staff of the magazine saw us. They all came in to help us mobilize Julian. Someone called the medic from the hotel who responded quickly and immediately brought a stretcher. “What happened?” Alicia asked me. I wa
I wanted the floor to break in half and eat me alive. Shooting Julian Greene has never occurred to me before. Not even in my wildest dreams. A famous magazine columnist, Paris Ace, is interviewing him. Apparently, Julian is one of the rising restauranteurs in the whole country. He’s had several restaurants under his name and is going to start a new partnership with one of the high-end casinos in Vegas. He looked so calm when he was answering the questions. I took pictures of him and realized that he’s neve
“Darren, you have a booking for a photoshoot in three days. Are you free?” Ada, my assistant asked me.I was in front of my laptop, editing the photos from the previous photoshoot. These are due tomorrow so I need to do it faster. I looked up at her and smiled. “If my schedule is clear, sure,” I replied. “Kindly just check my planner.” Ada nodded. “I have done that and saw that you only are free that day. I just want to make sure yo
“Wear that,” Travis gave me a paper bag with a huge Gucci written on it. His eyes roamed on my body from head to toe with disgust written all over his face. I snarled at him before getting the paper bag. I was only wearing boxers and an oversized polo shirt. “Why did you fucking drag me out here?!”He raised his brow and stared at me like I’m a fucking idiot in front of him. I am fuming mad and I don’t know if I can even manage this whole ride with him!