"Ding....dong..." Lora pressed on the doorbell a few times and waited patiently. After a short while, the door swung open and a young slender girl showed up "Hi ma'am, please how may I help you?""I'm here to see Collins." Lora replied in a light tone"Please come in" the young girl nodded her head slightly and opened the door. Lora walked in gently and sat in the sofa. She admired the living room as the girl went upstairs to call CollinsHer mom was right. The Brown family is just as rich as the Green family. They have this huge mansion, and the living room said everything. Maybe her mom wasn't so wrong. This family is filthy rich, and that's all she wantsBut the fact that Collins is Lucy's ex-boyfriend is her biggest problem. Even though she doesn't love him, she could have still managed with that because of the money. But...Lora blew out a sigh helplessly at the thought of this and shook her head slightly. She has come to make a deal with Collins if only he'll accept it. But upo
"I know Alex very well Lucy. His mother used to be my good friend. When the tragic incident occurred, I left this city and came back only few years later. I'm just so surprised he's the one you got married to" Mrs. Hayes' words resounded clearly in Lucy's mind as she stood by the roadside for a cabHer words got her thinking. Because it didn't sound so clear to her. Her reaction tells something more than what she told her. She couldn’t have possibly acted that way simply because Alex is her good friend's son, right?She looked very nervous, like as if a serious tragedy was about to befall herSomething about Mrs. Hayes reaction to Alex's name looked suspicious. And the fact that she refused to explain any further made Lucy feel a bit anxious. But she just helped the woman back to her room and left without bothering her with so much questions. Maybe she’ll find time to talk about that with her againLucy got a cab and headed back home after sometime. On the way, her phone started ringi
Lucy alighted in front of a restaurant and looked around for Mia. It was De Shallot eatery, a place they often used to have lunch four years agoThe place looked a bit different to her, because for all these past four years she has never stepped a foot thereMia said she would be waiting for her in front of the restaurant, but she was nowhere to be found. Lucy took her phone to dialed her number again. But just as it started ringing, someone hugged her from behindTurning to face the person Lucy saw it was Mia and quickly jumped into her embrace. They hugged each other tightly for a while without saying anything. They had missed each other so much, and it felt like they weren’t still getting enough of each other even after hugging for over five minutes"I really miss you a lot Lucy. I miss you so much!" Mia exclaimed happily after pulling out of Lucy's embrace"I miss you too. Let's go and have some spicy chicken" Lucy smiled and went into the restaurant with Mia. They ordered for som
Alex parked the car quickly and run towards where Lucy was lying without wasting another second. He saw Lucy's helpless state, and felt like a part of his heart had been pierced with a sharp daggerAlex didn’t know why he got that feeling. He just couldn’t control it and felt like it was taking the whole of himHe knelt down beside her in the rain, and lifted her up without any effort. The guards wanted to tell him they had been ordered not to allow her get into the house, but they couldn’t dareAlex had the most dangerous look ever on his face. He looked like he could tear people into pieces within the minimum seconds and this made the guards shudder with so much fearWithout wasting another second, Alex quickly moved to the door and tried to push it open but it didn’t. After ringing the doorbell a few times, Vanessa finally showed up"What...." Vanessa's words froze in the air after spotting the person at the door. She thought it was Lucy, but it turned out to be her brother instead
Alex walked into the bathroom and filled the bathtub with warm water. After that he came back to the room and picked Lucy up in his armsHe had taken off the wet clothes, leaving only her netted underwear and braAlex tried his possible best not to look at Lucy's body. He kept on a serious face, and shook all thoughts of her out of his mindHe's just going to help her have a warm shower and nothing else. After getting into the bathroom, he gently placed Lucy into the bathtub and went back to the room. He moved up and down, trying to think of somethingHe tried his possible best not to get any desires. But....Alex hit the bed with his leg several times. He couldn’t understand why he was going through all those changesHe made so many promises to himself, but now so many things are happening without his knowledge. He lowered his eyes hesitantly to stare at his already erected man and sighed out helplesslyWhat he was afraid of is the same thing that has happened right now. Now how do
The next day...."Lucy..."Lucy heard her name being called several times, but it felt like they were sounds coming afarLucy slowly opened her eyes and blinked profusely. She turned her eyes to where the sound was coming from and saw a familiar figure sitting beside herIt was Bella. And she kept on calling out her name with her eyes fixed elsewhere. She hadn’t notice yet that she was awakeLucy tried calling out her name, but her voice didn’t seem to be audible enough to Bella’s hearing. Not knowing what else to do, Lucy slowly helped herself to sit up on the bed which subconsciously drew Bella’s attention finally“Lucy! you’re awake? Thank God finally” Bella exclaimed excitedly and helped Lucy to sit up on the bed properly“Here, have some water” She quickly offered and said to the house help “Nelia please get her some soup. And... inform Alex his wife is awake now”“Yes ma’am” Nelia nodded politely and walked out“You really scared all of us Lucy. Why did you have to be in such a
The next day…Lucy opened her eyes quite early. She searched the room by her eyes and found Alex standing in front of the mirror. He was buttoning his shirt and whistling at the same timeLucy felt amazed by this new side of Alex. They’ve been staying together for almost a week now, and she has never seen him whistle early in the morning like thisHis face also looked very calm and cheerful. And he seemed to be in a very good mood or something like thatLast night Lucy thought he would show up to check on her after Bella sent Nelia to go and inform him she had woken up, but he didn’t show up until she fell asleep. She didn’t even realize the time he had come back into the roomLucy folded her blanket and kept it in the wardrobe. After that she went straight to the bathroom and took a quick shower. When she came back into the room, she saw Alex heading outside and quickly called “Alex…”Alex stood still for a while and slowly turned to face Lucy with raised brows “hmm?..”“Ahh… it’s Lo
Jeffery spotted Lucy and Bella standing and decided to pass by to say hello. Collins had gone to speak with Lora’s father with his parentsBella stood without any expression on her face. She was confused as to whether Jeffery is the groom or the other guyShe just met him yesterday. And today he’s getting married?This shouldn’t have been a problem to her. But somehow it got her restless. She just wished Jeffery wasn’t the groom as she was thinkingWhile at the same time, Lucy also stood with surprise. Thinking Jeffery is Lora’s groom and not Collins. Because the Lora she knows will never agree to marry Collins knowing he’s her ex-boyfriend“Hi Bella, I’m glad we’ve met again” Jeffery smiled politely at Bella and spoke“Yeah…you’re getting married?” Bella stammered hesitantly“No. It’s my brother’s wedding” Jeffery replied with the corner of his eyes fixed on Lucy’s faceHe had never imagined Lucy would show up at her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. And he thought possibly she came only becau
“Meaw…..” Loki’s soft cries sounded just as Mia and Aaron’s lips were about touching each other, making both of them pull away abruptly “Oh my God!…” Mia worried in her heart. She glanced over at the small cat walking around and sighed out silently in her heartIf it had shown up few minutes after now, then she would have definitely kiss AaronMia bit her lower lip slightly in disappointment. She wasn’t disappointed in anyone, but herself. How could she allow Aaron to kiss her so easily like this“Loki…. Where the hell in the world are you coming from? I’m going to punish you for sure. Come with me” Marisa stumbled over to where the little cat was and picked it upShe kept on scolding it while heading back to the kitchen making Aaron laugh slightly He knew why Marisa was being that harsh towards Loki. And in fact, it really made him happy He glanced over at Mia with the corner of his eyes and blew out a loud sigh “I think I should leave now. Maybe we can have coffee another time”
“Knock…knock…knock” Lucy knocked on the door gently and waited patiently She glance over at Alex who was seated in the car waiting for her and sighed out desperatelyShe didn’t want to go on with this, but she has no other option eitherWhatever Alex said to her earlier at the cemetery still lingered in her mind. And so many questions piled up in her brainShe tried asking Alex why he believes strongly her father is the cause of his parent’s death. But he didn’t allow herHe just kept on pleading with her to bring him to Mrs. Hayes’ house. And now they’re here, but there seemed to be no one aroundLucy knocked on the door several times again. But the result still remained the same. No one showed up at the doorLucy turned to look at Alex and shook her head slightly with worryWith this, Alex quickly got out of the car and joined Lucy up there. He also knocked on the door several times and went round to see if he could find anyone nearbyAfter confirming there was really no one around
“I really wish you weren’t doing this Jeffery. It feels much better being here alone with you without that brother of yours” Lora coiled herself up on the bed and pouted softly “You know this is not my idea. If I don’t go and bail Collins out of that place today then my dad will really get angry. Besides, you guys doesn’t do anything intimate when he’s around do you?” Jeffery asked while buttoning his shirt in front of the dressing mirror “Not really. I just don’t like his presence. I wish I could spend this night too here with you” Lora licked the corners of her lip slightly and stepped out of the bedShe walked over to Jeffery and hugged him tightly from behind “please don’t go”Jeffery turned round to face Lora after buttoning his shirt and held onto her shoulders gently “Lora, we’ve been spending the past few nights together and I believe we both need some rest at this point. Aren’t you tired? We just finished two rounds this morning”“I can do it over and over again with you wi
Lucy kept the picture back in the album and closed her suitcase. After that she kept the other picture too back at where she picked it from and closed the wardrobe gently So many things didn’t make sense to her at this pointThe last time Alex got upset with her for performing the rumba dance and inquired about where she learnt it fromMrs Hayes too almost fainted from hearing Alex’s name the last time she visited herAnd today she has found her picture lying in Alex’s wardrobe. What could be the reason behind all these?Or it’s just some mere coincidence?No. This can’t be just some mere coincidence. There must surely be some kind of connection between these two people she doesn’t know aboutAnd she’s got to find out by all means Lucy sighed out helplessly at the thought of all these and covered herself with her blanket. Sleeping in the couch often gives her body aches, but it’s still much better than that flat mattress Collins provided her with And it made her fall asleep in no t
Later in the evening…Aaron sat at the dining table together with Mia and Bella waiting anxiously for Lucy and AlexVanessa told them earlier this morning Lucy had been found. And that she’s with AlexBut it’s been several hours now, and still there’s no sign of any of themAaron tried calling Alex earlier but he didn’t answer. The panic has reduced, because they’re hopeful Alex will bring Lucy home. And that’s what they’re all eagerly waiting for To see Lucy, hug her and have dinner together with herAfter waiting for few more minutes, the door finally swung open. And Alex walked in with Lucy hand in hand“Lucy!…” Mia quickly rushed over to them and hugged Lucy tightly. Few days ago she almost believed her friend was gone for good. And that she was never going to see her again until they meet in the next world But now here she is. Standing fit and strong in front of her. What else can excite her more?“We’re glad you’re finally back home Lucy. You got all of us so worried about yo
“Hey Jeff, pick me up at the airport right now. I’m waiting for you by the roadside” Collins spoke anxiously on the phone as he headed to the roadside “The Greens haven’t found you have they?” Jeffery asked worriedly from the other side of the phone“Not yet. But if you delay so much they might find me. And you know what’ll happen if that happens. So please hurry” Collins hanged up the call and walked in the fastest pace everAfter contemplating on what to do earlier, he finally came to a decision of saving himself over his love for Lucy He should have known everything was a trick. But now here he is, running for his lifeThe love he has for Lucy blinded him. He trusted her completely, thinking they were about leaving the country for a new beginning But who was he kidding?However Lucy was able to contact Alex still remained a mystery to Collins. He thought very seriously about it, but nothing seemed to making sense to himLucy has chosen Alex over him. But that doesn’t mean he’s g
“Hello, I just received a call from Lucy. She claims to have been kidnapped by her ex boyfriend and that he’s taking her out of the country. Please send your men to the airport right away. I’ll meet them in the next few minutes” Vanessa explained in a breath and hanged up the callThe feeling of victory rushed through her bloodstream. And her face lit up with so much joyCollins has made her work quiet easy somehow. And now all she needs to do is to get to the airport as soon as possible to stop him from sending Lucy awayThere’s no way Alex is going to find out about this ever. Because he will continue to think Lucy is with her ex boyfriend and they’re both nowhere to be foundVanessa smiled devishly to herself at the thought of this and turned to head upstairs for her car keys. But just as she took a step, Alex showed up from nowhere looking so anxious“Alex..““I know. Let’s go together” Alex cut Vanessa short and quickly rushed outsideWhat does he know?Vanessa followed Alex outs
Staring down at the screen of the phone, Collins sighed out helplessly and turned to look at Lucy who was lying quietly on the mattress Her mind seemed to be lost somewhere, and so she hadn’t notice Collins’ presence yetSo many things swept through her mind. And in the cause of this, a plan suddenly popped up in her mindEven though she wasn’t so sure about it, Lucy still felt it would be best to try it. Who knows? Maybe it might work“Good morning…” Collins cleared his throat slightly to wake Lucy upHearing Collins’ voice, Lucy slowly sat up on the mattress and smiled slyly. She carried herself up and stepped closer to him with a calm face“good morning. Actually I’ve been waiting for you to… apologize for how I behaved towards you last night. I thought Alex would come looking for me, but …”“….” Collins’ brows arched with surprise. What suddenly changed? Why is Lucy now being polite to him?“I know you must be wondering what changed over night. But don’t worry. I don’t mean any ha
“Alex! Alex stop!…” Vanessa chased Alex down the hall and held tightly onto his hand to stop him from going outIt was still heavily raining. But Alex seemed to care less about itHe has been fooled by the doctor. And now he’s got to make things right before they get out of handsThe last time Collins told him he will take Lucy away from himAnd now because he didn’t take his words so seriously, this has happenedWhat at all could be happening between the two of them right now? Could it be possibly Collins is kissing Lucy at the moment? Or they’re having fun somewhere far away?What if they’re even making out?….“Damn it! Damn all of you!” Alex roared angrily at the thought of all thisLucy and Collins used to be lovers. He doesn’t know so much about their love story but the thought of it just hunts him like something The last time he saw them kissing each other. Which means it’s possible they’re still in love with each other ‘No!’ Alex worried. He ran his hand through his hair desp