Chapter 47Liam thought his twin sister was cute too. He didn't know why he was looking at her that way, because he also thought it was weird, but he couldn't stop. He found himself smiling as he watched her. Tanya was too occupied in her work to know what Liam was doing. But she did feel his gaze on her. *why in the world is he looking at me like that?* she wondered with a frown, but she didn't take her eyes off the floor she was sweeping. there was a long broom in her hand which she used to sweep the backyard floor after Liam raked it. it was how they worked and just where they were assigned to work. and because they were such a great team, they had been assigned to it for a while and not disbanded. "She's so pretty," he found himself saying it out loud. "who is pretty, uhn? there is someone prettier than me? is it this crush that you were telling me about?" Tanya asked as she dropped the broom in her hand and stomped towards her brother who was sitting on one of the concr
In her high heels and Gucci scarf top that left her back bare and barely covered her navel and a denim skirt that barely reached half of her thighs and full confidence. She was still mad at Andrea without understanding her reason. But Andrea was actually just scared to leave the house because she felt scared.Because either way, she wasn't coming out with her. "Its about to be a long night." She thought as she swinged her hips and made her way to the bar. Sitting at the bar so far had been a bore to her that the condom pack with her started to make her feel ridiculous.*What was I thinking?* She scolded herself a couple of times and was thinking of leaving the bar when someone came to sit beside her. *Finally, someone who isn't calling me to dance.* She thought. "Hey pretty." He said as he sat turned to look at her. "I'm Drake." He said and she turned to look at him. *Damn, he's so handsome.* She thought as she smiled at him"I'm Cassandra." She said.It was the fake name she
"The home is almost empty, the rest should be adopted by the week's end." The first person spoke and Tanya and Liam realised that there had to be two or more people speaking, except one of them was on a phone call. That was a truth though because most of the other sisters who were no longer working in the orphanage. The children were told that they were either transferred to a different province or they had to work in the church. But Tanya and Liam had their suspicions. Everything was happening too fast for them.The children as well. Just a week ago, there was twenty of them and in the last five days, twelve of them had moved in with new families leaving just eight of the children left.*But why come pick a call in such a creative place.* The twins noted. It wasn't only a secretive place, but it was also a very dark place as well. Plus all the sisters had their own rooms and offices each. *Why leave those places for somewhere without sunlight?* Tanya wondered and her thoughts
Chapter 50It was a mode of communication between her and Liam. Liam and Tanya despite their reserved personality always got scolded. But unlike other children their age, it wasn't for many things.Rather for just one thing. The twins always made sure to do their chores right and on time. Their education was top notch as well and they were so close to getting a scholarship with their scores if not because of Tanya who fell sick in the day they had to write the exam. An exam whose past questions they had practised on end in the past two months. And with their retentive memory and very sharp minds, they knew that they would get perfect scores. But because Tanya was sick, Liam refused to take the exam as well and both of them under up faint an exam they didn't even write.The children were smart, brilliant, hard-working, reserved and weren't trouble makers. But the only thing that they usually got scolded for was them always sneaking out. Tanya and Liam since they could crawl al
Chapter 51Which meant that she must have been there. But if she wasn't there at the moment…And just when he started to wonder why she had left it, he realised that he wasn't hearing her voice, neither was any noise coming out from the clinic. *Does she have money for the bills?* He immediately thought and felt for his wallet in his pocket He let out a sigh when he realised that he still had it on him. Then he turned to his back while contemplating on how to get sister June off his back without being rude or breaking her heart. He could only act self conscious and very careful around the sisters whenever Tanya was around him or he knew that she did be around him. But now, he couldn't help but be the obviously good boy Tanya made him not to be. No doubt, he blamed his twin sister, even though he loved her. *Now I don't even know how to be responsible and simy apologize.* He thought still with a downcast look. And that was when it dawned on him that all he had to do was apolo
Either way, Liam called Tanya and found out that she had reached the hospital and was waiting for the doctor's report with Andrea."Uhn, how did you meet sister Andrea?" Liam asked as he continued jogging. He had reduced his pace though. He didn't see the reason for the high paced racing anymore. "I'll tell you when you get here. I'm at the city's general hospital, you know where that is, right?" Tanya said. "The one we sneaked out from school into and mistakenly found ourselves in their morgue." Andrea said and Liam could hear a gasp from beside his twin sister. It sounded familiar that he chuckled, but he couldn't place his hand on who. At first thought, he wondered if she had a boyfriend who was the person who rescued her and the talk about sister Andrea was just a decoy. This bothered Liam that he didn't bother to argue it. He just felt angry and irritated that he thought to hang up immediately. "Of course." Liam said before hanging up. *What's the matter with him?* Andr
"Aren't they being too extra?" Liam asked with a scoff as he took a disposable cup and got water from the water dispenser beside him. Tanya paused and watched as he gulped the water until he was done before saying what she had to say. *He probably won't understand.* She thought as her eye lids fell. *At least sister Andrea came through on time. Thank God for her.* She sighed and watched him dispose the cup in the plastic recycling bin beside him. "What do you mean?" Andrea asked. "Telling us that they need to perform a surgery. Isn't that suspicious to you?""What is suspicious is the way you are acting. Why do you keep contradicting everything I say and do. We are twins and bestfriends and siblings, but you have been finding fault in almost all my actions and words for the past two weeks Liam, why?" Tanya said all in one breath. "Tanya…" Liam didn't know what to do about the sudden change in direction of their conversation. Tanya too.At first, she was going to try to explai
"So if you'll excuse me, I'd like to start working by myself." Andrea said as she stepped aside and started walking further inside the room.Before she suddenly paused. "And to answer your question," she put her hand in the pocket of her joggers, "I wasn't sick this time around, buy my baby sister was. It was an emergency and I had to stay with her. Wouldn't you if you were in the same condition as me?" She asked and without waiting for an answer, she continued towards the back where there was an unoccupied desk. But then, she realised others had started working and then walked back towards the front to pick the materials. She didn't spare Mr Rose a glance and just did her thing. "And I'd like to take permission as well, she is about to have surgery and I would be required to come to the hospital a few times." Andrea paused for a second, but when she didn't get a response from him, she continued. "Thank you for being so kind and generous to give your approval." She said. "Uhn."
"Andreaaa?" He groaned and Andrea chuckled at the thought of really getting on his nerves. It was her own way of getting back at him. And she was enjoying it. "We'll talk it out, won't we?" She said and went back to sit. "Of course, we would." Edward said through gritted teeth when he noticed the size of the towel Andrea gave him. But then he knew one thing for sure. "I know I have like the most beautiful name in the world." She said as she fanned herself with her palm while her husband watched with his mouth slightly open. While wondering who exactly he had married. He however liked the couple they were becoming. The fact that they were open with eachother without feeling like they had to mince their words and expressions joyed him. And that was that they had crossed the stranger's phase of their relationship and were bow official couples both legally and by heart. Awkwardly, he tied the towel around his waist and tried to tiptoe out of the bathroom, only to bump into her
"On our wedding day. You asked me to take it off." Edward said and Andrea after a few seconds of flashing back remembered. "Damn!" She sighed. "I can't believe you are still hung up on at that." Andrea said and they both chuckled as they went down the memory lane together. "But that's not the only thing I can't get over." Eve said. Andrea was curious as to what else there was and she had a feeling that her curiousity will lead her to another round of Edwards cheesy lines, but she asked anyway. "What else can't you get over?" She asked as she inched closer to him, leaning on her elbow for support. "You really want to know?" Edward asked as he leaned in closer to her. Their faces were only a few inches apart at thi moment. "Hmm yes, I want to know what it is." Andrea said. At this point, she couldn't guess anything tangible. "Are you really sure you want to know?" Edward asked again. "Quit playing and spill it." Andrea said. At this point, she had her eyes close and her thou
And he thought that this was the best way for her to hear what she had always had questions about. He just didn't expect Drake to start with his identity. But it was all well and good.Because to him, it wasn't a bad start at all. He had his guess and his speculations as well, but he still wasn't convinced that Andrea loved him like he thought she did.*Maybe because she never mentioned it or probably because I never had someone tell me.* He thought.But then he just couldn't bring himself to remain convinced until Drake mentioned it. And now, just like his wife was, he also turned as red as a tomato. "Geez bro, one would think you are an high schooler meeting his Crush during the a masquerade themed prom party. You're so red." Drake commented. Andrea felt her blush deepen at the thought of Edward also blushing. Because just like Edward, she Was looking for that one confirmation which she had found. *But then what about the secrets?* A little voice in her head questioned. And
But now that things were looking clearer, she felt even more puzzled and sure of her self at the same time, then she thought back to when she was talking about Edward as the president to Drake's mom. "Drake, you really can't do that." She heard him say again. "Tch. At this point, one would think you are the older brother." Drake said with an eyeroll. This contradicted every thing she had heard about Drake being Avery swift and precise person. Drake as the CEO of Larson's real estate was also very popular for his rigidity when it came to work and how he executed his work. But ever since she met him that afternoon, he had been the exact opposite. And in fact acted like a child when he was the older son. Especially around Edward who was supposed to be his kid brother. Andrea didn't know this before as she had speculated Edward to be thirty five, but everything washed down the drain when Drake's mom said she respected him despite the fact that he was younger. She learnt about the
As she picked Edward's fork to start eating, she remembered why the look Drake was giving her felt familiar. She had a quick flash back to that morning when they were moving their things and Gray's look flashed across her mind. "So that was it!" She exclaimed that she almost choked on what she was chewing. And then she came to a conclusion that those people knew something about her that she didn't. And now that Andrea was convinced that whatever made those people give her those weird looks involved her, she didn't care whether it was rude to eavesdrop or not. She dropped her cutlery on the empty plate in front of her before drawing her chair up and leaving the dining room. As she picked Edward's fork to start eating, she remembered why the look Drake was giving her felt familiar. She had a quick flash back to that morning when they were moving their things and Gray's look flashed across her mind. "So that was it!" She exclaimed that she almost choked on what she was chewing. A
But before that, his tummy grumbled again. "Oh damn it. Don't you want me to have anything at all to eat? I'm really hungry from skipping all those meals." Andrea whined and put more force I her hand so she could drag Edward up.He got up with a start while studying not to collide with Andrea's backside which he had his gaze on.But then, in his bid to avoid doi g that, he lost his balance and fell back backwards. And not alone this time, because he managed to allow Andrea also lose her footing and she fall right into his laps. It looked all planned, but it wasn't intentional. He was only distracted for a while, and that happened. He let out a groan from.how close they were and how tight he felt. The temperature of the room suddenly felt hotter for Edward, despite the ninety nine absoluteness of the ventilation in the room.Even his head was getting clouded with the dirty clothes he had so tried to push and lock up in the past. But he wasn't the only one on this one.Because as
"What are you thinking about?" Andrea said just in time with Edward. "For how long have you been here?" Edward's sentence clashed with Andrea's which was quite funny and thus reduced the awkwardness between the both of them. He could see it in Andrea eyes that she was tired and he couldn't help but think about how exhausted she must be after their meeting with her family the next day. He didn't want her to be tired. No loving husband would want to see their extremely tired wife. And he just happened to be one of them.For the next five minutes, the couple are lost in silence. Both list in their own thoughts separately, so liters they were lost in two things, their silence and their thoughts. Edward continued through with his flashback, while Andrea couldn't help but wonder what the look Drake was giving her meant. After they had settled and accepted the fact that little Eve's reaction wasn't his fault, but the over proactive gardener triggered it, he had stopped looking at her
"I should have let you die and let your body get splattered around the car with bombs strapped all over your body, I'm really sorry for doing it." Edward said. He made it look like he had committed a grave offense. His expression was so serious and he squeezed his eyebrows so he managed to look guilty. Even though he wasn't. He was simply having fun and watching his half brother's horror filled face. He could see that Drake was reliving those moments but just then, he couldn't bring himself to give that attention.The moment when he got captured by the other force and was beaten till he passed out. He knew it was petty, but he wanted to get back at Drake for being unreasonable, so he pushed on. "No." Drake suddenly said in a whisper. He seemed to be in a daze as though his eyes were staring right ahead, Edward could tell that he could barely register what he was seeing. "No no no." He continued to repeat the word like someone who had just woken up from a nightmare.And Edwar
And all the time at that, but he understood that she needed her space and must feel suffocating if he was always around her, so he relaxed in his seat and thought about the incident from that morning. Packing up wasn't so stressful, because he had other people do the work. And the part where he had to work, he loved. And this was in the car on their way from their new house to his mother's house.Edward couldn't help but think about how much fun he had and how much he loved listening to her voice when she laughed. Although he was always one to enjoy his space and in fact demand for it in the most ridiculous of situations, but things were just too different with Andrea around. And he giggles from little Eve, he just loved how it sounded in his ears and he couldn't help but have a little him and Andrea running around the house.The good mood and everything just put him in the mood to ask Andrea when they would consummate their marriage, but they got to their destination before he c