I took the car back home to discuss it with Xavier this time. But before I could meet him in his office again, I met Miranda. She seemed to have been waiting for me in the corridor. Because the instant she got a glimpse of me, she straightened her back and prepared herself for yet another argument.Honestly speaking, I was getting sick and tired of her at this point."Yes Miranda? What do you want now?" I asked in exhaustion, not in the mood for an argument, but I knew she wouldn’t rest until she had bothered me to the point that she heard something from me."You were rude to him. Do you know how everyone was looking at you when you barged into the office and ruined the meeting? I understand you think you are invincible, but you cannot disrespect him like that. Everybody would be talking about how a mere girl is toying with Mayor Xavier. She started a bunch of nonsense. I don’t understand why anyone would talk about us. About the meeting, I was embarrassed. I did that. But I would rat
I have made my way into the office, trying not to think about Miranda’s words for now. Xavier seemed to have been waiting for me. Watching me come before him again made him smile. I had to force an uncomfortable smile on him, and I felt like he picked on it."You don’t look very pleased," he questioned, closing the file in front of him."I spoke to Zoe," I said, taking a seat and letting out a sigh."And I am assuming it didn’t go as you thought it would go," he asked, and I nodded."I wanted her to continue her study while taking support from us. But she told me she wants to get married to a rich guy who is willing to accept the baby and her. "It really didn’t sit right with me. I don’t know how one can survive like this.My mother married a man who was only after her wealth. Derrell didn’t even care about his own blood and left us to start over with his previous wife. Marriages that don’t start with love end in tragedy."Okay!" he said in exhaustion, dropping his hands to the side o
"Tell me, Jace! I am waiting for your answer," Xavier insisted.But what shocked me was when Jace took only three minutes to say, "sure. If that’s what you want. You know I’ll never let you down, Xave." I couldn’t hold back the shock I got. I was so wrong to think he would try to be a better person.I wasn’t angry that he was marrying my sister, but I was annoyed and scared for her future. This man had confessed his feelings for me, and now he was going to marry my sister.He is going to ruin her life."Wow, then it’s done. Jace weds Zoe," I said aloud, sarcasm dripping from my voice. Jace was surprised to see me behind him. That guy was either a coward or a liar. In both cases, he was awful. How could he say yes to that?"Phoe---" he stuttered, looking like he was going to pass out. Did he expect me to never find out about the marriage?"No! it’s okay. I mean, if it saves Zoe from getting strangled by the people of the town, why not?" I was so mad at him that I couldn’t break eye co
"Here is the father," Xavier announced with a wide, forced smile on his lips. He dragged the guy by his collar and pushed him inside the room. I heard Zoe jump down from the bed behind me. I, however, was a bit shocked to see Martin, the guy she was escaping with, standing in front of us. Then, everything started to make sense. Zoe already had an idea about her pregnancy. That’s why she was fleeing with this guy."He is the father of the baby. The same guy who used to have dates with her in my mansion. The two wanted to keep things secret, so they have asked me to arrange everything for them. It is really hard for me to say this, but I feel like a freaking pimp now," Xavier muttered through a clenched jaw, still smiling and making me aware of how angry he was.It all made sense.He was the guy I saw her with back when I thought she was with Xavier. But why was Xavier giving her so much leniency? I thought she was dating Xavier."Xavier," I tried to calm him down, but he shook his head
"So, what is going on now?" Mia sat down with me as I waited for Zoe to finish talking to Martin. Derrell left the house after he was basically told by Xavier not to interrupt. I could only imagine how terrible he felt when he realized he wasn’t allowed to interrupt us."I don’t know. I hope whatever decision she makes, she does it for herself and her baby. She doesn’t have to force herself into staying with anyone," I said, staring at the staircase."I am talking about you," Mia’s words shocked me into turning to her."I am not afraid of Zoe anymore. She had found a sister who would do anything for her. But what about you? What is going on with your life?" The way she smiled at me, I could see the guilt in her eyes for whatever happened to me and my mother."I am not traumatized, if that’s what you want to ask me. What happened that evening was horrible. But I am glad I had someone who helped me see that life is beautiful. I am not the wrong person here. Those who beat me up were at
Years Ago:I celebrated my birthday last week but haven’t had a perfect party with my friends yet. After turning 15, I really wanted to do this. Since I belonged to a rich family, I felt a competition with the others fellows. They all had amazing 15th birthdays, but I wanted to do something crazy. Of course, my idea of being crazy was different from what my mom had suggested. She asked me to rent a cruise and take my friends there with the guards, obviously. But that wouldn’t be crazy.Everybody will laugh at me for choosing the safest route."A cruise?" As expected, Mille looked disgusted when I pitched the idea after my mother’s constant insistence."I knew this would happen. I wish I hadn’t canceled on a bungee jumping trip with my cousins to Finland," Malaika sighed, munching hard on the packet of chips now that she was angry with me."Guys! It’s not something I suggested. That was my mother’s pitch." I had to instantly diffuse the fire before the word spreads that I am too afraid
Years Ago:"I find it very inappropriate whenever you ask me such questions, Uncle Morgan!" In order for him to remember what his relationship with me was, I called his name very clearly."I am sure kids these days talk about everything openly," he shrugged, showing no regret."My son is so open about things." He made me cringe when he mentioned his little son. He was younger than me, and this man over here was flexing about his son talking about adult stuff openly."Then he definitely needs better parents," I muttered, forcing a very cringe smile to let him know I wasn’t even joking."Ah! I don’t know about that. I am sure only I can take care of him. Let’s not talk about him. Tell me about yourself. When you start wearing bras?" He asked me, making my eyes jump out of their sockets in shock and disgust."Hey! I am your father’s age. And I am telling you, it is normal. People talk about these days openly." He instantly waved his hand to get me comfortable with him.A 15-year-old who
I started protesting to get out of his grasp. I threw my body back and released myself from his hand, only to find stupid Paul laughing at me."I scared you?" he clapped and then bit his tongue."How---," I frowned at him, making him touch his ears and apologize in his mouth."I climbed up your balcony. It was easy," he shrugged, roaming around my room as if he had never been here for. Actually, he had come here before, but with my mother’s permission."You scared me." I rolled my eyes and then watched him pass me a smile."What? I asked, frowning at him."Please come to the party tonight," he requested. It’s been a few days that I have only excused to every idea of the party he or the others have suggested."Paul! I don’t know," I sighed, sitting in front of my dresser to fix my getup. I didn’t want to be in a relationship with him, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t attracted to him. He was the typical bad boy of our school and I loved being his special one."Why not?" he asked sadly."M