Ella walked out of her condo all dressed for her date with a certain bastard her Godmother decided to hook her up with. She was dressed in a knee-length black dress. Her curly hair was combed and stretched so that it fell on her shoulders and her heels were a thorn in her flesh as she struggled to walk with them. Throwing her handbag at the passenger’s side of the car, she started it. Once, twice but it refused to start. What the hell was wrong with it now? She grumbled. Spending almost thirty minutes trying to start the damn car that refused to come up and corporate with her, she looked at her watch. She was late for her date. Oh goodness. “Now I have to look for a cab,” she grumbled. Picking up her bag, she headed out of the condo while trying to order a cab. Her legs were already sore from putting on the super-high heels. On a normal day, she would go with something lower and probably wear pants and a shirt instead of a dress. Only heaven knows how uncomfortable she was in the dr
Liam stared at Ella in confusion as she walked away from him. Damn, he was such a dumb fuck. Why the fuck did he say all of those things to her, huh? At that point, he thought that she would be at her best if she kept shut for a while and stopped being so friendly to everyone. He thought that she would be so appealing if she dressed like other girls and acted like them but now that he was seeing her in this unusual unfamiliar self, he couldn't help but wish that she became her usual self again. This doesn't suit her at all. Plus he can't hear her silence. Never In a million years. He was used to hearing her rant about everything, even the tiniest winny things. He was used to hearing her talk a lot and annoy him. He can't afford to lose that Ella. This Ella was even more dangerous. He has to admit that he prefers the former Ella and somehow enjoyed their banter.“Ella,” he called but she didn't stop. She kept making her way to the cab that was parked a few meters from her. “Damn it.”
“You can go fuck yourself, bastard,” Ella yelled as she got down from Laims car and made her way into the restaurant where her date must be waiting for her. She angrily stomped in. She and Liam had another fight on their way here. He was so annoying to her. She was sure they couldn’t ever be peaceful. They must fight and that was it. It wasn’t because of her, she wasn’t the problem, he was the problem always doing and saying things he knew would piss her off. He badmouthed her makeup and told her the date was not going to go well. He swore it wasn’t going to go well as if he was planning on destroying it. He doesn’t even know who she is going to see for goodness sake. That was how annoying he could be. Fucking moron. She looked around the restaurant and then at her phone for her date. His picture was on display on her phone and she tried searching for him with her eyes. She has never met him in person before and so, she doesn’t know what he looks like. Finally, she saw him. He had
Darling? Omo, this has to stop. She was no darling to him and what makes him think he could speak to her that way? For God’s sake, she was getting angry already.If he doesn’t clear the air he definitely won’t leave the place with his legs intact. She doesn’t want to create a scene too. “No, I do not. What do you mean, Ethan?”“Is this your first time dating? Oh my, I just encountered an innocent princess. I used to think girls in NY are not innocent at all.” “Hahaha.”“Hahaha.”He laughed with her. “You’re funny, Ethan.”“I believe I am. But not this time, I’m not joking, princess. You’re pretty.”“Thanks for the compliment.”“Now that we’re done eating. Would you like to go upstairs with me? I have a room in this restaurant and it will be just the both of us. We would have a lot of fun. I prepared before coming.” He leaned in to whisper. “I brought protection too.”Ella’s mouth fell open in surprise. The audacity of the fucker to have intention to sleep with her even before seein
“Are you sure we shouldn't have a big wedding, love?” Noah asked, his finger scratching his forehead nervously. “This is out of my league honestly.”Eve rolled her eyes, her hands clenching the pen in between her fingers. They both sat side by side in the civil affairs bureau, both staring at the papers between them nervously. “I don't want to.”“Your hands are shaky.”Her eyes fell on her fingers. They were trembling hard under his watch, the ministers staring at them in confusion. Eve didn't know why she was nervous after all, it wasn't her first marriage. But the thought of getting married to the same man who caused her pain years ago caused the bad memories to flood her dangerously clearly. She could envision his cold attitude towards her, his family’s maltreatment, and Melissa’s involvement. If there was anything she desperately never wanted to experience in her entire life again was the hellhole of a marriage she had with Noah. But she was already here and there was no turnin
“Ughh, how drunk are you?” Noah groaned as he helped the drunk lady up the stairs to the room meant for the both of them, her hands pulling on his toe. “You looooot so hansommee.” Eve’s loud incoherent words reverberated in the hallway, the hands on his tie tightening as he held her waist. Finally getting to the room, he pushed the door open with his leg and helped her to the bed, dumping her on it like a piece of paper. He breathed a sigh of relief. “Goodness, Eve. You’ll be the death of me. They were just going to have a meal and perhaps a bottle of beer but as always she proved her stubbornness by ordering more than three bottles of beer, showing them before he could stop her, and before they knew it, she was drunk to stupor. The hassle of getting her to the car wasn’t easy. Eve’s eyes opened a bit, staring at her surroundings, her mouth wide open in surprise. “I’m drunkkk, this can’t be riel.”“What?”“This is really our room?” Slowly, she stood up from the bed, her body swayin
Staying in his embrace for a while, they finally broke away, their eyes gazing at each other searching for affirmation. Noah’s hands rode up to her face, wiping her tears and kissing each part of her face where his thumb caressed. His eyes fell on her lips. Just as he was about to pull away, Eve’s hands clutched his collar tightly, holding him in place. Her head cocked to the side as her lips fell on his. Their lips locked, engaging in a fierce kiss, their hands weaving through each other’s hair. No words were being said as Eve’s hands slid down to his neck and then his shirt, loosening his buttons, some flying in different directions in the room. Getting rid of his shirt, she broke away from the kiss, her lips immediately lunging on his neck, sucking hard and fast while her hands roamed around his broad chest. He let her touch him to her satisfaction, kissing him on his neck down to his chest. Until he remembered she was not in her right state. “Eve, you can’t do this. You’re no
“Why do you want to meet up?” Noah asked the woman beside him. They were seated in a bar, a glass of vodka before them. “I’m asking you, Melissa.”She shifted in her chair, her short skirt riding up her thighs. She was dressed in an overly short skirt and blouse that did little or nothing to cover up her parts. “Brother Noah.”“It’s a question, if you wanted to meet up properly, you should have invited me to a restaurant or anywhere else than a fucking bar.” He’d been busy working when he received a call from Melissa. She pleaded with him for a meeting and even went as far as to threaten to jump off the bridge if he didn’t show up. “I wanted to talk.”“About?”“Do you really hate me now, Brother Noah? I didn’t do all of those on purpose.”He sighed, determined not to fall for her pouty looks and innocent eyes. If it were before when he still saw her as a little sister, he would have fallen for those looks and given her whatever it was that she asked. But not anymore. She was a total
Eve’s anger burned over. The room suddenly became twice as cold as usual from the glare that the two parties passed each other. She slammed her hand on the table and rose, her eyes glaring daggers at the girl. “No, you didn’t get deceived. You deceived us and we’re here to have you pay for it.”“Wait.” Genevieve chuckled but there was no hint of amusement on her face. She had a panicked expression as she shook her head from side to side. “You mean that everything was a lie? That you’re not on the same page as me? Yesterday you told me.”“Yeah yeah, I deceived you. But that was little compared to the lie that you told. Unfortunately for you, you’ve been busted. Right there is the proof that you fixed your face to look like my father’s and of course, you have someone behind you, directing you and ordering you around like a fucking puppet.”“I’m not a puppet,” the girl screamed. “I told you I’m not a puppet and you’re lying. I’d never fix my face…”Ella cut her off. “I think it’s high ti
A day later, Ella and Eve parked their car in the same spot that they did the previous day. They both had a veil and thick sunglasses on their eyes and their gazes were fixated on the entrance of the company. “How did you get in yesterday?” Ella couldn’t help but ask about the tight security of the company. “By using the pass father gave me.”“They’re not going to question our attire?”“They won’t. They wouldn’t dare question people sent by their boss. Come on, let’s leave. Is everything ready?”“Never been more ready. Although, yesterday, I almost lost the envelope.”Eve’s eyes widened and her head whipped to Ella. “What? Where is it now?”“Relax,” Ella laughed. “I found it at the bottom of Liam’s passenger’s seat after finding it for minutes. It’s a miracle.” If Liam hadn’t sighted the envelope under her chair and picked it up for her, she wondered what she’d have done considering that the success of the operation lies in it. Eve would’ve nagged her to death. Eve let out a breath
A few minutes later, the girls strode hand in hand into the top floor of Noah’s company. As they drew closer, Adam’s eyes rose from his desk and they widened when they fell on them. “Mrs Hank,” he greeted.“Adam. There is no need to give him a call. He knows.”“Sure, please go in.”As they stepped into the office, their eyes fell on Noah who had his back to them. His right hand was dipped into his pocket and the other held his phone to his ears as he stared down at the city from the floor-to-ceiling window. At the click of the door shutting close, he looked behind him and his lips stretched into a smile at the sight of Eve.“I’ll give you a call when the file is ready,” he spoke into the phone before retracting it from his ear and throwing it to the desk. He sidestepped the table and walked to stand before her. “How was it?” His words were followed with a kiss on her neck that rode up to her cheek and he acknowledged Ella with a nod. “Superb. I told you I’m going to be fine. We suc
“A truce. We’re done being enemies. Why don’t we be friends and work together?”In Genevieve’s moment of shock, Eve sidestepped her and walked to the table, leaning against it with her hands squeezing together under her breast. She picked up the new nameplate on the table and ran her hand through it. “Pink is quite pretty for you, you know.”Her words made the girl snap out of her daze. She stormed toward Eve and snatched the nameplate from her. “I’m quite particular about my belongings. I suggest that you don’t touch anything here.”“Don’t worry. I won’t steal anything. Like I said, I’m here for peace. I want us to reconcile.”“Reconcile? Don’t be daft. You offended me by stealing my identity. I can never be friends with you.”Eve clicked her tongue severally and pushed away from the table, her eyes on Genevieve. “You know, it’s the opposite. Look around you.” She stretched her hands around the office, Genevieve’s eyes following every move. “Just look around. Everything here is mine
Two hours later, their car stopped before the building of the Gray Corporation. Eve wore a face mask on her lower face with a scarf around her hair and turned to Ella who sat behind the wheel. “I’m ready,” she announced. “Great. I’ll be waiting here. You got what we practiced, right?”“One hundred percent.”Simultaneously, their lips curled into a smile and after clapping their hands together in a high-five motion, Eve stepped out of the car. “I’ll be back real quick.”“Good luck, babe.”Eve nodded and continued her journey into the company. As she was about to step into the main building, the security man at the door stood before her. He was way tall and huge and he was a new face in the company. “You are?” He eyed her suspiciously. “Me? Here.” She dipped her hand into her purse and handed him a card. It was a free pass that her father had gotten her to get into the company freely. “I’m Mr Gray’s messenger. I need to deliver something to the CEO.”At the sight of the card, the secu
The dim morning sun seeping from the windows assaulted Ella’s eyes and pulled her from sleep. Her eyelids slowly fluttered open, a small yawn escaping her lips. She tried to raise her head from the slightly uncomfortable position that she was in only to find a strong force holding her down. She gasped when she fully woke from the daze of sleep, realizing that she was not laying her head on her pillow as she’d imagined but in fact, her head was on a hard surface. Liam’s shoulder. The smell of lavender and mint aftershave assaulted her nose and she felt her heart immediately skip a beat as always. She glanced back at his hand that was around her upper back, keeping her close to him with a blue blanket around them. Slowly and gently, she held his hand and pulled it away from herself before retracting her head off his shoulder. Ella grunted at the pounding headache that hit her when her eyes fell on the dozens of beer cans on the table and floor before them, the memories of the previou
After slamming those words to Matthew’s face, Ella got into her car and drove out of the impoverished compound and then the town. By the time she arrived back in the city, it was already night’s time and she made her way to Liam’s apartment. Speaking about Liam. Ella’s eyes fell on her phone on the phone stand beside her in the car. She’d purposely switched it off after she arrived at the town days ago and she knew there would be bunches of calls that she missed. Did he call? She wondered, considering that he never called her except when he needed to ask about Eve. Her week had taken a toll on her and she knew she wasn’t in the right state of mind to think of Liam with other issues that she had. Her mother needed surgery and at least for Jaden’s sake, she needed to provide for her surgery. She wouldn’t want the child to go through something like the death of a parent at such an early age. Finally, she arrived at the garage and parked, a deep sigh escaping her lips. Was she in the
“Why can’t I come with you, big sister? I promise I’ll be good.”Ella looked down at the boy beneath her. He fisted her tailored pants with his small fist and looked up at her in pleading glossy eyes. He was way skinnier than the last time she saw him a few months ago. Her younger brother was barely nine years old yet he had to see how fucked up things were with their family. As she stared at his dark wet eyes, she suddenly had the urge to pull him into her embrace and take him away from the toxic household. Fuck, she wanted to do that more than anything. She wanted to take him away and make sure that he lived a better life than she did. But she was in no good position to have him. She didn’t have a good place or a stable job and her mental health was something else. But one day though. One day. She could still remember when the little boy was born nine years ago. Might she add, out of accident? They neglected him. Their parents. And they didn’t care to give him a name or celebrat
“Noah, where the hell are you taking me,” Eve demanded as he led her away from the garden into the mansion. “Adventure, darling. You’re not tired of socializing yet?”“I’m not. Let go of me. We’re not in a talking situation.”“You’re my wife. You can’t avoid me.”“Where are we even going? It’s someone else’s house.”“Don’t know.”She realized he didn’t know the way around the house when he looked twice before turning in a hallway, his grip on her wrist tightening. She sighed and let him pull her. Well, she was due for an adventure after all, and right, it’s sucked to socialize with old friends and guests that looked at her with cold judgy eyes. She could tell that they had the scandal in mind and they regarded her as a shameless imposter. She’d rather be away from them.“You better don’t get caught and accused of being a spy or a thief.”“Thief?” He chuckled. “I could buy everything in this house for you.”“Yeah yeah, you don’t have to boast about your wealth.”“Shh.” Suddenly, he pu