Sweet Separation

★★★★

“How did you come to like Rilika, then? She would not be your first option for a girlfriend if I understand you correctly,”

Jessica muttered while simultaneously displaying intense emotion on every inch of her face. She might not be able to explain her motivation for asking this. Her heart was the one that compelled her to talk about it.

Liam inhaled deeply, wondering why it had taken her so long to ask him about this when he had anticipated to hear from her sooner.

“I was at a small party seven years ago with some well-known businessmen in attendance. Under my nose, my drinks had been tampered with by a businessman, so I was severely intoxicated. After that, I found myself in my room, totally unconscious, when...!!”

"Mumma! Mumma!”

They sprang out of panic when they both heard Cornell scream from the room. They stepped out of one other's grasp and rushed towards the room.

“Cornell, what happened?” Jessica held her son in her embrace.

“I saw a light flash outside of the w