ChristianAfter two hours, Chrissie woke up and was shifted back to her cabin. That's what I got to know through Emily's message when I was in a conversation with Dr Decker. As I already expected, he said he couldn't be here for a long period. But he can assign a good team to be here and he'll be looking into her case closely until the transplant is finally successful. That means Chrisanna has to stay here for a while and I'll surely want that. I don't want her to be in Texas when I don't trust Thea at all. If she gets to know about this, she'll surely try to do something and I don't want her to be near Chrisanna at any cost. Between all this, things can be a little tougher for me to handle. I can't afford to stay away from work for months when the situation of the company isn't good enough. I can't leave everything to Kane since he also has his priorities, be it the lawsuit against Damien or Emily's pregnancy. Nor can I afford to be away from Chrissie. I wanna be there for her. I
ChristianI decided to move back to Texas and get started with my work again. It was tough to decide before but after a long conversation with Ivanna, it seemed to be so easy. I still don't know how things are gonna shape up once I move back to Texas. However, Ivanna is right. I don't have anything to be scared of right now. I don't have any weaknesses which Thea can use against us anymore. I don't need her. Our daughter doesn't need her. That's one of the biggest satisfactions I have ever felt. I'm confident enough to face anything she'll come up with.I'm almost done with all the preparation to leave. My bags are packed. The vehicle is ready. The last thing will be saying goodbye to Chrissie. I was feeling so guilty about all of it but now since I have believed that I'm doing all this only for her, I don't feel guilty anymore. Sometimes we have to do things differently. I'm convinced of myself and my actions. It'll all be worth it the moment everything will fall back into place. I h
ChristianHome sucks without Ivanna and Chrissie. It's been two days since I've been back in town. And it's already unbearable for me. I think about them all the time, especially about Chrissie. I have pissed Ivanna off until now, as I expected. Because I'm definitely being annoying. I have never annoyed her this much in the whole decade that I did in the last two days. I keep on calling her once every hour. She sounds patient enough with me. But until it's like four calls in an hour last night. She was angry and she lashed out at me, definitely not because she was annoyed but because she thinks I'm doing what I'm supposed to do over here. My mind is still stuck over there. She's indeed right. I can't focus on anything over here when everything is just messed up at work and needs my focus. I'm still trying to bring everything on track. "So, I'll mail them all the details, then send you the reminder", Nicole says as I nod. "Don't worry, Sir. Everything will fall back in place. The w
ChristianThe meeting has been fixed at Mr Fox's office. I reach there the next morning. He was late for the appointment which he never is. I have been waiting in his cabin for like an hour now and he shows up just before I was about to leave."Ah! I apologise, Mr Scott", he surges inside the cabin with a huge smile of apology on his face. Maybe, that's kind of weird, but he seems really cheerful which I never really thought he was. I immediately get onto my feet and shake hands with him. "Not a problem, Mr Fox. It's been a while since we met""Yeah. Yeah. And that's— I'm really sorry that the project didn't work out", he sighs, taking his seat and I also sit in front of him. "No. Please. You shouldn't be apologising for that. We both know the majority of the responsibility for that loss was because of me", I say."We did a partnership, Mr Scott. There's nothing like major and minor in partnership. It's equal. That's the main principle of business", he says. I smile. "I'm really ho
ChristianShe hardens her reaction as she sees me. Her eyes are literally burning like fire at me. There's immense anger and hatred in her eyes. And undoubtedly, it seems like she can even kill me at this point if we're left alone together. I can never believe she has changed, not after watching her now. She's still the same. Fucking same. Full of arrogance and anger. "Good evening, Mrs Fox!" I say it a bit louder, not getting any response from her. She's still silent. John passes a confusing look, looking at Thea and he slowly jerks her. "Thea!"She is startled as if she was literally in some deep thought and someone just pulled her out of it. "Yeah!" She stutters."Mr Scott has been greeting you. You just spaced out", he tells her. Thea looks back at me with the same aggressive gaze. "I didn't notice", she shrugs, glaring at me. "Good evening, Mr Scott""Heard you recovered from the injuries. Pleased for you", I tell her.She looks utterly surprised by my behaviour now."Thank
IvannaIt's been five days since I saw Christian in person. Five days since he's gone. This must be the first time for us to be away from each other for this long. It is, actually. I miss him every day and I definitely wanna talk to him all day long. It makes me feel good when he calls me five times per hour. It doesn't annoy me. But I indeed want him to focus on his work other than us which he has been doing a lot in the whole year. More than that, I want him to believe that I believe him. I don't have any such insecurities and I trust that he would tackle everything properly, and would make the right decision. I want him to have his own life outside us. Just like he was before he met me. It's kind of weird, I know. And I don't want him to become completely like that. But I just want that side of him. When he was so workaholic and passionate towards his work. I used to hate that so much until I realised this is the side of him that makes him his own. This is the only thing he used
IvannaAs soon as I hear Christian's voice, I gasp under my breath. A sigh of relief escapes from me but it also makes me feel restless as he's here at two in the morning which doesn't give me good vibes. I immediately unlock the door and open it, spotting him straight looking at me. "Chris!" I exclaim in disbelief. "What are you— at this hour—" I pause and realise it's too cold outside and he has no warm clothes on, just a light shirt. "Get inside first"I grab his arm and pull him inside, locking the door."You should have gotten a coat, at least", I shrug, rushing towards the couch and grabbing the throw blanket. I come back to him and wrap it around his torso before I finally look back at him. He's just silent, staring at me. "Are you alright?" I snake my arms around his neck, dragging myself closer to him. His skin is icy cold. "Not after you just did everything except hug me when we were meeting after damn five days and sixteen hours", he half-smiles. I shake my head in dis
IvannaI can see him losing it, rambling non-stop. Undoubtedly, my words triggered him even more. I immediately grab his face to calm him down. He's groaning his lungs out. "Relax. Calm down!" I whisper, nuzzling his cheek with my thumb. He squeezes his eyes shut, breathing heavily as he tries his best to calm down. I hold him as tightly as possible, still feeling all his shaken nerves. He lowers his head, brushing against my torso as I try to hug him. However, seconds later, he pulls back, rolling his eyes around as if he's trying not to speak anymore. "I think you should—""I know what I should do", he tells me, his voice is cold as he looks at me with no warmth in his eyes. It hardly happens. "Don't tell me what I SHOULD do"He gets himself freed from my grip after that blunt statement and around to grab the jacket he left over here. It takes me a couple of seconds to process that. Even when I do, I find myself at a loss for words. "Chris—" my voice comes shaken. "I'm going t
JohnGetting married in the 50s isn't that strange anymore. But for me, it was— for a man who believed his marriage would last forever and then believed he would never marry again. I stood before the mirror as Ryan helped other groomsmen with their last fit."You all look pretty handsome. Ready to leave. But I wish Kevin had that time to get a good fit. Your suit sucks!""I feel better anyway", Kevin snarls. I chuckle while fixing my bow tie, watching my sons in their 20s still fighting like toddlers. It's been a blessing for me to have a family which didn't break even after the biggest disaster. And maybe it was because, in our family, it had always been us. Me and my two boys. Their mother wasn't there. The death was just a formality. I didn't really change that much. My boys were happier than ever after she died. It's really mean of me to think that way but it was the truth. They were traumatised because they were kids. As they grew up, I realised they had a better and healthier
It's been a while since I updated this book. However, I have delayed letting you know that I'm writing a book on Samuel and Chrisanna titled "Dispute Marriage" You'll find it on my goodnovel profile. This book is a bit different from others which don't have a forced marriage trope or any abusive family since you are already familiar with both families.The story revolves around two childhood friends Samuel and Chrisanna and their sudden marriage after Samuel disappears from Chrisanna's life for eight years. The book deals with heavy mental issues and a dark past. Slow burn. Please give that book a try and let me know if you like it. And I would like to know if you would want a short portion of John and Georgia's story or a direct epilogue to close the book.
Tiffany Emery runs to Sebastian. "Da—dy"And he immediately drives his eyes down and takes her in his arms. They both look at me lovingly. Now, I don't feel bad about pushing the wedding. This feeling would not be the same if we got married before Emery came. Ryan and Kevin walk beside me to the aisle. I wanted them to do this honour because if there's anyone in this world I still love more than Sebastian and Emery, My eyes become teary as I walk to them. Sebastian spreads his arm at me and I immediately dig into his chest.He leans closer to my ear."My beautiful bride"I smile against his chest and look up. He takes my hand and leads me to the centre. I take a look at every one. John, Mr Ryder, Gary, Myra, Christian, Ivanna and the recent teenager Chrisanna. Everything feels so complete and beautiful. Mr Ryder comes and takes Emery from Sebastian even though she doesn't wanna go. With the pastor's words, Sebastian and I looked into each other's eyes deeply. "I, Sebastian Ry
TiffanyI can't figure out how to react and what it's all about because I don't wanna assume anything unreasonable. He's on his knees with a damn ring.It means— God! I can't— comprehend it. My eyes flutter open at his handsome face. No words come out of my mouth. I'm at a loss of words."I know you're shocked! And I'm sorry if I scared you with this sudden—" he doesn't complete, yet keeps his eyes straight into mine. "But I couldn't keep this longer inside me, Tiffany. I had known a long time ago that I needed you in my life. Forever! And I'm not scared to ask you that—"With that pause, my heartbeat stops and my entire body shivers when I wait for him to complete."Will you marry me?" I feel goosebumps littering all over me with those words. Did he really ask me for marriage? It takes me a while to process. His eyes are full of fear and hope and I'm left in shock. Never in my wildest dreams, I had imagined he would propose to me. I hear some people around cheering up and root
TiffanyTime indeed flies like air and it happened in my case in a better way. In the best way, actually. I started my job in the daycare centre with all the lovely kids around which made my life less monotonous after Ryan and Kevin left. They are doing good in their new school and John has also settled into his new office over there. I and Sebastian balanced our life beautifully, supporting each other. As days and weeks passed, our love grew stronger. Among everything, I was happy with the fact that I have my identity now. A good identity. My salary doubled in just three months after joining for my good service and the way all the kids related to me. In a year, I was promoted to manager of the daycare centre, life couldn't be any less beautiful. It's been two years, I and Sebastian are together and we are living our best life. We hardly argued and most of the time it was just silly. He loves to tease me and I go along with it. Sebastian has become the most demanding lawyer in the
TiffanyWe spent the last two days painting the house and I can't describe how beautiful it came out. We did some changes like replacing the furniture and donating some. If everything goes well, I'll be here in less than three days.John has finished all the preparations in Hong Kong and he's leaving the day after we decided to move in. It all happened so fast but I'm glad that John is recovering. It's been eight months since the tragedy and I know it's gonna take years for him to overcome this. I'm happy for him but I would be happier if there was any chance that he finds someone to love him as much as all of us found a person to love.It sucks and I hate the fact that all his life he never found someone like that.I and Sebastian carry the portrayal I had in my room for years. It's a huge one and Sebastian suggested we should place it in the living room because it's beautiful. It's a painting I got from an art summit years back, featuring a mother and her small daughter, surviving
Sebastian"Really, Sebastian? I have never seen you this excited before", Georgia says as I show her some themes I'm confused with and I end up telling her the whole plan. "Isn't it something to be excited about?" I blurt out. "She's moving in with me. Isn't it amazing? People can't even go past dating and we are really moving in!" I tell her and she smiles wider, sitting in front of my desk."That's true", she says. "I'm just wondering what you would do once you guys announce the marriage!" she laughs but on a serious note, it makes my heart stop for a while.She pauses, looking at me. "Sorry. I should not have said that?"I chuckle. "Nah! Nothing like that. I just spaced out when you talked about marriage""Ah! So, that means you're thinking about it", she leans to the desk. I scratch the back of my head with an awkward smile. "I could marry her the moment I saw her! But hell! I'm not repeating any mistakes from the past. Maybe, I'll wait for a while before proposing to her. And t
Tiffany We stop by the nursery. It's one of the biggest nurseries in the city which I can completely believe by the way it looks. The boys run into the green surrounding and I and Sebastian slowly walk to see the plants. One of the workers accompany us, showing us all the kinds of plants we could use for decor. "I want the real ones", he says as I scan those plants which need no sunlight. They would be perfect for indoors."These are real ones too. These are just indoors", I say, watching his expression change. "But I still don't find the realness in them. You can take these. I'll look for others", he walks away to find his REAL plants as I shake my head at him in disbelief.We load all the plants we have got for the decor and Ryan and Kevin took two small ones to plant in the yard. Even though they won't be staying here, they wish to see it all grown up when they would occasionally visit. After that, we stop by a restaurant to have lunch. Surprisingly, Sebastian didn't suggest h
Tiffany We talked a lot today. I'm glad that I took this whole day out for him because we needed to have this conversation. I have finally decided to move in with him. Nonetheless, it'll come with more challenges and I'm ready for it. This decision will not only make our relationship stronger but also give me a world of my own. I can't wait to finally live my life in my own conditions and happiness. Sebastian asked me if he could help me anyway. But I refused to take any help from him as I did with John. It's my call to explore and look for opportunities which I'll be doing from today. I'm thinking about having a conversation with John again. I want him to change his decision of holding back until I settle down. Because that's impossible. I'll need a lot of time to clean the mess and organise my life and I think I'll surely do it if I have Sebastian.I'm glad that Sebastian understood me and more than that he trusted me enough. I'm scrolling through my phone to research the jobs I t