Ethan’s P.O.VOne thing I never expected was for Junia to take the documents from me without going through a back-and-forth agreement with me concerning why she didn't need my help. To my surprise, she accepted it like I had wanted but at the same time, I couldn’t help but think that there was something that was bothering her. The annoying thing was that no matter how much I asked her, she never opened up to me, and trying to know what exactly was going on in her mind was something that I found to be tedious.I untied my robe, handing it over to the maid who lowered her head in reverence for me before she scuttled away. I took a glass of wine from the other staff while taking a sip of it before handing it back to her. Slowly, I submerged myself into the pool, the warm water enveloped me as I dipped my head inside. I swam towards the maid who stood by the side of the pool as she handed me the glass of wine. Taking a sip of the wine, I asked. “Has she come out of her room yet?”She
Junia’s P.O.VI jolted awake as a sweat tracked down my face. Was it all a dream? “It was too real to be a dream!” Why was I dressed in a bridal gown with three men surrounding me? Ethan, Nicholas, and a man whose face was blurred. Who was he? I ran my hands through my hair frustratedly, muttering under my breath. “I must have been so drunk yesterday for me to start dreaming about nonsense! Only Ethan and Nicholas are in the equation…..” I attempted to stand up from the bed when someone’s hand grabbed my wrist swiftly. I froze in that instant! Who was that? Wait! Where was I? Slowly, I turned my head to the man who was on the bed with me and when my gaze fell on his face, my hands flew over my mouth, my eyes almost bulging out of its sockets when the memories of yesterday night flooded my head. “I had sex with Ethan” I gulped. The worst thing was that I was the one who initiated every single thing that happened between us. “What have I done” I slammed my forehead. Ethan snugg
Ethan’s P.O.V“I am sure that she read my message. '' I muttered to myself, leaning in the backseat with my gaze fixed on the phone’s screen.I had asked for the name of the hospital so that I could visit Brenda since she was once a family friend. I glanced at the driver. “Drive me to the office. I was thinking I was going to eat lunch with Junia here but I guess that my plans are canceled as it seems and……” My words trailed, staring through the tinted glasses while trying to wrap one and two together. My mind was befuddled at that moment. Didn't a car just drive past me now? And why did the car look like Junia’s car? Was I not seeing right? Were my eyesight starting to malfunction?At that moment, I grabbed my phone and sent her a text message. “Are you at the hospital now?”She responded almost immediately. “Yes, and Brenda says hi!” I must have seen it wrong. But deep down inside of me, I knew that the car that drove past mine was Junia’s car. Despite that, every part of me w
Junia’s P.O.VWas he going to fire me? Did he mean everything that he had said or was he just trying to gain sympathy from me by cooking up lies?But, Ethan wasn’t the type to tell a lie. How did he even know that I was meeting Nicholas? This was my major problem with him, always following me around like I was a little child. I watched as Ethan stormed out while I ran my hands through my hair. Slowly, Nicholas tapped me on the shoulders, muttering. “I am sorry”I swung my head in his direction, my eyes falling on the liquid that streamed underneath his nostrils. “Blood…..” My words trailed as he wiped the blood with his hands. “It was a hard blow though” He joked but I wasn’t having any of it. I was glad that I came here to see Nicholas. Coming to hear his side of the story has cleared all my doubts concerning him. According to what he had told me, someone helped me rise to the top and that person turned out to be the boss of the drug cartel. They were trying to make him their
Junia’s P.O.VI was stunned to silence, his words resounding in my head till I finally got a grip of myself. “Miss Junia?” I repeated, totally at a loss for words to say. Ethan dropped his pen on the table in a way that caused me to shudder. He raised his head, the expression on his face was inscrutable but these eyes, those eyes! It glinted with anger. “What? Do you want me to repeat myself or do you want me to serve you your first query to know the gravity of what you have done?” My lips parted. I was shocked and didn’t even know what to do at that moment. Aiden tapped on Ethan's desk gently. “Ethan, what are you doing?” Ethan peeled his eyes off me, ignoring Aiden. “What are you doing here? Miss Junia Kensington? Don’t you have any work to do?”I gulped, mustering the courage to speak. “Earlier…..” My words trailed and I contemplated if it was better to bring up what had happened earlier or just wait for the perfect moment to talk things out with him. He raised a brow. “Earli
Ethan’s P.O.VWhy did I drop that on her desk after everything that happened between us?Plus, why did I feel bad for giving her a lot of work to handle? My initial plan behind giving her that offer was to keep her next to me so that I just stare at her face all day. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be. But, Junia! How could she lie to me because she wanted to meet with Nicholas? How could she keep returning to the man whom she had doubts about?How could she never see through Nicholas? How did he manage to convince her all the time?The last thing that I would do was to give up on her but this time, I am not going to make it obvious any longer. I want her to see Nicholas for who he is. I wanted her to step out of that phase where her mind always swirled with uncertainty. I wanted her to be sure of what she wanted and who she wanted. Aiden opened the rooftopdoor, causing me to turn to look at him. “Are you seriously going to keep this up?” “I don’t want to hear anything abou
Nicholas’s P.O.V I heaved an exasperated sigh, placing my hands on my forehead. I reached for the crystal tumbler, cradling an ice cube while dropping it into the glass of whiskey. “My head hurts” I groaned, tossing my head to the back. The events of earlier replaying in my head. If Maddie had been there, she would have incriminated me by spilling the whole truth about the divorce. If she didn't do that, she would have used that as an avenue to blackmail me.“Where has she been? I am glad that she hasn't reached out to me yet!” I sighed, squeezing my eyes shut. “Oh! She told Ethan that she had a few months to live and, she must be planning something. I can't wait for her comeback” I grinned, the image of Junia flashing through my head at that moment. My eyes flicked open instantly. “If Ethan has given up on her, that means that I can get her back! But Le Mort wants me to gain his trust first”I swiveled my gaze around the whole living room, my eyes falling on the awards that wer
Ethan’s P.O.V “Nicholas Hawthorne” I muttered through gritted teeth before dropping my head on the steering wheel. I raised my head in that swift moment, fixing my gaze on Junia and Nicholas who walked down the alley. The horrible and heart-wrenching scene before my eyes caused a sharp pain in my head, causing me to toss my head to the back, a groan leaving my lips. The truth was I was frustrated! I was tired of everything that was going on.I shouldn’t have been so brutal with my words. But despite all of that, why should Nicholas be the first person that she would call if she needed help? I took in a deep breath, getting outside the car while following Junia and Nicholas closely. The way their laughter echoed down the alley triggered all the senses in my head! Then she got to the restaurant while I watched as she guffawed, slurping on her ramen.Nicholas even dared to feed her with meat and the worrisome thing is that she accepted it! “What the heck?”Okay? What was I doing ou