Junia’s P.O.VI turned slowly, swinging my head in Aiden’s direction with my brows furrowing in confusion. At that moment, I wondered how long he had been listening to the conversation between me and Ethan since he wasn’t inside all along.Ethan arched a brow to the left, staring intently at him. “Is there anything wrong with that? Now that I think about it, you have been acting strange these days. Don’t forget that you told me that you didn’t want the position!”Aiden forced out a smile. “Really? Did I say that”Ethan exchanged fleeting glances with me before he shrugged as his shoulders slumped. “I don’t understand you anymore cousin. I have always wanted to give you this position and you declined numerous times. I don’t mean to be harsh but what exactly is your problem?”Aiden ran his hands through his hair, forcing out an awkward laughter. “There is nothing wrong. I was just out of it for a second, I wanted to do a jump scare…..” His words trailed before he finally said. “I guess t
Ethan’s P.O.VWhy was Aiden behaving strangely these days? It seemed more like he was traumatized from something and no matter how much I tried to get him to speak, I always failed at it. Maybe he needed a break or something. My gaze landed on the tickets to Thailand that I had gotten for him. As soon as he steps foot in the office, that is what I would be presenting him with. On the other hand, I had a business meeting that I needed to attend in the next hour. Like that, I managed to get Michaela arrested and the annoying thing was that she requested to see me and till she was charged to court, I had no plans of meeting her. My mind wandered off to Junia and the offer that I had made her. The only thing that I wished for was that she would accept the offer. I scrolled through my phone, checking the messages that I had sent her while reminding her about the offer that I had made her. Wasn’t it ridiculous that she read all the messages and chose not to reply? Maybe I should just
Nicholas’s P.O.VMy upper lips curled up in a smile as I pressed the phone to my ear. “Did you do what I told you to? Did it work?”She rasped over the phone. “I don’t know if it worked but all I know is that my words seemed to have affected him. But as for that nosy bastard, he didn’t believe my words”“Maddie,” I laughed. “What!” “Nothing serious though, if you stick to the script, you will get what you want and hopefully, I will give you the money that you requested unless you don’t run your mouth about me to Ethan. Can I even trust you to keep what we had together a secret till the very end”Maddie heaved a sigh over the phone. “Nicholas, I am swearing with my life that I would never do something like that. I have sworn my allegiance to you already and why would I even run my mouth about you when you have already promised me to give me all the things that I requested” She said and somehow, her words kind of soothed the inside of me. It made me feel like I could trust her. All sh
Junia's p.o.vI gnawed on my fingers at the same time, glancing at my phone that was next to me as I stared at Briella's picture that appeared on my phone's screen.There was something weird about her. I didn't want to admit it but it seemed more like she was now a different person and something about her caused fear to gnaw at me."Should I tell her about Ethan's offer?" I muttered to myself."No, she wouldn't accept that" I ended up hissing before running my hands through my hair frustratedly. Maybe I was just overthinking things regarding Briella. It was normal for people to change but Briella's change felt so sudden that I could feel the hairs on my body stand to the very end. Something was wrong somewhere and I knew it even though I couldn't place what exactly was wrong. I took in a deep breath, trying to calm the rate at which my heart juddered in my chest. "I should visit her. I should clear my suspicion about her by checking up on her" Amidst the thoughts of Briella that ov
Ethan's P.O.VI watched as her lips parted and slowly, her eyes widened before she muttered. "Ethan!""What did you do that for!” I yelled, totally at a loss for words to say and at the same time, trying to place one and two together because how in the world did everything go from me trying to surprise her to her hitting me with a plank?She expelled a sigh of relief, placing her hands on her chest before she drew a ragged breath. I sucked in between my teeth, gripping her by the shoulders gently."What is wrong, Junia? Why are you outside by this time?" I asked her while she raised her head as her eyes met mine. She prised my hands off her shoulder, eyeing me before she tucked the strand of hair that fell on her face behind her ear then slowly she cleared her throat. "I should be asking you that question! What are you doing outside my house at this time?"I glanced behind her, staring intently at the house whose light kept flickering. "Something happened right?"Junia hit her hand
Nicholas P.O.V Living in fear could be the worst thing that would ever happen to one because ever since Pedro had been arrested, that is how I have been living— Living in fear.Living with the fear that a creepy masked man would come for me if I failed at his task.One thing I could never understand was how Le Mort turned his back on Pedro! Never in my wildest imagination would I have ever imagined that something like that would ever happen. For Le Mort to turn his back on Pedro meant that he could do worse things to me but at the same time, what could Pedro have done? Amidst the thoughts that coursed through my mind, a knock landed on the door and I could have sworn that my heart almost leaped into my throat!My secretary walked in with a bright smile on her face that kind of triggered all of the senses in my head. "Good......" Before she could complete her words, my face contorted into a frown that deepened. "What are you doing here and most importantly, why are you smiling? Is
Ethan's P.O.V.Aiden strolled in with his gaze fixed on his tablet while I stared intently at him. Aiden exhaled sharply before he turned exasperated eyes at me. "I can't believe that he is dead!...""Who?" I drummed my fingers on the keyboard, peeling my eyes from his face. Aiden's shoulders slumped as he plopped into the chair across from me. "Pedro!" My fingers were caught midway in the air, darting my eyes towards him before fixing my gaze back to the computer. "So?""So?" Aiden reiterated.I responded. "He who plays with fire would surely get burnt! His death has always been inevitable"Silence reigned between Aiden and I before he finally spoke. "You are not scared?""Why would I be scared? I have nothing up my sleeves neither do I engage in shady and illegal deals so I don't care about who dies and doesn't die " Aiden sighed as he ran his hands through his hair frustratedly. "Concerning Junia, I checked the CCTV footage as you instructed and everything seemed pretty normal.
Junia’s P.O.VMy stomach lurched when I heard the devastating words that Aiden said about me. His words affected me and it wasn't because he was wrong, it was because he was damn right!I was using Ethan the same way he did. I guess that made us even. I bit on the sandwich, almost squirming in the chair as soon as I noticed that Ethan’s gaze lingered on my face. I raised my head, locking eyes with him. “Why are you not eating?” Ethan’s lips curved into a smile as he leaned forward. “I want to watch you eat”Okay! Why did my stomach flutter right now?I cleared my throat. “We came to have lunch together. You didn't come to watch me eat”l took another bite of the sandwich. Ethan heaved an exasperated sigh and I was about to sip on my drink when he caught my hands midway. He took the full weight of my gaze and muttered under his breath. “Are you sure that everything is okay?”I was at a loss for words to say at first before I finally responded to him. “I am fine…..”My words trailed