ALEX'S POVI drove down into two to start my search for her. She would probably be in the coffee shop since she sits there most times, reading and studying. I got to the coffee shop and stepped out of the car hurriedly. I searched the whole coffee shop before walking over to the guy behind the counter. "Did Claire come here?" I asked directly, knowing they would surely know her since she was an ex-worker."Why should I tell you?" The guy asked and I slipped two notes before him and he smiled. "She didn't come here at all. I didn't see her at all today." I gritted my teeth before rushing out of.the cafe, trying to map out the whole town to look for her. She wouldn't possibly be in the mall because her credit cards were still intact on the table she puts the. She didn't seem to take anything out of.the house. I started to fear that what if she was hypnotized and pulled out of the house. There's nothing that can't happen actually and with Nathaniel out there, he is very unpredictable
ALEX'S POV"Why don't you tell Luna Lisa about this situation? She still doesn't know that Nathaniel is the bad guy here," Claire said to me as I led her to her room. That was totally a bad idea. No mother would want to hear that her son was already turning into a serial killer. "She won't take it well at all. Just imagine how she would react if she finds out that her beloved son, the one she thought that she knew the best, had turned into something that was unimaginable. She is going to break down, crying her lungs and eyes out, Claire. If that would even be the worst of the situation, I might not panic. But I am afraid she might get a heart attack and lose her life because of it," I explained to Claire, who seemed to understand what I just said. "So what's better is not to tell her anything about it." She said, and I nodded. "Unless Nathaniel tells her, and it will probably be to his disadvantage because mother might take actions," I said as I pulled the door to her room open.
CLAIRE'S POVI must have slept really late. I stood up from bed and pulled open the curtains. Alex wasn't in the room again, and it was not that I was expecting him to be in the room, but at least he had been there till I fell asleep for the past few days. I pushed open the balcony door and took in a deep breath of fresh hair as I looked down at the garden from above, and it did look beautiful and colorful. I stepped out of the room after changing into a casual dress to get some coffee down in the kitchen. The maids bowed as they saw me, pausing the dusting and cleaning they were busy with. I walked towards the kitchen, and I could already perceive the sweet aroma of food cooking. As I stepped into the kitchen, I saw Alex standing before the cooker in an apron. Well, that was sexy. He wasn't dressed up as usual. He had nothing on the upper part of his body, and only the apron covered his chest. His back looked inviting, and I couldn't help but admire its broadness. "You done checki
CLAIRE'S POVAlex drove us to one of the fanciest restaurant in town and they didn't actually serve the type of food I was used to. "So it's kind of like cook some dishes yourself?" I asked him before we got out of the car, and he just smiled. "Just wait and see." He said as we both got out of the car. Everyone outside looked at us with keen interest. I was wondering what exactly is it that they are staring at. Alex led me into the restaurant and damn, it was so big and beautiful. The decor was amazing and beautiful. Although it had people a bit much in it, it still looked beautiful. We were led to a table to eat and in the middle of the table, there was a grill. It was built in with the table and I was starting to understand what kind of food we were going to eat. The waiters and waitresses served us already grilled fishes, raw diced pork meat with seasonings in a small bowl. There were other dishes and now they brought a chopstick. I'd only used it once and I didn't know if I cou
Chapter 164CLAIRE'S POV "Nathaniel." Luna Lisa said in an excited voice as she rushed over to hug him. My hand stopped mid air as I stared at Nathaniel who was hugging her back. His eyes shifted from her to me and an evil smirk crept up his lips and I could feel shivers all over my body. "Where have you been Nathaniel? I've been really worried." Luna Lisa asked as she checked up on Nathaniel lovingly why still had his eyes on me. My hands frantically dropped and the plate dropped on the floor, shattering into pieces with the cookies and biscuits flying in different directions. I was using all my self control to make sure the tea in my hand didn't drop too so I hurriedly placed it on the table and tried to stand up when Alex rushed down the stairs looking worried. When he set eyes on Nathaniel, I could tell immediately that he wasn't happy at all about it. ALEX'S POVI decided to leave mother and Claire alone to have some quality ladies time alone and I returned upstairs to fres
164NATHANIEL/Scott POVIt felt so good to actually return here to strike fear in their hearts again. The look on Claire's face was priceless. "Where have you been, Nathaniel? I've been worried suck all these days that what might have happened to you." Luna Lisa said in concern as she led me toward my room. That was surprising. Despite all Alex's move to trace all my steps and future steps, he didn't say a word to Mother about it. I had already half-expected him to make me the bad person that I was before Mother so that she would switch to loving him alone.He must be really trying to play his game right, but it was only giving me chances. Mother pushed the door to my room open and led me in, and it was just how I remembered it. "I'm shocked Alex didn't tell you where I've been since all these days," I said, and she looked up at me with a confused expression. "Alex knew where you've been?" She asked with a frown. "Yes, he did know where I was. Didn't you ask him?" I asked as I sto
ALEX'S POVClaire shouldn't stay alone unguarded because of Nathaniel. I couldn't really focus on work because Nathaniel was in the same building as me. I soon stepped out of the study and then I saw him shutting the door to my room sneakily and a frown made its way up my lips. I watched as he left the door towards the main lounge and I hurriedly walked into my room to check up on Claire. She was sleeping on the bed peacefully like a baby. I walked over to her and planted a kiss on her forehead and cheeks before heading out of the room to follow Nathaniel. He isn't to be trusted at all. I slowly followed him as he went into the woods. Luckily, he didn't notice my presence at all. He was mysterious but what exactly was he looking for in the woods by this time? I watched him stop and look back before entering the free part of the woods where a man was sitting, smoking. As soon as he saw Nathaniel, he stood up and I wasn't quiet surprised it was Ivan. He just confirmed my suspicions that
CLAIRE'S POVI didn't know what exactly was wrong with Luna Lisa, but she didn't sound like herself at all. She had never been angry at me before, so I didn't know what I did for her to act like that. I looked around my room to search for what to take along to Alex's room. We didn't know how long Nathaniel would spend here, but the way he looked at me devilishly was enough to make me scared if I wasn't before. I pulled open my wardrobe to pick some important things and then around my room. Everything contained a cardboard box, which was enough for me. As I pulled open the balcony door, I could hear Luna's voice from the passageway, and I rushed out, so as to apologize to her if I did anything wrong. As I got there, I ran straight into her. "Luna. I wanted to apologize to you if I did anything wrong…""No need for you to apologize. I apologize for yelling at you, but right now, I need some space, please." She said, and before I could utter another word, she left my sight. Then I fel