The next morning, Eva woke up feeling sore all over her body. But this time, it's because of the nasty fall and all the running she did to escape from Jake's friends.
"Hmm" she moaned with discomfort, immediately alerting Damien.
His eyes snapped open and he looked at his angel who has her head laid on his naked chest.
"Angel? Are you alright?" he asked with concern.
She mumbled something inaudible. Her eyes are still closed, but he noticed that her body is burning up. He placed his palm on her forehead to feel her temperature. Like he suspected, she has a high fever.
"Angel, you are burning up," he said, but he didn't receive any response from her. He looked at the time at noticed that it's still early, It's 4 am.
He called his family doctor to come to the Bishop residency to look at Eva. After half an hour, one of the guards near the gate led the doctor inside the house. The doctor named William is shocked to find a woman lying on hi
Eva is confused."What fever. I don't have a fever, I am fine" she pointed out.Damien sighed."Since Last night you had a high fever. You are still under medication. You need to rest" he insisted.Eva frowned. Apart from her wounds, she is feeling fine."But Xavier, I have a class at 8o clock. I can't miss it. Can you please drop me home?" she requested.Damien is amused now."You mean, you had a class this morning?" he teased her.That's when everything began to click into place."It's really 6 in the evening?" She asked with her eyes wide.He nodded his head with amusement."I slept the whole day?" She asked as panic began to bubble inside her.He didn't like the worried look on her face. Damien erased the distance between them in two long strides and gently turned her head so that she is looking at him."What are you worried about?" he asked her gently."I didn't t
Damien couldn't help but be worried about Eva. After dropping her in front of her apartment, he drove back to the Bishop residency. As he ignored his work since this morning, he began to work from his home office. He looked at the time and noticed it's time for Eva to take her medicine. It's been 6 hours since he last gave her the medicine for her fever.He frowned. "Damn it, I didn't give her the medicine. And I don't have her number either. But she needs to take her medicine on time" he thought.He can call her friend, but her worried face kept popping into his mind. So he decided to go and check on her once. 'I can also give her the medicine' he thought. With that thought in mind, he picked up his car keys at 10 in the night to go check on Eva.Eva is crying thinking about her future with Jake. Jake left an hour ago, but his words kept popping in her mind. She knows Jake is a womanizer and not at all trustworthy
"Now tell me what's wrong" Damien asked softly. Eva looked into his eyes which are filled with so much care and concern. She never saw a person who cares for her this much apart from Cassy. She couldn't lie to him saying it's nothing. So she revealed everything that happened a few hours ago and how Jake so casually told her to sleep with his friends. Damien became furious after listening to everything. He gritted his teeth with anger. He wanted to demand her to cancel this wedding. But out of all people, he knows it's not that easy. But the thought of her marrying Jake is something he cannot digest. It's leaving a sore taste in his mouth. Jake doesn't deserve a girl like her. And the nerve of him to propose such an absurd thing is making Damien furious. "That ass*ole" he muttered angrily. Eva flinched looking at how angry he became. Even though she understood that it's not directed towards her, the anger that is rolling off of him in wav
The next day came too quickly for Eva's comfort. She doesn't want to go to this party. But her father wanted her there. To show to the world that their family is so tight-knit and happy.Eva sighed heavily and began to rummage through her closet for something to wear. All of her clothes are hand-me-downs from her elder sister Rose. Eva is a size smaller than Rose. But her sister prefers clothes a size smaller than her size. So that worked out in Eva's favor. She pulled out a black dress from her closet and picked red peep-toe heels to go with it.The sleeveless dress hugs her frame like a second skin and reaches just above her knees. It has a small slit in the back hemline. The plunging neckline reveals only a little bit of her cleavage, just like her father prefers.'Show some skin, but don't dress like a whore or a nanny' he used to snap at her for wearing conservative clothes. Eva always prefers to wear t-shirts and yoga pants. They are comfortable and
Rose on the other hand is glaring at Eva with anger and jealousy. When Eva is busy talking with Alexander, both Rose and her father slipped away from there. "What's wrong sweet pie? You look upset" Watson asked his daughter softly. Rose glared at Eva again. "How can she look so beautiful father? She is wearing one of my old dresses. And I am wearing a branded limited edition dress. But still, the moment she stepped inside, every male eye turned towards her. I don't want her here when Damien comes. I want her gone" Rose said with gritted teeth. Watson loves Rose to bits. He doesn't want to see her getting upset. "Don't worry sweet pie, I will send her away. She will not show her face until Mr Damien Bishop leaves the venue" Watson promised. Rose nodded her head with satisfaction. After talking with Alexander, Eva excused herself to go find her mother. But her father blocked her way. "Father?" She said with puzzleme
Rose is glaring daggers at Eva. "Bitch, she is such an attention seeker dad. Look at how she is trying to win Damien's attention" Rose said angrily. Watson looked at Eva, who is standing in the backyard. There are glass windows all around the common hall, and everyone can look at her standing there. "Why can't she stay somewhere else?" Rose complained. Watson nodded his head, clearly agreeing with his daughter. "It's too dark out there. No one can see her face clearly" Watson tried to appease his daughter. Rose huffed out in irritation. "Look at how Damien kept looking at her every now and then. She is spiking his curiosity. She is doing this on purpose" Rose muttered angrily. Watson frowned and looked at Damien. He found him looking at Eva just like Rose pointed out. "I will go and slap some sense into her," he said angrily. But Rose stopped him. "No, dad. You go and divert Damien's attention. I
Eva couldn't stand the lecherous looks of the guards. So she ran out of there as fast as she could. But now, she is alone and surrounded by darkness. The forest around her is thick. She is scared that the guards might decide to come looking for her and no one is here to help her if they do.Suddenly she heard the sound of a car coming closer. She feared that it might be the guards who is coming after her. So with that thought in mind, she began to run. After a couple of minutes, she heard footsteps coming after her. In a state of panic, she decided to run into the forest to hide from them.She can vaguely hear someone telling her to stop. But the ringing of her heartbeat and her fear made her run faster. She can hear the footsteps coming closer, erasing the distance between them.And just like she feared, someone tackled her from behind. They stumbled to the ground and rolled down a little deeper into the woods, as the land is sloppy.When they stop
The next morning, Eva woke up wrapped in Damien's arms. She knows who is holding her even before she opened her eyes. She should feel guilty that she is lying beside another man who is not Jake. But she doesn't care at this moment. The comfort and warmth coming off of Xavier are so comfortable that she wants to bury herself beside him and not face the world again. But she knows she has to get up and go back to reality soon. Just then, as if to destroy her peace, her mobile rang from beside the bed. She remembered losing her purse last night.She understood Xavier must have picked it up. She sighed and picked up her phone. Her heart began to beat louder and faster when she saw who is calling her so early."You don't have to pick it up if you don't want to" Xavier murmured from beside her.Eva shook her head."You don't know my father, he will keep calling until I pick it up. And then he will make sure to punish me afterward" she explained sadly