June, a young, naive beauty, lands her dream job as a secretary in New York’s most luxurious hotel, The Grand Hotel. She believes that her life is finally beginning, but unknown to her, the young billionaire CEO Alex Smith demands that she be picked for reasons far beyond her resume. To Mr. Alex Smith, June isn’t just another face, but the girl involved in a tragedy that shattered his life and cost his mother. What was meant for revenge leads to workplace romance and marriage, until Alex’s hurt began to resurface. A tragic accident wipes her memory, offering a second chance full of deception and betrayals. Will they find love again or is this the end for them?
View More“Based on these MRI results of Mrs. Smith, it’s most likely that she will experience temporary memory loss due to the swelling observed,” said Dr. Joyce, her face clouded with concern for Mr. Alex Smith.
Mr. Alex Smith let out a deep sigh, his eyes filled with fear and almost in tears but he quickly composed himself and asked, “When will she finally wake up? It's been a week already and there have been no improvements whatsoever. I was assured that this is the best hospital, if you aren’t up to the task, then I will take my wife elsewhere!” The doctor replied, “She will come out of the coma, I assure you. You don’t need to worry. We have good knowledge of situations like this.” Mr. Smith tapped the table repeatedly, his gaze fixed on the sculpture on it. He raised his head and let out a deep breath. “Will she even remember me?” he said in a low and almost inaudible voice. June opened her eyes and was hit by the bright lights in the room. She blinked multiple times hurriedly, then slowly opened her eyes with a squint as she began to take in her environment. She looked around the room and noticed that she was in a hospital. She stared at the windows, which offered a great view of the light raindrops that morning, and watched as they glided down the glass. She tried to get up from the bed. On seeing the IV tubes attached to the back of her hands, the reality of the situation hit her. Her heart beat faster as she thought to herself, What is this?… Why am I hospitalised? So many questions raced through her mind at once. “Ouch… my head hurts.” A nurse passing by the room saw that she was awake and entered the room. “Oh, Mrs. Smith, it’s so amazing to see you finally awake,” she said as she gently helped her lie back on the bed.” June looked at the nurse and let out a little mocking laugh. “Sorry for the laughter, I don’t mean to come off as rude, but you seem to have me mixed up with someone else, my name is June.” She continued to ask, “Why am I here? What about my parents and why are you looking at me like that?” “Mrs. Smith, I know you have a lot of questions, but Dr. Joyce will be here with you shortly, you have nothing to worry about, okay. I will ask the administrators to call your husband, I’m sure you’ll feel so much better when he’s here,” the attending nurse said while gently removing the IV tubes. June’s mouth dropped open in surprise as she wondered why the nurse was still referring to her as Mrs. Smith and talking about a husband after she had just corrected her. “How many times do I need to tell you that my name is June? What husband are you talking about? I can’t deal with this right now please, my head hurts, just call my parents.” The nurse left her room and June got up and walked around the room, her legs felt wobbly because she hadn’t used them in a while, she almost lost her balance a couple of times but curiosity had the best of her at that moment. She walked around the room, placing her hand on the wall for support. She opened the drawer which contained some of her clothes but none of them were familiar. She took a jacket from the clothes, put it on and went to the bathroom to wash her face. It was then that she began to observe her environment.“This is a very luxurious hospital room, I must say. Are Mom and Dad really that worried?” She let out a little laugh, looking around as she thought aloud. She admired the ambience of the room, almost forgetting why she entered the bathroom until she looked into the mirror. June was in shock as she stared at the mirror, her face was very familiar and still unfamiliar at the same time as though she had aged overnight. The June she remembered is a vibrant 18-year-old girl and the person staring back at her in the mirror is a pale-looking, young woman. Her mind was completely black at that moment as she kept staring at the mirror, stroking and trying to arrange her hair. “I look so pale and lifeless ugh, why do I have wrinkles under my eyes? Since when did I begin to wear my natural red hair? I always dye it black?” she thought to herself and at this point, she became very scared and her hands were shaking lightly. June opened the sink tap and the water flowed out, she used her shaky hands to scoop the water from the tap and washed her face. She looked back into the mirror and saw the same face staring at her. “Good morning, Mrs. Smith. I must say, it is amazing to finally see you awake, please come sit,” said Dr Joyce as she entered the room. “What is wrong with everything?” June saidsobbing “I have so much on my mind already, so please can you guys stop with the Mrs. Smith. It's making me so frustrated, my name is June… June Miller and please where the heck are my parents? I want to see them now.” She was so frustrated at this point, she couldn’t help but cry. Dr Joyce was caught in a very difficult place as she realised that she had no memory of her marriage. She feels sad to tell her about her memory loss but finally summons the courage to. She looked her in the eyes and said “Yes June, I understand how you feel at the moment, you must have so many questions in your head right now and I will explain everything to you.” “You are currently hospitalised due to an accident you sustained two weeks ago and you have a temporary memory loss which I believe that with proper care and examination, you will have your memories back.” June didn’t utter a word, her eyes were filled with tears and her lips trembled, she couldn’t say anything. Dr Joyce continued “You really are Mrs. Smith and your husband will be here in no time, I am sure that he will explain things better to you.” “Are you joking or something, Please… It’s okay, I don’t want any more of this madness. Call my parents.” She said but Dr. Joyce wasn’t doing what she had asked so she started screaming, “Call my parents, somebody call my parents… somebody please,” she cried out, tried to leave the hospital room but was met by her husband Mr. Alex Smith at the door. “Oh thank goodness, your husband is finally here, I’ll leave you two now. Please, Mr. Alex, don’t hesitate to call me if you need any assistance,” Dr Joyce said and excused herself, leaving them alone in the room.As soon as she felt his grip loosen, she grabbed her bag and stormed out of the room. “June, baby, please…” “June.” “June!” His voice grew less audible as she moved farther from the room. “Ma’am, here’s your jack—” She snatched it from his hand without waiting for him to finish and stormed out of the building like her life depended on it. “What happened, ma?” She ignored Mr. Williams’s concern and entered into the car before he had the chance to open the door for her. Mr. Williams stood stunned for a moment. He was worried, more like terrified of what Mr. Smith might do if he found out something had happened to her under his watch. He got into the driver’s seat and cautiously asked again, “Madam, is there a problem?” “Just drive, please,” she responded, her voice filled with agitation. As the car pulled away from Velaré, she let out a heavy sigh. The truth she had uncovered was simply too much to bear. Had her life not already been burdensome enough? She didn’t just have a
Her eyes slowly looked down to where he had placed his hands on her face and like a dirty rag, she picked it up and tossed it out.“Who do you think you are, to touch me in such a manner?”“Why am I even wasting my precious time on you?” she muttered.“Excuse me, I have somewhere to be.”He laughed, his shoulders faintly bouncing rhythmically. “I didn’t know you had finally woken up. I was going to check up on you, I promise.” He stopped talking and lowered his head to match her gaze. His hand was placed on the doorframe as he looked deeply into her eyes.“Did you wake up from a coma with an attitude or something?”“I don’t mind though. I like my women rough.”He raised his hand again to caress her face, but she looked at him sternly, as though she was going to murder him.With his hand hung mid-air, he looked at her, unsure of what to do, but it was clear as day that she wasn’t joking.Ashamed, he closed his fingers into a fist, lowered his hand, and retreated from her.He looked de
Velaré—a high-end restaurant with private dining rooms, tucked away behind a nondescript black façade on the streets of Manhattan.Velaré was invisible to the average New Yorker. No signs. No menus in the window. A high-end tailor shop on the left, art shop on the right.Like a veil of night, it was hidden behind a giant black gate. A fingerprint panel, seamlessly embedded in the stone wall, invisible unless you knew where to press.No door handle, no bell. If your name wasn’t already in the system, you’d walk right by. The perfect discretion.June stood staring at the walls, her hands hung numb by her sides as though her body was reacting to what her mind couldn’t catch up with. Tears ran down her face and she didn’t bother to wipe them away. Her mind felt as if it were collapsing in on itself. She had started remember things that made no sense— unclear faces, ambiance, rushing through her mind at the speed of light without any clarity. No distinction between what’s real, what’s ima
David interrupted, “Hold it right there, man. Don’t even complete that statement, and delete whatever is going through your mind right now until I’ve spoken with her.” He took a sip from his glass, rocking the seat.Silence fell between the two friends.“Hello, doctor.”Alex unbuttoned his jacket and sat down with his phone against his ear and his eyes fixed on David, he continued.“Okay. She will come to the hospital tomorrow. Thank you,” Alex said on the phone after he picked it up.“What’s that about?”“It’s June’s doctor. She has to go to the hospital for therapy.”“Yeah, yeah, cool.”. . .7:00 a.m. The following day “It’s all a lie.” He smiled, his lip gradually moving toward his left cheek as he walked closer to her with each footstep. He stopped just far enough that each exhale, with a hint of champagne, wiped across her face.She abruptly took steps backward, her eyes avoiding his. “What?… What is a lie, Alex?”“You really want to know?” He started coming toward her again, t
“Arhhhh! You should have waited until 7 p.m. since you wanted to be so late,” David said, feigning anger.“I don’t have the time for your shenanigans, David. What do you want? And those dirty legs off my table.”. . .Evercrest International School’s 9th-grade football tryouts.“My goodness! David, leave the line, please. I have corrected you countless times.”“You just aren’t fit for this,” Coach said irritably before facing the other players to address them. “You, replace him. Yeah, give…” He continued.“This wimp”“Who?”“David, why does he even try when he is such a wimp?”“Ignore him, man. I don’t feel like getting called to the teacher’s office today.”“Yeah, right.” The boy laughed. “Hey, David, take this.” He tricked him and pushed him to the ground. David landed with his chest on the floor. He held a grip with both hands on the ground, sand particles grinding painfully into his skin. He struggled to lift himself into a kneeling position.“St-st-stop,” the kid imitated david’
“Dead? No, baby, what are you saying? We’re divorced. He isn’t dead.” . . . The grand gates of The Grand Hotel swung open without a sound, allowing the sleek car carrying Alex to glide through like a scene from a movie. The morning sun danced on its glossy surface as it drove along the polished driveway. The car came to a smooth stop at the entrance of the hotel. A long, quiet pause followed. Then, a black polished leather shoe slowly descended from the car, tapping lightly on the ground as Alex rose, majestic and unhurried, as though the world itself adjusted to his pace. He wore a perfectly tailored bottle-green suit that complemented his frame with effortless precision, paired with a matte-black shirt that blended seamlessly beneath. He adjusted his collar with his left hand and began walking toward the entrance. Mr. Williams shut the car door quietly behind him just like he had opened it for him. “Good morning, sir,” the footmen g
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