"I'm just worried about my mom,I know I should be optimistic but I can't help but think about it, I'm worried," she said in an hoarse voice. "Everything would be alright, I'm here,you need not worry," he assured her and she gave him a smile which caused his heart to skip a bit. "I know I can't count on you,not knowing when this happened but I know you would always have my back," she said and her words earned a smile from him. He felt that her words were much more better than signing contracts worth billions of dollars. It was worth it for him to push all his work or else,he might not have heard these words. "By the way,are you done with your work? I hope it wasn't because of me you flew all the way here?" She asked already feeling guilty. He could sense that she was feeling guilty,so to put her heart at ease,he said, "I had already completed my work,I only left the follow-up to my assistant." She only breath a sigh of relief after she heard his words. "I would go home to have a
"I don't know,come on, let's leave this hospital,we would visit my aunt another day," he said as his ego and pride had been shattered by someone he once looked down on. "Miss,I noticed you were uncomfortable with those two people,why didn't you leave their presence since you don't like him?" The driver asked curiously causing Layla to raise her head up from the car's window. "You would not understand," Layla said with a smile. No one would understand what she was facing. The driver seeing that she was not willing to talk about it, tactfully remain silent. They soon got to the Brooks' mansion and Layla sighed out loudly as she stepped into the house. She only felt warmth in this place and she tightly tried to grasp it. "You are home," grandpa Brooks said with a smile as he welcomed her with open arms. On seeing the warm gaze of the grandpa, Layla felt hot tears in her eyes. When has anyone ever treated her like this? She was treated like a trash all her life but the grandpa who had
Thank you," she said accepting the glass of wine. She wrapped her hands around her arms as she felt the biting cold."Is there anything you want to talk to me about?" She asked quizzically as she could feel his intense stare on her."Yes, actually I don't know if you would want a grand wedding or a just a small one, my heart is divided,I want to take in your opinion as well," he said in one breath.Layla gave him a confused look and he was nervous of her answer. He would rather they have a grand wedding as that would be the biggest slap to her enemies."Or you can tell me what your dream wedding is," he probed. He really wanted her opinion as well,as a lady's wedding only happens once in a lifetime. He didn't want to flop."Actually,I have always dreamed of having a beach wedding,you know, feeling the sea breeze hit me,it would be a novel feeling to me," she said, giving him a bright smile.He was stunned by her smile and couldn't get himself back as he stared at her deeply."When do
She was about to stand up but she fell and fainted. "Layla!!" Miles screamed in fright and shock. Grandpa Brooks rushed out from wherever he was as he stared at the figure who was in the floor in shock. His face turned pale immediately as he tried to regulate his breathing. "Quick,call the ambulance," he ordered the maid who was lingering around. She nodded swiftly as she called the hospital requesting for an ambulance. Miles was already cradling her as his eyes turned red. Her body was frighteningly hot. "Layla, please be fine,I don't want to lose you,I know we haven't spent a lot of time together,but please don't leave me," Miles said as tears dropped from his eyes. This was the first time the cold CEO acted really vulnerable. "The ambulance is on there way,you just need to be calm," grandpa Brooks said as he rubbed his back. He looked at the girl who was in his arms and frowned. "Why did she faint all of a sudden?" He questioned himself. "I can't wait for the ambulance,I w
She could make heads turn to look at her wherever she passed and only a fool would let someone like her go. After all,she was beautiful, humble,.kind and also smart. She possessed both brains and beauty. "It's all my fault that you are lying on the bed all motionless," Miles said as he crouched down beside the bed. "Grandpa,I would call the driver to pick you up,you don't need to stress yourself,at your age,you need to take a rest," Miles said and grandpa Brooks nodded in affirmation. He didn't want his grandson to be disheartened. He knew that Miles might appear cold but he valued familiar love to anything. "Alright," he said and Miles brought out his phone to call the driver. Grandpa Brooks stared at the female figure on the bed and his heart shook slightly. She looked deathly pale as though she was not breathing anymore. If it wasn't for the rhythmic rise and fall in her chest,he would have thought she was no more. He couldn't believe that an allergic reaction could be as life
Chapter 15He widened his eyes as he saw her fingers move slightly. She was regaining consciousness. He called for the doctor immediately as her fingers were moving rapidly.The doctor rushed into the room and he went to check up on her. They did series of checks on her before coming to face Miles. She had opened her eyes already."She's awake now, there's no complications at the moment,if you want to take her home,we can perform her discharge process," the doctor said feeling relieved."Are you okay?" Miles asked Layla who was still looking confused. She had not gained clarity."I'm fine," she muttered absentmindedly as she glanced around the room. She noticed that the surroundings were white."Where am I?" She questioned with her hands on her head. She was feeling her head ache."We are at the hospital,I will talk to you later,you may leave," he said directing the last two statements to the doctor who gladly left the room. The pressure from Miles was awful."Why am I at the hospita
You asked for this," he said as he hoisted her up, kissing her deeply. Their lips moved at a rapid pace as though they had been starved from each other. Before long, Ella was a moaning mess.Hospital>>>>"You really don't have to feed me," Layla tried to reject the spoon which was already directed at her. It was directed to her from Miles.He had gotten the food from a restaurant which was luckily, nearby."There's no way you would be able to eat, so let me just feed you," he tried to convince her, but she shook her head."I'm not incapacitated, I can eat perfectly," she said already feeling exhausted. She had tried to so hard to convince him but he didn't want to listen."Alright,you can have the plate, eat," he said and gave her the plate. He also adjusted her bed, so she could sit upright."Thank you," she said with gratitude. She was happy that he acquiesced to her request.She ate and Miles returned to his files. It was late in the night already, so he decided that they would get
Michael's Apartment>Michael woke up feeling slightly groggy. He snapped his eyes open as he could smell something funny.He traced the smell to the kitchen, and he widened his eyes on what he saw in the kitchen.There, Ella was standing in the middle of the kitchen surrounded by smoke. The kitchen was all black and she looked confused."What the hell are you doing there?" He barked as he rushed inside not minding the smoke in the kitchen."Why were you in the kitchen?" Michael questioned angrily as soon as he was able to bring her out of the kitchen. He had turned off the gas with great difficulty."I only wanted to make breakfast for you, I didn't know it would turn out this way, I thought it would be easy," she said almost crying. She had only wanted to make breakfast, she didn't know it would be this difficult, she had thought it would be easy."What the hell where you thinking when you decided to do that? You and I know you're not able to cook, then why did you force yourself to
Grandpa Brooks could still find time to tease Knight in this situation. This only caused him to roll his eyes before they burst out laughing.Meanwhile, Miles was staring at Layla. He wanted to ask her questions but he didn't know how to go about it."If you have something to ask me, then do so," she suddenly spoke up and his hands slipped away from the wheel in fright."So sorry about that," he quickly regained control of the wheel when she stared at him."I would never have known that you are acquainted with grandpa Knight and that you also know how to hack," he said after some moment of silence."I didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just,""I understand, you didn't trust me," he said as he looked ahead not bothering to look at her anymore.Layla was startled by what he said not because he was right even though he was, but by the fact that he was able to see through her. Yes, she didn't quite trust him and it wasn't her fault, she just didn't expect that he would be aware of it.
She had never known that her master would be so chatty but she could feel something in her master's voice. He didn't reject the marriage, instead, it felt that he approved of it.Layla immediately freshened up and went to bed immediately. She had a really long day.Next morning>Layla woke up feeling sore. She had slept in an awkward position the previous night, so it affected her today.She rubbed her neck which was hurting from the way she slept. She dragged her tired self to the bathroom and had a long shower. She dressed up in a professional suits and applied quite a bit of makeup.As she walked downstairs, she bumped into Miles who was fixing his tie. Her gaze met his and there was an awkward silence. Miles was the first one to break it."Good morning," his low husky voice resounded and her heart pounded with a loud bang. Why didn't she notice that his voice sounded this good."Yeah, good morning," she said and h
"If so, then who was the person she spent the night with? I think I have to make some investigation," he thought before falling onto his bed.He was clearly not bothered about the threat the man made. If he wanted, he should inform his dad, the company was not under his name anyways.He wouldn't allow anyone to ruin the hard work he had spent so much time and effort to create.Brooks' Mansion>When the two stepped into tbe house, they were greeted by a pair of glittering eyes and they looked behind their backs to see if they were the ones being stared at."We are looking at you, then why are you looking behinds you?" Grandpa Brooks complained and they hummed in sync."You are meant to be asleep, it's way past the time you are meant to sleep," Layla said as she looked at her wristwatch completely befuddled with the way the elders were acting."We have been waiting for you, we have something to discuss with you," grandp
He just called her his fiance and he did so naturally, this caused her heart to become fuzzy and warm."Thanks for picking me up," she said and gave him a kiss on his cheeks."You are welcome," he said without turning to look at her. He was still shocked that she kissed him, so it was normal he reacted that way."Did you have fun?" He asked when he couldn't tolerate the silence anymore."Yes I did and I also found out something interesting," she replied as she stared at him with an hint of mischief in her eyes."And what's that?" He asked as he pulled out of the driveway. Seeing the look in her eyes, he knew what she was about to tell him was something worthwhile and might cause him to be surprised."I met with Michael today," she did not even get to complete her statement when he snapped his head towards her as he asked her series of questions,"You met with him, what did you both discuss, do you still like him?" His palms were clenched around the wheel as he had a very nervous look
"What was he spitting from that thing he calls a mouth?" This was the thought that was in the mind of the girls as they shared confused glances."What do you mean by what you just said?" Fiona, the hot-tempered one flared up immediately."I was not speaking with you, so I would be happy if you stayed away," his attitude towards Fiona was bad and this caused Layla to frown."Who are you to speak to my friend that way? The last time I checked, we don't have any sort of relationship with each other," her voice sounding colder than she intended."Layla, I understand that there are several misunderstandings between the both of them but I'm willing to change for you, I was muddleheaded for a while, please forgive me," he said with a sincere look.But Layla was not going to fall for it. She had seen him with such an expression and she had fallen for it but now today. She wasn't going to be drawn in by his insincere look."Sorry to say
"You have found out about my infidelity, I'm not good enough for you anymore," Michael said calmly. He didn't want a crowd to surround the both of them. He was still thinking of his reputation in a situation like this."You don't want me anymore, that's why you are saying this, I don't care if you cheated on me, I just want you for myself, is that too much to ask?" Ella questioned with teary eyes.It would be a lie to say she wasn't hurt. She might want to get rid of him by wanting Miles, but she couldn't let him go just like that."Why are you still bent on staying with me, do you think I'm not aware of you wanting Miles Brooks for yourself?" Michael blurted out feeling pissed off."Did I hear just hear correctly, they want to break up?" Vivian asked feeling flabbergasted."Not only that, it seems Ella was already thinking of breaking up with him and hooking up with the Brooks' heir," Mica said with stunned eyes.Fiona immediately looked at Layla who looked amused with what she was s
Chapter 43"Alright that's enough, Sheila please," Jason pleaded. He was very close to Layla and he knew her character well. She wouldn't back down from fights such as this and he was also aware that she was doing it just for Fiona."We are here to celebrate, so you guys should refrain from fighting please," Vivian pleaded."I won't fight if she doesn't piss me off," Layla said with a shrug of her shoulders. Sheila glared at her and she returned it back.She had always had a bad feeling about Sheila but she didn't want to dampen the love Jason had for her. Only a woman who knows the real character of another woman."Alright, let's order," Mica said as they tried to ease the tension between the two ladies.Mica rang the bell in the private room and the waiter swiftly made his way in. He quickly handed them the menu and they all ticked their preferences before handing it back to him."Okay, Mica, tell us what you have been up to," Vivia
"Whatever, let's go in," Layla couldn't be bothered with her anymore. The important thing was that she behaved herself properly and that she was able to control herself or all her talks would have just been in vain.They both walked up to the receptionist who welcomed them with a smile."Welcome to Imperial restaurant, how may we be of service to you," the receptionist said with a smile."Uhm, we booked a private room but our friends have arrived before us," Fiona was the one who replied."Okay, please what's the room number?" The receptionist politely asked."It's room 205," Fiona replied."Okay, please wait a minute," the receptionist said as she busied herself on her computer."Alright miss, your friends are there already, it's the first room on your left once you get upstairs," the receptionist gave them directions after some minutes of checking the computer."Thank you," Fiona said as the receptionist nodded."Let's go Layla," Fiona said and they walked to the elevator."You
Chapter 41 "Mom I suggest you open it," Alex said, his expression oozing with danger. "Whatever," Penelope said and opened the envelope. What fell out of the envelope shocked her to the bones. "What in the world is this?" Penelope asked in fright. What she saw was naturally what Michael's father and his mom saw. This was the reason for her big reaction. She immediately threw the envelope away in disgust as she wondered how her son was able to get her hands on such a disgusting thing. "How did you land your hands on such disgusting pictures?" Penelope asked after she had regulated her breathing. She was still speechless over what she had seen. "Let's just say I have some connections, don't bother with how I was able to get my hands on it," Alex said. He of course wouldn't tell his mom that he was the one