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One more kiss, Mr. CEO His scent...
Chapter 29 My heart kept racing as I stared at my phone. I kept asking myself questions that I already knew the answers to. It was the second time the phone rang and Elliot appeared on my screen. At first, I thought it was a dream, a dream I didn't want to be in. It was so bad that my phone went off and it rang again. I was getting tired of listening to my phone ring because I knew that it wasn't going to end. He was going to call until I ended up picking it up anyway, so it was inevitable. I sliced the answer button and kept quiet. "Zora, are you there?" I exhaled. I was mentally screaming in my head. Why does it have to be this way? Why do I make steps to get past this and somehow I am being dragged to this same place that ruined me? I didn't know how to begin so I decided inwardly to feign. "Good morning Mr. Garrett." I heard him sigh until he spoke again. "You don't have to be formal with me Zora, you know this?" "I didn't think you were disrespecting people. Is it a crime
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Just a little bit over the moon...
Chapter 30He hugged me tight and I sobbed. I didn't want to, but a tear slid down my cheek and more followed. I just didn't know what else to say. I swallowed, moving away from him when he pulled me to himself again. He stared into my eyes a bit longer and kissed me deeply. My body did not reject the feeling as he snaked his arms around my waist. It wasn't something I was used to, but I remember the last time, my lips joined with his. How our bodies synced without having to force anything. I indulged him for a while then I quickly pulled back and pushed him away."Don't ever do that again. You have no right to touch me or try to…kiss me." I said. "It wasn't part of the deal Mr. Garrett. I am only a crutch to save your fucking reputation. I would love it if it stays that way."I could see that he was getting pissed even with his silence but I was still formal with him. He has always hated it but I needed the relationship to not exceed the formal level. It was the case of too much fam
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Elliot is the Serial Killer?
Chapter 31My head was about to split into two and at the same time, it felt like I was hit by a truck.I groaned rolling myself in the sheets and holding my head with both hands. I couldn't remember much. I wasn't able to hold myself together because the pain was almost unbearable. Yet in all of this pain, the bed was still soft and as much as it felt unfamiliar, I relaxed as I tried to close my eyes tighter to ease the pain. That seemed not to work, so I opened my eyes and adjusted my sight to the unfamiliar calling. It was neatly white and so elegant. It felt like a five-star hotel but I was still adjusting my sight to the light that shot through from the large window panes at the side of the room. I could see the view of the city and it was quite beautiful."This is not home," I muttered to myself, wincing as I tried to get up only to fall back on the bed. There was barely anything I could do because my body felt numb. The pain I felt in my head multiplied. Groaning again, I slid
One more kiss, Mr. CEO You really do like me naked...
Chapter 32The air around us was filled with silence and awkwardness. It was absurd that we didn't notice our baroness unt he drew our attention to it.I had to go into the bathroom to change but I had nothing to change into. Elliot gave me a pair of joggers and a black shirt. It was so baggy that I looked lost in them. Yet, it was comfy. It felt peaceful as I wrapped myself in his cologne. I came out of the bathroom and I barged into him again at the bathroom entrance. "What the fuck Elliot?" I hit my head on his chest and he held me in his embrace. "You don't want me to dress decently or…you prefer me looking this way. So, you can fill your eyes as much as you want?" The towel was still around his waist but the water had dried up from his skin."You can go naked for all I care.""Right!" He chuckled. "You really do like me naked. I should remove this towel, what do you th-" Before he finished his sentence, I screeched, covering my eyes."The fuck?" I glared, and there was a lin
One more kiss, Mr. CEO You and Drew, huh?
Chapter 33"How the hell did she get here?" I muttered under my breath. I was bewildered and thinking of how it was possible. Elliot and I were at the entrance of the lobby when she stepped in. I met halfway and she was glaring at Elliot from afar. Drew followed her behind, then the puzzle was becoming clearer."What the hell are you doing here?" I asked her but she pulled me into a hug. She was scouring my body for any injuries. "I'm fine, Kathy." I was the bridge between her and Elliot. She looked like she was about to rip him off his skin. She slid past me and went directly to Elliot. I was shocked at the way she bypassed both Drew and me to face Elliot."How dare you take her from the club, like she's your puppet or something?" Elliot folded his hands and watched her as she queried him. I was so alarmed but thankful that she cared this much but she was blind to the nature of what happened."You think you get to do anything you want because you are wealthy. That's just being mean.
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Kathy is a big baby...
Chapter 34 We finally got home. I felt quite sad that I didn't get to speak to Elliot and clear things with him. I wanted to know why he looked so angered before he left but then I would be breaking the promise I made to myself. When I thought about it, maybe it was for the best because we were going to end up arguing and it wasn't healthy for the both of us. Kathy made hot tea for me as I was still hung over from the previous night. I wondered when the headache was going to end. I was already tired when I remembered the call from Aaron. I was shocked that his call came pretty quick but it was what he said that had me in a chokehold. Why was he coming? I am happy to see him but I was uncertain about his sudden arrival. I was a bit scared as my mind drifted. These past few days Dad has been doing well and I confirmed it when I went to see him. The doctor had first informed me. I was happy because the thought of losing him was something I didn't want to deal with. "Zora, come do
One more kiss, Mr. CEO He waited...
Chapter 35It was over an hour ago since I saw Elliot's message. There was no need to leave the house, it wasn't my fault that I got the message late. I doubt that he was still going to be waiting at the park because he was a busy person and he wouldn't just be there waiting for me when he didn't get a response from me.I thought about it for a second and got up and wore something more appropriate. I came down to the living room when Kathy stopped me "Where the hell are you going this late?" I was about to answer when she interrupted me. " Don't tell me you are going to the club again?" She narrowed her eyes at me. "With Derek and Bella?" "Uhm, actually I'm just stepping out to the park nearby. Elliot is there waiting for me. Well, I'm guessing he is still there…" I trailed off.Kathy sighed. "Just take care, huh?"I took my coat and dashed out of the door as quickly as I could. The walk to the park was a short one. It was almost 9 pm and the park was still very busy. People are ou
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Late night dinner or Afternoon Coffee?
Chapter 36Elliot decided to head back because it was almost getting dark.Kathy and I moved in silence inside the apartment. My heart was screaming with words that my mouth was too heavy to say. Kathy kept glancing at me thinking that I would say a word but I felt myself blushing as we stepped inside. My mind kept wandering to Elliot if he would be okay, going home all by himself. Then I remembered that this wasn't the first time he was disguising himself just because he needed to step out for a while.I noticed that Kathy was all dolled up, it was like she was going to an event. Since the atmosphere hovering above us was still heaving in silence, I seized the opportunity to ask her. "Are you going out? You are looking extra beautiful."She was tightlipped for a second. "Drew and I agreed to meet up to see a movie. It was a movie we both wanted to see, so we planned today for it."I didn't see that one coming. I grinned at her and she swatted my hands away from her as I tried to hug
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One more kiss, Mr. CEO I'm happy...
EpilogueZora lost track of the fluorescent white bulbs that skipped past her as she lay on the stroller moving at a high speed. She had hoped that keeping count of them would be able to distract her from the pain that throbbed through her entire system. Her eyes were half shut and her throat hurt from screaming so much.She looked around her and studied the crowd of nurses that had gathered around her all pushing the stroller through the hallway of the hospital. She was pregnant, yes, but she knew she wasn’t that heavy so she couldn’t understand why there were so many people blocking her air.She inhaled loudly in a desperate attempt to take in all of the lavender and disinfectant-filled air into her lungs before letting it all out with a loud scream as a new surge of pain rippled through her. She wondered why it was taking them so long to get to the theatre.She reached for Kathy's palm which sat beside her pushing the stroller as well and she squeezed it tightly as the pain continu
One more kiss, Mr. CEO With or without the father...
Chapter 128.Aaron rolled my suitcase through the airport lounge as we went to check in, the queue wasn’t long so I was able to finish quickly and I dropped off my baggage and collected my boarding pass then he waited for me while we ran through passport control and security clearance and then I returned and we all headed to the waiting area.My flight announcement was called soon after and we all got up from our seats. “That’s our cue,” I said as I turned to Aaron and I could see he was biting back his pain. “Um, so take care you guys and be safe, oh and eat a lot of good food too…” he trailed off and pulled me into a tight hug immediately, I hugged him back and squeezed him gently.“Hey, it’s not even that long you don’t have to be a crybaby,” I teased. “I’m not crying,” he said, his voice cracking. We pulled out from the hug and then he hugged Kathy next.“What! That doesn’t make any sense,” my words flashed through my mind as I watched them. Kathy was already on the airline's we
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Lies...
Chapter 127.I could barely keep my legs straight as I looked at him and I was scared my knees would give in and I'd fall to the ground. I had gone to the wedding with all confidence hoping to say my mind with a straight face and walk out with explosions behind me like I was in some Tom Cruise movie.But as soon as I walked into that room I felt as though my backbone had split and I was leaning on a thin shard, if I wasn’t cautious I would crumble to the ground and it would be an absolute mess. But I knew better than that. I had already crumbled and there were no tears left to cry, but now that I had hit rock bottom I could only go up but I had to cut any strings holding me back for that to happen.And Elliott was a massive fucking chain.He was even more beautiful as he stood there in his black tuxedo and I couldn’t help the envy that crawled at the back of my neck. I would’ve given anything to be in Sharon’s place, but then again that’s not why I was there.I stood up straight as I
One more kiss, Mr. CEO F*ck you, Elliot...
Chapter 126.I stood in front of the mirror with a small smile on my face as I dusted the bottom of my dress. Kathy stood propped at my door frame staring at me warily. I ignored her. I had made up my mind on what I was going to do and I was not interested in what anyone else had to say.If everyone was so bent on me moving on, then they should allow me to do it my way. “This is a crazy idea,” she blurted out, finding it hard to keep a cap on her thoughts any longer. “Kathy, we talked about this,” I said, my eyes still on the mirror.“I know we have but is there seriously no way to talk you out of this? I mean, everything about this is wrong,” she waived. I turned to her and rolled my eyes. “You promised you would respect my decision no matter what it was, saying it's wrong isn’t very respectful don’t you think,” I hissed. “Besides, I kept to my side of the deal. I’m going on the vacation aren’t I?” I added and she heaved a sigh as she rubbed her temples.She was worried and I unde
One more kiss, Mr. CEO I wasn't okay... I was far from it...
Chapter 125.I sat on the couch breathing in the coffee-filled air into my nostrils as I held the cup of freshly brewed coffee to my face. There was a calming effect coffee always seemed to have on me and I hated that I couldn’t drink it all the time. It wasn’t like there were any healthier alternatives.It was either that or alcohol.Aaron walked into the sitting room and sat beside me as I finally brought the mood to my lips and slurped loudly. I hummed inwardly as the bitter-sweet taste massaged my taste buds and the warmth reverberated through the walls of my mouth before sliding down my throat. I let out a satisfied breath as I closed my eyes. “Hey sis, can we talk?”Can’t I just have my damn coffee in peace?The past couple of days had been filled with countless pieces of advice and lectures, mostly on my little brother’s part. I knew he cared about me but I couldn’t understand why he was hell-bent on letting Elliott know about the baby and why he refused to understand why I jus
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Derek had always been there
Chapter 124.I rounded up my chores for the day, dusting off surfaces and spraying air fresheners in the different rooms. I was just about to retire to my room and take a rest before heading for the shower when I heard a light tapping on my door. I froze for a moment as I wondered who it could be. Kathy and I hadn’t been getting visitors for a while so I wondered if it was a friend of Aarons.My chest began to beat harder as another possibility crossed my mind. Maybe Elliott had gotten tired of waiting for me to text back and had come to me himself. If that was the case then I was screwed. I wasn’t sure I would be able to successfully keep the truth about me having a baby from him if we got into a heated argument.I shrugged it off immediately, there was still tension in the media, and his marriage to Sharon was still being talked about everywhere. Elliott was a smart man, he wouldn’t risk coming to my place at such a time.Well, there was only one way to find out who was at the door.
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Word would get out...
Chapter 123.At this point in my life, I wasn’t sure I could handle another shocking news.It felt as though I was in a tragic slice-of-life drama and I was the main character. There was absolutely no other explanation as to why amid everything that was going on I stood at the hospital with results from a pregnancy test in my hands.And it read positive.I had gone to the hospital to get a prescription for nausea or fever at most but instead. I found out that there had been a living thing in me for two whole months. My mind flashed back to moments when I had felt dizziness and fatigue but I thought they were from work-related stress or at most the effect of mourning my father in an unhealthy manner for so long.Meanwhile, I was pregnant. I couldn’t even understand my emotions anymore as I stood frozen on a spot while the doctor explained the result with a wide smile on his face. Ordinarily, I would have been happy, no, I still should have been happy no matter the circumstance but the
One more kiss, Mr. CEO Abandoned fiancee
Chapter 122.Time travel doesn’t exist. That statement felt like a hoax the following days after I met with Elliott. I felt as though I had been plunged right back into the past. A past I had struggled to crawl out from only a few months before, a past that left me devastated and locked up in my room was now replaying in the present.Only this time, there were no flowers or midnight texts, this time I was truly alone. I couldn’t see a future for myself anymore, part of me knew that there was still one for me but how on earth was I supposed to get there after all I’d been through?I’m only human and there’s only so much I could take so why on the earth was the world so unfair to me? Why was I being saddled with more weight than I could lift? What on earth had I ever done to be treated like this? Was it so wrong to fall in love?I missed the old me, strong, independent, self-willed, and determined, and whenever I thought about it I realized that the greatest mistake I had ever made was
