Lorie's pov.She was fuming in anger. ‘are you still seeing that low class girl?’ her eyes flickered to me standing in a corner.‘mom, that’s none of your business.’ ‘it's my business. The media calls you irresponsible even after seeing you on the news again with Sabrina. They tag you as a playboy who can't keep a woman.’ Her hands were trembling. She was really mad.I was waiting for the best opportunity to escape the room and most of all, her wrath. But as fate will have it, my legs refused to move even when I willed it to.She dropped her bag on the chair as if ready to cause a scene.‘mom, what the hell are you doing?’ ‘even if you don’t want Sabrina, although I approve of her, you can marry someone else but she must be a person of stature.‘mom, you've said that countless times and I recall telling you that now isn't the time for marriage!. She sat on his chair. She ignored him as if he never said a word.She turned to me, her eyes raked down from my head to my toes as though
My stomach was filled with butterflies as I walked home from where Asher had dropped me close to my house with a bounce on my steps, I was happy. For a very long time I have never felt like this. It was refreshing, overwhelming and I felt relaxed. I knew I was sleeping with my boss which is so wrong (professionally and even due to the fact that I have a boyfriend) and I shouldn't have but I won't think about anything else, especially since it makes me happy. Indeed, sometimes it's the simple moments in life that bring us the greatest happiness. Hearing Asher say he missed me almost opened the floodgates of happy tears but I did a good job holding back the tears. We don't have a defined relationship but I knew without doubt that there was a spark between us. Ever since the day we first met, I had felt it.My mind involuntarily went back to what happened today. A blush covered my face and my hands went up to cup my warm cheeks. We freaking had sex in the office!I was becoming too much
I woke up with a slight annoying irritation on my face. Sabrina had doused hot coffee on me last night! I rushed to the mirror hoping it wasn't getting severe. Thanks to my caramel skin, the coffee had left only a red line on my face that will soon leave and can easily be covered with makeup. Garrett has done more than that to me so there was no cause for alarm. I entered the bathroom to perform my morning duties. When I was done I proceeded to mask my face with makeup. When I was done, I decided against it not wanting to cause more irritation or infection in the affected area. I went back to the bathroom and washed my face clean. I decided to wear a face mask since it was a little below my left cheek. Checking myself in the mirror one more time, I left the room.‘good morning Garrett.’ I greeted him as I walked past him in the kitchen. His hair was ruffled. He had just gotten up from bed. He barely wakes up early. I wonder what he's up to this early morning.‘morning.’ He grumbled. H
All the blood seems to drain from Asher's face. I understood why. The last time she was here wasn't very pleasant and she promised to be back but we hadn't taken her seriously then. She wanted Asher to get married.‘who let her in?’ He asked very coldly turning to the cluster of workers that were gathered. No single soul dared make a sound, not even me.‘I just fucking asked a question and I hate repeating myself. Who the fuck let her in?!’‘Please forgive me, sir. She said she was your mother and that she would fire me if I didn't let her in.’ I turned toward the direction of the voice. Surprisingly, it was the nerd. Her hands were clenched together in a pleading motion and her knees were on the ground with her head bowed.You wouldn't blame her for letting Eloise in, she had that ability to make everyone obey her. I felt bad for her.‘I. I told her you weren't on the seat. They asked where the keys were kept… I told them not knowing that.. that they would go there.. but they.. they
Asher pov.I purposely decided not to go to work. I was avoiding my mother she has made it a habit of coming to my office every day to harass me. Since that day she came in with Sabrina and she cried after slapping me, she had kept on coming every single day for a week. I needed a goddamn break from her naggings and marriage talk.So what if her friend is now a grandma?Who cares?Maybe she does, but I don't.I can't afford to have a wife now or even kids. I won't be able to focus on work.Without being told, I am a workaholic. I stayed behind even when all the workers had gone home to their families. I am married to my work. I want to prove to everyone who thinks that my being a player means I won't do well with my company.I lay on my bed ignoring my ringing phone. It has been ringing for a while now. Not bother to check who was calling because I was so sure it was my mother. When it stopped ringing, I silenced my phone. She had given me 10 missed calls and I had a call from the man
Lorie's pov.I stared down at the puddles of rainwater formed by the constant rains for the past few days. The rain was hindering me from getting to work. It had always been raining and it was getting annoying really. It's not as if I hate the rain or something it's just that the rain was becoming too much and what was worse, I had left without my umbrella. I waited as the raindrops slowly became drizzles and finally came to an end.I had woken up with an ominous feeling in my stomach. I couldn't help but feel as if something was wrong or was about to happen, it was the same feeling I got the night before our dad died. Elle was doing well now. She was feeling better as she could now come out of her room and even go to the garden. Was something wrong with Asher? Or Was it Me? Just to be safe, I will be extra careful today.I shuddered as the thundered clapped loudly after the flash of lightning. It reminded me of the glare Asher's mother had given me yesterday when she snatched my phon
Lorie's pov‘I'm sorry to say that I'm not able to approve your loan request. There are a few reasons for this, which I can explain in more detail if you'd like. However, I'm not able to make exceptions to the bank's policies. I hope you understand.’Just great.‘yes, I do.’‘do you want to explain why it-'‘No!’ I inhaled deeply before continuing‘I mean, it's fine please don't.’ I wasn't ready to hear anything like your student loans and other loans you took out haven't been paid completely so you can’t take out another one.Where do I start from?The bank has refused to grant my loan and I don't know where to start.After staring at Elle's unconscious form for like 30 minutes, I went straight to the bank to borrow what I could but my loan request was denied. I dialed Garrett's number. He was my last choice. He picked at the second ring.‘hi Garrett.’‘what's the issue?’ He asked sounding as though I had disturbed.Not knowing how to start I kept quiet for some time.‘look, I’m b
‘Marry me.’Something is definitely wrong with Asher. Or was it my heart? Because it kept on thumping hard almost painfully against my chest I could barely breathe. I guess that what's happens if the man you like that’s your boss proposes to you out of the blue.‘don't stare at me as though I have horns. I just proposed to you.’‘I know but getting proposed to wasn't my thought when I came here. I ..’ I allowed my voice to trail off not knowing what else to say but my breathing was becoming steady.How was my getting married going to pay Elle's hospital bills?‘it's a contract marriage. I will pay your sister's medical bills and in exchange be my wife.’That was a good deal. I have nothing to lose. He would pay for Elle’s surgery and I would even gain more because I would finally be with him even though he might not have feelings for me.‘but why me sir? You can have any woman you like but why did you choose me?‘my mother threatened to kill herself.’I gasped. I didn't expect that. I