*Chapter 21*"Who are we going to pick? I should have asked this question before agreeing to give you a ride," Jayden laments. Evelyn blinks her eyelashes rapidly, glancing at her boss. Why did he bring up the question? They are almost at the shopping mall. She beams an evil smile."You know what, drive the car back to the company. Then, you can ask me the question and we can start our journey again.," She rambles.He glares at her."You are crazy, Evelyn,""Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Jayden," She says sarcastically."So, are you going to get a cab to drive you home after I drop you at the mall?"He asks.She pouts her lips."Why can't you just help me? Can't you drop me home?"Jayden stares at her briefly."Stop doing that," He utters. Evelyn scoffs."What?""Pouting your lips. It is not cute and it doesn't fit you," He lies.Deep down in his mind, he likes how she pushes out her lips like a spoiled little girl. She looks cute while doing that. He lied that it doesn't suit her,
*Chapter 22*Evelyn draws in a long breath and walks over to her boyfriend and her cousin.Raymond tries to touch her but she shrugs off his hands."What are you doing here, Raymond? You told me that you are busy, you can't give me a damn ride," Evelyn queries him. Raymond frowns."Why are you acting like this, baby? I came here to get some things and I saw your cousin,"She raises her eyebrows, glaring at him."How do you know she is my cousin? I don't think I have ever introduced her to you before," Evelyn utters."You showed me her picture once. It has been long though, maybe you have forgotten," Raymond says. Evelyn raises her eyebrows. She can't seem to remember, showing Raymond her cousin's picture. She had never talked about her cousin to anyone, even Marina. How come Raymond claims that she had done that?Evelyn shifts her gaze to her cousin. Skylar, on the other hand, quickly fakes a smile and hugs her tightly."It has been a long since I saw you, Evelyn. You have really chang
*Chapter 23*This time around, Jayden is the one who receives the shock. Initially, he thinks that telling Evelyn to cook for him in her house will make her give up. He thinks she will leave his office the moment he says "Cook for me", but she proves him wrong. She agreed to cook for him. What is wrong with Evelyn?Jayden gazes at her with a suspicious look."Are you sure? Do you even understand what I just said? You are going to cook a meal for me, in your house," He tells her. Evelyn beams a sweet smile at him. He thinks that she looks more beautiful while smiling. Her smile is so real and gorgeous.Jayden quickly cautions himself from thinking about her looks. That is the beginning of simping for her again. "I am serious, Mr. Jayden. I am willing to cook for you if that is what you want," She says, grinning from ear to ear. He gives me a half-shrug."Evelyn Jones, you know you told me about your bad culinary skills. You can't cook, this lady. Don't bother yourself and don't waste
Chapter 24Jayden stares at his worst nightmare in shock. He has never expected to meet Skylar again in his life, especially in his secretary's house. He feels a rush of anger mixed with different emotions he can not mention, all over his body. His hands squeeze into fists. Her face disgusts him, but still, he can see her new beauty. Evelyn watches her boss and her cousin with a questioning look. She can sense the familiarity in their tones and she doesn't miss the shocked expression on their faces. Who knows? Her social media influencer cousin may know Jayden from somewhere, after all, she knows her boyfriend too.Evelyn locks the door and quickly walks over to them. "Do you know each other from somewhere?" Evelyn asks innocently, interrupting the silence that reigns in the living room. That is the only question she asked.Jayden stands up from his face and walks out of the living room. Evelyn's brows snapped together."Mr. Jayden!" She calls his name. She runs after him. Luckily
Chapter 25Jayden takes a deep breath, rocking back and forth on his chair. He knows that he has messed up, but it is not his fault. He can't possibly ignore the feelings he has for his ex-girlfriend. He doesn't love her anymore. At least, he is sure of that. He has gotten over the love he has for her or the heartbreak he made him pass through. Those things made him stronger.But, he only had a completely different type of feeling when he saw her, after a very long time. Jayden shut his eyes tightly."I don't love Skylar Jones anymore. It is not possible for me to love a cheat," He says in his mind. His mind goes to Evelyn. He is sure that she is pissed off with him right now. How will he apologize to her? He shouldn't have left her hanging in that way. He recalls the confusion and hurt in Evelyn's brown eyes when he barked at her. His hands squeeze into fists. What has he done? He hurt her with how he acted and what he said to her, and Joe too. He is also angry with him. Well, Joe i
Chapter 26Later in Evelyn's house"Skylar, I want to ask you a question. I want you to be sincere with your answer," Evelyn finally breaks the silence, after stalling for a long time. Evelyn is in the living room with her cousin, Skylar. They are watching a soap opera, even though Evelyn's mind is not focused on the show they are watching. She is busy thinking about what happened during the day. About how her boss left her house angrily, after seeing her cousin. It is obvious that both of them know each other before and she is curious about it. She wishes that she had given her boss to apologize or probably, a chance to give her an explanation. But, she messed it up. Or rather, he spoiled everything by saying that narcissistic statement. "You should be happy,"Imagine someone who is apologizing, telling her trash. Her boss is indeed a clown. "What do you want to ask me?" Skylar's voice jolts her out of her train of thought. "How did you know my boss, Jayden Turner?" She asks her
Chapter 27Marina dropped her spoon on the plate, her eyes wide open. "Are you playing with my heart? Mr. Jayden asked you to accompany him to the night party," She rambles loudly. Evelyn shrugs, looking at her over-dramatic friend. She glances around the cafeteria, checking if people are staring at them, but they are not. Everyone else is enveloped in their world. She heaves a sigh of relief, then faces her friend."I am not kidding. It is not a big deal, anyway,"Marina shoots her friend a deadly glare."It is a big deal, dummy. The CEO of Turner Industries asked you out on a date," She utters. Eve let out a loud hiss. "Stop making a big deal out of this stuff. It is normal. Besides, I have a boyfriend. You shouldn't be too happy about this," She says. Marina frowns. "Wait, I think Morris Anthony also invited you to the same night party, right?" She asks her friend. "That is the main problem. Morris invited me to the night party, and Jayden also invited me even though his approa
Chapter 28"More than breathtaking, Evelyn. You look stunning. Just like the beautiful lady of the night," Jayden replies, glancing at her body from head to toe.He is caressing her body with his dreamy eyes. He is not staring at her like a creep, but instead with admiration filled in his eyes, appreciating how beautiful she looks. Evelyn narrows her eyes. "Who is the lady of the night?" She asks him. She has never heard of that before. It sounds so strange to her. He beams a charming smile, revealing his dimples. "Evelyn Jones. You are the beautiful lady of the night," He replies. Evelyn's cheeks turn pink. "I can't believe this is coming from you, Mr. Jayden. I feel on top of the world because you are complimenting me. Thank you," She says bluntly. "Get used to receiving compliments from me, if you are going to look beautiful every day," He tells her, shooting a wink at her. Morris glares at them. The crazy boss and the ungrateful secretary. They are flirting in his presence, w
Chapter 41"Happy birthday, sweetheart," Mr. Jones smiles at her widely, but she just stands frozen on the spot with a shocked expression on her face. A drop of tears slid down her cheeks as she stares at him with mixed feelings. She's mad at him for the ways he has been treating her, and also happy that he finally shows up to celebrate her birthday with her. She gulps down nothing and bites her bottom lip. "What is going on here?" She finally breaks the silence, her voice not sounding pleasing to the ear, which only expresses her anger. "Uhm... Eve, I invited your dad over to celebrate your birthday with you," Jayden explains, and she scoffs unbelievably. "Why?" This is the only question that escapes her lips as she turns to face Jayden, with anger written all over her face. "Wh... What do you mean?" Jayden stutters confusingly. "Why did you invite him? Did I ask you to?" She snaps at him angrily, after glancing at Mr. Jones. "Eve...""What right do you have to do this shit?
Chapter 40Three days later... The sound of the blaring alarm pulls Evelyn out of her deep slumber, and she tosses on the bed, before she forces her eyes open, staring up at the ceiling. Again, she has woken up to her miserable life. She took three days off from work, and she's resuming today. The past three days have been filled with her staying indoors and thinking about what happened. "You are a bastard, Raymond," She mutters under her breath, running her fingers through her hair after she sits up on the bed, a drop of tears sliding down the corner of her cheeks. It's not that she wants to think about him, she has only been trying to get him off her head, but the more she tries to, the more difficult it seems to be. "Don't think about him, Eve. Don't cry over him, because that bastard doesn't worth it," She says as she grabs the pillow, and throws it across the room, bursting into tears afterward. "It's fucking difficult to get over you. I thought you loved me. You fucking dec
Chapter 39She gulps down nothing as she stands up from the bed, trying to keep her sleepy eyes open. "Evelyn threw me out..." She mumbles under her breath, but still loud enough for him to hear her, and he can't help the scoff that tears through his lips. What the hell was she expecting? That Evelyn will still allow her to stay in that house after what happened? She must really be dumb. "And how's that got to do with you being in my house? Were you expecting her to still allow you to live under the same roof with her after what happened?" He snaps at her, and she bites her bottom lip. He's right, anyway. She was too foolish to have expected her to still let her stay there. "Look, I have nowhere else to go...""And how's that my business? Does it look like I give a damn about that? I'm yet to clear the mess you caused, and you want to get me into more trouble?" He sneers at her, and she flinches as her heart misses a beat. Tears brim in her eyes before they stream down her cheeks a
Chapter 38Pulling her suitcase behind her as she walks out of the house minutes later, tears stream down her cheeks. Standing at the roadside, and crying her eyes out like someone that just got her heart broken, Skylar feels her world crumbling down before her very eyes. Now she regrets everything she has done. She shouldn't have continued her relationship with Raymond when she found out that she was her cousin's boyfriend, but she chose to be a fool, and now she's suffering for her mistake. She couldn't bring herself to go to Raymond's house after realizing that the young man never loved her as he claimed. She accepts that it was all her fault, she started this shit in the first place, and she shouldn't have seduced him, but that was because she found him attractive, that was because she couldn't resist the urge, and now she's stuck here. A few minutes later, she finally flags down a cab and hops in without giving him her destination. Maybe squatting with Raymond for now before s
Chapter 37Her eyes slowly widen in shock as she stares back at him, wondering what he's talking about. Trying to recall what happened the previous night, she shuts her eyes tightly and holds her head when she feels so blank upstairs. "Just stop trying, girl. I'm just kidding. Nothing happened, OK?" He quickly says to her. Of course, he wouldn't want her to start thinking that he's some pervert that took advantage of her, just because she was drunk. That's the last thing she would ever do to anyone, and not even to his secretary. She's too special to him for him to bring himself to do that to her. Releasing a sigh of relief, she falls back to the bed and stares up at the ceiling as tears brim in her eyes. Recalling everything that happened between Raymond and Skylar, she can only blame herself for being a fool all along. It doesn't hurt that he cheated on her, and neither is she sad because it had to be with her cousin, but she's sad that she never noticed that this dude has been pl
Chapter 36Jayden didn't expect her next action. It comes as a shock to him when Evelyn seals their lips together. Initially, he thought that she wanted to hug him again or do another crazy thing, but kissing him is completely different and it is very shocking to him.She wraps her long arms around his neck, deepening the kiss, usinge her nails to get his thick black hair messy. Her sweet lips are traveling through different parts of his mouth.Her mouth tastes like what she has been drinking. An alcohol with a neutral taste. Despite that everything in him wants to return the kiss, he can't bring himself to snap out of the shock. He wants to return the aggressive kiss while using the opportunity to touch her ass. He wants to grab her closer to his body. but on a second thought he restrain himself. He is aware that kissing her back may be considered as taking advantage of her drunken taste. Obviously, she is drunk and she doesn't know what she is doing. The scent of her perfume is dr
Chapter 35All eyes turn to stare at the gorgeous lady who just walks into Sunrise Nightclub. People can't keep their eyes off her sexy body.Evelyn obviously deserves the attention she is getting. She is putting on a tight-fitting gown that reaches her upper thigh. Her exquisite perfume also calls a lot of attention to her body. She glances around the nightclub, ignoring the stares she is getting from the ladies and the winks from the men. She is sure that a man is going to approach her soon.After Evelyn left the company in the afternoon, she went to the shopping mall. She almost spent all the money on her first credit card, buying things she doesn't really need. She just wants to spoil herself and forget everything that is happening in her life. Now, she is in a nightclub. Evelyn walks over to a corner in the nightclub. She doesn't want anyone to disturb her moment, that is why she chose a seat in the corner.She orders alcoholic drinks only. She wants to get herself drunk and p
Chapter 34 Jayden threads a hand through his jet-black hair, swallowing a gulp down his throat. He doesn't know what to say, his lips remain glued together. Jayden wishes those mean words hadn't come out of his mouth. He shouldn't have said that to her. Now, he has hurt her feelings. Evelyn pulls away from her boss' desk, trying hard to control the tears which are threatening to fall from her honey-brown eyes."I am going to forward my resignation letter to you through email," She says. Evelyn turns and she is beginning to walk towards the door. She is about to open the door when Jayden's strong arms grip her wrist. She jerks away from him, facing him."W..What?" Her lips tremble badly, and she cannot speak adequately. Jayden's hands squeeze into tight fists, his face falls blank. He has run out of correct words to say. He is not used to telling people 'sorry'. Evelyn is the first person he has ever given an apology to. Now, he is going to do it again. It is a very difficult task
Chapter 33It has been two days since Raymond broke Evelyn's fragile heart. She has resumed work, pretending as if she is okay. But, deep down in her mind, it still hurts. It hurts her deeply, anytime the image of her ex-boyfriend kissing her cousin flashes in her mind. She knows that she will get over him soon. But, how is she going to forget about him when his face is glued to her memory? She can't seem to forget about him, especially when he is spamming her with messages. Evelyn has blocked his numbers and deleted everything about him on her phone but Raymond is persistent and stubborn, he still spams her with calls and texts using strange numbers. She doesn't even bother to read his texts. She doesn't listen to his pleas and excuses. What excuse can he give her, anyway? She caught them together in her house. It even seems like they've been deceiving her, since all these days. Or, is he going to tell her that he was drunk that day?All his messages are left unread on her social