That day, when Janet returned, she didn’t think Edwin would wait for her, nor did she expect good behavior from him.
After what happened in the office, she thought Edwin would stay distant, but finding Edwin sitting in the living room wearing his night suit and working on his laptop she was confused.
Edwin normally would work in his study room.
If he was sitting here, it only meant he was waiting for her.
“Mr. Wilson.” Janet didn’t know what to say, but she didn’t want them to stay awkward and if she needed to break the ice she didn’t mind.
“Where were you? Why did you take leave without my permission?” Edwin was back in his grumpy mood, noticing Janet returned this late.
It was already dinner time, and she was out the entire day without informing him.
When he heard it from Ben, he couldn’t contain his anger.
He even canceled one of his meetings and returned home to wait for
They parked outside a seaside restaurant.Though the place was far away from town, the crowd made her realize how famous the place was.“This is the place I found out during my college time, we used to come here every Sunday and have our breakfast here,” Edwin said while helping her remove her helmet.Janet looked around and the sea breeze, the cold air made her feel refreshed.“We?” Janet asked curiously.“Me, Jordan, and a few of my friends. You never met Jordan. He is one of my best friends.” Edwin said, and Janet was getting surprised with his behavior today.It would be awkward if she met any of his friends with her identity.Above all, Janet didn’t understand why he was behaving so differently.Edwin never shared his life with her, though Janet was aware he had investigated her, and she was sure he knew every tiny detail about her.She never wanted to know, because it was strictly a deal between them.But after moving to his house nothing stayed as a deal as he was comfortable in
They sat back and waited for the rain to stop and this time they were silent.They didn’t know whether it was them enjoying the rain or the comforting silence between them.It was Edwin who broke the silence.“I was sixteen when my parents died. I was in my final year of college and besides my college studies, I was helping my dad in his business. My Grandmother was sick, so my grandfather took early retirement after my father finished college. I also wanted to help my father as he helped his.” Edwin was talking about his past.The part of his life he never shared with anyone.“But I didn’t think I would have to take control because Dad and Mom won’t return from that trip.” Edwin’s voice shook and Janet never thought the person who was handling everything so perfectly was hiding a deep wound inside him.Janet held his hand, giving him comfort, and Edwin didn’t pull back.It’s been so many years, but his wound was raw, not healing a bit. He just made a scab around it, hiding it from eve
After that day, something changed between Edwin and Janet.They were getting along and living their life comfortably.Knowing Edwin, Janet knew what Edwin said to her, how he opened up to her, which he rarely may have done with anyone.And this matter touched her heart, and she wanted to get closer to him.Edwin also didn’t close up after that day.They were living a peaceful life, but maybe their comfort wasn’t long-lasting.It’s been three months since Janet signed that deal with Edwin. They almost forget they were bound by a contract.Janet had also made peace with Elisa, but she warned her to spend extravagantly as it was his brother’s hard-earned money.It was that day when Elisa wanted to take her shopping instead Janet decided to take her somewhere else.Elisa didn’t realize Janet would take them to an orphanage.Janet had learned from Elisa how she lost her parents and Janet wanted to take her to this place for a long time.“What are we doing here?” Elisa asked uncomfortably.
On the day of the annual party,Edwin had left early morning to check all the arrangements before the party.He had already arranged a car to pick up Janet and informed her to be ready before 7.When it was time to leave for the party, she got a call from Elisa and she wanted to pick her up.Janet would prefer to go with Elisa rather than take Edwin’s car alone.So, she left a message for Ben informing him not to send the car.Ben didn’t reply, but Janet knew he would check it later, considering he must be busy with Edwin.The party held great importance to Edwin because this party was an initiative taken by Edwin’s father to enjoy the people who worked for the Wilsons.And knowing Edwin Janet understood his emotion involving his parents.It was around seven thirty when Elisa came to pick up Janet.Elisa chose a red wine evening gown embedded with elegant diamonds.And Elisa, being the beauty was looking like a young A-class lady.Her simple but elegant diamond earrings were screaming
Janet didn’t know why she was feeling so sad.She knew her place in Edwin’s life.She knew she was nothing but a secret lover of his.Maybe he was just a sugar baby for whom he was providing and getting all the benefits in return.Maybe it was what she was to him.Then why was her heart breaking apart?She felt so betrayed, so heartbroken.These few days, did Edwin feel nothing for her?Did he use her for his benefit, only?What could she say? She was also using him for her benefit.She was squatting beside the road holding her knees and tears were freely flowing down her eyes only to get mixed with the rain.She was heavily soaked, but the rain didn’t bother her as much as the incident bothered her.She didn’t notice when a car stopped beside her and the door opened.She looked up and noticed the person all her pent-up frustration burst out.Edwin wasn’t expecting today’s announcement.He knew Chesley would be present at this party, but he couldn’t guess his grandparents were too dete
Janet was sitting listlessly when Rebecca came with a mug of hot chocolate.Janet always liked hot chocolate made by Rebecca.She used to say Rebecca made the best hot chocolate in the world.But today she wasn’t in the mood to enjoy it.Rebecca put the mug before her, on the coffee table and walked to bring a blanket and placed it on Janet’s lap to cover it.She had taken a warm shower but her hair was wet, so Rebecca went to dry it using a hair dryer.“Drink it,” Rebecca said angrily when she noticed she hadn’t touched the mug.Janet picked up the mug but didn’t bother to take a sip.“Janet, don’t force me to pour it in your mouth,” Rebecca scolded.She was totally soaked when Rebecca found her sitting beside the road.Rebecca was returning home from the airport finishing her work trip.But she didn’t expect to find Janet in this state.Janet brought the mug in front of her mouth, but when she tried to take a sip, she started to feel nauseous and she ran out only to pour everything i
“What are you doing here?” This was Edwin’s first reaction to seeing her standing there.It was Chesley who came to visit Edwin’s house.Edwin never liked outsiders in his house, let alone inviting that person for whom his life was a mess.It would be rude to shove her out of his house, too.“Can’t I come to my fiancé’s house?” Chesley asked and Edwin just coldly stood there, blocking her entrance.Chesley was wearing a bright yellow dress which was pinching Edwin’s eyesight.Her look was something Edwin could barely tolerate, let alone accept her as his fiancé.But he wasn’t someone who would take action without proper planning.So, he just regarded her as an air.Edwin walked inside without inviting her, but Chesley didn’t mind and followed him.Edwin was feeling irritated as it was early morning and he had to deal with this bimbo as Elisa said.But what could he do when she had appeared in his house uninvited?Edwin didn’t want to deal with her, so he walked upstairs without further
“Who said you could order my people around?” Edwin was beyond frustrated and couldn’t stop himself anymore.He was relieved to notice Janet’s return though he knew everything changed after the last night.before he could decide how to deal with Janet, Chesley made her leave.He wanted to slap that ignorant bitch and kick her out of his house.But not before showing her the place she belonged to.“But didn’t you say…” Chesley was shocked, noticing his outburst.Though he was cold to her, he never behaved so rudely.“How I behaved with you was what you deserved.” Edwin was enraged.“Who told you to behave like you own me? I am not someone whom you can play as you want.” Edwin was fuming with anger.“You are only standing here because I respect my grandparents. Otherwise, people like you don’t deserve to stand in front of me.” Edwin couldn’t control his temper anymore.If it were any other day, Edwin wouldn’t bother to talk with her.But after what she has done and noticing Janet running