“It's been three years, Elena. Now it's time to end this farce.” Elena Jones had loved Ronan Simpson with all her heart, but when that woman returned, everything changed. Despite all her efforts to keep their marriage intact, she couldn’t earn his love. With little time left, her heart had grown cold, all she wanted was to survive long enough... to give birth to her child.
View MoreElena My talks with Valerie were all light conversations about catching up on a lot of old time stuff. I really missed her, and no matter what her brother did, I could never punish Valerie for his misdeeds.Now, all I had to do was to take her word for it and visit Uncle Simpson. According to Valerie, he had been grieving since the day he heard about my diagnosis. It was so bad that they feared his old condition that had been stable all these years might relapse. The main point was that if it relapsed, they couldn’t be so sure that it wouldn’t claim his life this time around. He really took the information too badly..After all, he was already convinced that I stopped contacting him because I died. I could never allow Uncle Simpson to suffer so much and keep grieving for me when I was safe and sound. I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if anything happened to him. Now, my car zoomed into the old mansion of the Simpson family, and the driver prompted me that we were here. Looking a
Elijah Greene“Calm down, boss. Please calm down. I’ll tell you everything you need to know, but let’s not talk about seeing her now, okay?” I spoke to Ronan as if he were a child that I needed to coax with a piece of candy. Ronan Simpson couldn’t believe what he was hearing. His assistant truly treated him like a child, huh? I knew I might just start sending out applications for employment in the next minute. “Do you want to find another job, Mr Greene?” The boss’ words caught me unawares, and I even choked on my spit. Didn’t I just jinx myself. As soon as I thought about it, he said it. That’s some sick shit right there. I got a wife to wed soon enough, and I couldn’t bear to lose my job. Not now, not ever. My eyes bulged from the shock, and I couldn’t believe my ears. Wait. I might have gotten something wrong, because I don’t get it. “Did the boss just call me Mr Greene? What the heck? Isn’t this what people usually refer to as telepathy?” I mused silently, allowing my jaws tt
RonanI had to do a lot to finally get Benson to bring my mobile phone here. I couldn’t believe my own housekeeper paid more attention to my old man than to me, his boss. What’s worse, I couldn’t even threaten to fire him. Since Elena left, the had never been the same. Even after giving him so many months off to spend more time with his family, he still returned sulking. I realized there was nothing I could do to make him return to the old Benson I knew. Since he silently Ames me for Elena’s departure, I had to resort to cheap tricks to get him to release my phone to me. In the end, he couldn’t resist the temptation of seeing Elena back in the house. So, with the promise of seeing Elena again, Benson disregarded my father’s instructions and returned my phone. I bet he missed my ex-wife more than I did, huh?“Boas… B…Boss… Boss… You won’t believe this.” Elijah rushed into my room with a flustered look. He was so agitated that I wondered if anyone was chasing. When I looked behind hi
Elena “So, tell me, Val, how did you adopt the culture of bowing? I was really shocked when I saw you do that. That was so unlike you. It was… Simply…”I couldn’t find the words to describe how I felt. I know it was weird, but I felt as though a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when she did that. I didn’t know I was still so pissed with the Simpsons, until Valerie did what she came here for. When she bowed and apologized for each of them, I was suddenly reminded about all the painful memories I’ve been trying to suppress. At that moment, I realized I was still angry with them, even though I only tried to suppress it all these while.“Overwhelming,” Valerie concluded my words. She sounded so sure of what she said that I didn’t wish to burst her bubbles by telling her that I felt relieved in a strange way when she apologized on behalf of everybody. Not that I had plans of returning to the Simpsons, but her words made me realize that there was another Simpson who really felt for
ElenaHow could Valerie be here? She was supposed to be… Well, somewhere… Just not here. Who even told her I was in this restaurant at this time? When did she come back?“Val, are you the same person I met the last time, or you also changed like the others?” The question was at the tip of my tongue, but I didn’t let it out. I missed Valerie like the sister I never had. I might even say that I allowed Darcy to get so close to me because Valerie was rarely around. Even at the point when I moved into the Simpsons’ old mansion, and we were supposed to be under the same roof, I scarcely met Valerie. While she began to pull my hair, I realized too late that she was the same Valerie I knew from all these years. Just like Uncle Simpson, Valerie didn’t change either. She just stood there staring at me as if I was a statue she had to observe. It was as if she wanted to commit my features to memory. What! W… Why would Balerie be crying? I didn’t do anything to hurt her. How could she be cryin
ValerieI couldn’t believe that the person I spoke to in that office was my proud and usually arrogant elder brother. Love could really bring the mightiest of men to their knees, indeed. Only a person with zero emotional quotient like Ronan would believe he had no feelings for Elena Jones all these years. Who was he kidding, anyway?After leaving my brother’s ward, I decided to solve this pressing issue without telling him about it. How could I remain idle, just because he asked me to? Ronan has always been a proud man who rarely asked other people for help. Even me as his sister never had the chance to do anything for him. Not when we were kids, and not now that we all became adults. However, for the first time in my life, I witnessed my brother break down because of Elena Jones. The sight was eye-opening. It was already annoying that Ronan didn’t appreciate Elena’s love, but he also pushed her away when she needed him the most. She had a terminal illness for crying out loud.I coul
Elena“Malvin, eat your food. You won’t get satisfied by ogling at me, you know. Besides, I already know I’m beautiful. You don’t need to remind me.” I know I sounded shameless right now, but I had nothing else to say to my nosy assistant to get him to stop watching me like I was an animal on display at the zoo. “Well, I know you’re beautiful, Elena, but I would never dare to say it to you.” Malvin never changed. He was still the same guy who wouldn’t even take a second look at anyone who remotely looked like she belonged to another man. Even if you were being chased by another man, it was enough for him to back away and allow the person to have you. Such a spineless young man. Well, I guess it’s true what they say, once bitten, twice shy. At this rate, I would need to start setting up blind dates for Malvin, else, I wouldn’t see him get married in this lifetime. Tsk! The. Again, I couldn’t really blame him, after all.Malvin chased a young lady so dutifully back in college, but
Elena“I left here after the hour hit 2 o’clock. He wasn’t here when I stepped out, so they were absent from our meeting. By extension, Chiq Royale did not honor our agreement to meet for a discussion. Mr Assistant, please tell your boss that we would not cooperate with Chiq Royale anymore. You can excuse us now.”I didn’t even spare one more look at the young man who just stood there, staring at me as if I had two heads. “Mr Greene, you can…” I was about to drive the assistant away when Malvin doused me with so much cold water that I nearly froze from the realization. His words were a true shocker. The traitor…“Elena, please, calm down. You missed him by a few seconds only. Truth be told, he was right on schedule. He didn’t delay in the slightest.” What the heck! Was this guy my assistant or Elijah’s lackey?“What you’re trying to say is that…” I pushed further, daring Maalvin to repeat what he just said. I dared him to attempt defending Elijah Greene, and by extension, his boss, on
Elena“Awwwnn, Elena. I really don’t want to leave you here all alone.” Nancy looked like she could cry right now. Tsk! Always so dramatic. “I promise to end this drama in the next three days. I will be back before you know it, okay?” Nancy had been complaining about leaving me all alone, as if I was a little girl who seriously needed protection. I told her to calm her mind and do her work, but she wouldn’t take my word for it. “Come on, Nancy, you make me feel like a handicapped person. Off you go. Shooo!” I tried to drive her away, but she captured me in a warm embrace, resting her head in the crook of my neck. Our closeness gave me the assurance I needed that she was with me through thick and thin. No matter what happened, she was there for me, and I was glad to know that. “How am I supposed to shoo without being concerned about you, El? You’re going to meet Ronan freaking Simpson after three years of avoiding that idiot.” Nancy looked so dramatic that someone may confuse her fo
Elena“Hubby, aren’t you done yet? I hope you haven’t forgotten about our plans.” This should be my fourth message to Ronan in the last thirty minutes. I’ve been texting him all night, but no reply.Today is our third wedding anniversary, and he was never free to celebrate the first or the second anniversary. My heart swelled with so much joy after persuading hubby non-stop, and he finally agreed. The decoration I made could make anyone a hopeless romantic. I just can’t wait for hubby to get here. The white lace tablecloth, scented candles, and scattered rose petals looked so beautiful, but everything looked out of place since I was the only one at the table. It’s already 10 o'clock , and the cream on the cake was almost melted completely. Even the candles were nearly burned out. “Hubby, where are you?” [Ring!][Ring!!][Ring!!!]Is that Ronan? “Hello, Auntie?"“Elena, dear, happy third anniversary! Time flies so fast, doesn’t it? You’ve been married for three years already, and ...
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