ELISA I unconsciously bit my inner lips staring at the picture, my husband to be huh?"Sister, what are you staring at?" Jenna asked wanting to come closer to me and I immediately turned my phone off.It was for my eyes only.There's no need for Jenna to see it as well."It's nothing." I stated calmly, before rising to my feet."Jenna, come over to my room, I have something for you to arrange, you girls can continue to have fun, I'll retire now." I announced, ready to leave."But big sister it's your party, why don't you stay." My cousins whined making me smile a bit."It's my wedding tomorrow as well, we don't the bride to be getting tired, do you?"I asked and they all resigned from arguing with me, I don't know why they thought they could win me."Sister, why did you call me personally?" Jenna asked, her big wide eyes staring at me, this girl is too pure to be out there in the entertainment world.Jenna is a well known actress, I have offered to help her many times but she always
DERRICK I placed all my hopes on the post I made on the internet, I knew after the incident at the engagement party sneaking into the wedding would be much more difficult.Well, that's what I thought until a woman approached me, giving me a way out.She said she could sneak me in and give me a proper invitation as long I don't get recognized.Knowing this might be my last chance, I took it.Her plan worked out perfectly, I was able to sneak into the chapel.The wedding went on smoothly, everything had the touch of grandiose making me a bit jealous.Soon, the bells rang indicating the entrance of the bride.The doors opened up and I turned to see Eli dressed in a pure white, fit and flare wedding gown.A weird feeling engulfed me as I watched her walk up to the alter.Her father said somethings before handing her hand over to Damon.Staring at their back, the ache in my heart worsened.I clenched my chest in confusion, what's this?The small shy look Elisa gave Damon made it worsen, w
ELISAI had already expected Derrick to pull something as stupid as this.That was why I told Jenna to head to a certain professor, a mad scientist who would do anything for money, paying him the right amount was enough for him to fabricate Derrick's patient records.As for the civil bureau, the man in charge owed a favour so reaching out to him to do something dirty was not difficult.Security was made lax on purpose, so Derrick could enter freely.This was the only way to completely stop Derrick from causing future troubles, too bad I had to sacrifice my peaceful wedding."Sister, did I carry out your job well?" Jenna asked, whispering into my ear, the eagerness to hear a praise was evident."Hm, good job." I smiled, my eyes squinting as a the result. It felt like a huge boulder has been lifted off my chest."Thank you." I turned to Damon and Justin who stood in front of me earlier and they nodded as a response.After that I turned to the congregation giving a deep bow."I'm sorry e
SONG RECOMMENDED TRAIN WRECK BY JAMES ARTHUR ELISAThe church ceremony ended after the necessities were done and we were heading to the reception currently.Damon had refused to let my hand go after the ring exchange.I glanced at our entwined hands wanting to say something, but when I looked up at him and saw him staring at me with admiration and fulfillment.I couldn't bring myself to say anything."You know I'd have to change before entering the reception?" I asked, clearing my throat while he nodded bring my palm to his lips and placing a light kiss on it."I know, let me enjoy this for now." He replied, using his other hand to hold me as well."You have been holding my hand for a while now." I spoke up after mustering up the courage."I know." He said simple causing me to groan inwardly in frustration.I am pretty sure he was smart enough to get the meaning behind my words yet he just straight up ignored my words.Such an asshole.I huffed, I looked outside the window, deciding
RECOMMENDED SONG- CONSTELLATION BY JADE LEMACDAMONElisa's vows passed a message to me resulting to the words I said when I gave her the ring.I wanted her to know that she does not only have a husband by her side, she had a servant, soldier and helper ready to follow her every command.I refused to let her hand go after exchanging the rings, I was afraid everything would end up being a dream.I have been longing for this for a very long time, being able to experience felt so unreal.The church wedding ended after everything and we all headed to the reception center.I held her hand tightly, I know I was being clingy but her vows, the way she looked at me when she said it.It eased my worries, I could feel the truth in them, she just wanted someone to stay loyal to her.I might not be the best in loving someone but if she wants my loyalty- she has it.I do not have such thin resistance as that man Derrick.Recollecting him crashing our wedding earlier I frowned, thank goodness my wif
DAMONI smiled the moment I saw Elisa step out of her office building.She looked radiant and bright as usual.My jewel."Hey." I greeted as usual, handing her the bouquet of roses that I had prepared.I love giving her roses because they remind me of her.A rose flower is very beautiful, and would attract the attention of everyone, but one who does not handle the flower gently would only end up getting injured."Thank you." Elisa replied with a flushed face, smelling the rose fragrance.It's been three months since our wedding, after that night neither of us brought up that conversation anymore.I didn't want to talk about it seeing how much the fact she couldn't have children hurts her."You really don't have to keep doing this." She said as I opened the car door, ushering her in."But I want to." I stated in a dismissive tone.Elisa became the CEO of the Gilbert cooperation as she wished and she has been doing wonderfully well.I wanted her to focus on nothing other than work, so I
ELISAAfter my marriage with Damon, dad kept his promise and stepped down from his position, leaving me to take over as CEO.I wanted to use my "busy nature," as an opportunity to avoid Damon but after that night he offered to drive me to work and back.Ever since then it became a routine, and anytime he came to pick me up he brought a bouquet of roses along.It felt nice being cared for like this, during my relationship with Derrick I had been the one putting all the effort and any small actions he made seemed like a big deal to me.Maybe that's why this felt different.Seeing the familiar black rolls royce parked Infront of the office building made my heart swell with joy."Hey." He greeted me as usual handing me the flowers."Thank you." I took it from his hands my face heating up in the process, as I sniffed the roses to inhale their scents.It's been three months since I broke down completely in front of this man yet he never brought up the matter.Instead he just stuck to my sid
ELISAI could feel Damon's piercing gaze but I couldn't lift my head to look at him.I probably seem quite pathetic, few months back I told him there is no hope between us and here I am asking him to wait."You know what, forget it." I said, letting his sleeves go, but before my hands dropped, Damon pulled me into his embrace, hugging me tight."I would wait as long as you want me to Eli." He coaxed in a soft voice.I was stunned, the urge to cry overwhelming me, I'm pretty sure my eyes were glossy with tears at this point.Sniffling, I raised my hands slowly hugging him back, my actions causing him to hold me even tighter."Why were you acting that way in the car? I thought you were fed up with waiting for me or something." I voiced out my concerns.One thing I've learned from therapy was that I have to communicate my concerns no matter how odd they were.That way, instead of just guessing their reaction in my head I would be able to deduce their real reaction."Oh no." Damon hurried
RATED 18ELISAI arrived in front of the conference room, Freddy waiting for me outside.My heart felt uneasy, I was late and I did not bring anyone but Amber with me.Dealing with strangers can be stressful.Being informed only 30 minutes before the time, I did not have enough time to gather my people, so I just rushed here instead.A curt nod was directed at Freddy as a greeting while he responded with a deep bow, opening the door for me."Good day Mrs Thorne." He greeted, it still felt weird hearing people call me by that name though.Taking in a deep breath, I walked into the conference room, and I could see everyone was seated already.I bit my inner lip trying to maintain my composure.I wasn't nervous, I just hated the fact that I was this late."I apologize for my tardiness." I bent my head slightly, before taking my seat, one farthest from Damon.His gaze has been trained upon me since I walked in, but I do not want to look at him.Currently we have a business issue to deal w
RATED 18 CONTENT WOULD APPEAR LATER IN THIS CHAPTER, READ WITH CAUTION.REINA"I'm here honey." My 'sweet' voice resonated throughout out the apartment but it was met with no response.What could the old man be doing?Taking off my shoes, I headed straight to the living area to see the old man sitting on the couch deep in thoughts.I only left him for few days and he suddenly looked like he had aged 50 years more."Sweet heart, what's wrong?" My voice came out soft and gentle, as I sat down beside him, rubbing my hand on his lap in a bid to comfort him."I might have made the wrong choice." A mutter left his lips causing me to frown.Taking a detailed glance at him, I noticed his gaze was fixated forward and following the trace, I saw an envelope sitting there on the coffee table.Not asking for permission, I grabbed the envelope and pried it open to see a document stating he has been called to court for a divorce hearing.Apparently so he could compensate for emotional damage."What'
REINAI kept refreshing the official page of both Thorne and Gilbert's empire, why aren't they saying anything yet?"Argghhhhhhh." I screamed, throwing my phone at the coffee table."Seems your plan wasn't all that great in the end." Derrick scoffed, puffing smoke out of his mouth."This is your fault, you probably stole the wrong documents.""Woman, watch the way you speak to me." He threatened in a low voice but I just rolled my eyes."Whatever." I stated before falling back into my chair, rocking it slowly."Even if this doesn't work, hopefully they would have fought after that text." "You think Damon will fall for that?""What would you do if your so called dear Mira comes home, reeking with another man's perfume." I jabbed him and he just raised his brows, crushing his cigarette into the ash tray beside him."Mira is pregnant, even if she had given birth, no man wants a woman with baggage." He explained calmly making me cringe.Such a misogynistic fool."So what's your next plan
ELISAI don't know what's going on with Damon, and honestly, I was worried.In the end, instead of leaving I stayed by the door and ended up falling asleep.The scene of Damon dying haunting me in my dreams, seeing him laying on the floor like that must have triggered it.By the time I opened my eyes, I was in my room laying on my comfy bed and not the cold hard floor.A small smile settled on my lips as I rolled to one side, feeling giddy- it was still 5am, I don't know if I could go out now.I curled up my body into a ball lost in my thoughts.What if Damon treats me the same way he did last night?But he won't have brought me into the bedroom if he wants to keep treating me coldly.I don't understand the act at all.He was clearly in pain, yet he was pretending to be okay.Same thing happened at the restaurant that day.No, I shouldn't be thinking about this right now.My main focus should be on the new jewelry set.But that involves Damon as well, I'm pretty sure there would be an
DamonIt was a long agonizing period till Dawn finally came.A weak sigh escaped my lips as the voices in my head slowly faded off and the headache reduced.When I felt a bit of energy return to me, I stood up using the sink as support before facing the mirror directly, staring at my reflection.I had eye bags underneath my eyes, well that's what I get for not sleeping well for days.Washing my face, I turned the knob and exited the toilet, my leg hitting something which made me frown.I don't remember placing anything at the entrance.My gaze dropped to the floor as I saw Elisa sleeping by the door, it felt like my heart was being squeezed out every drop of blood in it.My precious jewel.Gently, I picked her up, scooping her into my arms as I carefully walked out of my bedroom to hers.She must have been so worried, why didn't she leave after seeing my attitude? There was no reason to persist.My thoughts were cut short when Elisa snuggled to me, her cheeks rubbing my chest softly.
DAMON I turned off the gas cooker and dropped the towel on the table top, ready to go call Elisa for dinner then the land line rang. I frowned wondering who it could be this late at night then I recollected dropping off my phone with Freddy, I had been so swooned by Elisa that I forgot to reach out to inform that I won't be coming back to work. Well, I would still make that same choice if I was given a second chance. Eli was an epitome of beauty. The ring of phone snapped me out of my thought as I snapped back to reality, pushing the dirty thoughts that were forming to the back of my mind I reached for the phone. "Hello, Thorne's residence."I answered calmly, using my shoulder and head to hold the phone in place as I dished the food out. I wonder what I should make for breakfast tomorrow. "Sir?" "I know it's you Freddy, speak up." Hearing the disdain in my tone, I could hear Freddy gulp before he concluded his words. "Well, Miss Reina r
ELSA"So we planned to use a pink sapphire before right?"Not getting a response, I looked up to see Damon's disapproving gaze."What?" I asked feeling confused, why did he look so mad?"Eat five spoons before speaking on anything concerning that issue." He scolded causing me to sigh with disbelief, so that was it.Dropping my tab, I picked up my fork and murmured a thank you, before digging into my spaghetti."It feels like I am the only one worried about this issue." I muttered underneath my breath while he just gave me a small smile and sat down on the chair opposite me, eating his food as well.After taking 5 spoons as he instructed, I set up the tablet in a landscape manner seeing the jewelry I designed with my hands on full display.Fully produced yet my name was no where near the credit.The Thornes' has been looking to expand their reach into the jewel industries and we landed the collaboration contract, I handled the design myself because it was important.My first big projec
ELSAI stared at Damon's broad back with delight as blood rushed to my face recollecting what went down few hours ago.I suddenly felt like back then in middle school where I would sneak to the football field to watch him play, the way he moved around the field and everything, nobody ever noticed cause I was mostly under bleachers or somewhere hidden.Like a little girl in love.It was a good thing that I pushed for those questions, now it felt like I was truly one with my husband.Hearing the ring of my phone, I turned to pick it up and saw it was Amber.Could it be something that has to do with Simpson? I couldn't pick up the call beside Damon right now.Pursing my lips, I decided to leave when his strong pair of arms held my waist down as he nozzled his nose against my neck."I didn't know you were awake." I commented, swiftly cutting the call and placing the phone back on the stand.Hopefully, that doesn't seem suspicious."I wasn't until a few moments ago." He explained while I m
ELISAI narrated only part of the scenario to Damon, I couldn't tell him I had the intention of removing a man's tongue, what would he think of me? In the end, I only mentioned the fake diagnosis and the plan to drag Derrick from the wedding and everything, which he thankfully bought.Hearing him scold me I couldn't help but feel wronged.It's not like I did anything bad."I took precautions, no one knew I was going over there." I argued and he shot my argument down saying someone else messaged him telling him I was meeting up with Derrick.I pursed my lips in realization.No wonder Damon had picked up on the scent on me quickly."The scent was no coincidence either." I thought out loud.I had originally been pondering on how I got Simpson's scent on me just by gripping his clothes.Thinking back, I did catch a whiff of it when I sat down but I brushed it aside.These days, I have been overlooking details as such, and Simpson used that to his advantage."That asshole." I cursed angri