ELISA'S POVIt hurts so bad, yet when I felt myself in a warm embrace it made me want to melt away, I don't know to explain the feeling.I would drift in and out of consciousness once in a while to hear the desperate voice pleading for me to stay alive and not to leave.My brain was too hazy for me to make out who's voice it was, but I could tell it was not Derrick's voice for sure.Soon the voice went quiet, everywhere was still and peaceful till I heard my father's angry voice.After much struggle, I managed to open my eyes to see the white roof above me, I am probably in a hospital.Thank goodness.Relief washed over me the moment I realized that I was no longer chained up by that man I called my husband."M...om?" I called out in a croaked voice, her expression lighting up the moment she saw me staring at her.She's so adorable, I thought as she rambled on how I should have taken guards with me, none of that mattered now, I got the papers signed. Wait, I got them signed but it fe
"What are you trying to say?" My dad inquired coming over to my front to shield me from Damon."I plan to marry Elisa, with her ex crazy behavior, who knows the next move he'll make, you shouldn't be dragged into this as her parents, she should stay with me."I glanced at Dad to see his face twisting in both frustration and anger, he was probably conflicted on what to do."Dad, he is right." I said to him softly, as I recollected my mother's reaction just now, maybe staying with Damon might put her heart at ease.After all, to them, Damon and I are getting married because of mutual affection and understanding."Elisa." My dad called out clearly disagreeing.I just shrugged then turned to Damon giving him a smile, "I'll move in with you, but after our engagement banquet.""Okay then." He agreed, "I'll take my leave now." With that announcement, Damon turned around and left.What a strange man..."Elisa are you sure this is what you want?" Dad asked me, using his very rare soft tone."Y
ELISA"Are you okay?" Derrick asked in a calm voice, making me smile a bit."I'm fine, it's just a night mare." I replied brushing off the nasty dream, Derrick would not go that far."Okay, go back to sleep." He said looking ready to tuck me back in bed but I furrowed my brows."No, I feel like taking a walk." I stated , ready to stand up on my feet when he held me down."You can't keep doing this, I want to go out." We weren't even married yet and he is already acting this way, maybe I should reconsider our deal.But if I don't marry him, who else can I trust well enough to get married to, Dad would not hand me the company except I remarry."I know, I wanted to get a wheelchair, Doctor said bed rest for two days, it's still not up yet." Damon explained in a soft voice pecking my forehead before leaving the room.I stared at the door in shock, my hand on my forehead, why did he seem so soft and nice?Damon is my friend yes, but I mostly talk and he listens, if that man happens to talk
DERRICK I stared at the papers before me feeling flabbergasted.How come? I'm pretty sure Eli said she had cleared all my student loan while she was still working.Why are all the papers demanding payment here? Is this some kind of trick by Eli?Is she threatening me? The thought made me squeeze the papers in anger."How dare she?" I yelled, hitting my fist on the center table.My head turned at the sound of something breaking."Can't you do things right?" I sneered seeing Mira standing here with a tray and broken glass at her feet."I'm sorry you startled me." She said softly bending down to pick the shards of glass."So are you saying it's my fault?" I asked feeling irritated."Derrick, what the hell are you doing treating the mother of your child like this?" My mother came out of nowhere scolding me."You should go rest up, I'll do this instead." She said to Mira urging her to sit on the couch before clearing up the mess and going into the kitchen to bring out a new set of fruit j
DERRICKThe man crouched down a bit, making me push back my body, using my arm as support.The other men stopped hitting me but still crowded me, I could see it in their faces, this man commanded them.Why the hell is he targeting me?"Just a kick on your injury and you're already reduced to this? Pathetic."Hearing those words, my blood boiled, I am a man with a huge ego, and this man was obviously looking down on me.If not for my injury I could have shown him some manners."Well, I don't care for how weak you are." The man shrugged, stretching his hand out for the men in the back and someone placed a stack of documents in his palm."I'll give you the grace of three whole months to pay back your debt if you sign these." He added in a cold voice.I stared at his cold eyes, gulping in fear, something told me I could not refuse this offer even if I wanted to."And why will I want to do that?" I asked not wanting to come off as desperate."Really?" The man scoffed glancing at my bleedin
ELISAI was instructed by my mom to wait in the room while she built the suspense.My entrance will be epic she said.I didn't want to argue seeing how excited she was with everything.But I can't keep waiting here, I'm getting bored out of my mind.Sighing, I brought out my laptop that I managed to sneak up here.I scrolled through some documents that was sent to me in relation to the company, after my introduction to the shareholders, Dad gave me back, the position of a director.So I've been busy with work the moment I got discharged from the hospital.Dad didn't care that much but mom threw a tantrum as she was worried about my health, hence the reason why I had to sneak my laptop into the room.If she manages to catch me right now working she would probably lose it completely.A soft knock on the door distracted me from my work, me thinking it was mom hurriedly hid my laptop and stood up to answer the door but I only saw an envelope laying there on the floor with no one in sight.
ELISASuddenly, a pull jerked me away from Damon's embrace and I looked up to see Derrick's furious face."What the hell are you doing here?" I inquired feeling irritated, the events that happened that day recounting in my head."Shut up." Derrick growled making my twitch my eyes, I struggled to get out of his hold but he held on tight.Being a woman who is much weaker than him there's nothing much I can do.Guests were starting to murmur wondering what is going on.Oh no, I glanced around the room in search of my dad, this can not affect his opinion about me."Let Eli go." Damon demanded calmly stepping forward, making me sigh with relief."Do you know you are about to get engaged to a married woman?" Derrick snickered his grip on me tightening even harder."What?""The Gilbert's heiress is married?""I thought she went abroad go study."The questions of the guest flew into my ears making my eyes constrict, no, there's no way I'm letting my image get ruined by this man.Taking his di
ELISASoon the party was over, everyone already left, including Damon, I told mom and dad to go sleep while I headed to the attic humming a tone, drumming my fingers on the stairs that led downstairs.A smile played on my lips as I pushed the door open to see Derrick and Mira chained on the floor like the dogs they were."You bitch! Not only are you cheating on me, you lied about your identity and made us live in poverty." Derrick spat the moment he saw me making fake a smile at him as I picked up the bat resting on the wall.I guess that's the conclusion his pesky brain can come up with.See, the thing is I really wanted to let Derrick of by just firing him.If I had let my anger get the best of me, I would have done something extremely bad.Not that my parents would stop me or anything, but there's something about crossing the line, once you do, there's no going back."You know, it's been 2 weeks now, but there's a question I keep asking myself, why in hell's name did I fall in love
ELISAI finally confessed to Damon, it felt like a heavy burden had been lifted off my chest.Though crying was not part of my plan, I couldn't control it for some reason.As I was about to respond to Damon's reassuring words, I noticed him frown like he was in severe pain.“Damon, are you okay?” I asked, feeling panicked and not knowing what to do.“I'm fine.” He replied, forcing a smile at me before holding me by the waist and placing my head gently against his chest.“Let's just dance to the music, it's your favorite song.” He stated in a dismissive tone, making me worry.“Damon-”“Eli, this is a moment we both want to enjoy, let's just do this with pleasure.” He looked at me with soft eyes before continuing dancing.Why does it sound like he just told me that regardless of what pain he was going through, it didn't matter right now.I shouldn't lie, I wanted this night to last long as well, I mean we just officially confessed to each other and I just accepted Damon, but his health
DAMON“Let's head in.” Elisa said, stretching her hand out for me to take.With a smile, I took her hands trailing behind her as she led me through the stairs.“Everywhere seems empty.” I pointed out and she nodded.“I rented the whole restaurant out.” Her reply came with a smug look.My eyes softened, I watched in silence as she interacted with the waiter who then led us to a table beside the window with a great overview of the city.I sincerely hope everything won't end up with a horrible turn.Especially since it's almost nighttime.“Damon!” Elisa sharp voice drew me out of my thoughts.“Yes?” I looked at her, forcing a smile, I don't want her know what's going on with me, she might start worrying again, or fight with me for making a “stupid” decision.“You were lost in thoughts? Are you okay?” She inquired, concern evident in her voice.Fuck, I made it so obvious.“It's nothing, I'm just admiring the city view.” I brushed it off, pulling her chair back and leading her to have her
DAMONAfter the meeting was over, I rushed down as soon as I could, just stopped a few steps away from the exit door, I stopped trying to regulate my breathing.It might seem awkward if she finds out I ran out here, after ensuring I was calm, I walked out disregarding the looks my employee's gave me.I saw her sedan parked in front and I jogged over, tapping on the window lightly.“Hey.” She greeted me nervously as she rolled down the window, her face full of questions.Well, my thoughtful employees ended things after 10 minutes, giving me the opportunity to come here earlier.“We finished on early.” I answered her obvious question.An awkward silence followed, and I just stared at Eli with the urge to compliment her.She looks so beautiful, I don't even need to see her full fit to know she's stunning.The only problem was that I couldn't compliment her even if I wanted to.Especially after this morning incident, If I gave her any compliments, she might just think I had intentionally
ELISAI parked my car outside the building, contemplating whether I should go inside or not.In the end I decided to give Damon a call, just In case he was busy.“Hey Damon.” I greeted the moment he picked up the call.“Yes?” He answered, I took in a deep breath trying to regulate my heart beat after hearing his voice.“Are you busy?” I asked, my heart beating so loud I could swear passers-by would be able to hear it as well.“Kind of.”“Oh.” Disappointment crushed me, what was I thinking? Of course, he would be busy, I mean he owes a massive conglomerate.I opened my car door ready to leave when his words stopped my movements, he would be done in the next 30 minutes…My excitement and anxiety all rushed back in as shut the car door back, leaning against the car.“Oh okay, finish your work, I'm downstairs waiting for you.”Damon responded with an okay, but I couldn't care less, I hurriedly got into my car bringing out my compact mirror to check my make-up.Just because of the plan I s
ELISA“What's the employee's name?” I asked Amber not wanting to believe that it was Derrick standing in my office lobby.“Thomas.” My heart eased a bit hearing the name, I should really call the doctor to confirm some things.“Good day ma'am.” Thomas turned around to greet me, and I was instantly taken aback.His build looks like that of Derrick's, but his face was seventy percent similar to that of Damon.Was the universe trying to play some funny trick on me or what? Well, newsflash it was not funny, not even the tiniest bit.“Let's head into my office. Amber go get me some coffee, get black coffee this time around.” I dished out orders before walking into my office.Dropping my bag on the table I did a round about sitting down on my chair.“You don't get to sit unless I say so.” I frowned when I saw Thomas already taking his seat.“I'm sorry, ma'am.” He apologized, instantly springing up to his feet.His hand clasped themselves tightly, his whole demeanor screamed nervousness, tha
DAMONI smiled when I got into the house and saw Elisa sleeping on the couch soundly, she must have been waiting for me.Tip toeing, I walked over to her side and tried to pick her up being as gentle as I could.It's really refreshing to come back from a long day of work to see her cute puffy face.Her body shifted in my hold making me gulp nervously, I stared at her lips struggling with every cell in my body not to steal a kiss from her.No, doing it without consent especially when she has not accepted me was bad.I should try and control myself better, what am I even thinking of?She already told me to hang in there so I should try and control myself.I felt Eli struggle against me bringing my attention to her."Did I wake you up?" I asked in a low tone, scolding myself Inwardly, I should be more careful next time."You came very late today." She pointed out, I bit my inner lip trying to control myself from smiling.She was worried about me."I know, I'm sorry, I had to take care of
ELISA "Are you okay?" Damon's face appeared in front of me disrupting my thoughts."Oh I'm fine." I answered but he just pursed his lips placing the food tray he brought on the bed."You are breaking out in cold sweat, do you feel uneasy?" He questioned placing his palm on my forehead."No, no, I'm good I swear it. Thanks for the food." I gestured to the breakfast on the bed trying to change the topic."It's no issue, you should eat then go wash up, I'll go do the same." I nodded at his words and watched as he left sighing.That was a close one, I didn't want him to see me as weird if I divulged my dream to him.I pushed all those thoughts aside and munched on the toast he brought, pushing it down with the hot chocolate.I've got to say, Damon Thorne has quite a talent for cooking, compared to me.When I was done, I head to the bathroom and took a shower.I should call that doctor later on to confirm Derrick's death, my instincts were telling me something was wrong.By the time I was
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
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