THIRD PERSON’S POV.“How are you feeling now?” Klein asked Jasmine who was lying on the hospital bed.“A lot better.” She calmly responded and Klein, who was sitting on a chair by her bedside, leaned forward and gently placed his palm on her forehead to check if she was running a fever. But she wasn’t. Her body temperature felt normal so he calmly retracted his hand and nodded his head.“Your temperature is normal. That’s a good sign.” He calmly remarked and she nodded in agreement. “Yeah.” A few minutes later, the door opened and a middle-aged man dressed in a white overall walked into the ward and Jasmine slowly sat upright.“Miss Bradford, your test results came in.” The doctor announced and both Klein and Jasmine shot him expectant looks. “Fortunately, there’s nothing wrong with you. You were probably shocked by the accident and that’s why your blood pressure spiked, but everything is fine with you now. All you need is rest.”“Oh…” Jasmine exclaimed in a small voice and a tiny s
ELOISE’S POV.“Come in.” I signal when a gentle knock sounds on the room door. Immediately, the door is pushed open and a maid in uniform steps in.“Good evening, Mrs. Wesley.” She greets formally and makes her way over to the bed where I’m seated.“Good evening, Sophia.” I greet, not sparing her a glance because I know exactly why she’s here.“Ma’am it’s already ten pm and you still haven’t had dinner. You need to eat to be able to take your medication. Please.”I heave out a frustrated sigh and curse Logan under my breath. When he brought me home from the hospital, he completely went overboard by rallying all the household servants and telling them I was unwell and needed proper care and attention and since then, I have not rested. They keep checking up on me every now and then. A few of them even ganged up and bathed me because they didn’t want me wetting my wound.It’s a sweet gesture from my home employees and it proves how much they care about me, but right now, I’m too angry an
ELOISE’S POV.About thirty minutes later, Klein walks out of our closet dressed in pajamas, his hair wet and ruffled with a few strands sticking down his face. As he approaches the bed where I’m sitting, I tear my gaze away from his body and plaster on the wall far ahead of me. If I stare at him too much, his handsome face and hot body will cajole me into letting go of the anger burning in my chest. I’m still very mad at him.First, he has blatantly refused to explain in detail why he owes his life to Jasmine. Second, he looked me in my eyes and called me a nagging wife and lastly, he hasn’t apologized for abandoning me today even though I was hurt. He sees absolutely nothing wrong in the fact that he took Jasmine to the hospital and not me, his wife. What an insensitive prick!“Eloise.” His deep voice sounds my name and I turn to face him even though I don’t want to. “Would you like to go downstairs for dinner or would rather it be served here?”“I said I’m not hungry.” I snap and lo
ELOISE’S POV.“I can’t tell if you’re being serious or sarcastic right now, Eloise.”“I’m being very serious. Does she qualify for the position as Director of Production of PHOROMA?” I ask, my voice sounding a lot more intense. I watch him chew the food in his mouth and swallow. A silent breath follows before he meets my gaze again.“What do you think?” I angrily slam my spoon against my plate and shoot him a heated glare.“Just answer the damn question, Klein. I don’t have time for your mind games tonight.”He looks at me long and hard, probably finding it hard to believe that I just used that tone on him.“You must have lost it if you think I’d hire someone without the right qualifications for such a vital position in the company.”“I thought there was going to be a vote or even if you had to appoint, you’d pick someone in the company. Someone who’s already versed with all the affairs of PHOROMA, and WESLEY Co. as a whole.” When I’m done talking, he gently drops his fork on his plat
CHAPTER ELEVEN.ELOISE’S POV.“Eloise.” Klein’s gentle voice calls and I instantly spin around to see him see him standing by the doorway of the closet, draped in an immaculate white dressing rob, looking as hot and pristine as he always does after his morning shower.Ugh! I will never get used to the way his hair gets all ruffled and spiky when it’s wet. One day, I will let my intrusive thoughts win and thread my fingers through his hair. He’s going go stiff with shock and scold me in annoyance, but I will not care.“You have no business picking out my outfit with a hurt palm. I thought I asked Cassandra to do this.” He protests and I walk over to the closet island by his own section of the closet where I lay the suit jacket I’m holding together with the trouser and shirt and other accessories I’ve picked out for him. I do a quick scan of everything he’s to wear to work today and smile in satisfaction.Klein could restrict me for doing everything for him, but not this. Not once has he
CHAPTER TWELVE.ELOISE’S POV.With every step I take closer to Jasmine’s office, at least two of my vital organs shut down completely. I am a walking corpse by the time I get to her secretary’s office located in front of hers. There is an ache in the pit of my stomach that’s gnawing on my nerves. The rush of adrenaline in my blood is making my head spin, and my heart is beating as though I’m running a marathon race.The only time I ever feel like this is during the ride to Klein’s parents’ house whereby I know I’m going to meet his mother who does nothing but taunt and insult me every time we meet.“Good morning, Adeline.” I greet the secretary who smiles kindly at me.“Good morning, Mrs. Wesley.”“Is Jasmine… I mean, Miss Bradfords in her office?” I quickly correct myself. Despite my unwillingness to address Jasmine formerly, we are still at a workplace and the rules must be obeyed.“Yes Ma’am. She has been waiting for you.”Of course, she has.I give the secretary a silent nod and he
ELOISE’S POV.“Good day Mr. Wesley.” We all greet in unison and on our feet when Klein walks into the conference with his P.A, Logan, following closely behind him. Klein nods curtly in response to our greeting as he heads over to the head seat of the conference table.Logan pulls out his seat for him and before he sits down, he motions the rest of us to take our seats. Logan takes the empty seat I left next to Klein’s right-hand side while I sit next to Logan. I am one seat away from Klein, meanwhile, Jasmine is occupying the seat directly opposite Logan’s. The small smile perched on her lips tells me she is very pleased to be sitting right next to Klein.“Is everyone who’s supposed to be present for this meeting here?” Klein breaks the excruciating silence in the room as his gaze lingers on each and every one of our faces.I look around to make sure we are all present and indeed, we are.Five team leaders of the different product design teams, the Director of Product Design, the CEO
ELOISE’S POV.“Hi” Jasmine greets me with a small wave and a fat smile through the wound down window and I feel the excitement in my veins morph into hot, liquid rage that’s spreading throughout my body like poison.My euphoria…What euphoria? What fucking euphoria?Without a single word, I march with despondency over to Klein’s side and he seems to have sensed what’s coming because he opens the car door and steps out of it. As I come to a stop before him, his towering height, which used to be the first thing to intimidate me whenever I attempt to start with him, does not scare me.“What the fuck is going on here?” I ask calmly even though I want to scream for everyone in this building to hear. My breaths are coming in too hard and it’s making my chest hurt as though I’m running a marathon race for the first time and I’m running out of breath. All I can see is red.“I don’t understand your question, Eloise.” Says Klein, maintaining his calm demeanor like he always does in every situati
ELOISE’S POV.That’s a warning which I take very seriously. In the next five seconds I am sitting on his thighs and he’s smiling at me as though I just did the most amazing thing ever.I can feel my blood pressure rising very rapidly. I am going to die of a heart attack one of these days and it will be all his fault.Adrenaline spreads through my body like poison when I feel him slide his arms under my knees and rises from the couch along with me. He stands on his feet, with me, bridal style in his arms, staring at him with a mortified expression.“What… what are you doing?” I am genuinely scared. He starts walking towards the bedroom and if he wasn’t my husband, I would be screaming by now.“I think we’ve done enough talking for tonight. It’s about time we did something else, don’t you think?” He kicks the room door open and steps into it.That was not necessary.“And, what is that “something else” we are going to do?” I ask with a shaky voice as he gently lowers me onto the bed and
ELOISE’S POV.“Is this where we’ll be eating?” I ask Klein as we both head over to the sitting area of the living room where dinner has been set on the center table.“Eating on the dinning table feels too formal. I want us to have a casual, fun dinner, that’s why I asked the staff to set our meals here.” He calmly explains and my smiles grows wider.Indeed, eating on the dinning feels too formal. It’s like eating at a dinner party with all his business associates and I only ever play with my food during those dinners. I’m happy he did this instead.“I hope you like it.” Concern flashes in his eyes as he eagerly inquires and my heart melts completely. He’s so considerate, it makes me want to hug and kiss him right now.“It’s perfect. I love the idea of a fun and casual dinner.” I say with a smile that nearly splits my face into to halves.“Cool.” He says, taking a seat on a couch while I go over to the one opposite his and sit on it. When my gaze meets his again, the frown on his face
JASMINE’S POV.“Klein!” I almost scream in relief the moment the call connects. I shoot his mother, who’s sitting beside me, an excited grin which she reciprocates before I turn back to focus on the call.“Hello Jasmine.” The sound of his deep, gravelly voice calling my name almost makes me moan. This is the voice Eloise wants to have all to herself for the rest of her life. I’m only going to let that happen over my dead body. Klein will be mine! It’s just a matter of time.“Klein…” I call yet again, this time around in a softer tone. “You’ve been ignoring my calls." I say in such a small voice that it almost makes me sound like I’m crying. I hear him let out a small sigh on the other end of the phone. I know I frustrate him with my shenanigans, but I’m his Jasmine. He could never grow tired of me. Ever!“Jasmine, where is this coming from?”“You still haven’t come to check up on me even after knowing that I’m not feeling too well.” I say pouting.“I haven’t done that yet because I’ve
ELOISE’S POV.“No way!” I exclaim in disbelief the moment the car is opened and I take a peek of the premises. Excitement is coursing through my veins like a raging river as I step out of the car and ogle the surroundings. It’s dark, but I know exactly where we are.Unbelievable!This is unbelievable!When Klein refused to disclose our vacation destination and called it a surprise every time I asked, I had no idea it would be this. I knew he was going to take me to some exotic sight-seeing facility somewhere out of the country. I did not expect this man to bring me to my favorite recreational spot here in the country. My father used to bring me all the time since I was little and even before I married Klein, this was my to-go spot when I needed some time away from the world and its harsh realities.“Do you like it?” Klein asks, stopping beside me.“Like it? I love it! How… How did you know about this place? The smile on your face tells me you were expecting me to react this way. How d
ELOISE’S POV.“Eloise, I cannot believe you made me stay on call with you as you shaved intimate parts of your body and showered." Maeve laments over the phone.“Don’t be such a drama queen, Maeve. We both know each other’s naked bodies as well as we know ours and we’ve done worse than shaving together at the same time. This is nothing.”“Yeah, that was when you didn’t belong to someone else.”“I don’t belong to anyone. I belong to myself!” I argue and I know she just rolled her eyes on the other end.“Yeah, right. I dare you to say that to the hearing of Klein Reece Wesley.”“You’re a nutcase.”“Yeah, whatever. Just make sure not to be shy when the time comes for you to seduce your man. After all this torture you’ve put me through, I will be expecting some juicy details on how your first vacation night with your husband was spent.”“Eww! I will not discuss my sex life with you.” She snorts.“Says the girl who rang my phone at three am in the morning after losing her virginity to her
ELOISE’S POV.“Welcome home, Mrs. Wesley.” The butler greets me as I step into the living room and hand her my stuff to take upstairs. “Thank you.” I say and she leaves. As I walk further into the room, my phone starts ringing and a smile forms on my face when I check the caller ID and see that it’s Maeve calling. I instantly answer the call and press the phone against my ear. “Yes Ma’am.”“Ah yeah! Her voice sounds like honey now because she’s about to go on a vacation with her husband.” Maeve taunts and I burst into laughter as I resume my walk towards the staircase.“Is that jealousy I sense in your tone?” I ask playfully and she scoffs.“Jealousy my ass. There’s no way I would be jealous of a married woman. Do you have any idea how much freedom I have as a single woman? Plus, I don’t have an old witch called a mother-in-law breathing fire down my neck every time she sets her eyes on me.” She fires back and my laughter intensifies. She’s right.If there’s anyone who should be jea
ELOISE POV.“Mrs. Wesley.” A voice calls through and I look up from my computer and my gaze meets Nadine who is standing before my cubicle in a very professional manner. “It’s nine thirty am.” She quietly announces and I look at my watch to confirm and it’s indeed, nine thirty am. I flash her a small smile.“Thank you, Nadine.” I say and turn to Kacey who is typing away on his laptop. “Kacey.” He looks at me. “Are you done proofreading the complaint I sent to you?” I ask, rising to my feet and stepping out of my cubicle and he does the same. We both meet at the center of the office where he hands me a brown envelope and I stare at him with creased brows, utterly confused.“It’s been proofread and printed. You just have to give the order and I will have it submitted for you.” He says, stretching his hand again for me to hand him the envelope back, but I hold it behind me and shake my head.I only asked him to proofread it, but Kacey being the sweet and helpful person he is, has proofre
ELOISE’S POV.The sound of the smack reverberates like a gunshot throughout the living room, sending shockwaves down my spine that almost render me crippled. My head stays in the bent position and when I struggle to open my eyes again, all I see is shiny little stars twinkling in the darkness before me. It takes a few bats of my eyelids before my vision starts clearing up again.“Mother!” Klein thunders as places a protective hand over my shoulder and gently pushes me to stand behind him. “What the hell did you just do?” He sounds very angry, but his mother doesn’t even flinch. My hand is carefully massaging the stinging spot she just assaulted and I’m actually surprised by the fact that I haven’t burst into tears yet and I’m not even feeling as to do that. I am angry and if looks could kill, my mother-in-law would be six feet right now.“I just smacked some sense into her. I hope it settles in that thick head of hers and that she learns to use it from now on.” She fires and I suck in
ELOISE’S POV.“Why do you seem so shocked?” He asks with a small smile and his voice sounds like his throat is coated with honey.“I uh…” I croak. “I’m not shocked, I’m just… I’m just surprised because this has never happened before. That’s all.”“Surprised.” He mumbles as he comes closer to me and only stops when we are a few inches away from each other. We are standing way too close to each other and it’s getting me embarrassed because we are not alone in this room, but he doesn’t seem to care about that. Shannelle and Nadine will not let me rest with this particular act of his until this month runs out. “If you’re surprised by the fact that I’m coming to take you home from your office, that means I have not been doing a very good job as your husband. I will start doing this more often so you get used to it.”“No.” I quickly deny, shaking my head. “You don’t have to do that. We can always meet in the parking lot like we always do. I’m satisfied with that plan.” I try to explain and