Chapter 27CADENWhen it was morning, I quickly jumped down from the bed. I could barely sleep the previous night as my thoughts were filled with Lauren.I am going to see her today. I thought to myself that I needed to look good.I know I'm handsome but I needed to look even more handsome that Lauren would not be able to resist, she would have no choice but to at least listen to my explanation.I was excited too to see her. Sleeping alone in the cold suite made me realized how much I missed her. Even if we sleep very far apart from each other on the bed, it was still better than not having her on the bed at all.I missed her presence too.I took a cold shower. I could not help but smile as I scrubbed my body. I felt happy that I was going to see her, I did not know why but I felt optimistic too.It felt like I already knew her answer because of the call I made to her mother. I know she would have spoken to Lauren already and convinced her on my behalf.I got ready and styled my hair.
Chapter 28CADEN"Welcome sir." The Rons family maids all lined up and bowed to greet me.I just nodded my head and dismissed them. I could not stop thinking about the guy I met outside. Lauren seem to know him and it made me worried.From what I was told, there was no man in Lauren's life.But with the way they both stared at each other, I could tell something was going on;like they knew each other.It was five minutes already but it felt like forever and Lauren was not back.I stood up from the couch and slowly walked outside but I could not find her. I heard some voices and I decided to follow it, I eventually found myself behind the gate.And I happened to overhear their conversations."Anyway, Leslie is not home. You can leave now." Lauren told him."But I still can't believe you are not Leslie. Are you sure you are married and not lying just to send me away?" The guy asked with a smirk and moved closer to Lauren. I fisted my hand in a ball but I did not move from where I was.I
Chapter 29TESSA"You know the CEO is married and those kind of expensive jokes can't be tolerated. You are one of our top stars in this industry and we do not want to have any reason to terminate the contract." Chester, Caden's secretary told me."Alright, it won't happen again." I grumbled under my breathe. I stared at my well polished nails and blow air on them for no reason and stared at them in pride."The CEO would be returning to the office very soon and I think he is coming with his wife. She might work with him here in the company." Her told them and I immediately removed my gaze from my nails to look at him."What? Are you serious right now?" I gasped in shock.No way! This is not happening. I'm not going to let it happen. She can't have him in the office and still have him in the office. She can be with him in the house while I get to be with him in the office.I do not want her in the company."Let's wait and see this Monday and see what happens. But please get your acts t
Chapter 30LAUREN"What are you doing there honey?" I heard mom's voice as the door closed.I turned away from the window and went to sit on the bed. I sighed and looked at mom."You know, I was just staring outside as usual to feed my eyes at the beautiful serene. You went to see the doctor right? What was it about?" I asked mom."Oh, that? I went to check up on the guy that saved your life. He is in a stable condition but he is still sleeping because of the sedatives he was given. And I also went to pay for his hospital bills." Mom explained with a small smile."Really mom? Wow, that's a relief. I have been so worried that I could not even sleep properly." I took in a deep breath with my hand on my chest."I know, right? I was worried too. And I heard no one has come to visit him since he was brought into the hospital. I wonder if he does not have a family that is worried about him," Mom said and sighed.I felt pity for him and also felt bad. What I did not understand was why he sav
Chapter 31AIDENEver since Caden and I were little, Caden has always had everything, something better. Since I was older, I was asked to give in to Caden but even if I did give in it to him, I did it angrily and begrudgingly.I hated him even more. We were always compared, Caden was good at almost everything while I struggled with some things especially my studies.Caden was the favourite child and the love that was shown to him made me hurt. Even as we grew into adults, our lives became more like a competition. We wanted to do better than the other, we wanted to make our father proud.I wanted to be the one to take over the company as the eldest child but dad was not into primogeniture so, I was not sure if I was going to be the heir.I had my suspicious that dad was trying to leave everything to Caden but one day, Caden made it clear to dad that he was not interested in his business as he wanted to enter into the entertainment world.Dad had been furious and against it, but at the
Chapter 32LESLIEIt was rainy already when Caden and I decided to go home but his grandparents insisted that we stayed the night. They did not want us to drive that night in the rain and I thought it was a good idea too.My father had gone home before the rain had started. So, it was just Caden's family and I. Caden and I agreed to stay the night.Not as if we had any choice though. Caden took me up to his room in the mansion. The mansion was huge and bigger than my family's own, it was exquisite. Going up to Caden's room looked like a journey that was not ending. The stairs were long. Finally, we got to his room I was awed by how beautiful and big it was.It was a typical guys room with video games, shelf that was filled with books. He had a full length mirror just by the side, a bedside lamp, an alarm clock by the bed side too, there was also a blue couch. There were some art works on his well and it was pretty.Ivy gave me her clothes to change into.I came out of the bathroom af
Chapter 33LAUREN"How are you feeling?" I asked the young guy that laid weakly on the hospital bed. He looked up at me and smiled. "I'm fine, thanks to the special treatment I'm getting, a VIP room and a care taker." He replied. I smiled lightly at him."I'm sorry that you are lying there on the bed instead of me. But you did not have to do that. We don't even know each other," I said to him."Huh? What are you talking about?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.I looked at him weirdly and sighed. "You pushed me out of the road and got hit instead of me. I wanted to know why you did that." I explained again."I think you are mistaking miss. I did not push you out to save you. I was running away from someone and I did not see the vehicle that was coming and mistakenly pushed you so I could run to the other side of the road.It was not to save you," The guy said, much to my dismay."Wait, what?" I was speechless. Did I just hear him correctly or was I hallucinating?All these days I felt
Chapter 34LESLIE"This is enough prove Lauren. Why would you and Caden come home separately and even before you ended your honeymoon? Now, explain to me what was the personal issue that you and Caden had that made you come home separately." Grandpa stated.I looked at Caden but he removed his gaze from me and stared up at the ceiling.Everybody was looking at me and it made me uncomfortable."I'm telling them the truth." I moved closer to Caden and whispered.He looked right back at me at once and shook his head negatively. I batted my eyelashes and shook my head negatively."Grandpa, it was Caden's fault," I started with a sad look. "He—""I got her pregnant! I meant Lauren is pregnant!" Caden caught me off and blurted out in a haste, the dumbest thing I have heard as a lie.Caden's grandparents eyes widened from shock to excitement."Why did you not tell us that you are pregnant?" Grandma smiled as she walked up to me."Lauren left because she was mad at me for not buying her grape