Stacy drove straight to Carlton's neighborhood after dropping Nadia off at the hospital in the afternoon, and she knew that something had been wrong with her for the past few days. Thinking it was still an issue with Liam, she didn't bother to push forward into getting her to talk too much about what was going on with her. However, she still couldn't help but be distressed over her friend's recent demeanor, and suspected that things might have gone wrong than she predicted. Still, she wanted to give her space to make peace with herself and thoughts. She had also been anxious all morning because she had double texted Carlton hours ago in the morning, and he had not replied to any of the messages even up to the moment she drove on her way to his house, She had tried calling him severely too, but his line had been unreachable, and it bothered her so much in fear that something might be wrong. On getting to his house, she was more disappointed. She pressed the password to the main door
“Why have you asked to see me?” Nadia asked Liam, who had taken her to the farthest part of the rooftop of the hospital, as she forcefully snatched her hand out of his grip immediately they got there. “Why are you not telling the truth about what truly happened between you and Evelyn? It is unfair that only you are getting suspended!” Liam demanded, his voice a low growl that reverberated in the air, trying to control the endless anger that had refused to shake over his body.“What is it to you? It is not as if anyone believes me anyway. Where we stood in the supply room was a blind spot, so the CCTV cameras in there captured nothing. There were marks on Evelyn's cheeks and not on mine. So what is there to defend again?” Nadia questioned, her voice trembling with hurt and sadness. Her eyes focused on the ground as he spoke, not meeting his eyes because of how tired and sick she was of everything. And because of how embarrassed she was losing a battle that she had not even started. “
Stacy and Carlton left his home less than an hour later after he arrived for their unplanned trip, and they took the Howard conglomerate's private jet to their destination- Bali. They arrived later that evening at a luxurious suite, had a wonderful dinner after a long rest, and ended the day at a bon fire event which was going on near the luxurious villa they reserved. The next morning, they had a sumptuous and top-notch breakfast on the terrace of their lavish villa, overlooking the the ocean stretched out before them as a focal point, ready to enjoy the experience the island had to offer. Carlton took Stacy to one of the top malls in the city, and they shopped for hours buying luxurious items according to her taste and preference till afternoon. They had lunch at a top restaurant before they returned to the villa and had different tasty dishes. Afterward, they were toured to a tourist spot, where they swam in a crystal-clear lagoon of cool water which offered solace for their su
Stacy and Carlton awakened the next morning, cuddling each other tightly, with a smile gracing their faces the more the memories of the previous night came flooding into their heads, causing them to chuckle in shyness and equal happiness too.And with the heat of the moment coupled with the vibrant morning sun that permeated every corner of the outdoor bed, they took another chance for another episode of foreplay, pleasure and excitement. “I love you, Carlton,” Stacy confessed softly like they would steal her breath away, finally saying those words back to him, her heart hitched with adoration as they kissed endearingly again and again. The both of them had breakfast afterward at their private villa, visited one last place, before the private jet that brought them came back to pick them up. Though they would have wished to stay longer, Stacy could not leave her job unattended for days without prior notice. With a broad smile and flutters of happiness in Stacy's heart, she returned
“So, care to enlighten me as to why you felt the need to call me here?” Stacy leaned in slightly, her voice edged with a hint of sarcasm, as she sat poised and elegantly in front of Liam, at the plush restaurant he had asked to meet. “Are you mad too? It has been a while since we have seen one another. Please, don't be like this too. It would make me feel very terrible,” Liam implored to Stacy with pitiful eyes as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat, a weary sigh escaping his lips. “You know it is not possible that I wouldn't be like this with what you have done to my friend. What happened between you and Nadia?” Stacy questioned, wanting to hear his side of the story since he had requested an audience anyway. She had been trying to ignore him all this while because she didn't want to get too nosy. “Gosh! I do not even know where to start,” Liam muttered with an exhausted expression on his face. “And you never told me you had a girlfriend?” Stacy cut in sarcastically, giving him
Carlton sat nestled in the plush embrace of his favorite armchair, at his study desk at home, reminiscing about the good moments he had with Stacy, with happiness fluttering in his heart. With a wistful smile playing on his lips, he pulled out his phone and began to scroll through the gallery of pictures from their vacation. He allowed the evergreen memories to wash over his mind like a gentle tide, feeling so much happiness from every meaningful moment they spent together. He felt so much happiness thinking about how their lives had played out in the beginning, and how she came back to his life so unexpectedly, even when he thought it was never possible. It made him realize how lucky he was in his life. As he dropped text messages with so much love for her while waiting for her to reply to them, his mind suddenly traveled to the issue he had left on the ground before they went for their unplanned vacation. His mind went back in time to the first time he saw Alison when they were b
‘I thought you said that we would be eating alone. I wouldn't have come if I knew it was going to be like this!’ Liam texted his mother sharply, his hands trembling as he burned with repressed fury, upon seeing the most unexpected crowd at their supposed family dinner. After the last fight, Liam had with his father on the phone, his mother, Tracy, had been trying to get both of them back together on good terms. She was deeply frustrated that her husband and son never seemed to see eye to eye, and had barely managed to convince her husband to set up a friendly family dinner outside their home where they could settle all disputes. However, she had no idea that her husband would invite the Garcias to their private dinner too, making things more complicated than they were supposed to be. His intention for the shared dinner was not hard to decipher either. ‘Your father didn't tell me he invited them until now. I had no idea either,’ she replied to Liam's message with a sullen and apolog
Nadia sat at a regular bar and ordered a glass of margarita, while trying to distract herself from the disturbing thoughts which continued to plague her mind. She decided to leave home and have fun by herself, since Stacy was not coming home that night, and because it was something she rarely did for herself. All her life, she had slaved away to side jobs and endless bills, to provide for herself and her family. Even while she was still in school, she worked herself to deep exhaustion doing part-time jobs during the day, and studying all night to maintain balance in her life. She could never buy good things for herself, enjoy her youth, or treat herself to good things because she was busy saving every penny she earned to be able to sponsor herself and her family. It had been tough all her life, but yet she had put up with it. However, she could not believe that she almost lost her job to a mere lady's fight over a guy. It made her rethink everything she had ever told herself, and
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It was a beautiful morning at a big, luxurious wedding hall, where every detail had been meticulously crafted to exude a sense of elegance and sophistication, and Carlton and Stacy stood at the altar holding their hands and gazing into each other’s eyes with a synchronizing smile curving their lips, as they prepared to take their wedding vows. Stacy donned a voluminous luxurious lacy white gown of exquisite and intricate adorning diamond that shimmered with fierce intensity of beauty, as she looked so radiant like a celestial being before the altar. Her veil softly framed her beautiful face like a halo, as she held a bouquet, her eyes illuminating so much affection for the man that was standing beside her. Carlton was daunting and dashingly ethereal in his custom-made black suit, his tousled, dark hair framing his breathtaking beauty and piercing beautiful eyes, which were a mesmerizing shade of deep blue that gazed into Stacy's eyes, with sheer happiness radiating within him. G
It was still the early hours of the morning, and the atmosphere was still quite dampened with barely any sign of sunlight, when Carlton entered the room to find Stacy still sleeping. He shook her shoulder tenderly and teased around her face, as she stirred for a few seconds without waking up. Then again, Carlton whispered something into her right ear as she remained in her deep slumber, which aroused a ticklish feeling in her as her hand tried to rub her ear. “Wake up,” Carlton whispered with a smile, and she finally turned in response to his barely audible voice, her eyes flickering awake, even if she was still slightly groggy. “What is going on, Carl?” she mumbled tiredly as a yawn escaped her lips, but a smile curved his lips instead as his hands grabbed her body and pulled her up from the bed, “What time is it?”“Shhhh. You will wake the kids up,” he cautioned, seeing that she was chuckling quite loudly, as she planted a kiss on her cheek and neck, “Put on something and follo
Months flew by faster than expected, and Stacy had been living her best life with Carlton after Nadia moved to Phoenix with Liam. They kept in close contact through video calls and phone calls, telling one another about the new things they were now invested in and how the new city moved in. Nadia launched her new book after she moved to Phoenix, and better than she thought it would be, it was doing excellently well through the influence of her lovely lover, and social media, which gained her thousands of followers in less than six months. And with the brilliant response and love she received for her medical romance book, she started a sequel. She and Liam moved to the penthouse of a hundred-floor skyscraper in one of the wealthy neighborhoods in the city, which had the best view that she could ever wish for as a home. More than anything, Nadia's life had changed beautifully, more than she could have ever imagined, because of the people she got to meet in her life. Within those few
“Arhhhhhhhhh. I am feeling the heat,” muttered Jasmine, who kept chuckling endlessly as she watched the two endearing couples. “This is making me hate that I am single,” Fiona rolled her eyes playfully and took a glance at Connor, whose attention had been on her for a few seconds, which caused both of them to look away instantly. “Please, do not gloat about your sweet love in our presence,” Jasper whined with a chortle, as everyone giggled wildly as they nudged one another. Natasha raised her glass in a toast amid the sweet public display of affection, “To friendship, and new beginnings!” She declared, her high-pitched voice reverberating everywhere in the garden. Everyone around them lifted their glasses, joining in the toast with cheers and clinking glasses, as they continued to engage in light conversations, while getting prepared for a new dimension of the party. As the evening progressed, the party moved to the center of the garden, where a large open space had been cleared
It was the night of Stacy's baby shower and the party that Nadia had planned went better than anyone could have imagined, especially because of the additional guests that were invited, who were mostly Stacy's and Liam's colleagues from medical school. She invited Ryan too, but he was far out of the country and would not be able to make it. The garden in the mansion was transformed beautifully into a perfect banquet, and the soft hum of beautiful music played in the background, blending seamlessly with the laughter and chatter of the people present, as they ate and drank with their faces lit with joy and merriment. Liam and Stacy stood by one of the tables as they welcomed their few friends from the party that was invited from their medical school, while Nadia invited about four people from her new department at the WILLAND hospital without minding the ordeal everyone's tongues had put her through in the hospital. “I still can't believe you are having a baby!” One of their friends
It had been almost two weeks since Stacy came back into Carlton's life, and their most torrid glow of love had been rekindled countless times so that they couldn't even keep a record anymore. They could not stop snuggling into each other at every moment like young puppies. He was spending his vacation time with her as he had planned to do before, as they caught up with everything they had missed, while he had to spend time with her, and accompanied her to the hospital for her medical checkup. Stacy asked him to keep the house and not move out as he planned, since the entire estate belonged to him, because every memory that they had cherished together was made in the house. It was a beautiful moment when she talked about starting a family together with him in that same house. It was no old news anymore that he was seen spotted with a pregnant woman in a facecap at different places, as media houses blew up with headlines, wondering who the strange lady he was seen with was. It broug
“I am sorry it took this long to come back,” Stacy whispered softly, her heart aching terribly the more she saw the sullen expression etched upon his face as he gazed incredulously at her. He was finding it so hard to believe that it was truly her. Tears streamed down Carlton's face as he slowly buried his head in her shoulder, when he could finally comprehend in his head that it was truly her, “I thought I lost you forever, Stace,” he choked out, his voice laced with so much angst, breaking, “Where have you been? I… I searched for you everywhere.” She sobbed softly, clutching at him with her arms wrapped around his back as if her life depended on it, “I… am so sorry,” she whispered, “I ... .just lost my mind, you know. The truth was too much for me to bear.” “I am so sorry, Stace,” Carlton's voice was heavy as he apologized, “I am so sorry for making you go through a lot by yourself. Please forgive me,” he implored her deeply. “I am more sorry, Carlton. I shouldn't have been sel
TWO MONTHS LATER It had been the longest days of Carlton's life, and he could not even remember how long it had been because he was back to the same pathetic state Stacy met him months ago, when he had just silently lived the saddest and most pathetic life without her. He had begun working from a tiny space in a suffocating and tight space where he separated himself from the world and the world of his own mind, which haunted him with sadness and a pressing weight of depression with which he had no idea when it would end. Though the company was back on track because he had distracted himself by working restlessly to surpass his goals for the remaining half of the year in just a few weeks, he had been like a ghost, haunting the light of the deep darkness that had taken over his happiness. After Alison's cremation, he had sent a lot of emails to Hudson to talk to him, and had even journeyed to his company on several occasions to see him, but every one of his efforts to get through