"We can't see each other anymore?" demanded Eve with a quirked brow. What was Henry driving at?There was silence from Henry's end. He began to hit his table slightly, producing a rhythm.Eve stood up and it dawned on her that Henry was hinting at ending the so-called affair. What if he was just blabbering or what if he made that announcement to see her reaction?"Are you kidding me?" she flung the question at him.Henry was taken aback by her response. At that point, he needed no one to let him know that the lady standing before him was falling for him and that in a few minutes, she might explode.Most of the women he had been with ended up getting attached to him and to free himself from their clutches, he cuts them off. Even shouldn't be an exception he reminded himself.Henry cleared his throat loudly and stopped hitting the table. "I'm dead serious. We can't go on like this. Let's end this madness right away."Madness?" Eve asked and broke into a dry laugh. Was it madness when h
Henry looked up to her and was almost starstruck. He cleared his throat and put on a serious face even though the statement made him feel miserable.He stood up. "Calm down Eve. I just want us to do the right thing. The thing is.. " He was still speaking when Eve turned away with a long hiss. "You need to calm down and lets analyze this situation as rational beings. I regret my actions and I share in the blame but.." He surrendered after a sigh when he saw the look Eve was giving him.She smirked. Now he was talking about being rational regrets? Wasn't he asking her to leave a while ago."I'm sorry!" he blurted and shook his head.Eve took bold steps toward Henry and stared at him straight in the face. "You will regret putting me in such a state." she declared and stormed out of the office.Henry collapsed on the chair and cast his gaze on the table. With a frustrated sigh, he propelled the file he had shoved to the side and opened it. He opened the file and quickly shut it. The imag
Eve slowly opened her eyes after feeling a hand on her left shoulder. She lifted her aching head and caught Henry towering above her. She flashed a grin and rested her head back on the counter.She wanted to call either Jen or Olivia to tell them about her state so that they could come and pick her up but after several thoughts, she decided to call Henry instead.Henry moved to the corner and was speaking with the bartender. Eve lifted her head and through hazy eyes, she saw him speaking to the bartender. She couldn't hear what they were talking about.A few seconds later, Henry returned to the bar stand and snatched Eve's handbag from the table. He grabbed her left hand and helped her get down the stool. He began dragging her towards the door."Let go of me!" she yelled and tried to free her hand from his grasp. She staggered and almost fell but Henry helped her regain her balance."You are drunk Eve, just come with me," he replied and continued dragging her away.Eve kept mumbling i
She wiped the tears rolling down her cheeks. Her clear vision was beginning to find its way back to her. She heaved a deep sigh and cleared the strands of hair that were covering her face.To hell with the job and the hate club. All that mattered was her sanity and she wasn't going to lose it to some revenge shit."I wish I never met you," she stated.From her tone, Henry could read that she had stopped crying. Again, he didn't speak. It was the tenth time she was telling him that she wished she hadn't met him that day."You can go ahead and shut the fuck up. I don't care about your or the damn job. I'm quitting." she maintained.Henry's eyes widened in surprise. He saw the venting part coming but never imagined that she was going to quit. He thought she'll be forced to stay no matter the odds because she needed the huge pay.Maybe she was still drunk and he mistook the firmness in her voice earlier."Stop saying such a thing Eve," he replied, determined to get her home so she could r
Henry quickly pulled the car door open. He pulled Eve out of the vehicle and carefully laid her on the ground on her back.There was a deep opening on her forehead. She was bleeding and had sustained bruises on her face. She was still unconscious. Henry took her head into his hands while he sat on the floor. He began to give her body a violent shake. "Open your eyes, Eve. Please open your eyes." he cried.The crowd multiplied. Some people hurried toward Eve and squatted around her. "Quick, get an ambulance!" Henry yelled with panic in his eyes.His left palm had sustained an injury and blood was gushing from it. After the accident sent Eve bouncing, she hit her head against the car window and sustained a deep.The panicking Henry couldn't wait any longer. He stood up. A man was at a corner, trying to contact an ambulance. Henry knelt toward Eve. Tears began to well up in his eyes. Eve was starting to grow cold in his hands.After a few minutes of panic and several murmurs from the c
He strode to the reception and traced his way to the care unit where a petite nurse attended to the cut on his left palm. She covered the injury with plaster and was about to administer a painkiller to Henry when he fled toward the theatre.He stood outside the theatre and paced for about ten minutes before the door to the room was pulled open. The surgeon came out with a victorious smile and Henry sighed in relief for the first time since the accident."She's stabilised. We needed to operate on her because her head sustained a deep cut but right now, she's out of danger." The surgeon reported.Henry gave a half smile. He felt as if a load had been lifted off his chest. "Can I see her?" he tried to peep into the theatre room.The surgeon took off the mask covering his nose. "I'm sorry you can't. She'll be transferred to a private ward in a moment.""Can I see her once she had been transferred to the ward?" demanded the impatient Henry."I understand why you want to see her but there
Dane quickly sat on the stool Henry earlier occupied. He cast his gaze on the floor and when he heard the squeaking of the door he was facing, he immediately lifted his head.A nurse dressed in a white uniform walked out of the ward. Dane stood up and rushed to meet her.Before he could speak, she demanded with a quirked brow. "Are you miss Bloom's relative?"Dane grinned and stroked his hair. "Not really but I'm standing in for her friend who left to see the surgeon. He was the man that brought her in earlier."The nurse nodded in understanding. She was standing by the door. Dane was waiting for her to leave so he could hurry into the ward and check on Eve but the plumpy nurse remained rooted to her spot.Dane cleared his throat loudly and pointed to the door. "Is it okay if I get inside to check on her? My friend is very worried you know?"The nurse swung her head from left to right and Dane was irked. He imagined the hell Henry went through going through all these damned medical pr
After Dialing Mr Bloom's number the second time, the man finally picked up the call. Dane cleared his throat loudly and spoke."Good evening sir.""Henry?"This isn't Henry Richards but his bodyguard Dane. There's a problem sir and I'll need you to stay calm." He imagined the expression Eve's father was displaying at that moment and continued speaking."Mr Richards and his assistant Eve, your daughter were involved in an accident." He heard Mr Bloom gasp. "An accident?""A minor one sir." he quickly added. "It was a minor accident and they are currently in a hospital," he said.Dane's ears began picking up murmurs and soft wails from the background which were coming from Eve's mom and her sister."Is my daughter okay? Which hospital is that and can I talk to her?" asked Mr Bloom.Dane could sense the distress in the man's voice.He sighed and stood up. "I'm sorry sir but you can't speak to her at the moment because she's undergoing some tests but I assure you, she's stable and once