~~~The next day...Hailey sat on the bed, staring down at the white pills in her hands. Last night, she had slept throughout the ride back home and when she woke up this morning, Rob told her that he had some emergency at work. He also told her that he couldn't take her to the diner.Hailey had shown her desire to go to the diner, but Rob looked to be in so much hurry that he didn't say any reply. He simply bid her goodbye and left.He didn't even notice one thing. He didn't notice that Hailey was able to recall all the events that happened yesterday. And although Hailey didn't want to remember seeing her Boss, she was happy. Maybe she was finally recovering. She stared down at the white pills on her palm. Was it because Rob had given her three instead of two? Rob told her that she wouldn't fall asleep and she didn't. Hailey smiled. She couldn't wait to share this good news with him. She swallowed the three pills on her palm and gulped them down with water.After that, she lay
***What was he thinking anyways? She was an actress, an Oscar-winning one at that. Fooling people was her hidden talent. Wasn't it rather useless for her to pursue a career as a chef?Damnit! He needed to stop thinking about her. Or more correctly, he should stop thinking about that night. Kendrick had convinced himself that she wasn't the girl dancing on the stage. How provocative. But his eyes didn't lie. He saw them in the hallway and they fled.Was her acting done?Wasn't she supposed to keep groveling, begging him to take her back?As if he would ever do that. Ridiculous. Kendrick swiveled his chair and focused on the window overlooking the city. He couldn't get any work done and he didn't give a damn about it. Hailey, that woman. Oh, he couldn't wait for her retribution. And it was coming soon.So much with begging him. So much with regretting about endangering the child. She was out partying, she even dared to have fun in such a short period. What if he'd saved his
"Ken," Sharon whispered in his ear. "How could you let her mess with you? If you let her go free, isn't it unfair to your baby? You shouldn't divorce her with compensations, you should have allowed her to have a taste of her own medicine."Her fingers were now tracing down his chest and Kendrick caught her wrists. "Is that what brought you here?" He gritted out. "Th– That's not all, Ken." Sharon bit her lips and wriggled her hand free. "I'm here to tell you that you don't have to marry any girl Uncle or the shareholders propose. You know what they will be after. On the opposite, I won't ask for anything, Ken. All I want is to be with you. We don't have to hold a grand wedding, we can just announce it to the public and I'll move in with you.""Get out." Kendrick pushed her away and closed his eyes. "Now," he added. But Sharon remained standing. She sniffed and sobbed silently. "Ken, I know you need someone to be with you right now. I can be whatever you want. Just— Just let me be y
Yesterday, she'd been apprehensive that she might wake up today and forget everything. But her memory was still intact. Not even a scene of what happened at the diner and the previous day was absent from her mind. Footsteps came from the stairs and she could hear the voices of her sister and Rob. "Well, you shouldn't have left me stranded there when you knew that you were not going to return.""That's because I was busy.""Busy with what? Are you seeing other women?""Why would I do that?""You're fond of speaking the opposites of what you mean nowadays, Rob.""You're saying that because you know nothing.""How about you enlighten me? Even if I know nothing, I can clearly see what's going on.""Chloe, you lack patience.""Oh, so you can say that now. For how long should I keep being patient?"As the two bantered, Hailey rubbed her forehead and sighed. Now that Chloe had returned, the house would turn into a small warfare again. What were they even arguing about? "Sister, you're u
Hailey stared at him in silence and shook her head."I don't think you need to worry about that anymore, Rob. I think I'm recovering a lot, so there's a small chance of me forgetting.""You're recovering?" Rob gave her a confused look. He looked as if she had just spoken alien words. "I'm telling the truth." Hailey gave him a wide smile. "I no longer forget things, Rob. Since that day you took me to the diner, I can recall every detail."Surprise flashed in Rob's eyes before his frown returned. "Love, this is not a trivial matter. How should I know you're saying the truth?""We had a visitor yesterday, her name is Sharon. After I brought her water and juice from the kitchen, she spent some hours with us and we watched TV and..."Hailey went on recounting to him everything that had happened, and she wondered why he only looked more confused. "I'm telling the truth," she finally said in the end. "Ask Chloe about it and she'll tell you the same thing. Don't you believe me up till now
Visitors that would spend some time with them? Did that mean she could interact with more people?"Who are they? And when are they going to come?" Hailey asked eagerly. If she could have more people to interact with, that would be great. "I don't know when they'll arrive exactly," Rob replied. "It should be within the week.""This week?"Hailey asked and he gave her a nod. "Yeah, this week," Rob answered. Then he held her chin and made her look up at him. "While they're here, you have to be obedient, okay? They're my parents. We have to make them happy.""I can't wait to meet them." Hailey smiled. His parents. They must have met in the past, right? She wondered what kinds of people they were. She wondered if they liked her. Hailey picked up the remote and turned on the TV. Now she had two reasons to be happy. She could go to the diner, and Rob's parents were going to visit. Her eyes wandered to the kitchen's direction and she wondered why Chloe hadn't come out yet. Maybe she
~~~The next day, Hailey got prepared and left for the diner. Rob didn't stop reminding her about taking her medication which he had put inside her bag. He kept on repeating the words on their way to the diner until Hailey had memorized each word. After dropping her off, Hailey watched the retreating figure of his car for a while before she sighed. Should she seek the doctor's appointment and explain how she'd improved while taking three pills?But Rob knew better. He explained that the three pills were an overdose. To make it work properly, she needed to take two pills in a day. Hailey walked inside the diner, hoping that somehow things would turn out like the other day. Maybe the effect of her memory improvement wasn't from the drugs. Maybe it was because she got to interact with so many people. Hopefully."Hailey!" Kara's scream of excitement was what welcomed Hailey. She dashed forward and embraced her tightly. "Hailey, I'm so relieved that you're back. Where did you go th
She glanced at the time. It was already afternoon. And she took out a water bottle from the fridge and spotted a couch in a corner inside the kitchen. She sat down on the couch and brought out her pills bottle from her bag. Instantly, Rob's warning began echoing in her mind and she brought out two pills and swallowed them with the water. Hailey wasn't properly settled on the couch yet. She fell asleep instantly after swallowing the pills. And soon, those two words invaded her senses. She dreamt about a deep voice uttering those same words. "I like this docile side, but you know what I love the most? Your fiery side."In her dream, she was sitting on someone's lap and strong hands were wrapped around her waist and her stomach. Was that Rob? And why did she feel some discomfort in her stomach? Most importantly, why did she feel so happy at that moment? Those words weren't supposed to incite any emotions from her, but hearing that voice say it, she could feel strange emotions bu