Hailey's heart fluttered in delight as she stood facing the long standing mirror inside the closet. That heavy dress must have put weight on her baby. She pursed her lips and caressed her little bump which was now prominent and accentuated by the light material. When she got downstairs, they were all waiting for her. And no one touched their food yet just as Kendrick's Mum had promised. Her eyes met with Kendrick's who sat close to Sharon. Too close. Sharon was telling him something but he didn't appear to be listening to her. Hailey gave him a secret glare and sat beside his mother whose face was all smiling and welcoming. His father had his attention on his phone, and he only looked up when Hailey sat down. As they all ate, the men were silent while Kendrick's mother filled their ears with how much she was excited for Hailey's baby to arrive soon. She kept pouring food on Hailey's plate and would transfer more food now and then to Kendrick's plate. Hailey tried to stop her. Well
The moment she reached the bedroom, Hailey dropped onto the bed to continue wandering in her dreamland. And those familiar memories returned in her dreams. 'You are becoming more like your mother each day. Find something better to do.''You can only dream of becoming a chef. No one's going to notice you.''It's no use trying, you have all you need already.'*****Hailey woke up the next morning to find her cheeks wet. Despite trying so hard, those horrible memories still returned to hunt her in her dreams. "Urgh!" It was all Kendrick's fault. If he had wanted her to meet his parents, wasn't he supposed to make arrangements with her? Because of him, she even had to be reminded of something she had buried deep away in her memories. "You're awake." Kendrick came out of the closet, fully dressed in a business suit. He narrowed his eyes at her, a deep frown settling on his forehead. Then he strode forward and cupped her cheeks. "Why are you crying?""As if you care." Hailey pushed her f
Kendrick frowned and glanced sideways. "I was wondering if you would like to purchase something else. f–for..." Rosslyn trailed off. She must have read the change in his expression, and decided not to go on explaining herself. Women are too sensitive. Kendrick glanced ahead. He should stop ordering her to buy those kinds of things for him. The rumors hadn't cleared yet. No one should be trusted.As they stepped inside the office, Rosslyn dropped the suitcase without making a noise. She walked away and came back seconds later to start reporting what his schedule was for the day. But Kendrick wasn't listening. Not when his mind was on something else. More precisely, his mind was on someone. What was she doing at this moment?The same question that had always invaded his thoughts all day from the very morning he arrived at the office. And now, he had to live with those thoughts till work hours were over. It had become a ritual. In the initial phases, it bugged him. However, he alre
As if reading Kendrick's mind, Devon shrugged his shoulders. "Because you're my best friend." He grinned. "And because I've not yet started working on it. So you see, it's going to be an important and heavy workload to carry.""And you will need some of my staff to work with you?" Kendrick raised a brow. He should have seen this coming. "Good guess." Devon snapped his fingers. Kendrick chuckled and shook his head. "If you're even thinking of making me let you work with my assistant, you can dream on.""Argh! Come on." Devon did not see that coming. "Aren't you supposed to celebrate? You should give me thousands of your employees if I asked for one. Every other company had been eyeing this new idea for so long." Kendrick shook his head and chuckled. Indeed, it was a very tempting offer. One he wouldn't think twice before grabbing. "You're beginning to make me think you're somehow interested in her." Devon raised an annoyed brow. "You have a pregnant wife for speaking out loud." "
Now, Kendrick was speechless. "I'm so hungry for an ice cream Kendrick." She held his jacket and shook him so hard, he had to use his hands to steady her. "If you don't tell them to get me one, I swear I'll—""Alright." Kendrick pulled her toward the couch and sat her down. Why did every new side of her look scarier than her usual moody self? And those sides are the ones that even seemed more threatening to the baby. "What kind of ice cream would you like? I'll get you a supplier." "Just tell them to bring me any." And now, she was agitated. "Okay." Kendrick lifted his hands in a pacifying gesture. The way she stared at him right now pointed to each of his thoughts earlier. She would really burst if he wasn't careful."Collins." He called out to the Butler who appeared beside them in a flash. The middle-aged man was sweating so much, despite the heavy clothes he had on. "Take the maids with you. And find her every ice cream you can find." "Yes, Master." The Butler almost saluted
*****'Why now?' Hailey held her stomach which was grumbling continuously. Her nose caught so many flavors, she didn't even know what her baby wanted now. Of all the times, why would her cravings increase when she finally thought she was having an upper hand over Kendrick?Now, almost every day, she had to make a fool of herself when those irresistible urges came up. It was so embarrassing, even her self-esteem was plummeting. Kendrick must be basking in her misery— how despicable. He never said no to whatever she wanted to eat, but would make sure he dragged the poor elderly woman to the mansion to check on her. That had continued for many days. Wasn't he supposed to be fed up with that? No, he wasn't. But always hovered around her she could barely breathe. Yet beneath those pathetic eyes, she was sure he was very well taking joy in seeing her in this state. 'Urgh! Hypocrite.' she slammed on the car's horn. 'Yes.' Everything she wanted to eat, he said 'Yes.' that was so embarrassi
And if not for her grandfather barging here and asking for her whereabouts, things wouldn't have turned out like this, as her parents didn't even waste time selling her out."I really came here to visit," Hailey muttered tiredly. "If you don't believe me, you can call the house's number and ask—""Hailey." Her sister's voice interrupted her and Hailey breathed out a sigh of relief. Chloe hurried down the stairs with a flabbergasted expression and she gave her a hug, almost crashing into her."What is wrong? Why are you suddenly here?" Chloe asked in a worried tone and Hailey had to repeat her reason for being here for the umpteenth time. "Oh, that— visit?" Chloe stared at her, confused for a few seconds."Yeah, I'm here to see you." Hailey nodded, ignoring the couple who were now giving them scrutinizing looks. "That's so nice of you, Sis." Chloe's face broke into a smile and she hooked her arm around Hailey's. "You shouldn't have, you know... I told you I'm alright," she said, w
Rob was willing to be with her, despite carrying another man's child. If only she wasn't powerless and could fight Kendrick back. "Anything for you." Chloe hugged her back. "You know I hate to see you sad. We have to make sure you don't make any mistakes. If I have told Rob the truth, he might think of giving up on you after so many years together. And we don't want that, right?""Yeah." Hailey sniffled back her tears. "And about your career, you've really come up with a great plan. This Way, he can't get to be around you all the time.""Yeah." Hailey nodded. The door flung open, jolting both of them and Chloe's mother stepped inside with a stern expression. Hailey didn't need to be told the woman had been eavesdropping."Who can't get to be around who?" She narrowed her eyes at Hailey. "We're only discussing stuff, Mum," Chloe defended quickly. "Sister was only—""Yeah, I don't care." The woman waved her hands. "Are you sure you haven't done anything again? Did you only come to