ADAM'S POV
I had sat there in the restaurant listening to Tom rant about his fucking Casino whole imagining nailing his head to the door of the chandelier every damned minute. It had been so hard to sit still and maintain a blank head while watching the bastard talk animatedly about his dream casino.
When all I wanted to do was beat the shit out of him.
Where, in my mind, all I could see was him laying hands on Eve.
It was exactly why I had chosen a restaurant. Meeting him in an enclosed place would test my self control severely. I couldn't trust myself not to injure him. I had hoped that with people around me, I wouldn't act so impulsively despite the strong urge.
He was solely responsible for the terror I had seen in Eve's eyes, multiple times. He was a horrifying monster! No one could convince me otherwise.
He hadn
Tom's POV I waited until I was settled in the car before I whipped out the phone again, going through my guard's messages. A letter. A damned letter. Who on earth could possibly send it to her? I had worked my ass off to ensure that all Eve had was me in the entire world. I had made sure of that. So who on earth would send her a letter? It was damn annoying. I tapped rapidly on my phone, dialing the guard's number. "Boss?" His gruff voice filtered through the receiver. "Under no circumstance, should that letter get to my wife," I ordered. He remained silent for a while before responding. "Okay, got it boss." He didn't get it. It was clear in his voice that he didn't get it at all. But I didn't
Adam's POV"No fucking way in hell!" I spat as I read through the blog post on my phone."That's way too many curses in one sentence," Micheal chuckled through the receiver and I wished he was here so I could glare right at him."This isn't funny!" I snapped, reading the article some wannabe journalist had uploaded on her blog.'Madeline Black and New York's finest billionaire bachelor, Adam Stone, said to be engaged.Sources: Madeline Black herself.'"It isn't?" My best friend teased me and I could imagine the look on his face. He would have an impish grin as he looked at me. "The whole world knows you're engaged... Except you. That's true Disney romance right there.""Micheal," I growled. He had the knack of throwing bants when I didn't fucking need them.
Eve's POV"Madam, another package came in today," Nuren informed me.I sat at the dining table, picking at the fruit salad she had made. "A package?""Yes," She replied, walking towards me with a small brown box. "It's from the master,"With a sigh, I watched her drop the box on the dining table, rocking her feet excitedly. She must be excited to know what was in the box.It had been a week after meeting with Adam. Tom had come home in a good mood a week after I had met with Adam and that reassured me that Adam definitely met with him. Ever since that day he had sent surprise packages home.Aware of Nuren's excited gaze, I reached for the package with a sigh, knowing what was in there couldn't be more than a necklace.Probably something expensive that was studded with diamonds or
Adam's POV"Tell me you've managed to get it done," I told Sally as I walked out of yet another impromptu meeting with an investor.Madeline's scandal had caused me a headache. A huge headache, the size of Everest. I always knew she was crazy, I just never thought I'd bear the brunt of her insanity- again."We're working on it-" Sally said and I resisted the urge to yell. I was sure she was trying. I just didn't like that it took too fucking long!"It's been a week, Sally. A whole fucking week!" I growl, my feet hitting the ground rapidly as I march to my office. I had tons of files to read through. I had a presentation meeting in Greece the next day. I had so many things on my plate, I didn't need this hassle.
Adam's POV"Thank you very much Mr Adam. It was nice having this interview with you." The reporter before me grinned, rising to his feet. He waved a recorder in the air. "I'll ensure that the world gets to hear what really happened.""Thank you," I nodded briskly and watched him leave.Lillian poked her head through the door a few minutes later and I arched a brow tiredly."Is that the last of them?""Yeah," She replied, walking into the office. "And there's good news.""I could use a lot of good news right now," I muttered to myself.I was tired. I had never been so drained in my entire fucking life. The past five days have been hell. A lot of hell. I had hopped from one interview to another trying to fix the mess Madeline had made. It had been hard convincing the reporters that I was not engaged to her whil
Eve's POVWhen I heard Adam's voice on the other end of the phone, I almost passed out in joy. I didn't think I would hear from him ever again. Especially after the whole meeting with Tom had happened. I tried not to think about him.Keyword: Tried.Suffice to say, I failed miserably. He was all I could think about when I was alone. I could still remember my drawing of him I had made days ago. The sheet lay under the mattress I sat on. I couldn't risk Tom discovering it and so I had chosen the safest option I could think of.And then I had spent the days that followed, trying to resist the urge to draw him again or look at the picture I had drawn of him. I could still remember his hand around my arm when I had tried to leave his office that day.His strong fingers wrapped around my arm gently, sending ripples of pleasure all o
Eve's POVTom cocked his head to the side, looking down at me as if I was some lost little lamb and shrugged.He shrugged!As if my questions didn't matter to him. Or as if he had something to hide. He was being indifferent.If he hadn't known about my father's death, he would have been shocked to hear it from me. He should be surprised, but instead, he shrugged.Fury.I felt it pulse through my veins as I lifted myself out of the corner and lunged for him, grabbing his shirt, slamming my fist on his shoulder repeatedly."You knew! You knew my father died! How could you keep it from me? How could you make me miss his funeral, you cruel wicked man?! How could you do this to me?!""Let go of my shirt!" He snapped, glaring down at me.
Eve's POV"Come out!" Tom's voice echoed through the empty basement. A beam of light poured into the dark place.I glanced up from my crouched position, staring up at the opened door. It was morning. I had stayed in the basement overnight and sadly, I wasn't dead. My hopes of a quick and easy death were dashed to pieces. I would pick death to this madness anytime. This wasn't living.I didn't think it was."I said come out!" Tom hissed, peering through the door at me. "Do you intend to stay there all day?"I made no move to stand up and simply just stared at him. How could I have been so foolish to trust him? What had fooled me? His eyes? His looks? His art of cajoling? I had trusted Tom through it all. Even when he seemed shady, when my family rejected him, when he was a nobody. I had trusted him..But now? I was done. I didn't want t