Liz Walters hurried downstairs as cautiously as she was able but she was late. The main door was wide opened – her grandpa had opened the door for Adrian.Her heart began racing as she begged her legs to descend the stairs. Slowly, she neared the last step and watched as Adrian’s face came into view. He looked traumatized but kept his face blank – void of any emotions but Liz could tell just by looking at his eyes.Their eyes met from across over her grandpa’s shoulders.“Yes?” Her grandpa asked. His posture was stiff as though he was more angry than surprised to see Adrian standing at his doorstep. He knew, Liz realized.Her grandpa knew that something was going on between them otherwise he would have never reacted this way seeing a mere employee at his house.But, Adrian wasn’t a mere employee. She thought to herself, gulping.He was her lover. She’d announced that he’s her lover at the bar that night and all the staffs had been whispering among themselves. It was no surprise at all
“Don’t you realize what you’ve done, and what you’re on the verge of throwing away? If I ever had a daughter and made her feel half as crappy about herself as you do, or ever gave one tiny hint that I wasn’t overjoyed to have been blessed with my child’s presence in my life – no matter what their sex – I’d go right out and jump off a bridge.” Adrian ground out.He was breathing hard, feeling the heat in his face, and glowering at the older man, so it took a second before he heard the clapping. Casting a quick glance at Liz’s grandmother, he saw her applauding and nodding in agreement.As for Mr. Walters, he was so red in the face he looked like his head was about to pop off. His mouth kept jerking, and his head shaking, like he was forming an entire count of scathing retorts, but couldn’t come up with just the right one to lead off the assault.Liz was watching in silence, tears streaming down her face.And Adrian had just had enough. He’d kept quiet this whole time believing it would
Liz Walters couldn’t control her tears. She didn’t want Adrian to prove his love for her. He’d proven himself enough.Still, she could sense the conflict building between her grandpa and Adrian. None of them would accept defeat this readily. If her grandpa was arrogant, Adrian was stead-fast. And once Adrian had been challenged, there would be no going back unless her grandpa…But that was impossible knowing his nature…“Fine, I accept your love,” her grandpa declared, meeting her eyes.Liz was shocked, totally speechless seeing the old man stepping back.“But,” he held out a hand, palm out.She held her breath in anticipation. She knew this was coming.“If I ever find out that he made you cry or hurt you, I will see to it that he doesn’t get to see the morning sun the very next day.” Her grandpa warned both of them.A short laugh escaped her mouth. She couldn’t help it. She knew that day would never come because she has faith in Adrian. There won’t be a repeat of the past ever again.
The paramedics had gotten Logan out on a back board and loaded him into an ambulance to take him to the closest hospital – St Richard’s.Liz had tried to help as much as she could, but eventually she’s realized she was just getting in the way and so she’d stood back and watched, feeling very strange at the turn of events.Had she not listened to her grandpa and stayed in her office, things might have not escalated this far. She would have stopped Adrian. She would have stopped them both from fighting.Logan’s state wasn’t good. His pulse was very weak.Now, she stood in the hospital corridor, feeling at a loss as to what to do next. Feeling stunned… the enormity of what had just gone down in the office was slowly sinking in.“Liz!”She turned at the sound of his voice, feeling a rush of relief, a surge of relief in her heart at seeing Adrian again, standing there waiting for her. Some police officers were taking his statement.He looked ruffled and stressed, and his hair was going eve
Adrian Moore rolled over in time to see a naked ass – a very fine naked ass – disappear into his bathroom for the fourth time in a row.Liz had stayed at his apartment since that incident with Logan. They’d each gone to work, with her leaving before he got up every day. He’d decided to resign from his job at her company.It wasn’t about the incident that had gone down at the office. He wasn’t embarrassed for his behavior. He did what he had to do to protect his woman and after he’d told Liz about his thoughts, she’d reassured him that the way he’d reacted was pretty normal. Any man would have stepped forward and beat the man who’d tried to touch his woman.He now stayed at home and was freer to attend to his business matters through conference video-calls and online meetings. He would be at home every day, work done, anxious to be there when she walked through the door. He was totally gone on her and loving every minute.Speaking of minute, he glanced at the clock and winced. A few mi
Liz Walters quickly closed the file she’d been reading and stood up to shake hands with the investor when he walked inside the room but froze in surprise upon seeing the man – Ethan Scott, Adrian’s friend and school pal – and also the CEO and president of Scott Enterprises with whom they were supposed to have this meeting.Unlike Liz, Ethan looked unfazed. He slipped his hand into hers and shook it firmly.“I would be lying if I said I didn’t already know I would be meeting up with you for this presentation.” Ethan said with a smirk, placing his bag onto the table before taking off his suit jacket.“Well, I totally forgot that you’re the Ethan Scott.” Liz blurted out. All I heard was that I would be presenting to some CEO who’s a real dick, Liz thought to herself.“Ouch,” Ethan pressed a hand over his chest, hissing in pain as though hurt by her honesty.Liz rolled her eyes at him before shaking her head. “Let’s have a seat, Mr. Scott.” She pointed to the chair to her left just as her
Adrian Moore ran his fingers through his hair out of frustration and threw his head back against the back of the couch with an exasperated sigh. Despite his urgent request and reassurance that their money would be doubled and even tripled once this project will be set into action, the investors didn't want to bid in any more money. More so than that, he regretted ending the conference call out of annoyance and that too, on a bad note.Now, there would be no stopping his father from finding out about his absence. Did he just pour water all over his efforts with his own hands? Although he hadn't been to his office for so long, he'd been trying so hard to look after his company. He'd made no such mistake that could have alerted his father but now...He was screwed! If only those investors had listened to him, this wouldn't have happened. "Fuck!" He mumbled under his breath. Sitting upright, he stared at his black laptop screen for a whole minute, lost in his own thoughts. That wa
Adrian Moore stared at his laptop screen, a whole range of emotions tumbling through him, yet he couldn't seem to grasp hold of a single one of them. He was still sitting in that exact same spot minutes... weeks... years later, when Liz shifted uneasily. He heard her speak, somewhere in the recesses of his mind, knew she was upset and probably apprehensive, but nothing registered. Not until she moved impossibly closer to him and tightened her arms around his, her tone changing to one of curiosity. "When do you plan on leaving?" Adrian hesitated for a moment but knew that the earliest he'd leave for New York City the better it would be for his company. "Tonight," he disclosed.He still hadn't booked himself a flight. He wanted to talk it out first with Liz but after that conversation with his father, he just knew that taking the next available flight to New York City would be best. Besides, the sooner he'd deal with this issue regarding the investors, the sooner he'd be free to