Evina was already asleep in bed. But Gabriel was still awake. He was staring at Evina while she was in dreamland. Admiration and awe reflected in his eyes as he gazed upon her.
She was not the first woman that he had sexual intercourse with. But Evina was the first woman he had bonded not just physically, but emotionally as well.
“It must be what they call lovemaking,” a smile creased up his face as he lifted tresses of Evina’s tousled hair away from her face. Her beauty was more exposed as she lay naked under a sheer piece of white blanket.
The sun was about to rise, and it was still a weekday. They both need to wake up to work. As he looked out the window, he saw the sun trying to break through the dark clouds of the night. Gabriel hoped that their feelings for one another would be enough to destroy the dark clouds looming around their lives.
Gabriel felt various emotions as she gazed back at Evina. He was elated because she gave herse
Meanwhile, at Maria’s gate…"You don't have to do this," Maria said in a worried tone.Her brown eyes anxiously darted to the left and right of their garage, wondering if there was someone who was watching them.Paul has just driven her home after their date. Her mother-in-law was still living with them at that time. She was not aware of what was going on between her and Paul.Maria has no plans of opening it up. Not unless she was ready to face her fury."It's not safe for you. It's already late at night,” Paul answered her in a hush. His forehead was creased as he also looked sideways. But he was not wary about her mother-in-law. He was more worried about other drunk men who might be on their way home. Just like what Maria had told her before.Maria nodded as she understood it perfectly. She has told Paul how she felt gratified by his initiative to drive her home in the past few weeks. There was one time when she got hom
The next morning...“Let's keep our fingers crossed," Evina breathed out in a jolly manner while holding Gabriel's hand. They were already dressed for work and were about to enter The Elysian Inc. Building. Because of their sexcapade last night, they were a little later than usual. But it seemed that both of them didn't mind as they gave a warm smile at each other while entering the dragon's lair.Evina felt elated. She was still on cloud nine after experiencing the most heavenly experience she ever had in her entire life, giving herself to a man that she loves.Her lovely doggie eyes gazed at the man beside her, wondering what she did right that made her feel so blessed. She completely forgot about the issue that they had. What she wanted that time was just to be with him. His presence alone made her heart feel alive.She didn't care anymore what others might think of her. Or them. With her wide smile, she proudly walked inside the building. Now, s
“I have already negotiated with our investors,” The Chairman reassured the directors. He then proudly walked to the executive chair where Gabriel was previously sitting. The directors breathed out a sigh of relief as they also returned to their chairs.Gabriel pressed his lips as he gazed at the old version of himself suddenly appearing in the boardroom. He was not used to seeing him here. He had already given him the responsibility of taking care of The Elysian Inc.But he understood. This was the first time that this happened to the corporation. It will affect everything that the business holds on to. Like the directors, he also felt a wave of calmness that The Elysian Inc would not suffer greatly.However, he felt ashamed of himself. He could have done it ahead of him. He gazed at the symbol of determination and leadership embodied in the body of the Chairman in front of them all.The Chairman gazed at each one of them present in that meeti
Evina was gleefully finishing the tasks that she left yesterday when the Chairman's assistant approached her. Her eyebrows crumpled up in surprise as she knew that the Chairman does not visit The Elysian Inc. building often. Still, she obliged and immediately came with her. She knows why the whole building was in an uproar as she investigated on The Elysian’s Inc’s internal website. It was also the talk of the day in the chat rooms. She learned that the stocks of The Elysian Inc’s stocks drop drastically just as of today. “No wonder the Chairman was here today,” Evina thought while she clamped her lips. “But why would he call me to the board meeting? Am I involved with this?” Evina contemplated. “Was this about her having a relationship with its CEO, Gabriel Yang?” She hoped not, as she crossed her fingers. They were about to enter the building. But Gabriel, with his angry demeanor, stopped her from her tracks. “You will not get inside,” he ordered her and dr
Gabriel didn’t know how he would react to Evina’s outburst. He knew she was just protecting him. But she was way out of line.His cautious eyes peeked at the directors in the boardroom. And they were all looking at Evina in aghast horror. Gabriel closed his eyes and shook his head. He knew things would get worse.Though he perfectly understood her, being undermined and on the hot seat right now, he was also bothered that his father was being troubled as well. He believed that no matter what they have against him, he was still the Chairman and worthy of their respect and honor. No one could dare defy him and his standards. Not even him.“Enough of this!” The Chairman yelled as he stood up. His green emerald eyes were blazing fire as he glared at Evina. “I would not hear any more remarks from you. You have only proven to us that you are indeed the daughter of William Go, you rebellious woman. From now on, you are fired!”
Evina didn’t know how she got to the park from the Elysian Inc Building with her heart being torn to pieces. She knew how Gabriel could have been affected deeply, knowing about his past and all. She would have reappeared and helped him decide to choose his father.“Still, this is so painful,” Evina clutched on her chest as she inhaled a lungful of air. Her knees finally gave way, making her slump at the chair, which was at a picnic table. She wanted to cry, but she didn’t know why tears were not coming out of her tear ducts.“Come on,” She laughed pitifully as she poked on her eyelids, trying to make light of the situation. As she did so, raindrops started to fall, making the people in the park run for cover.However, Evina remained in her seat, mindless of the dark clouds forming above her. “Don’t you dare do this to me!” She yelled at the sky, pointing at the clouds like a crazed woman. “The last time
“Would I leave the country with Maria?” Evina pondered. She couldn’t say yes at once. Leaving the country means she would be giving up on Gabriel for good. It was not just her concern. But also, she was bothered about what happened to Maria.Evina decided to come with her father to his residence, which was a few miles away from the park. He told her that Maria was staying with her as of that moment. Evina was curious as she was just normally living in her former house, where she was currently staying, just a fortnight ago.Even with her situation, she was still concerned about her older sister. Between the two of them, she was more the long-suffering one. She was not the type of person who would run away, unlike her.“I know this was a bit shaggier than our previous house. Please bear the inconvenience. We would leave here eventually,” Her father apologized as they came down from the taxi.Indeed, it was a small house, situat
“Answer the phone, Evina,” Gabriel grunted as he paced back and forth. He was already in front of Evina’s house. After the director’s meeting, he quickly called her, so he could talk to her personally. However, Evina wasn’t answering her phone.Fretful and perturbed, he quickly went out of The Elysian Inc. building and searched for her. But he couldn’t find her. With the negative turn of events against her, he was apprehensive about what could have happened to her. He wanted to bang his head to the nearest wall for not following her at once.“There was no one inside that house,” An old lady interrupted her thoughts. She had a bag of groceries in her hands and was about to go into her residence, which was just adjacent to the house where Evina was staying.He knew about it since he has driven her there a lot of times. But the old lady’s question bothered him. “What do you mean there was no one inside her