“Oh my!”Leah covered her mouth in shock.She could do nothing but stare at the necklace which looked beautiful and radiant.There were just minor differences between this one and the one Grandpa Moore had given to her.“You know I had a master before,his name was Anthony,he taught me all I know about jewelry making.He was the one who made this necklace.It has to be one of his greatest works in life.He had originally wanted to give it to the love of his life as a gift but he was unable to.”Maris let out a heavy sigh.“Love of his life?I knew your master.My father used to tell me that he loves making jewelries more than he loves women so I taught he never got married.”Jason said.“He had someone he loved so much back in the day.”“Why didn’t he give it to her?”Leah asked.“My master and the woman studied craft under the same master.When he started working there,he disliked that woman a lot,he found her annoying but then he told me that there came a time when they had to work on a very i
“I can’t do that.”Eugene snapped at Tristan.“Then what should we do?I’ve tried all I can to reach her as you instructed but it’s as if she disappeared from the face of the earth.She has no friends.And the one person who you could always contact has blocked you.”Eugene narrowed his eyes dangerously at Tristan.He wanted nothing more than to punch him.That sounded too harsh.When he found out that Jason had indeed blocked him,he had felt deeply insulted.It was the first time someone had blocked him.Leah didn’t block him when she left,she had changed her number but Jason had fucking blocked him.He could only sit there while looking stunned.His mind even went blank at that time.In the end,he spent over ten minutes trying to recover from the shock.Eugene had felt as though Jason had trampled all over him.Suddenly,he rose his feet and put on his jacket.Then he headed towards the door.“Get the car ready.We should go to JK hotel again.We might run into her this time.”*********Leah h
“I told you,I left my necklace on the sink.Are you telling me that things magically disappears in this hotel?!”Celia thundered.The housekeeper told a deep breath and bit out..”I admit,I was the one who cleaned the suite but I wasn’t the only one in the room.”She refused to accept the blame for something she didn’t do.She glanced at the two of Celia’s friends.The ladies glared back at her and one of them yelled.“Are you seriously suggesting we might have stolen the necklace?!”“Do you seriously think we can stoop low to steal our friend’s necklace,a necklace that we can also afford.It’s lowlives like you that can commit such crimes.”The other added.“It turns out that JK hotel isn’t as good as I thought.Their service is so shitty.I should have gone to the Moore hotel instead.They have proper management and all their staff are responsible and trustworthy.”Celia said,mockingly and also using the opportunity to promote Moore Hotel.At this moment,this manager’s expression had already
Celia refused to let Leah intimidate her so she let out.“What’s the use of having the police investigate this incident?!What if they don’t find the necklace?What if this thief has already taken it out of this hotel?!”“I didn’t steal any necklace!”The housekeeper shot back,tearfully.She felt so wronged.“Our hotel is fully equipped with surveillance cameras which provide high quality live feed in all common area beside the restroom,shower room and other spot for total privacy.I’ve also called the attention of other housekeepers in any case it was anyone of them.So far,this housekeeper you’re accusing of stealing the necklace has not met with anyone outside the hotel today.We caught that on the CCTV,we know where she’s been and what she did from the moment she left your suite so that necklace in question is still in the hotel.”Leah pulled out her cellphone and waved it at Celia.“I’ve called the police already on my way here.They’ll be here in few minutes time.Once they’re done with
Suddenly,Eugene recalled a memory of his savior,someone whom he had called little Dove since he didn’t know her name.Back then,Eugene had gotten injured when he was in the military.Little Dove had placed him on a sack bag and tied a rope to it.Then she walked a long distance while dragging him with all her might.“You’ll be fine,okay?Stay strong.”She had saved his life that day and her hands had gotten injured in the process.After that,chaos erupted in the survivors camp.Eugene was unable to find little Dove.Instead,he found a rope drenched in blood.He had wondered if her hands were healed by now.Eugene clenched his fist as he continued to recall the events of the past.At the moment,he felt so tensed as he stared at Leah.Soon,the ambulance arrived and the housekeeper was immediately rushed to the hospital.Leah was very worried about her so she ordered Josh to follow the ambulance to the hospital.“Thank God you took the right precautions,Miss.Otherwise,the patient would have
Leah burst into laughter at his words.“Am I supposed to come with you just because you want me to?What do you take me for?A pushover?”“No..I just…”“Leave me alone,Eugene!I hate you!I hate you so much!I do not want to see you!”Leah’s eyes reddened.She tried to free her wrist from Eugene’s grip but he was also a stubborn man.The more she struggled,the tighter his grip became.He didn’t care that he was hurting her.Leah winced in pain,sweat soon starting seeping out of her forehead.Only then did Eugene realize what he had done.He quickly released her hand and then he saw blood seeping out of her fingers.It turns out that Eugene had made the injury on her fingers worse.He was so eagered to drag her out of the hotel that he had forgotten about her wound.“I’ll take you to the hospital right now.”Eugene’s voice was more hoarse than before.And he looked panicked.“Get out of this hotel right now or I’m calling the cops!”Leah threatened,angrily.“Leah…”“I said,get out!”Leah thundere
Eugene continued to gently treat Leah’s injury and then he noticed her hand.Her hand was a lot rougher than he thought it’ll be. At the same time, it was still soft to the touch.Leah had such slender fingers, yet the tips were covered with calluses. Her hands didn’t fit her identity as a young and delicate woman.An unfamiliar memory started flowing into his mind all of a sudden. He thought he could see rays of silvery moonlight and silk curtains flapping in the wind.He knew he had never seen such a scene before. But it felt oddly familiar to him.Eugene took a deep breath and tried to calm his nerves. He then swallowed dryly.Why did Leah made him feel so nervous and tensed all the time.He never developed such feelings for Jessica. Yet why would he feel this way for his ex–wife, who kept challenging his boundaries?This was ridiculous.Meanwhile, Leah could feel the warmth flowing from Jasper’s fingers. For some reason, she felt a jolt in her heart. She reacted immediately by pul
“Grandpa,I’m so sorry for not visiting earlier,I was on a business trip.That was why I didn’t call you on the phone.I’m so sorry for not calling.I understand if you’re mad at me.”Leah bent down and smiled sweetly at him.“I can’t be mad at you,my dear.I was just worried about you.Now that I know that you’ve been well,I’m so happy.”Grandpa Moore turned to glare at at Eugene.“If it weren’t for this blind man.It wouldn’t be so hard to see you.”Leah’s smile froze and she didn’t know how to react to that.Eugene’s expression darkened.He felt he shouldn’t have come here.All he Grandpa does was make him feel like he would regret letting go of Leah.“Leah,I got a new painting recently.I haven’t showed it to anyone because I wanted you to be the first person to see it.”Grandpa Moore took Leah’s hand and led her to his study.“You want me to appraise the painting for you?”Leah asked.Grandpa Moore grinned.”You really are smart.You figure out my plan,effortlessly.”Eugene on the other hand