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17: Influence
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The door slammed shut at Lyon’s exit, and all my defences shot up. I didn’t want to be left alone with him or anyone but him, but Lyon didn’t know about what happened between us, so he didn’t know any better.We stayed silent for a long while, but the silence, although appreciated, wore me out. I was out of options to draw the silence out, so I asked.“Are you also going to yell and scold me?” I crossed my arms across my chest but gave him no acknowledgement as my eyes still looked away.“God, no.”“Good then. I will be in my room,” I said in a nonchalant tone, and my hands dropped to my side. I walked to the door and turned the doorknob, but stopped in my tracks when he spoke.“We are not done yet!” He slammed. His voice had risen to a pitch it had never reached all the times he had spoken to me in the past, and it shook me up.I guess today is the day I piss everyone off.“What else is there to say?” I turned to him with a raised brow. “Say it and be done with it. I have better thing
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I noticed Nnaji’s gaze on me from where I stood, and I glanced up to glare at him after a minute of him not approaching and only staring. He pressed his lips together, and summoning the courage, he approached me.“I thought you would not approach.”He gave me a knowing look. “You’re terrifying, and I feel as if I’m approaching the lioness herself.”“What do you want, Nnaji?” I asked, going straight to the point. I felt angry at his very presence and didn’t want to prolong it. I don’t know why I was mad at him. He had done nothing terrible. The only thing he did was gawk at me and refer to me as a lioness. None of which warrants this much anger.“Come to the club with me,” he requested in a very calm and pleading voice.“Why?” I asked.“Because I asked nicely?”I snorted, not believing my ears. “Yeah right.”“Come on, it’s the end of the week.”I didn’t see what the end of the week had to do with his argument.I shrugged casually. “Go then, but don’t drag me along with your plans.”“I a
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My throat ran dry at the intensity of his gaze as he stared at me, and I swallowed on nothing. I tore my gaze away from him and turned to the bartender. I didn’t want to think about Jace or what he was doing at the club. It wasn’t my business, last I checked. He could do whatever he wanted, and the only one who got to ask was Scarlett, his girlfriend, not me.I groaned and requested another shot from the young bartender. He nodded and poured it in for me, and I quickly picked it up and drank. I needed to numb the thoughts going through my head. The reason I came out was to live, have fun, and do away with the thought of the man named Jace Henshaw II, and now here he was, ruining my night. I couldn’t let him mess this up. I would not forgive myself if I spent the night thinking about Jace.I dropped from the stool before the counter where I had sat for ten minutes, and I felt my breast bounce around a little in the dress as I wore no bra in it.I turned around, and my heart almost leapt
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Why would he take me to his house? What was his plan? Questions ran through my head, and I said nothing until he pulled up before his penthouse.Perhaps his place would be the best place to spend the night, especially after the night I had had. If seen by Lyon this way, he would want to know what happened, and all hell would break loose when he did. I didn’t want the event to escalate more than it had. I just wanted to put it all in the past and move on.“We are at your place,” I said, my first words since entering the car twenty-five minutes ago.He didn’t look at me; he just nodded, “Yes.” He got down and came over to my side of the car. He reached out and opened it for me, and I stepped out.I’ve been here before. It was my next place to go home growing up. The memories of him helping me out with a few of my home projects rushed into my head. I still remember both of us in the house talking for hours about life and growing up. I remembered giggling non-stop at his corny jokes while
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“I thought about you as well.” I moaned out, my mouth meeting his neck and littering kisses there. He shuddered. “I woke up to the thoughts of you!” I said with a shaky voice, “and slept with only you on my mind.”He pulled his mouth away from my shoulder to stare into my eyes. He beheld me with so much desire that it shook my entire being. His mouth was relentless in the passionate kiss it unleashed on mine. I kissed back fiercely, and my hands clung to the nape of his neck.Without breaking the loss, he slid his hands down to cup the swell of my breast, his thumb brushing over the tips that hardened into a tight, aching bud under the dress.With no bra as a shield, the dress did little to protect my breasts, and now that I am touching them with the dress, it gives almost the same feeling as without the dress on.After over a minute of undivided attention to my breast, he pulled down the dress, slipping his hand over mine to reveal the real thing to his eyes. His lust flared, and his
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“Wake up already!” Darcy tugged on Elle’s shoulder, but she only turned to the other side and continued as if she felt nothing. “Come on already. If you don’t wake up, you’ll be late for your graduation!”Estelle’s eyes snapped open at the last word, and she pulled herself up to sit down, a yawn leaving her mouth. She rubbed at her still sleepy eyes as they settled into awakening.Darcy had been staying with her the last couple of days, heading towards her graduation. She wanted to be present for the celebration and took leave from work to be beside her and support her.The graduation, as planned, would have been held a month ago, but Lyon and Jace stepped in to request a shift. Their positions and impact on the university made the heads consider their request.The vice chancellor, Mr Phillips, intends that Estelle is important to them as well since she has been heavily involved in the institution’s affairs since joining, and they wouldn’t mind going out of their way for her. It was pe
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 67: Time
Jace was barely out of the shower when his phone rang. He walked over to the bed stand where he kept his phone with only the white towel around his waist and glanced at it. The caller ID read Lyon, and he wasted no time in answering the call.“Hello, Lyon.”“Elle is awake,” was all he said before ending the call.Jace arrived at the hospital thirty minutes later. He had made plans to meet with the board of directors this morning and discuss prospects for the company amidst his battles with the authorities. However, he changed those plans after getting a call from Lyon about Elle’s awakening. He called his PA, Becky, and asked to have the meeting shifted from nine a.m. to eleven a.m.It was a sudden change but a necessary one, and he took advantage of that and headed for the hospital, where the woman he loved waited for him. His heart raced in excitement with every minute that went by, and he wanted to see her. He needed to and couldn’t wait to be in the same room with her.He came to t
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 66: Awakening
Elle could hear faint voices from not so far away as her consciousness returned. Her heavy lashes pulled apart, and her eyes fixed on the ceiling, trying to wrap her head around her environment and also how she got here. She heard the heart monitor beeping on her left side. Beside it was an IV pole stand holding a drip bag hung on top of it, which was connected to her left hand through its little tube.She stared around, trying to figure out her environment. She figured she was in the hospital, which meant something bad had happened. She wondered how bad it was and how long it had been since she had been in the hospital. Her head hurts a little, and they made her eyes dim.She stared around, despite her pain, and found someone beside her with his head lowered and his hand holding onto her right hand. She knew it was Lyon—his hair, his touch, and the smell of him.Her head hurt a little when she tried to recall the past event that brought her here. Could it have been that bad? She wonde
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The next dayJace couldn’t remember the last time he was here, but his mother had spoken about doing this when things got out of hand. After silently waiting a few hours in the waiting room, he left for the hospital chapel a few wards away to his right. Things had gotten out of hand, first with Elle and then his name, which would affect his company eventually. The investigation was still ongoing, and he was still the prime suspect, as the only thing he had against Orlando was his words.Two days ago, following Julian’s advice, he hired a private detective on the case to look into things and find the blind spot of the entire event. His back was against the wall with every passing day since the accident, and he had to get one step ahead.There was still no positive news from the doctor on Elle’s case, and as long as she was here, he knew he could not function properly. She had to wake up, if not for anything. At least she had to wake up to make his life hell a little longer.He stepped i
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 64: Accusations
Jace found his seat, being too weak to stand around for long after the doctor took his leave. Lyon, however, stood at the door, staring at him like he was some sort of monster. Lyon blamed him for his daughter’s state, and Jace couldn’t fault him. He blamed himself as well, and he would never stop blaming himself.It was barely a minute after the doctor left the room when two men walked into the waiting room. Jace moved his attention to them, wondering what they were doing and what it was they wanted.It turned out they had begun the investigation into the accident at the scene and had now come to the hospital to ask questions.“Mr Henshaw,” the first man called out, stepping forward and digging his hand into his pocket to pull out his badge. “I am Detective Rivers, and this is my partner, Detective Moore. We need to ask you a few questions.”Jace and Lyon told them everything that had happened to the best of their knowledge. When they asked what happened to Jace’s face, he told them i
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 63: Fault
“What happened?” he asked as they pulled away from the hug.Darcy shook her head, wiping her face. “I don’t know. She called four hours ago but never spoke, and all I heard was a bang followed by a crashing sound when I called her name. She didn’t speak, and when I called back, she didn’t pick up.” She explained. “I tracked her location with Dylan’s help and gave it to the emergency line, which I called immediately after. It’s been two hours since we came here.”Jace nodded his head at Dylan, who stood behind Darcy, and he nodded back. “How is she?” he asked, despite dreading the answer.“She’s been in the ICU since she came in.” She answered, “The doctor’s first call was to stabilise her. Since she did her last clinical here, they took her as one of their own.”“Where is she?” Lyon’s voice boomed through the hallway as he stormed out of the elevator and towards where they stood. “Where is my daughter?” He asked again, this time turning to the nurse at the counter to ask.“What’s her n
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 62: Ache
Jace had woken up with a wide smile on his face this morning, knowing what today meant. It was Ellen’s evaluation, and knowing her too well, he had confidence she would crush it. He could not wait to see her. Yes, he had a party to plan, but she was important.Lyon’s appearance yesterday had changed things, but Jace remained optimistic. He didn’t think they would make it through one month of staying away from each other, but they did, and now he was certain they would make it through.He had also kept his eyes out for news and gossip outlets to see what about him was on the news each day. Although he trended a few times in the past month, it was because he gained major deals and broke a record in the UK with the Henshaw Trust.Nothing about his personal life was known.A few sites hinted that he hadn’t been seen with any woman since he came to Oxford, and they wrote about him turning a new leaf. He almost agreed with the site when they speculated he had had a fill with the female gende
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 61: Disaster
After ending the call with the attendant, Estelle came downstairs only to find Lyon there, as if he’d heard the call as well. He looked calm for a man who almost incapacitated another and had the rage of flipping the entire house upside-down last night. However, his knuckles didn’t look good. They were sore and needed medical attention, which he hadn’t given them yet. She worried for him, but her worry for Jace overshadowed her and fixed her mind on what was important. He asked if she was going somewhere, and she told him she was going to Jace, but before he could object, she told him she wasn’t returning to her room. She planned on going to him, and that was what she was going to do. He asked her if Jace was worth her defiance of his instructions, and she told him she loved him. He stepped out of the way without another utterance of words, and she ran out of the house to her car. She drove off, speeding just to get to her destination. Estelle arrived at the lounge lot and got out o
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 60: Hatred
Lyon and Elle drove home in silence, neither of them willing to speak to the other. They were both mad at each other’s actions. Elle was mad at Lyon because he had given into his fury and turned into a man she didn’t know. Lyon was mad at Elle because she had left him in the dark, and she and Jace both made him out as a fool in their doing.They could barely bring themselves to even look at each other. As soon as the car stopped before the penthouse, Elle got down and walked over to it, and Lyon followed behind her. She entered the house but didn’t lock the door. This was his house, and she couldn’t lock him out of it even though she wanted to. Darcy wanted to come over after the celebration ended, but after the fiasco at the party, she knew her friend would not come back today. She would stay at her fiancé’s place until the smoke cleared.“How long has it been going on?” Lyon asked with a furious voice as she made her way towards her bedroom.She halted but didn’t turn to look at him.
