Looking at Carmen who looked pitiful, Daniel couldn't bring himself to hit Hilda and then he slowly placed his hand down.
Looking at Hilda, he was at a loss of words. "You why..."Carmen looked at Hilda and said helplessly. "Sis, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you but you know Daniel and I really love each other. Why don't you just let it go."Listening to what Carmen was saying Hilda snorted. "I've already blessed you so I don't care about him anymore. As you can see I just came back from town and I'm really tired I want to rest you can leave now." "But sis, we came to check on you we were really worried.""Enough Carmen. I don't want to see any of you."Looking at Hilda in confusion Daniel asked. "Can't we just break up peacefully? Do you have to leave such a bad impression?"Feeling a tinge of pain in her heart Hilda teared up. Looking at the man who she had loved for the past four years, she wasn't expecting him to say that.Trying her best to hold back her tears she glared at him angrily. "Why don't you ask yourself what I did to you to deserve something as cruel as this? What did I do Daniel? You courted me back then and even said you would never turn your back on me. You vowed to love me Daniel! What happened? It hasn't even been long but what did you do? Did you ever think about the impression you would be leaving on me?"As she roared at Daniel her tears fell. "F*ck off! I don't want to see either of you."Opening the door to her apartment, she entered and slammed the door shut. When the door was closed, she leaned against the door and slide down on to the floor.Carmen started pounding on the door after it was shut speaking gently. "Hilda!" Covering her mouth she also cried too. "How could you say that Hilda? You are my dearest sister."Leaning on Daniel she kept on speaking gently. "Trust me! I would rather choose to hurt someone else than think about hurting you."After a while, Daniel said cruelly. "I never thought you would be such an unreasonable person Hilda. You really disappoint me!"Engulfed in silence, Hilda sat on the ground with her arms around her legs. Falling into a trance, she recalled that it was Daniel who helped her move when she was moving. He even promise not to turn his back on her and that they were going to get engaged when the time was right and then get married after. She never expected it to be a cruel joke.Feeling like the day before had been a bad dream, she pinched her self over and over again with her tears streaming down her face as the pain was real. Everything was real. It really had happened.Hilda looked up after a long while. In a daze, she got up from the floor. She had to be strong. She had to move on with her life regardless. It has already happened.On the other side, Daniel and Carmen didn't look good after being chased out by Hilda. Looking at Daniel Carmen carefully voiced out. "What should we do now Daniel? Hilda probably hates us now. I told you we should have told her before getting engaged. Hilda has always been head strong since we were kids. She won't bow to anyone that easily. I want to be with you Daniel." Tugging pitifully on his sleeves Carmen cried like a little girl.Daniel frowned and patted her back to console her. "Don't worry Carmen. I love you so I won't leave you even if Hilda disagrees. I promise you that she won't be able to separate us."Carmen smiled after she heard Daniel's promise. She held his hands and tip toed to kiss him. "I love you too Daniel."Daniel held her and returned the kiss. After a while, they parted reluctantly. As Carmen leaned on Daniel's chest, she smiled cruelly. Look Hilda, the man you love the most is now mine. Finally mine!....Hilda couldn't sleep well through out the night. Waking up she felt weak.In the bathroom, standing in front of the mirror she looked at her face which was pale with bloodshot eyes. She didn't have a good sleep. She splashed some water on her face. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, she teared up again.Freshening up, she got dressed and applied a little bit of makeup to cover up a bloodshot eyes and her pale face and left for the grocery shop.Since it was morning, she had to prepare for work but she decided against it since she just got back. Walking out of the house she kept giving herself some pep talks. "Hilda, don't worry you will be fine. He doesn't deserve you. Cheer up. Everything will be alright."She was in a trance as she recalled all those times she went grocery shopping together with Daniel. Suddenly a car skidded to a halt.Shocked, Hilda jumped back, stumbled and fell down to the ground. Although she wasn't hurt by the car, as she stumbled and fell to the ground she felt a sharp pain shoot from her ankle.The driver of the car looked out at the woman on the ground and gulped nervously. Turning to look at the man in the backseat, he stammered. "S- Sir?"The man frowned. Looking out indifferently he asked the man in the passenger seat to go and take a look. "Yes Sir." Nodding, Stanley got out and circled the car to the front to take a look.Getting closer Stanley noticed that it was Hilda who had her eyes wide open looking scared. There was tear streaks on her face. "Are you alright Miss? Should I take you to the hospital?"Still shocked, Hilda stared at him dumbfoundedly for a while before quietly standing up and brushed past him.Stanley noticed how weird she was behaving and asked again. "Are you alright? Should I..."" I'm fine." Interrupting him, Hilda starred at the black car which was all tinted and for some reason she felt scared. Hating the feeling, she frowned.A moment later, she turned around and tried limping away. Stanley found her actions really strange and tried calling out to her again but before he could, he noticed his boss was trying to catch up to her.Stanley dared not make any moves. He stood there and watched as his boss cupped her into his arms and carried her back into the car."What are you doing? Put me down I said I'm fine. Leave me alone." Shouting Hilda hit him on the back. "I'm fine."Paying no heed to her, he placed her in the car. Looking at her who was red with rage, Nathan shook his head. "You are limping, you need to see a doctor. Don't worry I won't do anything to you.""I said I'm fine and I don't need to see a doctor." Looking at the petite lady in beside him, he ordered the driver to head to the hospital.Fuming, Hilda looked out of the window. Looking at her petite body, Nathan smiled and tapped on his knees rhythmically.Stanley was perplex. "But sir, the meet..." Feeling his boss's cold gaze, he dared not continue.At the hospital.Getting out of the car, Nathan decided to carry her again. Sensing what he wanted to do, Hilda backed away saying, "I can walk don't worry." Shaking his head, he watched as she limped into the hospital.In the hospital, Hilda was taken into a ward to be taken care of. Taking this chance, Stanley moved over to Nathan and said. "Sir, about the meeting with the clients from America, they are already waiting for you."With a cold glare he said coldly with a deep meaning "You seem to be regressing Stanley." Ignoring him, he walked into the ward. Noticing him, the doctors bowed respectfully and explained her condition to him."Mr. Nathan, it is nothing serious. She seemed to have sprained her ankle but she is going to be okay after some few days of treatment."Nodding his head, the doctors walked out.Looking at Hilda meaningfully, he said sarcastically. "You can't wait to be my woman so you throw yourself at my car to get my attention, no?"Angrily, Hilda snorted. "Me? Wh
Smiling Nathan said. "You are getting discharged." "Oh okay. Thank you.""My pleasure." Nathan replied looking at Hilda with a smile. Hilda frowned looking at the smile which seems to come with an irresistible charm. For some reasons, she doesn't like him behaving like this around her.Looking at her who was packing up to leave he stated. "I would be waiting for you downstairs."She hurriedly rejected him saying. "I don't want to trouble you Mr. Nathan so I will hail a ride back myself.""You seem to dislike me Miss Adams. Is it that you got a thing for me?" Nathan arched his eyebrow.Feeling annoyed with his way of thinking. "Don't take this the wrong way Mr. Nathan. I just think we should maintain some distance since we are not related. You seem to be very busy, so I won't be bothering you. Good day."Hilda was about to move out of the ward when Nathan grabbed her hand.Nathan squinted, feeling delighted when he saw her blush from anger. "I'm not busy. I would send you back. Beside
Shaking her head, she thought there must be something wrong with him. "What kind of woman was I? Huh? The kind that was meek and docile. The submissive and kind woman who listens to all your orders? The one who calls you 'master' and follows you around like a dog following it's master? You sent me away to further my education since you said my skills would be needed by the company. It was all a plan right? A scheme for you to hook up with my sister when I was away. What happened to us facing trials and tribulations together? Carmen took care of you when I was away so that's fine for you to hook up with her hah."Daniel chipped in. "Do you know what you are saying? How can you think about your sister and I like that? Carmen and I love each other. We fell in love with eac...""That's enough Daniel. I get it. You and Carmen are in love. Just don't keep on saying it. I understand. I won't want to completely crush and ruin the last bit of good impression left if I were you. You disgust me.
Running out, she run as far as she can with her tears still streaming down her face. Arriving at a desolated corner, she sat on the floor with her head in between her knees as she cried.Nathan was driving by him self after a hard day's work when he spotted a tiny little figure sitting on the ground with head buried in her knees. Taking a look, he looked away indifferently as he didn't care. Buh a moment later he felt the person looked familiar. Stepping on the brakes, he stopped the car at the opposite side of the street. Getting out he walked to the other side. Looking at her with head buried between her knees, He felt an inexplicable sadness within him. "Miss Hilda, are you okay?"Raising her head to look at him who was staring at her with a caring gaze, Hilda couldn't help but cry again. Getting up, she hugged him and cried desperately."Looking at her who was hugging him and crying as if she lost everything, he felt his heart tighten. Patting her back, he said to her. "Don't wor
Looking at the details, he frowned. Pushing it aside, he busied himself with work.Nathan finally packed up his work when it was past midnight. He stood on the balcony gazing at the sky. It was deep into the night and his residence was engulfed by complete darkness. His sharp bright eyes looked brighter than usual under the night sky.He passed by the master's bedroom and entered. Hilda was still sleeping peacefully but he decided to watch over her lest her fever became serious overnight.As he stood by the bedside gazing down on Hilda, He noticed her initial scarlet face had now returned to normal. She was looking exquisite.Nathan could tell at first glance that Hilda was a real beauty but he didn't expect her to look this good.With a smile, he pulled the blanket over her with his slender fingers. She looked rather unruly when she slept as her usual demeanor was different. It was too warm for her as she gave the blanket a kick when she felt it revealing her bare shoulders.At that
Pulling a chair out, Hilda remained standing for a long time.Nathan retracted his gaze and his lips curled into a faint smile. "Family? I don't have one yet."Hilda's heart beat uncontrollably as she wondered if she had said something she shouldn't have. Feeling at a loss, she finally sat down.Nathan smiled and brought a pot of porridge from the kitchen. "Miss Hilda, it couldn't be helped last night as I had to lower your body temperature. The doctor said you might have a fever again today but since you are all fine you should take something really light."Hilda looked at him in surprise. He looked different from the usual cold demeanor he usually had. Nathan wasn't in suit today. He merely wore a set of grey colored casual clothes but he still looked really good. And the most surprising was his homely demeanor. He could even cook. "It smells good." Hilda said as she took a whiff.Nathan smiled and filled her bowl with some porridge. "Then give it a try. I only started making it ea
Hilda thought for while before speaking. "My relationship with the Adams family is very complicated. You already know it. I do not have access to any of my family's share nor a place in the family business. You are aware of that right? And I'm already gonna be given off on a marriage alliance with another family so once they find out..."Nathan nodded. "Only a worthless man would depend on his woman like this for family alliance. And you don't have to worry about these. I will take care of it once we get married. Don't you trust me?" Hilda laughed. "Okay."Nathan raised his tone slightly and asked in confusion. "I was thinking you would be talking more about matters relating to your personal benefits?""Benefits?" Hilda felt uncomfortable for some reasons. She didn't want their marriage to involve such things. "There is no need to talk about those. I trust you."Nathan curled his lips. "Since you have no more questions, when do you want to get married?" Hilda felt complicated. She h
The dress fitted her perfectly. Even the underwear she was given fitted well. Technically, they were both strangers but the man knew her size very well.Hilda bit her lower lip and looked at herself in the mirror. She was blushing. She slapped herself in frustration. "Hilda, wake up!"After a while, she calmed her nerves before tugging on the dress awkwardly before leaving the restroom.The man was not in the bedroom when she entered and she had no idea where he was. Feeling relieved, she patted her chest only to notice the man walking out of his walk - in closet. She widened her eyes instantly.She had know that Nathan had an athletic build and a perfect body. But looking at him now, she was in awe. The man had a black suit on. Since the curtain was opened, his back was against the sunlight, and so he appeared like a deity with a halo. Hilda was so in awe. She merely stared at him without blinking her eyes.Nathan was holding his cufflinks with one hand as he tidied his sleeves. When