My shoulders slumped. I have nothing to say at this very moment. Ellwood was right, he's always right. I can't argue with him.
I turned my back on him and opened the cabinet where his spare clothes was.
"Here, change. I'll wait for you outside."
I didn't stay there for long and went upstairs to change in my own room. I'm expecting Hezekiah to be there.
He already wore his white T-shirt and maong shorts. He was only in his slippers and is currently drying his wet hair with towel.
He stopped what he was doing when he saw me. I walked straight to my walk-in-closet and looked for something to wear.
When I went outside, he was still there, but he's now leaning on the doorway.
"When are you planning to make your visitor leave?" He said while crossing his arms over his chest tightly.
I arched my brows at him, "Actually, I invited him for a dinner tonight. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"
I walked closer go him
I stayed at the chair and watched him cook. I can't help but to reminisce the moments we were together like this back then. Even if we had maids before, he was the one who often cooks for us two when we're both free from work. He introduced me foods that I tasted for the first time. He loves to cook, so I also learned cooking so I could at least repay him. One of my favorite dishes he cooked was the filipino dish called Menudo. Because of its taste, I tried to learn to cook it. "Do you want to eat something else besides Pork Stew?" I blinked as I realized that he was already facing me. "N-Nothing, I'll go upstairs. Just call me if it's ready." I stood up and was about to take a step when he suddenly grabbed my wrist. I turned to him with creased forehead. My eyes dropped down to my arm where his fingers were already scorching my skin. That's when he let go of my arm and slightly fixed his posture. "I'm sorry about what
The day came so fast and gone. I don't know what day it was or what month it was. I don't even remember when was the last time I smiled, I can't even recognize the feeling of being happy and alive. And I came to the point that I couldn't find anything in my heart. It was void. Ellwood was still in Australia. I don't know how long he'll stay there. I also don't have news regarding to Mom and Dad who's still on their vacation. I've been locking myself inside my room and not letting in any visitors, even Hezekiah. Zuay and Tawin visited me more often. But even so, I just couldn't stand up and go back to my old self. I felt the door opened so I closed my eyes and fixed the blanket that was covered over me. "The kids are here." I heard a deep voice of Hezekiah behind my back. I closed my eyes to the tightly, I still can't forgive myself for what happened. It was my fault that my child died. I didn't take care of myself and I let myself be t
I bit my lip as I sat on the chair. Even if I know he's still behind me, I decided to eat with head dropped. I want to stop the pain in my heart but why does it seem hard to accept if he'll also leave me this time. My eyes raised to him. And his eyes looked more serious and unreadable. "Eat with me." I pointed the plate I got for him. He didn't hesitate and sat down in front of me. I cleared my throat as I watched him sit in front of me. He often sit at the end part of the table before. I can't help but to glance at him from time to time. I can still smell his manly scented perfume, no, it's his natural scent. Even his skin thst was slightly red brought me heat in my body. "Can I have this?" I flinched when he reached for the bowl of menudo. My eyes flew to him to him who was staring at me intently. "Oh, yeah, sure!" I startled. I cleared my throat and silently went back to eating. But my eyes daeted to him when he spok
I halted in front of the door. I took a deep breath and controled my nerve as I gripped the door handle. When I opened it, everyone almost looked at me at the same time. My eyes darted to Hezekiah who's sitting comfortable at the center seat. On his right was Zuay beside Tawin. "Meredith! What a surprise!" Zuay and Tawin stood up and kissed my cheek. "Did the meeting started?" I said cooly. "Not yet, we have a lot to talk about after this, huh?" Zuay whispered to me before they went back to their seats. I walked and sat in front of Zuay while Hezekiah was kn on my right side. I can feel his stares boring onto me although I wasn't looking at him. So I tried my best to smile at everyone and didn't spare him a glance. "Where have you been, Meredith? It's been long since we last saw each other." I turned to one of our partners with the Malls. She had branches on almost all of our malls. "I just had to take care of s
I was in deep thought. Maybe Zuay has a point. Did they use Dad's wealth to make me agree to the wedding because they want Ellwood and I to be together? "We still don't have a concrete evidence about that issue. Why don't you ask the Echeverriis?" Tawin suggested. Ellwood was still on a trip. I'm not sure when he'll be back. I kept calling Dad and Mom, but I couldn't contact them. After the pizza arrived, I went to Cervantes Corp. I took a deep breath before looking at the tall building. But before I could even walk from the parking space, someone grabbed me by my arm. I couldn't help but to shriek in shock. "Ssh, it's me..." My eyes widened as I stared at the man who spoke. My eyes flew open as my cheeks slowly heated. "Ellwood?!" **** We've been inside his car for a few minutes but no one had the courage to open a topic. I can only hear those heavy sighs and frustrated breaths that suffused inside his
"Do you want to go with me?" My eyes went to him in so much confusion. The smile grew over his face. His tongues passed through his lips before nodding slightly. "W-Where are we going?" I panicked a little. "In Manila, I'll check the site for the new Mall." he answered. He now rested his arms at the table. I had to breathe properly to show no interest of his offer. But I became even more ashamed because I couldn't answer right away. "I already booked a ticket to Manila." He added with a hitch of a brow. "It will help you so you'll get familiar about how to run your company." I contemplated. He has a point, it can help me if I start from the basics. And what's wrongif I go with him? We'll go there for work so there's no reason to be nervous. "I want to go with you..." I answered without a blink. I didn't feel tired even if we traveled from Queensland for a lot of hours. My eyes were too busy looking around. The o
Then finally, I had a chance to steal my undergarments from his grasp. But I regretted it when my towel fell down. "Hi, gorgeous!" His lips turned up wide. He let go of the panty and his fingers were now traveling to my wrist. I almost can't breathe on top of him. I couldn't move because of embarrassment. My heartbeat went to an irregular count, my nervousness flushed through out my entire body. His eyes gazed all over my body. I tried to pull my wrist from his hold but he firmly stopped me from doing so. "Let go off me, Zekiah!" I growled. His eyes raked my body once more before smirking playfully. "You look tensed, sweetheart." His one hand traveled up to my arm. His hand sends signal through my veins, which made me weaker and unstable. His fingers walked from my arm ti my shoulder. Lips moved as his fingers already crossed the line. It went to my neck down to my neck exposed breasts. "Please, stop..." I firml
My tears formed in my eyes. The pain throbbed in my guts. I endured the ache forming in my heart. My lips were trembling, unable to say anything. "There is no cure for all the pain and hatred that I put you through. I maybe the biggest asshole and an idiot for letting me to forget you and leave you behind with full of misery..." he added. I shook my head repeatedly. I don't want to hear what he's gonna say because I'm not yet ready to hear anything about Alessandra. "Please, let's just not ruin this night..." I said in a low voice. He didn't speak, he just looked at me like he was reading my thoughts. "Come here..." he used his big arms to pull me into his chest. I felt him kiss my forehead gently while facing the cityscapes. Right now, all I really wanted is to be on his side, to feel his embrace and steal this moment with him. I glanced at him when his phone rang. He answered it while not moving beside me. He only stood strai