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
My eyes blurred, all my strength was sucked out of me when I heard what he said. Who should I blame for everything that happened? Dad wants our company to survive, and Mom? She did everything to make me end up with Ellwood because that's the only way to bring back the company. And me? I didn't do anything to help them. I chose to get married with Hezekiah even if my parents were against it. Maybe it's all my fault, I should be the one to blame. I quickly stood up and walked out of the function hall. "Emory, wait!" Ellwood chased me. He reached me at the hallway and grabbed my wrist. I faced him with a pained expression, "You knew everything from the start but you didn't tell me?!" My voice already cracked and shattered. I saw his jas clenched before his shoulders fell. I scoffed, I tried to stop myself from crying but my heart was too shattered. Ellwood is my best friend, he's the person I know will always be there for
After I got out of the bathroom, I expected to see Hezekiah in my room but there was no trace of him entering here. I went downstairs to check his car at the garage, but before I could, I already saw him in front of the mini-bar. My heart starts pounding. I couldn't take my eyes off his strong shoulders and those protruded veins in his bicep while I was facing his side. I sighed before fixing my nighties and walked towards me. "Drinking alone?" I faced him and pulled the glass of vodka and drank it. I loudly placed it onto the table and fought his stares. The light was dim but I could clearly see the gleam and the heat in those orbs that was silently killing me. Oh, damn! I missed him so much. Hezekiah pursed his lips, "Why aren't you sleeping yet? You need to be early for work tomorrow." He averted his eyes and poured vodka in the glass. I bit my bottom lip then painted a small smile. "Nope, I think I won't go to work tomorrow
I stopped on my track as the flashed of memory run throughout my mind.. "Alessandra needs me, my son needs me..." I feel like I've been splashed by cold water when I heard what he said. I quickly got off from the counter table and fixed my nighties. "Yeah, of course they need you," I said in a shaky voice. I forced myself to smile but my eyes can't hide the pain I'm feeling. I tried to escape from him, but he extend his arms at my both sides that caused me not to move much. His head slightly tilted to peek at my face. "Alessandra is in danger, her condition is getting worst. I'm worried that the child she's baring might also get affected," he whispered lowly. I smiled bitterly. So this is a fight between life and death? What should I say? I would just look like I have no conscience if I try to push my right as his legal wife. "W-What do you... want me to do, then?" My voice was shaking as I dropped my head.