EVE'S POV I gave Daniel a worried look. "I wanted to get to Hillside.""You can't make it, not tonight. You should be indoors, Eve. Where do you live? I can take you back quickly before I go home."I swallowed and bit my lip. I didn’t have a place to go anymore. The wind blew stronger, and a wave of rain reached us in the back of the shelter. Daniel shook his head and reached for my suitcase. "Get in the car."I watched as he took my luggage to the back of the car and then opened the passenger door for me. The rain beat down on him as he waited for me to hurry over.I ducked into the car, and he shut the door after me, then went around to the driver’s side.The sudden change in temperature was a relief. The inside of the car was warm, a lot better than being out in the cold.As soon as Daniel sat down in the driver's seat, he shrugged off his coat and reached over to place it around my shoulders. I tried to reject the offer, but he insisted."I don't want you catching a cold. What
EVE'S POV The next morning, Daniel and I sat down to have breakfast together. I asked him if it would be okay to leave my luggage at his place while I took care of some matters during the day.He told me I could stay as long as I wanted, but I insisted that I wouldn’t be a burden."Just don’t shy away from asking me if you need anything. You can count on me, Eve."I nodded and gave him a grateful smile. "Thank you, Daniel. I don’t know how I’ll ever repay your kindness.""I would do anything for you," he said, staring straight into my eyes.I remembered when Morgan had warned me that Daniel wanted to sleep with me. I had always thought that his interest in me had ended in college, but there was no mistaking the look in his eyes. Granted, it wasn’t a bad kind of look. Morgan had made it sound as if Daniel’s only interest in me was getting me to bed, but that wasn’t the kind of longing I saw in his eyes. This one was pure, sincere.From his actions and words, I knew he deeply cared fo
Dickson's POVAfter the call, I left the hospital and headed for the company. Juliet had gotten back to me and reported that Eve was waiting for me. When I arrived at the office, I found her at the reception.She stood up when she saw me, gave me a hesitant look, probably because I looked worn out, having not had time to freshen up, and then said, "Good morning, sir. My director said that you wanted to see me."I nodded, noting her subdued demeanor. Approaching her, I said, "I heard that you want to resign."Her eyes widened in surprise, and she nodded. "Yes."I sighed and combed my fingers through my hair. "Look, I don't know what happened when you talked things over with Morgan, but he needs you right now."Eve's face creased into a frown. "What? You know Morgan?"I paused, now thoroughly confused. If she already knew that Morgan was also Sylvester Edwards, then surely she would make the connection? Unless...Unless she didn't know?Had Morgan not gotten around to telling her t
EVE'S POV I had been prepared to spend every last cent I had and borrow a few more to cover Sandra's funeral costs. What I hadn't expected was for the Edwards Group to more than take care of everything. Did they really give that much condolence money to their employees? It seemed unreal.I was about to leave the vice president's office when I remembered that Sylvester Edwards had wanted to meet me. Now that I was here, and before I went on my leave, I could see him."Sir, is the CEO around? He wanted to meet me yesterday, but I had an emergency."The vice president frowned and rubbed his hand on the back of his neck. "No, he is not available at the moment.""Oh, okay. I'll get going, then."He nodded and walked me to the door. After leaving the company, I went straight to the hospital to make funeral arrangements. I had tried to get hold of anyone who would be interested in sending Sandra off the previous day. The children's home I had stayed at, and where Sandra had worked, had clo
**Eve's POV**After the doctor left, I convinced Daniel that he didn't need to stay the night. I was safe now, and I didn't want to inconvenience him given that he had work the next day. From the look on his face, I could tell that he was deeply worried about me, but he said nothing regarding the news the doctor had just delivered. He told me he would be here first thing in the morning to see me, although i told him he didn't need to trouble himself, but he insisted.Once he was gone, I was finally able to process what the doctor had said. I was pregnant. With Morgan's child. I thought we had taken enough precautions when we slept together, but apparently, we hadn't been careful enough. Was it that morning we ditched protection?Whatever had happened, it didn't matter. I ended up pregnant anyway, and that was what I needed to think about. Whenever I had thought of having my own family, I had imagined a home with a loving husband and happy kids. I wanted my kids to have the parental lo
CINDY'S POVWhen Eve left her hospital room accompanied by Daniel, I appeared from behind the corner I was hiding in. I watched the backs of the two as they left, unaware that I had been at the door while they talked, and I had heard everything. Eve was pregnant with Morgan's child? I clenched my teeth and huffed. I was going to do everything I could to make sure that my adoptive sister left the city as soon as she could. Before Morgan woke up, and before Eve found out Morgan was actually Sylvester Edwards.I wasn't going to let her win this time. I was the one who was supposed to marry Morgan in the first place. And now that I knew his real worth, I wasn't going to let my stupid adoptive sister keep him. If Morgan woke up and found out about the baby...I shook my head. That couldn't happen. I wanted Eve out of his life completely. When he woke up, she would be nowhere to be found. Once I let him know that his wife had eloped with another man, it would be game over.Turning away, I
**EVE'S POV** I thought I knew what heartbreak felt like. But even when I caught my ex in bed with my sister, it hadn't hurt this way. Not even close. All of a sudden, sitting at the kitchen table with my shoulders drooped and my sobbing face in my hands, I realized the true extent of my feelings for Morgan. All along, I had held my feelings for him back because I knew I was lying to him. I hadn't allowed myself to take a moment to feel their depth. Now, they hit me like a tornado. I was in love with my pretend husband. But it didn't matter, because I had lost him. I had known from the beginning he didn't belong to me. I had known a day would come when my deception would come between us. And, I had known I would hate hurting him. But I hadn't thought I would be left with a broken heart. I squeezed my eyes shut as an image of the photo Cindy had sent me shuttled through my mind's eye. I couldn't stand it. I couldn't bear the thought of seeing him with her. The one man who had show
MORGAN'S POVI spent the next two days in the hospital and left on Monday. They were the longest two days of my life, and only Dickson giving me multiple updates per day about Eve's whereabouts kept me from saying damn it all and leaving against the doctor's advice.I left the hospital in Dickson's company, with Henry driving us. It was only a few minutes' ride to the company, but it felt like it was taking forever. I looked at my watch. It was twenty minutes to nine o'clock. I knew for a fact that Eve was already at work because Dickson had her department director report to him the moment she showed up.I exhaled heavily. I couldn't wait to see her face... hear her voice... hold her...If she would let me.I tapped my fingers on my thigh rapidly. The memory of that day at the hospital flashed through my mind. How she had run away from me, and the accusations her sister had made. The fingers on my lap curled into a fist. I refused to believe it. My sweet Eve would never... I exhaled