Chapter 34Cynthia POV'You need to do something with your life, Cynthia. We can't be together' anger surges through me, and I feel my heart hurt so badly as I watch him walk toward the entrance door. Tears well up in my eyes as his words keep hitting me so hard. It has been years since he said those words to me, but they still feel as though they have just been said to me.Pushing all the thoughts to the back of my mind, I sigh briefly before I proceed toward the entrance door, and I head to the elevator as soon as I walk inside the lobby.The elevator is quite crowded, but thankfully that I made it to it on time. The elevator rolls open minutes later, and everyone strides out of it."Cynthia..." The familiar voice brings me to an abrupt halt, and I squint my eyes confusingly. Wait a minute, have I been in the same elevator with Alex? How come I didn't see him inside? I turn to face him, regardless. He's still as handsome as always, and everything about him is still perfect, but not
Chapter 35Cynthia POVThe rest of my day in the office was boring and just filled with me thinking about what Adelie said to me. I have been trying to come up with any possible reason for her to say that to me, but nothing seems to be coming through, and I think I'm losing my mind.It's finally closing time, and I don't even know if I'm ready to go for this date or if I should just go home and rest my head, but then, I know that I can't bring myself to stand Asher up later.My phone starts ringing as I walk toward the exit door after I leave the elevator, and I slide the answer button as soon as I see the caller to be Asher. He's always on the perfect timing."I'm waiting for you outside the gate," He says to me."Alright. I'll be with you shortly," The call ends afterward, and I step out of the building once the exit door roll open.As I walk toward the gate, my heart missed a beat at the sight of him. He's graced in all-black shiny and expensive clothes, with the color of his car m
Chapter 36Cynthia POVSitting on the edge of the bed and fondling with my fingers as I feel my heart pounding hard against my chest, many questions run through my mind, and I can only get more nervous. Now that I'm here, I'm kinda regretting why I came here in the first place. Although he's my boyfriend, I'm not sure that I want to do this with him yet, not when he told me that he doesn't love me."Should I just tell him that I want to go home?" I ask myself, but quickly dismiss the thought since it's crazy.The shower suddenly stops in the bathroom, and my heart sinks into my stomach as the realization dawn on me that he will soon be out of the bathroom, and I gulp down nothing nervously. I feel like I'm going to pass out later.The door finally opens, and I stare at the ground, avoiding his gaze as I feel him walk inside his room. I can only see his hairy legs that have their hair clinging to his skin with water dripping down them. It's literally my first time seeing him like this,
Chapter 37Raymond POVI had a really tough day at work yesterday because of the appointments and everything I had to attend to, but seeing Adelie by my side made me a bit relieved.It's another day to go to the office and start my usual routine. I woke up a few minutes ago after my alarm rang, but Adelie is still sleeping peacefully. Having her sleeping by my side for the past two days has been the sweetest thing that ever happened to me. I feel myself falling in love over and over again, because why not?Stepping out of the bathroom after I spent some minutes having my bath there, I find her sitting on the bed with her fingers stuck inside her rough-looking hair. She still looks so cute."Good morning, baby," I smile at her excitedly, and she tilts her head to look at me. Her eyes are a bit swollen, which means that she's still feeling sleepy."Good morning," She whines sleepily, laying back on the bed, and I sigh briefly. She must be so tired from work yesterday."Did you sleep wel
Chapter 38Adelie POV'When are you getting married' her words replay in my head for the umpteenth time as Ray drives us to the company. I have never thought of getting married to Raymond, not because I don't love him, but it's just that I've never thought of marriage. I've never asked myself what I really want, and besides, we just started a relationship and shouldn't be talking about marriage yet."Are you bothered about what my mom said?" His voice pulls me out of my train of thought, and I tilt my head to look at him before I sigh briefly. Is it not worth being bothered about?"No, it's not," I lie to him, even though he can read my expression that it's the reason."You don't need to pretend, babe. It's fine to think about it. Don't worry, mom was just teasing you. It's fine if you're not ready for it now... I will make sure he doesn't mention that again, ok?" He assures me as he places his hand on mine, caressing it slowly while still driving, and somehow, I feel relieved."Hmm,"
Chapter 39Asher POV"What are you planning to do now, Asher?" Alvira asks as she walks elegantly into the living room, looking as beautiful as always in her skimpy gown that barely covers her butt."Nothing, I'm just waiting for the right time to strike," I shrug as I reach out for the tall wine glass on the center table, gulping down the content."I'm scared, Asher... I'm scared that you might fall in love with her. I'm scared that you might..." Her voice trails off as I suddenly crush the glass in my palm, anger surging through me. I stare at my injured hand which heals immediately in less than thirty seconds before I raise my gaze to look at her, and she steps away from me fearfully."What do you think of me? Do you think that I have forgotten the pain that bastard caused me? Because of him, I have been so miserable all this while, do you think I will be so soft to fall in love with that bitch? Never! I will never do such a thing!" I thunder at the top of my voice as I slam my han
Chapter 40Asher POVDriving down the road crazily later like a maniac, I can't even bring myself to think about what I'm doing right now. I know there's more to this, but bear in mind that I need to save her because she can't die now. Things will be messed up for me if she loses her life now.I keep glancing occasionally at the screen of my iPad that I'm using to track her location, and I have about fifteen minutes before I get to the place. I wonder how she was abducted, and who the hell was behind it.After driving for what seems like forever, I finally arrive at the warehouse in the middle of the deserted area where no one can easily locate it, and once I step out of the car, I check the screen of the iPad to see that her location has changed again."Shit!" I curse under my breath and run my fingers through my hair. I'm starting to get pissed, and I'm not going to spare the bastard that's messing with me like this.Hopping inside my car, I turn the car swiftly, and just when I'm a
Chapter 41Asher POVArriving at where I parked my car earlier, I drop the unconscious Adelie in the back seat before I hurry over to the driver's seat before I drive out of the place. She's burning up, and I need to get her to the hospital immediately so she can get treated.Driving down the road a few minutes later, I keep checking on her through the visor, and seeing her lying there with her eyes closed, I feel a bit angry. I shouldn't be feeling this, considering that nothing happened to her, but I can't help it. Would that bitch kill her if I hadn't shown up? Would she have hurt her if I wasn't there to save her? Taking a deep breath, I finally take the route that leads to the hospital, and after about twenty minutes of driving, I finally arrive. The door has been closed, so I had to bang on it hard until they opened it for me, and I rush her inside."You need to stay back here. We will take it from here," One of the nurses stops me when I want to break into the ward she was jus