Carlos was much intelligent then I expected him to be. He was able to figure out what might have happened with Aiden. Thank god he wasn’t like others who believed the rumors without any real proof. But what he said now made what he did earlier a bit strange.“If you thought something was wrong then why didn’t you told us earlier? Why did you announced it publicly without discussing it with us.”This man might have been intelligent and clever but this doesn’t mean that he gets to do whatever he wants. He was confusing as hell at the same time because no one was sure of whatever he did and neither was I. I tried to stay calm but my nerve was shooting up. I wanted clear answers this time and wanted to know his true intentions. Was he really on our side or just playing with us?“I know how business works. I also am well aware of the fact what happens with a successful businessman just like Aiden. We have our enemies up on our tail calculating our each and every move. They wait for us to g
Today might have started on a bad note but right now everything was going great. The successful meeting with Carlos was one of the reason I was smiling broadly outside the cafe, looking for cabs. I texted Noah and asked him about his whereabouts. Obviously I wanted to tell him the news personally along with Celine and Amy.Soon after, a cab showed up and I made my self comfortable in it. As soon as I got settled, my phone buzzed with a notification and I quickly grabbed it to check an expected message from Noah. He was at the company along with Amy. Perfect! I could tell this news to them together. I told my location to the cab and rested my eyes for a few minutes. Xx___xXI was entering the company wishing everything would be normal for once. I really hoped that atleast few meetings went right. The situation of AZ Textiles was getting worse and worse day by day as people kept backing out. And that's why I was surprised to see the cheerful Julia behind her desk greeting me.Her happi
Ignoring the silence that covered almost the whole floor, I exited the elevator taking a deep breath. Not surprisingly, Celine followed me to Noah's office. I guess we both had the same location we needed to get to. On reaching the office, I slowly knocked on the door.After a few seconds, Noah asked us to come in and we both entered together.Amy and Noah were both present there but honestly, the air felt thick. They both looked awkward with each other. Something happened between them? Celine might have observed the same thing I did and that's why she didn't hesitated and asked right away."Everything all right between you two?"Noah and Amy both exchanged few glances before Noah cleared his throat and and replied Celine."Yeah everything is good. Why won't it be? Anyways thankgod you both arrived together. Have a seat,"Noah tried his best to change the topic. Celine might have gotten fooled by his trap as she motioned towards the sitting area. But I knew both of them very well, espe
Time never waits for anyone and that's why we should take maximum advantage out of it. Just like that, time flew by when I was so emerged in my work that I never noticed. When I got done with 90% of my work, I picked up my phone to check the time. It was 6 pm, the time when the office is empty.I leaned back into my chair and sighed heavily. Usually by this time, everyone starts to leave. Everyone but Aiden. I don't know if he loved his work or his house was just lonely so he didn't wanted to go there, but he worked overtime every day. But sometimes we all stayed in his office working time. And honestly that was the best time of my life. Working, hanging out with your close friends, and being close friends with the people in the same field was nothing but a blessing in disguise.I would love to think back about that time where I was the happiest, but I have loads of work to do. Let's just get done with my work quickly. I smiled before getting my face back into the papers because I rea
"This place has gotten so dusty." Noah whined like a child as soon as we entered the secret meeting area of Aiden's house. To be honest it's still in better condition than I expected it to be. Aiden really took care of his house very well. But still it was dusty because we are the only one that entered here after days. "Don't tell me you expected it to be shiny like glass after being untouched for days." Amy sarcastically pointed him out.I have been watching them bicker for a lot while. They were not slowing down at all and I was tired as hell to even interrupt them. My goal last night was to finish all the tasks from the list given to me by Celine and not just half of it. And I might have successfully succeeded in doing that. It might have caused me no sleep but it was definitely worth it. Plus, it gave a break to all the thoughts that have covered up my mind lately. And that was also kind of good for me.At the moment I was setting up the place for everyone to sit and making point
Sometimes things really gets out of our hands and right now, I was experiencing it. Here I was feeling worse and blaming myself for making Celine sad. But for a second I forgot how nice she is. She never lets us down no matter what the situation is, I realized it when she placed her hand on my shoulder and smiled at me."I know this was unintentional Layla and you were just trying to describe your point of view. It's not like you said something wrong Layla. You are absolutely correct." She sighed."Still I'm really sorry.""It's really alright Layla. The only thing I'm sad about is that how much right you actually are. Now someone has said it, I'm finally realizing what I lost."I could relate with her because I know how it feels like when someone rubs the truth in your face and then you realize that this is what actually happened. Then you realize how much of a big loss you just faced. And I was really dissapointed in yself because I was the one who actually rubed her fears in her fac
The feeling of messing things up for Celine was locked deep in my heart. I knew that it would hurt her but at the same time it would help her as well. Years have passed and this could not have been delayed. There couldn't have been a better chance for them to meet. And that's why I hope they help each other in difficult times. I needed to make her understand that the step I took was necessary for everything to sort out. Plus Carlos was our biggest help ever so we can't just make him uncomfortable with the group because of past. And I saw in his eyes that this time, he really wanted to clear up the mess God knows whoever created. With the intention of making Celine understand everything, I marched towards her in order to break this uncomfortable silence which has been in the room for too long. Before I could move forward towards Celine, Amy jumped at me and blocked my way."Girl! When did you became so daring?" She eyed me from up to down."What do you mean?" I whispered."Like you k
At the last, everyone finally took thier seats. Everyone's behavior changed to professional ones as they got seated. A serious expression could be seen on everyone's face. The sitting arrangement from left to right was like Charlie, Carlos, Noah, Celine, Amy and an empty seat at the right for me.I was actually quite nervous about this meeting but I was trying to be as calm as possible. They all knew me well enough so I shouldn't be nervous or scared but still I wanted everything to go smoothly.Speaking of things going smoothly, Noah was supposed to be here right by my side and help me explain the situation, but he was just sitting there talking to Celine. He noticed me staring at him and gave me a confusing look and I just glared at him."Noah I believe that you are supposed to explain the first part." I sarcastically reminded him. He finally stood up and now there was nothing but just an empty chair between Carlos and Celine. Celine was trying her best to keep her focus on the boar
First of all I would like to thank you all for reading it till the end. This book was one of my first novel ever and I've learned alot from it. It took me almost 1 year and 6 months to complete this book. It taught me so much that it will always have a special spot in my heart. I love you all for reading it and supporting it continuously.This book would not be here without certain people in my life. and I would like to take a moment and appreciate Thier efforts as well. Saamia Shabbir, one of my best friends who supported me throughout this journey. Her nickname is Amy, so you can see where that character came from. She even helped me with the making of few big plots in the novel. She is the best part of my life to be honest. Saamia, this is all because of you.Nabiha Ather Farooqi, my another best friend who's also one of my very first readers. I'm sure as hell that she would be nagging at me to give her more chapters right now. No one can support me better then her. And yeah man, do
3 Months Later:"You look so pretty," I complimented Amy as I entered from kitchen to her room and sat on the bed."Thanks I know," She said while blushing clearly, but she would never admit that."Another date?" I asked."Yeah well I got to know about it today so let's see. I guess it's some fancy restaurant and I feel like this red dress would be perfect for it," Amy twirled around and once again looked at herself in the mirror.I was so happy for her because she finally found her happiness. Since Amy and Noah started dating few months ago, Amy has been happier then ever. And everyone knows how crazy Noah is for her. He literally worships her secretly. Well about Carlos and Celine, they are still in Thier talking phase. But I'm sure as hell that they would end up dating one day so I'm not that worried about them.I looked at my phone and there was no new message. And my boyfriend? He's busy I guess because we haven't talked or seen each other since 32 hours and yes I was counting. I
Aiden was so emerged in his work that he didn't notice my presence in the room. That gave me the leverage to look at him for a while and admire him a bit. This man is a piece of art that I could admire for hours. The way his sleeves were rolled up while he was swiftly typing on the keyboard was a view I would love to watch any day. God made him with so much effort. To this day, I still can't believe that this man loves me and he's mine.I made my way toward him slowly but still, he was unaware of my presence. The coffee table was filled with paper and files while he was working on the laptop. Aiden stopped typing and leaned back on the couch as he sighed. I wonder what he's working on. All of a sudden his gaze met mine and I immediately smiled at him."How long have you been standing there, staring at me like that?" His voice was heavy like he haven't said a single word in the last few hours."Like what," I asked as I made my way towards him, eyes still on him."Like you're in love wi
The heaviness of blanket covered my body as I slowly opened my eyes. For a second, I was lying still and staring at the ceiling when suddenly I jolted up as the events of past few hours of my life hit me. I looked around and realized this wasn't my room. A second later, relived washed over me when I realized its Aiden's room and I'm resting on his bed. When did I fall asleep? Why am I in his room? And how did I even get here?I looked at my phone and the time was 9:00pm at the moment. Woah! How long did I slept for? Last I remember, it was past 3:30 pm. I unlocked my phone just to find 1 missed call from Carlos and 10 missed calls from Celine. I couldn't help but smile at their differences. One was someone with dead serious personality who would never call twice. While the other was someone with a really caring personality who would do anything to make sure that you're alright.I just find both of them very cute and suitable for each other. I guess opposites do attract after all. I'm
Stephanie continued stating her reason regarding why she helped William."He recorded my confession about how I'll help him get rid of the file and few other things which were against me. William threatened me with them and said that he won't be the only one going down. I got scared Layla, I gave up and did whatever he asked me to do. I thought I won't be able to do anything without him. But a few days ago, I found out that he was also responsible for Liam's death. That's when I got furious and started digging on him. I even got hands on the file he was so scared of getting public. It wasn't complete but it was a start. I know my company's image would be destroyed too but I'm ready for that. I'll do anything to put him in his place Layla,"If only she knew Carlos was already putting him in his place. But I won't tell her that now. I'll tell her everything when I'm done. And I wasn't done yet. I just started. Today I'm going to get all the answers I've been finding for years."Why Liam
“Can you slow down a bit?” Amy calmed the storm going inside my head by suddenly asking me to slow down. I didn’t realized how much fast we were going until she called me out. I sighed heavily and slowed the car down as Amy spoke up again.“That’s why I suggested that I should be the one driving. Your focus is somewhere else and you know it,” Obviously it is. Life decided to fuck me up suddenly and my focus is there.“It’s kind of my therapy you know,” I tried to come up with the lamest excuse I could because at this point I was anything but calm. She was right that I shouldn’t be driving right now but I can’t help it. At this point, I don’t even know what to think and how to justify anyone’s behavior.“Talk to me Layla. Don’t fight this battle alone inside your head. We’ve been through a lot but always together,”It is true that my brain is having a war inside of it right now and it’s also true that Amy and I have gone through so much together. But I don’t think I’ll be able to descr
I wanted to start with basic questioning that's why I started with something lighter."We both know you've killed my parents and my brother. So I guess so was the next right?" I threw my first question at him as he smirked."I would have killed you alot sooner but what can I say, I was just being too generous."William was not giving me straight answer and I'm afraid I'm not leaving him alone until he answers my every single question. The only way to make him speak was this, I grabbed my gun from the back and pointed at his head. His eyes widened in shock as I continued to speak."I'm not here to play games with you Willam. You know how much good I'm with guns because of my father so you better answer my question seriously this time." I threatened him which seemed to work and threw my next question at him."Why did you kill my parents. Was it for Thier money?"William was quite for few seconds but he knew I was determined so he finally started speaking."It wasn't for Thier wealth to b
Layla's POV:Oh god it's happening, it's happening, it's happening. My mind keeps chanting the same thing again and again. I swear to God I feel like I'm having a heart attack. My legs can't seem to stop shaking anytime soon. Same goes for my hand and the rapid beat of my heart. I'm not prepared at all. I even didn't got the time to process it all and now here it is.We are actually going to deal with my uncle Today. Today is finally the day and I needed a few days to proceed it. But Carlos just told me yesterday at Aiden's house that we are taking care of my Uncle after all I need to do is kill him. Like that's one of the most easiest task in the world. Well it's not and I needed alot of time to mentally prepare myself.But Carlos had some important work and he would be gone for a while. He is leaving the country for a while and won't be back anytime soon. So I had two options, either wait for him to come back which god knows when or just go with it today. I decided that I don't want
Aiden's POV:My cheeks felt wet as soon as I woke up. Where the hell am I? I looked around and saw Layla sitting besides me, staring out the window. I wiped the potential tear of my face as the memories of what happened few minutes ago hit me up. Was I crying while sleeping? Thankfully I didn't made any weird noise.I moved in my seat and sat up properly as Layla turned to me when she noticed me waking up."You're finally awake. We were just about to reach your house." Layla announced."Oh the princess is already up?" Noah asked from the front seat."When the hell did I dozed off?" I confusingly looked around."As soon as I pushed you in this car. I'm still thinking about how you did that."I'm surprised as well. I guess I was just too relived that my heart and head felt lighter. Anyways it was a good hell of a nap so I'm not the one complaining about it. I feel even lighter after that nap and that's even much stranger. But I'll just ignore it because I've never felt something like th