Addison’s POVThis morning, I was already busy in the kitchen. Yesterday, we went shopping for home and kitchen necessities at the supermarket, and the plan was to bake a cake today. I don't know what's wrong, but I'm in the mood for chocolate cake. So I've bought all the ingredients I need, and I've memorized them all by heart as if I've made them so many times.I was a little busy in the kitchen after making the dough and putting it into the grill. I washed my hands and quickly curled my long, slightly messy hair."Addison, what are you doing there?"It was Dad's voice asking from the direction of the sitting room. Dad was reading an online news portal."I was making cookies," I replied to his question in a slightly raised tone. "For some reason, I wanted to make this chocolate cake. You know that I don't like chocolate."Suddenly, he was already approaching me in the kitchen. "You're making a cake?"I nodded and smiled warmly at him. "Soon, the chocolate cake will be done, and we w
Addison’s POVI still didn't understand the man standing in front of me. He didn't answer my question about who the sender of the gift was. I guess he wasn't just anyone. The man was well-dressed and very modest."Miss." The man again thrust the box towards me, asking me to accept it. But I still refused to take it."Who are you?" I asked again. On closer inspection, it felt like I was familiar with the man's face. I squinted at him, trying to remember something. "I seem to have seen you before ...." I was still trying to remember where I had seen that man.The man remained where he was standing without bothering to help me remember when I met him. "Ah, I have seen you with Damon, er, Mr. Damon Saunders. Right?"The man smiled slightly and nodded his head. "That's right, Miss. I am Jared Leigh, Mr. Saunders' secretary."Oh, thank God, it helps my memory. Jared?Somehow, that name seemed familiar to me. I seem to be very familiar with the name.I looked at the man a little sarcasticall
Addison’s POVI sat at the dressing table and looked at my reflection in the mirror. My eyes fell on the necklace around my neck. It looks so pretty. I like it. Yes, I don't know why I liked that necklace so much. The necklace was indeed very pretty, a simple beauty that wasn't too fancy. But I liked it, and it felt like it was just like me once it was simple and not flashy.After the room, I went out to accompany Father. Father was sitting in the lounge reading letters coming to our house. As I sat on the sofa next to him, he turned to me. I could see where Dad's eyes were going and smiled."Is it a gift from Damon?" Father asked me a question.I touched the necklace I was wearing and nodded. "That's right, Dad. It's strange, but this necklace is very much to my taste." The necklace had my favorite butterfly pendant.Father continued to watch me, ignoring some letters on the table that hadn't been opened yet. Being noticed like that made me frown in surprise. "Why do you keep looking
Addison’s POVI was still silent, thinking about Hayden's words about Damon being called a very bad man. If Hayden can say that, of course, I have to ask what problems actually happened between Hayden and Damon. This really makes me curious. Because that's what I wanted to ask Hayden and Shofia from the beginning, and maybe this is the right time for me to ask Hayden. Is she going to tell me what exactly happened this time, or is she still silent like she did? I have to give it a try.I turned to Hayden, who I guess had been looking at me for a while. "I want to know what exactly happened between you and Damon when I lost consciousness or when I was before the operation. I really don't remember anything about what happened before."Hayden seemed to exhale a long breath. "Addison, the truth is that it was Damon Saunders who destroyed your father's business and made it bankrupt. And you already know that it's just that your memory is having problems. So you don't remember completely. Th
Addison’s POVHayden and Shofia had gone home a few minutes ago. After their departure, I sat silently at the dining table after putting the rest of the tarts into the fridge. I'm still thinking about what Hayden said about Damon. I had to ask Dad about it because it was so important, making me angry about what that man had done to my family.I didn't realize that behind that man's generosity was something I never expected. No wonder Damon recognizes me. He intends to take my heart, so I don't know anything about what he did to Dad's company."Addison."I snapped out of my reverie, then turned and smiled at my father, who sat before me."Why do you look like you're thinking about something? Did something happen?" Dad asks. I could see from the look on his face that he looked worried."Did you know that Damon Saunders destroyed your company?" I asked him matter-of-factly because that was what I wanted to know immediately.Father seemed to nod his head. "Yes, that's right."My facial ex
New RelationshipAddison’s POVHayden is still looking at me with a confused look. I'm sure he's wondering what I have for him. Or did he forget what happened last night in my backyard? If so, that's unfortunate. He may think that I don't think about his feelings, so he feels that I'm terrible for ignoring his feelings."Why did you want to see me, Addison?" Hayden asked with a voice that seemed hesitant and very careful.I just smiled slightly in response to Hayden's confusion over my attitude. Then I let out a short breath and looked at him again. "I don't think it's a problem if I accept your declaration of feelings for me."Suddenly, Hayden's eyes rounded as soon as he heard my reply. He rubbed his ears and looked at me in surprise. "What did you say just now?" He asked with a confused look.I chuckled at his voice, that sounded surprised about what I said. Why is Hayden being unfocused like this anyway?"Did you not hear what I said, Hayden?" I asked him again with a chuckle.Hay
Addison’s POVSo now Hayden and I have a new status. Yes, we're dating. This made me feel a little better because I didn't want to make it awkward for us to meet. Plus, we were friends for a long time. Hayden has always been good to me and helped me a lot, so there's no harm if I give him a chance to take our relationship to a more definite level. Anyway, I think I feel very confident in Hayden already. He's a nice guy, and like Shofia said, Hayden is the right person for me. Yeah, I hope so.After leaving the cafe, we now took a stroll to enjoy the afternoon atmosphere that seemed very warm. We headed to a city park where many couples and small families were also enjoying their afternoon time. It's pretty nice, we can meet many people here and greet each other. I think we've come to this park before. Yes, I remember coming back from the party we were at that night."Look, there's a photo box over there!" Hayden pointed to a large box in front of us. He turned to me with a smiling fac
Addison’s POVI waited for Hayden, who was waiting in line for my cake order. I just sat here watching as the people slowly moved forward. The queue shrank a little. No wonder the cake outlet was crowded because they made a big promo to attract customers amid emerging competition.As I waited, I noticed the sky looked very clear this afternoon. In the next few hours, it will turn dark. I liked the night sky, where many stars were scattered to accompany the moon.I let out a long breath while folding my hands. The afternoon breeze blew the dry leaves further on the paving blocks. The atmosphere was very cozy and not too cold.I hummed a little as I looked at the park, which seemed crowded with children running happily. They looked so happy as if they didn't have any burdens. I wished I could go back to my childhood. I don't remember my childhood, whether I was happy then or mediocre. All I remembered was my mother's death when I was very young. And perhaps that was the saddest moment t