Addison’s POV We were already at one of the biggest malls in the city. Hayden asked what we were going to do first. I just followed them and didn't want to make any rules. "Addison, did you eat lunch?" Shofia asked me. As I recall, I hadn't eaten lunch after the break and had only drunk fruit juice. Then I shook my head. "Well, we'll have lunch first, Hayden," Shofia said to Hayden, who nodded.So, we looked for a fast food restaurant in this mall. There was a lot of junk food, but Shofia forbade me from having lunch with that. It's not healthy, she said. So again, I just obeyed her. We're already at a fast food restaurant that serves heavy food and is, of course, very healthy. I trusted Shofia with all her recommendations. We enjoyed our food while chatting casually. Shofia and Hayden had more to say, and I just listened and occasionally chimed in. They were such good friends that they didn't forget to chat with me."Addison, don't forget to take your medicine first." Shofia act
Addison’s POV I still stood transfixed and didn't move at all. I didn't even seem to notice my surroundings, even though I was with Shofia and Hayden. That man, the man I remember very well named Damon Saunders, I don't know what he did to me so that his gaze seemed to be able to hypnotize me. Since then, my eyes were only on him. There were flashes of images that came and went in my memory. But everything seemed like it needed to be more specific. "Addison." I heard a voice calling my name right next to me, but my eyes only seemed to be on that man. Damon Saunders. Really, that man is Damon Saunders? Because that was the only name that suddenly popped into my head. "Addison, can you hear me?" I gasped at Hayden's call as he shook my arm. "Hayden." I looked up at Hayden, who was standing next to me with his eyes full of concern for me. It seemed like the magic that the man, I think the stranger, had bewitched me so that my attention was only on him was gone. "Are you okay?" Hayd
Damon’s POV I'm home and currently sitting at the dining table. The waiter had just served me dinner. And, right in front of me, a plate containing a very delicious and appetizing-looking dinner began to tickle my sense of smell. However, I didn't touch the food at all; all I was doing at the moment was recalling the incident earlier this afternoon when I met Addison along with her two friends. I thought Addison was still undergoing medical tests and hadn't been allowed to come out yet. It turns out I was wrong. When I first saw Addison, I was surprised and happy. I never expected that we would meet again in a place I never thought we would. If I had turned down the meeting with my client earlier, I wouldn't have been able to meet Addison. So, I feel very lucky that I came to meet them in the end. I was actually having some business to discuss with a client at one of the restaurants inside the mall. I accidentally saw Addison, who already looked very healthy and even more different
Damon’s POV When I woke up this morning, my head suddenly hurt a lot. My body also seemed very weak and a little cold. I don't know what's happening to me now. It seems like I have a fever. Last night, I had trouble sleeping and was a little dizzy.I knew that I would eventually drop. My strength was getting weaker after the past few days of deliberately pushing myself to work harder just to punish myself for what happened to Addison. My head was throbbing with pain again as if I couldn't take it anymore. I grabbed my cell phone and immediately called Jared. I asked him to come immediately. Otherwise, I would die right now. I didn't care about the threat I'd made to him. I wanted him to come here immediately. I sat on the edge of the bed, still clutching my head tightly. I couldn't stand it. It hurt so much. It was like a needle was stabbing my head, and it hurt so much. Moments later, Jared walked into my room without knocking first. Maybe he was frightened by my threat. "What's
Damon’s POVA few days later, after a good rest, my health had improved, and I started working at the office. I reluctantly agreed to Jared's request to rest at home for a few days. I also listened to the advice and counsel from Jared, who told me to survive and not to give up just because I felt guilty and forgotten by Addison.I'm currently busy at the office finishing up some work that was delayed while I was sick. Jared was here with me. Although there was Jared could have replaced the work, Jared could not fully handle everything and still needed my signature."Is everything done?" I asked Jared, who currently seemed focused on his laptop.Jared raised his head and looked at me while nodding his head. "Yes, Mr. Saunders. It's all done."I nodded back and stood up from my seat. My hand reached for the suit jacket on the capstok and put it on."Are you leaving, sir?"I glanced at Jared, who was still sitting in his chair. "I have a meeting with Mr. Rundolph."Jared just nodded his
Addison’s POVI'm currently standing in front of the tall mirror in my room. I'm wearing the dress that Hayden gave me the other day. Yes, tonight we are going to Hayden's business relations party. He asked me to accompany him to the party, and since I didn't want to disappoint him, I finally said yes.I'm still silent in front of the mirror. I'm thinking about someone. Damon Saunders. The figure of a man who still makes me curious about who he is. I don't know why the figure on his face always haunts me when I go to bed or when I'm silent like this. Sometimes, I've fantasized if that man was right before me, smiling and confessing something vague.I feel very strange about what I'm experiencing. When I asked Shofia, Hayden, and even my father about it, they said nothing. Because everyone around me kept their mouths shut, in the end, I searched for news about Damon Saunders, and I got some information about who that man was. It turned out that Damon Saunders was Coraline Hills' lover.
Addison’s POVI frowned in surprise at the woman's words. Meanwhile, the woman I knew to be Damon's girlfriend was still laughing and grinning. "What do you mean, Ms. Hills? Why would you say something like that?""Ah! You're just like that. Don't pretend to be naive like an innocent woman. You think I don't know anything about you."Hayden stepped closer to the woman. "You shouldn't make a scene here," he snapped at her.The woman named Cora challenged Hayden and stepped right in front of him with a sharp and cynical look in her eyes. "You think I'm scared? I won't be scared because Damon is by my side."Because of Damon? Oh, of course, it was because she was Damon's girlfriend from the article I read earlier. One thing I was still wondering was, what exactly was the conflict between Damon and Hayden, those women and me?"You need to behave yourself and not talk out of turn," Hayden said again to Cora.After saying that to Cora, Hayden took my hand to leave. Maybe we'd stay away from
Addison’s POVI enjoyed the party well and was lucky not to see the couple again. In the middle of the party, my mind was still filled with Damon and Cora. There were a lot of questions in my head about them, but I wasn't going to ask Hayden about it. It's not that I don't want to believe it. It's just that Hayden seems to be trying to hide something from me. It wasn't just Hayden either, but Shofia and Dad were the same who didn't want to talk much about what I was asking. Therefore, I tried to find out about Damon again, whether it had anything to do with me.While Hayden was chatting with the other guests, I took the time to open my phone and search for information about Damon. However, after I searched and found no news related to Damon and me, in all the articles I read, it only said that Damon was Coraline Hills' lover. They're even getting married soon. Wouldn't it be weird if Cora told me that I was trying to take Damon away from her? However, another article said that Damon a
Damon’s POVAfter the conversation with Mr. Clarke, I immediately ran to Addison's hospital room excitedly. I knew I still had a chance to make things right with Addison, and I wouldn't waste it. I would also prove to everyone, especially Mr. Clarke and Addison's father, that I still deserved to make Addison happy.I also won't waste Mr. Clarke's sacrifice, who, with his kindness, let Addison go for me. I knew it was hard for him to decide for Addison.Arriving in front of Addison's hospital room, I let out a long breath, trying to strengthen my heart. Come on, Damon, you can do it!After that, I opened the door to the room and saw Addison, who happened to be staring at me, too. She was alone and seemed to have been crying. I knew that this was the right time to express my feelings to her, which I had experienced during the time she didn't remember me anymore.I stepped slowly to the center of the room and stopped. Addison was still looking at me without saying anything. She just look
Hayden’s POVI let out a long breath after walking out of Addison's hospital room with a horrible feeling. I stayed in front of the door long to calm myself down. I knew my decision had been well thought out after seeing Addison, who kept calling the man's name while in a trance. I foolishly let Addison go because I knew she couldn't get Damon's image out of her mind. I knew this was the right decision because I couldn't possibly keep a woman who still held the love of another man in her heart. Even though I felt my passion for Addison was more significant than anyone else, including Damon Saunders.When I felt a little better, I was about to leave this place and go home. However, my gaze fell on Damon, sitting in the corner of the hospital hallway as if waiting. I walked over to him. Damon looked at me as I headed towards him, then stood up from his seat.I was standing two steps before Damon with my gaze fixed on him. "I want to talk to you."Damon nodded his head. I walked first, a
Addison POVI was still surprised by what Hayden said. I didn't think he would say that now when I still didn't understand what was going on. Everything seemed very confusing to me. Then, with his silence, it was as if he didn't care about what Damon did to me.I shook my head quickly. "No, Hayden. That can't be happening. We just had a beautiful relationship. You know I'm happy with you..."Hayden retook my hand and squeezed it hard. His eyes looked very cold looking at me. What's with those eyes? Can't he look at me with a loving gaze?"Addison, you better be honest if you've been lying to yourself, and it's making you hurt more. Isn't that right?"I paused to digest Hayden's words, which seemed very painful if they were true. If so, I must have hurt Hayden a lot. I looked at Hayden and shook my head slowly. "I'm okay, Hayden. I feel fine."I was surprised to realize that my voice was stammering. Was I nervous?"I found out who you really love," Hayden spoke again.Suddenly, I raise
Addison’s POVI opened my eyes and smiled when I saw Hayden standing not far from the bed. Then, I felt something grasping my hand. Was it Dad? However, when I looked down to get a better look, it wasn't Dad but Damon. That, of course, surprised me a lot.Hayden just looked at me without wanting to come closer to me, so I knew the man who was holding my fingers was Damon. Shouldn't Hayden be angry?"Why is that man here?" I asked Hayden while pointing at Damon. However, Hayden remained silent and said nothing at all.Suddenly, Damon raised his head and smiled at me. "Addison."I looked at him in astonishment. How could Dad and Hayden let him be here? I looked back at Hayden, and he was still staring at me silently and showing no signs of preventing Damon.Damon moved closer and immediately hugged me. I was surprised by what he did. This really makes me not understand what's going on. Why is Damon here, and now he is hugging me? And Hayden, who is just silent as if he didn't see me, Da
Damon’s POVI really feel so broken at this point. I was so stupid to have done bad things to Addison all this time. I admit that no matter how much good I do, I won't be able to erase the sins I've committed against Addison.After I let her be happy with Mr. Clarke, I thought there wouldn't be any more bad things happening to her. Turns out I was very wrong. The disaster was Cora, who escaped my attention. I should have deterred Cora by what she did to Addison back in the day. I felt stupid for letting her wander around with a grudge in her heart. I would have made her disappear long ago if I had known Cora was after Addison.Jared informed me about the accident that happened to Addison, which made me angry. Plus, I was told that Cora was the culprit. Indeed, after I got an ultimatum from Jared to let Addison go, I didn't just let it go. I asked Jared for absolute conditions to keep monitoring Addison's condition. Jared said he would do it in a limited time. I promised him that if Ad
Hayden POVThe smile that appeared on Addison's face was extraordinary. She is really very beautiful when she smiles, and it makes me love her even more. We chose to sit on a park bench to enjoy the snacks we bought and canceled lunch at the restaurant."You have to finish all this food."I chuckled at her annoyance at the amount of food I had bought."Don't worry, I'll finish it. You know I eat a lot."Addison chuckled at my joke. "Yeah, I know. That's why if I make a cake or food for you, I don't worry because you have to finish it."I laughed out loud again."You know, Addison. Any food you make automatically becomes my favorite food."Addison's face turned red. I'm sure she blushed at my teasing words. Addison blushes easily when anyone compliments her. She really is a very innocent and naive woman.Addison only ate a little of the food we bought. I, on the other hand, couldn't finish it all and intended to take some home to give to Nataly.After enjoying lunch at the city park, w
Addison’s POVHayden looked sharply at Cora, and then Cora made an annoyed face at Hayden as if not accepting what Hayden had said to her.I felt uneasy now, worried that something might happen here because, at this moment Cora had stood up from her seat and stood facing Hayden. Cora's face looked very angry as she prepared to reply to Hayden's words."Don't be so confident, Mr. Clarke. Because a man who is overconfident in his words will eventually bend the knee before me." Again, Cora said that with great confidence.I smiled faintly, realizing that Cora's attitude was more courageous, and I felt very confident in herself rather than the judgment of others.Hayden smiled sarcastically at Cora. "You're the one who shouldn't be confident, Miss Hills. Because someone like you who has nothing can be destroyed very easily."Cora's chest seemed to deflate at Hayden's words, which made her even more annoyed. I can see that the muscles around Cora's face are tense. I'm sure her temper will
Addison’s POV After Hayden's departure, I walked into the room with a happy look. Yes, I am very happy right now. How could I not? I felt loved so much by Hayden. I also felt euphoria in me that seemed to explode, and the butterflies in my stomach flew around very cheerfully. Oh, is this what it feels like to be in love? It felt amazing, and I loved it. I imagined Hayden over and over again, the moment he kissed me so passionately, touching me so gently. Hayden really treated me very well and affectionately. But on the other hand, I wanted to show Damon how much I was loved by a man like Hayden, not a man like him who couldn't appreciate me as a partner. Suddenly, I shook my head quickly. "What do I have to do with him? I'm determined not to remember him anymore." Remembering Damon made my facial expression become grim. It seemed like that guy was having a bad effect on my life. Maybe I should just remember Hayden, because if I remember Hayden my face will definitely turn red and
Addison’w POVI opened my eyes slowly, and I saw Hayden's face looking at me. I blushed. "What are you doing?" I moved behind him as I remembered what happened between him and me last night. I was embarrassed."Hey, why are you turning away from me, Addison?" Hayden grabbed my shoulders and pulled my body back to look at him. Didn't he realize how embarrassing he was making me look?Finally, we faced each other again, Hayden's hand smoothing my messy-looking hair. I still vividly remember what we did last night, and it makes me look like a complete idiot. We were adults, and it was natural for us to get in touch with each other. However, for me, being in front of her was very embarrassing."Are you mad at me about last night?" Hayden asked me cautiously.I shook my head softly. "Why should I be mad if I enjoyed it too."Hayden gave a small chuckle. "Addison."He called out to me. Then I looked at him without asking."I want to get more serious with you. I know, I'll wait until you're