“How did you know where I live?”
Katherine was dumbfounded when she realized that she didn’t tell him her home address. She was so caught up with their conversation that she forgot to tell him after she hung up her phone.
“Of course I know.. You wrote it in your resume, remember?” His brow was up as his lip curved into a smile.
Her pointy finger’s pad made circles on her thumbnail. Her lips were puckered and her brows knitted together. “Ah..haha..yeah.. I didn’t realize that you read it.. Or remember it for that matter..”
She didn’t think he actually read their resumes. She thought it was all handled by the managers and the HR.
“Are you surprised?”
She nodded stiffly.
“Do you remember that time when you went for the interview?”
“Yeah..” Of course she remembered. She was so nervous at that time.
“WHAT?!” Katherine was scared out of her wits. ‘Did Dad see?!’ She was scared of what his reaction would be if he saw them too close to each other. Outside, Edgar was looking in their direction. He walked up to the car. Katherine’s heart beated even loudly. ‘Oh my god!!’ “Did he see us..that way?” She whispered. Morris was taking off the seatbelt when he heard her words. He then noticed that she looked rather nervous. “Are you okay?” Her mouth fell open. ‘You asking me if I’m okay? Aren’t you nervous yourself?!’ “What if he saw us?” An eyebrow raised at this. “And? What’s wrong with that?” “He doesn’t know that we’re already together!” ‘Together. I like the sound of that.’ His lips curved in a smile. “We’re abou
“We’re here.” Both Katherine and Edgar looked out of the window. They could see the humongous building with glass windows displaying cars inside. Around them were cars neatly lined up in the parking lot with prices written in huge numbers. Morris stepped out of the car, snapping the two out of their daze. He came around and opened the door for Katherine. Seeing this, Edgar opened the door on his own, not waiting for Morris to open it for him like earlier. He stared dumbfounded at the building. ‘Aren’t they supposed to pick up the prize? Isn’t this a car dealership showroom?’ “Mr. Ingram..good to see you, Sir.. Miss Atwood, welcome..” Only then, Edgar, noticed that a man in a suit came out of the building to meet them. The manager noticed another person with them. “Miss Atwood’s father..” Morris spoke.
“You already have a boyfriend?!” Ursa exclaimed as soon as Katherine told her. “Yes, mom.” Ursa felt a slight pang in her heart. She wasn’t able to watch over her daughter for 8 years. She didn’t get to experience being confided on by her daughter about her crush or having suitors. And now suddenly she’s told that her daughter already has a boyfriend! “What’s his name? Is he an old classmate? A neighbor? A workmate? A person from a blind date or dating site? A friend? A friend’s relative?” Ursa shot one question after another. ‘I should have asked her if she had anybody wooing her. It’s my fault. I still saw her as my little girl.’ Katherine sat by the hospital bed and held her mother’s hand. “His name is Morris. You could say he’s a workmate. A friend’s soon-to-be relative. And a friend.” “Morris..” “
Needless to say, Morris was well-received in the Atwood family. If Edgar had reservations before, with how he was willing to go to such lengths to protect Katherine and even to extend his care to the people she loves, it was no question how sincere he was to her. This may be Katherine’s first relationship but she’s already an adult. She knows how to take responsibility. There’s no need to interfere. If they want to seek advice, only then will they speak. Morris didn’t feel awkward at all. He only wanted them to be at ease with Katherine and his relationship. He didn’t allow them to feel intimidated by him at all. He served them the food he had picked up from The Waterfront Well. He served Katherine especially. As for Katherine, she felt blissfully happy having him. “Uncle, can I take Katherine for a bit? I’ll drop her off at
Then suddenly, she felt something poking her from beneath her. Their rhythm was momentarily disturbed as she glanced down. Her eyes went wide in shock. She wanted to get off of him but he held on to her tight, bringing back her lips to his. She could feel his raging shaft under her, poking her. ‘Is this the effect I have on him?’ They continued to kiss, his one hand holding her head close to him, the other hugging her. He didn’t dare move his hands or he might touch him somewhere that would shock her. She finally had the sense to push him gently, stopping their kisses. Their lips have already turned red as well as the skin around their mouth. She giggled seeing how ridiculous they looked. She hugged him, resting her chin against his collarbone. However, the raging thing did not subside. Morris had closed her eyes. Now that h
Sounds of laughter echoed through the halls in the Lovell family’s residence. The maids scurried around, preparing for dinner. There wasn’t supposed to be an event today but with the young masters’ announcement as soon as they arrived home from their trip last night, they were instructed to prepare a feast. “Hey did you hear?” One of the maids had come to the kitchen from serving tea in the living room. “Hear what? That Miss Rowena is finally in a relationship, and on top of that, he’s young master Leopold!” “No, there’s another one..” “Huh?” “Young master Morris is also in a relationship and he’ll be bringing his girlfriend over as well!” “Are you sure?!” “Yes!!” “Is he back together with his ex?” “Of course not!!” “Oh. Good. So, who
She froze. She stared at him with wide eyes and raised eyebrows.“Can you repeat what you said? I seem to have misheard you..”“I said, what if I get a place of our own?”She gasped. “So I heard it right.. Wait.. what? Why?”He rubbed her thumb. “I want to take you to work, and pick you up after. I want to spend more time with you..”She was shell-shocked. ‘Isn’t it too fast? Wait, is it? I know we’ve known each other for a long time and I do want to spend more time with him. But is it really okay? It’s not even a week since we became a couple.’He didn’t hear any word from her after that.At a red light, he took the opportunity to look at her.He felt guilty for springing up such a proposal on her. He only wanted to be with her.
“Kathy!” Rowena immediately brought her in for a hug. “Did you guys just pick up the car?”“Hi…” Katherine was still feeling shy about her new status as Morris’s girlfriend. No, she was shy about being anyone’s girlfriend as this is her first relationship.She was grateful though that apart from Diana whom she’s comfortable with, now Rowena was welcoming her as well. Not just as Diana’s friend. But as Morris’s girlfriend.“We picked up the other one. But the other one still needs to be delivered later on.”“Ah? You bought two?” Rowena’s brows shot up in surprise and so did the others.“Yes, one for uncle and aunt and the other for Kat..” He swung Katherine’s hand playfully, making the other smile. “I thought that it would be more convenient for uncle to t
Lillian, Ernest and the rest arrived at the airport and were quickly assisted through the process. They were able to leave the airport and head to their residence easily. Adrian looked around and saw that everything seemed strange in his eyes. Nothing was familiar to him. It was when they were finally close to the mansion when he recognized the structure. He had dreamt of this place so many times. It had become hazy at some point. But now, he could see that this was more or less the place he lived in before he was taken. It had some new additions along with other changes such as the paint and the landscape design. But the overall structure was the same. As they entered the gates, he saw that there were a lot of people outside of the house. They were lined up even in this cold weather. Most of them seemed to be wearing uniforms under their black coats. The only ones who looked different than the others were the three couples and two young men. “Ah.. Everyone’s here.” Emma smiled
Adrian and Violet were apprehensive when they saw the big plane that they were going to ride on.Fortunately for them, they were flying through the private plane of the Lovell family, else, they would be even more embarrassed by the way they were acting.To their memory, this was their first time being on any plane.That simply was not true for Adrian, as the family had gone on vacations before that needed the plane. It’s just that this memory may have been forgotten by Adrian already.As for Violet, this was her first ever flight.They at least knew what a plane was.They were only anxious as to how they would feel once they’re already up in the air.Lillian and the rest tried to distract them from these thoughts.Hugh and Leroy offered them some wine and snacks.Emma and Priscilla showed them the movies they could watch on the screen in front of their seat.Lillian especially made sure they felt warm and comfortable, giving them blankets and pillows, showing them how to recline thei
“Yes, Dad. Alright–Mn..Goodnight.” Lucas said to Hugh on the phone.Hugh had called him to let him know that they would be heading back in the morning with Adrian and his friend, Violet.Hugh and Leroy’s secretaries have received updates regarding a background check on Violet’s family.They’ve decided to let Violet stay with the Lovell family as a guest.In the residence, there’s usually only the elders living with their staff. Usually, it would be busier during holidays and if there are any special occasions. In those times, everyone would gather in the residence and stay in their rooms reserved for them.Lillian and Ernest have held out hope that Adrian would return to them so they never thought of letting anybody else use it.Lillian would personally clean it and it was only in the later years that she let her staff help her.She wanted to preserve whatever remaining scent Adrian had left.There were times when she would burst out in tears, realizing that she could no longer recall
Soon, the driver, John Garcia, pulled up outside of the hotel where Lillian and the rest were staying.Adrian was no longer as anxious as he was half an hour ago, still he could still remember the bullets trying to penetrate through the car and the explosion after those goons’ cars had collided.Detective Jones glanced at him, noticing how pale Adrian was.Still, he commended him for not breaking down and not getting in their way.And also, because of him, they were able to rescue so many people who have been missing for years.Perhaps the Mayor might even think of rewarding Adrian because of his contribution.At the moment though, it was inappropriate to bring it up, given what the man had just experienced.So after escorting them to the hotel, Detective Jones left them, joining the other Officers with the rescued people.It was a field day for the reporters, gathering outside the police department.On the televisions of most households, they showed several people with their heads lo
As John Garcia was driving the car forward, everyone in the car held their breaths.They already knew that those people were Mortimer’s men. They could only play along for now, hoping for them to think that Adrian was in the other cars.But then–that possibility is very low.The black car they’re in was far from ordinary upon close inspection.And like clockwork, shots rang.Adrian ducked, covering his head with his arms.John Garcia gripped the steering wheel while Howard Dawson and Detective Jones cocked their guns.A voice of one of the policemen came on the comms. “Keep going. Follow the second group!”No matter what, they couldn’t let Adrian and the people who had just been rescued be in Mortimer’s hands again.John Garcia didn’t hesitate and quickly sped on.Mortimer’s men have picked the road where there’s only farm crops on each side, the road only leading one way.The city was still quite far so blending in or hiding in some alleyway would still be impossible.For now, they s
The drive was calm, with John Garcia, the driver not making any stops if he could help it.The car could drive even without gas as it can run on solar power.It could be recharged at a charging station, could store gas and could be powered through solar. This is all thanks to the upgrades done by the Lovell Technologies.With the drive being calm, Adrian fell to sleep.Even Detective Jones dozed off as well, his head hitting the window a couple of times.An hour into the drive, the car suddenly beeped in alarm.Adrian and Detective Jones groaned, having been woken up by the alarm.“What is it? What’s happening?” Detective Jones asked.“There seems to be an accident up ahead.” John Garcia answered, pointing at the GPS shown on the screen in front of him.“Is there another road we can take?” The bodyguard, Hoyt Cole asked.“This is the only road back to Westbury..” John Garcia answered.“Maybe the road is not totally blocked–” Detective Jones said.“Alright then–we’ll keep going..”“Sta
After canvassing the full layout of the building and accounting the number of people inside, Detective Jones and the other Officers made their strategic plan.An hour later, they made their move.Adrian was made to stay in the car while he viewed their perspective from the tablet device.He was given eyes for different cameras. Two more Officers were also monitoring it from their tablet devices.They compared every person found to the sketches from Adrian’s description of the people held captive. And also of the ones Adrian said were the people who ordered them around.Adrian watched as the trained Officers infiltrated the area covertly.CCTV cameras were hacked and made to play the same view over and over again.They knocked out the guards with tranquilizers, making sure they wouldn’t be waking up so soon.They were separated into groups. One made way to the sleeping quarters of the captives, another entered the main building, and another surrounded all possible exits.There were onl
Adrian held her hand, squeezing it.At that moment, Hugh returned to the room and was startled by the silence.“What happened?” He asked. His eyes wandered to Violet who now had her head lowered, her hand covering her eyes and her shoulders shaking.‘Is she crying?’ His brows furrowed.“Violet just remembered what happened that time when she was taken away.” Emma summarized it for him.He nodded. “By the way–I’ve just received information just now. Violet–it has something to do with you. If this is not a good time, I won’t say it.”She looked up, quickly wiping her tears with the cloth napkin.“No, please, I want to hear it.”Hugh nodded.“What is it, Hugh?” Emma asked.“It’s about her family.”They all glanced at Violet, gauging her reaction.“I remember–my mother died that time.” She said.Hugh nodded, confirming what she had remembered.Her heart fell. Deep inside, she was hoping that she was wrong. That she remembered it wrongly.Tears continued to fall down her cheeks. The napkin
Knock. Knock.“I’ll go get it..” Emma said.She opened the door and saw her younger brother, Adrian.“Ah.. Adrian.. What is it?”Adrian was startled.He stepped back to check if he knocked on the correct room or not.“You have something you need from Violet?” She smiled.His brows shot up. “Oh. Um–I was going to bring her to the dining room.”“Ah.. I see. Well, just in time. We’re done here as well.” Emma smiled. She turned her head and called over. “Come on you two..”“Okay!” Priscilla said. “Let’s go Violet..”Priscilla brought Violet over.Adrian was struck for a moment when he saw Violet.He had never seen her so dolled up.Her hair was beautiful and so is her overall look. Her face was even more beautiful than usual.Violet’s head hung as her cheeks blushed bright red.Adrian cleared his throat.“Let’s go..” Adrian tilted his head.“Mn.” Violet nodded.