All Chapters of AGAINST THE FATES: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

"Are you sure that she is the woman?"The investigator nodded hesitantly before continuing," I know that he has gone to meet her over the last three weeks but everything seems above board and it did not look like they were having an affair. For the first Friday, they played poker, chess and other arcade games and there was a man present when Mr Grenier dropped her off. And last time, even though they were at her home, I dressed up as the delivery person and there seemed nothing shady there. Even the flowers did not seem like they had been taken for a lover... And last evening, Mr Grenier did not even wait long. Just chatted and left. In fact, another man came over soon after he left. It might be the same man from the previous time but he seems to be this woman's lover..."As the investigator placed another photograph in front of her, Kathy could not help but raise her brows at the man who was hugging the woman.'Faith Heming.' A name she had not heard in these years. She had met the w

"Are you going to tell me what is going on in your life? How did the boring existence suddenly turn into this drama with male leads pursuing you? And now, Ross is being carted off on a world tour, while his rivals in love are sniffing around you?""There is no rivalry, Rose. I don't know why Andrew came over so suddenly. He has respected my wishes over the years and has not contacted me. From what I could see of his state, of course, there was troubling him and maybe he thought that he could not trust anyone..."Rose snorted at this. "He has the gall to come to you after all the pain he caused you?" "Rose, you need to stop listening to Grace. It's not like he abused me.""Well, he did turn a blind eye to the abuse his family caused.""Which is partly my fault for letting them do it to me. And before you get on your high horse, I am not saying he is blameless. What I am saying is that we were just two different people, with different expectations in difficult circumstances who maybe s

Whistling a happy tune, Andrew knocked on the door of his friend's office. Though no one had yet arrived at this godforsaken hour, Andrew knew that Adi would already have finished half a day of work. And as the voice from inside growled a grumpy,” Come in.” Andrew knew he was right.Looking up, Adi glanced at Andrew before continuing to work while he questioned,” Why are you knocking?”“Just making sure you were there inside. Adi, these Fridays you have started taking half working days.”Continuing to read his file, Adi hummed in agreement at the statement not elaborating anything more.Andrew continued,” Well, why?”"Why not?" came the standard non-interested reply."Are you seeing someone?" Andrew probed."Since when were you interested in my business, Andrew?""I always have been Adi. It is why we are still friends.""Just tell me what you need, Andrew." Adi finally sighed. Knowing Andrew, the man would simply hem and haw until Adi was driven mad."I'll be taking over the Artisan J

"I never thought you'd one day become a party girl," Adi commented as he drove through the mind-numbing traffic towards the club Faith mentioned. It had surprised him when he saw her all dressed up to leave the house when he arrived there. Surprised and almost burned up the possessiveness that was burning inside him. Andrew had given him quite a shock today. Having lived with seeing her and Andrew together, he had assumed that he would be able to handle any jealousy due to Faith being friendly with other men. However, he now understood. When she had been Andrew, he had loved he but never seen her as being 'his'. And that was not the case now. He had already made his intentions clear and was determined to win her over. And so, as Andrew said, he would have to own this covetousness and proprietorial instinct or Faith would never be his. Looking at the way she was presently dressed, he would have to quickly grasp the green eyes monster because if he really did try to cover up those beau

Before Faith could even understand the happiness and elation coursing through her, Adi was kissing her... once, twice... making her realize that now that they had known each other, never would be enough. Immersed in the giddiness of having him, Faith kissed him back... fervently and urgently. Her fingers combed through his hair, settling on the nape of his neck... trying to press closer. Adi kissed her as if his life depended on it. He was ecstatic that this time she had not just accepted his kiss or even only begrudgingly kissed him back. She was in this moment as much as he was. He caressed her bare back, running his finger along the length of her spine. She arched into him at the sensation, a slight moan escaping her as their kiss broke and she threw back her head in abandon. Faith felt as if she was melting into him. His scent seemed to surround her as she inhaled sharply. Never before had she felt like this. This urgency to be with anyone, to feel him so fully pressed against he