All Chapters of ONE AND ONLY: A second chance romance story: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Benjamin checked in the direction of Elissa’s workplace for the fifth time but Elissa was still not there. He thought that maybe she was running late and thought of giving her a call. However., her call went straight to voicemail and it made him worried. Elissa always answered her phone and it was also odd for her to be late. He thought to wait for another hour but when she still wasn’t present, he couldn’t just sit at the office. He took his jacket and left the office in a hurry to go and check on Elissa. He knew it would be awkward for Elissa to find him on her doorstep but he was worried for her. He drove his Porsche to her apartment building and went upstairs.He pressed the doorbell several times but Elissa was not responding. Benjamin’s eyebrows were knitted together and his anxiousness grew. He yelled her name but no response. Having no other options left, he banged open the door after several pushing. He was shocked to see Elissa lying on the floor of the living room. He immed

H&L Bar,“Get me another glass of this drink!” Carson yelled impatiently at the waiter, raising the empty glass in mid-air. The waiter gave an annoyed look at him but passed him another glass of vodka. Carson gulped down the liquid in one go.After arguing with Benjamin and Elissa, he drove angrily to this bar and had been ordering drinks one after another.Carson swirled the glass in his hand, imagining Elissa and the child she had with another man. His anger rose again and with a grimace, he was about to throw the glass when the waiter stopped him.“You dare do that and I will throw you out this second!” he warned and Carson stopped. He heavily sighed and lowered his down as it touched the cold metal top. His phone rang beside him but he didn’t pick up. He didn’t want to talk to anyone. The continuous ringing of his phone annoyed the waiter and he asked to turn off his phone. Carson ignored him which made the waiter roll his eyes in irritation. He went to him and grabbed his phone.

“You are going to stay at my place,” Benjamin said. Elissa was sitting in the hospital bed with a bandage on her temple. She told him what happened and Benjamin was really mad about it. Elissa wanted to argue but she felt since she had nowhere else to go at the moment, she should just agree to what he said. Elissa gave him a faint smile and agreed to stay in his villa for a while.“Sorry for the trouble” she articulated. Benjamin made a face and joked that he was pleased to have a roommate.The doctor came in with a writing pad in his hand. Adjusting his round glasses, he smiled at Benjamin and then asked Elissa how she was feeling. “Better, doctor.”“She is good to go. Here are some supplements she needs to take for two weeks. She will be perfectly healthy after two weeks” the doctor said with enthusiasm and tearing the paper slip, he gave it to Benjamin. Benjamin told Elissa he would go and get her these while she get ready.After buying the medicines, he took Elissa to his car and

A new apartment was hard to find. Elissa went through various apartments but she couldn't find a suitable one for her. When she does like one, it went over her budget and the ones under her budget weren't good. Elissa scratched her head and grumbled. She had spent hours on her laptop finding apartments. She sighed and closed her eyes for a moment.A few days have gone by since Elissa started to live in Benjamin's villa and during her stay, Benjamin had made sure Elissa was properly taken care of. She also got to know him better and had moments where they accidentally came close.He was very sweet and caring but Elissa couldn't accept that. She couldn't accept his affection and care towards her. She knew he had feelings for her which she wanted he shouldn't. She came up with the decision to tell him about her being a single mother. She thought that after he knows that she was a single mother, he would take a step back and stop pursuing her.Elissa had half today and so she was in the v

“Let's play Truth and Dare!”All the employees gathered around and formed a circle. Carson had no interest in playing but since Elissa and Benjamin were participating, he couldn't sit back. He agreed to play and so did Amanda.“Everyone is familiar with the rules, right?” Vivi, an employee started and kept the bottle in the middle. When everyone nodded, she spin the bottle and everyone excitedly waited on whom the bottle would land.Elissa sat beside Benjamin and Carson and Amanda sat opposite them. Elissa was hoping that the bottle shouldn't land on her because when Carson and Amanda were here, she was worried things would go the wrong way. But her luck wasn't with her today. The bottle landed on her and Elissa cursed internally. The employees cheered and were deciding who should ask her.“I think Boss should be the one to ask!”“I agree!”Upon the employee's urges, Benjamin happily asked, “Truth or Dare, Elissa?”“Truth…” Elissa said with a nervous smile. Games of these kinds scared