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11.

LaylaIn a hailstorm, Henry drove down to my house when I didn't pick up his calls. Nathan had come down with a terrifying fever, it had suddenly happened overnight, and I was too unsettled to have heard my phone ringing.When Nathan had calmed to sleep, I prepared hot coffee for Henry as he kept himself warm by the fireplace."Here." I handed over the mug."Thank you." He muttered, his eyes sparkling at me."Thank you for coming." I thought I should appreciate him."Anytime." He smiled. My phone rang. It was an anonymous number, but by reading the text message, I knew it was Ethan. The motherfucker wouldn't let me be!"I want to see my lawyer," I gritted, I was getting annoyed with each passing moment when Ethan sends a message that made no sense and was out of context."I see Ethan has not relented." He nodded to himself."Yes and, moreover, I need to take back the company. He doesn't deserve it." My eyes were fixed on Nathan's piano, which stood very close to the hearth."Sure, he
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LaylaIt wasn't something I had just thought about, it had always been on my mind; how to get in touch with Nathan's father. I visited the bar two days before Christmas. Four years and it was still the same. The memories of my drunken state on that fateful night appeared distorted in my head. I wasn't even sure of the spot where I had met the man.“Hello, there.” The frilly haired bartender was grinning at me. Everything about him was just the same, nothing changed but his smile, which had grown wider over the years.“Hello. Do you remember me?” I approached him with a warm smile playing on my lips.“Sure. The one as hot as hell.” He joked and winked.“I see you do.” I gave a small laugh and perched myself on a stool. I tossed back a lock of hair underneath my hat before proceeding to ask him about the man I was looking for.“Can you give a full description? I have a talent for identifying people…"“I don't know what he looks like…" I felt stupid.“Ah, that's…"“Crazy, right?”He nod
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LaylaNathan slid into the living room upon hearing the doorbell. It was Christmas, and he had been expecting both Santa and Henry for a while now."Aha!""Santa is here, Santa is here! " He was jumping in delight."And I have brought gifts for little Nathaniel," then he looked at me. "And his beautiful mother." He said.I chuckled. Henry was such a darling, wearing a costume and pretending to be Santa for Nathan."But where are Uncle Henry's gifts?" Nathan asked inquisitively."I haven't left him in the dark. It's all in here!" He relieved himself of the burden of carrying Santa's sack of presents."Mommy, we are going to have gifts." Nathan was giggling when I ambled inside the kitchen. I was baking Durian pies and macarons. Nathan loved macarons, unlike Sofia. She would be joining us later in the day, since she had refused to spend Christmas with Georgina. I felt Georgina was at fault in the entire situation, why her only child disliked her and couldn't bear the sight of her was
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LaylaBefore the New Year celebration ended, I received a call from Amanda Donaldson. LAYNAT had received a proposal from the very famous COOPER CORP. The secretary of the board had reached out to us a few days ago and now, I was to communicate with the President of the corporation. As much as I knew, I used to be in love with the current president during my college days and, since our break-up, I hadn't seen or spoken to him. It usually ended up being like that, when love was overwhelming, and it suddenly began to decline. I could trust myself I felt nothing for him anymore, but then my identity, as I had kept it unknown from prior clients, must still be unknown until I decided to disclose it to the world. As it happened, clients usually reached out to LAYNAT and then to Amanda, but then I communicated with them, giving the impression that I was Amanda. It were only four people in the organization that knew of this arrangement. Those were Amanda herself, Henry, Amanda's Vice Pres
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LaylaMrs. Carter's cravings turned out to be foods she normally wouldn't have if she wasn't pregnant.“I'll have a Chocolate-Chipotle Sirloin steak, a Chocolate Martini, and some chocolate ice cream.” She said to the waiter, who nodded before walking away to get our orders.“It's too cold for you to have ice cream,” I reasoned with an amused look on my face.“I can manage.” She said firmly. The waiter returned with her order and my order of black coffee.“I'm still surprised you brought me out for lunch today.” She said, with a twitch of a smile around the corner of her lips.“I was bored at home…" I sighed, stirring my coffee to distract myself.“Where has your boy gone?” She questioned.“He's out of town with Henry.”“You now trust him with that man?” She arched one of her brows curiously at me and took a spoonful of ice cream.“Henry's a good man. He loves Nathan.” I smiled, my mind drifting to how Henry had been caring toward me and Nathan.If only…“He loves you,” she asserted,
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LaylaI hollered at them and hastened across the front yard.“What are you doing, Aunt Layla?” Sofia's eyes widened in surprise.“Hey, Charlene!” I slightly waved at the girl.“Hey. Did Sofia forget something?” She asked, her eyes prying at me.“No, I just want to talk to you before I leave. Are you rushing to do something?”Charlene's boyfriend was staring vaguely at me. Now that I took a closer look at him, I could see his sunken pale blue eyes, prominent cheekbones, sharp jawline, and dropping mouth. His build was quite okay for a teenager.“Yeah…" She responded, glancing at the boy.“Give me five minutes of your time.”“Okay. Go on, Adrian.” She gestured at him. He gave a firm nod.“Sofia, will you excuse us?” Sofia made a face and walked inside the house.“Thank you.” Charlene crossed her arms, leaning against a wall.“I know about you and Sofia,” I began. “The state in which your relationship currently stands. I'm aware you have decided to be with Adrian, but I must inform you
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So Leo Cooper had met my son. It was funny how he wouldn't have ever thought Nathan was the son of his ex-girlfriend.“I hope Nathan didn't disturb you with ice cream.”“Yeah, he did, but that was before Mr. Cooper took him to the playground. I didn't let him have it, though, it was cold.” He answered.“Thanks a lot. I don't think Mr. Cooper bought one for him either, he told me he ate a sundae or so…"“Yeah, he did.” Henry agreed.“I'm afraid his sweet tooth is increasing every day.” I sighed.“You don't have a sweet tooth, do you?” He asked.“Nah…”“Then it might be his father…”“Yeah.” I breathed.Nathan's father, yeah, he might have a sweet tooth. I hoped to receive some favorable news from the bartender soon.“I'll be going to see my parents this weekend,” Henry informed me, his eyes taking in every movement I make with my hands.“Oh, that's great,” I muttered.“
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LaylaThere were two secrets I could use against Ethan. One; his businesses, and two; his love affairs. He wasn't a saint, after all, going to the extremes to get what he wanted without caring about the other party. Just like he did to me. He had once gone into business with William Gould but suddenly, out of nowhere, the business fell through and William Gould had to suffer the loss. The conclusion I could come to with the information I had in my hands was that the failure of the business had all been orchestrated from the outset and Ethan was behind it. I thought I could use my influence and William Gould's cooperation to gain leverage over him. I knew I had to see William Gould one of these days. About his love affairs, the investigative officer could not gather as much as I would have wanted, but he gave me an inkling of one of Ethan's illicit relationships. There were pictures, but they only revealed the back and side views. He was going to have to press on and capture the w
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As I switched off the lights, my door creaked open. A small silhouette stood at the entrance, it was Nathan. I switched on the lights.“What is wrong? Can't you sleep, my love?” I wondered what was the matter with him. He was rubbing his eyes as he came over to my bed.“Mummy, I want to sleep here.” He crawled on the bed.“All right dear.” I cuddled him close to me.“Are you feeling scared?” I asked with concern as I stared at my lovely boy.“I want to stay here with you.” He said, nuzzling against my chest.“All right. Since I've read you a bedtime story earlier, I will sing you a lullaby.”“Okay…"‘Rockabye baby on the tree topWhen the wind blows, the cradle will rock.If the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.Then down tumbles baby, cradle and all…’After a while, I could only hear the soft pattering of hail on the roof. Everything else was quiet. Nathan's steady breath warmed my chest, I thought he had already fallen asleep until his baby voice startled me out of my doze.“Mummy
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LaylaI enrolled Nathan in school on the following Monday. I had thought he wouldn't want me to leave him, but I was proven wrong when he excitedly bid me goodbye after I revisited him in his class upon leaving the Principal's office. Afterward, I drove down to Beverly Hills to see Georgina.Her home was not the way I remembered it, in fact. She was no longer the way I remembered her; when she opened the door, her hair was unkempt, her clothes were soiled, and she looked like a complete disaster. I didn't know it had gotten that far, from being sophisticated and presentable to being frozen in time and miserable. Thank God, Sofia wasn't living with her. In the lobby, I could see the paw of Elsa molded in clay. I guessed it was a reminder of the furry creature. Sofia told me she passed away due to cancer about two years ago. The entire living room was disrupted and everything was not in place, even up to the painting on the wall, which was dangling crookedly.“A minute.” She said drow
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