All Chapters of Bitter Sweet Love: Chapter 51

The sound of the wave was calm accompanied by the cool soothing breeze, a few birds flew and chirped across the lake it was almost 4pm and the sun was already drawing to the South casting a golden hue over the horizon. Mervin rested his back on his car, his eyes rocked on Crystal who was standing beside him, eyes fixed to the ground.At a far distance, the only presence was their bodyguards who stood watchful.It's just 30 minutes since they left the airport but it somehow seemed like a few seconds ago. The only sound as they made their way to the lake was Mervin's voice arguing over the phone with his parents over his behavior at the airport which they had branded as reckless. It took him at least 15 minutes to absorb his parents' fury and shouting before he'd convinced them that he wasn't risking the company, rather losing Crystal was the threat."Crystal," he called softly, holding her hand.Crystal couldn't speak, she took a deep breath, her shoulder rising slowly then falling. H