Semua Bab Bound by debt; Freed by love: Bab 101 - Bab 110

ELENA'S POVEloise remained in the hospital for about a week more with me consistently by her side as I also had nowhere to go. Lucas never came by to check on us which was beginning to make me worry but I also had to consider how busy he was as the owner of a huge, successful company. Only Nathan showed up a few times showering Eloise with different gifts but was still refused to be acknowledged by Eloise. She was still hurt and seemed to have every right to be, based on my judgement from her side of the story. Somehow, the thought of starting my life afresh with someone made me happy and eager to begin already. With just the both of us in our world, it would be a lot easier to keep my mind off Lucas for a while. Lucas. To be honest, the undeterred determination he portrayed in order to get me out of the abusive and toxic contract marriage with Adrian managed to restore some life back to my numb, aching heart. All my life, I was the protective and determined one but seeing Lucas

ELENA'S POVNot so surprisingly, Eloise opened the door by the time I arrived at her house where we agreed to meet. “Why am I not surprised?”, I said, chuckling lowly especially at hee degree of stubbornness towards Nathan. “You shouldn't be. I keep to my word, he should keep to his…and you too”, she replied, abruptly turning behind and giving me a warning look. My face instantly scrunched into a frown at the look from earlier as I halted in my steps. “What do you mean, me too?”, I asked back, rolling my eyes in a dramatic manner while we continued down the dimly lit corridors of her house. “To be honest, I didn't think you'd come back after you drove off with him. He's your home Elena, just admit it”, she confessed, pushing the door to a room open with me following closely behind. A sad smile slowly spread on my lips with my head lowering to the ground feeling clothed with a sense of dejection. “Well, not anymore”, I whispered, swallowing hard to push down the tears clogging my th

ELENA'S POVThe day began with a new purpose in mind and that was - Job Hunting. I yawned lazily in bed stretching my hands above my head wishing to just stay in bed and do nothing else. The thick curtains draped over my window prevented the sharp rays of the early sunrise from fully reflecting into my room, giving it a dark, chill vibe. Still enjoying the comfort of my bed, my hands found their way to the drawer besides my bed instinctively picking up my phone. A quick frown formed in between my eyebrows as I stared at the text from Lucas in confusion. Guess it'll be just you for now but I'll be home as soon as I can. Be safe. I earnestly rubbed my eyes wiping off every trace of drowsiness to ensure I was seeing the right thing. Could it be the wrong person? My heart stinged at the realization that he now mistook me for someone else. My fingers flew away on the keypad as I typed strings of messages as a response but it suddenly didn't seem wise. It was definitely a mistake from h

ELENA'S POV It was a bright and merry morning with the birds chirping continuously close to my window. I groaned into my pillow wanting to sleep more but I had to pick up two shifts today. The thought of it alone felt like a huge balloon restricting all the airflow in my chest. After Adrian stormed out during our ‘date’ yesterday to deal with Robert I suppose, I finally had the freedom to pursue my real reason for entering into the bustling center of the city to start with. Unfortunately, I was still on a blacklist and according to the few companies that cared to explain, I had been involved in too many scandals and employing me would put a bad name on their company. Hearing the genuine reasons, I couldn't blame them too much but I still had to get a job somehow. Left between a rock and a hard place, I headed into a bar too ashamed to go back home with the same status I left in - unemployed and broke. I had promised Eloise to handle all our affairs as long as she took the time of

LUCAS' POV Things really didn't go as planned here as I ended up being in Greece a week longer but that didn't stop me from executing my plans concerning Adrian. Mr Anderson struck exactly where it hit me the most, probably expecting me to see my foolishness in holding on to something that didn't exist anymore. And he was wrong. The emotions still as clear as daytime coursing through my entire being was mostly frustration at my own incapabilities. Why couldn't I get her to feel the exact same way I did for her? Why couldn't I get her to give me a chance? With me, she didn't need to give so many chances, all I needed was just one. She couldn't deny her awareness of the lengths I'd go for her. She was mine as long as she asked it so why wasn't she asking? “Lucas Everhart, you have successfully deceived me”, Mr Anderson said, the calculating tone betrayed the softness in his voice. A small smirk hid on my lips while I raised a questioning eyebrow choosing to play innocent in my actio