It was 4 am. I finally left the club, fully satisfied after two rounds from the stranger. I had left while he slept and didn't know how to feel about it.
I didn't want to feel anything, though he made me feel what I hadn't felt from any other man in years, I hoped to forget him. No strings attached right?Stupid, but what if I was already attached to him from the moment he slammed his lips into mine and made me feel like a woman?Bummer.I get into my car and drive out of the parking space. It felt so quiet and lonely even with the upbeat music playing loudly through my speakers. I had never felt this lonely until now. Though I had discovered I was being cheated on three years ago, the air still smelt of betrayal, choking me down to my chest like I was being stabbed right there.I had feelings for him. Feelings I couldn't call love but still, I never cheated or thought of it to begin with. She was there all along. Before, while and even now I'm gone, I figured. I didn't know her and I wondered if she knew she was being cheated on too. We were both playing. It was the more reason why I shouldn't feel really bad about it after all.The void I felt could never fully go as at the moment, except by a certain stranger.I press my legs on the brakes. "Fuck. Fuck. Fuck." My car comes to a halt, making a screeching sound. My eyes widened at the woman who had just been hit by a car.I watch the car speed off without giving a damn about the accident it just caused.I quickly stepped out of my car and rushed to the woman who was now surrounded by hungry gossipers. Her red blonde hair sprawled down to cover her face as blood spilled to stain her clothes."She needs help." Someone said as I stared down at her body. It took strength not to have a panic attack at the moment.It felt like history repeating itself. The blood and her unconscious body. It reminds me of two weeks back when my father came back home with bloody hands."People are cruel. What are we going to do?""Poor woman.""Ma'am you have a car. You could help." Another woman said.I blinked out of my blank state and looked up at her to see she was talking to me. "Yes." I nod, clearly not in the right state of mind. "Yes. Carry her to my car. It's over there." I said in a shaky voice. The sight of the red-blonde woman pooled with blood brought chills to my body and made me fear for my life."Hurry. Hurry." The woman and two others spoke to the three men in our midst. They looked at each other and then quickly did as told.One of them accompanied me to the hospital and left after the lady was carried to the emergency room. I didn't leave though. I stayed and waited patiently for results and I wondered if it was because I was kind or I needed to occupy myself from the loneliness buried in me.I sat on the seater, watching as nurses ran in and out of the operating room.After a while of sitting, I suddenly feel a little sensation in my stomach. I ignore it till it comes again. I place my hand on my tummy, rubbing my thumb on it to ease the feeling. My mouth began to water and I experienced a shocking feeling whenever I swallowed. I blinked and ignored whatever I felt the moment the doctor walked out of the room.I stood to meet him as he walked towards me. "Is she alright?" I ask him."She's fine. Thankfully, you were able to bring her here before she lost a lot of blood. Her case isn't as serious as I had expected and she'll be fine soon.""Oh, I'm glad," I tell him, blinking as chills run through my spine. Goosebumps appeared on my skin and I tried to act normal before the doctor, but Unfortunately for me, he was a practitioner and understood signs very well."Are you alright?" He asks and I nod. "I don't think so. You should get checked.""No, I'm fine." I lie. I assumed I should be stressed from the trauma my sister's death had left in me or the pain of being heartbroken by my ex, but I lied.I placed my hands on my mouth, feeling the need to throw up. I felt my food in my throat, it wasn't a hangover cause I'd thrown it all out last night after a long time of pleasure. Kind of embarrassing but I wasn't in the right state to mind."You should..." I place my hand over my mouth again as I suddenly feel the need to throw up. "The toilet is that way." He points and I quickly rush to it to throw out all my food.I breathed heavily, catching my breath. I threw up again and rested by the wall. I waited for a while and decided to rinse my mouth when I didn't feel the need to throw up again. I walk out of the toilet to see the doctor standing on the other side."Thank you," I tell him, for quickly directing me to the toilet."You should get checked. I'll do it freely for you." He tells me. I open my mouth to disagree but he gives me a pleasing look and I walk to him, signaling him to take me to wherever I needed to go.A one-night stand, and an accident that led me to the hospital, and that was all it took for my life to change for good.I jump as the hot oil splatter to the dorsal of my palm. That was when I realized I was lost in thought and someone had been at my door. I turn off the gas and rinse my hands in the kitchen sink to get to the door. "Giana Doxon. Don't tell me you went to the club last night without me!" She rests her palm on her hips dramatically. I ignore my best friend and engulf her in a hug pleased to see her. I hug her long enough for her to be worried because no, I never was and I'm not a lover of hugs. The last time I hugged her this long was when I lost my sister."Start spilling what the problem is and it better not be Cole."I pull away and blink away my tears, turning to quickly clean them as I walk back to the kitchen to grab a jar of cookies and yogurt, no longer feeling the need to eat food. I shouldn't have bothered cooking in the first place. "No... I mean yes, it's Cole, but kind of a different situation." I chuckle but it did a poor job at making me look better."I would hate to h
The drive from the airport was a quiet one of course, cause I had no one to talk to. Nellie had gone her own way and my father wasn't even aware of my arrival to send his driver waiting for me at the airport.I thought more about how to disclose the news of my pregnancy to my family, my dad especially, than how happy I'd be to finally see them again. Though Dad has never been one to chatter and laugh about my life ever since the loss of my sister, he only laid concern when I did something that could tarnish him or his business, maybe I have already done that and I wondered so much what his reaction will be.I roll my luggage box to our small mansion, my legs trembling with every step I take. Just as I raise my hands to press on the doorbell, the huge doors open to my father facing me. His eyes widen in shock and he steps closer to meet me with a small smile on his lips."I wasn't expecting you, Gianna."I crack a smile at him. I wasn't expecting myself to. I didn't know what to say.
I peeped from the staircase at the crowd, disappointed at the unfamiliar faces and no one to occupy time with. I make my way downstairs in my spaghetti strap backless high-slit dress. I had decided on something simple and I was more than comfortable with it. I make my way down the stairs to the other end of the room to sit on the chair lingering around the corner. I tapped my fingers on my elbows, humming to nothing as I sent fake smiles at everyone who looked my way. I was bored and wished I had invited Nellie the moment I knew about the party.I took the last drink from the tray as the waiter walked past. I watched the party in slow sips looking here and there to catch sight of my father. At least I'll be a bit occupied with his introductions which never cease to end.Speaking of the devil, I see him make his way through the crowd. His face suddenly elated at the sight of me like he'd been wondering about my whereabouts. "There you are. I want to introduce you to someone." He take
It's Sunday and it had to be the best day for me to wake up with a slight headache. It must be because I didn't rest enough after my journey yesterday and stressed myself with my father's party. I decide to brush my teeth and make myself something small to eat before taking painkillers. Halfway down the stairs to the kitchen, the doorbell rings. Dad was busy in his study room and the housekeeper was nowhere to be seen so I headed to get the door myself. "What are you doing here?" I spit out in sudden hatred as I see Cole backing the door, busy with his phone. I hate to see him again. My chest heaved in a bad way at the sight of him and chills ran down my spine at the reminder of what he had done to me and the fact that I was bearing his child.He turns to look at me with a smile which immediately drops at the look on my face. "Baby." I see he hasn't learned a lesson and I felt like slapping his face so hard again that he would remember what it feels like to be slapped and he'll th
LENOX POVI fold the white card into a neat square and place it at the top center of the bouquet. I then look up at the slim tall man standing before my desk, waiting to do his job. "Deliver it to the location I sent to you. Don't say a word about me. Just deliver it and leave.""Yes, sir.""Good. You'll have more deliveries to take care of." Yes, a lot more in the future because I had a lot of plans for her. I had a lot of plans for the woman who had gotten me obsessed with just the sight of her pictures. She saw me as a stranger but I knew her as my nephew's ex.I was shocked to see her at the club that night and couldn't puzzle out why she was in Canada. I left it to be her business but I couldn't just leave while I knew she was there, right before me and asking to be fucked. I watched in wonderment at her straightforwardness towards me. She said she wasn't drunk. It was partly a lie and the truth. She must be frequent with such habit to not be drunken by the harsh mix, I presum
GIANNA'S POVI had decided to start work at my father's office today. I had left the house knowing my mum and brother were around, yet I didn't feel the need to stay at home with them so I prepared and headed to the office the moment I woke. "Welcome ma'am." The secretary appointed to me stood from her desk to welcome me. She advances to take my handbag and escorts me into my office before rushing to the coffee machine to make me coffee."It's fine. I'll work without one today." I say, dismissing her. I could barely work without coffee then, and now that I'm pregnant, I have to work without one to be on the safe side.The office was nothing different from that of my father's, so it was nothing intriguing as I have seen it quite often. The color was a bright shade of blue and white giving a soothing ambiance to the office alongside the lights flashing through the slide window which was halfway covered with a white curtain blind.A steel tanker desk and faux leather office chair sat in
I walk into the simply decorated balcony, where Dad has chosen to hold the dinner. The Ardolfs hadn't arrived yet so it was just mum checking if everything was okay. "Gia." She calls with a wide smile as she sees me walk in. "Come. Help me out with this." She pointed at the napkins which needed to be arranged neatly. "Sure." I walk towards the table and do as told."The decor is simple and pretty. Don't you think?" I nod. "I was in charge of it.""Congratulations on that, Andra.""Your father told me he suspects you're familiar with one of the Ardolfs."I looked at her for a moment. Typical of Dad not to believe my words. He probably would have believed it if Cole had said it himself. "I'm not," I reply dryly, looking away. "I'm worried, now that you and father are having discussions like this.""I see nothing wrong with that. Your fa. . .""You see nothing wrong with that cause it's just another means for you to stab us in the back again.""You shouldn't judge me for just one mista
The air was thick and everyone threw light talks to one another, except me, to calm the atmosphere. I spoke when spoken to and waited patiently for everyone to begin eating. I wondered why everyone hadn't started eating yet until Andra arrived then we began. I watch Lenox pray before digging into his food. 'He prays' my brain tells me like I didn't just see it for myself. My stomach twisted at the thought of this mystery I just discovered and I found the need to know more about this man, down to the little details, even though I knew it would lead to no good."So you own one...three hotels?" The lady who had spoken to me earlier asked. I swallow and nod, hating the attention now on me. "No. I'm just a hotel assistant but I hope to have my hotel one day." "That's nice. Good to know you're a little woman of your own. When I was your age, I was married and a full-time housewife." She says and I didn't know how to feel about what she just said. All eyes move to Cole as he lets out a c