Elise's pov;While Brian and I were travelling on the bus, I asked him, “Do you like travelling by bus?”He nodded saying, “Yes. But I don't get a chance to get on a bus since dad always picks me up from school.” “I only get a chance when the school gets over quickly.”“That's fine. But since you're not old enough to travel alone, wait until you turn ten or eleven, okay?” “And, it's dangerous to travel alone with your age.”When his smile fainted on his lips, I said, “I can take you on the bus if you want to.” When he looked at me, I continued, “Because I think I'm old enough to take you on the bus. And Mr Alarcon won't be against this either.” And smiled at him. He gave me a smile and enjoyed looking outside the window. When the trip ended, we two came to Mr Alarcon's house. When I entered, I saw Mr Alarcon in the centre of the house. Didn't he say he's going on a business trip? What is he doing here? When I tried to go upstairs, Mr Alarcon said, “Hold on. I have to talk with you.
Elise's pov:When I opened my eyes, I saw the ceiling over my head similar to Mr Alarcon place. When I sat straight up from the bed, I found myself in Mr Alarcon house. How did I come here? Wasn't I in the car… Lizzy!!! I got out of the bed and rushed out of the room to get stopped by Steve. He held me asking, “Mam, where are you going?”I tried pushing him away saying, “Lizzy! Lizzy's in trouble. I have to help her… Lizzy…”He interrupted me by saying, “Calm down, mam. Calm down, please.”“I have to go help her. Let me go!”“She's safe.” When I turned in the direction of the voice, I saw Mr Alarcon standing behind Steve. He continued, “She's doing good. She was sent home.” “Are you an idiot to go outside wearing only pyjamas? And why did you even go out in the middle of the night? Moreover, there's a snowstorm-”Brian came hugging me which made Mr Alarcon stop scolding me. I crouched down to ask, “I heard you crying on the phone. Why did you cry?”He held my cheeks saying, “Because
Elise's pov;Without answering my questions, Mr Alarcon went inside the house. When I followed him to question him again, he said it's lunch time and went to the dining table. I sat with Mr Alarcon and Brian at the dining table. We ate in silence until Steve came to us and said something to Mr Alarcon in his ears. Mr Alarcon stood up and said, “You two stay at the house and dont go outside.” And pointed at me and continued, “Especially, you. Stay.” And hurriedly left the house along with Steve. When I looked at him, all the people who were working on clearing the snow left. Soon, some men in black suits came and stood in front of the house, guarding it from someone. What's happening here? While I was being confused about what's happening around me, Brian said, “There must be another threatening call.”I looked at him and asked, “What?”“He gets it every now and then.”“Threatening? Who?”He pointed the fork at himself and said, “Me. It's always about me. Dad says there's some bad p
Elise's pov;After everyone left, I went straight to my room after bidding goodnight to Brian. When I closed the door and laid on the bed, someone knocked on the door. Is it Brian? When I opened, Mr Alarcon was standing before me. Is he here to scold me? I said, rubbing my eyes, “I feel so sleepy. Can we talk tomorrow?”He stepped into my room and closed the door behind. “Mr Alarcon…”“I asked you to call me Max. Did you forget it already?”“I'm sorry… Max.”“Begin eating green vegetables a lot because you tend to forget a lot of things.” he sat on my bed and continued, “Who are those people who came tonight? You mentioned them as your friends but I heard them calling you as boss.”“They work in my bakery store. I consider them as my friends, that's why I introduced them as my friends.”“Is this how you treat your workers? If you give them a lot of space then they'll take advantage and don't do anything properly. They're workers so treat them as one.”Is he here to give me lessons?
Elise's pov;I came to Mr Alarcon house at 8 pm because we cleared out some stuff for decorations. When I came to the house, I saw Mr Alarcon and Brian eating at the dining table. Wasn't it too soon for dinner time? According to Mr Alarcon's rules. Brian yelled, “Emily, be quick. Let's have dinner together.”After seeing them together, I said, “It's alright. I ate out with my friends.” And I headed upstairs to my room in order to not disturb them. I dropped down on the bed as I stared at the ceiling above me. Mr Alarcon told me he'll help me but how am I going to ask him? And how should I do it? Should we make another deal? It's not a big amount to make a deal though. Let's just think of it as a loan and borrow from him. I feel hungry. I should have at least eaten the brownies which Teresa made at the store. I can't even go down stairs since Mr Alarcon and Brian are having their dinner. I sprang up from the bed and took my wallet and went downstairs. I said to Mr Alarcon, “I'm mee
Elise's pov;At my store, while I was calculating the expenses for the decorations inside my cabin, Teresa barged in saying, “Boss, your husband's here.”Husband? Oh, yeah. That guy. “Why do you look like you saw a ghost?”“You'll get it if you see for yourself, boss.”I came out of the cabin and when I saw him sitting with clenched jaws with a hostile glare. And he was surrounded by his mafia-like subordinates. What is he doing here with his men? Is he trying to make a scene? I sat across from him and asked, “What are you doing here?”His subordinates walked out of the store dragging my staff along with them. Mr Alarcon placed a piece of paper saying, “Sign it.”When I took a look at it, there were a number of rules listed in that paper and the first rule was not to leave the house after 10 pm. I gave back the paper saying, “No.”“What do you mean by no?”I let out a sigh and said, “I'm not one of your subordinates to go by the rules set by you.”He looked around my store and ask
Elise's pov;When I woke up, I was in the hospital bed this time. The white ceiling and the antiseptic smell surrounded me and when I lifted my head, I saw Mr Alarcon on his phone. After seeing me, he hung up on whoever he was on the call and asked me, “How do you feel now?”Why is he acting like he care about me? “What happened to me?” I asked as I sat straight on the bed. “I'll call the doctor.” And walked out of the room. The door opened and Mr Alarcon walked in along with the doctor. The doctor asked me, “When did you had your last meal?”“Morning.”“So that means you skipped lunch and dinner?”When I gave him a nod, he continued, “Skipping meals will make your blood sugar levels to drop that's why you fainted.” “I'll prescribe supplement tablets for you. You can take them after your meal. But avoid taking them in empty stomach.”Mr Alarcon asked the doctor, “Can I take her home then?”“Yeah, you can discharge her now.” And the doctor left. Mr Alarcon said, “I'll finish the d
Elise pov;At my bakery store, While we're arranging the tables, Jared came to our store asking, “Looks like you decorated the store finally.” He walked around while saying, “Oh, you put up the window display too. It's nice…”Teresa, “Boss, is he really here to praise or tease us?”“Do you still doubt that?” Teresa let out a chuckle and asked, “Doesn't he have a store to look after? Why is he always coming here, boss?”“There's only one word to describe. Jealousy.” And let out a chuckle. Theo talked to him, “Mr Matthews, would you like to see our menu?”Jared replied that he's only here to take a look and went to the Christmas tree. When theo gave a fed up look, I said to him, “Let him be. Don't mind.”Theo gave a stare at me and walked to the bill counter. I walked to him and asked, “How long will you give me this silent treatment?”When he didn't answer, I continued, “What if someone thinks we had a fight? Do you want that?”Theo, “Boss, it's business hours. Let's not talk abou