Now, Ethan's face was not only a mask of shock but also that of fear… an expression Lincoln barely saw… and he hurriedly sprang to his feet and moved to snatch the phone from Lincoln's hand but Lincoln already saw that move coming.He quickly stepped backward avoiding him with precision.“What the hell are you talking about, Lincoln?” The feminine voice on the other line asked.“No!” Ethan mouthed the words desperately.“I don't want to get married to you, Evie!” Lincoln repeated, “I never wanted to. Let's break the engagement.”“Whoa, that's huge!”“Huh?” Both Lincoln and Ethan blurted out in confusion.“I knew it! I knew you never wanted to get married to that bitch!” The feminine voice yelled over the phone and Lincoln's eyes widened in realization as he recognized the voice.That's not Evie!That's Ana!How on earth did he dial the wrong number?Ethan seemed extremely relieved that Lincoln dialed the wrong number but he didn't like that that little brat calling Evie a bitch.“Oh m
“How to get someone to open up to you?”Lincoln typed out the words and hit search.He bit on his lower lip while waiting for the page to load.It finally loaded and he began to read in his mind.*BE VULNERABLE. IF YOU START BY SHARING YOUR FEELINGS, IT WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE…He didn't bother reading the rest of the words and skipped to the other one.He has been vulnerable with Ethan for, like forever now but still nothing.*BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT…“Ugh!” He groaned out, rolling his eyes, then returned his phone to his pocket.None of this would work on Ethan and he knows it.It was stupid of him to search for this kind of thing on the Internet anyway.His phone dinged and he fished out for it, only to find an angry text from Ethan.“Hey, how long are you gonna take a walk for? It's been fucking hours for Christ’s sake! Where the fuck are you?!”He returned his phone to his pocket, deciding not to respond.But then another text dropped.Groaning, he fished for it an
Evie twisted and turned in her bed as she stared up at the white ceiling of her room, completely and utterly bored.Hailey and Taylor were at their various works, as usual, and she was bored to death.She wanted to text Lincoln, who was the only one she texted aside from her two best friends and ask to meet up with him and maybe hang out or go on a date, but Lincoln was at Ethan's penthouse taking of him.She had been scrolling through the Internet for the past hours, but the algorithm was only bringing up boring reels and videos.What's wrong with the algorithm lately?Groaning in exasperation, got off the bed and walked out of her room, then headed to her mom, Kim's room. But to her surprise, she wasn't there.Thinking that her mom had gone to one of her fellow aristocratic housewife friends to catch up on the gossip she missed, she shut the door and returned to her room.There and then, she decided to treat herself nice… take a drive by herself, go to a nice restaurant and eat the
“Am I right?” Andy repeated, chuckling in amusement, “Is Ethan really fucking you?”“You're talking nonsense!” Lincoln spat while maintaining a straight face, “As if!” Then he turned and called the waitress over.“Really? Then why did you look so shocked just now?” Andy pressed further.“Because that was the most ridiculous insinuation I've ever heard,” Lincoln retorted, “How did you even have a thought like that?”Oh God, this guy almost made me have a heart attack! Lincoln thought to himself in utter relief. I thought he knew for sure! Oh my fucking God! That was so fucking terrifying!Andy raised her shoulders in a light shrug, “I don't know, maybe it was because he turned the straightest guys I know in college gay,” He said with a smile.The waitress came over and took their orders.Andy ordered pasta and Lincoln did the same.Lincoln gave him a puzzled look, “What do you mean turned straight guys gay? You don't just turn people gay that's something people are born with.”“That's
The cab pulled over in front of the hospital and Lincoln got out and paid the cab man.Heaving a sigh, he walked into the hospital.The lady behind the reception desk looked bored as she fixated her eyes on the book she was holding.Thankfully, it was that same lady Evie had startled two days ago. She might recognize him and be nice to him.“Hi,” He said in a friendly tone.The lady's bored eyes pulled away from the book and met Lincoln's gaze.Lincoln smiled at him.“May I help you, sir?” The lady asked.It looked like she didn't recognize him.He licked his lips, nervously “Um, actually, yeah. I would like to meet with Dr Barnes.”“Which Dr Barnes?” The lady asked.“Uh…”“There are five Dr Barnes in the hospital, so you should be specific in the one you want to meet.” She said.“Oh, right, Andy.” Lincoln said sharply, “Andy Barnes.”“The superior one or the other one?”“Eh?”The lady sighed, “We have two Dr Andy Barnes here so which one do you want to meet?”How can there be two Dr
Ana hummed under her breath as she combed her hair. After combing her hair she dropped the comb on the table and got to her feet.Carrying, her handbag, she headed towards the door and opened it but was surprised to find Rahim by the door.“What did you want?” She asked in a curt tone, resting her weight on one foot and folding her arms, then pointed her chin at him.“Well, I wanted to ask about last night,” Rahim stated.“What about last night?”“I found it kind of weird that you would ask me about your bodyguard and his previous jobs when you don't even care about any of the staff.” Rahim said, “It was bothering me, so I wanted to ask, is something happening between the both of you?”Ana feigned ignorance, but underneath, her heart was slamming against her chest.“What are you talking about?” She asked in a husky voice.“Do you like him?”She feigned shock. “You're talking nonsense.”“Ana, because if you do, tell me,” Rahim said.“Let's say hypothetically I do like him, what then?”