A big step for them!
A key. But a key to what?Suddenly, an absurd idea flashes across my mind as I gasp, “You are not asking me to move in with you, are you?!!”He gulps and sits up straighter. I haven’t seen him this nervous before.“Yeah, that’s what I’m doing,” he smiles awkwardly. “But honestly, this isn’t the reaction I was looking for.”I sit there still, my mind completely blank.He is asking me to move in with him? But we are only 18! And, of course, he isn’t like normal students since he has his own house and everything, but regardless, we are still too young to make such huge commitment!I am the only one to think that moving-in is a huge, huge step for a couple?Amidst the silence, he leans over and grabs my hands, “OK now you are scaring me a little. You make it seems like that I’m holding a gun to your head and forcing you to jump off a cliff.”I force out a smile, “been there before.”“Just tell me your real thoughts. It wouldn’t be the first time you rejected me, and I think I can take the
I agree to move in together with Eason, but we haven’t really nailed down the details yet. At first, I thought I would be moving into his penthouse, but later he told me that we were going to get a new apartment.“But why? Your penthouse is well furnished and it’s not very far from school,” I ask confused.He shrugs, “I’ve been living in that apartment for almost three years. It’s about time to make some changes. I want a brand-new start with you in a brand-new place.”He speaks like tossing away some old clothes.I simply can’t understand his lavish lifestyle.“You seem worried babe. What’s the matter?” he studies my face and asks.I sigh, “I’m simply worried that mom and Mr. Ramirez will find out about this if we make such a fuss about moving…and plus, what about the cost?”I know it’s probably stupid to worry about money now since I’m dating the billionaire’s son. But I don’t want the beginning of our relationship to be an unequal one.His face is full of surprises when he heard me
Hearing his voice, Ms. Dave frowns as a quick look of awkwardness comes into her eyes. I suddenly feel a burst of courage, so I go answer the door before she gives me a permission.And there he is, standing outside the door and looking at me with a gentle smile on his face.“You OK?” he asks in a low voice, lifting his hand to touch those scratches on my face. I nod and step aside, making way for him to come in.Ms. Dave stands up from her seat and says in a cold voice, “Mr. Ramirez, I don’t see why you should come in here. Please wait outside till—”“Till you blame everything on my sister and get her suspended? I don’t think so.”He walks directly pass Ms. Dave’s table and takes his seat beside me. He is totally ignoring Valerie. I notice that Valerie’s face is twisting with anger and disbelief, which gives me an immense sense of pleasure.“Carry on please?” Eason looks round the room.Ms. Dave takes in a deep breath and sits down with an icy face. She is probably weighing the situat
Jenna’s POV“Give it back to me, you asshole!” I yell at James, who has taken my phone away from me.“Fuck! You texted her? What did you say?” his thumb scrolls down my phone screen as quickly as possible.“The truth!” I bark. “The truth she should have known a long time ago!! Now give it back you filthy, disgusting liar!”I rush toward him trying to snatch my phone back, but he quickly dodges me again. Before I can reach him, he has found my text message to Natalia.“Oh, thank god you haven’t told her anything specific,” he heaves a long sigh, apparently relieved.I can’t believe how shameless he is.“You should be ashamed of yourselves! Both of you! Eason is a pure devil to plot against her like this and you are no less! How can you help her to hurt an innocent girl’s heart?! Are your hearts made of stones??” I roar.An hour ago, when James was in the shower, I took his phone and checked his messages with Eason. I’ve always sensed that something is wrong with that dude. And their me
The next morning, I slowly wake up in his arms. He is already awake. I catch him staring at me when I open my eyes.“…why are you staring?” I ask sleepily. “What’s on my face?”He holds me tighter in his arms and whispers, “nothing…I just can’t get enough you. I can do this all day—watching you sleep.”“Getting a little creepy here I think,” I sit up and stretch my back. “Today is Saturday. Do you have any plans?”He sits up with me, “So I was thinking…maybe we can go get some new furniture? You can redecorate a little.”The idea of decorating my first home definitely seems interesting. So I immediately jump on board.Since we are trying a simpler way of life now, I thought he would take me to IKEA or Target. But instead, he ends up driving me to a fancy mall with all those luxury designer brands.When the sales lady welcomes us into the VIP lounge again, I whisper to Eason, “I thought we are buying furniture. What are we doing here?”“They have house products here. And all decoration
Natalia’s POVI open my mouth, but no words come out of it except a shaky sob.He seems to realize something. The next second, his anxious voice comes out of the speaker again, “Nat whatever you heard, don’t make any rush decisions! Please come back to me and let me explain! Just—please, please don’t go.”He is begging me. I‘ve never heard of him begging to anyone before.But he deserves this.I take in a deep breath as tears blur my vision. Then I ask him between gritted teeth, “…is it true?”He growls lowly, “God what have you heard! I can explain everything—”“Just fucking answer my question!” I half-cry and half-scream. “Just do this for me…just stop lying to me for this one time!! Is it…is it true?”He lapses into silence. I hold the phone and press it tightly against my ear. I can hear his restrained and shallow breathing on the other side of the phone, and it makes my heart tremble.I can’t help but hope that he would deny it. And everything is just a bad dream. So that I can s
Eason’s POVI march into dad’s study. He is already there waiting for me.I used to dread this place. Whenever I made a mistake as a boy, he would ask the butler to bring me in here and sit me down for a long lecture. He had to make sure I knew that I wasn’t good enough to be the Ramirez’s heir.But now that I’m old enough, I’ve learnt not to give a shit about how he thinks of me.“Sit,” my father nods at me as I take my seat in front of me across the table. “Your security team reported some unusual activities to me today. I think I have to ask you the reason.”I lean back on the chair and raise my eyebrows at him, “My bodyguard snitched behind my back? How unprofessional.”A faint smile appears on his lips, “You can fire him if you like. But the new guy will still report to me. I can assure you that.”My face tightens out of my control. I know that’s a warning. He is telling me that I still don’t have any real controls over the family.“So? The reason?”I snort, “I was looking for so
Fate really is playing me like a puppet.I just got rid of one stepbrother only a day ago and it throws another one right back at me.But I guess…the new one seems much better than the old one.Embarrassed, I quickly apologize for making a big fuss earlier. But Liam doesn’t seem to mind that at all, “I should be the one to say sorry. I thought your dad had already told you about me and I just couldn’t resist the temptation to see the surprise on your face.”I let out an awkward laugh, “I didn’t know dad’s girlfriend—I mean your mom—has a son.”“Really? You dad didn’t mention a word about me? I thought he was so fond of me. Well, that hurts,” he clenches his chest and pretends to be shot in the heart. “Ouch.”Jenna has a big stupid grin on her face. She turns to me and mouths me again: HOT!I sigh internally. My other stepbrother is also very hot, but we all know how that turned out.“So why were you in the airport?” Jenna asks him. “You weren’t there to pick us up no?”“Not really. I