Well aware that every pair of eyes were only on her, Eden stirred in her seat. She knew it would sound ridiculous but as she already said this, she should go ahead as well. Nodding at her thought, she added softly, "I want a Summer wedding." Damien knitted his brows at her, not liking the idea at all. It looked like Eden had all the time but for him in the next weekend, he was turning 29, reaching the finish line, his father gave him for choosing his girl. He considered for a moment. Even if Clarke might not say anything to him with this now but.. Not like he was so desperate to marry Eden but Clarke would surely smell the rat if they pushed it this far as Summer was still months away. No one said a word for some time. Caroline looked upset as her dreamy plan seemed to have to wait to be executed. But then with a thought, she turned to Eden, "Eden, we won't push you for it, dear. Your wedding will happen when you want it." "And that is never." Eden thought and let out a sigh of
Eden's POV Did you ever pray that your ears should serve you wrong sometimes? Well, I am praying for that now very desperately to happen to me as I asked Apollo to hear otherwise. But for the third time, he said the same thing as he glanced back at my laptop. His tone seemed to be quite irritated this time, "The folder is empty, Eden." My legs walked near on their own to have a check for myself. After getting confirmed about my file being gone, I turned around.Everyone seemed to be confused except for Damien. He was staring at me coldly and as if I could read his thoughts. I would be so dead if I happened to mess it up.But it didn't bother me as much as his look from last day that was saying he did know already that I was going to mess it up and I somehow did it. After spending a sleepless night, I was feeling somewhat sleepy a little back but now as per the demand of the situation, I was all awake. Not just wake but I felt suffocating. To get myself together and to catch my bre
Eden's POV "Didn't you hear me? Coffee, two cups." Damien yelled at me. Groaning mentally, I made my way to the refreshment counter. What the hell is going on here! He should at least keep his personal life and professional life separate. The way Laura smiled at him, anyone could tell they didn't have just boss employee relationship but beyond that. Then why the hell he was trying to get married to me! Laura would have been perfect for this role. Then why me! Leaving the thought aside, I made two cups of coffee and made my way back to Laura's cabin. Damien was saying something but just with me appearing at the doorway, he stopped. Like I care! Without bothering to look anywhere, I placed the coffee on the desk and left from there. I thought Clarke would still be in the office but no. After the meeting, he was nowhere to be seen. I barely settled on my chair after entering my cabin when Damien barged into it. His face was cold as ever when he said, "You look bonkers. Take a h
Author's POV When Eden was out for doing the asked, Laura was about to open her mouth but one glance from Damien kept her lips sealed. Damien took a few strides and stood near the window wall seeing down the streets, the bustling city. After one minute or two when he turned to Laura, his look was as cold as ever, "What did you do?" "Damien, I.." Laura started but with the look getting colder, she corrected herself, "Mr. Etheridge, I didn't do anything." "In that case.." Damien's words got interrupted when the door pushed open and Eden entered the cabin. He waited for Eden to say something or at least stay there but all she did was leave from there. He didn't stop her though. He turned to the tray with two cups of coffee. One of them he thought for was Eden actually when he asked. Anyways he reached for one and again stood leaning against the window wall as he took a sip. "What's the progress of getting an announcer? You were working on that." Damien changed the direction of his
Eden stood still at her place as her eyes stubbornly stayed at Damien. His face was gleaming under the bright lights. The masculine jawline looked sharper and firm. His hair looked glossy. Damien was looking far way more handsome in his three-piece suit; a white smooth, cotton shirt, black skinny pants, and slim fit blazer. Damien's laughter dried down when he caught the sight of Eden staring at him. Her eyes strangely looked mesmeric to him today that was not covered with the thick frame glasses that he had been seeing since the very first day of their encounter. His eyes took her appearance in effortlessly and then turned to her face again. Both held each other's gaze for a moment or two before Caroline took Eden to the place where Damien was standing and introduced her to the people who weren't many in number. Just the family members of Damien and some close relatives to be specific. The pleasantries were shared for a good long time and then Damien and Eden were made to stand f
Damien's POV This girl's foolish bravery really amuses me sometimes. What does she think of me actually? "Okay. If it's what you want, I don't mind changing it." I said smiling back at Eden. Her smile died down but Mom's face lit up like a kid at a candy store as she said, "That's like my son." Before I could speak up again, Mom spoke up, "Okay. Now let's go downstairs. Everyone is waiting for you." Nodding at her, we two followed her in tow out of my room and then downstairs. After spending a good few moments, having dinner together and all, Eden along with her family were about to leave. As much as they insisted on not bothering us, Mom was stubborn enough to get them to agree to her demands. Though letting them go by our cars was enough, Mom asked me and Nate to drop them off. So, obviously Eden was with me in my car as I trailed behind the car, Nate was driving other members of Eden's family and her friends home. Breaking the silence and getting things normal, I thought of
Author's POV... As much as Eden wanted to ignore it, she couldn't. This was a normal meeting and Eden was needed to take notes if necessary that she had done it so many times but today things started to go down in another way. Simon Henderson wasn't fully concentrated on the meeting as well. Instead, his eyes were wandering around Eden every few moments. Eden for a few moments stood pale-faced as her past started greeting her after years but then tried to get herself together. She tried to focus on the meeting, praying for it to end as soon as possible. When it finally came to its, as usual, successful ending, she didn't know whether to be happy or angry. With her given situation, she didn't want to give Damien another reason to blackmail her. When Simon left the cabin with his PA following behind, Damien spoke up as he turned the pages of the file they just signed, "You can leave now." Eden wasn't needed to say it twice and made her way out somewhat relieved that she would have
The sun rays flickered through the curtains and fell on her face. Eden stirred in her sleep and turned to the other side as she tried to fall asleep again. But the throbbing headache didn't let her. Still, she tried to keep her eyes shut, praying the headache to go down soon. But just after a few minutes when she felt the warmth of the unfamiliar comfy comforter as well as the bed, she snapped open her eyes only to find herself in an unfamiliar place. She sat up immediately as her eyes traveled all over the place on their own. The bed as well as the room was empty except for her. Her throbbing headache was long forgotten as she looked all around the gigantic room once again. She tried to remember how she ended up here as she came out of the comforter and got down from the bed immediately. Last night she was at the club with Cassandra and Brenda and then she picked a random stranger. She danced with him and then... Her eyes immediately trailed down at herself. Her very own dress fro