Elizabeth’s POV Am I about to do the right thing though? I stare hard at the card fixed between my middle and index finger. I have nothing left to lose. Do I?Breathing out heavily through my mouth, I glance beside me and my gaze lands on the telephone booth near the bus shelter. Sniffling loudly, I stand up and drag my heavy feet towards it. As soon as I reach the telephone booth, I step in and close the door behind me. My heart thumps hard against my chest as I punch in the digits on the card.I inhale deeply and press the dial button.I cradle the telephone receiver in my neck and wait as it rings on the other end.I pray silently for Ethan to pick up and I also pray for him not to pick up. Crazy.I’m not sure I’m making the right decision…I bite on my lower lip, waiting impatiently for whatever’s about to happen next. On the second ring, Ethan answers the phone and my heart almost leaps out of my chest.“Hey,” his voice is deep, raspy and rich.He doesn’t add Spitfire, my bra
General POVHis anger soon turned into confusion as he watched her run past his car. She looked like she was about to break down in tears, like she had just witnessed something terrifying.Ethan quickly turned the car around and drove slowly behind her.He could roughly guess what the girl must have witnessed in there, and his heart broke as he watched her sit in a bus shelter and bawl her eyes out.He parked across the road.A part of him wanted to get down from the car and console Elizabeth, but he knew well to leave her to pour all of her heart out. She needed it.And when Elizabeth was done crying, she reached for her pocket and brought out a card. He recognized the card. It was the one he had given her earlier.His heart skipped a beat as he watched in silence as she stared at the card in her hand with an unreadable expression on her face.Ethan knew exactly what was going on in her mind... contradicting thoughts...She soon stood up and entered a telephone booth.Ethan’s phone ra
General POVThe stupid girl, despite all her effort, still has failed to vanish from her sight. Moana fights back a sneer.“Hello, Moana.” Elizabeth beams back at her.“Alexa, can you perhaps get me a glass of water?” Elizabeth’s so tired, she sinks onto one of the dining chairs immediately. Unknown to her, her words make Moana angry. ‘Who does the girl think she is—the woman of the house? Oh, so now, she’s getting more comfortable in the mansion… and has become so pompous she can’t get a glass of water herself—she’s started ordering people around…” Moana scoffs inwardly.Alexa, who is glad that the ma’am is downstairs, quickly scurries off into the kitchen and is soon back with a clean glass of sparkling water. “Thank you.” Elizabeth smiles gratefully.***Just after Elizabeth’s done having dinner, she stands and begins to ascend the stairs. Right at this moment, she hears the roaring sound of a car driving into the mansion and she immediately knows that Ethan is back. Every stran
Ethan’s POVInitially, I had absolutely no plans of attending Danielle’s baby shower. I despised attending social gatherings that involved my family—most especially, my parents.They won’t let me breathe… they’ll repeatedly pester me about getting married… to Anna.But tonight’s different. Hell yeah, it is as I won’t be attending the baby shower alone. Now, I have Spitfire.I get in the shower, have a quick hot bath, and get dressed up in a navy blue tux. Nodding satisfactorily at my reflection in the mirror, I head downstairs. Yeah, Spitfire isn’t ready yet. You know women… Anyways, I sit, patiently waiting for her to get done—we aren’t too late yet. After about thirty minutes, I start to hear the clicking sounds of heels from the stairway. As it draws closer, I raise my head in the direction of the stairs, and the sight I behold makes my mouth fling open ajar. Spitfire. She looks so mesmerising—in that short, shape burgundy satin wrap dress that wraps fitted around her curves that
Elizabeth’s POV“Dad, please. It’s good enough that he came at all, I’m content with that.” His sister takes his side immediately.Phew.The older man grunts at his daughter.“Plus, he didn’t come alone… he came with…” the pretty lady grins at me. I open my mouth to introduce myself but before I can speak, Ethan, that pervert, cuts in. “Guys, meet Elizabeth. She’s my fiancée.” ‘Damn!’ I shut my mouth right back. Wait, what?! He dropped the bomb just like that. My eyes blink rapidly.Three pairs of eyes land on me in an assessing manner. What’s this? A Continuous Assessment? Damn. I break into hot sweats at once. “Good evening, Sir, Ma…” I lower my head, more from embarrassment than politeness. No one says a word until about several seconds later. And it’s the father who speaks first. “Who are you?”Wait, what? Who am I…? I don’t quite get that. Who am I?You know, for a couple of seconds, I literally forget about who I am. Until a few moments later. “I’m Elizabelth. Elizabeth C
Elizabeth’s POV Danielle engages Ethan in conversations… her husband too. I simply eat in silence, ignoring and enduring the piercing gazes I’m receiving from Ethan’s parents and Anna as they also talk with one another. But all these while, Ethan’s hand is on my lap. To be honest, it makes me feel safe. I don’t know why though… but… He also occasionally throws glances at me to make sure I was alright.Well, I still feel a bit out of place though. I don’t belong here. I really wish the ground would open and swallow me whole. All of a sudden, I hear the dining room’s french door fling open widely. My head shoots up in the direction of its and…Holy fuck! Standing in the doorway is a mesmerising young man. He’s handsome from the depth of his blue eyes to the cute expression on his face. Well sculpted face, by the way. He’s clad in white T-shirt and denim trousers and he has a pair of black sandals strapped on his feet. He is so cute. You can drown in his eyes if you look at them fo
Ethan’s POVI immediately feel a headache coming on as a stunning woman enters the room, dressed in a short flare gown and high heels.“Hello, everyone,” she says, flashing a charming smile as she takes a seat next to her son, who happens to be beside my dad.Looks can truly be deceiving.As pretty as she looks, she’s a slut! Seducing my—I glance over at Mum; as feared, she's turned completely white. Dad's body seethes with anger.Even Uncle Benjamin and his wife are visibly shocked.And Danielle, well, she's furious.Shit. I can't just leave now."What are you two doing here?" I manage to breathe."What do you mean? We're here to celebrate," Violet, Charles' mum, chuckles as she pops a strawberry into her mouth.Celebrate indeed. They're here to ruin my sister's night."You're not welcome here," I assert firmly."Why?!" Charles feigns surprise. "We're family. I'm your brother, I'm also Father's son—a part of this family.""You are not my son!" Dad thunders angrily, slamming his fist
General POV“I have a surprise for you, Spitfire.”It’s been six days since Danielle’s baby shower and as soon as Ethan gets back from work, he heads straight to Elizabeth’s room.Elizabeth rolls her eyes upon hearing Ethan’s words.“What’s the surprise? I hope you’re not playing tricks on me.” She glares at him as he pulls her out of the bedroom.Ethan snickers. When they step in the hallway, Elizabeth sees Alexa and Moana standing outside the room beside hers, beaming with smiles. Elizabeth’s brows furrow thoughtfully, ‘since they’re smiling, it means it’s a good surprise.’She relaxes her muscles a bit.Alexa opens the door immediately Elizabeth and Ethan reach the door. At this time, Ethan releases his grip on Elizabeth and observes her as she hesitantly but curiously takes her steps inside the room.Upon entering, Elizabeth’s mouth flings wide open at the sight she meets.The empty room has been completely transformed into a beautiful tailoring workshop.She couldn’t help but ga