Dalia’s POV“And what would that be?” I asked but didn’t have the time to listen to his reply as my alarm indicated time for him to get lost. That was the limited time I could spend chit-chatting with him. Whatever his wish was, I really don’t care.Without saying anymore word, he stood up and left. That was the last time I saw him.“I did. You never told me that you knew my cousin...there is a lot of things I don’t know about you.” His voice went suddenly deeper. Of course, that is because I didn’t allow Emily do as she pleased. I didn’t agree to any of his subtle advances he sent across through Emily.There, I found my keys. “There is a lot I don’t know about you too.” Then I shrugged. “If we didn’t always meet on days where we were both busy,” I trailed off not wanting to continue the discussion. I already told Stephanie to wait before giving Dad his sleeping pills. I don’t want to waste anymore time.“Can we see? This time, I would tell you my wish.”I could hear the different emo
Eros' POVOr maybe not.“Eros West. Fancy seeing you here.” Emily kept a smile on her face. I am sure it’s the type of smile I usually leave on my face to keep up with appearances. Then she pointed at her car. “I suppose this is your driver?”I nodded my head, putting both of my hands into my pockets.“And this is your driver?” She pointed at Sebastian who looked even more apologetic. This is because I knew her name.I nodded, brushing my nose with the tip of my left thumb. “And your point?”“I would like Bluetanic to be repaired and re-sprayed with immediate effect. I cannot overlook this negligence just because you are Eros West.” She claimed folding her hands over her chest. This time, a smirk appeared on her lips.She was toying with me. She probably knew about Dalia’s predicament and wanted to see what I would do. I mean, who wouldn’t be furious to hear about Dalia’s predicament. If anything she should be angry at me. I just wasn’t ready for a child. It was a mistake and I was pl
Dalia’s PoV“Dad, I am pregnant.” I choked out.There was a long pause. I thought he didn’t hear but I knew he did because I felt his shoulders tense. “Dad? Did you hear me? I said I am pregnant..” I looked at his face.“I heard you the first time Dalia..” He trailed off, still not giving away his emotions. Just how hard has Dad practiced for this moment? The moment when I would tell him I am pregnant?I shifted a few metres away. “You hate me.” I just knew he did. How can I tell him such a news and he just sits there looking into nothing. But what was I expecting him to say? Absolutely nothing. Nothing needs to be said in a situation like this. He wasn’t like Emily who supported me throughout the first month of misery. She didn’t even tell Dad of the terrible news.I had no man beside me. He has refused to claim the baby.I felt thick hands gripping my shoulders tight. “Honey, you overthink things sometimes. Bring the young man to me, I will accept him.”I shrugged my shoulders hard,
Dalia has messed up. I muttered to myself with a chuckle. I stood up from my bed to peep out of the window. There she was, running like her life depended on it.It was funny as I couldn’t stop the laughter from rumbling out of my insides. Then I frowned at how far she was getting this days. It is becoming increasingly hard to hide the pregnancy. No, scratch that. The moment she decided to keep the baby was when it became hard to hide it.Who are we fooling? Everyone will know Dalia is pregnant in no time. But it shouldn’t be anyone’s business if she is though. I shrugged in agreement.Few minutes later, I opened the door with my eyebrows furrowed. I didn’t want her to see how comfortable I was in this situation. Maybe I should have prepared a fake cast, bandaged my hands, legs and head, poured ketchup on it just for evidence.It would be hilarious to see Dalia’s expression after that.“Dee..” I started but she breezed past me, breathing hard. This is bad. I shouldn’t have let her come
Eros' POVThe oldest daughter in the house, Athena West was the force of the WEST family. She proved it by completing a double degree in Law and graduating with double honours, despite the competitiveness of the exam.Athena West was one of the top five female family lawyers divorce lawyers in the world. The only thing wrong with her almost perfect career was her recent divorce. I wasn’t too surprised to hear about the divorce as I saw it coming many years ago. With that ego of hers, she would never humble herself to any man. I guess it runs in the family.It was summer in New York but still cold compared to the summers I was accustomed to so I wasn’t fazed to see her wearing a fitted blue blouse, the buttons straining at the chest to emphasize her full breasts. Her hands were firmly planted inside the pockets of her black flannel trouser and a designer coat covered the rest of her body shape. Tanned legs stretched into black stilettos heels.It seemed like she just came back from one
Eros’ POVI raised my eyebrows at Echo who was the perfect princess of the house. She was one of the top mental therapist in the city who helped people in making difficult decisions and stopping them from harming themselves. It looked like there was nothing wrong with her. I looked warily at her from head to toe. Although I did find her make up disturbing. Of all the things on her body, her make up was the most disturbing. It was too perfect and anyone too perfect had the most problem. She saw the fault in everything even as a kid. What an Irony. The mental therapist needs through reformation.She would snatch my toys away claiming I wasn’t satisfied with them, she would trash the tea party I and Betty was having claiming it was supposed to be for her and Betty. Yes, she tried taking Betty away from me but Betty was too stubborn for her to handle. She wants everything for herself. The things she claims were perfect was what she wanted for her self. She was dressed in a fitted all-net
Eros’ POV“If you as much as squeak Echo, I won’t hesitate to put you in your place and make you visit a special therapy session with me.” I also muttered loud enough so she could hear the anger in my tone.Echo straightened her wavy hair. She was too old for this and the earlier she realised this the better for her.“Don’t you dare speak that way to my daughter.” Father ordered. He was the type who hated this type of discussion at the table. The bitter irony because it was them who started this first.I scoffed in disbelief. “I believe I have the right to say anything I want to say at this table. After all my status requires me to.”Due to the situation at hand, I was allowed to talk. My parents has made it a rule, if you don’t have anything to bring to the table, you are basically worthless.Dalia’s POvMy mouth remained open even as Emily finished seconds ago..“Wait, all these was just to escape...” I sighed in relief. “You did scare me. I can not believe I rushed all the way here
Dalia’s POVTo work hard and not get pregnant like me...“...using our old list. We don’t want any problems this year.” Jeffrey suddenly said bringing me back from my thoughts.Thank goodness he couldn’t see I’ve zoned out. He was staring into nothing when he added bitterly.“I don’t know why those undisciplined CEO’s would sign the deal with us and end up bringing problems.”Unfortunately for those who signed the deal with us, we would make all the money and other stuff attached to it. It wasn’t our fault. If you needed to promote your brand, this was the only way to do it in MELT. A lot of people have benefited from this even though the rumours claim that we exploit and use them for our own gain.It’s the way the world works so it was better they suck it up or turn it to work for their good.“I should alert the Legal team so that they would be well aware of this.” Then I remembered the small notebook in my hands. I squinted at the jargons scribbled on the first page. “..And you have