MasukPatience, that's all we need, we needed time to get in there... Elijah was a wealthy man, who loved playing girls, but behind that attitude of his, was a fear in commitment because of his dark past. He was supposed to be a happy married guy but one month before his marriage his Fiancé, Stephanie disappeared without saying goodbye. He tried to find her but gave up after 2 years of hopeless searching. BUT one after five years, their paths crossed again. STEPHANIE has no idea that she would be working with her Ex-Fiancé, both of them were in great shock. Elijah couldn't believe it, but he thought that it was a chance for him to take an act of revenge. Stephanie never gave him the answers he was searching for years. Is there still a chance to bring back their broken past, or being together in one company will only hurt each other's hearts?
Lihat lebih banyak石畳を踏むたび、昼間の喧騒がすっと解けていき、
まるで時間そのものが薄い霧となって漂い始める。
狭い路地では、灯は風に吹かれ古びた壁に映り淡い光を揺らす。
人影はないのに、どこかで誰かが騒いているような、
そんな気配だけが確かに残っている。
繁華街の路地裏。表通りの華やかさが背中に遠のくと、京都の夜はまるで別の顔を見せ始める。
光と影がせめぎ合う細い峡谷の様子を見せ、
ネオンのにじむ光がアスファルトに落ち、
その上を、酔客の笑い声がふわりと漂っていく。
店の暖簾が風に揺れるたび、中から漏れる湯気と出汁の香りが、
夜の空気に小さな温度を灯す。壁に貼られた古びたポスター、閉店したままのスナックの看板、
頭上を複雑に這い回る電線と、古びた木造家屋の軒先。猫がひっそりと横切る影。
つき当たりにポツンと灯る、名前も読めないほど年季の入った小さな看板。
赤紫や深緑の怪しい光を放つその一角だけが、異界への入り口のように口を開けている。
ふと振り返れば、表通りのネオンが遠くに滲み、その光が路地裏に立つ女性をぼんやりと照らしていた。
薄暗い路地裏の湿り気を帯びた空気に、彼女の存在は静かに溶け込んでいた。
まるで数十年前からそこに置かれたままの古い街灯のようにあるいは壁を這う蔦の一部であるかのように、
彼女がそこにいることに一切の「唐突さ」はなかった。
表情を読み取れないその端正な顔は、ただぼんやりと圧迫されたわずかな狭間から見える欠けた月を眺めていた。
唐突に、街灯の光を撥ねつけるような漆黒のボディの高級車が、 音もなく彼女の目前に滑り込む。フルスモークのウィンドウは中の様子を一切伺わせず、ただ路肩に佇む
彼女のすぐ側に吸い込まれるように停車した。「君なんでこない危ないところに一人でおるん?」
車の窓が静かに開き車内の男性が彼女に声をかける。
黒いビジネススーツを完璧に着こなした、隙のない佇まいの男性。
艶のある黒髪は丁寧にバックへ流されているが、数筋の毛束が額に垂れ、
端正な顔立ちに野性味を添えている。鋭い眼差しで目前の女性を虚無的に見つめる男性。
その男は堅気の人間からは遠い存在のように感じた。
「どこ行くんや?送っていくさかい車に乗りぃ」
感情のない言葉で彼女にそう伝え無造作に助手席のドアを乱暴に開け放った。
January 7, 2012Stephanie's PerspectiveWe were all back to school, Bert and my best friend, Candice, picked me up.''Good morning,'' Bert said as I fastened my seatbelt. I sat on the front while Candice was on the back seat, giggling, and couldn't believe that I and Bert were dating each other. I never expected it too, it just happened that my prayer got its answer.As we headed to the school, we saw Elijah's car parked next to us, and when I got down the car, he happened to get out as well and we were facing each other at the moment. He was wearing his uniform, cute. I smiled at him and I was going to greet him but he just looked at me and walked out like he didn't see me at all. Like what the heck was his problem? We never saw each other in days and he would just act like that?''Babe, let's go?'' Bert called me and his twin sister teased us for calling me babe all of a sudden,
January 1, 2012Elijah's PerspectiveIt's exactly 12: am, everyone was drowning themselves with wines and alcohol, celebrating the first day of this year, while me? I felt damn heartbroken."What's the matter?" Mr. Bruce asked, my father's personal bodyguard, in addition to him, he was like my father, he loved me as my father did."Nothing, Mr. Bruce," I lied and smiled at him."You're not good in lying, Mr. Elijah, do you know that?" he said and I chuckled. He read me again, he always does."Well, I'm just a little bit unwell, Mr. Bruce, you don't have to worry," I replied, and he smiled."You miss that girl, right?" he said and he really impressed me until that moment. He was remarkably good in reading person, he always did.Hmm, I don't know," I just answered, but he was right, I missed that stupid future wife of mine so badly. I've been waiting for her answ
December 25, 2011Stephanie's PerspectiveThe same old songs we're exploiting the city, fireworks were giving light to the skies and roads. I and my mom were watching and listening to them as we drink our wines, sitting comfortably outside our house, near the pool, relaxing and enjoying how people welcome the day of Christmas.*Beep*I heard my phone's ringtone, I got my phone that was placed on the table right next to me.[You have one message received from: Idiot]"Merry Christmas, my beloved beautiful wife," Elijah texted. I groaned and ignored his message then put back my phone on the table."You are not going to greet back my future son-in-law?" mom said and my eyes faced her."Mom!" I sighed and she giggled, telling me I shouldn't object, besides, Elijah was a one-time big-time man. I honestly agree, he's a big catch, came from a wealthy family, th
PROLOGUEJANUARY 12, 2017Papers were floating in the air insideCortex's Company,all eyes were staring down the ground, feet were shivering, all of the people in front of him couldn't glance at him in the eyes. Because Elijah Cortex was like a beast when he's mad. He was someone you would never dare to battle with because he would never mind about what's around him.''Are you all dumb?''Elijah yelled as his palm slammed above his table.He tried to calm down but he got more aggravated to watched all his staff staring down on the ground, speechless and trembling. Half of his lips smirked, devilishly. '' Am I the ground? Why are you all looking down on the damn floor?''he shouted again.All eyes lifted at him, and Elijah glared at them, one by one, his eyes stared at them w


















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