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XLII
“Oh come on, Mera. I'm trying to help you out here but you're making it very difficult for me to. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to spend more time with him like I'm very certain you want to. Or am I wrong?”
Emerald sighed and bent forward to lean her elbows on the cool metal of the high balcony banister. A call from Oriana had interrupted she and Jordan's conversation and to give her some privacy, Jordan had cleared the table and had left to bring their desserts while Emerald spoke to Oriana.
Her friend had called to inform her of her plans to spend the night over at Amari's high-end penthouse suite — one of the perks of being the personal assistant to one of the richest billionaires in America — alongside Aubrey.
They had hoped to invite Emerald as well but later decided against it and instead, chose to let her enjoy her first ever real date. Oriana ca
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Behind Their Veneers XLIII
This chapter is dedicated to Samira Mashni. Thank you very much for your comments and support, ma'am. ▬▬▬▬▬●●▬▬▬▬▬ The irritating sound of a phone ringing weaved its way into Jordan's dreamless sleep, chasing away the darkness that had cloaked his mind. Jordan's eyelids flew open with a start, before immediately shutting again at the sight of the blinding lights coming from the half-risen sun outside the glass door leading to his personal balcony. With a loud groan, Jordan placed an arm over his eyes in attempts to block out some of the light from the balcony as the irksome phosphene danced in circles behind his closed eyelids. He let out a sigh when his phone went silent and the peace and serenity of his room was finally restored, but only momentarily before his ringtone went off again. The caller seemed persistent. Irritated by the lights and noise and perhaps, everything in sight, Jordan a
Behind Their Veneers XLIV
“Spill, J! Spill it!”“Drop it, Carol!”With flaming red cheeks and neck, Emerald sat completely still on the couch as she shied away from the arguing duo buzzing around the house. Carol had been teasing both Jordan and Emerald to no end after she and Keelan had walked in on their heated session and although, Jordan tried to hide behind his faux anger, from the looks of his red ears, one could tell that he was also inwardly dying from embarrassment.“Oh, come on, J. It's not as big of an issue as you're making it seem. I just asked if you two already had se—”“I dare you to complete that sentence of yours, Carolyn,” Jordan gritted out in annoyance as he stood in front of the huge LED television, steps away from his sister. He had been trying to get rid of her for hours now, but she was too much of a persistent pest to let go.
Behind Their Veneers XLV
“We're finally here!” Carol squealed with glee, her loud voice echoing within the metallic walls of her car as she, together with Emerald seated on the passenger seat, drove down the streets of Lenox hill, Upper East Side of Manhattan.Beautiful and high-end mansions lined both sides of the road and from the rear view mirror, Emerald could see Jordan's car following closely behind them. She stifled a chuckle as she pictured his overly annoyed face when Carol had come to interrupt their moment in the room earlier, singing “Jordan and Emerald sitting on a tree, f-u-c-k-i-n-g,” in an exorbitantly shrill voice.His annoyance had escalated when Carol had suggested that they all visit her house with the excuse of wanting to show Emerald her humble abode, as well as to introduce her to her husband, Leonardo. After seemingly hours of arguments between the two siblings, Emerald had agreed and Jordan had no choice but to
Behind Their Veneers XLVI
Setting his phone down on the counter, Jordan carried the glass of warm milk in his hands and walked out of the kitchen, went through the living room and stood just by the glass doors opening up to his balcony. Letting out a sigh, he silently watched his woman stare off into space, deep in her thoughts.He had just gotten off the phone with Keelan after speaking with Carol, who had relayed a message from Leonardo as well. They were all worried about Emerald and had instructed Jordan to take good care of her before hanging up.She had been like that since she recovered from her short syncope in Carol's home. Jordan could've never imagined that something could ever make him as terrified as he had been when he saw her body go limp in his arms. Thankfully, Leonardo, who was a doctor, had been quick to revive her and she had been laid to rest in one of the couple's guestroom, all the while with Jordan hovering around her every second.
Behind Their Veneers XLVII
Staring absentmindedly at the transparent liquid content of his bottle, Jordan allowed his thoughts to float freely in clusters around his mind. He defied the known law to always slowly sip schnapps by gulping down bottles after bottles of the liquor, right from its glass container.He was seated on the floor of his living room, his back resting against the glass doors which demarcated his living room from the balcony. After grabbing bottles after bottles of peppermint schnapps, Jordan had withdrawn to the one place that still held Emerald's lingering scent. It kept him sane and at the same time, shattered him.After spending years of living his life closed off with walls as high as the Great Wall of China built around him, he had finally found the courage to open his heart out to someone, only to have it shattered into a million pieces.He had finally decided to live again and not just survive, yet the one person
Behind Their Veneers XLVIII
Hearts beating, thudding ever so erratically yet so harmoniously in both their chests, Emerald and Jordan stared at each other, soaking in the sight of one another. One stoic expression against a pained and pallid face.Emerald shivered slightly, both from the wind gaining entrance into the house through the door left ajar and also from the empty, expressionless eyes staring right at her.Her eyes glistened with tears as she took a small, hesitant step forward. Gaining no reaction or expression from the man standing stiffly in front of her, Emerald continued to move towards him, her steps slow and shaky.The man had splatters of blood all over his face and tatted upper arms. His white cotton short-sleeved shirt was also soiled with the red pigment and his hands up to his wrists were painted in the same blood. Seeing him like that had knocked the wind out of Emerald so fiercely, so harshly and now, looking into his cold,
Behind Their Veneers XLIX
Jordan's gaze remained on Emerald's face even as she took off her jersey, revealing her naked torso. Jordan stared into her emerald eyes, not allowing his gaze to wander even as she was left in nothing but her panties; he awaited her permission first.Panting softly against the warm water that cascaded down her almost completely naked body, Emerald mentally prepared herself, inhaling and exhaling as she stared Jordan in the eyes. This action of hers could elicit two reactions from him. He could either accept her lovingly or reject her with clear disgust in his eyes. Emerald's eyes turned glassy at the thought of his reaction being the latter.She would be left shattered beyond remedy, but she had to do this. She had to. For herself, for him, for the both of them. She let out a breath before nodding her head, giving Jordan the permission to look.Taking in her state, Jordan moved to wrap his arms around her, l
Behind Their Veneers XLIX (Pt Two)
Reaching the foot of the bed, Jordan carefully crawled on the mattress with Emerald still latching onto him, their lips still interwoven. He set her down on the cloud of grey comforters, propping his strong arms on either side of her body to keep him from crushing her with his weight.Leaving her mouth once again, Jordan made a beeline for her earlobe, nibbling on it as he whispered, blowing soft breath–like words into her ears. He slowly moved away, trailing those open-mouthed kisses of his down her jawline before stopping at the juncture where her shoulder met her neck.He blew a breath on the spot, noticing how Emerald shivered slightly when his nose rubbed across the spot to and fro before allowing his mouth to take the place of his nose. He bit down gently on the spot, feeling Emerald's pulse racing and her frame trembling as she panted, before he soothed the ache with a gentle swipe of his tongue.After
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