Oliver Castillo______The phone rang again. I stared at the name engraved on the screen for a while before a heavy sigh of despair fled through my nose. Monica. That was my mother's good name that she walked around with. She found pleasure in her name as if it was the best that one could have.It was a pleasure to see her call after so many months. She remembered her son but I did not answer.Shoving the phone into my pants pocket, I picked up a glass of champagne and took a slight sip. I could feel eyes on me, the silence between us meant I had an explanation to offer. But he knew me better than that, so he was going to get nothing.Leo scoffed then lowered his gaze to his plate. He almost made me uncomfortable for a second."Anyway, you and Jason went for a drink last night?" "You were the good boss, you did not want to join." I took a bite of my steak, it tasted almost bland making me lose appetite, or my mother was responsible for the feeling."I have a game to launch soon." He
Liana Moore ______ The things that nauseate me in hospitals are the putrid stench of blood and medicine.I was done staring silently at Mister Ross who was stuck in his unknown world. He was probably playing football or in the farm cultivating or perhaps he was busy in the office trying to make it big. Those were his favorite."Try to snap out of your sleep soon, I have a lot to feed you." A forced feeble smile appeared on my lips. "You are the only person who listens."I held his hand into mine and began caressing him. "You know, I never got a shoulder to cry on or anyone to pour my pain to. I am pretending that everything is okay but the nightmares won't allow me to sleep."I drew my lower lip between my teeth and bit it so hard to control the tears threatening to stream."But I am okay. Really." I smiled. "Though I miss Dad even though he never liked me. I still wish he was alive even if he did not like me."I loved my parents regardless. I used to see some signs that they never
Oliver Castillo_______The noise of heels clicking against the marble floor created an irritating sound that echoed through the hallway. It couldn't allow me to think straight let alone walk peacefully to the office.Having Susan follow me behind meant the PA was absent again. That made it the third day of her absence. She called off sick, which was bullshit to me and I cared less until now. Her absence was now bothering me because it was stymieing my planThe magazine was supposed to be launched in four days, meaning WowFood were to launch it in three days, yet she was not around for the plan to move as I wanted.I walked into the office and Susan followed me. It never came to a point I would find heels irritating. I was probably used to the PA's silent movements as she was always in flat shoes.I sank into my seat and sighed. Something was not right. I was starting to suspect it. I wondered if she realized that I was setting her up. Maybe she was smart enough to gather information f
Liana Moore _____ My life was gloomy. It was like a sun that had set behind the mountains. The dark shadow always tailed me, possessing me. If Dad was nicer to me, he could be scolding me while in his afterlife. He could be rebuking my behavior and encouraging me to be a good girl. But I bet he was busy sipping his favorite wine in one of the expensive restaurants. If we had some in the afterlife. He was enjoying the scene, not the part where his favorite daughter got admitted to the hospital for falling during an argument. No, he was enjoying the part where the daughter he always hated was suffering and carrying someone's blame.My sister, pregnant Kira, fell and accidentally broke her water. Yes, she was rushed to the hospital immediately as I also got rushed to the police station. That was the truth, but the lie behind all that was that I pushed her. I never pushed her, her husband, my EX, pushed her. It might have been an accident but they did not have to lie that I ambushed th
Liana Moore______ I resolved everything by assuming that Oliver was drunk, it's why he behaved oddly towards me. Actually, he was blaming his smoking habit. That was from the WhatsApp message he sent to me. Meaning that he was high and couldn't think straight.It was quite surprising to see he had saved my number, but then he blocked me when I was busy typing a reply.But I learned that he had a thing with cats because his WhatsApp profile picture was a cat. I saw it before he decided to block me.He was just unbelievable.The reason why I assumed his good side towards me was from being high, it was because he did not question my New York case and he definitely didn't fire me. I resumed my job as usual.The day at work went well. No arguments with anyone. I never even had any encounters with Susan, so the day was not as bad.We attended the FifFood farm in the morning hours as the media was to have a shoot. That did not last long. We were back to work in an hour.The rest of the day
Liana Moore _____ There was a reason I chose to sit on the kitchen stool while facing outside. Thanks to the glass walls in Castillo mansion, I could see the pool area. The lights in the surrounding also made it easier for me to see the arrangements being done for birthday.I was out of place. I spent most of my time in the kitchen with Mary. Even though we were engaged in our usual chat, my brain and eyes were mostly occupied by the four human beings around the pool.Oliver's friends had joined, and I definitely recognized them. One who found it was necessary to ache his neck with chains that hung around him, and the other one who looked like his dream to be a celeb were shuttered.The chain guy was Leo, that was from how Oliver called him when they arrived. He looked neat, if it were not for how he exaggerated by wearing rings on every finger and chains around his neck. He was clad in simple gray sweatpants and a white tank top. It was not hard to devour his masculine physiqueTh
Oliver Castillo ______ "She is a damn hypocrite! One of a kind."I could agree with Jason. Liana was good at acting innocent. I was at the moment staring in the direction she was. Even though Julia was with her, my eyes were entirely on the freaking PA.Something was irritating me. I couldn't tell what it was, maybe seeing how she was free. Then she got along with Julia very well. Julia was my late sister's bestie, she never had any other friend ever since Clara died, and looking at how the two were getting along, gave me bad vibes.I wondered if Clara could have been alive, could she have gotten along with Liana as well?The two were busy giggling as they helped each other get up from the sun lounge they had been seated on. They were super drunk, which could be proved by echoing irritating voices as they both sang together.The PA who always acted so composed was gone. She was so drunk to even remember she wanted to go home earlier.I was not the only person staring, I noticed Leo'
Oliver Castillo _______ I had no other reason to visit my father in the hospital other than the sleepless night he gave me. I didn't know whether it was him or it was his mistress, I just couldn't bring myself to get a pinch of sleep knowing I kissed his mistress.The tossing and rolling were from the insane feeling in me. The feeling of both anger mixed with desire. The taste of her lips was still on the tip of my tongue. The soft feeling of her tender lips, the warm feeling of her mouth, and the soft moans she released from the immense pleasure.She made me feelThat gave me feelings. I wondered if that was why Dad chose her over Mum. If he loved her lips like I did. I did?Fuck!I admitted I did. No matter how hard I tried to assure myself I hated it, I did not, in fact, I craved for more.But she was not the person I needed to need. She was taken, and the person who had her was the man lying unconscious in front of me.He chose well, I admit, but she was fucking young. She was