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LEILANI The moment I heard Melinda's voice, demanding to look too, I turned my face aside and stepped out of Malcolm's hold. I began to cough to clear the tense air. "Are you okay?" Malcolm asked and began to pat my back to help me calm down. "I'm…I'm fine," I stuttered and cleared my throat. "My legs were numb from sitting in the car for a long time. You know the eatery is quite far from here. So the moment I got out of the car, I lost balance. But then you caught me, and here we are," I blabbed, not making any sense. "You look cute right now, " Malcolm said, smiling. I felt my cheeks heat up and I looked down at the floor. "They are still there. Why won't you let me look?" Melinda's annoyed voice sounded. "That's one fierce daughter we have," Malcolm laughed. "You should go in before she pulls down the building. Tell her I will come to see her tomorrow." I nodded like an obedient teenager and waved at him. My heart thudded and I felt my body tingle. I could feel his eyes on
LEILANI A cunning smile formed on my lips “Malcolm’s personal assistant can drive you to work. Is that okay with you, Malcolm?” “That's not a problem,” Malcolm readily agreed. “Better,” Melinda mumbled, this time, she stuck out her tongue before Sienna could think of doing that, “What are we still waiting for?” I asked and looked down at my wrist to check the time. Malcolm immediately called his assistant over and asked him to drive a blushing Sienna to work. After that, Melinda and I got into my car, Malcolm took the driver’s seat and we hit the road to Melinda’s school. “Mum I don't like Aunt Sienna,” Melinda complained halfway to her school. I didn't bother saying a word as I knew that after today, she and Sienna will become best friends. I was already used to their daily drama, so it didn't bother me when a bit. “Why won't you say a word? I said it before, you now like Aunt Sienna more than me, your own daughter," Melinda whined. "Enough, I will scold Sienna," I muttere
MALCOLM After speaking with Leilani, my joy knew no bounds, I kept praying that noon would come quickly. The idea of picking up my daughter from school made me enthusiastic. It was something I always wanted to do right from the moment I learnt about Melinda’s existence. I kept whistling and doing my work with utmost pleasure and in high spirits. “I wonder what your baby mama told you that is making you act like an idiot,” Michael commented and left the couch where he was seated and walked over to stand in front of me. “Point of correction. She is not just my baby mama. She is my wife-to-be," I announced, smiling in delight. Michael scoffed. “She just accepted you yesterday. Don't be shocked when she rejects you today, keep smiling,” he mumbled. “Friend or foe, which one are you?” I asked and glared at him. ‘Whatever you see me as. I remember you once suspected me to be working for Lucian and your mum,” he laughed on saying this. I gazed at him and realized that my words might h
LEILANI “I’m already aware of that,” Melinda said, taking me by surprise. “Huh, how come she knows already. I have never said anything about it to her before and I’m sure Malcolm respects me enough not to tell her before I could.” “How?” I ask since I’m unable to decipher how she knows about it, “My lookalike told me,” she said and eagerly pointed at Malcolm who in turn mumbled an incoherent word and bowed his head. I didn’t know how to react to this new piece of information. The fact that Malcolm had gone behind my back and told Melinda of his stand in her life shocked me so much. I didn’t know what to say. “How long has she known? Is this the reason why she is so attached to him? Does this mean he just wants Melinda, not me? Will he take my baby away from me?” Different questions ran through my mind. I suddenly became restless. Malcolm was still not saying a word and kept his head bowed as if remorseful for his actions. “How long have you known?” I asked Melinda. I wanted to
SIENNA Malcolm’s assistant, who I finally got to know his name as Michael, dropped me off at the office today. We kept conversing like we’d known each other for a long time. I realized that we had a lot in common and that made my heart become filled with warmth at the feeling that I found the one for me. I arrived at the office in high spirits, but then Leilani wasn’t okay. After helping to lighten her mood, I went back to my office daydreaming about what being in a relationship with Michael would be like. After Leilani left to pick up Melinda from school, I’m left alone. But then, thoughts of being with Michael kept me so busy that I didn’t even feel Leilani’s absence. Soon, it was closing time. I locked my office and made sure Leilani’s was locked as well. I exited the building. Michael had driven me to work today and Leilani left with her car earlier, so I had to take a cab. I stood in front of the company, waiting for an empty cab to drive past. While standing there, a familiar ca
SIENNA I'm woken by the urge to relieve myself. My eyes fluttered open and I rose from the bed. I'm welcome by an unfamiliar room. I became confused. But then my confusion didn't last for long as I recalled everything almost immediately. Michael and I had a wild and passionate night. I looked down at myself and realized I was still stark naked. Last night, we didn't seem to have gotten enough of each other as we drowned in the wild passion that left us drained. I looked around the room in search of Michael but then, he was nowhere to be found. I wrapped the sheets around me and found my way into the adjoining door which I knew would definitely be the bathroom. My womanly part was so sore and aching that I almost had a hard time relieving myself. But then, I didn't care. This intimacy of ours was sure to be the stepping stone of my relationship with Michael. Getting out of the bathroom, I caught sight of my panty in a corner of the room. My face turned red and I immediately picked it u
LUCIANI sat in my office, staring blankly into space. A lot was going through my head, and it all revolved around Malcolm. After being grounded like a kid, I'm finally back to the office, but then, I had no zeal to work. It’s been over five days since I returned to the company, but then, I have done no work. I needed to deal with Malcolm first, before I could relax and wholeheartedly do my work. Having been keeping tabs on him, I realized that my freedom had changed him and that he was looking for means to bring me down. My spy had informed me that Malcolm was looking to bring me down through any available means, both legal and illegal. And to say that didn’t scare me will be a lie. Malcolm has always been a guy who goes by the book. So him, deciding to engage himself in illegal activities, just to bring me down sent shivers down my spine. Each time I remember it, my body is always filled with goosebumps. While growing up, I always did a lot of unacceptable things and blamed Malcolm f
LEILANII sat on the couch, with a sobbing Sienna’s head resting on my thigh. She has been crying since she came and hasn't even uttered a word. I’m really worried, but then I didn’t want to add to her tears by asking her what was wrong. I know Sienna, she might be bawling her eyes out right now, once she is okay, she would definitely tell me what is wrong with her. Seeing her like this made me wonder how she coped alone while I was in New York for five years. Sienna has no one beside me. After losing her parents at a very young age, Mr and Mrs Miller, whom I will never address as my parents again, brought her to live with us. Since then, we both lived like sisters and soon became inseparable.“I'm such a bad friend,” I mumbled. Unknown to me, I had said it outloud and Sienna heard it. She immediately raised her head.“I won’t tolerate you calling yourself a bad friend all because of my problem. Which you know nothing about.” Tears streamed down her face as she said this, moving me t