Early in the evening when Eden got back to her place after office, it seemed strangely quiet like never before. She searched for her parents but having no sight of them, she took out her phone to call her mother as some panicky thoughts crossed her mind. But startling her, her phone started buzzing with the same number flashing on the screen. Eden answered the call without wasting another moment. "Mom, where are you and Dad? You didn't mention going out." Eden said, trying to sound normal."We are at the hospital, Eden." She tried to sound normal but the effort, she was putting in, Eden felt it all."For as usual health checkup on Dad?" Eden said, desperately hoping to hear a yes. Though she knew her father's scheduled check-up routine. It wasn't today, but still two weeks to go to be specific."Eden, Dad isn't well. I brought him to hospital.""What happened to Dad?" Eden's face turned pale as she voiced out.~~All the way the drive to the hospital, Eden felt her heart banging at
When Damien reached his cabin, his as usual coffee wasn't waiting for him. Nor his desk looked like arranged neatly. He took an overall glance at his cabin and then turned to the wall of his cabin. Eden's cabin wasn't next to his but he still stared at it wondering if she wasn't in yet. She had never been late until now. He walked to his desk and took the intercom to make a call to her. His direct phone calls and messages were getting ignored anyway. Her intercom also remained unanswered too much for his irritation. Half an hour passed but there was no sight of Eden and this time, Damien got worried. Did she decide to leave the job? Leave him altogether? Without even bothering to talk to him for once! He took the intercom and called the receptionist to know if Eden was in. Her answer disappointed him even more. He reached for his phone only to notice the text from Eden. She was asking for two days off. No, she wasn’t asking. She was just informing him that she was taking it. Who
Eden waited for a few moments as if wondering whether she was dreaming when Damien said all this. Because she had a strong belief Damien would help her anyway. She was okay with his showing her coldness but she never thought Damien would be this cruel and turn her down when she was in desperate need of money. Even if not for help, to get her because more than her, he was the desperate one to get her to agree with his terms. Or was she being delusional all this time? Damien moved his gaze from the file in his hand and turned to her, "Ms. McBride, what are you waiting for? I said out of my face. NOW." His voice had dropped a few degrees as he uttered the last word and this time, Eden realized she wasn't dreaming like she thought and left from there blinking back her tears. Her only hope was shattered. Now she would have to go back to the hospital nearly empty handed in comparison to the amount, she needed. She exited the office building. Instead of taking a cab or bus, she started
When Eden took another step toward him, Damien casually kept the ring on the desk as if it had nothing to do with her. His voice was as cold as ever when he voiced out, "You should have knocked." "Sorry, Sir. I did a knock. But you didn't respond." Eden replied with a frown. What's the matter with him? Just now he was staring at the ring longingly that belonged to her a few days back. No, not belonged to. She had it on her finger just. Her mind reminded her. "Then you should have waited." Damien said coldly and shoved the ring into the drawer. He turned to her again and said, "Anyways, you were saying something?" "Yes, Sir. You have a meeting in half an hour." "Okay. You go. Arrange it. I will be there." Damien was thinking of asking about her father but at last, he didn't. What's the point? ~~ Two days got passed but the air between Damien and Eden was still dense. None of them tried to clear it having different types of thoughts going on in their mind. Damien was relived findi
Damien knew Eden wouldn't go to visit her father today and that's why he decided to visit him. Not just today but he went there for a few times. He chose the time when he was sure Eden wouldn’t be there. Eden's parents were so warm to him that he couldn't help but visiting them. But what he didn't expect to find out today was the family moment of grief. After talking to Dr. Johnathan, he wasn't feeling assured. He talked to his family Dr. Smith and asked him to take care of the matter. When he saw Eden making her way out of the hospital building, he also took his leave from her mother and followed Eden out. She seemed to be in lost in some thoughts. He had a pretty good idea about it anyway. When Eden pleaded with her father, he could see the desperation in her eyes. Her eyes tell it all that she would do anything for her father. Her father wasn't any less when it came to Eden as well. Suddenly he felt lonely and started missing his parents, missing his cousins, his family. He kn
Moments had passed but they were still lost in each other and when they parted, both of them were breathless. Surprising Damien, Eden looked shy as she looked down refusing to meet his gaze for the first time. Damien chuckled as he cupped her reddened face softly, "Don't worry too much. Everything will be alright." Eden looked into his sparkling bluish iris and nodded softly. She desperately wanted to believe him. She wanted her father to be healthy and with them back here again. Everything would come after that. "See you tomorrow, Eden. Good Night." With that, Damien took his hands to his sides and walked out of her place. A smile crept on her lips as she replayed the happenings in her mind. Damien wasn't the person, she thought of him. He had a soft side in him that he rarely showed to the world. Or maybe he was like this just for her. She would be happy if the latter was the case here. ~~ Damien reached his apartment and after he got freshen up, the first thing he did was call
Damien reached his cabin a little bit late than usual. He was thinking about taking another day off and spend with Eden but after hearing her, he couldn't think himself of doing it anymore. A file was opened in front of him but his mind was wandering about other obvious things. But the more he was thinking into the matter, the more he was enraged. Why wasn’t Eden seeing he was totally into her? Why was he being taken in the wrong way for whatever he did? When would he hear something good from her? When would she have a little bit of trust in him as in trust in them? He was hell worried for her whereas she was thinking he was spending his time with some other girl! Nathaniel entered his cabin knocking once. Placing a file on his desk, he sat across from Damien, waiting for Damien to acknowledge his presence but he seemed to be lost in some thoughts. Getting enough of his silence, he spoke up, "What's the matter? You weren't even supposed to be here today." Damien was startled for
Eden couldn't believe that paparazzi had already found them here. She turned to Damien who looked unaffected at the whole thing as if it were just a normal thing for him. But then he was most probably used to this type of thing by now. Not to mention he didn't just get the title of being one month prince out of nowhere. Besides, she had seen him facing journalists straight and doing lots of TV interviews in her short time with him. She was with him sometimes but her role was standing behind him as his secretary in a tailored suit. But today seeing her like this with Damien, they would never think of them that way for sure.Any moment now, she would be added to the list as one of the women, Damien had fun with.Just at the thought, she was hurt. She never thought things would end up like this for her. The excitement she felt earlier had died long back as her face got darkened in embarrassment and pain.Damien frowned at her expression as Eden had her head bowed down. He couldn't g