“Girl, I don’t wanna say that you blew it, but you did,” said Taylor and rolled his eyes dramatically before taking a noisy sip of his lemonade.“Shut up, Taylor,” Rob rebuked him.“I agree with him,” said Rosemary with a shrug.“Thanks, guys. I feel so much better now,” said Rachel sarcastically.They were in Rosemary’s place after arriving in New York an hour ago. She’d called her brother the moment they landed at the airport and he and his boyfriend had showed up at the house in record time to get all the tea on her unceremoniously ended vacation with Derek. She’d told them about what went down at Rickman Manor but she’d left out the part about them meeting Derek’s mother in Bermuda. That was way too much information to share right now and she was not even in the right frame of mind to explain the details.“Don’t pay attention to them,” Rob told her. “I think you did the right thing. If a relationship brings you more heartbreak than happiness, then you should leave.”“I don’t know
“This is crazy,” said Rachel. “What started the fire?”“I don’t know but it started from the kitchen,” replied Taylor. “Look, we will get into all of that later, but right now, we need to get out of here fast.”He opened one of the windows and looked down to see where they would land if they managed to jump down. Taylor heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the window opened to Rosemary’s flower garden.“I guess we’ll have some soft landing down there even if it means killing some of Rosemary’s precious flowers,” he said. “We can tie some bedsheets together and fasten it to the bedpost and then we use it as a rope to get us down.”Elaine was already on it, ripping the bedsheet off the mattress and twisting it to form a rope, while Taylor rummaged through Rosemary’s wardrobe to find another bedsheet to link with it. Once the bedsheets were tied together and secured to the bedpost, Elaine climbed out through the window while holding onto their makeshift escape rope, and she let herse
“Morning, Miss Lane, Mr. Fraser,” greeted the middle-aged doctor. “I reckon you’ll have to inform your bodyguard that doctors have all access to see their patients whenever needed.”“Of course,” said Derek with an apologetic smile. “I’ll let him know.”“Great. I’m Doctor Kelly, by the way. It’s good to see that you’re awake now, Miss Lane. How are you feeling?”“Tired,” she replied.“That’s normal. How’s your breathing?”“Ok. I think I feel pretty good now,” she said confidently. “When can I leave?”“For now, we’ll place you on observation just to make sure that you are truly ok, and if your vitals remain steady for the rest of the day, you’ll be discharged this time tomorrow. How’s that?”She shrugged. “Sounds good to me.”“Awesome. I’ll send in a nurse to check your vitals and update your chart. The breakfast menu is on the bedstand, so feel free to let her know what you’ll be having and it will be sent up right away.”“Thank you,” she smiled.“We could swap that hospital meal for s
“Your wish is my command,” he whispered in her ear before turning her around to face the wall, then with one hand, he pinned both of hers on the wall and lifted her hips with the other hand so that he could enter her from behind. She was already wet and slippery, making his entry smooth and insanely sweet.Rachel’s boobs were pressed against the tiled wall and her hard nipples grazed the cold surface with each thrust Derek pumped into her. He reached forward and slid his forefinger between her legs, stroking her clit as he pummeled her from behind.“Oh! Please, don’t stop!” She begged.“I don’t plan to,” he replied, picking up the pace of his thrusts. It was as if his hips were on auto mode, moving of their own volition without any effort from him.She matched his rhythm, moving her ass back and forth, eager to reach the peak but also wishing that this moment would not end. Derek released her hands and cupped one of her boobs in his palm while the other one was nestled against his arm
“So, it’s true,” said Cassie. “Derek did stash you here like a dirty little secret.”It took Rachel a moment to recover from her surprise and find her voice. “I beg your pardon?”Cassie pushed past her and entered the penthouse without waiting for an invitation. She was dressed in a figure-hugging red dress that stopped just below her small bum, her hair was pulled back in a sleek ponytail and her lipstick and 4-inch heels sandals matched her outfit.Zoe came out of the kitchen and when she saw Cassie, she lifted her hand and waved hello.“Aw… what a cutie,” she said and waved back.“Honey, go back into the kitchen. Mommy will be right there, ok?” Said Rachel.Zoe obeyed her and returned to the kitchen.“You didn’t have to send her away,” Cassie complained with an exaggerated pout. “She’s a better hostess than you are being right now. Aren’t you going to offer me a seat? Or a drink at least.”“I don’t know what you came here for and I am not interested in knowing either,” said Rachel
Despite her insistence on going out alone, Frank refused to let her out of his sight and stubbornly insisted on driving her to her destination. Tired of arguing with the giant of a man, Rachel finally gave in and told him to take her to Derek’s office.They drove there in Derek’s white Bentley and when they arrived at his office building, Rachel told Frank to wait for her at the reception area.“Hi, I’m here to see Mr. Fraser,” Rachel informed the receptionist.“Hi, do you have an appointment with him?”“Come on, Cheryl. Don’t you recognize me?”Cheryl was surprised. “I – I don’t think so.”Rachel rolled her eyes. “I am Rachel Lane and the last time we met here was about two years ago when you wouldn’t let me in and I ended up running into Derek at the parking lot and then we came back inside together. Does that jog your memory?”“Oh, oh yes! I remember you now,” said Cheryl with wide eyes. “You look… different,” she added.“I hope in a good way?” Rachel grinned.“Of course. You look
“No, what’s the point? I know why she has been doing it and I’m not sure she’ll have anything new to share with Yasmin anymore.”“Today’s episode is definitely something worth sharing.”Derek chuckled. “Maybe.”“Have you thought about reaching out to Yasmin?”“What for?”“I don’t know, just for the sake of it. Alfred already confirmed everything she told us, so that means she wasn’t lying.”He sighed.“Can you ever find it in your heart to forgive her?” Rachel asked softly.Derek lifted an eyebrow. “For what?”“For abandoning you,” she replied.He sighed again and looked away. When the elevator reached the first floor and swung open, he took her hand in his and led her out of it. Cheryl was beaming like the sun when she saw them together and she waved at Rachel as they left.“I think Cheryl is my number one fan here,” she remarked as Frank and Mark escorted them to the parking lot.“Nope. She’s number two,” said Derek.“Who’s number one?” She asked.“Me,” he said with a grin and follo
Yasmin chuckled. “Rachel is a genius,” she said. “She’s the real deal, Derek. She’s a keeper.”“I still can’t believe that you’re here,” he said in wonder. “I feel as if I am dreaming.”“So do I,” she admitted. “Derek, I am so sorry for everything. I am sorry I didn’t give you a chance to get to know me but instead allowed your father to drive a wedge between us. I am not trying to paint your father as the bad guy because if I’m being honest, I also share in the blame. I am so sorry for abandoning you and letting you mourn my fake death while I lived my best life somewhere else.”“I didn’t have time to mourn you,” he confessed. “I was so angry at you and I drowned myself in work.”“I am so sorry,” she said again, crying openly. “I am so, so sorry, Derek. Can you ever forgive me?”Seeing his mother cry and express so much remorse broke something inside of him. It was as if she had smashed the block of ice that had held his heart in a death grip for years, into tiny pieces. Tears rolled