MasukEden’s Point of View“You’re going to sit with me at the head table,” Theron declared again, perhaps noticing the way I had been dodging the conversation.I focused on straightening his tie, careful not to meet his questioning gaze, trying to ignore the growing pressure in my back and hip.“Are you okay?” he asked softly, noticing my silent groans.“You’re just too tall,” I muttered, a small smile tugging at my lips.“I told you not to bother,” he said, his hands gently taking mine as he removed the tie. “And yet, you insisted on fixing this stupid thing.”He shook his head, a small frown forming on his face. “Honestly, who cares if I wear a tie today or not? I might as well show up in a polo and jeans.”“You’re so unserious about everything,” I complained as he scooped me up from the floor, carrying me back to the bed. “Today is your induction—you have to look your best. And that includes giving me that tie.”I held out my hands, demanding it. He hesitated for a moment, then finally
Eden’s Point of View“The only thing you have done is ruin everything grandma worked so hard for in her lifetime, with your extortionate family,” I said with a faint smirk, watching the color drain from his face as if the words had struck him physically. He sat there, pale and motionless, for a long moment. “Do you see how that feels?” I added quietly. “Horrible, right?”“You don’t have any right to talk about your grandmother,” he shot back, slamming his hand against the arm rest of the couch. “The same way you don’t have any right to keep ruining my mother’s memory,” I retorted sharply, my voice cutting through his. “She would be disappointed in you too, Father. Tell me—did she give up her life to save her child just so you could spend the rest of yours treating that child like garbage?”He paled again.“She died and entrusted me to you, and what did you do?” I queried. “If she can see us now… she probably regrets leaving me behind with you.”“How dare you?” Father barked as he s
Eden’s Point of ViewFather came as promised in the morning, the tension was thick between the three of us, but after exchanging brief pleasantries with Theron, Theron excused us and gave us privacy, allowing us to use his study for our meeting.My father’s eyes scanned the whole room, he was unsettled, and his eyes shifted towards me again; they were cold just as I remembered, condescending, judging, filled with so much anger and scorn.As hopeful as I tend to get, I knew my relationship with my father is a lost cause, nothing good ever comes from meeting up with him, and as much as I wanted to avoid the conversation, Theron was right, sometimes, I have to face my problems head on to ensure that they never bother me again.And that is precisely what I am going to do—I will make sure; he never gets to call me again. I heard a knock on the door to the study.“Come in.” I ordered, and almost immediately one of the workers of the mansion came inside, she was holding a tray containing tea
Eden’s Point of View“Lola wanted to come with me to get you,” Theron explained his own part of the story as soon as we got into the car; apart from Lola his driver also came to pick us up.Lola wouldn’t stop whining about how horrible Theron had been treating her at work ever since I disappeared, and how horrible she feels because she can’t report him to the board of directors since he is now the chairman of the hospital.“Naturally, I refused to let her come with me,” He confessed gruffly.“But why?” I asked with quiet concern, as much as I want to listen to the rest of this very intriguing story, I was sleepy. “She is probably worried about me that’s why she was insistent.”“I know, but I wanted to be alone with you.” His fingers found mine, and they crawled into my palm; holding me tightly.My heart raced from the small gesture, and the smile on his face made my cheeks warm.“Lola is stubborn, I know she would come either I agreed to it or not, so guess what I did.” He glanced at
Eden’s Point of ViewLola stood out, I saw her right from the moment we began walking towards the arrival hall of the airport; her dark skin like caramel glowed under the fluorescent, her lips pursed slightly annoyed and slightly eager, while her eyes darted around, searching for something.“See, that’s Lola.” Theron pointed with a evil grin, seems like she noticed it from the corner of her eyes, they darted towards us, and she waved, grinning from ear to ear.“Lola!” I tried to run, but Theron’s grip on my forearm prevented me, and he shook his head.“Running is bad for you.” He muttered. “You’re pregnant.”“Yes, not injured.” I finally snapped back at him but he still didn’t let me go, Lola rushed towards us instead, and only then did my gaze shifted from Theron back to Lola.“Eden… how could you?” she asked as she slammed me into a hug; her slender but tall frame covered me, suffocating me, her arms tightening around my back. “I thought I was your friend, why didn’t you tell me any
Eden’s Point of View.“You should go to sleep now,” Theron murmured against my ears, he had been nibbling on it for some time now. “You’re pregnant, you need to sleep more.”As much as this was a fact, I was just too excited to fall asleep, I have never felt so alive in a long time, I wanted to keep talking to him, I didn’t want the conversation to end, I didn’t want to let this moment slip away from me.Because it felt too perfect; like the first time a child was fed ice-cream, or as if I was walking on clouds, like I’m in a dream—and I would wake up soon. Despite Theron being so close, so warm, and so alive, I felt like he was going to disappear soon, so while he is here, I want to live this moment to the fullest.I suddenly remembered something, or rather someone that I almost forgot through my stay here; a very pivotal person to the way everything had spiraled out.“What about Felicia?” I felt Theron stiffened at my question; it was almost as if he stopped breathing for a split se







