This made Sylvia raise the career planning form in her hand.“I don’t know what to do with this,” she expressed, “what are you choosing?”“Computer engineering,” he answered, “it had been my dream for a while.”“Good for you,” Sylvia responded with envy in her eyes. “I don’t know if I should choose money or my dreams. Then again, earning a lot of money is my dream.”Nathan laughed.“What does your parents think?” questioned Nathan.Sylvia sighed.“My mom is an airhead. I would be an idiot to trust her. She would probably say something in the line of pursue your dreams.”Sylvia shook her head.“Maybe that’s what you should do. It wouldn’t be fun to get stuck up with studying something you aren’t interested in,” Nathan pointed out.“I don’t know. I was always more attracted by the thought of money.”°°°On that day, Sylvia was called to Liam’s office. She wondered what the matter was regarding when she stepped into his office.“Sit down.”And that’s what she did.Then, he started, “I re
Sylvia was taken aback by Blake’s presence. From his expression, he appeared to be displeased to be here.“What are you doing here?” she questioned.“Get up,” he ordered.Under that gaze of his, she felt very much nervous. Therefore, while trying to climb up, she slipped, causing her palms to harshly slide against the rough surface. A wince escaped from her lips. The fall made her hurt her ankle.This made Blake frown at her.“What are you? A child?”“What’s it to you? Mind your own business, and get lost from here,” she retorted.“Why should I? Seeing you so pathetic puts me in a great mood,” he expressed.Sylvia was almost convinced that he came here to watch her be miserable. Although annoying, she could only resort to annoying him. Holding in on the pain, she attempted to climb up while hoping she doesn’t fall down again and end up hurting worse.As she struggled, she heard the footsteps. Before she could process it, she was picked up and carried to the top before being placed dow
Whose daughter did he take her to be?“What do you plan on doing to me?” Sylvia questioned. Her voice might seem calm on the outside, but inside she was entirely a mess.“That depends on how your father responds,” he replied.Wasn’t her father dead ages ago?What sort of response was he expecting from a corpse that had already decomposed?Was Liam taken as her father?He was her stepfather after all.Sylvia nodded.She didn’t know whether or not asking questions would make him mad. That’s why, she stayed careful. Although they didn’t plan on killing her, who knew whether or not they would physically harm her?That’s why, she decided it was better to not create a fuss.The man leaned towards her and grabbed on to her face. His hold wasn’t gentle, and his breath made her almost scrunch up her nose in disgust. Who knew that garbage he inhaled in before coming here?“Aren’t you pretty obedient? It’s sort of boring. I thought you would put up more of a fight.”Sylvia was lost on how to res
Sylvia was alone on the bed when she woke up the next morning. There was a hint of sense of loss in her chest before she got over it and sat up on the bed. Following that, she washed up before heading downstairs. There was a dull fear remaining within her, and being alone in her room increased that. That’s why, she was quick to leave her room. It was little late to have breakfast. When Sylvia head downstairs, her steps stopped at the sight of Liam. The man’s eyes fell on her, scrutinizing her. “Thank you,” Sylvia expressed. It was indeed because of Liam that she got abducted. However, he had the choice of not going through trouble and abandoning her. But he didn’t choose to do so. There was no way he didn’t suffer from losses by choosing to rescue her in that manner. And for Sylvia, being treasured was a foreign feeling. Regardless of how she normalized not being cared for, in the end, she did crave for love. “What are you thanking me for? It’s my responsibility. And I apologize
Next day, when she was at school, the status of Blake and Jennifer’s relationship spread through the hallways, giving the center of topic of almost conversation between the teenagers.“Are you alright?”Hearing that voice made her close her locker and turn towards Nathan. She then questioned, “Why wouldn’t I be?”He smiled at her.“It seems that you didn’t sleep well last night.”“My enemies are happy. How can I sleep well?” Sylvia voiced out.Before he could say anything, Sylvia was approached by Jennifer. The girl grabbed her hand and appeared to be a little too enthusiastic. There was a welcoming smile on her face.“Sylvia, I was looking all over school for you. Let’s sit together during the lunch together?”At this, Sylvia pulled away the hand from Jennifer’s hold and patted on Nathan’s arm.“I will deal with this.”Nathan took this as her asking him to leave. He nodded before walking away, and Sylvia’s eyes became stern as she looked at Jennifer.“I know you have a loud mouth, bu
“That’s none of your business. Get out!”Instead of listening to his words, she sat on his bed and voiced out, “You can spend nights in my room, and I can’t be here for a couple of minutes?”Without saying anything, he reached out for her and grabbed her arm, pulling her up in the process. His actions made her pout.“Can’t you tell me about your mother? I am curious,” she voiced out.“You don’t have the right to. Next time, it wouldn’t end nicely for you if you enter my room.”“I am sorry if it is a sore spot, but what’s with your attitude? Can’t you be more, well, personable?”She frowned.He sneered.“I already hate it that I can’t hate you enough.”This was frustrating.“Why are you so adamant on hating me!? With the way you act, one would think I killed your parents or something!” she exclaimed.“That’s because you did.”His words caught her off guard.“W-What?” she slowly asked.“You are the reason my mother is dead.”Sylvia’s eyes widened at it. Blake’s gaze gave her chills, and
She laughed.“Then, I will beat up Liam for you. I don’t know how to effectively pack a punch, but I will do my best.”He simply stared at her without saying anything. That made her feel very awkward.She rambled on, “How could he be that horrible? You are really tolerant. If it was me, I would have beaten him up a long time ago. What a bastard!”“You are taking it in well.”“Do I give that impression? Not at all. Watch me lose sleep and mind over it for days. My thoughts attack me when I am all alone.”“He loves you a lot,” he commented, “it’s surprising because I thought he wasn’t capable of it.”“Oh?”“Now, I understand why. You are someone who can be easily loved.”Sylvia’s eyes widened.What was he doing?Was he indirectly confessing to her?Was she just reading too much into it?Her mind went blank, and her cheeks heated up.She wasn’t that loveable. People found her annoying often. So, it was nice to hear those words from him.“Thank you. Well then, I will be leaving. Uh! Have
“Who told you to meddle? You are seriously annoying.”He glared at her.This made her scrunch up her nose.“I was afraid of you burning me next out of jealousy,” she voiced out, “and here I thought women’s jealousy was scary.”“Fucking don’t mention it again,” he expressed.“Right. Wouldn’t want to set you off. How did it go?”He scoffed.“He only talked about business. What sort of mushy stuff were you expecting? That’s disgusting.”That made her face fall fast.“Eh? What do you mean? Do you mean all of my efforts had gone to waste?”“He did add that he was proud of me as if I wanted to know that. Obviously, I am excellent.”He scratched the back of his head. To Sylvia, he seemed to be embarrassed, and contrary to his looks, she found her being cute.“What is this? Look at you. You are the type to like being showered in compliments,” she expressed, “next time, whenever you feel antsy, come over to me. I will smother you with them.”“You will?”He arched his eyebrows.She nodded her h