By the way, Joseph was in 7th grade. “If it would make you feel better, Joseph, I made pancakes today. Aren't pancakes your favorite? Or did I recall wrongly?”. I asked him with a raised brow. “No, you remembered correctly, cousin Adira!”. He exclaimed, and his eyes had brightened. “Well, what are you waiting for? They are waiting for you in the dining room. I heard that if you eat what makes you happy, then studying your math wouldn't be a big deal”. I said to him. Hearing my words, Joseph's brows furrowed, displaying his disbelief in my words. “Really?”. He asked me with a pure hint of doubt in his voice. He may have ranked 15th during his previous exam results, but that didn't change the fact that he was a smart kid. The only problem is that he plays too many video games and doesn't always have enough time to study his books. “Of course. Or don't you believe me? Do you think I am a liar?”. I asked him, and he immediately shook his head at me. “I will head downstairs then, c
I remained in my room until it was 6am. Actually, this room belonged to Joseph. But it was given to me, while Joseph stayed with his mother in the main room. When I first came to Aunt Becky's house and later settled in, I had intended to sleep in the living room at night. But both Joseph and his mother stubbornly refused my idea and decided that I stay in Joseph's room. “Don't worry, I will perfect you later”. I placed an invisible kiss on my sketch as I said to it. Afterward, I rose from the chair I was sitting on and stretched my hands above my head, causing a yawn to escape from my mouth. What assisted the yawn was the growling sound of my stomach. I was hungry, and craving tea and pancakes. Because of this, I hurried up and left my bedroom, heading downstairs, since I didn't want to meet Aunt Becky in the kitchen. If she was the one in the kitchen, then this morning's breakfast was definitely going to be a different story. As I arrived inside the kitchen and didn't see Aun
The next day,Adira's pov, I woke up very early today because I couldn't sleep that much. I was impatient and kept on thinking about the person who wanted to buy my wristwatch. At 1am in the morning, I woke up and began to talk to myself. Asking what the person wanted to use the wristwatch for. So stupid of me to ask myself such a question.Then, at 3am, I woke up again and began to wonder. What if the person who wanted to buy my wristwatch was going to join the jewelry contest too? Would I not automatically be putting myself in a disadvantageous position?I went back to sleep after that, but woke up by 5am. And this time, I began to imagine if it was a woman who wanted to buy my wristwatch. The wristwatch was a man's wristwatch, so what did a woman want it for? To give it to her husband? Her boyfriend? Her friend? Her brother? Or her son?After thinking about this, I wasn't able to sleep anymore. So, instead of remaining lying on the bed and staring at the plain white ceiling
I got out of the car and went straight into the building. As I arrived in the living room, there was no one there. So I went upstairs to my parents' bedroom and knocked on their door. I rarely did this, but here I was, standing and knocking on their room door, all because I wanted to tell them about the injustice Nathan had done to Adira. It took less than a minute, and the door to the room was opened by my mother, who was wearing a night gown that was made using silk materials.The pale look on her face, including the dark circles beneath her eyes, made me frown and feel unhappy. “Mom. What about Dad? Isn't he in the room with you?”. I asked her.“Kai? What are you doing here this late? I didn't know that you were coming over here”. She said to me with a smile. But I could easily tell that it was a forced smile. She hasn't been able to sleep properly because of Adira. Other than that, ever since Nathan divorced Adira, she has not been in a good mood because Adira had not apolog
Nathan's pov,“What was with that commotion, Rodriguez? Can't you see that it's night? Who were you busy shouting and raising your voice at?”. My mother asked my father, but instead of replying to her, my father glared at me, since he was facing my direction. My mother naturally noticed that my father's gaze was fixed elsewhere, so she traced the source and turned around, thus seeing me.I saw the way her eyes widened in disbelief, displaying how surprised she was to see me. I have not visited the villa for a month. Besides, she had no idea that I was coming to the villa after all. “Nathan?”. My name escaped from her lips, before the frown on her face disappeared, and she smiled at me. She approached me and stood in front of me. “I didn't know that you were visiting today. Why didn't you inform me? I would have asked the chefs to prepare you your favorite dishes”. She said to me. “I had to come because my father wanted to see me. Most especially, I came here today because I wanted
Adira's pov,It was 7pm, and I was awake staring at my laptop that was on the light wooden table. While staring at my laptop screen, I also stared at the gold wristwatch in my hand. I had put the wristwatch up for sale this evening after much thought about it, because I needed enough money to leave the city and go to Cindaly. I have been staying at Aunt Becky's house for an entire month, and since she and Joseph had noticeably helped me heal my wounds, I decided it was time for me to move on and become the greatest version of myself. I wasn't in any way ready to return to Glems' company to work there. Rather, I had decided to establish myself and be recognized by the public. Because as a successful jeweler who once worked in the Glems company, only my creations were highly recognized. But the jewelries' creator, me, was barely recognized. And what better way to do that if not going to Cindaly? There was a particular company in Cindaly built especially for jewelers like myself.