Masuk44"MUMMY LOOK DADDY IS BACK!"The words pierced through the quiet of the apartment like a physical blade, freezing the blood in my veins.Daddy is back.William.He stood tall staring back at me with those same eyes that seemed to sometimes pull me in.His eyes, sharp and calculated, soft and intensely focused on me."Clarissa..." He called with a slight smile tugging at the corner of his lips.He was the very same person I had called countless times.Texted multiple times but got no answer from.Not even a hello or an explanation of why he left.Sophie's smile brightened as she smiled at William. Her gaze from from William to me."Aren't you happy mummy?" She asked."So he's the one you wanted to eagerly show me""Uh-huh" she nodded.Giving a slight cough I spoke."Sophie could you go to your room. Mummy would like to talk to Daddy for a sec" I said for a scowl to form on her face."But I want to talk to Daddy more""I know honey..." I said but was interrupted when Bruno stepped for
43And where do you think you're going?" He asked."TO MY OFFICE NOW" He ordered.The heavy tension had already dispersed.And with Chloe gone, Lucian walked past me walking towards the elevator. No one needed to tell me that he wanted me to follow suite.The silence inside was suffocating, unnerving and thick with tension almost like a death sentence to many but not to me.On the silvery walls of the elevator was my blurred reflection which could be seen.With a ding, we arrived, stepping out we made our way to Lucian's office.The heavy mahogany door of the CEO’s office clicked shut behind me, instantly cutting off the residual murmurs.He had walked up to take his seat, his gaze burning into me.I didn't move past the threshold. I stood tall, my arms crossed over my chest, clutching the Project BLUE DIAMOND folders."What was that?""Exactly what you saw" I didn't hesitate as I spoke smoothly, keeping my voice devoid of any emotion."Clarissa,you scalded an employee of this company
42Early the next morning, I had woken up to the sound of doorbell which woke me up from my quiet reverie.With slow, groggy steps, I approached the door but on Pulling it open, I found the porch completely empty. The morning air was still, but resting on the ground was a lush bouquet of flowers.Blood-red roses to be specific.No name tag was attached. There was nothing but a crisp white card written in a in elegant cursive 'I'm sorry' I read.Bruno had earlier informed me about the sudden delivery of bouquets at my doorstep but there was no name to who actually brought them.The only person in mind was actually Lucian.Perhaps this was his way of apologizing to me and trying to get in touch.It was really unlike him to be honest but lately, his attitude seemed to have changed.With a scoff spilling from my lips, I tossed the flowers into the bin.His words from last night replayed in my head like a siren.'I want to see you in my office first thing tomorrow morning.DON'T FORGET W
Chapter 41The heavy glass doors of the balcony clicked shut, locking out the howling wind and the rhythmic drumming of the rain, but the silence inside the master bedroom felt twice as heavy.Lucian carried Chloe towards the edge of the bed.There, he laid her taking in her fragile nature.She didn't fight him off but rather knotted her fingers around the soft fabric of his suite jacket.He looked down and noticed the stark smear of blood across the back of her hands.Clearly a result of her own doing.Lucian's gaze darkened."Get the maid" he demanded Jarry who stood some distance away.In a matter of some minutes he returned with a girl fully dressed in a maid's attire.She offered a quick, anxious nod as she stepped into the room."Bring me a bowl of warm water, clean cotton, and the antiseptic ointments" he ordered her.With this, she left only to return with the said items.Gently, Lucian took hold of Chloe's fingers which he pried away from his suite.A meek, broken cry escaped
Chapter 40"Drive" his command exploded through the vehicle.Immediately, Jarry moved. His feet stepped on the accelerator. The engines came alive and As the black vehicle sped across the lonely road leaving it's tire marks behind, in the car, sounds resonated all together in an creating nuisance.Lucian who sat at the back seat tightened his hand around the phone as he continued to listen to their inaudible words."Madam please listen to us" said a servant."Oh my God she has gone to the balcony!" cried another panicked servant.The air in the car felt suffocating with this utterance."Chloe please listen to me" this time it was his mother that spoke."Just step down and we can talk about everything" she uttered."Stay away from me!" Yelled Chloe instead.More things were sent crashing down to the ground.And from the back seat, Lucian heard it all.Though the situation was enough to place anyone in a panicked mode, heck even Jarry seemed to be panicking as his hands slightly quiver
39"DON'T FORGET WHO THE BOSS IS"The line went dead immediately after Lucian’s words.My fingers hovered over the phone silently cursing out at him.Although I had no interest in seeing Lucian, I had to say it was unavoidable as the contract wasn't broken.That arrogant man!Sounds of footstep was heard and turning to it's direction, I saw Sophie slowly stepping down the staircase as her body weakly leaned on the walls for support.“Mummy?”The weak little voice instantly pulled my attention away from her thoughts."You shouldn't be out of bed sweetheart,” Clarissa said softly, hurrying toward her.Her voice was groggy and hoarse as she spoke."Who was that?" She asked. A fake smile spread across my lips as I uttered."No one dear" I said approaching her."But I heard Uncle Lucian's voice" she muttered weakly. Her hazel eyes darted towards the closed door."Oh... Well... Uncle Lucian stopped by.He came to pick up Damon's things he had forgotten" I lied not seeing the need to utter t
15"I'm the child's mother.I'M CHLOE MORNINGSTAR" said the woman on the other end.The name made everything around me to freeze.From the name, Clarissa got to realize that the person on the other end was Chloe by the last name 'morningstar' she figured exactly who she was.She was Lucian's first
14Such warm comfort her scent brought.The touch of her skin illuminating Lucian's body with delight and while his mind travelled to her comforting fragrance, with his nose inhaling every bit of her, he had her ask."Why do you do this?"And without thinking, as though it had been dwelling deep in
13LUCIAN morningstar!Her worst nightmare and her new boss?!***My mind seemed to be playing tricks on me but the man before me was... Him.I had just gotten a glimpse of his side view and with the people around, it was hard to see him whole.But no doubt it was Lucian.As I stared on watching th
12Days went by and all I had to do was to stay in the hospital where my treatment was being administered to me.On the third day, I was discharged. Both I and Sophie was grateful for this.Miranda who had come to visit me at the hospital, helped check me out of the hospital and when it was time to







