"Why did you style your hair like that?" Jerome pointed at Leah's ponytail. "Everyone is dressed casually in the office, I don't want to look too flashy."
Leah cheerfully touches her long hair but Jerome gave her a look of displeasure."Don't let those morons sway you, they are just tacky people who don't even know how to dress properly," grumbled Jerome, he waved his hand, calling for their cook to pour the asparagus soup into his bowl.
Leah's face tightened, "Morons? tacky people? Really? Isn't that a bit too much? Just because their fashion sense is different doesn't mean..."
"Enough! I'm not in the mood to argue," Jerome's cold voice stopped Leah.
Leah's hands were tightly clenched, if she wasn't on an important mission in her life, she wouldn't have let Jerome treat her that way. Suddenly she missed the way Adrian treated her...
*****"Thanks, Claire! You're the best!"
L"How was your day?" asked Jerome without looking away from his cellphone. "Good," Leah tried to sound as usual as she can, even though she felt like screaming because she was too happy after talking to her old friend, Chloe."Damn it!""Tom, turn around! We need to go back to Kings now! Drive as fast as possible!" shouted Jerome in anger, something bad must have happened in Kings right now. Leah bit her lips, feeling so curious about the situation but she didn't have the guts to ask.On their way back to the Kings, Jerome was busy typing on his cellphone, while Leah was also busy playing Candy Crush on her cell phone, she chose not to ask Jerome about the situation. She didn't want to upset him, or else Jerome will be mad at her.Jerome's car pulled over in the King's lobby, he hurriedly stepping out of the car but then he remembered that Leah was still inside the car."Tom will take you hom
"I am your husband Leah, we're still married and we love each other!" cried Jerome as he glared at Leah."He lied to you and you know it! You have been separated since more than a year ago!" said Adrian, his jaw tightened, his fists clenched tightly. Leah stood between the two with a throbbing pain in her head, if that damn memory had appeared soon, it wouldn't have been like this!Leah woke up from her sleep, out of breath. Sweat soaked all over her body. 'It's just a nightmare, Leah, relax...' she tried to soothe herself.Suddenly Leah remembered what Chloe had said about Adrian last night. What if Jerome was right when he said that Adrian was a Psychopath? Leah shook her head in horror, tried to get rid of that crazy thought of her mind.Leah dragged her feet towards the bathroom and clean herself in hurry. When her eyes bumped into the towel shelf which was the place where she hid her cell phone, suddenly she felt the urg
"Leah, you awake?" Chloe bent over Leah with a worried face. Leah blinked her eyes several times, trying to focus on Chloe's face. Everything was still blurred around her."Where am I?" whispered Leah, she felt like something sharp stabbing the back of her head, she groaned in pain."You're at the office clinic, are you in pain? I'll call the doctor!" Just when Chloe was about to step out, Leah held her hand, made Chloe frowned. "I'm okay Chloe, let's get out of here, I got so many things to do..." said Leah weakly.Chloe examined Leah's face, then she shook her head, "No! Absolutely no! You look sick, just get some rest, don't push yourself so hard!" said her a little bit angry.Just like in the old days, Leah could never say no when it comes to Chloe's order. In their friendship, Chloe was like a mother figure. Leah sighed, suddenly she missed the other member of the group, Suzy, Caitlyn, and Jason. Where are they?
"Tom, can we stop for a moment at Gustoso Italian? I'm really in the mood for gnocchi," said Leah, her eyes stared at Tom from the rearview mirror.Tom thumped the steering wheel with his fingers. Confused."What's the matter? Did Jerome tell you to take me straight to the Penthouse?" asked Leah with no surprise.Tom cleared his throat, "No problem, I'll take you there Ma'am," Tom decided, at last. He would be waiting right at the exit, Leah wouldn't be able to run anywhere anyway."Great! Thanks!" Leah threw her gaze to the window, observing the traffic jams of New York City for the last time.She sighed heavily. Everything felt like a dream. How could her ordinary life turn out to be this dramatic? Suddenly Leah missed the past five years of her life when things were still so good.Suddenly, tears rolled down Leah's cheeks. She wiped it quietly, she didn't want Tom to see her sad. Leah was sure, that Tom w
Four hours later,Leah pulled over her car in a twenty-story apartment building. Claire and Luke had arranged everything for her, she felt very helped even though she had to spend a considerable amount of money, but everything was quite valuable because she could finally get away from Jerome.Leah nodded politely at a security guard, after which she dragged her tired feet towards the 20th floor, where her apartment unit was located.The apartment looked simple but quite comfortable. From the entrance, Leah was greeted by a set of grey sofas with a 42-inch TV that elegantly arranged on a shelf that all looked matching between one and another.A few steps away, there was a partition separating the lounge room and a kitchenette with a table and two stools. Shifted slightly to the right, Leah found a very comfortable bedroom with a medium-sized bed covered with bed linen and an all-white blanket. N
"Do you want to have dinner with me?" Leah said hesitantly. Adrian looked at Leah in surprise, "Are you serious?"Leah nodded several times, she was quite confused as to why she asked Adrian to have dinner with her.Adrian could not help but smile, making two dimples appear on his face. Then he walked following Leah, who had already walked in front of him."Shall we go grocery shopping? I'll cook delicious food for you!" Adrian tried to keep up with Leah's steps. He couldn't hide his enthusiasm.Leah shook her head, "Nope, I've filled my refrigerator with a lot of groceries,""I'm trying as best as I can to not to appear in the public area, Jerome can be anywhere, I don't want him to catch me again, so I've bought everything I need for the next month, like a person ready for war," Leah babbled half-jokingly.Adrian looked at Leah with a pitying look. How could Jerome do all these terrible things to the woman he loved?"Leah," Ad
"Did you really forget your way home! Leah, you really took him away from me!" shouted the woman in the light yellow dress, her hands still hugging Adrian from behind.Leah looked at Adrian and the woman awkwardly, Adrian who understood the situation, hurriedly let go of the woman in the light yellow dress. "Leah, you must have forgotten, this is my little sister, Mia," said Adrian, ruffling Mia's hair softly.Mia and her parents looked at each other, they did not understand the direction of Adrian's words. Leah sighed, "Umm, I had a fatal accident that made me lose part of my memory. I can't remember anything after 2016," Leah ventured to explain herself about her condition.She lowered her head, she knew how they would react now. They would surely stare at Leah with pity, and Leah didn't like that kind of look."Leah, I'm sorry, I'm kidding a little too much, huh?" Mia touched Leah's hand softly after Vivian released her hug to Leah. Leah smiled
Leah did not answer, nor did she refuse, she just looked into Adrian's eyes in silence. Adrian lowered his face, even more, his nose almost touched Leah's, just when his lips touched Leah's half-opened lips, suddenly, "Adrian! Are you sleeping? Can we talk for a moment?" Vivian's voice came from behind the door.Leah jumped and released herself from Adrian's hand reflexively. She turned around and cleared her throat softly, trying to shake off the awkward atmosphere that filled the air around them."Yes, Mom! I'm coming!" Adrian walked toward the door without daring to look at Leah, her cheeks flushed red. They were truly like two strangers who had never dated before.After Adrian disappeared behind the door, Leah let out a sigh of relief. She covered her face wit