Chapter 51 Derek Woods I kept glancing at Mr. Ronnie as we eat, but the whole time, his attention was on my mom, whispering to each other and smiling like the loving couples I wasn't convinced they were. Maybe I was just desperate for what was missing, but something really was. "I'm sorry, darling. Ronnie always has this habit of-" "It's fine, mom." I cut her off politely, smiling at her. "So, darling... how have you been?" she asked after drinking some water. "Hmm. I've been good." I nodded. "I'm sorry I haven't been there, darling. You know how-" "You don't have to apologise, mom. I'm not mad at you." I shook my head, and she smiled, nodding her head. "Thank you." "Your mom didn't lie about you being a considerate person. You are a good boy." Mr. Ronnie spoke, getting my attention, but I only smiled at him. Silence assumed the atmosphere for a moment. Only the sound of cutleries dominated the dining room. "So, Mr. Ronnie..." I broke the silence, lifting my gaze to him,
Chapter 50 Derek Woods 'I'm here, mom'. I sent mom a text once I arrived at the address she sent to me. I thought she was lodged at the hotel, but it was a mansion instead. A personal one. Perhaps she purchased a house to make herself comfortable. I waited for only two minutes before the beautiful wooden door opened, and a smile spread across my lips as I spotted mom walking toward the gate. She was still the same beautiful woman ever. Tall, slim, pale skin, lengthy brown hair, and the most beautiful body shape. As she approached me, I noticed the beautiful smile on her oval-shaped face. Her gorgeous almond eyes pierced at me. "My darling..." she whined, coming to throw her arms around my neck, pulling me in for a hug, and I chuckled as I hugged her back. It felt good and warm being in her arms, and I loved it. "I've missed you so much, darling." She pouted her lips once she pulled away from me, her eyes boring into mine. "I've missed you too, mom." I leaned in and kissed he
Chapter 49 Scarlett Wolff 'Sorry, I'm a bit busy now' My heart ached as I watched Lucien walk away. One minute, he was all over me like I was the only thing that mattered to him, and the next, he treated me like I was a plague. Am I that cheap to him? "Ugh! That..." My voice trailed off, biting into my lip as my gaze dropped to my body. I had ordered this dress, hoping he would like it, but I ended up getting dismissed Instead. I brushed all my thoughts away and headed to my room, throwing myself on my bed as soon as I walked inside. I made dinner, hoping we would eat together, but I lost my appetite after what happened. An hour later, and I was still tossing restlessly on the bed, unable to sleep no matter how hard I tried to force it. His image wouldn't stop popping up in my head each time I closed my eyes to sleep. It felt as though he was haunting me. My attention was drawn by the sound of the door opening outside, so I rose from my bed, rolling my eyes, knowing that it was
Chapter 48 Lucien Alessandro ''Everything has been moved to the warehouse, boss' A smile spread across my lips while reading the text Vladimir had just sent to me a couple of seconds ago. 'I'll be there shortly. Wait for me along with the boys' I replied to his text. I was getting ready to leave the office when a knock sounded on the door, and I ushered in whoever was there. It was Liam. My secretary. "Yes, Liam?" I barely spared him a glance as I was busy switching off my desktop. "There is an encrypted email for you, Sir. I already forwarded it to you via email. Also, the proposal for Mr. Grants has been concluded," I raised my gaze to meet his head sitting on his 6'3ft height. His blue eyes were looking straight at me, but he lowered them the moment I made eye contact with him. "Send the proposal to the Grants corp and let me know their reply later. As for the email, I will check it later," I told him, and he bowed slightly before turning to leave. "Liam..." He paused
Chapter 47 Derek Woods "It's the class president," "Derek is here," My classmates were quick to announce my presence as I made my way into the meeting hall where almost all my classmates were already waiting. My eyes dropped on Scarlet, and I almost smiled when I saw her standing out perfectly in the crowd. How she was always able to melt my heart in a way that no woman could ever did, was something I couldn't still wrap my head around. Perhaps, she was just a special being. I made my way to the front of the hall, the noise slowly faded as I stood behind the podium until a loud silence took over. Even the sound of a pin drop would be heard at that moment. "Uh..." I began, taking a short deep breath. I wasn't cut out for this, but what could I do when I had to address the happenings? Damn the school rector for putting me up to this. I wouldn't be here if he hadn't asked me to. 'The school is already in chaos, Derek. The least you could do is to address this whole mess. Beside
Chapter 46 Derek Woods 'Let's be friends' My heart ached as those words kept repeating in my head. What was she trying to say? That I wasn't good enough for a relationship? I wasn't her type of man? Who was then? That old man? She's going to regret this. The fading reverberating laughter on the rooftop brushed my ears as I took the stairs up, but was welcomed by Alexa standing close to the rail with her phone pressed to her ear with her right hand, and her left hand holding the rail. "That's sweet. I love you too," I watched as she concluded her call. She flinched when she turned and found me standing with my hands tucked inside my pockets. "Derek?" She pulled a surprised face, and I finally walked up to her. "Have you been standing there?" She raised her eyebrows, and I scoffed silently. Bitch! I wasn't eavesdropping on your conversation. I put on a smile, shaking my head and said. "I just got here. I only heard 'that's sweet. I love you'," She breathed out, relief creepin