Jasmine stilled as Liam handed her the phone."Bethany wants to talk to you," he said.Bethany knew she was out on a date, yet, she still called her. Whatever the emergency was, she knew it had to be serious. Liam looked at her, he knew that whatever the caller had said wasn't good. Her beautiful features were distressed and queasy under the soft light in the restaurant."Whatever it is, can't it wait till after my date?" Jasmine asked."No, please. It can't. I'm so sorry this is happening now but you have to come now, please.""Okay," Jasmine sighed and handed the phone back to Liam.Then she looked up at Liam with downcast luminous blue eyes and Liam knew whatever she wanted to say he wasn't going to like it.Her hands fidgeted with the cutlery."I have to go now, Liam. Bethany just told me there's an emergency at home and she needs me to be there ASAP.""Can't it wait? What is it?" Liam asked, cradling her fidgety hands in his. In his mind, he was sorely disappointed their date was
Bethany was terrified going to the door, though she said it was the child's mother, she hoped in her heart. it was Jasmine who got up and walked to the door, counting her steps and wishing this wasn't happening. What if it was the child's mother? She could arrest them for kidnapping, and their lives could be ruined forever.When she reached the door, she stopped and turned to stare at Liam and Bethany, they both stared at her, wanting her to go on. The door didn't have a peephole she could look through to see who was on the other side, it used to have but Bethany had changed the door when she moved in a few days ago. The knock came again and her anxiety rose. They were surely going to jail if it was the baby's parents. She placed her hand on the doorknob, her heart pounding loudly, and turned it slowly then opened the door wide. Behold, it was a man on the other side holding a parcel."I didn't order anything," she said more to herself than to the delivery man."Did you order anything
The car gradually came to a halt right in front of the garage, while the driver rushed out to open the door of the backseat. Out came the glamorous, flair young man dressed in an ash-colored suit vest with a white shirt, sleeves rolled and ash pants to match, a watch on the left hand with a ring on his pinky finger, a pair of black brogue shoes, some dark shades and a smile to match it all up. He was charming and of a good height. He was none other than Alexander.Alexander Keller is the only child of the owner of the prestigious Marketing Company, Haven Marketing Corporation, Jayden Keller. A man that the nation looks up to which in turn leaves a lot of pressure on Alex, given the fact that his interest is not in the family business, but in music. But who in the world would let that happen? His parents were definitely not the answer.He took off his shades and heaved a sigh as he was escorted to the entrance of the building with other servants handling his belongings behind him. The
Alexander saw the cab that his uncle had ordered for him to use to the airport pulling into the compound. Breaking his gaze from the car as it drove inside, he attempted calling Ivy, but unfortunately, her line was unreachable."Alex, you gotta leave now if you want to make it in time to the airport," his uncle said as he walked into the room that Alex had decided to stay in. He could feel his heart breaking but he knew that Ivy would understand and support him like she used to. He just had to get in touch with her.He followed his uncle as the man walked out of the house. Placing him in the car, they waved at him as the car drove off. Distress became a friend of Alex as he tried severally to reach Ivy but to no avail. As he walked down the passage that led to the airplane, he tried her number again and when she didn't pick up, his heartbeat became fast and he immediately knew that something was wrong.***Alex sat on the comfortable chair that the first-class ticket offered, but the
Jasmine walked back to the road sluggishly and ordered a taxi to take her to her best friend's apartment. Throughout the drive to the apartment, Jasmine didn't take her eyes off the tall buildings and the people who were enjoying their evening, totally clueless about the girl in the car who was slowly losing her mind. A tear dropped from her eye and she wiped it away. Clearing her throat, she made up silly excuses for Alex and consoled herself with them.Bethany, her best friend, didn't ask many questions when she opened the door and saw a wet and crying Jasmine on her doorstep."Oh honey, come here." She said as she drew her in for a hug."My things are in the cab outside. Can you help me get them and also pay the cab man?" Jasmine said when she broke free of the hug."Of course, darling. You get in and dry yourself, okay?" Bethany said as she walked outside to bring her things in.Jasmine knew that Bethany would want to engage her in conversations that would lead to more tears. As
For a moment, Jasmine stood still, with a mix of emotions running through her, a feeling of admiration for the very handsome creature standing in front of her, and a feeling of disappointment, as she was hoping Alex was finally here for her.Liam on the other hand stood in awe at the sight of Jasmine. He felt as though this was the first time he had ever seen such a beauty. But there was something off about her… ‘what on earth could make such a beautiful lady look so sad under the rain?’ He thought to himself.Jasmine's heart fell upon seeing a man that was not Alex. She had expected that somehow, he would show up and everything would be okay, but unfortunately, she wasn't so lucky to have that. She didn’t wait to hear a word from the handsome stranger, she bowed her head in pain, and walked away as disappointment clouded her entire being. She couldn't stop her shoulders from shaking and the tears from pouring out of her eyes.Breaking his gaze from the most beautiful lady he had ever
"Jas, you're scaring me. What's wrong?" Bethany said as she drew closer to her."I could feel his pain, Beth," she responded and the fear in her made her voice come out as a whisper."What pain are you talking about?" Jasmine ignored Bethany's question and slowly turned her head to the white sofa she was sure that would be Alex's favorite chair if he ever met Bethany and gotten into her house. Slowly, her mind drifted from focusing on the chair to wondering about why in her dream, she constantly saw Alex and Liam as close friends and also saw and felt Alex going through so much pain."Jas!" Bethany screamed when she got no response from Jasmine.Turning her face swiftly toward Beth, Jasmine said with a smile. "Let's go back to bed. It was probably nothing."Bethany squared her eyes as she looked at her friend. "It doesn't look that way to me.""Look, Beth, I just had a bad dream and I don't want to talk about it.""Okay," Bethany said as she let go of the topic and turned to her sides
Liam could see the debate going on in her head as he stared into her eyes. He also wanted to spend more time with her and wished that as a result of some miracle, she would agree to go with him.Staring into Liam's eyes and soaking in his facial features made Jasmine know that she wouldn't be able to make a wise decision, so she removed her gaze from his face. Looking down, she said. "That would be very nice, but I really need to get to work. I haven't been in for a couple of days and as nice as my boss is, there is only so much a person can take."When she had finished talking, she raised her head and looked into his sad and disappointed eyes. She had been told that she knew how to decipher a person's feeling by a simple glance, it didn't come as surprise to her after all, every emotion felt by a human being was projected through their eyes and Jasmine had learned quickly to study the eyes."I'm so sorry, Liam," she said as she stretched her hands out and stroked his arm."Hey, it's