Cannon’s POV....
The project meeting that was supposed to be held next week, was declared to happen next day.When my PA informed me of that, I got all shocked for a moment. Though I felt it earlier that someone was behind it to get me out of this deal, but there was no way, I was going to back off.When at first I started trying to secure a place for me in the business world, my so called near one reminded me that there was no way, I could do it alone and I would have to get their help no matter what.It wasn't like I was so full of myself but it’s just I had belief on me and my abilities which made me utter straight to them, “I can and I will. You just watch me.”For the preparation of the next day meeting, I had to keep awake till late at night.Though it wasn’t like my first deal but was very important to me and I promised myself to give my full effort to get it.By the time I was done with my presentation, it was almost dawn.I took a short nap and then a long cold shower to get me relieved of the stress and little bit of drowsiness.Taking something for breakfast, I rushed for my office getting into my car.Completing my work there, I left for the conference meeting at Grand Hotel followed by my PA, Sam.On the meeting room I got to face whom I wanted to see the least. He was smirking at me.Shrugging of that, I walked passed him. Pulling out a chair from a table, I settled on it.After few minutes, the meeting got started and after the presentation from two companies, the name of my company was announced.As I stood on my foot and Sam got uttering, “All the best, Sir.”Nodding at him, I walked towards the stage. Though I was god damn nervous but I maintained a calm posture and reached the stage with steady steps.When I was done with my presentation, some people shot few questions that I answered easily.After that I got back to my seat again. The next person started his presentation. Like this almost 2 hours got passed.When it was the time to announce the name of the selected company who got the deal, I was almost holding my breath.There was a pin drop silence in the hall room where the name of my company echoed getting me overwhelmed.I looked towards him but he wasn’t there anymore but walking out of the hall room.Right.How could he see my success!Anyways I focused to the stage as I was getting called there. The deal got signed with my company.I was so happy but no one was here with whom I could celebrate my success. Sam got back but thinking of something, I decided to stay there at the hotel for the night.The next morning when I left for office, on the way I got remembering about something. Parking the car in it’s specific place, I walked towards a mall.....Elaine’s POV....I woke up early in the morning as expected. Whenever I was excited or very happy, I couldn’t get to sleep well.I could remember the time when I felt uttered happy and excited when uncle said to someone for the first time that he had two daughters and I was one of them.I understood it later that he didn’t mean it rather said just for saying.Anyways today was supposed to be a new beginning for me. The opening day of my boutique shop and I was damn excited. I didn’t want to feel sad remembering those memories.I took a long shower and after dressing up myself, got downstairs. No one was awaken this time. Finding nothing else to do, I thought of preparing the breakfast for everyone and walked towards the kitchen.After some time a maid entered the kitchen. She tried to make me leave from there and did it by herself but I politely refused and continued my work.When I was almost done, Aunt got into the kitchen while uttering, “If you are done with preparing the breakfast, set the table.”Seeing me there, she got silent for a moment. I spoke up with a little bit of smile, “Aunt, it’s almost done.”Aunt seemed to get annoyed. She turned to the maid for once and then turned to me and spoke up, “What are you trying to show off by doing all this early in the morning?”“Aunt, I was just..” she didn’t let me complete and spoke up, “Yeah yeah, I know your drama.” and left from there.Why Aunt dislikes me this much?Whatever I do, she always says that I am showing off..I have been living here since I could remember but never get to understand her till now.Though I was treated like this always, I still got hurt this way.Shouldn’t I be gotten used to it with all these years! But no. Their words still hurt me.Sometimes I wondered why!When I was done, I set the table. The maid helped me this time. She knew my situation in this household very well.I could feel her sympathy but she didn’t talk to me openly. Aunt didn’t like it.I got back to my room and getting freshen up, I got ready.By the time I was at the table, everyone was busy with their breakfast and gossip.I took my seat silently and started eating my breakfast without bothering their gossip where I wasn’t allowed to participate. They would behave as if I did not even exist here. Sometimes, no most of the times I felt that too.While leaving the dining table, uncle stopped midway and spoke up, “Take my old car with you but don’t you dare to get a single scratch on it.”I looked at him for once and just nodded without any word. After taking my breakfast, I got out of the mansion and looked at the car.“You should just get a taxi” my mind chided might be considering bad upcoming possibilities. But likewise I ignored it and got into the car.Leaving the sad happenings behind, I forced a smile on my face and drove towards my destination being all excited.Arriving there, I drove my car towards the parking area. There wasn't much place. I just found an empty spot that was in between cars.I was so excited that I didn’t get to be careful. As a result I hit a car to its back which was in front of me.And then...BUMP!From the sound, I could easily picture out the condition of the car without seeing which was in front of me.I couldn’t get to out of my car immediately rather closed my eyes while uttering, “I am so dead.”When I got out of my trance, I stepped down immediately from my car to look at the trouble, I caused.The car in front of mine looked like a very expensive one. I went near to have a better look. There was a huge scratch, with a dent, at the back and the right head light was cracked.This car definitely belongs to someone rich and I scratched it! Not just scratched it, it has a dent and even the head lights are broken!“You are gone.” my mind snapped at me.I didn’t expect something like this not at least this morning when I thought of going to have a new beginning.God, help me!“What did you do to my car?”A voice came from back but I didn’t get myself to look back.I have heard this voice before but I was too out of it to recognise it.A person got near and started checking the car and I just stood with my head keeping down.Assuming him as the owner, I spoke up, “I am sorry. It wasn’t intentional. Believe me. I am really sorry for this.” and looked at him only to get all startled.He also seemed to be shocked like me and got uttering, “You!”Holy crap!Why it has to be him out of all the person!I was surely gonna hear an earful from him today. My damn luck which followed me everywhere but was never on my side........Elaine’s POV....While parking my car between the cars, I got my car bumped to the car which was in front of mine. I kept sitting for few moments being all startled. After some time, I got out of my car. Checking the broken parts of the car that I caused, I was getting afraid to face the owner of the car. So when a person got near and started checking the damaged car, I did not dare to look at him at first assuming him to be the owner and fearing to face his wrath.Later getting myself together, I apologised to him as I looked up at him only to get shocked.He also seemed to be shocked as well as he got uttering, “You?”I got all silent for a while.“Cannon?”Why it had to be him only!I had been trying for a long time to talk to him. Actually not me.. My heart was trying to convince me to accept the feelings for him that I had been feeling from the first day of our encounter and talk to him.But I could not get myself to do it for some reason. On top of that every time we enc
Cannon’s POV....From the time I got seated in my particular seat on the flight, I started feeling damn nervous. I felt like a kid who was about to take a flight for first time.Actually the reason behind my travel was getting me this nervous. I was going to ask for a lifetime deal with the specific one from which there would be no backing off.Without thinking the bad possibilities, I tried to get me mesmerised myself with her thoughts, our first meeting and so on.Not many knew about our relationship. It wasn’t my fault though. As not me but she wanted to keep it simple otherwise some journalists would hang around us and we would have been the gossips of people.I also didn’t want that because I always liked to keep the things that mattered to me only to me without sharing a soul.But I think Sam somehow knew though to some extent but never opened his mouth to ask me anything about it nor did I do that.Except Sam, she was my friend. Like a very good friend. I didn’t know how but she
....Cannon's POV....After checking into my room in the hotel, I rushed into the washroom to take a quick shower and then got outside.Evana was sitting on the couch with our breakfast. Smiling at her, I got near and took a seat in front of her.She was continuously talking about her photoshoots and all but nothing was really getting through me as all I did was staring at her. She looked all excited. After our breakfast, she left the hotel room uttering, "You take rest now. When I will be done with my work, I will call you. Bye."Normally in some other times, I also had some work here but this time, all I just came to talk to her.So, as she would be busy for few hours from now, I thought of taking a nap and laid down on my bed. While considering what exactly to say or how to say it, I fell asleep at some point.By the time I woke up, it was almost noon. I checked my phone but found no missed call or something.Getting freshen up, I called Evana but the phone was switched off.Thinki
Elaine's P.O.V.By the time Cannon left our place, it was late in the evening. Uncle and Aunt seemed to be very happy with Cannon and so for Evana.Ignoring my existence, they continued gossiping which was all normal to me. Without bothering to utter anything, I made my way to my room.Though it wasn't like Cannon was mine before, I still got jealous of Evana for the first time in my life.Taking my clothes, I got into the washroom and stood for a cold shower.I shut my heart mentally in a cold tone, "Stop getting involved into everything. Your job is to pump blood, that's just it."But still for some reason, I couldn't help getting myself from shedding tears but good thing was it got washed away by the water.When I got shivering, I dried myself and then wearing my clothes, got out of the washroom.I was feeling somewhat hungry but knowing what discussion, I would have to hear getting downstairs, I couldn't make my way there.I got on the bed and forced myself to sleep.~☘~Days were
Elaine's P.O.V."There is no way I am going to do it." Though I loved Cannon, I couldn't help uttering without bothering their glaring looks. Evana left the house for God knows why and now my uncle and aunt wanted me to get married to Cannon.This was the decision, they had reached after giving it a great deal of thought according to them.As if!Marriage is an ultimatum for the two people who love each other. That was my idea about marriage. I had never thought about my marriage not like this at least. Like becoming a wife of someone who loves someone else and is eagerly waiting to marry her. "No. No way on the earth I am going to do it." I again muttered under my breath.After sometime Cannon's parents reached at our place.I let out a sigh in relief as I thought they were going to call off this marriage alliance but no.Ethan Henderson, Cannon's father heard everything all silently and then turning to me spoke up being all calm, "You should get married to Cannon then." only to ge
....Elaine's POV....Cannon turned to me as soon as his name got out of my throat almost trembling, "Cannon?"I tried to give him a hint to remove the veil like shaking my head a little and uttering, "Veil" in a lower tone but he just smiled at that.I got shocked as he went on uttering, "You really listened to my mom and put that veil! I thought you wouldn't agree. Though I want to remove the veil to get a glimpse of your beautiful face, I will wait."He continued, "I have imagined your face like this so many times but I know you must be looking much more beautiful than my imagination right now. But we should respect her thought, right?"I should have known his family must have thought of this earlier.Really well played.The little ray of hope of stopping this wedding got vanished instantly.The officiant started reciting the verses of the Bible loudly, silencing the whole crowd of the church.I sighed in disappointment. The officiant's voice echoed around the whole place. All the g
....Cannon's POV....Forgetting all the complaints, I had against Mom and Dad since childhood, I decided to start afresh when they showed interest in me for the first time in my life.I wanted to have a peaceful and happy life with Evana whom I loved whole heartedly from almost two years now and finally today we were going to get married.Though at first our wedding was decided to keep a private affair just between the family members, Mom and Dad wanted otherwise.They talked to Evana and her family and they agreed at last. It didn't matter to me though as long as Evana was happy with it.I was already on nine clouds imagining Evana in my selected wedding gown. Her beautiful eyes, rose petal lips, brown hair, face with a light make up.Her bridal image was set on my mind from the time we decided to get married.So when Mom told me about the veil thing, I didn't mind because I felt her concern for me though I wasn't sure Evana would listen to such superstition like wearing a veil would
Author's POVWith everything happening wasn’t letting him think straight. Cannon’s decision of getting married to Evana, his family's interest in him all of a sudden, the secret concept of the bride. He couldn’t help thinking..Something is definitely wrong. “Where are you so lost buddy?” Cannon’s all excited voice broke the trance of Sam.Sam didn’t just consider Cannon as his boss or friend but more like a brother.He wanted him to be happy but something was making him worried. Seeing Cannon’s all happy face, he couldn’t get himself to speak all this to him though.Maybe my mere worries.With this thought, Sam shrugged his worries away and forcing a smile to his face, he complemented, “Looking handsome, buddy.” as Cannon stood there all dressed for his wedding.~☘~After the wedding got completed when Cannon was leaving the church with his bride, an expression of much so relief screaming like, ‘It’s done’ got plastered on a specific face that didn’t go unnoticed by Sam.He turned t