Elijah's POVThey entered his room, and Charlotte questioned him. He stared at her face."Are you sure you're okay now?""I feel better; I vomited what I needed to vomit, so I'll be okay tomorrow."He nodded. "Did Elisse hurt you?""No, but is she mentally ill? Why is she acting like that?"He silently laughed. His sister did appear mad when she came."That's just how she is; her mood swings, but she's nice, just not her face.""Her clothes are in your cabinet. It seems like she doesn't wear them, based on what she's wearing now.""If she has mood swings, so does her fashion." He touched Charlotte's neck. The touch felt cold, and it seemed like what she stated was correct; she'd be well tomorrow."Why did she come back here anyway?""She just wanted to live here again."Charlotte frowned. "I thought she didn't stay here. You said she only changes clothes here, but she sleeps in the hotel.""I also don't know about my sister.""So, where will she sleep, here in your room, next to you?"
Charlotte's POVShe didn't know how to react to Elijah's sister's request to temporarily use her room."Don't mind her.""Is what she said true?"Elijah sighed. "Will you agree for her to stay there for now? But she doesn't want to have a roommate, so you'll sleep here in this room, next to me."She glanced at Elijah's bed and grimaced.She did have a room, but she had only used it once, and now, because of Elijah's sister, she would sleep there."So, Charlotte? Are you okay with that? If you're not comfortable sleeping next to me, I can sleep in the living room."She shook her head. "It's okay.""Are you sure?""Yes.""Okay. I'll just change, then we'll go down together."She nodded. Elijah went to the cabinet and grabbed clothes to change before heading to the bathroom.She picked up the picture frame she dropped when the siblings entered earlier. It was their wedding picture, with no smiles on their faces. It was displayed in Elijah's room, but she didn't notice it when she entered
Charlotte's POVAfter they finished eating, she immediately went to her room to change clothes. She was in a hurry to avoid Elijah's sister, but she wasn't given the chance, as when she came out of the bathroom, Elisse was already sitting on the bed, staring at her as if reading her whole being.Elisse smiled at her. Unsure of what to do, she subtly walked towards the door to leave."Where are you going?"She glanced at Elisse. "To Elijah's room.""Hmmp, come sit here first; let's talk, even just for a moment."She thought she had evaded Elijah's sister. She didn't want to talk to her alone because it always seemed like there were hurtful words to be said."I won't bite, Charlotte. Even though my mouth might be bad towards my brother, it's different with you, so come here."She walked over and sat on the other side of the bed. "What do you want to talk about?" she asked."About you and Elijah."Her eyebrows furrowed. "What about me and Elijah?""Could you tell me why you married Elija
Charlotte's POV:As she was about to drift off to sleep, Elijah suddenly coughed, startling her as she hadn't expected it.She adjusted her blanket, but he coughed again, so she looked at Elijah. She saw that he was sitting up halfway, and as he coughed again, he glanced in her direction."Did I wake you up? Sorry.""I was about to fall asleep; I was just surprised by your cough.""Sorry, it looks like I might be coming down with a cold."She noticed that Elijah's eyes suddenly dimmed, even though he seemed fine earlier. Illnesses just suddenly strike, so it's surprising how the body's condition can change."Maybe you caught it from me. You were so close to me the other night."He leaned back against the headboard and closed his eyes. "I don't know."She hugged her knees to her chest, thinking about how Elijah could have caught her illness. She furrowed her brow but couldn't figure it out, yet maybe it was her breath or her proximity during a conversation that got him sick."Why don't
Elijah's POV He put down the cup with no more ginger tea left. The taste was alright because of the honey; it lessened the ginger's taste, but the spiciness was still there.He glanced at Charlotte. He knew she wasn't asleep yet; her eyelids were tightly shut."You'll have an even harder time falling asleep if you do that," he remarked.She opened her glaring eyes. "How do you know that?""When someone's curious, they should find ways to solve it, so I know that someone won't be able to sleep more if their face looks stressed.""My face isn't stressed.""Just by tightly closing your eyes, your face already looks stressed, Charlotte.""What should I do to fall asleep?"He propped his feet up on the bed and pulled the blanket over himself. He leaned back before answering Charlotte's question."Don't think too much."She furrowed her brows. "I'm not thinking about anything while my eyes are closed.""One of the reasons why you may struggle to fall asleep is overthinking," Charlotte nodd
Elijah's POV"The woman probably tried to love her husband, but maybe she couldn't force her heart if she loved someone else. It's better to let go than for both spouses to hurt each other more because one of them loves someone else.""It took me a long time to move on from that movie! It made me happy at first, then it made me cry at the end!""That's just a movie, Elisse. You'd cry buckets if you saw something like that in real life."He was surprised when she slammed the table."I don't want to see that happen in person because that would hurt even more! So you better work out your marriage, or else I'll end up dead!!"He glanced at Charlotte, who raised her eyebrows at Elisse's statement. She seemed taken aback by her sister's words."Don't overthink it, Elisse.""I need to overthink because your story with Charlotte seems similar." She looked at Charlotte beside her. "You don't have someone else you love, right?"Charlotte looked at him before turning to Elisse and shaking her hea
Elijah's POVHe leaned back in his chair and sighed. "Venus, please! You don't get to decide who I should love!"She laughed and walked towards the front of the table. She placed her hands on it and smirked."Yes, I am, Elijah. It's also a secret how we make each other happy. You wouldn't want your image to be ruined if I caused a scene, would you?""Bitch!!""Oh, I'm not ashamed to be that," she said confidently. "If you don't want us to be together, then you shouldn't love anyone else because you belong to me, Elijah. Let's just grow old like this even if there's no level, as long as I'm still the only woman in your life.""Are you losing your mind?""No."He closed his eyes at the sudden headache caused by Venus."Leave while I'm still okay, Venus."She smirked. "Before I go, let me give you a warning." He furrowed his brows. "Be careful with the woman you're with, because if I see her, I'll do what I said earlier!"Venus stormed out of the office. She came back from another countr
Charlotte's POVThey didn't talk anymore after she had been sitting in the passenger seat for so long until Elijah's car entered the house's driveway.She got out and watched Elijah as he retrieved what Elisse asked him to buy."I'll help you," she offered to Elijah.He smiled slightly before shaking his head. "I can handle this. You go inside.""Okay." She had taken a few steps away from the car when Elijah called her. She turned back, raising her eyebrows. "Why?""Are you commuting alone back home?"She furrowed her brows at his question, as Elijah already knew the answer. "I've never really asked for a ride or an escort even when I was with my family before, and if ever there was a chance, I could count on one hand how many times, and you know that Elijah because you're often at our house."Elijah avoided eye contact with her."Who's the guy who offered to take you to the tricycle terminal?"She stared at Elijah's face, but he wasn't looking at her."You saw that?""Uhmp... yeah."