Chapter 10 Aliyah POV My heart sank into my stomach when I heard Liam's voice from the other end, and I sprang up to my feet as my eyes narrowed in shock. "What do you want?" I asked him angrily. "I found Nancy here all alone, so I thought to keep her company. She is being bullied by her classmates," Hearing his voice made me feel guilty for leaving her, but the guilt soon dissipated into anger and I felt like strangling him. "I'm warning you, Liam. Stay the hell away from my child, now! Get the hell out of there!" I yelled at the top of my voice, not minding that I was in the middle of staffers here in the company. "Since you are not here yet, I'm going to keep her company for now. Don't worry, my lips are sealed. I won't say a word to her," With the way he whispered, I needed no one to tell me that she must be there with him. "Is that Mommy?" I heard her voice, and I gasped sharply as I covered my mouth with my palm. "Yes, it's her. Do you want to sp
Chapter 11 Jeffrey Cooper I couldn't help the excitement that filled my heart, waking up this morning and realizing that Aliyah would be resuming work today. Although we won't be staying in the same office, at least, she would be working in my company, and I'll get to see her whenever I wanted to. All I would have to do is to go see her in the office, then we are good. Since Ella and Emily now have a nanny to take care of them, my workload here has reduced, so I have only been focused on getting myself ready for work, and dropping them off at school before I leave for the office. As said by my mom, she sent the twenty-five years old Sunshine to work as my maid. Well, so far, she wasn't bad, but I haven't trusted her with my kids entirely. I was still being very careful around her, to avoid the story that touches the heart. 'If anything happens to my kids, you are going to see the ugly side of me. You can't touch a strand of their hair, you can't make them cry. If they
Chapter 12 Jeffrey Cooper The rest of my day in the office was boring since I couldn't just stop thinking about Aliyah. Her image kept popping up in my head every damn minute, and I needed not to be told that I was madly in love with her, and would probably lose it anytime soon. As I reclined on the chair while wondering what I was going to do to get her, my phone started ringing and I answered the call immediately, realizing that it was Sunshine. What's she calling me? I asked myself as I held the phone to my ear. "What is it, Sunshine?" I spoke on the phone as soon as I answered the call. "Sir, what should I make for dinner? I forgot to ask you before you left earlier. I already went to pick the kids from the school. They closed earlier than usual today," Her voice sounded from the other end, and I glanced at the wall clock before I rubbed my fingers on my forehead. I was supposed to leave the office in ten minutes to pick the kids up, so how come she went there
Chapter 13 A few days later Aliyah POV "Mommy, your friend came to see me in school today," My heart skipped when Nancy said those words to me, and I froze on the spot. I had just finished making dinner, and dishing out our food when she said that. "My friend? Which of my friends?" Even though I already know who she was talking about, I didn't want to believe that she was talking about him. "What's that his name again? I think Liam. Yes, he mentioned that his name is Liam," She replied to me, and I slowly clenched my fingers tightly around the spoon I was holding, as I gritted my teeth. Waves of anger sparked through me. I have told him to stay the hell away from my child, so why the fuck was he still hanging around her? What right does he think he has over her to think he could go see her whenever he wanted it? "He is a nice person, you know? He took me out on a walk in the school compound, and even got me my favorite candy. He also promised to check up on me
Chapter 14Aliyah POVMy head banged as I forced my eyes open, and the white ceiling of my room welcomed me. My vision was blurred at first, but as seconds passed, it finally became clear, and I managed to sit up on the bed, wondering how I ended up in my room when I was in the living room the last time I could remember."Ugh!" I groaned tiredly as I touched my forehead. My head wasn't hurting so much again, but I felt tired. How come the fever suddenly went away? I know I took some medicines before I passed out, but it couldn't have been the medicine that worked magic on me, right? I asked myself as I managed to stand up from the bed, dragging myself into the bathroom where I washed my face before I walked back into the room, but I stopped when I found Jeff standing in my room and dropping something on the center table."Jeff?" I called, and he quickly turned to face me, while having a smile on his face."You are awake?" He asked as he tucked his hands inside his pockets, and I slowl
Chapter 15Aliyah POVI woke up this morning, feeling lightheaded and full of energy. Sitting up on the bed, a smile laced up my lips as the thought of Jeff crossed my mind. I had no idea why I was suddenly smiling thinking of him, but I believe it was because he saved me from dying yesterday.'Let's go on dates, and get to know each other' As I recalled the words he said to me yesterday, I sighed briefly and ran my fingers through my hair. I have been thinking about what he said to me, but I didn't know if I was ready for this, honestly. I just wanted to take care of my baby and focus on my career even though I was already doing well in my career. I just wanted to explore the small world I created for me and my baby. Just us alone.My phone suddenly beeped, and I lazily reached out for it, unlocking it.'Good morning. Did you sleep well? If you are not fine, I can come and pick Nancy up for school. You don't have to worry, I won't say a word to her' That was a message from Liam that
Chapter 16 Aliyah POV I couldn't stop thinking about my baby all day in the office, so I kept getting distracted, no matter how much I tried to stay focused. Why the heck does my life have to be messed up again? Why was I going through this shit? It was finally lunchtime, and as always, Jeffrey sent lunch to me along with some medicines, and I just couldn't resist it. I was already famished for no reason, and I needed to take some medicines to neutralize the fever that was still a bit there. After I was done having lunch, I continued my work, since I had to publish some chapters on a few platforms. The sound of my beeped phone pulled my attention, and seeing the mail displayed on the screen, I sighed briefly before I reached out for it and checked the message. It was from one of my editors I had told earlier that I wasn't feeling too well. She messaged to check on me. I dropped my phone after I replied to her. Once I assumed that it was Nancy's closing time, I call
Chapter 17 Jeffrey Cooper I tossed on the bed and groaned as I managed to sit. I've been trying to get some sleep since I came back from the office, but I haven't been able to, because of the thoughts of Aliyah. I didn't like the way she has been dominating all my thoughts lately, because it always made me feel like I was going to lose my mind. 'I will think about it' As her words rang in my head, I scoffed and rolled my eyes as I sank my fingers into my hair. Those replies could mean anything, which was not limited to rejection, and that was the last thing I wanted. "Ugh! I think I'm going to go crazy," I mumbled before I reached out for my phone and turned on the data connection with messages trooping in, but since that wasn't the reason I picked the phone in the first place, I went straight to the internet because I needed to check something. 'What does it mean when a woman tells you she will think about it after you ask her out' I know what I was doing is reall