Tiffany Sebastian's words make my stomach churn and deliver goosebumps all over my body. I grip my phone tightly, catching my breath as I had lost it for a while. His words are still buzzing inside my head, fresh and loud. I feel my heart thudding faster. It causes my chest to ache but I gulp down. "I know I'm sounding crazy. But I think— I have—" he chokes. "I have literally gone crazy for you. I can't tell you how I passed these two days""You think it was worse than what I have been through, Sebastian?" I grunt."I didn't mean that", his voice shivers. "I know. I know that I hurt you in the worst way possible but it didn't go well with me either, Tiffany", he says, huffing."You know what? I don't care anymore. If you think you can lure me with your sweet words again, you're fucking wrong. Go and chant this scripted monologue to other women that will trust you", I spit out of frustration.It's not that my heart didn't race faster when he confessed this. It's not that my heart did
Ivanna Three days have never felt this long. We have nothing in our hands except for some truths and witnesses who can't help us at all. Jarred seemed to have disappeared in thin air. Looks like he never existed. Kane has been working his ass off to hunt him down. Among all this, life seems to be so normal, except it's not. Christian's company had started losing funds due to the pressure of some agencies supporting Thea. It's strange that those women who support her just because she's a woman have no clue about the things that have happened. They aren't supporting her because she might be a victim. They are supporting her because she's a woman. They had enough social media posts with Christian's picture attached, "Look what a giant man he is. And look at the woman. Who do you think can force the strength?" It made my blood boil but also made me laugh at the stupidity of people. Things kept going out of hand. "We know such businessmen think they can get away with anything a
Tiffany I come out of Sebastian's grip right away as he rolls his eyes. "So, I can see everything is sorted, ha?" Thea's smirk widens. I find it better to avoid and get started to make a quick snack.However, Thea walks slowly towards us. I'm in zero mood to listen to her nonsense anyway. "See ya! I told you", I hear her saying with a sarcastic tone. "You just need to apologise a couple of times and emotional blackmail always works. Especially for a woman like Tiffany. No?" My heart wrenches as I look up at Sebastian with disbelief. He was already staring at me. My hand is still in his grip as he squeezes my hand and shakes his head NO slightly, his eyes screaming at me to not believe her.And out of the blue, I feel like I trust him. Everything he had been doing for the past two days, I can't accept that those efforts were fake by any means. Sebastian shifts his eyes back to Thea with a deadly glare. "Oops! Sorry, I'm not messing it up again", Thea grins and looks at me. "Are y
TheaMy eyes flare open as John breaks into the room. Fuck! It can't be true. It can't happen. I gulp down, my heart beating out of tremendous horror as I find him groaning and glaring at us. I realise I'm still holding Sebastian's shoulder and he's holding my waist. Damn!I immediately push Sebastian aside. "Get off me!" Then I run towards John, immediately hugging him while trying my best to weep. "Thank God. You have come. I can't tell you how much scared I was, John. I don't know what's wrong with this man suddenly. He tried to force me"John doesn't respond, nor does he hug me back which makes my throat dry up in fear. Did he– did he hear us? Fuck! No. It shouldn't happen. Suddenly, I feel his strong grip around my arms as he pulls me away from him and in no time, without giving me another chance, he pulls me towards him. His eyes are dark, shivering and making my entire body vibrate in fear. I feel his grip getting tightened with each passing second."John, what are you—""I.
Tiffany "Why are you saying sorry?" I mutter. He lets out a deep sigh and lowers his gaze. "I shouldn't have hidden so many things from you. I shouldn't have kept you in darkness. Just because I did that, you had to be hurt for no valid reason. That situation could have been avoided if I simply told you about it"He's with a disappointed tone. "I just— I could not tell you because whenever I'm with you, I don't feel like talking about anything else. The bond I shared with you had nothing to do with this case, Thea, and her filthy actions. Even though I met you because of this case, it has always been different. I wanted to keep our moments, our relationship away from all this negativity. That's where I messed it—""Stop!" I gasp and look away. "You're making me feel more guilty, Sebastian""Why would you feel guilty?" he exclaims. "Because I didn't trust you. I didn't listen to you when you were begging to explain", my voice breaks. "I said so many bad things to you. I— I'm sorry"
Tiffany "Ah! Thank God. Garry already dropped the dinner", Sebastian says, picking up a package from next to his door. He peeks inside the package. Sebastian looks at us. "There's some f—" he pauses, maybe realising there are kids around. "Some damn pizza. I hope it's okay. Or else I can make something else""Okay, I think I like you", Ryan says with his narrow eyes at the pizza boxes. "I'm blessed finally", Sebastian lets out a sarcastic sigh, making me giggle."Well, it's okay. They get food from outside once in a while", I say with a smile."Great!" Sebastian hands me the boxes and unlocks the door. We come inside and Sebastian turns the lights on. "Wow! Your place is cool", Kevin says, looking around."Ah! You liked it?" Sebastian asks."Yeah. I always liked vintage setups with small spaces but mom never let us move to small places", Kevin says. "So, I decided when I'll be eighteen and will move out, I'll get a place like that""That's a great idea!" Sebastian replies. "You'
Christian John has been mumbling repeatedly in that drunken state, speaking all the bitter words about her. It leaves both of us in shock. What might have happened between them?Ivanna comes inside the room and closes the door.I look at her doing all the random stuff while blabbering about John. My phone buzzes again. It's Kane. He has been repeatedly calling and texting me. I keep staring at the phone, lying on the bed.I put it on vibration mode."Thea did not respond yet. Did she?" Ivanna shrugs while decluttering her research papers. "She can't just be responsible for a damn time""I tried to call Tiffany. Her phone is unreachable. We can just wait for the morning", I tell her.Ivanna looks at me. "What do you think? What might have happened between them? I don't know I'm feeling like John got to know about the truth""I don't think so. It's only possible when she'll confess it. But she's never gonna do that as far as I have known her", I say, looking at the ceiling. Ivanna's ph
Tiffany I come to the guest room and lie on the couch. It's been like five minutes since I've been trying to sleep. But I can't. And surprisingly it's not about all the chaos that's going on. But I somehow feel guilty about turning Sebastian down like that. He asked me with a lot of expectations. I know that. And it was just about a night. I know he has no such plans like that. I nervously blurted out and turned him down. Now, I feel terribly bad. He looked so embarrassed and upset with my answer.Nonetheless, I close my eyes again and try to sleep. I can't.I get up right away. Maybe, I can fix it.* I seriously knock at Sebastian's door, hoping he hasn't slept yet. It takes him a few seconds to open the door. "Hey!" he exclaims, staring at me. "You need something?""No, actually", I mutter, biting my bottom lip. "I hope I didn't wake you up""No. Not at all", he laughs. "I just came out taking a shower"I pass him a tight-lipped smile. He's just in his boxers and a t-shirt on i