PaigeA fleeting expression crossed Cedric’s face that Paige couldn't identify. She only had a few seconds to process it before Cedric leaned forward and kissed her. It was one of those long kisses that Cedric usually kissed her whenever they were in Grandma’s presence. Nevertheless, it didn't stop her from feeling all warm and gooey inside, and she wrapped herself around Cedric, in a lame attempt to hide how jittery she was feeling. She wouldn't do this on a normal day or situation, right now they were trying to please Grandma. They are husband and wife right now, so they had to act accordingly. After a few seconds, Paige wriggled out of his hold, but not without pressing a chase kiss on his lips. She was about to excuse him to get a drink so that he could attend to his guest, so he could go to Marlynn but just as she was about to walk away, Cedric grabbed her back, pushing her against him until she was snuggling into his chest, an arm resting over Paige’s waist. Paige froze i
PaigeStanding on the balcony of Grandma’s residential home, sipping on the warm tea she woke up to see by her bedside, hoping it would numb the constant pounding in her head while she tried to recount her memories of what the fuck happened last night. It’s so weird that she can't seem to recollect anything reasonable or tangible, just some floaty flashes with Cedrica and Rain, aside from that, there is nothing. Paige was so lost in thought that she didn't hear when her room door opened and didn't notice the presence of Cedric entering the room until the latter had his hands wrapped around her bosom and head nuzzled in her hair. “Hi,” Cedric hummed, kissing her hair and ignoring the way Paige’s body tensed in his hold, “You should still be sleeping, why are you out here?”“My alarm woke me up, I couldn't go back to sleep again,” she explained and Cedric hummed in understanding, “What are you still doing here? You should be at the office,”“I took the day off.”“Cedric?”“Hmmm,”“W
PaigeIt was already dark outside when Paige woke up from her deep slumber again, she lay awake on the bed discombobulated by her environment before memories of earlier that morning came flooding her senses again. She glanced around the room and realized that she was in fact alone, did she dream that? Or did Cedric actually show up, hugging her and loving her the way he did? It was so confusing to Paige because there was nobody around to see, so he didn't need to go out of his way to do that. But he did, and Paige loved it and now she is confused if she was dreaming or it actually happened. She knew she wouldn't have answers by sulking on the bed, so she groaned as she pushed herself out of the bed, threw on a bathrobe that sat on the edge of the bed and folded neatly and Paige’s gaze lingered on the material wondering how it got there. “Urgh, this is why I hate taking afternoon naps, I barely remember anything after I wake,” she muttered to herself as she made her way to the kitc
Paige North and Cedric Brooks "You agree to divorce?" Cedric asked Paige, cold as always, "Yes!" Paige nodded in agreement, "And I'm here to talk about my compensation,""Compensation?" Cedric sneered, "I heard you had many lovers while I was abroad. Don't they pay for you?""What?!" Paige yelled in response. She wasn't surprised that he reacted like this, Cedric has always been like this, cold, judging, and hateful of her."What? Did they lie?" Cedric snorted, "You don't have to pretend in my presence, I already knew that about you, I know what and who you are," Paige looked disgusted by the words that Cedric said to her and she opened her mouth to respond to him, to explain to him that some of those words that he said were true, that she hasn't been with anyone apart from him, since their wedding night, that she didn't even like to get touched, but she didn't,"How am I going to get paid the compensation money after signing the papers?" She asked instead, Cedric wouldn't believe
Paige and CedricTo say Paige was embarrassed and humiliated was nothing compared to the rage she felt in her heart, her face pale as she shivered, she looked at Cedric and could see the smug expression on his face. Cedric didn't give a shit about her, all he wanted was just to humiliate her.Fine!Paige walked closer to him, her rage rising with each step she took, when she was a breath away from Cedric, she landed a sounding slap across Cedric's face. Cedric was both shocked and horrified, he couldn't stand it anymore and smashed his lips on hers, Paige struggled against it but Cedric was so domineering.Memories she had been trying to suppress came flooding back into her memory. Her horrible rape experience had ruined her life forever, just like her first and only night with Cedric, both horrible experiences that she would rather forget.There was a mix of different emotions in the kiss that left Paige both confused and humiliated.Cedric noticed her tense attitude and got agitate
'Can I yell to the world about how much of an idiot I am? Paige thought as she rushed out of Cedric's house in utter humiliation and embarrassment. Nothing made sense to her at the moment, the realization of a truth she has been ignoring finally sinking its claws into her heart, making her realize there was no escape from the truth, she still had feelings for Cedric! She was still so in love with him, it was as if her feelings never changed and were just overlooked or ignored. She was revolted…Paige has had a huge crush on Cedric right from high school, from the first moment Paige set her eyes on Cedric, she knew she was going to love him for a very long time, if not forever. She had wanted him right from the first moment she had set eyes on him. Paige wasn't such a forward person in high school, but she wasn't a totally confident person who oozed pride and confidence too even though she deserved to be confident and prideful like her high school friends had littered it repeatedly
Paige arrived at Cedric's office with the men Cedric sent and after being left alone with Cedric, he threw folders of paper that landed on her feet and asked her to read through them.Paige rolled her eyes and picked up the paper, ignoring the heated gaze of Cedric on her face, she was tempted to ask why Cedric was staring her down like she was prey but she didn't. She just picked up the papers and skimmed through them.She looked up at Cedric in disgust, The paper folder was a contract, a very ridiculous contract and Paige was not having it. "I'm not interested in this contract offer!" She declared and left the office, which took Cedric by surprise once again.Why was she being so difficult, he thought? Cedric was aware of Paige's job hunting, he had tried sabotaging every interview she had been to and made sure she didn't end up getting the job. Even though Cedric had no idea why Paige was so in need of money, he knew she needed money desperately, he had made one of his boys loo
Paige North and Cedric Brooks Paige was no longer feeling sore and humiliated like she had felt when Cedric had offered her the contract earlier. This was all for money, she wasn't going to let her feelings for Cedric ruin this opportunity for her, whatever she felt for Cedric was going to be buried and she is going to focus on this contract from now. As she skimmed her eyes through the contract, her eyes caught on something, the secrecy of their divorce, which was intriguing, "You don't want your grandmother or any of your relatives to know about our divorce?""Yes. Do you have an issue with that?" Cedric questioned, his face expressionless, voice hard and eyes cold and it made Paige wonder if this was a negotiation or an arrest warrant. But keeping their divorce a secret was something that confused Paige, clearly, the number one reason Cedric had divorced her was so he could be with Marlynn. If they hide the fact that they were divorced, then how would it be possible for both of