After Zach's meeting ended, his secretary told him that Paige had come to see him."Why didn't you send her up, or let me know she was here?" he asked."You asked not to be disturbed, Sir. I was only following your orders." She reminded him.Zach sighed, "Take note, whenever Paige comes, no matter what I'm doing, let her see me.""Okay, Sir."Afterward, Zach went out to have his dinner. He ate as fast as he could and went back to the office because his secretary had told him that Paige said she was going to come back. He also felt that he needed to speak with her about what happened yesterday.Last night, after staying at the pool for a while, he had gone back to his room and saw so many missed calls from her. By the time it was very late, and he figured she was asleep. This morning he had so many things to do. When he woke up, he realized she was still in her room sleeping, so he left. He wanted to call her and ask her if she needed him to pick her up, but he changed his mind when he
Paige opened her eyes in the morning, looked at the time, and gasped. It was almost twelve and she had to perform with Candy at two. Link came into the room with a tray of food and the moment Paige saw him, she recalled everything that happened last night.She quickly got up but he said, "Relax, Paige. You were hit really hard last night, you should get as much rest as you can. The doctor advised it.""Is this a hotel or your house?" Paige asked."It's my house," Link replied. "I'm sorry I brought you here last night. I was driving at night when I saw you being chased by a group of guys. I did my best to help you but you passed out. I thought of taking you to your father but I figured he'd be worried so I brought you to my place and had a doctor look at you.""Thank you so much," Paige told him. If it hadn't been for you, I don't know what would have happened to me last night.""But what exactly happened and where were you headed?" Link asked.She sighed, "I will tell you some other
Zach saw the way Paige and Link were interacting as well as her phone which she held in her hand. He turned, went back into his car, and angrily drove away.Link escorted Paige until she went outside the school. He finally waved her goodbye and went toward where he parked his car. Meanwhile, Paige took a cab to Zach's company.This time, she kept looking at the road. Although it was just a few minutes to three, she was cautious because of what happened to her last night. When she arrived at Zach's office, his secretary informed her that he wasn't in the office but would be back later. Paige tried to call Zach but his number wasn't reachable. She decided that she wasn't going to leave unless she cleared up whatever misunderstanding Zach had about everything that had happened.She felt very hungry as she hadn't eaten anything since morning. However, her heart was in so much turmoil that she couldn't bring herself to eat.After waiting for hours, she looked at her time and saw that it
Zach sat on his bed, feeling very sad. His mind was filled with thoughts of Paige and despite how hard he tried, he couldn't stop thinking about her.In the end, he couldn't take it anymore. He removed her number from his blacklist and wanted to just hear her voice but he gave up at the last minute.He finally left his room and went into her room, after ensuring that no one saw him. He lay on her bed and her fragrance which lingered on the sheets, filled his nostrils."I shouldn't have sent you away, Paige. What have I done?" He regretted his decision and lay face down, sniffing her scent until he eventually fell asleep.While Paige was lying in her room, Melvin went in with a plate of food and tapped her gently, "Get up, Paige. Dinner is ready."Paige turned and stared at him, "I don't feel like eating, Dad.""I know you don't but you still need to eat, okay? Sit up."Paige sighed, got up, and sat down. Her dad picked up the spoon, scooped the rice, and took it to her mouth.She smil
The moment Paige fainted, Zach lifted her bridal style and ran out of the garden. Without a word to Hailey or Williams, he put her in the passenger seat of his car, got in the driver's side, and zoomed off.Williams turned to stare at Hailey who was in shock and while smiling said, "I guess he got the birthday gift he really wanted. We should head back now."Hailey remained in the same spot without making any effort to move. When Williams turned and saw her still standing, he walked back to ask her what was wrong.She had turned her back to him because she did not want him to see her crying. He tapped her back to ask what she was thinking about but she fell into his arms and fainted."What happened to you?" Williams became both afraid and shocked. He quickly carried Hailey to where he parked his car and drove her to the hospital.Meanwhile, Zach drove Paige to the same hospital he had taken her to, the first time he met her. The doctor quickly attended to her and during this time, he h
Hailey opened her eyes in the hospital; she noticed Williams and turned her face away. She curled her body and continued to cry, much to his surprise.He got up from where he sat and approached her from behind."What is going on, Hailey?" he asked. "The doctors couldn't tell what happened to you, and you won't stop crying. Let me tell Zach what is going on."Williams called Zach repeatedly, but the latter did not take his calls. In the end, he gave up as he concluded that Zach was with Paige and didn't want to be disturbed.When the doctor discharged Hailey, he led her out of the hospital and began driving to Zach's house.However, Hailey said, "No, Williams, take me back home."Not saying a word, Williams obeyed and drove her back to his house. He was tired and hungry since he didn't sleep well last night and hadn't eaten all morning.Once they got home, he took Hailey to her room and was about to leave when she said, "Please help me, Williams."He sat beside her and said, "Of course
Candy got ready to leave for school but her mom held her back, "How can you still want to go to school, candy?"She rolled her eyes, "Come on, Mom! Dad is a grown man. Why should I miss school just because he didn't come home last night? He will show up eventually, don't worry too much.""No, he won't," her mom cried. "He is not picking up my calls and he has never acted this way before."Beverly's phone suddenly rang and she answered it. She gasped as she listened to the person on the other end and after hanging up, she said to Candy, "Your father has been found but his condition is very bad. He is being transported back home as we speak. Don't go anywhere until he arrives."Candy sighed and sat down. They both waited until twenty minutes later when a car stopped in front of their house and two men carried Anthony Summers into the house. He looked disheveled and reeked of alcohol."We found him lying by the side of the roadside," one of the men said.Candy and Beverly were shocked at
Melvin stared at Paige in surprise and back at Lina. He found it hard to believe that Paige had done such a thing because it wasn't consistent with her personality.Paige had already made up her mind that she wouldn't give Lina the chance to ruin the relationship she had with her father."Oh, stop pretending, Lina," Paige told her. "What do you think? That by playing all these little pranks, you'd ruin my relationship with my father? Why are you so selfish, by the way? I was separated from him for eighteen years; you've enjoyed this love for so long. Give me a chance to get to know my father better and stop all these unnecessary pranks because you're jealous. They won't take you anywhere, and won't change the fact that I am 'Paige Melvin Lawson.'""I'm sorry, both of you. Sorry, Lina, but just go back to your room. Come on, Paige, we need to talk." Melvin said to both of them."Yeah, I do too," Paige replied.Melvin held her hand and led her to the room while Lina stood there starin