Zach stared at Paige, surprised by her question. He found it tricky though; yes, he didn't want her to leave, and he felt like telling her to stay. But he did not want to come off as selfish.Paige had said she saw him as her best friend; it gave him a good feeling. So, he needed to act like a friend at this time.In the end, he smiled at her and said, "You already said that you want to bond with your father. He has missed out on eighteen years of your life. So, if I ask you to stay, I think that will be selfish of me. I want you to go, so you can get to experience the love of your father up close, and you won't feel like you're lacking anything in life.""Thank you very much," Paige said to him.As she got down from the car, she waved at Zach who promised that he was going to pick her up in the evening.After he left, however, the smile on her face disappeared, and she felt sad. It was a happy occasion that she had discovered her father and was going to stay with him. But she could
"Excuse you!" Paige exclaimed.Lina was shocked by Paige's sudden reaction since she seemed like a pushover from the start."I merely asked for a favor and you are being rude? Hmph!" Lina stomped her feet and angrily walked into the house, leaving Paige behind.Paige touched the pendant of the necklace around her neck and sighed. How could Lina be so shameless? It was okay for Lina to have feelings for Zach but how dare she ask for her help to marry him?It wasn't as though Zach was a mindless robot. Besides, if she had such ability, she would have rather gotten herself married to Zach.As she imagined herself being Zach's wife, Paige chuckled and touched the pendant again before finally entering the house.The reception that welcomed her was nothing short of her expectations, if anything, she was blown away.The first thing that caught her eyes was the inscription, "Welcome Home," Boldly hanging below the chandelier. The house was designed with Balloons and flowers but the decoration
Link seemed uncomfortable by Paige's granny words and tried to look away, making Paige chuckle. He did not introduce himself as a footballer when he first met her and she didn't watch football so she had no idea who he was except for his name.""I have met him, Grandma," she replied. "I should be leaving now since it's already late.""But why? Now that you have found your home, there's no need to leave. Stay here." Her Granny did not want her to leave and her aunt felt the same way too.Paige was just about to explain why she couldn't stay when her father walked over and said, "Come on, Mom. Paige had a life before we met her so give her time. She can move here when she's ready."Paige flashed him a grateful smile and hugged her Granny and aunt before turning to walk away.Just as they got to the door, Melvin's stomach began to grumble and he clutched it, "Oh no!"Seeing the painful expression on his face, Paige panicked, "What happened, Dad? Are you okay?"He shook his head and ran
Paige woke up late in the morning because she had, not been able to sleep early last night as she spent some of it thinking and crying.The moment her eyes opened in the morning, she rushed into the bathroom to freshen up. Afterward, she put on her clothes and came out of her room. She wanted to see Zach before he left for work so she could apologize properly for what happened.When she got to his door, however, she knocked repeatedly but there was no reply.She noticed the butler walking by and asked him, "Umm... Do you know if Mr. Zach has come out of his room?""Mr. Zach left early for work," the butler replied.Paige nodded and said, "Okay, thank you very much."She sighed and went into her room to get ready. Thinking about the fact that Zach must've seen all her missed calls but didn't say anything to her, she thought, "Zach must be upset which is why he didn't open the door for me last night and even left without me this morning. What do I do?"She suddenly recalled that her fa
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