Chapter 24 8 a.m. SAME MORNING Mike woke up with a yawn, he carefully moved Jesse away from his chest as he stretches his muscles. He climbed off the bed, moving stealthily toward the bathroom and soon the sound of running water could be heard. Jesse stirred at the sound but she didn't wake up, a frown lined her forehead but soon eased away as she settled back into a deep slumber. It took Mike just a few minutes to finish taking his bath. He carefully pried the door open, poked his head out to check if she is still sleeping and once he confirmed that she was still sound asleep, he tiptoed out of the bathroom and walked to the closet. Dressed in a white plaid shirt, a wine-coloured suit and trousers to top it off, he went over to the table, picking up a piece of paper and a pen. He scribbled a few words on it and places it where she would easily find it when she woke up before making his way down the stairs. "Good morning Michael," Stella greeted and he beamed at her. She is th
Chapter 25 "We are here," Mike looked up as his driver stopped the car in front of his company. He had been unusually bubbly today, which got his driver confused as for the first time, Mike strikes a long conversation with him.It disarmed him and thrilled him at the same time.Mike got out of the car, the happy aura around him refuse to leave and it left a lot of people wondering what is going on with him as he keeps greeting and responding to all his staff members. Those he knew by name, he stopped to address them when they greeted him, and for those he couldn't recall, he asked what their names are and waved at them.However, the smile on his face didn't leave him, it was plastered there like glue. The news of the boss stopping to acknowledge his workers spread around the company so fast that it didn't take long for Dan to hear of it.Astound, he left his office in a rush to see for himself if what he heard is true and just as he pushed the door of Mike's office open, his friend t
Chapter 26 "Really?" Jesse's eyes widened, no one knew she loved that food except her mom, stepfather and..."You guess right, he asked me to have the maid prepare it and I knew at once that it was your favourite food so I supervised Queen and make sure you would like it."Jesse didn't hear any of that, her mind was buzzing with the fact that Mike have the maid prepare what she loves to eat the most."I will be down in a moment," she said to Stella, before running back into the room to get dressed.Truly, she came out a few minutes later and made her way to the dining, where her meal is waiting for her. She settled on one of the chairs and uncover the dish in front of her, her mouth salivating at the aroma coming from it.Just then, her phone pinged and she pull it out of her purse. It was another message from Mike, she clucked on it and smiled as she read the brief but heart-warming message.*Preparing all your favourite things is the least of what I would do for the love of my life
Chapter 27 “Well get your ass moving then, the class won't wait for us," Amber snapped her out of her reverie and she moved her feet into the class.Just as they settle down in their seat, the lecturer walked in and without wasting time, he begin to discuss the topic for the day. Jesse listened attentively and jot down important notes but all through the lecture, she could feel eyes on her.She tried to ignore the feeling for as long as she could but the niggling feeling that someone is watching her made the hair on her neck stand. Jesse took a quick sweep of everyone until her gaze stopped on Nathan's prying ones.He shamelessly stared at her without trying to look away and she rolled her eyes at him.'What was wrong with the guy, he couldn't just leave her alone after she rejected him' she rolled her eyes again and shrug it off.This went on in all the classes they had together and she was starting to get uncomfortable with the way he kept staring at her like he has some scores to
SETTING: DRAVILSBERG SEASON: SUMMER Chapter 1 LEXI CORNELL I take a glance at my wristwatch. 7:05 A. M. It had been an hour and thirty minutes since Paul promised he would soon be here.Standing outside the popular Eat 'a' Fill restaurant, I pull the hoodie of my sweatshirt closer, covering my face so I won’t be recognized and start to count down from sixty. To normal people, if their boyfriend stands them up for more than thirty minutes, they would either leave and wait for the man to come to them begging and vying for their attention again or they would wait for the man to arrive and cause a scene right in front of the onlookers.He would then have no choice but to apologize if he doesn't want to lose the love of his life, right?But in my case, I can't afford to get angry or cause a scene. The only thing I can do is to keep waiting until he shows up.'Lexi,' I was brought down back to earth when I heard Paul's voice.My eyes flew to his, I watch him move toward me in that sexy
Chapter 2 Synchronising my phone with my car Bluetooth, I scrolled through the music section and soon 'Never give up' by Sia filled the air while I wait for the traffic light to turn green.I hummed along to the song, swaying my head from side to side as the feeling of liberation spread its warmth inside me.God knows how long I have felt caged in that relationship.When I confessed my feeling to Paul, I had been mentally preparing myself for rejection, knowing I have a low chance of getting his attention with all the stunning women flocking around him. So, imagine how surprised I was when I got his positive response the next day. Thrilled was an understatement. I felt like the universe had given me what I want on a platter of gold like I had won the lottery even though I didn’t deserve it. My mom and my only best friend Kira thought I had gone crazy when I went shopping even though I am struggling financially. I took my time getting everything Paul loves and even got groceries so I
Chapter 3[CORNELL’S VILLA] TIME: 1 P.M. LEXI CORNELL ‘Tell me what you think, Kira. I want your honest opinion,’ I questioned as I moved to the window of my room.I swept my gaze over the little garden I had grown with my mother, as I settle down on the windowsill overlooking the compound. Bright light from the sun illuminates the whole place, creating a burst of colour from the beautiful flowers and the vegetables in the garden, giving them a vibrant glow, and a smile finds its way to my lip.The sound of footfall fills the room, and I turned my head to look at her. ‘It might not be as bad as you are trying to make it, Lexi.’ Kira walked over to the foot of my bed, collected the gold necklace spread on it and twirled it around her finger.‘How did you feel when she announced it?’ she asked, and I frowned immediately.I couldn’t decipher my feeling at the time since I was bombarded with various emotions. I felt angry, sad, betrayed, and shocked. It was so much that I couldn’t latch
Chapter 4Kira stared at me in anticipation. Her eyes shone as if she just won the lottery.‘We already talked about this a lot of times babe, I am not just cut out for this outing shit, okay?’‘But you need to unwind Lexi, you need to let off some steam,’ Kira whined.‘I can do that by going over some of the projects I have at hand, I will get over this engagement thing in no time.’‘You really won’t get out of this room, right?‘I am so sorry to disappoint you,’ I looked at her and gave her the most apologetic expression I can muster. She smiled as if nothing happened and pulled me into a hug.‘Since you don’t want to leave this house, then I would just have to stay my angel then, right?’ She mused and a sigh left my lip as I wrap my arms around her.‘So, what is it you are doing?’ She sounded excited and her eyes shone as she stares at me.‘I need to come up with some awesome designs that I would submit to ABM industries, they want me to do the interior designing of their new office