Astra was seated in her office trying to complete even more paperwork that was given to her when she heard her phone ring.It was quite surprising to see that it was Nicholas calling her. She had not seen or heard from him since she got back, and she was expecting he would ask her where she went. Astra could admit that she was a little disappointed when he did not call her at all. The case with Thompson had reached a dead end and she was working on paperwork instead of other more important cases. It was driving her crazy. She had half the mind to beg Nicholas to drop Thompson's case.Astra hesitated to pick Nicholas' call as she remembered the last time he called her and how that went. It seemed like it was an emergency though as he kept on calling her even if she ignoring his call.Astra stood up from her seat and went to the lobby to take the call. Knowing Nicholas, he would probably show up at her office if she did not pick."Hello," she said."Is that how you treat your clients?
Astra's tears did not dry even as she sat in the driveway of her apartment. She had no idea what to do, or what to think. She was still pining and crying over a man that clearly moved on. The nerve of Nicholas to have a child without her, when she was still suffering loss. The child open new wounds and brought up old memories. Memories that she did not want to think of.Astra tried to clean her tears so she could come out of the car, but the tears kept on pouring down as she remembered the girl and her child. The painful part about it all was the fact that the girl was not like the one she saw previously, fake with excess make up and boob jobs. Astra saw somebody who was simple and still confident in their body and that was the real deal. It was something she envied.Astra cleaned her tears again and this time managed to come out of her. All she wanted to do was to enter her room and cry. Astra walked out of the parking lot and started into the apartment building. She was already insi
Nicholas was seated in his office, expecting Astra as he worked on some of his old files. He knew it was going to be a long day yet as he figured Astra would still be angry and jealous from the stunt he pulled a day before. He considered letting her calm down first but he actually had some evidence to show to her. Sarah had interviewed all the old stake holders and one was able to give her the exact papers given to him. It showed that Nicholas was scamming them of their morning, but Nicholas could tell that it was fake. He just needed to know who was doing that and to prove him wrong, quickly.He was still working on paperwork when he received a call that Astra was coming in. At the knock on his door, he stood up to greet her. She was wearing a pretty grey dress and he was not surprised to see anger in her eyes, that was all his doing.Nicholas did not expect the blow that Astra took to his face. He was not expecting it so he had no time the dodge and her fist collided with his jaw w
Chapter 31Astra's head banged and she struggled to open her eyes. The pain and discomfort of a hangover had almost become a norm to her, she was almost used to it. Astra tried to stand up as she had the familiar feeling of warmth around her. It was Nicholas, she was sure of it. The embarrassing moments from the previous day began to come to her slowly. Astra cringed internally. She could not believe she actually invited the bastard to her house and she even told him that she loved him.With a strong push, she moved Nicholas' hand from her body and even managed to move him off the bed. He sounded on the ground with a resounding twat. A very unNicholas sounding ooff came from the body that was on the floor. Astra stilled, she had no idea what was happening. She was pretty sure it was Nicholas she called. And it was Nicholas that would definitely stay, but it was not Nicholas' voice she was hearing."Ouch. What the hell Astra?" A voice that sounded too much like Jared's said. Astra jus
Nicholas tried to calm his breath as he laid in bed. The information he got that day was too much for him to handle. Everything was just so confusing. What was Thompson even up to? Who was he working with? Was he even working with anyone?The questions just went round and round his head. Nicholas was not even sure of anything."Why would he tell Astra that?" Nicholas said out loud, he was asking Sarah. They were at his house and he was supposed to be on bed rest. Sarah was there to ensure that."Because he wants to put you both against each other. I am not sure what he will gain from it though," Sarah said and Nicholas shook his head, his mind was already going in another direction. The thoughts he was coming up with were not thoughts he allowed himself to imagine."The real question is, is this the first time that he has tried to do this?" Nicholas asked and Sarah frowned."You are not insinuating that Thompson was the one tried to break your marriage with Astra. That is too long a s
"Oh would you look at the time, we should get going," Astra said. The time was almost two pm and they still had baby shopping to do. Astra knew that she would not even imagine doing this for someone else other than Stephanie. She would not put herself through self torture for anyone else."Oh yes, we should. We need to get going so we can at least get a few things to buy," Steph said as they both stood up from the couch.They both walked outside her apartment and entered her car. The drive to the store was short and full of stories. Astra figured that she missed all that. It had been a while."Oh, wow, everything looks so pretty," Steph said as they walked into the first baby store. The place was full with clothes, toys and pastel colors, there was everything. Pregnant women of all shapes and sizes were waltzing through the halls. Astra felt sorely out of place. Steph did not notice that though, she was still too busy taking in the entire vibe of the place. Astra could not blame her,
"What are you insinuating?" Stephanie asked. She had no expression on her face, and Astra could not tell what was on her mind. It was unnerving to say the least. She was not sure if her friend was angry or not."You know what I am talking about Stephanie," Astra said and Stephanie's expression feel. It seemed like she was carrying a heavy load that she was finally able to let go off."I don't know what to do Astra," Steph said, tears gathering in her eyes. Astra saw the change in her friend's countenance and deduced that the conversation was not one to be had in public."We should start getting back to my place. We can talk there," Astra said to her friend. Stephanie cleaned her eyes and nodded her head.Astra drove them back to her place. They were still on their way when Steph said, "Ray said he travelled two weeks ago. I have not seen him in two weeks."Astra was shocked, she did not know what to say. She just kept on driving."I don't know where he goes, he just says he is working
Nicholas knew that he would have to talk to Astra about Thompson, that and the fact that what happened five years before was severely bothering him. He needed to talk to Astra. Over the week, he went through what happened back then in his head over and over again. And then he compared it to what Thompson told Astra. They were both believable, it was just that Nicholas was given evidence. More and more Nicholas began to doubt the evidence he was given, maybe it was a set up, maybe it was more than that. The only way he could clear his doubts was through talking to Astra.Nicholas was feeling much more better and he did not have any urge to faint, but Sarah clung to him like a mother hen. He knew that he had scared his cousin because of how she was acting. Sarah all but moved into his house and he hadn't been able to do anything since then.Thompson was still nowhere to be found and that had kept them busy over the week. They had tried to trace the two cars that he was last seen in, bu