LOGINLIORAÉAries is always lingering, standing by even when I want to be alone. I am only just realising that with Soren, I couldn't have a moment by myself. I had not seen him since breakfast. I was almost sure he would have shown up in the room sometime during the day, but he never came. I was starting to wonder if he just wanted to keep me trapped here. 'Ms Alcott?' Aries came closer. She was holding a black box with a red ribbon holding it down. I looked up at her and then back at the box. “Is that for me?” She nodded once, taking another step to close the gap between us. “What is in it?” “This came for you today." She handed it over to me. With Soren’s intense security, I was sure that it wasn't anything dangerous. He wouldn't have let it come to me without inspecting it. My fingers trembled against the ribbon as I pulled it open. The box was filled with printout pictures and love letters I had written to Ecvan while we still dated. I looked up at Aries and shifted, coughing s
LIORAÉBy the next morning, everything in the house had changed. Soren had the house teaming with bodyguards at every turn. The house didn't feel normal again; people were moving and redecorating throughout the house. I guess this is what money could do. He was by my side the moment I woke up. He had an app that the doctor had recommended, and he was documenting everything. from my sleep schedule to water intake and vitals. “Do you feel like you are sick?”I shook my head. I felt better all of a sudden, not just completely fine, but I didn't feel like puking up all the dinner I had. “No, I am just going to the bathroom to pee," I said as I tried to get out of bed. He was by my side, helping me to my feet and guiding me to the toilet like I couldn't walk by myself. “I can walk," I said, stopping and turning slightly to him. “I know, I am just worried." I pulled away from his grip, but he caught my hand instinctively and insisted on going with me into the bathroom. After a long
LIORAÉHe was still rubbing the part of my arm where the needle had gone in, his forehead crinkling with concern. “I am sorry I hurt. Do you want me to do something to make it better? Whatever it is that you want, say the word, and I will have it here." He had such a concerning look on his face that I felt sick for hiding this from him. Even though he might not want the baby, he still deserved to know the truth. ‘Lioraé, it would be better if he heard the truth from you; that way, he isn't thinking that you are trying to use this to stay with him.' I coughed and shifted in the bed while he lunged for the water glass and gave it to me. I stared at the glass as he pressed it against my lips. "Drink." My mouth opened immediately at the command, and streaks of water filled my mouth before I stopped myself. “We don't need to wait for the lab results…” I trailed off. The sound of my heart in my ear was loud enough; I wondered if he heard it as well. “Lioraé? Is something wrong?” “I
LIORAÉHe lowered himself to the bed with both hands gripping mine. He was staring at me, his grey eyes raking over my skin and making it burn. “You can tell me, Lioraé; whatever it is, I don't mind," he encouraged me when I tried. The words were stuck in my throat as I tried to push them out. He deserved the truth about this. If a doctor came in, then he was going to find out, and even though I was afraid, I knew that hearing it from me was better than from a doctor. “Soren, the flu... it isn't a flu. I wasn't being honest with the last doctor.” I felt tears ready to fall from my eyes as I sat there. What if he didn't understand me? What if he doesn't want the child and gets me to get rid of it? “Are you saying that because you want to leave?" he asked, and before I could even open my mouth to rebuke him or say something else, he was already speaking. “I don't care what it is, Lioraé; as long as you are here, it is fine." “No, Soren I…" My voice got drowned out by his ringing
LIORAÉSoren was not playing at all; he carried me out of the building style and my head was permanently in his vest. I couldn't let my colleagues see me like this. They were already gossiping about how the broody chairman only smiled when I was around. It was like he didn't care about his reputation at all. “Why are you doing this?” I asked when he dropped me off in the front seat of the car. “Doing what?” he asked nonchalantly, pulling the seatbelt on me and clicking it into the holder. “Carrying me out? I can walk, and you know it." “I know, but you looked pale, and I didn't want you to stress…” “And the people here? What do you want them to say? This isn't right." “I can do whatever I want to do. This is my company, and anyone who has a problem with it can leave." He stared at me for a minute before he pulled away, shutting the door loudly. He was right. He owned the company, and he could do whatever he wanted. I knew reality, though. I could never be worthy enough of sta
LIORAÉSoren walked back to his table with a scowl permanently dragged on his face. I lowered myself back onto my seat and stared at the flowers. The air in the room had shifted from uncomfortable beating silence to tension that could make your skin crawl. He was gripping his pen so tightly I saw his veins pop, ready to burst open. Why did Adrian send me flowers? Why was Soren reacting this way to just flowers? None of it made sense to me. I opened my mouth to try and understand the situation but I stopped myself because nothing I could ask now would be enough to understand this situation properly. My stomach knotted, and a sharp pain surged through my body. I was not supposed to be this stressed. What if I ended up harming the baby because of this foolishness? The door flew open, and the new assistant stood by it. “Mr Vale, you…” She barely finished talking when Adrian appeared behind her. He was dressed in a midnight blue suit, tailored to perfection, showcasing his perfect an
LIORAÉI stretched my neck, ready to plant my lips against his, but alarms went off in my brain. ‘THIS MAN IS YOUR BOSS!’ “Mr Vale,” I muttered as I ducked underneath his hand, slipping away before I did something I would regret. “Did you need me for something?” I forced myself to say it even tho
LIORAÉ“Mr Vale… I can’t.” It felt like I had broken something. I took a deep breath and a step back. “It’s…it’s inappropriate,” I finished. I had almost said yes; he did sound very convincing. “I'd better get back to work.” I turned on my heels, leaving him alone in the room. As soon as I closed
LIORAÉ“Where the hell have you been?” My mom entered my room and walked to the bed, making herself comfortable on it. “I told you I did not want to meet with Evan, and since you were not going to listen to me, I took matters into my own hands,” I replied as I pressed the lipstick onto my lips ge
LIORAÉ"But you don't have to worry; I won't pressure you into anything until you have fallen for me." "Until I have fallen for you?"His words of reassurance didn't sound like one; it was almost as if he knew what was going to happen soon. How I wished it would end, but knew fully well it couldn'







