ELISAThe day of the hearing came sooner than later.Waking up, I rolled over to take a look at Damon who was sleeping still, his brows furrowed together.He always rushed forward to ease my worries, I wanted to be a source of comfort too, not just the reason of his troubles.Absentmindedly, I reached out for his face and attempted to strengthen his brows out when an arm wrapped around my waist strongly.Before I knew it, I was buried face deep in Damon's chest."Good morning my jewel." Damon greeted me with his deep morning voice, kissing my hair while I just placed my hands on his chest."Are you sure you would be okay waking up this early?" I was concerned for his health, he barely got any sleep yesterday because of those voices and now he was up so early."This is why I kicked you out last night, you worry too much."I looked up to him feeling wronged at his words, I had every right to worry, I'm his wife after all."Okay I'm sorry but seeing you worry like this makes everything d
Elisa's POV I am getting tired, I don't know how much longer I have to tolerate everything going on in this house, it's honestly starting to piss me off."Are you not going to eat before heading out?" I asked in a low voice staring at my husband, Derrick's back, a hint of anger in my voice."I don't have time to do that, I'm running late." Derrick replied making me cork my head sideways."Are you sure?" I asked once more, then he stood up aggressively making me furrow my brows, what is he on about?"Don't probe too much, you should be in the kitchen instead, you're quite useless compared to other women, you can't even do things right, so don't pester me." He responded with a huff.I raised my eyebrows folding my arms, I might not be that good in the kitchen but whose fault is it?"If I remember correctly you asked me to quit my job and be a stay at home wife, so what's all this ruckus for now?" I fired back, he should have been prepared for this."You this unfilial brat, what do you
ELISA'S POV CONTD "Stand up." Mother in law ordered making me scrunch my nose, this woman is testing my damn nerves."If you want to eat, go get the damn food yourself, don't interrupt my sleep." I hissed in anger shutting my eyes while ignoring her."Is that a way to speak to my mother?" Derrick questioned angrily.Remind me why I chose to fall in love with this loser of all people, probably the charm he had when we were in college, now his annoyance is beginning to surpass that charm."You should be grateful that all I'm doing to her is speaking in that manner." I grumbled, then all of a sudden, someone yanked me from the bed and I fell to the ground, my butt hitting the floor hard."Okay what the heck!" I yelled standing up, my eyes blazing with anger.I could see Derrick recoil back in fear, he knew nothing good would come out of my anger, then why cause it in the first place."Why are you yelling at me? You have bo right in this house, no authority, you are just an infertile wom
"You're here." My dad pointed out coldly."Her husband cheated on her." My mother said instantly making me sigh, couldn't she have waited till the old man was calm."I told you not to marry that man." Father sneered angrily while I shrugged."How do you plan to deal with it? Would you leave him be?" "Of course not." I responded settling down on the chair opposite my father.The Gilbert family, a household name that is not to be trifled with.After all, running a billion dollar company comes with some power.That is the family I came from, and the same one I am set to rule in the nearest future. Ignoring an issue like cheating is something my dad would not let me tolerate but honestly retaliating against that asshole is a waste of energy, for an ego as big as his, living my best life is the best revenge.The main reason why I didn't even tell him about my real identity was because of that ego of his, coming out as The Elisa Gilbert will hurt his pride so much."I'll contact his compa
DAMON'S POV "There's no need to be scared, you can sit." I said calmly.Elisa hesitated for a while before finally taking her seat."So care to enlighten me what a married woman is doing on a blind date?" I asked nonchalantly as I poured water into her cup.Elisa shifted uncomfortably for a bit before sighing and grabbing the cup with her two hands.How cute, I thought to myself seeing her reaction.I already knew what happened, her mother had narrated everything to me, and maybe because I might have made what happened to actually happen.Derrick is a man that will limit her potential, I knew it from the first day I saw him.I was heading to confess my love to Elisa when I found her in the arms of another man, I was pissed, very pissed.In the end, we had a big fight that made us to cut off contact with each other, actually she cut off contact with me."First of all, I'm not here on by my own will I was tricked, also Derrick cheated and we are getting a divorce so I am not exactly a
Elisa's POV Seeing Derrick standing there with his hand wrapped around his mistress waist made me remember past grievances."Why do you need to know?" I questioned back calmly, ready to leave with Damon when Derrick's snort held me back."You seem to have not gotten over me yet, stalking me like this is uncalled for, I will warn you to stop or I'll file a restraining order against you." Derrick heaved making me sigh inwardly.What exactly did I see in this clueless fool that I fell for him."Why don't you sign the divorce papers first." I stated crossing my arms in displeasure.I had just proposed a marriage deal to Damon, it's best I sort out the divorce issue quickly enough."Divorce? You? Divorce me?" Derrick laughed, unable to believe my words, I'm pretty sure I said it yesterday."You have clung to me for some years now, how do you intend to survive on your own without a job." He jested before pushing his mistress forward."My beautiful Mira here is the cousin to Damon Thorne, w
ELISA'S POV A smile settled on my lips the moment I got the message that Derrick has been fired.I should have stuck around to see his expression, what a shameless man.Shaking my head as I recollected our encounter, I turned off my car, and got down immediately spotting a maid standing at the entrance of the house with my mother pacing about looking worried.Looks like she had disappeared on purpose this morning just so I won't suspect a thing.I should pretend to be mad for a while."Elisa." My mother called out for me in a shaky voice but I just walked past her wearing a fake frown on my face.Dad was sitting in the parlour, although the old man never seems to show emotions, after spending years with him, I could tell he was nervous and impatient.Did my remarriage really bother them that much?Suddenly, my nose felt slightly itchy as the urge to cry overwhelmed me.These people has managed to meet my every needs since I was a child only for me to get older and run away with a goo
DERRICK'S POV"This is bad." Mother exclaimed, sinking into the chair, while I sighed.I had just broken the news of me being fired to her.Mira is upstairs resting, I haven't told her yet, it's best if she doesn't find out, I don't want her to worry and end up affecting the baby."I told you, we shouldn't have brought Mira home." I voiced out, if my mother hadn't insisted I would have just kept Mira out and take care of our child while Elisa stayed here."Why would I watch while my grandchild is out there by himself, no way, I don't care if this is the outcome but I won't change my decision." Seeing the way she argued strongly I sighed."What do we do mom? The shaman said that Elisa is a good luck charm and as long as we have her in this house, things would work out for us, but it's been barely 2 days since she left, and I already lost my job." I lamented with worry.We had no savings, if I can't find a job within the next 3 weeks we're doomed."Your answer is in your own words, jus
ELISAThe day of the hearing came sooner than later.Waking up, I rolled over to take a look at Damon who was sleeping still, his brows furrowed together.He always rushed forward to ease my worries, I wanted to be a source of comfort too, not just the reason of his troubles.Absentmindedly, I reached out for his face and attempted to strengthen his brows out when an arm wrapped around my waist strongly.Before I knew it, I was buried face deep in Damon's chest."Good morning my jewel." Damon greeted me with his deep morning voice, kissing my hair while I just placed my hands on his chest."Are you sure you would be okay waking up this early?" I was concerned for his health, he barely got any sleep yesterday because of those voices and now he was up so early."This is why I kicked you out last night, you worry too much."I looked up to him feeling wronged at his words, I had every right to worry, I'm his wife after all."Okay I'm sorry but seeing you worry like this makes everything d
ELISAI shouldn't have told Damon off like that but I needed some time to think.Also, I still had the Reina's situation to deal with.Walking back to the warehouse I was in deep thoughts.Maybe he just saw me as a trophy, proof of his successful manipulation.No, Damon has proven many times with his actions that he loves me.I should just wait till we are settled down so we can discuss this.I wonder how it happened that both of us got reincarnated though.Maybe fate wanted to give us a second chance."Good thing you're safe ma'am." A guard rushed up to me panting while I furrowed my brows."What's wrong?" I asked, clearly confused at what's going on."Every one of the gangsters were arrested but that woman got away."Oh, yeah, I was almost hit by a car, Reina was probably behind that."It's no issue, I should head back home now, you boys should take care of everything else."I stated opening the car door, ready to settle in while the guard obstructed my way."What?" I hissed angrily
DAMON"Hmm." I responded softly and stood there awkwardly not knowing how to start the conversation."Go have a bath first." Elisa said and I nodded in affirmation, I just needed more time to process my words.There was a possibility that Elisa remembers our past life, that also meant that she remembers how we both died.Sighing, I got out of the shower and dressed up in a black hoodie and a sweat pant.By the time I reached the living area I saw that Elisa had changed into one of her baggy tops with a jean bum shot, her hair packed in a bun.She looks so beautiful in everything...."You remember right?" Elisa asked the moment she sensed my presence and I sighed.My body language probably gave me away from the first time."Yes." I admitted plopping myself on the couch opposite her, I don't know if she wants me close to her right now."You remember how you died?" I straightened my back and met Elisa's unwavering gaze, "Yes." I responded again and she just stared at me blankly."Did you
SONG RECOMMENDED IMPOSSIBLE BY JAMES ARTHUR DAMONI was with Elisa when Freddy reported to me that Derrick has been tracked down, and immediately I ordered his capture and lied to Eli that I was going to work so I could deal with it.I wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.Even in my wildest dreams I never expected Elisa to show up in the warehouse.What if she gets pissed off and leave me, my mind was in a continuous spiral, different possibilities jumping through them, then I reached out to her and she dodged my touch."You were the second choice Derrick, I have always been in love with Damon, not the other way round."Me being shocked would be an understatement, Elisa has loved me for years?Why didn't she say anything?I zoned out of their conversation as I struggled to find my answer.Oh right.My younger self was not able to distinguish the feelings I had for her, so even if she spoke up she would have been rejected coldly and it would have ended our friendship.When El
ELISAI pursed my lips, my grip on the blanket tightening, what could Damon be doing here?Does it have anything to do with the business Freddy called him in for?In the end my curiosity, as always, got a better sense of my judgement and I left the chaotic exchange behind me and went after Damon.My heart was beating tremendously, I pray he had come here for nothing but work.I had this uneasy feeling, one that made me want to run away from what I was about to find out.Finally, Damon entered the warehouse after glancing around and so did the men around him.Was he somehow involved in a bad deal?Does it have something to do with his nightly seizures?I bit my bottom lip and went closer to the door, my ears leaning in close enough so I could hear what was going on inside."So it was you." A familiar voice said, could I be mistaken? Was that Derrick?Could he have been the one who lured Damon here?What if there's a repeat of what happened in my past life?The scene of Damon being shut
ELISA Damon left to do some work after receiving an urgent call from Freddy while I decided to keep myself busy by watching a movie and munching some popcorns.I should be working but it won't hurt to slack off a bit right?After like 1 hour into my sweet movie, I got a call.Seeing that it was Reina I frowned not wanting to pick up the call.It was getting to the good part, what does she want?But in the end, my curiosity of what she had to say won over my better judgement and I picked up the call.I greeted her calmly then she started ranting, talking on and on and on.Fuck, I was getting a headache, where was this heading to.Finally, she got to the point saying we should meet."Sure, text me the address." I stated wanting to end things completely, I know if Damon was here he would have scrunched his whole face up with displeasure as she would say why would I want to go and meet her.I know Reina would simply not want to meet up as she said that's why I had to come with a plan....
REINA"Do something! Take the post down!" I screamed, I felt like I was losing it, the men just watched me in silence.Useless- all of them are useless.Grabbing my bag off the table, I decided to leave.I needed to go clear my head first.Getting angry like this won't solve anything.I needed a counterattack.Driving to the run down part of town, I headed to the apartment where Derrick has been hiding for the past few days, only to see the door was kicked down and every where was scattered and things were overturned.I collapsed on the couch biting my thumb nail, fuck.Fuck!Fuck!!The anger surging within me spiraled as I brought out my phone and instantly dialed Elisa's number.I need to do something about her."Hey Reina." She greeted in her usual unfazed voice, I felt like I was being looked down upon.My grip tightened on the couch as I swallowed the words that threatened to come out."Eli, I just took the actions advised by my legal advisors, I had someone inform me out of good
REINAI happily led my team of legal advisors into the conference room, a satisfied smile playing on my face.This was the day I finally get to watch Elisa fall from her high horse."Good day, gentlemen." I greeted calmly, taking my seat at the head of the table.The men all turned to me, their eyes filled with obvious lust, arghhh, could they not control themselves in official settings?"Why did you call for us?" One of the men spoke and I instantly signalled my assistant to share the print out I prepared earlier."You want us to sue the Gilbert's!" Another one exclaimed making me roll my eyes.As expected of the cowards."Of course, I should sue people who performs acts of plagiarism towards my products, shouldn't I?"The three men exchanged glances with each other, confused at my sudden claim."What do you mean? Gilbert's would never plagiarize anyone or anything.""Besides you're company is still not strong enough to go against a big company like that, they have been existing for
ELISA"Today is the day." I muttered to myself pacing about the living room when I felt a tug on my arm, then I came crashing onto Damon's legs."Relax, love." He cooed rubbing my back gently."How are you not worried?" I questioned, why was I the only one feeling this anxious, I wondered as my foot tapped the ground relentlessly."Well darling, my mind is pretty much occupied right now, if you don't mind me, I can help take your mind off it as well."Hearing his words, I went rigid turning slowly to look at my husband to see if he was the same person who was acting pious and refused to touch me previously, it's like a switch flipped."I'm serious." I punched his shoulder, while he chuckled, stopping abruptly to stare at me intently with his chin resting on my shoulder."I know." His words came to a pause as he gathered my two hands in his, before looking back into my eyes."Jewel, I've watched you pour your heart into this for the past week, have believe in your handwork, okay? no on