ELISA"Are you okay?" Derrick asked in a calm voice, making me smile a bit."I'm fine, it's just a night mare." I replied brushing off the nasty dream, Derrick would not go that far."Okay, go back to sleep." He said looking ready to tuck me back in bed but I furrowed my brows."No, I feel like taking a walk." I stated , ready to stand up on my feet when he held me down."You can't keep doing this, I want to go out." We weren't even married yet and he is already acting this way, maybe I should reconsider our deal.But if I don't marry him, who else can I trust well enough to get married to, Dad would not hand me the company except I remarry."I know, I wanted to get a wheelchair, Doctor said bed rest for two days, it's still not up yet." Damon explained in a soft voice pecking my forehead before leaving the room.I stared at the door in shock, my hand on my forehead, why did he seem so soft and nice?Damon is my friend yes, but I mostly talk and he listens, if that man happens to talk
DERRICK I stared at the papers before me feeling flabbergasted.How come? I'm pretty sure Eli said she had cleared all my student loan while she was still working.Why are all the papers demanding payment here? Is this some kind of trick by Eli?Is she threatening me? The thought made me squeeze the papers in anger."How dare she?" I yelled, hitting my fist on the center table.My head turned at the sound of something breaking."Can't you do things right?" I sneered seeing Mira standing here with a tray and broken glass at her feet."I'm sorry you startled me." She said softly bending down to pick the shards of glass."So are you saying it's my fault?" I asked feeling irritated."Derrick, what the hell are you doing treating the mother of your child like this?" My mother came out of nowhere scolding me."You should go rest up, I'll do this instead." She said to Mira urging her to sit on the couch before clearing up the mess and going into the kitchen to bring out a new set of fruit j
DERRICKThe man crouched down a bit, making me push back my body, using my arm as support.The other men stopped hitting me but still crowded me, I could see it in their faces, this man commanded them.Why the hell is he targeting me?"Just a kick on your injury and you're already reduced to this? Pathetic."Hearing those words, my blood boiled, I am a man with a huge ego, and this man was obviously looking down on me.If not for my injury I could have shown him some manners."Well, I don't care for how weak you are." The man shrugged, stretching his hand out for the men in the back and someone placed a stack of documents in his palm."I'll give you the grace of three whole months to pay back your debt if you sign these." He added in a cold voice.I stared at his cold eyes, gulping in fear, something told me I could not refuse this offer even if I wanted to."And why will I want to do that?" I asked not wanting to come off as desperate."Really?" The man scoffed glancing at my bleedin
ELISAI was instructed by my mom to wait in the room while she built the suspense.My entrance will be epic she said.I didn't want to argue seeing how excited she was with everything.But I can't keep waiting here, I'm getting bored out of my mind.Sighing, I brought out my laptop that I managed to sneak up here.I scrolled through some documents that was sent to me in relation to the company, after my introduction to the shareholders, Dad gave me back, the position of a director.So I've been busy with work the moment I got discharged from the hospital.Dad didn't care that much but mom threw a tantrum as she was worried about my health, hence the reason why I had to sneak my laptop into the room.If she manages to catch me right now working she would probably lose it completely.A soft knock on the door distracted me from my work, me thinking it was mom hurriedly hid my laptop and stood up to answer the door but I only saw an envelope laying there on the floor with no one in sight.
ELISASuddenly, a pull jerked me away from Damon's embrace and I looked up to see Derrick's furious face."What the hell are you doing here?" I inquired feeling irritated, the events that happened that day recounting in my head."Shut up." Derrick growled making my twitch my eyes, I struggled to get out of his hold but he held on tight.Being a woman who is much weaker than him there's nothing much I can do.Guests were starting to murmur wondering what is going on.Oh no, I glanced around the room in search of my dad, this can not affect his opinion about me."Let Eli go." Damon demanded calmly stepping forward, making me sigh with relief."Do you know you are about to get engaged to a married woman?" Derrick snickered his grip on me tightening even harder."What?""The Gilbert's heiress is married?""I thought she went abroad go study."The questions of the guest flew into my ears making my eyes constrict, no, there's no way I'm letting my image get ruined by this man.Taking his di
ELISASoon the party was over, everyone already left, including Damon, I told mom and dad to go sleep while I headed to the attic humming a tone, drumming my fingers on the stairs that led downstairs.A smile played on my lips as I pushed the door open to see Derrick and Mira chained on the floor like the dogs they were."You bitch! Not only are you cheating on me, you lied about your identity and made us live in poverty." Derrick spat the moment he saw me making fake a smile at him as I picked up the bat resting on the wall.I guess that's the conclusion his pesky brain can come up with.See, the thing is I really wanted to let Derrick of by just firing him.If I had let my anger get the best of me, I would have done something extremely bad.Not that my parents would stop me or anything, but there's something about crossing the line, once you do, there's no going back."You know, it's been 2 weeks now, but there's a question I keep asking myself, why in hell's name did I fall in love
ELISA"Dad?" I called out nervously.He can't find out, what if he sees me as unfit.Instead of responding father just squared his eyes at me, then slowly his gaze... Softened?"These past few years must have been hard on you." Father said easing my heart.Suddenly my nose felt itchy, his hands outstretched and pulled me close, hugging me.Maybe it's due to the fact that my father rarely shows concern like this which made my high wall get broken, or just because I've held it in for too long."It's okay, you're getting married to Damon, does he know this?" He asked in an emotionless voice, tucking one hand into his pocket as his other hand patted my back gently."He knows." I sniffed, readjusting my posture.It's okay to show weakness but not for too long I guess."If he tries to do anything outside marriage, tell me, I'll handle it myself." Father stated with a dead pan expression.In other words, if something indeed happens with Damon as Derrick said, the other woman and child might
DERRICK Mira managed to get us an invitation to the engagement ceremony, with immediate effect I prepared appropriate outfits we would wear to the event.I stared at the large mansion before me, my jaw lowered in awe.The rich are just amazing, imagine owning such a mass property."Remember, we are just friends, we don't know what move we have to pull in there, so it's best to introduce ourselves as friends just Incase, your bump isn't showing that much so luck is in our side."I said to Mira once more before walked into the massive compound.The Gilbert's decided to hold the party at their home since it's also their daughter's welcome party.Too bad she's getting engaged, if not I could have probably used my charms to seduce her.I don't like being associated with women that are superior to me, both Mira and The Gilbert's daughter.Mira has only survived so far because she's meek enough and obeys my every command, as for woman with the power of the Gilbert family, it would be no su
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