Carson walked out of his study in the middle of the night, as he was busy with work and didn't know the time had gone. When he got to the living room, he noticed Lydia was sleeping on one of the couches, he paused to stare at her features even in the dim light. He wondered why she hadn't gone to her room and was lying there in the living room. As he watched her, he wondered if he should wake her up or carry her instead to her room. After a while, he decided to carry her as the gentleman that he was. When he picked her up, Lydia snapped her eyes open to see Carson carrying her. She quickly made a move to come down from his arms, “Mr Carson”“Why are you sleeping here?” He asked her, only for Lydia to look at her surrounding to see that she was indeed not in her room. “I was waiting for you” she replied calmly after a while, causing Carson's heart to warm hearing her say that. Although he knew she had a reason to wait for him there, it still warmed his heart to know that someone was
When morning came, Lydia dragged herself from bed as she was feeling reluctant to go to work. She looked at the time, it was 6 a.m. already, She needed to be at work by 8 a.m. Dragging herself from bed, she made her way to the bathroom. She had slept really late because she had Carson had spoken a lot last night. She was really enjoying the man's company, she didn't want to leave. Carson had to remind her of work before they finally said their goodnight. After taking her bath, she dressed herself before waking Khloe up. She dressed the girl and they both walked out. Ma'am Anny smiled when she saw both mother and daughter,“You both are awake” “Yes,” Lydia smiled while Khloe greeted Ma'am Anny. Lydia made her way to the kitchen to serve breakfast for herself and Khloe. Carson had said that Gary wouldn't go to school for a few days till he was healed of his wounds. While Khloé and Lydia ate, Lydia kept looking towards the stairs to see if Carson was coming down anytime soon, but the
In the middle of the call, Ma'am Anny stepped in. With the way, the conversation was heading, she could tell that indeed, it was Lydia's husband who had called“Carson?” She called when the man finally ended the call“Ma'am Anny, that was Lydia's so-called husband” Ma'am Anny raised her brow as she wondered why George would call Carson. The hearing has not started? She asked,“And what did he say he wanted?” “He wants me to drop the case and maybe join him, '' Carson chuckled a little.“What! That man is really so desperate" Carson laughed, “he even offered to pay me twice of what Lydia paid me”.With a smile, Ma'am Anny asked, “So he feels Lydia paid you?”“You will not believe he is even accusing me of having an affair with Lydia”“I can see that man is really sick, he doesn't have any shame,” Ma'am Anny saidCarson wondered if he should tell Ma'am Anny about what was troubling him. Ma'am Anny was making her way into the kitchen when he called her back.“Ma'am Anny, please come sit
“He will certainly be disappointed, but who would tell him? I would do everything to make sure he doesn't discover it” Carson said with this certainty in his tone. Ma'am Anny sighed, she knew his Grandpa could investigate and find out nothing was between them, but she couldn't convince him if he had made up his mind. “I'm not certain about your decision and I doubt if Lydia would agree, but how would you know if you don't give it a try” Ma'am, Anny said wisely and smiled at him. Carson found her words encouraging, but there was a part of him that knew he would be rejected by Lydia. “Don't take her rejection to heart, she has been through a lot” Ma'am Anny said with a small smile on her face. Carson nodded, he would never hold anything against Lydia. Carson chuckled a bit to reduce the tension he was feeling. He had never had a problem with asking women out, but he was a whole wreck of nervousness just to ask Lydia. Ma'am Anny patted his shoulder lightly and smiled; “I have to t
After Carson thanked Lydia, she retired to her room, but was unable to sleep. Though she might have accepted Carson's request, she was nowhere comfortable with it. Carson wasn't a bad person, but the thought of even pretending to be in a relationship with him haunted her. The memories of how George made her life miserable, had ruined every thought about a good relationship. She had lost the belief that a loving and perfect relationship could exist. Though they were going to be faking their love as a couple, it didn't make her feel any better. Lydia rolled to the other side of her bed and sighed. She stared at the white ceiling and swallowed hard. “I hope you don't ruin this Lydia,” Lydia said to herself but clicked her tongue. “No, you can't do this,” She grasped her hair and whisper-yelled. She could hardly sleep that night, those thoughts kept burdening her. Morning finally came, it seemed like an endless wait for her. She jumped out of bed when the sun rose and went to freshe
Carson pressed his lips harder on hers, her lips were so soft that he couldn't help kissing her some more. He accidentally bit her bottom lips, and it made her gasp. Lydia felt his tongue slide into her mouth and his taste was amazing, it seemed like grapes mixed with strawberry flavor had entered her mouth. She was shocked by it, but his taste was too intoxicating.Carson twirled his tongue in her mouth, rolling it around her warm tongue. He had kissed a lot of women, but none of them was as sweet as this. Lydia's eyes closed, involuntarily succumbing to the kiss. Amelia's eyes were filled with horror, they were still kissing, and it grew from slow to intense. The humiliation was unbearable. “Stop kissing” Amelia yelled but both of them were too engrossed to even respond. Lydia suddenly realized what she was doing, and her hand clutched onto Carson's arm. She couldn't breathe anymore. “I said stop kissing” Her eyes soaked with tears. She had always liked Carson, but he had neve
Lydia realized that her words were too mean and exaggerated. She slightly saw a strange expression on his face, but it disappeared before she could make out what it was. “Carson, I… I…” Lydia trailed off, not knowing what to say or excuse her behavior. She was simply annoyed about the kiss because it was so unplanned and unexpected. She knew it was a fake relationship, and they should be a little intimate, but not that much. She wasn't emotionally or physically ready for it.Carson inhaled deeply and his expression changed into a cold one. He hadn't had that face for a long while. “Your daughter is at home demanding your presence, you will do a lot of good by coming along with me,” Carson said, coldly. Carson didn't wait for her response but walked to the car. Lydia bit her bottom lips, obviously annoyed by her rash character and words. She had no right to talk to her benefactor in such a manner. Lydia stamped her heels on the floor and a sob escaped her lips. She didn't want w
“You've always suspected that the lawyer wasn't helping your wife for nothing. It has become logical because your wife has no money to pay him, and she's using her body” his lawyer said with a smile on his lips. While smiling, he couldn't help but notice the change of expressions on George's face. He wasn't pleased with the last sentence of the lawyer. Though he didn't have any affection towards Lydia, she was still his wife and he had every right to her body. He was her first and intended to be her last. He had hurt her before, and he was ready to do it again, no other person was entitled to her body apart from him. “I'm sorry sir, I meant that this is really good evidence, and you can accuse her of infidelity, thereby, forfeiting all her claims of domestic and child abuse. The jury will think that she was only using those excuses to be with her lover," his lawyer added but this time without a smile. George nodded slowly, he loved the sound of everything he heard. The only thing