Laura was thrown back to her place where she would stand all day long, she didn’t give up but felt a bit hurt by Steven’s cold and indifferent behavior towards her.
He really didn’t care about her, no matter what Augustus had told him at least for once he should listen to her explanation and give her a chance to explain.She felt a bit frustrated and slightly regretful too for coming here, but it was just the second day, she shouldn’t lose her hope so soon, right? She should stay determined on her decision.Laura stubbornly stood at her place, the slow headache coming back, as she immediately took out a bottle and gulped down the medicine with water, feeling better she walked to the nearest cafe and then stood there for a while until she felt okay to walk back and stood at her place waiting for Steven to come back.She has a hope that he will definitely come back to the office.***“Drive to the office,” Steven ordereA faint smile appeared on Steven’s lips when he heard Laura cursing and yelling, now she really looks like the old Laura. He sighed in relief and kept watching her struggling to open the door.She looked like an ant on a hot pan, he didn’t know why she was acting so loud as though she was suffocated by these walls, but not taking anything into his concern he kept enjoying the show of her struggles.After all, he has also struggled a lot because of her now it’s her time to suffer.If Augustus is not worried about his child, then why would he care? At least he is not harming her child but just keeping her locked in a room so that she would give up on coming back here again, also it kept raining all the time, he was afraid that she would easily fall sick like this and then he doesn’t want any drama from Augustus that because of him something happened to their child.They both have decided the way they want to continue their lives so now Laura
“She isn’t here,” Mr. Xavier informed as he saw Steven again peeking from his office window looking for the woman who had completely disturbed his life for the last couple of weeks.He frowned and then turned with a look of guilt on his face but hid it with anger skillfully, “I was just looking around, why do you keep mentioning her?”He sat on his chair and a loud sound came from his actions showing his rage.“Master, it’s the fourth time you’re looking down from your window and also you haven’t had your lunch yet.”Mr. Xavier said calmly and kept his head lowered.Steven glared at him angrily, this man really knows how to answer every question. Couldn’t he apologize and just left. At least that won’t make him feel more guilty and ashamed about his actions.This is the third day straight in a row that Laura didn’t show up, she had even shown up during weekends and he also intention
A FEW DAYS LATERSteven was sitting in his office focusing on his work, he had been very absent-minded lately and ruining all his work. He would always forget the main point that he needed to discuss and also he wasn’t able to verify the information properly.Every time during his court hearing, he would make a mistake. He felt lost and alone even when he was sitting in a courtroom that was fully crowded with people.Mr. Xavier knows why he has become like this but he didn’t dare to say anything to him about it or mention that person’s name who has changed him drastically.He was flipping through the recent case file when Natasha knocked and entered his office, Steven was as expected in a dark mood as Natasha informed him politely.“Mr. Carlos’s secretary has called again for the meeting schedule. You’re free today so should I…”Before she could get a chance to complete her words, Steven snapped angrily. &ldquo
“Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumor, she was in her initial stage when the doctors found out about it, but she ran away from that hospital, afraid of everything, and also she was all alone at that time,” Augustus said slowly, he looked sad and guilty.“One day, I went to look for her to apologize for what I did, I know I acted impulsively on Lisa’s miscarriage but…”Augustus stopped sighing deeply, thinking about the past.“She looked terrible when I finally found her, and then later she told me the truth but didn’t want to get surgery,” Augustus revealed and Steven frowned, distressed.“What? Why didn't she want the surgery?” he asked, getting agitated.“She….”Augustus hesitated and then finally blurted out, “She thinks that whatever is happening to her, all the things, she deserves that, you leaving here, me and Lisa abandoning her, she thinks that, that tumor was a p
Shaking with grief and sorrow, Steven looked at Laura, his eyes softened and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes, she kept coming to him and he kept rejecting her. What would it take if he had spared her five minutes?He blamed himself in his heart.Seeing Steven’s getting depressed, Augustus spoke, “Whatever you did was justified Steven, It wasn’t your fault she is here today but you can save her Steven. When she was rescued from her apartment she was murmuring your name. Please bring her back, she needs you, she still wants you.”Augustus held his arm and pleaded softly.Steven looked at him surprised, he had never seen Augustus in a miserable state like this, hence he had sacrificed a lot for Laura and also paid back all his brutality before.Feeling a sense of thanking Augustus, Steven pulled him in his arms and hugged him tightly as they both needed this hug, they hugged each other tightly with slightly misty eyes.“Thank you for being with Laura when I wasn’t th
After an hour of pacing back and forth with worry and cold sweat on his forehead, finally, the door opened and the team of doctors stepped out with a long straight face.“What happened to her? Is she fine?”Steven held the doctor’s arm, losing his posture completely as the man could understand his state of mind, he blinked his eyes and then patted his shoulder in assurance.“She is fine, you can see her now..”Steven sighed with relief and then asked in nervousness, “What actually happened?”“Come inside please…”The doctor said wisely, he could see the way Steven was tense and anxious at the moment.“Please have a seat,” He said gently to Steven and then Steven sat on the sofa while his stare was fixed on Laura with deep worry written all over his face.“She had a seizure, it’s common to have a seizure when you have such a high fever.”The doctor told him calmly and
Laura opened her eyes wide, startled by her dream. Shocked, she blinked her eyes to analyze the place where she was with her breaths coming shallow.She then felt the weight on her hand and tried to look down, when she looked at the familiar sight, she smiled with difficulty and laid back. Her face frowned in pain.She laid quietly as her left hand was pressed by the man’s head weight and the other she was using to gently caressed his hair in his sleep feeling delighted and deeply grateful to God.Steven, who was sleeping soundly, felt extremely calm when someone caressed his hair, his nerves started to relax and that little gesture was soothing his nerves.He moved in his sleep and then realising that the touch wasn’t his hallucination or dream but reality, he immediately opened his eyes and sat up while wiping his drooling saliva from his mouth.“Hey…”Laura said weakly and Steven stared at her with shock and surprise.&l
After a long time, Augustus finally parked his car and then looked at Lisa with slight remorse.Taking a deep sigh, he got out of the car and then opened Lisa’s side door as she got out of the car. Lisa looked around at this unfamiliar place, she didn’t know why Augustus had brought her here.Augustus held her hand and led the way. She frowned looking around the greenery and villas, a thought then appeared in her mind and she blurted out immediately. “Did you buy us a new house?”“Is this why you didn’t bring kids back home, you want me to see the home first, right?”Lisa kept chatting behind him while looking around in excitement.Augustus didn’t say any word as he led her inside the villa, his heart getting heavy with each step and his guilt started to drown him slowly slowly.As he stood in front of the room where Laura has been getting her treatment for months, he turned and hugged Lisa tightly in his arms.