Hazel Quin's
"I'm sorry, Hazel. I didn't want to do this but Stephanie promised me something that would help my mom and brother. You know how much I love them. You won't see me again because I used the money and resources that Stephanie gave me to go overseas and she doesn't know this. She only told me to watch on you and look for any possible ways to wreck your relationship with Caleb and after she gave me her promise, we would part ways." "I cannot stay in there anymore. I don't have the audacity to look straight at you again after what I did. But at least, I told you, right? If you wish to clear your name and use this message, it's fine with me. Tell Caleb that I was the one who did it with Stephanie's supervision. You only wrote the article and couldn't publish it and I used that to execute Stephanie's plan. Even if Stephanie finds out that I told you, she couldn't do anything anymore because I made sure that none of you will see me again." "This"What are you doing here?" His cold, emotionless, and menacing voice and look made me flinch. At that moment, all the thoughts that I have in my head since this morning vanished and I couldn't find my voice. I just stood there, frozen while the two of them were looking at me. Though Stephanie's look was different from Caleb's stiff one, she was looking at me while a smirk was playing on her lips. I badly wanted to wipe that smirk away, but I couldn't find even the slightest energy to move even a single muscle in my body. I was completely immobilized in front of them, shocked at what I have just seen. There was a nagging feeling in my chest that I chose not to mind at the moment because I knew that if I did, I would look pitifully here. And I couldn't let that happen in front of Stephanie, not now that she has the upper hand. After a while of silence, Stephanie crossed her arms on her chest and asked me boastfully what was I doing here. "Do
I was left in silence after that, my mind slowly processed what he just said. He needed to take any action, he wouldn't let this one go. "D-does that mean..." Before I could even complete my sentence, the door of his office opened again and when I glance in its direction, Mirna was standing there with four policemen by her side. She looked at Caleb first and then at me, her eyes lost all their emotion when they met mine. "Officer, please, take her." The men with her didn't need to be told twice, they immediately walked in my direction to hold me. I looked at Caleb, hoping he would help me but he just stood there, without doing anything, watching these men pull me out of his office. "Caleb, please, listen, I didn't do it!" I pleaded as I tried to break free from their grip. "Please, just listen. Let me explain!" But my pleads were heard by deaf ears. He didn't do anything and just watch, even when tears started to fall
Caleb Craige's "What the hell?" I blurted. "How did that happen? Weren't you supposed to hold her?" "Sorry, Sir. We weren't expecting that she would do that." "But you're strong! How the hell was she able to make you fall on your knees?" "The blow that she gave us was strong and we weren't expecting it as well. I think she knows something about martial arts or it could be that she was in a self-defense class before." Damn right. It was written in her resume that she joined a self-defense class when she was still in high school. A heavy sigh escaped my throat as I dismissed them. I, then, fell on my swivel chair and swiveled it to face the sky through the huge glass window. The sky was dark and it would probably rain. Hazel escaped when they were in the parking lot and they failed to catch her again. She was smart to know that something was wrong, those men who captured her weren't police. They were in Henry's team. I wanted to file a lawsuit against her but for some
Hazel Quin's "Are you okay now?" I nodded and tightened my grip on the mug where the tea she prepared for me was. The heater of her condo was on, though it wasn't winter yet. And I knew it was because of me. "Thank you," I mumbled. Athena stayed silent while looking at me. She found me under the pouring rain, shivering in the middle of the sidewalks. I didn't want to go with her honestly, but there was something in me earlier that chose to go with her for some unknown reason. Caleb was her best friend and I knew that she could bring me back to him and to the police once I come to her, but she didn't and instead, brought me to her condo. I was thankful for that, though I knew she has her personal reason why. Seeing the questioning look in her eyes, I knew she wanted to ask me, so, I nodded and urged her to do so. "Go on, ask me." She didn't seem surprised at all, actually, I couldn't name the emotion on her face. And I knew from there that although she showed kindness t
Caleb Craige's I didn't mind if I was already driving beyond the speed limit nor if I would get a ticket for violating the speed limit rule. The only thing that was on my mind at this time was; I needed to reach Athena's condo fast. She was staying at one of the condos under Craige Hotel and Condominium, so, it wouldn't be hard for me to find her. We were just in one building after all. My mind was racing with thoughts as I made my car almost fly with my driving speed, I did overtake several cars and I could hear them honking whenever I passed at them, but the fuck with them, I needed to get to my woman fast. What was she doing there in the first place? How did she end up in Athena's place? There was only one way that I would get an answer. Driving even faster, I reached my building in no time and recklessly parked my car on my designated spot, and then jogged through the VIP elevator. Athena's condo was on one of the top floors of the building, it meant that she was one of th
Hazel Quin's I was frozen from where I was, unable to move even a single muscle. The leather handcuffs were just a bonus for suppressing me to move, his eyes alone could immobilize me for years. We were in that position for I don't know how long, until he spoke in his husky voice, sending tingles and shivers down my spine. And what he said was unexpected for me. "Now that you found out what I am hiding for years now, would you still be able to bear to be with me in bed? Especially in what I have in my mind right now?" That's when I realized again in what position we were. He was hovering over me while I was fully naked, with my arms and feet locked with the leather handcuffs. I wasn't able to answer right away with his questions. Everything that happened in the last two days came back to my mind then and I was in mess again. But Caleb took my silence negatively and thought that I wouldn't want to be with him in bed anymore after I found out what he did with his mother years
"You investigated and found this all in a short span of time?" I asked, shocked upon seeing the results of his short investigation. He crossed his arms, "That's what money does, Hazel. Now that I see that most of what you said to Athena matched them, my question is why?" "Why would Geraldine team up with Stephanie? She's your friend." At the mention of Geraldine's name and the word 'friend', all my suspicions since she started becoming agitated around me and her text message before I completely lost contact with her came back to me. Knowing the reason why, I just sighed. "Money," I mumbled. "Stephanie promised her money and threatened her. She used Geraldine's biggest weakness, her mother and brother." "She's wicked, isn't she?" he asked back, pertaining to Stephanie. I nodded, "First, she used my mother. And now, Geraldine. She's using the people close to my heart against me." "And that's one of the reasons why I hid mom and about us all these years. My competitors will
Caleb Craige's "So, you are not going to sue her?" Athena asked. Mirna and Len were present in my office in the penthouse, my lawyer was here as well for my consultation about the clause of the Non-Disclosure Agreement that Hazel broke. Atty. Lopez confirmed that we could file a lawsuit against her. She clearly broke the clauses of the agreement, and if ever I file a lawsuit against her, she would pay huge. And I knew she wouldn't afford it. I took a deep breath and shook my head, "No. I only seek Attorney's advice for future references or if ever I wouldn't be handle this situation anymore." "But I thought you are going to teach her some lesson." Mirna interrupted. "What happened now?" Ah, Mirna. She really wanted me to take any action for what Hazel did, but I knew she didn't mean it. It was just that, Mirna was so keen on getting rid of her not because she was an evil antagonist, but because she didn't like the idea of Hazel coming into my life ever since. But then,