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-Chapter Seventeen-
I push Ramon away.
"Get off me! How dare you force yourself on me!" I bark.
I get off the couch and take my dress from the ground. I pick up my dress and quickly put it on.
"What the fuck is going on?"
Eric looks confused.
I scowl at Ramon.
"Mr. Lawrence here was forcing himself on me. He must be drunk or something!"
Ramon is confused and looks down at the ground, hurt on his face.
Eric is burning in rage. "What the hell! How dare you!"
He grabs Ramon's collar and raises his fist to punch him but I stop him.
"Don't! Please!" I beg.
"This guy almost raped you. I must teach him a lesson!"
"No! He's just drunk! Just let him be!" I beg. "It's pointless, Eric!"
Ramon glares at
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THE RETURN -Chapter Eighteen-
"Hey! Sorry I'm late!"Janet jerks me back to reality. I must have been hallucinating.I smile nervously. "It's fine."There's a tall, okay-looking guy with golden hair, walking behind her. He then takes a seat beside me."This is Vincent," Janet introduces him. "He's the co-founder of Jinx Publishers. Vincent, this is the writer I was telling you about. Mila..."He smiles at me. "Nice to meet you, Mila.""Nice to meet you too, Vincent."And the meeting kicks off.÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷I'm driving back home in the afternoon.The meeting went very well. Better than u expected. The publishing team is offering me a very good deal all thanks to Ramon.W
THE RETURN -Chapter Ninteen-
"What are you talking about?"I ask in pure confusion.Ramon yells."So now you are going to pretend that you don't fucking know what you did!""Ramon, stop acting like a fucking child and tell me what the fuck you are talking about!"He grabs my arm and presses me hard against the wall, glaring at me."You know what's childish? Going to the school headmistress and giving them documents to expose my true identity!"What! Someone exposed him! That comes as a shock! And he thinks it's me. Why would I do something like that?"God! I hate you Camilla! I know i have said it before but this time I mean it! I hate you! I fucking hate you!"Those words prick me and I feel a wave of sadness surge through me. I push him off of me."l don't know what the fuck you are talking about! I don't have the time to waste doing that
THE RETURN -Chapter Twenty-
Allison and Ramon were kissing and the minute they saw us, they immediately stopped and glared at us."I know you have Roy and Renny!" Eric roars, storming into his house.Ramon grimaces. "You can't just bust into my house like that!""I know you have the kids!" Eric repeats furiously.Allison holds Ramon's arm. She's really getting on my nerves right now.She sneers at us. "Go get them in the bedroom and get the hell out!"Eric rushes to the bedroom and finds Roy and Renny sound asleep. I take Roy and he takes Renny.The lovebirds are still making out in the living room and I know Ramon is doing that to get to me. I hate to admit it but it's kind of working.Eric sneers at them. "Lawrence, stay away from Roy and Renny! This is the last warning! The next time I find you with the kids, I am calling the police on you! Mark my words!"Ramon shoots up from the seat, rage written on his face."I
THE RETURN -Chapter Twenty One-
"What the fuck is going on!"Ramon carries the baby Jacob in his arms and vanishes to some room. It's clear he's still mad at me.Claire follows him happily.I turn to Riana. "So now you are sleeping at Ramon's house and even walking around naked?"She chuckles. "Don't tell me you are jealous!"I huff. "Why should I be? You used to have a crush on him I remember. You can have him all to yourself now. Especially now that you are getting a divorce.""That right there screams jealousy and I don't have time for it," She takes my hand and pulls me inside.She drags me upstairs and I see that she has moved her stuff to this room. Suitcases, shoes, her clothes are hung on the closet. So she is going to be staying here.Wow!"Warren and I got into a heated argument last night and he hit me and kicked me out of his house along with the
THE RETURN -Chapter Twenty Two-
The flowers in Eric's hand fall to the ground.He stares at me coldly and the deep sadness in his eyes breaks my heart."What's he doing in your house?," he asks staring at me, not looking once at Ramon."He... He..." I stutter. "Roy! It's Roy.""What has Roy got to do with this?," he asks confused."You know just how much Roy is fond of him. He kept crying for him and he couldn't sleep. I had no choice."Eric does not fall for the lie I just cooked up.Ramon groans behind me and storms out without saying a single word to me or Eric.Although seeing him leave breaks my heart, I'm kinda glad the two didn't get into a fight." Did you have to call him to your house?," Eric asks after Ramon leaves. "At this time of the night!""It was for my son....""That guy almost raped you the other day..."
THE RETURN -Chapter Twenty Three-
The minute our eyes meet, Ramon does the unexpected.He turns back and leaves hand in hand with his girlfriend. It's strange.I feel kind of relieved that they they just left but then, kind of jealous.What did I expect? That he would come and sweep me off my feet, rush me to the washrooms and fuck the life out of me? Haha! But that wouldn't be too bad, would it? Yeah, it would be too bad. For Eric. That would hurt his feelings especially now that things seem to be moving smoothly between us.The rest of the date goes well. Eric is not boring at all. He's actually kind of a funny, lively guy who's kind of chilled out. He's actually cool.As we finish on our meals, he announces,"We are having a feast at mom's place tomorrow night. Mom asked if you could come?""And the kids? Who will look after the kids?""The nanny," he replies."After what happened last time?""A new nanny," h
THE RETURN -Chapter Twenty Four-
Eric squeezes my hand gently.My mom throws soil on his grave, tears cascading down her eyes. She looks better than yesterday. A little make up (now messed up a little) and a black hat matched with a black dress and a pair of heels.I look at his picture one more time.I can't believe it.Rupert is dead.What is it with people around me dying? First it was my cousin then my step-dad?No!He was shot dead the minute he landed in Kingswood. Whoever it was, they knew the exact time Rupert would be coming from the business trip. And in my head, I can't think of a suspect. I mean, this guy was loved by everyone who crossed paths with him. The town's sweetheart. Always throwing parties every now and then to celebrate life. A man just so full of life and joy. And now his life has been cut short.Just like that...I lay my head on Eric's shoulder. I'm glad he chose to accompany me to this funeral. He's my pillar of streng
THE RETURN -Chapter Twenty Five-
I wake up.I am gasping for breathe, panting.I wipe off the beads of sweat on my brow and bury my face in my hands.Eric suddenly wakes up and stands up from the couch he chose to sleep on when he sees me awake.He looks worried as he switches on the lights and walks towards me. He sits beside me on the bed and asks gently,"What's wrong, Mila?"I cry. "Nightmare!"Before he can say another word, I grab him and hug him so tightly. He engulfs me in his arms and I lay my head on his chest. I get lost in his warm arms. I'm still feeling a little frightened.He threads his hands in my hair, soothing me."It's okay," he says gently. "I'm here... It was just a nightmare..."I draw away from him and look up at him intently, my eyes boring into his.He leans closer and brushes his lips past mine.
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