Zeb's pov."Sir, Mr. Hayes was looking for you. He looks so mad, and he wanted to come in," the guard said. Sunday morning, I was having a nap at the poolside.I don't have any idea why he's here."Let him in." I ordered..The guard left, and he opened the gate. Axel was in a hurry to get near me. He looks so furious, like he can kill anyone at any time."Mr. Hayes, what brought you here?" I asked as I stood up from my seat.I looked into his eyes, and I didn't give him any chance to scare me."Where is my wife?" He was so mad. He looked around like he was looking for something."Your wife? She's your wife, so why are you asking me about her? Mr. Hayes, this is my house and not yours." I replied seriously.I wanted to just laugh at him, but I could feel like he was in trouble."I am not kidding aside. I am not here to throw jokes at you! I am here because I am looking for Raven. You were with her last night, weren't you? So where did you take her?" He asked again."Okay, we were on th
Raven's povWeeks had passed. I didn't go to work for the reason that I asked for one week's leave.No pressure, no headaches about the job. away from toxic people, and one more reason was that I decided to stay with my mom without anyone knowing it."Raven, I am leaving today. Today is Friday, and I need to give the caretakers their salary. Will you be okay here?" Mom asked as she was staring at me. I was having coffee that morning, and I was planning to meet Neri, but I suddenly changed my mind."Mom, can I just come? I mean, I am not doing anything here the whole day, and I want to experience being at the shelter, even just for a day. I hope that would be fine," mom replied, so happy. I know that she's happy to tell everyone about me. Actually, she already did, but of course there's a limit to everything."Okay, mom, I will just go change my clothes. You can just wait for me in the car; it will just be quick." I go upstairs so I can change my clothes. I made it just so quick. I don
Raven's povI just put my uniform on and fixed myself. Zeb was just staring at me as he wrapped his arms around my waist."Zeb I need to leave now. Please.. Sandy might be wondering what took me so long. " I bit my lower lip out of embarrassment. I know how Sandy thinks, and I know by now she's in the process of filming what happened between me and Zeb through her imagination."Would you believe me if I said that I didn't have a plan to let you go?""This can't be. I can't stay here in your office the whole day! This is ridiculous, okay?" I put on lipstick on my lips and sprayed my vanilla perfume a bit."I would live with that smell.""I have to go."I took my first step to leave when Zeb stood up from the bed and hugged me tight from behind."I'll see you tonight."I looked at him, and I saw that he was serious based on his serious facial expression."I can't..""But why?""I need to see my, mom." I replied, and I just left his room.I took a deep breath before I finally opened the
Raven's pov."Are you leaving?" It was Sunday morning, and I woke up early so I could have the whole day to be with mom. I was about to leave the house when Axel saw me and talked to me. I just looked at him without a word."I can drive you if you want.""I can.. I can take care of myself, I know how to drive, and I am used to being alone, making my day worthy.""Raven, I just want to make things work. I mean, I want to make things right. ""By doing something wrong? Do stupid things, then all of a sudden you wanted to make them right? You're crazy!" I replied..He was about to get near me, but I stopped him from doing that."Don't waste your time, Axel. I am not in the mood to do nice things now. I am busy, and I have an important meeting to attend to. Excuse me.."I passed by where he'd been standing and never looked back. I know he's not used to how I communicate with him. I can see in his eyes how he's hurt every time I find ways to get rid of him and avoid talking about our rel
Raven's pov.As a typical employee, I woke up early, even though I didn't had a good sleep last night. Diana occupied my whole night, thinking about what happened to her—her past, her former family, and what happened to her child.I think this would be my next mission. It might not be for myself but for someone whom I think has a close heart.I felt her longing. I felt her eagerness to correct whatever wrong things she had done. I want to help her for a reason that I don't know. I am not sure about what my heart was saying, but I am sure that something good will happen.I was about to leave when I saw Mommy Carla in the living room. She's wearing a dress and her signature bag."Mom? Are you leaving?" "Yes, can you just drop me by at the shelter? I will go meet Beatriz. We decided to go out today. Actually, I asked her if you could join us, and she said yes.""I'd love to too, mom, but I have to work. I mean, I need to be at the office and do my job. Maybe some other time." I smiled a
Zeb's Pov.Raven left, and she made sure that I could not stop her. I don't exactly know what's stopping her. I just want to make her believe that I am serious when I say that I still love her, that I want her back in my arms, and that I want to marry her.I took a deep breath while looking at my table. I don't know how to convince her. Actually, I am willing to just be his man, and soon she will realize that we were meant for each other. But how? If all she worried about was her relationship with that jerk!It's already 4 in the afternoon, but I have not finished a single project proposal.I just kept myself busy thinking about Raven and how I would get her back.Nate may be wondering why I didn't ask him out for lunch."Hi bro! What makes you busy? Are you done—" He stopped when he realized the proposal was on top of my table and had obviously not been reviewed."Hey! Are you not done yet with this?" He asked as he raised the folder."I'm not in the mood to do anything. Can we just
Zeb's pov.I don't know if this is going to be right. It might change how my world goes normally, but this is the only way I know to get Raven's attention."Raven, be ready in 20 minutes; we have a meeting to attend to," I said as I got into my office.She just looked at me like she didn't expect me to take her with me for a meeting. I always do it, but for the past few days, I just left her and let her stay in her swivel chair.I didn't wait for any response from her. I just called Nate to get in my office so I can give him instructions on what he should do once someone asks for me."Bro, why so sudden? I don't remember any meeting for today; it was.""It's urgent! One of my colleagues just called me and said he wanted to do business with me. I can't say no for now."I put on my coat, and I looked at the mirror beside the couch."Is Raven going with you?" He asked..I took a deep breath before I spoke. I need to appear convincing, like I was telling him nothing but the truth."I was
Raven's povThe night just passed without any intimate moments between me and Zeb. He didn't talk to me; he didn't ask anything from me. He let me sleep in his room alone, and that is far from my expectations. Call me flirty, but I was expecting him to take me to bed last night, but it didn't happen.I was wondering what his plans were. Taking me here made me feel like I was in the same situation eight years ago.A simple life that I have witnessed, a life that I thought wouldn't change, a life full of lies"Goodmorning.." Zeb opened the door with a wifely smile. He was carrying a bunch of white roses.I didn't answer him; instead, I just looked at the flowers."For you, I hope you had a good sleep." He handed me the flowers, and you just took them."Thank you! You don't have to do this every day." "I want to. I want to make you feel that I can do everything that can make you happy, even just for five days. We still have three days." He smiled bitterly.I really don't have any idea