ログイン“Guess, who's here..?” Catherine's voice cut across the ambience of the roomI stepped closer and was surprised to see Jenkins car parked outsideHe emerged, and the moment the door opened, Catherine's eyes brightened up in excitement Ma Jane had been present too and both of them were ready to head to the fashion house. Catherine stepped forward and they both collided in a tight protective hug“How was your trip?”Jenkins looked down with a board smile, cupping her cheek gently “You look so beautiful” Jenkins murmuredCatherine’s cheeks flushed with a hint of shyness flickering across her expressionThe hug stretched between them, feeling like we were not part of their worldThey pulled apart and Jenkins suddenly looked as if he had seen a ghostI followed his gaze and found Ethan standing there “Thanks for coming” he calmly saidApparently Ethan had invited him over. Jenkins nodded then leaned in and planted a soft kiss on Catherine's forehead and murmured. “I'll be back” before
Lucas and Ethan were already seated in the vehicle as I approached them We began our drive to the NGO and at that moment, Lucas' phone rang; it's Josh. “We are headed to the NGO” Lucas said Josh asked to join us and Lucas drove over to pick him up. As we approached, memories of my volunteering days flooded back. I remembered the night I spent here to escape the tension at home A middle aged woman greeted us at the door way “Welcome, miss Catherine, Lucas and ….” She said, looking at me. Catherine turned to me with a quick, warm glance “Oh this is my lovely daughter in-law, Avery” “Ethan's wife?” She added and Catherine answered with a crisp nod. “Yeah, Ethan’s Wife” “Could you two bring out the donation from the car?” Catgerine directed Lucas and Josh I stepped inside and headed straight to the kids section. “Hi, how many I help you, ma'am?” She said Lost in thought for a moment, I found myself replying “Oh nothing. We came to make some donation and thought maybe I c
The restlessness about Brian’s return was overwhelming. I even had nightmares about the time he had me on his island. Brian is a hard knot to crack, so the thought of him coming back made me uneasy. Then my phone rang,“Ma'am the advertisement is not convincing enough and the investors want their money back. The potential buyers are also withdrawing” a team member said At that moment, I felt like the weight of the world rested squarely on my shoulder. I turned to Ethan, catching his eyes and opened my laptop to the advertisement platforms. I went to the comment and review section and a flurry of comment greeted me“ Fake advertisements,”“They will run away with your money”.And then a screenshot caught my eye. It was a fake screenshot of a buyer “This is fake” I blurted out, then showed it to Ethan who read it quietly“Ethan, it looks so real. Who could have done this?” I asked between emotionsEthan creased his brows, looking like he was in deep thought“Why aren't you saying
Ethan picked me up after the hangout. As I sat in, I saw Josh in the backseat. Ethan asked how the outing had goneI described the evening in details, also stating out the little moments Ethan looked like he was listening attentively“You know, love. You should have come with us” I said I also narrated how the meeting ended with a toss and the message that came in right after the toss“But it’s jigging. Maybe one of these spam callers” I said“Honestly Love, You should have come with us. It was fun, you know?”It was at this moment, I noticed Ethan’s absentmindedness and called out“Love, love,” hoping to snap him back to the moment. “Huh,” he said as if yanked back to the present and away from whatever drifted his thoughts I pouted my lips realizing he had not been listening all these whileEthan answered defensively“Love, I had been listening”“Really!? Then what was the last thing i said” Ethan began to stutter while I pouted even more“I had a lot on my mind. Am sorry, Love
I came in early for a shoot tied to the debut magazine contract. As I walked in, I scanned the studio and noticed it was filled with a spectrum of body sizes. I remembered that this was exactly what they wanted me to showcase. “A diverse beauty standard”Catherine’s team had been pushed hard to assemble the look we needed for the shootWe prepared to walk through the runway with Mr plies ensuring that every model walks in the right stride“No Avery, you shouldn’t turn backwards” Mr plies said, looking clearly stressed I chuckled, signalling for a short break and asked Mr plies to take a break while I redirected.We settled in and I heard Mary’s voice from behind“This is another milestone for you, you know?”I nodded in agreement, though my attention drifted to something else. Mary began to offer her thoughts. It’s at the same time, Mr plies sharp voice cut through“Avery, we shouldn't be resting . Debut magazine wants this as soon as possible and the editing team are already wai
Ethan headed to the nursery when we returned to the mansion. When I came out of the bathroom I heard the familiar giggles of Lewis and Eric. I realized Ethan had brought them to our roomI moved to play with the six months old, leaning in to cradle Eric in my arm. I noticed that a tiny tooth was starting to emerge, i creased as I noticed Lewis also had thesame My heart swelled as I pressed a kiss to Eric’s forehead and teased him about how big he was getting“My babies are growing up” I saidEthan stood up and leaned in“Yeah, and they might be needing a younger one very soon” Ethan teased with a playful grin on his face“Ethan!” I turned to him with a poutCatherine appeared at the moment“There you are! Have been looking everywhere for you” she saidShe moved closer and gently took Lewis from Eric, and made funny faces that sent Lewis into pearls of laughter.Eric reacted with flairs of his little arm, flinging them towards Catherine gleefully.“Yahhhhh! You wanna play with grand
“He's my son, Jane,” dad's voice raised up a little too loud“And I am your wife” Ma Jane fired back“Since he came, I have suddenly become invincible” Ma Jane said in an emotionally packed tone “Janet I am trying to make up for lost times” Ma Jane then gave a hot and sharp reply.“No pierce, you
The living room hummed with a hush of anticipation as dad fixed a Stern look at Ethan. I clasped my hand around Ethan as we took in the pressure.Dad cleared his throat and narrowed his eyes.“You promise to take care of my daughter?” Dad asked in a surprisingly harsh tone. I had never heard him sp
Ethan, I will like to come back to the eclipse enterprise and work in the marketing department,” I said as earlier rehearsed.I slowly slid into the duvet and moved closer to him, while cupping his face into my hands in a bid to soften his gazeHe looked to be in deep thoughts“No!” He said and I s
As we drove back home, the car was filled with the soothing sounds of music, a playlist that Ethan had curated just for me.He had one hand on the wheel while his other hand intertwined with mine. We had escorts trailing behind us, but it felt like we were alone.“Let's make a quick stop here, mom







