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31: Expectation
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“Do I have to go?” “No, you don’t, but it would mean so much to me if you came along.” Lyon had informed me about the anniversary of the Biggs industry nationwide last week and invited me to the party hosted at the company, but I forgot about it. It wasn’t my fault; I had a lot in my head. Without the constant reminder, I was bound to forget. The clinical training at the hospital was extended by two extra weeks at the request of the university, which had pushed their resumption to the next three weeks. The reasons were yet unknown, but after a little research and asking a few coursemates at the university, I learnt there was an ongoing outbreak of cold flu at Oxford, and the university was holding off resumption until they could determine containment or vaccines for the flu. It was just two weeks, and I didn’t complain much about the change. We were in the eighth week, and with the added weeks, it would be ten weeks of training in total. We were days into the ninth week already, and
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 33: Feelings
Once I was done meeting with the squad, I told them to enjoy their evening, but Lyon didn’t let me return to my corner with Matt. Not immediately. He hauled me along with him after leaving his friends.“There’s one more person,” he said.“Who?” My brow shot up. Last I checked, those guys back there were all the friends he had. Unless he made others while I was away, which I wouldn’t know about.“The woman I told you about at home. Laura Peterson, remember?”Her name did not click in my brain, but I remembered he spoke about someone, and I nodded, “Yes.”“Good, she’s here. In fact, here she comes.” He told me, and his eyes strayed from mine to the gorgeous woman approaching us. She was tall and elegant and had a charming smile on her face. She carried herself with poise and grace through the crowd, and I saw how Lyon’s smile grew with every step she took towards us.“Hello,” she smiled at him when he came to stand before us.“Laura, hey.” He smiled nervously. I’d never seen Lyon out of
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“You have any plans made for your birthday? It’s also the last week of your clinical.” Jordan asked as I dropped from his bike, and we both unfastened our helmets.I had gone out with Jordan on a dinner date after work because it had been a while since we had seen each other. Jace had taken control of my mind and made himself the centre, so I no longer had time for myself and my friends.Jordan reached out to me while I was at work and asked if I was up for dinner much later to catch up on the last few weeks, and I agreed. It turned out he had found a girl he liked, and I was happy to hear that. She was the nurse who came to check on his mother every week. He told me he liked her and wanted to ask her out, but felt hesitant. When I asked why, he told me she was older than him. I told him if he liked her, he should go for it.We laughed, and he asked me if I had finally worked things out with my mystery man. It wasn’t a yes or no answer, and so I told him I was working on it. I told him
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 35: Rebellion
I lay in bed with my eyes barely closing when I heard my phone’s message beep go off. I glanced at it, and it was a text from Jace.(You barely acknowledged my presence at the study today.)Received from Jace10:04 p.m.He must have felt the distance.I paused, contemplating the best answer to give him. I didn’t always look at him. That was our policy: to avoid staring at each other in public so as not to get caught in a longing stare. We kept to that public rule, but we always exchanged pleasantries at the very least, and we’ve never acted as if the other person wasn’t in the room.Well, until today.(Yes, last I checked, I was anything but the one.)Sent 10:07 p.m.My reply meant I had eavesdropped on his conversation with Lyon, which wasn’t a good thing, but again, I could not bring myself to care.It was barely a second after I sent the message. My phone began to ring, and the caller ID showed Jace.I groan, knowing very well who I was about to talk to. I couldn’t ignore the call,
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 36: Live
I didn’t get a call from Jace for the next few days that went by, not that I expected it. This was his routine: silence when things get too complicated. I had to stop myself from picking up my phone and calling him as well. I had gotten addicted to him in the past month, and he stayed on my mind every night and day. This, though, was never necessary for my mind. I left the ball in his court. If he felt anything for me like I did for him, he’d take the bold step and do what needed to be done. Every day, I prayed he would make the right one. The wait was killing me.As my birthday date drew closer, Jordan and Lyon joined forces to make preparations for it. The party would hold here, but I knew my choice to make the party relatively small would go unheeded. Lyon ignored my request, and it didn’t surprise me. I returned home from work and met them to brainstorm the last few details, and after showering, I joined them to observe them.Jordan and Lyon’s ability to work together came as a sur
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 37: Celebration
“It’s been a splendid day, and I hate to say this, but today is your last training at the St Louis hospital,” Imoh said to the five of us that started clinical ten weeks ago. She held a bright look on her face as she stared at each of us. “However, I’m glad to have aided on your journey of becoming a medical doctor. We will release your performance results in the next week, but I want to say congratulations to all of you. You were outstanding, to say the least. From the hospital and my humble self, I say thank you.” She shook our hands one after the other before taking her leave. Ten weeks have gone by so quickly, I thought to myself. It felt like yesterday when all I wanted to do was come home from university and see everyone I cared about and loved. Today, I counted down the days left, which were only four more days. I took Jordan’s advice and decided to live. I pulled myself out of my shell and did a little engagement in the last few days I had at work with my fellow clinical stu
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 38: Lies
I turned around to Jordan, whose presence the men that came to speak to me ignored for over three minutes.“I’m sorry,” I told him, but he shook his head.“It’s fine. I didn’t know you had so many of them.”I rolled my eyes. “They have this club. They are all in it.” I explained. “I think it was called The Island Billionaire Boys when I was younger, and I did not know if it was still the name they called it. They are business partners turned good friends, and they check up on each other from time to time. Some are closer than others.” This was the best I could go with explaining, and Jordan seemed to catch up on it real quick.“Good to know.”Two hours into the party, the party spirit was anything but done. I, however, felt exhausted, partly from the stress of the day and partly from not seeing the one face I wanted to see in the crowd.Everyone of Lyon’s friends was here, including Prince Harris, who barely showed up for just anyone, but Jace was nowhere to be found, and I wondered if
The Girl He Shouldn't Desire: His Best Friend's Daughter 39: Part 2: Dreams
Third POVJace Henshaw’s II“Mr Henshaw!” Cecil Good, Jace’s PA, called to him, and he snapped out of his thoughts to find her standing in his office. “The shareholders are waiting in the meeting room.”He rose to his feet and buttoned up his three-piece black suit before walking out of his office. He made his way over to the conference room where the meeting was taking place. Getting to the door, he pushed it open and stepped inside.The board of directors was waiting, just as Cecil said they were. He wanted to discuss what taking over the company would mean now.The company, which was once Harvey Trust, is now Henshaw Trust, a real estate development company. This has always been his dream, and when he got information that the owner, Mr Liam Harvey, wanted to sell 25 per cent of his shares, he stepped up to buy it. With his share being twenty-five per cent and his previous shares in the company being seventeen, he ranks up a total of forty-two per cent shares at the company, making h
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