Jordan, from his position, watched quietly as Maya looked around her surroundings before occupying one chair in the hotel’s outdoor dining area on a Thursday morning. He observed how her eyes moved frantically from side to side.“I want you to be several feet away from Maya Griffiths. Watch her for now,” Jordan said over his phone after calling his lead bodyguard, whom she had met several times. He watched when his bodyguard did what he instructed and saw how her face became relieved when she caught sight of him. “What the hell’s going on, Maya?”After listening to Cassandra about the weird behavior she observed from Maya two days ago, Jordan had been monitoring her when she came in this morning since she did not come yesterday. He remembered approaching her a while ago, trying to be calm and innocent and wanting her to open up whatever’s been bothering her.However, what he remembered and stayed on his mind when she turned towards him. She had on a frantic and frightening look on her
Maya looked at her phone the following day after finishing her lunch to check on the location of the car that she had booked. She stayed inside the lobby, waiting for its arrival. She looked around the vicinity and spotted one of Jordan’s bodyguards that she had met a few times, talking with the concierge casually.Somehow, his presence made her feel relieved from everything that she has been going through for the past few days.But she also wondered what he is doing there. Maya caught some conversation a while ago from the hotel manager that Jordan is currently out of town to take care of some personal business.Gossip even spread from the employees that Jordan must have finally moved on from his dead fiancé and had finally met someone. They all talked when they will be going to meet the lucky woman.“I’ll be there in five minutes,” a message from the driver came, interrupting her thoughts.When the vehicle finally arrived, Maya went out through the doors and thanked the porter, who
Grayson pulled out his phone from his pocket when he heard it rang in the late afternoon. He saw Nathan on the screen calling and he slid his thumb to answer.“Nathan,” he stated. “What’s up?”“Where the f8ck are you?!” Nathan yelled at the other line angrily. “I’ve been calling you for the past two hours!”Grayson frowned at Nathan’s tone as he stood up when Thomas informed him that he can now board his private plan after refueling has been completed.“What the hell’s going on?” He demanded in return.“There was an accident!” Nathan said hardly. “That’s what’s going on!”Cold dread filled Grayson and his mind immediately travelled to Maya, already not hearing whatever Nathan is saying to him over the phone. He stuffed his phone back in his pocket and urgently boarded his plane, ordering the pilot to take off immediately.“Sir, we’re number four on the take off list,” the pilot informed him. “It’ll be more than an hour before we can move! There are lots of arrivals today as per radioe
Grayson opened his eyes, lowering the ice pack, nursing the bruises on his face on a Saturday afternoon after Thomas informed him that they had finally arrived at the villa. He grimaced lightly as he moved out from the back of the car.The minute he finally stood up straight, his body felt the entire pain from the brawl that he got himself in with Jordan Cunningham. His eyes narrowed and he turned towards the villa across the street when he heard that a$$hole’s car also pulling up at the driveway.After getting into a brawl with him at the hospital, he and Jordan were taken into custody and brought to the police station with no chance of seeing Maya. The chief tried his best to resolve their fight but it only got them into another bloody fight in the station because either one of them refused to bend down. They were placed in separate cells while their respective companions did everything, they can to get them out of the place.Given that it was a Saturday, they had to used their conn
Grayson treated Maya like a precious porcelain for the next few days, making sure that she won’t be caught unaware to prevent adding more trauma from the accident she had went through. The accident had even made her paranoid for the first two days, closing all the black-out curtains inside their room especially when he told her the initial report from the investigation police.Adding to that, Maya has been having nightmares in her sleep and she would wake up crying in the middle of the night or early in the morning. The only thing that he could do is console her.She even refused to leave their room and the two of them had been eating their meals inside despite Grayson, not preferring that set-up as well as the fact that she only has a small appetite, barely touching her food.He remembered the following day after she was discharged, Maya handed her phone to Grayson. Reading through the messages of the unknown person, he had to control his rage so she won’t get upset. He called up Nat
Jordan looked up furiously from the report that he is reading the following day inside his office and threw them back at Mason.“What the f8ck is this report?” He demanded angrily. “Is the one making this even a detective? What kind of bull$hit is this? Call them up and tell them I said so. Such a piece of trash report without the proper details.”He watched as Mason gathered the documents and went out from his office. He pushed back his chair and walked towards his liquor cabinet and poured himself another drink. Despite the hour in the morning, Jordan didn’t give one damn bit if he’s already drunk at the hour.His confrontation with that a$$hole St. Claire yesterday only furthered his desire to grabbed the bottle in front of him and smashed it on the wall, imagining it to be that ba$tard’s face. He recalled the mocking face that Grayson gave him when he informed him of his sleeping arrangement with Maya.Jordan, way before the accident had happened, already had a suspicion that they
**WARNING: This Chapter contains mature/sexual content. Read with discretion.**Maya wrapped her arms around Grayson’s neck as he pulled her closer to him that night in their room. She closed her eyes when she felt his lips underneath her ear, kissing her skin hungrily and doing light nibbles on her earlobe.The past few weeks had been quite challengingly hard, stressful and traumatic for both of them. It all had started with her discovery of Elizabeth Blackthorne that made her rebel against him that led to their first major fight since being together. Next came the threatening messages she’s been receiving on her phone as well through her mail, which she finally showed to Grayson, that led her to that accident.Upon being discharged at the hospital, Maya was informed that Grayson, along with Jordan, were arrested and brought to the station and detained, over the altercation and disturbance they did at the hospital.“This is all my fault,” she cried to Thomas, who picked her up that m
“Sir, Ms. Maya is here to see you,” Mason’s voice came on the intercom in Jordan’s desk inside his office on a Wednesday morning. “I told her you have a conference call. Shall I schedule her for later?” Jordan looked up from his laptop screen and reached for the button. “No. Send her in,” Jordan instructed firmly before turning back to the screen where he is meeting with some of his foreign hotel investors. “I’m sorry, gentlemen, but I have to end our meeting and will reschedule one for the continuation. Just email me any concerns you have from what we have discussed.” The men nodded and said their goodbyes and Jordan closed his laptop and stood up, tidying himself, buttoning his coat and run a hand through his hair. He walked around his desk when one panel of the double door pushed open and Mason ushered Maya inside. “Thank you, Mason,” Maya said softly. Jordan stood by his desk and watched Maya walked towards him. He could feel his heart pounding furiously and he swallowed slowl