Lincoln's phone dinged, interrupting his thoughts.He picked up the phone and stared at the screen, only to find a text from Ethan.He quickly glanced up at him, and he mouthed the words, “Read it.”Lincoln pulled his gaze back to his phone.“Are you still mad at me?” Ethan's text read.He typed out, “Yeah, a little.”, hit send and then waited for a response.“Can we talk?” “About what happened? I hurt you again, and you said you've given up on me. Let's talk.”“No, I don't want to.”“Pudding, please.”Ethan is begging? That's so unlike him. Lincoln thought to himself, glancing up at him. Is that his nice personality? Nah, I don't think so, the psychopathic glint is still there in his eyes. So… what's happening? Just like when he apologized at the elevator…psychopathic Ethan doesn't beg!“Alright, fine. But how are we gonna get out of here?” He typed out and hit send.“I don't need permission from anyone. I'm a grown man. I asked for your permission first because I didn't wanna make
“Um… hi,” Rahim said awkwardly, breaking the silence as he stared into Evie’s mesmerizing blue eyes. “Um… Lincoln isn't here, is he?” Evie gulped, rubbing her sweaty hands on her jeans, “No.” “Um… o… kay… I um… have to go look for… him.” Rahim stammered a bit, then quickly spun around. Lincoln, I swear to God, when I catch you, I'm gonna kill ya! Rahim thought to himself and then made to leave, but then Evie’s voice halted him in his heels. “Hey, hold on for a bit.” He turned back around, “Yes?” “Umm… so, what's up? Did you um… managed to get… rid of your…” “Yeah, of course I did,” Rahim answered sharply, and Evie’s face fell. “Oh? That's… that's… that's great then.” She managed to say. “What about… you?” Rahin asked, “Have you gotten rid of yours?” “Oh, yeah, definitely,” Evie answered, nodding her head. “That's great, then.” “Yeah,” Evie replied. “You didn't… um… talked to Lincoln about this, did you?” “What? No! No!” Rahim quickly denied, “I’m not stupid. Why would I
“Um… a walk? Umm… sure. Why not?”“That's great then,” Lincoln said, then turned to the four parents, “Mom, Dad, Evie and I are gonna go for a walk.”“Oh, alright then,” Kim said.“Have fun, guys,” Tessa added.Lincoln and Evie rose to their feet.Lincoln expected Ethan's jealous eyes to be on him, but was disappointed.“Come on, let's go.” Evie interlinked their arm together and they walked out of the poolside.“So, what's up?” Lincoln asked, “You seem to have a lot on your mind today. What's going on?”“Oh?” Evie exclaimed, then chuckled, “Nothing. Nothing is going on.”“Then how come you never called me or texted me for the past five days?” He enquired.“Oh, nothing really.” Evie lied, tucking some strands of hair behind her ears, “It's just… I've had a lot on my plate lately.”“Like what?” Lincoln pressed further, “You don't work or anything, do you?”“Um… what about you?” Evie asked, “You also never called or texted.”“That's fair.”“So, what was my brother like?” She queried.“H
But it didn't.Thirty minutes had already gone, and these people were still here, eating and chatting.They had already done with their first meal and were now eating dessert.Ana glanced around the table and noticed that Lincoln was exchanging furtive glances with Ethan.She frowned.What's with them? She wondered to herself, turning to Ethan, who was sitting right by her side. Why are they exchanging glances as if they are some kind of lovers or something?Lincoln met her gaze and flinched.Wait a minute, what's going on here? She wondered once more, turning to Ethan, who had turned to her the moment Lincoln flinched.“Hi, there, Ana,” Ethan said cheerfully.“Don't talk to me like that,” Ana snapped at him.“Like what?” Ethan queried.“Like I'm a kid.” She responded, “I’m not a kid.”“Oh, but you are,” Ethan stated nonchalantly, digging his fork into his steak, and this seemed to infuriate her.“I'm not.” Ana gritted silently, “I'm twenty.”“Exactly.”Lincoln, who watched this, quic
Rahim pulled the car to a halt on the parking lot of the Burns Estate and exhaled silently, his grip tightening on the steering wheel. Lincoln stared at him out of the corner of his eyes and smiled to himself, seeing the beads of perspiration on Rahim's forehead. His instincts told him that Rahim was lying when he said he had gotten rid of his feelings. It's not possible to stop loving someone within the space of just five days. Or is it? Lincoln made it his mission to come up with a way to make sure Rahim spends some time with Evie tonight at this family dinner. Ana was sitting silently at the back with her earphones plugged on, her face a mask of rage and annoyance. She didn't even want to come to this lame ass family dinner in the first place. But being Ana Smith, Harry Smith's daughter, she didn't really had a choice. When had she ever? Lincoln turned to her, “Ana, we're here.” “I'm not blind! I know!” Ana snapped at him before stepping down from the car. Rahim gave L
“You heard me,” Lincoln answered, coming back into the room and shutting the door. “Are you dating your bodyguard?” He repeated the question. “What? No, I'm not.” Ana replied. Lincoln folded his arms across his chest and regarded Ana suspiciously. “You are!” “I'm not!” “You told me you confessed your feelings for him.” “Yeah, I did.” Ana confirmed, “But he rejected me… multiple times.” Lincoln was still not buying what she was saying, “Why?” “He said he has a girlfriend,” Ana responded. “There, I answered. Can you please leave?” “No, I'm not done questioning you.” Lincoln stood his ground. “If you're both not dating, then why do you look so happy?” Ana gave him a puzzled stare. “What do you mean I look so happy? I'm not allowed to be happy or something?” “You know what I mean…” “No, I don't!” Ana spat, now getting extremely frustrated, “My bodyguard and I are not dating! He's an asshole! Can you leave me alone? Seriously, you should be given some sort of an award for the