Chapter 59Adelie froze on the spot and her eyes slowly widened in shock. "What is going on?""Are they not siblings? What in the world is going on?""Don't tell me they've been... Oh, no..." Adelie felt her heart stop beating for a while as those whispers tore through her ear, and when he finally pulled away from her, she staggered back, her face looked pale and shocked like someone that'd just seen a ghost. Maybe it would've felt better if she had seen a ghost, who knows?Just like every other person, Ray watched in shock, still on his knees as he searched for an explanation on her face. It felt like his heart was just stomped on, his chest contracted and his breath hitched. His face was laced with confusion, and like a lost puppy, he stared like that."A... Asher..." Adelie's voice came out in a whisper, and when she looked around the villa, it felt like she should disappear and never come back again. Seeing the expression on their faces, the disgust and confusion were enough to s
Chapter 58The atmosphere was tense for Adelie even though it was fine for every other person at the party. Looking around and making eye contact with Asher every damn time she looked was frustrating. She wanted the ground to open and swallow her at this point. Her heart skipped when she saw him stand up from the chair he has been seated on, and walking in her direction. She wanted to walk away fast so he won't be able to catch up with her, but she couldn't move herself from the spot. It felt like something was holding her down."Baby, are you ok?" Ray's warm hand wrapped around her waist as he came to stand beside her, and she watched Asher halt abruptly, his eyes darkened like someone that'd just seen something that got him angry. What's wrong with him? She asked herself, but quickly dismissed the thought, reminding herself that she had no business with him."Babe..." Ray called again, and she finally turned her gaze to look at him."You've been acting weird. Is everything alright?
Chapter 57It was finally the day for the end-of-the-year party at Adelie's company, but she wasn't having a good feeling about it. Many negative thoughts kept coming to her mind no matter how she tried to shove it off and pretend everything was fine."Uhm... Are you coming to the party?" She couldn't help but ask Asher before she left home earlier, and she prayed that just as he has said earlier that he wasn't sure, he shouldn't come over to the party."We are here, ma'am," her driver's voice pulled her out of her train of thought, and that was when she realized that they were already parked at the parking lot of the villa where the party was going to host. "Thank you," she said to the driver who was already holding the door open for her. She was cladded in a long red gown that had the back sweeping the ground. Her hair was parked in a ponytail with some strands on each side of her face, and her make-up was mild. She took a few seconds to check out the parking lot which already had
Chapter 56Raymond POV"Are you sure about this, Ray?" Rhea asked me as I drive us to the jewel store late in the morning, and I roll my eyes at her."Yes, I'm sure about it," I replied to her, and she sighed briefly."I'm thinking this is too fast, Ray. I mean, you barely know each other, so I don't think it's a good idea to propose to her now. I mean, what if she's not ready for this? Don't you think you should talk to her first secretly before you take it to the party?" She asked worriedly, and I rolled my eyes."Come on, Rhea. You worry too much. If I tell her about it, she won't be surprised. That is why I said it's a surprise. She loves me, and trust me, she will be excited to say yes to marrying me," I assured her, and she sighed briefly."Still, I don't think this is a good idea. I don't have a good feeling about this, Ray," She shook her head, insisting. Well, I wouldn't have brought her here with me to the jewelry store if not that I needed her help in choosing an engagement
Chapter 55Adelie POVLiving in this misery for days has been killing me slowly that I wish I never recalled what happened. As much as I wanted to talk to someone about my troubles, I couldn't bring myself to do it, scared of everything. What if he ended up killing my family? What if I said something and nobody even believes me? He can kill and clear the evidence just like he did the other day, right? What if he... Many questions ran through my mind, and in the end, my fear always had the upper hand in everything. I think I'm going to lose my mind eventually with all this thinking."Are you ok?" I almost jumped out of my body when I heard his voice, and I turned sharply to find him walking into the garden with his hands tucked inside his pockets. He had a deep frown on his face as usual, and just the sight of him was making my heart thump. "Are you still scared of me?" He asked with a smirk dancing on his lips once he was standing in front of me, and I swallowed nothing as I took a s
Chapter 54"It was because of you he broke up with me, Nathan. Why did you say that to him? Why did you have to insult him?" Cynthia yelled at the top of her voice as she grabbed the flower vase and threw it on the floor as it came crashing into pieces."Are you kidding me? I made him break up with you? What does that supposed to mean?" Nathan couldn't help but narrow his eyes at his cousin's foolishness. "Yes. It was all your fault. I fucking told you to stay out of it. I told you that I will handle it by myself, but you decided to ruin everything for me. You are so annoying!" She yelled again. Of course, she knew the truth that Asher never loved her, she knew this was not Nathan's fault, but she couldn't help it. She needed someone to vent her anger on, and Nathan was the only one available at the moment. She knew she was going to regret hurting her cousin's emotions later, but she couldn't even stop to think about that right now."Are you so blind that you didn't see it in his eye