LOGINLawson's POV“When is all of this going to end?” I asked the caller over the phone, my voice coming out more displeased than ever. Which gave only one emotion out, which was I was fed up and tired of all this while shit. I was in the office. I knew I shouldn't be there because of the backlash and everything but I wasn't a coward to just hide away in fear. My life had become a whole mess and it was just cracking open from the inside without any solution.A soft chuckle came from the other end of the line. The voice sounded very calm and comfortable.“You’re getting tired already?” the voice asked.“This wasn’t what we agreed on. For how long do you want me to go on with all of this?”“It is exactly what we agreed on,” the voice replied. “Or have you forgotten the deal?”My grip tightened around the phone. Of course I hadn’t forgotten. I couldn’t forget even if I wanted to. It was the reason I was here. The reason Amelia was in my life.The reason everything felt so wrong.“I didn’t s
Amelia’s POVI didn’t think I would feel this bad writing a goodbye message. I had always wanted this, I waited for it for so long and now it was finally coming to me. It felt like I was closing a door and walking away from it without looking back which meant so much to me. For some reasons my hand wouldn't stop shaking I stared at the blank paper in front of me for a long time before I wrote the first word. My fingers just held onto the pen like I was scared of what would come out if I let myself start writing.“This is stupid,” I whispered to myself but I didn't start writing. I felt like once I started everything would become real to me and I didn't know if I was ready for that yetI had to force myself to do some. I wrote Jayden's name as the first on the letter. The moment I wrote his name I felt something inside of me clench so tightly that it made me feel uncomfortable. I had to stop writing. The only thing I did was there at the ink that was on the paper. My heavens, even h
Jayden’s POVI already knew that the day had started wrong as soon as I stepped into my office building.“Goodmorning, Mr. Jayden,” someone said as I passed.I nodded without really looking at who greeted me“Morning.”But there was nothing “morning” about this day.The Five-Year City Project. That was all everyone had been talking about for weeks. It was the kind of project that only came once every five years in New York. The project was going to give big money and bigger expectations. The kind of project that could either push the company to the top or ruin everything we had built.And somehow, I was right in the middle of it. I stepped into my office, already loosening my tie.“Boss I'm sorry to say, but you’re late.”I glanced up to see Lydia standing there with her tablet pressed to her chest.“I’m three minutes late,” I replied, dropping my bag on the desk. “Relax.”“Three minutes is a lot today,” she shot back, walking in. “The board wants the final proposal draft by noon. The
Jayden’s POVI got home later than I had planned in my head. I was already so tired, I just wanted to sit down and rest because my head wouldn't stop replaying everything from the day.Work recently has been nothing but chaos. They were calls coming in from everywhere and they were also deadlines.I dropped my keys on the table, as I took a deep breath.“Finally,” I muttered under my breath, rubbing my hand on my face.I removed my jacket, tossing it carelessly over the chair, and loosened the top button of my shirt. The air felt better against my skin, but not enough. Nothing ever felt like enough these days.I walked straight to the fridge, I opened it, stared inside without really seeing anything tangible to drink or munch on, then I shut it again.I realized that I wasn't even hungry but I was just tired.There was only one thing that could fix this kind of tiredness, it wasn't sleeping because sleep didn’t help anymore.I needed an escape. So I grabbed my phone from the table and
Jayden’s POVI didn’t expect to feel out of place. Not when I was still with Amelia. I was seated far from them. I noticed everything and first of all it all started with something small like a laughterAnd then suddenly, they were talking like they had known each other longer than a few hours.“I’m serious,” Alex said, leaning forward with a grin. “You actually went through with that plan?”Amelia shook her head, laughing softly. “I didn’t exactly have options.”“There’s always an option,” he replied.“Not when someone like Lawson is involved,” she said but she made sure not to say too much about him, probably she didn't want to be reminded about his name.“But you didn't give me a chance. If you did then I would have handled it differently.”“Oh?” she raised a brow. “And how would you have done it?”“In a smarter way.” he said without hesitation.“That sounds like something someone says after everything is already over.” Amelia said, laughing as Alex smirked at her.“Or you can say
Amelia’s POVIt felt strange to me, especially how quiet everything suddenly was.It felt like the storm had finally passed away, and all that was left was things finally settling back into place. At least the screens of every gadget I had owned didn't flash with panic anymore and my phones were no longer ringing every five seconds with bad news. For the first time in a long while I could finally breathe again. I just looked down at my office seeing the way cars were moving against each other and the way people just walked by so casually without even knowing that it was so close to me losing everything that I had ever owned. And maybe that was a point to tell me that no one really cared about you except for yourself and just probably someone that loves you. Aiden was behind me and I didn't have to turn to know he was there. I had spent enough time with him to actually feel his presence. As usual he looked very calm and composed even when everything was falling apart in his life.“W
Amelia's POV.At first, when Jayden kissed me I was surprised. I didn't expect him to do that, he was the last person I would ever think would come close to me willingly without having to do anything to seduce him.I mean I will try to get close to him. But he would always look at me in a way to ma
Amelia's POV.The first thing I heard was the beeping sound of the machine. Then, that strong hospital smell that made everything seem real to me.My eyes felt heavy when I tried to open them. My head was aching badly, not as bad as before but I could still feel the headache.my vision finally clea
Amelia's POV.I held my phone so tightly, my finger started hurting. The email notification sat at the top of my screen, unopened, like a bomb waiting to explode.For a few seconds. I couldn't bring myself to tap it. Because once I did, everything would become real.My future, my humiliation, my p
Jayden's POV.“Shit” I cursed under my breath as I watched Amelia walk out. For a moment, I couldn’t believe how she was able to pull every single person on her side. She literally expressed her feelings before everyone without any fear or hesitation, and even after the meeting ended, her voice k







