"You need to go back to the house." Alicia nudged her to leave. "Tell Livian about this, okay? I know you are afraid of worrying him too much but you shouldn't ignore everything because of this. What if your concerns are true?" She nagged. Gemma looked around and grabbed the other's arm. "We should go back together just in case." "Don't worry. I checked and there was no one. Whoever it is must have run away. It's just that they could come back later." She insisted on going. "Make sure you give me a call to let me know that you are alright." Gemma reminded her sternly. "I will." Alicia gave her a quick hug and hurried away. Gemma waited until the latter was out of view before she went back to the cottage. “That took you long enough. Couldn’t bear to part with your friend?” Livian teased when she entered the kitchen. “Someone’s following me. Or Alicia. Anyway, we are certain that

When they concluded that Beth was going to take action, she had expected him to increase the security measures around her. What she didn't expect was that he would make Alicia's brother hover over her every second.She had only heard Alicia state once that her brother, Wayne, was a police officer but having one watching over her every minute was a different story altogether. "Can you let me breathe for a minute?" She complained when he insisted on accompanying her to the market. "Yes ma'am." He stepped aside for what felt like a few seconds only to return to her side. She huffed in frustration. She knew that she was probably acting up again but it was difficult not to be overwhelmed—especially when she remembered the reason why he had insisted on Wayne following her around. She hoped it wouldn't be long before they uncovered the mole. Once she had bought everything she needed, he insisted on carrying them for her and once again

He peeked over at what she was doing and understood what she meant. Gem Bliss was soon launching a new perfume soon and she needed to complete the design. There were some that had already been sent in from the company but they didn't seem to catch her eye in the slightest. "This kind of reminds me of Yvonne." She paused with her hand around the mouse, which she was using to select the most suitable shade of blue for the bottle. He knew what she meant. Yvonne had been used by Cora who was attempting to bring her down, and the thought of it made him pity the brainless woman. "What happened to her anyway?" He asked. "Now that you mention it, I haven't heard of her since." She looked at him meaningfully. "Do you think my parents took extra special care of her like they did to Cora? I wouldn't be surprised." The possibility was high so he didn't answer directly. "Would you be mad at them if they did?"She didn't need

That was an interesting order, and she was not hearing it for the first time. He was indeed smitten with the woman he was talking about. "I'll give you a scent tomorrow and if you like it, we can go to the next part of sending the gift." She suggested. "There's a next part?" He frowned, having thought that getting the perfume was all there was to it. "Of course. You are going to make it romantic or if you are scared she might flip, we can customize it so it's neither romantic nor polite. Bordering between friendship and love." "That's perfect. Where were you all my life?" He did a spin in excitement as if he had just won her heart even though he was yet to see the plan in action. "There you are!" An excited voice cut off their conversation. "Alicia?" She turned in pleasant surprise. "There you are. I didn't know you were coming." "I wanted to hang out." She turned to look at Wayne. "I thought you were out d

She couldn't jump into conclusions about it. If she was wrong and only realized it after doing something incorrigible, it would make things awkward between them especially since Alicia obviously had feelings for him. There was only one way to find out so she pushed him a little. "What do you think? She will definitely think I'm exaggerating if I tell her how beautiful she looks, so do you mind giving your opinion? She will believe you." She nudged him. He looked over at Alicia but the look in his eyes made it obvious that he was struggling and would very much rather not talk about it. "She is… beautiful." He said it out like it was a spell that cursed him. Gemma suddenly felt like a third wheel when she saw just how hard Alicia was blushing from the compliment. Why did she ever think of these two as siblings? They were definitely not. … It took a few days for her to be ready to let him test th