บททั้งหมดของ FIRE CRACKER : บทที่ 141 - บทที่ 150

I tossed around for the millionth time that night. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not get some sleep, I had been at this for the past two hours and my eyes snapped open the I realized that this was an absolute waste of time.I blew out breath from my cheeks and sat up in the pitch dark room, I relaxed on the bed frame and took a few calm breaths before I reached out and turned on the bedside lamp, the room lip up almost immediately and I let out another sigh of relief. I ran my hands through my hair and licked my lips. I decided that I would take a cold shower and lay down again, I needed to get to sleep or I would be sleep deprived in the morning. As much as that was something I was used to, it was one of the habits I was trying to break away from.I shoved my hands into the sheets before I finally found my phone, I gasped at the time, it was fifteen minutes past three. I groaned. There was no need to take that cold shower now. I would have to settle for some black coffee.

“Maybe, but that just means we have enough time to come up with something relevant,” Daniel explained in a calm tone. I nodded in agreement.“Everything’s going to be fine Daniel, you just need to stop overthinking and overanalyzing everything,” Daniel reassured me.“I could not agree more with Daniel.” Our heads snapped in the direction of the door and Elliot casually walked it.“Elliot,” I breathed. “When did you arrive? We would have picked you up from the airport,” I explained.“Ah yes,” He said as he adjusted his suit, “But then, it would not have been a surprise. I arrived an hour ago.” He added and I nodded for the second time.“Well, I was just taking my leave,” Daniel said and excused us.“I see you are getting acquainted with everything.” Elliot pointed out.“Yes, it’s a lot so I am trying my best to understand as much as I can.” I told him, “Elliot, there’s something I need to ask you.” I spoke softly, I knew I was treading on thin lines with what I was about to ask.“Carry

“Here I was thinking that you would never come down for dinner!” Lee exclaimed the moment we made eye contact. “And why are you dressed like that?” She asked with furrowed eyebrows.I licked my blistered lip and sucked in a deep breath. I was wearing some blue baggy jeans and a black turtle neck top. My hair rested on my shoulder and I wore a sunglass to cover up my black eyes.“Yes, darling, why are you wearing sunshades in the house?” Elliot asked from his place at the table, I could see they were eating some pasta and lasagna. For the first time, the smell of the lasagna made me nauseous.“I…because I wanted to go out, but then, I changed my mind,” I informed him softly and walked closer to the table, I swiftly pulled out a chair and sat down. I could feel Emilia’s eyes on me and deep down I wondered why she had not asked me one of her famous questions yet.“Did you later find the photos then?”Lee asked and I froze in place, my eyes widened and I shut them almost immediately. I bit

I sighed as I looked over the pages of the document. “The first psychologist ran off after an attack, he was devastated and so was I, 'cause I was starting to like her,” Daniel informed me and plopped down on his bed, I glanced at him and took a seat opposite him.“The second one, well..”He rolled his eyes in a sassy manner and his fringe — which I had not noticed till now, shifted a bit from his line of sight.“New hairstyle? Another thing that I did not know?” I questioned with an easy smile. He mirrored it.“There’s a lot of things you don’t know about me.” He quirked into an uneasy smirk. “Really?” I challenged. “Is that so? Then I must be doing something wrong and walking backward.”“I doubt so if you have gotten this far.” I made eye contact with him when he said so. “What happened with the second psychologist?” I asked before he could trail his thoughts back to the point that he did not want to discuss this.“She quit after two days.” He said flatly. “Wait what? Why? How?”

“You taught me so many things Derek, but you...” I whispered as I locked my room down and slid down it. My eyes filled with tears and it suddenly became hard to breathe or focus on anything else than the events that occurred a few moments ago.I honestly had no clue why I felt so affected by her words. Because it was Lee talking. She was harmless and she probably didn’t even mean what she was saying. Yet I felt like someone had stabbed me in the chest and was twisting the knife continuously.Maybe it was her words or the fact that she could be right. Maybe it was that fact that I could not fit into this family. What had I been thinking? Isabel was right. Simply wearing fancy clothes and being the CEO of a company would not build or sustain any relationship.I had gotten so lost in seeing their bonds that I forgot that I was alone. I was truly alone. And there was nothing that could be done about it at that point. Not even turning back time could fix this. I threaded my hands to my sho