Her sweet scent is filling his senses, intoxicating him. For a moment, he’s transported back to the night when he first kissed her at the dark alley. He can still remember how the kiss felt, sweet and passionate. Halsey’s eyes are closed but she can taste his lips, a familiar and intense feeling arising within her.She’s about to back off but Nathan presses his lips harder against hers, deepening the kiss. He pushes her until her back hits a wall and ferociously smooches her as if he can’t have enough of her. Halsey is swayed by the moment, her heart thumping against her chest. His tongue is caressing hers and they’re consumed by the flames of their feelings.Her fingers are buried in his hair and he’s holding her by the waist. She moans a little when he nibbles on her lower lip, a crazed heat pulsing through both of their veins. Nathan can feel her soft body leaning against him, her moans are like music to his ears. He can’t deny his own feelings anymore.He missed her. He missed thi

At 7 PM, Halsey heads straight for the restaurant on the first floor. She meets Mary Ann on the way who has a shift that night.“You got a show tonight?” Mary Ann asks.“Yeah,” Halsey sighs. “I don’t know what I’m gonna sing. I haven’t prepared well.”“You’ll be fine!” Mary Ann reassures her. “That other day, you were amazing at the private party held by the KON Industries Chairman. He told the manager that he and his wife loved your song! I think he was asking for your number to recommend to an agency.”“That’s sweet,” Halsey smiles. “But I’m not interested in all that. I just wanna revive the Lounge my godmother left me.”“You’re too sweet but you should think about it, alright?”Halsey simply nods and smiles but doesn’t say anything. She accompanies Mary Ann to the restaurant. Bianca spots them entering and marches up to Halsey.“Where have you been?” She snaps at Halsey. “Your show was supposed to start at 6 PM!”Halsey is taken aback. “I was told 7.30 PM,” she states. “It’s even

Lincoln enters Daniel’s chamber only to find a red haired man sitting on a couch, reading a catalog. Daniel isn’t there but the man looks up to meet Lincoln’s eye.“Who are you?” Lincoln asks. “A patient.”“Sort of. I’m Damien Salvez.”Damien holds out his hand for Lincoln to shake. Lincoln recognizes the surname. Salvez…this must be Salvez’s son and one of Daniel’s old patients.“I’m Lincoln Wright- I mean, Lincoln Jacobs,” Lincoln says. He almost calls himself ‘Lincoln Wright’ but corrects it midway. It’s an old habit.“The illegitimate one,” Damien remarks with a smirk. A nerve twitches on Lincoln’s temple and he’s angry at that assumption. He’s not illegitimate but the heir to the hospital.“I’m adopted, not illegitimate,” Lincoln grits.“To the world, perhaps. To us, you’re the illegitimate one.”Damien stands up to study Lincoln. Even though the blonde doctor isn’t bad looking, Damien has a hunch that he’s not a very smart person. There’s a darkness within Lincoln which is appal

Damien is sitting in his room with a book open on his lap. He’s not reading it but rather gazing at a picture of two people in their teens, smiling for a selfie. The boy is Damien himself as a sixteen year old. The other one is a girl who’s slightly younger than him. She has curly dark hair and a sweet smile. Her black eyes are almost sparkling and the two teens seem to be very close. The picture was taken in a hospital and both of them were in their patient garbs.He doesn’t speak for a long time but keeps on staring at the picture with a blank look.His phone rings, interrupting his thoughts. It’s Lance, one of his henchmen.“What is it?” He asks irritably over the phone.“Boss, I think we can break into the girl’s school but it’ll take some time,” Lance claims. “The place is very tightly secured but there’s a loophole!”“Do whatever you have to,” Damien mutters. He doesn’t particularly care about the child. All he wants is for his rival to be out of his way so that he can take over

As soon as the car stops, Jo runs out of it.“Jo, careful!” Halsey exclaims and tails Jo while Nathan watches them, sighing. Jo has been so excited for the day out that she can barely hold in her excitement. She has been counting the seconds all throughout the journey, telling stories of what she’s gonna do at the amusement park.Halsey holds Jo’s hand, guiding her through the crowd. Nathan already bought the tickets online so they’re all waiting at the entrance’s queue. “Dad, I wanna go on the roller coaster!” Jo says at once. “And the merry go round then-”“No roller coaster,” Nathan says sharply. “You’re too young!”Jo pouts but Halsey assures her, “We’ll go on the other ones. There are better rides. Look, they’ve got a pirate ship too!”The little girl quickly recovers herself and gapes at the park. There are so many rides that she’s confused on which one to ride on. Several colorful mascots are roaming around, smiling and waving while children gather around them. The stalls are