Once His, Forever His のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 71 - チャプター 80

ELENA'S POVThe following days flowed with passion between us, after holding back for so long, it was like we never wanted to let go anymore. As I had to ‘babysit’ Lucas now, Ria frequently brought little Aurora here. She wasn't so small anymore. My eyes stinged with tears at how fast she was growing. But Lucas comforted me each time, telling me I would be worried if she remained small all her her life. Today was my last day at his apartment, having taken enough care of him for the past week. Despite my relunctance to leave, I still had Aurora to tend to as I did not want to miss out on the early stages of her life.So tonight, I offered to prepare dinner for us as Lucas had been the one in and out if the kitchen. It was almost as if he took better care of me instead, than I did him. As expected, he declined, saying he wanted to make it himself. Standing on my ground I said, “But I wanted to make tonight special Lucas. Just this once”. I whined, feeling like a little child, snugg

As Lily looked forward to the release of Raymond, her concern for his safety grew greater and so did his. They both knew the Mafia never took betrayal lightly and would eventually seek revenge against all odds. But this thought was overshadowed by Raymond’s excitement and thrill over becoming a free man. Lily said good bye to her stepbrother and exited the prison premises, hoping that the next time she came back, Raymond would leave with her, and with that thought, a subtle smile grew on her face.“Hey! Let’s go, we don’t have all day…there’re people waiting in line.” The warden charged as Raymond reluctantly stood up and walked towards the door of the parloir. He was led back to his cell by two wardens where he sat and began collecting his thoughts, conscious of what awaits him outside the four walls of prison. His mind roamed from one thought to another, with a conflicting curiosity regarding the “so called” philanthropist who offered to settle his bail. Relentless in his efforts t

As I waved Raymond goodbye, I felt less troubled about his situation. Typically, the sight of him being taken back to his cell in handcuffs evoked a terrible feeling of regret within me, but today was different. Our hopes were renewed from the news and it seemed as though the weight of the whole world had been lifted of my shoulders.As the gates opened, I noticed the man who had sat beside me earlier in the waiting room standing outside the prison. I walked through the gate and headed towards the other side of the road with my earphones hanged around my neck. As I stood there trying to get a taxi, I noticed the man gawking at me and I immediately looked away. I couldn’t explain what exactly it was about him that gave me the ick, but I knew in that moment I need to leave.Luckily, a taxi showed up and I got in. “Where to ma’am…?”“Um… the bus station”I looked back and I saw the the man from the waiting room walking towards a parked vehicle with a bunch of keys in his left hand…“Dr

LILY POV “Hello Jeremy, how’s it going?“ “Should be asking you, I started thinking you were gonna show up today… you good?” “Yeah I’m okay “ I answered.As he made his way towards the counter, I believed it to be a good time to propose the idea I had come up with to remain unnoticed at in the coffee shop. “Jeremy could I ask you for a favor if you don’t mind?”“Sure thing Lily, shoot!”“Okay. Um.. could we switch duties at the shop for a while? I really don’t mind working only in the kitchen, I just don’t think I could keep up with some customers, they could get really rude…. And besides, I keep mixing up the orders”Well, I could do that, but one thing though… you’ve gotta stay behind the counter too while I take orders… “ Jeremy said as he took off the hairnet he had on and handed it to me.“Okay deal” I replied. as he stepped out to close the coffee shop, I had began questioning my decision.. “ could I just be overly paranoid? I mean… what are the chances that I’ve been follow

LILY POVThe taxi stopped and I had gotten off. As I walked into the bar, I was greeted by the sound of drunk laughter and it somehow, had me hope. Heavy from the disappointment of losing my job, i had left several phone calls for Mr Luke in search for a logical explanation as to why I had been fired so unexpectedly, but my efforts were void. Typically, I had worked vigorously that night at the bar to cure my thoughts from what plagued it and in the process I lost track of time. As I closed the bar for the night, i feared my chance of finding a cab, given how late it was but fortunately my coworker at the bar Ellen had offered me a ride home. As I climbed the stairs to my apartment, my phone rang and while I searched for it in my bag, I wondered who would call by such an hour. I picked up the call and it was Ashley..“Where are you lily ?“ she asked worriedly… “ it’s literally almost 12 in the morning ““Sorry Ashley, I lost track of time at the bar but I’m already at the door” . I