LEILANI Malcolm had driven Melinda to school this morning before leaving. Sienna made me let him drive her to school, as she spent almost the entire night, making me see reasons why I should give Malcolm a chance. I lowered my head onto my desk and recalled my conversation with her last night. "Malcolm will not only be a great father to Melinda, but also a wonderful and loving boyfriend to you. Although I'm hoping your relationship will escalate to a point where the both of you will get married." "I haven't even given him a chance and you are talking about marriage," I cautioned her. She gave me a serious look and took my hand in hers. "All I want is for you and Melinda to be happy. And I see Malcolm fulfilling this wish of mine. Just give him a chance already, I'm sure he won't mess it up." She managed to convince me last night and when I ran into Malcolm this morning, she urged me to ask him to meet up and that I did. Now, here I am, seated and wondering if I made the right d

LEILANI The moment I heard Melinda's voice, demanding to look too, I turned my face aside and stepped out of Malcolm's hold. I began to cough to clear the tense air. "Are you okay?" Malcolm asked and began to pat my back to help me calm down. "I'm…I'm fine," I stuttered and cleared my throat. "My legs were numb from sitting in the car for a long time. You know the eatery is quite far from here. So the moment I got out of the car, I lost balance. But then you caught me, and here we are," I blabbed, not making any sense. "You look cute right now, " Malcolm said, smiling. I felt my cheeks heat up and I looked down at the floor. "They are still there. Why won't you let me look?" Melinda's annoyed voice sounded. "That's one fierce daughter we have," Malcolm laughed. "You should go in before she pulls down the building. Tell her I will come to see her tomorrow." I nodded like an obedient teenager and waved at him. My heart thudded and I felt my body tingle. I could feel his eyes on

MALCOLM After speaking with Leilani, my joy knew no bounds, I kept praying that noon would come quickly. The idea of picking up my daughter from school made me enthusiastic. It was something I always wanted to do right from the moment I learnt about Melinda’s existence. I kept whistling and doing my work with utmost pleasure and in high spirits. “I wonder what your baby mama told you that is making you act like an idiot,” Michael commented and left the couch where he was seated and walked over to stand in front of me. “Point of correction. She is not just my baby mama. She is my wife-to-be," I announced, smiling in delight. Michael scoffed. “She just accepted you yesterday. Don't be shocked when she rejects you today, keep smiling,” he mumbled. “Friend or foe, which one are you?” I asked and glared at him. ‘Whatever you see me as. I remember you once suspected me to be working for Lucian and your mum,” he laughed on saying this. I gazed at him and realized that my words might h

SIENNA Malcolm’s assistant, who I finally got to know his name as Michael, dropped me off at the office today. We kept conversing like we’d known each other for a long time. I realized that we had a lot in common and that made my heart become filled with warmth at the feeling that I found the one for me. I arrived at the office in high spirits, but then Leilani wasn’t okay. After helping to lighten her mood, I went back to my office daydreaming about what being in a relationship with Michael would be like. After Leilani left to pick up Melinda from school, I’m left alone. But then, thoughts of being with Michael kept me so busy that I didn’t even feel Leilani’s absence. Soon, it was closing time. I locked my office and made sure Leilani’s was locked as well. I exited the building. Michael had driven me to work today and Leilani left with her car earlier, so I had to take a cab. I stood in front of the company, waiting for an empty cab to drive past. While standing there, a familiar ca

LUCIANI sat in my office, staring blankly into space. A lot was going through my head, and it all revolved around Malcolm. After being grounded like a kid, I'm finally back to the office, but then, I had no zeal to work. It’s been over five days since I returned to the company, but then, I have done no work. I needed to deal with Malcolm first, before I could relax and wholeheartedly do my work. Having been keeping tabs on him, I realized that my freedom had changed him and that he was looking for means to bring me down. My spy had informed me that Malcolm was looking to bring me down through any available means, both legal and illegal. And to say that didn’t scare me will be a lie. Malcolm has always been a guy who goes by the book. So him, deciding to engage himself in illegal activities, just to bring me down sent shivers down my spine. Each time I remember it, my body is always filled with goosebumps. While growing up, I always did a lot of unacceptable things and blamed Malcolm f