For perhaps half an hour she had been waddling in her room, contemplating where to begin. Firstly, she hadn't picked a dress which she knew was going to take long. Every morning Lilith would select different dresses, then ask her to choose one. She thought she had made it easy for Gwendolyn but it never worked the way she thought. She couldn't just choose a dress out of her extravagant walk-in closet when she wished to wear them all. Right now she was having a hard time selecting a party dress. Above all, she was also practicing how to tell Zayn about the party, nothing seemed to pop up in her mind. Her head was completely blank and she found it difficult to find a perfect way to approach him after their last little dispute. At the last minute, she might just call Jeffery and give an excuse again. That was becoming a habit, she surmised. Going to the party alone wouldn't be the call. She was still pondering when her phone beeped, she walked over to the bed and picked up the phone, ch

Closing the door behind him, he had a bottle of water in his hand as he headed to the living room. That same moment Claudia was stepping out of the kitchen, wearing an apron and a cap on. When she saw him, she lifted her right hand and waved slowly, gesturing to him to come over.“Good morning.” She said, standing by the way that led to the kitchen.“Good morning. I'm heading out.” He didn't bother to start a long conversation with her since he was getting late for his morning walk. She nodded, watching him as he headed out. It had been two days since both of them returned from the party, countless times she had inquired what happened at the party, although Gwendolyn promised to divulge everything to her the next day but when Claudia asked, she kept steering the conversation. A fight, there was a chance that they had a dispute again, without anyone telling her she could conclude that Gwendolyn might be the one at fault.She had gotten used to Zayn's cold demeanor but recently it beca

Without sparing him a glance after his apology, she sauntered casually to the bed, she put down her handbag, and while sitting down she also extended her hand to her feet to take off her strap-heels. “It's futile, you know… because I'm not angry.” She raised her gaze, turning her head to her left side to catch a glimpse of his reaction. “I thought you were upset about it since I didn't listen to you.” He stuffed his hands in his side pockets, standing firmly on the floor as he stared back at her. “I was upset but not entirely about what you did at the party. I wanted to punch him if I ever got the chance. Next time, you should listen to me. You would have gotten into trouble with Austin. He's an asshole and I can't handle him.” With honesty, she stated. She ran fingers through her hair, and with her gaze still fixed on him she rose. She raised her hands to her shirt and started unbuttoning. ”How did you convince her to stay? What did you tell Claudia?”“It's nothing important. M

After unraveling the whole confusion, Claudia couldn't help but wept. Much as she tried not to break down while sitting next to her on the sofa, tears trickled down her cheeks uncontrollably.She was heartbroken. The awful feeling of being lied to by the one person you trusted, and loved most was unbearable for her to conceal. The moment Gwendolyn ended her last statement with ‘I'm sorry. I lied to you’ She had the yen to yell at her, stomp out of her room but all she could do was stare at her, nearly speechless. She didn't know how to begin her word. The man she had started to get fond of was no one but a stranger. A future she presumed for both of them was false. They dashed her hopes. Now she eventually understood her words when she told her never to get her hopes up.It felt like something sharp pricked her heart. Perhaps it was the truth that pierced her heart like a dagger yet it hurt like hell, leaving her hopeless as her eyes bore sadness in them. She parted her mouth to say s

Gwendolyn would do anything to avoid that. Most of the time she visited, she always ended up having a dispute with Mr. Brook. One of the reasons she never loved going home was because her father saw things differently. Still, she had to go. Before he informed her about Kathryn's pregnancy, she had called her on her way coming from the hospital. Claudia was the only one that didn't fancy having her around, Gwendolyn didn't have a problem with anyone.After getting dressed, she sauntered out of her room. She ambled to his door, knocked gently, and waited for him to respond. She knocked again but did not respond. She stalked away from his door to the living room. He was already in the living room, holding a tie he probably needed her assistance with.She had seen him many times, however, strangely everything about Zayn always made her appreciate the creator. She secretly observed his face, trying not to appear like a lewd woman because she was drooling over it, she couldn't help it.“Cou