Tom's POVI watched Ava from where I sat as she gently brought the glass to her lips. I couldn't quite pinpoint the reason, but with each passing day, she seemed to grow more and more beautiful.I smiled at her, feeling happy with how close we had become. However, my smile quickly faded as I noticed she wasn't drinking. Instead, her gaze was fixed on Elise, who appeared to be growing increasingly uncomfortable."Is…there some..thing on my face, or is there…something you want to tell me?" Elise asked, causing Ava to drop her glass on the table."Your lip, it's busted. How did that happen?" Ava inquired, and Elise instinctively touched her injured lip. I could notice how uncomfortable she was.I saw the way Ava narrowed her eyes, and I immediately knew that she was suspecting Elise of being the person who had attacked her last night, but I felt it was a bit too much.Elise seemed like a sweet person who I felt had a crush on Denis. I couldn't imagine her being so violent as to try to ha

Tom's POV"Missing?? What do you mean by she's missing? How certain are you that she is actually missing?" I asked, rising from my seat."Her phone was turned off, and Elise told me that she had been trying to reach her for almost an hour now but couldn't get to her," he replied, and without hesitation, I left the cafe with Denis following closely behind me."How did you know I was here?" I asked him as I brought out my phone from my pocket.I knew I was supposed to ask more questions concerning Ava's disappearance, but I couldn't suppress the overwhelming emotions welling up inside me.I blamed myself. I should have acted immediately when she was attacked in that alley. I couldn't believe I overlooked it as a potential danger."I searched for you in the hotel but couldn't find you anywhere there, so I had no option but to search in the streets," he responded, and I motioned to the bodyguards who had been patiently waiting outside the cafe. They sensed my desperation and swiftly made

Tom's POV"What?" I asked in shock, and he scoffed."It's not my fault we are both bi," he said like it didn't matter."I don't care if you're bi or not. My wife is not to be touched," I said with a menacing tone. But to my surprise, he abruptly ended the call."Are they both bi?" George asked, his eyes widened in surprise, and I simply nodded in response.Both of them had approached me, introducing themselves as representatives from a company and quickly flashing their business cards.Upon reflection, I came to the realization that I had been overly trusting. It was obvious that they had ulterior motives for approaching me; it was either for the money or…for bi-sexual reasons.I had foolishly fallen into their facade of professionalism and hired them as our tour guides, not knowing they had dirty thoughts.I glanced at my phone and noticed that Elise had sent a message from Ava's phone. This meant there was a chance that Ava's phone was still switched on. However, I hesitated to make

Tom's POVI noticed the expression on Ava's face and knew that she was thinking of the problems that were waiting for her. I knew I had saved her company from bankruptcy, but I wasn't sure if I would be able to stop her stepmother and brother from bullying her.The only solace I had was knowing that she was a resilient woman and things didn't easily affect her.We didn't have to wait for long before Henry arrived in his car. With a smile, he stepped out of his car and caught sight of me, and I couldn't help smiling in return.I had actually missed having him around.We approached him, and he unlocked the car doors."Welcome home, Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood," he greeted with a grin, and I gave him a friendly pat on the back.As he drove, he kept staring at me through the rearview mirror, and it was obvious that he had numerous questions on his mind.Questions I wouldn't answer, so I could see the amusing expression he always wore when he was desperate to know something.After dropping us o

Tom's POVI noticed that she had obviously tried to make herself look pretty because her hair was neatly tucked behind her ears, and that was unusual for her.She was sitting cross-legged, and her posture seemed somewhat rigid. I entered the room and settled down beside her, taking off my jacket."What were you watching?" I asked as I tossed the jacket onto the other sofa."I wasn't watching anything," she said in a rushed tone, her eyes glued to the jacket I had just thrown."Come on, I heard the noise," I said as I leaned over her to grab the remote control that was right by her side. Then, I added, "And the remote control is right next to you. So, what were you watching?" I asked again as I turned on the television."Well, just a new reality show that invites young CEOs like me to star in their show," she said with a shrug."Why are CEOs participating in a reality show? I highly doubt they have the time for it. Can any CEO actually spare the time to appear on such a program?" I inq