Sonia was momentarily in a state of denial. Her eyes flickered shut as she lowered her head, holding it up with her hands. Had all those things really been said about her? Was that what they really thought of her? She wondered, a feeling of profound shame washing over her.Sonia wanted nothing more than to get out of that hospital building, but how was she going to do it? Everyone would be gloating at her, and now that she knew what would be going through their minds, she wasn't sure she was ready to face them.Luckily for her, the two doctors in the restroom left, shutting the door behind them. She immediately thought of a way to escape. She decided to call Nicholas and tell him that she would meet him in the car.She didn't want to be seen with Nicholas right now. After all, that was what initiated the rumors that had spread like wildfire all over the hospital. Maybe if she wasn't with him and disguised herself a bit, fewer people would recognize her, she thought.When she rang Nich

Jessica sat on the cushion in the lounge just close to the door of Justin's mansion, waiting for him to come back home. It had been about an hour since Kelvin dropped her off at home after they had helped Dr. Richard get settled in his suite at the resort.Kelvin had told her he needed to go back to the office in case Justin needed him. Jessica had wanted to tell Kelvin to let Justin know that she wanted him to be back as soon as he could, but on second thought, she decided to swallow her words. He should know better! If he cared for her as much as she did for him, he should already be here with her! Those were Jessica's selfish thoughts.She wore a gloomy look on her face as she tossed and turned uncomfortably on the sofa. She glared at the ceiling with sad eyes. She was missing Justin so much; it actually hurt.Jessica glanced at the clock; it was 8 pm! She had been back home since 5 pm! 5 pm! and Justin was still not back home? She had even managed to prepare a light dinner for th

Jessica finally understood why he was angry. She kept mute as she pondered. Was that reason enough for him to have snubbed her and given her an attitude?Why was it difficult for him to communicate properly with her? This wasn't the first time Justin was acting in such a manner with Jessica; he had done it before. For that reason, Jessica was not about to let it slide this time. If he had an issue with expressing with words how he felt, it was about time he did something about it because this attitude if left unchecked will keep on manifesting in more ugly ways.Jessica carried the food that had been microwaved and stormed out of the kitchen, went straight to the dining, and started eating.About a minute later, Justin walked out with his own plate and went to the dining as well. There was absolute pin-drop silence in the room. Only the sound of forks clanking on plates could be heard. The atmosphere was quite awkward. Justin wondered just why Jessica hadn't replied him but walked o

Jessica was still looking at Justin incredulously. She couldn't believe he had taken less than 20 minutes to get the information they needed to apprehend whoever it was that had sent that message. She was suddenly overwhelmed with a sense of pride. Just who is this man, and what other tricks does he have up his sleeves, she wondered. Justin's eyes fell on her after he instructed Kelvin on what to do, as he wondered what was wrong with her. She had been staring at him like he had a mole on his face ever since he came down. He couldn't place what was going on in her mind. Just then, sensing Justin's worry, Jessica averted her gaze from him and rose up, appreciating him for his desire to help her get to the root of the matter."Thank you so much for helping me," she said seriously, giving him a look of "I will never forget this."Justin smiled and nodded. He walked straight to her, placed both hands on her shoulders, with his blue eyes fixated on her brown ones, he assured, "I will ge

The two friends hugged each other excitedly. It had been ages since they last met. It turned out Rodriguez's car was parked in the opposite direction from his men; that was why Justin hadn't seen him upon arrival. When he noticed Justin interacting with one of his men, he decided to pull the surprise on him.Justin was still stunned, he hadn't yet recovered from the shock of seeing him. Gazing at him with affectionate eyes, he said, "You didn't have to come; I am pretty sure you have other engagements that should keep you busy right now."Rodriguez nudged him on the shoulder, "There was no way I was going to miss an opportunity to meet you again." He tilted back and beckoned to one of his bodyguards, who came immediately and placed a cigarette between his fingers and also lit it for him.Rodriguez offered Justin a cigarette but received a wry look from Justin in return, "Come on, Rodriguez! You know I don't smoke.""I do know you don't smoke; three years is enough time to change, th