All Chapters of DEEPER INTO YOU: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

ALEXANDERAll I could do is sit here and listen to my father's words. There's no need to tell him my mind or argue with him now that he just recovered. He knows how much I hate Jasmine.“I want you to fix Peterson's burial for July 30th. I want to make sure that i would be fully strong and fit to stand on my feet during the funeral.” I nodded, acknowledging it.'‘Alexander make sure you tell Jasmine to come see me before heading for work," my father finally said, speaking in his weak voice. How do I tell the bitch to come see him?. I stood there for a while, trying to think what I'll do as my father's words kept replaying in my head to tell the bitch to come see him before leaving for work.I believe he must have read my facial expression and questioned me, '‘I hope you didn't do anything to Jasmine?'’But instead of answering his question, I wanted us to change the topic. "Do you want some water, Dad?" I asked, trying to divert his attention.My father signaled a no to me, his eyes

JASMINEIt wasn't my intentions to break the woman's heart, I didn't know uncle Mat would ask for me this morning. Nevertheless, I'll make sure I come home early so I can have dinner. Reaching my car, I insert the key and open it. While sitting down to check my hair and face in the mirror a thought came to my mind to stay the entire day with uncle Mat, at least nobody is going to get harmed if I skip today.“Jasmine where's your lipstick?” I asked myself before opening my bag to see if I'll find any.I kept feeling incomplete ever since I left my room without knowing the reason for such feeling. Now I know.After applying a little lipstick I touched my hair again and picked up my phone from the passenger seat where I threw it a while ago immediately I opened the car.“Leaving lipstick inside every bag of mine finally pays off today.” I said, scrolling through my contacts to find my secretary's number.I can imagine the stress I would have gone through going back to the house to use th

ALEXANDERToday is a public holiday, a day when most people would rest at home and spend time with family and friends. But here i am working, i've spent hours hunched over my desk looking at reports from different sectors of the company and analysing spreedsheets. 'Alex, cool off a little'The moment my brain said that i stood from the chair and stepped out into the balcony to get some fresh air outside. There's so much to be done, and I'm not going to let it stay unfinished. Taking a deep breath, i let the fresh air sooth my skin as i took the break to clear my head. I thought about Jasmine, about the way she tried to challenge me in the meeting days ago.My stomach growled, reminding me of lack of food in it, and I yawned, feeling exhausted. I leaned against the railing, looking at the city below, Paulo had come knocking on my home office door, only to be sent back. I've been absorbed in my work, that I had barely taken a break all day. My stomach growled again, reminding me that

ALEXANDERHolding my pen in hand, staring at the check I had just written out. Before putting my signature, I leaned back in my chair, i wanted to know the progress they had made so far, before I released another huge sum of money. 500 million was no joke, after all.I looked up at Frederick, and got straight to the point. ‘‘What's the latest on the project, Frederick?”'‘We're on the right track. Alexander, the team is working hard, and we're on track to meet the deadline that you gave us."“That's good to hear, but I need more than just 'good progress'. I need more details, Frederick. What can you tell me about the structure? i hope we're on track with the allocated funds?"Frederick cleared his throat before responding. "We're slightly over budget, Alexander, though i and the engineers are working to cut costs and get back on track."“Slightly over budget?" I repeated. "How much exactly?"Frederick hesitated again before responding. "About 10%, but you don't have to worry we're pla

ALEXANDER“You look like a puppy," I said, trying to hold back a grin.I teased Jasmine as she came out to show me one of the clothes she tried on. Jasmine formed a crying baby face and went back into the dressing room, pretending to be offended. With a light chuckle, I trailed behind her while expressing my heartfelt regrets over and over again.“ I'm sorry! You really look gorgeous, I was only joking.”Jasmine peeked out from behind the curtain frawning. "Go away, i hate you.”while waiting for her to put on another dress i remembered Aunt Lisa and how grateful I was for her role in our lives. She had settled the quarell between us before heading back to the Philippines to meet her family and continue with her business. She had promised us that she would come back for our father's funeral.Lost in thought, before i knew it i saw Jasmine coming out with all the clothes we had picked out. She had joined both the ones she had tried on and the ones she hadn't tried on before. She was st