Semua Bab A Promise To Forever: Bab 21 - Bab 30

It was Saturday today, which meant family meeting day. I hadn't been able to sleep properly, haunted by the damned memory of the kiss. I was the most eligible bachelor and the youngest billionaire for God's sake! Since when did I get reduced to losing my sleep over a kiss? A kiss where only my lips were the participants. I ran my hands through my face as I thought about the dream where we'd done more than that kiss, where I wasn't the only one responding.I sighed and shook my head trying to get rid of those thoughts as I parked my car at my parent's driveway. The last thing I wanted was to call attention to myself from my own family. Lord knew I'd had enough from the world.I walked to the door and was immediately greeted by Stewart, our family guard as he opened the door for me with a smile. I could hear the laughs and chatters going around and assumed everyone was in the living room."Uncle Addie!"A small body abruptly came running towards me wrapping a small pair of hands around

He looked very serious and intimidating at the moment, completely different from his friendly persona just a few minutes ago and I realized the seriousness of the situation. I pondered over his words and decided to take the risk as I had no other option.I nodded again and responded. "Yes, Dr. Marshall. I am willing to take the risk. You're my only hope for this and I'm not giving up a chance to fulfill my sister's dreams just because I'm afraid. It's not like anything worse can happen, right?" I asked unsurely.He seemed to think for a while and nodded. "Yes, you're right. We'll only operate her lumbar segment so you don't need to worry about her hand movement being affected. So you're all good in that matter. Well, now that everything's settled, I need some time to thoroughly review the case. So, I'll contact you in two days?""Yeah, that's fine by me. Once again, thank you so much, Dr. Marshall. I can't find the words to thank you enough for this. It means a lot to me that you're w

For a second, I'd been afraid that Allie was using Jake as a rebound because as much as I loved her, Jake was my good friend, too and I could say that he cared about her a lot. I wouldn't want Jake to get hurt in Allie's stupid plan. But hearing her talk about him so passionately with a little smile in her face, I felt relieved as well as happy that she had finally let go of her toxic relationship and was on her way to a good one with a good person."I don't understand why I'm feeling this way, E. I mean, he's Jake. Our Jake. The silly Jake with his camera dangling around his neck. I'd never, not even once, felt this different with anyone. Not even Mike, y'know. I mean, I liked Mike a lot. But this time around, this feeling is just... more. Like my feeling towards Mike didn't stand a chance at all. But I'm suddenly feeling this way, and it's with Jake. The stupid Jake." She covered her face with her hands and leaned on her knees."That's a lot if adjectives used to describe Jake." I c

Damn you, Stone: It's been two hours and I haven't got a response from you. So being the gentleman I am, I'll take your silence as a yes.Damn you, Stone: And before you reply, I'd like to state that your no means a huge yes with a 'let's do it one more time' for me.That arrogant... Damn you, Stone!Thinking better against sending him a reply, I simply turned off my phone and let my sleep take me away to la la land, deciding to leave everything for tomorrow.*Well, this tomorrow came faster than usual. It was now 4 PM and I'd spent the whole day doing some works for tomorrow and lounging around lazily on my couch. I always felt like my couch was more comfortable than my bed but then again, I spent most of the time on my couch so maybe that's why it earned my favor.My doorbell rang suddenly, distracting me from my couch or bed dilemma and I scrunched my eyes in confusion. Adrian was supposed to be here at 5 and I was supposed to ignore him until he went away. Allie had her work thin

He smirked at me. "So you think my body is cute, huh? Just so you know, cute is not the right word. Insanely hot, devilishly sexy, mouthwatering, sizzling. Take your pick."I scoffed. "God, you're insane! A devil in disguise! I can't believe that's the only thing you picked from my threat. And what's with mouthwatering and sizzling? Are you reciting food menus? Did you work as a waiter in some restaurant before?"He rolled his eyes again and I was actually worried with the amount of eye rolling he'd been doing lately. I mean, it did feel good to know that he was copying my gestures, after all I did possess the charm that people couldn't not copy it but copying it to this extent, I didn't want to take any blame if his eyeballs stuck inside his head someday.The ding of the elevator eliminated my concern for Adrian's eyeball and I realised that we were on the topmost floor of the building. And there was a table on the centre with two chairs across each other. Thank God he didn't go to t