All Chapters of Her scars, his obsession : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Ava's POVMy eyes lit up the moment I spotted the light pink tulips. They were the only gifts I thought my father could give, especially in bouquets and not just a single flower. Just to be sure that it wasn't for someone else, I bit hard on my bottom lip to numb the excitement until he finally gave it to who it was for.“Guess who got her favourite shade of tulips!!!” I exclaimed the moment he tilted it in my direction, urging me to take it. I quickly locked the door, took it from him, and for a few seconds, savoured every scent the bouquet came with.“What's going on?” Cordelia asked while hastily coming from the kitchen.“James got me the first item on my wishlist since Dad got bedridden,” I explained without the tears welling up in my eyes staining my cheeks.I had never gotten these since his illness took a different turn, and if Ethan wasn't so busy cheating on me with Ivana, maybe he could have taken it up from my dad. I did want to ask him a lot of questions like how he knew

Ava's POVI couldn't help but blush at his compliments in between conversations. A part of me wanted to believe that he was just flirting with me most of the time, but then again eyes don't lie. Either his eyes were holding the truth, or mine were covered, interrupting my vision. No. I'm not in love with my boss.My mind kept slipping back to the sentence that stirred the atmosphere, but I never asked what he meant, “By not so much to repeat the process.” We spent the rest of the evening trying new dishes, talking about our passion, unbelievably cracking jokes and sharing important childhood memories. We had stopped by a flower shop only for him to tell me that I could get a bunch before driving me to visit my dad's grave.Yeah, he did all of that and helped me carry every single gift he got me to the sitting room without letting me lift any. Suddenly, I no longer felt that what was happening was wrong. It usually felt like trying to stay above the water, but after all those gestures

Ava's POV “I-I uhm…” I cleared my throat. “I don't know,” I shrugged, shutting my eyes tightly as I felt my heart twist with my words. “Sure,” her response startled me. “No problem at all,” she grinned. “You do have some time to figure that out,” she patted my back before rising from her chair. “O-kay,” I whispered with squinted eyes trying to figure out what she was trying to do and where she was getting at with the sudden question. “Here,” she placed the usual small teacup before me. Jade coloured and marble… the content smelled more like ginger. “You have to finish it on an empty stomach,” she instructed calmly. “Okay,” I gave her a small smile before bringing the cup to my mouth. I drank everything at once so I wouldn't risk picking a scent or taste of anything that would make me nauseous. “Good,” she chuckled at my twisted face. Gosh! I didn't even want to know what concussion she made this time. “How confidential do you want the news of your pregnancy?” “Very. I me

James’s POV I wasn't a mind reader but I could clearly tell that I was no longer welcome so I had to step out. Hopefully, she'll do whatever she wants to with the tulips and stupid notes, but I really knew I should stop trying. At least for now.“Are you going to proceed with the yearly gifts?” Mike asked with his gaze fixed on the world exposed by the glass window, and his hands tucked in his pockets.“It's a ritual and has to be done.”“And Ava?” He raised a brow, finally looking in my direction.“What about her?” “Nothing. I just noticed the way you've been around her even without saying a word to her, and I'd also like to remind you that you'll soon be faced with resuming work. What I'm trying to say is that, at least for dignity sake, give it a tag or call it off or else you might have to put up with staff giving her those eyes… they'd want to do the same thing to you but of course, you're their boss and they would be dead scared to lose their position, but she…” he trailed off

Ava's POV I turned off the ignition and tried to catch my breath before stepping out. Was I also scared of him now? Ugh! I took my bag including the flask Cordelia had given me and walked straight on. He seemed to be so focused on his call that even when I finally brought myself to smile and wave, it almost felt like I wasn't there.I pressed my lips together, walking away with the surprising but very painful sharp pain in my chest. I couldn't help but look behind my shoulder to be sure he was really involved in something serious or if he was just trying to ignore me, but the former seemed to be more like the case here.I pulled out a small gift box which contained a little gift for Rosalie. There was definitely no way I was going to get to my office without passing hers, so I would just give it to her on my way.“Ohhh myyyy, Avaaa!!!,” she exclaimed when I carefully opened her door. “Look at youuu,” she spread her arms open, making me giggle.“Happy New Year, Rosalie,” I whispered,