All Chapters of Her scars, his obsession : Chapter 61 - Chapter 69

James’s POVAfter Mike went to deliver the gift, he wasn't able to figure out more, but we had the same suspicion. Something was wrong with her, and what we both had in common was that we didn't know how severe the problem was.Today marked the first day at work as well, but I couldn't help but worry.“All her medical reports are sealed off and no one can have access to them except the doctor and her. Finding out if she's okay might take a long while,” Mike reported while walking me to my car.“It's still fine. Perhaps it's too sensitive and with people like Ivana around, she'd always be on her toes over maximum security over anything.”“She's going to be resuming, right?” He raised a brow.“Definitely,” I opened my car. “Except she'll be working as a personal assistant, now.” My reply seemed to take him aback, because until I shut the door, he hadn't said a thing.“For proximity?” He bent down so that we could be on the same eye level.“For close monitoring. Peter would still be aro

Ava's POV“You still remember everything I asked for, right?” I asked Cordelia while zipping up my skirt.“I do, and I won't call him or say anything until you ask me to,” she assured me with a quiet smile.“Thank you,” I turned away from the mirror to face her. “I'll let you know everything once I'm back, okay?”“Sure,” she patted my cheek before heading to the table for my usual cup of tea. “Finish up while I return to the dishes downstairs.”With that, she left me to the cup of tea, warming my palms and my thoughts, which were raging with all the possible reasons why James would want to see me. Pushing the thoughts away, I blinked faster than I could remember and chugged down the bitter-sweet liquid.“Alright, Cordelia. I'm off,” I announced. “Have a great day.”“Yoh too, dear!” She exclaimed back from wherever she was.I made it through the front door and headed straight to Glint. This time, before stepping out of my car, I made sure that there was no sign of James anywhere or I'd

Ava's POV I waited patiently for Peter to come out so I could ask him about his meeting with James. I wouldn't usually do it, but I couldn't help the way his tone turned sharper when I spoke about Peter. I just couldn't get the tension off of me.“Hey,” he called out carefully, when I hadn't realised that he was back.“Hey,” I shot him a quick smile and a bit of a relaxing sigh. “How did it go?” I asked while trying my best not to sound nosy as I did.“Great,” he flashed me one of his very confident grins except that I saw through it this time. Something was off. “He just wanted to know about your performance and he seemed pretty impressed by it,” he assured me.“And that's the reason you look troubled?” I pulled a chair out for him to sit. “Come on, what's wrong?”“I think I have a lot to talk to Rosalie about,” he sighed.Just then, I recalled how excited she was to tell me about her and Peter when we resumed, but we never got the chance to discuss it. Damn! I felt so horrible beca

Ava's POV I couldn't look anywhere but my palms. As much as I'd love to pick the details of his shirt as I always did, and his new hairstyle, the one he had on on the day of the promotion, and all other things that made him look so divine, I couldn't. His eyes were all over me as if he didn't mind what I'd think of him, more like, he didn't care what I'd think of him. With that, I pretty much knew that I'd explode if my gaze met his now.“Where are we going?” I cleared my throat.“To grab your favourite cup of mojitos, then I could show you my place,” he leaned closer towards me before swallowing a lump in his throat. “That's… if you want, though.”“Of course, I'd love to,” I replied immediately, watching the uncertainties in his eyes fade instantly. “And thanks for the mojito,” I blushed, rubbing my stomach as I'd really need one at the moment.He was too excited that it kinda embarrassed him to keep his gaze glued to mine, so he turned to face the window which kinda reflected him b

Ava’s POV A week and a few days had passed with Peter finally leaving, and as expected, Rosalie was acting a bit weird around me. It wasn't as if I blamed her for it, I just wished she'd be happy for him because honestly, what happened to him was something to be really happy for.What used to be Peter's office was now mine, and while it came with all the comforts of working in my own space, it came with James winking or kissing my forehead each time he used the door that connected both offices. Gratefully, he wasn't a huge fan of PDA as I wasn't and that helped to conceal what was going on between us until it became official. That's if it'd ever be official.“Hey,” I greeted Rosalie carefully as I walked into her office. “Are you alright?”“I just miss him, Ava,” she surprisingly sighed, which I wouldn't lie, I never believed she'd even look at me when I walked into her office. “We meet on some evenings, but you know, having him close all the time once and having to deal with our sch