All Chapters of The Professor's Beautiful Secret: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Eliana’s POV I was already giving up on waiting when my phone rang. I didn’t need to look at the caller ID to know that it would be Derrick’s name that would be there. Rather than answer the call, I grabbed my phone and rushed out of my room. After being in an apprehensive state for almost an hour, I was more than relieved that he had finally shown up. Spending the last two days without him while knowing that he was pissed at me was one of my most painful experiences ever. And now that he was here, I still couldn’t silence the voice in my head that was whispering to me that there was nothing I could do to fix my mistakes. As I exited the building and crossed the street, my chest suddenly filled with worry about what he might have to say. Afterall, he hadn’t said that he’d forgiven me over the phone. All he agreed to do was to talk. What if that didn’t end the way I expected it to?Fighting hard to keep my fears at bay, I grabbed the door handle and pulled it open. Derrick’s head swu

Eliana’s POV I felt a stab of fear in my chest as Susan and I locked gazes. There was no trace of hostility in her eyes, but that was barely enough reason for me to let go of my fears. “Hi, Eliana,” she said in a sweet tone that did nothing but send chills down my spine. Along with the uneasy feeling that crawled up to my chest, I felt irritated at myself for not taking precautions before opening the door. “Hi,” I returned to Susan. “So you finally did it,” she remarked, running her eyes all over me in a way that made my skin crawl. If only there was a way to make Derrick suddenly appear. After everything that had happened, the last thing I expected to be doing was dealing with Susan again. But who was I kidding? She’d made it pretty clear the last time that she was never going to let me and Derrick be. And I’d be stupid enough to think that it was a spineless bluff. “You’re really intent on taking my husband from me, aren’t you?” A rude answer to that question quickly spawned

Derrick’s POV I tried the door handle and I felt my anger rise a notch at seeing that it was locked. Turning my right hand into fists, I gave the door a series of hard knocks that I would have hated if I had been on the other side of it. In the silence that followed, I could hear my pulse thudding in my ears. I would probably explode if I didn’t find an avenue to dump all the anger and tension that had built up inside me. When no response came after a few moments, I lifted my hand to knock again. The lock suddenly clicked then, and the door swung open. I found myself face to face with Jake, instead of Susan. His face was a mask of confusion and he cast me a questioning gaze with his fierce, brown eyes. The fact that I had spotted his car wasn’t enough to keep me from being surprised at seeing him open the door. “What a surprise,” I sneered at him before pushing past him and storming into the house. “Susan!”“Derrick…” Jake started to say but his words were lost in the distance as I

Eliana’s POV After Derrick left, I felll asleep on the couch again and it wasn’t until two hours after that I woke up again. Then, the sun had risen feeling and the only thing interrupting the serene atmosphere of the house was the chirping of birds outside. Too tempted to resist, I headed to the door and went out to the front porch. Standing there, I took a sweeping glance at the surroundings, taking in the beauty of everything. Trees and beautiful, colorful flowers were spread out all around, gracing the environment in a way that gave it the apperance of some exotic garden. The sun was very bright but the cluster of trees around shielded me from it. Everything else around was bathed in sunlight. I couldn’t help but smile proudly at the thought that this was going for be my home for a long time. Or hopefully, forever. The chirping of birds continued, forcing me to trace the sound with my eyes until my gaze landed on multiple bluejays that were perched on a tree nearby. All of them

Derrick’s POV My heart remained heavy as I pulled out of the parking lot. Even though I’d been anticipating that I might not get the job, the fact that it had actually happened struck me with the force of a physical blow. My plan had been to head back home after the interview, but at that moment, I didn’t feel like it anymore. As much as I hated to admit it, I missed Emerald and my time there. It had been an undeniably important part of my life, only for a scheming brat like Oliver to set in motion the events that led to the termination of my appointment there. Now, without Emerald, or any other job, life was starting to feel empty and pointless. It was as if I was a sailor at sea, with no particular destination in mind. Just letting the waves carry me to wherever they deemed fit. The sound of my phone vibrating pierced into my thoughts. Taking my eyes briefly off the road, I stared at it where it lay on the passenger seat. It vibrated again after a few seconds and I grabbed it then