One night with my father's best friend のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 41 - チャプター 50

Chapter 42RowanThe conference room was quiet save for the head of process engineers who was making a presentation on the type of materials to be used for the parts manufacture. It was an in-house meeting, one that I wished I wasn’t a part of. It was all because I'd gotten to a point where I couldn't think of anyone else but her? An empty piece of paper crumbled in my fist as I took in a deep painful breath, the memory of her gorgeous body writhing from the pleasure caused by my hands saturated my head. I shook my head slowly and the engineer stopped speaking. “Is there a problem, sir?” he asked worriedly. “No, there's none. Continue with the presentation,” I ordered. Lyra, who was seated next to me, threw a questioning glance at me but left it at that. Ever since her last failed attempt to mess up my relationship with Jade, she'd put a big distance between us. Though I appreciated it, I wished she could create a boundary between sex and friendship. Asides that, her silence usu

Chapter 44Lola“So, how does it feel like living with him?” She tried to keep a neutral expression, but it was quite impossible to hide the sadness lurking in the edges of her eyes. Knowing that she was in love with Reid, it would be a bit difficult to talk about certain things concerning him without making her jealous. “It's different, you know,” I threw a slice of cucumber into my mouth. “It's strange having to wake up next to him, his breath on my face. He seems so happy to have me around him,”“And you're not?” “I'm getting used to it,” I shrugged, digging my teeth into a large cucumber to hide my nervousness. Nearly choking on the juice, I realized that pretending wasn't going to help me. “It's going to be hard, though,”Her shoulders slouched with a sigh. “You shouldn't punish Reid and continue dating him if you don't love him,”“He's aware of that,”“He knows that you're dating him to forget the man that you truly want to be with? That's grotesque,” her vocals expanded with

Chapter 46LolaA scowl appeared on his face, his eyes trained on the road. With Meredith's intervention, he gave in to my demand and drove us straight to the station. The atmosphere was too tense for us to engage in our usual chit-chat. I'd overreacted, but I wouldn't allow him to override me in that manner. He was supposed to be more enthusiastic in being around his father than I was, yet he didn't care. In no time, we arrived at the police station. I dashed in like a hunter on a wild goose chase, but stopped midway when I found him seated with one of the cops. “You're out,” I noted, fighting the urge to just throw myself at him and have him hold me.The prospect of having him locked up for a long time didn't sit well with me. “Yes, Jade helped me out with the bail so I wouldn't have to pass the night here,” he replied. “Well, we might have done something that would make you not to ever come back here,” I said, my body giddy with excitement. His brows pushed closer to his for

Chapter 48LolaI gave her a run down of all that happened in his office and by the time I was done, she was livid to the point I thought that I saw smoke billowing from her nostrils. “What he did was despicable, considering what you went through in Manny's hands. I'm going to deal with him decisively, but first he has to apologize to you,” she marched to her telephone. The buttons made loud clicks as her fingers thumped aggressively on it. She brought the receiver to her ear, ordering him to come to the office. I held my breath, my grip on my bag firm and steely. My confrontation with Mr George back then was spurred out of anger, but now that I was calm, I felt a bit nervous. One glance at my face and Jade was seated beside me. “Oh, no, Lola. You don't have to be scared of him. You have me,”“I know. It's just—” The remaining words stayed at the tip of my tongue as a light knock sounded on the door, giving way at the same time. Mr George sauntered in, his shoulders slouched. An

Chapter 50Lola“We should get on with this,” I whispered with a hint of nonchalance, my heart racing so fast my eyes began to spin. He jerked up in frustration. “That's not the answer I want, love. We're a couple, you're supposed to be interested in me the same I am in you, but you're not,”“I am,” I countered weakly because he was right. He raked his fingers roughly through his hair. “Do you think I'm stupid? Your body tensed when I touched you and the kiss, it felt like I was poking my lips against a tree,”“That hurts,” I voiced. “What I said is nothing compared to what you've put me through since the inception of our relationship. It's exhausting, Lola”“But you said you wouldn't give up,”“Of course, I won't. I'm going to be here for the switch—when you fall madly in love with me, but right now, I want to know the man who has your heart,”“It's no one,”He shook his head, glaring at me. “Don't lie to me, Lola. There's someone in there,” he poked at my chest. “That's taking my