All Chapters of LOVE, CONTRACT AND SECRETS: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Tori placed a knock on the doctor's office door, waiting for a while before heading in with Duncan trailing behind.“Good afternoon, Doctor Wilfred” she flashed him a smile, taking her seat opposite him.“Tori, lovely to see you” a grin formed on his face “I wasn't expecting to you see you today”And I wasn't expecting her father's doctor to be around his early 30 thirties—Duncan so desperately wanted to say.He turned to Duncan “oh, a friend of yours?” “Fiance” Duncan corrected, the word jumping out of his mouth before he could think.Tori turned to him in shock, giving a nervous chuckle before arguing to it.Duncan could notice the smile on the doctor's face fade slightly but he tried his best to hide it.“Oh, that's actually a surprised. Well, have a sit then”Jealousy, Duncan could smell the jealousy all around him.Did this so called doctor have some sort of feelings for Tori?Oh he had better not, Duncan thought to himself.“What can I do for you, Tori?” He asked, his eyes way

I gently stirred on the bed, shifting to my side as my eyes opened up slowly—i needed that sleep was much.I pushed myself up, getting my eyes to adjust to the light in the room before picking up my phone beside me.“4:15” I whispered, pushing myself off the bed and into the bathroom.My head felt all foggy, but I couldn't explain how. I couldn't even remember when I decided to sleep, I just know I did.I washed my face, dried it with a towel before heading out the room.I walked down the stairs and into the living room, but there was no one there as usual. The sound of something being fried from the kitchen caught my attention and I walked towards the door to see Lydia cooking.“Hello, Lydia” I greeted with a smile and she turned around to me.“Oh, Tori. Thought you weren't planning on waking up today” she chuckled.“Was just so tired. Do you know where Duncan is? I don't think I've seen him today.”“Um, yes. He's in his room”I nodded. I guess I should say hi.“I'll be back” I said

“I'm glad we've been able to get the materials needed for this project. It gives me hope that it's going to be a big one” Mr Davis said with a smile on his face as he passed the blueprint to Steven.“It's definitely going to be a big one” Steven reassured him with a smile “the project will be personally supervised by my son”“I look towards getting feedback from you, Duncan” Mr Davis said but Duncan remained mute.They both turned to him, but he seemed to have zoned out—he was completely absent from the room.“Duncan?” Steven called out but he still remained quiet.He had his back rested on the chair and his eyes fixed on nothing in particular as his fingers gently rubbed on his chin with his elbow relaxed on his arm rest.The board room went quiet as eyes fell on him. He was absent minded, hardly paying mind or attention to anything that was happening. Usually, his problems barely had names, but of late, his problem had held on to a single name; Tori.His attention was finally pulle

“This list should be going to Chicago for what's remaining of the building materials.” Duncan looked up at the secretary standing in front of his desk “why's it incomplete?”“I…I thought I edited it” she stuttered “I cross checked it before printing”The door was pushed open by Michael, briefly disrupting their conversation.“I must be blind then because from what I'm seeing, iron rods are missing, cements are nowhere to be found. What exactly is on the bloody list then?”She jolted a bit as his tune rose, her eyes shut as fear emanated off her.“Duncan” Michael whispered his name, trying to get him to relax.He flung the list at her “take it and get out. Make the edit”She immediately grabbed on to it hurried out the office, closing the door behind her.“What the hell is wrong with you?” Michael turned to him as soon as she was out “I thought you were getting better, but you only got worse.”“Is there something I can do for you?”“Keep the freaking attitude aside. No one's responsibl

I turned the handle to my room door, letting out a sigh as I stepped into my room.I came to a stop, the feeling of home immediately surrounding me.I had planned on returning later in the evening after Duncan and I made up, but my parents had other plans.Low-key, I was glad to be back. On a more brighter note, I was anxious to see what my relationship with Duncan would look like from now on.I took a seat on my bed and my bedroom door opened up. Lydia made her way in with a wide smile on her face. “oh my dear, I thought you had gone for good. I was getting ready to lock Duncan out the house until he brings you back.”A chuckle escaped my lips. I grabbed on to her hand and gently pulled her towards the bed.“Well, I'm back now. You don't have to execute the plan anymore.”She laughed softly, her palm rested on my knee, “I'm assuming Duncan spoke to you properly?”I tilted my head slightly, “what'd you mean properly?”“That he said more than he's sorry.”A smile formed on my face and