Semua Bab The CEO My Accidental Lover : Bab 21 - Bab 30

Travis It is a swift ride to work. The road is very busy yet calm, or maybe the peace is coming from the new experience at home. Which one exactly? The part where Elodie finally agrees to our friendship? Or the part where I feel she is slightly jealous because of the new chef my mum sent? I can't really decipher but one thing is sure, I'm loving this feeling. It's serene. Lost in my untroubled faint world, nothing else distorts my mind except for the sudden pull to stop as we soon arrive at my company. The building is quiet when I slowly walk in, flashing my eyes, not too wide as my senses study the silent gestures. A young lady in her late thirties made me squint for a moment, though not an angry one. I remember the general rule for every non-staff. “Round up all tasks before working hours.” Everyone else knows about this rule unless maybe the new recruiters but even at that, it is still boldly written at the back of the company's routine booklet. I just wave it off because

Elodie The memory of the way Vivian curled those hands into Travis, is still etched in my head as I drop flat on the bed, eyes hooked towards the headboard. And him, he even brushed a kiss on it like it's all real. “Ouch!…” I clench the bedsheet, rolling my eyes. It hurts so much now. I hiss, tossing my phone aside. But wait, I pause, head tilting back. Why am I even bothered? They're both adults. They should do whatever they want. I inhale, shooting my eyes close, and rolling down onto the edge of my bed. Legs tapping continuously like that of a little child. As far as I can tell, it hurts. Very much, like a fresh wound. The warmth wraps on my skin. “I should not have seen that…” I squeeze my toe tight and it curls into a ball. But I'm still talking when I hear a small sound, like a crack on the wall. Quickly I look behind me, and startle at the glaring eyes. “Huh… Travis?” I snap. Didn't he just leave about an hour ago? He leans on the door, eyes fixed on me. But there'

Mason I walk to the second floor, towards room 5B, my steps are slow, quiet and unsure.There, in the hallway, I am freely walking with my ego's high when I suddenly bump into someone I shouldn't.Travis, my bitter business rival, making calls. My heart flips in shock. I almost want to turn back and follow another route but I don't want him thinking I'm running away.Guilt, fright, anger, all flickering briefly inside me but I try to compose as the man I'd long despised and quietly plotted against stands right in my face.The tension between us is thick. My chest, rising and falling speedily.Travis' cold smile greets me like a dagger to the heart and cold rushes through my veins, my breath hitching mid-gasp. Why is he here now? Everything about today feels so off, unusual and bad.My mind races back to all the previous occurrences before this very moment I'm standing right in his face.[Flashback]Earlier at the private lounge with my friends.“To the success of this contract,” I

Travis's POVAfter checkups have wrapped up and payments settled, we drive smoothly out of the hospital but some stings still pierce my skin.About the man who until recently, had nearly fight everything with me: contracts, credibility, and even recognition as well. Running into him was jarring I admit, but in the case of Serena, it stirs up something more. Especially the time our eyes met. It felt like a knife pricks right in my chest.“Travis, is everything okay with you?” Elodie mutters. “Your face hasn't been bright enough since after Liam’s checkup.”“I'm fine.” I smile faintly, adjusting the collar of my shirt but there's an undeniable wariness in my voice. My head pops.She shrugs. “If you say so, though, you don't look like it.” She presses on.I shift uncomfortably in my seat. How can I be alright after meeting with the people that have hurt me the most?Pretending like the ground is good but deep in the core I'm burning. I just have to act normal in the face of strife.But

Elodie It's already been three weeks since Liam was enrolled in one of the most expensive schools in the city. This is a dream come true. In fact, a life I never see myself in. Whatever that is piloting this, I'm grateful. I'm finally enjoying the peace I lost for years. I curl my back inwardly, scrubbing harder, then I sink deeper into the bathtub, water lapping against my shoulders.The only thing tugging my neck now is how to get Travis to give Vivian a second chance. I have tried, but he keeps declining after several attempts.And if I’m being honest with myself, a quiet part of me doesn’t even want him to agree. Maybe that’s why I haven’t pushed harder. Vivian is beginning to suspect something.She said it the other day, complaining about how exhausting it has become to keep showing up for nothing.I get out from the tub, and gently pat my skin dry.“What more can I do to solve this puzzle?” I whisper to myself. I’m stuck in the middle, pulled apart from both sides.”“Who ar