All Chapters of THE ENEMY I LOVE : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Jade opened the door to his apartment. He and Elliot stepped in.Elliot wanted to crash the rest of the night at his place."Huh, nice place. A bit empty, though. Looks like a luxury warehouse" Elliot said.Jade walked past him."Haven't had time to play interior designer"He walked straight to the fridge, and pulled out two bottles of water , shutting the door with his hip. He tossed one water at Elliot, who was still standing near the door.Elliot made his way over to the kitchen island, leaning his hips against the counter right next to where Jade was standing."You can take the couch" Jade said, gesturing toward the living room.Elliot looked over at the line worn-out couch that the previous resident of the apartment must have forgotten. The leather was cracked and peeling, looking really bad."Yeah, no.""We can share the same bed, it's not like it's going to be our first time" Elliot said, a playful smirk on his lips. He stepped closer, closing the small gap between them at t

The living room now felt like a construction site. Opened packaging boxes, three men came in carrying new furnitures. "A little to the left! No, your left! If you scratch the floor, it's coming out of your pay" Mendez barked from the entrance.Away from the chaos, Jade was leaning against the kitchen island, drinking coffee. Next to him was Tyler."So, you're telling me you survived a four hour shoot with Lombardi this morning and nobody threw a lunch?" Tyler asked."We're professionals, Ty. We did what the director asked us to do and got out""Man, I don't know how you did it. After what happened at the press conference last night. I thought Declan was going to scratch both of you for the next month. The group chat was losing its mind until midnight." Ty said.Jade's stomach did a flip. His mind went back to everything that happened yesterday, he almost smiled but kept a straight face."It was just after-game frustration but it's fine now" Jade muttered."Right over there! No, the

The next morning, Jade stood right next to the opened door, he waved a hand at the last remaining people from the housewarming party. The second they stepped outside, he closed the door and plastered his usual serious, stone-cokd expression across his face. He turned around to look at the penthouse, and his jaw practically dropped. The place was a total mess. The floors were stained with drinks, empty red cups were scattered across the living room to the kitchen and the faint scent of pizza graced the air.Although Mendez had promised to arrive early to supervise a cleaning crew. It was 9:00AM already and his manager still wasn't here.Jade let out a frustrated sigh, remembering how wasted that man had gotten last night. Mendez had completely abandoned his strict, professional act after a few cocktails and right now, he was probably still sleeping it off at home.Realising he couldn't leave the house looking like a frat house, Jade got straight to work.He grabbed a big black trash

The afternoon sun was brutal by the time they finally reached the edge of the town. It wasn't that kind of bustling town. It was a small, dusty crossroads with a single blinking yellow light, a gas station and a few brick buildings lining the main street.A few locals sitting on their porch, some that were walking out of a hardware store stopped to look at them.Jade and Elliot looked completely out of place. They were drenched in sweat, their hair was messy and soak, their clothes were covered in dirt and were soaked in sweat. They looked completely drained and exhausted.Elliot wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, pointing down the street."There's a convenience store. Maybe we can get something to eat or drink and ask if there's a mechanic around here"Jade didn't even argue. He nodded, his throat was too dry to speak.He followed Elliot as they walked towards the building.When they stepped inside, the blast cool sir conditioning made Jade let out a qui

"Jade" Mendez roared, his voice exploding into the whole house.Jade flinched, instinctively stepping back. Mendez didn't wait for an invitation. He stormed into the house. He threw a sharp, murderous look around the whole house, until it landed on Elliot still sitting at the dining table with the Millers family.Elliot froze. Mendez didn't even look back at Elliot, he snapped his attention right back to Jade, stepping into his personal space."I have been looking for you all day! All damn day , Jade! Do you have any idea what went through my head when you just vanished into thin air?" Mendez shouted, throwing his hands up and down in aggressive gestures.Jade stood still. His hands hung limp at his sides. He dared not talk. in all the time he had known Mendez he has never seen the man angry like this."Your mom has been panicking. And before you asked me how she knows. I called her to check if you were there because I couldn't find you. The poor woman thinks something has happened t