Lost in Thy Arms のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 20

Chapter 12THE RULES“Prison sentence is not the word I was expecting, but I will take it.““Sir, you are insane.““Have I done anything to prove otherwise?“ He laughed and quickly shifted to a serious mode. “Having known this you can go and drop your resignation letter with a 2 million cheque. Now GET OUT.“She immediately flinched at the cold words but she immediately stood up, her hands clasped.“Please you can't do this to me.““There are options, miss Brooks, you either stay or pay. So what is going to be I would love to know, little Miss Moral.“She stood for a while as if in deep thought then she straightened her skirt and turned and left just like that. Francis knew she couldn't resign she didn't have a choice.____Maria rushed into her office and leaned on the door. She was almost at the brink of tears but she kept them in.“I am not going to cry for that man. I will be strong. I will teach him a lesson before I leave here in six months' time.“ She assured herself. She walke

Chapter 14DEALShe remained where she was, unable to lift her legs and leave the office. His angry eyes stared intensely at her own fearful eyes.“It seems you love pain, and I am very willing to give it to you.“She immediately fled from his office and loudly locked the door behind her. She entered her office and leaned on the door, her chest moving up and down as she gasped for breath.This man is really confusing her. Now she doesn't know if it's still the rule issue or not knocking on the door. She really needed to explain herself so he didn't get the wrong impression of her being disobedient. She didn't really care about the 20% deduction.She hated it when she didn't clear herself from any accusation or conflict.She summoned the courage to go again. She breathed in and out to stabilize her breathing.She stood in front of his door. Her mouth moved as she said a short prayer in her heart. She knocked on the door and braced herself for what was to come.“Come in,” the voice said

Chapter 16MADISON The room was so tense the air began to suffocate Maria. Her eyes searched Francis' own, desperate to confirm this was some kind of joke.She couldn't catch even a flicker of emotion. Just him staring down at her."What is wrong with you?" she asked, but got no reply."Why save me from Mr. Moretti if you knew you were going to do this?""I don't have all day, Amelia. Take it off or he gets fired."Her hands moved to the buttons of her shirt. She started removing them one by one, intentionally slow. He didn't seem to mind at all. After the shirt, she reached for the zipper of her skirt and pulled it down. She was now left in her underwear. She looked at Francis and he was just staring at her intently."Why did you stop? I meant stark naked.""Sir, this isn't professional," she said, but he said nothing.She couldn't bear the thought of him seeing her nakedness. How was she going to face him afterward? The shame would be too much. She silently wished in her heart that

Chapter 18 SORROWS “I was looking for something in the storage room when I can across Alex old toys and it brought back memories.“ She said already in tears again. Maria placed her head on her shoulder, patting her gently. Alex was May's 7 year old son that died 5 years ago at kingstar hospital. He had a generic heart disease, which the doctor confirmed might be from the father since May didn't have it. No matter the money spent, his condition deteriorated. From one hospital to another, from country to country. It was the same old story. Nothing could be done. One of the nurse advised her to stop seeking treatment and just take the little boy home to enjoy his last days. She should use the opportunity to create memories. She took that advice and she never regretted it 3 months later, Alex had an attack. He was rushed to the hospital and straight to the operating room. May stood in the hallway watching doctors and nurses coming in and going out. She didn't understand what wa

Chapter 20STORMY CONFINEMENTThe sky had been grey all afternoon, but Maria didn’t think much of it as she continued working on her laptop. She was tired from the long meeting, but she had promised herself she wouldn’t let work wait.The office was quiet, almost unnervingly so, except for the sound of the rain hammering against the windows. The rain had started in the early afternoon, turning the city streets into rivers of silver. She stared at it through the window, silently hoping it would stop before 7pm. By that time she should be fine with her work.But the weather had other plans, the rain turned into a heavy storm.“I would have to sleep at the office today if this storm doesn't stop by 8pm.“ She said glancing at her wrist watch. The time was 6:45pm.____“Sir, the latest financial projections—” she began, stepping into his office.He glanced up briefly, expression neutral. “Leave them here.”Outside, the storm raged on. Inside, two people sat in tense proximity, the air thi