Alle Kapitel von His Father’s Addction: Kapitel 61 – Kapitel 70

HAZELThe moment he shouted, I fidgeted.Before I even realised what I was doing, I had already backed out of the office.The door clicked shut behind me."Hazel?"Donald's voice pulled me back."You alright?"I tried to answer, but failed as two warm tears rolled down my cheeks.I wiped them away so quickly they may as well have never existed.Donald was already beside me."Come with me."He gently nodded towards his office.I followed without a word. Once inside, he closed the door and waited until I sat down."Let me guess."He leaned against his desk."Dad took his frustration out on you."I nodded.My throat felt too tight to speak."I'm sorry. He's having a rough day."I looked down at my hands.Last night, he'd left my new flat in such a hurry. I'd waited nearly two hours before calling him; he never answered.This morning, he hadn't even looked at me. I followed him into the shareholders' meeting pretending everything was normal, but it wasn't. I already knew what the meeting

HAZELWhen I returned to the ballroom, the first person my eyes landed on was Emily.My entire body went cold. I hated how her mere presence unraveled me.I wasn't the kind of woman who fought over a man. Never had been.So why did I suddenly feel this overwhelming urge to hold on to Elvis, knowing full well how stories like this usually ended?Falling for him had been a mistake.The frightening part was that I couldn't even tell when it happened.One day, he was simply my boss whom I was scheming for him to fall for me, the next I woke up realising I love him as much as I want him to. Deep enough to scare myself.Then another thought crept into my mind.What if this wasn't love?What if he was only filling the void his son had left behind?I hated myself for even thinking about it.My gaze drifted across the room. Tessy was staring at Emily. The disdain on her face was impossible to miss.If looks could kill, Emily would've dropped to the floor where she stood."You look beautiful i

EMILYSure enough, Tessy was waiting for me downstairs in the living room.What surprised me wasn't seeing her. It was the overnight bag resting beside her feet.The two of us had never been friends.While Elvis and I were still married, he tried countless times to make us best friends, but it never worked.I knew Tessy loved my ex-husband far beyond friendship. She simply hid it well enough for others not to notice."Tessy."I walked into the living room."What are you doing here? This isn't exactly a pleasant surprise."She smiled warmly, though I could tell it never reached her eyes.She held out a basket of fruit."It's good to see you again, Emily. You haven't changed a bit. I brought these for you."I gestured to my housekeeper, who stepped forward and collected the basket."You still haven't answered my question."I folded my arms."Let's skip the pretence. You don't like me, and the feeling is mutual.""So why are you here?"She let out a small sigh."Can we at least sit down?

HAZELA thought suddenly crossed my mind.I looked at Elvis."Can I ask you something?"He chuckled."Go on.""What would you do if you found out your father slept with your girlfriend, your fiancée, or your wife?"He blinked. Then burst into laughter. A long one."So that's the question that's been occupying that beautiful head of yours?"He laughed again, shaking his head."Okay, I definitely wasn't expecting that."He leaned back comfortably."Firstly, that could never happen because my father passed away years ago.""I know."I shrugged. "Just an assumption."He rubbed his jaw thoughtfully."If my father had been stupid enough to do something like that..." His smile disappeared. "I'd never forgive him.""There are billions of women in this world. "So why mine?" His voice became firmer."And as for me, I'll never have anything to do with my son's ex. Let alone his girlfriend or his fiancée."The words landed like stones inside my chest.My breathing slowed.My heart began pounding

HAZELPeter was waiting beside the car when I stepped out of the building.The moment he saw me, his usual serious face softened.“You look lovely, Miss Hazel.”“Thank you, Peter.”He opened the back door for me.Elvis was already inside.His eyes moved over me slowly, and a smile spread across his face.“You’re beautiful.” I climbed in beside him.“You already told me that over the phone.”“I didn’t see you then,” he said.He took my hand and kissed my knuckles.“Now I can confirm it.” I smiled, settling into the seat as Peter drove away.Elvis looked relaxed.He had no idea what was waiting for him at home.I had spent most of the afternoon convincing myself that I could handle tonight.Jarvis knew the truth.But he could not say anything without exposing himself..Still, my stomach tightened the closer we got to Elvis’s house.“What’s wrong?” Elvis asked.“Nothing.”He raised an eyebrow.“You’ve been rubbing your thumb over the same spot on your handbag for the past five minutes.”