“I think I love you,” Shane whispered which she could barely hear. Audrey smiled at him when she failed to figure out what he said. She felt exhausted and sleepy. All she wanted to do was to sleep while hugging the man beside her, afraid that when she woke up the next morning… he’d be gone.
“Don’t leave me,” she mumbled and closed her eyes. She was on Shane’s shoulder with her arm wrapped around him. They were both sweating after what they did, but she still found his smell nice. In fact, he smells better when he was sweating compared to when he was not.
“Silly. You didn’t even reply properly to what I said,” Shane muttered and lifted her head to make her lay down on his arm instead. He embraced her so tightly. “I won’t leave you this time,” he said and kissed her forehead. A smile w
A week had passed and Audrey was finally going back to the villa. Shane drove her back after getting more sleep for the rest of the day. She was hesitant at first since she never rode a car for five years unless she was with Nathan. When they safely arrived in the evening, Audrey almost jumped in joy. Shane was also glad about her extraordinary courage although she really thought it was all because of him. Shane had to leave for the airport after sending her home since he was one of the casts needed for filming some scenes abroad. The trip might take another week.They hadn’t talked much about what happened between them in the hotel suite, but he reassured her that he’d be coming back with a surprise. He also mentioned the annulment to be reconsidered Audrey still felt like dreaming when Shane treated her differently. The way he talked to her and his cheesy way of calling her ‘baby’ could make h
Lights? Check. Chairs and tables? Check. Tablecloths? Check. Utensils? Check. Staffs? Check. Foods and drinks? Uh-uh… not ready yet. The day had finally come and tonight, Audrey’s restaurant will officially start its five days pre-open. It was only the first day and the chef was already cracking her head too much to think of something marvelous to serve.Audrey was sitting on the stool inside the chicken thinking about how to come up with the ‘best’ dish she would ever create if could. It wasn’t like she wasn’t prepared with the menu. The menu was fine and it wasn’t the problem. Nathan also hired one more chef to handle the daily menu every day in the case when she and Nathan weren’t around. The problem was, Shane said he was coming and Audrey still couldn’t decide a perfect dish to serve for him. The staff came four hours earlier to help prepare with the first day of th
“What happened?” Nathan asked when everyone left and there was only him and Audrey who was sitting on the couch. He was leaning on the kitchen door while looking at her carefully, making sure she was fine.Audrey sighed. She didn’t have the strength to start crying again. It could be because her tears were currently out of stock and there was no supply coming anytime soon yet, or she really finally learned her lesson after many attempts of giving up and well, coming back to him. Like a fool, she was tired of it. Not just saying tired but feeling tired of it. Everything about Shane.“It was nothing. I just found out some spicy gossip, and I was shocked. Can I stay at your place tonight? Well, we need to come up with some new recipe according to the customer’s feedback we had tonight,” she replied and gradually changed the topic. &ld
“Young master, Ms. Audrey hadn’t come home yet,” the housekeeper informed Shane when he asked about Audrey’s whereabouts in the morning when he couldn't find her anywhere.“Oh,” Shane glanced at his phone and tried to call Audrey again. He kept getting the same message saying g the phone couldn't be reached at all. “Do you have the number for the restaurant? I went there last night, and I was a little late to find anyone there.” The man scratched the back of his head and sat on the chair in front of the dining table.Due to some errands he needed to finished, Shane was late to come to the restaurant for the first day of Audrey's restaurant pre-open. The lights were already out and the door was locked when he came by after completing what he was doing. He wanted to surprise her but it was he who was surprised to know tha
“Audrey…”“Leave. There’s no place for you in here anymore,” Audrey said while looking at Shane’s desperate face as he knelt down in front of her with his ring. “Did you forget? I thought we were close enough when we were younger. I didn’t expect that wouldn’t actually remember how much I hate liars.” She went back to her previous as and crossed her legs. Audrey rested her back and started to rub her temples on each side. She had enough and it was already on its limit’s limit.Shane staggered when he tried to stand up. His face was showing how devastated he was. He was never been rejected by her before and it must have given him a real shock. “Audrey, please listen to me. I was a jerk-”“You are still a jerk, Shane. If
“Nate… you… you kissed me!” Audrey shrieked when she recovered from that mind-blowing gesture that her assistant did. “Are you nuts?!”Nathan who just also realized what he did, scratched the back of his head. He didn’t regret it, nor he wanted to regret it. In fact, he always wanted to do it, but he was holding it in. He knew that Audrey was a married woman, and she only considered him as her friend. It would be weird if he kissed her, but he actually did. “Ahem. I was so worried. You drove here all by yourself and knowing your condition didn’t help me calm for even a second,” he said as a matter of fact. He was not lying about being worried and the part where he couldn’t calm down was as real as the kiss they just had.Audrey looked away and uncon
“Ms. Audrey, should I invite the young master inside? The sky suddenly went so dark with rain clouds, it must be going to pour heavily tonight,” the housekeeper said while watching her eat dinner. It was already past 7 in the evening and Audrey decided to eat something before she continued reading the book that caught her interest.“Rebecca, the sky would definitely turn dark since it's been a few hours that the sun had set. As for the rain clouds, he should know better if it's going to rain or not since he had been standing there outside since the morning,” Audrey commented and kept on munching her food. Honestly, she was still angry with what Shane did but it was slowly subsiding as time went by. Even so, it wasn’t enough to just simply accept his apology. Well, even Shane would apologize to her every day, she could never have brushed off the fact that he lied to her face.
How convenient it was to scream while crying in the middle of the rain. Audrey felt both colds from the rainwater and the warmth coming from Shane’s embrace. It was like the scene filmed under the bad weather where the main characters were soaking wet while letting out all their pent-up emotions. Shane caressed her back, whispering comforting words to her but to no avail, she could even barely hear it. Audrey could only listen to the sound of melancholic melody brought by the rain and the anxious beats of her heart which seemed to waver, again.If life was a battle and the losers were those who suffer the most while the winners are those on top, enjoying the success and all… Audrey would be neither. She had almost everything that not most of the girls have but wanted: money, beauty, and fame (she was known in her field of the profession) but was she actually a winner in life? No, because she was not happy? Yes,