Carissa had many questions running through her head at that moment but seeing the state of Zoey, she preferred to keep shut and not cause more heartbreak.She hugged her tightly and rubbed her back gently, trying to give her the comfort she needed.The two stayed that way for a while before they went back to the house. Carissa quickly gave her some water to calm her down a bit and when she noticed Zoey was a bit calm, she started with her questions."So..... What's going on?""I am not pushing through with the deal anymore. I can't handle it." Zoey said."Why? What happened? And why are you wearing this?""During the party, Isaiah suddenly started accusing me of something big," she sniffed and went on. "At first, I wasn't going to put my mind to it but he went on calling me a gold-digger, a whore," she felt a lump in her throat as she said that. The feeling in her heart was bitter as she thought of what happened at the dinner party.She went on, "He said I am only on this deal because
Zoey's mouth was left open as she stared at the very familiar man before her. "You......" she muttered when she was finally able to say a word.Austin's smile widened as he walked to them. "Surprised to see me again? Don't worry, I mean no harm and was just around."Carissa leaned to her, "And who is this?""The man who helped me to the hospital after I was attacked by those guys."Carissa's smile widened as she extended her hand to him. "Thank you so much. You don't know what you have done. You rescued my friend and I am so grateful for that."He shook her back. "Well, I had to do that. That is part of my job as a good citizen." He replied with a smile which made her look away cause her face turned pink.He faced Zoey, "Are you better now? Heard what happened. You shouldn't have left the hospital without getting treated.""Don't worry about me, I am fine now," she answered.At least the young man cared about her, unlike Isaiah who decided to get her mad.She sucked her teeth and looke
Zoey grumpily sat down and crossed her arms underneath her chest, avoiding his eyes. "What do you want? I know you have a mission because you have a big, comfortable house to live in rather than this small house." Zoey spoke outHe smirked. "A mission? You think I am here for a mission?"She nodded. "Why else would you be here?"He let out a small laugh and sank to the couch. "Anyway, this is my house and I got it for this reason," he paused for some seconds and went on, "I can decide to come here anytime I want to. I don't have to have a mission or reason."Zoey adjusted on the seat and pressed forward a bit. "I know this house belongs to you now, but you should have informed us about this and besides, we are still living here. I mean, this house doesn't suit you for goodness sake.""I don't need to inform you about coming here. Don't worry about whether the house suits me or not, I will change the decorations and make it my taste.""What? You can't just change the decorations. They a
Archer frowned but the frown was quickly replaced with a smile. "Mr Alcatraz, I had no idea you would be here. What are you doing here?"Isaiah ignored him and faced the men from the moving company. "Take them inside," he said. He looked at Zoey and took her hand in his, "Let's go back."She pulled her hand away from his. "Don't you dare Mr Alcatraz," she warned and faced Archer and his brother. "I was so confused seeing you, Mr Archer. I thought you were Dr Asher and that's what got me confused."He laughed sweetly, "I get that a lot."Seeing how they were both smiling at each other, Isaiah rolled his knuckle into a ball and went in. Zoey was surprised at his anger but she shoved it off and introduced herself to the new tenant who in turn introduced himself.A doctor too!"Are you all doctors in your family?" Archer nodded. "Yes. We are all following in our father's footsteps," he replied.After talking for a while, she went in and locked the door. The men from the moving company we
Screaming out her lungs for help, Zoey thought it was the end for her. She concluded that a man had sneaked into the house forgetting that Isaiah was in the same house with her.Carissa rushed out of the room hearing the scream and quickly turned on the light switch.Finally seeing who she had hit with the jug, Zoey gasped loudly while Carissa's mouth fell open.There was Isaiah, lying on the floor bleeding from his forehead while wincing lowly in pain."OH MY GOD!" Zoey panicked and stood up immediately. "Oh, my goodness, Mr Alcatraz, I had no idea it was you." She looked at Carissa. "What should we do? He is injured."Carissa swallowed hard and roughened her hair. If anything happens to Isaiah then they are in for big trouble.Zoey knew her life was over. Isaiah was slowly closing his eyes. Tears fell down her cheeks as she moved away to go get a first aid kit."Some pieces of glass pierced his head. We....... we need to take him to the hospital." Carissa panicked."How? This is 2 a
Isaiah's eyes were still closed as tears streamed down from his eyes. She sat down beside him without taking her gaze away from him.Seeing him that way, a part of her heart melted. She wondered what happened to his mother that made the arrogant and cold man cry, must have been hurtful.She took her hand to his face again and wiped off his tears slowly caressing his face.This act of hers calmed him a bit and the hold he had on her hand softened but he never let go.Zoey didn't remove her hand too as she saw the comfort he felt while holding her hand. He is indeed suffering a lot.She sighed deeply and stayed with him throughout the night.....The next morning...Isaiah was the first to open his eyes. He stared awake for a while before he realized what was going on.It was morning already. Did he sleep? How come it's morning without him knowing when the sun rose?He has never slept that way for many years. The memory of what happened wasn't forthcoming and that was even baffling. He
Zoey swallowed the lump forming in her throat and looked down. If he calls the police then her life is over. Her career would be affected too.Never in her life did she ever think she would have a criminal record and now, she is about to get one.She quickly went to her knees with her palms joined together."It was a mistake. I never knew you were standing in the way. Besides, you touched my butt. That scared the shit out of me so I acted in self-defense," she spoke out quickly.He found how she explained funny, but he held back his laughter and took his gaze to Carissa instead."You can leave for work now Carissa. I would love to be alone with Zoey."Carissa nodded and glanced at Zoey who also nodded in approval for her to leave. She walked out, leaving the two of them."You should also blame yourself. Why would you touch my butt? I never knew you were a pervert either." She spoke out rather confidently.Isaiah was surprised at her sudden boldness, but he laughed shortly and sat down
"What.....what are you talking about? What do you mean?" She questioned as her heart began to race abnormally. "I am bringing the deal to you this time. Let me be your boyfriend for ninety-nine days," he repeated. No strings attached. Just be dating in public and back to our normal lives on the inside.""Why.....why should..... should I be your...... girlfriend?"“There's a document that I need to get. It's in my late mother's name and if I don't get it, someone who doesn't deserve to even call her name, would and I can't let that happen. I can't let it get to the wrong hands," he tightened his fist as he spoke. "If it does, I will never forgive myself and everything my mother ever worked for will be in vain." He sighed deeply and went on."To get the document, I need to present my fiance," he smirked. "She played a smart one but painfully she never knew she would die early and this request will make it hard to get what she owns."Zoey smacked her lips and narrowed her eyes. "Why nin