Paige's POVI chewed my bottom lip while talking to Steve over the phone and standing in front of Noah, who's being treated by the hospital nurse. He really hurt himself when we fell down the stairs.[Are you with him, Paige?]I squeezed my eyes closed. "N-No, Steve. I just had an emergency."[Are you sure?]"Yes."I opened my eyes only to meet Noah's intense stairs. I glanced at the nurse, who bowed and left after he finished treating Noah's wound. After the call ended, I put my phone inside my pouch and looked at Noah.He suddenly pulled me and hugged my waist, resting his cheek against my stomach. My heart raced as I put my trembling hands on his shoulders."N-Noah, let go of me.""You promised to talk to me, Paige. Let's talk."I roamed my eyes around. We're in a public place, since we're in the hospital's emergency room."Not here, Noah."He jumped from the bed and offered his hand to me. "Let's talk in my car."I slowly nodded. "Okay."He grabbed my hand since I didn't accept it
Paige's POV"Paige?"I lifted my face to see Steve looking at me with a creased forehead. He turned the light on and his gaze shifted to the bottle of liquor in front of me. He shot an eyebrow up before looking into my eyes again."It's already 2 AM. Why are you drinking?"I shook my head. "Nothing. I just can't sleep. Why are you still awake?"He sat in front of me. "I fell asleep waiting for you. What time did you come home?"I shrugged my shoulders. "Past midnight?"He nodded. "I'm not gonna ask where you went since it's very obvious that you were with Noah. Paige, you know what you're doing right?"I lazily smiled at him. "I know, Steve. I'm sorry for lying."He shook his head and held my hand over the table. "You don't need to apologize, Paige. There's nothing to apologize for. It's your freedom to lie whenever you want. But please, I'm begging you, Paige. Stop. Stop this. Stop hurting yourself."I laughed without humor. "If I can only stop the pain, Steve.""Look at me," he said
Paige's POV"I didn't know you're Noah's ex-wife. He never mentioned you to me—" he paused and laughed sarcastically. "Oh right. He hates me, so we're not close."I blinked multiple times as I glanced at Nate who's playing in the playground."He hates you?" Noah hates him? That's given since he kicked him out of their father's company.Neo smiled bitterly. "He hates me because my mom was our dad's mistress. He doesn't want to acknowledge me as his brother. He doesn't even want to talk to me and it worsened after dad left a last will that appointed me as the new CEO of the Hanson Group."I looked away. I don't know what to say. Should I pity Noah or him? I don't know. Is Neo telling the truth? If not, why would he lie? I remember what Attorney Samantha told me. Neo kicked Noah from their father's company. Was it really true or Noah just made everyone believe that lie, so he'd get the sympathy of the people around him?No. Noah will never crave for sympathy nor attention. He doesn't eve
Paige's POV"Paige!" Naomi's soft and energetic voice filled my ear as I passed by an ice cream shop. She's waving at me while sitting beside Noah, who's staring at me with his gentle eyes. Oh, God! It's a wrong decision to walk pass here.Naomi's innocent face was looking at me. She's signaling me to come as she flashes a sweet smile. I don't have plans to be in the same place with Noah but I can't hurt an innocent kid's feelings.I was forced to enter the ice cream shop and went to their table. I didn't bother glancing at Noah but I can feel the intensity of his stares."Paige, I missed you! Do you want some ice cream?"I want to curse my fate. Why did I accidentally get entangled with the Hanson kids? This is insane.I smiled at her and shook my head. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I can't stay long, I'm kinda busy."Her lips pouted and her energy dropped. "Okay…"I heaved a sigh and lifted her face by putting my finger on her chin. I gave her a sweet smile. "Maybe some other time?"Her face
Paige's POVNate doesn't want me to leave, so I waited for him to fall asleep. I even lay beside him on his bed, gently patting his arm until he finally fell asleep. I smiled and kissed his cheek. I slowly got off the bed and accidentally glanced at the picture frame on his bedside table.I stared at the photo. It was Nate and he's not smiling in the photo. It seems like the shot was taken after he cried. He's even hugging a toy.My forehead creased as I stared at the photo. Is Hanson's blood that strong? Why does Nate resemble Noah and Neo so much? He didn't inherit any physical features from his mom? Where is his mom's photo, by the way?"Paige…"I blinked multiple times and looked at the door. Neo is looking at me. I walked towards him and glanced at Nate again before closing the door."He's asleep. I'm leaving now."Neo smiled and nodded. "Thank you for coming, Paige. You made him so happy."I smiled at him. "It's nothing.""I feel so sorry for my son. He lost his mother on his fi
Paige’s POV“Miss Paige, Mr. Hanson is insisting to talk to you for his complaint.”My forehead creased as I slowly lifted my face to look at my assistant. “Complaint?”I didn’t become the branch manager for nothing. It’s not like I’m bragging but I never heard a complaint from the guests ever since I started working as a manager. I always made sure that our service was excellent so no one would complain. But… I massaged my temple. Noah!I heaved a sigh. “What is it about?”“He said he would only talk to the manager. I’m sorry, Miss Paige.”I pressed my lips together, keeping my temper. “I’ll talk to him. Where is he?”“He’s in his suite, Miss Paige.”I paused. He’s in nis room? I don’t wanna doubt his plans, but I know him better than anyone else. I palmed my forehead. “Tell him, I’ll talk to him later. I’m busy.”“He insisted on talking to you today, Miss Paige. I told him to just talk to the HR but he wants to talk to the manager.”Noah! Argh! He knew that I’d find a way to avoid h
Paige's POV"Miss Paige, Mr. Hanson is complaining about the pool."I massaged my aching temple."Miss Paige, Mr. Hanson is complaining about the stationary bike."I balled my fists."Miss Paige, Mr. Hanson wants to talk to you about the unnecessary interruption of water in his suite."That's it. I angrily rose from my swivel chair, shocking my assistant. She looked so scared as I gritted my teeth in fury and stormed out of the room.I rode the elevator with sharp eyes and clenching jaws. When I reached Noah's suite, I knocked on his door with my balled fists.His eyes twinkled after he saw me. His lips even twitched in amusement while looking at my angry face."Miss Manager—"I pushed him inside his suite causing him to lose his balance. He fell on the floor and I sat on his stomach as I grabbed the collar of his shirt.His lips parted as he looked at me with shocked eyes.I glared at him. "What's your problem, Noah? You're interrupting my work!"He stared at me for a while until I f
Noah's POV"Sir, the fuse box was just turned off."I rolled my eyes at Oliver as I gritted my teeth. He found me here in the Hotel Monroe two weeks after I check-in in here. I don't know how he found me but I guess he's like a police dog. Damn!"I'll stay here for a while, Oliver.""But sir…"I looked at him in irritation. "Are you my wife?"He was rendered speechless. After he left, I went to the dining area to eat. Paige didn't go to work yesterday and her assistant told me that she's gonna work today. If that's the case, I should prepare.I started eating in silence while scrolling through my cellphone, looking at Paige's social media accounts. She's not active anymore. I've been stalking her since she came back and it's frustrating the hell out of me. I don't even know what happened to her in the past five years. I already stalked her cousins, but they're not posting anything either. Tsk!I already consumed half of my breakfast when I suddenly felt dizzy. I looked at my hands and