For the past three days, Leah had been trying to forget everything about Adrian and Venetia that had been bothering her so much. She chose to focus on his new job as a marketing manager at a well-known advertising agency in Paris.
Today was Leah's first day at work, she was so nervous that she forgot to eat breakfast. Esmee, Henry's girlfriend, apparently works in finance, so she can't be around Leah all the time. In the end, Leah had to struggle alone to adapt to new people with a language she didn't really understand because even though she had learned to speak French, Leah's ability of the language was still pretty poor."We're used to speaking French, so you'd better get used to following our habits," said a marketing staff member curtly, even though she was Leah's subordinate. "Really? Then I'll study French even harder," Leah said, trying to be nice because she didn't want to make a fuss."No you don't have to, everyone in this office can spLeah paced all night, not knowing what to do. She was so angry that her chest felt tight. Why did Adrian call her if he just wanted to show off that he was making love?! Was he drunk?! Leah shook her head, deep in her heart she knew Adrian couldn't possibly do such a thing. But Leah couldn't even remember her past entirely, all she remembered were bits and pieces. What if Adrian was not as good as she thought he had been?The digital clock on the nightstand was already 2.30 a.m., but Leah couldn't close her eyes yet. After several hours of wrestling with her thoughts, Leah finally got up the courage to call Adrian who was picked up on the first ring."Leah? Is that you?" said Adrian.Leah scrambled to switch the phone back off in a panic. She suddenly felt confused, she wanted to throw a tantrum and shout at Adrian, but for what reason? Even their relationship was over. But still, how could Adrian do all that!Leah's cell phone rang, Adrian called
Leah immediately looked away, pretending not to know Damien. Damien who understood why Leah was behaving that way immediately averted his eyes from Leah."So, guys, this is Damien Dupont, he is the CEO of D&D Champagne," said Diana, director of the agency where Leah works. Leah looked up, surprised, CEO? Why would a CEO like Damien live in a modest apartment like Leah's? Very strange...Damien nodded, he introduced some of his staff and then started talking about the new product he was going to release. Leah's concentration was broken, she began to feel something was off.The meeting went smoothly, Leah came up with some ideas she had and tried hard to avoid Damien's gaze throughout the meeting. Until finally the meeting was over and Diana called Leah and asked her to have lunch with Damien. Not inviting, more precisely, forcing.Having no reason because her boss told her to, Leah finally agreed. "We will take a walk, the restaurant we
Leah was so confused, how could Jerome be free from all charges of money laundering after everything he had done. He even had the strength to throw his adoptive father into prison to covered all his mistakes. Was money controlling all of this?"Beep beep!!!"The horn sounded loud, startling Leah who was crossing the street. "I'm sorry!" cried Leah, half running across the crosswalk. "Stupid tourists!" shouted the driver of the car and then stepped back on the gas pedal making the car go fast.Several people looked at Leah with annoyed looks, Leah covered her face with her hair and she hurriedly walked out of that place. She felt very hungry, but she had no desire to eat. Her mind was on Mindy, would Mindy be okay? And Suzy? What if Jerome took over the mental hospital where Suzy worked?"Leah? Leah? Are you all right?"A voice startled her. Leah squinted her eyes, for a moment she lost her focus because she was too dominated by her thoughts.
"What happened to you?! Gosh we need to go to the hospital!" screamed Leah frantically. In front of her, Damien appeared to be standing with a deathly pale face. Leah ran inside to get her bag and grabbed Damien's arm which was injured, "Can you walk?" asked Leah. Damien nodded, he winced at the pain in his hand."So what exactly happened?" asked Leah as she made her way down the stairs with difficulty. Damien chuckled, "I was too careless, I put the knife on the table, then I squatted down to clean the floor from the spilled sauce stain, suddenly my cellphone vibrated and nudged the knife so it fell and hit my right hand," Damien replied casually.Leah grimaced, "Why does the wound look so deep? Is the knife that sharp?" she asked as she studied the wound on Damien's hand. "Yeah, pretty sharp. You know the knife to cut Sashimi," Damien said while occasionally grimacing feeling the pulse in his wound which was still bleeding.Down below the apa
Leah is holding a wooden photo frame with trembling hands, inside the frame there was a portrait of Damien and Jerome teenagers who were wearing baseball jerseys and seem to be smiling at the camera. The photo was set on an unknown baseball field. Leah closed her eyes, not understanding why Damien had kept that photograph. Leah wanted to ask, but she was afraid, she was all alone in Damien's apartment, and she didn't bring her cell phone. What if Damien did something bad to her?Leah chose to put the photo frame back in the drawer and act as nothing happened. From the toilet, she walked nervously to the living room where Damien seemed to be putting two cups of freshly brewed coffee on the table."I've already called Travis, he'll be here in a few minutes, maybe I should buy that kind of tools just in case your door locks again," Damien said half-jokingly, but Leah didn't laugh at all."Take a seat, enjoy your coffee," Damien said cheerfully. Leah compl
"Leah? Is that you?" Adrian's voice on the other side made Leah felt comfortable. "Yes Ad, it's me..." she replied almost in a whisper. "Why did you call the office? Did you delete my cell phone number?" said Adrian. Leah was silent, organizing her messy feelings. She hated herself so much for always depending on Adrian. Hadn't she already cut ties with Adrian? She should have stopped involving Adrian with all the problems in her life."Leah? You still there? Is everything all right?" asked Adrian. Unable to bear the guilt that filled her chest, Leah decided to just end the call. She slumped on the floor, hugging herself. She was desperate, not knowing what to do.Who is Damien? Why did he have a picture together with Jerome? Were they friends? Leah wanted to ask Adrian a lot about it, but Adrian would immediately feel worried. And Leah didn't want that to happen. She did not want to involve Adrian in any business in her life. It would be very unfair
"The pizza will be delivered soon, now tell me everything?" Adrian sat on the sofa next to Leah who looked much thinner from losing nearly three kilograms during her stay in Paris.Leah took a deep breath, she began to recount the beginning of her accidental encounter with Damien at the bakery so that coincidences happened so often that they didn't make sense. Then she ended her story with a portrait she found in a drawer near the wine cellar in Damien's apartment, "So whose photo was it?" asked Adrian, his face strained. Just hearing Damien try to get close to Leah already made him angry."Damien and Jerome," Leah's answer made Adrian widen in disbelief. He almost dropped the phone in his hand because he was too shocked. "Are you sure? I mean, were the portraits so clear that you can recognize them?" raved Adrian, tensed. Leah nodded, "Their faces haven't changed much, although the photo may have been taken when they were teenagers, their faces
Adrian peeked through the hole in the door, his face shocked for a moment. "Who is that?" Leah asked almost whispering. Adrian walked slowly back to the sofa, "It's Damien, I don't think he knows if I'm here," spoke Adrian. They stared at each other in silence, then an idea popped into Adrian's head, "Let him in, I'll hide in the closet, lure him with all the things you want to know, don't worry I'll take care of you," whispered Adrian, Leah nodded then she opened the wardrobe and let Adrian got into it. "Put this in too!" whispered Leah, holding out Adrian his small suitcase.The bell still ringing, Leah put away a few beer cans and a pizza box. She only left 1 box of pizza and two cans of beer so Damien wouldn't get suspicious. After catching her breath, Leah opened the door. In front of her was Damien who was waiting impatiently."What are you doing here?" asked Leah curtly. Damien rubbed his face, "What the hell happened Leah? Why did you act weird last