A woman with a luxurious appearance half ran and embrace Leah warmly. "So glad to have you back Leah!" She exclaimed cheerfully. Leah smiled awkwardly, this person must be Amy, last night, Jerome had mentioned her name and said that Amy was quite close to Leah.
"You must have forgotten me, right? I'm Amy, we are close friends!" exclaimed Amy while grabbing Leah's hand. Leah nodded, "Yeah, last night Jerome said that too..." said Leah who didn't remember anything about Amy.
"Sorry, do you have a picture of us together?" asked Leah, still a little doubtful about their friendship. Judging from her appearance, Amy was not the type to be Leah's best friend at all.
"Of course I have, wait," Amy quickly opened her expensive bag and took out the cell phone. She searched the gallery for photos of herself and Leah on her cellphone. "Well here it is!" snapped Amy, showing a picture of them smiling at the camera. To be honest Leah looked more like she was grimacing than smiling. The backdrop of the photo looked like it was in an expensive restaurant with Jerome and another man sitting next to him.
"Are you friends with Jerome too?" Leah asked in surprise. Amy laughed, "Yes, of course! Adam and Jerome are like brothers!" replied Amy cheerfully. Leah was shocked, it seems that Amy was not her close friend, surely they are just getting along well because Jerome and Amy's husband are friends.
"Come on, just ask whatever you want to know, I will answer as best I can!" said Amy, she threw herself on the sofa in the main room. Leah sat still, staring at photos of herself and Amy in the cellphone gallery.
"When was this photo taken?" Leah asked curiously. Amy tilted her head, remembering, "I'm not so sure, I think almost two years ago, at the start of your marriage," Amy replied.
It's been a long time ago, meaning they haven't seen each other since then, because Amy is the kind of person who always takes a photo whenever she meets her friends.
"Are one of my daily activities were gathering with socialite women like you?" Amy was not offended, she felt happy because she was called a socialite.
"You rarely come to any event, you are always busy with your work!" replied Amy, slightly irritated. Leah was surprised, "Work? I have a job?" Leah asked, confused. Why didn't Jerome tell her? Leah also forgot to ask because she was busy thinking about her family.
Amy gasped, "You don't remember anything?" said Amy, who did not think that a famous workaholic like Leah Abigail could forget the work she loved. Leah just grimaced, how could she remember her job? She doesn't even remember her husband!
"Here, you once gave this business card to me," said Amy after rummaging through her bag. Leah looked at the business card in her hand as if it was a diamond.
VICAR Corp
Leah Abigail
Director of Marketing & Communications
What?! Director of Marketing & Communications? Wasn't Leah dreaming? How could a dime like Leah get such a good position? What had she been doing in her lost five years?
With just a business card in hand, Leah felt like she had regained her confidence. At least this time she felt like she had a chance to find out about herself from another perspective. She was only in a coma for two months, surely the people at VICAR Corp still remember her.
"What for? Your brain may not be ready to absorb too much new information!" Jerome babbled when Leah said she wanted to visit VICAR Corp tomorrow. Leah sighed, "My brain is fine Jerome! I'm just tired of my cluelessness! At least I can start researching my life from there," Leah said desperately.
Jerome fell silent, his expression dark. "A lot of people at VICAR want to get rid of you Leah, don't trust anyone easily, okay?" Finally, Jerome allowed Leah to visit her old office.
Leah nodded, 'Even to trust you is difficult, how could I possibly trust someone else so easily ...' Leah muttered in her head.
"Are you going to bed already?" Jerome asked when he realized Leah was already wearing a silk robe with lingerie on the inside. Leah reflexively tightened her kimono robe because her breasts looked a little bit poking out, she didn't want to make Jerome tormented by not being able to touch them.
"Umm yeah, I'm just here to get a glass of wine because I've been having a hard time sleeping lately," Leah replied, she avoided Jerome's gaze who seemed excited to see Leah in her nightgown.
"Let me accompany you to drink," Jerome said as he poured wine into his glass and Leah's glass. At that time they were in a drinking room that overlooked a giant glass wall that presents a night view of Manhattan.
Leah felt bad to refuse Jerome's invitation, so she finally decided to sit in front of Jerome and took a slow sip of the delicious wine in her hand. while her other hand was still busy covering the top of her kimono robe.
"By the way, what kind of business are you running now?" asked Leah who didn't even have time to find out more about Jerome because she was preoccupied with her thoughts.
"Artificial Intelligence," Jerome replied proudly. Leah was quite surprised, she thought someone like Jerome might be doing a job in property or finance. "And you are?" Leah asked, curious about Jerome's position in the company.
"Founder and CEO," Jerome replied trying not to sound arrogant but failed. "Wow that's good!" said Leah honestly. Although he doesn't know how big Jerome's company is, from the luxury of his Penthouse, it looks like Jerome's company is quite big.
"Kings, I mean my company, will get the title of a Decacorn startup in this year because our valuation has reached 10 billion dollars!" exclaimed Jerome proudly. Leah smiled as she raised her glass, "Well, congrats on your accomplishment!" said Leah, who had been confused because Jerome always called Kings 'my company' not ours. Maybe Leah didn't own any shares there.
Their wine glasses clashed, making a loud clink that made Leah feel like asking questions about Jerome more and more. "So Kings were formed before you met me?" Leah asked in a casual tone.
Jerome nodded, "Yes," replied him who didn't seem very fond of the topic.
"Talking about meetings, I'm always curious, how did our relationship start until we could become husband and wife?" Leah asked, her eyes fixed on Jerome's, so she could catch the slightest trace of lying there.
"It all started with a seminar held by one of the big startup companies from Silicon Valley. I and you both attended the seminar, we got into each other there and everything continued quite smoothly until we finally got married," replied Jerome with a smile reminiscing about the beginning of their meeting.
"Oh really? And what year was it?" Leah asked, still digging. "2018," Jerome replied quickly. Leah nodded her head. Jerome poured more wine for him and Leah, this is their third glass.
"What got us married? Do we love each other?" Leah asked carefully. "Sure, how can two people get married if they don't love each other? We are crazy about each other Leah, and until now I still feel the same feeling..." Jerome's hand moved to reach Leah's. Surprisingly this time Leah did not withdraw her hand.
Jerome's hand stroked Leah's hand softly, his gaze staring at Leah with a longing gaze. Leah took a deep breath, trying to control herself. Jerome is her husband, she should not be afraid!
Jerome suddenly got up from his seat and leaned over to kiss Leah's half-parted lips. Leah closed her eyes, trying to feel her feelings. People say the feeling of love can be felt when we kiss the person we love. But surprisingly Leah didn't feel that kind of feeling right now.
When Jerome kissed her, Leah's mind kept turning around, she didn't even feel the urge to have sexual intercourse at all. Her body refused.
"Umm, I'm so sorry Jerome, I haven't been able to go that far..." Leah reflexively pushed Jerome's body as Jerome's hand started to drop and felt her breasts. Jerome's face stiffened at once. He cleared his throat softly and adjusted his watch awkwardly.
"Yeah, it's okay! Maybe we should go to bed, good night!" said Jerome without looking at Leah. "Good night," Leah replied softly, her hand still on the top of her robe. She let out a loud sigh after Jerome disappeared.
Leah leaned back against the sofa, tomorrow during her visit to VICAR maybe she will get more answers to her questions, Leah gloomily took a sip of her wine, which was only a little left. Suddenly Adrian's face flashed across her eyes. Why couldn't Leah stop thinking about that man?
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"Remember Leah, don't trust anyone easily! You have a lot of enemies there," said Jerome before dropping Leah down in the lobby of the VICAR tower. Leah smiled and nodded slowly only to make Jerome stop saying the same sentence he had repeated many times since this morning."Call me if you want to go home, I'll tell Tom to pick you up later," added Jerome, somehow Leah caught the tense expression on Jerome's face. Was he worried about Leah that much? Or he is just afraid that Leah will get new information in VICAR? Now it felt like suspecting everyone was quite normal to Leah.VICAR is a large investment company that already has a good reputation internationally. Even the funds managed by VICAR already up to $ 5000 billion. A very fantastic amount that makes VICAR the largest investment company in the world.Leah stood in the busy lobby of the VICAR tower with an uncertain feeling. People seemed to be passing by in neat suits. Some
Leah walked down the sidewalk in a slight daze. The base of her leg started to hurt because of the stilettos she was wearing. When she found a lawn chair, Leah stepped aside and sat down. She bent over to examine her leg, there was a small, bleeding wound there. Leah's frowned, usually the shoes that caused this kind of injury were the new ones.Suddenly Leah remembered that everything in her wardrobe looked like brand new stuff, she could tell by the smell of them. A question mark and big suspicion began to appear again in Leah's mind, especially since she heard the latest facts from Adrian. Could it be that Jerome was manipulating her?Before Leah had time to get up and look for a taxi, a sudden downpour of rain-drenched Leah's body entirely. Leah hugged herself, feeling completely miserable. Why did everything feel so messed up, who should she believe?"I told you not to trust anyone, lots of people are happy to mess up your mind
"You already have an interview call?" asked Jerome with an investigating gaze. Leah showed an email on her cellphone, she does have an interview scheduled with a PR agency this afternoon."Okay then, Tom will take you there," Jerome said briefly. "I'm leaving with Amy," said Leah, which was quite a shock to Jerome. Yeah, he must have been surprised because Jerome knew, Leah wasn't that close to Amy."Amy?" Jerome asked in surprise. Leah nodded, "Yup! I want to have a spa treatment with Amy right after my interview!" Leah replied cheerfully, trying to look as natural as possible. Jerome shrugged his shoulders, "That's good! I'm glad you got close to Amy again," Jerome said with a little smile. Leah just grimaced.After Jerome left for work, Amy soon picked her up. "Leah, were you serious about our conversation last night?" asked Amy with a look of hope. Leah nodded, "All you have to do is lie to Jerome and say that we spend a lot of time together,"
"Why did you bring me here?" Leah asked suspiciously, by then they had arrived at Adrian's apartment. Adrian took a deep breath, he stared at Leah for a long time, making Leah feel a little embarrassed."Adrian! Answer my question!" Leah demanded, her hand tightly gripping the cellphone in her hand. "This is your place, we lived together here for more than a year," answered Adrian in a choked voice.Leah was dumbfounded, her face completely pale, she looked like someone who's looking at a ghost. "You are lying!" Leah exclaimed, shaking her head. How could Leah end up live with Adrian?Adrian looked down, arranging the right words so that Leah wouldn't be too shocked. "After your relationship with Jerome finished, you had time to live with your sister Jessica. Because our relationship was getting better and better, you finally decided to move here," said Adrian cautiously.Hearing the mention of Jessica's name, Leah became even more surprised.
"You didn't go to the interview, didn't you?" Jerome grumbled suddenly as they were enjoying their dinner. Leah almost choked on the beef stroganoff she was chewing, but she quickly got the hang of it."I suddenly changed my mind, I think I just want to start my own business," said Leah thinking tactically. How careless was Leah, she should have known that Jerome might find out everything she was doing.Jerome was quite surprised by Leah's answer, he thought Leah was going to dodge it or something. "So yesterday you were really with Amy all day?" Jerome asked, her eyes seemingly penetrating Leah's head, trying his best to find out what Leah was up to.Leah nodded with a smile, "Amy turns out to be very kind and fun, it does make sense that I was ever close to her," said Leah making it up. Right now she just had to look naive and innocent so that Jerome wouldn't suspect her.Jerome's lips pulled sideways into a stiff smile. "Really? Then you ca
Leah woke up to find Jerome holding his head in silence. "Are you awake?" said Leah in a slightly hoarse voice. "What happened exactly last night?" asked Jerome with a confused face.Leah chuckled, straightening her body. "We were making out but you suddenly fell asleep," Leah replied, holding the blanket that covered her naked body. She made her face looked like a disappointed person."Really? Why could I be sleepy all of a sudden? It has never happened to me before..." Jerome said, still suspicious of his memory last night. Leah shrugged, "I don't know, maybe you're tired," Leah murmured, her eyes watching the expression on Jerome's face.Jerome was looked at Leah's eyes for quite a long time and finally, he nodded and looked away, "Yeah, maybe I was really tired last night," muttered Jerome doubtfully. Leah smiled and breathed a sigh of relief."Then..." Jerome turned his head to look at Leah again, his h
Adrian stretched out his hand, gripping Leah's hand tightly. "Leah, can you stop investigating everything? Jerome is not an ordinary person, he's sick! I won't be able to see you get hurt for a second time!" Adrian's voice was trembling.Leah shook her head and then pulled her hand from Adrian's. "I won't stop until I can find where Jessica is. And even if Jerome was the cause of my accident, I'll make sure he's responsible for it..." Leah said, her face hardened.Adrian closed his eyes, finding it difficult to change Leah's mind. "Then involve me! Don't do it all yourself! You have done it all yourself and failed! Please learn from your past!" Adrian's voice sounded so desperate, he was really worried about Leah's safety.Leah didn't flinch, she saw the sincerity on Adrian's face. But honestly l Leah felt bad taking advantage of Adrian's feelings for her. Because Leah doesn't know whether the memory of her love for Adrian will come back or not.
Sunlight poured in through the blinds of the window, waking Leah who was fast asleep. She squinted, slowly opening her eyes.Her whole body ached. Leah frowned and tried to get out of bed. She looked around the room but Jerome was nowhere to be seen. With the remaining energy she had, Leah headed to the bathroom."Oh my Goodness..." Leah whispered as she stared at her reflection in the giant mirror. She looked very pale and messy. Leah took off her nightgown while biting her lip in pain.There were dark red wounds and bruises on several parts of her body. Leah's body suddenly trembled, she threw herself on the bathroom floor and hugged herself while sobbing.Leah wanted to leave the house right away, but deep inside her heart, she knew, if she chose to give up now, she would never get the answer to all the questions that filled her head."Honey, are you in there?" shouted Jerome through the bathroom