Marty could smell Christine's vomit on his body and felt the urge to take a bath, so he joined Christine in the bathtub. The thought that Christine would be enraged if he made love with her helped him control himself. Later, when he finished dressing Christine, he took his shirt which he left when he stayed in her room while she was in the hospital. Marty smiled, happy that she didn’t throw away his things.
Marty sat at the bedside looking at her face. Christine stirred up and looked at Marty.
Slurring, Christine said, “You l-- l-- left mmm-- me, y--- you--- ssssshhh---- said yyyy--- you ----lll --- love me. L--- liar”, tears trickling down her temple.
Marty leaned and kissed her eyes, he could taste her salty tears and whispered in her ears “I’m sorry for leaving you, I didn’t lie to you, I lov
Christine felt as if electricity was flowing through her body. She suddenly drew her hand and looked at Cassie in a severe manner. But her gaze softens as Cassie is upset, her eyes become watery and close to tears. "Cassie, sweetie," said she, and stretched out her arms to take her in her arms, but Cassie turned away and hugged Marty's neck and wept. Marty stroke Cassie’s back and turned his head to look at Christine. To his great disappointment, Christine never glanced in his direction, instead, she rose to her feet and came near the floor to ceiling window. Marty's gaze never went away from Christine, he followed her every step of the way. Marty perceived that Christine had erected a fortified wall against him. She won't let him in and he thought of ways to breach those impenetrable walls that
"No, I just wanted to rest," she said, bowing and shaking her head just to push the images afloat in her head. "The beach house would be perfect for it," said Marty, convincing her as he turned to Cassie to wipe off her milk-covered mouth. Christine raised her head to say no but her eyes caught Cassie looking at her. Cassie stared at Christine with her eyes wide open in anticipation. The anticipation in her daughter’s eyes turned imploring, and then into glum. Christine swallowed back her word, she couldn’t ruin her daughter’s day. “Alright, I’ll come along,” said Christine, she saw her daughter’s eyes lit up in an instant and her eyes danced with joy. “Yippee!” Cassie exclaimed happily while clapping her hand. Sorrow rather than joy fills Christine's heart. How could her daughter accept the truth once she came to know that her dream was impossible? How is she going to tell her daughter that they cannot ever be a full family? Cassie needed a father who will always be there
His proximity stirred in her a thoughts she shouldn't entertain. She went away from him to the falls and held herself under the water. She let the cool water wash away her burning desire. Waiting for her body to cool down, she closed her eyes. However, Marty got close to her and locked her up with his strong arms. Her treacherous body instantly became hot in response to his embrace. She turned around to push him, but he didn't budge. His smoldering eyes looking at her luscious lips beckoning to be kissed. Marty tilted his head and their lips collided. Christine's mind went haywire. All of a sudden, Christine was awakened from his drugging kiss and looked up at Marty. Fear and trepidation flickered in her eyes, she whispered, begging, "P --- please don't, I --- I can't." Seeing her fear, Marty withdrew his hand and embraced her, holding her head against his chest. Closing his eyes, he said, "I'm sorry." Christine heard his racing heart like he sprinted a mile. "Let's go back, o
They went downstairs and looked at the living room, but Cassie wasn't there. They rushed out frantically and ran to the beach, but Cassie was not there. They came back and went on searching for her in the garden but she wasn’t there. Christine’s knees gave way and she almost fell but Marty quickly held her arms and he pulled her up to his chest. “Marty, our daughter, ” she sobbed on his chest. “Hush, we’ll find her. Let’s go inside,” said Marty, trying to pacify her. Sensing her trembling body, he knew that she can’t walk so Marty scooped her in his arms. She sobbed and hugged his neck trying to get strength from him. On their way back to the house, Greg came near them, looking at his boss’s grim face, he asked, “Sir, what happened” 
“What are you doing here?” asked Christine and jerked her hand away. "This is for me to ask you, what are you doing here and who is taking care of our daughter?" replied Marty as he held back his anger. He was on the verge of taking away Christine but was holding back. He saw the whole thing, and he didn't like Graham's head and arm hanging on her shoulder. Karen's feet were rooted in her place, she could not move because of Marty's formidable aura. Christine didn’t answer, but sat defiantly in the driver’s seat, however, Marty prevented her from closing the door. “Where do you think you're going?” Marty said in an exasperated tone, still holding the car door. Christine lifted up her eyes and raised an eyebrow, defying him, and said, "I'm going to bring him home." "No!" Marty grunted and added, "I won't let you do it.". The thought that something will happen between them made his blood boil. Karen, watching them get really nervous. "Get out of the car!" Marty commanded betwe
As usual, the company employees dispersed whenever they saw Christine getting out of the elevator. She had ignored this time after time, but not today, they have already crossed the line. Rather than going straight to her office, she stood there and looked at the employees. The employees were terrified at the coldness in her eyes. Her sternness was nothing more than a facade that she wore when dealing with her employees so that they would not take her lightly.She opened her mouth and addressed the employees, “I have observed for a long time that some if not most of you are either loafing, dallying or goofing employees. I warn you, I won't think twice before I kick you out of the company when I find you messing around in the company."Once done reprimanding them, she turned and strode into her office followed by her assistant. Christine ordere
Marty immediately turned his attention to his work. He wanted to get this done as soon as possible and didn't want to spend another day without Christine. Luke, who was with him, wished that Christine and Cassie came along so that his workaholic boss would tone down a bit.It's been two days, but Christine hasn't been able to get in touch with Graham yet. His phone was ringing, but he wasn't answering her call, even her messages were unread. She went to Graham's clinic, but the receptionist said that Graham and Karen were out of the country for a conference.She knew Graham was in pain now and couldn't blame him for avoiding her. How couldn't he feel the pain when he had loved her for almost a decade and proven himself worthy of her love but his love remained unrequited.When she was on her way bac
With just a short notice, journalists poured in at the press conference Luke had organized. Journalists are generally in competition for scoops so they wouldn't let this opportunity slide, especially as they will be able to write something about business magnate Marty Jacobs. The conference hall was livened up by animated conversations of journalists. Luke entered the conference room, and stood beside the platform, and in less than a minute Marty entered. The man oozed a silent commanding authority that with his mere presence the animated place fell into a dead silence. He climbed up the platform and sat. His eyes scanned the group of reporters and then glanced at Luke. As his personal assistant for more than a decade, Luke instinctively knew what that gaze meant. Luke gave a short introduction to the purpose of the conference and thanked the media reporters for coming considering that it was a very short notice. Following a short introduction, Marty took over. "As my assistant a