"Are you pregnant?" She asked again. Megan blinked then swallowed. "No, I am not." She answered. An answer she was not sure of."I was just so surprised with the sudden engagement so I thought you were pregnant." She told her. Her voice did not sound accusing like she thought it would."Actually, me and Leo have met for over a year now. I was the interior designer who designed his house."She gasped in shock. "You are? Wow, I was not aware of that. Leo doesn't share anything with his mother anymore." She lamented. "No wonder I loved the design of the house as soon as I entered inside. The design is lovely dear." She complimented.Megan's chest felt warm. "Oh, thank you. I hope I did not say something wrong." She said gently."No, you did not say anything wrong. So tell me Megan, which family are you from?""My father is Peter Zendel. He is into business investments and real estate. I don't know if you have heard of him.""Oh, I certainly have. So Peter Zendel is your father? I did no
Delphine asked her to take a stroll with her outside to which she agreed. Leo was nowhere to be found, so she guessed he was with his father in his home office. Alfonso was sitting on one of the sofas in the living room, still pressing his phone. He did not even look up when they passed. "Don't let that housekeeper girl steal what is yours, darling," Delphine told her as soon as they stepped outside the house and into the cool evening breeze."What?" She asked in confusion."You don't have to pretend with me, I know that Sophia likes Leo. I mean, who wouldn't know? It's so obvious.""Oh." Well, she did not know at first, Megan thought. "I know she likes Leo.""I had one almost ten years ago, she was also working for me as a housekeeper. She tried to drug my husband to sleep with him, the stupid red-haired woman did not know I had come back way earlier than my normal time, when I caught her, I beat the hell out of her and put her in jail. No one messes with my family. She spent some y
Goodbye." Delphine told the both of them. She turned to Megan. "Let's go shopping sometime soon. I like your fashion choices, they fit me.""I'm glad you like it. I will be ready anytime you are." She promised.Megan sucked in a deep breath when Delphine unexpectedly hugged her tightly, Megan slowly hugged her back. She felt warm."Thank you, Megan. I have never seen my son look so happy for a long while now." She whispered in her ears. Delphine pulled back. "Take care of yourself. And Leo, make sure you also take care of Megan.""I will mother, you can leave now. Dad and Alfonso are waiting for you in the car."Delphine glanced at the car. "Don't mind them, they are supposed to wait for me. Let me leave you young people to your thing. Bye." She waved at them and Megan waved back. She walked to the car and entered into it.Delphine walked to the car and entered into the custom Maybach waiting at the front of Leo's mansion. The car started and they drove off. The sound of their car fad
"Megan?" Leo called. "Huh." She came out of her trance. "What is your answer?" He queried with curious eyes. "I like you too Leo. I really do. But what if we don't last? You know I had a messy breakup before we entered this deal. I don't want that to happen anymore, I don't think I can handle something like that again." She confessed with a low voice, she stared at her lap, unsure to meet his eyes. Would he mock her for what she said? "Look at me, Megan." He said and Megan looked at him. "We can make this work together only if we want to. It's only trivial emotions like doubt and fear that destroy things. I want to be with you for a long time, as long as this can go. I love having you here in my house, I love having you by my side. I don't know what I would do if I saw another man close or next to you. I want to be the man next to you. I only need your permission to do that. I won't force you to do something that you don't like, you can think about it but I won't wait for long."
"I had a terrible accident by the beach side when I was little." She began and took a deep breath. "I didn't die, but somebody else did." She continued. "Who is the person that died." "Esther was her name. She was my second best friend and the third friend in our group. I, Julie and Esther were all friends. We didn't let our social differences keep us apart, Esther was not from a wealthy family like me and Julie, but she wasn't poor either. It happened ten years ago on a fateful Sunday. It was raining like it was today, although the rain wasn't much. They were in my house that day, my father wasn't around so it was practically just us in the whole house. I was the one who brought the idea of all of us going to the beach that day since there won't be many people. They both refused, especially Esther. They said that the sea was dangerous to go to that day because of the announcement on the news." Her voice began to crack. "You don't have to tell me everything if you are not ready."
Leo parked the sleek silver sports car and turned the engine off. He came down from the car and opened her door for her, she took his outstretched hand and he helped her out of the car. Megan touched her bag with her free hand and she was reminded of the pregnancy test she had rushed to buy from a pharmacy when Leo parked to get something from a store.When she went back home she would use it, she would try and remove her mind from other things and focus on what they came out to do. She would make sure she enjoyed today, after all, Leo canceled his work just to spend this day with her, so she would be happy and focus on positive things first. The worry can come later.After much speculation, they decided to visit the British Museum first. Leo admitted that he was not a fan of art and historical artifacts so he might not be the best partner to go with. Megan did not care as long as he was with her, she was okay. She has always loved arts since she was young, it was also what made her
"Are you sure you would be able to ride it?" Leo asked while watching her. Their car was parked at a parking lot near the London Eye. It was already afternoon. "Of course, I might be afraid of water but I don't think I am afraid of heights." She said boldly."Alright, if you insist so much, let's go," Leo said.Megan came out of the car before he could open the door for her. Anticipation was making her giddy. She gripped Leo's hand when he started walking. They both approached the iconic Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames. The London Eye, one of the most recognizable landmarks in London, loomed before them, its massive, curved structure reaching high into the sky. It looked so magnificent.Leo purchased their tickets, and they both joined the queue, shuffling forward with the steady flow of visitors. Megan was filled with fluttering nerves, she was wondering how it would be. This was her first time entering something so high or even riding the London Eye, she couldn'
"What do you think, Leo? This is a restaurant and I came to eat, like you too." Her lips curled into a wide smile."I suggest you leave right now, you are interrupting my dinner with my fiancée." He emphasized the word fiancée and he was glaring at Ella Woods.The hostile interaction between them told Megan that they ended up on the wrong note and there was still bad blood between them.She looked at Megan. "That's right, your fiancée." Her voice sounded mocking then she turned to Leo. "Just wanted to say hi, for old time's sake. You don't have to be so touchy. See you later." She said then walked away from their table.When she left Megan was about to speak to Leo when he stood up from the table and called for the waiter to bring the bill which he paid for quickly. "You said you were done with your meal. Let's go." His face was cold and he did not look like the Leo who she was having fun with earlier that day.A dreading sense of déjà vu washed over her. This almost felt like the da