Diamond’s POV Almost everyone had left.Except those on night shifts and emergency cases that required the patient to be monitored regularly.I sat in the hospital cafeteria waiting for Lennox. It was nearly empty except for the one male resident who was having a late night coffee probably to stay awake for his shift. Been there, done that, I thought.As well as the workers behind the counter who clearly had no orders to take.Work hours had ended almost an hour ago so only a few doctors and nurses were still around.I used my spare time to finish some paper work, read and reply my emails and study a bit on the surgery.When I had nothing left to do, I began to think and overstress things like I was do.But then again, when it comes to Lennox I should be stressed. Which was more reason why this meeting shouldn’t even be happening. We shouldn’t be spending time together let alone seen doing it after work hours.It would pass the wrong message and Lennox is a married man a
Lennox’s POVDiamond had gotten stiff when I mentioned our kids being related. She didn’t utter a word for almost five minutes. I let the statement linger for a while before adding that our kids were cousins, but yet her shoulders didn’t relax. I had suspected the kids were Karl’s but I didn’t want to rule out the fact that they could be mine. Something about those boys just drew me to them. It felt like I was supposed to be spending time with them. So when Diamond tensed up at the mention of our kids being related, I got more suspicious.I didn’t want to make her uncomfortable but if there was any truth to my suspicion, I had to know.After a while, her shoulders relaxed a bit and she responded.“Yes, they are Karl’s so that makes them cousins. Sorry for zoning out, I was just thinking that it isn’t a good idea for our kids to meet let alone hang out considering our history and all you know”I didn’t know what I expected her response to be but it certainly wasn’t this. I mean that
Diamond’s POV Again I was too stunned to speak. Things were moving too fast. All that had happened so far were not supposed to happen. The plan was to come to New York, have the surgery while ignoring Lennox and my past life here and go back when the surgery was over. But even I knew that deep down it was impossible for that to happen. I couldn’t have dinner with Lennox and worse with Karl there. Lately, a lot of things Lennox had suggested did not go down well with me but somehow I always succumbed. I couldn’t accept the offer, it would make things too complicated and send the wrong message to whomever was watching. So I reiterated again that his offer wasn’t something I was okay with. “I don’t think it’s a good idea Lennox.” “C’mon Diamond, it will be good for you.” He had seemed to know what was good and not good for me lately. “It’s late, I have to get going.” I brushed off his protest and he blocked my way as I tried to move. “Let me drop you off,” he insis
Chapter 38Diamond’s POVI was surprised to see Agatha. I had purposely delayed my meeting in the Dean’s office because I wanted to avoid any chance that I could bump into her. I had a feeling she would be dropping off her daughter at school since Lennox would be at the hospital for a quick morning shift before our session with the professor. But I was wrong, it seemed wasting time had even increased my chances of seeing her. It took a while before Agatha saw me too and when she did, she mustered the most daring glare she could. It was almost as if we had a stare down contest going on. This gave me an opportunity to properly access her and I’m sure she did the same too.From what I could see, Agatha didn’t look like she was happy. There was this sullen aura around her in comparison to that which her daughter emanated and the surrounding too. It felt as if she was at the brink of unleashing hell on anyone who crossed her path. And I thought to myself that I wasn’t going to
Diamond’s POV Agatha’s face had turned bright red. She looked like any moment from now she could explode. Ignoring Lennox’s call, I turned off the phone and placed it back into my pocket as Agatha’s eyes followed my every move.What a perfect time for Lennox to call.Just a few more minutes and I would have been done with this conversation.I sighed and I shook my head.I looked back at her as she stared at the space the phone had been in, fuming.Slowly she looked up at me. Her eyes said things that couldn’t be passed across with words.I opened my mouth to speak but she cut me off.“How dare you Diamond?”, the disgust was evident in her tone.For some reason, the thought that passed through my mind was ‘now you know how it feels’, even though I wasn’t having an affair with Lennox.She continued speaking, raising her voice.“Are you trying to snatch my husband away from me?”I raised a brow as though I hadn’t heard right.“You want to take Lennox away from his family”
Karl’s POVThe chef was running late.I had hired a Michelin chef from Italy just for my date with Diamond.I knew she liked Italian food so why not get it directly from the source.I was probably going a bit overboard, but come on, it’s Diamond and she deserves the best.I couldn’t wait to salvage the look on her face when she sees all that I had planned for her.Out of excitement I had forgotten to check the accountability of the chef. Apparently it’s not just about being a good chef, punctuality mattered too. I was new to all these. Donald was always the one setting up, making arrangements and calling who need to be called while I made the calls.I continued dialing his number and on the third ring he picked.“Where the he…”, I cleared my throat reminding myself that I had to be composed.“Where are you?”“I’m on my way, my team and I just ran into a little traffic.”I wasn’t concerned about what delayed him I just wanted to know his exact location.“Where exactly are y
Diamond’s POV“Hayden come on let’s go.”The boys were excited for their second day in school. They had woken up early and gotten dressed up on their own. Hayden forgot his special pencil in their room so he went back to get it.“I’ve got it Mummy, I’m coming now,” he yelled from inside the house.As pumped up and excited as the boys were I couldn’t help feeling exhausted about the things I was required to do. Karl was out of town now, so I would have to get off work early to pick the kids and take them home, and take them to school every morning before heading out to work again. I really felt Karl’s impact in my life and the kids too. He had been of so much help these past years and I didn’t know how I would have coped without him. I truly did appreciate Karl’s presence in my life. Hayden finally came down and we all entered the car as I drove them to school.“Mummy where did Uncle Karl go to?”, they all said at the same time and I laughed.“You really miss him huh?”“Yes Mummy w
Diamond’s POV The rest of the ride was rather entertaining as we listened to the children bickering. There had been an awkward silence after Hayden mentioned Karl being Lennox’s brother. But of course silence never last when the children are involved.Natalia asked Lennox if he had a brother and Lennox affirmed saying she would eventually meet him.The kids continued speaking normally after that as Natalia gave them information on their school.We got to the school and Lennox pulled over.I gave the boys one last pep talk and of course Natalia was there too while Lennox stood beside the car watching us. “Okay boys and girl,” I looked at Natalia and she giggled.“Like I said before behave yourselves in school. And most importantly no fighting!!”They all nodded their heads and ran off into the school.Lennox and I watched them go before we turned and got into the car to leave.The ride to the hospital was a silent one. I just stared out the window while Lennox drove.But i