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Chapter Thirty-Nine
Deagan ran a hand through his hair in frustration, without realising it his eyes drifted to the manila folder that sat collecting dust on the right-hand corner of his desk. He hadn’t touched it since he placed it there two weeks ago, but he was hyper-aware of it even when he wasn’t in his office, its presence loomed at the back of his mind like a bad memory and in many ways, it was one.
He didn’t want to rehash the past, not when he was finally able to move on. There was a time in his life where he thought he wouldn’t be able to live without her. Her betrayal cut deeper than anything he’d ever felt, it hurt more than his parent’s death, she hurt him knowingly; his parents wouldn’t have left him on purpose.
It wasn’t until he met Zoey that he had something to look forward to and that was something he never fi
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Secrets Chapter Forty
“ Sunday, 10 June 2018 (20:16)Canary Warf, LondonLondon, something about the city always drew me in, but never in a million years would I have thought that I’d be living here.The apartment is nice, Ayc seems to like it and we have a wonderful view of the city… It’s not home though, it’ll never beAycin… The brother I never had, but always wanted. He seems withdrawn but driven and I respect him immensely for that. A part of me still hates that he chose to go along with my plan, though I am grateful that he did, I don’t know how I would do any of this without him.I haven’t slept a wink since I got here; I can’t. Every time I close my
Secrets Chapter Forty-One
“Jeffery. Prepare the jet and get clearance, we are flying to London in-” Deagan’s words were cut short by the rowdiness of his friends and family entering his house.“Mr Lockheart?” Jeffery called his attention wondering why he suddenly went silent.“I’ll call you back Jeff.” He dismissed quickly cutting off the man’s next question.“What are you guys doing here?” Deagan asked in confusion, he was surprised to see Zoey’s parents there as well.“Deagan, did you forget? Dad wanted to speak to you about the company so we said we’d make dinner out of it.” Zoey answered matter of factly, but Deagan wasn’t paying much attention.“
Secrets Chapter Forty-Two
“Hi, I’m looking for Aria Gray,” Deagan asked the male receptionist and at the mention of the name, the man frowned.“May I ask who you are to Aria?” He asked somewhat suspiciously and Deagan got annoyed at the familiarity with which he said her name, but still stumbled on his answer, he couldn’t tell the man that she was his ex-girlfriend, so instead, he took the high road.“My name is Deagan Lockheart, Dr Aycin Lockheart’s brother.” The man’s eyes widened, realising his mistake, he quickly typed her name into the computer.“East Wing, third floor, Room 306.” He answered casting a hesitant glance between Deagan and the computer screen. Deagan frowned at his behaviour, but thanked him and turned to follow the signs to the east wing.
Secrets Chapter Forty-Three
To say that Ayc was pissed at Deagan was an understatement, he was sure that Deagan loved Aria, so he felt betrayed on her behalf when he found out that Deagan had moved on already. Hazel had tried to get him to see reason, but the man was stubborn as a mule, once he got it in his mind that he was right, it was virtually impossible to change it.Deagan considered her words for a moment and decided that the woman wouldn’t be telling him anything that he wanted to know, at least willingly, so being the businessman he was; he used that to his advantage.“So let’s make a deal.” Hazel immediately turned wary; she knew that the odds were stacked heavily against her and that Deagan was a brilliant businessman, who knew how to use it in his favour.“What kind of deal.” She winced, knowing
Secrets Chapter Forty-Four
Both men sat silently beside her bed, Deagan growing more and more agitated as the moments passed. Without so much as a word, Deagan stood up off his chair and stalked out of the room. Aycin let out a heavy sigh, knowing that his presence was like a ticking time bomb from the moment he entered the hospital and that bomb just exploded.Hesitantly, Aycin followed him out of the building. There was a storm brewing in both of them and it was probably best that they got it over with. Preferably somewhere far away from that hospital room, the last thing he wanted was to cause Aria more stress.Deagan was sitting on a bench with his head in his hands when Aycin approached him.“Deagan?” his head shot up at the mention of his name.“I can’t just sit back
Secrets Chapter Forty-Five
Aria was laughing at something that Sally said when they heard a commotion in the hallway; they all exchanged a curious look. Just as Aycin was about to peep out the door to find out what the ruckus was all about, a huge figure bounded in the door, almost knocking him over.The humongous teddy bear had to squeeze through the double doorway and followed by the walking stuffed animal were three men pushing carts packed with an array of different flowers. Without another word, they began placing the vases around the room, not bothering about the group of shocked onlookers.“Aww Ayc, was this my surprise?” Aria asked, looking at the huge bear in awe.“Uhh… Yeah?” he said unsurely.Suddenly a screen was pulled out from behind the teddy bear and
Secrets Chapter Forty-Six
“How are you taking this so well?” Aycin asked Deagan as he scarfed down a chicken wrap in the hospital cafeteria, both brothers made their way down when they were sure that Aria was sound asleep and Deagan declared that the last meal he had was when he was on a different continent.“You think I’m taking this well?” Deagan laughed sardonically with a mouthful of food, causing Aycin to cast him a disgusted look.“You eat like a pig, it’s a wonder how women are constantly falling at your feet.” Aycin’s comment made him smirk.“I bet if you hadn’t eaten since America you would also eat like a pig.” Aycin matched his smirk and replied.“Well I haven’t been in America for two weeks, so I proba
Secrets Chapter Forty-Seven
“Wow!” Deagan’s eyes widened the moment he stepped into Aycin’s apartment.“Cool, right?” Deagan studied the huge floor-to-ceiling portrait, nodding distractedly.It was the last picture everyone took together at Aria’s birthday celebration the day he proposed… The day she left him.In the picture everyone was laughing at something, it looked so natural and carefree that he found himself loving the picture instantly.“It was the first thing Aria put up in the house, some nights she would fall asleep just staring at this portrait from the couch.” Deagan’s heart clenched, remembering how he missed her in the e
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