CAMILLAI sighed at my reflection in the mirror for the umpteenth time, staring critically at the dress I was picking for our date.It was sequin blue and most definitely too formal to go to the tracks.The thing is I had never been on dates before that did not involve family events and occasion and parties where I had to be the prime and proper daughter, smile at the men my father introduce me to and try to listen to them boast about a lot of things.That was why I was having problems picking out a proper outing dress. It was definitely too late to hit the mall for something other than heels and dresses and so I decided to settle for pants.No one could go wrong with pants and a plain tee accompanied by sneakers.I was soon dressed and began to pack my hair up before I recalled Nathan’s stern warning about liking my head down.I blushed again at this, shaking my head. He was just messing with me so why did that somehow do something entirely different to my system.I have had men come
NATHANShe was sulking so it could only mean I had pissed her off with my behaviour.I was justified, wasn’t I? The question about my perspective had thrown me off, evoked feelings and emotions I would much rather not be feeling at the moment.Nobody had asked me what I thought about my wife’s death or what had happened. They had had no idea that before she drove into the night, we had been arguing and I had just presented our divorce papers to her.Eleanor and I had been going through a rocky marriage and I was just about done with everything.I had damned it all to hell when she arrived late that night from work, drunk and I had told her I wanted a divorce, practically slapped the papers into her face.We argued and she walked away and out of the house.I did not think to follow her because I was too far gone in my anger… I should have just followed herThe guilt of that night had not left me so they were right, whether or not they knew the whole story… I killed my wife.“We are he
CAMILLAWhat the hell had I been thinking?I should not have mentioned my father…I watched him walk away wondering if it would be right to run after him and apologize for being so short sighted.Of course he would not want to know that he could not compare to my father especially seeing that they are major competitors.I could only think about the fact that I had fucked up his plans with the exit of Benjamin Cooper, that fucking bastard.It only showed that I could do nothing, think of nothing without my father being involved.He wanted my opinion and somehow I had included the one person he did not want to talk about. I had exposed the elephant in the room… literally dragged it to the limelight.I walked faster, following after him and only coming to a stop, almost crashing into him when he stopped walking.“I should apologize to you” I started. “What I said was very short sighted of me”He sighed, turning to face me. His eyes appeared tired very much unlike the excitement I had see
CAMILLA“So, tell me little dove, how is work going?”I was wondering how long at the dinner table it would take my father before he began prying and it took ten minutes which I must admit surprised me.“I am not going to tell you anything about Na… Mr Clark so do not bother asking” I announced.“I was merely asking how work is going seeing as you have your face plastered on half the newspapers in the state running away from some restaurant with Nathan Clark”“Jason…” My mother warned.“What are you doing, little dove?” My father asked.What was I doing? That was a valid question because it would seem that I was also very confused about that.Nathan was yet to respond to my messages and my father was hounding me.“I am working on my own and you should be happy for me” I shot at him.“I am happy for you, my love… I am just worried about whom you are working with”“He is not who you think he is and if you are going to follow the rest of the world to judge him then you are not the man I
NATHAN“What do you mean they found poison in her system? How long have you had this information?” I raved, rising to my feet.“I did not want to tell you and I was asked not to but I received a threat from your mother in law and I think you should reopen the case” he muttered“Doctor, what the fuck are you saying to me?” I asked again, feeling the beginning of a headache.“I am sorry, Nathan and I wish I could more to help you but it is true and they asked me to hide it from you. They wanted you to take the blame for her death but the will your wife left you foiled their plans” he explained.“I do not understand what you are saying” I yelled into the receiver.If what he was saying was true then someone had murdered Eleanor but how? Was it right after our argument or before?Was she already housing poison in her body before our argument and before her ride in the rain.It was hard for me to comprehend what I was hearing right now.I had spent years faulting myself for her death when
CAMILLA “You must have hit your head when you fell” I muttered, trying hard not to blush. “I must have” He concurred but he had a stupid grin on his face. One that showed he was teasing me and he had seen my blush. “The ambulance is here” I tried to steer the conversation out of dangerous waters mainly because I did not want to think that he had just asked me to marry him. He groaned while I tried to help him up but gratefully the medical operatives came in almost immediately and took over. They slid him inside the ambulance and tried to close the door. “I am going with him” I announced. “You don’t need to come with me, Camilla… you have done enough and I…” “I am still the boss here until you are up on your feet and I am saying that I am going to come with you so shove it” I watched him crack a smile as I climbed into the ambulance but there was no argument from him. He was merely staring at me which literally drove me crazy. “What?” I asked, moments later when I could not t
NATHAN“I am not about to involve you in my life, Camilla”I watched her eyes flash with anger at my words.“I am going to help you take down those people and I do not want to hear another argument about it” She iterated“I am no longer on the floor, Camilla… you seem to be forgetting that I am still the boss.”She blushed at this, her eyes lowering.She blushes beautifully, I thought to myself. It surprised me how much I wanted to see the red stain her cheeks.I cleared my throat, reminding myself this wasn’t anything more than pity for me. She felt sorry and just like rich debutantes she wanted to take me on as a charity case.I mean after the sad rundown of my life that I had just given her, I would expect no less.“I do not want you involved in my life. I am only clearing up your doubts that I am fine and I can handle myself” I declared in the sternest voice I could muster.Her expression moved from shy to hurt.She had the most expressive face I had ever seen.“Then why did you c
CAMILLANathan walked in the next morning, stopping when he saw I was already seated.I rose to my feet, stepping out from my desk“Good morning, Mr Clark… is there anything I can do for you this morning” I declared in a singsong voice.He cleared his throat.“Nothing at the moment, Camilla but I will let you know when if anything comes up” He answered.I avoided looking into his eyes and so I focused on something on his shirt, a button maybe which I glared at.“Noted” I answered. “I have your appointments and meetings for the day ready and already forwarded to your mail”“Thank you”I nodded once, glancing upwards.Our eyes met for that second before I glanced away from him, hurrying back to my seat.“Camilla” He began“If there is nothing else, sir”He sighed once but he hesitated before walking away and into his office.The door closed with a dull thud and I let out the breath I had been holding in my lungs.I was furious at him but there was no way I was going to allow that come i