"W-What are you saying?" Celestine said in disbelief after hearing what Lander had said. She could hardly believe it. From the beginning, she becomes honest about how she felt about Lander. He knows that she can't reciprocate the love he's giving so when she heard what he said, she couldn't make herself believe it because it seemed like Lander didn't accept her rejection of him before, something she didn’t expect he would do. She put the bracelet on the bed then she sternly looked at Lander. "We've talked about this right?" "Yeah, but let me at least explain myself first before concluding anything," he said, desperately wanting her to listen to him. "You are probably the only woman who will make me feel like this but don't get me wrong. I'm not saying all these things to still pursue what I feel for you but me, to finally talk to you as someone who finally accepts his defeat." He takes a deep breath. "I know this is all wrong timing because you're in the hospital right now and w
Kingston stretched his body and yawned. He was exhausted from working out in the gym that he can't help but take a nap which lead him into waking up late in the afternoon. He set an alarm however, probably because of his exhaustion, his whole system did not recognize the sound of the alarm. He wiped the sleep on his eyes before getting out of his bed to finally start his day. It's been awhile since he worked out at the gym and he wasn't surprised anymore to feel soreness in his muscles. He has a lot of things to do yet he overslept so he had no other choice but to cancel some of his plans for the day. "Ah, fuck," he murmured as his legs tremble with every step that he take. He stopped walking and reached for his phone on the table and checked the messages he received. Upon scrolling, he caught the message coming from Belmont. He opened their chatbox and read his message. From: Belmont Sir, Miss Celestine finally gain consciousness and Mr. Mogilevich will stay in the resthous
"Boss, we're just confirming if you will stay in the resthouse overnight because Miss Celestine is looking for you since she woke up," Nicholas said to Vincent over the phone while his eyes were on the empty hallway of the hospital. He is standing because his body ached from sitting on the stainless bench for hours while he is trying to sleep in a sitting position. After minutes of trying, he failed and so he just decided to stand. He heard from other associates that Vincent is planning to stay overnight at the resthouse and since he doesn't know if it was true, he needed to confirm it himself because Celestine is looking for Vincent and he couldn't find the right excuse to answer her question. Vincent rests his elbows on the railings of the balcony while he is staring blankly at the scenery in front of him. He let out a deep sigh. "She's looking for me?" he asked to confirm. "Yes, Boss. She's been looking for you since she woke up. She's asking me questions I don't know how
"How are you feeling?" The doctor asked as he was putting back the equipments that he used to check on her inside the box. "I'm fine now, doc. I'm just having a hard time sleeping because I'm having nightmares," she said then she sat properly on the bed, both of her intertwined and resting on her lap. It's been an hour since Lander leave her inside of the room. Before leaving, he wake up the nurse which immediately called a doctor to check on her again. After running some tests on her, she is now back in her room with another doctor to check on her. Check up after check ups. It drained her. Despite the fact that Vincent indeed make sure to pay for the best doctors to check on her she still can't seem to be fully happy. She needs his presence. She needs to feel him. She needs him and not the best doctors. All she want is him but he is nowhere, even his man wasn't able to give her a proper answer when she asked if where was Vincent. "That's normal. The accident is very traumatic
"Here, keep the change," Sophia said as she was handing a money on the cashier. The cashier smile at her and shook her head afterwards. "Ma'am, no need. We'll make this drink free for you." "No, seriously I want to pay for it," she insisted but the woman shook her head again and hold her hand that is holding the money then the cashier pushed it gently back to her. "No, I insist, ma'am. We'd like to give you a free drink for bravely saving Miss Celestine. We don't know what could have had happened if you didn't save her. It's a relief to know that she is fine now," the cashier said then she let out a deep sigh. "What do you mean?" she asked then put the money back on her pocket. "Sir Vincent is here now to investigate what happened. He suspect that everything is not just an accident and there must be someone who drowned Miss Celestine—" "That's impossible! She did it herself. No one told her to save the ball. She got drowned because she choose to help," she blurted. It irritat
"What's your responsibility as an associate?" Sophia asked out of nowhere. She is already aware of the life that Vincent is in. However, it has always been had her wondering of what are the things that they do in every life. "Why are you asking? Planning to be one?" he asked, chuckling. "Nope, it's not my thing to kill people for someone." "Silly, being an associate is not just about killing somebody for the mafia boss. It is actually more than that," he defensively said before he get the twig that is lying on his side and use it to draw something on the sand. His life, just like the lives of the other associates is hard. They earned the position they're in now and their job wasn't as easy as may people see it. "Well, I don't know that's why I'm asking," she said in return before she glance at what he was doing on the sand. He draw lines that she's interested of seeing the result after since she couldn't understand what he is trying to draw. "You wouldn't want to know. It's
"Fuck that old fucking man," Kingston curse as he pressed the cotton on his wounds. He has no one to help him mend his wounds so he doesn't have a choice but to clean it himself. He bit his lower lip as he pressed the cotton even more on the deep cut on his right leg. He planned to meet Celestine tonight and he doesn't have any plans to cancel it even after what happened to him. All along he thought that Venedict is his real enemy but he was wrong because it was actually Victor. After the conversation he had with Victor he realized that he was the person who control Vincent for years and not Venedict. It was a mistake to not doubt Victor before and he is regretting everything now. He can now say that the things that he heard about Victor before was true. Victor is indeed far different from his younger brother, Venedict because unlike Venedict, Victor is most likely to do the things he wants without thinking of the innocent people that might get involve in the situation. He is spo
Sophia remained silent until they reached the resthouse. There are associates that greeted Vincent as they make their way inside of the house yet they didn't get any response from Vincent, not even a nod. They are used of that attitude of their boss but not Sophia. She doesn't have a single idea for why Vincent asked her to follow him but she's doing it anyway. She is aware that Vincent only find her to personally tell her how thankful he is that she saved the love of his life, Celestine. But she is still hoping that it is not the only reason why he wants to see her. Vincent stepped on the staircase and stopped midway when he feel that no one is following him. He looked over his shoulder and found Sophia at the end of the staircase, eyes on her feet and hands behind her. He cleared his throat. "Why you stopped? Are you alright?" he worriedly asked then he walked downstairs to check on her. She looked up and ask. "Can we just talk here?" "We don't have privacy here," he answered