The early morning sun filtered through the bright beautiful curtains in the living room, casting a soft golden glow across the room which brightened up the atmosphere. A plush, oversized couch sat at the corner of the room close to the down-to-ceiling windows, with its cushions adorned with many soft, inviting throw pillows around it. Positioned amidst the soft pillows and couch, was Ethan and Ava lying there comfortably, with their bodies curled together in a delicate embrace. Her head was resting on his chest with her ear harmonizing to the steady rhythm of his heartbeat, while his arm wrapped protectively around her, creating a feeling of safety.Their faces were so calm in their sleep as they remained in that position, and Ava's body seemed to stir a bit with her lips gently curving into a contented smile. She moved her face more closely to his chest and snuggled even more, loving the good mood that her sleepy self seemed to be while trying to wake up. Suddenly, she realized that
"I missed you so much, Mum. Everything has been different without you for the past weeks," Evan said sentimentally as he hugged his mother repeatedly, while Autumn had been laying on her chest with her little hands clinging tightly to her back, ever since she and Ethan returned from the vacation house. It was an unplanned return that happened spontaneously because of the situation, and things had been quite rowdy since they arrived at Dali's house that afternoon after flying by jet. However, Dali had gone on a sudden business trip that morning, and she informed Jordyn that she would be back in the next two days. "Mummy. Aunt Dali and Aunt Anna were arguing so loud in our house, and they were saying mean words to themselves too," Autumn told her mother what she remembered again, still sniffling from crying after she saw Ethan and Ava entering the house. She was so happy. "I am so sorry you had to see that. Mummy is here for you now," Ava assured apologetically, and kissed her hair t
Jace was slumped in his office chair with his shoulders weighed down by an invisible burden, and his mind constantly plagued by his disturbing thoughts even if he was trying to focus. He hated that as much as he was trying to get Ava out of his mind, the image of her kept coming back to his head. His normally vibrant eyes were dull and clouded with disappointment and frustration. He repeatedly adjusted his tie which seemed to be constricting around his neck and clamming his skin, as each inhale of his breath carried the weight of his suppressed anger. It was the first time since he and Ava had known one another, that they had been so far from each other without speaking for so long. The communication and relationship were still smooth and pretty good after she left the hospital, but Ethan's presence kept ruining everything in the long run. With Ethan in the picture, everything was becoming messed up between them. He couldn't get his mind off it so much and it disturbed his mind eve
Years Ago………."What…what?" Jordyn stuttered with great shock, the moment she heard what her husband said as he entered the house, and dropped a huge basket on the table in the living room. "It is as I have said. Why are you shocked? Have you never seen a baby before?" He asked her with irritation forming a crease around his eyes, as his forehead knitted into a huge frown. "What are you saying, Felix? You bring a baby home, and tell me to raise her. And you are asking me questions like a person who doesn't know what she is doing," Jordyn responded to him immediately, trying not to get angry at the manner in which he was talking to her. She could never get used to his absurdity. Ever since they had been married for months, there had never been a moment of happiness for her. She was always so sad because of the kind of man she had gotten married to, and because her breast was still aching from not breastfeeding her daughter again. It took extra effort to hide it from him since they we
Things seemed to have gone back to normal with everyone, even if it was more or likely not to be the same. Regardless of whatever had taken place in the past weeks and months, routines had to go back to being their usual and work had to be done. It was the first time in a long time after her accident that Ava was officially returning to her position, and she was given a grand welcome by every one of her workers in the company. The ambiance around was different with their boss back after surviving a near-death accident, and it meant more work was coming for them because of some shifted plans that were overdue already. Cassey had the most to tell her. "I cannot express how much I missed you, Ava. I mean, how could one miss their boss so much? You must have charmed me," Cassey chuckled widely as she sat on one of the chairs across from Ava with so many files safely secured in her both hands."I guess my personality has enticed you. And we were still speaking on the phone till last week,
"I heard what you did, cousin," Dali mentioned with a smirk as she made her way into Ethan's office, carelessly and freely the way another person could never do. However, she was surprised to see Ethan slouched tiredly on the couch in his office, instead of working with a serious face as usual behind his office desk. He just cast a lazy look at her as she walked to take her seat on the couch across from him, wondering why he was like that when he should probably be occupied with a piled up office job after missing days because of his vacation with Ava. "How is everything going at the company? Did you sort out the issue with your boss?" Ethan asked, ignoring the fact that Dali said another thing as she entered his office. "Don't try to get out of the talk. I heard what you did," she snapped and emphasized on what she said again, hoping that it would put him in an excited mood to talk about how everything was going with Ava, "Why do you look sad though? Are you okay? Shouldn't you be
As the elevator doors slid open on the top floor of the towering corporate building that led to the third floor, all eyes turned as a tall figure emerged from the elevator, exuding an aura of charm and confidence. Ava stepped forward with her white slipper clacking softly against the polished marble floor, as her poise and grace captured the gaze of all her workers who were scurrying carefully to their rightful seats to get their job started. Obviously, with the way things had turned out at the head office in Singapore, they were not expecting that she would not come around to the office, while looking for a way to solve the issue. However, she looked unperturbed. Dressed in a perfectly tailored white suit, her style and attire accentuated her feminine allure, and her lips which were painted a subtle shade of red rose, were curved into a captivating smile that radiated confidence. There was a brief exchange of pleasantries between her and all of the workers, before she strutted pas
"What is going on with you? You don't sound too fine," Ethan's voice came from the other side of the phone, wondering what was wrong with Ava after she picked up the phone. He had hesitated a few minutes before calling her after he got home for work, and had braced himself for another disappointment if he called, but was surprised to see that she picked up his call almost immediately. "Nothing, I just feel a little under the weather," she answered, standing up slowly from the bed as her legs landed barefooted on the dark, intricate patterned carpet in front of her bed. "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked, trying to push the conversation forward more than intended since she seemed to be giving him attention. "Hmmm. I don't know. I just don't feel really good right now," she said honestly, allowing her feelings to supersede the desires that she was trying to succumb to, as she strode to the open balcony of her room in her nightwear. "I am really trying to not talk about it, bu