Aria stood in front of the hospital staring at the picture on her phone for a long while, wondering if she should go ahead with what she had planned to do or not. The reporters who were stopping and questioning the people walking out from the City hospital eventually noticed her standing at a point. The head reporter who had seen Aria tapped another reporter on the shoulder. “Go question that lady over there.” He said while nodding his head in Aria’s direction.The junior reporter understood and hurried over to Aria at once. “Good morning miss.” He greeted.At the sudden voice, Aria looked up from the phone to see the person who had approached her, It was a young man in his late twenties with deep Asian eyes. She stared at the man’s tag which showed that he was a reporter then composed herself before returning his greetings. “Good morning.”“I’m Wen Smith.. from City Scoop. Are you here to visit a friend?.” The Chinese-American reporter introduced with a polite smile while trying to s

“It’s time for breakfast, Madam. Master Noah is already seated in the dining room.” Hannah announced the moment she walked into Lola’s bedroom. The maid was putting on a flower-patterned cotton apron as she had helped to prepare the food in the kitchen. Her heart-shaped face was cheerful as always making Lola wonder how exactly she managed to keep up that expression. “Alright. I will be out soon, thank you.” Lola said and slammed down the cover of the novel she had been reading since the early hours of the morning. The day after Noah had told her that he hated her and no longer needed her assistance, he had sent out word to the ancestral mansion for Grandfather Sanchez to send one of the family’s chefs over to the penthouse along with Hannah, Lola’s previous maid. Therefore, Lola no longer needed to cook for the both of them and ate whatever meal the chef prepared instead. Which was a good idea, less work to do. When Lola arrived at the dining room, her eyes fell on the indifferen

Lola emerged from a cab in front of Infinity Apartments and rubbed her upper arms at the sudden chill. It was late but a few of the tenants were still hanging around the reception area. In the brightness of the lighted-up hall, Lola donned a chic black dress that hugged her sexy hourglass figure and highlighted her wild red hair perfectly making heads turn as she walked. Apart from Lexi’s voice which welcomed as she walked through the steel door, the penthouse was silent.‘Were they asleep already?.’ Lola wondered as she closed the door behind her.She had deliberately stayed out longer than she usually did to avoid coming across Noah or Bianca. There was a sudden sound of a hand clap and then the lights came on. Lola noticed Noah standing by the aquarium. He was wearing a sleeveless black T-shirt with joggers, which made him appear even more gloomy and cold. He stood staring in her direction with a bottle of wine in his hand, seeing the bottle he held made Lola frown.‘Had he been

The three women in the living area were still heavily engaged in a staring contest when Tyler walked out from Noah’s study.“Uhm.. Is everything alright in here ladies?.” He asked with a slight chuckle and the women finally tore their gazes away from each other.Tyler’s eyes met with Lola’s and he bowed awkwardly before looking away. “I’ll be leaving now.” He informed Xena. Xena grabbed her bag from the table after one last glare in Bianca’s direction. “Let’s leave together. You can drop me off at home.” She said with her voice still sounding a little edgy.“But..” Tyler stammered in an attempt to complain but was shut up by Xena’s cold and sharp glare. “Alright, ma’am.”Inside the car, on the way back to the Sanchez estate to drop Xena off, Tyler who preferred to drive the car himself instead of using a chauffeur kept looking at the girl beside him. Xena was surprisingly quiet, unlike her usual talkative self.He remembered how the three women, Bianca and Xena especially, had been st

Everything,~“I’ve been looking everywhere for you Lola.” Carlos Alberto confessed. A half-truth and a lie. Lola squinted as his grip on her waist got tighter, his fingers rubbing too hard against the fabric as he pulled her body closer to him. She lets out a nervous laugh. “For whatever reason?.” She asked and looked around them; The other dancers were going along with the routine as well, but their eyes kept straying to her and Carlos. Lola had never been close to Carlos Alberto. He had arrived in Rosewoods High only a week before Noah did and Lola could only recall him asking her out a couple of times. And each invitation was politely rejected by her, especially after Noah’s disappearance which had left her completely heartbroken. ‘So why on earth would he be looking for me?.’ She wondered.Another turn. Carlos smiled, then he responded to Lola’s question with yet another one of his own. “How did you get to know Noah Sanchez?.” He asked as he stared at the woman curiously. Her br