Chapter 11 Adelie POV'I'm watching you, Adelie. Don't do something stupid at the office' his words replay in my head as I drive down the road, and I feel shivers run down my spine. It took me forever to arrive at the company, and once I park at the garage, I step out of the car and stride toward the entrance door, trying so hard not to appear miserable, because that is how I feel right now. "Hey, sweetheart. How are you doing today?" Just before I take the elevator to the third floor where my office is, Cynthia walks elegantly up to me with a wide smile lingering on her face. Just how I wish I can be this cheerful, but it seems like it'll never happen. Not when my brother still lives with me. "Cynthia... I'm fine. Did you sleep well?" I force a smile at her as we both enter the elevator, standing side by side. "No, I didn't. I spent the whole night, thinking about my prince charming," She smiles creepily as she cups her cheeks in her palm, and I can't just help

Chapter 13 Adelie POV After spending some time with Cynthia, I finally decide to go home. The drive back home was tiring and exhausting, and luckily, Asher was not around by the time I got home. Maybe he still hasn't returned from work yet. Besides, dad left a lot of things for him to take care of before he traveled. Releasing a deep sigh, I throw myself on the couch and ruffle my hair slowly. I'm stressed. Recalling that Raymond asked us to stroll tonight, I stand up to my feet and drag myself up to my room upstairs, and as soon as I walk in, I strip out of my clothes, and dash into the bathroom. My phone suddenly starts ringing, and I pick it up from the bed as soon as I step into my room. It's Raymond on the phone. "Hey, momma. I'm waiting for you outside," His voice sounds from the other end as soon as I answer the call, and I glance at the wall clock to see that it's past 8pm. "I'll be there shortly," I reply to him before the call ends. Now, thin

Chapter 15 Adelie POV Waking up very early in the morning to find myself alone in the room gives me so much freedom and the chance to do my things how I do them on normal days. It's 5am, and I still have much time to get ready for work. Sitting up on the bed, I run my fingers through my hair tiredly, like I should just go back to sleep. I couldn't sleep well last night since I was a bit uncomfortable with Asher in the same room as me. I was scared he might harm me in my sleep, or maybe force himself on me. I know it's unfair to think that of him, but for someone who does all those dirty things with me as his sister, I doubt if there's anything else he's not capable of, or if he's not capable of doing worse. My phone starts ringing, and even if I haven't checked yet who the person is, I know that it's Raymond.. I'm really putting that dude through a lot, and I feel guilty for the things I'm doing to him. I answer his call this time because it'll be so unfair to ignore h

Chapter 17 Cynthia POV "Who is this?" His voice pulls me out of my world of Fantasy, and I watch him stare at Adelie with a questioning look on his face. "She's our guest... Your guest," His mom replies to him instead, and he turns his head to look at me with a blank expression on his face. As his pair of hazel eyes pierce into mine, I feel my heart melt in my chest, and I gulp down nothing nervously. "Who are you?" His deep voice sounds sexy to me, and I blush hard. I quickly stand up to my feet. "Uhm... Good day, Asher... My name is Cynthia... Adelie's colleague," I reply to him, and he pulls a face that says 'so?'. "So?" He finally says it to my face, and I gulp down nothing nervously. "Uhm..." I pause and grab the wrapped gift from my handbag that's on the couch, handing it to him. "Happy birthday, Asher... Please accept my little gift," I smile at him nervously, but he only stares back at me with the same expression on his face. He doesn't look ang

Chapter 19 Adelie POV An awkward silence assumes the air as we all have breakfast. I glance over at Asher occasionally, and he's not even looking my way. Earlier in the kitchen after I told him to date Cynthia, he looked so angry that he ended up storming out of the kitchen, and I have been left questioning myself why he reacted that way. I mean, even if he doesn't like her, there should be no reason he should've acted that way, right? "Son... What do you think about Cynthia? The young lady seems to really like you," Dad breaks the awkward silence, and I glance at Asher to see that he already paused eating, and now holding firmly to his fork like he would stab someone if this discussion doesn't end soon. I'm scared right now, and I can't deny it. "Your dad is right, Asher... I mean, I have never seen any lady come here to look for you, and I have also never really seen you with any before. She seems to be really courageous to have come here to find you," Mom chips