Paige's POV"Paige?"I lifted my face to see Steve looking at me with a creased forehead. He turned the light on and his gaze shifted to the bottle of liquor in front of me. He shot an eyebrow up before looking into my eyes again."It's already 2 AM. Why are you drinking?"I shook my head. "Nothing. I just can't sleep. Why are you still awake?"He sat in front of me. "I fell asleep waiting for you. What time did you come home?"I shrugged my shoulders. "Past midnight?"He nodded. "I'm not gonna ask where you went since it's very obvious that you were with Noah. Paige, you know what you're doing right?"I lazily smiled at him. "I know, Steve. I'm sorry for lying."He shook his head and held my hand over the table. "You don't need to apologize, Paige. There's nothing to apologize for. It's your freedom to lie whenever you want. But please, I'm begging you, Paige. Stop. Stop this. Stop hurting yourself."I laughed without humor. "If I can only stop the pain, Steve.""Look at me," he said

Paige's POV"Paige!" Naomi's soft and energetic voice filled my ear as I passed by an ice cream shop. She's waving at me while sitting beside Noah, who's staring at me with his gentle eyes. Oh, God! It's a wrong decision to walk pass here.Naomi's innocent face was looking at me. She's signaling me to come as she flashes a sweet smile. I don't have plans to be in the same place with Noah but I can't hurt an innocent kid's feelings.I was forced to enter the ice cream shop and went to their table. I didn't bother glancing at Noah but I can feel the intensity of his stares."Paige, I missed you! Do you want some ice cream?"I want to curse my fate. Why did I accidentally get entangled with the Hanson kids? This is insane.I smiled at her and shook my head. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I can't stay long, I'm kinda busy."Her lips pouted and her energy dropped. "Okay…"I heaved a sigh and lifted her face by putting my finger on her chin. I gave her a sweet smile. "Maybe some other time?"Her face

Paige’s POV“Miss Paige, Mr. Hanson is insisting to talk to you for his complaint.”My forehead creased as I slowly lifted my face to look at my assistant. “Complaint?”I didn’t become the branch manager for nothing. It’s not like I’m bragging but I never heard a complaint from the guests ever since I started working as a manager. I always made sure that our service was excellent so no one would complain. But… I massaged my temple. Noah!I heaved a sigh. “What is it about?”“He said he would only talk to the manager. I’m sorry, Miss Paige.”I pressed my lips together, keeping my temper. “I’ll talk to him. Where is he?”“He’s in his suite, Miss Paige.”I paused. He’s in nis room? I don’t wanna doubt his plans, but I know him better than anyone else. I palmed my forehead. “Tell him, I’ll talk to him later. I’m busy.”“He insisted on talking to you today, Miss Paige. I told him to just talk to the HR but he wants to talk to the manager.”Noah! Argh! He knew that I’d find a way to avoid h

Noah's POV"Sir, the fuse box was just turned off."I rolled my eyes at Oliver as I gritted my teeth. He found me here in the Hotel Monroe two weeks after I check-in in here. I don't know how he found me but I guess he's like a police dog. Damn!"I'll stay here for a while, Oliver.""But sir…"I looked at him in irritation. "Are you my wife?"He was rendered speechless. After he left, I went to the dining area to eat. Paige didn't go to work yesterday and her assistant told me that she's gonna work today. If that's the case, I should prepare.I started eating in silence while scrolling through my cellphone, looking at Paige's social media accounts. She's not active anymore. I've been stalking her since she came back and it's frustrating the hell out of me. I don't even know what happened to her in the past five years. I already stalked her cousins, but they're not posting anything either. Tsk!I already consumed half of my breakfast when I suddenly felt dizzy. I looked at my hands and

Noah's POV"Good morning!" I greeted the guest I saw in the hallway. He looked at me with confusion in his eyes but he nodded."Good morning!" I greeted the front desk staff. The girl gaped at me as if she saw me smile for the first time. Well…I greeted everyone I ran into the hallway until I reached the lobby. I sat on the couch, facing the entrance of the hotel. I crossed my legs and lifted the magazine. It's 30 minutes before Paige's arrival. I asked her last night about the exact time of her arrival and now, I'm waiting for her.I'm just so excited to see her again after our date last night. We danced. We held hands. We talked. We laughed. Dang! Those are just simple things but it made me so darn happy. I guess this is how love works. If you acknowledge that certain emotion, a simple thing you do with the person you love would make you so damn happy. I chuckled. She's just so beautiful that I can't forget about what happened last night.My smile widened after I saw her entering.