Elissa let out a horrified shriek when a hand pulled her from her behind. "Shh, love it's me" Carson spoke in her ear, assuring her heart at ease. Elissa's heart was still racing. She turned to face and lightly smacked his arm. Carson laughed."I was scared" Elissa pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. She turned her face away from him and pretended to be mad. Carson smiled and pulled her closer to him from her waist. Elissa tried to keep a straight face but she couldn't help but smile at the way Carson's eyes gazed at her lovingly. He tilted her chin and leaned closer to give a soft kiss on her rosy lips. Elissa smiled and kissed him back. How could she be mad when he showered so much love on her?Pulling back, she asked, "You came early. Is your work over?" Carson pushed the strand of her hair behind her ear and nodded. "But I am still not done with mine," she said with a teasing smile.Carson gave a peck on her nose, making her heart flutter, and said, "I know. I will wait an
Benjamin checked in the direction of Elissa’s workplace for the fifth time but Elissa was still not there. He thought that maybe she was running late and thought of giving her a call. However., her call went straight to voicemail and it made him worried. Elissa always answered her phone and it was also odd for her to be late. He thought to wait for another hour but when she still wasn’t present, he couldn’t just sit at the office. He took his jacket and left the office in a hurry to go and check on Elissa. He knew it would be awkward for Elissa to find him on her doorstep but he was worried for her. He drove his Porsche to her apartment building and went upstairs.He pressed the doorbell several times but Elissa was not responding. Benjamin’s eyebrows were knitted together and his anxiousness grew. He yelled her name but no response. Having no other options left, he banged open the door after several pushing. He was shocked to see Elissa lying on the floor of the living room. He immed
Benjamin gave Elissa gave a day off. Elissa didn’t argue this time because she felt she wasn’t ready to face him yet. Elissa was feeling better than before and did her pending work in her leisure time. Later, she got a call from Benjamin and she consciously accepted the call. Elissa felt awkward greeting him but Benjamin acted as if nothing had happened between them. “I would like your company to pick some things. Well, I needed to pick something to add to my house and since I am not really good at choosing items, I was thinking if you can give me a company?”Elissa blinked and took her moment to answer. She was hesitating because she didn’t want to give him any hope. “Elissa, I know where I stand. You don’t need to worry. I really need your help” Benjamin added, assuring her. Elissa heaved a sigh and agreed to go to him to the market in the afternoon.Elissa went to the market where Benjamin was waiting for her. He was in his casual wear so it was hard for her to recognize him in the
H&L Bar,“Get me another glass of this drink!” Carson yelled impatiently at the waiter, raising the empty glass in mid-air. The waiter gave an annoyed look at him but passed him another glass of vodka. Carson gulped down the liquid in one go.After arguing with Benjamin and Elissa, he drove angrily to this bar and had been ordering drinks one after another.Carson swirled the glass in his hand, imagining Elissa and the child she had with another man. His anger rose again and with a grimace, he was about to throw the glass when the waiter stopped him.“You dare do that and I will throw you out this second!” he warned and Carson stopped. He heavily sighed and lowered his down as it touched the cold metal top. His phone rang beside him but he didn’t pick up. He didn’t want to talk to anyone. The continuous ringing of his phone annoyed the waiter and he asked to turn off his phone. Carson ignored him which made the waiter roll his eyes in irritation. He went to him and grabbed his phone.
Benjamin was in his office, working on the laptop when he got a call from his father. He was a bit surprised and wondered what purpose he was calling him since he rarely initiated a call. “Hello, Dad.”“What is this, Benjamin?” Harold snapped from the other line. Benjamin’s eyebrows drew together and he was confused why his Dad was furious. “How can you not tell us about her?”“I don’t understand what you are saying, Dad.”“What is going on between that secretary of yours and you? Are you having an affair with her?”Benjamin was shocked. He wasn’t expecting this kind of conversation. When Benjamin couldn’t give him a satisfactory reply, Harold continued, “How can you have an affair with that kind of woman?”“What do you mean ‘that kind of woman’?” Benjamin questioned with a displeased expression. He was suddenly irritated when his father said something about Elissa.“That woman has a child, Benjamin” Harold revealed with disappointment in his son. Harold had high hopes for his son. He
“You are going to stay at my place,” Benjamin said. Elissa was sitting in the hospital bed with a bandage on her temple. She told him what happened and Benjamin was really mad about it. Elissa wanted to argue but she felt since she had nowhere else to go at the moment, she should just agree to what he said. Elissa gave him a faint smile and agreed to stay in his villa for a while.“Sorry for the trouble” she articulated. Benjamin made a face and joked that he was pleased to have a roommate.The doctor came in with a writing pad in his hand. Adjusting his round glasses, he smiled at Benjamin and then asked Elissa how she was feeling. “Better, doctor.”“She is good to go. Here are some supplements she needs to take for two weeks. She will be perfectly healthy after two weeks” the doctor said with enthusiasm and tearing the paper slip, he gave it to Benjamin. Benjamin told Elissa he would go and get her these while she get ready.After buying the medicines, he took Elissa to his car and
Kimberly and Amanda got the news that Elissa was kicked out of the apartment and Benjamin took her to his villa. The mother-daughter planned to tell this to Carson to instigate him and create more misunderstanding, thus, completely making Carson hate Elissa.Amanda went to the Waverly Residency, radiating a smile that said she was going to do something. “Good morning Mom!” she greeted Hera in her chirpy tone. Hera was having her chamomile tea when she noticed Amanda coming. She smiled and greeted back. Whenever Amanda called her Mom, she felt bad that the engagement was still not done.“Where's Carson?” Amanda asked casually. Hera told her he was in his room and getting the information she went upstairs. Her black heels made a sound against the marbled floor. Amanda was excited to tell Carson about Elissa and Benjamin.The door was half open and Amanda knocked before going in. One time, she had walked inside without knocking and found Carson coming out from the bathroom in only a towe
A new apartment was hard to find. Elissa went through various apartments but she couldn't find a suitable one for her. When she does like one, it went over her budget and the ones under her budget weren't good. Elissa scratched her head and grumbled. She had spent hours on her laptop finding apartments. She sighed and closed her eyes for a moment.A few days have gone by since Elissa started to live in Benjamin's villa and during her stay, Benjamin had made sure Elissa was properly taken care of. She also got to know him better and had moments where they accidentally came close.He was very sweet and caring but Elissa couldn't accept that. She couldn't accept his affection and care towards her. She knew he had feelings for her which she wanted he shouldn't. She came up with the decision to tell him about her being a single mother. She thought that after he knows that she was a single mother, he would take a step back and stop pursuing her.Elissa had half today and so she was in the v