Ciara was in the large living room, performing her usual finger magic on her system's keyboard, with her gaze fixated on its screen.She did not notice the man who had just entered, or maybe she did notice him but decided not to acknowledge his presence and continued with her work.The man stared at her for quite a moment, his intense gaze seems like it was piercing deeply into her skin. He said nothing nor moved away from his position.Ciara felt the gaze was too intense and heating her up. “What is it?” She suddenly asked, still not sparing him a glance. “You are staring too much, it's creepy, and it's making my skin to crawl.”He scoffs at her words as he finds them offensive. “Your skin to crawl, eh?” He repeated huskily, with a trail of mock in his voice. “I see…"Ciara wanted to ignore his presence, but she just could not, no matter how much she tried to. “Did you have anything you want to say?” She muttered in questioning, her voice far from friendly, giving him a quick glance.

Ryan could only watch her leave his sight after throwing the document at him, her face crumpled down in a disapproving frown.“You can't force me to do things against my will. I'm sorry, but your silly threat can't move me…" She had told him before leaving, stomping her foot away.A deep but low grunt escaped his throat as he clenched his fist tightly, gritting his teeth in anger. “How dare her?” He growled under his breath, more like speaking to himself.He was angry —no, he was in rage, and he felt like his anger would take over him soon. How did the table turn against him in a snap of a finger, eh?Did he not threaten her enough, or maybe he threatened her more than he was supposed to? Ryan thought, his mind was clouded in confusion.He badly wants to end everything with her, but she's making it seems hard, like there is a big deal in it, but to him, he found none.“…Why try to breach the contract midway for no reason?..” Her voice rang loudly in his ears. Who cares whether he's tr

*•Eight (8) Months Ago•*A stretcher was rushed out of an ambulance into the city hospital building, a few nurses were pushing the stretcher as it was escorted into a ward —a VIP ward.A man in his mid-twenties was laid on the stretcher, he was barely breathing —he's visibly in a coma. Although, he was putting on a new (clothes) but there were still traces of blood on his clothes, mostly around his left arm.He had a bandage on his head and some other part of his body —his left arm precisely, without being told, no one would know he had a bandage around his stomach too. He was given a first aid in the ambulance, which resulted in the bandages on his body.The gentleman was involved in a ghastly accident, but luckily for him, he managed to survive, falling into a nearby pond at the last minute. Well, of course, he was badly injured and lost so much blood. Before he was being rescued by a passerby, he was already in a coma and might have drowned if he wasn't rescued on time.The rescu

Over the few years, she had tried all she can, to fix him up with other ladies, arranging him up for a numerous blind dates on different occasions, however, none of them turned well as she had pictured them to be —her only son is really obstinate.Now, seeing him getting real well with Ciara, she felt as if she has seen the dextral lady she's been on the lookout for him —and without hesitation, she's ready to set them up together like she's been doing with other ladies.This time, she simply wants to be believing she is not wrong this time else, she will be left with no other option but to accept Anne as her son has desired. No, the thought of it make her skin crawl.“Earlier today, I saw how he was doing well around you…" Ryan's mother began, drawling her tone. “—well, I must commend your skills because it's really rare to see Ryan getting acquainted with someone he doesn't even know.”How does she explain what the older woman is trying to nail at? Should she explain her words as jus

“Ciara is nowhere to be found.” He stated with a small sigh afterward. “Well, I suppose she left.”“What do you imply with the aid of using ‘she left’? Just like that and for no cause whatsoever?” The voice thundered and Ryan was compelled to take the phone off his ear, the voice was loud sufficient to harm his ear drum. It was his mother, who was on the phone.Ryan sighed heavily when he realized her voice trailed off before placing the phone to his ear again. “I do not know why she left, but I got back home from work as regular and found out she's gone.” He informed his mother plainly, sounding more like it was a day by day habitual between himself and Ciara. “I tried reaching her, but it seems like she did not only go away but blocked me from gaining access to her.”Ryan's mother was angered on the opposite line, she understood something was fishy. This, she's certain of. Ciara may not just determine to leave on her own without any reason. Clearly, there must be something Ryan is a