《Falling for my Ex-Fiancee’s Best friend》


 Arrested

    Demelza sucked in a deep breath as the stranger¡¯s finger flicked across her nipples, sending cold shivers surging through her bone marrow.


    She stilled her breath, angling her head to allow him adequate room to her slender neck, quite certain she had never felt like this with any man before, not even her stupid ex. Yes. her ex, that was the reason she was here in the first ce. After five years of dating Hampton, she got the shocker of her life when she walked into his house this evening to see him fucking Abigail-a girl whom he always lied to her was just his family friend.


    Demelza, unable to stomach the betrayal, had run from the scene in abject heartbreak with tears pouring down her face in pain, not believing Hampton would do something like that to her. They talked about their future and how they were going to get married that Christmas and yet without a thought to her emotions he broke her heart without a second thought.


    She didn¡¯t know where she was going after that and had she ended up in a pub.  Suddenly drunk from taking so many tequ shots, Demelza became so audacious that when this stranger walked into the bar, without a thought, Demelza seduced him and asked him to fuck her. Luckily for her, the stranger didn¡¯t hesitate to take up her offer and just like that, they ended up in his car.


    After all, if Hampton could betray her after giving everything to him, why should she not let go and have a wonderful time with this man? She deserved it. That was what she thought.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Yeah!¡± Demelza flung her head back, starting to grind her hips on his hand that had wandered to her panties. She sucked in her lower lip, panic rising, and the next thing she squealed, ¡°Please, wait!¡±


    The man hand¡¯s fell away from her and she quickly came to her senses, the sexual euphoria leaving her instantly. Oops! What had she done?


    The man let out a loud sigh, reaching out to switch on the car light, almost blinding Demelza who abruptly squinted her eyes, and shielded her nudity. When her bright blue orbs adjusted to the lightning, she finally took her time to catch a glimpse of the man she had nearly given her body to and a loud gasp left her lips.


    Nathan Storms.


    What a great fate she had!


    Nathan was the country¡¯s most prominentwyer. A force to reckon with in the courtroom among his peers and only found among the d¡¯ creme due to his enormous wealth and charisma.


    However, the problem was Nathan was not just any hot famous Lawyer in the country she had nearly fucked, he was the best friend to Hampton, her ex-boyfriend. The same Buffon who just stabbed her in the back.


    Demelza felt so dirty. She couldn¡¯t believe she almost fucked the best friend of the bastard that used her. How could she have allowed herself to fall so low? What would this man think of her?


    As if reading her mind, Nathan pushed away from her, buttoning his shirt. His fingers brushed through his brown mane, his hypnotizing brown eyes skimming her as his well-shaped cupid lips quirked and he said in a timbre yet subtle voice, ¡°I never made you out to be this spontaneous, Miss Thorpes.¡± He looked away only for a second before he flickered his eyes back to her to add, ¡°Do you now hate Hampton so bad you were willing to fuck me just to get back at him?¡±


    Demelza rapidly shook her head, her honey-brown hair scattering in different directions. She didn¡¯t think Nathan would recognize her. She assumed he had his nose too high in the air to be able to notice someone like her. They have only met twice and even then, they weren¡¯t introduced. Nevertheless, since he did, she needed to correct the impression.  ¡°It¡¯s not what you think, N-Mr. Storms. I didn¡¯t mean to. It-it was the alcohol.¡± She bit her lower lip for such


    a silly excuse. He must really think her dumb and stupid now.


    Nathan¡¯s response was to shake his head once, pick up the suit he had discarded in the heat of their kiss, and thrust it at her. ¡°I¡¯m taking you home.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s heart broke again. Why couldn¡¯t she allow herself to have fun this one time instead of crying wolf?


    On their way home, Demelza took time to study his profile. Even with his jaw locked in a frown, it was undisputed that Nathan was a rare species of hotness. He had defined squared jawlines, broad proud shoulders, and God help her, too beautiful face for a man. His ck shirt clung to his skin like a second skin, neatly pressed, and from a nce, one would tell that everything the man wore oozed riches. Only his cologne was close to rendering Demelza crazy and from time to time, she took a deep breath to have the scent engraved in her head as she might never have the opportunity of being this close to him ever again.


    No wonder the magazine kept talking about how women openly threw themselves at him. Which woman could easily resist such handsomeness?


    After a pregnant silence that seemed tost forever, they finally got to their destination. Nathan pulled up in front of her apartment, died the engine, and eventually faced her, for a while losing himself as he intensely took her in.


    Demelza looked down at her fingers, bing self-cautious at his close scrutiny, the tension at the pit of her stomach increasing again. Nathan straightened, cleared his throat, and asked, ¡°May Ie inside?¡±


    Demelza quickly gaped at him, trying to dissect his personality. Obviously what they did that night was a mistake.  Was he insinuating they do it again even after knowing who she was?


    Nathan was very hot and everything a girl like her could ever wish for. Fuck, any woman would die to be with him. But, Demelza knew better than to think anything good woulde from entangling with someone like him. He was Hampton¡¯s best friend, a rake by nature, and would never take her seriously. So, as much as it irked her, Demelza very slowly shook her head,  forcing her mouth open to gently say, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Storm, but I don¡¯t think that is a good idea.¡±


    To her greatest dismay, Nathan smirked darkly, shrugged nonchntly, and without batting an eyelid, grunted, ¡°Suit yourself, Miss Thropes.¡±


    Demelza flushed red, feeling utterly dumbstruck. What kind of man is this? Not even a little persuasion. Was he that proud? Before she could open her mouth to reply, he left the car and went around to throw the door open for her. She couldn¡¯t believe the extent of his arrogance. Just like Hampton!  Birds of the same feathers.


    No sooner was she out of the car, was he back in and zoomed off without another nce at her.


    Standing there watching the back of the car disappear, Demelza snorted, draping her arms around herself, and suddenly realized she had forgotten to give his suit back to him. She sighed loudly, hanging her head. How was she going to return this? She mused.


    A bird chirped loudly somewhere, catapulting Demelza to the present. She darted towards her apartment, sensing her parents might be watching from the window right now.


    She hurried along. The moment she opened the door and went in, she saw Harriet, her stepmother looking miserable on the couch and rushed to her. ¡°What happened, Harriet? Why are you crying? Where¡¯s father?¡±


    Her stepmother looked up and broke down in tears. ¡°Your father has been arrested, Demelza.¡±


    ¡­

 Kidnapped

    ¡°Who took him, Harriet? What has my father done?¡± Demelza inquired, terror shing in her eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s that bastard boy, Hampton. He said he was going to punish him for your sins.¡± Harriet grabbed Demelza¡¯s hands, her body shaking. ¡°We have to do something to save your father. He didn¡¯t do anything¡­¡±


    Mr. Thorpes married Harriet after the death of Demelza¡¯s mother when she was seven years old. Since then, Harriet has loved Demelza and taken care of her like her own. They were not a wealthy family, but they could afford bread, shelter, and clothes and were content.


    Demelza¡¯s blood boiled in rage, not believing Hampton would dare want to hurt her family after what he did to her. After everything she had done for him. He broke her heart and now he wanted to destroy her family?


    ¡°He is an ungrateful wretch, that boy!¡± Screamed Harriet, falling back on the couch to sob. ¡°I thought he was a goodd, but see what he has done.¡±


    Demelza gritted her teeth, tears piling in her eyes which she tried so hard to hide from her stepmother. She scoured her head for why Hampton would do this to her, but nothing came to mind. She flopped down beside Harriet and took her shoulder, hugging her. ¡°I¡¯m going to sort this, Harriet, I promise you.¡± She worked hard to keep her voice from breaking down.


    ¡°Oh, my poor child, we don¡¯t even have money to go against him.¡±


    ¡°I know, Harriet, but I will find a way around it.¡± They stayed like that for some time until Harriet quietened down before Demelza stood up and bade her goodnight.


    Instead of going to bed, she left the house and went to Hampton¡¯s penthouse- knowing she had to speak to him and know what he wanted.


    His butler opened the door, pity gleaming in his eyes when he saw Demelza. She smiled at him and crossed the threshold. ¡°Where¡¯s Hampton?¡±


    ¡°Uhm, in his study, ma¡¯am. Alone.¡± He stressed thest part as if to tell her it was alright to go up there.


    Summoning courage, Demelza climbed the gold-finished spiraling stairs she was familiar with and hade to get used to¡­ until this evening.


    ¡°I knew you woulde, sweetheart,¡± Hampton conveyed the minute she walked in. He was sitting behind his desk, nursing a ss of ale, the handsome face she once used to die for altered in a smile that now nauseated her.


    ¡°What do you want from me, Hampton? You betrayed me, why are you trying to ruin my family?¡± She had vowed not to cry for him, but the moment the words were out, a single tear slid down her face. Howe she never saw through this monster for five good years?


    He took his time appraising her, then stood and trudged to her, dropping his ale on the desk to scoop her face, leaning into her. ¡°You think you can walk away from me just like that?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean, Hampton?¡± She pped his hands away. ¡°You betrayed me, remember? I saw you fucking a girl you said was your family friend. I heard everything you said to her, Hampton.  You used me. You are getting married to her! why, Hampton? What have I done to deserve this ill-treatment from you?¡±


    ¡°Because I love her, Demelza,¡± He spat, ring coldly at her. ¡°Are you satisfied now?¡±


    Her heart lurched in pain at how insensitive he was. ¡°You are a monster.¡±This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care what you think, sweetheart. I found the perfect girl for me and I am going to keep her and guess what?¡± He stalked closer until he was a breath away from Demelza whose chest was heaving in rage. He bent down to her right ear to whisper, ¡°I¡¯m going to keep you too.¡±


    ¡°Never!¡± She pushed him away, relenting to the flood of tears that gushed down her face.


    He scoffed. ¡°Oh, you are going to give in and be my mistress, honey, or else¡­ I will make sure you never see that your wretched father ever again.¡± The end of his words was animated, making terror grip Demelza.


    ¡°Why are you doing this, Hampton?¡±


    His face broke out in a wry grin as he shrugged and went back to his former position. ¡°Because I can, Demelza. Can¡¯t you see it?¡± He spread his hands egoistically. ¡°The ball is now in your court, baby.¡±


    ¡°You need help!¡± She sneered. ¡°I am going to hire awyer for my father.¡±


    His grin broadened. ¡°Go ahead, princess. Don¡¯t forget my best friend is the bestwyer in this country and he is on my side.¡±


    Demelza gasped, ¡°I will never be your mistress, Hampton. I promise you that.¡± With that, she turned and marched out of the room.


    ~~~


    Demelza didn¡¯t sleep that night, or the next day. She kept thinking of what to do to help her father. She contemted going to see Nathan and beg for his help again, but when she recalled what Hampton said, she lost hope and ended up holding back. On the third day after seeing her stepmother dejected and forlorn, she decided she was going to take her chance with Nathan, no matter the cost. She knew what he wanted from her and was willing to trade it for the freedom of her father.


    So, she dressed in a red appealing gown and went to his firm. Inside the multimillion-dors edifice, she made her way to the receptionist. ¡°Hi, my name is Demelza Thorpes and I¡¯m here to see Mr. Nathan Storms,¡± She stated with a charming smile.


    ¡°Do you have an appointment?¡± The female asked haughtily, apparently not pleased to see Demelza.


    Demelza shook her head, her hand beginning to sweat. She kept dragging down her gown uneasily, already starting to regret her act. Of course, it would be impossible to see a prestigious man like Nathan without an appointment. What was she thinking?


    ¡°I-I forgot to tell you but Nathan and I are¡­ acquaintances and I merely wish to surprise him,¡± She lied.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss, Mr. Storms is a very busy man, and even as we speak he is out for a meeting with the prime minister. You will have to leave now if you don¡¯t mind.¡±


    Demelza almost teared up again, but bit down on her tongue. She opened her mouth to plead but thedy had picked up the phone and seemed to be speaking to the security so Demelza hastily made her way out.


    Just as she left the building, her face down in mncholy, she didn¡¯t see the caring in front of her until it honked loudly. She jumped back, snapping her face up to see Nathaning out of the car, his eyes cold as he scowled at her before walking round to the other side to open the door and ady stepped out, looking unbelievably gorgeous. Thedy smiled elegantly at Nathan as she took his arm and they walked into the building.


    He didn¡¯t even spare Demelza a nce.


    Demelza watched them in humiliation, ashamed she had ever imagined she would even catch the attention of a man such as Nathan. Look at the kind of women he liked; Elegant, wealthy, and poised. She couldn¡¯tpare. Her father was definitely going to rot in jail because of her.


    Someone cleared their throat beside her and Demelza quivered, flipping around to lose her tongue on him when she saw Nathan, standing there, his expression unreadable as he drawled cockily, ¡°I didn¡¯t think you would give in so soon, Miss Thorpes.¡±


    ¡­

 The Annual Charity Ball

    Demelza¡¯s mouth fell open and closed back, gobsmacked by how forward he was. Recovering, she quickly shook her head, saying the first thing that came to her head, ¡°Mr. Storm, I¡¯m here to apologize for the other day.¡±


    ¡°Indeed, you are,¡± he snorted, skimmed his eye about and made for the door, leaving her standing there.


    ¡°Mr. Storm!¡±


    He didn¡¯t stop as he walked back to the building and into the elevator and Demelza without thinking raced after him, dashing into the elevator with him and ignoring when he scowled at her.


    ¡°What do you want, Miss Thorpes?¡± He asked in a low daring voice, his head bent, peering at her through hooded eyes. ¡°If it¡¯s sex, then I¡¯m more than willing to please.¡±


    Demelza blushed crimson, the little courage she had mustered fleeing. ¡°That¡¯s not¡­. that¡¯s not why I¡¯m here.¡±


    He scoffed. ¡°Then I¡¯m afraid you havee in vain, Miss Thorpes.¡± The elevator dinged and he marched out. Her heels sted on the granite as she hurried to match up with his lofty gait.


    ¡°I need your help!¡±


    He entered his office- arge well-furnishedpartment made of ss and ornate intricate designs. Everything from the desk situated in the middle of the office to the library, chandeliers, flowers, artworks, and furnishings was particrly ced to express fortune. Demelza found herself lost in their admiration, awed to a stupor.


    ¡°I see you like what you see, Miss Thorpes.¡± Demelza shuddered, snapping her eyes to him,  ashamed of drifting off and appearing naive.


    ¡°I-I¡­ I really need your help, Mr. Storms.¡± She inched closer, lifting her hand and at once realizing she still had the bag containing his suit. ¡°Oh, I brought this too.¡± She showed it to him. ¡°You forgot it the other night. Your suit.¡±


    Nathan nodded once, reclined back on his seat with his lips in a straight line, scrutinising her small frame. He reached out and hit a button and not long the ss door opened and a brtedy walked in- his secretary.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Drop that package in my car downstairs, Monica,¡± He said to thedy and looked at Demelza who gave thedy the bag and she walked away.


    ¡°If this help you are talking about is about Hampton, then count me out,¡± Nathan went straight to the point, looking through the files on hisptop screen.


    Demelza gasped. How did he know? Of course, the oaf must have told him.


    She stopped in front of his desk. ¡°You have to help me. You are the bestwyer in the country.¡±


    ¡°And what makes you think I will go against my best friend to please you?¡± He narrowed his eyes at her.


    Demelza merely stared at him inck of words. He was right. Hampton was his best friend, what made her think he would fight for her against Hampton?


    Nathan spared a look at Demelza for once, relishing in making her speechless. He knew about the case because Hampton had called to inform him about it. He also knew from the manner Demelza was dressed like a little phoenix from the depth of hell sent to tempt him, that she was desperate and would be willing to do anything to save her father.


    However, as much as he always desired her, he was not going to fall for it. He had a principle of loyalty and was particr about not mixing business with pleasure. These had set him apart in the business world and made him what he was today. He was not about topromise it for some little seductress who despite noting close to the kind of women he preferred, still managed to fascinate him.


    The phone beside his table sted and he picked it up. It was his secretary telling him he had a meeting in 5 minutes. He stood, picking up his suit he had discarded. ¡°Go and make peace with Hampton, Miss Thorpes, or better still, find yourself anotherwyer.¡± He made his way to the door and paused, turning and almost colliding with Demelza hot on his pursuit. ¡°By the way, next time, remember to dress appropriately, slutting doesn¡¯t suit you.¡±


    He marched off, leaving Demelza once more dumbstruck to a spot.


    When she eventually left the building, typically ashamed and helpless, she went straight to visit her best friend.


    ¡°What!¡± Katherine shrieked. ¡°You met Nathan?¡± Her eyes were as big as saucers. ¡°Do you realize you just lived the dream of every girl in London?¡±


    ¡°Focus, Katherine!¡± Squirmed Demelza. ¡°He is arrogant. He refused to help me.¡±


    ¡°He said that? Well¡­ Come to think of it, you won¡¯t me him. Hampton is his best friend.¡±


    ¡°What am I going to do, Kat?¡± Cried Demelza. ¡°I have to save my father.¡±


    ¡°Wait,¡± Katherine scooted closer to her and took her wrists, her eyes wide. ¡°Did you truly meet Nathan? As in the real, real Nathan Storms? The hottest Vogue model. The celebrity Lawyer?¡± Demelza scoffed, almost regrettinging to Katherine.


    Katerine lifted her hands. ¡°Okay, I will speak to my husband and see what we can do. We¡¯ll find a way out of this, I promise.¡±


    ~~


    Two dayster, Katherine called Demelza. ¡°Guess what?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°My husband had just secured us an invitation to the annual charity ball organized in Chapeltown tomorrow night. Make sure youe dressed to kill. All the elites would be there. Even Nathan Storms.¡±


    Demelza was terrified. This was what she wanted, another chance to appeal to Nathan to help her save her father. But she didn¡¯t know what to do.


    That evening she exhausted all her options on gowns, finding the proper one that wouldn¡¯t make her look too desperate as his words from days ago rang in her head.


    When they got there, it was bubbling as true to her friend¡¯s words, men from the top shelf in the society filed in, with women looking dazzling in their mboyant dresses and expensive jewelry, hung on their arms. Demelza was grateful she took time to look good herself so as not to appear the way she felt inside-miserable.


    ¡°There goes our man,¡± Katherine whispered to her, nodding in the direction of a group of men standing by the far corner of the room engaged in an exchange. Nathan was one of them, as usual looking brilliant and too good to be true. There were several men there, nheless, for some odd reason, he seemed to be set apart, from his smart garters to his sophisticated carriage. His mere presence put a dent on the others making them look nonexistent.


    Demelza¡¯s admiration was cut short at recognizing the next figure looming beside him, Hampton. She stiffened and at the same time before she could look away, both men¡¯s eyes shed on hers. She paled, hastily looking down at her champagne ss.


    ¡°I think this is a big mistake, Kat, Hampton is here.¡± She voiced, shaken to her roots.


    ¡°What are you saying? Hampton? Oh, dear.¡± Katherine palmed her chest, distressed.


    ¡°I can¡¯t talk to Nathan with him present,¡± hushed Demelza.


    ¡°That¡¯s true. Don¡¯t worry, I have a n.¡±  Katherine seemed to be having a good moment and the next thing she turned to her husband. ¡°Sweetheart, could you kindly introduce us to that group of men over there, my friend would like to talk to Mr. Storms.¡±


    ¡°Of course, my love, ¡± Spencer agreed and guided them there. The men twisted in their direction at sensing them.


    ¡°Mr. Storms, could you do me the pleasure of meeting my beautiful wife, Katherine, and her dear friend, Miss Demelza Thorpes.¡± Spencer moved aside for Demelza who looked like she had swallowed poison.


    Nathan took his time to study Demelza, once more aggrieved with himself at how affected he was merely at seeing her. The silky silver gown she wore seemed to do too much justice to the curve of her body and her face, even if not covered in too much powder and colors like the other women, was wless and enticing. He imagined taking her from behind whilst holding her slender neck and making her beg for more while pinning her to the wall. And those lips¡­


    ¡°Have we had the pleasure of meeting before, Miss¡­ Thorpes?¡±


    ¡­

 The act

    Demelza was dumbfounded by Nathan¡¯s acting, he had turned to a stranger without batting hisshes. What did she expect when he was awyer, obviously he was good at pretending and lying.


    She exchanged a nce with him and decided to y along. If Hampton knew that she had approached him in any form whether as an attempted one night stand or client then her world would be doomed. She might even end up losing her father.


    ¡°No this is our first time meeting Mr. Storms. It is really an honor to meet someone as prestigious as you. Not many people my status can afford that,¡± she let him kiss the back of her hand in a gentlemanly way. However, the cynical light in his eyes never left her mind.


    ¡°Ah, I do not want to stay long with you all. You can have fun, I will be at the other end,¡± Hampton threw Demelza a quick nce before he excused himself from the group.


    Demelza had noticed the frown on his face when Nathan had kissed her hand. She was rather surprised that he didn¡¯t throw a fit at such action. Normally, he would have collided his fist to the jaw of any man that led his fingers on her. But he remainedposed and left when he couldn¡¯t stand her presence.


    ¡®What a dirty jerk¡¯ she thought in her mind as she watched his back mix with the crowd.


    ¡°I will leave you two to mingle in the moment. Spencer and I have another ce to be at,¡± Katherine threw her friend a knowing gaze before she walked away with her husband.


    ¡°May I have this dance?,¡± Nathan asked as the light on the dance floor dim and a slow yet sensual music began to y. Demelza nodded and they both turned to the dance floor.


    Nathan kept his eyes on her as he couldn¡¯t help but feel affected by her ravishing blue eyes that took away his senses. He had found her very stunning the moment his eyes locked on her after she had walked in through the door.


    His hand went to her lower back feeling the little skin her dress had revealed for any man¡¯s touch. Definitely he won¡¯t let some other guy touch her not that he cared anyway.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were a pretty actor Mr storms. If I didn¡¯t know you, I would have fallen prey to your pretense,¡± Demelza bit her lower lip as she reclined close to his body. The way his hand caressed her skin made her feel pretty conscious around him.


    He noticed her reaction and tightened his grip around her. Anyone who saw them would think that they were definitely a couple because the way their bodies moved to the tempo of the song was rather Intense.


    ¡°Would you have liked it if I said I had met you before?,¡± he whispered to her ears making the hair on her body raise from his husky deep voice.


    ¡°No,¡± she muttered trying hard not to show the very attraction she felt towards him. Only the heavens would determine how red her face is at the moment. In a way, she thanked the dim light which was able to hide her crimson cheeks.


    ¡°Very well, I¡¯m afraid that I have notplimented your dress yet. You look very¡­ pretty in it,¡± he said avoiding to call her beautiful when his head screamed the word within.


    ¡°Thank you, you look dashing in your tuxedo,¡± she replied and he spun her around indicating the half time of their dance.


    ¡°Enough with thepliments,¡± Nathan decided to kill off the intense chemistry that was following between them. ¡°Have you gotten awyer to defend your father yet?,¡± he asked directing his question to the main issue she was having as he guided her on the dance floor.


    ¡°No, what about you?, have you changed your mind about helping me?,¡± she inquired, inching close as her eyes stared intently in his brown orbs.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Nathan stayed quiet for a while sighing within as he told her his adamant decision. He had warned her beforehand to reconcile with Hampton. She was no match for him in any way.


    ¡°My decision still stands, I can¡¯t help you in any way since you have refused to settle things with him,¡± he said referring to Hampton. Demelza¡¯s face twisted as she felt herself crumble down within.


    ¡°There is no way I¡¯m going to settle things with Hampton. He is the one that took my father away with no just reason. So why do I have to be the one to reconcile with him. If he has any sense of conscience then he¡­,¡± Demelza almost blurted out the part where Hampton had cheated on her in the open which would definitely caught people¡¯s attention as they were already looking at them.


    ¡°Look, I can not help you save your father but I can Link you to someone who is good enough to defend him if you still want to push the matter to court. I have chosen to defend Hampton and there is no two ways about it,¡± he stated and Demelza attempted to leave him but his grip around her waist tightened. ¡°You are weak Miss Thorpes. Hampton have a strong backer who could clear his name without stress. How is it that you dated someone like him without the thought that he could easily throw you aside?. Rich men don¡¯t settle for women without background or status,¡± Nathan coldly said to her face.


    She knew that this was where he was heading to but she didn¡¯t expect him to pour it down to her face easily. Nathan sighed ignoring the fact that his words had hurt her. ¡°Here, take this, it is a business card of my colleague. If things goes well, he might end up pleading less punishment for your father. Just settle with¡­,¡±


    ¡°No, don¡¯t tell me that,¡± Demelza broke away from him trembling from his ugly words. He had stated the fact that the rich could easily get away with their plots while people like her die in suppression.


    In panic she fed the room ignoring every call Nathan had muttered.

 The brawl

    Demelza dashed out of the ball room after Nathan had said those cruel words to her. She knew that she wasn¡¯t rich enough to take down someone like Hampton and that was why she reached out to Nathan.


    But she had failed to win him over and worsened her predicament. He was a damn goodwyer and there was no assurance that she would win the case if she went up against him. She was going to lose her father and suffer under the suffocating heat of Hampton.


    As she was running down the hallway, looking for a perfect ce to cry out her sorrows, a strong hand pulled her into a dim room. Her mind went berserk when she realized whose scent she had perceived.


    It was Hampton. He pinned her to the wall and muffled her mouth from making sounds.


    ¡°You stupid whore! Do you think dressing this slutty will get you anywhere?. I told you that you are mine and you won¡¯t be able to escape being my mistress. Unless, you don¡¯t want to see that pathetic father of yours¡± he strangled her with his other hand as he forcefully kissed her neck, assaulting her with every ounce in him.


    ¡°Let go of me¡­ Hampton¡± she struggled to say as his grip on her neck tightened. She was losing her breath quickly but he didn¡¯t care.


    ¡°I will teach you a lesson you whore!¡± he spat, ripping off the left strip of her dress in order to humiliate her more than he had already done.


    Demelza panicked tapping his arms to set her free as she struggled for her dare life. But he smiled wickedly and continued to harass her.


    ¡°S¡­ top, I beg you¡± she stuttered crying from the immense pain she felt from his brutality. Never in her life had she ever suffered this way. She never thought that Hampton could abuse her in such a manner. As she prayed in her mind for someone to show up, the door of the room they were in burst open and her friends rushed in.


    They were shocked to see how Hampton was strangling Demelza. And before anyone could say a word, Spencer¡¯s fist shed into Hampton¡¯s face freeing their friend from his torture.


    Demelza fell to the ground all red and green from the grip around her neck. She coughed greatly, breathing in air as she cried in fear. Katherine squatted close to her in a protective manner as she consoled her friend who had managed to survive from the cold hands of death.


    Spencer and Hampton were still struggling between themselves on the ground until Nathan walked into the scene.


    ¡°Nathan, I want all of them sued. They dare embarrass me in this manner especially that witch.¡± Hampton cried out but Nathan wasn¡¯t concerned about him as his eyes were on Demelza who was trembling in fear on the ground.


    ¡°What the hell happened here?¡± he asked as his eyes strayed back to Hampton who had received a lot of blows from Spencer.


    ¡°Get off me you bastard¡± he pushed Spencer away when he was less focused and stormed out of the room without regretting what he had done.


    ¡°What kind of man did you date Demelza? that bastard would have hurt you badly if we didn¡¯t show up on time¡± Katherine scolded in worry as she was terrified that such a thing had happened to her dear friend.


    ¡°It is a good thing that someone like you came in to see this Mr. Storms. That friend of yours is aplete mad man.¡± Spencer panted as he looked down at Demelza with pity.


    ¡°Gosh, I can¡¯t believe he would do something like this to her. Please Mr. Storms, can you take her home? We have another ce to be tonight. We would have loved to take her but¡­¡± Katherine tried to say but Demelza interrupted her.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need him taking me home, I can go back myself¡± she mumbled with a teary voice squeezing her face from the pain she was suffering from. Nathan looked at her neck and noticed the finger prints that indicated a serious strangle.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry, I will take her home¡± he firmly dered, disregarding every protest Demelza made.


    ¡°Thank you so much, we really appreciate your help. I wille over to your ce once I¡¯m done with everything I need to take care of. Hampton will not go freely for this¡± Kathrine patted her before she and her husband left them alone.


    Nathan tried to help her up but she moved away from him and got up on her own. The fact that she had almost been strangled to death by a man traumatized her. She didn¡¯t believe that Hampton could exact such strength on her. For a moment, she really thought that she would die in a miserable way.


    As they walked quietly to his car, Nathan didn¡¯t try to question her. He was keeping his distance as he had noticed how dazed and afraid she had be. He didn¡¯t know what happened in detail but one thing he knew for sure was that Hampton had hurt her.


    The silence between them lingered and Nathan was growing impatient as he was curious to know how she had gotten the red finger prints on her neck. His eyes couldn¡¯t stop flickering to her as he drove on the road.


    ¡°Are you really not going to tell me what transpired between you and Hampton?¡± Nathan asked, breaking the silence between them. But Demelza  was too scared to speak up as she was still traumatized by Hampton¡¯s action.


    ¡°I won¡¯t know how to help you if you don¡¯t talk!¡± Nathan slightly raised his voice and she flinched, panicking the moment he spoke up.


    He felt guilty for startling her with his voice but he wasn¡¯tfortable with her silence either. When Nathan realized that she would not say a word to him, he returned to their normal quietness until he got to her house.


    ¡°Miss¡­,¡± he tried to say but Demelza had already mmed the door on him and without hesitation, she ran into her house ignoring his very presence.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.

 Harassed

    After that night at the event, Demelza resolved within herself to help her father no matter what obstacle that woulde her way. She was not going to let Hampton y with her and tie a leash around her neck.


    Mostly, she was determined to make Nathan storm herwyer. But she didn¡¯t know the exact means to win him over.


    Lately, Hampton had been threatening her with warning signs, terrifying her till the extent that she could not leave her house. The thought of having him strangle her likest time still traumatized her.


    ¡°Honey,¡± her step mom called as she prepared to leave her for the day. ¡± Please lock the doors and if that manes again, don¡¯t hesitate to call the police on him. I have to earn money in order to bring your father out of his hands. Please don¡¯t let anyone in okay,¡± she pecked her before leaving. Demelza didn¡¯t want her to go but that was the only means she could adapt to for the moment.


    Her job wasn¡¯t really paying well and even though she wanted money, she did have to wait for the end of the month.


    She locked the doors once her mom was out, checking every necessary ce that ensured her safety before she slumped on her bed.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    Her life was now a mess because of a damn man who never loved her in the first ce. She wondered how she was able to date him for so long without realizing his true colors.


    He only wanted her body and nothing more, besides she was nothing but a low life who he could push around with his money. But she was not going to stand and watch him break her.


    As Demelza was lost in her thoughts she heard a hard  on her door. At first she was afraid thinking that it was Hampton at the door. But after Katherine¡¯s voice sounded outside the front porch, she heaved in relief.


    ¡°Hey, I didn¡¯t know you woulde by,¡± she said letting them in, Spencer hade too.


    ¡°Why?, were you expecting someone else?,¡± Katherine asked as she pulled off her coat, helping her husband out.


    ¡°Not exactly,¡± Demelza closed the door and ushered them into her living room. ¡°I will get you guys something to drink. Please excuse me.¡±


    Katherine was someone dear to her and the day she met Spencer, she was more d that her best friend ended up with a good man who cherished her very much.


    ¡°So have youe to any conclusion yet?, I mean Nathan storms, have you been able to coin up with any means of getting him on your side?,¡± Katherine asked as she sipped the cool juice Demelza had brought for her and Spencer.


    ¡°No, it is not as easy as I thought, I found out that he and Hampton have a very strong bond as friends. They literally grew up together,¡± she said in a discouraging way, biting her lower lips in frustration. She really wanted to get Nathan to help her but it wasn¡¯t that easy.


    ¡°What if we corner him on his way to work, we can track his time frames and stop him when he is on the road,¡± Katherine suggested but they knew that it wasn¡¯t really a typical thing to do. Nathan could simply call the cops on them or so file a suit on them.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so but I can talk to my dad and have him invited to our ce. That way we can talk some sense into him,¡± Spencer optioned.


    ¡°Won¡¯t that cost you something?, I¡¯m told that father¡¯s don¡¯t exchange something without a return,¡± Demelza added and Spencer nodded in eptance.


    ¡°We can just go to his office and talk to him or create an evidence that we can use to prove to him that Hampton is not the guy he thinks he is,¡± Katherine snapped her fingers as she muttered her idea out.


    ¡°That¡¯s nice but how do we get Hampton caught?,¡± Spencer questioned, making Demelza a bit nervous.


    ¡°Hees to my house sometimes but my mom usually prevents him froming in. I don¡¯t know if it would be a good idea to let him in and get clear evidence to show Nathan,¡± Demelza mumbled, afraid of her own words.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry that you have to go through all this Dem, but I promise you that it won¡¯tst for long,¡± Katherine consoled her knowing that her option was the only way out.


    After discussing for a while, they left and Demelza was once again alone. She bit her lips in fear as she pondered on a way to protect herself if Hampton was ever to show up.


    Later in the evening, her worst nightmare showed up. He barged into her home without any regard but Demelza didn¡¯t fight much. She knew that this was the only way out.


    ¡°You pathetic whore, do you think that little mother of yours can protect you from me,¡± he closed onto her until she had nowhere to run to.


    ¡°What exactly did I ever do to you Hampton?, just let me go!¡± she screamed but he furiously kissed her, ripping off the dress she was wearing.


    Demelza cried begging him to stop his abuse on her but he continued touching her with no regard.


    ¡°The more you refuse, the more I make things hard for that damn father of yours. All you have to do is ept my proposal and you and him will be free,¡± Hampton thrust into her without consideration. She muffled her cry embarrassed by the way he harassed her in the very house she lived in.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to have you at all cost Demi, you can not escape me. I will make you my mistress and there is no way you are going to stop it from happening. Remember you are nothing but a helpless whore,¡± Hamptonughed at her as he zipped up his pants and left her home.


    Demelza sat on the floor crying bitterly over what he had done to her.

 Coward Lawyers

    Third person POV


    Demelza stood before Nathan, her heart pounding in her chest. The room was dimly lit, casting long shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. She took a deep breath, her voice trembling as she spoke.


    ¡°Please, Nathan,¡± she pleaded, her eyes filled with desperation. ¡°I beg of you, defend my father, you¡¯re the only one who can help him.¡±


    Nathan,  his arms over his chest, his face etched with skepticism. ¡°And what, pray tell, would I gain from defending him?¡± he asked, his voiceced with disdain.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes welled up with tears, but she fought to keep herposure. ¡°I¡­ I can offer you something in return,¡± she whispered, her voice barely audible.


    Nathan¡¯s eyes narrowed, his gaze piercing through her. ¡°And what would that be, my dear?¡± he asked, his tone mocking.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Demelza took a step closer, her voice quivering with a mix of fear and determination. ¡°My body,¡± she said, her words hanging heavily in the air. ¡°In exchange for your help, I will give myself to you.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s face contorted with anger, his voice filled with contempt. ¡°You think so little of yourself, don¡¯t you?¡± he spat, his words cutting through her like a knife. ¡°To trade your body for favors? You¡¯re nothing but a cheap, desperate woman.¡±


    Tears streamed down Demelza¡¯s face as she struggled to maintain herposure. ¡°I love my father,¡± she whispered, her voice choked with emotion. ¡°I would do anything to help him.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s expression softened slightly, a flicker of sympathy crossing his face. ¡°Love can make us do foolish things,¡± he said, his voice gentler now. ¡°But I won¡¯t stoop to such depths. Your father¡¯s fate does not lie  in the exchange of bodies.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s shoulders slumped, defeated. She wiped away her tears, her voice barely audible. ¡°I understand,¡± she said, her voice filled with resignation. ¡°I just¡­ I had to try.¡±


    Nathan sighed, his anger dissipating as he looked at her with a mix of pity and regret. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Demelza,¡± he said, his voice softer now. ¡°But I cannot grant your request. There must be another way.¡±


    Demelza nodded, her heart heavy with disappointment. She turned away, her steps heavy as she made her way towards the door. As she reached for the handle, she nced back at Nathan onest time, her eyes filled with a mixture of sadness and gratitude.


    Demelza¡¯s face flushed with a mix of shame and hurt. She had hoped for understanding, forpassion, but instead, she found only rejection. ¡°I never thought you would see me this way, Nathan. I thought you cared for me, that you would do anything to protect those you love.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s eyes softened, a hint of regret creeping into his voice. ¡°Demelza, it¡¯s because I care for you that I can¡¯t ept this. I won¡¯t let you sacrifice your dignity for the sake of your father. There must be another way.¡±


    Demelza turned away, her heart heavy with disappointment. ¡°Maybe you¡¯re right. Maybe I¡¯ve lost sight of what¡¯s truly important. But I won¡¯t give up on my father. I¡¯ll find another way, even if it means facing the unknown alone.¡±


    As Demelza walked away, the weight of her decision settled upon her shoulders. She had hoped for a different oue, a glimmer of hope in the darkness. But sometimes, even the strongest sacrifices were not enough to save those we loved.


    ******


    Demelza stormed into her small, dimly lit apartment, her face flushed with anger. She paced back and forth, her footsteps echoing through the empty room. The events of the evening reyed in her mind, fueling her fury.


    ¡°He made it in he desired me,¡± she muttered to herself, clenching her fists. ¡°And when I finally gave in, he rejected me. How could he?¡±


    Her friend sat on the  couch, her concerned eyes fixed on Demelza. ¡°You deserve better, Demelza. You need to stand up for yourself,¡± she said, her voice filled with determination.


    Demelza turned to face her friend, her eyes brimming with tears. ¡°I know. I can¡¯t let him treat me like this. I won¡¯t allow it.¡±


    Her friend nodded, her expression filled with empathy. ¡°You should talk to otherwyers, Demelza. There must be someone who can help you fight against Nathan Storms.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s face brightened with a glimmer of hope. ¡°You¡¯re right. I won¡¯t let him get away with this. I¡¯ll find someone who will fight for me.¡±


    The next day, Demelza gathered her courage and visited severalw firms, determined to seek justice. However, as soon as she mentioned Nathan Storms, thewyers¡¯ attitudes changed.


    Onewyer, Mr. Anderson, looked at her with a mix of sympathy and fear. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss Demelza, but taking on Nathan Storms is not something we can handle. It¡¯s too risky for us.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s heart sank, frustration bubbling within her. ¡°But I have a legitimate case! Why won¡¯t anyone help me?¡±


    Anotherwyer, Ms. Roberts, sighed heavily. ¡°Nathan Storms has a reputation for crushing anyone who opposes him. We can¡¯t afford to jeopardize our firm by going against him.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s voice trembled with a mixture of anger and desperation. ¡°So, I¡¯m just supposed to let him walk all over me? Is there no justice in this world?¡±


    As she left thew firm, defeated and disheartened, Demelza¡¯s determination flickered. She felt the weight of the world pressing down on her shoulders. But deep down, she knew she couldn¡¯t give up.


    Returning home, Demelza found her waiting for her, her eyes filled with concern. ¡°What happened, Demelza? Did you find someone who can help?¡±


    Demelza shook her head, tears streaming down her face. ¡°No. They all backed away as soon as they heard Nathan Storms¡¯ name. I feel so helpless.¡±


    She stood up and walked over to Demelza, cing aforting hand on her shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t lose hope, Demelza. We¡¯ll find a way. We won¡¯t let him win.¡±


    Demelza wiped away her tears, a spark of determination igniting within her once more. ¡°You¡¯re right. I won¡¯t let him break me. I¡¯ll keep searching until I find someone who will fight for justice, no matter the cost.¡±


    With renewed strength, Demelza vowed to continue her quest for justice, refusing to be silenced by the power and influence of Nathan Storms. She knew the road ahead would be difficult, but she was ready to face whatever challengesy in her path.

 Hopeless..

    Third Person POV


    Having lost all hope, Demelza just sat in one spot feeling so numb not knowing what will be of her father. She sat by the window looking outside and enjoying the sight of the environment. It¡¯s greenery delight made thinking easier for her as her thoughts could flow well. Her favorite ce to stay in her apartment is by her window as it feels morefortable. Sitting by the window helps her navigate her thoughts to the right direction but today¡¯s wasn¡¯t going well for her at all. The more she tried to think about better ways to save her father, the more she remembers how Nathan turned her down. Out of frustration from thinking, she kept biting her nails without realizing it.


    ¡® Ouch ¡® she said out loud from injuring herself. She looks down at her left index finger, only to realize she had bitten a part of her flesh off.


    ¡® stupid ¡® she mumbled to herself scolding herself at the same time.


    She stands up from the window side to run a quick shower as she remembered she is meant to visit her father today.


    She washed her hair with her citrus fragrance shampoo and had her bath with her strawberry fragrance body wash. Taking her bath, she begins to wonder to herself why she got a citrus and strawberry fragrance. Felt to her like they are two opposing fragrance.


    ¡® who decides to use a citrus and strawberry fragrance at the same time? ¡® she asks herself rhetorically.


    ¡® whatever ¡® she tells herself walking out of the bathroom with her towel wrapped around her chest and another wrapped around get head. She finds her way to her dresser to apply her body lotion as she is currently not in the mood to do her skincare properly. The only thing on her mind is to go and see her father. In less than thirty minutes, she finished dressing up and tied her hair in a messy bunny. She glosssed her lips and picked her favorite shades to wear out. Without wanting to waste much time, she hastily locked the door to her apartment and made her way downstairs. Luckily fit her, she got a cab immediately she got down.


    ***


    ¡°Daddy¡± Demelza eximed the moment she saw her father being brought to her from afar. Impatiently, she runs tomhim having missed him so much. As she got closer to him, a guard violently pushed her aside making her fall helplessly to the floor which made everyone turn toward her wondering the necessity of the guard¡¯s violence.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare¡± Demelza¡¯s father said out loud nodding the guard holding him with so much force.


    He hated how his daughter was disrespected amd he wanted the guard to pay.


    Before Demelza could understand what is going on, she could see her father being beaten so bad. She stands up immediately to stop them from hitting her dad, but one other guard held her away for her to watch her father get beaten.


    She tried to struggle and set herself free to help her dad but the guard held her back for her to keep watching them. After so much blows to the stomach and punches to the face, they finally finished hitting him and threw him to the floor and spat on him afterwards.


    The guard holding Demelza back let her free when he saw that the others are through with her father. Demelza runs to her father¡¯s side and hold him up cleaning him up with her n as much as she could. Noticing her palm isn¡¯t doing justice, she removes the cotton long sleeve she had on to clean his face and body properly. She hates the sight of blood and couldn¡¯t stand seeing it on her father. It hurts her so much to see how badly he is treated being innocent.


    ¡°I promise to get you out of here¡± Demelza tells her father in-between sobs.


    ¡°How do you intend doing that?¡± He asked her.


    ¡°I will find my way. I just need you to hang on a little more¡± she tells him still sobbing.


    ¡°No¡± he responded.


    ¡°What do you mean no?¡± She asked him immediately.


    ¡°I am your father, and it is my duty to protect you. Not the other way round¡± he tells her using his hands to clean her tears.


    ¡°I know that, but for now. I will find a way out tof this mess. I miss you so much and it hurts me to see you this way. With each passing day, it feels like my world is crumbling without you in it¡±  Demelza tells him.


    ¡°I know, but I do not mind giving up my life if that is what it takes to get Hampton out of your life. You are beautiful and you deserve a beautiful life. I may not be able to give you that myself but I will make sure I get rid of every obstacle that will hinder you from living a good life. I will dly breathe myst if it means Hampton wi be out if your life for good.¡± He tells her.


    Demelza begind to sob so much that she could feel her chest tightening from how much her heart hurts from all of these.


    Still in her father¡¯s embrace, one of the guarde dragging her apart from her father while another drags her father away.


    ¡°No, no, no. You can¡¯t do this. Please just a little more¡± she begs crying to be be with her father a little longer but all plea fell on deaf ears.


    As the guards dragged her father further away, the guard holds her on the same spot letting her watch as he is being dragged away.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Still sobbing, she hears a very loud whistle which sounds very familiar. She turns in horror hoping her ears heard worng but it immediately feels like her heart dropped to the ground the moment her eyes met that of Hampton. With her head up, and her yes fixed on him, she cursed within her and wishes he would fall down that height and be dead.


    ¡°You could save him you know,¡± Hampton tells her with a wicked wide smile like that of the joker.

 Coincidence

    Third person POV


    After seeing her father in that condition, Demelza feels so bad not knowing which way to turn or what else to do. She started walking as she does not feel like taking a cab yet. She decided to take her time to think about everything while she walked and then get a cab when her feet can no longer carry her. She walks doen the road thinking and feeling lost about her environment at the mean time. Life feels so frustrating and it feels like help is noting to her anytime soon.


    Still walking down the road, she passes by a barr and then pause for a second. She looks back and begins to think about going in and having few drinks to clear hr head before going home. She takes few steps backwards an turns towards the bar making her way inside.


    The bell above the door jingles as she opens it but not loud enough to alert everyone as many are drinking and talking andughing. While few are just seated having their drink in a sober mood and some dancing. She stands for a while wondering which of them she will be but definitely not among the ones talking andughing. Her best chance of dancing is if she decides to drink a bit and dance with any random guy she picks.


    ¡® I might as well have a one night stand ¡® she said to herself leaving a sheepish smile on her face.


    She turns with sad eyes towards the chairs arranged in front of the barman, not many people are there which makes it the perfect ce for her to sit.


    ¡°Hi,¡± she said to the barman with a side smile on her face.


    ¡°Ho,¡± the barman responded jokingly.  ¡°What should I pour for you?¡± He asked her with a happy smile. He feels his day has been made vetye seeing a face as pretty as hers.


    ¡°Anything strong,¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Oh, nice. A breakup?¡± The barman asked, considering a lot ofdiese to drink alone right after a breakup.


    ¡® she probably does not want to cry. ¡® He thought to himself, considering she is ordering something really strong.


    ¡°Would have preferred a breakup actually,¡± she responded.


    ¡°Sorry?¡± The barman asked.


    ¡°You asked if it was a breakup, that¡¯s your answer. She tells the barman who smiles.


    ¡°Whatever it is, I hope the drink goes a long way¡± he responded not wanting to be nosy as he might not like what he¡¯ll hear.


    In a few seconds after his response, he gives the drink to her and she takes it in a few gulps which surprised the barman as this kind of drink is not meant to be rushed.


    ¡°Another one please,¡± she tells the barman pushing her cup forward in his direction.


    ¡°Wow,¡± he eximed as he grabbed her cup for a refill. He is surprised with how much frustration she used to gulp her drink in less than a minute.


    He does a refill and hands over the drink to her. She collects it and takes it straight to her but she is dropped by a masculine soft hand holding back the cup.


    ¡°Not another sip sweetheart¡± she turns as she hears a familiar voice.


    Her eyes met that of Nathan which made her freeze in shock for a second. Feeling his soft hands over hers makes butterflies tingle in her belly. He drops some coin on the table for her drink and pulls her by the hand. He pulls her all the way out into his car.


    ¡°What is this Nathan?¡± Demelza asked him, looking straight into his eyes.


    ¡°Saving you from yourself¡± he responded, starting the engine of his car.


    ¡°Really? Now you pretend to be nice all of a sudden?¡± She asked him, feeling infuriated with his sudden act of kindness after he had literally turned her down.


    He turned sideways to look at her and smiled without saying anything which irritated her a bit.


    He pressed a button and the roof of the car opened letting the cool breeze of the nighte in and brush by their faces in a chilly way.


    He starts driving but she notices he is not taking the way to her house.


    ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°My ce, until you feel sober enough to go home. Except you want to exin to your mum why you reek of alcohol.¡± He tells her.


    She slumps her back to the car seat and rest her head backwards putting her left hand out the window to feel the wind. He looks at her and smile seeing that she is beginning to rx. Just then, he thought to take her to the beech to cool off.


    Immediately they get there, he alights from the car and walks towards her side of the car and opens her door for her toe out too. She steps out of the car and he closes the door.


    She rests her back against the car door looking at him in the eyes as he is also lost doing the same. They could both feel the chemistry between them and, unable to resist the urge to kiss each other, they found their lips pressed against the other.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Soon, they begin kissing and Nathan grabs her butt firmly making her let out a soft moan.


    They began tongue rolling and Demelza could feel the intensity of their body wanting more.


    Nathan unbuttons her chiffon shirt and throws it in the car revealing her her standing boob and pointy nipples screaming suck me. He uses his tongue to tease her nipples which makes her clits tingle in desperation.


    He uses his tongue to trace from her neck, to between her tits down to her button hole and then slowly to her abdomen. Delmza looks up giving herself to whatever Nathan had in mind to do.


    He unbuttons her trouser and hells he take it off as he enjoys the sight of the red panties she has on.


    He kisse her neck again and then begins to slowly unbutton his whitelong sleeved shirt he had on. Demelza stahds there looking at him and she traces her hand all over his firm chest waiting for him to slowly devour her.


    He takes off his pants afterwards leaving him in his white boxers and cock so hard that she could see the cap itching to be revealed. He oesses himself against her teasing her with the hardness of his cap against her pussy. Demelza closes her eyes and look to the sky eager for him to go on.


    He slowly takes off her panties and holds it up in the air for few seconds before spiffing in gently and breathing out satisfied.


    He drops it in the car and then flios her to the iter side of the car. He opens the car door and pushes her gently making her fall to the seat with a little dangle of her tits. She licks her lips in a seductive way and uses hr index finger to tell him toe closer as she winks while using her left toes to run against his cock.

 Another shot!

    Third person POV


    He drops her leg down gently, stopping her from teasing him. He stands up and walks to his car to pick up something from the trunk of his car. He opens up the trunk while Demelza stays there watching him wondering what he is doing in between this moment.


    He picks out what looks like a wide bedspread and she wonders why he¡¯s got that in his trunk but she waves the thought aside not wanting to ruin the moment with over thinking.


    He spreads it on the sand and then pulls her up by the hand helping her towards the bed spread he hadid on the sand.


    Demelzay on it with both legs wide open appealing to Nathan toe have his way. Nathan is blown away by how clean she looks down there making every inch of his body scream out in satisfaction.


    He takes off his boxer and then makes his way to her. He kneels down right in her middle kissing her pussy and using his tongue to trace her clits. He teases them a little before sucking it gently and using his tongue to tease her pussy hole. She lets out soft moans into the air as she enjoys every bit of satisfaction he is giving to her. After doing that for a few seconds, he raise his head up and then wink.


    ¡°Hold on¡± he tells her and stand up rushing to his car.


    She sees him holding a bottle but she wonders why.


    Hees back to her and opens up the bottle while she watch him with eyes fixed on his hands as she is eager to know what he wants to do with that.


    He dips his index finger into the bottle and licks his finger right after taking it out.


    He walks to her and stands over her while he pours the substance in the bottle on her. From the smell, she could tell it was honey. He pours it in-between her tits down to her pussy and then he kneels and pours it in her pussy hole.


    He sucks until it and licks it like an ice cream in a cone. Feeling utterly pleased, Demelza moans Nathan¡¯s name and rubs his head simultaneously. Which makes Nathan know that she is absolutely pleased. He raises his head up and looks her in the eyes both maintaining eye contact.


    He kisses the lips of her pussy in a very sensual way and uses his tongue to walk his way up to the middle of her tits as he licks the honey through. Her breath increases as she feels every inch of his tongue nibbling behind her ears down to her neck leaving her some hickeys. He goes slowly until he reaches her lips and stays locked in them. Trembling from every pleasing touch of Nathan, Demelza flips over bringing her on top.


    She sits lightly on his cock as she whines on him letting him feel the sensation of the heat from her pussy unto his cock.


    She smiles in a very seductive way to get all his attention on her before she kisses him and then sucks on his nipples leaving him entirely aroused. As she kisses him, she uses her left hand to carefully trace in-between his butt hole and his balls giving him a ticklish yet pleasurable feel.


    She fondles his balls a bit before looking down at his cock. She grabs it softly and holds it firmly like she would a cucumber. She spits on his cock and begins to give him a hand job slow and steady though pleasing enough.


    Seeing how pleased he is getting, she spits on it some more and rubs it with her hand making it more slimy as she deepthroats his cock making him let out a moan. She starts off slowly and then he helps with the rhythm as he pulls her head up and pushes it down in the speed that best suits his satisfaction. He gets so lost in it that he stops aiding her head movement and just lets her do her thing.


    Seeing how around he is, she holds his left hand and takes it down to her pussy, picking out his left index finger and putting it into her pussy hole. He chuckles at how wet her pussy is, enjoying its juiciness. He begins to finger her and then he whispers ¡® drip drip¡¯ in her ears which makes her moan some more.


    He fingers her so well she couldn¡¯t help but moan through every bit of it until she could no longer hold it in anymore.


    ¡® fuck me, Nathan ¡® she whispers in his ears


    ¡® you sure about that? ¡® he asks her in a whisper.


    ¡® I am ¡® she responded in a whisper.


    He flips her back making her be on the floor with him over her looking at her.


    He uses the cap of his dick to rub through her clits and then thrust in slowly making her let out a moan as he finally prates. She holds unto him so tight as he keeps thrusting in and out enjoying the fuck so much that she pulls her body closer to his. He fucks her so well she moans deeply from him perfectly hitting her G-spot.


    ¡® Don¡¯t stop, harder Darling ¡®she said to him and he fucks her just as she wants.


    After few minutes of intense fucking, they both breath andugh out from satisfaction of fucking so well and cumming at the same time.


    Nathanys down on his back as he turns to look at her, both smiling from the satisfaction they feel.


    Demelza begins to feel shy all of a sudden as reality hits her. She doesn¡¯t know why but she feels shy regardless.


    ¡°I think I better get up,¡± She said as she stood up, dressing up hurriedly.


    ¡°Slow down Demelza¡± Nathan urges her but she doesn¡¯t listen. She keeps dressing up. Which leaves Nathan confused, a while back they were fine and all of a sudden she looks so shaken.


    ¡°Hey, calm down alright¡±  he tells her holding her her from wearing her clothes too fast.


    ¡°Take your time alright, I¡¯ll drop you at home. He tells her hoping she will calm down a bit.


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 Jealousy

    Third person POV


    With everything happening, Demelza resorts to going to Nathan as he is, at this point herst option. Thinking about the fact that he had not even tried to reach out to her since that night begins to make her feel cheap and used. She stood up from her bed and made her way to the bathroom to have a quick shower. In a few minutes, she is done bathing and makes her way to her dresser to cream her body and also dry her hair. She hasten up as she wanted to ensure she meets him in the office. Another reason she really needed to be fast about it is that she needed to see her mum at the hospital afterwards.


    She stands there in her room after dressing up with her stomach churning from the anxiety of going to Nathan¡¯s office and seeing him face to face.


    Demelza hurriedly took a taxi to Nathan¡¯s office. immediately she got to the premises, she thanked the Taxis driver and paid him before alighting from the car. She stands and looks around for a while before walking up to the reception. with every step forward, her heart beats faster as she feels very nervous.


    ¡°Good afternoon, miss,¡± Demelza greeted the receptionist with a low voice smiling.


    ¡°Good Afternoon, ¡± the receptionist smiled back but with a facial expression expecting Demelza to state her business there.


    Demelza noticed the questionable look on the receptionist¡¯s face realizing what it was.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to see Nathan,¡± Demelza tells the receptionist who raises an eyebrow because of the familiarity Demelza used to call Nathan¡¯s name. Demelza immediately realized she fucked up and corrected herself.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Mr Nathan, Nathan Storms. Is he in?¡± Demelza asked, trying to put  on a show like she is close to Nathan and it will be enough to fool the receptionist.


    Just as she hoped, her trick was working.


    ¡°Do you have an appointment?¡± She asked Demelza.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t. Why will I need an appointment to see my friend? I don¡¯t think he will appreciate you holding me down here, but you know what?¡± Demelza asked the receptionist rhetorically without giving the receptionist enough time to say anything else. ¡°I better call him right now, I feel embarrassed already.¡± Demelza said dramatically.


    The receptionist, not wanting to get Nathan upset, does not let Demelza call him. ¡°It¡¯s alright ma¡¯am. You can go in, he should be in his office.¡± The receptionist tells her with a smile.


    Demelza makes her way to the elevator straight to his office floor. After about a minute, the elevator dings indicating they have gotten to the top floor.


    Demelzaes out of the elevator and makes her way to Nathan¡¯s office. She walks carefully and steadily enough to not make a sound with her footsteps. Finally in front of his office she takes a deep breath and then knocks twice. She waits a bit and then opens the door, finding her way inside. She walks in slowly looking around. She notices there is no one inside the office but does not stop walking in. She keeps walking further into the office out of curiosity and desperation to ensure she meets with Nathan.


    As Demelza fed her eyes with the serene sight if Nathan¡¯s office, she notices the door to his study. She opens the door of the study and makes her way inside. She is delighted with how elegant the study looks but her eyes widen in surprise mixed with jealousy when she sees a very ssydy seated on Nathan¡¯s leather chair. She stood there numb looking at thedy and observing thedy¡¯s look. Everything about thedy exudes an air of sophistication and ss, her posture regal and her clothes exquisitely elegant.


    Demelza, s heart sank immediately as she feels a sting of jealousy. seeing such a beautiful woman seated in his office made her feel less as the thoughts of her not being up to his standard stirred a storm of emotions within her. At that point she could not tell what she feels as so many thoughts run through her mind. Trying to keep herself in check, thedy raises an eyebrow to know why Demelza has been on the same spot for a while without saying anything.


    ¡°Good afternoon¡± Demelza greeted immediately she realized she had been numb. ¡°Afternoon?¡± thedy responded expecting Demelza to say more. Demelza stands caught up in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions and a gnawing jealousy threatening to consume her.


    ¡°I¡¯m Sorry for being improper. I am Demelza¡± Demelza apologizes and introduces herself at the same time.


    ¡°Okayy, I¡¯m Allison by the way. I¡¯m Nathan¡¯s sister¡± Allison introduces herself too. For some reason, relief washes over her knowing thedy is Nathan¡¯s sister; less things to worry about.


    ¡°You look troubled, is everything okay?¡± Allison asked Demelza, noticing Demelza¡¯s sad aura and sad eyes too.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine.¡± Demelza responded by trying to hid the fact that she is sad and in desperate need of Nathan¡¯s help.


    ¡°Hey, you can talk to me. What is wrong?¡¯ Allison asked Demelza with a soft voice. Trying to make Demelza feel safe enough to open up.


    Demelza clicks her tongue and looks at Allison again before she starts talking. In her mind, her thoughts were_¡¯what could be the worst that¡¯ll happen. Allison might help her convince Nathan as she seems like a very nicepassionate person.¡¯


    Demelza begins to exin everything to Allison without realizing when she broke down in tears.


    Allison felt so much pity for Demelza but she kept quiet as she wanted to let Demelza out her heart and say everything on her mind without interrupting her. Demelza exined everything from start to the end. When she finished talking, Allison pulled her closer into a very warm hug.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, I¡¯ll help you sort things out alright¡± Allison tells Demelza with intentions to help her. She knew Nathan could help but she needed to hear from him why he was declining to help. She needed to hear from both sides and understand what it is perfectly before knowing how to tender her plea on Demelza¡¯s bahalf.


    Just as Alison kept hugging and patting Demelza, the door opens and Nathan walks in making both women a bit shaken for obvious reasons.

 Sister-whooped

    Third person POV


    Eyes fixed on Nathan, Demelza quickly pulled away from Allison. For some reason, Nathan¡¯s stare made her fidget but she tried topose herself as she didn¡¯t want it to be evident.


    ¡°Allison _¡± Nathan paused a bit trying to put his words together as seeing them in an embrace was a shocker to him. He looked at both of them wondering what exactly Demelza might have told Allison and he also dreaded the fact that she might have told her about the sex.


    ¡°What exactly is this?¡± He asked with his eyes fixed on Demelza.


    ¡°Er_¡± Demelza stuttered unable to say a word


    Allison just stood in the same spot observing Demelza and Nathan and she could tell the tension between both of them and it seemed deeper than him refusing to help Demelza. Not interested in whatever, she turned to Nathan to talk to him.


    ¡°Why did you refuse to help this youngdy?¡± Allison asked Nathan whose eyes were already blood red from being so upset.


    ¡°She must have told you right? After all, I saw you both bonding¡±. He blurted out with disgust all over his face.


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t matter what she said to me, what matters is what you say. I wanna hear your own side of the story alright¡± Allison said with worryced on her voice.


    Nathan ignored her question and walked to Demelza looking into her eyes like a demon about to feed on her soul.


    He ced his hand on her shoulder and held it firmly with his eyes still locked in hers but not in a good way. ¡°You disgust me actually and why are you so desperate? I warned you, the nerve of you toe to my office without an appointment and worse you are in my study saying things to my sister. You must be_¡±


    ¡°You say no more boy,¡± Allison scolded Nathan, stopping him frompleting his statement. ¡°That is okay to talk to a woman¡± Allison warned Nathan.


    ¡°This¡± Nathan scoffed and rolled his eyes.


    ¡°She did not say anything out of the ordinary to me, all she said was how desperately she needed you to help her out in freeing her father from the ws of your friend. Which you declined in the name of loyalty while letting the weak and innocent suffer¡± Allison expressed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you evere to my office without an appointment. You are really lucky Allison is here.¡± He told Demelza with a look of disdain.


    ¡°I think I better leave,¡± Demelza said in defeat feeling very upset and sad that she couldn¡¯t achieve her main reason foring to Nathan¡¯s office.


    ¡°Yeah, you better,¡± Nathan spat.


    Allison turned to Nathan after he said that wondering what the hate is about. ¡°No, you won¡¯t. Hold on.¡± Allison told Demelza holding her back by pulling her hands.


    ¡°Please Nathan, this isn¡¯t you. Please help her.¡± Allison pleaded on Demelza¡¯s behalf.


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter who is begging Allison, my no is still no. I won¡¯t help her and that is final¡± Nathan told his sister sternly to make her understand he wouldn¡¯t change his decision even if she begged.


    ¡°Thank you¡± Demelza told Allison, took her hand back from Allison and then turned to leave.


    ¡°Wait¡± Allison told her and ran towards her.


    ¡°Here¡¯s my card, give me a call. I¡¯ll be waiting¡± Allison told Demelza, handing her card to her. She really hopes Demelza will call with the belief that she will be able to convince Nathan that she will help.


    Allison handed over the card and walked back into the study to talk to Nathan but as she stepped into the study, Nathan stepped out and hurriedly made his way out of his office. He rushed and caught up to Demelza and pulled her into a corner before anyone could notice.


    He choked her slightly by the neck enough to inflict a little bit of pain and cause the amount of fear he wanted her to have. Demelza looked at him with her eyes bloodshot in fear of what was happening at the moment. ¡°This should be thest time youe to my office without an appointment. I meant it when I said it earlier. Whatever you told my sister, she can¡¯t help you; just forget it already. And just In Case you are still thinking of talking about _ ¡± he paused for a second, enough to make her understand what he is talking about.  ¡°You so much as breathe a word about that, you are so dead!¡± Nathan threatened Demelza with so much seriousness letting her go afterwards.


    Demelza started coughing from feeling a bit shocked and also from so much fear. She had never seen that side of Nathan and seeing that part of him made her wonder why she ever thought there was a difference between him and Hampton. Now she understood how they are best friends but hated herself more for having a liking towards Nathan.


    She rubbed her neck a bit to relieve herself from the pressure she felt. She falls to the floor as she could feel her body shaking from being utterly bewildered.


    Nathan looked at her on the floor and his eyes twitched as he felt he must have gone extreme but he brushes that off reminding himself that he is Nathan Storm and she needed to be put in her ce. He rolled his eyes and walked away from her back to his office without looking back.


    Demelza watched him leave as she hoped deep down that he would feel bad for what he did and turn to say sorry but to her disappointment, he did not turn back at all. With each step he took, she listened to his footsteps until they trailed offpletely.


    She remained on the floor for a few minutes crying her eyes out in frustration and thinking. It hurt her the most that epting to be Hampton¡¯s mistress is herst option. Just then, she remembered she was supposed to visit her stepmom in the hospital. She hurriedly checked the time and she could see that time is far spent. She got up form the floor, cleaned herself up and wore a fake smile walking out of the office.


    She hurriedly called a cab right outside the building. ¡°St John¡¯s hospital please¡± she told the cab man.


    The drive to the hospital was a thoughtful one for her as she kept pondering on how she would walk up to Hampton to tell him she epted his proposal.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, we are here now¡± the driver told Demelza who was lost in thoughts.


    ¡°Oh, sorry¡± she responded and paid him for the drive in cash.


    She alighted and walked into the hospital to see her stepmom.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    Walking into the hospital, she notices some disorganization and doctors and nurses walking back and forth with worry sitting on their faces.


    She asked around and she was told a patient is having a cardiac arrest. She traced the room and as she walked further, only for her to realize she was going in the same direction to her stepmom¡¯s room.


    Demelza¡¯s heart fell as she got there and all she could see was her stepmom dying. She tried to go in but the nurses wouldn¡¯t let her. She watched how they tried to stabilize her stepmom. Seeing her health deteriorating like that broke her heart and without thinking twice she stormed out of the hospital making her way to Hampton¡¯s office to ept his proposal. She pushed aside the thought that she already promised her father not to do anything stupid but she could no longer bear the hardship.


    Being Hampton¡¯s mistress felt like a death sentence but losing her father and step mother felt worse. With her eyes filled with tears, she crossed the road without looking properly. In what felt like a nanosecond, everything became pitch ck.


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 The accident

    Demelza being hit by a car remained on the ground as people gathered around to see if she was alive. The driver who had hit her hastily alighted from the car with so much fear of having killed her identally. He rushed to her side and felt relieved to see her eyes slightly open but he feared he might have done some damage.


    ¡°No! Don¡¯t move her, call 911,¡± A person standing on the scene cautioned him as moving her might cause damage. In a confused state, he picked out his phone from his pocket but it fell down a few times due to fear of what happened. He did not know who she was and he feared that he might have hurt her badly as she was not moving but just drifting in and out of consciousness. His heart started beating very fast from the imagination that he might go to jail if she pressed charges. But on the bright side, a little bit of relief washed over him as he remembered he was not driving fast and she was the one who had not looked before crossing the road.


    His heart sank immediately he remembered his boss, he knew he was done for if this blew out of proportion. He tried topose himself and his hand finally stabled as he dialed 911.


    He exined the situation to them and also their location and they told him they will be there in a few minutes.


    ¡°You have to keep her awake, do not let her fall asleep, alright?¡± The respondent on the other side of the phone instructed him.


    ¡°Alright, I will try my best.¡± He replied and ended the call.


    He kept trying to keep her awake until the ambnce got to them.


    After a few minutes of waiting, the ambnce finally arrived.


    The air immediately crackled with relief as onlookers began to disperse.


    The nurses strapped Demelza to a stretcher as they wheeled her and lifted her up into the ambnce.


    ¡°Keep her awake, please. She keeps drifting in and out of consciousness.¡± The doctor instructed the nurse as she climbed into the back of the ambnce, checking for visible injuries and possibility of internal bleeding.


    *You will have toe with us to the hospital¡± the person in charge told the driver who nodded.


    The driver got into the back of the ambnce and sat on the side as they rode to the hospital.


    After few minutes drive, they got to the hospital and he alighted, following the nurses and doctor into the hospital as they wheeled Demelza in.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Demelza was immediately ced on oxygen to aid her breathing and also some necessary injections.


    While all that was going on, the driver kept pacing back and forth in panic and fear. While he thought about Demelza being okay, he also thought about how he might possibly lose his job. While pacing, he unconsciously kept chewing his fingernails in anxiety.


    ¡°She is asking to see you,¡± a soft female voice said out loud to the driver which startled him as he was lost in thoughts.


    His eyebrows furrowed as he wondered why she wanted to see him. He breathed in and prepared his mind for whatever it may be.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± He said, smiling at the the nurse who had delivered the information to him.


    He walked into the room slowly and then shut the door quietly behind him.


    ¡°Good evening, miss,¡± He greeted Demelza who was looking at the other side of the room.


    Demelza turned slowly and her eyes widened as she recognized him. As much as she felt sorry for him, her heart leapt with joy. Her ident seemed like an answered prayer.


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, miss. I swear I did not see youing,¡± the driver heartily apologized to Demelza.


    Demelza¡¯s thoughts drifted as she did not realize she was smiling which got the driver scared.


    ¡°Everything¡¯s fine but you are about to be a victim of circumstance,¡± Demelza told him with a facial expression he did not understand.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, ma¡¯am, I do not understand what you mean.¡± The apologies to Demelza hoping she will help him understand.


    ¡°You will when the timees. But I have forgiven you. My business is not with you,¡± Demelza told him.


    ¡°Ma¡¯am, please.¡± The driver begged again.


    ¡°You have nothing to worry about. You can go home,¡± Demelza urged him, already feeling annoyed but she did not have the heart to shout at him. What got to her the most was that he was innocent in all these.


    The driver, not wanting to provoke her, made his way out of the room and headed home in dejection to wait for whatever came.


    Demelza refused to stay at the hospital so she insisted on being discharged from the hospital.


    Immediately she left the hospital, she made her way to the hospital where her mother was admitted to go check on her.


    Since she could not go to Hampton like she wanted to, she decided to go see her step mum and spend the night there and then go see Nathan the following day.


    Realizing she looked like shit, she decided to stop by the house first to take her bath and change her clothes because she looked like a mess. She didn¡¯t want to risk her mother asking her questions she wouldn¡¯t wanna answer.


    Upon getting to the house, she hastily took a hot bath and put on very big joggers and a big hoodie with a face cap. Stepping out of the house, she goes back to pick her shades because light in her eyes is giving her a headache. she is yet to recover from the ident but still wouldn¡¯t let her body rest.


    In ten minutes, she got to the hospital and bought some snacks from the snack shop, hoping her stepmum would be awake and strong enough to eat something.


    After buying the snacks she needed to buy, she made her way to her stepmum¡¯s room trying to feel optimistic.


    Her face brightens up with so much happiness as she saw her step mum smiling and conversing with the doctor.


    She opened the door with a smile and her stepmom smiled too in delight at seeing her but her stepmom¡¯s face dropped immediately when she saw the scars on Demelza¡¯s face.


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 I’m sueing your driver!

    ¡°What happened to your face?¡± Demelza¡¯s stepmum asked with concern.


    ¡°Nothing you should worry about, ma,¡± Demelza responded as she turned her face away from her stepmum. She wasn¡¯t in the mood for question and answer as she had alot going on in her mind.


    ¡°Seriously? You not saying anything?¡± Her step mum stressed but she kept mute like she wasn¡¯t hearing her.


    ¡°Demelza, are you really _¡± she was cut short as the door opened and they both turned to see who it was.


    ¡°Good evening ma¡¯am, good evening Missy,¡± the doctor greeted Demelza and her stepmum with a smile on his face.


    ¡°Good evening, doc,¡± they both responded in chorus with their eyes fixed on him eager to know why he came.


    ¡°Well, congrattions to you both.¡± The doctor congratted them with a smile which made both women confused. ¡°Your mum has been very responsive to treatment and she will be discharged this evening. All she needs to do is to try to engage herself in activities that will make her happy and also, she should try and much as possible to avoid excessive stress. I¡¯ll sign her discharge papers and you can both go home,¡± The doctor exined to them in delight.


    Relief washed over both women and they felt at peace with what the doctor said. Demelza smiled happily and followed the doctor to his office as she had some questions ask and she also needed to settle whatever bill that is left to pay.


    In less than five minutes, she was done in the doctor¡¯s office and proceeded to the counter where she was to settle the remaining bill.


    ¡°How much is my bill?¡± Demelza asked thedy in the front desk.


    ¡°Name please?¡± thedy asked.


    ¡°Harriet Thorpes,¡± Demelza responded.


    Thedy types for a short while before looking up.


    ¡°There is no bill. It has been settled,¡± thedy responded.


    ¡°Are you sure about that?¡± Demelza asked for confirmation as she could not think of anyone who would do that.


    ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am,¡± thedy responded and Demelza turned to leave.


    She felt happy that she would be able to reserve the money she would have paid but she kept thinking about who would be so nice to do that?


    She walked back to her stepmom¡¯s room to take her things and go home.


    ¡°Can we go now?¡± Her step mum Harriet asked as Demelza walked in.


    ¡°Yeah, sure. ¡± Demelza responded absent mindedly.


    Demelza and Harriet made their way home and in less than fifteen minutes they were back home already. Demelza ensured Harriet settled in before she decided to leave for Nathan¡¯s house. She made up her mind that the ident was not going to prevent her from doing what she needed to do since she couldn¡¯t make it to Hampton¡¯s ce.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back, ma,¡± she told Harriet and left without waiting for Harriet to say anything.


    The night was chilly but it wasn¡¯t a factor to discourage Demelza from going to Nathan¡¯s house.


    The worst that could happen was her catching a cold she thought to herself.


    She stopped a cab and told him the address of Nathan¡¯s house. When she got there, the security refused to let her in which made her to create a scene that drew Nathan¡¯s attention to what was happening outside.


    Immediately Nathan saw her, he stopped what he was doing and rushed downstairs.


    ¡°You may leave us,¡± he told the security, needing some privacy as he could not afford their conversation to be heard by a third party.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Are you nuts? What the fuck are you doing in my house? And how did you even know the address to my house?¡± Nathan asked in utter shock.


    He knew Demelza was desperate for help but he didn¡¯t think she was this desperate.


    ¡°I came here to let you know that I will sue your driver for hitting me and I bet you wouldn¡¯t want a scandal to your name,¡± Demelza confronted Nathan who was still looking at her in utter shock.


    ¡°You are bluffing,¡± He responded.


    ¡°Am I? I have pictures of the incident, the te number of the car is in one of the pictures the onlookers took. So tell me, am I really bluffing?¡± She asked him with her eyes fixed on him.


    ¡°You will do no such thing,¡± Nathan told her, feeling very upset.


    ¡°You think perhaps I should tell Hampton about the wonderful night we had together and how I made you as hard as a rock and how you pleasured me so much that I came all over your cock. Need I mention how fucked me so hard you came on me with a smile in your face. Oh! How could I forget the part of having you suck on my tits and my clits until_¡± Nathan cut her short by cing his palm over her mouth.


    With his palm on her mouth, he steadily pushed her backward until her back was against the pir of his gate. ¡°Your nightmare for now is only Hampton right? Imagine how miserable your life will be if I join forces with him. I will make sure I suck every life out of you and watch you drown in depression until you have nothing to live for. Your father will rot in jail, your stepmom will loose her will to live as she will watch how life will slowly be a horror for her. And as for you, you will be a hoe in everyone¡¯s eyes,¡± He told her looking straight into her eyes.


    Demelza became shaken with every word that came out of Nathan¡¯s mouth. She knew that he could make her life a living hell if he wanted to.


    ¡°No one messes with Nathan Storm.¡± He tells her and gives her a very deep kiss and cleaned his lips afterward.


    ¡°You¡¯re still sweet I must say,¡± he told her with a smirk on his face as he turned to leave.


    He walked towards where the security men were and instructed them to ensure she left.


    Demelza stood there frozen by everything that just happened, unable to move an inch.


    ¡°Please, leave, ma¡¯am.¡± The security man told her, feeling sorry for her as he could see tears dripping down her eyes.


    She turned to leave, taking each step slowly and swearing in her heart that Hampton and Nathan will never win. With every step taken, she thought hard about her next line of action.


    ¡­

 New job..

    The whole week felt miserable for Demelza after her encounter with Nathan which made her resort to finding more jobs to do to save up alot of money to free her dad.


    Weekend came fast and the sun shone directly on her face as she sat on the dining table with Harriet having scrambled eggs and coffee. Both of themcked appetite but Demelza insisted they have breakfast no matter how light.


    ¡°Did you get any response from the interviews you went for?¡± Demelza asked Harriet whose mood had been mixed the whole week from waiting for a response from all the interviews she had gone for earlier in the week.


    ¡°Nothing yet, D,¡± Harriet solemnly replied.


    ¡°Hmm,¡± was all Demelza could say as she was also waiting for a response herself.


    ¡°How about you?¡± Harriet asked Demelza whose face was nk.


    ¡°Well, same thing. No response yet. Though I was asked to check in on Monday.¡±


    ¡°Sounds hopeful.¡± Harriet shrugged


    Both of them sat in silence until their thoughts were interrupted by the ring of the telephone in the hallway. They wondered who was calling as the phone barely ever rang since her father was taken away. He was the only one who got calls on that telephone.


    They sat looking at each other while the phone kept ringing as they were skeptical about picking up the call.


    ¡°I¡¯ll get it.¡± Harriet told Demelza, standing up. She walked to the telephone and picked up the call but stayed mute.


    ¡®Is this the resident of Harriet Thorpes?¡¯ a woman on the other end of the phone asked.


    ¡°Yes, who is asking?¡± Harriet asked being cautious while Demelza had gotten up from the dinning and walked towards the phone so that she would be able to listen to the conversation.


    ¡®This is Martha, the woman whom you had an interview for babysitting¡¯ the woman over the phone introduced herself.


    ¡°Oh, yes yes. I remember. Good morning,¡± Demelza responded, feeling delighted.


    ¡®Well, we found you to be the most appropriate person for the job. How would you like to start on Monday?¡¯ Martha asked Harriet with hope that she would be able to.


    ¡°Yes, please. It will be my pleasure to resume work Monday,¡± Harriet replied excitedly with relief that she would be able to contribute to the expenses of the house and the burden would be a little less on Demelza.


    ¡®Alright then, see you on Monday.¡¯ the woman said in delight.


    ¡°Thank you ma¡¯am. Have a great weekend¡± Harriet said and dropped the telephone line.


    Harriet and Demelza both jump for joy as they were happy she got a job.


    ¡°I¡¯m happy for you, Harriet, ¡± Demelza told Harriet with a smiling face.


    ¡°Thank you D¡± Harriet responded, still smiling.


    Demelza excused herself immediately she remembered she had to get groceries and also do theundry.


    She went to her room and hastily got dressed to leave for the supermarket.


    ***


    The weekend passed by faster than Harriet and Demelza thought and it was Monday already.


    Harriet dressed up nervously for her new job while Demelza dressed up feeling anxious and hopeful about getting the job.


    Over the weekend, every other ce she had gone for an interview had called and told her they couldn¡¯t take her which made the restaurant herst option.


    She dressed in a very responsible way as she could not risk anything that would make her not get the job.


    ¡°Bye D¡± Harriet said out loud walking out the door.


    ¡°Bye,¡± Demelza responded. ¡°Good luck, alright!¡± Demelza wished her.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± Harriet responded feeling pleased.


    In less than five minutes, Demelza finished dressing up. She locked up the house and hastily took a taxi to the restaurant. The restaurant is quite a distance but it wasn¡¯t bad because it is a safe drive from her house to the restaurant so if at all she got the job, it will always be a safe ride.


    After about fifteen minute drive, she finally got to the restaurant. She paid the driver in cash and walked into the building. She looked around and went to the front desk by the corner.


    ¡°Good morning, my name is Demelza. I was asked toe this morning.¡± Demelza introduced herself to the young man seated.


    ¡°Oh, good morning. We have been expecting you.¡± The man replied with a smile resting on his face.


    For no particr reason, Demelza could feel shivers run down her spine. She concluded it must be from the anxiety she felt.


    ¡°Come with me,¡± the man told her as he stood up from his chair walking into what seemed like an office area. Demelza followed suit until they got to a door. The man knocked twice and opened the door. As he walked in, Demelza followed him inside. The chills from the Air conditioner pped her face due to the fact that where she wasing from wasn¡¯t as cool as this.


    ¡°Good morning, sir,¡± Demelza greeted with a little smile on her face.


    ¡°Good morning, you must be Demelza,¡± the man seated in the office asked.


    ¡°Yes sir, I am Demelza,¡± She responded.


    ¡°Alright, you can leave us¡± the man instructed the person who had brought Demelza in.


    ¡°I am Freddie, I am the manager of the restaurant. I oversee everything and everyone reports to me. I would have called you over the weekend to give you feedback on your interview but I decided toe in person because I already knew you were the person for the job. I just needed to check out your punctuality and you seem to be good.¡± Freddiemended her which made her smile.


    ¡°Thank you, Sir, ¡± Demelza said, heaving a sigh of relief.


    ¡°You will start work right now, and you will work for six hours every day. Six am to twelve pm. This is because I like to make working hours flexible enough for the employees just Incase they want to take shifts and work more hours. If you are interested in shifts, I will add you to the roster from tomorrow. You can give me a reply on that.¡± Freddie exined to her.


    ¡°Alright sir, thank you very much, sir,¡± Demelza thanked Freddie, unable to hide her excitement.


    ¡°You get paid weekly, okay? And for the extra shifts, you will be paid daily. Follow me to get your uniform.¡± He instructed her standing up.


    Demelza followed him immediately and they went to where she was given a uniform. He asked one of the employees to show her around and teach her the basics she needed to know as a waiter.


    In about an hour, she was well settled in and she started her job which turned out to be less stressful than she imagined.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Holding a tray of cake and coffee, Demelzaes to a halt after seeing Nathan walk in with a new girl she had never seen him with.


    She saw the girlughing as they walked in with thedy¡¯s hand in Nathan¡¯s hand which made her heart sink. She stood numb as she felt a sting of jealousy dashed through her veins from seeing thatdy looking so happy in Nathan¡¯s arms.


    And he was smiling too. He never smiled at her before!


    ¡­

 Extra cup of jealousy

    Nathan and thedy walked into the restaurant and picked a seat by the corner to sit. Unaware by Demelza¡¯s presence in the restaurant, Nathan pulls out the chair for the Lady he is with to sit and pecks her on the forehead afterwards before he walks to sit on the chair opposite Demelza. Just then did he catch the sight of Demelza making him give a wide smile happy about the fact that he is with ady.


    Demelza stood there with a mix of jealousy and anger running through her veins but then she rolled her eyes and turned to take the tray to the owner of the order. Her day already started well and she could not afford to allow Nathan ruin it for her.


    ¡°Here, ma¡¯am,¡± Demelza said, cing the tray on the table in front of the customer with her side eyes still watching Nathan.


    She could not understand why she couldn¡¯t take her eyes off them. She tried to behave like she was not noticing them and returned to serving the rest of the seated customers.


    After making sure she wasn¡¯t the one to serve Nathan¡¯s table she heaved a sigh of relief and went back to the kitchen to get the order of thest custom she was to serve before her time for a break.


    After serving the customs, she walked out of the restaurant to breathe some fresh air in order not to pass out from the intense anger she was feeling. Watching Nathan frolicking with thedy made her feel like ss was cutting through her skin.


    The best she could do was to blow off some steam and return inside the restaurant.


    While standing there with all her attention on her phone she could feel arge strong hand grip her and drag her by the hand to a corner. A side of the restaurant that no one would see.


    Trying to maintain her bnce and catch a nce of who roughhanded her in that manner, her cheeks turned red from seeing that it was Nathan.


    ¡°The nerve of you,¡± she spat out, vibrating with so much anger.


    The air instantly flickered with the sound of Nathan¡¯sughter from feeling satisfied that he got to her.


    ¡°Why are you working here?¡± Nathan asked Demelza authoritatively.


    Demelza ignored the question and remained mute without giving him a response.


    Nathan moved closer to her making her feel ufortable and her heart racing from nervousness of him being so close to her as it sends a shback of the night they had sex. She felt so much rush of emotions all at the same time which made her begin to move backwards but Nathan kept her locked in making her unable to move.


    ¡°I told ya, you are no match for me and I will make sure I am your greatest nightmare yet the only one who makes your clits click in lust.¡± Nathan whispered to her ear as he could see how his body slightly pressed against hers made her feel. He seemed to be enjoying every bit of it.


    ¡°So what did you tell your girlfriend for you to be out here this long?¡± Demelza asked, ignoring what he had said earlier pretending to not be affected by his piercing words.


    ¡°Her? She thinks I¡¯m in the restroom. Enough time with you sugar,¡± he told her with a smirk on his face moving away from her. He winked at her and made his way inside the restaurant using the back door. Which got her wondering how he did that as that is for staff only.


    Demelza watched him until she could not see him again. She throws her hands in the air and her feet kicking the air in frustration of what Nathan just did.


    Feeling belittled, she swore in her mind to pay back as she would not let him go free.


    After about ten minutes, her break was over so she made her way inside the restaurant to resume work.


    She went in through the back door and went straight into the kitchen to ask for the next order she was taking.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°What table is next? And what is the order?¡± Demelza asked thedy she was asked to cling to through the day until she understood everything.


    ¡°Table fifteen,¡± thedy responded.


    Demelza¡¯s heart skipped immediately she heard fifteen because that is Nathan¡¯s table. She gritted her teeth in frustration but then smiled mischievously as something crossed her mind.


    She checked the order and she saw that it was champagne and apple pie as dessert.


    She set the apple pie in a tray and the champagne in a champagne bucket. She carried both and made her way to Nathan¡¯s table.


    As she approached Nathan¡¯s table, she pretended to trip a few steps from the table making everything in her hand pour on Nathan. Immediately that happened, she winked at Nathan who was boiling with fury as he was putting on a white suit. Nathan was a person who hated dirt, so spilling everything on him felt like a perfect payback.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Nathan cursed out loud in frustration, not bothered about how harsh his words are.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, mister.¡± Demelza apologized like she does not know who Nathan is and also acted like it was all a mistake.


    ¡°Sorry? Will your apology fix my shirt?¡± Nathan asked Demelza who kept apologizing. She felt so much delight in seeing Nathan so furious and embarrassed.


    Soon everyone¡¯s attention was on them and the staff came asking what was wrong.


    Demelza, noticing everyone¡¯s attention on them started faking tears so that sympathy would be on her and it would look like Nathan was overreacting.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir, she is new ¡± the manager apologized to Nathan hoping that would calm him down.


    ¡°And?¡± Nathan asked the manager still in fury.


    ¡°We are sorry sir, please ept our apology,¡± the manager pleaded again.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry sir, I slipped. Please forgive me¡± Demelza begged.


    Nathan looked at her in utter contempt, feeling defeated as he knew Demelza was just putting on a show to get on his nerves.


    ¡­

 Reconnecting

    Demelza and Harriet worked very hard to save up and they both save money together in a locked ount so that they cannot ess until due time. Harriet took up the babysitting job fully when her employees asked her if she could while Demelza took more shifts at work. Demelza and Harriet both agreed to be home every Sunday to have dinner together.


    Unknown to Demelza, Nathan had hired someone to spy on her and report her daily activities to him. For some reason, after seeing her at the restaurant that day, he could not get her out of his mind which was why he made her daily activities his personal business.


    Work went on like that for weeks and Demelza enjoyed a bit of it except for the fact that she had to go to an empty house and saw less of her best friend Katherine. They mostlymunicated via videocall while Demelza served Kathrine her endless apology of being an unavable friend.


    Another weekend had passed and it was Monday, the start of a new week. Demelza woke upte she had somehow missed her rm. She hastily prepared for work that morning knowing she will bete but hopeful that she will make it to work before the manager.


    In about thirty minutes she was done preparing and rushed to work. She heaved a sigh of relief upon getting to worked to see that the manager was runningte himself.


    Monday was the start of the week which made work less stressful. Hours passed so fast and evening came before anyone realized it. The door opened which made Demelza look up and was surprised with who she saw. It was Alison and a very fine young man. Standing there admiring Allison and her date, her coworker tapped her on the shoulder. ¡°The next order is yours, Demelza.¡±


    After being told that, she took few steps backwards to freshen up as she does not want to look dirty in front of Allison and whoever that man is.


    Allison and her date found themselves a table in the VIP section of the restaurant. In there, there is a lot of privacy as Allison wasn¡¯t the type that liked too much crowd.


    The clinking of cutlery and the murmurs that came from people conversing filled the air of the cozy restaurant.


    After freshening up, Demelza took a step but hesitated for a few seconds as her heart raced with a mix of feeling nervous and anxious, unable to pick which she felt exactly. She breathed in and out and then walked to Allison¡¯s table. Finally approaching the table, her innocent face wore a faltering smile as she met Allison¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°Heyyy, Demelza. How are you?¡± Allison asked with her face lightening up.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, thank you,¡± Demelza responded with a little smile on her face.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you call me? I waited for your call you know,¡± Allison asked Demelza pouting a little bit.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s been hectic,¡± Demelza responded gesturing to the restaurant. ¡°¡­And I really did not want to bother you about my problems.¡± Demelza added.


    ¡°Hectic, disturb me?¡± Allison asked with worryced on her voice.


    ¡°Erm, you know_ I do not mean it that way. It has just been a lot and a very stressful month¡± Demelza responded fidgeting.


    ¡°No, I do not want you to think you are bothering me, I offered to help, didn¡¯t I? So please, I will be expecting that call, alright?¡± Allison said with a wide smile on her face.


    ¡°Alright, ma¡¯am,¡± Demelza responded avoiding eye contact.


    ¡°Oh, this is my fiance,¡± Allison said introducing the man beside her to Demelza.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, sir,¡± Demelza said with a smile.


    ¡°Nice to meet you too,¡± Allison¡¯s fiance, Gustavo responded.


    After the chit-chat, Demelza took their order to them and excused herself to get back to work.


    Soon, work hours were over and Demelza changed to leave for home. She came out of the restaurant and began walking down the road enjoying the sight of the warm orange glow of the sun setting over the other end of the city. She walked for a bit and then noticed a car behind her which made her turn to look out of curiosity.


    She turned and she could see an unfamiliar face in the car.


    ¡°Where are you headed? I can drop you off if I am headed the same way,¡± the stranger said offering to help. Demelza paused for a moment and then considered taking the ride as that would help her save up the money she was meant to use for transportation if she was to take a bus.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Alright, thank you,¡± She said epting the ride. She told the man where she was headed and he was delighted to take her there since he was headed the same way too. Just a little bit further than hers.


    Unknown to her, Nathan had parked in a hidden spot and waited for her to close from work. His brows furrowed in jealousy and his facial expression turned dark when he saw her get into the car of the man.


    With so much jealousy surging inside of him, he started following them maintaining a good distance so that the man would not be noticed he was being followed. Driving behind them, his heart raced so fast as he wondered who the man was and why Demelza entered his car. His heart skipped the minute he thought about the possibility of the man being interested in Demelza and the possibility of him trying to use this opportunity to woo her.


    Nathan kept following them and did not take his eyes off them even for a second.


    The car finally came to a stop in front of Demelza¡¯s house, the stranger walked her to the door and they exchanged numbers which got Nathan even irritated. Nathan clenched his jaw and rolled his hands to a fist as he could feel himself getting out. He fought all urge toe down and chase the man away as he sat down watching until the man left.


    Immediately the man left, Nathan waited for a few notches until Demelza went in and then fought the urge to go after her. Finally, his sanity won, and he zoomed off in anger at Demelza for giving out her number to a total stranger!


    The girl was such a cheap skirt!


    ¡­

 The slap

    Demelza turned swiftly from hearing the sound of a car zoom off but she could only catch the side of the person¡¯s face. She could not recognize the person but her eyes furrowed from the sight resemnce of the person to Nathan Storm. She shrugged her shoulders, ridding herself of the thought of the possibility of it being him. She smiled gently from having a good ride home and walked into her apartment.


    Immediately she got in, she had her bath andid down on her bed to rest. She did not bother eating as she had already eaten from work beforeing home. All she had to do was rest against the next day.


    Whileying down and listening to music from her phone, she fell asleep.


    ***


    The loud buzzing from Demelza¡¯s rm clock woke her up which made her hiss in annoyance.


    ¡°Already¡­¡± she stressed, feeling morning hade quickly.


    She dragged herself out of bed and prepared for work. She noticed she was a bit fatigued so she went into the kitchen and picked aspirin from the upper cab.


    She immediately swallowed the aspirin as she could not afford to be a slug at work.


    Check the time on her watch, she realized if she wasted any more minute, when would bete which made her rush out of the house immediately.


    She decided to take a cab to work as her body could not take the stress of boarding a bus. Would be cheaper but the slower and more stressful for her.


    In few minutes, she got to work and made her way inside. Everyone was already there and she could see some customers having coffee before they headed to work as it was still early.


    Work went on fine for Demelza that day and less stressful too but she could not know what to make out of it when she saw the stranger that had given her a ride walk in.


    Her heart skipped a bit when her eyes met her gaze. She stood there numb wondering why he hade of all other ces to eat, whye to where she works? She asked herself feeling annoyed. She thought about how to deal with the awkward feeling from this. She moved her gaze to the order she was arranging. She felt the instant urge to ease herself from whatever this might be by acting busy.


    Demelza went ahead to serve the order to the customer and made her way back to the kitchen to check if the next order was ready. while she was in the kitchen, the man had found himself a table to sit at while he waited to see Demelza. Seated with his eyes roaming hoping to see Demelza, a waiteres up to him to ask him for his order and then the man smiled looking around scanning the bustling restaurant Demelza.


    A wide smile rested in his face immediately he sighted Demelza walking to a table with a tray in her hand.


    ¡°I want her to take my order,¡± the man told the waiter, nodding towards Demelza.


    ¡°Alright then, I¡¯ll get her for you.¡± The waiter responded.


    The waiter goes to get Demelza for the man which made Demelza have no other option than to fake a smile and walked towards his table.


    ¡°Good afternoon, mister,¡± Demelza greeted. ¡°What is your order sir?¡± She asked trying to go straight to the point as she could not understand the smile on the man¡¯s face.


    ¡°My name is Ethan, I didn¡¯te here to eat. I came here to see you and I will go straight to the point, alright? I really like you, and I cannot afford to let you slip away. Please, be my girl. You do not have to respond immediately, you can think about it. Here¡¯s my card, you can reach me on that number,¡± he expressed, handing over his care to her. Her felt he had been forward enough and he wanted to let her call instead of calling her.


    Demelza felt a mix of shock, amusement and confliction as she just stood there looking at the man not knowing what to say.


    ¡°And I have a request too, you can quit your job here and I¡¯ll help you get a better and more rewarding job. You deserve it and more,¡± the man offered Demelza while her heart leaped for joy as a better paying job would mean more money to save her father but then her mind was conflicting as she felt it was weird for a stranger to offer her all of these instantly in the name of her bing his girlfriend.


    Nathan walked into the restaurant while Demelza was still standing there, yet to give him a reply.


    The air thickened in tension as Nathan red at the man.


    Immediately the man caught sight of Nathan, his eyes widened and he hastily left as she knew Nathan and he feared him greatly. He couldn¡¯t risk getting into his bad book.


    Demelza stood there, perplexed, trying to make out what just happened.


    She immediately began fuming as it felt like Nathan was a thorn in her flesh which felt very ufortable.


    Nathan walked swiftly to her to speak to her but Demelza spoke before giving him the chance to say anything.


    ¡°Why the fuck do you do these things? Was it you yesterday? Damn it, Storm.¡± Demelza blurted, trying not to scream. ¡°Stay the fuck away from me, you hear me? If you know you cannot be of any help to me, stay the fuck away,¡± Demelza said with a stern look but Nathan looked unbothered.


    Feeling a bit embarrassed about the way Demelza spoke to him, he grabbed her by the hand and pulled her outside. Her colleagues and the customers in the restaurant were already watching. They all murmured wondering, what that was about.


    Nathan dragged Demelza to the corner and pushed her against the wall with his eyes locked in hers like he was going to feed on her soul.


    Demelza felt so shaken that she fell to the ground which made Nathan roughly drag her back up, holding her up and pinning her to the wall with his broad frame.


    ¡°Are you this desperate that you throw yourself at a random man just to seek for favours? You actually wanna give yourself out for free just to get your father released? I wasn¡¯t wrong about you, you are just a cheap whore!¡± Nathan spat out insensitively.


    Demelza felt extremely embarrassed and pped him hard on the cheek. Nathan fist balled beside him, his eyes wide in shock.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Not again!


    ¡­

 Surprise

    ¡°Stay clear of my life if you will not be of any help to me. And this should also be thest time you call me names. Get away from me!¡± Demelza spat in so much annoyance and walked out leaving Nathan in shock. Nathan swiftly moved towards her and grabbed her by the hand, stopping her from going back into the restaurant. He pulled her back to the same spot they were before she walked away and pinned her to the wall.


    He knew Demelza was out spoken but not to the point of her being able to challenge him. He stood there bbergasted with his hand on his chin.


    ¡°Get your hands off me,¡± Demelza spat, struggling but she could not move much.


    She struggled for a bit until she was able to free one hand. She tried pping him again but this time he was fast enough to hold her back.


    ¡°You must be enjoying this.¡± he said, referring to the p.


    ¡°Leave me alone.¡± Demelza said.


    ¡°Listen carefully because I am only going to say this once. Do not associate yourself with that man. Do it for both your good,¡± Nathan warned her strictly which really got to her.


    After finally letting her went to his car and zoomed off while she just stood catching her breath before going inside.


    Demelza felt sad for the rest of the day which made her dull at work. She did not converse with any of her co-workers nor did she open up to any of them even though she could feel their eyes threatening to bite a hole at the back of her head.


    Finally, working hours were over and she made her way home using a taxi.


    When she got inside the house, she noticed her stepmom seated in a jolly mood and the fact that she wasn¡¯t supposed to be home until Sunday made her curious. She raised am eyebrow up and walked towards Harriet.


    ¡°Good evening, ma,¡± Demelza greeted her.


    ¡°Evening, darling.¡± Harriet responded with a very wide smile.


    ¡°Okay? Wanna share what all this about?¡± Demelza asked her, using her hands to gesture at Harriet¡¯s smiling face.


    ¡°You won¡¯t believe what happened today, can you guess?¡± Harriet said to her.


    ¡°I have no idea, I¡¯m dying to hear already. Can you tell me.¡± Demelza asked, bing impatient.


    ¡°Well, the bank called me and informed me that_¡± she paused to create suspense for Demelza who was eager to hear what she had to say.


    ¡°Don¡¯t do this, tell me already,¡± Demelza begged, giggling.


    ¡°Someone made a generous deposit into our ount. The very ount we save in.¡± Harriet said, finally hitting the hammer on the nail.


    ¡°You¡¯re joking,¡± Demelza said with her eyes wide.


    ¡°I am not, why else will I be home mid week?¡± Harriet asked her.


    ¡°Oh my God. How generous?¡± Demelza asked curiously.


    ¡°Overly generous. So generous we have to go to the bank tomorrow,¡± Harriet responded.


    Demelza jumped for joy, feeling so excited but then Harriet asked her a question.


    ¡°Who do you think sent the money?¡± Harriet asked and the only person Demelza could think of at that time was Nathan¡¯s sister.


    Demelza decided to call Nathan¡¯s sister and thank her for giving her the opportunity to be able to afford a goodwyer.


    ¡°I need to freshen up,¡± Demelza told Harriet and hastened to her room.


    She took her time to take her bath and put on clean clothes to rx.


    While on her bed with her thoughts all over the ce, she stood up to pick Allison¡¯s card from her drawer. She held on to it and looked at it for a few minutes. She clicked her tongue and began dialing Allison¡¯s number.


    ¡°Good evening, I¡¯m sorry for calling sote but I couldn¡¯t leave it until tomorrow,¡± Demelza apologized over the phone


    ¡®Evening, who am I talking to?¡¯ Allison responded.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry. This is Demelza.¡±


    ¡®Damnn, I should have recognized your voice. Although it sounded familiar.¡¯ Allison chuckled softly.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for calling sote, but I really needed to thank you for the money you sent. It¡¯ll gonna go a long way and I really do appreciate it.¡± Demelza said.


    ¡®Oh, dear. What kidney are you talking about?¡± Then without waiting for a response, she continued. ¡°Sorry, I wasn¡¯t the one who sent it.¡¯ Allison told her.


    ¡°I really thought you were the one, you were the only one I thought could do that,¡±


    ¡®Good people still exist, I bet if you think harder you just might think of someone. Either way, it was nice hearing from you. I hope we talk again.¡¯ Allison said.


    ¡°I hope we do. Goodnight, Allison.¡±


    ¡®Goodnight, Demelza¡¯ Allison said and ended the call.


    With that, Demelza started brain storming but nothing came to her mind. She decided she as going to go to the bank with Harriet the next morning to find out who sent such hug amount of money.


    It felt like such a long day, so she turned off her bedsidemp and went to sleep immediately.


    ***


    ¡°Another day,¡± Demelza groaned from the sound of her rm. Due to what happened the previous day, she wanted to sleep in and maintain whatever sanity she had left but the thought of work and having to the bank made her roll her eyes that were barely open.


    She dragged herself out of bed and prepare for the day. She went to work first and then took permission to go to the bank.


    The bank was about thirty minutes from the restaurant so it didn¡¯t take her long to get there. Finally there, she walked in fast as she had limited time.


    She made an inquiry about the deposited fund but they refused to give her any information insisting the sender maintained it should all be anonymous.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    She instantly felt bad because she could not thank whoever it was that helped her being that was such arge amount of money.


    She walked out of the bank and hurriedly made her way back to work.


    Her heart felt pierced the instant she saw Nathan with the same girl from the other day, in the restaurant, smiling happily.


    Would he ever smile at her like that? Never! Ever!


    ¡­

 Get in

    Demelza tried to ignore Nathan¡¯s existence in the restaurant even though she could feel his eyes fixed on her. She decided to avoid anything that will lead to any drama.


    She kept serving tables with orders and with every step she took, she could feel Nathan¡¯s eyes following. The annoyance of him not helping her and at the same time making her life ufortable made her want to scream out loud. But can she? Knowing she couldn¡¯t, she kept avoiding his eyes to prevent them from exchanging nces.


    It was enough for her that he had to bring that same girl back there. Is this all to tease me? She wondered. She could see Nathan¡¯s pettiness and egoistic nature in full y.


    He soon got tired and left the restaurant with thedy after watching Demelza for so long.


    Demelza heaved a sigh of relief seeing him go as it gave her a chance to feelfortable in her own skin.


    Work hours went by fast and she took a few extra shifts before calling it a day.


    She changed from her work clothes into her casual wear and headed out of the restaurant.


    ¡°Get in,¡± Demelza paused as she heard Nathan¡¯s voice. She turned and she saw him leaning against his car with the keys in his hands. She looked way and ignored him for being so authoritative plus the fact that she did not want to give him the chance to belittle her again.


    She ignored him and took a step forward then she heard his voice again.


    ¡°Get in.¡± This time he sounded more stern.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to,¡± Demelza responded, walking away.


    Nathan walked to her talking to her but she still refused to stop. Impatiently, Nathan grabbed her by the hand which halted her.


    ¡°I need you to get into the car,¡± Nathan said, staring deep into her eyes.


    ¡°And said no,¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°You can go into a stranger¡¯s car but not into mine?¡± Nathan asked her with his voiceced with jealousy.


    ¡°Really? Get out of my way,¡± Demelza said.


    ¡°Not even in a million years.¡±. Nathan responded being very adamant.


    She tried to find her way through but he wouldn¡¯t let her.


    While they stood on the road trying to struggle, they began hearing thunderstorms.


    ¡°Damn, get into the car¡± Nathan said, sounding very pissed.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Standing there waiting for her to go to the car, it suddenly started raining heavily. Aniyed, Natasha frabbehr by the hand as he walked to the car.


    He opened the door for her and pushed her about to get into the car.


    After she got into the car, he went to the driver¡¯s side entered the car too, and began driving.


    ¡°You are a stubborn woman, you know that right?¡± Nathan asked her.


    Demelza mad faces at him for saying that and looks outside the window afterwards.


    ¡°I¡¯m not blind, you know that right?¡± Nathan said to her.


    ¡°Whatever,¡± Demelza responded sounding really pissed.


    ¡°By the way, why are you still working?¡± Nathan asked.


    Demelza confused looked at him with an eyebrow up, ¡°am I supposed to stop work?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°Well, I guess¡± Nathan said.


    Just then it hit her that he might have been the one who sent theiney to her. Wanting to speak, she stuttered a little with saying anything in particr.


    She took a breath and then decided to speak. ¡°Are you he one that sent that money to me?¡± Demelza asked referring to the huge amount of money that as deposited into her ount.


    ¡°What money?¡± Nathan asked looking confused which to Demelza, she felt like he was acting confused.


    ¡°Don¡¯t act dumb¡± Demelza said to him.


    ¡°I can¡¯t act dumb if do not know what you are talking about.¡± Nathan responded.


    Demelza mouthed like she was making mockery of him which made Nathanughed a bit as it was funny to him.


    Seeing Nathanughed so much and genuinely surprised her as she has never seen himugh so much.


    ¡°But for real, did you do that to feel less guilty about trashing me?¡± Demelza asked nit wanting to give it a rest.


    ¡°Do what Demelza?¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡°The money, in my ount?¡± She asked raising her eyebrows.


    ¡°Are we still on that?¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Then, you better drop it already.¡± Nathan told her.


    Demelza kept quiet in defeat as she was unable to get Nathan to admit he was the one that sent the money to her. The rest of the drive him was a quiet one with both of them exchanging nces at intervals.


    Finally in front of her apartment, Nathan parked and they both looked at each other a while both feeling the chemistry they felt the first night they had sex.


    Unable to restrain himself, Nathan put his firm soft hand at the back of her neck pulling her head closer and giving her a really deep kiss. Demelza tried to pull back but Nathan kept her locked in still enjoying the taste of her lips. Demelza didn¡¯t realize when she surrendered to him and kissed him back.


    They kissed for awhile, enough to give him an erection which made him realize how much he is attracted to her but he still remained in denial. Seeing the budge in Nathan¡¯s trouser, Demelza moved back s she wasn¡¯t ready tonguve Nathan the chance to trash her again. He kept go of her and kept staring at her not believing his eyes.


    ¡°Thank you for dropping me off¡± Demelza sad and alighted from the car. She walked into her apartment without looking back. Nathan watched her walk in until he could not see her anymore.


    Immediately Demelza got into her house, she shut the door and leaned her back on it as she could feel butterflies in her belly from the kiss Nathan had given her in the car. She stayed there for awhile and then jolted from a hard knock on her door.


    She looks through the peep hole to see who it is and her eyes widen as she saw Nathan standing in front of her door.


    She took a deep breath in before opening the door.


    Immediately she opened the door, Nathan grabbed her and turned her around. He shut the door and pressed her against it kissing her deeply.


    ¡­

 Hands to tangle

    Lips locked in as they tongue rolled for a few minutes until Nathan grabbed Demelza¡¯s butt firmly in his hands yet in a very sexy way which made her feel aroused.


    Nathan let his hands travel from her butt to her back and then forked in her hair pulling it back slightly.


    Immediately he does that, she lets out a soft moan into his mouth. He kissed from her neck down to her thighs and then raised her feather light dress up revealing her red panties. He looks at her body and his face lightens up with how perfect it looks. He used his hands to feel her butt and the satisfaction of her putting on red panties made his cock harder.


    ¡°Are you really sure you wanna do this?¡± Demelza finally got the voice to ask.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want this?¡± Nathan asked her with a wink which made it obvious that it was his cock speaking. It looked like he would give anything to eat her up right that instant. Something about her is just so satisfying that it makes it hard to turn away from her busy. The intensifying chemistry between them at that instant made Demelza push what had been happening away and chose to satisfy her current lust.


    They both kept caressing each other for a while but Demelza made sure she followed his lead as she did not want too much regret even after the deed was done.


    Nathan reached for her boobs and sucked in a very tender and sexual way that aroused Demelza so much more than she can control. She found herself giving in to every touch of Nathan.


    Unable to hold herself back any longer, she freed her mind to allow Nathan do whatever he wished with her body.


    Nathan could feel how much of him she wanted which made him feel more aroused.


    He pullef her so close as they made their way to the living room.


    He spanked her butt and pushed her on the sofa wanting to be in charge.


    He removed her panties and took off his clothes as they both maintain eye contact.


    Her tits looking so perfect and her nipples so hard that they look like they are screaming ¡®fuck me¡¯


    Nathan without holding back used the cap of his cock to tease the lips of her pussy which made Demelza moan softly with her eyes closed and her face to the ceiling.


    The more he does that, the more her pussy drips of it voured juice.


    At that point, he could feel very inch of Demelza craved his cock.


    He finally slowly prated her pussy and then began tofuck her slowly. It became a diving feeling of ecstasy as her thrust slowly feeling her pussy walls p unto his dick like they are never going to let go. He thrust slow and hard that in a way that hit the right ces which made Demelza wrap her arms around him as she quietly screamed out his name.


    After a few minutes of that, they both chuckle as they both came at the same time. Nathan falls gentle on her feeling satisfied before rolling to the other side of the couch. They both breath heavily from the feeling of satisfaction.


    Demelza weirdly cravesfort which made hr turn sideways to cuddle Nathan which made Nathan jolt like she was some dirty trash that he never want to get soiled with.


    He got up immediately and looked down at her confused facial expression. Demelza still trying to understand the whole thing gave him a questionable look like she was seeking some exnation but Nathan being who he is, ignored her facial expression and moved away from her.


    Nathan, realizing he fucked up once again wondered what exactly it is about her that he kept making the same mistake over and over again. He dressed up in a rush to leave while Demelza sat on the couch looking at him and feeling used again which made her hate herself.


    Nathan made his way to the door and then paused to look at Demelza who stood with her eyes looking so sad. Nathan observed how innocent she looks but he wasn¡¯t going to trade his pride to do right by her. Feeling a mix of regret and pity he shook his head.


    The air was filled with an ufortable silence and he looked straight into Demelza¡¯s eyes and turned to leave.


    Tears welled up in Demelza¡¯s eyes as she watched Nathan leave her lie she is some slut.


    Nathan walked away without looking back as walked to his car until he came to a halt from hearing Demelza voice.


    ¡°Are you really doing this again?¡± Demelza screamed.


    Nathan walked closer to her and looked at her with annoyance from her shout and a question that irritated him


    ¡°Don¡¯t even try that again¡± he warned and walked to his car. As Demelza watched him leave, she began crying and hating herself at the same time.


    She stood there watching Nathan until he zoomed off. After that, she walked back into her apartment and and screamed into her pillow in frustration. Afaye doing that, she had her shirt andyed on her bed thinking about the next important thing to do.


    She picked her phone and texted her manager letting him know that she will be absent from work.


    She had ns to go talk to thewyer that her best friend had told her about. She had earlier texted him about her desire for him to represent her in court and he had agreed but he told her she needed toe down to her office for them to talk better about her case.


    Without wanting to think too much, she reseted her head on her pillow and fell asleep with alot on her mind.


    Still asleep, she sheard he phone chime indicating a notification.


    She opened her eyes slowly and grabbed her phone to see what the notification is.


    ¡®Hi, Demelza. I should have emailed earlier but I have not had the time to do so. I can longer be yourwyer, please find someone else to to do that.¡¯


    Demelza¡¯s heart sank right after reading that mail.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡­

 Living in fear

    With her eyes wide and what felt like her heart in her throat, Demelza had tears rolling down her eyes.


    In frustration, she flung her legs in the air and shut her eyes tight as she thought about the next step to take.


    She immediately remembered that it was Katherine who told her about thewyer, so she picked up her phone to call her.


    ¡°Hey D,¡± Katherine said immediately she picked up Demelza¡¯s call.


    ¡°Everything okay?¡± Katherine asked, noticing Demelza¡¯s silence over the phone.


    ¡°Everything¡¯s not okay, Kath, he bailed.¡± Demelza let out with a cry, apanying it.


    ¡°What do you mean he bailed?¡± Katherine asked, surprised.


    Waiting for Demelza to respond, her phone chimed and she looked at the screen. Her brows furrowed in annoyance wondering why thewyer would do something like that after giving her his word, coupled with the fact that she had to go out of her way to get him.


    ¡°It¡¯s alright, D. I¡¯lle see you once the day gets bright, okay?¡± Katherine said and Demelza hung up right after.


    Demelza could not go back to bed as she felt so shitty. It wasn¡¯t enough that Nathan had to be a deep shit, thewyer had to crash her hopes too. She lost all hope because he was her best chance of going against Hampton in court. She got up from bed and made coffee while she sat in the living room feeling so restless.


    Finally, she could hear the ding of her doorbell and she rushed to the door. She checked who it was from the peep hole and was delighted to see it was Katherine. She swung the door open and fell into Katherine¡¯s arms. Katherine felt so bad for her as she knew what this meant. It will take them forever to find anotherwyer as good.


    Both women made their way to the living room sitting down on the couch at the same time. ¡°I gotta tell you something, Demelza.¡± Katherine said.


    ¡°Okay?¡± Demelza responded with all her attention to Katherine.


    ¡°Beforeing here, I had to make some enquiries and I found out that thewyer bailed because he is scared to stand against Nathan in court. And it is worse because Nathan¡¯s representing Hampton. He refused to say much but I think he was threatened and maybe that is why he mailed you that time of the day.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s eyes widened and her voice cracked as she tried to say something but all she could do was stutter.


    Katherine immediately wrapped her arms around Demelza, providing love and support to her. Demelza sniffled as she pulled away from the embrace and looked at Katherine. ¡°I do not know, Kath, but why does everything feel so frustrating right now? I am honestly tired.¡± Demelza expressed with tears still flowing down her cheeks.


    ¡°I already promised you, you are not alone in this, okay? I am with you every step of the way.¡± Katherine assured her.


    ¡°I know but I feel lost right now, I do not think I can handle any more of this,¡± Demelza said, leaning unto Katherine.


    Both women talk a while and Katherine left after she was able to put Demelza to sleep.


    ***


    Demelza jolted from a very loud sound on her door, she rubbed her eyes and walked to the door but she did not find anyone there except an envelope dropped in front of the door. She picked it up and walked back inside to open up the envelope to see what information was there.


    In her oversized hoodie, she fell to the ground as she read about her due mortgage and the bank threatening toe take the house. Reality sets itself in her front as she realized her father wasn¡¯t her only problem. Now she was at risk of being homeless too.


    ¡°Wow,¡± she said,ughing at herself because her problems kept multiplying. Aughter that soon turned into cry. After crying her eyes out, she decided to call the mortgagepany home they could give her extra time to pay up.


    ¡°This is Demelza Thorpes on the line, good morning,¡± Demelza greeted.


    ¡°How may we be of help to you, Miss Thorpes?¡± the respondent over the phone asked.


    Demelza stated her plea but the responded exined other avable options and the best out of it was to pay off the debt or the house will be taken away.


    Demelza ended the call, resorting to use the money in the bank to pay up and clear the debt on ground.


    She had a quick shower and dressed up as fast as she could and made her way to the bank.


    Upon getting to the bank, she withdrew all the money and made her way to the mortgagepany. When she got there, she met with the person in charge of her ount and paid in cash to settle all her debts. She felt bad yet, relieved that the only thing she had to worry about was saving up more money for her father¡¯s release and also providing for her basic needs.


    As she walked on the road yet to take a taxi home, she thought about how fast she has to look for another job as she needed to work as much as she could.


    Luckily for her, it was a bustling city so finding a second job wouldn¡¯t be that hard. Feeling a bit dizzy from stress, Demelza immediately called a taxi home.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Upon reaching home, she sat down on the dinning thinking a lot and going through some newspapers and magazines she bought on her way back to check for jobs.


    Seated on the table with a cup of coffee, the table was clustered with a lot of papers, her notepad and pen, and her PC too. Using all at once to find a job was most appropriate at the moment.


    While going through everything, her eyes widened when she saw that Nathan¡¯s office was hiring for file clerks. Being an orderly person, she knew she could do it. The problem now is if Nathan was going to agree to employ her since it¡¯s hispany.


    ¡°Problem forter¡± she told herself as she applied for the job. Now was not the time to miss out on a well-paying and decent job just because of her stupidity.


    ¡­

 Another job?

    Still seated, Demelza applied for the job as she ignored the thought of it being Nathan¡¯s Law Firm. Between her pride and being jumbled, she chose to be humble for the sake of her father as she needed to get him out of prison as fast as she could


    After she submitted the application online, she shut down herputer and prepared to go to bed. After doing everything necessary in preparation for work the next day.


    Hours passed fast and soon it was 5am and Demelza was already awoken by her rm as usual. She struggled to sit up on the bed and reach for her phone to see if she had any notification. She noticed the mail icon at the notification bar indicating a new mail. She opened it and her eyes widen from seeing a mail from Nathan¡¯sw firm. ¡®We have received your application and you are expected toe for an interview by 7am prompt. A minute dy will not be excused. Thanks, Management.¡¯


    Demelza was super excited as this looked like a chance to be employed by them which meant an extra source of ie. She sighed after she remembered she had work that morning and she was left with no choice but to find her way around this whole thing. She needed to figure out a way to keep her job as a waitress and also try her luck in getting this new one.


    She called her co-worker immediately and begged her to take her shift promising to pay back the favor and without much stress, her co-worker agreed. With that, Demelza felt relieved that she would be able to kill two birds with one stone.


    She hastily got out of bed to prepare as she needed to leave the house very early to ensure she got to the Law Firm on time as it is quite a distance from her home.


    In about an hour, she got to the Law Firm which stands high and unique in the bustling city.


    Demelza walked into thew firm and her mouth went ajar in astonishment and is wowed by the polished marble floor. She looked around and got fascinated with the exquisite art works hung on the wall and also very impressed with how thew firm breathes sophistication.


    Pinching herself back to reality, she made her way to the receptionist and stopped in front of the prettydy with a sleek hair seated behind an office desk. ¡°Good morning ma¡¯am.¡± Demelza greeted.


    ¡°Good morning, how may I be of help to you?¡± Thedy asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m here for an interview.¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Oh!¡± Thedy said as she remembered an interview is to happen at the firm that day. ¡°This way please.¡± She told Demelza.


    Demelza followed her and she was taken to the waiting room where she met few other people there for the interview as well. She felt a little bit intimidated as she all she could see are people dressed better than she is. She took a deep breath and sat down to wait for her turn to go in to be interviewed.


    ¡°Demelza Thorpes?¡± A youngdy who is obviously a secretary called out.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s me.¡± Demelza responded standing up.


    ¡°You cane in now,¡± Thedy told her.


    Demelza closed and opened her eyes anxiously as she tried to summon up the courage to face Nathan.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Immediately Demelza walked into the office, relieve washed over her to see that the man seated in the office was not Nathan.


    She took her time to observe the man and she noticed that aside working in a modern high rise building, the man¡¯s office is tastefully decorated with sleek yet expensive furnitures. The man is seated behind arge polished office desk made of a dark and shiny wood. He is impably dressed in what seemed like a customized tailored suit with a crisp white shirt and silky burgundy coloured tie. She looked down at his feet and saw his shoes were a pair of polished leather shoes.


    There is a desktop on his table and two smart phones too. She noticed how his table is neatly organized with very few personal items and other important items for work purpose, there is a pen stack and also a family photo frame.


    ¡°Are you going to to keep staring or sit for your interview?¡± the man asked her as his aura exudes an air of confidence though his demeanor is calm and collected with abination of a sense of authority. she could tell that he¡¯s got a sophisticated taste because the interior decoration of his office is quite detailed. She looked to the side and noticed there is a collection of carefully curated books on a small shelf by the corner.


    ¡°We do not have all day, call the next person.¡± The man instructed his secretary with a little bit of irritation to how lost Demelza is.


    The secretary tapped her on the shoulder, ¡°Do you want to miss your chance?¡± She asked Demelza who jolted back to reality.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m really sorry.¡± Demelza apologized realizing how much she fucked up.


    ¡°You can have your sit.¡± The man responded giving her a chance.


    At that point, Demelza lost hope of getting the job as she let herself get lost admiring the detailed office which was not a good first impression. In good faith she went on with the interview.


    The interviewsted for about five minutes which didn¡¯t take much of her time.


    ¡°We will get back to you, have a nice day.¡± The man told her after the interview was done.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Demelza responded and made her way out if the office.


    While she took the elevator, she began to have doubts about getting the job as her low self-esteem began feeding on the little optimism she had.


    She wondered why she will be employed instead of other people who had better qualifications than her and dressed more appropriately than her.


    Finally outside thew firm, she started walking instead of taking a cab as she could not dicide if she should go to the restaurant or go home.


    After much thinking, she decided to stroll to the park not far from thew firm to cool her head and ease herself off the depression begining to sting her mental health.


    While at the park, she found herself a good spot to sit and rest her head before going to the restaurant to take a shift rather than wasting the whole day without being productive.


    She sat there surfing the inte and applying for More jobs as she licked an ice cream doing that. She is given up hope of being employed at the Law Firm.


    She looked up for a bit and noticed a waterfall fall that looked so beautiful. As she wake there, her phone chimes which made her pause to take a look at the notification.


    ¡®Good day,


    Congrattions on your employment Demelza Thorpes, you are to resume work by 7am tomorrow. You are expected to dress in corporate wears as you will be working on the same floor with the CEO, Nathan Storm. Do well to be punctual and active.


    SIGNED: Management.¡¯


    Shivers ran down Demelza¡¯s spine as she read the part where she will be on the same floor with Nathan.

 First day…

    As usual, Demelza¡¯s 5am rm woke her up again. but this time, she doesn¡¯t hiss. Demelza opened her eyes and stared at the rm clock for a few minutes before getting up to take a shower. She tried to be optimistic from the moment she opened her eyes as it was her first day at work.


    She needed to make an impression because her interview was a shitty one. she wouldn¡¯t want to make a mess of herself twice in a row. After taking her bath, she stood in front of her wardrobe as the morning light streamed through the window, illuminating the room.


    Her stomach churned as a mix of anxiety and anticipation flushed her stomach. She looked thoroughly and carefully as she selected her clothes because she was specifically instructed to dress cooperatively as she would be working on the same floor with Nathan. Plus the fact that she wanted to make an impression without any particr reason, probably to boost her ego a bit.


    After standing in front of her wardrobe for about five minutes, she finally selected a White chiffon button down shirt and a knee length navy blue pencil skirt. She hurriedly put them on and walked to her dresser to put in her jewelry. Being a lover of silver, she decided to go with a silver ne and earring.


    She packed her hair nicely in a center-parted ponytail and curled the tip of her hair. Neatly packed, her hair gave a sleek vibe which left herying her edges. She did that with ease and turned to her shoe rack to select the shoe that¡¯ll best go with her look.


    Demelza reached for her penciled heels and wore them gently. After doing that, she stood up to look at herself in the mirror and she smiled from being impressed with herself.


    Carefully essing herself, she liked how her skirt hugged her curves exuding a sense of elegance at the same time posing professionalism. She sprayed perfume under her arm, two sides of her neck andstly all around. Feeling pleased, she carried her bag and made her way out of the house hurriedly boarding a taxi. Anything to save time and arrive early at work that morning.


    Demelza felt like the nervousness in her got stuck in her throat as she walked into the Law Firm. She took a deep breath and greeted the receptionist she had seen the previous day. She feared she arrivedte as the office was already bustling, she could see some employees by the corner talking, keyboards clicking and she could also hear telephones ringing.


    She took another breath in as she got into the elevator. Nathan¡¯s office was on the top floor which means that she was headed to the top floor.


    Finally, there, she made her way to the office of the man who had employed her the previous day as she needed to know her job description. She applied to be a file clerk but she didn¡¯t understand why she would be working on the same floor as the CEO.


    Except if they have an office for that on the top floor.¡¯ she said to herself before knocking on the door of the man.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She knocked twice and opened the door. She carefully walks in trying not to twist her ankles from being on her ufortable heels. Heels aren¡¯t her thing as it felt was quite ufortable which got her wondering how long she had to endure that.


    ¡°Good morning, sir.¡± Demelza greeted immediately she got into the man¡¯s office.


    ¡°Good morning, have your seat please while I get done with this paperwork.¡± The man responded, clicking away on theptop keyboards.


    Demelza sat down and fed her eyes with every single detail of the office since she didn¡¯t have enough thest time she was there. While she waited for him, she felt a bit chilly from the air conditioning. She couldn¡¯t help but rub her arms and intervals trying to ward off the cold.


    ¡°Are you cold?¡± The man asked her, noticing how she rubbed her arms at intervals.


    ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Demelza smiled as she responded though her cheeks turned pink from feeling slightly embarrassed.


    ¡°You better get used to it.¡± The man told her going back to his work.


    At some point, Demelza got bored and a little bit irritated from sitting and watching him work.


    ¡°Finally done.¡± The man smiled and looked at Demelza. She kind of felt relieved as she observed the man is easy going and not hostile like she thought.


    ¡°You will be the Secretary to the CEO, Nathan Storms. You weren¡¯t employed as a file clerk.¡± The man told her and her mouth went ajar from hearing that. Apparently, she didn¡¯t see thating.


    ¡°But, I thought _¡±


    ¡°Yeah, you thought but things changed. Feel free to refuse if you are notfortable with that new development.¡± The man told her.


    ¡°No no, it¡¯s fine. I can do it. I was just surprised because I didn¡¯t think I would be qualified for that ¡± Demelza said as she wondered how she was going to survive being Nathan¡¯s personal assistant. It felt like the world was closing in on her, from one deep shit to another.


    ¡°Good then, I¡¯ll assume we are on the same page. My name is Ryan, and you will report directly to me when the boss isn¡¯t around.¡±


    ¡°Okay, sir.¡± Demelza responded, trying to keep calm as she couldn¡¯t risk anyone finding out about her and Nathan.


    ¡°I better introduce you to him and let him know you have resumed work. We do not have all day.¡± Ryan told her.


    Ryan led the way to Nathan¡¯s office and Demelza followed suit pretending she didn¡¯t know the way. They both came to a halt immediately when they got to the office.


    Mr Ryan knocked on Nathan¡¯s door twice and then opened it. As the door went ajar, his eyes and Demelza¡¯s eyes both widened immediately they caught sight of a beautiful yet petitedy on Nathan¡¯sp in the office.


    ¡°I can alwayse backter, I¡¯m sorry, sir.¡± Ryan apologized, turning to leave but Demelza still stood eyes wide from what was on disy.


    ¡°You are here already, you can spit it out..¡± Nathan said unmoved by Demelza¡¯s presence as he acted like he had never seen him his entire life


    ¡°Your new Secretary just resumed work, I thought to let you know. Her name is Demelza Thorpes.¡± Ryan said with a little bit of fear.


    Demelza noticed and immediately realized Nathan was indeed feared by all, making him such an arse in her eyes yet she couldn¡¯t help but feel a sting of jealousy from seeing the girl on hisp.

 My new boss

    ¡°Give us a moment,¡± Nathan told the girl seated on hisp.


    ¡°Okay,¡± she winked at Nathan sexily and stood up to leave.


    ¡°So, Ryan. Talk to me,¡± Nathan said to Ryan.


    ¡°Okay, sir. Erm, she is the new Secretary, sir and she resumed work today. I thought I should let you know.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, Ryan. You have done a good job. Show her to her desk and tell her everything she needs to know about the office.¡± Nathan instructed, not paying any heed to her.


    ¡°Okay, sir.¡± Ryan answered and turned to Demelza who was still stood numb.


    ¡°Shall we?¡± Ryan asked her.


    ¡°Oh! Yes, sir.¡± She responded,ing back to reality.


    Demelza followed Ryan out of the office and wondered how Nathan could be so cold bloomed. ¡°How does he not feel?¡¯ Demelza asked herself trying to get over Nathan¡¯s nk emotion while she was in his office.


    ¡°Sorry?¡± Ryan asked, thinking he was the one Demelza was talking to.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was muttering to myself.¡± Demelza apologized, realizing she had spoken out loud. Thankfully Ryan didn¡¯t hear what she had said earlier.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    After a few minutes of walking down the long hall, Ryan showed her the necessary things she needed to do once she came to work every day.


    He asked her to make friends and be free so that she could always befortable.


    Soon, she settled in and started work for the day. The day started pretty well except for the times it felt like Nathan was teasing her with that girl. She wasn¡¯t the same girl he was bringing to the restaurant a few weeks ago which made it more hurtful and irritating.


    The rest of the day went fast and soon she closed from work and headed for the restaurant to take her shift.


    Feeling exhausted already but she had no other choice but to do her shift. She needed the money after all.


    The most ufortable part of her day was the part she had to be in heels.


    ***


    ¡°What is wrong with you, Demelza?¡± One of her co-worker asked.


    ¡°I¡¯m okay¡± Demelza responded without looking up and smiling as usual.


    ¡°You do not look okay.¡± He insisted.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine for real, I¡¯m just a bit tired.¡± Demelza said.


    ¡°Okay, sorry about that.¡± He responded though he wondered why she would be tired when she is just getting to work. He shrugged his shoulders knowing that whatever it was is none of his business.


    Work went on for the rest of the evening with Demelza feeling like hell but she had to out her shit together and go through the rest of the day.


    She realized she had to get used to her new schedule as it would be her everyday thing until whenever.


    Serving thest customer with an order, she checked her time and was pleased to see it is already 8pm.


    She ensured she cleared her tab before changing back into her clothes.


    After changing into her clothes, she signed out and left work quietly. She definitely wasn¡¯t in the mood for chit chat or questions she wouldn¡¯t wanna answer.


    The ride home was very quiet for her being that she was tired to the point where she felt like she had reached her limit.


    Finally home, she took off her shoes and her clothes and stood with her panties and bra. She thought about having dinner but she felt too tired to fix something up for herself. In that state of tiredness, she went to the fridge and picked out milk.


    She took a few gulps and returned it into the fridge. With the excess fatigue she felt, she mmed the door of the fridge without feeling bad and made her way to the room.


    She smiled so wide from being happy that she was finally in front of her bed. She slumped on it excitedly and closed her eyes to rest.


    ¡°Oh, Christ!!!¡± She eximed from the shock of the loud sound of her rm. It felt like it hit differently that morning.


    Looking all messed up, she dragged herself out of bed and made her way to the bathroom. She took her bath and slowly walked Into the room. Slowly yet steadily, she prepared for work which got her wondering if this is how she would continue or if her body was going to adjust.


    Feeling so much body ache, she reached for her aspirin and took it to help with the ache.


    She took three deep breaths and warded off every bit of tiredness she felt.


    Finally feeling better, she stood in front of her wardrobe and selected a ck pants and white crispy shirt to wear.


    She tucked in the shirt and wore her wristwatch. She wasn¡¯t in the mood for a ne which was weird as it is her favorite jewelry.


    She hastily packed her hair in a neat ponytail and wore her heels. She did a final touch and left for work.


    ¡°Are you just arriving?¡± Demelza jolted from hearing Nathan shout immediately she walked into the building which made everyone¡¯s attention be on her.


    Feeling slightly embarrassed she looks towards his direction.


    ¡°I don¡¯t remember wanting a slug as a secretary, I wanted a human with diligent working ethics.¡± Nathan spat and this time, Demelza¡¯s face turned so red that she wished the ground would open and swallow her, saving her from all this embarrassment.


    ¡°I¡¯m- I¡¯m sorry, sir.¡± Was all she could mutter from feeling so embarrassed.


    She was just a few minuteste so she could not understand why Nathan was so hostile.


    ¡°Does he hate me that much?¡± She asked herself, trying to understand.


    She ignored herself and made her way to the elevator.


    Coming out of the elevator, she could see Nathan hand in hand with thedy of the previous day and this time she unconsciously fisted her hand in annoyance.


    She pretended not to see and sat on her desk preparing for the day¡¯s job.


    Unconsciously, she instantly felt so depressed that she began sobbing.


    ¡­

 Just rest

    Demelza looked up the window as the reflection of the sun got to her table. she could see the orange sun cast an orange glow as it set. she slowly noticed how the clicking of keyboards faded away. She had been working so hard she didn¡¯t notice when everyone left the office and the little chatter she heard all turned silent.


    The atmosphere was left with an eerie silence which was creepy and annoying as Nathan had made sure to overload her with too much paperwork. At intervals, her eyes darted from the papers on her desk to her PC screen.


    Her eyes are fixed on theputer screen having to make sure his schedule was properly dated and timed. The flickering lights in the office casted a pale look on her face while her eyeballs flowed from the reflection of the PC screen.


    She fastened her pace which made her fingers travel very fast across the keyboards. She paused the instant she noticed the only sound she heard was the echoing sound from the nking of her finger on the keyboard. She hesitated, then continued typing and somehow enjoyed the rhythm as that kept herpany. feeling a bit dizzy, she got up and walked to the coffee maker.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She hurriedly made herself a cup of coffee to keep her going for the night. she closed her eyes from the satisfying scent of the coffee that filled the air.


    Demelza finished up with the coffee and went back to her seat to continue with her job. As she sat down, she noticed how the city lights kept twinkling and making the surroundings a bit lively.


    Sadly, in about two hours, she felt her back aching from sitting in the same position. She tried to exercise her shoulders but they slumped instead. She looked at her wristwatch and noticed it was alreadyte and she wasn¡¯t even close to finishing up what she had to do. She was in-between giving up and getting scolded the next day again or just finishing up and please Nathan.


    She decided to finish up to avoid embarrassment so she refused to give in to exhaustion. She kept on working for the next hour and soon, the office surroundings was enveloped in darkness. With the night fallen and the street faln to slumber, Demelza was the only thing with energy functioning.


    Demelza could slowly feel her body giving up which made her check the time again. her eyes widened from seeing it was past 2am. She tiredly turned to herputer screen but she could feel how the fatigue settled in her body making it a bit stressful to breathe properly. She sighed and closed her eyes imagining her bed as she longed for thefort of her home.


    The warmth of her bed and thefy feeling of her duve. she felt miserable realizing how taking this second job has robbed her off whatever little social life she had. She ignored her thoughts and went back to work but got started from the notification sound from her phone. She checked and felt even more frustrated to see it was an added job.


    With her eyes fixed on her phone, she slumped against her chair in utter frustration. She could feel her hand trembling and her feet getting cold from being so tired. The weight of the whole day and night felt so exhausting that she soon began to cry. she didn¡¯t realize when she began to cry and the sound of her sobs filled the office. She thought she was the only one in the office so she allowed her tears to flow freely.


    Still crying, she became startled by the sound of someone¡¯s footsteps. She had thought she was alone which made everything so creepy.


    She looked around and felt relieved seeing it was Nathan. She felt a rush of embracement as she was crying and now he knew. She instantly knew he was going to mock her with it so she prepared her mind for whatever he was going to say as he walks towards her.


    As Nathan approached her, he felt pity for her because she looked so stressed and it was way past midnight. He was so engrossed in work he didn¡¯t check on her or even check his time.


    He had rounded up for the night and came out of his office, heading home, only to see her there, sitting and crying.


    It was obviously toote for her to go home alone by that time which left him with no choice.


    ¡°Get your things we¡¯re leaving.¡± He instructed her but Demelza sat there trying to tidy up her eyes and rid them of any tears left.


    Seeing that she didn¡¯t respond, he walked to her, packed all her stuff in his hands, and pulled her up. He kept pulling her all the way to the car and opened up the door for her. He used his head to gesture that she go in.


    He didn¡¯t realize she wasn¡¯t wearing her shoes until he saw her legs while she was sitting in the car. ¡°And you couldn¡¯t say anything?¡± He asks her pointing to her feet but Demelza still didn¡¯t say a word.


    Nathan went back into the office to get her shoes as he wanted her to rest before morning.


    He got back and started the car and drove out.


    If there was anything Demelza liked about Nathan¡¯s car, it was the fact that it was adorned with leather seats and polished interiors.


    Demelza noticed he didn¡¯t take the turn to her apartment but she kept quiet and didn¡¯t say a word. She didn¡¯t even look at him him as she was too tired to say anything or fight. The drive was wordless with Nathan looking at her at intervals to be sure she was fine.


    When they got to the house, Demelza was fascinated but she made sure to hide the expression that she was utterly impressed. She walked behind Nathan as they made their way inside the luxurious home.


    ¡°Make yourself at home,¡± he told her as he dropped everything on the couch in the living room. Demelza sat down on the couch while Nathan made his way to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the both of them. Nathan stood in the kitchen and began washing and chopping Vegetables to prepare dinner.


    He chopped the carrots, onions and bell peppers without forgetting to slice some lettuce. He also seasoned a few pieces of chicken he had brought out of the freezer earlier.


    Demelza salivated as she perceived the aroma form Nathan¡¯s cooking. Demelza watched how he peeled and mashd the potatoes adding a touch of butter and cream to it, all the while more spellbound to see him this way. She didn¡¯t think he was this homely. Not when he had all the help running around him to attend to his needs.


    Why was he doing this?


    Demelza looked away as she got tired from watching. soon, dinner was ready and Nathan served bihe of them.


    ¡°Come on,e have dinner,¡± Nathan said to her, breaking her drift.


    She quietly got up and walked to the dinning.


    They both ate in silence. The atmosphere was awkward around Demelza.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± she thanked Nathan as she picked up her te to take to the sink.


    ¡°Leave it,¡± he told her. ¡°Just rest.¡± he added.


    Demelza smiled a little and went toy on the couch without an argument, leaving Nathan at the dining table.


    She soon fell asleep while Nathan washed the dishes and cleaned up the dining.


    When he was done with everything, he stopped to watch her for a bit, carried away with how beautiful she looked in her state of unconsciousness. Catching himself, he recovered and strolled to her, thinking of waking her up but stopped himself at thest minute and instead, carried her to the bedroom and changed her into his pajamas.


    She didn¡¯t even wake up at all until he was done. It was evident to him that she was really exhausted. He knew she would be as she worked two jobs.


    When he got done, he turned off the lights andyed on the couch in the room leaving the bed to her so that she could turn and toss as she wanted.


    He fell asleep watching her sleep but jolted from her loud scream.


    ¡­

 Good morning

    Nathan rushed to her andforted her. In less than a minute, she went back to sleep and Nathanid down beside her as he providedfort to her by cuddling her. He soon fell asleep faster than he imagined he would.


    The pitch ck night sky soon faded into the shades of dark blue. The first ray of sunlight peeked through the tiny opening of the linen curtains paving way to the sun as it rested on both faces indicating its rise.


    Nathan had some birds in a cage he kept at the corner of his window. He loved the melodious songs they give in the morning as it helped make his day start in a rhythm.


    Stillying down with his eyes closed, Nathan felt the soft breeze of the morning kiss his face. He knew it was morning but felt too tired to wake up. He turned to his side to continue sleeping but his body hit against something. He opened his eyes curiously to see what his body had touched.


    He became fully awoken the instant he saw Demelza sleeping beside him. He used his hand to hit his forehead, wondering why he brought her homest night. Regret washed over him as his eyes remained fixed on her.


    He roughly tapped her to wake up because he didn¡¯t want her in his house one minute longer.


    Demelza woke up immediately from his taps and wondered what that was about.


    ¡°Good morning.¡± She greeted Nathan with her sleepy eyes and furrowed brows.


    For a split second he admired her cute morning face but erased that admiration instantly.


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing good about the morning.¡± Nathan responded rudely which left Demelza perplexed as she wondered if he is the same person fromst night.


    ¡°Are you serious right now?¡± She asked him with her brows up trying toprehend the switch in attitude or how convenient it is for him to toss her like a piece of trash.


    ¡°Can you leave my house, please?¡± He rhetorically asks her.


    ¡°And if I say no?¡± She responded.


    ¡°I do not think you are that stupid,¡± He told her, giving her a death stare.


    ¡°You¡¯re joking right.¡± Demelza tried hard not to believe her eyes and ears right that instant.


    ¡°Are you leaving or nay?¡± Nathan asked again.


    Demelza scoffed instantly at his nk emotions. She got up from the bed and packed her things in a rush not wanting to take anymore of his disrespect.


    ¡°You seem to forget, you haven¡¯t made retribution concerning your driver knocking me down. That is an unfinished business, you don¡¯t scare me Nathan Storm.¡± Demelza said without knowing what she was saying or doing but she couldn¡¯t just let him win this round.


    Immediately she said that she left without giving him the chance to breathe anymore words.


    She hurriedly took a cab home and decided not to go to the office that day. She felt like she has had enough of Nathan and she also had the added advantage of his driver ish she brought up. She knew he would be very careful with his next word and action.


    Finally home, shezily unlocked the door and made her way inside. She slumped on the sofa in the living room in delight of being home atst.


    She rested her head against the backrest of the sofa while she thought aboutst night and that morning. She began to feel her stomach churning from anger.


    Still in her thoughts, she heard the sound of the door opening which made her turn immediately. She was sure she locked the door which made her wonder who it wasing in. Fear gripped her instantly because she wasn¡¯t expecting her stepmom as it was still the middle of the week.


    She got up, picked her heels on the floor to use for self defense. She slowly walked to the door only to be startled by Katherine¡¯sughter from seeing the heels in her hands.


    ¡°What did you intend to do with that?¡± Katherine asked her,ughing very hard.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, anything.¡± Demelza said realizing it was her heels she picked up for self defense.


    Both friends hugged each other and walked to the living room. They both slumped on the sofa feeling very excited to see each other. They barely ever had the time to see each other from the moment Demelza started working two jobs.


    ¡°It¡¯s been forever.¡± Demelza told Katherine, pouting.


    ¡°For real girl. I missed you.¡± Katherine responded, hugging Demelza.


    They stayed in each other¡¯s hug for a while before breaking free.


    ¡°So here¡¯s why I came.¡± Katherine said without wasting time, which made Demelza¡¯s whole attention be on her.


    ¡°I have something for you, something really big. I think it might be the solution to your problem.


    ¡°Okay?¡± Demelza responded feeling very interested in the talk.


    Katherine brought out a sh drive from her bag and handed it over to Demelza.


    Demelza reluctantly collected it wondering what was in it and its relevance to what Katherine was saying.


    Demelza gave Katherine a questionable look waiting for her to exin. ¡°So right there is_¡± Katherine paused and moved closer to Demelza. ¡°That is a sex tape of a certain Ryan, an employee of Nathan.¡± Katherine whispered in Demelza¡¯s ear.


    ¡°And I am supposed to do what with this?¡± Demelza asked Kathrine.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be dumb girl.¡± Katherine said irritated with Demelza¡¯s question. ¡°ckmail him into representing you as yourwyer and alsopensate you for his driver knocking you down. If this leaks to the public, it will be bad for hisw firm. He will bend to your wishes because it¡¯ll be irreparable damage if this goes out.¡± Katherine exined to Demelza who hasn¡¯t said a word yet.


    ¡°Do I really have to exin all these to you?¡± Katherine asked Demelza rhetorically, feeling very annoyed.


    ¡°But this is wrong.¡± Demelza told Katherine who rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Do you want your dad back or not? Do you want your life back or not?¡± Kathrine asked Demelza who looked like her thoughts were far.


    ¡°But it is not a bad idea.¡± Demelza said with a smiley face.


    ¡°What are friends for?¡± Katherine asked, feeling excited Demelza is buying the idea.


    They both talk andugh for minutes as they caught up with plenty of things that had been happening in both their lives.


    Demelza picked up her PC and inserted the sh drive to watch whatever was in there.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°No.¡± Kathrine eximed, shutting the PC. ¡°Watch it when you are alone.¡± Kathrine told her.


    ¡°But it is just the both of us.¡± Demelza reminded her.


    ¡°Yes, the both of us with your door unlocked.¡± Katherine reminded her.


    ¡°It is not like anyone¡¯sing in, Kath.¡± Demelza stressed.


    ¡°But I did.¡± Kathrine reminded her.


    ¡°Because you have a key. Damn it Katherine, why the fuss?¡± Demelza asked, getting impatient.


    ¡°I want this safe. If this isn¡¯t used properly, it can be used against you.¡± Kathrine told her.


    ¡°Whatever.¡± Demelza responded as she ejected the sh and dropped it in her bag.


    ¡°I better get going now, I have to go to the grocery store. I just wanted to stop by and see you before leaving.


    ¡°Okay, thank you very much.¡± Demelza thanked her friend and they both stood up and walked to the door.


    They hugged each other and Demelza locked the door immediately Kathrine left. She picked up her stuff from the living room and went into the bedroom.


    She had a quick bath and fixed herself a breakfast of sandwich and a cup of coffee before settling on her bed to rest.


    She decided she was going to just eat and rest and go to the restaurant for her shift in the evening. She felt rest assured knowing fully well Nathan wouldn¡¯t dare fire her.


    She inserted the sh drive and opened the folder in Ryan¡¯s name.


    She saw that it was a video which made her more curious.


    Her eyes widened from what she saw as she was in utter shock. She least expected it to be something like that. As she kept watching it, she ran into the bathroom as she couldn¡¯t stomach anymore of it.


    She cringed from the thought of how Ryan is capable of something like that. If someone had told her about that, she wouldn¡¯t have believed it but it was right before her eyes. Now she understood why Katherine said it would be a solution to her problem.


    Sheid on the bed to rest and think about the best ways to to use the video but is distracted with a notification sound from her phone.


    She picked up her phone to check the notification only to be shocked to see that it is a text from Nathan. ¡°The audacity.¡± She muttered before opening the text to read.


    ¡®I¡¯m at your door, open it.¡¯ her heart skipped immediately she read the text.


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 Delete the video

    Demelza hastily shutdown her PC and put it under her bed before going to open the door. She instantly wondered what exactly brought Nathan to her house all of a sudden, after what he did to her before she left his house.


    She cleared her throat, wondering why he was at her door but she instantly felt nervous about his sudden presence. She walked steadily to the door and wriggled her hand before opening it.


    Immediately the door opened, Nathan let himself in like a co-tenant.


    ¡°You must be something really.¡± Demelza said with irritation resting on her face.


    ¡°You, must be something. I didn¡¯te here to exchange pleasantries, delete the video.¡± Nathan said to her authoritatively , maintaining a straight face.


    ¡°What video?¡± Demelza asked with a little fear thinking bw was referring to the one in the sh drive.


    ¡°You¡¯re insane, the one in the ident scene you dummy.¡± Nathan responded rudely.


    Demelza scoffed from hismanding tone and took a step backwards. ¡°Get out!!!¡± She spat, feeling annoyed already.


    Nathan could read the room and he noticed how the atmosphere was getting tensed already.


    He moved a step closer to her which made her take a step backwards away from him.


    He noticed what she did and let out a corky smile. She swiftly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close to himself giving her a deep kiss.


    Demelza pulled away without hesitation and wiped her mouth clean of whatever saliva that might have been exchanged with the kiss.


    ¡°This_¡± Demelza said, using her finger to her lips. ¡°This shit you just did. It won¡¯t work.¡± She told him with a straight face.


    ¡°But_¡± Nathan said but he was cut short by Demelza shushing him.


    ¡°You are going topensate me.¡± Demelza started.


    ¡°Compensate you?¡± For what?¡± Nathan asked, still feeling lost.


    ¡°I hate the fact that you act dumb but you¡¯re not actually dumb. You came here thinking kissing me would get me to change my mind, or you thought I was going to let you fuck me and trash me again? Nah, I¡¯m not stupid.¡± Demelza told him but he didn¡¯t respond.


    ¡°You¡¯llpensate me for your driver knocking me down and then we can talk about the restter.¡± Demelza instructed Nathan.


    ¡°The rest? What rest Demelza?¡± Nathan asked, feeling totally lost. He wished he could figure out the game Demelza was ying.


    ¡°Leave now.¡± Demelza said pointing to the door.


    Noticing how confident and bold she was, he gave a very corky smile and turned to leave without saying a word because he knew Demelza was up to something but he couldn¡¯t tell what it was. He wasn¡¯t willing to risk ruining his reputation by ying a game he doesn¡¯t know.


    Immediately Nathan left, she locked the door and went back to her room.


    She picked up her PC from under the bed and plugged in her USB cord to it. She sent the video to her phone and backed it up to her email.


    She shut down the PC when she finished andughed down on her bed. She used app Capcut to to edit the video on her phone and she sent the first thirty seconds of the video to Nathan.


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    While Nathan was driving home, his phone chimed indicating a new notification. He picked the phone to check the notification and who it was from.


    For a second he lost control of the car seeing the content of what was sent to him. He raised his head when heard the voice of a woman insulting him. He realized he had almost knocked a pregnant woman down from being careless and hissed in frustration.


    He looked back down to his phone screen and yed the video again to be sure he saw well.


    He watched how Ryan was having sex with two men. He never had the slightest idea that Ryan was gay.


    With all his focus on his phone, he did not realize how his eyes widened from shock.


    He raised his head to work properly since we had abruptly stopped in the middle of the road causing a traffic jam.


    While parking the car, his phone chimed again and he bet it was a notification from Demelza. After parking properly, he looked at the phone and it was a text from Demelza which read- ¡®There is more of this and I bet you¡¯ll want to see¡¯


    Nathan scoffed immediately after he finished reading it. ¡± What audacity.¡± he muttered to himself.


    Being very interested in what she had to show him, he replied to her text with ¡®Let¡¯s meet at the coffee shop,¡¯


    Demelza smiled happily immediately she saw his reply. She was delighted to know that she is getting to him.


    He chose that coffee shop because it is a very popr one, very close to Demelza¡¯s apartment.


    Nathan turned around and drove to the coffee shop to wait for Demelza.


    As he drove to the coffee shop, he liked how the street was alive with activities, and looking at the people as he passed helped him feel more rxed about what was in his mind. At intervals, the sound of car horns annoyed him.


    It felt like tiny things got to him after he watched that clip. When Nathan got to the coffee shop, he alighted and made his way inside. He pushed the door open and the scent of freshly brewed coffee embraced him. The gentle clinking of cups filled his ears as he walked to a table by the corner.


    He sank Into thefortable armchair and watched people carry on their daily activities until he got lost in his thoughts. it felt like everything seemed to stand still as he waited for Demelza.


    He sat there hoping Demelza wouldn¡¯t do anything with that video because it would cause a lot of havoc if it did get out to the world. How stupid was Ryan to have a video of his privacy leaked like this?!


    While sitting, he still wondered how Ryana was gay and he never had the slightest idea. To think that Ryan was married with two lovely kids.


    ¡°Does his wife even know?¡± He asked himself.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡± Ady across his asks thinking he was talking to her.


    He instantly realized he was talking to himself.


    ¡­

 On my terms

    Nothing had made Demelza¡¯s day better in a long while than knowing she had just put Nathan in a tight corner. The video was a blessing and she had Katherine to thank for this edge.


    Adies night would be perfect for that on a day she had no work to do. First, she had to meet Nathan at the coffee shop as he had requested. She opened up her wardrobe, and went through her clothings. It wasn¡¯t anything serious she was going for, so she picked up a ck jean neatly folded in two. The jean was a baggy one, but it fit properly to her shape whenever she wore it.


    Convinced with her pick, the top was the next item for her to choose. One by one, she brought a few, ced them on her upper body and faced a mirror to see how she looked. A red crop top seemed to be her final choice, as she smiled lightly in approval after one nce at the mirror.


    In ten minutes, she was done with dress-up, and was ready to leave. Her eyes cut across to the part of the wall where she kept other essories. She needed an extra touch to her look, and she found it. Her hair was packed in a rough bun, so a little covering wouldn¡¯t be so bad. She walked up to the ck cap hanging amongst others, pressed it onto her head and stared at the mirror again. A perfect fit. She made her way out of the door.


    The coffee shop which Nathan had requested for the meet wasn¡¯t far from Demelza. The weather was mild too, with only a few people walking thene. She decided to walk the distance, as she wasn¡¯t in a hurry and just in case he was yet to reach the cafe.


    She felt her phone ring. She took it out from her front pocket to see the caller. It was Nathan. She silenced the phone and dipped it back into her pocket. It was a sign he was there, but sadly, he had to wait. She kept walking. It wasn¡¯t far ahead anymore and if she wanted to count her steps, she wouldn¡¯t get to a hundred before she arrived.


    Coffee Bar, the building right in front of her, was a popr sit out for regrs mostly in the morning and fewer people in the evenings. She loved their coffee, and always preferred how they served it with side dishes like Chicken and fries. The thought made her salivate.


    It wasn¡¯t hard to locate Nathan¡¯s position as she walked through the open ss doors.


    ¡°Hello,¡± she greeted the stationed door-man who held the door ajar for her.


    ¡°Wee, ma,¡± he had responded with a nod.


    Demelza marched directly to Nathan¡¯s seat, her hands clutched to her purse. He sat up when he saw hering, and adjusted to create room for her close to him.


    She didn¡¯t take his offer, and rather chose to sit opposite him. He looked like he had words to spill, but waited till she sat down before he started.


    ¡°What¡¯s the meaning of what you sent to me? Where the hell did you get it from? What the fu¡­¡± Nathn tried to query further.


    ¡°Nathan. Please.¡± she called out to cut him short. ¡°I just got here and entertaining myself with these questions isn¡¯t the right thing to do. At least you could be a gentleman and offer me a drink.¡±


    ¡°A drink?¡± he asked, overly surprised at how she shushed him only to request a drink.


    ¡°Yes a drink, and I think it¡¯ll be to both our favors if you treat me nicely while I¡¯m still here.¡± Demelza replied, adding a tone of superiority to her words.


    ¡°Fine. What do you want, Demelza?¡± He threw a direct question at her.


    ¡°For what exactly. Because right now, I want some fries, chicken and a cup of expresso.¡± she folded her hands and sat back to take in his reaction. Then she continued, ¡°for what I¡¯ll need for the other case, I¡¯ll let you know after I eat. I¡¯m quite hungry right now.¡±


    Nathan could decipher at once that she was serious and signaled a waiter toe. When the waiter was close enough to listen, he asked Demelza to make her order.


    ¡°I¡¯ll have a te of chicken and chips. Then get me your finest cup of expresso.¡± Demelza ordered to the hearing of the waiter as he took notes.


    ¡°Is that all, ma¡¯am,¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s good for me.¡± Demelza responded, her eyes fixed at Nathan, expecting him to say something.


    ¡°What about you sir?¡± the waiter directed at Nathan. ¡°Would you like anything?¡±Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Oh no, please. Maybe just a cup of coffee, though. Yeah, I¡¯ll have that one.¡± Nathan finally resorted.


    ¡°Alright. Be back in no time, please.¡±


    The waiter left, leaving trail of silent stares between Nathan and Demelza. Nathan had a lot of questions on his mind, but Demelza kept aposure that showed she wasn¡¯t ready to start a conversation. Her eyes would go to the counter side to check how the order wasing up, then a nce at the purse on herps, which carried her phone before she rested them on him.


    ¡°You seem quite hungry. At this rate, you could devor the iing meal.¡± Nathan made a sour attempt to clear the tension between them.


    She turned her focus to him, nodded and went back to looking away. The act angered Nathan, and as much as he would like to talk and call her out here, he held back. She was in a position of power and her action had a form of cuteness to it, too.


    He watched her pretty face squeeze and turn in her bid to keep an annoyed countenance. He knew she had him by the balls, and wanted to squeeze them so tight till he begged. Anyone would do same with the kind of information she had now. Well, he had to sit this one act humbly.


    The waiter glided down to their table with the food tray in his hands. He carefullyid down the te of carefully arranged chips and chicken in front of Demelza. The coffee cups were not in his possession, but as he made the table, another waiter joined him with the cups of finely poured coffee.


    Demelza thanked them both, and immediately dug in as they left with their tips. She bit the chips and enjoyed the sound that her mouth made, as Nathan watched her. His emotions were torn between feeling anger towards this woman who was attempting to ckmail him using his director or being utterly captured by her personality.


    Their history was a rough one, and as he watched, he could see shbacks of the moments they had shared. She was cute to watch, but it wasn¡¯t what he let his mind fixate on. He needed to think out his next line of action.


    Demelza on the other hand, seemed totally unbothered by the looks Nathan gave her. The tasty chicken before her gave her a soothing feel with each chunk she took. She took a sip of her expresso, after a satisfied moment with her chicken bits.


    ¡°Do you care for some?¡± She offered Nathan.


    He concealed his worried thoughts, ¡°No, I¡¯ll pass. Thank you for the offer though. I had taken you for one to eat alone.¡±


    Sheughed. ¡°We don¡¯t like the same thing if I¡¯m to be defensive.¡±


    Heughed too.


    ¡°Nathan. I don¡¯t mean to use this video for anything. Neither do I have intentions to soil your name and reputation.¡±


    ¡°But?¡± He cut in.


    ¡°You may give me no choice.¡± She stood up and went over to Nathan¡¯s side, the space he had kept for her earlier. ¡°Let me show you the entire video first.¡±


    She dug out her phone from the purse she held, scanned a few files, and finally yed the video for him to see. It wasn¡¯t an entirely clear scene, but it had Ryan in it and two other men. They were naked, with their genitals dangling side to side as they took turns to y with each other.


    The sight of them sucking on each other, sacs and all made Nathan cringe. His reaction was so dramatic, it had Demelzaugh at some point. She had seen the video a couple of times, so it didn¡¯t give her any of those feelings anymore. Now, it was only a tool for her to get what she wanted.


    As the video continued to the end, the pleasure the men derived from their acts disturbed Nathan physically. His entire countenance showed disappointment and disgust. He couldn¡¯t believe Ryan his trusted director stooped so low to do this.


    ¡°It¡¯s all over you.¡± Demelza paused the video, and pointed out. ¡°The disgust, I mean.¡±


    ¡°This cannot see the light of day, Demelza.¡± Nathan washed a hand across his face, letting it settle on his beards as he stroked them.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s in your hands, Nathan. You have a choice. You know what my price is. You know what I¡¯m asking, only this time, I¡¯m not exactly asking you.¡±


    ¡°Demelza, I¡¯ve told you before. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll be able to do this. It¡¯s against¡­¡±


    ¡°A certain code, not written in thew?¡± I broke in, with a sarcastic response. ¡°Well, we just have to find out what happens when this video goes viral in two days. Two options, Nathan: represent my father or lose everything you¡¯ve struggled to build.¡±


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 The visit

    Nathan stared into Demelza¡¯s eyes like he was about to feed in her soul. Demelza knew very well that if Nathan had the chance, he was going to strangle her and squeeze every nerve from her body.


    But thankfully he couldn¡¯t so she gave him a clown smile and stood up from the table. ¡°I better go now, I have work to go to.¡± She said to Nathan smiling. It felt so good being the one that had the upper hand for once in her life. ¡°And erm, don¡¯t expect me at work tomorrow, you can enjoy the space with your little toy.¡± She gasped, ¡°not a toy, a whore.¡± Demelza said to Nathan. She winked and turned to leave for home.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Nathan sat there and watched Demelza leave without saying a word or objecting to anything she had just said. He needed to be very smart about it. His namemanded respect and he would not let a dumb employee of his ruin his whole career.


    Demelza walked home feeling happier and hopeful. Getting Nathan to represent her Dad meant her having her dad back.


    But somehow, deeply inside something gnawed at her. Howe he was socent? Nathan didn¡¯t go down that easily. What if he had tricks up his sleeves she didn¡¯t know of?


    She unlocked her apartment and went inside. She had a quick shower and prepared to go to the restaurant for her shift.


    While Nathan sat there, he thought about the best way to y this game with Demelza as she was in for it. He couldn¡¯t betray his best friend neither can he afford to not represent her father in court.


    He sighed and stood up to leave the coffee shop. He dropped some dors on the table without caring if he had changed.


    ¡°Erm, sir. You_¡± the waitress stuttered trying to call Nathan back to tell him he dropped extra cash.


    ¡°Keep the change.¡± Nathan said without looking back.


    The waitress smiled from gaining and extra change for the day. She went back to her work as he watched Nathan leave in his exotic car.


    ¡°No wonder he left his cash.¡¯ she said to herself seeing the posh car he owned.


    Nathan decided to go to Hampton¡¯s house before returning home. He needed to give him a heads up so that he would not be surprised to see him defending Demelza¡¯s gathering court.


    As Nathan approached the grand wrought iron gates of Hampton¡¯s house, he pressed the button and stretched out his face for the camera to capture. Hampton set his automated house to recognize Nathan. Immediately the camera detected it was Nathan, the gate opened wide and Nathan made his way inside.


    What he liked the most about Hampton¡¯s house was the intricate carvings with peculiar art designs resting on the tall pirs of the house. After subtly satisfying himself with the beauty of Hampton¡¯s house, he made his way to the massive front door made of rare mahogany. As he stood in front of the door that showed him his reflection, he couldn¡¯t help but admire how good he looked.


    Even in a time like this, his egoistic nature remained intact. Immediately he entered the house, there was a soft chime to notify that someone had just entered the house.


    Nathan looked around for Hampton but he couldn¡¯t find him anywhere around. ¡°Wee, sir.¡± the butler greeted Nathan.


    ¡°Thank you. Where is Hampton?¡± Nathan asked the butler.


    ¡°He is in his study, sir. Will you go to him? or should I inform him you are downstairs?¡± the butler asked Nathan to know Nathan¡¯s preference.


    ¡°I¡¯ll wait for him by the pool.¡± Nathan responded. the butler left to call Hampton while Nathan walked to the pool area and sat down on the lounge chair by it. He liked the ce because it has this cool atmosphere due to the trees nted there to decorate the area.


    While he sat there looking around, the butler arrived with a bucket of champagne and two sses. He turned that of Hampton upside down and left Nathan¡¯s cup open.


    ¡°Should I pour, Sir?¡± The butler asked.


    ¡°Yes, please.¡± Nathan responded delighted to see the champagne. Atkaser something to relieve his stress.


    When the butler finished filling his cup, he left Nathan to his drink while he waited for Hampton toe down.


    After a few minutes of Nathan sitting alone, he heard Hampton¡¯s footsteps approaching him. He could recognize Hampton¡¯s footsteps even in his sleep, he has known Hampton long enough.


    ¡°Hey, my friend, it¡¯s been a minute,¡± Hampton said to Nathan, extending a handshake.


    ¡°For real man,¡± Nathan responded with a warm smile returning the handshake.


    Hampton sat down beside Nathan and poured himself a drink.


    The two friends spoke for a while catching up. They have not had the time to see each other for a while now which is why they had a lot to talk about.


    ¡°Right, the reason I came here.¡± Nathan said.


    Hampton turned to look at him, giving full concentration.


    ¡°I Will be representing Demelza¡¯s father in court.¡± Nathan dropped the bombshell which made Hampton¡¯s eye immediately turned red.


    ¡°You are choosing a pussy over me?¡± Hampton asked, feeling betrayed.


    ¡°Calm down, man.¡± Nathan said, trying to calm Hampton.


    ¡°Calm down? I should calm_¡± Hampton said without finding his statement.


    ¡°If only you will just cam down and allow me finish talking.¡± Nathan told him.


    Hampton scoffed looking at Nathan.


    ¡°I¡¯m in a tight spot here, brother.¡± Nathan started but Hampton will not let him finish.


    ¡°Tight spot? Now I¡¯m your brother. Cut the crap.¡± Hampton said moving away from Nathan.


    ¡°Damn it, Hampton, listen to me.¡± Nathan said with frustration. He knew Hampton to always have anger issues which made his reaction not to be a surprise. But at this point, he needed Hampton to give him a listening ear as he is frustrated enough already.


    ¡°Fine then, I¡¯m listening. It better be good.¡± Hampton said.


    ¡°She¡¯s got a rope tied around my neck and the best I can do is represent her father and make them lose the case.¡± Nathan exined.


    Hampton¡¯s anger calmed down immediately after hearing that because he knew Nathan had not lost a case before. Would he be willing to break that record just to maintain the bro code. Hampton wondered.


    ¡°What does she have against you?¡± Hampton asked worriedly.


    ¡°I can¡¯t say man but it can ruin my whole career and reputation,¡± Nathan responded.


    ¡°That bitch,¡± Hampton t out. Everything about Demelza annoyed him which was why he derived joy in making her suffer. He found her fascinating, her beauty intoxicating, but still¡­


    ¡°Damn, she must really have you hooked.¡± Hampton said to Nathan, thinking of what the bitch had on him to make him willing to break the record he worked so hard to maintain.


    Everyone feared Nathan Storm because no one whoever stood against him in court won. He was onewyer people knew to hire because he never lost a case, not if his life depended on it.


    He was called the undefeatable!


    ¡°Whatever it is man, I hope you sort it out soon,¡± Hampton told him, patting his left shoulder. He picked his ss and sipped the content slowly while in thought.


    ¡°Yeah, sure. I better get going now. I need to rest before tomorrow. It¡¯s a long day.¡±


    Both men shook and Nathan left for home in his car. On his drive home, he picked up his phone to text Demelza.


    ¡®I¡¯ll be your father¡¯swyer, see you at the office tomorrow for prep.¡¯ Nathan typed and sent the message to Demelza.


    Demelza turned swiftly immediately her phone chimed. She screamed in excitement to see Nathan¡¯s text. It was finally bing a reality after a long wait.


    She continued with her work in anticipation of seeing her father soon. Unknown to her, Nathan didn¡¯t have the intention to help her win the case. He just wanted to fool her.


    Nathan drove very fast to the house to relieve stress. Driving very fast was one of the ways Nathan relieved stress.


    He was soon by his driveway and in less than a minute his car gilded to a stop in front of the house. He pressed a button and the gate automatically opened and Nathan drove in and parked in front of the fountain that provided a sweet melody.


    Before he alighted from the car, he remembered to text Ryan. He sent the clip to Ryan with the caption ¡®See you at the office tomorrow.¡¯


    ¡­

 Why are you so stubborn?

    The next morning, Nathan menacingly walked into his firm terrifying most of his employees. The fact that Demelza had a leash around him for his director¡¯s mistake made him brood in anger.


    ¡°Ryan see me in my office.¡± Nathan said the moment he passed his work area. Everyone began to whisper amongst themselves trying to get what the situation was all about.


    However, Ryan knew that he was a goner. He knew that Nathan would not forgive him for the catastrophe he had caused with his sex tape. Plus his identity was now known to his boss.


    ¡°I am sorry Mr Nathan for the trouble I have caused you,¡± Ryan bowed his head as he bit his lips to calm his nerves.


    Nathan remained quiet for a while before he sighed and let out his intentions in a cold way that made Ryan see darkness during the day.


    ¡°I will let you fix your mistake for the meantime until the dust settles. However, know that you will no longer work here anymore. You know the rule, I don¡¯t let a mistake slide,¡± he muttered, ending Ryan¡¯s career in a chill.


    Ryan pressed his lips together as he was not sure of how he would beg his boss to let him off this once. But the more he thought about it, his mind told him to remain silent as Nathan was not in the mood to say a word to a person like him.


    At least, he was going to keep his secret from others and he would work for a while before he gets dismissed silently.


    As he waited for Nathan to permit him to leave his presence, the sound of clicking heels walked through Nathan¡¯s office door stunning them at once.


    The way Demelza swayed her hips in the red pencil skirt she wore made Nathan gulp down ufortably as his eyes strayed all over her body. It was hard to miss the way her breasts were fully packaged in the white chiffon top she wore. And the ponytail that enhanced her face made Nathan wonder how possible it was for a woman to look this beautiful. Yet he could not have her as he wished.


    ¡°Good morning, Mr. Nathan. It is so good to see you this morning with your favorite employee. How are you doing Ryan?¡± She turned to Ryan who was shaking on his toes as he could not stand the intensive re Nathan shot at him.


    ¡°Enough with your rudepliments Demelza. I can change my mind to help your father if you persist to annoy me any further,¡± he warned her and she smiled cunningly as there was no way he would risk tarnishing the image of his firm just because of her pester.


    ¡°I agreed with you. However, you have to agree not to fire him. It is not his fault that things turned out this way. He is more of a victim of circumstance. Plus you are the main reason why such a thing fell upon him,¡± a smile yed on her lips as she taunted Nathan.


    ¡°And why would I agree to that?,¡± he asked, not wanting to be Demelza¡¯s ything because only he had that authority over her.


    ¡°Erm, it is obvious that you don¡¯t want to tarnish your reputation in public. Firing Ryan would only arise questions that you as a person cannot answer. Reporters will grow curious and boom, the well hidden secret you have been protecting will be out in the open. I am sure that you don¡¯t want that kind of result,¡± she stated her im leaving Nathan no choice but to agree with her as he knew that her words were correct.


    Ryan began to pray in his mind for the mercy that had fallen upon him. With the nce from Nathan, he took a slight bow and left his office.


    ¡°Now it is done to business,¡± Nathan said as he got up from the swivel chair to join Demelza on the couch she sat on but on the opposite side.


    ¡°That is nice to hear, I am d that you decided to be of help to me¡±, she genuinely muttered but Nathan knew too well that he was just deceiving her to buy himself time. There was no way he was going to go behind his friend¡¯s back and defend her father to win in court.


    He was just using her thenter on he would make sure that she loses the case as he promised Hampton.


    ¡°These are all the documents needed for the first procession in court. Tomorrow morning by 9am the court session shallmence. I did a little research and I discovered that your father had some dealings with the defendant. But I am not quite sure of what business he had with him. So It would be best if we go to visit your father in prison and ask him some questions concerning the matter,¡± Nathan stated and she listened carefully looking through all the documents he had prepared.


    ¡°I doubt my father had any business with Hampton. I was the only link that made my father known to him. Besides, my father never liked him in the first ce. So what exactly are you heading?,¡± Demelza narrowed her eyes at him as she felt skeptical about him.


    One thing she knew was that her father was a careful man and he had a lot of respect for himself. Hampton was just a red block my father didn¡¯t like. He always argued with me when we were still on good terms and my mom would always calm him down until he stopped nagging me about Hampton.


    ¡°We should ask him first, who knows I might be correct,¡± Nathan firmly said, making her feel a bit ufortable with his idea.


    She knew that Nathan could be very tricky and was very familiar with the kind of bond he had with Hampton. Even though she ckmailed him with his employees¡¯ threesome sex tape, there was no assurance that he was genuine with his words of helping her.


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to act smart with me Nathan. It will do you good. If you are really sure that what you said is true then I am fine with it. Let us go and pay him a visit,¡± she got up from the ce she sat and walked towards his door.


    Nathan smirked inwardly as he followed her behind. They sat in the car quietly without exchanging any form of nce.


    He did not mind her silence but Demelza was not in her right state. She suddenly felt weak and nervous from the fact that she was going to visit her father.


    She turned her face away from Nathan trying hard to hide her condition from him. However, the bit of sweat that formed on the temple of her head gave her off. Nathan noticed that she was suffering and slowed down his car.


    ¡°Are you okay?,¡± he asked, reaching out to touch her.


    ¡°I am fine,¡± she hit his hand away but he used his other hand to touch her forehead.


    ¡°Christ! You are burning up!¡± He spoke out loud making her flinch in fear.


    ¡°I said I am fine, continue your drive,¡± she remained stubborn but there was no way Nathan was going to let her follow him to the prison yard in such a condition.


    He took a turn and decided to drive to his house which wasn¡¯t the ideal thing to do at the moment. He thought of taking her to the hospital but he doubted that she would agree to his suggestion so he made the choice of taking her to his ce.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    On getting to his house, Demelza tried to get down on her own. She almost hit the ground when she stepped out but Nathan was fast enough to catch her.


    ¡°Why are you so stubborn?,¡± he hissed and carried her into his arms. The hotness of her skin made him murmur to himself as he climbed the stairs that led to his front porch.


    ¡®The damn woman was sick and she refused to acknowledge it. What the hell is wrong with her?¡¯ Nathan thought in his head as he entered his house.


    He went straight to his room and ced her on his bed before he went out of her presence. Demelza sumbed to the fever as she had no energy to fight it. She had been keeping it in and hiding it for a very long time. Truth be told, she had no means of buying drugs for her treatment.


    Nathan reappeared again with a ss of water and a tray of different medications. He helped her sit up and brought out the dose of drugs she was to take. Demelza watched him all along trying not to cry from the painful headache he felt.


    ¡°Here, take these and you will be fine,¡± he presented the drugs to her and she scrunched her face and began to make a fuss.


    ¡°I don¡¯t you I am fine now look at the amount of drugs you have wasted,¡± she used and he held back hisugh as he realized her problem.


    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you are afraid of¡­,¡± he tried to tease but she gulped everything down to prove him wrong.


    After that he went out to drop the tray in his kitchen and left her to rest for a while.


    Two hourster, he went back to his room to check up on her. She was still asleep as he reached out to touch her forehead head, her eyes fluttering open.

 Hot caresses

    They stared at each other for a while before Nathan moved in to kiss her. He was mesmerized by the way her eyes fluttered open when he touched her forehead and couldn¡¯t resist the pull that urged him to sp his lips with her.


    Demelza didn¡¯t push him away as her desires for him were ignited too. Thankfully, her fever had gone down making him feel less guilty for what he intended to do to her.


    Their kiss grew deeper and intense as they undressed themselves. Demelza let out a breathy moan as he kissed and sucked her neck. She tilted her head to  give him more ess to continue his tease.


    Her hands ran through his body making his muscles contract at every point she touched him. Their desires grew stronger and before they realized their situation, Nathan was already gliding inside her.


    All the hate and anger they had for each other was thrown out of the window as they immersed themselves in pleasure.


    ¡°You are very beautiful Mel,¡± Nathan whispered sweet words to her ears as he thrust rhythmically into her. She flushed from his words and for a moment, she felt special.


    However, she had heard those words from Hampton too and they ended up being lies. ¡®He just wants your body and nothing more ¡® a voice said in her mind and she held on to it.


    Their breaths grew heavier and louder as they satisfied their furious desires. Nathan¡¯s hot lips mped on her breasts making her go wild as he caused her a little pain with his teeth.


    She dug her nails on his back in return for the pain he inflicted on her but that only increased the pace of his thrusts.


    ¡®All this was a facade¡¯ Demelza told herself as she felt her body release delightfully. Nathan copsed on her body dropping all his weight on her at the same time. But she didn¡¯t mind.


    Her hands began to y with his hair as she tried to catch her breath. Later on, Nathan turned over and cuddled her to sleep.


    They slept peacefully for two hours before they would up to meet the cool evening. Nathan brushed away the hair that blocked her face to get a clear view of it.


    ¡°You are awake,¡± he pecked her lips before he got up to take her feet in his hand. Silently, she observed what he was about to do then blinked in surprise when he started to massage her feet.


    ¡®Was he doing this to impress me?¡¯ Demelza questioned in her mind as she never knew of this nice side of his. He pressed and pressured the parts that ached from the heel she had worn making her feel happy within.


    But this gesture of his was only to make her to trust him a little. He knew how to woo a woman until she was left with nothing but her heart. This tactics of his favoured him in many ways and got him everything he ever wanted.


    ¡°You surprise me sometimes Nathan,¡± she broke the silence between them and he smiled then began to trail his fingers on her legs.


    Demelza pressed her lips from the tickling sensation and quickly withdrew her legs when she saw the dark hue in his eyes.


    ¡°I am going to take a shower,¡± she said and hot out of his bed in a hurry before something would happen between them a second time.


    Nathan chuckled from her shy nature and decided to let her go. He took up his phone the moment she went into his bathroom.


    ¡°Is there anything you want in particr?,¡± he asked her as he searched for a restaurant to order food.


    ¡°Anything you eat is fine by me,¡± she replied and continued with her shower. The fact that Nathan was being sweet to her made her insides feel giddy. If she didn¡¯t have a sh with him, she would have dly agreed to him.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Maybe he was only mean to her when it came to his job. She must have created the image which she had for him out of resent.


    After having a shower, she came out to meet an empty room.


    ¡®maybe the delivery must have arrived ¡® she thought in her mind as she went down to look for him. She had muffled voices that seemed like two people arguing.


    However, the woman she saw made her heart ache and her mood turned gloomy. Nathan was with the woman she had first seen messing around with him in his office.


    Nathan didn¡¯t know how to exin the situation to her as the woman had showed up all of sudden. He tried to send her away but she kept insisting on staying with him.


    Hurt and betrayed by the sight before her, Demelza yelled at his face ¡°You bloody liar I knew you couldn¡¯t be trusted. I can¡¯t believe I fell for your stupid tricks!¡± She dashed out of his house shoving the woman aside in the process.


    ¡°Get out of my house right now!¡± He roared at the woman in anger before he chased after Demelza. The sky began to let down its shower suiting Demelza¡¯s current mood.


    ¡°Wait, stop Demelza. I swear it is a misunderstanding,¡± he called out to her as the rain drenched his body. But she refused to listen and continued to walk under the rain.


    ¡°Demelza you will catch a good again!¡±, he yelled as he reached out to take her arm.


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch me you scum,¡± she barked at him in anger and he stopped feeling hurt from her outburst. He didn¡¯t believe that he would run after her like this or feel scared about her leaving with the wrong idea.


    He had brought a lot of women¡¯s heart and never felt remorseful for the cause. He didn¡¯t bothered to exin himself to them but Demelza made him do otherwise.


    ¡®Maybe I am acting like this because I want something from her¡¯ he consoled his thoughts with those silly words that were full of lies.


    ¡°Please listen to me Mel,¡± he called her name short again.


    ¡°No, I won¡¯t. It is already clear that you are trying to mess with me. There is no need for your exnation,¡± she spat out and turned away from him.


    The rain grew heavier making sttering sounds as it touched the ground. They were both soaked yet none of them agreed to make a move.


    ¡°I am sorry if I made you feel pathetic and angry. She just showed up and I thought she was the delivery man. I tried to send her off but she kept insisting on staying,¡± his exnation sounded foreign to his ears as he said them.


    ¡°Well what did you expect when you mess around with women? She is attached to you because she feels a need for you in her life. You made her feel that way and there is no doubt that you will do the same to me,¡± she told him to his face and he felt defeated.


    ¡°I won¡¯t do the same to you Demelza. Everything you saw back there was just a misunderstanding. I would never lie to you and you know that,¡± he poured out those words of lies without shaking.


    ¡°Pleasee back to the house. I know that you are angry right now but I can¡¯t let you go like this. I am truly sorry,¡± he said with a clean face and she believed him.


    She sighed and walked passed him keeping a distance between them as she trudged back to his house. By the time they got back, the woman was gone and their order was delivered.


    They went into separate rooms and took a warm bath because of the time the spent under the rain. Demelza wore the shirt he had given her since she had no other cloth except the one that was drenched by the rain.


    Once she came down to the kitchen, Nathan was looking fresh and young with the way his hair covered his forehead. He handed her a cup of hot tea and led her to the table where he had set the food he ordered.


    ¡°You look cute in my shirt,¡± he said and I rolled my eyes at him.


    ¡°I look cute in everything so yourpliment does not count,¡± she acted as if she was not ttered by his words.


    ¡°Like the red shirt and the white top. I really liked the way it borated your curves. If I didn¡¯t know you, I would have thought you were a super model,¡± he teased her and sheughed.


    ¡°You really do know how to woo a woman with sweet words. But I am not the kind that fall for such,¡± she cleared him off but he persisted in flirting with her.


    ¡°Well, my n has always been to woo you Demelza. There is no way a woman can resist my charms,¡± he got up from where he sat and pulled her head towards him. ¡°You can¡¯t resist me for long Demelza,¡± he whispered as his lips sealed with her filling every of her senses with his words.

 Stop the car

    The Ray of the sun setting casted a gentle orange glow on the linen curtains of Nathan¡¯s room. Demelza sat down with her face red from feeling embarrassed about having sex with Nathan again.


    She prepared her mind to receive Nathan¡¯s trashing as usual but for some reason he was quiet. she could feel the air crackled with uncertainty of whates next.


    She looked at herself and she noticed she was putting on Nathan¡¯s big long sleeved shirt and his oversized shirt and her hair was in a very rough bun. her gaze shifted around the room like one who has just been disvirgined.


    Demelza stood up abruptly and started paying back and forth thinking about leaving before Nathan woke up. While pacing, she caught a nce of herself in front of the mirror and she couldn¡¯t help but be very upset with herself for being vulnerable and unable to turn down Nathan¡¯s touch. It really annoyed her that she liked Nathan that much.


    She hastily packed her stuff and rushed out of the house before Nathan woke up. She couldn¡¯t afford to face him or give him a chance to ridicule her once again. She came out of the apartment and took a taxi home realizing she had left some of her stuff in his house while in a rush to go home.


    ***


    Nathan woke up after a few hours of a deep and refreshing sleep only to be shocked to see that Demelza is gone. He looked around and it was evident that she left in a hurry which made him smile. He knew she must be feeling extremely embarrassed if not, why else would she leave before he woke up considering the fact that she isn¡¯t feeling well and there was one at home to take care of her.


    While Demelza was back home, she kept going back and forth in her room thinking about how she was going to face Nathan the following day. She could feel her stomach churning from intense anxiety and regret.


    while pacing in her room, she could hear her phone buzz on the reading table breaking the silence of the room. She turned towards the table to pick up the phone only to see that it was a text from Nathan. her heart skilled a bit while she opened it. ¡®Why did you shy away like that? We could have had another round.¡¯ her face contorts with a mixture of shame and utter regret after reading Nathan¡¯s text. she felt more embarrassed seeing that Nathan used the drip emoji after the text.


    she sighed after reading the text and there her phone bed. she could feel her hands tremble form feeling sick alniger again. in regret, she brought her hands into her face covering her eyes while she took a deep breath in an attempt to stop regretting. she could feel the weight of her stupidity sink in as her eyes welled up in tears. she slumps to the bed burying her face in the pillow and muffling her sobs as she felt like the world was closing in on her.


    Still sobbing, she heard her phone buzz again. She slowly turned and stretched her hand out to reach for the phone. She picked it up and it was another text from Nathan. ¡®I¡¯ve made necessary arrangements, the first court session will be tomorrow and we have to see your dad in prison today to prepare him for tomorrow. Get dressed, I¡¯ll pick you up in five.¡¯ Demelza did not know whether to be sad or happy about the text because it meant well.


    She wondered what strings Nathan had to pull to get her dad¡¯s first court session to be the following morning. She shrugged her shoulders as she remembered Nathan is very powerful and he knew his way around.


    She got dressed and waited for Nathan to arrive and pick her up. After a few minutes he finally arrived and she entered the car. The drive to the prison was a very quiet one as the atmosphere felt very tense with Demelza avoiding eye contact with Nathan at all cost.


    Finally arriving at the prison, Demelza took a deep breath in because she was nervous. It had been a very long time since she saw her father. Since thest time she was there, Hampton made sure she would not be able to see him again. She went countless times but they wouldn¡¯t let her see him until she got tired.


    She knew that for her to be able to see him today, Nathan must have made sure of that. Finally in the driveway, Nathan found a good spot to park. And they both alighted from the car.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    When they got Into the prison, they made their way to the counter but Nathan asked her to sit and wait for him. He had a talk with the kersn on duty and squeezed something into his hand.


    ¡°But you cannot talk to him, it is past visiting hours. If you get caught speaking with him, you are both on your own.¡± The officer told Nathan.


    ¡°That is not a problem at all. Thank you very much.¡± Having said that, Nathan gettured to Demelza to follow him. She said up and walked beside Nathan as another officer showed them the way to her father¡¯s cell.


    Demelza¡¯s heart pounded as she walked with Nathan toward her father¡¯s cell. The heavy metal door creaked open which revealed a dimly lit passage lined up with prison cells. the smell of disinfectant and swear mixed in the air. as they walked further into the hall, Demelza¡¯s eyes caught sight of her father¡¯s tired gaze.


    Her father¡¯s face was etched with expressions of worry and tiredness. Demleza could feel her hand tremble as she reached out to hold her fayer. both father and daughter¡¯s eyes welled up in tears as it had been a long time since they saw each otherst. she mouthed the words I Love you to her dad.


    She did that because it was not visiting hours and she  wasn¡¯t allowed to talk to a prisoner in the cell where there are no cameras watching.


    Nathan had to pull some strings to ensure she saw her father. It annoys him because they needed to have a conversation with her father tomorrow for the court session the following day. Atleast, anything to make Demelza believe he was helping her out.


    He had to act well so that she would believe him and he could get her to delete the video from her phone. He tried to get one of the wardens on duty to let Demelza have a conversation with her father but he couldn¡¯t. Apparently not all cops can be bought.


    He had to call Demelza and they both left the prison. Nathan offered to drop her off because he felt pity for her. It was sad to see her in that state.


    ¡°I want you to stop working in the restaurant.¡± Nathan said, breaking the silence.


    Demelza turned to look at him as she wondered what exactly was his problem. It irritated her that at a time like this, his selfish desires are his priority. He couldn¡¯t even consider her solemn mood.


    ¡°You¡¯re funny.¡± She respondedughing.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like the job. Your job at my Firm is decent enough and I pay You well enough.¡± Nathan said with so much pride.


    ¡°And you think the money is enough for me? Can you live on that?¡± Demelza asked him.


    Nathan didn¡¯t say anything but rather picked up his phone and in seconds, Demelza¡¯s phone buzzed.


    She picked up her phone to check the notification and her eyes widened from seeing how much money Nathan sent to her ount.


    ¡°Are you mad?¡± She screamed in anger.


    Nathan was shocked to see that reaction form her. He hoped it was going to relieve her and she would agree to quit her job at the restaurant but instead he got insulted.


    ¡°What I¡¯m the actual fuck Nathan?¡± Demelza screamed out. Angrily.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be happy? This lessens your burden and how you have to work.¡± Nathan said not understanding what the fuss is over.


    ¡°Hold up, wait. You paid my step mother hospital bills, yeah? You were the one that anonymously sent that money to me, yeah?¡± She asked him and he just kept looking at her.


    ¡°Stop the car.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡°I said you should fucking stop the car.¡± Demelza said on the Verge of losing her cool.


    ¡°You¡¯re joking.¡± Nathan said.


    ¡°Try me.¡± Demelza responded, reaching for the steering wheel.


    Nathan swiftly turned the steering wheel to the side and stepped on the brake immediately to avoid an ident.


    Immediately the car came to a stop, Demelza got down and started walking away in anger.


    Nathan went after her immediately because it was alreadyte in the night and he couldn¡¯t afford to leave her walking in the street.

 I’m not done with you

    ¡°What in God¡¯s name is wrong with you Demelza?¡± Nathan asked with angerced on his voice.


    Demelza, feeling unbothered, kept walking without minding Nathan¡¯s question. To her it was irrelevant at the moment.


    ¡°Can you stop so that we can talk properly like two adults?¡± Nathan asked her rhetorically, getting annoyed with the fact that he has to be. Walking on the road and talking.


    ¡°Now we¡¯re adults? Now you want to talk to me properly?¡± Demelza asked without looking back. ¡°You must think that I am stupid.¡± Demelza told him but still refused to stop walking.


    Nathan was left with no option but to run after. Finally reaching her, he held her firmly by the arm and dragged her back to the car.


    ¡°Let go of me Nathan.¡± Demelza said struggling to break free from his strong hold but he was too strong for her.


    Finally at the car, Reynold pinned her against it and asked her to keep calm .Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°That money wasn¡¯t to insult you. Do you think you can handle all the court sessions, going to visit your father in prison and also working two jobs? I did that out of the abundance of my heart, I did that so that you can concentrate and still work at the same time in a better paying office. How much can the pay of being a waitress do for you asides paying for your transportation? I don¡¯t mean to be rude but you cannot handle it all and if you are smart you will choose a better paying one.¡± Bata said to her pretending to not care.


    He wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it if she stopped working for him. He lied about the fact that he saw her everyday and also the fact that he knows she is not messing around with other men. He refused to im her for himself yet he wouldn¡¯t let her live her life in peace.


    ¡°I like my job and i¡¯m notining¡± she responded feeling defeated in the argument because Nathan was telling her the reality.


    He looked at her to ensure that she had calmed down before saying the next thing on his mind.


    ¡°Since I am helping, I think I deserve to request that the video be deleted from your phone. I have already made the judge know I¡¯ll be representing your dad and Hampton knows already. I¡¯m sure he hates me by now. The least you could do is delete that video?¡± He told her trying to act all innocent.


    Demelza stood there thinking about why he just said. Looking on the bright side, it will only be fair enough that she deleted it. He had already fulfilled his end of the bargain.


    ¡°Fine then, I¡¯ll delete it.¡± Demelza said, bringing her phone out.


    She put it out to where he can see so that he will see that the video has been erased and he wouldn¡¯t stress her about it anymore.


    In the heat of the whole episode, Nathan moved closer to her and pinned her against the car, this time with so much pressure. He reached for her lips and then turned to her ears as he whispered the words_ ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡±.


    Demelza felt shocked with that apology as she didn¡¯t see iting. Still in the same position, he whispered again_ ¡°please forgive me.¡± He said and her earlobe and that instantly sent a shiver down Demelza¡¯s spine.


    Unable to help himself, he ced a soft kiss on her lips. Demelza felt every inch of her yearning for more of his touch which made her want to curse her body for always falling at the mercy of Nathan¡¯s touch.


    Nathan touched her in ways that felt new, with every touch she could feel her heart beat faster. He kissed her all over and she stayed still waiting for him to savor her.


    Nathan noticed she wanted him and it delighted him to know that he still has a hold on her. He gently pulled her away from the car and opened the door. He gestured for her to go in and she obeyed like a  loyal dog to its master.


    Nata pushed her backwards and she fell on her back to the chair. He slowly took off her clothes and he stood amazed at how her body speaks perfection. He moved closer to her and raised her both legs up revealing her pussy and the juice tha streamed down the vagina.


    He admired how neatly shaved she was and how her nipples shot into the air.


    Looking at her, he bes lost indecisive of how to explore such glory in his front.


    He immediately remembered how well she loved the head he gave her thest time so he decided he was going to start from there. Anything for her to scream ¡°fuck_me¡±


    He used his left index finger to y around t her ckits enjoying how her clits respond to every movement of his finger. His finger traveled from the lips of her pussy down to the pussy hole and then he dipped the tip of his finger in it making her let out a soft moan.


    He smiled in a cocky way, feeling satisfied that he effortlessly made her drip so much. He used the tip of his tongue to fondle her clitoris making her drip more as her fingers rake through his hair.


    ¡°Fuck me already Nathan.¡± Demelza said softly unable to bear the torture of wanting him more.


    He ignored what she said and kept teasing hr vagina with his tongue. He dipped his tongue into her pussy hole which made her squirt on his face a little.


    He looked away while he picked one of her clothing in the chair to wipe his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Demelza apologized realizing what just happened.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯m not done with you,¡± Nathan told her.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes widened from what he said as she wondered why more was toe after all that.


    ¡°Turn around,¡± Nathan told her which she obeyed without a fuss.


    Nathan fingered her from the back as she let out soft moans. Seeing that he had opened her up enough, he unzipped his trouser and brought out his cock that dangled in the air.


    He held it firmly and used it to p her butt which made Demelza drip some more. He slowly slid his cock into her pussy. ¡°Damn¡± Demelza expressed feeling utterly pleasured.

 Reminiscence

    Nathan thrust in her slowly and steadily making each thrust count. He pleasured her so much that she moaned all though. After a few minutes of sensational sex, Nathan came letting out a moan.


    He fell to the seat to catch his breath while Demelza did the same. After a few minutes, Nathan felt refreshed from the short rest.


    ¡°Get dressed, we¡¯ve spent enough time here and it¡¯s gettingte.¡± Nathan told Demelza as he stood up to zip up.


    Demelza got dressed and went to the front seat. She sat there feeling super exhausted.


    She noticed the route Natajan took wasn¡¯t the way to her house but she was not bothered because she didn¡¯t want to spend the night alone.


    The drive back home was a very quiet one with Nathan stealing nces at her.


    Immediately they got home, Demelza had a quick bath and soon changed into Nathan¡¯s clothes. she slumped on the bed and soon fell asleep faster than she thought. He watched how her body gently nestled under the duvet and her head rested on the plush pillow.


    The atmosphere of the room lulled her into a gray deep slumber. The sex they had definitely tired her out. The smart clock in the Wal ticked away the minutes as Demelza slept soundly. When Nathan got done with everything he was doing, heid down on the bed beside her and gently pulled the duvet higher to ensure she remained warm. sound that came from the gentle rise and fall of Demelza¡¯s chest as she slept. Nathan soon fell asleep from watching Demelza sleep.


    The first rays of dawn began to peek through the window casting a warm glow on both their faces. Demelza¡¯s eyes flutter open and she is greeted by the sight of Nathan¡¯s facem he looked so cute while he slept. she stood up from the bed as quiet as she could and headed to the bathroom to eas herself and brush her teeth.


    After peeing, she looked around for a new toothbrush. After going through the drawers for a while, she finally found one. She picked it up and brushed her teeth while staring at herself in the mirror. She couldn¡¯t help but blush at intervals whenever she remembered the event ofst night.


    After brushing her teeth, she walked out of the bathroom. Immediately she came out the smell of freshly brewed coffee weed her.


    She followed the smell of the coffee all the way to the kitchen but came to a halt the instant she caught sight of Nathan¡¯s masculine body resting against the marble b by the kitchen sink. She peeped at how handsome he looked, sipping his coffee and pressing his phone with his right hand.


    ¡°You need to go home and I also need to prep for work. There will be a court sitting, we both have to be ready. Take a cab home and meet me at the office very early.¡± Nathan said.


    Demelza nodded and turned to leave but stopped when Nathan cleared his throat to speak.


    ¡°I put some cash in your purse, use it to pay for an Uber home. I don¡¯t want you standing on the street for a cab¡± she smiled after Nathan said so.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Nathan could read her facial expression from behind and he could tell she was smiling. He was happy his act was working.


    He knew that she was beginning to feel attached but he felt unbothered. Anything to make her trust him enough to think that he is defending her father to win in court.


    ***


    Demelza hastily dressed for work without wasting time because the court session that was scheduled to hold at 12pm was moved to hold by 10am. She hastily put on suit pants and a zer to match. She picked out her ck pointed heels and wore them.


    She stood up and sat in front of the mirror to pack her hair. She decided to use edge control to hold it in to give a sleek look. She didn¡¯t have the time to straighten her hair which made that her best option at the time.


    Immediately after she finished, she applied her lip gloss and left for work. She had booked an Uber before she started packing her hair to make sure he¡¯ll be there before she finished.


    In fifteen minutes, he got to the Law Firm and Nathan was already waiting for her in the car with a stern face feeling annoyed about her wasting time.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± She apologized  but Nathan didn¡¯t not say anything. The drive to the court was a quiet yet tense one. Nathan felt tense because he knew he was ying her while Demelza felt tense because she silently prayed they win the case.


    Finally at the court premises, they both alighted in a hurry and rushed to the courts room.


    Everywhere became dead silent except for the after everyone was seated, the atmosphere of the court room became tense with Hampton and Demelza exchanging hateful nces at each other.


    The courtroom is polished with wooden panels, arge judge bench at the front and rows of seats for the jury. When the judge came in, he noticed a little bit of noise which made him bang his gavel demanding silence. Nathan the defense attorney stood up and approached the jury box cing some papers in front of the judge to show the shaken signatures of Demelza¡¯s father.


    He showed the judge that to make people think he was trying to prove that Mr Thorpes signed the papers under duress and that is why his signatures are shaken but he knew the implication of that.


    Hampton¡¯s attorney rises and argues that it wasn¡¯t signed under duress. Soon, both attorneys got into a heated argument which made the judge tell both of them to sit.  The judge addresses both attorneys, telling them to learn to maintain decorum. The judge concluded by adjourning the case.


    The prison warders held Demelza¡¯s father by the arm to exit the courtroom which made Demelza¡¯s face fall. She wished she could hug her father at that moment.


    They both looked at each other until they couldn¡¯t see each other anymore. Nathan felt pity for her while she watched the whole episode.


    Soon, tears began dropping from Demelza¡¯s eyes which made Nathan stretch out a handkerchief to her to wipe her tears. While he did that, Hampton signaled him toe.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back.¡± Nathan said to Demelza.


    She slumped on the chair to wait for him feeling frustrated. After mopping a bit, she raised her head to see where Nathan went but she couldn¡¯t find him anywhere.


    Nathan and Hampton stood by a corner where Demelza won¡¯t see them. He didn¡¯t want her to have any hint of his intentions.

 It was just an act

    Demelza sat there a while and soon got impatient from waiting for Nathan. The court session didn¡¯t go as she imagined it which made her feel somewhat sad.


    She looks around hoping to catch a sight of Nathan but it looked like he disappeared Into thin air. She kept looking around until she felt dizzy from roaming her eyes. She gave up the search and brought out her phone from her portable bag that sat on herp.


    She went straight to Instagram, hoping she was going to need something of interest. The more she scrolled, the more she felt annoyed. At that point, it basically felt like nothing was interesting.


    She stared nkly into her phone until she was brought back into reality by Nathan¡¯s voice.


    ¡°Can we go now?¡± He asked her.


    ¡°Yes please.¡± She responded eager to leave the premises.


    Thankfully, she didn¡¯t have to use a cab since she was returning to the office with Nathan. He was going to drive her home.


    On their way to the car, Demelza realized Mr Ryan did note with them. She noticed that was the first time he was not in a work space with Nathan.


    ¡°Why is Mr Ryan not here?¡± Demelza asked, unable to hide her curiosity.


    ¡°I can¡¯t stand him, he should remain in the office where I don¡¯t have to stare at his disgusting face half the time.¡± Nathan responded irritated.


    ¡°Why are you being judgemental?¡± Demelza asked, noticing Nathan has been disgusted with Ryan since the video.


    ¡°Heyy, don¡¯t get me wrong. I am not judging him for being gay, I am just disgusted with all the shit he did with those men in the video. He is married with kids for crying out loud. Does his wife even know?¡± Nathan asked rhetorically.


    ¡°Does it really matter? That¡¯s his life and people are allowed to make mistakes. Don¡¯t make him feel bad for having such sexuality. The world judges people like them, you do not have to rub it on his face. ¡± Demelza said in defense of Ryan.


    Nathan shook his head, unable toprehend why Demelza would be in support of Ryan.


    The rest of the walk to the car was a quiet one and Nathan noticed Demelza¡¯s solemn mood and felt pity for her.


    They both entered the car and Nathan started the engine. He began driving while Demelza pressed her phone  half of the way until she noticed they weren¡¯t going to the office.


    ¡°Where are we going?¡± She asked Nathan with a confused look.


    ¡°To the movie.¡± Nathan responded.


    ¡°The movie?¡± Demelza asked, confused.


    ¡°Yes, the movie. You look dad, I feel that will help with your mood.¡±


    ¡°Oh wow.¡± Was all Demelza could say feeling amused.


    She didn¡¯t object or ask questions which made Nathan know that she must be in a really terrible mood. She wasn¡¯t the type to just be okay with anything.


    The movie theater was dimly lit with long rows of seats but Demelza noticed there was no one in the movie theater except for the both of them. when they settled in, the screen flickers to life casting a soft glow on their faces.


    Nathan had chosen a very nice movie for them to see with hope that it will help light up Demelza¡¯s mood. At this point , he didn¡¯t know if he was doing this for her or for the act. He was doing it anyway.


    At some point, the tension built which made Demelza hold on to Nathan¡¯s arm. He turned sideways and smiled, allowing her to hold on to him. It felt good because it felt like they shared a silent connection at that moment.


    In about an hour into the movie, it reached the climax which made Nathan and Demelza hold on to each other. As the movie went on, they heaved a sigh of relief as the tension in the movie breaks indicating the end of the movie.


    They both stood up and walked out of the movie theater. ¡°Hold on.¡± Nathan told her and walked towards the ice cream stand.


    Demelza stood watching Nathan because he was being too nice. She waited for him to buy the ice cream while she fed her eyes with people moving around.


    ¡°Shall we?¡± Nathan asked immediately he got back to her and handed the ice cream back to her.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She followed him to the car and they both got inside. Nathan began to drive but still didn¡¯t take the route of the office, her home or his home.


    ¡°Okay, where to?¡± Demelza asked.


    ¡°You¡¯ll see.¡± He responded.


    Nathan thought in his mind that after all of these, he would have been able to get Demelza to trust him totally.


    They soon approached a popr fun park and Batan found a space at the parking lot to park.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Nathan said to Demelza smiling.


    Demelza followed Nathan without question as she was quite impressed with the efforts Nathan is putting to put a smile on her face.


    ¡°I¡¯ll ride that.¡± Demelza said happily pointing at the roller coaster. She remembered how her dad usually rode the roller coaster with her when she was a kid. Nathan was quite amazed to see how excited she was seeing the roller coaster. his efforts weren¡¯t in vain this afternoon.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes sparkled with anticipation as. She waited for her turn. Nathan decided to watch Demelza have fun like a little child. Demelzaughed happily immediately as the roller coaster took off. After a short while, the roller coaster slowed down and Demelza stepped down with trembling feet from the rush of adrenaline.


    after the roller coaster ride, they both decided to explore other parts of the ork together. Nathan was eventually able to win a stuffed animal and it amused Demelza how good he was at it. After much time sont exploring the park, they both sat down tired on a bench to catch their breath before going home.


    They both sat down until the orange glow of the sun rested on their faces while they stared at each other feeling some sort of connection.


    Nathan noticed things were getting more intense than just an act, he looked away, stood up and left. ¡°I think we should had home now.¡± Nathan said to her without looking back.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Demelza responded with mixed feelings.


    As she walked behind Nathan, she could not help but feel some sort of connection between the both of them which made her feel vulnerable and annoyed.


    While they both opened the car door to enter, Nathan¡¯s phone rang and Demelza was able to peep. She saw that it was Hampton calling and it ruined her mood.


    ¡°Excuse me, I need to answer this.¡± Nathan said, walking away to pick the call.


    Demelza oddly felt somehow about the call which pissed her off. She couldn¡¯t figure out why she felt angry Hampton was calling Nathan.


    She waited for a while for Nathan to finish the call but he was taking forever and she was getting impatient. She knew it would be improper if she decided to take a cab and leave him there so she walked towards where he stood to call him.


    She noticed how Nathan¡¯s voice was low which made her instantly curious about what they were talking about.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be calling me, we are currently together. Whatever you have to say can wait.¡± She heard Nathan say in what almost felt like a whisper.


    Demelza stood still unwilling to risk him hearing her footsteps.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about her, all of this is just an act,¡± Nathan said to Hampton.


    ¡°Really? All of this is just an act?¡± Demelza asked Nathan, making him turn back in shock. He didn¡¯t expect her toe towards him.

 I will make you mine, Demelza

    Demelza frost on her shoes when she had Nathan¡¯s pacifying words. He had clearly stated that he was just using her. A part of her knew about this but why did she feel a sudden anger burn inside her?


    ¡°You never cease to amaze me Nathan. So you are just messing around with me. I am sure that was Hampton,¡± she confronted him head on regardless of the fear that engulfed her being.


    She was being used again by Nathan who she had left her heart open to. Nathan sighed, uncertain about the right words to say to her. He never expected her to sneak up on him nor did he intend for her to hear his conversation with Hampton.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Listen to me Demelza,¡± he started but she raised her palm to his face gesturing for him to pause his words.


    ¡®More lies¡¯ her mind emphasized on those words until she got ustomed to them. She was trying to absorb the fact that she had been fooled but no matter how she tried, her heart banged behind her chest.


    ¡°So the movie, the park, all of it was just a facade. Tell me honestly Nathan what am I to you?¡± Demelza asked the very question she should not have thought out. But she was wounded and needed an absolute reason for her not to dwell on the heart wrecking news she had heard from Nathan¡¯s mouth.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think of you as anything Demelza. We are adults that satisfy our primal needs. You are attracted to me and I am so it is not bad if we havemon sex,¡± these words flew out of Nathan¡¯s mouth making her feel a bit dizzy.


    He only thought about her a sex partner. She too would not deny the fact that she was attracted to him but she never expected that he would ssify their rtionship asmon sex.


    ¡°Wow, I should have known that I was just a bed warmer to you. If that is the case can you be more specific with your ideology whenever we have sex. Do not act nice to me or take me out to some fun ce to lighten my mood. I hate it when men y with my emotions. You are really an asshole for saying those words to me,¡± she blinked back the tears that formed in her eyes and turned away to avoid him from noticing her emotional state.


    Nathan knew that his words were harsh on her but he was inly saying the truth. He didn¡¯t want to have anything with her and most of the women he associated with were just one time flings. And there was no difference between her and the other women.


    ¡°Fine, I don¡¯t mean to sound like a jerk but after helping you with your father, everything between us will be over. No strings attached and if you have any feelings for me do well to dispose of them,¡± he rudely stated without consideration.


    ¡°And what different are you from Mr. Ryan? At least he ismitted to the people he rtes with. You are the worst Nathan, I won¡¯t hold on to silly feelings over some mere sex. If you really think you are influencing or affecting me in any way with this arrogance of yours then know you are wrong,¡± she vented her anger and walked away from him.


    She didn¡¯t go back to his car as she was too infuriated to stay in the same space as him. She might even kill him if she had to breathe the same air with him.


    ¡®What a pathetic jerk!¡¯ she eximed in her mind as she trudged away from where he was standing.


    Nathan didn¡¯t bother to chase after her as it was the best thing to do. His mind was preupied with questions that he had never asked himself about. He must be really sick to think of Demelza in a personal way.


    He got into his car and drove a separate road to avoid meeting Demelza. He was growing on her and that was a red g maybe it was because she was good in bed and he liked the way she moaned his name. Whatsoever, he was not going to let himself fall into the pitiful emotion called love. To him it was nothing but tragedy.


    On the other hand, Nathan had to be careful with his ys with Demelza. Although he had told Hampton about his n with her and how he decided to deceive her with his lies.


    ***


    But that was a different case for Hampton. He clenched his fist in anger when one of his guards informed him of Demelza¡¯s whereabouts.


    ¡°Sir, I took shots of the woman getting out of Mr Nathan¡¯s housest night. She has been frequenting there for the past one week now,¡± the guard Hampton had assigned to monitor Demelza ced different photos for him to see.


    He gritted his teeth and smashed one of the vases beside him.


    ¡°Bring me that damn woman!¡±, he yelled at the guard who quickly bowed and left his presence. Hampton was going to make her wish she never existed if she was brought back to him.


    ¡°That pathetic woman, how dare she try to convert my best friend,¡± he snapped the buttons of  his shirt because of the sudden suffocation he felt.


    Demelza thanked the taxi man who dropped her off on her street and began to stride back home. She was full from the overwhelming argument she had with Nathan.


    Just the thought of him kissing her neck and touching her in different parts of her body made her hate herself badly. She had stupidly grown attached to him due to the numerous things they slept with each other.


    She wrapped her hands around body and exhaled from the cold that breezed through her body. As she thought of what she would eat for dinner, a blind fold covered her eyes and a strong hand closed her mouth to muffle her screams.


    Demelza struggled to set herself free from the men who captured her but the more she kicked her legs, they bonded with all their strengths. When she had the opportunity to scream, a hand hit her neck and she fell unconscious.


    ¡°Sir, we have arrived with the woman,¡± the guard informed Hampton as he stepped into the room with Demelza tied up and thrown over his shoulder.


    Hampton smirked and took over from his men. ¡°Who pathetic whore!, didn¡¯t I warn you about seducing other men? How dare you seduce Nathan!¡± He yanked her hair and caused her intense pain.


    Demelza screamed but the cloth that covered her mouth made it impossible for her to be heard. Hampton threw her on the long couch in his study and began to rip off her clothes.


    He roughly removed the material that covered her mouth and smacked his lips on hers.


    Demelza fought against him but he suppressed her with his strength and hit her every time she refused him ess to her body.


    ¡°You shameless witch! I will make you regret disobeying my rules. Do you not understand the word Mistress, you stupid woman!¡± He tore off her bra and began to fond it with force.


    ¡°Please stop, I beg you, don¡¯t do this to me please,¡± she cried but he ignored her and continued to assault her mercilessly.


    He bruised her skin and spanked every part of her body that he felt had been touched by another man.


    ¡°I know what you want Demelza. Don¡¯t you want to go back to the old times when we had a lovely life together? Why are you so stubborn to agree to being my mistress!¡± He choked her as he pulled off the skirt she wore.


    When she waspletely naked he smiled devilishly and began to have his way on her. Demelza cried and yelled begging for someone toe to her rescue. But no one would dare go against Hampton.


    As he tried to thrust inside her, tears rolled down her cheeks as pain engulfed her body. She wished she had stayed back with Nathan and endured his harsh words. But it was already toote if only she knew this would happen to her.


    Hampton roughly abused her regardless of her pleas and once he was done with her, he left her bare on the couch.


    ¡°I will make you mine, Demelza. You shouldn¡¯t be sad that I am doing this to you. Many women would have chosen to be in your shoes. What is so hard for you to be my mistress Demelza? I can give everything you want so why do you keep fighting against me? Do you not wish to see your father again!¡± He roared at her and she cried profusely.


    Her entire body began to shake and he touched her face to wipe the tears that stained her cheeks.


    ¡°Don¡¯t cry, my love, I am only teaching you how to keep your body away from other men,¡± he kissed her eyes, terrifying every inch of her being while she wondered what would have happened if he had his way with her.

 Are you sleeping with her?

    Hampton went over to Nathan¡¯s house the next day after he had dealt with Demelza. He had refused to let her leave because of the anger he felt towards her.


    He knocked on Nathan¡¯s front door and waited a bit before it was answered. Nathan¡¯s expression changed into a surprise as he wondered why Hampton had visited him early in the morning. It wasn¡¯t even seven yet.


    ¡°Dude, what are you doing here this early? I have a busy day today and I need a lot of sleep to face my work off,¡± Nathan hazily ruffled his hair as he tried to stabilize himself from falling asleep.


    ¡°What is going on between you and Demelza? Don¡¯t tell you are fucking her behind my back?¡± Hampton¡¯s words woke him up instantly.


    Fuck! he would indeed be screwed if Hampton found out about his affairs with Demelza. He thought of convincing words that would keep his best friend from suspecting him.


    ¡°You must be out of your mind Hampton. I thought you knew about my agreement to help her father in disguise. Why would I sleep with someone like her in the first ce? I would never do that to you, not even in a million years,¡± he denied hoping that Hampton would fall for his lies.


    ¡°Fuck! That is true. I am sorry that I doubted you. I thought you were sleeping with her behind my back. I guess my men misunderstood your rtionship with her. Fuck! I messed up badly,¡± Hampton vented out as he felt guilty for what he had done to Demelza.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Messed up?¡± Nathan tried to pry into the meaning of his words but Hampton ignored him and changed the subject entirely.


    ¡°My wedding is a day tomorrow and I am still messing around. I really can¡¯t focus with Demelza all over me. She lives in my mind rent free,¡± Hampton sighed gently pushing Nathan aside to let himself into his house.


    Nathan felt a little dug in his chest but remainedposed. Whatever he felt now was just a bit of irritation that Hampton had disrupted because of his sickly obsession over his ex.


    ¡°Then let her go and focus on your marriage. You would only fuck things up for yourself if you keep seeing her. She is no good for you,¡± he said as if he was any better for her either.


    ¡°I can¡¯t do that Nathan and you know that. I really wish I could fix things between us,¡± Hampton sighed falling on Nathan¡¯s couch. ¡°You have to be at my wedding. I might get cold feet if you don¡¯t show up. This marriage is stressing me off,¡± he muttered while Nathan red at him as he didn¡¯t understand the reason why he wouldin to him about a marriage he had agreed on.


    The fact that he still had Demelza wrapped around his palm still confused him. ¡°Why the hell was he still holding on to his ex?¡± Nathan mumbled to himself as he made his way to the kitchen.


    He brewed a hot coffee since he was awake now thanks to Hampton.


    ¡°Would you like coffee?¡± He asked.


    ¡°No, I am leaving now. I just came to confirm your rtionship with Demelza. I am sorry for disturbing you,¡± he got up from Nathan¡¯s couch and left before Nathan coulde out from his kitchen.


    ¡°That asshole,¡± he caused under his breath as he locked his front door.


    While Hampton drove back home, he was more than convicted with himself. He was more troubled with the fact that he had hurt Demelza out of his jealousy. Now he had no idea how he would apologize to her.


    Meanwhile, Demelza has been looking for a way to get out of Hampton¡¯s bedroom. Unfortunately, he had locked her inside to prevent her from leaving.


    She tried all she could to unlock the door but everything ended up futile. Sighing from frustration, she hit one of his vases in anger and it shattered in pieces. Just then Hampton walks in and she froze at the spot.


    ¡°I am sorry it slipped from my hand,¡± she lied but he didn¡¯t mind her words because he was much depressed on what to say to her.


    ¡°I am sorry Demelza. I shouldn¡¯t have acted rough towards you. The fact that my men gave me a wrong information made me go nuts. I was jealous about nothing. Please forgive me Mel,¡± he closed the gap between them but she moved away afraid that he would manhandle her again.


    ¡°There is no need for your jealousy Hampton. There is nothing going on between us and I will not be your mistress,¡± she spat out to his and his mood dimmed.


    ¡°You really do know how to piss me off without much effort,¡± he grabbed her chin and held it with a force that caused her pain.


    ¡°Let go of me Hampton,¡± she cried and he did so as he was still feeling guilty about what he had done to herst night.


    ¡°My wedding is the day after tomorrow. I want you there okay,¡± he softly said and she snorted in disbelief.


    He was getting married yet had the audacity to ask her to attend. She watched tough out loud but held her mockery back. ¡°You are so cruel Hampton. I will not attend your marriage no matter how many times you force me,¡± she dered and he smirked smashing another vase beside him.


    ¡°I guess you don¡¯t want to ever meet your father again,¡± he threatened her and she remembered her ce.


    ¡°I don¡¯t give a damn about what you think about my marriage. Just show up, it is an order not a request,¡± he frightened her.


    ¡°Fine, but you have to let me go. I have to prepare for the wedding if I am to attend it,¡± she trembled under his re.


    He finally agreed but warned her ¡± Don¡¯t try to act smart with me Mel. I will make your life a living hell if you do so.¡±


    Demelza gulped down in fear praying that she would leave his presence immediately. After he was done making fun of her, he let her go.


    She rushed back to her house and she¡¯d a frustrating tears before going have a hot bath.


    If she had her way, she would have made Hampton a dead man. But she was nothing but an average woman who could only bend to hismands in order to save her father.


    After having a hot bath, she decided to call Nathan and informed him about Hampton¡¯s invitation. She made sure that her voice wasn¡¯t cracky before she spoke to Nathan.


    ¡°Um, good morning. I am sorry if I woke you up or something,¡± she said.


    He remained silent for a while as he thought she was still mad at him for their heated argument the other day.


    ¡°Hello, are you still there?¡± She asked when she didn¡¯t get a response from him.


    ¡°Yeah, I am listening to you just dazed out a bit. How are doing?,¡± he suddenly asked making them feel a bit awkward.


    She paused for a while and decided to put her emotions aside since he only saw her as a sex partner.


    ¡°Hampton invited me to his wedding. I don¡¯t know if it is okay to attend it. And worst of all, he threatened to keep my father in prison if I failed to show up. I am really confused right now,¡± she sighed over the phone.


    ¡°Attend it, I will be there so there is nothing for you to be afraid of,¡± he told her and she quickly ended the call once she heard his advice. He was a bit taken aback by her attitude but didn¡¯t put much meaning into it.


    The day of the wedding arrived and Demelza appeared in a subtle pink dress that borated her curves. She looked like a strawberry angel with the way she tied her hair up in a slick bun and the pearl studs she wore made her look innocent.


    Nathan had watched her walk in with her best friend and almost knocked off his neighbor¡¯s wine. He waspletely mesmerized by her beauty.


    They shared a quick gaze before Hampton approached her with a smile on his face.


    ¡°You look pretty as always, Mel. It is a sad thing that I am not marrying you today,¡± he said making her feel pathetic and embarrassed.


    ¡°Hampton,¡± an elderlydy called him and he walked away.


    Nathan took her by her hand and took her to his hotel room.


    ¡°I am sorry about Hampton,¡± he said closing the same between them. ¡°You look beautiful, Demelza,¡± he whispered to her.


    Demelza flushed red from his words but slightly pushed him away. However, she was already dripping and wishing to have him inside her. When Nathan brought down his lips on hers she didn¡¯t back away as she was hungry for his touch.


    Their desires grew extreme and they hurriedly kissed each other in order to fill their desperate need. Nathan carefully unzipped her dress and tossed it on the chair that was close to him in order to avoid it from rumpling.


    They filled each other with kisses and bites. Their moans increased as they engulfed themselves in the pleasure of their sex until they reached their climax. Nathan wrapped his arms around her and they both fell asleep as the wedding was not until 1 PM.

 Trust me

    After the quick sex Demelza had with Nathan, she had to change clothes because Nathan had roughly handled the other one. He asked his driver to take her to the boutique to get a new dress. For some reason which Nathan could not decipher, he wanted Demelza to look very good and unique. ¡°Here¡¯s my card, pay for it when you guys are done.¡± He said and handed over the card to his driver.¡±


    The pirs in the hall for the wedding are all adorned with opulent decorations, the chandeliers hang sparkling and the floral decorations are exquisite.


    Demelza looked around the room and she couldn¡¯t help but notice how the hall is filled with guests who are elegantly dressed portraying how rich they are. A gleaming white aisle leads up the archway and it is lined with unique lightning and white roses plus cascading greenery.


    Quite a number of skilled chefs and servers bustle around as they prepare and arrange the dishes on one side of the hall. The unending aroma of gourmet cuisine filled the air but all the guests sat in anticipation of the arrival of the groom and guest. I¡¯m few minutes, murmurs began to create a gentle buzz in the atmosphere.


    Everyone turned as they sighted the bride in an intricately embroidered wedding gown. Her bridesmaids are on a single file with eyes fixed on her and also ensuring every strand of her hair sits pretty and every line of her dress is wless.


    The groom already standing at the altar stood and watched his bride as she got ready to walk the altar


    The bride is finally walked to the altar by her father and handed over to Hampton the groom. The officiating priest stood in a ck robe and stood before the couple. He guided the couple through their sacred vows and they exchanged rings. Immediately that was done, the room erupted in apuse and cheers as the priest pronounced them husband and wife. ¡°You may now kiss the bride.¡± the priest said.


    The guests all rose from their seats and clinked their ss of champagne toasting to the newly Weds. Hampton held his bride by the hand and they both walked down the aisle together. As they were walking down the aisle, Hampton caught sight of how dashing Demelza looked in the crystal like gown she was putting on.


    Hand in hand with his bride, he couldn¡¯t help but constantly have his eyes fixed on Demelza. Demelza felt very ufortable from Hampton¡¯s constant stares as she could notprehend what that was about.


    She began to bite her bottom lips and fixed her eyes on her phone to avoid feeling nervous for him staring all the time. She constantly checked her phone to see if Kathrine had replied to her text. She had earlier texted to know why Katherine was runningte.


    She had this inbuilt fear for Hampton, a fear he had instilled in her which made her very cautious of her every move. She didn¡¯t know which one would upset him. And she couldn¡¯t risk upsetting him either as she could not make out exactly what is going on in Hampton head.


    She wanted to leave the hall and take fresh air outside but she was skeptical about that as she didn¡¯t know if that would upset Hampton so she just stayed there glued to the spot praying for a messiah.


    ¡°Can I have this dance?¡± She heard a voice and she heaved a sigh of relief like the angels heard her prayers. Her eyebrows furrowed immediately she realized she knew who that voice belonged to. She wondered if this was any saving at all. ¡®What game is he trying to y!¡¯ she asked herself before raising her head up. Her eyes met with that of Nathan confirming her suspicion.


    A flicker of uncertainty crossed Demelza¡¯s face because she didn¡¯t know if it was a good idea to ept the dance. She was scared of Hampton and at the same time she didn¡¯t want to offend Nathan. her stomach churned from the messy triangle she found herself in.


    She parted her lips silently but then nced at Nathan once again. She decided to ept the dance as an escape route from Hampton. Demelza¡¯s body and Nathan¡¯s body move in sync both guided by the melody of the ying music and with their eyes locked, they could feel a sort of connection.


    The song soon came to a point where they had to switch partners which left Nathan with Hampton¡¯s bride and Hampton with Demelza. Demelza instantly felt like it was the end of the world at that moment. She was dancing with her greatest fear and she had to pretend she was cool with it.


    While the dance was ongoing, Hampton¡¯s bridended a very dirty p on Demelza¡¯s face. ¡°fucking slut.¡± The bride said looking at Demelza who held her cheek in pain and utter embarrassment.


    All the guests began to murmur as all eyes were fixed in Demelza. Demelza felt so embarrassed she couldn¡¯t say anything or move an inch. Nathan looked at her with pity feeling so shocked.


    ¡°What did you do that for?¡± Hampton asked his bride.


    ¡°You think I would not notice huh?¡± His bride asked him but he pretended to not have an idea about what she was talking about.


    ¡°I don¡¯t understand.¡± Hampton said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t y dumb with me. You have been staring at her the whole day, I tried to ignore that but you locked eyes with her while dancing. What was that for?¡± Hampton¡¯s bride asked with anger and jealousyced on her voice.


    ¡°You pped her based on assumptions? You think I am having an affair with her and bringing her to our wedding? I¡¯m not that stupid, Inman what kind of a man would that make me?¡± Hampton asked his bride while Demelza watched him act saintly.


    Soon, some of the guests were already pointing fingers at Demelza and she could tell from the stares that she was perceived to be a husband snatcher or wedding crusher.


    Demelza¡¯s best friend Katherine who just arrived witnessed the whole episode dashed at Hampton¡¯s bride andnded a very hot p on her face. The crowd murmured in awe as it was all quite entertaining to watch.


    Unable to bear anymore shame, she ran out of the wedding hall crying profusely. She felt like a misfortune and she only attracted bad luck.


    On her way home, she vowed to make Hampton¡¯s life twice as miserable as he had made hers.


    She heard a knock on her door andzily got up to see who it was. She opened the door without checking or asking who it was. Her eyes went wide the instant she saw it was Nathan. He was thest person she expected to see at her doorstep.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± She asked Nathan as she tried to hold her tears in.


    Nathan felt pity for her seeing how swollen her eyebags are from crying so much. ¡°I want to take you somewhere.¡± Nathan responded.


    ¡°Where?¡± Demelza asked Nathan.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Somewhere, just trust me,¡± Nathan grunted.

 Lady, no buts

    Demelza looked at Nathan reluctantly, not willing to go anywhere. Her best desire at the moment was to remain in bed and cry for the rest of the day, and continue the next day if possible. The humiliation she faced at Hampton¡¯s wedding was too much for her to bear.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t want to, thank you though.¡± Demelza told Nathan as she turned to close the door but Nathan¡¯s hand shot out to stop the door from closing.


    ¡°You need to cool off, you cannot keep crying. Your eyes are swollen enough already. I promise if you don¡¯t like the ce I¡¯m about to take you to, I¡¯ll bring you back immediately.¡± Nathan told her. He felt so much pity for her that he wanted to lighten up her mood so badly.


    ¡°I appreciate your effort but I think I¡¯ll pass.¡± Demelza said and turned but she was faced with her step mother Harriet.


    ¡°Girl, you¡¯ll go. You have been crying your eyes out since you got home and refused to talk to me about what is wrong. Whatever it is, you will follow this young man who is trying to help you feel better.¡± Harriet said. She felt bad seeing Demelza in that type of mood. Nathan¡¯s presence made it easier to rid Demelza off her sour mood.


    Whatever it was, Harriet was sir. It was serious but she didn¡¯t ask because she didn¡¯t want to pry. She feels Demelza will tell her when the timees.


    ¡°But_¡± Demelza was cut shit trying to say something.


    ¡°Lady, no buts. You can tell me whatever when you get back. For now, go and have a nice time alright. Harriet told Demelza.


    ¡°Fine then.¡± Demelza stressed. ¡°But I can¡¯t go looking like this.¡± Demelza said, pointing at herself.


    She had changed Into a big trouser and shirt immediately she got home and the sweet shirt had drops of tears all over it.


    ¡°I don¡¯t mind, let¡¯s go. It doesn¡¯t matter for real.¡± Nathan said.


    Demelza shrugged her shoulders and followed Nathan.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Harriet said out loud to Nathan feeling grateful for caring. She had so many questions to ask Demelza about Nathan but she didn¡¯t want to pry.


    She watched them leave before going back to the living room to continue what she was doing.


    Nathan opened the door for Demelza which made Demelza raise her eyebrow wondering why he is so nice all of a sudden. She could barely understand him. One moment he is so cold to her and another moment he is so nice.


    She stole from him from time to time as they drove to their location. Demelza wasn¡¯t scared, as a matter of fact, she felt so safe with him. No matter how cold he was to her sometimes, she still felt safe with him nevertheless.


    Demelza looked out the window and noticed they were approaching a marina which was quite amazing for her. She had never been on a yacht so seeing all of them parked there felt so good to watch.


    Immediately they got there, the car came to a stop and Nathan alighted from the car. He gestured Demelza to do the same which she did without a fuss.


    Nathan held Demelza¡¯s hand and walked her to a luxurious yacht that was already ready for take off.


    ¡°Really?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°Yes, we¡¯re going on it.¡± He responded.


    Immediately they got in, Nathan instructed the captain to leave.


    ¡°Are you sure about that sir?¡± The captain asked Nathan.


    ¡°Yes, I am sure.¡± Nathan responded.


    The captain nodded and made his way out of the yacht leaving just Nathan and Demelza on it.


    ¡°Are you sure you can drive this thing?¡± Demelza asked to be sure.


    ¡°Trust me.¡± Nathan responded.


    ¡°If you say so.¡± Demelza said and turned to the sea.


    ¡°When you go in, you will find a dress for you. You have everything you need inside.¡± Nathan told her.


    ¡°Okay.¡± She responded and walked in to check it out.


    When she got in, she looked around and was quite impressed with what she saw. She looked at the bed and was in awe when her eyes met the pretty dress sitting on the bed.


    She tried the dress on and walked to the mirror to look at herself and her cheeks turned red from seeing how well the dress fitted her and brought out her curves. The silk dress had a splitting from thep revealing her sexiness.


    Demelza couldn¡¯t help but blush from looking so good. She turned to look outside And instantly felt shy to go back out.


    Nathan got tired of waiting for her so he went in to check what was going on with her.


    Immediately he got in, he was stunned to see how well the gown fitted her. ¡°You wanna stay in forever? Come outside and have a drink with me.¡± Nathan told her.


    He held her hand and walked her out of the yacht. Nathan already had wine sses ced on the table outside with a champagne bucket. Nathan handed her a ss when they got to the table and poured her some champagne.


    ¡°Cheers to better days.¡± He said, raising a toast.


    ¡°Mmm¡± Demelza responded to the toast and took a sip of her drink.


    Demelza watched as Nathan leaned against the railings and his right hand tucked into his pocket while he held a wine ss with his left hand. Demelza had changed into a silky flowing dress immediately they got to the yacht Nathan already had clothes waiting for her there.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Demelza enjoyed the cool breeze as she had her fingers brush against the polished woods of the yacht railings. she was yet to engage in a conversation with Nathan but he could tell that her mood had been lightened.


    In their silence, Nathan moved closer to her as he could no longer stay an inch away from her anymore.


    Like mas, they both lock their lips in a deep kiss savoring the sweetness that came from them tongue rolling.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes closed from feeling the pleasure she got from Nathan¡¯s vored kiss. Nathan turned her around leaving his body leaned against the railings and her unto him.


    As they kissed, he grabbed her butt with his left hand giving it a little giggle, courtesy of the G-string panties she was putting on.


    He stopped kissing her and held her by the hand, taking her to the table that had the champagne bucket on it. He put it on the floor and dragged her gently to stand in front of the table. He winked at her before he slowly pushed her toy on it.


    ¡°Wait for me.¡± He whispered to Demelza.


    He refused inside and on his way out, he gave a cocky smile as he revealed the ice cream in his hands.


    Demelza smiled in anticipation of what he was going to do with the ice cream while she had shes of what he did with honey the first night they had sex.


    When he got to her, he tore open her dress from the top to the bottom which made Demelza¡¯s brows furrow. ¡°Then why did you have me wear it?¡± She asked him.


    ¡°For me to tear it off¡± Nathan responded and ced a kiss on her lips.

 Are you really doing this, Mel?

    Nathan held onto Demelza¡¯s neck with his left hand like he was choking her but slightly. One that she enjoyed the pleasure while she looked straight into his eyes. He carefully held on to the ice cream with his right hand as he kissed her passionately.


    Demelza shut her eyes closed diving straight into the world of imagination anticipating Nathan¡¯s touch. His touch is like a medicine to her soul which got hering back no matter how many times he casted her away.


    At that moment, nothing else mattered to her as she could feel her body electrify from unwavering fantasy.


    Nathan continuously teased her with his tongue in her mouth which got her begging for more in her head.


    Unable to hold it in any longer, she unlocked her mouth from his and pushed him away slightly. She kept pushing him away slowly until she had enough space to stand up.


    Nathan stood and watched her as she swirled and he felt amazed with how she made him be the one standing in front of the table. He let out a smile as he felt quite impressed with her body movement and the looks she gave him at intervals.


    Now he found himself being the one hungry for more. She poised in his front letting him adore her perfectly shaped body. His eyes traveled around her body and stopped when it got to her titties, looking at them felt like they were screaming suck me but he resisted the urge as he was eager to see the act Demelza was about to perform.


    Demelza moved forward until her titties pressed against his and then she pressed her lips against his ear lobes. She tickled his ear a little and then pulled away.


    She turned to the side of the table and picked the ice cream he had dropped earlier. ¡°Ohhh, that¡¯s mine.¡± Nathan said, referring to the ice cream already in Demelza¡¯s hand.


    ¡°Well, they are mine now.¡± She responded with a wink. She kept the ice cream back on the table and unbuckled his belt which made Nathan let out a chuckle.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    She unbuttoned his pants, unzipped it and dropped down his pants revealing his n white boxers.


    It was always a turn on for her to see his boxers very clean and fine. She could see how hard is cock was while it threatened to escape the holds of the tight boxers.


    She pulled his boxers down which caused his Cock to dangle in the air.


    She knelt down which left her head the same level with his shooting cock. She felt her clit tingle from how his cock stared straight into her face.


    She used her left hand to pick up the ice cream and poured it slowly on his cock. Nathan let out a very soft moan into the air from feeling the coldness of the ice cream.


    She stroked his cock a bit with her hand giving him a taste of pleasure. Nathan could feel his blood rush as he could not decipher if impatience was the cause or intense anticipation of feeling her insides.


    ¡°Damn it Mel, are you really doing this?¡± Nathan asked her.


    ¡°Yes daddy.¡± She responded seductively plus the fact that she loved it when he called her Mel.


    ¡°Damnnn_¡± Nathan stressed upon hearing her response.


    Demelza always had a way of getting him which made every sex feel new.


    After a few strokes, she felt his cock getting dry which made her pour some more ice cream on it.


    This time, she didn¡¯t continue the hand job. She deep throat him tenderly yet hard enough to make him feel fucked.


    As she does that, Nathan moaned softly as it felt better than any blow Job he had ever received. He smiled realizing that she wasn¡¯t only sweet in the middle but sweet all round.


    Nathan pulled away as he could no longer bear the adrenaline that came from the pleasure of the blow job.


    He wanted to just fuck her with everything in him. Demelza smiled, noticing the desperation in his eyes. At that point, she felt satisfied knowing that she had achieved her aim.


    He was always the one to inscribe the fantasies in her head but this time, she imprinted a memory he will never forget.


    Nathan wasn¡¯t the kind to feel defeated so he decided he wasn¡¯t going to let her win this round. He pulled her by the hand and took her to the chair. He sat on it and pulled her close, cing her on hisp.


    Demelza knew why he wanted and was ready to give him.


    She adjusted properly, cing her pussy in the right spot.


    She whines a bit on him ensuring she got his cock hard enough for the ride they were about to have.


    She lifted herself up a bit and held his cock with her left hand. She used it to tease her pussy a little as she needed it as wet as she could have it.


    Noticing it was slimy enough, she put the cap in her pussy hole and adjusted to a reallyfortable position.


    She sat on it slowly until his cock was fully in her pussy.


    She gasped from feeling his cock touch her walls.


    She began grinding him slowly and moaning from feeling the right amount of pleasure. She held onto his shoulders firmly as she kept grinding.


    Nathan began hitting her walls from beneath as she moaned passionately which got him harder and hornier.


    After fucking for a few minutes, Nathan raised her up and turned her around on the chair.


    He inserted his cock in her pussy from behind and began fucking her and hitting her walls which left her titties jiggling and her butt wiggling.


    ¡°Harder baby.¡± Demelza said to Nathan.


    Nathan mmed her harder at a faster pace. ¡°You like this baby?¡± He asked breathing hard.


    ¡°Fuck yeah, hunnie.¡± Demelza responded with satisfactionced on her voice.


    After a few minutes some vigorous fucking and him thrusting, their body both synced and they kept fucking at a matching pace.


    ¡°I¡¯m cumming baby¡± Demelza could hear Nathan say out loud.


    ¡°yeah, me too baby.¡± Demelza responded.


    Nathan maintained the pace with the desire of wanting them to both cum at the same time.


    In a few minutes, Nathan groaned from cuming her while she gasped for breath from cumming too.


    . they both let out aughter from satisfaction.


    Nathan could see her all creamy and dripping which made him dip his right index finger into her pussy hole fingering her slowly as theyy beside each other.


    ¡°Not even a break? _¡± she stressed from seeing Nathan get hard again.

 Just shut up!

    Nathan and Demelza kept going on with the forey until Nathan inserted his cock into her pussy. He kept thrusting and she kept letting out tired moans in the air but at the same time feeling pleasure at its peak. After a few thrusts, Nathan came and fell to the chair to catch his breath. He sure did enjoy the fast paced round.


    After a few minutes, they both got up and took a shower. He pulled out two pieces from the drawer and gave them to Demelza to wear.


    She raised it up and was amazed to see that it was adies short with a sweatshirt. A part of her wanted to think that the yacht is a getaway ce for his sexapades.


    ¡°I know what you are thinking, delete it.¡± Nathan said to her.


    She smiled cos it was like he just read her thoughts.


    The both had wine for a few hours until all snuggled up.


    As the world awoke from its slumber, rays of the morning sky began to Pierce through the darkness coloring the sky in deep blue and a little bit of orange that came with the rising of the sun announcing the rise of a new day. Nathan and Demelza both felt a gentle breeze brush on their faces. the oven meandered gracefully.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes fluttered open while she stretched her body. she smiled from having a very refreshing night and from waking up to Nathan¡¯s handsome face.


    ¡°Good morning¡± Demelza greeted Nathan as he opened his sleepy eyes.


    ¡°Morning Mel.¡± Nathan responded.


    His husky voice sounded so romantic that she wished she could have it every day.


    ¡°Shit!¡± Nathan expressed as he hurriedly picked up his phone to check the time.


    ¡°What is wrong?¡± Demelza asked.


    ¡°I have a board meeting, Demelza and I¡¯m going to be sote.¡± Nathan said hurriedly picking his things together.


    ¡°What can I do to help?¡± Demelza asked, feeling guilty.


    ¡°Nothing, maybe by shutting up.¡± Nathan responded.


    ¡°Oh wow¡± she scoffed as the response was a shock to her. ¡°Nice.¡± She said again as she got up to take a bath.


    She found her way to the bathroom and took a quick shower. She was supposed to be upset but she had somehow gotten used to Nathan being like that.


    When she came out, she found a dressid on the bed waiting for her and she stood puzzled trying to understand Nathan.


    One minute he was rude and the next he had a dress waiting for her. ¡°Who is this man?¡± She muttered to herself.


    Nathan did not bother to look back as he already felt bad for being rude to her and he wasn¡¯t ready to swallow his pride.


    He felt that being nice to her after being rude was enough of an apology for her. He used his phone to navigate their way back to the marine as he had left them to float around since they left the marine the previous day.


    In about an hour, they finally got to the marine and his car was already waiting for them.


    They both got into the car and closed the doors without wasting time. Demelza already knew he was in a hurry so she didn¡¯t want any form of embarrassment.


    ¡°We¡¯ll drop her off first before taking me to the office.¡± Nathan instructed the driver.


    Demelza gave him a puzzled look about going straight to the office. ¡°I have extra clothes there for emergencies like this. I can freshen up there.¡± Nathan said, answering Demelza unasked questions.


    They soon got to her house and she alighted from the car . She thanked Nathan and they zoomed off almost immediately. She smiled and walked to the door. She knocked on the door but there was no response. After knocking for a while, She remembered her stepmom was to go back to work which meant the house was empty.


    She reached her bag for her small key and heaved a sigh of relief immediately she found it. She opened the door as fast as she could as she was tired and needed rest.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    Immediately she got in, shezily let herself fall on the sofa and closed her eyes.


    Her tummy tingles in happiness as shes ofst night kept running through her mind.


    While she felt excited about the whole episode, her face dropped immediately she remembered she will have to part ways with Nathan eventually and nothing cane out of everything they do.


    She felt heartbroken thinking about how crushed she would feel when she let him go but getting to know Nathan¡¯s good side felt like some sort of constion.


    A knock interrupted her thoughts and she hissed wondering who it must have been. She stood up andzily walked to the door to check who it was knocking.


    She opened the peephole and was relieved to see it was her best friend Katherine.


    She opened the door and waited for Katherine to let herself in.


    ¡°Girllll_¡± Katherine stressed, noticing Demelza¡¯s tired look. ¡°What have you been up to?¡± Katherine asked.


    ¡°Hmm¡± Demelza stressed.


    ¡°Okay? Are you going to spit it out or what?¡± Katherine asked impatiently.


    ¡°Calm down kath, let me breathe first. I¡¯m just getting back home¡± Demelza said.


    ¡°Wow, I¡¯m waiting.¡± She said, letting out augh.


    After  seconds, Demelza started telling her everything that happened and Katherine listened with keen attention.


    But at some point, she had a frown on her face. ¡°Hold up girl.¡± What is it you are doing with Nathan? Need I remind you that you are not of the same socks status?¡± Katherine said, getting upset.


    ¡°I know kath, you don¡¯t have to remind me okay. I won¡¯t fall in love with him.¡± Demelza said knowing that was a lie right there. She had already fallen for him no matter how much She hated to admit it.


    ¡°But he is so smart, focused, diligent and no matter how much he tries to hide it, he is a nice guy.¡± Demelza said which got Katherineughing so hard.


    ¡°You are in love.¡± Katherine said, pointing at Demelza.


    Thedies kept teasing each other and catching up.


    ***


    Nathan finished earlier than expected from the office and made his way home. He asked the driver to drive him home as he was not in the mood to drive. Upon getting home, he could tell someone was inside the house but he knew it was safe since the rm didn¡¯t go off.


    ¡°Wee brother.¡± Nathan raised his head up and was shocked to see Allison seated on the couch.

 Alison

    ¡°Seriously?¡± Nathan asked Allison who was seated on the couch.


    ¡°What? Can¡¯t I pay my brother a visit?¡± Allison asked Nathan with a smile on her face.


    ¡°I¡¯m tired Allison, just fix yourself somewhere.¡± Nathan said. He wasn¡¯t in the mood to talk to Allison because he knew that she was only going to start scolding him about one thing or the other.


    ¡°What¡¯s up with Demelza¡¯s father case?¡± Allison asked Nathan who came to a halt.


    He hissed and turned around to face Allison with his facial expression clearly showing that he wasn¡¯t in the mood to talk about that.


    ¡°What exactly do you want to know Allison?¡± Nathan asked her, pissed off.


    ¡°Who were you withst night?¡± Allison asked, noticing how sensitive Nathan became at the mention of Demelza¡¯s name.


    ¡°You were with Demelza right?¡± Allison asked him with a smile on her face.


    ¡°Leave it Allison.¡± Nathan said not wanting to talk about Demelza.


    ¡°You¡¯re funny, you know that right?¡± Nathan scoffed.


    Allison got up from the chair and walked towards Nathan and she closely observed his facial expression and body movement.


    At that moment, he realized he was already falling for her no matter how hard he tried to lie to himself.


    What hurt him the most is that he was going to betray her at the end of the day. His face dropped immediately. He remembered that and he felt so bad about it.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Wait, you don¡¯t n on winning her father¡¯s case right?¡± Allison asked him the instant she noticed the switch in mood.


    She knew her brother too well and it was obvious that he wasn¡¯t nning on winning the case for her.


    ¡°Are you seriously going to let her down because of your friend? You know damn well that he is wrong and there is definitely something fishy about this whole thing. Do you want to blindly support the bad?¡± Allison asked.


    ¡°Do you think I do not want to help her? I fucking do Allison! Yes Hampton is an asshole butdy, bros before hoes.¡± Nathan said, looking straight at Allison.


    ¡°Are you referring to Demelza as a hoe?¡± Allison asked, feeling Shocked.


    ¡°No, that is a figure of speech Allison. I want to help Demelza but then, how do I do that without hurting my friend?¡± Nathan asked Allison with frustration.


    ¡°By simply doing the right thing Nathan.¡± Allison said with a soft tone.


    Nathan scoffed, dropped his bag and left the house without saying another word.


    Allison stood there with her mouth open not knowing if she should follow him or wait for him to get back.


    She heard his car zoom off which left her with no other choice than waiting for him to get back home.


    After driving around for a few minutes, Nathan found himself driving to Hampton¡¯s house. He knew he was going to be home because Hampton had earlier told him he wasn¡¯t going on a honeymoon. Though he made it seem like he was on a honeymoon. He just needed to out the act for people.


    Since he didn¡¯t get married to his wife out of love, he felt there was no need in putting extra effort into their acting.


    Immediately Nathan got to Hampton¡¯s house, he made his way inside and walked straight to the bar. He needed a cold drink to cool his nerves at that moment.


    The housekeeper went to inform Hampton that Nathan was around while Nathan helped himself to a drink.


    ¡°Hey man.¡± Nathan turned from hearing Hampton¡¯s voice behind him.


    ¡°Hey¡± Nathan said in response, extending his hand for a hand shake. As they shook each other, Hampton sat down opposite Nathan and poured himself a drink.


    ¡°So, what do you have for me? I wasn¡¯t expecting you.¡± Hampton said.


    ¡°Yeah, true.. I¡¯ll go straight to the point.¡± Nathan said, clearing his throat.


    ¡°Okay?¡± Hampton said, waiting for Nathan to speak.


    ¡°Can¡¯t we settle Thorpes das outside corner? I mean, aren¡¯t you tired of the stress of the court sitting?¡± Nathan asked Hampton.


    ¡°No, I can¡¯t. He refused to pay me my money so I can¡¯t.¡± Hampton responded.


    ¡°How much does he owe you?¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡°A huge sum of money.¡± Hampton responded.


    ¡°I know it is a huge sum of money but how much is the money Hampton?¡± Nathan asked again.


    ¡°The amount doesn¡¯t matter Nathan. What matters is that he owes me and we are going to continue with the case.¡± Hampton insisted as he tried to dodge the question.


    ¡°Hampton , I need you to tell me the specific amount, okay?¡± Nathan said to Hampton as he contemted giving the money to Demelza to pay Hampton and everyone can be happy. That way he does not have to hit either of them.


    ¡°Erm, it¡¯s.. it¡¯s..¡± Hampton said, stuttering.


    ¡°Is the specific amount of money too hard to call?¡± Nathan asked Hampton impatiently.


    Hampton felt stupid because he had no more lies to tell and he couldn¡¯t look Nathan in the eyes and lie further. ¡°Truth is, Demelza¡¯s father does not owe me any money.¡± Hampton confessed.


    ¡°You are joking right?¡± Nathan said not believing his eyes.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not. I only did that because I wanted Demelza to be my mistress. I couldn¡¯t stand her being with another man.¡± Hampton confessed further which irritated Nathan at that moment..


    Nathan took a few steps backwards looking at Hampton with so much anger inside of him.


    He moved closer to him and held him by the shoulder. ¡°I do not believe a word you just said. Please tell me you¡¯re joking Hampton and all you said isn¡¯t true?¡± Nathan begged Hampton as he couldn¡¯t bear the sting of betrayal he felt.


    Hampton raised his head up and looked at Nathan in the eyes ¡°It is all true Nathan. I always get what I want.¡± Hampton said.


    ¡°Wow! I thought I knew you but this man,¡± Nathan said as he gave him a look of disgust.


    ¡°Fix yourself.¡± Nathan spat and left Hampton¡¯s house immediately.


    Hampton felt bad for breaking his friend¡¯s trust but he didn¡¯t not regret his action. He gulped his alcohol as he felt he and Nathan would reconcile like they always do after every fight.


    Nathan got into his car to drive home and just then, it urred to him that he might have reacted and it might make Hampton suspicious about him and Demelza. He hit his steering wheel in annoyance and turned around to go back to Hampton¡¯s house.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be back so soon.¡± Hampton said upon seeing Nathan walk in.


    ¡°Yah, I didn¡¯t leave properly so I came back to apologize for my reaction.¡± Nathan said, swallowing every pride in him. He had to act because Hampton is actually a smart man himself.


    Both friends spoke for a while and Nathan left after a couple of drinks.


    He went home and avoided Allison as much as he could because he couldn¡¯t deal with her at that moment.


    He freshened up andid on his bed and tried to nap but he was interrupted by a knock on his door.


    He could bet all his money that it was Allison by the door.

 Fuvk me, Daddy

    Nathan dragged himself to the door and opened it. He smiled at being right because it was Allison at the door. He gave her a questionable look waiting for her to state why she was at his door.


    ¡°I wanna talk to you.¡± Allison said to Nathan.


    ¡°About what?¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡°About Demelza.¡± Allison responded.


    ¡°Not right now Allison.¡± Nathan said and closed his door. He wasn¡¯t in the mood to discuss Demelza because he still had Hampton¡¯s words ringing in his head.


    Allison stood behind the door with her mouth ajarr surprised at how Nathan shut the door in her face.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back.¡± Allison said and turned to leave.


    ¡°Whatever.¡± Nathan said as heid on his bed.


    He soon fell asleep because his day was so annoying that hecked appetite.


    ***


    Demelza woke up to the persistent beeping of her rm clock. she couldn¡¯t remain asleep as it echoed in her ear. shezily rubbed her eyes and stretched her arms out. she yawned andzily opened her eyes as she felt her sleep fading away. She stood up from the bed and took a refreshing yet fast shower.


    she wasn¡¯t in the mood to bathe for a long time like she usually does. After applying body lotion on her body, she picked out a lc chiffon shirt and a ck pencil skirt to wear. After putting it on, she decided to wear t shoes because she obviously wasn¡¯t in the mood to put on heels.


    She sat down in front of her dresser and meticulously applied a little amount of makeup. Without too much effort, she neatly packed hr hari into a sleek bun and sprayed her perfume. She stood in front of the mirror to make sure everything was in check before she grabbed her bag.


    She headed out the door and was greeted with the sound of car horns and people passing by. She hailed a taxi and slid into the back seat and told the driver her destination.


    The taxi soon came to a halt in front of the Law Firm. She paid the taxi driver and stepped down from the car. She took a deep breath as she looked at how the ss of the building gleamed in the early morning sunlight.


    Demelza made her way inside the firm as she exchanged bridge pleasantries with the employees at the reception. She elegantly walked to the elevator and pressed the button on the floor of her office.


    She made her way out as the elevator ascended. immediately she got to her office, she had a peep at Nathan¡¯s office tomcheck if he got to work before her. she heaved a sigh of relief seeing that she got to work before him. She walked back to her desk and checked the time as she sat down.


    After a few minutes of settling down, Nathan arrived at the office but Demelza could tell from his facial expression that he wasn¡¯t in the brightest of moods.


    ¡°My office, now.¡± Nathan said out loud to Demelza. She stood up and followed Nathan wondering what that was about.


    ¡°Good morning.¡± Demelza greeted.


    ¡°Morning, Mel.¡± Nathan responded without realizing how casual he was.


    Demelza raised her left eyebrow a bit surprised he would be that casual at the office.


    Nathan looked at Demelza without saying a word and he had Hampton¡¯s thoughts back in his head. He felt really jealous and protective of Demelza considering Hampton¡¯s obsession over her.


    Nathan pulled her into a kiss and Demelza didn¡¯t hold back at all. She wanted it too so she kissed him back.


    Nathan broke free from the kiss and walked towards the door. Demelza watched him as she leaned against his desk. She seemed to be enjoying their sexapades.


    He locked the door and came back to her. They both kissed deeply and they were soon aroused by the heat of the moment. Demelza could feel Nathan¡¯s hard cock against herp which made her unlock her lips from Nathan¡¯s lips.


    She unbuckled his belt and unzipped his pants. n without wasting time, she dropped his pants down and knelt down in his front giving him a smile.


    She took his cock in her mouth and gave him a blow job which made him so hard and turned on.


    Unable to bear it anymore, he raised her up and turned her against his table with her butt facing him.


    He bent her back down and she had her boobs against the table. He raised her skirt up and pulled down her red panties revealing her neatly shaved pussy. Nathan loved how he enjoyed the back view of her pussy with its juice dripping and the pussy lips looking all sulent.


    He spanked her butt which made it wiggle in sexual satisfaction. ¡°Fuck me, daddy.¡± Demelza said and let out a soft moan afterwards.


    Nathan loved the sound of that and inserted his dick into her pussy hold from behind which made Demelza moan into the air. She had to keep her voice down because they are in the office and she couldn¡¯t afford giving them a soundtrack.


    Nathan kept thrusting and hebheld her butt firm. He felt so good as he felt the warmth of her pussy hole. It felt like he should be in there forever because he could never get enough of it.


    ¡°Damn it sugar, you are so sweet.¡± Natah said in a husky tone.


    ¡°Yeah daddy, hit me harder.¡± Demelza responded.


    Nathan increased the pace and fucked Demelza so hard he couldn¡¯t take his eyes off her butt as they wiggled in rhythm to his thrusts.


    ¡°Arghhhhh_¡± he let out as he came inside her.


    The both fell on the sofa  from the satisfaction they felt from the fuck.


    He held her in his arms as theyid on the sofa still catching their breaths.


    ¡°It is work hours, we can¡¯t cuddle all day alright.¡± He said to her standing up to tidy himself up.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± She responded as she stood up to do the same.


    She soon arranged herself and thankfully her hair isn¡¯t messed up since it was a doggy and an intense quickie.


    They both stood dressed staring at each other as it all felt awkward. The sex wasn¡¯t awkward but it was a first time in the office. She hoped no one heard and it was discreet.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Sit down Demelza, I wanna talk to you.¡± Natham said to her with a straight face.


    Demelza sat down immediately wondering what the mood switch was about. She wasn¡¯t surprised because it wasn¡¯t new.

 I will help you…

    Demelza sat down, eager to hear what Nathan had to say.


    ¡°Erm, I have decided to help you with your father¡¯s case.¡± Nathan said with a straight face.


    Demelza gave him a puzzled look wondering where that came from.


    ¡°Help me understand you Nathan.¡± Deeza said to him with a confused look.


    ¡°You heard me.¡± He said not understanding her own point of view.


    She didn¡¯t stress about it but instead she nodded. ¡°Okay¡± she said after nodding.


    ¡°But the way,¡± Nathan said


    ¡°Uh, yeah?¡± Demelza responded as she waited to hear what Nathan wanted to say.


    ¡°Do you have anything incriminating against Hampton?¡± Nathan asked her.


    ¡°What do you mean.?¡± she asked him confused.


    ¡°You both dated for a few years right? During that time, is there anything he must have done that is against the rule? Something we can use against him.¡± Nathan asked her with hope that she would know something or even remember something.


    ¡°Nah, Nothing at all.¡± Demelza said unable to think of anything.


    While she and Hampton were together, he made sure he was very careful with everything he did and he kept a lot from Demelza.


    ¡°Alright then. That will be all.¡± Nathan told her.


    ¡°I assume I can go back to my desk now right?¡± She asked him, feeling ufortable.


    ¡°Yes please.¡± Nathan responded.


    Demelza walked out immediately to her desk without wasting any time. Nathan noticed how edgy she was but he didn¡¯t want to overthink it. He shrugged his shoulders and checked his schedule for the day.


    He smiled as he was happy about the fact that he didn¡¯t have too much on his schedule.


    ¡®nice work Demelza¡¯s he muttered to himself.


    Demelza sat on her chair pondering on why Nathan would tell her he was going to help her. She thought he was already doing that so it got her wondering why he said so. She could feel sweat on her forehead from feeling ufortable about that.


    And to crown it all, asking her about her knowledge of anything incriminating against Nathan sort of threw her off bnce. She got up from her desk to ask him but then paused as she realized she didn¡¯t even give it a thought before getting up.


    She leaned against her desk with her legs crossed, her right hand folded over her chest and her left hand under her chin thinking about it all.


    ¡°Hey¡± Nathan called out peeping but Demelza was startled by it. She was lost in thoughts and she didn¡¯t hear Nathan footsteps as he approached.


    ¡°Everything okay?¡± He asked her because he noticed how startled she was from the sound of his voice.


    Yeah, sure. Everything is fine, I¡¯m fine.¡± She responded with a little bit of stutter.


    ¡°You sure? Cos I mean¡± he said with his brows up. ¡°You do not look okay. In Fact you are jumpy.¡± Nathan said, waiting for a valid exnation about her sudden switch in body movement.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine Nathan, I said I¡¯m fine.¡± She said faking a smile but a little bit of temper wasced on her voice.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Fine then.¡± He said, raising his hand in surrender. ¡°Don¡¯t go home alone. Wait for me, I¡¯ll drop you off.¡± Nathan said.


    ¡°Errr, is everything okay?¡± Demelza asked curious about what that was about.


    ¡°Demelza, please. Just say okay and tell me you¡¯ll wait.¡± Nathan said.


    ¡°What is this about? You have been weird Nathan.¡± Demelza said to him.


    ¡°No you have been weird Demelza. You suddenly became edgy.¡± Nathan said, trying so hard to keep his voice low.


    ¡°No, you are weird. You have been asking me weird questions.¡± Demelza said to him with her eyes wide and voice almost in a whisper.


    ¡°Just do as I say.¡± Nathan said and walked back to his office.


    Demelza mouthed why he said in a mocking way, feeling annoyed with Nathan¡¯s attitude.


    ¡°So bossy¡± she said and rolled her eyes as she sat on her chair.


    ***


    Hours passed by quickly and the sun was already setting. Its orange glow illuminated the office and its rays reflected on her face, making her look up at the window.


    ¡°Damn, how did I lose track of time.¡± She asked herself rhetorically seeing how far spent time was.


    She hurriedly tried to finish up what she was doing so that she would be able to go home on time.


    She wrapped everything up in about fifteen minutes and hurriedly packed up to leave. Immediately she finished packing up, and made her way to the elevator.


    She got into the elevator and pressed the button on thest floor. She felt so famished and tired that the only thing on her mind was food and her bed.


    When she got to the main exit, she noticed the door did not open automatically which was weird. She pressed the button by the side hoping it would open as she concluded it must have been a technical issue.


    She paused seeing that it didn¡¯t open. She was left with no choice but to go through the underground park. She walked there and it was all creepy as the lights were dim and some were flickering.


    She wasn¡¯t someone who likes the dark so she increased her pace.


    While walking, she noticed she heard footsteps that weren¡¯t hers. She paused and turned back to see who it was but she didn¡¯t see anything.


    She shrugged her shoulders and concluded she must have heard wrongly and it must have been her imagination. She continued walking and this time, her pace was fast almost like she was going to run.


    She felt someone following her and as she tried to turn to see who it was, she felt a firm hand pull her to the side and his palm covered her mouth to stop her from screaming.


    She felt her heart in her mouth that instant as she thought about the worst. She slowly opened her tight shut eyes to see who it was that she wasn¡¯t harmed.


    Her shoulders dropped from seeing Nathan¡¯s eyes locking in her. ¡°I told you to wait for me.¡± He told her in a whisper.


    She mouthed ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± as she remembered what he had told her.


    ¡°Stay still.¡± He instructed her and this time, she didn¡¯t think about questioning him. She stood as still as she could and waited for him even though she trembled in terror.


    Nathan walked around to see who it was but he couldn¡¯t find anyone. It seemed like whoever was following her, had disappeared.


    ¡°BOOM!¡± he startled her and it sure got to her as she shook terribly and almost passed out from the shock but he held her stopping her from reaching the floor.

 This is not the way to my house.

    Nathan held Demelza by the hand and they both walked to his car. She was still a bit frightened and looked back at intervals but Nathan was relieved that he was going to take her home. That way he was going to feel relieved that she would be safe from Hampton. Hampton¡¯s obsession over Demelza was another part of Hampton he never knew existed.


    He opened the door for Demelza to go in which was a surprise to her but she was still shaken to say anything. She entered the car and Nathan closed the door after she did.


    He also got into the car and started the engine. He drove out of the Firm¡¯s building and they were both quiet. It was quite evident that she wasn¡¯t in the mood for a chit chat.


    Demelza turned to look at Nathan the instant she noticed that he wasn¡¯t taking the way to her house and it also wasn¡¯t the way to his house either. ¡°Yeah I know ¡°Nathan said to Demelza, noticing the look she gave him.


    ¡°Okay?¡± Demelza questioned.


    ¡°You need to calm down. I want to take you to a ce where you need to relieve stress. Rx,¡± Nathan responded.


    Demelza sank into the chair and closed her eyes. She wasn¡¯t in the mood to argue or make her opinion.


    The car glided smoothly on the road which Demelza enjoyed so she winded the ss down to receive the fresh air. She smiled from the fragrance of the scent of fresh flowers that the breeze brought in as they drove. Seeing the flowers, she immediately knew where Nathan was headed. She felt happy about him bringing her to a ce she liked to be.


    As they entered the park, Nathan pulled over to a secluded space and he parked the car beside a tranquilke. Demelza really liked the spot as it was the perfect spot to be at the moment. She loved how the light was flickering in the park illuminating a beauty that looked so natural.


    Nathan pressed his lips against hers leaving a warm kiss on her lips before stepping out of the car. ¡°Are youing or not?¡± he asked her.


    She unbuckled her seatbelt and came out of the car. Immediately she closed the door of the car, he locked it automatically. He extended his hand to her and she took it without hesitation. She enjoyed the moment and cared less about whates after.


    As they strolled trying to find the perfect spot, they both walked hand in hand. The sound of birds in the trees chirping filled the air creating a soothing sound to the air. Nathan looked at Demelza and their eyes locked for a few seconds. He was happy to see her tired facial expression reced with a smile.


    They final got to a bench and sat there basking in the hush of the moment. Nathan didn¡¯t say anything, he just wanted Demelza to enjoy the beauty of the park at night. Having his eyes on her made him feel morefortable.  The stars son began to twinkle in the night sky which made both their eyes fixed in the sky.


    Nathan checked the time on his watch and realized they¡¯ve spent too much time at the park. they haven¡¯t had dinner and they both needed to rest because there was work the next day. ¡°We need to head home now,¡± Nathan told Demelza.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Okay,¡± she responded and stood up from the bench. She started walking behind Nathan as they walked to the car. She missed a step but Nathan caught her and held her to bnce her stance on the ground but he noticed she could hardly stand properly. He looked at her feet and noticed her ankle was red. She had actually twisted her ankle and not missed a step.


    He had to carry her to the car and he ced her gently on the seat. He buckled her seatbelt and closed the door.


    After settling himself in the driver¡¯s seat, he buckled his seatbelt and began driving home. They drove in silence for a while before Demelza broke the silence.  ¡°Thank you¡±


    Nathan turned to look at her and gave her a cocky smile. ¡°Is it for relieving your stress or for carrying-on.¡± He responded and inked afterwards.


    ¡°Both, I think.¡± She said, rolling her eyes.


    ¡°Okay, when you are sure you can thank me again.¡±


    ¡°Alright, alright, for both.¡± She told him shyly.


    ¡°Hold up, this is not the way to my house.¡± She said to Nathan immediately she notice he was taking the turn to his house.


    ¡°Yeah, I know.¡±


    ¡°And you didn¡¯t think to tell me first?¡± she asked, feeling a little bit annoyed.


    ¡°With that foot?¡± nah.¡± He replied.


    ¡°Nice.¡±


    The rest of the drive was quiet until they got to Nathan¡¯s house. They both let out a sigh of relief as he turned off the engine of his car in the garage. It was a really long day and they were both tired. Demelza craved food, a hot shower and the bed at that moment. She smiled realizing her sleep would be a very sweet one as she remembered howfortable Nathan bed was.


    Nathan¡¯s footsteps echoed through the quiet pathway as he walked to the elevator that led to his apartment. They soon got to the room and they were both weed with the familiar scent of vani andvender that filled the air.


    He kicked off his shoes immediately he got inside ad he carefully dropped Demelza on the couch in the living room. He rushed to get ice from the fridge. He knelt down immediately he got to her and applied pressure with the ice on her swollen ankle. He remained there for a while until he remembered he had to fix them dinner. He had forgotten to grab some on their way home and Demelza had refused to eat anything at the park.


    ¡°Keep applying pressure on that.¡± He told her and headed to the kitchen. While walking to the kitchen, he removed his suit and flung it to the living room whichnded on Demelza¡¯s face which made her let out a soft groan.


    He had to make a sandwich because it was alreadyte and they needed a light dinner. When he finished fixing them a sandwich, he served it and ced it on a tray and took it to the living room. He didn¡¯t want to stress her and he took a ss of cold milk along, something to keep her refreshed.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Demelza said as Nathan kept the food tray on a stool. His caring part felt so sweet and sexy at the same time.

 Wanna take a bite?

    They both ate and in a few minutes, they were done. Nathan picked the tes up and took them to the kitchen. After doing that, he carried Demelza to the bedroom and ced her on the bed. ¡°Wait for me.¡± He said to her as he hurriedly reached for his dresser. He pulled out the drawer and picked an ointment resting at the bottom of it.


    He gently used it to massage her foot to help calm the swelling. ¡°Thank you.¡± She told him appreciated his help.


    ¡°You¡¯re wee. Do you intend to take your bath? It¡¯s been quite a day.¡± Nathan asked her.


    ¡°Definitely but I need to nest, I will after you.¡± She told him with a smile.


    Nathan smiled too and began to undress. It wasn¡¯t a new thing for her to see his nakedness. They have fucked over and over again so he felt they¡¯ve passed that stage.


    When he was done undressing, Demelza licked her lips. She couldn¡¯t help but stare at him without a blink.


    Nathan turned around to look at her and the kind of stare he saw made him hard almost immediately.


    He didn¡¯t have intention to fuck her but now that she wouldn¡¯t get her eyes off of him, he just might.


    ¡°Wanna take a bite?¡± He asked her as he stood d in front her and his cock so hard pointing to her direction.


    ¡°It¡¯s good, I can never say no.¡± She responded.


    ¡°Fine then, then let me do the work.¡± He said, considering her ankle. That wasn¡¯t going to be a reason for him not to use that bite.


    He walked to her and pushed her down on the bed. He walked to her, crawled up on her and  fondled her earlobe and down to her neck and then to her lips.


    Demelza could immediately feel the hat between them like their body had synced.


    She tried toe up but he pinned her down on the bed. He tore her shit open, in a hurry to reveal what was beneath it. He loved how her strapless bra made her boobs so sexy.


    He kissed from her cleavage down to her navel and then paused.


    He dragged her skirt down and tore the pants she was putting on. Apparently, hecked the patience to take it off. Taking the skirt off was stressful enough as it was.


    He raised both her legs up and used his index finger to dip into her juicy pussing hole enjoying its drip. He fingered her a while and enjoyed the moans that came from it.


    After doing that for a while, he got up and stood right in front of her. ¡°Watch me.¡± He ordered her in a husky voice.


    She raised herself up and leaned upwards with her elbow resting on the bed supporting her back.


    He stood in her front as he stroked his cock himself, giving himself a hand job and enjoying the sight of how Demelza felt watching him pleasure himself.


    He pulled her up to sit upright a bit and as he stroked himself, he put the cap in her mouth from time to time to tease her.


    No doubt it was working as she began to drip and want more of him. Unable to hold it anymore, she moved backwards, raised her legs up on the bed, and began fingering herself simultaneously as he stroked himself hard.


    They both keep doing that for a while moaning from the pleasure of watching each other. After a few minutes of thay, Nathan could see how much she was dripping which satisfied him. He pulled her up but assisted her remembering her twisted ankle.


    He turned her against the white smooth wall and out his mouth in her ears. ¡°¡±I¡¯m gonna fuck you hard until you scream my name and call me daddy after I¡¯m done with you. In the meantime, do not apply pressure on your foot.¡± Ntan whispered in her ears.


    ¡°Yes,¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Ouhhhhh, I love the sound of that already.


    He used his hand to slightly raise her butt up and then his fingers to locate her pussy hole. Immediately he reached for it, he couldn¡¯t help but finger her again after feeling so much juice drop from it.


    He fingered her as he pressed himself against her back so that she could feel him very well.


    He removed his hand fast from her hole which kinda upset her but increased her hunger for him. ¡°Damn it Nathan. Fuck me! Wtf!¡± Demelza screamed out with frustration.


    He mailed from hearing that feeling satisfied he¡¯s done a good job. ¡°Say fuck me daddy.¡± He told her.


    ¡°Fuck me daddy.¡± Demelza said almost in a whisper.


    ¡°I will sweetheart, stay out.¡± He said to her as he used his cock to p her butt couple of times.


    After doing that, he finally inserted his dick in her pussy which made her moan a bit loud. For her, it was pleasure at its peak.


    ¡°Fuck me please.¡± She said to Nathan


    He began fucking her hard from behind as she moaned so loud in almost a scream.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Yes Nathan, yeahhh.¡± She whispered.


    With his left hand ced on the wall, and the right hold her waist firm, He kept fucking her hard until he came and let out a sigh.


    He carried her from the back into the bed because he didn¡¯t want her applying any more pressure on the foot.


    ¡°That was intense.¡± Demelza said.


    ¡°Breakfast and dinner, tell me about a better day.¡± He teased referring to morning and night sex.


    ¡°I think I need that shower now.¡± Demelza responded with a smile.


    ¡°Together?¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t be a bad idea.¡± Demelza responded, refusing to back down.


    It felt like a challenge and she was up for it.


    ¡°Alright then.¡± Nathan said, whisking her in his hands to the bathroom.


    He ced her gently in the bathtub. She sat up and watched Nathan turn on the water in the bathtub. He reached for the shower gel and out a little in the bathtub, enough to foam.


    When the water got to its fill, Nathan turned it off and sat down inside the bathtub too but behind her. She leaned her back against his chest and rested his back against the bathtub. They sat quietly for a while enjoying the heat of the water.


    He didn¡¯t say anything and neither did Demelza. They began to feel the sexual tension rise between them and they both tried to ignore it.


    Nathan, unable to keep to himself anymore, he found his way to her pussy and started fingering her.

 Caught!

    The next morning, Nathan dropped Demelza at her ount reluctantly after she had given him a kiss on his lips. The way that he became soft and gentle made her feel butterflies in her stomach.


    ¡°Nathan, we have to go to work. I will get some things ready for you toe overter in the evening if you want¡± she said, giving him a free ticket into her home.


    ¡°I will call when I get to the office. Bye for now,¡± he returned her kiss before she left his car.


    Lately, Nathan had been giving her all the attention that she needed. He was more wanting and caring about her.


    The thought of it made her heart flutter incredibly. Once he was out of her sight, she hopped excitedly into her apartment to find something to keep her busy.


    Nathan on the other hand couldn¡¯t help with the smile that stayed permanent on his face. He was more than overjoyed with the fact that Demelza was now¡­ no he won¡¯t say close but they had a thing between them.


    He won¡¯t call it love but he would agree that he has befortable around her. Once he got to his office, he happily walked past his employees with a bright smile that wound their chest.


    Their boss was not the kind to work into the office with a mind blowing smile. To them, he was stoic and cold. However, today was different. He went into his office and the first thing he did was to get his phone out of his pocket and dialed Demelza¡¯s number.


    ¡°Hello, beautiful. How are you doing?¡± He asked as if he had not seen her a few hours ago.


    ¡°I guess you just arrived at your office. Well I am okay but it is a little lonely without you here. But your absence will be for some hours. So I will manage until you get back,¡± she muttered fondling with the pillow beside her.


    ¡°Hmm, in that case, you cane over and have lunch with me or do you want me toe over for lunch?¡± He intentionally asked since they earlier agreed she was going to miss work because of her twisted ankle.


    ¡°No, if youe over I might prevent you from going back to your house. So I wille to your office,¡± she shyly mumbled and Nathanughed.


    He could imagine her blushed face right now. If only he could leave his work, he would have driven back to her disregarding all consequences.


    ¡°Alright, I will be anticipating your presence for lunch. Before I forget, call me if Hampton shows up at your ce or call you. If he tries to be physical with you, call the cops and please don¡¯t open the door for anyone even if it is a delivery. Come straight to the office if you do not feel safe.¡± he instructed her in a worried tone.


    He had be more serious with her father¡¯s case and was worried that Hampton would try to do something dangerous to Demelza.


    Nathan hade to act on the fact that he wanted her for himself. So marking Hampton off would be the best idea if he wanted to keep Demelza by his side.


    ¡°I will, please take care of yourself and don¡¯t overwork. I won¡¯t be happy if youe back drained without energy,¡± she said to him before ending the call.


    Demelza bit her lips in excitement as she rushed to her wardrobe in search of a nice dress to wear for lunch. Nathan might not notice it but she was head over heels for him.


    He made her feel giddy all the time and whenever he was away from her, she felt a sudden loneliness thug on her chest. If only he would see her in the same light as she saw him maybe¡­


    Her phone screen lit up with a message notification which was from Nathan. He sent her a lovesick puppy with a wagging tail.


    ¡°How cute,¡± she mumbled to herself as she brought out a yellow dress that she had boughtst summer. After picking her outfit, she went to have a shower just to take her time away.


    Once it was eleven, she dressed up in a pretty short dress that borated her curves. Then took a huge coat to cover it up since it was her surprise for Nathan. She had naughtily thought of his reaction if he saw her in something sultry.


    Locking up her house, she happily walked down the stairs and out unaware of the eyes that were in her.


    ¡°Please, sir, can you take me to this address?¡±, she told the taxi driver the location of the Law Firm. The driver agreed and they both went to Nathan¡¯s firm.


    Nathan on the other hand looked at his wrist watch and stomped his left foot impatiently. He was waiting for Demelza.


    He had gone out to buy their lunch with the intention of spending quality time with her in his office. But a part of him felt something was wrong.


    ¡°What is taking her so long?¡± He said to himself as he looked through his window counting the number of cabs that stopped at the front of his firm.


    On noting the fourth car, he felt rxed when he saw Demelza step out in a brown overall coat. A smile crept up to his face making him not to notice the other car that followed her behind.


    To be honest, he was excited to see her and even desperate to hold her in his arms. His actions were crazy but that was how he felt around her.


    Impatiently, Nathan went out of his office to bring her up. Demelza waved when she saw him but he remainedposed in order to avoid any kind of suspicion or rumor.


    ¡°Hey, was there traffic?¡± He asked, linking his hand on her waist as they entered the elevator.


    ¡°No, I was just bothered about what to wear. Guess what dress I am putting on under my coat,¡± she beamed with a teasing smile.


    ¡°Well, I will have to find out in my own way, Mel. You know I hate guessing,¡± he said and captured her lips on his.


    They desperately sort after each other but stopped when the elevator doors opened. Demelza heaved breathlessly and hid her red face from Nathan¡¯s employees who had joined them.


    ¡°Good day, sir,¡± they greeted and he nodded. Within, he was burning with annoyance for their interruption. Luckily, they got off on the fourth floor leaving them alone again.


    Nathan linked his fingers with hers and gently dragged her into his office immediately they got to his floor. He quickly shut his door and trapped her against it.


    ¡°So what are we having for lunch?¡± She asked as if she didn¡¯t know the menu for the time being.


    ¡°I ordered Marconi but we can have themter. What I want now is you,¡± he whispered and sped his lips on hers again.


    Demelza let him undo the buttons of her coat since she was in desperate need of his touch. When the coat was out of the way Nathan chuckled as he explored her body with his eyes.


    ¡°Do you like it?¡± She taunted him then went over to his couch. The red dress she was wearing was a thigh length off-shoulder that had a design.


    ¡°I do but you shouldn¡¯t wear things like this out of your house. What if someone else sees you by mistake?¡± He asked with a jealous tone which made her smile.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°That is why I wore a coat to cover up. I just wanted to surprise you, that¡¯s all. There is no need for you to get jealous. I will only let you see me this way so don¡¯t worry about other people¡¯s eyes,¡± she assured him with a caress on his face.


    Nathan agreed and continued from where he had stopped.  However, the moment he sealed his lips on hers, the door of his office flung open and Hampton walked in with an astonished look.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing Nathan?!¡± He yelled in anger after what he had witnessed. Before, Nathan would have got up to give an excuse but he remained silent and red at Hampton.


    ¡°Jesus! Did the bitch make you do this to me? You know that she belongs to me right?¡± Hampton screamed but Nathan remained unmoved.


    ¡°You don¡¯t own me Hampton!¡± Demelza dered but he ignored her and faced Nathan.


    ¡°Can you exin this damn shit!¡± Hampton fussed and Nathan made up his mind to tell him his intentions.


    ¡°I won¡¯t be supporting you again in court and Demelza is not yours anymore,¡± he firmly dered and Hampton roared up inughter.


    ¡°Nathan, I can see that you havepletely lost your senses because of the bitch. I won¡¯t me you because that is what she does to men like us,¡± Hampton stated as he observed the way she was dressed.


    Demelza quickly covered up with her coat as he hated the way he looked at her.

 The exchange

    Nathan stood there giving Hampton a death stare. He felt like ripping his eyes out and cutting off his tongue. That way, he wouldn¡¯t be able to spit trash or set his eyes on Demelza again.


    ¡°Leave my office Hampton.¡± Nathan shouted.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    At this point, the employees already heard the shouts that ensued between Nathan and Hampton.


    There were lurking and ears are attentive like antennas.


    ¡°Y¡¯all still need a job or nay?¡± Ryan asked them when his eye met their poking nose.


    He is in charge of the employees and it is his duty to see to it that they are well behaved in the office.


    He didn¡¯t hesitate about cautioning them because he knows he still had a pending matter with Nathan. He needed to please Nathan at all cos to avoid his secret being leaked out to the world.


    He felt tight in a box because he had no idea about what was going on with his sextape or what Nathan intended to do with it.


    After cautioning them, they all ran back to their desk and offices. They knew Nathan is no joke and they will have no jobs if he catches them lurking.


    ¡°Are you really sending me out of your office because of this slut?¡± Hampton asked Nathan in disbelief.


    ¡°Call her that again and it might be thest thing you say.¡± Nathan warned Hampton as he clearly did not appreciate Hampton disrespecting Demelza.


    ¡°You gotta be kidding me.¡± Hampton spat and stormed out of Nathan¡¯s office.


    He acted like he was the bigger person, but deep down. He was scared of what Nathan might do because he has never seen him so angry before and worse because of a woman.


    While he walked out of the office building, he noticed eyes fixed on him which made him feel embarrassed. As he entered the elevator, he swore to himself to make Nathan pay for belittling him like that and in front of lowly employees.


    Demelza was still shaken by the whole episode and she wished she had not worn that gown to the office to see Nathan. She wished she had remained at home and slept rather than the whole drama that happened.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry Nathan. I¡¯m really sorry, this was so stupid of me_¡± she apologized, trembling and pointing to the gown she was putting on. ¡°I should have just remained at home, it¡¯s my fault.¡± Demelza kept apologizing and crying at the same time. She felt so guilty and stupid at the same time.


    Nathan watched and started smiling. He did not realize how his anger was immediately reced by a happy smile threatening to turn intoughter.


    Demelza became confused and began to wonder what exactly was funny. ¡°Er_¡± she stuttered, not finding the right words to ry her question. She used her hand to gesture but she couldn¡¯t help but look more confused.


    ¡°I think you shoulde stay in the house in the meantime, you can stay in the guest room and you¡¯ll have your space. Just until the dust settles.¡± Nathan told her as he pulled her closer to him. He wanted to save her the trouble of asking whatever was stuck in her throat.


    ¡°Erm, calm down Nathan. I do not think all of these are that serious. I dated Hampton for five years and I can tell you these are just empty threats.¡± She said inly refusing Nathan¡¯s offer.


    ¡°That is the problem Mel, can¡¯t you see that he is obsessed with you? Huh? What man gets married and wants to control his ex-girlfriend at the same time? He¡¯s got your father and now he is threatening you. Can you not see how he has you in his web? I need to know you are safe so you wille home with me today. Infact right now.¡± Nathan told her as he was ready to call it a day. It has been a dramatic day after all, rest was necessary.


    ¡°Calm down okay. I will be fj and if I do not feel safe, I will call you toe get me okay.¡± Demelza told him obviously wanting her space at the moment. She wanted to rx and take a break from the whole Nathan thingy, she didn¡¯t even know what she was doing anymore and how she got deep into whatever they were doing.


    ¡°Okay, I will agree to that on one condition.¡± Nathan said to her.


    ¡°And what¡¯s that?¡± Demelza asked with her arms crossed across the chest.


    ¡°I will take you home everyday after work and the driver will pick you up every morning. There will be a stand by bodyguard by your apartment to watch you in case of emergency. I would prefer him in your apartment but I figured you will need your space. So?¡± He raised his brows after talking while waiting for her response.


    ¡°Fine you win.¡± Demelza responded and raised her two hands in the air in surrender.


    ¡°Good. So, enough drama for today. Let¡¯s eat lunch somewhere and I¡¯ll take you home alright.¡± He told her and she nodded in response without debating it with him.


    She went to her desk, grabbed her purse and they both headed out of the office almost immediately leaving the employees to gossip.


    She knew that they might start hating her due to jealousy but she wasn¡¯t worried because she had all his attention.


    The rest of the evening went smoothly and Nathan dropped her off at her apartment before heading home.


    Night came fast and they both resisted the urge tomunicate with each other until they both fell asleep.


    ***


    It was soon the dawn of a new day and Demelzazily turned off her rm that woke her up by 5am.


    She stretched her body after opening her eyes and then the drama of the previous day shed through her mind. She cringed from it all but she put the thoughts aside by breathing in and out and also kept repeating to herself that it is a new dawn and a good day.


    She dressed up pretty fast and she was soon ready for work. She looked ssy and simple that morning because she wasn¡¯t in the mood for anything extra.


    Immediately she stepped out of her apartment, she saw Nathan¡¯s driver and one of the office cars.


    ¡®He sure wasn¡¯t joking about that¡¯ she muttered to herself, smiled and entered the car.


    The drive to the Firm was a very smooth one which she enjoyed.


    She soon got to the Firm and alighted from the car. She could feel the eyes of the employees on her but she pretended to be unbothered.


    ¡®I wonder what age did to seduce him.¡¯ one of thedies standing and watching whispered to a coworker but Demelza yed a good acting role and walked to the elevator with her head held high.


    Immediately she got into the elevator, she heaved a sigh of relief from being free of the threatening stares.


    Immediately she got to her desk, she saw a flower basket on her table and she smiled thinking it was from Nathan.


    She blushed and sat down while she picked out the card to read.


    ¡®Still your favorite fliers right?¡¯ Demelza¡¯s heart skipped after reading that line because he knew who it was from. He held her chest a bit and tried to calm down before she continued reading.


    ¡®How did you find the friend I sent to you the other night? I think I¡¯ll send another, slut!!! You think you can get your father out? Dreams¡­ I think I¡¯ll send another friend to you tonight because I think you will like him better than thest. By the way, the offer of being my mistress still stands. You know where to find me when you decide.¡¯


    Demelza could feel her hands tremble as she was surely spooked from that.

 Is she a thing?

    Demelza¡¯s hand began to tremble from what she read. Everything she read felt disturbing but the fact that he used her greatest desire against her made it more scary. She fell to the chair and didn¡¯t realize when she audibly started sobbing.


    Nathan was seated in his office trying to check his schedule for the day at the same time wondering why Demelza had not checked in for the day. He sent the driver early which puzzled him. He picked up his phone to give her a call when he heard what seemed like the sobs of a woman. His eyebrows furrowed as he tried to make out where the sob wasing from.


    Listening carefully, he realized it came from Demelza¡¯s office space. ¡®Is she in?¡¯ he asked himself almost inaudibly.


    He picked his ears and he could hear her sobs clearly and they were nonstop. It was till the start of a new day which got him wondering what could possibly make her cry. He stood up with concern and made his way to her desk to know why she was in tears.


    Immediately he got there, he saw her head bent downwards on her desk with a card in her left hand. It got him worried and he decided to know its content. I collected the card from her the instant he reached her desk which made her raise her head up to see who it was.


    She remained seated upon seeing that it was Nathan who had collected the card. As Nathan read the note on the card, he became really furious to see how mean and crazy Hampton was. He knew Hampton to be a lot but this felt so creepy.


    After reading, reached for Demelza¡¯s hand tofort her but he was interrupted by a light knock behind him. He turned to see who it was and his eyes met Ryan.


    ¡°Good morning sir.¡± Ryan greeted Nathan.


    ¡°Nothing good about the morning, why are you here?¡± He asked Ryan impatiently.


    ¡°Mr Hampton is in your office. He has been demanding to see you.¡± Ryan reported.


    ¡°Really, I¡¯ll be with him shortly.¡± Nathan said to Ryan.


    Nathan could feel his blood boil with anger of Hamptoning to his office after this stunt he pulled.


    ¡°Stay here, I¡¯ll be back.¡± He said to Demelza and went to his office.


    ¡°You got some nerve really.¡± Nathan said to Hampton as he walked into his office.


    ¡°Can a man not check up on his best friend anymore?¡± Hampton asked Nathan sarcastically.


    ¡°Get off my chair.¡± Nathan told him feeling annoyed with Hampton seated in his chair.


    ¡°Chill, I¡¯m not here to fight but to collect what is mine.¡± Hampton teased.


    ¡°What is yours? Is she a thing? She is a human with rights to whoever she chose to be with. By the way, this isn¡¯t some fight about her choosing. You need to remember you are married and you can¡¯t keep obsessing and threatening your ex-girlfriend who is my employee.¡± Nathan warned.


    ¡°Employee? Nahhh. Your bed warmer, your little slut but I do not appreciate people ying with my toys. Immediately her back.¡± Hampton said to Nathan with a serious face.


    ¡°Get out!¡± Nathan eximed, punching the wall.


    He tried to avoid getting into a fist fight with Hampton even though he was at the verge of totally losing it.


    ¡°Woah woah woah ¡± Hampton joked standing up from the chair because he least expected such a reaction from Nathan.


    He walked to Nathan and stood in front of him looking straight into his eyes clearly daring him.


    ¡°She¡¯s got you where she needed you to be Nate. You acting this way because of a woman, some little slut with no value. Someone I¡¯ve fucked and tasted over and over again. Not to mention, I dumped her like trash.¡± Hampton said running his hand through his hair. ¡°Does she suck your cock that good? Or, are her moans that rhythmic that you¡¯d go this far for her? You know_¡± Hampton was cut short by Nathan¡¯s punch which sent him staggering backwards.


    With Hampton¡¯s pride tampered with, he returned the punch without wasting a second.


    Btih men got into a fist fight which Demelza couldn¡¯t handle anymore. She ran to Ryan¡¯s office to curb the lurking employees and to call security to separate the fight.


    ¡°Out of the building, all of you.¡± Ethan instructed which got the employees scampering out of the building. In a situation this heated, none of them wanted to be scapegoats.


    Ryan hurriedly called the security to separate both men to avoid bloodshed. They rushed to the office and separated the fight between the men and held them apart.


    ¡°Get him out and he should never be allowed in here.¡± Nathan instructed guards with his bleeding mouth.


    ¡°Yes sir.¡± They responded by bundling Hampton out.


    To Hampton, what Nathan did was the worst of it all so he vowed to get back at him.


    Immediately he got into his car, he picked up his phone and texted Nathan.


    ***


    Demelza rushed to the fridge and picked a bag of ice to help with Nathan¡¯s bruises. While she was doing that, Nathan¡¯s phone chimes which made him brush Demelza¡¯s hand off his face to pick up his phone.


    He hussedwhen he saw that it was a text from Hampton and hissedbitbje opened the text to read it regardless. ¡®I know how to treat backstabbers like you. I will sell my shares to yourpetitor. Then let¡¯s see how well you do working with someone you hate.¡¯


    ¡°Fool..¡± Nathan stressed after reading it.


    Demelza being ufortable with the way his expression change asked him what the problem was which made him give her his phone to read the the text.


    After reading it, she gave the phone back to Nathan and continued massaging his swollen face with the ice bag.


    ¡°You areing home with me tonight.¡± He said to her without looking up.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°But_¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t tell you that for buts, you wille home with me tonight. There¡¯s no argument about that. We¡¯lle to work together and go back home together.¡± Nathan said to her sternly.


    Demelza rolls hr eyes obviously not wanting it but at this point, she has not choice but to agree wordlessly.


    ¡­

 You are no different!

    ¡°Let¡¯s go home, Mel,¡± Nathan told her, standing up and picking up the briefcase he had brought to work. Demelza went to her desk and picked her bag in a hurry. Nathan wasn¡¯t in the right state to be dyed. He obviously needed to go home as soon as possible and get his wounds properly cleaned up.


    They both took the elevator and made their way to the underground garage. Immediately they got there, the driver opened the door of the back seat for them to enter.


    When they got into the car, the door was shut and the driver made his way to the front. He soon got in and started the car making the enginee to life with a soft roar that screamed luxury.


    Nathan and Demelza both sat at the back seat of the car hand in hand. One thing Demelza enjoyed a lot was thefort that always came from Nathan¡¯s sleek car. The feeling was differentpared to that of the taxi she usually boarded to work.


    In about thirty minutes, they both arrived at Nathan¡¯s penthouse and they alighted from the car. Deelza held Nathan by the hand as they walked to the elevator.


    ¡°Wee back, sir, good afternoon, ma¡¯am.¡± The housekeeper greeted both of them as they walked into the house. She collected Nathan¡¯s briefcase and Demelza¡¯s handbag and took both bags to the room upstairs.


    They both sat down on the couch in the living room to rest a bit as both felt super exhausted from the day¡¯s drama.


    ¡°You need those bruises properly cleaned up,¡± Demelza told Nathan as she sat up.


    ¡°And who is supposed to get that done?¡± Nathan asked her.


    ¡°I¡¯ll do that, I know how to.¡± She answered with a smile.


    They both got up and walked into the bedroom dragging their feet. Nathan slumped on the bed immediately when he got into the room, making Demelza let out a chuckle.


    She walked into the bathroom and opened up the drawers. She looked up and saw the cupboards above her which she opened. ¡°Finally!¡± She eximed, relieved to see the first aid kit.


    She went back into the room and cleaned up his bruises carefully. ¡°Give me a few minutes to fix us something to eat,¡± She told him and went out of the room.


    Nathanid on the bed to rest while Demelza got busy in the kitchen.


    After about fifteen minutes, Nathan got up from bed to check up on Demelza in the kitchen.


    As he walked to the kitchen, he paused by the door admiring her sexy ass and perfect curves sitting pretty in her short bodycon gown. If there was anything he loved about her, it was her ssy dress sense. She directly and indirectly knew how to turn him on. He smiled at himself not believing how just watching her cook stunned him.


    ¡°I can feel your eyes threatening to bore a hole behind my head.¡± She said, smiling. ¡°Or should I say bore a hole in my ass,¡± she added in a slutty way.


    ¡®Damn, she sure knows how to get me.¡¯ he muttered, getting hard on.


    ¡°I heard you.¡± She told him.


    Nathan walked to her and held her from the back sniffing her neck and savoring her sweet scent. ¡°I could eat you up right now, you know.¡± He whispered in her ear which gave her a tingling sensation.


    ¡°I dare you to,¡± she responded.


    ¡°Having you for dinner seems perfect to me.¡± Nathan said.


    ¡°I bet.¡± She responded as she turned to face him.


    ¡°Damn girl, you could turn down the offer.¡± He said cing a peck on her cleavage.


    ¡°And say no to a quick snack?¡± She asked with a wink.


    ¡°I guess¡­ ¡± he said, pulling her closer and feeling her heartbeat. At this point, Nathan couldn¡¯t deny how much effect she had on him.


    She turned to face the spot on fire and continued cooking.


    ¡°Starving me?¡± He asked her.


    ¡°No. You¡¯ll eat after eating.¡± She responded.


    ¡± Nicee. What can I do to make this whole thing faster? Nathan asked impatiently.


    ¡°Just sit pretty over there, and wait for me.¡± She told him pointing to the dining table.


    Nathan walked to the dining table and sat down without debating. He sat there and patiently waited for her to finish cooking. In a few minutes, she was finally done and dishes the food. She served them for dinner.


    They soon started eating and enjoyed the sweet taste of the food until they were interrupted by a buzz from Nathan¡¯s phone.


    Nathan read the mail and he couldn¡¯t help but exim happily. Demelza looked at him confused and he handed the phone to her. She read through it and she jumped in excitement too.


    ¡°We¡¯ll be free soon, my love.¡± Nathan said without realizing he called Demelza his love.


    Demelza could feel her stomach churn in excitement from hearing Nathan call her love. She smiled like a teenager as Nathan pulled her Into a hug.


    ¡°How about we forget this food and have the other meal we talked about. We could eat out after _¡± he told her in excitement.


    ¡°That¡¯ll do.¡± Demelza responded, still blushing.


    Nathan held her by the hand and they both walked to the bedroom.


    Immediately they got to the room, Nathan shut the door and pinned her against it. He tore her dress open and smiled naughtily at how sexy her bra and panties looked.


    He licked from her navel to her cleavage making her close her eyes as she moaned in pleasure.


    He began fingering her without wasting time which got her dripping almost immediately.


    He flipped her over gently with her head pressed against the door. He raised her hips up slightly and inserted his cock into her. She loved the feeling that came with his cock sliding into her.


    He fucked her gently letting her feel every sensation that came from it. He soon felt bored of the position and carried her to the bed. Immediately shended on the bed, her hand hit her handbag that was on the side stool.


    Somethings fell out of the bag but a sh drive caught his attention. He paused for a minute wondering what Demelza was doing with a sh. He pushed her aside and picked it up out of curiosity.


    ¡°Give it back.¡± Demelza said immediately he picked it up.Belongs to ? n0velDrama.Org.


    ¡°No,¡± he said as he noticed how defensive she was towards the drive.


    ¡°What is in here? ¡± He asked her curiously.


    ¡°Nothing that concerns you, give it back.¡± She told him with her eyes fixed on his hand.


    Her reaction felt really off which made him pick up his PC immediately to check the content of the sh.


    His mouth went ajar seeing that it was Ryan¡¯s sextape. He turned to look at Demelza in disbelief wondering why she still has that.


    ¡°What in the actual fuck was this doing in your bag, Demelza?¡± Nathan asked with his eyes red from anger and instant contempt.


    Demelza stuttered, trying to answer his question but she was unable to find the right words to exin herself.


    ¡°Get out!¡± Nathan said in the coldest voice she had ever heard from him, his eyes red from fury.


    She trembled in fear and went on her knees begging him and apologizing.


    ¡°Get out of my house, Demelza!¡± He shouted with his face filled with disgust.


    She remained on her knees begging which infuriated Nathan the more.


    ¡°Put on your clothes and get out.¡± He shouted again.


    ¡°There is nothing to put on, you tore the one I had on.¡± She responded with a sober face.


    He reached into his closet and flung a short and sweatshirt on her. ¡°Wear those and get out of my face. You are just like the other girls after all. You are no different!¡± He spat.


    ¡­

 Clash!

    Demelza picked up the clothes Nathan had going on her as tears rolled down her eyes. She wished he would let her exin but it looked like trying to talk infuriated him more.


    She sobbed like a baby as she wore the clothes while Nathan watched her with irritation. Immediately she finished putting on the clothes, she picked up her bag and opened the door of the room to leave.


    Immediately she stepped out, Nathan mmed the door out of anger which frightened Demelza. She turned back to look at the door, wiped her eyes and walked to the elevator.


    Immediately Demelza left, Nathan turned and started throwing things and breaking things on the floor out of frustration. He had fallen deep for Demelza and the thought of her betraying him that way put him to his soul. The part that hurt him the most was the fact that he didn¡¯t know he had fallen so deep for her.


    While he broke things, the workers were all panicking because they feared him whenever he was in that state; usually ended up acting out badly and sometimes drank a lot.


    ***


    ¡°Do you think he will be fine?¡± The housekeeper asked the butler, feeling bad for Nathan.


    ¡°He will do just fine I believe.¡± He responded.


    ¡°But he seems to really like this one. I mean, she¡¯s the only one he¡¯s brought home since his ex.¡± The housekeeper reminded the butler.


    ¡°I think that is best for us is that we mind our business if we still want our jobs.¡± The butler cautioned her.


    ¡°Duhh¡­¡± she replied to him and turned to go back to the kitchen.


    ***


    Nathan picked up his phone and walked out of the room. He walked to the kitchen and sat down a bit but he didn¡¯t feel settled. He walked to the bar and picked a bottle of vodka. He opened the fridge and picked two cubes of ice and put them in a ss cup. After doing that, he sat down on the stool by the bar and poured himself a drink.


    While he drank, he had shbacks of his moments with Demelza and the one the one before the he found the sh was the one that hurt that the most was the one before he found the sh.


    Still seated there, his phone started ringing and he turned to new who the caller was. ¡°It better be good news. ¡°He muttered to himself seeing the caller.¡± he hissed and picked up the he phone and put it to his ear.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Yeah?.¡± He asked with irritationced on his voice.


    ¡°Good evening boss, I didn¡¯t mean to disturb but ther d something important I have to say to you.¡± The man he had paid money to secretly said to him.


    ¡°Okay?¡± Nathan responded waiting for the man to speak.


    ¡°Everything is going ording to n. The judge agreed to everything.¡± The man told Nathan.


    ¡°Wow, good news. Weldone Charles.¡± Nathanmended him feeling satisfied.


    ¡°Thank you so much, sir,¡± Charles replied.


    ¡°I¡¯ll send you some money, same ount right? ¡± Nathan asked.


    ¡± Yes sir.¡± Alright then. Nathan said and ended the call.


    He smiled happily and transferred some money to Charles sipped some alcohol.


    While surfing the inte, Hampton thought crosses his mind. He decided to text him letting him know that he is now in control of the game.


    ***


    Coincidentally, Hampton was seated at his bar having some alcohol when his phone chimed.


    He turned to check the notification and was annoyed to see it is a text from Nathan. He opened the text to see what Nathan needed context him about. ¡°You might wanna reconsider your threats, check your mail.¡±


    Hampton hissed loudly from the text and flung his phone on the table but then he remembered Nathan wasn¡¯t the type to y games. He picked up his phone and immediately checked his mail box to see what Nathan had sent.


    His eyes will widen from seeing it is a file containing his underground illegal business. He will check read through again tnbe sure it is legit and not just some fake transactions.


    After taking his time to through it, he smashed the cup of alcohol on the floor. The ss particles got scattered on the floor and some inflicted bruises on his wife La who as walking in that direction at the time.


    La screamed out in pain but Hampton was to angry care about her. He stood up from where he was seated and walked out of the bar.


    The housekeeper rushed to La and helped her up from the floor where she was crying in pain. She pulled out a chair for her to sit and rushed to get the first aid kit. La continued crying feeling hurt from the injury and also how Hampton treated her like shit. ¡°Stop crying ma¡¯am, you¡¯ll be fine.¡± The house keeper said to La trying to calm her down.


    Hampton entered his study trying to think about how Nathan got that file and also how he will be doomed if it goes out to the public. That was an underground business he does for really powerful people, the thought that he wasn¡¯t the only that will get hurt, his family too was in danger but he couldn¡¯t imagine himself begging Nathan to keep his secret. In anger, he started breaking things and scattering things in his study and fell on his chair when he got tired.


    He thought hard about the next step of action without being stupid and then he thought to have drink with Nathan and talk about the file. He picked up his phone and sent a text to Nathan and say down paying with his phone as his he felt his heart pounding in anxiety and anger. He could feel his stomach churn form it and but all he had in his mind was an immediate solution to this problem.


    ¡°Can we talk after coffee? I¡¯ll meet you at our spot by 10pm.¡±


    ***


    Nathan smiled immediately he got the text happy that he got Hampton¡¯s attention. He stood up from where he was sitting and happily walked to the room. He opened his closet and reached for a casual ant and sweatshirt to wear on it.


    He sailed in anticipation of his conversation with Hampton in the next few minutes. At that moment, Demelza was thest of his worry at the time because he needed to put Hampton in his ce. It would do him a lot of good.


    After dressing up, he made his way to his car and whistled before getting in.


    ¡­

 Knocked down

    Nathan and Hampton are both seated in the bar having their drinks but yet to say anything. The bar was dimly lit and was surrounded by a buzz of conversations. Hampton leaned forward on the table while Nathan leaned backwards. They both enjoy the rxed atmosphere as it is rxed and friendly with the clinking of sses and asional burst ofughter.


    ¡°Are you saying something or not?¡± Nathan asked Hampton who smiled mischievously.


    ¡°You know you do not have to be uptight?¡± Hampton responded with a question which got Nathan a bit pissed but not enough for Hampton to get a reaction from him.


    He smiled and reached for his drink which was resting on the table.


    ¡°I¡¯ll leave here in thirty minutes. I have work tomorrow.¡± Nathan said to Hampton who still had that smile on his face.


    ¡°Okay, fine. I need you to delete the file.¡± Hampton said with so much audacity.


    ¡°And why will I do that?¡± Nathan asked him.


    ¡°Because you are my friend and we havee a long way.¡± Hampton answered.


    ¡°oh¡­ you know that? And you threatened to sell my shares to mypetitor? Amazing!¡± Nathan eximed, irritated.


    ¡°Calm down, Nate.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t fucking call me that, you lost the opportunity to do that.¡± Nathan warned Hampton.


    ¡°Alright, fine. Please, you need to delete the file.¡± Hampton pleaded, trying to swallow his pride.


    ¡°Nah, I¡¯m not doing that. That way, we have something against each other. I need the insurance.¡± Nathan told him sternly.


    ¡°Are you doing this because of that slut?¡± Hampton asked Nathan in disbelief.


    ¡°Say that one more time and I promise you will regret it.¡± Nathan threatened him.


    ¡°Damn, bro. Chill. Do you love her that much?¡± Hampton asked but Nathan did not respond. Instead, he gave Hampton a death stare.


    Nathan wondered why he defended her even with how upset he was with her at the moment.


    ¡°Fine, then, I¡¯ll set her father free.¡± Hampton bargained further.


    ¡°Pointless, I already did that.¡± Nathan told Hampton, shocking him so much.


    ¡°You¡¯re joking.¡± Hampton responded.


    ¡°I¡¯m not, you¡¯ll see.¡± Nathan said to him. ¡°I think I¡¯m done here,¡± Nathan added, gulped his drink, and stood up to leave.


    Hampton held his hand to stop him from leaving but Nathan snatched his hand back and walked out of the bar.


    Hampton couldn¡¯t say anything else other than watch Nathan leave.


    Nathan left the bar feeling unmoved and happy that he was able to put Hampton in his ce. He headed home and slumped on his bed immediately he got home from exhaustion.


    ***Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    Sun began setting and its rays shone on Nathan¡¯s curtain. His room was bathed in a soft golden glow from the rays of the sunlight illuminating the room. The curtains danced from the beat of the gentle morning breeze.


    Nathan tossed on his bed from the sound of the rm waking him up. She slowly opened his eyes and closed it immediately from the sun entering his eyes.


    After staying still for a few minutes, he finally stretched and got up from the bed. Hezily walked to the kitchen to make coffee. While preparing the coffee, he inhaled the scent and enjoyed every bit of it.


    When he got done, he slipped a little, dropped the mug on the table and rushed to the bathroom to have a quick shower. Without wasting much time, he was done taking his bath making him feel refreshed afterwards.


    He soon applied body lotion on his body and put on his underwear. He stood for a while trying to picture what to wear but nothing came to his head. He immediately walked to his closet and swung the door open and he stood there staring at the clothes in it.


    Still finding it difficult to pick an outfit, he reached out to the first one his hand caught which was a ck suit.


    He shrugged his shoulders and picked it out. He hurriedly dressed into his fine tailored suit and picked a ck shoe to go with it.


    He picked up a tie and walked to the mirror to knot it but flung it across the room. He suddenly wasn¡¯t in the mood for a tie. He picked up his perfume and sprayed it a little. His mood was that morning but he had to force himself to work.


    That wasn¡¯t a day to miss the office. He checked himselfst time and went to the kitchen to finish up his coffee. He couldn¡¯t afford to not be energetic enough for the day. A part of him felt Hampton might stop by the office. Hampton wasn¡¯t the time to ept defeat easily.


    When he finished his coffee, he smiled to himself trying to cheer himself up before using the remote to shut down the electricity in the house. He earlier gave his workers a break because he didn¡¯t want anyone around him. He looked around and looked everywhere to be certain everything was in ce.


    He smiled feeling satisfied and made his way out to the elevator. He hiked as the elevator went down feeling optimistic about the day.


    Immediately he got to the ground floor, he made his way out and unlocked his car.


    ¡°Good morning, sir.¡± His chauffeur greeted.


    ¡°Good morning. I¡¯ll drive myself today, you can have the day off.¡± Nathan responded as he got into his car.


    ***


    The drive was a smooth one and in a few minutes, he got to the office. Immediately he alighted from the car in the front and handed his care keys to the security personnel, he heard his name being called out but a familiar voice.


    He turned to see who it was and was a bit annoyed to see her. She wasn¡¯t the first person he wanted to see up on getting to work.


    He turned to walk into the office ignoring her but came to an instant halt upon hearing a very loud thud and exmation.


    He turns to see what has happened and he was so shocked to see Demelzaying in the pool of her blood. He dropped the briefcase in his hand and ran towards her.


    With so much concern and worry, he fell to his knees looking at her afraid to touch her. He knew it wasn¡¯t safe to move her body as he might worsen her condition.


    With shaky hands, he pulled out his phone from his pocket to call 999 and remained on the ground waiting for them to arrive. While he remained on the ground, onlookers stood taking a picture but he was not bothered about it at all. His major concern was Demelza whoid on the ground almost lifeless. He looked around for the driver who had knocked her down but he couldn¡¯t find the person.


    ¡­

 Classes

    In less than thirty minutes, the ambnce arrived and they carefully put Demelza on the stretcher and carried her into the ambnce. Nathan stood up to get into the ambnce but he was interrupted by a call from Charles. He knew it was important so he asked them to go ahead and he will join themter. The ambnce left without dy leaving Reynold in the middle of the road with cars honking.


    He finally came back to reality and walked to his car. The second he got to his car, he stretched his hand out to the security personnel he had earlier given his key to. He collected his car keys, unlocked the car and got inside. He sat there for a while shing back to what just happened which made him feel so terrible. He regretted not answering her when she called him. He felt that if he had responded that minute then she wouldn¡¯t have carelessly crossed the road in desperation.


    From frustration, he hit his staring continuously until he felt a little bit better. With heavy breaths, he dialed Charles¡¯ number to know why he was calling.


    ¡°Good morning, sir.¡±


    ¡°Morning, Charles, why did you call?¡± Nathan asked him.


    ¡°I know this is not the right time but I saw the news. I¡¯m really sorry about that, sir but the judge asked to see you this morning.¡± Charles said to him.


    ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll see you in court.¡± Nathan responded and ended the call.


    He started the car and its engine roared to life. His drive to the court wasn¡¯t a good one but he had to go anyway. After about thirty minutes, he got there. He made his way to the judge¡¯s office and he knocked twice before he entered.


    ¡°Good morning, your Lordship.,¡± Nathan greeted the judge.


    ¡°Morning, Nathan. Please have your seat.¡± The judge responded. ¡°Your client¡¯s father is free to go but,¡± the judge paused.


    ¡°You have to make sure he stays as far away from Hampton as he can. You know Hampton will not easily let this go. He doesn¡¯t let go of things and I do not want to be in the middle of whatever this is between you and your best friend.¡± The judge warned him.


    ¡°Yes, sir, that will not happen and I promise I will ensure things are in order.¡± Nathan replied.


    ¡°Good, the only reason I agreed to this is because the man is innocent and Hampton has too many excesses that he cannot be allowed to win this one. That would be all¡± the judge concluded.


    ¡°Thank you very much, sir.¡± Nathan thanked him and stood up while he extended a handshake to the judge. After they shook hands, Nathan made his way out of the office feeling relieved. The only problem he had was Demelza who was in a bad condition.


    ¡°Hey, Charles.¡± Nathan called but immediately he caught sight of Charles.


    Charles smiled and walked towards Nathan whose direction was facing the exit of the court.


    ¡°Everything¡¯s settled. Thank you.¡± Nathan appreciated Charles as he stretched out his hand to Charles for a handshake.


    ¡°I better be on my way. I have a lot to do¡± Nathan said, retrieving his hand from the hand shake.


    ¡°Alright sir, have a nice day.¡± Charles responded with a smile.


    Nathan turned and walked out of the courtroom leaving Charles to go about his daily activities.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    As he got into his car, his phone rang and it was a call from the hospital notifying him that Demelza went into aa. The news frightened him which made him call Ryan immediately.


    He instructed Ryan to make sure Demelza is moved from the hospital to a better hospital than the one she was in. After his call with Ryan, he called his doctor immediately to make arrangements for Demelza to be transferred immediately.


    He had no intentions to go to the hospital to see Demelza which was why he made the necessary arrangements for her to be transferred with him.


    With that being arranged, Nathan went back home to rx. He wasn¡¯t in the right state of mind to do any office work. He felt like all he needed was alcohol to lessen the guilt he felt about the urrence of the day.


    ***


    Few days passed with Demelza still ina but the doctors informed her folks that she was responding to treatment and she would be out of it in no time which kept them optimistic. Nathan on the other hand kept drinking so much trying to get over the whole sadistic tale and his animal of a best friend.


    ¡°Thorpes, look¡± Harriet excitedly pointed for her husband to look.


    ¡°What?¡± Thorpes asked Harriet, confused.


    ¡°She moved a finger, didn¡¯t you see?¡± Harriet asked, pointing at Demelza¡¯s index finger in excitement feeling very hopeful.


    ¡°Look, she moved it again. Don¡¯t tell me you missed that.¡± Harriet said with a smile and frown on her face at the same time.


    ¡°I saw it too. I think she is waking up.¡± Thorpes said to Harriet who smiled so wide and hugged her husband tight. Thorpes hugged her too, feeling so much relief.


    ¡°I think we should call the doctor,¡± Harriet suggested.


    ¡°Yes, we should. You stay and watch her while I get the doctor.¡± Thorpes told his wife. He hugged her and left the room to the doctor¡¯s office in a haste.


    In a few minutes, Thorpes and the doctor both arrived with a glimmer of hope.


    The doctor checked Demelza¡¯s vitals to be sure they are normal and also if she is stable. ¡°Congrattions to the both of you, she will be awake any minute. Though don¡¯t feel bad when she bes unconscious again. She will be drifting in and out of consciousness until her body is strong enough to be stable and awake.¡± The doctor exined to them as he stood watching Demelza.


    In about a minute, Demelza¡¯s eyes slowly opened but her vision was very blur making it very difficult for her to know where she is and what is happening. She was also confused about why her head was banging so much.


    She could see three figures but her visions are still blurred. ¡°Where am I?¡± she asked.


    ¡°You are in the hospital, you just woke up from a very long sleep.¡± The doctor exined to her by checking her eyes.


    ¡°She is fine, just give her time and show her all the love she needs. That will stabilize her a lot.¡± The doctor instructed Harriet and Thorpes. ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave now.¡± The doctor added and excused them to have a family time.


    Harriet and Thorpes both sat down beside her holding her hands. Demelza¡¯s vision soon cleared and her heart was filled with joy immediately she recognized her father. Her grip on his hand tightened as tears streamed down her eyes. What she longed for the most was finally in her front. Thorpes hugged her in excitement as she cried. Harriet couldn¡¯t help but watch feeling happy that the family is now whole and no more problems.


    They finally broke free from the hug and Demelza¡¯s brows furrowed as a thought popped in her head. ¡°Did Nathane?¡± she asked Harriet for an answer.


    ¡°Harriet could not answer the question as she felt bad that the answer would break Demelza¡¯s heart.


    ¡°No, baby.¡± Thorpes answered the question. He preferred she dealt with the hurt earlier than lying to her. He had no regret spilling the truthful answer out because she knew they were never a match, their social status did not fit.


    ¡­

 Heart break

    Demelza could feel her heart shattering into pieces. ¡°How could Nathan do this to me?¡± she asked her parents in tears.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°Calm down, Demelza, you¡¯ll be fine okay.¡± Her dad said to her trying to console her.


    Harriet pulled her into a warm hug patting her on the back. She triedforting the best way she could. She was just regaining consciousness, crying wasn¡¯t the best thing for her at this time.


    She soon calmed down and slowly fell asleep leaving her parents to watch her with pity. She was obviously In Love with Nathan but they couldn¡¯t understand why she would put herself through this knowing it would not work.


    ¡°She¡¯ll be fine.¡± Thorpes told Harriet.


    ¡°I know she will be, we just have to be by her side through it all.¡± Harriet responded with her eyes fixed on Demelza.


    TWO DAYS LATER


    The doctor stood as he checked Demelza¡¯s vitals and he was quite impressed with what he got. After doing that, he took his time to observe her test results and she had really improved; almost as good as new.


    ¡°She will be discharged now, you can all finally go home and rest.¡± The doctor said to Thorpes.


    ¡°Really?¡± Demelza¡¯s dad asked excitedly.


    ¡°Yes, she is as good as new. She just needs proper rest and shouldn¡¯t do anything stressful yet.¡± The doctor instructed.


    ¡°That wouldn¡¯t be a problem doc¡± Harriet responded happily about the news. They are all tired of being at the hospital and they could use a proper rest too.


    ¡°Thank you so much doc, I¡¯ll settle the bills now while you do what you¡¯ll have to do. ¡± Thorpes said to the doctor.


    ¡°Oh! That wouldn¡¯t be necessary, it has been settled already. The food, the drugs, everything has been paid for.¡± The doctor informed them.


    ¡°Huh, by who? ¡± Thorpes asked, surprised.


    ¡°Nathan Storm.¡± The doctor answered.


    ¡°Oh! Wow!!!¡± Demelza eximed feeling very surprised. She felt annoyed with the fact that he didn¡¯te to see her but acted like a nice man paid her bills.


    The doctor turned to Demelza with a curious look trying to understand what Demelza¡¯s expression was but he felt lost.


    Being none of his business, he extended his hand for a handshake and excused himself to his office right after the handshake with Thorpes.


    Thorpes felt very relieved that the bills had been settled but he wasn¡¯t so sure Demelza felt the same way too.


    After about thirty minutes, everything was settled and they packed up their stuff and came out of the hospital room. They walked out slowly and cautiously so that they would not exhaust Demelza. She was still recovering.


    When they got outside the hospital premises, they stood waiting for the next avable tax board. In less than five minutes, they got one and told him there. It was a quiet drive home but a relieving one.


    ¡°Home sweet home.¡± Harriet expressed happily.


    They all walked inside the house and tried to settle in and they couldn¡¯t help but notice Demelza numb aura.


    They knew the reason and decided to not be nosy. It was very natural for her to feel that way and they hoped she wouldn¡¯t sulk for long.


    ¡°I¡¯ll head to my room now.¡± She said to them and turned away without waiting for her response.


    Thorpes tried calling Demelza back but Harriet stopped him. ¡°Give her space, she needs to process everything that happened. She¡¯ll be fine.¡± Harriet assured him.


    ¡°If you say so.¡± He responded and sat on the couch to rx a bit and the exhaustion he felt.


    Demelza kept pacing in her room, annoyed by everything and the Little body pain she felt.


    She resolved to sit on her window to enjoy the fresh air as she gathered her thoughts .


    She sat there for a while and hissed like a thousand times from feeling so sad. She could help but reminisce on the past. Every second she spent with Nathan made the whole thing harder for her to get over.


    From impulse, she got up from the window and rushed out of her room. She ran downstairs like one about to miss an appointment.


    Her dad and mum both turned in curiosity immediately they heard her footsteps running down.


    ¡°Slow down baby girl.¡± Her dad tried to stop her from running but she ignored him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back.¡± She said out loud without stopping.


    Harriet and Thorpes both looked at each other confused as they both wondered where she was off to in such a rush.


    They both shrugged their shoulders and sat down and waited for her to return and give an exnation.


    Demelza stopped a taxi immediately she got out, and gave him the location of Nathan penthouse. At that moment, she was acting on impulse and her major concern was get to him and exin the shdrive incident and also ask him why he never came to see her


    She couldn¡¯t bear the thought of not seeing him anymore. As she got closer to his penthouse, she could feel her heart pounding.


    Immediately she arrived, she hurriedly gave the cab man money and rushed out without waiting for her change. She crossed the road carelessly forgetting herst ordeal all in the name of love.


    She soon got to the elevator and got in as fast as she could. All she wanted was to see Nathan, it felt like her world was crumbling and he was the only one to make it whole.


    Immediately she arrived at the top floor and the elevator dinged and opened. She rushed out and made her way to Nathan¡¯s door. She paused a bit realizing who sweaty she looked. When she calmed down, she pressed on the door bell and waited for a response.


    While waiting, she adjusted her hair which was in a messy bun. She pressed on the doorbell again when she didn¡¯t get a response from the first one.


    The door finally opened but she was disappointed to see that it wasn¡¯t Nathan who opened up, it was a youngdy.


    At first she felt a sting of jealousy from feeling he had been reced but then she held herself together and greeted thedy.


    ¡°Who¡¯s there hunnie?¡± She heard a male voice call out from inside but the voice wasn¡¯t Nathan¡¯s voice.


    The man came out and she introduced herself and why she was there.


    ¡°Oh, we¡¯re really sorry but Storm already moved out.¡± The man exined to her


    ¡°Where did he move to?¡± Demelza asked desperately almost in tears


    The couple looked at each other feeling sorry for her. ¡°No love, we don¡¯t. He sold the house to us.¡± The man told her again.


    Demelza instantly fell to the floor upon hearing that.


    ¡­

 Love is pain

    As Demelza sat on the floor crying, the couple felt concerned and feared she had been abandoned by her husband.


    ¡°Are you okay, miss?¡± The man asked Demelza, feeling worried but Demelza did not respond; rather she remained on the floor with sorrow and sadness etched upon her face.


    Unable to watch her keep crying on the floor, he helped her up and he could feel her hand trembling while he did so which got him wondering who exactly Nathan is to her.


    ¡°Do you have a way I can contact him?¡± she asked, looking up at the man with tears in her eyes.


    ¡°No, ma¡¯am. I¡¯m sorry.¡± He responded.


    ¡°Is there anything else I can help you with?¡± he asked her again.


    Demelza shook her head implying no as tears cascaded down her cheek. She removed her hands from his and walked slowly away. The couple watched her with pity as she strolled away wishing there was something they could do to help but Nathan had given them a strict warning to not say anything to whoever is looking for him.


    After the scandal of the ident, he made sure to bring down all the inte posts of him helping her and also rid every gossip there was about her. He wanted a fresh start and he also didn¡¯t want her dealing with reporters¡¯ issues when she came out of the hospital.


    Demelza decided to take the stairs all the way down. She felt like she would be able to clear her thoughts by the time she got down. Her phone kept buzzing and buzzing but she paid no attention to it. She concluded it was her parents calling and texting her nonstop.


    She kept strolling by the roadside thinking about everything she had with Nathan without realizing she was seriously crying.


    After a while, she noticed people were staring which made her realize how much she was crying in the road like a child.


    She tried to clean her tears but bumped into something hard. She looked up to see who it was and her eyes met a very fine young man.


    ¡°Heyyy, I¡¯m really sorry. Are you okay?¡± The man asked her, trying to see if she was fine.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m okay.¡± She responded by trying to walk away.


    ¡°Hold on, are you crying?¡± He asked her, noticing the tears on her cheek.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m not. Leave me alone.¡± She said and walked away hurriedly but he still followed her.


    ¡°Hey miss, can I buy you a drink? At least until you calm down.¡± He requested.


    ¡°No, leave me alone.¡± She spat ignorantly.


    ¡°Hey, calm down.¡± He said, holding her back.


    ¡°Fine!¡± She eximed.


    ¡°There¡¯s an eatery close by, we can go there.¡± He told her.


    ¡°Alright, whatever. She responded.


    ¡°I¡¯m Adrian by the way.¡± He introduced himself.


    ¡°I¡¯m Demelza.¡±


    ¡°Nice name.¡± He responded with a smile.


    They soon got to the eatery they were walking to and Demelza looked up to pick a chair to sit.


    She finally picked a chair by the corner after a few minutes of them standing. She walked towards the chair and he followed suit.


    ¡°What would you like to eat?¡± Adrian asked.


    ¡°Chicken and chips will do.¡± Demelza responded.


    Adrian called the waiter and they both made their order. He was in-between creating a conversation with her or just letting her be in her feelings until she feels better.


    He sat there staring at her and admiring how cute she looked even after crying profusely. ¡°Are you gonna stare all day or will you say something?¡± Demelza asked him when his eyes almost bore a hold on her forehead.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He apologized for making her ufortable.


    ¡°Stop saying sorry.¡± She responded irritably.


    While they were at it, their food came and she noticed he had the same order with her. ¡°I see you have the same order.¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡± He replied to her digging into the food.


    ¡°Can I have your ketchup?¡± Demelza asked him.


    He chuckled and handed it over to her. He was amused by her boldness but very impressed that she wasn¡¯t shy.


    She ate so fast that Adrian had to tell her to calm down so she would not choke but she unconsciously continued rushing the food.


    ¡°You¡¯re are stress eating.¡± Adrian said to her for rity.


    ¡± Mmm¡±


    ¡± Why?¡± He asked her.¡± You must be really upset¡± he added.


    ¡°I got dumped.¡± She responded.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry about that.¡± Adrian apologized.


    ¡± Nah, it¡¯s calm. Plus, I just woke up from aa. I was in an ident.¡± Demza added.


    ¡± Oh wow.¡± Adrian eximed, really surprised.


    ¡°Yeahhh.¡±


    ¡°Now, I understand .¡±


    They talked for a while and thenter left the eatery to take a walk.


    Adrian made sure to help her feel way better before leaving her to go home. He felt really bad sighting her cry from a distance. In the quest to talk to her was when she bumped into him.


    They talked andughed and for a while, Demelza forgot how miserable Nathan had made her feel.


    ¡°I think you should head home now, your phone has been ringing non stop.¡± Adrian added but Demelza frowned her face to his talk. ¡± They must be worried sick about you. What if we exchange numbers so that I can check on youter.¡± Adrian requested.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡± Sure.¡± Demelza responded.


    They both exchanged numbers and Adrian gave her a hand shake afterwards. He was considered aforting hug but he didn¡¯t want to be too forward.


    ¡°I¡¯ll see you when I see you next.¡± Adrian teased.


    ¡°Sure.¡± Demelza responded as she entered the cab Adrian had stopped for her.


    They both waved to each other with a smile and Adrian stood watching her until he lost sight of her car.


    She smiled all through the drive home happy she had a nice time but then, reality hit her hard as the thought of Nathan crossed her mind again.


    Her brows furrowed but she tried her best not to let out a tear. She had cried enough for the day already.


    ¡°Where have you been Demelza?¡± Thorpes asked immediately Demelza alighted from the cab. They had been worried sick since she left and the fact that she wasn¡¯t answering her calls vexed him the most.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine dad.¡± She said to him walking inside. She refused to stop because she didn¡¯t want to hear a word of his nags.


    ¡°Your dad is talking to you.¡± Harriet tried to caution her immediately she got to the house but Demelza gave them deaf ears.


    She ignored the both of them, walked to her room and mmed the door right after she got in.


    ¡­

 Family feud

    ¡°Really?¡± Harriet asked Thorpes in disbelief.


    ¡°She¡¯ll be fine.¡± Thorpes said to Harriet and made his way to his room. He did not want to stress too much about everything that happened.


    Harriet decided to prepare dinner for the family since they spent all evening thinking about where Demelza was. She made her way to the kitchen and stood for a while indecisive of what they were going to eat. After a while of standing and thinking, she decided to prepare pasta. It¡¯ll take her less than an hour to do so and that way, they would have an early dinner.


    She picked up the necessary ingredients she needed to prepare the meal and began chopping and dicing them. While cooking, she hummed her favorite songs which were melodious to Thorpes ears whenever he listened. Just as she calcted, she finished in less than an hour. She picked up three tes from the te rack and dished everyone¡¯s food and set it on the dining table with a fork and knife beside each te. After doing that, she took out the orange juice in the fridge and pour into the three-ss cup for each of them and then set it beside each person¡¯s te. After ensuring everything was set, she smiled feeling satisfied.


    She headed upstairs to call her husband and Demelza out for dinner but she met Thorpes on his way down already. He couldn¡¯t endure anymore of the appetizing aroma he had been perceiving.


    ¡°Dinner is ready.¡± Harriet said to him.


    ¡°Right about time.¡± He responded with a very wide smile.


    ¡°You can head down, I¡¯ll go call Demelza now.¡± Harriet said to Thorpes.


    ¡°Already there.¡± He responded without wasting time. He rushed down stairs like a child who had not eaten all day. Besides, Harriet is a very good cook.


    ¡°Hey Mel, dinner is ready.¡± Harriet called out to Demelza who refused to respond to Harriet¡¯s knocks on the door.


    ¡°Go away, I don¡¯t want to eat.¡± Demelza responded which got Harriet upset. She had been putting up an attitude since she left the hospital and she wouldn¡¯t even eat. Unknown to Harriet, Demelza had eaten to her fill and wasn¡¯t hungry.


    ¡°Okay, just try to eat a little. I prepared it very nicely and there was orange juice too.¡± Harriet told her hoping that would make her want to eat because Demelza loves orange juice a lot and sometimes, she would not eat without it.


    ¡°I¡¯m not hungry, I ate already.¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Mel baby,e. Fine, don¡¯t eat. Juste sit on the table with us.¡± Harriet stressed; just anything to get Demelza out of her room.


    ¡°Damn it! Demelza eximed. ¡°I do not want to eat. You are not even my mum, so stop acting like one.¡± Demelza added rudely which pierced Harriet¡¯s heart.


    Harriet felt so hurt because except for times when she was reminded, she is not Demelza¡¯s mother, she never thought about it because of how much she loves her. She shook her head and turned to leave almost in tears but she met Thorpes eyes. He had slowlye upstairs and he heard everything they said. He felt very upset with Demelza and sad for Harriet because he knew how much love she has for Demelza.


    He walked to her and hugged her tightly while he patted her back because he didn¡¯t want her to cry. He knew how much effort she put into preparing the meal and she made the pasta exactly how Demelza likes it. All the effort was definitely for Demelza¡¯s sake so he understood exactly how she felt. Harriet soon broke free from Thorpes embrace and walked away.


    He watched her leave before walking to Demelza¡¯s door. He knew it was a lot for Demelza but she doesn¡¯t have to treat her family like trash just because she was heartbroken. He knocked twice on her door but she refused to respond. ¡°I know you are in there and deliberately ignoring us, open up so I do not have to force it open. You are not a child anymore so don¡¯t make me treat you like one okay.¡± Thorpes scolded her but she still gave him a deaf ear.


    After a while of waiting for her to open up the door, he started banging the door and it made him really upset.


    Demelza who sat down watching the door put on her air pod and started listening to music on the loudest volume. She actually cared less about what any of them had to say at the moment. When Thorpes got impatient, je walked downstairs to get a pin. He was very good at using pins to unlock doors so in order not to destroy the door, he decided to do that.


    When he finally got the door open, he entered the room and was so shocked to see Demelza sitting on her bed and looking at the direction of the door. Thorpes was shocked to his bones to see that she heard him and Harriet all along except the few times she chooses to be a brat. ¡°Really, Mel?¡± he asked her in disbelief.


    ¡°Yeah, dad, really. You all should give me some space.¡± She screamed rudely which infuriated Thorpes so much.


    ¡°I understand that you are going through something but you are overreacting. We are all going through something okay. I cannot have you disrespecting I and your mother this way.¡± Thorpes scolded her.


    ¡°Step mum¡± Demelza responded with her hands creating a quotation in the air.


    Without thinking, Thorpes gave her a very dirty p on the cheek which surprised himself and Demelza. Harriet was downstairs in the garden so she had no idea of what was going on upstairs. Thorpes hated the fact that he hit his daughter but he didn¡¯t regret it because she needed toe back to her senses.


    Demelza looked at her father straight in the eyes and dashed out of the room with her shoulders brushing against his. Thorpes just stood there watching her leave in disbelief. He did not know what to do or what this was but whatever it was, was enough for Demelza to walk out of him that way.


    While she walked out, she passed by Harriet who was about to go back into the house. Harriet did not say a word to her, noticing the amount of anger Demelza had in her. She allowed her leave and walked into the house to check on Thorpes. It was quite obvious that something had ensued between the both of them. It was quite worrisome to see that he didn¡¯te after her.


    ¡°Hey, what happened?¡± Harriet asked her husband immediately she got to him standing b-y the dinning.


    ¡°I hit her.¡± he responded in a very low tone.


    ¡°Oops!¡± she said as she wasn¡¯t expecting that. Demelza must have gone really far because he never does that, not until Demelza reallymitted an offense.


    ¡°She¡¯ll be fine alright. She is an adult, let her have her space and clear her head.¡± Harriet said to Thorpes who still had a long face.


    She pulled him by the hand and dragged him to his chair to sit and eat. After ensuring he started eating, she picked up Demelza¡¯s food and put it in the refrigerator with hopes that she would return home and eat it. She sat down to have dinner with Thorpes. They needed it. It has been a crazy week for them. She had earlier turned on the water heater in the bathroom so that they could have a hot bath after dinner.


    ***


    She strolled down the street for a bit and then got to a very lonely street without noticing it. As she walked, she felt like she was being followed which made quicken her footsteps. She turned back only for her suspicion to be confirmed. She saw a man dressed in ck following her which got her really scared. She started running hoping she would be able to outrun them and get to a coffee shop by the corner but she came to an instant halt the minute she saw another guye out from the corner.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    So many thoughts shed through her mind and she started regretting leaving home. She hated being a brat and if she had just eaten, all of these wouldn¡¯t have happened. Worst of it all was that she had left home without her hand bag and no hand bag simply meant no pepper spray for self-defense.


    She slowly began to retreat when the guy in front walked closer to her; she totally forgot one was behind her until her back met his firm chest. She could feel her stomach churn and her heart race so fast like it was going to pop out of her chest.


    He held her by the neck but not tight enough to strangle her but tight enough to make her feel scared. ¡°Please don¡¯t hurt me.¡± she begged the man with a trembling voice.


    ¡­

 New crush

    While Demelza¡¯s eyes were shut tight, she feared for her life but was already prepared for the worst that could happen.


    While she stood there in his grip with her hers shut tight, it felt like time paused for a moment because all she could hear was kicks and punches and groaning.


    She remained on the same spot until she trembled from a strong hand gripping her. ¡°Please.¡± She begged again.


    ¡± Open your eyes.¡±


    She felt calm immediately when she heard the familiar voice. She opens her eyes to confirm what she hears and she was delighted to see Adrian.


    Without realizing it, she jumped on him, giving him a very tight hug. She felt so relieved to know that those men didn¡¯t have their way like she had badly imagined they would.


    ¡°Ermmm, I need to breath.¡± Adrian stressed from her really tight hug.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry.¡± She said to him letting him go. She could feel her cheeks burning and she was damn sure that her face must be red already from feeling slightly embarrassed.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I just felt so relieved when I saw you.¡± She apologized to Adrian who was smiling.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, I understand and I am happy I happened to be passing by.¡± He responded.


    She stood there smiling like one who had just seen her guardian angel, maybe he is her guardian angel.


    ¡°We need to leave this spot, it¡¯s not ade at night. We stay here too long and we might both end up being robbed.¡± Adrian said to her.


    Demelza felt spooked by that and started walking immediately. ¡°Wait for me.¡± Adrian said out loudughing at how childish she looked doing that in reflex.


    Demelza slowed down realizing how fast she was walking at the time. She stood there watching him walk towards her smiling.


    There was something about his smile that caught her attention but she wasn¡¯t willing to let herself get distracted. She ignored the thought and decided not build anything with him.


    ¡°Shall we?¡± He asks her immediately he got to her.


    ¡°Sure.¡± She responded and theyvbithe started walking down the road.


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    He turned to look at her and he noticed she was having goosebumps on her arm ehichmde him move closer to her and ce his jacket which he had earlier taken off on her shoulder.


    She turned, smiled and thanked him for his nice gesture. ¡°Where are you headed?¡± He asked her noticing that she had not said anything about stopping or taking a cab since they¡¯ve been working.


    ¡°Errr¡­¡± she responded sounding really confused.


    ¡± Okay?¡± He asked her waiting for her to arrange her words.


    ¡°That the thing, where am I headed?¡± She asked rhetorically because she had no idea.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡± I¡¯m sorry, I didn¡¯t mean to throw you off bnce with my question. But, we have been walking fornabwhike now and you haven¡¯t said anything about stopping, turning or even taking a cab and it is getting reallyte already.¡± Adrian exined to her with concern upon noticing that she looked confused with his question.


    She looked around for a while with hopes of finding a hotel or something but she just made herself look more stupid and confused which she hated.


    ¡°It is alright okay, if you need a ce tincrashfor the night, you cane over_¡± Demelza cutbim short with the look on her face.


    ¡°No no no, if you do not feelfortable about that, we can just find you a ce to crash. You do not look like one ready to go home.¡± He pointed out.


    ¡°Yeah, I know. I look like shit right now.¡± Shemented dropping her head to the ground.


    ¡°Well, exactly like shit but¡­ ¡± he stressed.


    ¡± But what?¡± She said him hitting him on the left arm.


    ¡± Ouch.¡± He let out softly from her tender hit. ¡± Fine, you most definitely look like shit.¡± He said and bursted outughing almost immediately.


    ¡°You¡¯re mean.¡± She told him and pouted.


    ¡°I agree¡± he concurred with a broad smile. ¡°But, you won¡¯t find a decent hotel around by this time okay. Come crash at my ce then you sort yourself out in the morning.¡± He suggested to her.


    She paused for a bit thinking about it and she eventually agreed to crash at his ce because she was not willing to drop her pride for her parents. ¡°At least not today.¡± She muttered to herself inaudibly.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± He stressed trying to pick what she said.


    ¡°Nah, I was talking to myself.¡± She said to him and his face dropped because he felt bad that she would be talking to herself when he is there.


    ¡°Hold on, we are safe now. We¡¯ll get a cab here, very soon.¡±


    ¡°okay. ¡± She responded.


    While they stood standing and waiting, held her close and rubbed her arm to help her feel warm. Demelza enjoyed the feeling of being cared for at the moment because a while back, allnshebfelt was anger and fear but for now it felt like those feelings are floating.


    They soon got a cab after a while of standing and they both got in. They actually didn¡¯t have any conversation as Adrian did not stess because he wanted her to feel very safe at the moment and being too chatty might not help.


    Demelza noticed it was taking a while for them to get tonhisnoalce and she couldn¡¯t help but feel uneasy about it. She began looking out the window to check if the route thwyvare taking is a familiar one.


    ¡°Calm down. I¡¯m not stealing you. My house is not so close but we¡¯ll be there soon. I can see you¡¯re shaky.¡± Adrian pointed out.


    ¡°Yeah, I couldn¡¯t hold it in. My bodynguage betrayed me.¡± Demelza responded with a little chuckle.


    ¡°It¡¯s totally fine. I understand you for real but I¡¯m not going to hurt you.¡± He said trying to calm her down.


    After saying that, the car finally came toma halt and Demelza unconsciously breath a sigh of relief.


    Adrian let out a Littleughter and payed the cab driver before they alighted. Immediately they got out of the car, Demelza was wowed upon seeing where he stays.


    She could easily guess he was was financially stable but rich? Wasn¡¯t even close to her guesses.


    ¡°I know right. Can we go in now?¡± He asked her noticing the awe on her facial expression.


    ¡­

 I can’t stop thinking about you

    Demelza and Adrian both walk into the house and Demelza smiles with satisfaction.


    ¡°It wasn¡¯t such a bad idea after all¡± she muttered to herself.


    ¡± You mean?¡± He asked her confused.


    ¡± Nothing, never mind.¡± She responded realizing she said it out loud. Seeing his house made her not regret leaving home. Maybe a while back, she did but seeing this luxury. She felt she could take the time off her worrisome parents.


    Being an only child sucked for her sometimes but she had to deal with it regardless. She took a deep breath in, and decided that she was going to forget all about home that night and think about it probably in the morning.


    ¡°Demelza,¡± Adrian called out, shaking her by the shoulder as she was staring into space. She definitely looked like she had a lot of thoughts in her head.


    ¡°Sorry, I spaced out a little.¡± She apologized.


    ¡°It¡¯s totally fine, feel free. Help yourself with anything you need while I go make us dinner. I¡¯m sure you haven¡¯t eaten yet and even if you have, with all that happened you will be famished.¡± He said to her rolling up his sleeves and heading to the kitchen.


    Demelza watched him walk to the kitchen and she couldn¡¯t deny she admired him for a bit but not as much as she did Nathan. Her facial expression dropped upon remembering Nathan which automatically put her in a sullen mood.


    ¡°You good?¡± Adrian asked her, noticing she was still in the same spot and her facial expression wasn¡¯t exactly it anymore.


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m fine.¡± She responded with an obvious lie.


    ¡± Okay,¡± Aidan responded by getting about his business in the kitchen.


    Demelza walked around and familiarized herself with the house. To her, it was quite weird that he let her move around at will. She liked his choice of color and how the house is furnished.


    After feeling like she was being too nosy, she went back to the kitchen to watch him prepare dinner.


    ¡°Come help me,¡± He said to her noticing how she watched him cook.


    ¡°Are you sure? I might not know how to prepare the meal,¡± She responded, trying to avoid standing so close to him.


    It was already obvious he has a liking for her and all the extra kind gestures, lunch, saving her, dinner. There was surely an attraction and it wasn¡¯t the same for her.


    ¡°C¡¯mon,e over.¡± He said to her again.


    She reluctantly walked towards him and he showed her what to do and how to do it to get a good result. She knew how to cook but not entirely everything. Harriet managed to sponge that way. Most times Harriet usually prepares the dishes alone and just called her to eat. Harriet never liked to stress Demelza.


    ¡°You seem not to have an idea about this,¡± Adrian pointed out.


    ¡°Shamelessly, yah. I¡¯m kinda spoiled like that.¡± Demelza admitted instantly.


    ¡°Well, you¡¯ve met me and I¡¯ll teach you a lot.¡± He said with a smile but he noticed Demelza¡¯s eye brows were furrowed. ¡°Only if you want to learn though.¡± He added trying not to upset her or make her feel bad.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll love to learn,¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Fine, So I guess we should scale through our first lesson.¡± He teased her.


    ¡°First lesson?¡± Demelza asked, a bit confused.


    ¡°Yeah, this is your first lesson.¡± He rified, pointing at what they were doing at the moment.


    ¡°Oh!¡± She eximed.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± He answered.


    They took quite a while cooking and ying at the same time which lifted Demelza sullen mood and she didn¡¯t think about Nathan a lot.


    They both stole nces from each other at different intervals and their eyes met a few times but they never let it stay locked in.


    Dinner was soon set and they dishes it out on two tes and sets it on the table. They both washed their hands and cleaned their body afterward before settling down at the table.


    ¡°Mmmm,¡± Demelza let out after tasting the delicious meal.


    ¡°I know right.¡± Adrian said out loud with pride of introducing a very nice meal to her.


    ¡°How do I not know this?¡± She asked rhetorically with her mouth full of food.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. You have obviously been missing.¡± Adrian responded with a chuckle.


    ¡°By the way. Adrian said with a pause looking at her.


    ¡°Yeah?¡± She responded waiting for him to continue talking.


    ¡°You can take the master bedroom, I¡¯ll use the guest room. Please feelfortable, you are safe. And you are wee to_¡± he was interrupted by her phone ringing.


    ¡°You might wanna get that. It¡¯s been buzzing nonstop.¡± He said to her,


    ¡°Just my parents, they won¡¯t leave me alone.¡± She said, rolling her eyes.


    ¡°Then pick up, just let them know you are safe.¡± He advised her.


    ¡°No, I won¡¯t talk to them. I¡¯ll just drop a text.¡± Demelza responded stubbornly.


    She picked up the phone, texted and turned it off. She couldn¡¯t stand any more calls from them.


    The rest of the meal was in silence as the both of them didn¡¯t know what to talk about.


    When they got done with the dishes, Adrian picked them up and took them to the sink to wash them. Demelza got up from the table and helped him with the dishes.


    When they both got done with it, they dried their hands and Adrian showed her to the bedroom she would sleep in.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    When they got there, he opened the door for her to go in. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a gentleman?¡± She teased.


    ¡°One of a kind.¡± He responded with a bow and a sweet smile.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind, I need to get down the stuff I¡¯ll need.¡± He said to her opening the closet to kick the clothes he¡¯ll need for the night.


    ¡°No problem at all.¡± She said to him, smiling.


    He picked the necessary thing he needed and walked towards the door but paused when he got to the spot she was standing; for him, it felt like she was a ma.


    Their eyes locked in, they stood looking with their bodying closer.


    ¡­

 Life goes on..

    With their eyes locked in and Demelza¡¯s heart beating very fast. She couldn¡¯t afford to make mistakes or do anything at the moment. She was feeling a lot and kissing Adrian would only add to her list of worries. She turned her face away the second Adrian¡¯s lips got too close to her face. She turned her whole body to the side not wanting to look at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Adrian apologized and left the room to stop making her feel ufortable.


    ¡°Stupid.¡± He muttered to himself immediately he shut the door of the room. He was upset with himself at the moment because he felt that he was too forward. After throwing his legs in the air in annoyance, he made his way to the guest room.


    Demelza still remained on the same spot using her hands to touch her lips with her eyes closed as she imagined it was Nathan she had almost kissed. She stayed there for a while as she tortured herself with mere thoughts and imagination. Without realizing it, tears began rolling down her eyes.


    She cried for a few minutes before turning to the bathroom to take her bath. Immediately she opened the door of the bathroom, she was wowed with what she saw. She was instantly struck by its vibrant color of royal blue.


    After filling her eye, she switched the water heater to hot. She wanted a hot bath after the kind of day she had. All she needed at that moment was a good quiet sleep which she was happy that the room would give to her.


    She undressed and dropped her clothes on the floor while she walked under the shower, closing her eyes.


    With the feeling of refreshment, she hummed as she walked into the room. She paused immediately when she got into the room realizing she had no spare clothes to put on and she didn¡¯t want to ask Adrian for clothes to avoid a weird scenario.


    After dabbing water off her body with the towel she had tied around her chest, she walked the closet and opened it. She was absolutely stunned to see how much expensive clothes he had there.


    With her mouth agape, she stood there looking. Nathan was rich but she never got the chance to see his stuff like she saw this one. At that moment, she felt tempted to go out and ask him what he does for a living but fear struck her mind and she whispered to herself ¡°it is better not to know.¡± She warmed herself that way because she believed that what a person doesn¡¯t know would not kill. It is a silly statement she made up whenever she is being nosy.


    A part of her felt safe but another part of her felt insecure after all the luxury she just saw. She shrugged every bad feeling aside and went through the clothes in there. She looked for something very casual she could put on for the night.


    ¡°Finally,¡± she expressed happily. It took her a while to find a shirt that would fit her a bit and wouldn¡¯t swallow her up. From her observation, Adrian should be over six feet tall with a few inches and his body is built; obviously a person that goes to the gym.


    She shrugged her shoulders and climbed to the bed to sleep. She couldn¡¯t stress her eyes to remain open any longer plus she needed the rest.


    Finally on the bed she picked up her phone to see the notifications she had but soon fell asleep. As the morning sun gently filtered through the curtain linen, it slowly casted a warm glow in the room and a little bit of its rays in Demelza¡¯s face. She stirred on the bed and rubbed her eyeszily.


    Slowly, she finally opened her eyes, blinking rapidly trying to ward off the sleep. she stretched her arms above her head, as she felt the softness of the sheets against her skin.


    She yawned as she swung her legs over the edge of the bed and sat up, her feet on the floor and her toes stretched out from her coldness on the floor.


    As she stretched her body some more, she could feel her bones cracking in adjustment to a new dawn.


    Demelza looked around and her eyes met a tray of food causing her eyes to widen. Mornings like this should be everyday, no stress. She thought to herself.


    She couldn¡¯t help but enjoy the aroma of freshly brewed coffee wafting the air. With her curiosity piqued, she reached out and picked up the tray cing it in herps, feeling the warmth radiating from the cup. She picked the cup and took a sip, relishing the rich, smooth vor that danced on her tongue. The coffee energized her, instantly chasing away all the remnants of drowsiness left in her eyes.


    Looking into the tray, she saw a note on it and picked it up to read. Her face lightened up with a smile in anticipation of what Adrian had written on it.


    ¡°You must be awake now, I couldn¡¯t wake you up because you looked so peaceful asleep. I hope you like the breakfast I kept for you. I¡¯ll see you when I get back from work.¡±


    She smiled after reading it but a part of her felt ufortable. She feels like she was leading him on because she obviously doesn¡¯t not feel the same way he does.


    At that moment, she decided she was going to leave his house and probably find a motel to stay for the time being.


    While she kept pacing and having those thoughts, her phone kept ringing non stop which annoyed her. She picked it up and saw over twenty missed calls from her dad and a lot of voice messages from her dad.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She saw there was a text too and decided to check it first but her heart broke when she saw the text.


    ¡°Harriet is really sick, it would be nice if you¡¯re home so that I can go out to get the things she needs.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s heart broke reading that and she felt so guilty for leaving how she left.


    ¡­

 Reconciliation

    Demelza sat in the bed feeling bad about the text message that she just got. Without thinking twice, she grabbed her stuff and left. She hastily boarded a taxi and headed straight home with fear and worry in her heart.


    Her heart raced as she got closer to home and the thoughts of her not being there when they needed her haunted her so much.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    In less than an hour, she got home and rushed to go in but she was shocked with what her eyes met. She saw her dad and Harrietughing so much which got her really confused.


    ¡®Did they just pull a stunt to get me back home?¡¯ she asked herself with a confused looking on her face.


    Her face fell in disappointment as she turned to go out but was stopped by her father. ¡°Wait, Mel,¡± Thorpes called her, preventing her from leaving.


    She paused on the spot to hear the excuse her father had to give without turning to look at him as he spoke.


    ¡°We had to do that to bring you home, we were worried sick about you. I¡¯m sorry I had to lie to you.¡± Thorpes exined to her but she still felt hurt that she worried over a lie


    ¡°You still shouldn¡¯t have dad, I was so worried.¡± Demelza stressed as she didn¡¯t appreciate the fact that he lied to her.


    ¡°I know, but I¡¯m sorry, okay?¡± He apologized again.


    Her heart melted at that instant because she realized that he only lied to her because he loved her so much and he obviously couldn¡¯t stand not knowing where she was.


    She turned and went to give him a warm hug and just then did it strike her mind that she had not apologized to Harriet.


    She broke free from the hug and turned to Harriet who was watching them with a smile on her face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Demelza apologized with teary eyes.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, my love. I forgive you.¡± Harriet said with so much love and care. After saying that, she pecked Demelza and pulled her into a warm hug.


    Demelza hugged her back happily, relieved that she had been forgiven. Thorpes joined the hug and it became a bear hug with all of them smiling and happy to be together again.


    As they reconciled, Thorpes did not fail to ask Demelza where she was and Demelza lied that she lodged at a hotel to avoid her parents advising her about the risk of spending the night in a stranger¡¯s house. They kept talking for a while as they obviously had a lot to talk about.


    ***


    Adrian finally got back home and he felt so ted that Demelza was around. Meeting Demelza felt like a miracle because once again, he felt a bind he had not felt in a long time. Something about her attracted him and he could not still pinpoint what exactly it was.


    It felt more like she was a ma and all she did was attract him.


    He walked to the bedroom happily with the snacks he had bought for her. He also bought choctes too to make her feel better than she felt the previous night.


    His eyes fell asleep he opened the door to the empty room. Demelza wasn¡¯t there and he was sure she was not anywhere in the house else he would have seen her.


    Disappointment was etched on his face and he sat on the floor feeling very bad. He knew she had left while he hoped that she was safe. With anger, he threw everything in his hand away.


    He stared into space for a while before he decided to freshen up. He was so sweaty and he knew he definitely had to take his bath. He tried as much as possible to not think so hard about Demelza leaving and hoped thatshe wasing back soon enough.


    He stood up from the floor and walked to the bathroom but then he stopped abruptly. He walked back to the dinning room to pick his phone where he had dropped it as he got into the house.


    He picked up the phone when he got there and immediately went the messaging app. He couldn¡¯t help himself but send her a text. He wanted to just let her be but a part of him couldn¡¯t ignore it.


    Right after typing the text, he sent it to her and dropped the phone back in he dining table. After he did that, he walked back to the room to take his bath with full hope that she would have responded by the time he was done having a shower.


    ***


    Demelza¡¯s sleep was interrupted by a buzz from her phone. She had decided to nap a bit after she talked with her father and stepmum. Withzy sleepy eyes, she used her hand to try and locate the phone without opening her eyes.


    She hissed loudly when she failed to find it. She opened her eyes feeling so annoyed that her sleep was interrupted. ¡®it better be an important notification.¡¯ she muttered to herself as she picked the phone.


    She put the phone to her face to unlock it and she was slightly annoyed it was Adrian. She had hoped to see Nathan¡¯s name when she saw it was a text.


    With mixed feelings, she opened the text to read and she couldn¡¯t help but smile as she read it. ¡®you looked so cute when you slept that I could not afford to wake you up but now I slightly regret that. I denied myself the chance to see your pretty eyes. I hope to see it soon. XOXO.¡¯


    At this point, Demelza¡¯s face was already pink from blushing hard. She couldn¡¯t remember whenst someone was able to make her feel butterflies in her belly.


    Sheid down facing the wall contemting if she should reoly or not. While her thoughts roamed, she typed and clean severallycking the right words to use.


    At some point, she decided not to text back but rather wait and see if he was going to text again. Just as she waited, her phone buzzed and her face lit up with excitement.


    ¡­

 Please, stay

    She picked up her phone and went through the text. After reading it, she decided she wouldn¡¯t reply to the text. At that moment, she wished it was Nathan doing all that then just maybe she might have goosebumps from it. She decided to not see Adrian anymore and focus on herself with hopes that she will find Nathan or he will miss her enough to return to her.


    With that, she dropped her phone and went to sleep. While she slept, Thorpes and Harriet prepared dinner together. They wanted Demelza to have enough rest because she had not properly rested since she returned from the hospital.


    ***


    ¡°Hey, Mel,e have dinner.¡± Thorpes said to his daughter softly rubbing her cheek.


    She slowly opened her eyes and turned to look at her dad.


    ¡°Dinner is ready, we¡¯ll be waiting for you.¡± Thorpes said to her and left a peck on her cheek.


    Demelza yawnedzily before standing up to go downstairs for dinner. Dinner went by fast and Demelza¡¯s parents retired for the day leaving Demelza in the living room.


    After sitting there for a while, she felt restless and went to sit on the front porch to clear her thoughts and enjoy fresh air too.


    While she sat, she reflected on a lot of things and also decided to look out forpanies hiring.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes widened in surprise as she reached for her phone and realized she hadn¡¯t read the content of the textst night correctly due to her clouded mind, nor seen the sender.


    Her hands began trembling when she tried to read the text again from Allison. Her lips parted slightly and her eyebrows furrowed as she read on, leaving her emotions to flicker between excitement and worry as she clutched her phone.


    ¡®He is very sick and I just thought you should know. He is with me now until he recovers. The address is¡­¡¯ she read on.


    Demelza stayed in the spot for a few seconds and in reflex, she rushed upstairs to her room and changed her clothes. She hastily put down a note for her parents and dropped it on the dining table as she rushed out.


    She took a cab to the location Allison had added at the bottom of the text. Immediately she got there, she stopped at the door and took a deep breath before going in.


    Allison has added that she will leave the door open for her so she didn¡¯t bother ringing the doorbell. She walked in slowly and shut the door behind her. She looked around but there was no one.


    She walked further into the house and her heart fell when she saw Nathan squeezed in on the bed. She walked to him and sat on the bed using the back of her palm to feel his forehead.


    She eximed feeling how hot his temperature is. She got up from the bed and rushed to the bathroom to get a soaked towel to ce on his forehead.


    She stroked his hair in a very gentle and soothing way before going to the kitchen to see what was there to give to him. After looking into the cupboards and cabs in the kitchen, she finally found some herbs for tea.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    She looked at it carefully and read through it to be sure it was safe for him to take. She prepared the tea as fast as she could and went back to the room to give it to him. When she got back to the room she gently dropped the cup of tea on the side stool before helping him to sit up.


    She gently lifted him up and ced a pillow behind him to support him while he sat. She slowly fed him with the tea with hopes that it would be efficient. This was the closest thing to drugs that she could give to him because Allison included that he refused to go to the hospital.


    Nathan slowly opens his eyes and just then does it strike him that it wasn¡¯t Allison feeding. All along he refused to open his eyes, feeling sure that Allison was the one caring for him. The change of scent was what prompted him to open his eyes. The scent smelled so familiar but he didn¡¯t want to believe that it was who he thought it was.


    ¡°Leave,¡± He said harshly, being unappreciative.


    ¡°No, I came to help you. I¡¯ll leave when you get better. ¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡± I don¡¯t need your help, I can take care of myself.¡± Nathan stressed with so much prideced on his voice.


    ¡°I can see that.¡± she responded.


    Just then he retched, which made her rush to get the retch-bag close to him but he puked before she got back to the bed.


    She stood frustrated with the thoughts of having to clean up his vomit right after he was being rude. She shrugged her shoulders and went ahead to clean up the ce.


    After cleaning up the ce, Demelza wiped his face with a soaked towel creating a relief for Nathan. She helped himy down and she adjusted the cover tucking them in ce. She looked at him for a while before cing a kiss on his forehead.


    ¡°Don¡¯t go, please stay,¡± Nathan begged, holding her by the arm with his eyes closed.


    His fever was getting high making his temperature higher. Demelza smiled, feeling happy that she got to take care of him at a time like this.


    Sheid down beside him and held him, providing thefort he needed at the time. She could feel his body burning up but she felt rest assured because she knew that the tea she had fed him would help him get better.


    Though she remembered he threw up which meant that she would prepare another one for himter.


    After a few minutes of lying beside him, she could feel him sweating which made her get up from the bed to clean up his body with a wet towel.


    While she was at it, Nathan opened his eyes and shit it back but he opened it again to be sure he saw her well. His high fever earlier did not let him understand what was really going on.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡±He asked her, raising his head up and his eyes wide from rage.


    ¡°Er_¡± Demelza stuttered.


    ¡°Can¡¯t you speak?¡± He asked her, raising his voice but he groaned from a throbbing headache.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk, please rest your head on the pillow.¡± Demelza urged him as she helped himy back gently.


    Nathan¡¯s heart melted as he watched her care for him without minding how he spoke to her.


    ¡­

 Nathan Storm

    Nathan watched Demelza for a while as she cared for him and ensured that he wasfortable. He began having shbacks to how they were in the past and he felt his heart sting a little bit.


    As Demelza raised her hands up to his face to check his body temperature, he held her hand back which made Demelza turn to look at him making both of them lock eyes. They kept looking at each other while Nathan pulled her into a deep kiss which she kissed back.


    While they kissed, they could both feel the symphony of their souls. Nathan pulled back from the kiss not sure if it was the right decision at the moment or if it was just the fever.


    ¡°This is not the right time for this.¡± Demelza said, pulling away.


    ¡°Right.¡± Nathan responded.


    She felt his body temperature and she could feel him burning up again which made her worry a lot.


    ¡°Okay, now you have to either go to the hospital or call your doctor toe_¡± she was cut short by the non stop ringing of her phone.


    ¡°You might Wanna get that, it¡¯s worsening my headache.¡± Nathan said, referring to her ringing phone.


    ¡°Right.¡± She responded and picked up the phone.


    ¡°What in the fucking hell is wrong with you Demelza?¡± Thorpes screamed over the phone.


    Demelza smiled knowing it was definitely normal he got upset by her disappearing again.


    ¡°Dad¡­¡± she stressed thinking of the best way to calm him down. She did not like the fact that she had not spent quality time with her dad and what they do most of the time now is fight.


    ¡°You have a lot of exnation to give.¡±


    ¡°Fine dad, I¡¯ll give you a callter. I love you.¡±


    ¡°I hate you.¡± Thorpes ended with a chuckle and Demelza ended the call.


    ¡°Daddy issues?¡± Nathan asked


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°What option did you choose?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll call my doctor.¡± Nathan responded.


    Nathan picked up his phone and called his doctor toe over to the house. After the call, Demelza helped him up to the bathroom to take a shower before the doctor arrived.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    After his bath, she helped out with free clothes to help him feel veryfortable while heid on the bed awaiting the doctor¡¯s arrival. In about an hour, the doctor finally arrives and Demelza shows him the way to the room Nathan was in.


    In less than thirty minutes, the doctor was done checking him and administering medication to Nathan.


    The day went by fast and it was already night. Demelza took care of him all day and paid attention to his temperature. She ensured she paid attention to his body temperature and felt relieved at some point that he was no longer running temperature.


    Before going to bed, she called her dad and exined everything to him. He was mad at first but he calmed down knowing how much his daughter loves Nathan and the fact that Nathan is a nice man is also some sort of constion.


    Soon the night was over and the earth came to light as the sun casted its warm glow on the horizon. As the shadows retreated, the birds began chirping, creating a pleasant melody to the ear.


    Demelza slowly turned and open her eyes as the rays of the rising sun fell on her face. She turned towards the bed to check Nathan but her eyes widened when she saw that he was not on the bed. She stood up and rushed to check if he is in the bathroom but he wasn¡¯t there either. Her heart began to pound and she could not even tell why it was.


    She rushed out of the room and was relieved to see him in the kitchen with a cup of tea in his hands.


    ¡°Morning¡± he greeted her.


    She couldn¡¯t help but drool over his bare chest as she watched him look so hot in his morning face. ¡°Go_ good morning.¡± She stuttered.


    ¡°I¡¯m out of groceries, get dressed so that we can go shopping. I got you a dress before you woke up, it¡¯s in the closet. He said to her leaving her shocked and wordless.


    Demelza turned to the room and went straight to the closet and was surprised to see a floral small dress just her size. She smiled and got into the shower to get changed. She missed this part of Nathan. She found herself in love with his dominance and possessive nature.


    In less than an hour, they were both ready and they left the house to the mall. ¡°Are you sure you can drive?¡± she asked him.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± He responded and got into the car.


    She kept looking at him and wondered what it was the doctor gave him. Whatever it was, it worked like magic because Nathan was as good as new.


    They soon arrived at the mall and they both picked up different trolleys and shopped. ¡°We¡¯d be buying a lot, so take your time.¡± He told her as they began picking stuff. They shopped for a while but Nathan had to excuse himself to use the restroom leaving Demelza with a peck on the forehead.


    She wondered the purpose of the peck but whatever it was, she loved the feeling that came from it; Nathan Storm kissing her in public. Though the part of it all that she feared the most is that they were yet to talk about the sh drive which was the origin of their problem.


    She continued picking items from the shelf but was interrupted by the sound of her name. the voice of the person that called her sounded very familiar and she hoped it was who she thought it was.


    ¡°Demelza? Is this really you?¡± Adrian was excited to see her and surprised at the same time too.


    ¡°Yeah.¡± Demelza responded dryly.


    Adrian went on about how Demelza ditched him but she barely gave him any soothing reply to help with closure. While he kept talking to her, he saw Nathane towards their direction and his eyes wide when he saw Nathan cing a kiss on her forehead holding her by the waist.


    ¡°Nathan Storm?¡± he asked with so much shockced in his voice. Fear gripped him because he knows he was no match for Nathan.


    ¡­

 To fear a man

    ¡°Yes, Nathan Storm,¡± Nathan replied with a smirk on his face. He did that on purpose because he knew that his presence intimidated whoever it was standing in front.


    ¡°I¡¯m.. I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m sorry. ¡± Adrian apologized without even knowing why exactly he was sorry. After apologizing, he shared a hesitant look with Demelza and quickly excused himself.


    Adrian felt so intimidated and low standing before Nathan. All he did was hear stories about Nathan or see Nathan on TV. Standing before him made him feel so small. Plus the fact that Nathan looked so fine. To him, pictures did not do him justice.


    His sleek ck hair, his expensive casual wear and his customized slides. He could bet he has never seen that slide anywhere.


    In-between all these thoughts, he remembered the awkwardness that ensued between him and Demelza but he now understood Demelza¡¯s obsession with him. Who wouldn¡¯t be.


    He kicked his foot in the air when he remembered how his heart stung him the second Nathan wrapped his hands around her.


    He shrugged his shoulders and got into his car afterwards.


    ***


    ¡°Who was that?¡± Nathan asked Demelza with his eyebrows up and a little bit of jealousyced on his voice.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Just a friend,¡± Demelza responded without hesitation though she was happy that he felt slightly jealous. It made her satisfied that he still likes her.


    After grocery shopping, they both made their way back home. Nathan drove steadily being very careful not to stress himself too much though they barely said anything to each other on their way home making the silence deafening.


    In less than an hour, they got home and they both carried what they bought from the Mall inside the house.


    Nathan ensured he carried most of them inside while Demelza helped arrange everything as they should be .


    While she went on with that , she heard a loud aggressive knock on the door which got her wondering who has the audacity to knock on the door in such a way.


    She stood there indecisive of whether she should go or not. She continued with what she was doing and was interrupted by the knock again.


    Nathan who was in the room heard the knock and came out to open up the door. He wondered who it was since he wasn¡¯t expecting anyone which got his curiosity piqued.


    He carelessly opens the door without asking who it was or even checking through the peephole to see who was there.


    He was gently pushed backwards by a slender yet curvy elegant lookingdy. Trying to gain his stance, she pushed him again making him fall on the sofa.


    She dropped her hand bag on the floor and took off her coat. Demelza, who was standing in the kitchen area, watched in awe.


    Nathan tried to push her away again but she climbed into him delivering a sensual sensation at the same time.


    He tried to resist her but he didn¡¯t know how to turn away the hot meal right in front of him.


    She seductively licked his abdomen up to his chest and she followed a thin line to his lips. She began unbuckling his belt but he held her hand stopping her from doing that.


    ¡°No?¡± He refused.


    ¡°No,? Since when do you say no?¡± She scoffed.


    ¡°Since now.¡± He responded pointing towards Demelza whose eyes were already welled up in tears.


    ¡°What the fuck Nathan.¡± She eximed, picking up her coat from the floor.


    ¡°And you didn¡¯t think you should have told me¡± she nagged feeling embarrassed as she buttoned up her coat.


    ¡°I tried to, you didn¡¯t let me.¡± Nathan responded defensively.


    She pointed at Demelza ¡°Who is that?¡± Thedy asked with irritation on her face.


    ¡°Er_¡± Nathan was confused about the proper way to introduce Demelza as he could already see the look of betrayal on her face.


    ¡°I see you finally got you a maid.¡± Thedy blurted insensitively.


    Demelza was trying to overlook the whole thing but that word stung her so bad she could feel her tears finally escaping captivity and streaming down her eyes.


    It was at that point she knew that she couldn¡¯t stand there and get disrespected. Thedy looks rich and bitchy and she was damn sure she is no match for her.


    Seeing how thedy was acting and the statement she was making, it is not a guest here which meant all the time made it obvious that she was unconscious and sad: Nathan was busy living his best life.


    She got so hurt and angry with herself because she never learned her lesson. She always came back and for each time she did, there was always a free sub disrespect.


    She went into the bedroom to pick up her necessary items that should no longer take the disrespect being dishes out to her.


    She went into the bathroom to wash her face before heading out of the room.


    The second Nathan saw her trying to leave, he dashed towards her to stop her but she pushed him away. While he was trying to stop her, the otherdy pushed Demelza out of jealousy, making Demelza fall to the ground hitting her head really hard.


    ¡°Get out Silver¡± he screamed angrily, already irritated with everything she was doing. His concern was Demelza at that moment.


    He did all he did out of reflex and he didn¡¯t realize it. He would have sworn with his Life that he does not care about Demelza but then, he couldn¡¯t even bear to watch her get hurt.


    ¡°Nathan.¡± Silver called out at the same time trying to pull him away from Demelza.


    ¡°Damn it Silver, get your filthy hands off me.¡± He said to her and pushed her away simultaneously.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have anything better to do other than hoeing around?¡± Nathan added with a very straight face and eyes red from intense anger.


    ¡°Get the fuck out of my house¡± he spat and turned to focus on Demelza who still held her head from feeling pains.


    ¡°You are trashing me because of that low ss filthy thing? I promise you¡¯ll regret it.¡± Silver threatened and left the house shutting the door aggressively.


    ¡­

 He will pay

    Demelza walked towards the door to leave right after Silver left angrily. She wasn¡¯t in the mood to hear anything Nathan had to say, after all; she was loved at home.


    ¡°Don¡¯t go,¡± Nathan said to her with a firm voice.


    She paused and gave him a look with tears well up in her eyes. She tried so hard to hold the tears back but she couldn¡¯t. At some point, Nathan felt guilty but not guilty enough to stop her from leaving.


    Without saying a word, Demelza left the house. While she walked on the side of the road, she thought of where to go because she knew her father would be hell mad seeing her in that state because of Nathan.


    She had two thoughts, either to book a hotel room for a couple of nights or go to Katherine¡¯s house. She knew Katherine would wee her with open arms but she was very skeptical about it.


    She got to the coffee shop and walked to have a seat and clear her head before choosing a ce to go.


    ¡°What is your order, ma¡¯am?¡± A young petitedy asked her.


    ¡°Er, fries and coffee would be fine.¡± Demelza responded.


    ¡°Okay, ma¡¯am. It¡¯ll be ready soon.¡± Thedy responded and turned to leave but paused at the sound of Demelza¡¯s voice calling out to her.


    ¡°Make the fries a double and I need a lot of ketchup by the side.¡± Demelza added.


    ¡°Okay, it¡¯ll be here soon.¡± Thedy responded and excused herself.


    Demelza sat there pressing her phone and surfing the inte while she waited for her order to arrive.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± She said out loud as thedy ced her order on the table.


    She smiled in excitement and satisfaction as she began to eat. ¡°Slow down, you might choke yourself.¡± She heard a voice say to her. She looked up to see who it was but she did not recognize the face. She smiled a little, feeling slightly embarrassed which made her cheeks turn red.


    She kept on eating and surfing the inte at the same time and she failed to notice the figure that approached her.


    ¡°Really?¡± The familiar voice asked her as he sat down in the chair directly opposite her.


    ¡°You followed me here?¡± She asked Nathan who was seated opposite her with his eyes fixed on her.


    ¡°Why not, you would not stay back and listen to me.¡± Nathan stated.


    ¡°Listen to what exactly? That the whole time I was in the hospital you were less concerned and fucked a randomdy. And while I tried to look for you after I got it if the hospital, you were still fucking her. or, is it the part that while I came to take care of you while you were sick, it was still thatdy. Am_¡± Nathan cut her short before she could finish speaking.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you toe take care of me while I was sick. that was your decision.¡± Nathan said with so much prideced on his voice.


    ¡°Yeah, all the more reason why I left.¡± She responded as she rolled her eyes and got up from the table. ¡°Pay for it.¡± She said to him, picked up her coffee cup and walked out.


    When she got close to the door, the waitress who had served her gave her a questionable look and Demelza understood what it was about.


    ¡°He¡¯ll pay,¡± She said pointing at Nathan.


    Nathan picked up a chip from the te, dropped a hundred dor note and hurried out of the shop to catch up with Demelza.


    When the waitress got to the table, she was shocked to see such an amount of money on the table. she smiled and picked it up without hesitation, happy that she got such a nice tip.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ***


    ¡°Demelza, hold on.¡± Nathan called out but she ignored him and kept walking on the side of the road.


    He felt frustrated following her and being ignored at the same time.


    ¡°Damn it! can you pause for a bit.¡± He requested but she kept walking still.


    She stopped a taxi and got in without looking back which left Nathan utterly speechless. He stood there and watched the taxi leave. He scoffed at what just happened, unable to believe his eyes.


    After a few minutes, he boarded a taxi and went home too.


    Demelza decides to go home being that she has been away from home for a while. She ensured she changed her facial expression before going into the house to prevent her dad from knowing what was wrong.


    ¡°Good evening dad, good evening mum¡± she greeted and headed upstairs.


    Thorpes and Harriet knew that something was up but they decided not to bother her.


    After a few minutes of being settled in the room, her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on her door.


    ¡°Come in,¡± She said loud enough to the person¡¯s hearing.


    Thorpes walked in with a smile on his face and sat down in her bed beside her.


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to ask what is wrong with you, okay, I for a different reason.¡± He said to her as she paid attention to him.


    ¡°When do you intend to get back to work? I mean, resume work?¡± He asked her gently.


    ¡°Monday,¡± She responded without thinking.


    ¡°Are you sure?¡± Thorpes was surprised to hear that response from her.


    ¡°Yes, One hundred percent sure.¡± She responded.


    ¡°Great then, I guess I¡¯ll leave you to it so that you can prepare.¡± He said to her and ced a peck on her forehead before leaving.


    Right after her dad left her room, she realized Monday she called is the following day and that meant she would see Nathan.


    Demelza made up her mind she was going to dress up looking real nice so that he will know what he took advantage of and what he lost.


    She set out very nice clothes to wear to work the next day, one pretty enough to make Nathan drool at the sight of her.


    ¡­

 It’s over

    As the sun peeked through the linen, its rays fell on Demelza¡¯s face alerting her that it is the rising of a new day. She tried to the rm clock to check the time and her eyes widened from seeing what time it was. ¡®no wonder the sun is out¡¯ She did to herself as she had earlier thought that the sun had just risen early. Shezily got up and stretched out before standing up from the bed.


    Shezily walked to the bathroom and had a quick shower in the urge to manage time. Right after the shower, moisturized her skin and went ahead to dress up for work. She slipped into a pencil ck skirt with a slit from the thigh and a royal blue chiffon top. After that, she wore a ck pointed heels to fit.


    She ensured she styled her hair in a very pretty way and sprayed her nicest perfume. She picked up the handbag she had previously arranged her stuff in and walked to the mirror to have onest look of herself before heading out.


    Feeling satisfied with her look, she walked out of the house. She decided to use a taxi to work because she wanted to look very fresh when she got to work. She couldn¡¯t risk having rumpled clothes from following the bus.


    The cab soon stopped in front of the Law Firm after a drive of less than an hour. She paid the cab man and alighted from the car as she walked elegantly into the Firm.


    She walked to the elevator and went to the top floor where her office space is situated. Nathan couldn¡¯t help but stare at how dazzling Demelza looked that minute.


    He smiled and stood in his office thinking Demelza would greet but she passed to her desk instead. She sat down in a stylish way to be sure that she drew his attention.


    Seeing how he almost drooled over her, she gave a corny smile as she turned on her PC to get started for the day.


    Hours went by fast and they both didn¡¯t realize how far the day had gone.


    While she got buried in work, she was interrupted by muffled noises from Nathan¡¯s office while preparing his schedule for the next day to send to his email.


    While doing that, she saw something on his schedule which confused her, forcing her to go to his office. She hissed before standing up and made her way out of the office. After taking a few steps, she remembered there is a file she is meant to take to him.


    She turned back to her desk to pick up the file in annoyance. After picking it up, she proceeded to Nathan¡¯s office and opened the door without knocking.


    Her face fell, her eyes widened and her mouth went agape as she was not prepared for what her eyes met as she got into Nathan¡¯s office.


    She could barely believe her eyes as she saw Silver half naked pressed against Nathan¡¯s hard cock.


    ¡®UNBELIEVABLE!¡¯ she eximed and walked out of the office mming the door behind her.


    Nathan felt a sting of guiltiness but shrugged it away as he kept frolicking with Silver happy that it got to Demelza.


    Demelza in annoyance kept hissing in the office and unconsciously mmed her PC shit. She tried to get work done but the more she tried, the more she liked concentration.


    ***


    ¡°You need to leave.¡± Nathan spat at Silver pushing her aside.


    To him, Silver was just a y thing and he used her all the time because she always made herself avable.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t get you.¡± Silver said, confused. Minutes ago he was all over her enjoying her touch, or so she thought.


    ¡°Leave my office.¡± Nathan said to her and this time with a very stern look.


    ¡°Really?¡± She asked again, refusing to believe her ears.


    ¡°What part of leave my office, don¡¯t you understand?¡± He asked her, getting irritated. ¡°Maybe my English isn¡¯t clear enough. ¡°Get the fuck out of my office!¡± He almost screamed at her.


    Being that it was the first time she saw Nathan in such a mood, she hurriedly got dressed and left Nathan¡¯s office without any further hesitation.


    Right after she left, Nathan angrily pushed everything in his table to the floor in annoyance that he couldn¡¯t bring Demelza to his knees.


    Having to frolic with silver irritated him so much such that the thought kept him upset over and over again.


    He loosened his necktie feeling really hot from the temper he felt at the moment.


    Still trying to calm himself down, he rubbed his forehead and got annoyed with the sweet in it which made him turn to the AC to know why it¡¯s off.


    He felt slightly stupid from seeing that it was in fact on to the highest temperature. He paced around for a bit and it was at that point he realized that his problem wasn¡¯t silver or the hot atmosphere. He realized his problem was actually the fact that Demelza is capable of ignoring him and is in fact still ignoring him.


    Unable to stay still walked to her work space on impulse.


    Immediately he got there, he met her packing her things in a haste to leave.


    ¡°Work hours are not over yet.¡± He said holding her firm by the hand.


    ¡°It is over for me.¡± She responded.


    ¡°And I said it isn¡¯t.¡± He maintained.


    She looked straight up into his eyes before talking. ¡°I do not care.¡± She said straight to his face and picked up her hand bag to leave.


    Just as she turned to leave, he grabbed her by the arm and pressed her against the wall.


    He looked at her in the eyes and locked his lips in hers.


    She remained on the spot unable to move an inch. There was always something about Nathan that mesmerized her.


    She tried pushing him away as she came back to reality but Nathan¡¯s grip on her tightened, locking her in the spur of the moment.


    ¡­

 Tell me to stop…

    Demelza stayed there looking into Nathan¡¯s eyes as she felt butterflies in her belly. She knew that she wanted him and she was well aware that every part of her body aches for him. ¡°Stop it Nathan.¡± Demelza whispered.


    ¡°Do you really want me to stop?¡± he asked her in a whisper too.


    Rather than responding, she let out a moan in the air. ¡°I thought so, ¡± he said as he dipped his hands in her skirt and yed around with her clits. Demelza could feel a burning sensation flow through her veins as Nathan kept teasing her.


    He looked at her and smiled when he saw her eyes closed from the pleasure. He was happy to know that he still had this power over her and her inability to refuse him is still in check.


    He pressed himself against her feeling every beat of her heart in rhythm to his touch. He held her by the neck with his left hand and choked her softly, making her tilt her head to the side. Ready to be taken into the world of fantasy. He kissed her deeply making them tongue roll in sexual pleasure. Demelza could feel his hard cock pressed against her pussy which caused her juice to swim in her panties.


    Nathan slowly inserted his left index finger in her pussy and then kissed her on the neck the second he felt her juicy pussy. He began to slowly finger her, making her let out soft sounds of utmost pleasure. ¡°Why?¡± Demelza asked him.


    ¡°Why what?¡± Nathan asked her.


    ¡°Why now? Why here? And why are you teasing me?¡±


    ¡°You really want me to answer all these questions?¡± he asked her as he kept fingering her.


    ¡°Maybe not.¡± she responded.


    He flipped her over to face the wall as he kept fingering her from the back. After doing that for a while, he used his tongue to y with her earlobes. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± He said to her in a whisper. He already knew that she is far gone and resisting will be very difficult for her.


    ¡°Fine, you won.¡± She responded as she adjusted her skirt and her blouse. She picked up her back and walked behind him.


    The drive home was a very quiet one as she kept thinking why she was following him home when she should have just gone home. Nathan on the other hand was thinking about what he was going to do to Demelza. He missed her a lot and she is theonly woman he likes to fuck, no other woman get get him aroused like she does.


    They finally got home and made their way inside the house still in silence. Demelza waited for Nathan to unlock the door and she walked him after. Nathan followed suit and shut the door. He pulled Demelza by the hand making her chest hit against his.


    ¡°Really?¡± she asked him.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± he responded, kissing her deeply.


    He pressed her against the door and he kept kissing her deeply until she could no longer endure it anymore.


    ¡°You fucking me or not?¡± She asked him impatiently.


    Nathan gave a cocky smile and carried her all the way to the bedroom. ¡°Stay.¡± He instructed her.


    Without a word, she remained on the bed which he had dropped her. In less than two minutes, Nathan came back to the room with a cup in his hand which got her wondering what he¡¯s got in it.


    ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± Demelza asked him.


    ¡°Something you¡¯ll love.¡± He responded by cing the cup on the table, though she could tell the contents were cold.


    He lifted her up from the bed, and began undressing her and she was soon left with her strapless bra and G-string panties.


    ¡°Nathan¡¯s face beamed with a smile because he loved what he saw.


    ¡°Did you know you wereing here?¡± He asked her because her underwear looked too sexy, like it was intentionally worn.


    ¡°No.¡± Demelza responded.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    He grabbed her ass with his left hand and briefly kissed her. He unbuckled her bra and took off her panties leaving her naked. ¡°Stay still.¡± He instructed again.


    He went to pick up the cup and used the spoon in it to pour some ice cream on Demelza¡¯s boobs. He dropped some on her shooting nipples which were already hard from being so aroused.


    Demelza moaned softly from the sensation of the cold ice cream dripping on her boobs.


    Nathan grabs them and begins sucking unto them, pleasuring Demelza so much. His cock was so hard that they shot from his pants.


    As he curled into Demelza¡¯s boob, she slowly unbuckled his belt but he stopped her by holding her tender hands which made Demelza¡¯s face have a puzzled look.


    ¡°Leave it,¡± he said authoritatively. He gently pushed her on the bed as he watched how her juicy pussy cries out to be so desperately fucked by him.


    He climbed onto the bed, ced her legs open revealing her pussy wide. Her juice strolled down and rested on the sheet which turned Nathan up the more. ¡°Watch me.¡± He said, which made her fix her gaze on him.


    He unbuckled his belt and took his pants off slowly. After doing that, he undressedpletely leaving his cock hanging in the air making Demelza winer how long she could endure the sexual torture.


    He picked up the cup of ice cream and poured a reasonable amount on his cock and began stroking it and pleasuring himself right in her from making her clits tickle as she watched him. With every stroke, she wished it was a thrust in her pussy.


    That went on for a while until Nathan let out a moan in the air as he came on her. Demelza got up immediately and pushed him to the bed wanting to be in charge.


    ¡°My turn,¡± She said to him with a wink.


    With Nathanying t on the bed, sherawled onto him and looked straight into his eyes as she teased his slimy cock with her juicy pussy.

 Move in with me.

    ¡°Damn it Demelza. Go on.¡± Nathan stressed and spanked me on her on the butt.


    ¡°Are you scolding me during sex?¡± She questioned him with furrowed brows in a teasing way.


    ¡°Yeah, if I have to woman. This is torture, fuck! Fuck me Mel.¡± Nathan expressed being unable to hold it in any longer.


    ¡°I took yours in right? Stay patient as I drive you insane.¡±


    ¡°Insane?¡± He asked with his eyes wide.


    ¡°Not the literal insane.¡± She responded rolling her eyes. ¡°You¡¯d go crazy but not crazy. I will be in charge of how you feel and you will serve me the rhythm of your bodily reaction.¡± She added in a domineering way.


    She poured a good amount of saliva on his dick which made Nathan¡¯s facial expression change.


    ¡°Mel?¡±


    ¡°Yeah? You don¡¯t want it? You can get up and wash it off.¡± She responded with a stern face.


    ¡°Damn, does it have to be your saliva?¡± He asks her as he felt kinda gross about it.


    ¡°Hold up, you cannot take my Saliva on your cock yet you can take my pussy deep in your mouth. Ha ha ha. Funny.¡± She responded with a sarcasticughter ending the statement.


    ¡°Jeez, just shut the fuck up and continue.¡± He said, trying hard not to scream.


    ¡°I thought so.¡± She responded and then she began to give him a hand job. Perfect enough to make him moan.


    He kept moaning so passionately as he felt so much sensation from the handjob, he didn¡¯t want it to stop at all.


    ¡°Faster.¡± He requested.


    ¡°Oh, yeah?¡± Demelza said in response.


    ¡°Yeah¡­¡± He stressed.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Alright then.¡±


    She started stroking him faster until he was at the verge of cumming and then she stopped.


    ¡°What did you do that for?¡± He demanded with his eyes wide in frustration.


    ¡°I¡¯m in charge, remember.¡±


    ¡°Really? Nice. You win this round. Are you done?¡±


    ¡°Oh no, I¡¯m just getting started. Rx.¡±


    She mouthed his cock for a while before sitting on it and began giving him a very good ride.


    They let out moans in the air as he raised her head up in the air and he caressed her boobs and choked her a bit at intervals.


    As they dived into the world of fantasy, they both moaned in rhythm. With Demelza still grinding a d Nathan holding the bedsheet in utmost pleasure, they soon let out gasped for air upon reaching orgasm at the same time.


    Demelza fell to the bed feeling satisfied with the whole fuck.


    ¡°Damn girl, you hit like fire. That¡¯s why I missed you.¡± Nathan said to her excitedly.


    At this point, Demelza didn¡¯t know if it was the happiness from the breathtaking sex that prompted him to say so or if he actually meant it.


    She shrugged the thought aside as she wiped the bead of sweat resting on her forehead.


    ¡°A shower?¡± Nathan suggested.


    ¡°Yeahhh, we both need it.¡± Demelza responded and they both got up and went into the bathroom.


    They didn¡¯t stay long in the bathroom as they were both tired and desperate for rest, sleep in fact.


    After the steamy shower, they went back into the room and Delza slid into Nathan¡¯s big shirt and shirt while he wore sweatpants.


    They both jumped on the bed like teenagers in their desperation to sleep.


    While theyid on the bed, Demelza had herself curled up as she tried to fall asleep but she could feel Nathan stare behind her.


    ¡°Come here¡± he said to her and pulled her close into a veryfy cuddle.


    In less than five minutes, the both fell asleep as they enjoyed each other¡¯s body warmth.


    ***


    ¡°Fuck!!!¡± Nathan eximed at the non stop ringing of his phone.


    Withoutpletely opening his eyes, hezily looked for his phone and silenced the call the second his hand grabbed it.


    With that, he tossed the phone to the side with hopes that it wouldn¡¯t ring again.


    ¡°Jesus Christ.¡± This time he eximed louder and it woke Demelza up.


    ¡°Who is that? Calling by this time of the night?¡± Demelza asked with sleepy eyes.


    ¡°Go back to sleep, nothing you should worry about.¡± Nathan answered her while he tried to silence the call.


    Finally getting a hold of the phone, he silenced it again and he tried falling back to sleep.


    He started dozing back when the phone rang out again jolting back awake.


    ¡°Turn it off.¡± Demelza stressed.


    He decided to check the persistent caller and it was Silber calling.


    He picked up the call with anger and waited for her to speak.


    The first thing she did was to rant on the phone about him not taking up the calls which got him really pissed off.


    After her rant, he angrily ended the call and dropped the phone on the side stool.


    He stood up while he rubbed his eyes simultaneously trying to clear off the remnant sleep left in his eyes.


    He strode to the kitchen with his eyes half open. He finally made it to the kitchen and he made himself coffee.


    He needs something to boost his energy and stir him fully awake too.


    After making the coffee, he poured some in a mug and walked to the living room to watch the news.


    ¡°Heyyy, good morning.¡± Demelza whispered in his ears as she hugged him from behind.


    ¡°Morning, sunshine.¡± He responded.


    Demelza was ted from his response. She was happy he didn¡¯t give her the usual cold treatment after sex and they didn¡¯t fight too.


    ¡°Come.¡± He calls her tapping hisp gesturing to her to sit.


    She walked over and sat on hisp and they both listened to the news with him tickling her at intervals.


    ¡°Move in.¡±


    ¡°Er¡­ I¡­¡± Demelza stuttered, not sure if she heard him well.


    ¡°Yeah, you heard right. Move in, live with me. I want you by myself all the time.¡± Nathan added with a straight yet cute face.


    ¡°Are you sure about that?¡± Demelza asked, still in shock.


    ¡°Yes, absolutely. If I wasn¡¯t, I wouldn¡¯t demand it.¡±


    ¡°Oh wow. Erm, I need to process it.¡±


    ¡°You can¡¯t say no.¡± Nathan insisted.


    ¡°Fine then, I will move in.¡± Demelza responded without giving it any thought.


    Nathan started tickling her more, making her giggle so loud like a child until their fun moment was distracted by a loud continuous knocking on the door.

 Who is she?

    ¡°Hold on, I¡¯ll be right back.¡± With that, Nathan stood up and walked to the door to know who was behaving in such an uncivilized manner. With annoyance, he opened the door without asking who it was. Before seeing who it was, Silver rushed in like a wind which got Nathan and Demelza watching in shock.


    ¡°Slow down.¡± Nathan said to her trying to grab her by the arm but she was too fast and slipped.


    ¡°Who is she?¡± Silver questioned Nathan, pointing at Demelza like she had never seen her before.


    ¡°You asking me who she is? you¡¯ve got amnesia, yeah?¡± Nathan responded in a savage tone.


    ¡°Ohh. Are you being rude to me because of that trash on your couch? Emphasis on the trash¡± she blurted out with no atom of respect.


    ¡°Why are you here?¡± Nathan asked her for rity.


    ¡°To see you, baby, because I miss you.¡± She answered and walked towards Nathan. She held him by the shoulder and used her left hand to rub his chest downwards in a seductive way.


    With irritation on Nathan¡¯s face, she removed her hand over his shoulder and gently pushed her way.


    ¡°Really?¡± Silver shot at Nathan.


    ¡°Yeah. No, get out.¡± He dered with a stern face and his finger pointed towards the door.


    Demelza remained on the couch watching them as she didn¡¯t know what to make out of the whole drama. It felt like whenever things are going on well between her and Nathan, Silver always had a way of ruining it.


    ¡°And if I refuse?¡± Silver questioned arrogantly.


    ¡°I might have to throw you out, darling.¡± Nathan replied with a wry smile.


    ¡°I¡¯ll love to watch you cry.¡± With that, Silver sat on the couch and crossed her legs with the thoughts that Nathan cannot do that.


    Nathan gave her a grim look hoping that would be enough to make her leave but she was bent on being stubborn. He granted her a few seconds to get up but she kept looking at Demelza like they were rivals.


    That got Nathan pissed off which made him violently throw her out no matter how hard she made a fuss about it.


    After sessfully dropping her outside, he shut the door and locked it immediately. Demelza giggled immediately and came back inside which surprised him. He was expecting her to be upset with Silver¡¯s behavior but she was rather amused.


    ¡°Did you really do that?¡± she asked him, stillughing.


    ¡°Yeah, I did. Anything for you baby.¡± He responded to her question sounding very romantic which got Demelza surprised again as that was the second time in one morning.


    ¡°Get used to it.¡± He told her noticing how her facial expression went nk.


    This time, she wasn¡¯t sure what to make out of it all aside from the fact that she was trying to wrap herself around the whole morning. She was still in shock that he threw Silver out for her sake. The part that got her really surprised is that silver is a rich, ssy elegantdy. She is onedy every man would want to present to friends as their partner but Nathan trashed her without second thoughts. Deep down she hoped it wouldn¡¯t be just one bad dream again.


    ¡°Hey, what¡¯s on your mind?¡±


    Her thoughts were interrupted by Nathan¡¯s voice which made her turn to look at him. Without saying a word, she kissed him deeply and they got into a little bit of romance which soon came to an end by Demelza¡¯s talk.


    ¡°If I am moving in with you, I will have to go pick up some things at home.¡± She suggested but Nathan shook his head in disagreement.


    ¡°I don¡¯t get it, why do you disagree with that?¡± she asked him with a little frown etched on her face.


    ¡°Leave the clothes you have there, then we¡¯ll go shopping for the ones you¡¯ll have here. That way, you do not have to pack clothes whenever you need to be in either house. What do you think about that?¡±


    ¡°Well, that is a good idea but I still have other things besides clothes I will need if I am to stay here. Plus, I still have to let my parents know where I¡¯ll be, I won¡¯t be at home. It¡¯ll only be the proper thing to do because my dad will be worried sick about me.¡± Demelza exined to Nathan in a very calm way. He totally understood her point and he understood every bit of what she said.


    ¡°Alright, understood. I¡¯ll take you home then to pick those things.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure about that?¡± Nathan seemed to be too nice to her which she was yet to get used to.


    ¡°Yeah, a quick shower so that we can go about our day.¡±


    ¡°yeah¡±


    With that, they both stood up and got prepared to go out. After a few minutes, they were done and Nathan drove to her house. In less than an hour, they got to Demelza¡¯s house.


    ¡°I¡¯ll wait here. Take your time.¡±


    ¡°Sure?¡± she asked him to be sure he will befortable waiting in the car.¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡± He responded and she went into the house.


    ¡°Jesus Demelza, where have you been?¡± Demelza heard her father¡¯s voice echo in her head.


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    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Demelza apologized first before saying anything.


    ¡°This is not about an apology, exin yourself girl.¡± Thorpes demanded.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been at Nathan¡¯s house.¡± Demelza said, intertwining her fingers like a teenager who¡¯s about to be grounded.


    ¡°Nathan? Again? Why do you do this to yourself?¡± Thorpes asked her obviously hating the idea of Nathan in the story again.


    ¡°Dad, it is different this time.¡± Demelza tried to defend Nathan.


    ¡°Different?¡± he asked rhetorically but she answered.


    ¡°Yes dad, it¡¯s different this time.¡± She defended again.


    ¡°How so? You enjoy him for a few days. He makes you cry and then you run back home feeling depressed.¡± Thorpes tried talking some sense into her but her mind was already made up. ¡°Mel, don¡¯t do this to_¡±


    ¡°It is different this time, he even asked me to move in.¡± Demelza finally let out, interrupting him. Her parents¡¯ eyes immediately widened upon hearing that.


    ¡­

 No panties?

    ¡°Demelza, please try to listen to me. You can go live with a man just like that.¡± Throws tried to let her see she is making a bad decision but she doesn¡¯t want to hear it.


    ¡°I¡¯m an adult dad, you should stop trying to force me because I know what I want okay? I don¡¯t want us to fight over so please let me.¡± Demelza pleaded and Thorpes clicked his tongue in frustration.


    ¡°So you really wanna do this?¡± He asks her for thest time.


    ¡°Yes Dad, this is what I want. I promise I¡¯ll be fine okay? I¡¯m not a child anymore and I swear I¡¯ll be fine. I¡¯ll always check on you I promise.¡± Demelza assured them with teary eyes.


    ¡°If you say so. Come here.¡± Her dad finally agreed and pulled her into a warm hug.


    ¡°I love you, okay?¡± She said to him,


    ¡°I love you too cupcake.¡± He responded.


    Demelza turned to the side and noticed Harriet¡¯s facial expression. She wasn¡¯t happy about it and she didn¡¯t want to say anything.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t feel bad. I promise I¡¯ll be fine okay.¡± Demelza assured her and hugged her.


    Demelza went up to pick the stuff she needed and came back down. She hugged them again and promised to see them every weekend.


    Having said that, she bid them goodbye and left the house.


    ¡°How did it go?¡±


    ¡°As expected, they didn¡¯t take it well but they let me go eventually,¡± Demelza responded with a smile on her face.


    ¡°So I have you now?¡± He asked again, feeling excited with the idea that he would wake up to her every morning.


    ¡°Yes, you have me.¡± She responded.


    ¡°So, how about dinner? I want to take you out for dinner. Demelza, will you go to dinner with me?¡±


    Demelza could feel her cheek already burning and turning red from blushing so hard. Did Nathan just ask her out on a date? She couldn¡¯t believe her ears. It felt like she was dreaming.


    ¡°Demelza,¡± Nathan called out, bringing her back to reality. She seemed to be lost in another world.


    ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry.¡± She apologized. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll have dinner with you.¡± Demelza finally responded and Nathan hugged her tightly. He felt happy that she agreed and Demelza on the other hand felt very excited that Nathan was finally treating her the right way. She cannot wait to put Hampton to shame.


    ¡°So here¡¯s the thing, we won¡¯t go home now alright, I¡¯ll take us to a 5 star hotel and we Will spend two nights there. Tonight and tomorrow, I want to have you all to myself alright. I will book a different room for you today so that you can prepare for our date and then I¡¯ll have the driver pick you up whenever you are ready. Cool?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, cool.¡± Happiness fished over Demelza as she thought she was dreaming. Her wishes finally came to pass and it felt super good. The look on Hampton¡¯s face when he finds out about them is what she pictured in her head.


    Nathan drove to the hotel and he booked the rooms just like he said he would. He told her everything she needed to prepare for the date will be made avable for her. He pecked her on the forehead and watched her get into her room before heading to his.


    It was finally evening and the hairstylist and make-up artist Nathan had sent to Demelza¡¯s room had all arrived already.


    While they m her up, the fashion designer Nathan sent kept arriving with different dinner gowns that Demelza would make a pick from.


    She felt quite special as Nathan had made sure to arrange a very special evening for the both of them.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    As she sat on the chair, her hair was expertly styled into elegant curls while the make-up artist applied alluring touches to her face to enhance her beauty. Demelza is naturally beautiful and she had requested that her makeup be very light.


    When they were both done, the seamstress helped her slip into her silk dinner gown that she had earlier chosen. She decided to go for a gown with a deep sapphire hue to give her so much elegance.


    She needed Nathan to drool when he set his eyes on her. The seamstress helped adjust the gown carefully so as not to cause any damage.


    With everything all set, she finally slipped into her heels as the final touch of her elegance.


    With a confident smile resting on her lips, she stood up and picked up the pearl purse she had chosen to go with her gown.


    She walked to the standing mirror to have a look at herself and she almost teared up from disbelief.


    Demelza arrived at the car quickly by taking the elevator. As she walked towards the car, she noticed that people around her were staring and admiring her. Although she felt a bit shy, she enjoyed the attention as it made her feel exceptionally pretty.


    Soon, they drove to a restaurant, and Demelza had no idea about its location. However, she trusted Nathan to pick a nice one. After a drive of less than thirty minutes, they arrived at the restaurant and Demelza stepped out of the car. She stood still for a brief moment, trying to decide which way to go. Suddenly, her gaze fell on Nathan, who stood out from the crowd.


    He smiled immediately upon seeing her, and walked over to offer her his hand. They walked hand in hand into the hotel, and she noticed the respect he received as they made their way in.


    The restaurant had a unique ambiance, with soft candlelight decorations casting a warm glow over the opulent decor.


    ¡°Here¡¯s your table, sir and miss,¡± the waitress said, directing them to it.


    Nathan had made sure to reserve a private table nestled in a cozy alcove. Demelza couldn¡¯t help but think that he must have spent a fortune to secure the whole VIP section for themselves.


    As they sipped on fine champagne, theirughter mixed with the background opera music, filling the air at intervals.


    As the evening unfolded, Nathan took a deep breath and grasped Demelza¡¯s hand, creating an instant connection and bond between them.


    Demelza¡¯s heart pounded as she wondered what Nathan wanted to say.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know exactly what I want to say, but what I do know is that I want you to be mine. I want to love you, treat you right, and always be there for you. I want to be your man and have a real rtionship with you,¡± Nathan said, pausing when he realized he was talking too much. ¡°Demelza, will you be my girlfriend?¡±


    Demelza was taken aback by the sudden confession. She wondered whether Nathan was sure about his feelings or if he was acting on impulse. She also wondered how a billionaire would want to be with someone like her, who had no social status. She had always longed for this kind of love, but now that it was within her reach, she felt nervous.


    ¡°Nathan, are you sure about this? Are you saying that you want to be exclusive with me? I mean, look at you and look at me. Is it just about this fancy dress? Once I take it off, I¡¯ll just be a regr girl,¡± Demelza said, feeling frustrated.


    ¡°Hey, calm down. I know what I want, and I want you exclusively. I want you to be mine,¡± Nathan reassured her when he noticed the doubt on her face.


    ¡°But what will people say? We¡¯re not a good fit. You¡¯re a billionaire, and I¡¯m just your secretary. One day, you¡¯ll see that I¡¯m not the one for you,¡± Demelza said, tears welling up in her eyes.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about what people say. I want you, and that¡¯s all that matters,¡± Nathan replied calmly.


    ¡°But are you ready for the office gossip?¡± Demelza asked, wanting to know his stance.


    ¡°The question is, are you ready?¡± Nathan countered.


    ¡°No,¡± Demelza said, shaking her head.


    ¡°That¡¯s okay. We¡¯ll take it slow, okay?¡± Nathan said as he wiped away her tears.


    ¡°Fine then, I will be your girlfriend.¡± Demelza epted with a smile on her face.


    ¡°That¡¯s my girl,¡± Nathan eximed excitedly.


    He asked her out without taking deep thoughts about it, he just wanted her all for himself. He hated how he felt when he was not around her. He wanted her to be within his reach and he didn¡¯t want to give room to anypetition.


    With that, they both had more sses of champagne and theyughed through the night.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go home,¡± Nathan blurted slightly drunk.


    ¡°Yes We should.¡± Demelza responded and they both stood up and walked to the car.


    They chuckled as they walked feeling really ted about the wonderful day they had.


    Immediately they got into the car Nathan asked that the partition be wined up.


    He turned to Demelza immediately the partition was up and he ced a deep kiss on her lips.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been dying to do this all night.¡±


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you?¡± Demelza asked him.


    ¡°I wanted it to be this intense and feel the blood flow in your body.¡± Immediately he said that, he slipped his hand in-between her thighs and traced her panties but he didn¡¯t find any.


    ¡°No panties?¡± He asked her with a smile.

 Now, you can eat, Papi

    Nathan loved the fact that she didn¡¯t have her panties on but he was curious as to why.


    ¡°Waiting, where are your panties darling.¡± Nathan asked again.


    ¡°Check, you¡¯ll find it.¡± Demelza responded by licking her lips. She most definitely felt aroused in a very intense way and she wanted more which was why she sent him down there.


    ¡°Nothing¡¯s here Demelza.¡±


    ¡°Nothing?¡±


    ¡°Yes, Mel, nothing.¡±


    ¡°Sure about that?¡±


    ¡°Ohh, now I see. a sexy little thing down there I might just have a taste.¡±


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    ¡°Some cookies, can I bite?¡±


    ¡°Definitely, all yours baby.¡± Demelza adjusted her sitting position and slid her dress up to the side in a very seductive way that aroused Nathan so much he could not hold himself back anymore. He grabbed her by the waist but just when he was about positioning her, Demelza stopped him.


    ¡°Not so fast papi, calm down so you don¡¯t choke.¡±


    ¡°Whatever you say,¡± Nathan responded with his hands up in the air like he was surrendering.


    Demelza sat up and leaned her back to the seat of the car, she raised her legs up revealing her already dripping pussy which gave Nathan an instant budge.


    ¡°Now, you can eat.¡± She said to him as she licked her left index finger.


    Nathan paused for a second as he blessed the day he met Demelza. He wondered how he found a bad bitch in a good girl.


    He watched how she licked the finger again and dipped it in her pussy hole and began to slowly finger herself as she let out soft moans.


    After about a minute, she removed her finger and gestured to him toe closer. He held her tender hand and licked the finger.


    ¡°you got me right there sweetheart but imma show you I¡¯m in charge but first, your panties?¡± Nathan insisted on knowing.


    ¡°I took them off when I used the restroom. Wanted to give you a steamy night just like this.¡± Demelza purred like a cat.


    ¡°Okay, enough of the talks then.¡±


    Nathan began fingering her slowly and he could feel how much she was dripping already. He unbuckled his belt and brought out his cock and began stroking it slowly.


    Seeing how every inch of Demelza¡¯s body screamed for him, he smiled.


    He moved closer and put the cock face in her lips like he was going to stick it in. Her mouth opened slightly from the little push he made. She used her tongue to y with the cap of his cock and Nathan groaned in a pleasurable way showing how satisfying what she did was.


    ¡°We¡¯re almost home baby.¡±


    ¡°Oh, right.¡± She responded looking out the window.


    They both weren¡¯t bothered because the driver won¡¯t see a thing, Nathan ensured the partition if the limousine is tinted.


    The car soon came to a stop and the chauffeur opened the car door for them toe down. Nathan and Demelza both alighted from the car and made their way into the house excitedly.


    The rest of the night was very eventful and they fell asleep real deep  from having so much sex.


    Morning came and the pair woke up happy to be in each other¡¯s arms. They skipped work that day and spent the day shopping for new clothes for Demelza.


    As time went by, Demelza and Nathan continued to spend time together, enjoying each other¡¯spany. However, they made sure to act normally at work to avoid any rumors. Despite this, their colleagues couldn¡¯t help but notice how often Demelza visited Nathan¡¯s office and how long she stayed there.


    This was further fueled by the fact that Nathan didn¡¯t receive any visitors during those times. The gossip intensified when they started noticing changes in Demelza¡¯s dressing and how she and Nathan worked closely together. They came to work together and they left together


    ***


    Nathan and Demelza were cooking in the kitchen when they heard a knock on the door. Assuming it was their expected delivery, Nathan opened the door without asking who it was. Silver barged in immediately after the door opened, acting like she owned the ce.


    ¡°You again,¡± Silver blurted, pointing at Demelza.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s you again,¡± Demelza replied, searing rage building inside of her.


    Silver twisted to Nathan. ¡°What is she doing here? Isn¡¯t it high time you took the trash where it belongs? I¡¯ve been patient enough, haven¡¯t I?¡±


    Nathan sighed, feeling frustrated with the whole situation.


    ¡°I can only see one trash here, and that¡¯s you. So you better get out before I lose my cool,¡± warned Demelza to Silver.


    Silverughed out loud as if Demelza just made a big joke. ¡°Are you kidding me?¡± Silver asked Demelza and then turned to Nathan. ¡°Who does she think she is to throw me out of your house?¡± she questioned Nathan.


    ¡°My girlfriend,¡± Nathan answered, hitting her with the sad truth.


    ¡°You¡­ You¡­ You¡¯re joking, right?¡± Silver stuttered.


    ¡°You heard right, now buzz off,¡± Demelza answered Silver¡¯s question, which only infuriated Silver more.


    ¡°Leave, Silver. I would not let youe in here and disrespect my girlfriend. Leave with your dignity intact, alright?¡± Nathan advised Silver, trying to convince her to leave at her own will, but Silver was adamant. She wasn¡¯t ready to let Demelza win this round.


    ¡°Leave? No, I won¡¯t. I¡¯m not going to let you enjoy yourself like you own the ce,¡± Silver said, facing Demelza.


    ¡°Save yourself the embarrassment and stop throwing tantrums. You¡¯re educated, so please act like it. I thought you exuded ss, but I had no idea you had no ss,¡± Demelza responded rather harshly, and Nathan was surprised she had it in her.


    ¡°Erm, Silver, please leave,¡± Nathan asked politely, but it all seemed to be falling on deaf ears.


    ¡°I¡¯m not that easy to discard, Nathan,¡± Silver warned.


    Silver turned to look at Demelza and she could feel a burning rage inside of her. Unable to hold herself from acting out, she charged at Demelza but Nathan was quick enough to hold her back.


    He held her firmly and pushed her out of the house. ¡°I¡¯m pregnant.¡± She screamed just before  he could shut the door and it felt like everything came to a stand still.


    Nathan moved away from the door while Demelza walked out of the kitchen .


    ¡°You¡¯re joking right?¡± Nathan asked her.


    ¡°Do I look like I am? I said I am pregnant.¡± Silver repeated but Nathan wasn¡¯t buying it still.


    ¡°Well, congrattions. I wish you and the father well. Now leave my house.¡± Nathan said to solve everything as calmly as he could. He instantly felt so annoyed because he knew the game she was trying to y and he didn¡¯t want to give room for that.


    ¡°You¡¯re the father dummy.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no freaking way I am the father.¡± Nathan saidughing in disbelief.


    ¡°We had sex right, without a condom right? Are you impotent? Because if you¡¯re not, then you can very much father a child.¡± Silver spelt out to Nathan, who was nk.


    ¡°You cheated on me?¡± Was all Demelza could say to Nathan., her voiceced with disappointment.


    ¡°No baby, no. I¡¯d never do that, I swear .¡± Nathan tried assuring her.


    He moved closer to Silver with his eyes red from so much anger. ¡°You will note in here to ruin what I have been working so hard for, already. Now get out before I regret what I will do ¡± Nathan screamed at her and she scampered.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back though.¡± Silver said and left.


    ¡°Demelza dashed to the room and shut the door behind her. Nathan knocked and knocked but she wasn¡¯t willing to open up.


    Demelza felt so broken that she could not believe this was her reality and Nathan had cheated on her.


    She kept crying as she remembered the beautiful memories they had together which got her wondering what exactly Nathan wanted that she had not given to him.


    Nathan sat down right outside the door begging her to stop crying and for her to give him a chance to exin things to her.


    It hurt him to see her in that state and he wished she would let him exin and stop crying.


    ¡°Demelza please open, let me at least exin everything to you.¡± Nathan pleaded with her but she wasn¡¯t willing to listen.


    ¡°Leave me alone Nathan, I don¡¯t want to hear it.¡± After saying that, she put on her air pods and started listening to music on the loudest volume.


    She climbed into the bed and pulled the duvet over herself.

 No, I won’t let go.

    Nathan sat there at the door without realizing when he fell asleep. He was determined to wait for Demelza until she was ready toe out and see him. While he remained there, Demelza cried her eyes out. She wished she had listened to her parents when they told her not to move to his ce. Now she feels stupid for not listening to them. Returning home was definitely not an option so no matter how many times it crossed her mind, she pushed it away.


    After staying there all day, she decided to go get water because she felt very thirsty from all the crying.


    Upon opening the door, she was surprised to see Nathan fall in. She stood there really surprised as she patiently waited for him to exin himself.


    ¡°Demelza, please listen. I really do not like the fact that you would not even listen.¡± He pleaded in frustration but it all fell on deaf ears as she walked past him without looking back,


    ¡°Demelza, what the fuck? I mean, what in the actual fuck is this?¡± Nathan raised his voice losing his cool. He felt really annoyed with the attitude she was serving and the fact that she wasn¡¯t willing to listen to any word she had to say.


    He knew the whole situation was messed up but he wished she would stop wasting her emotions over nothing.


    When she got to the kitchen, she took a chilled bottle of water out of the fridge and drank before responding to him. ¡°Are you really asking me that stupid question? If you were in my shoes I am sure you would have done more so, please.¡± She paused as she moved closer to him and looked at him straight in the eyes ¡°do not tell me how to react to this fucked up situation.¡± She warned and turned to leave but he grabbed her by the hand to stop her from leaving.


    ¡°Leave me alone, Nathan.¡± Demelza struggled to take her hand back from him but his grip was firm on her.


    ¡°No, I won¡¯t let you go, Mel, not after I have you. Nothing wille in-between us.¡± Nathan resounded how much he was not going to let her go.


    ¡°You sure are a big joker man.¡± Sheughed out loud after saying that.


    ¡°That¡¯s what you call me now? Man?¡± he asked her in disbelief of what he heard her say.


    ¡°Like it or not, I am not letting you go alright.¡± He resounded to her.


    ¡°Your problem, now let me go.¡± She insisted and struggled to get her arm back but Nathan held onto it really well.


    He pulled her closer to himself and ced a deep kiss on her lips which she returned but she gave him a very dirty p when she realized it and walked out of the kitchen.


    Nathan held his cheek for a few seconds smiling at how feisty she had be. Leaving her for a while hardened her up a bit but he wasn¡¯t sure he liked it.


    He followed her to the room and almost got hit by the mmed door. He opened it and walked into the room. ¡°You seem to be doing a lot of mming but you can keep at it if that would make you feel better.¡± He started and Demelza rolled her eyes.


    ¡°And if I don¡¯t?¡± She questioned.


    ¡°You do not have a choice.¡± He responded and she smiled.


    ¡°I and Silver had our fun but it was always just drinks and forey. It was never sex.¡±


    ¡°I see; forey makes people pregnant I see.¡± Demelza snorted.


    ¡°We had se just one time, I was really drunk and we were not talking at the time.¡± Nathan concluded.


    ¡°So am I supposed to hear all of this trash and act like nothing happened between you and Silver? I should act like there is nothing growing in her stomach right now? It is your baby Nathan, you baby. It will always be in our lives and she will always be a pest. I cannot handle that alright. I really can¡¯t.¡± Demelza broke down in tears after saying that.


    Nathan hated how the whole situation made her feel and he didn¡¯t know how best to help her feel better. He moved close to her and held her in a tight hug hoping that would provide enough confirmation that she needed at the moment.


    ¡°Leave me alone Nathan, I don¡¯t want you touching me right now.¡± She tried pushing him away but he wouldn¡¯t let her. She cried so hard that he just held her so close to him. He didn¡¯t stop her from crying if that was what it was going to take for her to feel better.


    Slowly their bodies were on the floor and she was in his arms like a baby in its mother¡¯s arms.


    Without realizing it, they both fell asleep on the door but soon were woken up by a very loud bang on the door. ¡°Not again.¡± Nathan groaned as he rubbed his forehead trying to ease how he felt from the sudden sound.


    The banging continued and he instantly knew who it was. ¡°That bitch.¡± He cursed under his breath and gently paced Demelza head down while he stood up. He hated that Silver had so much trouble and it wasn¡¯t making him feel good at all.


    He went to open the door and like usual, she barged in. ¡°Nice to see you still look cute in your morning face.¡± Silver teased but Nathan did not find it funny at all.


    ¡°don¡¯t you get tired? How do you do these things?¡± Nathan asked her, feeling really irritated.


    ¡°Tired? Nah. I can¡¯t feel tired. I have your baby growing in me, so why should I? Besides, pregnancyes with a lot of hormones. ¡°Silver sounded really annoying to Nathan but there was nothing much he could do to her.


    He stood there watching her and he wished he could reverse time. ¡°Of all people to get pregnant for me, it had to be you Silver? You?¡± he paused ¡°What was I thinking being so stupid.¡± At this point, Nathan really hated himself. He had to manage this situation really well because he knew that Silver could go to the extreme if he doesn¡¯t act fast.


    ¡°I better head to our room¡±


    Nathan turned to look at where she was headed and he dashed towards her and pulled her back. ¡°Where do you think you are going to? Your room? You must be mad. Those hormones must be driving you nuts.¡±


    ¡°Why are you being so mean to me?¡±


    ¡°You refused to behave like an educated person, instead you chose to act like you cannot see that I am in love with someone. I do not want to be with you, Silver. Please stop acting like you do not see that. Do you think you can trap me by getting pregnant?¡±


    ¡°You think I decided to get pregnant just to trap you? You must be dreaming though. I didn¡¯t do it to trap you alright, it just happened so please get over it alright.¡±


    Nathan stood there watching her be so dramatic but his problem was Demelza. He didn¡¯t want her hearing all of these, it would only infuriate her more.


    ¡°Are you feeling this way because of her?¡± Silver asked, pointing behind Nathan. He turned around to see Demelza standing in tears, which made him feel sad. He felt torn between both women, which left him feeling confused. If Silver is really carrying his child, as she ims, Nathan knows he has to take responsibility for the child and do the right thing.


    ¡°Thank God she¡¯s here, she came at the right time. I wouldn¡¯t have talked twice again,¡± she thought to herself.


    ¡°I¡¯vee to stay, and no one will throw me out,¡± she dered boldly.


    ¡°Stay? You can¡¯t stay, please leave. Go back to your house and just leave us in peace,¡± Nathan urged her. Having her here only meant losing Demelza, and he couldn¡¯t deal with that.


    ¡°I will stay Nathan, whether you like it or not. You do not even have a choice. Except you want me telling the public how we had a nice time frolicking.¡± Silver threatened Nathan who didn¡¯t take it well.


    I mean, the public will be so ted to know your family has a woman in your life only that the child will be illegitimate. Would you want that?¡± Silver added and all Nathan could do was give her a death stare.


    ¡°Fine then, you dont have to go that far alright. Calm down okay. You can stay, while I figure something out.¡± Nathan concluded.


    ¡°If she stays, I leave.¡± Demelza dered and walked back into the bedroom.


    Nathan was torn in-between the two women and his reputation.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    He could not risk his reputation being tarnished nor could he lose his girlfriend. He had to think really fast.

 Answers…

    ¡°Can we all sit down and have a conversation like humans? Without you barking like a dog you know and throwing tantrums. I thought you were better than that, Silver. I don¡¯t even know how we got here.¡± Nathan said, sounding really frustrated.


    ¡°We can but your lovely girlfriend walked out on you already.¡± Silver responded but Nathan paid no attention to her.


    ¡°Wait here.¡± He instructed and walked into the bedroom to have a conversation with Demelza.


    ¡°Mel please, give me some time to figure it out.¡± Nathan tried reasoning with her.


    ¡°What do you want to figure out, Nathan? I need you to tell me. What exactly?¡± Her breathbored as the tears flowed freely from her eyes. Nathan had never seen her this broken before, and it hurt his heart badly.


    He knew there had to be a way to fix things; especially the issue of Silver staying in the same house. It was something she could never bear, and personally, Silver was a thorn in his flesh.


    ¡°She will leave, Mel. I will find a ce for her at the outskirts of town, and she would leave really soon.¡± He tried to find her eyes, but she wasn¡¯t ready to look at him yet.


    ¡°Mel?¡± he called out to her.


    She didn¡¯t reply, but he was sure she heard him, so he continued.


    ¡°She is never going toe in between us. I promise you.¡±


    He saw her eyes brighten up a little, and he continued, hoping to get his desired effect.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°First, I want to take her to the hospital to confirm her pregnancy. I don¡¯t trust her one bit and for my sake too, I need to prove her wrong.¡±


    ¡°For our sake, I hope she¡¯s wrong too. But I am a woman, and I know the things we lie about. Silver isn¡¯t lying on this one. So if you want to confirm, feel free, but also start thinking of alternatives just in case she¡¯s actually carrying your child.¡±


    She stood up, headed for the closet, and begins to unpack some of her clothes there.


    ¡°And what are you doing, Mel?¡±


    ¡°Clearly, I¡¯m preparing myself for the worst, Nat,¡±


    At this point, Nathan knew better than to spend another minute asking further questions. He marched down to the other room and demanded an immediate audience with Silver outside.


    ¡°Why? You want to take me somewhere?¡± She blurted out.


    ¡°Silver, I need you to step out with me now. We need to talk, please,¡± He asked again, a little politely.


    ¡°Well, I overheard you and your little girlfriend talking already, and since you want proof, let¡¯s go. Let¡¯s go get you some proof,¡± She rose from the chair she sat on, and walked past him, flinging her hands wildly in the air.


    Nathan could hardly wonder what was getting her so pumped up. Were pregnant women not supposed to be calm,posed and worrying about their unborn child?


    By the time he came out, she was gging down a cab already and since he was not in the mood to stress, he joined her.


    Driving himself at this point was not something that anyone would advise him to do; not even himself. So, when the first cab stopped right in front of them, he made his destination known.


    ¡°James Towers Medical,¡±


    ¡°Best care for body health,¡± the driver hollered back immediately he finished.


    ¡°What?¡± he asked, trying to understand.


    ¡°Oh, first timers,¡± the middle aged driver, who looked like he had tons of experience on the road murmured into the back of his palm, ¡°Enter mate. I see you need to get there in record time,¡±


    He wasn¡¯t wrong. Nathan was tired of Silver¡¯s presence already, and if for any reason the test results came out negative, she would be gone that instant.


    They entered into the car; Silver first, and then Nathan. The ride started, quietly, with only the sound of the engine, and the driver¡¯s continuous humming.


    Then, he turned on the radio, ring loud sounds of pop music from the car speakers. He immediately reduced the volume when he saw the face of his passengers¡¯ cringe.


    Nathan was utterly turned off. For one, he didn¡¯t like pop music, which he felt was a mix of all instruments at their loudest. He sometimes wondered why they had to shout, and how their fans never got deaf.


    Today, that was not his problem, but he needed the sound to stop.


    ¡°Can you turn it offpletely or change it to something else?¡±


    ¡°I will change then.¡± Heplied, taking his eyes from the rear mirror he was watching earlier to the radio set.


    The next channel was a news channel, and it served a much better function than the first. Nathan rxed a little into the seat of the car, and closed his eyes.


    Silver was affixed to her phone, turning at intervals to look at Nathan. She must have felt like talking or saying a few words, but she read his mood, and kept to herself instead.


    Finally, they arrived the grand hospital building; a white painted edifice that stood taller than the others lined up on that side of the street. Nathan stepped out first as usual, and kept the door open for Silver to alight too.


    Nathan paid the fare, adding an extra tip for his driving abilities, or anything else he must have offered. He looked to confirm the name of the ce, and he saw it.


    James Towers Medical Centre¡­best care for body health.


    He realized why the driver had said what he said. He shrugged his shoulders and walked in, guiding Silver down the hallway to the reception desk.


    ¡°Can we see a doctor, please?¡± Nathan beckoned to the first friendly face he saw.


    ¡°Yes, you can, but we need to know, sir. What¡¯s the emergency?¡±


    ¡°Oh no, there¡¯s none. We, she just needs to take a test. That¡¯s all. If you could assist us with the procedure,¡±


    ¡°What test is that sir?¡± She asked, looking directly at Silver.


    ¡°Oh yes, a pregnancy test.¡±


    ¡°Okay. Have this sir,¡± she handed a form to me, which I took a quick nce at, and handed over to Silver.


    ¡°She fills that, and then maximum 10mins she should be seeing theboratory scientist for a quick test.¡± She ended, signaling with her eyelids that she was done with us.


    We moved back and found a chair to sit. Silver had started filling the nk spaces on the form. She stopped at different points in the form to verify or confirm something she didn¡¯t understand.


    Nathan would attend to her on the ones he understood, and overlook the ones he didn¡¯t. When she was done, the form was taken to the nurse who attended to them at first.


    ¡°Follow me,¡± She gestured to Silver, and led the way down the other half of the hallway before turning to the right.


    Nathan seemed ufortable with the idea of Silver going in alone, so he followed immediately after their bodies had turned. He met the nurse returning, and acted like he needed to make another enquiry.


    ¡°Yeah, hello. I just needed to make sure she didn¡¯t need anything else for the procedure.¡±


    ¡°No, it is actually a very simple process. A draw of blood, and she¡¯s free to go. Within ten, fifteen minutes, the result would be out.¡±


    She turned to proceed to wherever she needed to be, and he knew he had toe out in, ¡°Thing is, she ims she has my baby, and I need to be sure she¡¯s not bluffing and¡­¡±


    ¡°If what you are implying is a rig action, where she has ess to manipte the result, no. It¡¯s not possible here sir. A machine trantes the results and sends it over to the reception desk where we file before handing over to the patient,¡± She revealed smiling, an indication of how proud she felt about their technology.


    Then she continued, ¡°Rest assured, the process ispletely transparent,¡±


    ¡°Alright. I will take your word for it. I¡¯ll be waiting over there,¡± Nathan heaves, trying to convince his guts that she was right.


    Silver was out the next minute, holding unto her hands, the area where they probably had drawn blood from. She joined Nathan on the chair with thetter creating enough space for her to sitfortably.


    ¡°Are you okay? He asked.


    She wasn¡¯t his enemy and it was appropriate to know.


    ¡°I am,¡± She threw back a cold response.


    He turned his face forward, and kept his cool. He was to count ten minutes from now before he would start getting impatient. His foot tapped lightly on the floor, creating a rhythm.


    Silver¡¯s eyes darted in his direction, and he stopped, conscious of the sound he was creating.


    ¡°Nat Silver?¡± the voice of the nurse at the reception desk rang out to his ears.


    Nat Silver? He turned to Silver. ¡°Really?¡±


    She smiled, grabbed her pouch, and strode out majestically.


    ¡°Yes,¡± She replied, Nathan following directly behind her.


    ¡°Your result is ready. Please move over to the counter over there to collect,¡±


    Nathan was first to move. Thedy over there was waiting with the folded paper in her hands. Nat grabbed it off her hands, and peeled it open.


    ¡°Congrattions, Mr. Nathan. She¡¯s pregnant.¡±


    His ears heard first, and then his eyes confirmed. The results read positive. Silver was not lying after all.


    He turned and met her grinning from side to side, obviously overhearing the nurse¡¯s announcement.


    Something had to be done about her, and fast.

 Clash of fate

    Nathan stormed out of the hospital, his face flushed with anger and frustration.


    He clenched his fists tightly, his heart pounding in his chest. He couldn¡¯t believe the mess he had gotten himself into.


    It was just one foolish mistake, one night of drunkenness, and now he was facing the consequences.


    As he walked briskly down the corridor, his mind raced with thoughts of Silver, the woman who was now pregnant with his child.


    He hated himself for allowing this to happen. He knew he was in deep trouble, and the weight of it all was crushing him.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Damn it!¡± Nathan muttered under his breath, his voice filled with self loathing. ¡°How could I be so stupid? How could I let this happen?¡±


    His eyes scanned the surroundings, searching for a ce to gather his thoughts. He spotted a nearby bench and made his way towards it, his steps heavy with regret.


    Sitting down, Nathan buried his face in his hands, his anger slowly turning into despair. He couldn¡¯t bear the thought of losing Demelza, over this mistake. Silver meant nothing to him, and he couldn¡¯t understand how he had allowed himself to be so careless.


    ¡°Why did I let it go this far?¡± Nathan whispered, his voice filled with anguish. ¡°I can¡¯t lose Demelza. She¡¯s everything to me.¡±


    His mind reyed the moments of their rtionship, theughter, the love, and the dreams they had shared. He couldn¡¯t bear the thought of it all crumbling away because of one moment of weakness.


    Nathan took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing thoughts. He knew he had to face the consequences of his actions, but he also knew he had to fight for Demelza. He couldn¡¯t let Silver destroy everything they had built together.


    Determined, Nathan stood up from the bench, wiping away the tears that had formed in his eyes. He straightened his posture, his anger now transformed into a steely resolve.


    ¡°I won¡¯t let this ruin us,¡± he said, his voice filled with determination. ¡°I¡¯ll do whatever it takes to make things right with Demelza. Silver won¡¯te between us.¡±


    With renewed purpose, Nathan walked away from the hospital, leaving behind the test results he couldn¡¯t bring himself to collect. He knew the road ahead would be difficult, but he was ready to face it head on.


    As he walked out of the hospital, his mind was consumed by a mix of anger, frustration, and determination. Silver kept running after him, desperately begging and pleading for his attention.


    But he remained resolute, refusing to acknowledge her presence or engage in any conversation. He didn¡¯t want anything to do with her or the pregnancy.


    Silver¡¯s pleas grew louder as she chased after him, her voice filled with desperation. ¡°Please, don¡¯t leave me like this! We can figure things out together!¡±


    Ignoring her, he quickened his pace, his eyes fixed straight ahead. He didn¡¯t want to be swayed by her words or the emotions welling up inside him. He had made up his mind, and nothing she said could change that.


    Lost in her pursuit, Silver carelessly crossed the road without looking, her focus solely on catching up to him.


    In a tragic twist of fate, a car came speeding down the road, unable to stop in time. The screeching of tires filled the air, followed by a sickening thud.


    Hearing the sound, he instinctively turned back, his heart skipping a beat as he saw Silver lying motionless in a pool of blood.


    Shock and regret washed over him, recing the anger that had consumed him just moments before.


    Rushing to her side, he fell to his knees, his voice trembling with fear and sorrow. ¡°Silver! Oh God! What have I done? Please, someone help!¡±


    He held her body in his arms, his hands stained with her blood. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, Silver. I never meant for this to happen. Please, hold on. Don¡¯t leave me.¡±


    But there was no response, the weight of his actions crashed down upon him, and he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt and remorse.


    He had let his anger blind him, and now he was left with the devastating consequences.


    The medics close to the hospital quickly appeared with a stretcher.


    Silver was rushed into the hospital on a stretcher, her face pale and her breathing shallow. The medics swiftly wheeled her through the bustling corridors, their urgent footsteps echoing off the sterile walls. Nathan, his hands stained with blood, followed closely behind, his heart pounding in his chest.


    As they reached the emergency room, a doctor intercepted them, his face etched with concern. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir, but you¡¯ll have to wait outside,¡± he said firmly, motioning towards the waiting area.


    Nathan¡¯s eyes widened with panic. ¡°No, I can¡¯t leave her. I need to be with her,¡± he pleaded, his voice trembling.


    The doctor sighed, understanding the guilt and fear that consumed Nathan. ¡°I know it¡¯s difficult, but we need to focus on treating her right now. You won¡¯t be able to help her by staying here. Please, go clean up and wait for updates,¡± he implored, his tone gentle yet firm.


    Nathan¡¯s hands clenched into fists, his knuckles turning white. ¡°I can¡¯t just sit there and do nothing. This is my fault. I should have protected her,¡± he muttered, his voice choked with regret.


    The medics, sensing Nathan¡¯s distress, gently pulled him away from the emergency room entrance. ¡°Sir, we understand how you feel, but you need to take care of yourself too. Go clean up, and we¡¯ll keep you informed,¡± one of them said, his voice filled with empathy.


    Reluctantly, Nathan allowed himself to be led away, his eyes never leaving the closed doors of the emergency room. He walked down the corridor, his steps heavy and unsteady. The hospital¡¯s fluorescent lights seemed harsh and unforgiving as he made his way to the restroom.


    Inside the restroom, Nathan sshed cold water on his face, trying to wash away the guilt that clung to him like a suffocating shroud. He stared at his reflection in the mirror, his bloodshot eyes reflecting a mix of anguish and determination.


    He couldn¡¯t bear the thought of waiting idly while Silver fought for her life. With a renewed sense of purpose, he dried his face and left the restroom, determined to stay close and be there for her. He felt that is all he could do for her.


    Back in the waiting area, Nathan paced back and forth, his mind consumed with worry. Every passing second felt like an eternity, and he couldn¡¯t shake the feeling that time was slipping away. He nced at the clock on the wall, willing it to move faster.


    As he waited, his thoughts were filled with memories of their time together, theughter and the time they shared. He couldn¡¯t bear the thought of losing her, especially as it was his fault. He didn¡¯t love her but he doesn¡¯t hate her either


    Minutes turned into hours, and Nathan¡¯s anxiety grew with each passing moment. He knew he couldn¡¯t change the past, but he vowed to do everything in his power to make things right. He would stay by Silver¡¯s side, no matter what it took, and pray for her recovery.


    The scene reyed in his mind, each moment etched into his memory. He couldn¡¯t shake off the thought of her being pregnant, a reveal that filled him with even more remorse.


    As he sat there, lost in his thoughts, a police officer approached him. ¡°Excuse me, sir,¡± the officer said, his voice filled with concern. ¡°I understand you were with the victim when the ident urred. We need to take your statement and ask if you saw the car that hit her.¡±


    Nathan looked up, his eyes filled with a mix of fear and guilt. ¡°Yes, yes, I was with her,¡± he stammered, his voice barely audible. ¡°We were crossing the road, and I¡­ I didn¡¯t see the caring. It happened so fast.¡±


    The officer nodded sympathetically. ¡°I understand this is a difficult time for you, but we need as much information as possible to find the person responsible. Can you describe the car or provide any details that might help?¡±


    Nathan¡¯s hands clenched into fists as he struggled to recall any useful information. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t remember much,¡± he admitted, his voice filled with frustration. ¡°It all happened so quickly. It was a dark colored range rover, I think. I wish I had paid more attention.¡±


    The officer jotted down the details on his notepad. ¡°Thank you for your cooperation, sir. We¡¯ll do everything we can to find the driver. In the meantime, please try to stay calm and wait for updates on the victim¡¯s condition.¡±


    Nathan nodded, his eyes welling up with tears. ¡°I will,¡± he whispered, his voice choked with emotion. ¡°I just¡­ I hope she¡¯s okay. I hope the baby is okay.¡± At this point, he wasn¡¯t feeling bitter for silver, but for his unborn child


    The officer ced aforting hand on Nathan¡¯s shoulder. ¡°We¡¯re doing everything we can, sir. Stay strong, and we¡¯ll keep you informed.¡±


    As the officer walked away, his pacing resumed, his anxiety growing with each passing moment.


    He couldn¡¯t help but me himself for the ident, wishing he had listened to her pleas to be more cautious.


    The weight of guilt and uncertainty bore down on him, as he anxiously awaited news about  the unborn child they may have lost.

 Please, pick

    Demelza anxiously paced back and forth in the living room back  at home, clutching her phone tightly in her hand.


    She had been calling Nathan repeatedly, but he wasn¡¯t picking up.


    Her mind raced with worry and fear as she desperately wanted to know the update from him. Nathan had taken Silver to the hospital to confirm her pregnancy, and Demelza couldn¡¯t shake off the nagging thought that he might leave her for Silver if she turned out to be pregnant.


    She dialed Nathan¡¯s number once again, her heart pounding in her chest. The phone rang and rang, but there was no answer. Demelza¡¯s anxiety grew with each passing second.


    What if something had happened to him? What if he had decided to be with Silver instead? These thoughts consumed her, and she couldn¡¯t bear the uncertainty any longer.


    Taking a deep breath, Demelza decided to leave a voice message. She tried her best to hide her nervousness and anxiety, wanting to sound calm and collected. Pressing the record button, she spoke into the phone, her voice slightly trembling.


    ¡°Hey, Nathan. It¡¯s me, Demelza. I¡¯ve been trying to reach you, but you¡¯re not picking up. I hope everything is okay. I just wanted to know how things went at the hospital with Silver. I¡¯m sure it¡¯s nothing, but I can¡¯t help but worry. Could you please call me back when you get this message? I¡¯d really appreciate it. Take care.¡±


    She ended the message, her hand shaking slightly as she pressed the send button.


    Demelza couldn¡¯t help but feel a knot of fear in her stomach. She desperately hoped that Nathan was alright and that her fears were unfounded. All she could do now was wait for his call, hoping that he would reassure her and put her fears to rest.


    The cab driver was driving through the city streets when he heard a sudden ring, causing him to jump in his seat.


    His eyes darted to his own phone, only to realize it wasn¡¯t the source of the sound. Curiosity piqued, he pulled over to the side of the road and rummaged through the clutter in the front seat, searching for the unfamiliar phone.


    Finally, his hand closed around the device, and he pulled it out, examining it with a furrowed brow. It was sleek and modern, a stark contrast to the worn-out interior of his cab. His mind raced as he tried to recall hisst passenger, and it struck him that he had dropped someone off at the hospital just moments ago.


    Determined to return the phone to its rightful owner, he made a U-turn and headed back towards the hospital. The phone continued to ring incessantly, but he resisted the urge to answer, knowing it would be best to hand it over in person.


    As he arrived at the hospital, he walked towards the nurse stand when he spotted a disheveled man named standing near the emergency, he recognized him from earlier.


    Nathan¡¯s clothes were stained, and worry etched across his face. The cab driver approached him, holding up the phone.


    ¡°Excuse me, sir,¡± he called out, catching Nathan¡¯s attention. ¡°Is this your phone?¡±


    Nathan¡¯s eyes widened as he fumbled for his pocket, only to realize his phone was missing. ¡°Oh my god, yes! That¡¯s mine!¡± he eximed, relief flooding his voice.


    Handing the phone over, the man smiled warmly. ¡°I found it in the backseat of my cab. I thought it might be yours.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s gratitude was evident as he thanked the man profusely. He quickly nced at the screen and saw a dozen of missed calls from Demelza, along with a voicemail. Concern crept into his voice as he listened to the message.


    ¡°Hey, Nathan, it¡¯s Demelza. I¡¯ve been trying to reach you. Please call me back as soon as you can. I¡¯m really worried about you.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s face paled, realizing the gravity of the situation. He quickly dialed Demelza¡¯s number, his hands trembling slightly as he brought the phone to his ear but she was not picking up.


    Meanwhile, the cab driver watched the scene unfold, a sense of satisfaction washing over him.


    He had yed a small part in reuniting Nathan with his phone and potentially easing Demelza¡¯s worries.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    With a contented sigh, he returned to his cab, ready to continue his journey through the bustling city streets.


    As the emergency room doors swung open, the doctor emerged, his face etched with a mix of exhaustion and relief.


    Nathan, who had been anxiously pacing the hospital corridor, immediately rushed towards the doctor.


    ¡°I have good news,¡± the doctor said, his voice filled with a hint of triumph. ¡°She is finally stabilized and out of danger. We managed to stabilize her condition just in time.¡±


    A wave of relief washed over Nathan, and he let out a sigh of gratitude. ¡°Thank you, doctor. Thank you so much. Can I see her now?¡±


    ¡°Certainly, she¡¯s resting in the recovery room. Just remember, she needs plenty of rest and care,¡± the doctor advised.


    Nathan nodded, his mind already racing with ns to ensure Silver¡¯s recovery. ¡°I¡¯ll be right back,¡± he said, as he left the hospital and hailed a passing cab and quickly made his way home.


    Upon arriving at their small apartment, Nathan found Demelza waiting anxiously by the door. Her eyes were red and puffy, a clear sign that she had been crying. As soon as she saw him, she rushed forward, her voice filled with a mix of relief and frustration.


    ¡°Nathan, where have you been? I¡¯ve been so worried! You can¡¯t just leave me like that!¡± she eximed, her words tumbling out in a rush.


    Nathan tried to calm her down, cing his hands on her shoulders. ¡°Demelza, please, just listen to me. Silver was in the emergency room. She was in critical condition, but she¡¯s stable now. I had to be there for her.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s eyes narrowed, her frustration evident. ¡°Always Silver, you¡¯re putting her before me. I can¡¯t believe you would leave me like that, Nathan. I thought we were in this together.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s frustration began to rise, his voice tinged with exasperation. ¡°Demelza, you know how Silver is to me. She is pregnant and she needs me. I can¡¯t just abandon her.¡±


    Demelza shook her head, her anger boiling over. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re choosing her over me. I can¡¯t do this!¡± With that, she stormed out of the house, leaving Nathan standing there, feeling a mix of frustration and sadness.


    He sank onto the couch, his head in his hands, wondering how to bridge the gap between his love for and his rtionship with Demelza.


    Nathan stood up from the couch, his heart pounding in his chest as he watched Demelza storm out of the room, anger radiating from her every step.


    Without a second thought, he ran after her, desperate to catch up and make things right.


    ¡°Demelza, wait!¡± he called out, his voice filled with urgency. ¡°Please, let¡¯s talk about this!¡±


    She turned around, her eyes zing with fury. ¡°No, Nathan! I can¡¯t deal with this right now. Just leave me alone!¡±


    Nathan¡¯s brows furrowed, his concern evident. ¡°But we can¡¯t just ignore what happened. We need to talk it out, and find a solution.¡±


    Demelza shook her head, her voiceced with frustration. ¡°I can¡¯t do this anymore, Nathan. I can¡¯t keep pretending everything is fine when it¡¯s not. I need some time alone to think.¡±


    He reached out to touch her arm, his voice pleading. ¡°Please, Demelza, don¡¯t shut me out. We can work through this together.¡±


    She pulled away, her eyes filled with tears. ¡°I need space, Nathan. I need to figure out what I want, what¡¯s best for both of us. Just give me that, please.¡±


    Nathan sighed, defeated. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll give you the space you need. But promise me you¡¯lle back, that we¡¯ll talk about this when you¡¯re ready.¡±


    Demelza nodded, her voice softening. ¡°I promise, Nathan. I just need some time to blow off some steam, clear my head.¡±


    As she stormed off, Nathan watched her retreating figure, a mix of worry and sadness in his eyes. He knew he had to respect her wishes, even if it tore him apart inside.


    Back at home, Nathan found himself deep in thought, the weight of the situation pressing down on him. He needed to clear his mind, to wash away the hospital stench and the lingering scent of Silver¡¯s blood. With a determined sigh, he decided to take a shower.


    The water cascaded over him, washing away the physical remnants of the day¡¯s events.


    As the steam filled the bathroom, Nathan closed his eyes, allowing the warmth to soothe his troubled mind. He let the water wash away his worries, if only for a moment, as he tried to find some semnce of peace amidst the chaos.


    In the solitude of the shower, Nathan couldn¡¯t help but rey the argument with Demelza over and over in his mind. He wondered if he had said the right things, if he had pushed her further away instead of bringing her closer. Doubt gnawed at him, but he knew he had to trust in their love, in their ability to ovee any obstacle.


    As he stepped out of the shower, feeling refreshed and renewed, Nathan made a silent vow to himself. He would give Demelza the space she needed, but he would also fight for their rtionship. He would do whatever it took to mend the cracks that had formed between them, to rebuild the trust and love they once shared.


    With a newfound determination, Nathan wrapped a towel around his waist and walked back into the world, ready to face whatever challengesy ahead.

 So, this is it, then?

    Nathan arrived at the hospitalter in the evening, his heart heavy with guilt. As he made his way to the recovery room, he found Silver sitting up in bed, her eyes wide open. Relief washed over him as he realized she had finally woken up.


    ¡°Silver, I¡¯m so sorry about the ident,¡± Nathan said, his voice filled with remorse.


    Silver¡¯s face contorted with anger as she began to nag, her wordsced with frustration. ¡°It is your fault, Nathan! If you hadn¡¯t Ignored me, that car wouldn¡¯t have hit me! You need to find the driver and make sure they are put behind bars!¡±


    Just as Silver¡¯sints reached their peak, the doctor walked into the room, bringing a much needed interruption. Nathan silently thanked the heavens, grateful that her incessant whining would be cut short.


    The doctor, a middle-aged man with a kind smile, approached Silver¡¯s bed. ¡°Ah, I see you¡¯re awake, Ms. Silver. How are you feeling?¡±


    Silver¡¯s voice softened slightly as she replied, ¡°I¡¯m in pain, Doctor. This ident has been a nightmare.¡±


    The doctor nodded sympathetically. ¡°I understand, but I have good news. The impact of the ident wasn¡¯t as serious as we initially feared. You¡¯ll need some rest, but you should be able to recover fully.¡±


    Relief washed over Nathan as he heard the doctor¡¯s words. He moved closer to Silver¡¯s bed, his eyes filled with concern. ¡°I¡¯ll stay by your side, Silver. We¡¯ll get through this together.¡±


    The doctor turned to Nathan, addressing him as if he were Silver¡¯s husband. ¡°You must take care of her, Mr. Nathan. And congrattions, the baby is fine.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s face contorted with a mix of surprise and denial. ¡°I¡¯m not her husband, Doctor. I¡¯m just an unfortunate victim who got her pregnant.¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes widened in shock, her mouth agape. The doctor, taken aback by Nathan¡¯s response, cleared his throat awkwardly. ¡°Well, regardless of your rtionship, it¡¯s important that you support her during this time.¡±


    Before the conversation could delve any further, the doctor changed the subject. ¡°Silver, you¡¯ll be discharged today. Just make sure to take it easy and follow the prescribed medication ande for a check up in two days.¡±


    As the doctor left the room, Nathan couldn¡¯t help but feel a sense of relief mixed with apprehension.


    The road to recovery for Silver would undoubtedly be challenging, but he was determined to be there for her, even if their rtionship wasplicated.


    Nathan carefully helped Silver out of the hospital, his arm securely wrapped around her waist for support.


    He knew all too well that taking her home to Demelza was not an option. Those two had a history of being at each other¡¯s throats both figuratively and literally, and he didn¡¯t want to subject either of them to that kind of tension.


    As they made their way towards the car, Silver¡¯s voice filled the air with an air of drama that got on Nathan¡¯s nerves.


    Her constant whining about how the ident was his fault was starting to wear him down, but he had to keep up with it. After all, she was pregnant, and he couldn¡¯t afford to lose his temper.


    ¡°Can you believe this, Nathan?¡± Silver¡¯s voice pierced through his thoughts. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you let this happen to me. It¡¯s all your fault!¡±


    Nathan clenched his jaw, his patience wearing thin. ¡°Silver, please, not now. We need to focus on getting you home safely.¡±


    But Silver continued, her voice growing louder and more shrill. ¡°You were supposed to protect me! How could you let this happen? I trusted you!¡±


    The words echoed in Nathan¡¯s head, intensifying his frustration. He couldn¡¯t take it anymore. ¡°Shut the fuck up, Silver!¡± he snapped, his voice filled with anger.


    Silver fell silent, her eyes widening in surprise. The weight of his outburst hung heavy in the air as Nathan took a deep breath, trying to regain hisposure. He knew he had crossed a line, but the constant barrage of me had pushed him to his breaking point.


    Guilt washed over him as he realized the impact of his words. He reached out to touch Silver¡¯s arm gently, his voice softer now. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Silver. I didn¡¯t mean to yell. Let¡¯s just get you home, okay?¡±


    Silver nodded, her eyes filled with a mix of hurt and understanding. As Nathan opened the car door for her, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a pang of regret. He knew he had to find a way to manage his own frustrations better, especially with the added stress of the pregnancy.


    Nathan gripped the steering wheel tightly, his knuckles turning white as he navigated through the city streets.


    The tension in the car was palpable, the silence suffocating. Silver nced at him, her brows furrowed with concern.


    She wanted to ask where they were going, but the memory of his harsh words echoed in her mind, causing her to bite her lip and remain silent.


    As they turned onto a different road, away from the familiar route to His house, Silver¡¯s curiosity grew stronger.


    She couldn¡¯t help but wonder what had prompted this sudden change in direction.


    However, she knew better than to question Nathan when he was in this mood. Thest time she had spoken up, he had yelled at her to shut up, his anger leaving her shaken and afraid.


    Minutester, Nathan pulled up in front of a sleek, modern building. He turned off the engine and turned to Silver, his expression unreadable. ¡°Get down,¡± hemanded, his voice low andmanding. Silver¡¯s heart raced as she obeyed, sinking lower in her seat. She watched as Nathan got out of the car and walked towards the entrance of the building, leaving her alone and clueless.


    Silver took a deep breath, trying to steady her nerves. She opened the car door cautiously and stepped out onto the pavement. The doorman, a tall man in a crisp uniform, greeted Nathan with a respectful nod. Silver followed behind, her steps hesitant and uncertain. The doorman¡¯s eyes flickered towards her briefly, curiosity evident in his gaze, but he said nothing.


    Nathan led the way into the building, his walk purposeful and determined. Silver hurried to keep up, her mind racing with questions. What was going on? Why had Nathan brought her here? The elevator doors opened just as they reached it, and Nathan stepped inside without a word. Silver hesitated for a moment before stepping in beside him, the doors closing behind her.


    The elevator ascended smoothly, the silence between them growing heavier with each passing second. Silver stole a nce at Nathan, his jaw clenched and his eyes fixed straight ahead. She longed to break the silence, to ask him what was happening, but fear held her tongue captive. She had learned the hard way that speaking up only made things worse.


    As the elevator doors opened on an unknown floor, Silver¡¯s heart pounded in her chest. She followed Nathan out, her eyes darting around the unfamiliar surroundings. The air was thick with anticipation, and Silver couldn¡¯t help but wonder what awaited them beyond the closed doors. But for now, all she could do was follow Nathan¡¯s lead, her mind filled with questions and her voice silenced by fear.


    Nathan and Silver  footsteps echoing in the opulent hallway as they made their way towards into a luxurious apartment. Nathan held a key in his hand, his expression serious as he handed it to Silver.


    ¡°This is where you¡¯ll be staying,¡± he said, his voice calm but firm.


    Silver¡¯s eyes widened with disappointment and frustration. ¡°Are you serious? This is where you¡¯re putting me? I thought you cared about me!¡±


    Nathan sighed, his jaw tightening. ¡°I do care about you, Silver. But I can¡¯t have you in the same house as my girlfriend. You know that.¡±


    Silver¡¯s face flushed with anger. ¡°So, I¡¯m just supposed to hide away in this fancy apartment while you live your perfect life with her? Is that it?¡±


    Nathan¡¯s voice grew sharper. ¡°This isn¡¯t about my perfect life, Silver. It¡¯s about the child you¡¯re carrying. That¡¯s my only concern right now.¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes welled up with tears, her voice trembling. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re treating me like this. I thought we had something special.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s frustration boiled over, his voice rising. ¡°We never had anything special, Silver! But you knew from the beginning.. I can¡¯t just abandon her because of our mistake.¡±


    Silver¡¯s voice cracked with hurt. ¡°Mistake? Is that what you think this is? Our child is not a mistake, Nathan!¡±This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Nathan¡¯s face contorted with anger. ¡°I never said our child was a mistake. But the circumstances surrounding it areplicated, and I¡¯m trying to do what¡¯s best for everyone involved.¡±


    Silver¡¯s tears streamed down her face as she shouted, ¡°What about what¡¯s best for me? What about what¡¯s best for our child?¡±


    Nathan¡¯s voice softened slightly, his eyes filled with regret. ¡°I want what¡¯s best for both of you, Silver. That¡¯s why I¡¯m providing for you, giving you a ce to stay. But I can¡¯t give you everything.¡±


    Silver¡¯s voice quivered with a mix of sadness and anger. ¡°I don¡¯t want everything, Nathan. I just want you to be there for me, to support me through this.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s face hardened once again, his tone icy. ¡°I am supporting you, Silver. But I can¡¯t give you the love and attention you want. Not now, not ever, not while I¡¯m still with her.¡±


    Silver¡¯s heart shattered as she whispered, ¡°So, this is it then? You¡¯re just going to leave me here?¡±


    Nathan turned away, his voice filled with bitterness. ¡°I need some time to think. I¡¯ll be backter.¡±


    With those words, Nathan stormed out of the apartment, leaving Silver alone with her tears and shattered dreams.

 Lets put this behind us.

    Nathan gripped the steering wheel tightly as he drove home, his mind consumed with thoughts of Demelza and her furious reaction earlier.


    He reyed the scene in his head, the way she had stormed off, her eyes filled with anger and hurt. The confirmation of Silver¡¯s pregnancy had been a blow to their rtionship, and he couldn¡¯t me Demelza for being upset.


    As he pulled into the driveway, a wave of relief washed over him when he saw Demelza standing by the front door. She had returned home, and he hoped that meant they could talk things through. Nathan parked the car and hurriedly made his way towards her.


    ¡°Demelza,¡± he called out, his voice filled with both concern and apology. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry about everything. I never meant for any of this to happen.¡±


    Demelza crossed her arms, her expression still guarded. ¡°How could you do this, Nathan? How could you have a child with another woman?¡±


    Nathan took a deep breath, trying to find the right words to exin himself. ¡°It was a mistake, Demelza. Silver and I meant nothing. We had a brief thing that wasn¡¯t even a rtionship, but it meant nothing. You¡¯re the one I love, the one I want to be with.¡±


    Tears welled up in Demelza¡¯s eyes, her voice trembling with hurt. ¡°But how can I trust you now? How can I believe that this won¡¯t happen again?¡± She knew silver spoke about the pregnancy but a part of her wanted to believe that it wasn¡¯t true. Facing reality made her feel horrible.


    Nathan stepped closer, reaching out to gently touch her arm. ¡°I promise you, Demelza. Silver will have no ce in our lives. She¡¯s going to stay in a condo, and I¡¯ll only be involved in the baby¡¯s life. You are my priority, and I¡¯ll do whatever it takes to make things right.¡±


    Demelza looked into his eyes, searching for sincerity. After a moment of silence, she reluctantly nodded. ¡°Okay, Nathan. I¡¯ll try to trust you again, but you have to understand how much this has hurt me.¡±


    Nathan nodded, his heart aching at the pain he had caused her. Slowly, he leaned in and pressed a gentle kiss against her lips, hoping to convey his love and remorse through the touch.


    They stood there, wrapped in each other¡¯s arms, knowing that rebuilding their rtionship would take time and effort. But in that moment, they were determined to face the challenges together, hoping that love would conquer all.


    Nathan held her even closer, his voice gentle as ever ¡°It¡¯s been a tough day for both of us.¡±


    They tried findingfort in the silence that enveloped them. Slowly, they began to let go, their bodies still close but their hearts lighter.


    ¡°Let¡¯s put this behind us,¡± Nathan suggested, a small smile ying on his lips. ¡°How about we make dinner together? I¡¯ll help you.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s eyes brightened, a hint of a smile forming on her face. ¡°That sounds wonderful. I could use somepany in the kitchen.¡±


    They moved to the countertop, side by side, as they gathered the ingredients for their meal.


    The nking of pots and pans filled the room, apanied by the asionalughter that escaped their lips.


    The tension that had once consumed them was slowly reced by a sense of ease and familiarity.


    As they chopped vegetables and stirred sauces, their conversation flowed effortlessly, their words a soothing balm to their wounded souls.


    Finally, the aroma of their cooking filled the kitchen, and they set the table together, their hands brushing against each other¡¯s as they arranged the tes and cutlery.


    ¡°Vo,¡± Demelza announced, a proud smile on her face. ¡°Dinner is served.¡±


    Nathan pulled out a chair for her, his eyes filled with love. ¡°Thank you, Demelza. This looks amazing.¡±


    They sat down, their hands finding each other across the table,  their eyes locked in a silent promise of happiness. As they took their first bites, a knock echoed through the house, interrupting their moment.


    ¡°I wonder who that could be,¡± Nathan mused, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.


    Demelza yfully nudged him. ¡°Oh,e on, brave knight. Are you scared to face the unknown?¡±


    Nathan chuckled, shaking his head. ¡°You¡¯re probably right. But who¡¯s going to check?¡±


    They looked at each other, a yful glint in their eyes. ¡°Rock, paper, scissors?¡± Demelza suggested.


    Nathan nodded, raising his hand. ¡°Alright, best out of three.¡±


    They yed their game, theirughter filling the room once again. After a few rounds, they ended up with a tie.


    With a shared grin, they stood up, hand in hand, and made their way to the front door.


    With crossed feelings, they made their way to the front door, their hands intertwined. As they swung it open, their smiles faded, reced by shock and disbelief.


    ¡°Silver!¡± they eximed in unison, their voices filled with frustration.


    The evil witch stood before them, a wicked grin on her face. ¡°Surprised to see me, my dear friends? I hope I¡¯m not interrupting anything important.¡± Silver teased


    Standing before them was Silver, surrounded with her suitcases, her face contorted with Mischief.


    Despite Demelza¡¯s obvious frustration, she managed to maintain herposure as she left  them and headed upstairs to the bedroom.


    ¡°You can¡¯t just barge in like this,¡± he said, his voice tinged with exasperation. ¡°I gave you the best apartment money can buy. What more do you need?¡±Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    Silver red at him, her eyes shing with resentment. ¡°I can¡¯t be pregnant and live alone,¡± she retorted sharply. ¡°I need support, Nathan. I need you to be there for me.¡±


    Nathan sighed, realizing the gravity of the situation. ¡°I understand that, but I can¡¯t just uproot my life for you. I have responsibilities here.¡±


    She crossed her arms defiantly. ¡°Responsibilities? What about our child? Doesn¡¯t he deserve a stable home?¡±


    Nathan¡¯s frustration grew, but he tried to remain calm. ¡°I¡¯ll hire a maid, a cook, a bodyguard, whatever you need. But you can¡¯t just barge in like this.¡±


    She shook her head, her determination unwavering. ¡°No, Nathan. I want to be here with you. I want our child to grow up in a loving family.¡±


    Nathan looked torn, his gaze shifting between silver and his girlfriend. He knew that this decision would have far reaching consequences for all of them.


    As the tension hung heavy in the air, Silver took a step forward, her eyes pleading. ¡°Please, Nathan. Let me stay. Let us be a family.¡±


    Nathan took a deep breath, realizing that he had to make a difficult choice. He looked behind him, then back at silver and finally nodded. ¡°Fine,¡± he said, his voice filled with resignation. ¡°You can stay. But just for the night


    Nathan led Silver down the hallway towards the guest room, his voice stern as he warned her to behave herself. ¡°Listen, Silver, I¡¯m serious. This is my house and I won¡¯t tolerate any trouble from you.¡±


    Silver huffed and rolled her eyes, a mischievous glint in her gaze. ¡°Oh, don¡¯t worry, baby. I¡¯ll be on my best behavior,¡± she replied, her tone dripping with sarcasm. She plopped down on the edge of the bed, crossing her arms defiantly.


    Nathan sighed, running a hand through his hair in frustration. ¡°I mean it, Silver. Demelza is already skeptical about you staying here. I don¡¯t want to give her any reason to kick you out.¡±


    Silver smirked, clearly satisfied with herself. ¡°Rx, Nathan. I¡¯ll be an angel,¡± she said, her voiceced with mischief.


    With a final warning nce, Nathan turned and headed towards his own bedroom. He needed to talk to Demelza, to beg her for some time to sort out the situation with Silver. He couldn¡¯t let her stay for long, just for the night.


    Entering the bedroom, Nathan found Demelza sitting with crossed legs, engrossed in her phone. He approached her cautiously, his voice filled with desperation. ¡°Demelza, please. Give me some time to handle this. Silver will only be staying for tonight.¡±


    Demelza looked up from her phone, her expression skeptical. ¡°Nathan, I don¡¯t know about this. She is trouble. Are you sure you can handle this?¡±


    Nathan nodded earnestly, his eyes pleading. ¡°I promise, Demelza. I¡¯ll make sure she doesn¡¯t cause any problems. Just give me a chance to sort things out.¡±


    Demelza sighed, cing her phone on the side stool. ¡°Alright, Nathan. But remember, if she causes any trouble, I¡¯m out.¡±


    Demelza sighed again, her eyes filled with concern. ¡°Nathan, I don¡¯t know if this is a good idea. She¡¯s trouble, and you know it.¡± Demelza repeated.


    ¡°I know, I know,¡± Nathan replied, running a hand through his hair. ¡°But I can¡¯t just turn her away. It¡¯ste ¡±


    Demelza reluctantly nodded, her worry etched on her face. ¡°Alright, but be careful. I don¡¯t want her causing any more problems for us.¡±


    Nathan gave her a grateful smile ¡°Thank you, Demelza. I¡¯ll make sure everything is under control.¡±


    Relief flooded over Nathan as he thanked his girlfriend, grateful for her understanding. ¡°Thank you, Demelza. I won¡¯t let you down.¡±


    ¡°Can we go finish our dinner?¡± he asked but she  ignored Nathan¡¯s request to finish their dinner together.


    She stormed into the closet, frustration evident in her every movement. She quickly changed into her nightwear, her face flushed with anger.


    He hated the situation he found himself in and he felt hooked because he had to keep it all from the public to avoid tainting his reputation.

 Good morning-2

    Nathan slowly opened his eyes, greeted by the soft rays of the sunlight filtering through the curtains.


    It was a  Sunday morning, and as he turned his head, he saw Demelza sleeping peacefully beside him, her eyes still closed.


    He leaned in and  he nted a gentle kiss on her forehead, hoping to start the day on a positive note.


    To his surprise, Demelza¡¯s eyes fluttered open, her expression still clouded with annoyance.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± she muttered, her voiceced with obvious discontent.


    It was clear that she was still upset with him for allowing his baby mama, Silver, to spend the night in the guest room.


    As Demelza attempted to sit up, Nathan instinctively reached out, his hand gently pulling her back. ¡°Wait my love,¡± he whispered, his voice filled with sincerity. ¡°I promise, I¡¯ll do something about Silver. I don¡¯t want her causing any more trouble between us.¡±


    Just as Nathan was about to exin further, his phone suddenly rang, interrupting their conversation.


    He sighed, realizing it was his client calling. As he picked up the phone, his client¡¯s urgent voice filled his ear, demanding to see him immediately.


    Nathan¡¯s brows furrowed, realizing that his morning ns were about to change.


    Turning to Demelza, he quickly ryed the situation. ¡°I¡¯ll handle Silver¡¯s issue when I get back, I promise,¡± he assured her, hoping to ease her concerns.


    With a quick peck on her cheek, he hurriedly left the house, his mind already racing with thoughts of the impending meeting.


    However, before he left, Nathan made a stop to the guest room, where Silver was staying.


    He entered the room, his voice firm as he warned her, ¡°Behave yourself, Silver. Leave Demelza alone. I won¡¯t tolerate any more drama.¡±


    Silver, her expression defiant, met his gaze. ¡°We will see about that, my love¡±  she said, her voice dripping with mischief.


    Nathan shook his head, knowing that dealing with Silver would be an ongoing challenge.


    As he closed the door behind him, Nathan couldn¡¯t help but feel torn between the two women in his life.


    He knew he had to find a way to resolve the situation with Silver, but he also wanted to reassure Demelza that she was his priority.


    As soon as Nathan left, Demelza found herself craving a refreshing ss of juice.


    With a sigh, she made her way downstairs to the kitchen, hoping to quench her thirst.


    Little did she know that trouble was brewing just a few steps away.


    As Demelza opened the fridge, her eyes fell upon the familiar figure of Silver walking into the kitchen.


    Ignoring the tension that hung in the air, she focused on her own needs and reached for the juice carton.


    Pouring herself a ss, she relished the cool liquid cascading into the transparent container.


    However, Silver, never one to be ignored, decided to assert her presence. ¡°Hey, Demelza,¡± shemanded, her voice dripping with entitlement. ¡°Get me a ss too.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s heart sank. She knew that ignoring Silver¡¯s demands would only invite trouble, but she also didn¡¯t want to escte the situation.


    Ignoring the request, she pretended not to hear, hoping that Silver would take the hint and leave her be.


    Returning the pack of juice back into the fridge, Demelza turned around, only to find Silver already holding a ss and taking a sip.


    The audacity of the woman left Demelza speechless. She clenched her fists, fighting the urge to confront Silver and put her in her ce.


    Instead, Demelza took a deep breath, reminding herself that engaging with Silver would only lead to more drama.


    She chose to rise above the pettiness, silently vowing to maintain herposure and not let Silver¡¯s trouble ruin her day.


    Silver and Demelza stood across from each other, the air was filled with tension as they engaged in a heated conversation.


    Silver had already taken a sip from Demelza¡¯s ss, much to her dismay.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°Silver, what on earth do you think you¡¯re doing? That was my drink!¡±


    Silver smirked, her hand gently resting on her still t pregnant tummy. ¡°Oh, Demelza, are you really going to get upset over a sip of juice? It¡¯s not like I¡¯m stealing your soul or your man.¡± She smirked


    Demelza¡¯s face flushed with anger. ¡°No, but you¡¯re stealing my drink! And don¡¯t you dare bring up your pregnancy as an excuse. It doesn¡¯t give you the right to act like a witch.¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes narrowed, her hand now rubbing her belly protectively. ¡°So, you think you can beat up a pregnant woman, is that it? How low can you stoop, Demelza?¡±


    The words hung in the air, heavy with usation. Demelza¡¯s anger turned into shock, her mouth agape. ¡°I¡­ I never said anything about hurting you, Silver. I just want you to respect my boundaries.¡±


    Without warning, Silver grabbed the ss of juice and poured its contents onto Demelza¡¯s face. The cold liquid dripped down her cheeks, leaving her stunned and speechless.


    ¡°I hope this teaches you a lesson, Demelza,¡± Silver said, her voice dripping with disdain. ¡°No one messes with me, pregnant or not.¡±


    With that, Silver turned on her heel and walked away, leaving Demelza sitting there, her face wet and her heart heavy with confusion and hurt.


    Demelza tried to gather herself, unsure of what had just transpired.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    Demelza, drenched in the sticky juice that Silver had poured on her, walked upstairs to their bedroom, her mind still reeling from the shocking incident.


    She couldn¡¯t believe what had just happened, what she had witnessed.


    As she entered the bedroom, she decided to take a cold shower to calm her nerves and try to make sense of it all.


    Hourster, Nathan finally returned home, sensing the tension in the air as soon as he stepped through the door.


    Demelza, her hair wet from the cold shower, approached him with a mix of anger and hurt in her eyes.


    She wasted no time in recounting the events that had unfolded in his absence, her voice trembling with emotion.


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe she did that to me, Nathan,¡± Demelza said, her voiceced with disbelief. ¡°She poured that juice all over me, as if I¡¯m some kind of trash. I can¡¯t tolerate her presence in this house anymore.¡±


    Nathan, his face filled with regret, pleaded with Demelza, ¡°Please, give me a little more time to sort things out. I never wanted this to happen. I promise I¡¯ll handle it, but I need some time to figure out the best way to handle Silver.¡±


    Demelza, feeling a mix of frustration and disappointment, shook her head. ¡°Nathan, I can¡¯t keep living like this. I deserve better than this constant drama. I¡¯ve packed a few things for work tomorrow, and I¡¯ve decided to stay at a hotel for now. I need some space to think and process everything that has happened.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s eyes widened with panic as he realized the gravity of the situation. ¡°Wait, Demelza, please don¡¯t leave. Let¡¯s talk this through. I don¡¯t want to lose you.¡±


    Demelza, her resolve firm, turned away from him and walked into the closet to grab her belongings.


    ¡°Nathan, I need time to think about what I want and what¡¯s best for me. This isn¡¯t just about Silver; it¡¯s about us and the trust that has been broken. I can¡¯t ignore that.¡±


    As Demelza walked out of the house, she gged a cab and made her way to a hotel as she couldn¡¯t go home because her parents warned Her.


    She called room service and ced an order for a bottle of wine, hoping it would help her unwind.


    She nced through her phone and saw fifteen missed calls from Nathan. She ignored it.


    A little whileter, there was a knock on the door, and the hotel staff delivered the wine.


    Demelza thanked them and settled into a chair, pouring herself a ss. Lost in her thoughts, she contemted the future of her rtionship with Nathan and the difficult decision she would have to make.


    As she sipped her wine, her phone buzzed with a new message from Nathan.


    She nced at it briefly but chose not to respond, needing time and space to process her emotions.


    Tonight, she would focus on herself, finding sce in the quiet of the hotel room and a fresh start in the morning by going to work.

 Make up your mind

    As the door to the guest room swung open, the atmosphere was charged with tension.


    The room was dimly lit, casting long shadows across the walls. Silver, sitting on the edge of the bed, looked up in surprise as Nathan barged in, clearly agitated.


    ¡°Why the hell did you throw that stunt, Silver?¡± Nathan demanded, his voiceced with anger. They crossed his arms, awaiting an exnation.


    Silver, her face a mix of defiance and hurt, met his gaze. ¡°Are you choosing Demelza over our baby?¡± she asked, her hand instinctively resting on her still t tummy a new habit of hers. Her voice trembled slightly, faking vulnerability.


    ¡°No, Silver,¡± Nathan replied firmly, shaking his head. ¡°You poured the drink on Demelza, not the baby. Don¡¯t twist the situation.¡±


    Rolling her eyes, Silver let out a frustrated sigh. ¡°You always take her side,¡± she muttered under her breath, her resentment palpable.


    Frustration etched on his face, Nathan took a step closer. ¡°Know your ce, Silver,¡± they said, his voice tinged with a mix of anger and disappointment. ¡°Demelza is the love of my life, and you need to ept that.¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes welled up with tears, her lower lip. ¡°But I thought we had something,¡± she whimpered, her voice filled with desperation.


    Nathan¡¯s patience wore thin. ¡°Pack your things,¡± hemanded, his voice stern. ¡°I don¡¯t mind dragging you out if I have to.¡±


    Silver¡¯s whimpers turned into full blown cries as she reluctantly began to gather her belongings.


    Nathan, his face set in determination, grabbed her suitcases and headed towards the door. Silver followed, tears streaming down her face.


    Outside, Nathan loaded the suitcases into the trunk of his car, his movements swift and purposeful. He opened the passenger door and turned to face Silver. ¡°Get in,¡± he said coldly, his anger still evident.


    Silent and defeated, Silver climbed into the car, her tears staining her cheeks. Nathan got behind the wheel, his grip on the steering wheel tight, and drove off angrily, taking Silver back to the apartment he had gotten for her.


    The car ride was filled with an ufortable silence, the weight of his shattered rtionship hanging heavily in the air. Nathan¡¯s mind raced with conflicting emotions, while Silver sat in the passenger seat still faking a cry but Nathan ignored her.


    Nathan  stood at the entrance of the luxurious apartment and he pushed her suitcases in, his eyes fixed on Silver.


    He hoped to find a resolution that would allow him to focus on his rtionship with Demelza.


    ¡°What do you want, Silver?¡± Nathan asked, his voice devoid of emotion. ¡°I¡¯m willing to give you any amount of money you desire. Just name your price and leave Demelza and I alone.¡±


    Silver looked around the apartment, her eyes scanning thevish furnishings and expensive decor. She scoffed, her tone dripping with disdain. ¡°I don¡¯t want any of this material crap, Nathan. All I want is you.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s eyebrows furrowed in frustration. ¡°That can never happen, Silver. What we had was a mistake, a momentarypse in our lives.


    I can¡¯t be with you and will never be with you. But I will take care of our unborn child. Financially, emotionally, whatever he might need.¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes narrowed, her voiceced with irritation. ¡°So, you think money can rece love? Is that what you¡¯re saying?¡±


    Nathan sighed, his patience wearing thin. ¡°No, Silver. I¡¯m saying that what we had wasn¡¯t love. It was a fleeting connection, a result of our own recklessness. I mean, we just used each other to pass time. I thought you understood. I care about our child, and I will do everything in my power to provide for them. But I can¡¯t be with you.¡±


    Silver¡¯s face twisted with anger, her voice rising. ¡°You think you can just throw money at me and make everything okay? I don¡¯t want your damn money! I want you!¡±


    Nathan¡¯s jaw clenched, his voice firm. ¡°I can¡¯t give you what you want, Silver. I¡¯mmitted to Demelza now. If you can¡¯t ept that, then we have nothing more to discuss.¡±


    Tears welled up in Silver¡¯s eyes, her voice trembling. ¡°You¡¯re making a mistake, Nathan. You¡¯ll regret this.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s expression remained unchanged, his resolve unyielding. ¡°I won¡¯t. Now, if you¡¯re not interested in the apartment, I can buy a house for you and our child. But that¡¯s the extent of what I can offer.¡±


    Silver wiped away her tears, a mix of anger and sadness in her voice. ¡°Fine, give me the damn house. But don¡¯t think this is over, Nathan. I won¡¯t give up on us.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s gaze hardened, his voice cold. ¡°There is no ¡®us,¡¯ Silver. It¡¯s time for you to ept that.¡±


    With those final words, Nathan turned away, leaving Silver standing in the luxurious apartment.


    The drive home was a chill one and before he realized it, he arrived home. As he stepped through the front door, the emptiness of the house hit him like a wave.


    The silence seemed to amplify his longing for Demelza, and he knew he couldn¡¯t bear another moment without her.


    Determined to find her, he reached for his phone and dialed her number, his heart pounding with anticipation.


    Ring after ring, his hope began to waver as Demelza refused to pick up.


    Frustration crept into his voice as he called again and again, desperately seeking her attention.


    Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the call connected, and he heard her voice on the other end.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± Demelza¡¯s tone was curt, her irritation evident.


    He took a deep breath, trying to steady his racing thoughts. ¡°Please, just calm down,¡± he pleaded. ¡°I miss you, Demelza. I need to know where you are.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of your business,¡± she snapped back, her voiceced with annoyance.


    His heart sank at her words, but he refused to give up. ¡°Please, I¡¯m begging you. I just want to make sure you¡¯re safe after leaving home. Can you at least tell me where you are?¡±


    There was a moment of silence, and he held his breath, hoping for a glimmer of understanding. Finally, she relented, her voice softening. ¡°I¡¯m at the DCC Hotel,¡± she admitted, her tone guarded.


    Relief washed over him, but he knew he had hurt her with his earlier actions. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, Demelza,¡± he apologized sincerely. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to upset you. I just¡­ I care about you, and I want to make things right.¡±


    But before he could finish his sentence, she cut him off abruptly. ¡°I just want to sleep,¡± she said curtly, her exhaustion evident. And with that, she ended the call, leaving him with a mix of emotions.


    He stood there, phone still pressed to his ear, feeling a sense of emptiness settle over him once again.


    The weight of his mistakes hung heavy in the air, and he knew he had a long road ahead to mend his fractured rtionship.


    He decided to have a drink and as he  poured himself a generous amount of whiskey.


    As he took a sip of the alcohol, a thought struck him like a lightning bolt.


    He nced at his car keys on the counter and made a swift decision.


    He needed to see Demelza, to beg her toe back home. Without wasting another moment, he snatched the keys and hurried out the door.


    Arriving at the grand DCC hotel, Nathan made his way to the reception desk, his heart pounding in his chest. He approached the receptionist, a young woman.


    ¡°Excuse me, miss. I¡¯m looking for someone named Demelza. Can you please tell me which room she¡¯s in?¡± He asked politely


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir, but I can¡¯t disclose that information without proper authorization.¡± The receptionist responded


    Nathan¡¯s desperation grew, and he knew he had to escte the situation.


    ¡°Get me your manager¡± He requested the receptionist to call her manager.


    ¡°Very well, sir. Let me get my manager for you.¡± She responded and disappeared for a while.


    Within minutes, a middle aged man in a fine tailored suit appeared, recognizing Nathan.


    ¡°Mr. Storm, I apologize for any inconvenience. How may I assist you?¡± He asked


    ¡°Thank you foring promptly. I need to see someone named Demelza. It¡¯s urgent. Can you please find out her room number?¡±


    The manager nodded understandingly and swiftly essed the hotel¡¯s system, searching for Demelza¡¯s details.


    ¡°I have found her room number, sir. She is in room 512 on the fifth floor. Take the elevator to your left,¡±


    Nathan¡¯s heart raced with a mix of hope and anxiety as he thanked the manager and hurried towards the elevator.


    The doors closed, and he pressed the button for the fifth floor, mentally rehearsing what he would say to Demelza.


    He knew he had to make things right, to convince Demelza to give his rtionship another chance.


    The elevator doors opened, revealing a corridor lined with plush carpets. Nathan quickly located room 512 and knocked on the door, his heart pounding in his ears.


    As Demelza tossed and turned on the bed unable to sleep,  she heard a knock on the door.


    She wondered who it could be at this hour, as she wasn¡¯t expecting anyone.


    Setting her phone aside, she made her way to the door and opened it, only to find Nathan standing there.


    ¡°Hey, what are you doing here?¡± Demelza asked, a hint of surprise in her voice.This material belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    Nathan shifted ufortably, his eyes avoiding hers. ¡°I¡­ I needed to see you,¡± he replied, his voice filled with a mix of guilt and desperation.


    Demelza¡¯s brow furrowed as she tried to make sense of his sudden appearance. ¡°How did you find me? I thought I told you I needed some space.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s foot instinctively blocked the door from closing as he stepped forward. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Demelza. I know I messed up earlier, but I had to find you. I couldn¡¯t bear the thought of losing you.¡±


    Demelza sighed, frustration evident in her voice. ¡°Nathan, I can¡¯t keep dealing with these kinds of issues with Silver. It¡¯s tearing me apart. I can¡¯t be with someone who can¡¯t make up their mind.¡±

 You and me now

    Nathan¡¯s eyes softened, and he took a step closer to her. ¡°I don¡¯t want to lose you, Demelza. I promise, I¡¯ve taken Silver back to her apartment. It¡¯s just you and me now. Please,e home.¡±


    Demelza hesitated, her mind racing with conflicting thoughts.


    She knew her parents had warned her about moving in with Nathan, and going back to them would mean admitting they were right. But she also couldn¡¯t deny the love she felt for Nathan.


    ¡°I can¡¯t go back home,¡± she finally said, her voice filled with sadness. ¡°My parents warned me about this, and I ignored them. I can¡¯t face them now.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s expression softened further, regret etched on his face. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Demelza. I never wanted to put you in this position. I¡¯ll do whatever it takes to make it right, I promise.¡±


    Demelza walked back to the bed and sat down, her eyes filled with tears. Nathan followed her, sitting beside her and taking her hand in his. ¡°Please, don¡¯t make me tell you to choose, Nathan. I can¡¯t bear it.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s grip tightened on her hand, his voice filled with determination. ¡°I won¡¯t make you choose, Demelza. I choose you. I¡¯ll do whatever it takes to make things right between us.¡±


    Demelza looked into his eyes, searching for sincerity. After a moment of silence, she nodded slowly.


    Nathan also nodded, relief washing over his face. ¡°I promise, Demelza. From now on, it¡¯s just you and me, facing whateveres our way.¡±N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Demelza sat on the edge of the hotel bed, her tired eyes fixed on Nathan.


    She had grown weary of his empty promises, but she couldn¡¯t deny the flicker of hope that still burned within her. ¡°I¡¯lle back home tomorrow,¡± she said, her voice tinged with a mix of resignation and determination.


    Nathan¡¯s face lit up with a mischievous grin as he bounced onto the bed, causing the mattress to dip beneath his weight. ¡°Why wait until tomorrow?¡± he suggested, his voice filled with a yful tone. ¡°We might as well spend the night here together.¡±


    A small smile tugged at the corners of Demelza¡¯s lips, and she couldn¡¯t help but chuckle as Nathan grabbed a nearby pillow and tossed it in her direction.


    Instinctively, she caught it and retaliated,unching the pillow back at him.


    The room filled withughter as they began a pillow fight, their yful banter echoing through the air.


    And soon theirughter gradually subsided, reced by a charged silence.


    Nathan¡¯s eyes locked with Demelza¡¯s, a mix of desire and longing evident in his gaze. Slowly, he closed the distance between them, his lips finding hers in a passionate kiss.


    The intensity of their connection grew, their bodies entwined in  desire.


    But just as things began to escte, Demelza pulled back, her breath ragged. Nathan¡¯s hurt expression mirrored the confusion in his voice as he asked, ¡°What happened?¡±


    Demelza¡¯s eyes darted away, her fingers fumbling to find the bedsidemp. With a click, the room was cast into darkness, save for the soft glow of the moonlight filtering through the curtains. She pulled the covers up to her chin, creating a barrier between them.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± she whispered, her voice barely audible. ¡°I¡¯m just not in the mood.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s hurt turned to concern as he reached out, his hand gently brushing against her arm. ¡°Is everything okay?¡± he asked, his voice filled with genuine worry.


    Demelza sighed, her eyes meeting him in the dim light. ¡°It¡¯s not you,¡± she reassured him. ¡°I¡¯m just tired, emotionally drained.¡±


    Understanding washed over Nathan¡¯s face, and he nodded, his arms wrapping around her in aforting embrace. ¡°I¡¯m here for you,¡± he murmured, his voice filled with tenderness. ¡± Let¡¯s just sleep.¡±


    With those words, they settled into each other¡¯s arms, finding sce in the warmth of their embrace. The room grew quiet, their breathing synchronized as they drifted off to sleep, their dreams intertwined with the promise of a new day.


    Demelza woke up to the sound of her rm clock, stretching her limbs and blinking away the remnants of sleep.


    She turned to her side, facing Nathan, who was still fast asleep. With a mischievous smile, she leaned over and gently shook him.


    ¡°Hey, sleepyhead,¡± she whispered, her voice filled with amusement. ¡°Time to wake up.¡±


    Nathan grumbled, burying his face deeper into the pillow. ¡°I¡¯m not in the mood to go to work today,¡± he mumbled, his words slightly muffled.


    Demelza chuckled, her eyes sparkling with yfulness. ¡°Well, you¡¯re the boss, aren¡¯t you? If you don¡¯t go, how will your employees follow suit?¡±


    Nathan let out another grumble, but a small smile tugged at the corners of his lips. ¡°You have a point,¡± he admitted, reluctantly sitting up in bed. ¡°But I need to go home and change first.¡±


    Demelza nodded, leaning in to give him a quick kiss. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll see you at the office then.¡±


    As Nathan got out of bed and made his way home, he couldn¡¯t help but think about the day ahead.


    He stepped into the shower, the warm water pouring over his tired body, making him feel alive and ready for the day.


    While he was showering, his phone buzzed with a message. He quickly grabbed it, water droplets sttering against the screen. It was Demelza.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t forget to grab some coffee on your way,¡± the message read, apanied by a winking emoji.


    Nathan chuckled, typing a quick reply. ¡± I am supposed to be the boss and not the other way¡­. But anything for her highness¡±


    After finishing his shower, Nathan got dressed in a fine tailored suit as usual, he meticulously selected a tie to match. He nced at himself in the mirror, adjusting his cor before grabbing his car keys and heading out the door.


    As he walked into the office, holding two cups in her hands. He smiled warmly as he handed one to her.


    ¡°Good morning, boss,¡± she greeted, a yful glint in her eyes.


    Nathan grinned, taking a sip of the coffee. ¡°Good morning, baby girl,¡± he replied, his voice filled with affection. ¡°Ready for another day of conquering the world?¡±


    Nathan settled into his office chair, ready to tackle the day¡¯s tasks.


    Just as he was about to delve into his work, a text notification chimed on his phone.


    He nced at the screen and saw that it was from Silver.


    The message was urgent, asking him toe immediately as something had happened.


    Curiosity and concern gnawed at Nathan¡¯s mind, and he quickly stood up, leaving his office.


    Demelza noticed his sudden departure and called out to him. ¡°Nathan, what happened? Is everything alright?¡±


    He turned to face her, a sense of urgency in his eyes. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but I need to go. I¡¯ll be back soon, I promise.¡± With that, he rushed out of the office, leaving Demelza puzzled and worried.


    Nathan hurriedly made his way to Silver¡¯s apartment, his mind racing with thoughts of what could have gone wrong.


    As he reached the door, he punched in the passcode and entered.


    To his surprise, he found Silver standing before him, d in seductive lingerie. Anger welled up inside him, and he couldn¡¯t help but question her intentions.


    ¡°What the hell is this, Silver?¡± he demanded, his voiceced with fury. ¡°Do you realize it¡¯s a Monday morning? I was at the office!¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes flickered with a mischievous glint, and she took a step closer, attempting to seduce him. ¡°Oh, Nathy baby, don¡¯t be so uptight. I thought we could have some fun. You know, spice things up a bit.¡±


    His anger intensified, and he shook his head in disbelief. ¡°This is not the time or the ce for your games, Silver. I have responsibilities, and you need to respect that.¡±


    Frustrated and disappointed, Nathan turned on his heels and stormed out of the apartment. He quickly made his way back to his car and started driving towards the office, hoping to salvage what was left of the workday.


    However, as he drove onto the highway, he was met with heavy traffic, causing his frustration to grow.


    Cursing under his breath, Nathan found himself stuck in a sea of cars.


    Impatience filled the air, and he rolled down his window, hoping to catch a glimpse of what was causing the dy.


    As the minutes ticked by, Nathan realized that he might be stuck in traffic for a while.


    He sighed heavily, his mind reying the events at Silver¡¯s apartment. Regret and anger mingled within him, and he couldn¡¯t help but wonder how he would handle her.

 Silent warning.

    As Demelza and Nathan drove home from work, the atmosphere inside the car was tense.


    Demelza couldn¡¯t help but notice Nathan¡¯s distracted demeanor throughout the journey.


    Finally, unable to contain it, she turned to him and said, ¡°Nathan, you need to keep Silver in check.¡±


    Nathan nced at Demelza and let out a sigh. ¡°I know she¡¯s been acting out, but I thought she would calm down eventually,¡± he admitted reluctantly. ¡°I¡¯ll talk to her, Demelza, I promise.¡±


    As they arrived at the house, their hearts sank when they saw Silver waiting on the porch.


    Her presence only added fuel to the growing fire within Demelza.


    She stormed out of the car and confronted Silver, her anger barely contained. ¡°What the hell are you doing here, Silver?¡± Demelza snapped.


    Silver ignored Demelza and walked over to Nathan, her voice filled with remorse. ¡°I¡¯m sorry about earlier, Nathan. I shouldn¡¯t have acted that way,¡± she said.


    Curiosity raised, Demelza folded her arms and demanded an exnation. ¡°What happened earlier?¡± she pressed, her tone filled with impatience.


    Nathan hesitated for a moment, exchanging a guilty nce with Silver.


    His silence enraged Demelza further, prompting her to dismiss the topic. ¡°Forget it,¡± she said as she angrily stomped Into the house.


    Meanwhile, Nathan¡¯s frustration grew. Turning to Silver, he barked, ¡°Just go away, Silver! Stop with all your stupid games. And stop using this pregnancy to frustrate me.¡±N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Silver¡¯s face fell, tears welling up in her eyes. ¡°I never wanted things to turn out this way,¡± she pleaded.


    Nathan ignored her pleas, mming the door shut and locking it behind him.


    Silver pounded on the door, but Nathan paid no attention as he climbed up the stairs to find Demelza.


    He needed to apologize to her and assure her that Silver had finally left.


    In the bedroom, Nathan found Demelza, her face still red with anger. He approached her gently, reaching out to hold her hand. ¡°Demelza, I¡¯m really sorry about all this. Silver is out of our lives now,¡± he assured her.


    Demelza¡¯s gaze softened, and she let out a sigh. ¡°I hope she¡¯s finally gone for good,¡± she murmured, a mix of exhaustion and relief evident in her voice.


    With that, Nathan embraced Demelza, hoping that his apology and the closure of this chapter would bring them the peace they so desperately needed.


    Nathan asked, ¡°What would you like for dinner tonight, love?¡±


    Demelza paused for a moment, tapping her chin in thought. ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m in the mood for a nice homemade meal,¡± she replied with a smile. ¡°Somethingforting.¡±


    Nathan nodded, pleased at the suggestion. ¡°Sounds perfect. I¡¯ll change into something morefortable while you head to the kitchen, alright?¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± Demelza agreed, making her way towards the closet to swap her work clothes for something more casual.


    After changing into a cozy sweatshirt and a pair of joggers, she descended the stairs.


    Demelza busied herself preparing their meal. The sound of chopping vegetables echoed through the air, and the sizzle of ingredients on the stove signaled progress.


    She focused on achieving the perfect bnce of vors, pouring her heart and soul into the dish totally forgetting about silver and her troubles.


    Once she was done,  Demelza made her way to their bedroom, eager to call Nathan downstairs.


    However, to her surprise, he was nowhere to be seen. Concerned, she nced around the room, her voice calling out, ¡°Nathan, dinner¡¯s ready! Come downstairs!¡±


    As she stepped closer to the room, she noticed the soft glow of the study¡¯s light seeping through the slightly ajar door.


    Demelza pushed it open, finding Nathan engrossed in his work amidst a sea of papers.


    She cleared her throat, catching his attention. ¡°Hey there, the food¡¯s ready,¡± she said, her voice tinged with a mix of curiosity and concern.


    Nathan looked up, a sheepish smile ying on his lips. ¡°I lost track of time, didn¡¯t realize howte it got,¡± he admitted, standing up and joining her. ¡°Sorry about that, let¡¯s go eat.¡±


    Together, they made their way downstairs, their footsteps merging with the anticipation in the air.


    Demelza led Nathan to the dining table, where the warm, appetizing scent of the homemade meal filled the room.


    They took their seats, Demelza proud and eager for Nathan¡¯s reaction.


    Nathan bit into the first mouthful, his eyes widening with delight. ¡°Wow, Demelza, this tastes incredible!¡± he eximed, his voice filled with genuine appreciation.


    A smile of contentment spread across Demelza¡¯s face as she watched him savor each bite. ¡°I¡¯m so d you like it, Nathan,¡± she said, warmthcing her words.


    Nathan and Demelza shared a satisfied smile as they finished their delicious dinner.


    Demelza began gathering the dishes, intending to clean up, when Nathan intervened. ¡°Let me help you with that,¡± he offered, rising from his chair and joining her at the sink.


    Handing him a te, Demelza nodded appreciatively. ¡°Thank you, Nathan. Teamwork makes the task much easier.¡±


    As they washed and dried the dishes together, Nathan turned to Demelza with a mischievous grin. ¡°You know what would be nice? How about we watch a movie before heading to bed? Just the two of us, cozy and rxed.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s eyes lit up at the suggestion. ¡°That sounds lovely,¡± she replied, reaching for a clean bowl from the cab. ¡°I¡¯ll get some popcorn ready.¡±


    She retrieved a bag of  popcorn and poured it into the bowl.


    With the bowl in hand, they settled on the plush couch, intertwined in each other¡¯s arms.


    As Nathan eagerly pressed y on the remote, the opening credits of their chosen movie started rolling.


    The room filled with the soft glow of the television, casting a warm ambiance. They sank into the couch, their focus on the screen.


    As the movie yed the peaceful evening was abruptly ruined by an unexpected and forceful banging on the front door. Startled, Nathan and Demelza jolted upright, their hearts pounding in their chests.


    Before they could even process themotion, Silver¡¯s voice pierced through the door, her frantic shouting filling the air. ¡°Nathan! Demelza! Open the damn door! We need to talk!¡±


    Demelza¡¯s eyes narrowed in disbelief and anger. Turning to Nathan, she demanded, ¡°What the actual fuck Nathan? What in the world is going on?¡±


    Nathan sighed, his expression a mix of frustration and confusion. ¡°Silver is¡­ ,¡± he trailed off, his voice tight. ¡°I told her to go back home a while ago. I have no idea what she wants now.¡±


    The sound of Silver¡¯s continued ranting fueled Demelza¡¯s anger. Without another word, she stormed out of the living room, making her way towards the stairs.


    Nathan reached out, his voice filled with urgency. ¡°Wait, Demelza, let me handle this. Don¡¯t go up there angry.¡±


    But Demelza, her steps echoing with determination, replied coldly, ¡°No, Nathan. It¡¯s time you sorted out this nonsense once and for all.¡±


    With that, she stormed upstairs, leaving Nathan behind, torn between the chaos at the door and the tension that had taken hold of their rtionship.


    Nathan, feeling a mix of annoyance and concern, reluctantly approached the front door.


    He swung it open, revealing Silver,  standing on the porch. Her presence caught him off guard, and he couldn¡¯t help but voice his disbelief. ¡°Silver, are you insane? What are you doing here at this time of day?¡±


    Silver¡¯s eyes welled up with tears as she sniffled, her voice shaky. ¡°I¡¯ve been here since you closed the door in my face earlier today. I had nowhere else to go,¡± she replied, her voice quivering with barely controlled emotions.


    Nathan¡¯s brow furrowed with frustration. ¡°You have a house Sliver . You can¡¯t just show up unannounced like this, Silver. We¡¯ve had this conversation before. I cannot be responsible for you anymore. It¡¯s unhealthy for both of us.¡±


    Suddenly, Silver¡¯s crying became more intense, her tears flowing freely down her cheeks. ¡°I can¡¯t do this on my own, Nathan,¡± she sobbed. ¡°I need your support. Our child needs a father.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s patience wore thin as he struggled to find the right words. ¡°Silver, I have told you repeatedly that I cannot be with you. You need to find your own path, find support elsewhere. I am tired of having this conversation with you,¡± he said firmly, his voice tinged with exhaustion.


    Regaining herposure, Silver wiped her tears away, a flicker of anger in her eyes. ¡°So, you¡¯re just going to abandon us? Leave us to fend for ourselves?¡±


    Nathan shook his head, his voice filled with sadness. ¡°No, Silver. I¡¯m not abandoning our child. I¡¯ll do what¡¯s necessary to provide for them, but I cannot have you in my house. It¡¯s not fair to Demelza.¡±


    Nathan said calmly, his wordsced with finality. ¡°You need to leave. Go back to where you came from, Silver. Find a support system that doesn¡¯t solely rely on me.¡±


    Silver¡¯s expression hardened as she squared her shoulders. ¡± Don¡¯t think I¡¯ll stop fighting for what¡¯s right for our child, Nathan. You¡¯ll see,¡±


    Demelza felt so pained because she felt like she was reliving the same episodes over and over again which is beginning to take a toll on her mental health.

 Don’t do this.

    Two Weeks Later


    It¡¯s been two weeks since Demelza left Nathan¡¯s house and she stayed in the hotel he paid for. She could not go back home so as not to stain her pride and she is yet to find a condo close to work which made her resolve to stay at the hotel. Nathan begged her  to stay there for as long as she wanted provided they treated her well.


    At that point, all he wanted was a way to fix Silver¡¯s problem he had going on. He actually doesn¡¯t have a problem being the father of the child, provided she keeps this away from the media.


    His reputation is one thing he values so much and the fact that Silver wanted to ruin all that he had spent years building made him sick to the bone. Of all people to be tangled with, it had to be silver. The most distressing thing about it all was the fact that he did not know to have the personality of a street whore.


    At this point, he would have called her a gold digger if she was a broke girl, but money is not her problem either. He knew that if he does not offer financial assistance, she is capable of taking care of the child herself.


    After sitting in his office all morning trying to figure it all out, he sprung up from his chair and walked into Demelza¡¯s office. Immediately he got in, she raised her head up expecting him to say something but he just kept looking at her.


    ¡°What?¡± she asked him with a straight face.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Demelza, please forgive me ande home.¡± Nathan pleaded with Demelza but she chuckled.


    ¡°Is something funny?¡± he asked her, wondering why she chuckled.


    ¡°Yes, you. You sound so funny right now. How many times have I had to forgive your sorry ass? I need my mental health intact. Coming back to live in the house and having silver barging in like an uncultured bitch wont help me preserve it.¡± Demelza said to Nathan without holding back anything.


    ¡°For how long do you intend to stay at the hotel?¡± he asked her and she smiled again.


    ¡°You seem to be smiling a lottely. Are you seeing someone?¡± he asked her with furrowed brows and his voiceced with a tinge of jealousy.


    ¡°Is that jealousy I sense?¡± Demelza asked him with a wide smile on her face. ¡°Well, I am not ready to be treated like trash anymore. Besides, you are still the best fuck.¡± Demelza responded but her response got Nathan quite confused,


    He didnt know if shew as still upset with him or if she was asking for a good fuck or if it was actually both.


    ¡°Demelza¡­?¡± He stressed hoping she would be direct.


    ¡°What? Can you go back to your office now?¡± she asked him, fixing her eyes on the screen. Nathan could not help but have a bulge. He wasn¡¯t willing to leave her office.


    ¡°Mel, don¡¯t do this.¡±


    ¡°Do what?¡± she asked him pretending not to know the game she is ying.


    He didn¡¯t mind if she was not happy with him, he locked the door of her office and walked to her seat bending to her ear level. ¡°I miss you.¡± he whispered in her ears.


    ¡°But I don¡¯t.¡± she responded without taking her eyes off the screen.


    ¡°Tell me that when I am done.¡± he said to her and kissed the side of her neck.


    Demelza felt shivers down her spine as he gave her that kiss. In as much as she refused to admit, she missed him and she also missed fucking him. She tried having a one night stand days ago but she couldn¡¯t. All she had in her head was the thought of nathan and how good he would fuck her. She wasn¡¯t will to fuck his memory up with an urge that would eventually die down.


    She turned her face from the screen and locked eyes with him which made Nathan even harder. He hated the fact that Demelza knew how to turn him on without actually doing much.


    He turned her chair towards his direction so that she would face him and he would be able to kiss her properly. They both felt an electrifying sensation inside of them that all they had in their mind was to eat eachother up.


    Nathan kissed Demelza passionately and Demelza kissed him the same way too. They both kissed for a while and Demelza pushed him away a bit but her mouth still locked in. She bit him a little on the lips causing a drop of blood toe out and Nathan broke free from the kiss giving her a questionable look.


    ¡°What was that for?¡± he asked her, sucking his lips.


    ¡°For getting another woman pregnant.¡± she responded with a smirk on her face.


    ¡°Fair enough.¡± he said to her and grabbed her up from her chair. He gave her a little spank on the butt and she moaned a little into the air. She did not want to be audible enough to the hearing of other employees.


    He raised her skirt up and slipped his fingers into her pussy from the side of her panties. He didnt want to take it off because they were at the office which made him really cautious of what he was doing, yet he wanted to fuck g=her so good until she scream out his name.


    He used his finger to y around her pussy for a while trying to make her so turned on to want him badly. ¡°Dmn it nath! Finger me or you fuck me already.¡± Demelza said to him in frustration and Nathan felt happy that he achieved his aim in making her want him so bad.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    He felt her juicy pussy for a few seconds before slowly slipping his index finger inside her. She held his shoulder firmly as she enjoyed how he made his way into her pussy hold with his finger.

 The real player

    Nathan kept fingering her for a while and she gave him a handjob simultaneously. He soon got to a point where he could no longer hold it and he pushed her to the tab;e a ;ittle and inserted his dick into her pussy and he fucked her slowly and passionately.


    They had a quickie and he came fast because he had missed her so much. After the sexual episode, he used the tissue on her desk to clean himself up and they both arranged their clothes. She brushed her hair and sprayed ehr presume to prevent the office from smelling sex.


    Right after doing that, Nathan unlocked her door though he remained in her office. He wanted to talk to her a little before going back to his. ¡°Demelza, please. The house is lonely without you in it. Come back home.¡± he pleaded with her.


    ¡°The sex was great and I miss you too but it is not enough to bring me back. Solve your problems first.¡± she said to him and he couldn¡¯t help but feel frustrated.


    ¡°What problem mel? I already promised you that silver will not bother us again. What else do you want me to say?¡± he asked her.


    ¡°Nothing actually. When I am ready and convinced, I¡¯lle back. For now, I¡¯ll remain at the hotel.¡± she said to him and he only felt more frustrated.


    He got up from where he was seated and walked to her. He pulled her close to himself and hugged her so tight like he wasn¡¯t going to let go. ¡°I just want you to know one thing though, i_¡±


    He was interrupted by a bang in the door and a forceful entry afterwards. Demelza and Nathan turned to see who it was and it was the person they least expected to see at that time of the day in the office.


    ¡°Really?¡± Nathan asked Silver who gave Demelza a very hateful look.


    ¡°So this is the reason why you have been ignoring my calls?¡± Silver asked Nathan, pointing at Demelza.


    ¡°How did you get in here?¡± He asked Silver, obviously displeased by her presence.¡± He was just making promises to Demelza that Silver won¡¯t bother them again and now the situation just got worse because Silver had toe at the wrong time.


    Nathan dragged her out to his office and Demelza stood feeling really perplexed.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°Are you mad?¡± Nathan asked Silver who stood in his front with her arms crossed across her chest and she looked into his eyes. She was being a brat because she knew how much he hated his personal affair in the public, plus the fact he isn¡¯t a woman beater.


    ¡°I told you to stay away from my workce. From me in fact and i will only see you when ie to you.¡± Nathan resounded and Silver rolled her eyes. It was obvious she wanted to provoke him on purpose, though so much to contain his anger.


    ¡°Wait for me.¡± he instructed her. And pushed her aside to go out.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± she asked him curiously as she wondered about his sudden need to go out in the model of a heated moment like that.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be right back, just wait for me.¡± he said to her and exited the office.


    Silver waited for a few minutes and was in utter shock when she saw him return with a security personnel.


    ¡°Get her off this building and ensure you never let her in. failure to see this means the end of your job here.¡± Nathan instructed the guard sternly and he nodded in affirmation.


    ¡°Yes sir.¡± the guard responded and turned to Silver. ¡°This way please.¡± he said to her in order not to carry her out.


    She remained fixed to the spot as so much anger was etched on her face. She least expected that Nathan was going to do something like that to her. ¡°I promise, you¡¯ll regret this.¡± she said to him and walked out of the office willingly.


    Nathan heaved a sigh of relief seeing that she did not make any trouble. He least expected her to leave willingly. While she left, he felt that all she made was empty threats but unknown to him, she had something nned for him.


    Unknown to Nathan, immediately Silver got into her car, she made a video of her outside that firm and she  also stylishly made a video of the security person escorting her out of the building. He had no idea she was making a video.


    After being seated in her car, she made another video addressing everyone that Nathan got her pregnant after a one night stand and is asking her to abort the baby.


    She also went on to say that his secretary, Demelza was the one who poisoned his mind against her and now, she is being abandoned to take care of herself and the baby alone.


    After telling all the lies, she posted it and also went as far as paying a few bloggers to post the video so that it would go viral and hit number one gossip pages.


    With that, she smiled happily and drove out of the vicinity in anticipation of Nathan¡¯s call.


    While she drove home, another idea came to her mind and she parked her car by the side of the road.


    She held out her phone and she made a video of her stating Nathan broke off their engagement using a call recording of him telling her to stay away from him and he doesn¡¯t want to have anything to do with her anymore.


    After making that post, she ensured she posted it on every social media tform. ¡°Now, we¡¯ll see who the real yer is.¡± She said to herself as she drove home in a very happy mode.


    After the scene she made at the office, Demelza left because she didn¡¯t want Nathan toe begging her again.


    She wanted some time to herself and at the same time, she didn¡¯t want to regret the steamy sex she just had with Nathan a while ago.

 Help!

    Demelza returned to the hotel and decided to have a quick bath before catching a nap. While she was in the bathroom,  she heard her phone pinging nonstop and it annoyed her. She reached out her hand and ended the call knowing fully well that she wasn¡¯t ready for any iing drama.


    As soon as she was done showering, her phone still kept ringing constantly and this time it was uncontroble for her to hang up the call. She was pissed that Nathan wouldn¡¯t stop calling her line so she breathed in and out before answering his phone call.


    ¡°Hello¡­ Mel, Can you hear me at all?¡± he stuttered a bit before summoning up the courage to put his sentences together.


    ¡°Speak Nathan! I have limited time to spare besides I was doing something important before I saw your call.¡±


    ¡°Demelza this is unlike you. Where did all the sweetness and happiness go whenever we were on a call?¡±


    ¡°Maybe, you should be the one asking yourself that question because I never saw that in our conversation.¡±- she scoffed over the call.


    ¡°Mel, are you the one saying this at all? After everything we¡¯ve been through and now you are treating me like a piece of trash.¡± his voice broke down in emotions as he spoke over the phone.


    ¡°Nathan I¡¯m not ready for any of your maniptive antics at all. Is this the reason why you¡¯ve been buzzing my phone all day?¡±


    ¡°This isn¡¯t the reason why I called you.¡± he answered swiftly.


    ¡°Please, can you go straight to the point and tell me why we are having this conversation?¡±


    ¡°Uhmmm¡­. Mel, the reason why I called you is to tell you that whatever you think that happened between I and Silver wasn¡¯t intentional. I know you are broken right now but I am here to heal that broken heart of yours by telling you everything that transpired between me and Silver.¡±


    ¡°What exactly do I want to hear? Nathan the deed has already been done so there is nothing that can be done to reverse it. Besides, this is beginning to feel like dejavu¡±


    ¡°Mel, please don¡¯t hang up the call. All I need is one more opportunity to prove to you that I am still that man that has been there for you¡­¡±R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    As he was speaking to Demelza over the phone, Silver and a security guard barged into his office.


    The security guard was struggling to send Silver out of the building but she found her way of pushing herself into Nathan¡¯s office.


    ¡°Nathan, is this how you tell your security guards to treat your woman?¡±-silver questioned him as she got into his office.


    She had decided to drive back, feeling unsatisfied about being dragged out like that.


    ¡°Excuse me?¡±- he stood up from his chair with a strong face forgetting that he was on a call.


    ¡°I thought as much, Nathan. She is there again, right? There¡¯s absolutely nothing you want to tell me that I might end up believing you. Bye, Nathan. Until we meet again.¡± Demelza spoke over the phone with a weak feminine voice before hanging up the call.


    ¡°Mel is not what you think at all. I had no idea that this wicked human being would be showing up at my office today.¡± he answered her so fast but unfortunately for him, the call was ced on voice mail.


    ¡°Damn!¡±- he eximed with his eyes in rage.


    ¡°Babe you don¡¯t have to be angry at all.  After all, I¡¯m here so I see no reason why you should be angry at all.¡±- Silver moved closer to him while rubbing her hands on his chest.


    ¡°Get the hell off my body!¡±- he pushed her aside, picked up the ss on his desk and threw it on the wall out of anger.


    ¡°Nathan! Nathan! What has gotten into you? Are you in your right senses ?¡± Silver questioned him in a panic state seeing all that had happened before her eyes.


    ¡°Silver, if you don¡¯t want me to do something stupid right now, you kindly respect yourself enough to use the door.¡± he warned her.


    ¡°I won¡¯t leave here not until we discuss like how couples do. I won¡¯t allow you to treat me like a piece of trash. Never!¡±- She grabbed a chair beside her and sat on it crossing her legs.


    ¡°Hey Mr. Man.¡±- he pointed at the security guard who stood at the entrance of his office looking so confused.


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s your duty again?¡±


    The security guard didn¡¯t say a word with his head bent down facing the floor.


    ¡°I want you to carry thisdy out of my office and the next time I see her in my office or anywhere in this building, you and your fellow guards would get your sack letter from me. Am I understood?¡±


    ¡°Yes sir!¡±


    The security guard left his office and went over to call two more guards to assist him so that they could pull her up.


    ¡°Get your hands off me! Don¡¯t you dare touch me at all? I¡¯m not going anywhere at all, know that and know peace.¡±-she kept on hitting their hands off her body.


    ¡°Madam, if you don¡¯t want us to rough handle you at all then leave this building by yourself if not we¡¯ll be pushed to lift you ourselves.¡±- the security guards chorused with their words.


    ¡°Are you guys deaf at all? I¡¯m not leaving here at all and I stand on that. This man you see standing right here is my husband and I can¡¯t leave him for nothing else.¡±


    The more she kept on talking the more Nathan kept boiling inside with so much anger.


    ¡°Guards! Enough of the questions and seeking permission from her. Do your thing now! Get her out of this building immediately.¡± he instructed.


    Immediately he gave the order his guards carried her on their shoulders and started taking her away from the building.


    ¡°Help! Help! Help!¡±- she eximed.

 New devious threats

    ¡°Madam, save your strength for help when you see yourself out of this building because as far as I¡¯m concerned no one ising to save you.¡±- one of the guards gave her a response.


    She pulled out her phone from her breast pocket and opened her phone camera before clicking on the video button to record herself.


    ¡°Hey Pals! I don¡¯t know when you guys will be seeing this video or where you¡¯ll be watching this clip but I want to share with you all that I¡¯ll be expecting a baby soon and guess who the father is. The father is no other person than Nathan. Nathan is my Fiance and we¡¯ll be expecting our child soon.¡±- she ended the clip.


    ¡°Silver, how dare you say such a thing about our boss? What will you do with that Video you just recorded?- one of the guards asked her before they tossed her outside of the building and locked up the gate.


    ¡°Watch me as I post the video on my social media handle and watch it go viral.¡± she responded to him with a sarcasticugh. ¡°Mind you, I already made one before, I am just getting started.¡± She added.


    Silver didn¡¯t mind how psychotic she looked at the moment, all that¡¯s in her head was tarnishing Nathan¡¯s reputation and she didn¡¯t mind how far she would go doing that.


    ¡°No way! You can¡¯t do that at all to our boss. What exactly has he done to deserve such an act from you?¡± another guard asked her.


    ¡°This is not your fight so I¡¯ll appreciate it if you guys can stick your nose to matters that concern you  and notplex matters like this. Thank you.¡± she hopped into her car and drove off feeling satisfied with herself.


    ¡°Is it advisable to notify our boss about this? At least let him be aware that Silver has an ulterior motive to achieve.¡±- one of the guards suggested.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the next line of action to take because Silver might not end up posting that clip at the end of the day hence making us a liar in the presence of our boss.¡± another responded.


    They were all dispatched to their various duties before the day came to an end.


    The following day everyone was at work patiently expecting Nathan to show up when their phone started buzzing with the news about Silver and her baby daddy, Nathan.


    ¡°Jeez! This is unbelievable. I can¡¯t believe that this is true.¡± the receptionist eximed with her mouth partly open.


    ¡°I thought as much that our boss is not who he says he is. How will he be able to address us and look at our faces when he finds out about this?¡± one of the employees asked.


    ¡°Seriously, I don¡¯t know how that will go down with him. He is going to be ashamed of himself for real.¡±


    ¡°Ssshhh.. Here hees. He just got out of his car. Let¡¯s pretend as if we don¡¯t know what happened.¡± another employee who is on the ground floor said.


    The moment Nathan stepped down from his car a troop of reporters surrounded him with a different mic pointing towards his mouth.


    Nathan looking all confused didn¡¯t know what was happening at all. He couldn¡¯tprehend why tons of reporters all surrounded him.


    ¡°Sir, what do you have to say about it?¡± one of the reporters shoved the question down his throat.


    ¡°Excuse me! What are you saying?¡±- he pushed the reporter aside and made his way into the firm.


    The security guards blocked the reporters from entering the firm as they pushed them aside.


    ¡°Go back! Don¡¯t force us to be violent. As you can see, the boss is not ready to speak to you all.¡±- the security guard closed up the entrance door and warned them intensively not to trespass.


    ¡°Oh my God, I feel so bad for him. I can¡¯t evenprehend his state of being right now.¡± the receptionist whispered under her breath.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    Nathan who made his way into the entrance door could see the strange faces on his employee¡¯s faces but he couldn¡¯t understand what was going on behind those faces.


    ¡°Good Morning Mr. Nathan.¡± The receptionist greeted him with a straight face.


    ¡°Morning, dear. I¡¯ll be heading to my office right now.  by noon make sure you bring coffee to me as usual.¡± he answered her before pressing the buttons to the elevator door.


    ¡°Okay, sir! I¡¯ll do just that. Make sure you have a productive day.¡± she exchanged nces with him with a weak smile.


    The door of the elevator opened and Nathan clicked on the floor where the office was located. The door closed behind him and took him straight to the top floor.


    Ping! Ping!


    The sound of the elevator was heard as it chimed open when it got to the top floor. Immediately the door opened he went straight to the door of his office and slowly opened.


    ¡°Shit! Mel, you scared the living hell out of me. What are you doing here by this time of the day?¡± he asked her with his hands holding onto his chest as he pondered so fast because of the shocking surprise of her presence.


    She rolled the chair and turned towards him with a sad face without uttering a word.


    ¡°Mel, you are scaring me right now. Why are you putting on this face? Talk to me, what¡¯s going on.¡±- he dropped his suitcase on the floor and knelt before grabbing her by her chin.


    ¡°Stop the act, Nathan.¡± She removed his hands from her face.


    ¡°What act? Make me understand what you are trying to say.¡±- he questioned her looking all confused.


    ¡°Nathan, open your phone and check what¡¯s trending on the socials. Do you ever use your phone?¡± Demelza snapped impatiently.


    Immediately, Nathan brought out his phone and opened his Instagram. The first thing that popped out on his for you page was Siver¡¯s videoying a false usation on him as her Fiance.


    ¡°Now you know better, Nathan. Nathan, I¡¯m done with you and all your dramas and I¡¯m breaking up with you right now.¡± she spat at and stood up from the chair.


    ¡°Babe please don¡¯t leave me at all. I need you now, more than ever. We can settle this between us amicably.¡± he held onto her legs so tight.


    ¡°Get off me, Nathan. Do you want me to shout?¡± Demelza threatened.


    ¡°Mel, give me one more chance to make this up to you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry I can¡¯t do this with you. I¡¯m done and that¡¯s final. Kindly, move on with your life.¡± she insisted .


    Knock! Knock!


    ¡°Who the hell is that?¡±- Nathan questioned angrily.


    They were both shocked to see Hampton walk in graciously, with a wide smile on his face.

 Pregnant?

    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Nathan seethed.


    Hampton stood imperiously by the door, an arrogant smirk on his face. He looked even more conceited than he ever possibly did. Demelza looked like she was about to explode.


    ¡°Hampton,¡± she cursed under her breath.


    Hampton smiled, showing more teeth than was necessary. ¡°In the flesh, baby.¡±


    Demelza charged at him. Halfway, she took off her heel and held it aloft.


    ¡°Whoa! Calm down, Demelza.¡± Nathan huffed as he held her back. She struggled against his hold, straining to reach Hampton who was still standing, looking a little shaken, but otherwise, still the indefatigable asshole that he was.


    ¡°Just let me hit him. Just once.¡± Demelza growled.


    Hampton straightened thepels of his suit and shed another ridiculous grin. ¡°Damn, I do love a spicy ass woman. I almost want you back now.¡±


    Nathan stared darkly at Hampton. ¡°maybe I should let her kill you.¡±


    ¡°You see the appeal now, don¡¯t you?¡± Demelza supplied, but Nathan was already pulling her away. Nathan dropped her in his chair while Hampton ambled around the office, eyes roving.


    ¡°Quite an impressive ce you¡¯ve got for yourself here, Nathan.¡± Hampton whistled. ¡°You almost look like you finally know what you¡¯re doing.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s tone was calm. ¡°Hampton, if not for the fact that I do not want to testify about a murder scene in my office, I assure you, you would lose your throat.¡± Pause. ¡°Also, this furniture is difficult to maintain. Thest thing I want is to be reminded that your blood is all over where I¡¯m sitting. Why are you here?¡±


    Hampton and Nathan had known each other since they were children. Nathan groaned as he waited for Hampton¡¯s answer. But Hampton simply ignored Nathan and walked straight to the desk where Demelza was sitting in Nathan¡¯s chair, heel still held dangerously in one hand.


    ¡°I told you no one is going to love you like I loved you. I told you, didn¡¯t I? And you didn¡¯t listen. You went right ahead and did what you wanted and went with whoever you wanted. You thought you were wise and smart and oh, so glorious, and look what it¡¯s gotten you. Nathan has gotten some random chick pregnant and you¡¯re here picking up the pieces of your life, and you¡¯re all so¡­¡±


    ¡°I swear, Hampton, if you don¡¯t stop talking¡­¡± Demelza said frostily.


    ¡°I told you what would happen,¡± Hampton continued. ¡°I told you that you could never trust Nathan. He¡¯s betrayed me before, and he¡¯s betraying me even right now. Nathan kills everyone around him. He¡¯s awyer. He lies through his teeth-that¡¯s his job.¡±


    ¡°And what is your job, Hampton?¡±


    Hampton ignored her question.


    ¡°I loved you, Demelza,¡± Hampton continued earnestly, but Demelza only scoffed and looked away. ¡°I love you. Even now. Even after all the horrible things you¡¯ve done¡­¡±


    ¡°What? After what I¡¯ve done?¡± Demelza practically screeched. Nathan worried that his employees would be able to hear their conversation, but Demelza was not done talking.


    ¡°You think that was love, Hampton? You don¡¯t even know the meaning of the word!¡± She raised her voice and jumped out from the chair. ¡°All that time, you were manipting me and you imed that you loved me. I was only a fool. I was too foolish to really see or understand anything, and I let you take advantage of me. I¡¯m not in love with you. You¡¯re not in love with me, either. All you want is somebody to satisfy your ego and drain your balls when you feel like it.¡±


    Hampton started, ¡°Demelza, that¡¯s not true.¡±


    But Demelza cut him off. At this point in time, everything else faded away from her sight. Not the office and its tasteful decorations, not Nathan who was standing in a corner trying to make himself appear invisible, and certainly not the twisted words of this sick sick man who imed to love her.


    ¡°You never loved me, Hampton. You don¡¯t know what it means to love anybody other than yourself, and you don¡¯t even love yourself. What we had? What you showed to me¡­? That was not love. That was never love.¡±


    Demelza copsed back into the chair as if saying those things out loud had sapped her of all her energy. She rubbed her head with a hand, sighing wearily. ¡°I don¡¯t know what your big idea is, Hampton, but you should leave.¡±


    Hampton started to protest, but at that moment, Nathan coughed and sidled up to Hampton.


    ¡°I think you heard her, Hampton,¡± he said. ¡°It¡¯s time for you to go.¡± Nathan stared Hampton down. ¡°This is my office, Hampton. My rules. You have no right to be here, and you have no power either. But just in case if you¡¯re still doubting¡­¡±


    Nathan walked to the desk and pushed a button. ¡°Get me security. There¡¯s a man I¡¯d like escorted out.¡±


    In a few moments, the guards were in the office with the three of them.


    ¡°This man is trying to make himself a permanent fixture in this office; I would like you to please see him out.¡± Nathan said to the security guards.


    They grabbed Hampton¡¯s arms, but Hampton shook them away, insisting that he could leave on his own.


    Hampton¡¯s face was flushed red and the position of the tie on his neck had shifted. ¡°I¡¯ll pay you back, Nathan, I swear it. You¡¯ll both regret it!¡±


    But Nathan only smiled an idyllic smile. ¡°Goodbye, Nathan.¡±


    After the security had escorted Hampton out and Nathan was absolutely sure that Hampton is nowhere near the firm anymore, he shot a text to Hampton.


    Hampton received it in the middle of driving, face furrowed in a frown.


    Don¡¯t act recklessly. I¡¯ve still got copies of all the receipts of your ¡®business¡¯. Nathan reminded him.


    Hampton snarled at the text when he saw that the message was from Nathan. Just who did Nathan think he was? But Nathan didn¡¯t care that Hampton might be annoyed, or even more than a little angry. All that Nathan cared about right now was getting back to Demelza.


    ¡°Demelza, I¡¯m so-¡± Nathan began, but Demelza swiped her hands off him. She shot out of his chair and headed straight to the bathroom. She gagged and coughed and eventually began to barf her lungs out.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Demelza?¡± Nathan asked timidly from a distance. He tried to open the door with his foot. ¡°Demelza?¡± He asked. ¡°Are you alright?¡±


    The door suddenly mmed back against him. He was d that he had taken his foot away at thest moment, but it had been a close call. Now he was really worried.


    ¡°Demelza, what¡¯s going on?¡± Nathan asked her.


    Demelza took what seemed to be a long time to respond. ¡°There¡¯s nothing going on, Nathan. Just stay away.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure? You don¡¯t sound like there¡¯s nothing going on.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine. There¡¯s nothing wrong.¡± she insisted .


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing to worry about. I¡¯m good. Everything¡¯s alright. Nothing¡¯s going on.¡± she added.


    ¡°I could get you some pills or something¡­¡± ge suggested with his voice trailing off.


    ¡°I said I¡¯m fine, Nathan!¡± she snapped.


    Nathan recoiled from the sheer force of her words. He could still open the door to the bathroom, but now that he knew she was mad, he didn¡¯t want to take the risk at all.


    ¡°Alright,¡± Nathan said resignedly. ¡°I¡¯ll let you be. I¡¯ll be outside if you want any¡­¡±


    He hadn¡¯tpleted his statement when the door swung open and Demelza stepped outside, looking¡­ alright. She didn¡¯t look at all like she had just finished puking her guts out.


    She picked up her bag, walking briskly for the door.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± Nathan asked, concerned.


    ¡°None of your business.¡±


    The door closed silently after her. Nathan stood there, watching with a nonplussed expression.


    Muchter, when the day had ended, Demelza was curled up on the floor next to her bed. The lights were dim and though the sounds of the neighbourhood outside filtered into her hotel room, she heard nothing. She had tuned out every single sound and thought to focus on the urine stick she held with both hands.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± she cussed.


    She hade back a long time ago from the hospital after she left Nathan¡¯s office, but she hadn¡¯t wanted to let him know that she was heading for the hospital.


    They had run several tests, and even though she had hoped and prayed that it wouldn¡¯t be what she thought it would be, it was indeed.


    The pregnancy kit that she held in her hand right now further confirmed it.


    Demelza was pregnant.


    Of all time to be pregnant, she thought with annoyance and sighed. ¡°Fuck!¡± she expulsed again. This was the worst one possible.

 Restless

    Nathan couldn¡¯t sleep well. All through the night, he kept tossing and turning, wondering where he had gone wrong, and what he had possibly done to deserve this kind of horrible luck.


    Silver was a deranged, delusional bitch. This he knew now, but the damage that she had done would cost him more than just a small fraction of his reputation. But that wasn¡¯t the main thing that bothered Nathan. It was the fact that Demelza had been dragged into all of the squabble, and at the time that he was trying to convince her toe back too.


    Nathan rolled some more on his bed. He looked at the clock that was on his nightstand and exhaled wearily. In a few hours¡¯ time, it would be dawn. He needed sleep, but sleep refused toe.


    A n was forming in his head. He would have to go straight to Silver¡¯s house in the morning, but right now, he turned off the lights in his room and closed his eyes to the conjured image of Demelza ying in his mind.


    The very next morning, Nathan was up, early as dawn. He hadn¡¯t nned everything out yet, but he needed to see Silver anyway. She was acting too recklessly and without regard for anyone and he needed to put an end to that.


    He didn¡¯t even bother to eat anything. He was certain that he was not going to be spending a long time at Silver¡¯s ce. All he needed to do was tell her off her antics. And then everything would be alright. At least for now.


    Nathan gulped down his cup of coffee and got into his car. He drove straight to Silver¡¯s house where Silver was already waiting for him.


    She looked beautiful in the morning sunlight, but she was as crazy as a bat as she had demonstrated. He was not going to let anything get in the way of him aplishing what he had set out to aplish today.


    ¡°Good morning, Nathan,¡± Silver said in her sweetest voice. It wasn¡¯t evente in the morning and she was already nursing a martini (or at least, it looked like a martini to Nathan). She leered at him. ¡°Have youe to punish me, daddy?¡±


    Nathan gritted his teeth and ground out, ¡°stop talking that way. Get in the car. We¡¯re going out.¡±


    Silver stared at him for a few minutes, then she reluctantly got into the car. Nathan started the car and they were off. Silver tried to touch him once during the ride, but Nathan rebuffed her attempts and she turned to stare outside the window, sulking.


    ¡°Where are we even going?¡± She asked after a while.


    ¡°Hospital.¡± Nathan growled.


    ¡°Why? What are we going to do at the hospital? What do you need me for?¡±


    Nathan looked at her like she had two heads. ¡°We¡¯re going to run some tests on you, especially about that pregnancy you keep talking about like that¡¯s the only thing your life is built on.¡±


    ¡°Oh, please,wyer, spare me the anguish. Why would I lie about being pregnant?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing you remember that I¡¯m awyer, Silver. Because I¡¯m not going to let this case go underground like that. With all the resources and authority in my power, I will do my possible best to get down to the root of all this.¡±


    ¡°You know I¡¯m pregnant. I showed you the test results.¡±


    ¡°You showed me the test results, Silver,¡± Nathan said, ¡°but the test results didn¡¯t say if that was my child. And I¡¯m tired of being ckmailed and led about. We¡¯re going to conduct a paternity test to be sure of who the father of your child is.¡±


    ¡°And just who do you think the father of the child is or will be, Nathan? If not you.¡±


    Nathan considered her words. ¡°The odds of getting pregnant from what we had-a one-night affair where we were both drunk? The odds aren¡¯t impossible, but I don¡¯t want to believe that my one drunken act is what¡¯s biting me in the ass like this right now. We¡¯re going to have that test, no matter what you say or do.¡±


    Nathan revved the car up at that point, and stepped on the gas. Silver only blew air out of her face.


    The drive to the hospital should have been short, but Nathan kept on thinking about everything that had happened so far, leading up to this penultimate moment. There was no saying for sure that the child couldn¡¯t be his, but he needed to be sure. Silver had always liked him. The possibility that she just wanted to pin the pregnancy on him so there would be no way for him to back out of a rtionship was very existent.


    Nathan was certain; Silver just wanted him in her life, irrevocably. And just like she had proven thest few days, she was willing to go any mile, do anything within her power to ensure that her dreams were achieved.


    He could not rule out that possibility. Especially not now that he was trying to sort things out with Demelza. Nathan was absolutely certain that he was in love with Demelza. Who wouldn¡¯t be? He wanted very much for things to work out between him and Demelza, and the fact that Silver was present in the equation, ruining things, just would not sit down well with him.


    He wasn¡¯t willing to lose Demelza because of the actions of an irrelevant person like Silver. It had been just his one mistake that he made that night, with Silver. He was willing to hope and believe that he could do everything in his power to make sure that he ended up with Demelza.


    They arrived at the hospital, and after he had exined the situation to the doctor, they had taken some samples for the DNA test. The hospital took samples from both Nathan and Silver and informed them that they would be informed when the results were ready.


    After the test, Nathan drove Silver back to her house where she proceeded to walk sulkily back inside. He thought that she might go back to her drinks, but he didn¡¯t want to hope too much. He drove out of her house and headed straight to his office. The gargantuan structure that was his firm continuously amazed him whenever he looked at it. It filled him with pride.


    He walked in, heading for his office, but even as he moved, all he could hear were the whispers of the scandal that Silver had started. Like a wildfire, the news was not abating any time soon. Even his employees were talking about him behind his back.


    Nathan cursed. Silver was certainly a monster. To tarnish his reputation in this way in less than a single day.


    He ignored the talks as he went about his work, but that did not mean that he couldn¡¯t hear whenever his name was mentioned or the scandal was brought up in shushed conversations and whispered gossip.


    He had almostpletely settled down when he noticed that something was very wrong.


    Demelza was nowhere to be seen. He tried not to be worried about it. The previous day had been a very difficult one, especially for Demelza who was an innocent in the entire kerfuffle. He determined that the first thing he needed to do was curb the spread of the news from getting any further.


    They were aw firm. The least they could do was handle public incidents such as this. Nathan sat in his chair and made a few calls around, to some other operators, and to several news and publishing houses. The work began: taking down all of the content that Silver had uploaded, even though the work was extremely difficult.


    Silver had made sure that the news had gone far and wide and too many people had picked it up. Mopping up the scandal was tough work, but Nathan felt like he could leave the work to progress without continuously monitoring it now. He dealt with professionals. They would surely resolve the situation even if took a long time.


    Finally, he called Demelza. The phone rang several times, but Demelza didn¡¯t answer. Nathan sighed. He had expected this, but it still hurt. He decided that he needed to see her in person to at least apologize.


    He was out of the office in no time, driving down to the hotel where Demelza stayed. When he got there, he strode straight to her room. He had a key, but knocked anyway. No answer.


    He decided to enter anyway. Demelza would have to forgive him. He just needed to see her even if she hated him right now.


    He had not gone more than a few steps into the room when he saw Demelza on the bed, unmoving. Worried, he ran to her.


    ¡°Demelza, are you alright?¡± He asked, not bothering to keep the fear out of his voice. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    He pulled the nket from her and found that her skin was mmy and she was even starting to look a little pale.


    ¡°Have you had anything to eat?¡± he queried. But Demelza said nothing, only stayed there in his arms, flopping as he shook her. No Nathan was very worried.


    He had his car brought around quickly, and cing Demelza in the car, he sped all the way to the hospital, praying that she was not dying.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.

 Come home with me.

    Nathan paced around the halls of the hospital while he waited for the doctor. Good news, bad news, any news! He desperately wanted to know what was going on with Demelza. The medical personnel would not let him be in the same ward with Demelza while they ran the tests and eventually, because he had been raising his voice, calling, ¡°Demelza,¡± all the time, the doctor had threatened to have security escort him out of the hospital unless he calmed down.


    There were other patients in the hospital, after all.


    So Nathan had calmed down enough to not talk or scream Demelza¡¯s name and rush to every single attendant that came out of the ward to inquire about Demelza. But now, he paced instead, holding his head in his hands, running his face and groaning most times. He could not sit.


    Just to keep himself busy, he stalked to the vending machine and got a can of energy drink. He was a ball of frayed nerves and anxious energy.


    It was a few minutester-even though it felt like an eternity had passed to Nathan-before the doctor came out. His face was inscrutable.


    ¡°What¡¯s the matter with her, doc?¡± Nathan rounded on the doctor.


    ¡°Hold your horse now, son.¡± The doctor said and made Nathan to step away from him for a while. He adjusted his white coat and stuffed his hands in his pockets, suddenly smiling.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look so good yourself, you know. You had anything to eat today?¡± The doctor questioned, but Nathan was not in the mood to answer any trifling questions. Demelza was the one he had brought to the hospital. Demelza was the person he wanted to know about.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about me, doc. I¡¯m asking about the woman I brought here. Tell me Demelza¡¯s going to be okay.¡±


    The doctor smiled again, and Nathan could not help but wonder exactly what the doctor found funny in this situation.


    Finally, the doctor said, ¡°She¡¯s alright. She¡¯s going to be fine. As a matter of fact, she¡¯s going to be more than fine. She¡¯s pregnant.¡±


    It was as if a bomb had been dropped right at Nathan¡¯s feet. He paused, contemted the doctor¡¯s words, even though he wasn¡¯t really sure of what he had heard.


    The doctor huffed imperially. ¡°I said, Demelza-that¡¯s the name of the woman you brought in, right?-she¡¯s pregnant. You should celebrate. Congrattions!¡±


    This time, Nathan finally heard and understood what the doctor said. tion crawled its way through him from the pit of his stomach.


    ¡°YEAH!¡± He suddenly shouted and pumped his fists into the air.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°Mr. Storms! Calm yourself. This is a hospital, not an amusement park. We have patients that need rest in here.¡±


    ¡°Oh, oh, yes. Sorry.¡± Nathan calmed himself. ¡°Thank you!¡± he said and pped the doctor¡¯s hand. ¡°This is great news. Thank you so much.¡±


    ¡°Yes, well, I wouldn¡¯t get too excited around her right now. She still needs rest.¡± The doctor said.


    Nathan thanked him some more and jumped again after the doctor had left. He was overjoyed with the good news. Demelza was pregnant. But then¡­ his thoughts slowed down as he thought about Silver who was also pregnant. His mood instantly dampened and he wondered exactly how he was supposed to react to the news now.


    He stood there, thinking, when his phone suddenly rang. He clumsily pulled it out of his pocket. The call was from the doctor at the hospital where he had taken Silver to for the paternity test to be run.


    Nathan gulped.


    Normally, paternity tests took so much time and most times, the test had to be conducted again if the parents or the court were not satisfied with the results of the tests. But he had not involved the court. He had paid a lot of money to have the test on such short notice, and he had made sure that the doctor in charge of the test understood that it was a very urgent thing. He had needed them to process the results as soon as possible.


    Now, being presented with the news that the results were ready, Nathan didn¡¯t have the same buoying confidence anymore. What if the baby was actually his? He could not bear the thought.


    But he needed to know the truth.


    Demelza was still asleep when he went to check in on her, but some color had returned to her face. He was d. She was looking much better now. He had to go check the results of the tests, so he excused himself and rushed out immediately.


    The drive to the hospital was much shorter this time around. The doctor was waiting for him when he arrived and in no time, he got the results. The doctor excused himself from Nathan, stating that he had other things to tend to.


    Nathan was left alone with the test results.


    He exhaled as he handled the envelope. He had wanted to read the result standing, but he felt like he would not have the strength toplete that small task. He backpedaled to some chairs leaning against the wall and lowered himself into one.


    He tore open the envelope slowly. Every tearing sound filled him with dread, but he tore the envelope anyway. Then the result was in his hands. Sweat beaded his brows and peppered his face. He wasn¡¯t sure that he wanted to anymore, but still-he held the results in his hands and willed his eyes to see what was written on the paper.


    He read¡­


    And slowly, a smile spread across his face. The baby was not his. Oh, his heart was overflowing with such joy. He felt like flying. He felt like he was going to have a heart attack because his heart was pounding so furiously. He folded the results neatly again and put it in the envelope.


    He went in search of the doctor, but couldn¡¯t find him. He made sure to thank all the staff that were at the reception before getting in his car again, zooming off.


    As he drove, Nathan thought, deliriously, that he was doing a lot of driving today. He made it to Silver¡¯s condo in no time at all, determined to break the news to her first.


    He didn¡¯t even announce himself. He just went straight to her bedroom when he didn¡¯t find her in the living room. There, he found Silver moaning in the arms of another man. He smiled wickedly, even though he was pained that Silver was already sleeping around even while iming to have his child.


    The man didn¡¯t stop thrusting, even when Silver turned to see Nathan in the doorway. Nathan nodded with the envelope to his head. Then he dropped it to the floor and stormed out of the house.


    The sounds of Silver¡¯s moaning continued to grow even as he left.


    He had gotten back in his car, ready to head back to the hospital to see Demelza when a call came in. He was needed urgently at the office.


    Nathan cursed. Today of all days, he was needed in every single part of the world. But it was a good day nheless. He could not keep the smile out of his face as he turned his car around and headed in the direction of the office instead.


    He quickly sorted everything that needed to be sorted out at the office and instructed that he should not be disturbed again for the rest of the day. Then he sped back to the hospital where Demelza was. She was awake.


    A beaming smile split his face.


    ¡°Demelza,¡± he started as he rushed to her side. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, some stuff came up at the office and then the paternity results, and¡­¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re talking too fast, Nathan. What paternity results?¡± Now that she was recuperating, Demelza sounded as meek as amb. But he had seen firsthand what she had wanted to do to Hampton.


    He breathed in and began his exnation. He told her about how he had taken Silver to the hospital for a paternity check, and how he had met Silver in bed with another man when he had gone to give her the results.


    ¡°The baby isn¡¯t mine.¡± He concluded.


    Demelza continued to stare nkly at him. Nathan took her hand in his. ¡°The baby isn¡¯t mine, Demelza. I don¡¯t want Silver. I never did. Please,e back home with me. You saw what happened today; I don¡¯t want you staying at the hotel anymore, especially now that you¡¯re pregnant with my child.¡±


    He squeezed her hand again and kissed it. Demelza continued to look.


    ¡°Come back home with me, Demelza.¡± He pleaded.


    Demelza wanted to argue, but eventually, she agreed and they went back home that evening. Nathan treated her like an egg, carrying her out from the car, into the house, carrying her about whenever she tried to walk until Demelza had snapped at him, ¡°I¡¯m pregnant, Nathan, not crippled. Put me down.¡±


    Then he ordered her favourite takeout. It was very good food.


    Demelza curled into him as they watched a movie when they were done eating. Nathan hoped that the days would continue to be like this.

 Kidnapped-2

    Nathan and Demelza spent the night in bed, cuddling. They had not talked about anything because Nathan wasn¡¯t sure that Demelza wanted to talk and Demelza didn¡¯t know that she knew what to say. So they had both justin there, holding each other forfort.


    Dawn broke in on the room, saturating it with golden sunlight. Demelza turned sleepily on the bed, and muttered, ¡°good morning, Nathan.¡±


    But Nathan wasn¡¯t there. Surprised, she jerked awake. Nathan wasn¡¯t on the bed with her. She wondered where he had run off to. She padded out of the bedroom, thinking that she needed water when she almost bumped into Nathan who wasing into the bedroom with a food tray.


    ¡°Whoa!¡± He eximed. His eyes ran over her whole body. She hadn¡¯t been wearing anything but arge shirt the night before because her skin was mmy and she still felt fevered hot. Her fever had run down now, but Nathan continued to stare with bright eyes.


    ¡°You look edible,¡± he murmured.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I made breakfast. Come eat.¡±


    He led her back to the bed even though she wanted to protest that she had just woken up. He made her sit and told her that he was going to take care of her. She thought it was funny that he was suddenly being all sweet, but she let him feed her. They ate for a long time because Nathan continued teasing her, and just when it seemed as if the only thing left to do was to take off their clothes, Demelza¡¯s phone rang.


    She was so grateful for the interruption, because as much as she wanted to have sex with Nathan, she also didn¡¯t want to have sex with him which was confusing because it felt like being torn in two. Then there was the whole drama of the week¡­Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°Hey, mum,¡± Demelza said into the phone. ¡°How are-¡±


    Demelza froze. Nathan looked on conspiratorially. He couldn¡¯t overhear the conversation, but he could hear a nonstop stream of static from the other end, so he assumed that Demelza¡¯s mother was saying something. Slowly, though, he noticed, Demelza¡¯s mood began to change.


    ¡°Everything alright?¡± Nathan asked after the call had ended, but Demelza said nothing. Her face still looked worried. She suddenly jumped up and dashed straight into the bathroom. When she came out, she had showered. She threw on clothes while Nathan watched in astonishment.


    ¡°What are you doing? Where are you going?¡±


    Demelza turned to him, sadness in her eyes. ¡°That was my mum. My father¡¯s been hospitalized. It¡¯s a family emergency and I need to get there as soon as possible.¡±


    ¡°Oh, well, I¡¯ll drive you there.¡±


    Demelza looked at Nathan who had a Kiss The Chef apron tied around his mostly naked self. ¡°You haven¡¯t even taken a shower.¡± She pointed.


    ¡°Fine.¡± Nathan grinned and went into the bathroom. When he came out, Demelza was gone. There was a note on the bed that said that she could not wait and needed to rush down to the hospital.


    Nathan put the note down and got ready for work.


    It waster in the evening, after he had tried her line a while, to which he kept getting no answers, that he decided to call Demelza¡¯s step-mother. He didn¡¯t want to panic or raise an rm, but it was odd that Demelza had been gone the entire day and she had not called. Most worrisome was the fact that he had no idea where she was.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    Nathan adjusted his cor and leaned deeper into his chair. ¡°Hello, Harriet, how¡¯s it going with you?¡±


    ¡°Nathan?¡± Harriet, Demelza¡¯s step-mother inquired. ¡°Is that you, Nathan?¡±


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me. I¡¯m trying to get to Demelza. I haven¡¯t seen her all day since she rushed off to the hospital. I wanted to confirm that she was alright. She¡¯s not been picking my calls.¡±


    ¡°Demelza?¡± Harriet sounded worried, even over the phone. Nathan¡¯s senses tingled. ¡°I thought she was with you all day. I had called earlier to inform her about her father¡¯s current condition, but I¡¯ve been unable to get to her since morning.¡±


    Nathan stood up slowly from his chair. ¡°Since morning? Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m positive.¡±


    ¡°But Demelza told me she wasing to see you at the hospital.¡±


    ¡°Well, she¡¯s not here. I would have known if she was.¡±


    Nathan paled. He said what he didn¡¯t want to think out loud. ¡°If Demelza didn¡¯t make it to the hospital, then just where is she?¡±


    Harriet shrugged over the phone. Nathan ended the call and fell back into his chair. He had no idea what was going on. Demelza didn¡¯t know any friends that he knew of, which was why he was so worried. It was not too difficult to get to Demelza on the best of days, but if you couldn¡¯t reach her by phone, she was practically a ghost.


    Suddenly, he remembered that Demelza had one best friend. He fumbled through his phone, praying that he still had the number stored.


    There it was. Katherine!


    He dialed the number immediately. Katherine answered on the second ring.


    ¡°Hello, Katherine!¡± he garbled.


    ¡°Um, hello?¡±


    ¡°Do you have any idea where Demelza is?¡±


    ¡°Uh¡­ who is this, please?¡±


    ¡°Oh, sorry. It¡¯s Nathan. I¡¯m trying to get to Demelza, but she¡¯s not picking up; her mum hasn¡¯t seen her either.¡±


    ¡°Oh, hi, Nathan. I didn¡¯t have your number saved, so it was a very big surprise to hear you asking about Demelza.¡± Katherine added thoughtfully, ¡°I haven¡¯t seen her. She hasn¡¯te her in a while. Is something the matter?¡±


    Nathan felt very confused but he could not exactly say that Demelza was missing because he had no concrete evidence. ¡°Ah, no, I just wanted to know if she was there with you.¡±


    ¡°Nope.¡±


    ¡°Alright then, please let me know if shees around.¡±


    ¡°Sure thing, captain.¡±


    The call ended.


    Now Nathan was confused and frustrated. He had exhausted all the options he knew with which to reach Demelza. He wondered if he should drive around the block in search of her. But what good would that yield? He didn¡¯t know the hospital where she wanted to go, and he had forgotten to ask Harriet too.


    He rubbed his eyes and groaned. His employees had gone home since the office had closed. There was nothing else for him to do but to also head home. So Nathan drove home, carefully so that he could take a look at every possible ce as he drove.


    Still no sign of Demelza.


    When he got home, he hoped by some happy ident that she would be back here, but after he called out a few times, he realized that he was blindly hoping and simply wishing. He trudged, broken-hearted to his bar.


    There was too much on his mind. He started drinking. Then his phone rang. Nathan ignored the phone for a while but picked it when the phone wouldn¡¯t stop ringing. He looked at the screen, but the number was a private number.


    ¡°Nathan Storms.¡± He said into the phone.


    ¡°We know who you are.¡± The voice on the other end said.


    ¡°Great. What do you want?¡± Nathan was not too drunk, but he was past caring. He just needed something to clear his head.


    ¡°We have something you¡¯re probably searching for,¡± the voice on the other end said. Then Nathan heard scratching noises and eventually, a feminine voice. ¡°Whatever they ask for, Nathan, don¡¯t give it to them. These sick bastards haven¡¯t had the-¡±


    The phone was wrenched away from the woman¡¯s mouth, but Nathan knew who it was. He would know that voice anywhere.


    Demelza.


    ¡°Let her go!¡± Nathan growled.


    The abductors on the other line simplyughed. ¡°You¡¯re in no ce to make demands, Mr. Lawyer. We¡¯ve got your little girlfriend. I told you we know who you are.¡±


    Nathan thought about going to the police. They could trace the call.


    ¡°Don¡¯t even think about going to the police. We have eyes and ears everywhere. Unless you want your precious little thing dead.¡±


    Nathan blew out a breath. He knew what he had to do.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± he said feebly. The abductorsughed. ¡°You have something that we want. We¡¯ll call you in a short while to tell you exactly what her ransom is, and how you¡¯ll get it to us. If you so much as breathe a word of this to anyone, your little Demelza dies. This isn¡¯t a threat.¡±


    The call ended.


    Nathan stared at his phone for a long time. Then he screamed.


    ¡°Fuck!¡±

 Devastated and confused

    Nathan squeezed his phone in his hand and thought about crushing it. He wanted something to hit. He wanted to do something other than sit down in his bar uselessly, the cup of alcohol still in front of him.


    He had no idea what he was going to do. All through the week, he had been stressed out of his mind. First, there was the entire issue with Silver and the scandal that she brought along with her, and then there was the incident with Demelza, and now, an abduction?


    There was just too much going on. Nathan didn¡¯t know how he was going to deal with everything. It all suddenly seemed too much for him to bear at once. He didn¡¯t know whether he should continue drinking or if he should smash the ss on the table.


    Eventually, he settled with the option of retiring to his bedroom. When he fell to his bed, he could not sleep. He had been getting a lot of that in recent times-sleepless nights. Oh, how he longed for a time when he could sleep in peace again, like before.


    His sleep was fitful, and he dreamt several times that Demelza was cradling a baby in her arms, and Silver was a watchdog with scornful eyes. It waste in the morning when Nathan woke up,rge half-moons under his eyes.


    He sat up in his bed for a while, trying to remember all the details of the previous day. Demelza had been abducted, and when her abductors had eventually called back, they had requested a ransom. The ransom wasn¡¯t some imaginable sum he couldn¡¯t raise; he was fairly certain that he was more than able to raise the required amount in a short period of time, but what bothered him was the fact that the abductors had told him not to involve anyone else.


    They had known where Demelza would be heading. There was no other exnation as to how they had been able to kidnap her. That probably meant that they were watching her. Could they have been watching him too? Maybe he was being tracked. Maybe he was under observation even right now.


    The thought worried Nathan so much. He couldn¡¯t even get through breakfast. When he got to the office, he was constantly sidetracked by the thoughts that ran bumbling in his head. Sometime in the day, a call came in. A different private number.


    Nathan thought that it would certainly be the abductors. He was right.


    ¡°Hello,¡± his voice sounded rushed, breathless.


    The voice on the other end of the line was cool, too deep to be a normal man¡¯s voice. They were being very careful, Nathan noticed. ¡°How¡¯s iting along, Mr. Storms?¡±


    ¡°I want Demelza released.¡±


    ¡°We know that. And we also know that we gave you a ransom. Or shall we make the stakes more exciting? A little higher perhaps? Then maybe you would take us seriously.¡±


    ¡°I take you seriously, alright,¡± Nathan said as he stood. ¡°I just don¡¯t know what you want with me¡­ or her.¡± He added as an afterthought.


    There was a pause on the other end of the line, then the deep grating voice came again. ¡°Prepare the ransom, Mr. Storm. We¡¯ll be in contact. Be ready. Evening. Again, it would be in both your and her best interests if you were to keep all this under wraps and not inform anyone about it. We are watching.¡±


    The call ended.


    Nathan had already made up his mind. He was going to arrange the money.


    Evening came too quickly and after his employees had left and the office had closed, he brought out his phone and made a call to a private investigator whom he trusted.


    ¡°Larry, it¡¯s me, Nathan. I need you to do me a favour.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s abductors called again, leaving directions to where he was supposed toe to. Nathan got in his car and quickly sped there. He found more directions there that asked him to leave the money at a certain ce. Nathan followed all their instructions fastidiously.


    After he had been separated from the money, a man who Nathan had thought was simply a bystander had walked up to him and ced a note in his hand.


    Nathan read the note immediately.


    CAR PARK 7:00PM. DON¡¯T BE LATE.


    It was almost 7:00; Nathan ran there with all the strength that he had, and found Demelza by the side of the road, unconscious. A surge of emotions swept through him as he hugged her. There was no one else in sight.


    Nathan lifted Demelza and carried her in his arms back to his car, but instead of driving her straight home, they took the route that led to the hospital instead. As they neared the hospital, Demelza stirred awake.


    ¡°Nathan,¡± she murmured. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Nathan patted her on the arm and continued his furious driving. ¡°Everything¡¯s going to be alright, Demelza. Just hang in there. We¡¯re almost at the hospital.¡±


    Harriet had given Nathan directions to the hospital where Demelza¡¯s father had been admitted to, so that was where Nathan drove to. He didn¡¯t know if this was an especially wise decision considering the fact that Demelza had been kidnapped on her way to this particr hospital, but it was the safest bet he had right now.


    If the abductors were truly watching him like they said they were, there was a chance that his house was under surveince too. He hoped the private investigator he had called would find something out. Anything that could lead to the capture of Demelza¡¯s abductors.


    ¡°Careful, careful,¡± he said to the staff that hade with a stretcher for Demelza. ¡°Put her down gently now.¡±


    As they entered the hospital, Harriet came crying to meet them.


    ¡°Oh, my beautiful daughter, I was so worried¡­¡±N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    Her face looked like she had been run in a dishwasher, and it was wet from all the tears, but Demelza didn¡¯t seem to mind. Although she might not have actually had the strength to do something otherwise.


    ¡°I¡¯m alright, mum. Nathan got me.¡± Demelza kept repeating until she had been signed into a ward and, weary, had fallen asleep.


    Nathan had fallen asleep in the lounge, waiting with Demelza¡¯s step-mother. He had not told anyone else where they both were, and he didn¡¯t want to. For now, he was just content to be here.


    Later, when Demelza was feeling much stronger, and the nurses had said it was okay to see her, Nathan and Harriet had gone in to stay at her side.


    ¡°How do you feel?¡± Nathan said in a hoarse voice.


    Demelza smiled at him. ¡°Like shit. I don¡¯t even remember anything. Do you, Nathan?¡±


    Nathan shuffled his feet by her bedside and held her hand. ¡°You should rest, we¡¯ll be here.¡±


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Demelza said and smiled at Nathan. She squeezed his hand and turned to her step-mother. ¡°There¡¯s something that you need to know: I¡¯m pregnant.¡±


    Harriet held her hand to her chest. Then she was crying and hugging Demelza. ¡°Rest now, sweetheart. I¡¯ll let your father know when you¡¯re better. Now you just be well.¡±


    Nathan and Harriet left the ward once Demelza had gone back to sleep.


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Nathan asked Harriet once they had gone. Harriet¡¯s face was no longer emotional. Instead, now she looked hardened.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like this.¡± Harriet said, leaning against the wall. ¡°She¡¯s not supposed to be pregnant.¡±


    ¡°But you were happy to hear the news when she told you.¡±


    ¡°I was happy because she¡¯s my daughter and she¡¯s just gone through a traumatic event.¡± Harriet said and slumped. ¡°She just needs rest. I¡¯m d to hear that she¡¯s alright, and even though I don¡¯t really like this pregnancy, I¡¯ll ept it.¡± Harriet really likes Demelza and ut wasn¡¯t as if dhe isn¡¯t hr biological daughter.


    Nathan exhaled. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    A few dayster, Demelza was discharged along with her father. His condition had stabilized and improved. Nathan had taken her home, and for a while, it seemed like everything was going to be alright.


    He kept on apologizing for letting her go off on her own, but Demelza continually shut him down, stating that he could not possibly have known that she was going to be abducted. Still, Nathan argued, it was his fault.


    Sometime in the night, when they were cuddling up to bed, Demelza¡¯s phone rang.


    ¡°Who¡¯s calling at this time?¡±


    Demelza said nothing, but she excused herself to go into the bathroom to take the call. Nathan wondered why she was hiding to take the call.


    ¡°Everything alright?¡± He asked when she returned. Demelza said it was nobody, and pulled into bed.

 Dark thoughts

    All through the next day, even at work, it bothered Nathan that Demelza was acting suspiciously around him. She had taken that call in the bathroom the night before, but what did it mean? He didn¡¯t mean to go as far as interrogating her or breaking into her private life and affairs, but he did need to know.


    She was having his baby. They were practically dating now. There needed to be some sort of transparency between the two of them. But he only worked up the courage to ask once about who it was that she had called in the bathroom the night before.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Demelza had said. But Nathan was worried about it. Nathan was very worried about it.


    The strenuous atmosphere at work only seemed to increase, especially because Demelza was his secretary. He needed to be able to trust her, and that meant that she needed to be honest with him, and not just as an assistant.


    Still that same morning, she had to leave the office because she had an appointment with the doctor.


    ¡°I should go with you.¡± Nathan suggested, but Demelza shot him down politely.


    ¡°I¡¯m a grown woman, Nathan. I shouldn¡¯t need policing at your hands.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not policing you, I just want to make sure you¡¯re safe.¡± He added in a whisper, ¡°I want to make sure that you¡¯re both alright, you and the baby.¡±


    Demelza rolled her eyes. ¡°Should I have given you a microphone so you could announce to the office that I¡¯m pregnant?¡±Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org.


    Nathan looked hurt and stepped away from her, but Demelza pulled him close and kissed him. Slowly, the hurt went out of his eyes.


    ¡°I¡¯m not trying to be the bad guy here, Nathan. But if you were to apany me to every single appointment I have with the doctor, and probably even appointments that are more casual in nature, you¡¯re going to give away everything and your office employees are bound toe sniffing sooner orter, and they will find out about your big secret. So why don¡¯t you just try to rest? For me. Okay?¡±


    Nathan didn¡¯t really agree with her logic, but he settled down anyway.


    ¡°Besides,¡± Demelza added. ¡°It¡¯s not like I¡¯m going to be kidnapped. Again. It¡¯s just the hospital. I¡¯m sure it will all be fine.¡±


    She left after kissing him goodbye and promising that she would be back soon and he could check on her before the office closed.


    But of course, nothing was ever that easy. Nathan was slowly beginning to learn that nothing ever went as nned, because muchter in the day when the office was closing around evening, he had gone to her office to tell her to wrap up her tasks, but really, it was just another excuse to see her.


    He knocked. No answer. He knocked several times without answer, and he became instantly confused when the door refused to open. That only meant that she had not returned from her visit to the hospital. Now Nathan was worried again. He couldn¡¯t shake off his particr feeling of dread.


    He rushed back to his office and began to try her lines. None of them were going through. When the calls finally went through, they bounced back as if Demelza was intentionally rejecting the calls.


    He considered calling Katherine again, but he thought to himself that it was a stupid move. Nathan waited in his office in case she decided toe back there instead. Sometime past seven p. m., he got a text on his phone. He quickly whipped out his phone to check, hoping that it would be Demelza. What he saw broke his heart. His grip on the phone tightened until the screen almost looked like it was going to crack.


    He put the phone down and inhaled several times, his fists clenching and unclenching each time, then he went back to look at what had been sent to him. It was a photo, no, there were several photos taken of Demelza.


    She was with Hampton and in each of the photos, it looked like they were having sex. Rage filled Nathan¡¯s heart. So that was the reason why she had been rejecting his calls all day. What had happened? Why was she suddenly behaving like Silver. If she wanted to go back to Hampton, then why did shee to him in the first ce. Why was she ying with his feelings? And he had worked so hard to bring her back this time around, too.


    The images could not leave his mind. They were positively imprinted there, and Nathan knew that that was what Hampton had wanted. Hampton, Nathan thought sinisterly. He had promised that he would make Nathan suffer. That he would pay back. Nathan guessed this was the payback. It was the worst sort of retribution, that a man should go after the property of another man.


    Nathan cursed.


    The security on duty turned concernedly in his direction. ¡°Is everything alright, sir?¡±


    But Nathan could not answer. He was still boiling with rage and he feared that if he opened his mouth at this point in time, the only thing that would pour out would be fury and wrath and he would nt be able to stop. He was absolutely certain that he needed to leave the office or he would just instantaneouslybust. Nathan got into his car and banged the doors shut. Then he was driving at high speed in a fury up the road to his house.


    When he got home, he flung the doors open and marched straight in. He knew exactly what he was going to do. He stormed right up to Demelza¡¯s room and saw her things which he had helped bring in. Things that he had only recently convinced her to bring as she moved back in with him, and anger filed him again.


    He thought about the photos, thought about the way that Demelza¡¯s body was pressed so seductively against Hampton¡¯s. Thought about the fact that Hampton would have probably beenughing as he fucked her, Demelza. He imagined all the things that Hampton might have done to Demelza. Because if he was in the same shoes as Hampton, he knew he would do everything in his own power to spite the other male.


    It was a primal male instinct, the urge to dominate and mark and dere a territory. Demelza was his. But now that Hampton was with her, he knew. He just knew. Hampton was probably drilling his own marks into her. He was iming her for himself, too. Did Hampton even know that she was pregnant? Did Hampton even care?


    He put the phone away, satisfied with the way his blood burned hot in his body.


    Then he attacked Demelza¡¯s belongings, tracing them one by one and ripping them apart from the room with vicious savagery. If she still wanted to be with Hampton, then she would have to take her things over to his ce and be with him instead. He was not going to let another woman cheat on him or y him for a fool. Not after all the hell that Silver had put him through.


    His eyes stung with unshed tears and brimming anger as he threw her belongings outside. The belongings were few and there was not much to throw away, but it gave him savage pleasure to inflict damage on this little part that remained of her.


    When he was done throwing her things all over the ce and thrashing her room, and his nager was beginning to subside, he thought that he was a fool for throwing a tantrum. And then, maybe it was just the way the heart loved to revel in pain, but he brought out his phone again to gaze at the picture some more, and burn every single detail into his memory.


    As he looked now, he noticed something. In the pictures, Demelza¡¯s face was barely noticeable. Only just enough for him to know that she was the one, but not enough to give too much away. Still, he saw right through the picture. They were lies. They were fakes.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes weren¡¯t open in any single one of them. Her eyes were closed the way they always were whenever she was asleep. He would know. He had traced the outline of those several times with his lips, his fingers¡­ That could only mean  one thing: Demelza had been unconscious while these photos were taken. She was probably not even aware that she was at Hampton¡¯s ce. It all made sense now.


    Bits and bits of the puzzle started to fit together in the picture. And it hit him. There was no reason at all for Demelza to be with Hampton, she had wanted to club him with her heels thest time she had seen him. There was no way she would suddenly go back to go have sex with him now. Demelza had probably been abducted by Hampton on her way to the hospital, drugged and knocked her out, then taken the pictures as part of his revenge.


    Nathan¡¯s heart steeled in resolve. Hampton had pushed him too far.

 Hampton is in deep sh*t!

    Nathan wasn¡¯t afraid of what he was about to do. Hampton had had iting for a long time now, and abducting Demelza was just thest straw. He could not allow Hampton to continue his foolish childish game any longer.


    He turned on hisputer. He leaned back, taking everything in. There was no going back from this now. He picked up his phone and dialed 911.


    ¡°911, what¡¯s your emergency?¡± the voice on the other end said.


    Nathan said gruffly. ¡°My name is Nathan Storms. I would like to report a crime.¡±


    Then he began to discuss in great details, the many illegal activities that Hampton had been engaging in, sent evidence of Hampton¡¯s moneyundering underground business and even added the fact that Hampton had kidnapped Demelza.


    The case was rock-solid. Hampton was finished. Hampton had pushed his hand far too long. It was time for him to get some of what wasing.


    The police finalized ns with Nathan. Nathan was going to have toe over to the precinct the next morning, and depending on the solidity and credibility of the evidence he provided, they would take the case up with the higher ups who were in charge of dealing with such things. But Nathan needed to first show up at the precinct so they could get a warrant to search Hampton¡¯s house and be sure of what information they were receiving. Nathan had no concerns.


    He slept well that night, and at the first crack of dawn, he was up and out. He exined to the officers who he was when he got to the precinct. The fact that he was awyer meant that his ims were legitimate. After documenting everything, they got a warrant and drove straight to Hampton¡¯s house with a team.


    They warned Nathan to stay back and not interfere with the operation, but Nathan wanted to watch them bring Hampton down. He followed, but he was kept well away from the active site. The work was short and quick.


    From the very minute that the officers had shown their search warrant, Nathan knew it was over. The search warrant was really just a perfunctory official thing. They had cross-checked and verified the data that Nathan had brought in as evidence and there was nothing else that Hampton could possibly use to counter. Hampton was going to serve time, no matter how hard he tried to wriggle out of this hole.


    Nathan had informed the officers prior that Demelza had been abducted and was probably in the house with Hampton, so when Nathan saw theming out of the house, Hampton with his hands cuffed behind his back and cussing, some of his men being rough-handled, and Demelza in the arms of an officer, he ran to the building, ignoring any other warning.


    ¡°Nathan!¡± Hampton ejacted. ¡°You slimy bastard. You did this! I¡¯ll get you, Nathan! I¡¯ll fuck you-¡±


    Hampton was pressed against the hood of the police vehicle. The officer restraining him said with no grim satisfaction, ¡°sir, I don¡¯t need to remind you that resisting or evading arrest is a criminal offence. In additions for all the crimes you¡¯re already being charged for, I actually want to see you just oince try to resist.¡±


    Hampton red at Nathan as if his gaze could petrify. ¡°I¡¯ll fucking get you for this, Nathan.¡± He swore.


    Nathan only looked coolly at Hampton. ¡°This is where you hear those lines, ¡®everything you say or do can and will be used against you in a court ofw¡­¡¯ I look forward to your trials, Hampton.¡±


    Nathan left without so much as a backward nce and headed straight for the officer with Demelza. It was  whil convincing them, but they finally let Demelza go. She had woken up the minute the police had started the search.


    ¡°Oh, Nathan. I¡¯m so sorry, I didn¡¯t-¡± She gasped. Nathan had no words. He could not believe that he had doubted her for a second. He just hugged her and held her there even as the rest of Hampton¡¯s men were being rounded into the vehicles, and the wailing of sirens filled the air.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    ***


    Nathan and Demelza were home and they had just finished having a bath.


    ¡°Mel, I¡¯m so sorry,¡± Nathan began, but Demelza shushed him with a finger.


    ¡°It¡¯s not your fault.¡± She said, ¡°I should have known. I think that road needs some looking-at. It¡¯s the second time this month I¡¯ve been kidnapped after all.¡±


    Nathanughed. He wanted her to know how sorry he was, and that he would do anything for her.


    ¡°I love you,¡± he said finally.


    Demelza looked into his eyes and held his hands. ¡®I know. You don¡¯t need to tell me.¡±


    ¡°Still, I want to make it up to you.¡±


    Demelza thought for a while, then she took Nathan¡¯s hands up to her breasts. She slid the straps of the nightgown that she wore off her body with his hands until there was nothing protecting her beautiful creamy breasts from Nathan¡¯s gaze.


    Nathan¡¯s eyes darkened and he swallowed a lump in his throat. It felt like it had been forever since they had had sex. A tent quickly rose in his pants. Demelza moaned throatily.


    ¡°You want to make it up to me?¡± She asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Nathan¡¯s voice was a growl.


    ¡°Then make love to me, Nathan. Fuck me until I can¡¯t remember anything again. Take all the thoughts from my mind. I don¡¯t want them anymore. I just want you.¡±


    Nathan growled under his breath as he pushed her against the bed. If there was one thing that Nathan Storms knew how to do, it was fuck Demelza. She was asking for it now. He would make sure that she got it.


    He began to take the rest of her clothes off and the air was soon filled with sexual tension.

 Doctor… your father.

    Everything was going smoothly. Perhaps that should have told Nathan that something was about to go wrong. But it didn¡¯t, and he continued, kept up hope and enjoyed the light that seemed to radiate from Demelza¡¯s presence in his life.


    They had both returned home from work one day, tired and determined to eat and sleep, and then perhaps rest in each other¡¯s arms. They had gotten the eating part down, and Nathan had just pulled Demelza to himself when the phone rang.


    ¡°Baby,¡± Demelza muttered.


    Nathan made shushing noises in his throat while he smothered her neck with kisses.


    ¡°The phone.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t answer it. Don¡¯t focus on the sound. Focus on my voice instead. Focus here¡­¡± he stressed.


    Demelza closed her eyes and let Nathan¡¯s wandering kisses take her somece else. She was very close to floating now. She arched her back and pressed herself into him.


    ring! ring!


    ¡°Oh, Christ.¡± Nathan groaned and rubbed his eyes, but Demelza was already off of him. She walked to the telephone in the living room, sauntering in a way that made Nathan¡¯s eyes linger on her. She picked up the telephone.


    ¡°Hello?¡± she said into the receiver, but the call had been dropped.


    She heard her ringtone ying from her phone. Odd, thought Demelza. The telephone was just ringing. Her phone wouldn¡¯t stop ringing.


    ¡°Hello,¡± she said when she had picked it up.


    ¡°Mel baby.¡± The words came out in a garbled rush. Demelza didn¡¯t like the sound at all.


    ¡°Mother?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been trying to reach you for a long time now. I tried the phone, I tried_¡±


    ¡°Calm down,¡± Demelza said and rubbed the bridge of her nose. ¡°I was on the phone just now when you called. What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Demelza heard her mother swallow. There was just that little moment that seemed like infinity passing. Then she heard her mother breathe again.


    ¡°It¡¯s your father, baby. He¡¯s sick again.¡± her mother broke the sad news to her.


    ¡°Again?¡± She was tired of hearing the same thing. Her father had been sick thest time and she had rushed over thinking that it was an emergency, and she had gotten herself abducted. Perhaps there was no real reason to rush whenever terrible news was broken. Perhaps¡­¡± she paused.


    ¡°You don¡¯t understand, Demelza. We need you. The doctor¡­ your father¡­ juste to the hospital. Ande quick.¡± her mother urged and the call ended.


    ¡°Who was it?¡± Nathan asked. Demelza walked like she was in a daze, back to Nathan¡¯s arms. ¡°It¡¯s my mother.¡±


    ¡°Oh, what did she say?¡±


    ¡°My father¡¯s sick.¡±


    ¡°Again?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what I said.¡± Demelza said, still staring into space. She blew a puff of wind from her nostrils and looked at her phone again. What in God¡¯s name have they done now? She thought as Nathan pulled her closer, rubbing her back and telling her that it was going to be alright. But she didn¡¯t really feel like it was going to be alright. Nothing felt right. It all just felt different this time.


    That brought an end to their romance and she told Nathan she just wanted to sleep. Rest in particr and escape the possibility that something might be wrong.


    After thinking for a long time, she finally fell asleep and the night hours passed faster than she¡¯d imagined. She kept tossing and turning on the bed until a nightmare brought her back to reality.


    After she had spent the rest of the night bothering about whether to visit the hospital or not, because there was a chance that it wasn¡¯t half as serious as her mother made it sound. Nathan had convinced her to take the day off work so they could go see her father in the hospital.


    She consented only under duress. She wanted to see her father, but there were still a lot of things and emotions that she needed to process.


    They both had a quick shower and they wasted no time in heading out. She was silent through the drive to the hospital and Nathan asionally squeezed her shoulder tofort her.


    In a few minutes, they got to the hospital. Thankfully the traffic was not heavy and it was a free drive all the way.


    ¡°Oh, my baby.¡± Harriet cried the minute she saw her. Demelza went into her mother¡¯s hug and stayed there while her mother sobbed into her hair. ¡°I thought you weren¡¯t going toe.¡±N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    ¡°Why would I note?¡± Demelza asked with furrowed brows. At that moment, the doctor stepped out of the ward. He was a portly man with wiry hair. He was studying the clipboard he held in his hand.


    ¡°Doctor,¡± Nathan approached him. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡±


    ¡°Ah, there¡¯s a lot going on, I suppose, who are you?¡± the doctor bumbled.


    Nathan, taken aback by the question, hid his surprise with a cough and replied, ¡°Nathan Storms.¡±


    The doctor eyeballed him and retorted in exasperation. ¡°Good to know. I was asking how you were rted to the family, but that¡¯s all by the way, anyway. His condition is not terribly serious. But we need to run a few more tests on him.¡±


    At this, Demelza choked. ¡°A few more? Wasn¡¯t he here all night? Shouldn¡¯t you have run all the tests you needed to run on him by now? We should at least know what¡¯s wrong with him.¡±


    ¡°Perhaps you would like to do my job, miss? Since you¡¯re the expert on inconclusive test results.¡± The doctor shot back. Harriet held Demelza by the arm to stop her from answering again. The doctor sighed. ¡°I¡¯ve said what I said. His condition right now isn¡¯t too serious because we¡¯ve gotten him stabilized. But we still need to run a couple more tests on him to be sure of what we¡¯re dealing with here.¡±


    His eyes darted between the three of them. ¡°Sounds good to everybody?¡±


    Nathan and Harriet nodded solemnly while Demelza red.


    ¡°Good! Now if you¡¯ll allow me, I have other inconclusive tests to run and more people to meet to do my job.¡±


    When the doctor left, Demelza turned to her mother. ¡°What was happening to him before?¡±


    But Harriet only dragged her inside the ward. There, her fathery on the bed looking quite something unlike what she normally knew him to look like. He had lost a lot of weight. Too much weight. Even though he looked fine, his face was pale. She instantly felt bad for being away for so long.


    Demelza wished she hade much earlier. It wasn¡¯t at all like the doctor had said: that it was not so serious. The man in the stretcher looked like her father, had his name, but he couldn¡¯t have been the one. This man looked way too different.


    Demelza struggled to find words.


    ¡°It¡¯s going to be alright.¡± Nathan spoke behind her. She leaned back into him, needing to feel something solid. Something safe. Someone secure. She could trust Nathan. She turned to him and buried her face in the crook of his neck.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about any of this,¡± he said as he patted her on the back. ¡°I¡¯ll handle everything. You can head home. I¡¯lle back soon, too.¡±


    Demelza protested, but Nathan insisted. Eventually, after she had nodded off, Nathan had picked her up, said goodnight to Harriet and driven her home. He ced her gently on the left side of the bed, and then he too,pletely tired out by the events of the day, fell asleep beside her.


    ¡°Are you still awake?¡± Demelza asked as she ced her head on Nathan¡¯s chest. They had taken off only the most liminal amount of clothes.


    ¡°Is this a real question?¡± Nathan whispered, eyes still closed.


    Demelza ran her fingers over his chest. ¡°I just can¡¯t stop thinking about him. I keep thinking¡­ what if he was gone?¡± Pause. ¡°Harriet had called, and she was saying all those things, and I kept thinking to myself, ¡®none of that matters. They¡¯ll be fine. It¡¯s never been serious. I need to actually start living my life.¡¯ You know?¡±


    Nathan ran a hand through her hair but said nothing. He knew better than to interrupt her now that she was talking. He kept thinking back to the activities of the day and how utterly tired he was. How utterly tired they both were, and how tomorrow was another work day.


    The clock on the bedside table read 11:02PM. Almost a whole hour until midnight. It had not been too long ago since they had both woken up from their fatigue-induced sleep, and still not being able to do much else than stare at themselves, they had eaten a whole bucket of ice-cream pulled from the fridge, and wafers.


    ¡°I me myself,¡± Demelza whispered in a very low tone. She thought Nathan had already fallen back asleep, but he stroked her hair again, and she knew he had heard her.


    ¡°Sometimes, I me myself for leaving them.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no reason to me yourself, Mel. We all made choices. We just have to hold out hope that everything¡¯s going to be alright.¡± Nathan thought for a while, swallowed hard. ¡°We¡¯ll go back to the hospital first thing tomorrow morning. You¡¯ll be able to spend as much time as you want with them. Now, let¡¯s get some sleep.¡±


    Demelza exhaled softly and closed her eyes.


    Then her phone began ringing again.

 Is father dying?

    The second the phone rang, Demelza jumped up from Nathan and lunged for the phone. It was Harriet. Demelza had a mental picture of Harriet biting her nails. She hoped it wouldn¡¯t be bad news, but with all the calls her mother had made in the past few days, Demelza honestly didn¡¯t expect any more good news; her father was already in the hospital, though. What news could be worse than that?


    ¡°Mother,¡± Demelza said shakily into the phone.


    On the other end of the line, Demelza heard Harriet inhale deeply. ¡°I didn¡¯t want to bother you, sweetie. I know you¡¯re exhausted. Today was such a hectic day for all of us¡­¡±


    Demelza found it hard not to keep the irritation and anxiety out of her voice. ¡°What¡¯s the matter now, ?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s just¡­ your father¡¯s here in the hospital, and you know, well. I was wondering about the bills. We barely scraped together the money for thest time he was admitted and_¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t scrape the money together, mother, I paid the billsst time.¡± Demelza flipped.


    ¡°I know, I know. You¡¯ve been wonderful, baby¡± Harriet responded. ¡°I was just wondering if_¡±


    ¡°You didn¡¯t have to call thiste at night to ask for money, mother. You make it sound like I need to be reminded to assist if necessary.


    Demelza sighed. ¡°I¡¯ll take care of the money. Don¡¯t worry about it. And don¡¯t call thiste again. I have to get to work early tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°I know, baby. I know.¡± Harriet repeated several times. ¡°So¡­ you¡¯ll take care of the¡­ bills¡­?¡±


    Demelza¡¯s jaws stiffened in response. She had no idea how much the hospital bills would cost this time around, and she sincerely doubted that she had the money. Nathan had been the one to foot the billsst time, and then he had paid the ransom requested by her abductors.


    He had already done so much.


    Still, she straightened her back when she replied, as though she were sure of every single thing that came out of her mouth. ¡°I¡¯ll handle the bills, mother. Now get some sleep. We¡¯lle check in with you guys tomorrow.¡±


    Her mother¡¯s response was full of relief. ¡°Oh, thank you. Thank you, Mel baby¡­¡±


    Demelza clicked the power button and fell back against Nathan. His eyes were closed, but she knew he was still awake. He was always awake whenever she was awake, and as far as she had noticed, he did not fall asleep until she had fallen asleep.


    ¡°Everything alright?¡± Nathan asked. Demelza¡¯s response was to sigh and lie back against him.


    ¡°Nothing at all. It was just my mother.¡±


    ¡°Oh? Everything¡¯s alright at the hospital?¡±


    ¡°Everything¡¯s alright. It was nothing. Don¡¯t worry.¡±


    Nathan opened his eyes to look at her. She was back to resting her head against his chest, so he only saw her hair. He exhaled heavily and leaned back again. He stroked her hair and rubbed her back with one hand.


    ¡°Everything¡¯s going to be fine, Demelza. We¡¯ll drop by the hospital first thing tomorrow before we head to the office. Your father¡¯s going to be alright. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±


    Demelza believed Nathan¡¯s words, even though she felt somewhat skeptical. She soon fell into a dreamless sleep.


    Early the next morning, they wasted no time in stepping out of the house and headed straight for the hospital. The doctor still maintained that tests needed to be run. Her father¡¯s health was no better. He looked stable, better than yesterday, but Demelza needed to be sure exactly what was wrong with him before she would finally be at peace.


    They left the hospital with Demelza feeling more agitated than before. Her mother had made herself scarce when Demelza and Nathan had arrived at the hospital, and even when Nathan had gone to meet the doctor to ask about the bills, her mother was nowhere to be found. Now they were driving back to the office and the rising rays of the sun were just hitting their faces.


    ¡°Are you alright?¡± Nathan asked. He¡¯s been doing that a lot more often these days. Demelza huffed and squirmed in her seat.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    ¡°Okay¡­¡± Nathan drew out. ¡°Because it looked like you were about to perform a surgery on that doctor.¡±


    Nathan was met with an unimpeachable wall of silence. He hastily changed tactics. ¡°Everything¡¯s going to be fine. Right now, though, I think I might die for some coffee.¡±


    Demelza narrowed her eyes at him. ¡°You¡¯re not nning to make me get you coffee, are you?¡±


    ¡°Well, you are my secretary after all. But I was thinking more along the lines of you drinking coffee with me.¡±


    Demelza huffed again and turned her head to the window. Nathan chuckled. In the rearview mirror, he could see her smiling.


    Demelza¡¯s sunny moodsted only untilte in the day, when she was alone with Nathan again, and her phone rang. She groggily picked it up.


    ¡°Mother_¡±


    ¡°You need to get to the hospital quickly! It¡¯s your father.¡±


    Everything cleared away from her mind. She didn¡¯t wait for the call to end, she just turned to Nathan. ¡°My mother just called. It¡¯s the hospital. Something¡¯s up with my father.¡±


    Nathan didn¡¯t need to say anything, he just picked up his coat. Demelza was already rushing out of the office.


    She burst through the doors of the hospital, hair and thoughts flying wild.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°Where is he?¡± Demelza demanded.


    Harriet, her mother was sobbing, and tried to wrap an arm around her neck, but Demelza shrugged her off. ¡°Where¡¯s the doctor? What¡¯s he saying? What¡¯s wrong with dad?¡±


    She had just ced her hand on the handle of the door when the doctor appeared.


    ¡°Ah, you¡¯re finally here. Good. The test results are in, and they don¡¯t look good. Do you want to sit down to hear it?¡±


    Demelza shook her head, unable to form words any longer. Nathan moved behind her to massage her cor.


    The doctor read: ¡°Liver failure, and not onset. It¡¯s in its final stages, which means only one thing¡­¡± Harriet¡¯s voice trailed off but she found it again. ¡°your father¡¯s been having drinks secretly. Are you aware of this?¡±


    Demelza spluttered. ¡°Drinking? My father doesn¡¯t drink anything other than water. I mean, he drinks fruit juices sometimes at family meetings_¡±


    ¡°Alcoholic fruit juices?¡± Silence. ¡°And these family meetings are a usual urrence?¡±


    ¡°Well¡­¡±


    ¡°When¡¯s thest time you had one of these family meetings?¡±


    Demelza could not answer. It had been a long time since she had been back home. Now that she thought about it, she had not been in the life of her father, or mother, or anyone from her family at all. She had lost total contact with everyone from her life before.


    After she met Nathan, he became everything. He became her everything. She had not needed to return for a visit or even checked in. Just how long exactly had it been since she had been home? She couldn¡¯t answer. The realization filled her with pain and regret.


    There was no way she could say that she was caring about her father¡¯s health when she had not even been present in his life. She was only there whenever her mother called to inform her that there was an emergency. She had been so focused on making money and being happy and living for herself¡­


    ¡°Look, I don¡¯t know what the rtionship between you and your family is, or how long ago you¡¯ve been away, but the results here show that your father has been imbibing an awful amount of alcohol. It¡¯s something any medical personnel would have seen a mile away. You say this isn¡¯t the first time he¡¯s been admitted?¡±


    Demelza nodded. ¡°He was admitted not long ago. I was on my way there before I was¡­¡± she trailed off remembering thest time that she had tried to visit her father in the hospital and had gotten abducted.


    The doctor leveled his gaze at her. ¡°If he¡¯s been admitted before, then the doctor must have surely informed you that he has a liver problem and should under no circumstance imbibe alcohol. The only reason he would wind up here again is if his liver can¡¯t function properly. That will only happen if he¡¯s drinking.¡±


    Gears were already turning in Demelza¡¯s mind. She hadn¡¯t read the reportst time. She had been absent since then. She had not checked, but her mother¡­ her mother was with her father in the hospitalst time. She probably knew the results of thest visit to the hospital.


    Demelza turned slowly to her mother whose tears were falling even faster now. Harriet¡¯s face was a mask of sorrow and guilt. She was mouthing words but Demelza could only hear the blood roaring in her ears. And Demelza felt something in her heart break even the doctor asked the question again.


    ¡°Has your father been drinking?¡±

 Dark times

    The doctor had left after he had dropped the bombshell.


    Demelza¡¯s father was dying, liver failure and there was nothing that could be done to stop it. Unless he had an immediate transnt. Demelza had felt all the air knocked out of her as she watched her father on the bed, looking more sickly than he ever did, his stomach not seeming to reflect his current condition. But Demelza knew. She just knew that he was wasting there on that bed as hey unmoving, eyes closed, and for all she knew, he was oblivious to every single thing that was happening around him.


    She hated this. She hated it with a severe passion. Her father had been her one in all, the one constant and unchanging thing in her life, before Nathan hade. Even now that Nathan is here. Why would he do something so stupid? She thought angrily.


    She had rounded on her mother after the doctor had left. There had to be something that she did not know. There was no other exnation for the fact that she had left her father in stable health, and now he was dying.


    ¡°What did you do?¡± Demelza seethed. Harriet tried to stem her tears as she tried to exin, but Demelza was beyond caring for the woman¡¯s tears. There was no justifiable exnation for the fact that her father who she loved and cherished was going to leave her soon unless a donor was found.


    Where were they even going to find a donor?


    Demelza wanted to brush the thoughts away from her mind, but she found that it was impossible to do so. As soon as the doctor had mentioned that Mr. Thorpes, Demelza¡¯s father could still be saved if he had an immediate liver transnt, Nathan had plucked at that thread of hope and asked if there were any liver donors they could ask for.


    ¡°Normally, the hospital has those on standby.¡± The doctor had said. ¡°Lots of people understand this kind of loss and want to be able to donate their livers for other patients, but¡­ the problem is not in the avability of the liver donor, it¡¯s in thepatibility. We need a liver donor who¡¯spatible with him. Or¡­ he¡¯s going to have to be put on the waiting list, and hopefully, if somethinges up, we¡¯ll see what can be done.¡±


    The doctor had said ¡®if¡¯ somethinges up. Not when. What were the odds that there was going to be some random happy-go-lucky or really empathetic person who was going to waltz into their life and offer a liver out of the blues?


    A waiting list was practically a death sentence. The doctor had made certain that he implied this. There was not a lot of time for her father to stay in the state that he was. He needed treatment, and he needed it fast. There was no waiting list with her father.


    Nathan had asked if there was anything that could be done. Perhaps a sum of money could be paid to outsource for the liver, but the doctor had been clear that finding the right donor for Mr. Thorpe¡¯s liver would be a problem on its own, not to talk about the operating procedure.


    Nathan had thought for a while, then turned to the doctor. ¡°What about me? What about my liver?¡±


    The doctor had looked at Nathan as if he was crazy, but that had been several minutes ago, and Nathan had spent the time trying to convince the doctor to run tests on him to determine hispatibility.


    Nathan was with the doctor and the team that ran tests, trying to see if he would be a match for the transnt. Demelza could no longer hold in her tears. She let them fall as she watched everything y out before her. Nathan, the man she loved, was trying to sacrifice his liver for her father, another man she loved.


    She loved him at that moment. But the asional doubt settled in her mind when she thought of the considerable risk that Nathan was taking just to ensure her father¡¯s survival. There was a chance that her father would not make it through the operation. And the possibility of a transnt operation was almost entirely dependent on the fact that Nathan would be a match to donate.


    What if he wasn¡¯t a match? Demelza thought as she slid down against the wall. If he wasn¡¯t a match, then they would need to find someone else who was a match.


    And what if Nathan was a match?


    Everything served to further frustrate Demelza. She ran her hands through her hair. Harriet attempted to cate her by sitting down beside her, but Demelza¡¯s head shot up and she red at her mother like she was going to straight upmit murder, and Harriet, taking the hint, left.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    Nathan soon returned with the grim news that he wasn¡¯t a match for the liver transnt, and Demelza felt like she was just going to sink into the floor. She grabbed both sides of her face with her hands and pulled her head upright to stare at Nathan.


    ¡°So what now?¡± she asked.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know anymore. The doctor wanted to discharge your father, because there¡¯s no donor for his liver, but we can¡¯t let him be discharged. We¡¯ve been here all day and the only other option the doctor says we have is to agree for us to be put on the waiting list. I¡¯m not sure we can afford to be put on the waiting list¡±


    ¡°Of course we can¡¯t put my father on the waiting list!¡± Demelza snapped. ¡°Look at him! He¡¯s fit to die at any moment now.¡±


    Nathan didn¡¯t look at her father whoy on the hospital bed. ¡°Mel, he¡¯s not going to die.¡± At any moment now, Nathan almost added. It was a hopeless situation and he knew it. Without that liver transnt, the man was just going to keep on wasting here until he eventually died. It wouldn¡¯t be a matter of if he would die, it was when.


    Nathan tried for a more upbeat tone. He was already very tired by the events of the whole day.


    ¡°Look, why don¡¯t wee againter? Things would have calmed down by then and we¡¯d be able to properly think and strategize¡­¡±


    He neverpleted the statement. Demelza shot up from the floor and moved outside, nearly blowing the hospital doors straight off its hinges. Before she left, she screamed at her mother. Nathan knew he had to do something difficult.


    He ran after her. She was almost in the car when he caught up with her.


    ¡°Mel, calm down.¡± He said, but Demelza only brushed off his hand.


    ¡°Calm down? Calm down? This isn¡¯t the time to calm down. My father is dying there and there¡¯s nothing I can do about it.¡±


    ¡°Hey, there¡¯s nothing I can do about it too. This is way out of our hands. We¡¯ve just got to wait and see how everything ys out.¡±


    Demelza said nothing anymore. She just let Nathan steer her into the vehicle. She didn¡¯t even say goodbye to her mother; all she kept thinking about was the fact that she loved her father and didn¡¯t want to see him die. And now, there was even less time to spend with him.


    In the car, Nathan told her, ¡°this isn¡¯t the time to begin to get angry.¡± But Demelza was barely listening. Nathan spoke some more with the doctor before he drove her home. But Demelza¡¯s condition only spiraled. She became irascible, blowing up over the slightest things, and eventually, dayster, even after she had stopped talking to her mother because she found out that her father had been imbibing alcohol with the help of her mother, Harriet, the hospital called.


    ¡°We did all we could,¡± The doctor sighed heavily over the phone. ¡°It was only a matter of time. His liver was failing.¡±


    Demelza felt like her entire world had slipped from right under her. She managed to breathe back in reply, ¡°What do you mean, doctor?¡±


    The doctor sighed heavily and said again.


    ¡°Your father is dead.¡±

 Time to mourn

    It took forever, preparing to bury her father. Demelza had absolutely no idea what to do. She had cried her eyes and heart out the first time that she had heard the news, but now when they were in the final stages of preparation for her father¡¯s burial, she was sober, morose. She was detached.


    ¡°Demelza, honey, could you please pass me the remote?¡± Nathan said.


    Demelza was mute. Nathan walked in front of her. ¡°Mel, you alright?¡±


    She jerked away from him as if she had been shot. Nathan tried not to let the pain he felt by her little actions show on his face. Instead, he tried to get closer to her again.


    ¡°I was asking if you are alright.¡± He ced a hand on her thigh. ¡°Are you alright? You don¡¯t look so good.¡±


    Demelza mumbled something he couldn¡¯t hear and then she stood up, saying that she needed to boil water or something. Nathan sighed when she left the living room. He understood that he couldn¡¯t rush her. She was going through a very sensitive, troubling time. Not everyone loses their fathers everyday. Not everybody could handle the grief associated with losing a loved one, especially if that loved one was dear.


    At work, Demelza was worse. Her eyes were often zed over as she worked, still in that daze. She typed like a robot, and Nathan had caught her more than once, staring with no particr aim at her screen. Or rather, through her screen. She looked as though she was seeing something that no one else was seeing.


    The hospital had released the body, but the funeral arrangements still needed to be made.


    Nathan was on the phone calling the people that would handle the events of the funeral ceremony when Demelza walked in. Nathan hadn¡¯t heard her enter.


    ¡°No, ck is too nondescript,¡± Nathan said into his phone. His chair was turned to the window behind him. ¡°Can we not do something with a little more taste? Something that showed that this man mattered?


    ¡°I understand what you¡¯re saying, but you need to listen to me. This is the father of my-this man was loved by his wife and daughter. Making everything all ck would just be as bad as saying he was a nobody who got what he deserved. Do something about the color. Thank you. I_¡±Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want my father buried; I want him to be cremated.¡± A wisp of a voice.


    Nathan turned his chair immediately, allowing his eyes to lock with Demelza¡¯s. ¡°What was that, Mel?¡±


    ¡°I said, I want his body to be cremated.¡±


    ¡°I¡­ uh. I can see that. Why do you want his body to be cremated?¡±


    Demelza turned and left Nathan¡¯s office as though she had not said anything at all. As if they had not been having a conversation. Nathan shook his head. There was no way that the man was getting a cremation. But as it turned out, over the next few days, that was all Demelza fought with him about.


    She kept asking if he had called the crematory and booked an appointment and wondered if he could go to her ce. She made all sorts of rubbish demands to the point that Nathan got tired. Nathan snapped. Demelza broke and shouted that he didn¡¯t love her. And whenever Nathan tried to pacify her, she would break into tears and run away.


    Nathan wished that there was something he could do for the grief she was going through. Just the other day, she had broken his favorite coffee mug at the office. There was an argument every other day now. And the worst of it was that Demelza still wasn¡¯t talking to her mother. Harriet, Demelza¡¯s step-mother had taken to cowering and hiding every time Nathan drove Demelza to her family¡¯s house so that she could spend time with them.


    Demelza was obsessed with the things her father had left behind: his bed, his clothes, the books¡­ she hoarded everything as if he was amodity that would soon expire. But that was just really ck humor. The man had already expired. He had died and gone and left them-gone and left her, Demelza-alone in the world.


    Nothing was the same anymore. Demelza¡¯s crying episodes increased significantly. Now, she was crying every other day, even while she did mundane things and the memory of her father would suddenly bubble up to the surface. She would drop whatever she was doing and let the tears run down her cheeks.


    One day after Nathan had driven her to her family¡¯s house, she had gone straight to her father¡¯s room. She had shrieked, and everyone thought that she was being attacked, but Demelza held her father¡¯s clothes in her hand: a shirt and trouser that he had loved wearing while he was alive, and she shook them limply at Nathan and Harriet. On the bed, floor and everywhere else, she had strewn the man¡¯s clothes about until the bedroom looked like a tornado had brewed right at its center.


    ¡°He¡¯s leaving.¡± Demelza dered with wide eyes. ¡°Daddy¡¯s leaving his clothes. I can¡¯t smell him anymore, I can¡¯t_¡±


    Nathan could not bear the pain. He closed the door with Demelza in the room. Harriet was resting against the wall outside, crying silent tears. Mr. Thorpes had been her husband. It must be equally difficult for her to also process his loss as grief.


    Nathan hadn¡¯t fully realized that Harriet was also mourning and grieving. Demelza had totally epassed everybody else¡¯s pain such that it was difficult to imagine that any other person in the world was sad except for her.


    Several rtives, friends and well-wishers had called at the family house, expressing their deepest condolences and some others had made it all the way down to the house tomiserate with the family.


    Slowly but surely, the day for the funeral approached. More and more people wereing into the house now and Nathan had had to keep Demelza out of the house for some time while Harriet entertained them.


    The burial was on a Saturday and it didn¡¯t rain. The sun was shining up in the sky, much too brightly for the grim affair that was the burial. They had proceeded straight from service to the cemetery, even though Nathan was not a very religious man.


    The priest officiating had read some lines and asked if anyone else had anything to say about Mr. Thorpes, Demelza¡¯s father. Everybody was dressed in ck. Demelza¡¯s eyes were stone-cold and hard; her mother¡¯s face was full of tears.


    They began to lower the casket into the ground. Dirt poured down and filled up the space, but nothing would prate the lonely space in Demelza¡¯s heart. Nothing would fill it up again. Her father was gone and that was that. Somehow, the finality of seeing her father¡¯s body beingid to rest in the ground sealed it for her.


    That night, as Nathan held her, trying tofort her, she cried like she hadn¡¯t cried before. There had been a small fight before, because when Nathan had driven her back to his house, she had walked straight to the bar and began pouring out rum for herself. She had been about to down the first ss when Nathan, full of anger, pped the ss out of her hand.


    It shattered with a dramatic sound, spraying bits of ss and alcohol everywhere.


    Demelza didn¡¯t bother to look at Nathan¡¯s face. She stretched her hand for the cask of rum, but Nathan swiped it from her hand.


    ¡°Enough!¡± He growled. He knew she was grieving, but he was not going to let her, a pregnant woman, pregnant with his baby. Even once thought that those were grounds to permit her drinking.


    Demelza had never seen him this angry. She burst into uproariousughter. Nathan clenched and unclenched his fists, wondering how best to deal with her. He pulled her in for a hug, not knowing what else to do. And into the hug, even as she fought him, herughter turned into tears and Nathan held her even tighter.


    She said, when she had stopped crying, ¡°He needed me. And I wasn¡¯t there.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright,¡± Nathan murmured into her hair.


    She chuckled darkly. Her makeup had long since been smudged. ¡°But it¡¯s not alright. He had needed me, and I was not there, because I was with you-I was always with you.¡±


    She broke free from Nathan¡¯s grasp and looked into his eyes. Nathan looked back into her own eyes. Demelza stepped away.


    ¡°My father died because I wasn¡¯t there with him when he needed me, when they all needed me. And I can¡¯t think about that right now. Because it¡¯s just too hurtful. It¡¯s too painful.¡±


    She sniffed and looked straight at Nathan. ¡°I have to go.¡±


    ¡°Where?¡± Nathan asked, his voice painfully constricted.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know yet. I just can¡¯t stay here tonight.¡±


    She picked up her bag and opened the door.


    ¡°I need some time, Nathan.¡±

 I need a favour

    Demelza checked into a hotel after she had left the house.


    She knew that Nathan probably could follow her if he wanted to, but she hoped that he would not. She couldn¡¯t deal with anybody right now, especially him.


    She ordered room service in the hotel, but could not bring herself to eat even though she had hardly eaten anything all through the day. The loss of her father was still very much painful to her. The scars were still fresh in her memory.


    Demelza took out her phone and searched for a video. She found what she was looking for and hit y. The video was one of her and her father. In the video, he was still alive and smiling, and he looked like there was nothing in the world that would ever change that fact. But it had changed anyway.


    He was dead and there was nothing else to it. Demelza clicked the phone to lock and threw it onto the bed. She could not start revisiting their happy memories. He had only been interred a few hours ago. It was much too early to start dredging up memories of him.


    She remembered how she had left the house. Her mind yed back to thest memory she had of her father, when they were all still living in the same house, under the same roof.


    ¡°Do you really have to go, Demelza?¡± her father asked.


    ¡°You know I have to. Nathan has asked me to move in with him. I¡¯m not useful to either of you here. I need to work, and I need to earn enough money to take care of you-¡±


    ¡°We don¡¯t have a lot of money, that¡¯s true.¡± Her father replied. ¡°But look what we have? It¡¯s more than enough.¡±


    ¡°Dad, it¡¯s not. We¡¯re barely getting by.¡±


    ¡°So? We¡¯ve got each other. We¡¯re happy, aren¡¯t we? That has to count for something.¡±


    Demelza shook her head in a halfugh and turned to her father as if she was exining something to a child. ¡°Happiness won¡¯t feed us, dad. We¡¯re alright now, but what happens if there¡¯s an emergency, or God forbid, the prices of food skyrocket? Or there¡¯s an economic copse?¡±


    Her father huffed and turned away. ¡°You¡¯ve been reading too many books, girl.¡±


    She smiled at him. ¡°I know. But these are all possibilities. There¡¯s still truth in what I¡¯m saying. You know there is.¡±


    Her father seemed to mull the thought over in his mind for a while, then he added thoughtfully. ¡°But even with work, you should still be able to return home to us. Come back. Work is fine, but do you have to move in with Nathan? You know we need you. We need our Mel baby.¡±


    ¡°I know, dad.¡± Demelzaughed. In the past, she had told them that she was absolutely in love with Nathan and that she felt like nothing coulde between them at all. She wanted there to be nothing between them.


    Nathan loved her. Nathan loves her, and he was being so kind. It would be an insult for her to down his offer. And his offer was good. They were seeing each other, so it was not some inappropriate office romance, everything was being done ording to the books. All Nathan wanted was for them to spend more time together, and that was what she wanted too.


    In the past, she told her father all these things, and she said that she woulde down to the house asionally, to check in on them and spend time with them because they were her family, after all.


    Now, in the present, Demelza knew that she lied. She could not tell her father the same things that she had told him back then. She could not tell him that she was doubting her feelings for Nathan. She could not tell her father that she was scared and that she regretted not spending more time with him at home. She could not tell him that she wished she could turn back the hands of the clock if it meant that she would be able to spend another second with him.


    She could not even muster the anger she had felt before at her mother anymore. Her mother had known that her father had been drinking in secret. She knew, and she had aided him, led him slowly to his grave. But now, she thought that she couldn¡¯t fault her mother. People do crazy things in love.


    She had not cared much for how they felt back then. They were old. They might have understood what it meant to be in love once, some long time ago, but they certainly didn¡¯t understand it right now. What a lie! She thought bitterly.


    Demelza curled in on herself on the bed and wished that dawn would nevere. She focused on the memories that she had of her father-the only things that she now held of him, and tried to picture only her happy memories with him, but try as she did, when she slept, only nightmares filled her head. Dreams of her father¡¯s corpse putting a bottle of beer to its lips and leering obscenely¡­ her father in his casket with pennies pouring out of his mouth¡­


    She woke up feeling worse than the previous day. She packed her things and headed back to Nathan¡¯s house, but even while she was there, she couldn¡¯t shake the feeling that something had changed. Something was off.N?velDrama.Org copyrighted ? content.


    When Nathan weed her back with a hug and a kiss, she felt nothing. Only a dead numb. She was stiff in his arms and shook herself out of his grasp. Nathan observed the new development, but said nothing about it. He only hoped that she would soon snap out of it. He was no neer to the game of healing. He wanted her to heal, but he needed to give her time too.


    He decided not to intrude too much in her space, but he still made sure that she understood that he was as much in her life as she was in his space. Nathan tried to put her in better moods by doing silly things, but Demelza was either indifferent or enraged whenever he tried to dance or mimic someone or purposely make a mistake with the cooking.


    She could no longer stand the sight of him, and being in the same room with Nathan was too much for her to handle. She needed toe to terms with the fact that her father was dead, but every single time that she tried to let go of everything and just try to breathe, she was reminded of the fact that she had left her father and her family so she could pursue love with Nathan. She had left everything to be with Nathan. And now she was regretting it.


    She needed there to be a reason why her father was not alive. If she was not enough to take the me for leaving, then Nathan would have to do it. In her mind, she made Nathan the main reason that her father died because, she reasoned, if Nathan had not invited her into his home and his life, she still would have been with her father and perhaps he would still be alive.


    She saw Nathan struggling to cheer her up, and it pierced her heart. She did love him, but right now, she was grieving and didn¡¯t know what to feel.


    Everything was suffocating. She had stopped sleeping in the same room with Nathan. She slept on the couch in the living room now, always alert in case Nathan tried to lead her to the bed. Paranoia filled her head and dreams. She was slowly dying.


    So she did the only thing that she could think of at that time.


    She took out her phone out of her bag and dialed the number. Even this person too, she had abandoned her quest to love and be with Nathan.


    You¡¯ve fucked up a lot of things, Demelza. She chided herself mentally.


    The phone rang for what seemed like forever. Then the call connected.


    ¡°Hello?¡± a soft feminine voice said uncertainty on the other end of the line.


    Demelza gulped.


    ¡°Katherine¡­ it¡¯s me.¡± She heard the silence on the other end and the slow draw of breath. ¡°I need a favor.¡±

 Reality check

    ¡°I¡¯m not sure I ever expected to hear from you again.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s throat constricted and she found the words difficult to push out. ¡°Kat¡­¡±


    ¡°You still remember the nickname you gave me when we were children.¡± The voice on the other end of the call said, feigning mock surprise. ¡°I am both honored and confused. What is this?¡±


    ¡°Kat, I¡¯m sorry.¡±


    Katherine, her best friend,ughed throatily. Demelza could hear the loathing in her voice, and the years of pain that came with neglect.


    ¡°You don¡¯t get to be sorry, Mel. This one¡¯s all on you.¡± Katherine said.


    ¡°I know there¡¯s nothing I can say in my defense¡±


    ¡°Damn right there isn¡¯t! you just upped and left without letting anybody know. Okay, maybe you did let people know. But you dropped off the radar. You¡¯ve been gone for how long now? And you didn¡¯t once bother to check in or check up on us-on me. Do you even know what I look like right now?¡±


    Demelza considered telling Katherine that she still looked exactly like the five-feet-eleven tall brown-skinned goddess with green eyes she had grown up with, but the usations hurt.


    ¡°I can¡¯t begin to apologize.¡± Demelza choked.


    ¡°But you already did.¡± Katherine interjected.


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to¡±


    ¡°You go AWOL on some love fest with a man and after so long, you¡¯re back and you want a favor? That¡¯s not how this works, baby girl. I love you, Mel but,¡±


    ¡°MY FATHER¡¯S DEAD!¡± The words exploded from Demelza¡¯s mouth. Then all at once, she was sorry that she had said it because now Katherine could no longer berate her. Katherine was her best friend. No matter how snarky she became, she would drop all hostilities the minute she sensed that Demelza was in pain. And oh, Demelza was in a lot of pain.


    ¡°My father¡¯s dead, Kat. I didn¡¯t know what else to do.¡± Demelza sobbed.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    Katherine was silent for a long time, then she sighed and said, ¡°I don¡¯t like you, Mel. You don¡¯t ever allow me to fully express my wrath, or hurt. We¡¯re not all okay, either, you know? The least you could have done was call.¡±


    ¡°I know.¡± Demelza sniffed.


    ¡°You sound like a proper mess. I don¡¯t think I want to hear you crying on the phone. Can you make it to my ce? I¡¯ve got ice-cream.¡±


    Demelza chuckled when she thought of the situation. Katherine was telling her that she had ice-cream. How would Katherine react when she discovered that Nathan practically owned ice-cream? Unable to eat since the funeral, Demelza had taken to snacking on whatever junk was avable and could easily put her out of her misery. Ice-cream was cold and brain freeze tended to make you forget about thinking for a while, so it was the perfect food for her to drown herself in. And Nathan¡¯s fridge was full of ice-cream.


    Still, she said to Katherine. ¡°I could go for some ice-cream.¡±


    ¡°Great,¡± Katherine drawled. ¡°She calls one day and she already wants to raid my stores.¡± This earned her a chuckle from Demelza. ¡°You remember where my ce is right?¡± she asked because Demelza had only gone to see her once since she moved from her old apartment. Family got bigger and a bigger house was needed but her best friend wasn¡¯t present anymore.


    Demelza struggled to remember, but she answered anyway, ¡°yeah!¡±


    Katherine scoffed on the other end of the line. ¡°Yeah, right. I¡¯ll text you the location. You have a tendency to be missing from where you¡¯re supposed to be, and winding up in ces you shouldn¡¯t.¡±


    Demelza thought about the two times she was abducted, and the journeys between hospitals, Nathan¡¯s house, and her family house¡­ and she agreed.


    ¡°I¡¯ve sent you the address. You can pop in tomorrow.¡± Katherine said. Demelza breathed a sigh of relief. One she hadn¡¯t had in a while. ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. I¡¯ve got to go now. See you tomorrow?¡±


    ¡°Yeah. And Kat¡­¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°I miss you.¡± Demelza said, leaving the words hanging there.


    Katherine was silent. ¡°Hang in there, Mel.¡± Then the call ended.


    Demelza ran her hands across her eyes and wiped the little tears that had gathered there. She had abandoned everyone to follow Nathan, and now she wasn¡¯t even sure if she loved him. There was so much going on in her head, she didn¡¯t even know where she was going to start from. But she had made a decision in her mind.


    She needed time away from Nathan. She wasn¡¯t sure how long, but she could not stay here any longer. Everything was falling apart. She had to leave now that she still had her sanity intact.


    That night, she slept on Nathan¡¯s bed and let him hold her. But only because she was tired of carrying her nightmares by herself. When morning came, she told Nathan that she wanted to take a day off to rest, and Nathan had approved. He was d that she was slowly getting better; he needed to make sure that she was healed and fully recovered.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need toe in for work until you¡¯re absolutely sure that you¡¯re better. I was also thinking¡­ I think you should see a therapist. I could schedule something for you, and we have to visit the doctor, too. So we know how far along you¡¯reing with the baby.¡±


    To everything, Demelza nodded demurely. Nathan looked at her with pity in his eyes. Then he hugged her. He kissed her as he left for the office, but if Demelza felt anything, she did not show it. Nathan drove away.


    As soon as Nathan was gone, she took a bath and jumped into a taxi with directions for Katherine¡¯s house. The house was where it had always been, an apartment in a block of high-rise buildings. Demelza entered timidly, hoping that her heart would not drop to the floor as she rode the elevator all the way up.


    All she had to do was knock, but the thought frightened her so much, she almost had a panic attack. She had just raised her hand to knock when the door swung open.


    Demelza¡¯s eyes were fixed on Katherine¡¯s the minute she opened the door. Seeing her made her realize how much she missed her.


    ¡°Katherine,¡± she started, but Katherine just drew her into a hug and closed the door behind them. Demelza cried, not for the first time since her father had died. She told everything to Katherine, including how she was pregnant with Nathan¡¯s child.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what I¡¯m feeling for Nathan right now. My head is too scrambled up, and I can¡¯t deal with my mother either. I just need to get out of here for a while. Please help me out, Katherine.¡±


    Katherine considered her friend. Then said, ¡°Wait here.¡± And then left. When Katherine returned, she was with her phone. Demelza had exined everything to her. She needed to leave the city. If she could leave the country too, that would be the best. But she needed a clean start.


    Katherine sent the money to Demelza¡¯s ount, and Demelza broke into tears again.


    ¡°I¡¯m such a horrible friend.¡± She sobbed into Katherine¡¯s shoulder. ¡°I don¡¯t deserve you.¡±


    ¡°Yeah right, you don¡¯t. But you¡¯re my best friend and you¡¯d do the same for me, too. Goodluck, Mel. I hope you find what it is you¡¯re looking for, and heal. I¡¯m sorry about your dad.¡±


    Demelza took in all of Katherine¡¯s words, then she turned to her onest time, gave her a brief hug and said that she was going to be in contact. Katherineughed as though she had just told the most hrious joke. Demelza joined in theughter too.


    Nathan was not home when she got back. It was best that way. She packed her things into a bag-she didn¡¯t bring a lot of stuff into Nathan¡¯s house anyway. She didn¡¯t have a lot of things in the world anyway.


    When she was done, she put the note she had written right on the bed and turned to look back onest time at the house and all that she was leaving behind. She thought about Nathan and how loving and kind he had been. How loving and kind he still was. She thought about her mother and how fiercely she loved her father.


    She could not bring herself to think about her father.


    She had abandoned so much already. What more would a few more losses cost her? There was nothing more to lose that she had not already lost. Demelza said a final farewell in her head and closed the door after her.


    She rubbed her abdomen and thought about Nathan¡¯s child growing inside her womb. She didn¡¯t know what she was going to do, exactly, or where she was going to go, or what the future held, but she needed to take the risk anyway.


    She wiped the tears from her eyes and walked away.

 I will be here

    It had been several months since Demelza had left Nathan¡¯s house and moved to a different part of the country. She had not told anywhere where she was going, not even Katherine in case of the event where Nathan would go to meet her to ask about her location.


    Nathan had been broken by her absence, but even more saddened by the knowledge that Demelza had left with his child, and she had not once said anything. He had felt betrayed that even though he had given her everything that he had, she had still left. Nathan on some nights, still drunk himself to sleep whenever he remembered her.


    Demelza on the other hand, had not been able to get Nathan off her mind either. Her pregnancy had advanced and was already nearing the third trimester, and not one day passed that she hoped she would see him. But she reminded herself that she had been the one who chose to leave.


    She had left because she wanted to be sure of what exactly it was that she had with Nathan. She didn¡¯t understand how she could fall sopletely in love with a man to the point that she gave up everything in her life. There had to have been some kind of logical exnation.


    She would have attributed it to witchcraft, but Nathan was not a very religious person, and she doubted he would have been able to put such a spell on her anyway. The answer had been in to her right from the very beginning. Nathan was simply a force that was to be reckoned with. He was just that attractive.


    Demelza had not nned to run into Nathan again, and neither had he. But one sunny day, she had been driving to the boutique, and she was beginning to feel a little sick and a little woozy when she heard the screech of metal on metal and her car stopped moving.


    She sat in the car for a while, disoriented. She felt like puking, but she needed to first get out of the car. She turned around, trying to make sense of her surroundings. Already, a small crowd was beginning to form. Someone helped her out of her car. She was barely hurt. No scratches. Only a mild concussion and the sick feeling persisted.


    She retched.


    The other vehicle was in a worse shape than her own, and she prayed that the driver was not hurt.


    ¡°It¡¯s a miracle.¡± Someone said beside her. Demelza was still feeling partly the effects of her mild concussion, but when she heard the voice, every single fiber of her was frozen. She prayed to God that it was a joke. It had to be a cruel joke.


    But she turned, and he was there, solid in the sunlight.


    ¡°I thought to myself that it had to have been a mistake. Of all the ces in the world. To think that I would find you here. It¡¯s a miracle.¡±


    The person approached her, and Demelza felt the same fluttering of wings she had felt the first time that she had met the man. there would be no one else in the world like this man, Demelza was sure. There was nobody else but him.


    ¡°Nathan,¡± she breathed.


    Nathan¡¯s eyes were misting with tears. He swallowed several times before he found his voice.


    ¡°I thought I¡¯d lost you, Demelza.¡±


    ***


    Demelza had taken him to her boutique because it was closer, and she insisted that she had crashed into his vehicle, so she was at least responsible for taking care of him, but in truth, she had missed Nathan so much that she wanted to spend as much time as possible with him. She wanted to be assured of the solidity of his body, of the depth of his voice and the way his hair was so free in the sunlight. It had grown longer than thest time she had seen him, after she had left his house several months ago.


    ¡°How are you_¡± they both started and stopped simultaneously.


    ¡°You go first.¡± Demelza offered.


    ¡°No, you go first,¡± Nathan countered. ¡°Please.¡±


    Demelza sucked in air. They were sitting in her boutique that she had been on her way to. A ss of milk and a tray of cookies had been set in front of them, mostly for Nathan¡¯s benefit, but he had not once touched it. He continued to stare intently at Demelza, watching her and the way her abdomen now protruded. Seeing the curve of her belly filled him with a strange, but earnest desire and he wondered about a great many things.


    But he needed to know some things first.


    ¡°You left,¡± he said. Not a question, and not an usation.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Demelza replied.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    ¡°Because I was too in love with you, Nathan, and after my father died, I needed time away. I needed to stop ming myself, and I needed to stop ming you. I wanted to be sure about what we had. I wanted to clear my head and I needed the peace and quiet to think, because as much as I loved you, I needed my space at that time.¡±


    ¡°Loved.¡± Nathan enunciated. ¡°You said ¡®loved.¡¯ Do you not still love me?¡±


    Demelza rubbed her belly and stared vacantly outside. Nathan was undeterred. ¡°Because I do.¡± He said boldly. ¡°I never stopped loving you, and I still am in love with you.¡±


    ¡°Nathan¡­¡±


    ¡°I searched everywhere the minute I got home and couldn¡¯t find you. I called everyone I knew that had personal contacts with you, but no one would give me anything about your whereabouts. I even called Katherine_¡±


    At this, Demelza¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°You found Katherine?¡±


    ¡°She was the first person I went to after I realized that you were gone. You hadn¡¯t told her anything.¡±


    The silence that followed was thick enough to be cut with a knife.


    Finally, Demelza asked. ¡°Why are you here, Nathan?¡±


    ¡°So I could crash my car into yours.¡±


    Demelza chuckled but quickly wiped the smile from her face. ¡°No, I mean seriously. Why are you here?¡±


    Nathan peered into her eyes as he answered. ¡°Because I was looking for you. I never stopped looking. From the very day you were gone. And now that I¡¯ve found you, I don¡¯t want to let go, either. Also, the firm has business to do in the city.¡±


    ¡°You should eat your cookies and milk and get going. You¡¯re unharmed, and I¡¯m d, but now you have to go.¡± Demelza pushed him yfully off the stool he sat on.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    Nathan yfully held her hands, and with a masterful twirl, he brought her close to him, bridging the gap between them in seconds. His face inched towards hers. Demelza¡¯s breathing quickened. She closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, Nathan¡¯s lips were nowhere close to hers anymore.


    She found him kneeling at her feet, head pressed ever so delicately against her belly. His eyes were closed and there was a content smile on his face.


    ¡°He feels just like you. He has your soul.¡±


    Demelza¡¯s breath caught in her throat. ¡°How¡¯d you know it¡¯s a he?¡±


    Nathan smiled at her and straightened himself. ¡°I would like toe see you again. Preferably not from a car crash. This is a wonderful boutique.¡±


    Demelza went red with color. ¡°It¡¯s mine.¡±


    ¡°That exins it. I would like to hear more about this someday.¡±


    This time, Demelza full-on smiled. ¡°I¡¯ll be here.¡±

 Epilogue

    The air thrummed with a literal life. There were all sorts of people, men, women, politicians, royalty¡­ everyone had turned out for what the media was calling the wedding of the year. Cameramen and media people, various paparazzi shed over who got what shot and where, but there was no need. Everybody who was anybody was here.


    Including thedies who wept in agony that their favorite bachelor was finally snatched off the market and the men who were d that the hottest and richest Bachelor has been leg shackled, giving them room to have thedy¡¯s atywnriom to themselves.


    And that was just those who were outside. Inside (Nathan had used a massive chapel that had an impossiblyrge hall), more people were seated, some of the women in different attires and holding elegant fans and essories. It was like a g masquerading as a wedding. Flowers and wreaths adorned the pews that the congregation sat in, and there were the asional bursts of confetti and flowers, the spray of perfume, the aromas¡­ a gargantuan cake.


    In the center of a dais, in front of the priest who was going to officiate, Nathan stood. He was fitted in a white suit that had a golden sash running from both shoulders and tapering into a belt at his waist. He looked magnificent. But it wasn¡¯t just his physique that was breathtaking, on the inside, Nathan felt like walking on the moon-he was marrying the most beautiful woman in the world. After everything that had transpires between them, Nathan couldn¡¯t believe it all led to this day.


    Demelza was finally his.


    ¡°How do I look?¡± He asked the men around him for the umpteenth time. Even the priest scowled at him and mockingly said. ¡°Maybe when the bride sees you and takes off, we¡¯ll all finally know.¡±


    Everybody but Nathanughed. He was positive that before the day ended, he would have broken out in a cold sweat and been buried.Content protected by N?v/el(D)rama.Org.


    ¡°I just really want to know, onest time before she¡±


    The orchestra started ying the opening lines for Here Comes The Bride, and every word left Nathan¡¯s mouth. The congregation stood and all turned towards the door. The bride began her march.


    When she got to the dais, Nathan struggled to breathe.


    ¡°You look¡­¡± he fought to find the words to use. The priest cleared his throat and the congregation settled down again.


    Nathan swallowed the words and did his best not to look at the veiled bride. He half-heard what the priest was saying, and had rambled through his vows.


    Whenever Nathan was asked, the one thing he remembered about his wedding was when the priest had dered, ¡°you may kiss the bride.¡±


    Nathan¡¯s smile had almost torn his face in two as he beamed.


    He lifted up the veil. ¡°Hello, you. Would you marry me?¡±


    Demelza smiled sheepishly at him from under her veil.


    ¡°Yes, I will.¡±


    Nathan felt like the happiest man on earth getting married to Marissa and starting his legacy with her.


    ¡°And They Lived Happily Ever After¡­¡±


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