《Beverly》 Chapter 1 Beverly Carington I sat in front of the in looking girl and crossed my leg. I raised my eyebrows and crossed my arms in front of my chest. ¡°Jack and Carrie, they will have their wedding in 2 days. I want you to ruin them so I can have Jack.¡± She pushed the invitation. I took the invitation and then she handed me their photos. ¡°Tell me more about him.¡± I said as I read the invitation. ¡°Jack Eduardo is a surgeon and we¡¯ve been working together for almost 6 years.¡± ¡°Him¡­ I don¡¯t care about you.¡± I looked up to her and said it coldly. ¡°He¡¯s 29 years old. Born in Texas and moved to New York when he was 17. His mom died in a car crash and his dad got back to Texas again and stay there. Jack has an older brother and he lives in London with his british wife.¡± ¡°Hobbies? Favorite club?¡± ¡°He loves basketball and he always ys it with his best friends every Saturday night.¡± She answered. ¡°Clubs? Ex-girlfriends?¡± ¡°No ex-girlfriend because he¡¯s a workaholic. He rarely goes to clubs.¡± ¡°Well this is going to be hard¡­¡± ¡°But¡­ he loves to go to this strip club with his best friends once a month.¡± She said and that made me smirk. ¡°Nice information.¡± I said as I put down the invitation and Jack¡¯s photo. I looked up to her and leaned back to the chair. ¡°5. 000$.¡± ¡°1. 000$.¡± She said and I shook my head. ¡°You gave me this task 2 days before the actual wedding, I need extra. 5. 000 or you will see him get married.¡± ¡°What if you fail?¡± She asked and Iughed. ¡°I never fail in any of this. Decide fast because I have another meeting.¡± I got up and took my clutch with me.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Okay fine.¡± She said as she gave me a small ck bag. I smiled and took it. ¡°I¡¯ll check itter¡­ and if there¡¯s no 5. 000$, be ready to see him get married.¡± I said in a bitchy tone and walked out from the cafe. I got into my car and put my sunsses on. I drove away to the bank and put the 5. 000$ into my ount. I got back into my car and drove towards the Hastington Hotel. I parked in the basement and read again about my target. His name is Robert and he¡¯s been dating his girlfriend for 3 years, after that I started to get ready. I wiped my nude lipstick off and put my red lipstick on. I pulled my hair and wrapped it in a bun. I put on my ck wig and brush it until it¡¯s in ce. I checked my look one more time and yup it¡¯s done. x I shortened up my ck dress and got out of the car. I walked into the hotel and went straight into the restaurant. I sat down on a random empty seat and the waiter gave me the menu. I told him that I will orderter on and now I began to look for my target. Found him¡­ he¡¯s sitting at the bar. I got up and walked towards him. I sat right beside him and ordered 2 sses of martini. ¡°Interesting book.¡± I said pretending to look at the bar and then turned my head to him. He turned to me and smiled as he nced at me from head to toe. ¡°Yeah it is¡­¡± ¡°I read the 1st one but¡­ how about you tell me what¡¯s in the second book?¡± I asked not in a flirty tone, just regr. The bartender gave me 2 sses of martini and I sipped it. ¡°Well¡­ the second book is about¡­ uhmm he went to Russia and the-¡± He suttered a little bit and I raised my eyebrows. ¡°I¡¯m Patricia, Patty for short.¡± I said as I put out my hand and he shook it. ¡°I¡¯m Rob.¡± He said and of course I already knew that. ¡°So¡­ tell me more about it.¡± I said and I leaned closer to him. He gulped nervously and kept ncing at me and then the book and then back to me. I sipped my Martini slowly but stopped looking at him. ¡°He went to Russia and worked there. He built this-¡± He put his hand on the book and I pretended to put my hand on his hand pointing and reading the book together. ¡°Is it worth it to read the second one?¡± I whispered and looked at him. He turned to me and our faces were so close to each other. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s worth it.¡± He said in a small tone. He nced to my chest and then back to my eyes. I took my ss of martini and sipped it. I pretended to spill my drink to my thigh. I cursed and looked for a tissue. ¡°Here.¡± Rob gave me his handkerchief. I wiped my right thigh first but he helped me to wipe the other thigh. I smiled at him. ¡°Thankyou Rob, I¡¯m so clumsy sometimes.¡± I said and he put his hand on my thigh. He caressed it and I smirked. He got the bait. Why are men really easy to seduce? They¡¯re all stupid. I put my hand on his hand leading him to reach the top of my thigh. ¡°Robert!¡± He turned his head towards his girlfriend and pulled his hand away. ¡°Selena¡­¡± Robert was speechless. I got out of there even though his girlfriend called me again and again. I ignored her and before I walked out from the restaurant, I winked at my client and she gave me a big thumbs up. I walked out and finished my task. That¡¯s my job everybody. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t sleep or make out with the target. I only need them to touch me or I can make them pass out and pretend that I¡¯m pregnantter on. It¡¯s easy and I get a lot of money from it. I know¡­ sometimes the target¡¯s partner will try to find me but no one can. I¡¯m invisible and I¡¯m good at it. I never even give anyone my real name. All they know is that I¡¯m Red and I will live all my life with that name. Let¡¯s see¡­ I have another missingter on tonight at 8. Let¡¯s do this¡­ Chapter 2 Clyde Dante I walked into the church and looked for the groom¡¯s waiting room. Today is my best friend¡¯s wedding day and I¡¯m so happy for him. He and Carrie are a really great couple because they support each other and of course love each other. Jack is the type of guy that is hard to fall in love with, just like me. I¡¯m d that he found his match and it¡¯s been a long time since I¡¯ve seen him smiling widely. Jack¡¯s parents died in a car crash around 2 years ago and that got him good. Carrie found him when he was on the lowest point of his life. She supports him and brings back the old Jack back. I knocked on the door and opened it. I found Jack inside the room practicing his vows. He stopped when he was me and he hugged me right away. ¡°So you¡¯re here for good now?¡± He asked. ¡°Yup, I¡¯m back in New York for good.¡± I said and he patted my shoulder. ¡°Dude¡­ atst¡­ I¡¯m getting married.¡± He said and Iughed. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re getting married.¡± I said and he chuckled.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Gosh¡­ Carrie, she¡¯s so amazing and I can¡¯t wait to have her for the rest of my life.¡± He said and I nodded. ¡°Congrattions man, I¡¯m happy for you.¡± I patted his arm and he looked at me with this weird look. ¡°When will you get married? Oh yeah¡­ you¡¯re married to your work already.¡± ¡°Yes, I am.¡± ¡°You should settle down, you know¡­ get married, have kids¡­¡± He said and I shook my head. ¡°Not now, dude. So you¡¯re going to have the reception twice?¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Yeah, so today only our friends and my family wille and then we will go to San Francisco to celebrate with her friends and family. The people that areing today¡­ you all know them. It¡¯s basically my closest friends and family.¡± He said. ¡°Well that¡¯s great, at least, I know everybody.¡± ¡°Sorry dude, you can¡¯t find a new hot girl in here.¡± He said and I chuckled. ¡°I don¡¯t need a girl right now. I still love my work.¡± ¡°Geez Clyde, you should live your life like Bonnie and Clyde. Your life is so dull and I wish you can meet someone crazy to turn your life a little bit.¡± He said. ¡°I¡¯ll see youter.¡± I said and I walked towards the door. I walked out and walked towards the church. I bumped into someone and when I wanted to say sorry¡­ I raised my eyebrows. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± She said and walked past me towards the groom¡¯s waiting room. I felt weird and I ran towards her and I hid behind the wall when I found her calling someone. ¡°I know¡­ don¡¯t worry. Okay¡­ I will. I¡¯m going towards Jack¡¯s room.¡± She said and then ended the call. I caught her arm and made her turn to me. ¡°Who are you?¡± I asked this ck haired girl with green eyes. I don¡¯t know her and I bet Jack doesn¡¯t know her either. ¡°Who are you?¡± She asked me as she pushed my arm away. I raised my eyebrows. ¡°I asked you first and you asked me back. How do you know Jack?¡± I asked as I looked straight into her eyes. ¡°How can I not know Jack? He¡¯s the father of our baby.¡± She said as she pointed at her bump. What? ¡°What? How?¡± I asked her disbelief. ¡°What do you mean how? We had sex, that¡¯s why.¡± She hissed and she walked away towards Jack¡¯s room. Before she can burst inside¡­ I picked her up in bridal style to get rid of her but she punched me and jumped from my arms. I looked at her disbelief¡­ like crazily disbelief. ¡°Who are you anyway?¡± She bursted angrily. ¡°Jack¡¯s best friend.¡± I answered and she walked to me slowly. She punched me and kicked my jewel. I fell on my kneepletely in pain. She walked away but I quickly got up and ran towards her. I¡¯m not letting my friend have this crazy woman on his way. I picked up this girl again on my shoulder and I felt something cushy. Hey, she¡¯s not pregnant! That made me angry and when she tried to fight back. I really held her tight so she cannot do anything. I got out from the back and put her into my car. I drove out from the church with her trying to destroy my car. I drove fast when suddenly she held my steering wheel. My eyes widen and pushed her so she can sit back on her seat. She turned the streeing wheel to the left side and I tried to control back but it¡¯s toote. My car crashed a big tree and my head bumped the steering wheel. I turned to see the girl got out from my car and I quickly got out before she ruined Jack¡¯s wedding. I ran towards her and caught her arm. She has a lot of scratched on her arms because of the scattered ss. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Let go of me!¡± She said as she pushed her nails into my skin. I let her go immediately and she walked away. She called someone and then threw her phone away. I ran towards her and stood in front of her. ¡°What?¡± She asked me in a boring tone. ¡°You¡¯re not pregnant.¡± I stated and she raised up her dress. She threw away the small pillow. ¡°Tell me why do you want to tell Jack that you¡¯re pregnant when you¡¯re clearly not pregnant.¡± I asked and she looked at me coldly. ¡°You sure talk a lot.¡± She said coldly as she pulled down the strap of her dress stripping. I closed my eyes and sheughed. ¡°Naive.¡± She said and I opened my eyes right away. She has another dress inside her dress. She threw it away and then pushed me to the side. ¡°Who is this girl? Why is she trying to ruin Jack¡¯s marriage?¡± Chapter 3 Beverly Carington ¡°What happened?¡± Ba asked and I looked up to her. ¡°I fought with a guy who ruined my n.¡± I said and she sat across me. ¡°So you failed the mission?¡± ¡°Yeah and I have to give back the 5. 000$.¡± I hissed as I threw the cotton pad. ¡°Is he hot?¡± I red at Ba. ¡°Do you think I care about that?¡± I said coldly. ¡°Ohe on, stop helping others and have a life! Go out and date a cute guy or something.¡± ¡°No way.¡± I said as I pulled out my wig. I threw it to the side and took off my bun. ¡°I hate that guy because I lost my 5K.¡± ¡°Tell me the whole story.¡± She said and I told her all of it. She smirked at me and I looked at her bored. ¡°So he knows that you¡¯re trying to ruin his best friend¡¯s wedding?¡± ¡°Yeah and I crashed his car.¡± I said like it was nothing. ¡°Bev, is it a really expensive car?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s ambo.¡± I answered and walked into the bathroom. I took a shower after covering my scratches. I hate that guy and I will curse him that he won¡¯t have any luck for his love life. Tomorrow I have 2 tasks and I have to do better than today. For 4 years, I never failed and yesterday I failed which is so annoying. After I took a shower, I walked out from the bathroom and changed into my PJs. I threw myself to my bed and went to sleep. I opened my eyes and it¡¯s 7 already. I jumped back into the shower and put on my white long sleeve dress. I dried my hair and pulled it into a bun. I put my brte wig on. I put my makeup on and put my heels on. I walked out without telling Ba because I bet she¡¯s still sleeping. Are you all asking if I love my job? The answer is no. I hate my job but I can make money fast so I love it. I started this job because I failed a lot of times when I¡¯m applying for a job. Ba came out with this idea because at first, I was just helping my friend to break up with her boyfriend but suddenly people asked for my help and even gave me money when I didn¡¯t ask for any. I¡¯ve been doing this for 4 years since I was 22 years old. I never have a boyfriend in my life too because I hate being attach too much. Besides¡­ I don¡¯t need love from a man to live my life. All I need is a friend and money. I have Ba and a lot of money so my life isplete. I got into my Ferrari and went straight to the cafe where my next target is. I got out from my car when a call came. I answered it. ¡°Ms. Red, I need your help.¡± ¡°I guess your friend was my client because you called me right away instead of sending me an email.¡± I said in a serious tone. ¡°Yes, I really need your help.¡± ¡°Read the instructions.¡± I ended the call and shut off my work phone. I walked into the cafe and found my target right away. He¡¯s alone drinking his coffee. I walked to him with a smile stered on my face. ¡°Mind if I sit here?¡± I asked and the guy looked at me from head to toe. He smiled and gestured me to sit. The waiter came to me and I ordered an americano and cheese cake. ¡°Thankyou for giving me the seat, it¡¯s so crowded in here.¡± I said smiling widely to my target named Thomas. I crossed my leg and he nced at it. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Besides¡­ it¡¯s Sunday and it¡¯s always crowded here. Are you waiting for someone?¡± ¡°Yup. I¡¯m waiting for my friend.¡± I said and I dropped my phone to the floor. I took it and I know he¡¯s looking at my breast. ¡°I¡¯m Daisy. How about you?¡± I said as I sat back on my seat. ¡°I¡¯m¡­ I¡¯m Thomas.¡± ¡°Thankyou once again, Thomas. So you¡¯re alone here?¡± I asked and bit my lip. He gulped looking at me. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m alone. So you oftene here?¡± ¡°Yeah, every Sunday. Why?¡± I leaned forward and put my arm on the table. I support my chin on my hand looking at me sweetly instead of being so flirty and sexy. ¡°Really? Howe I never see you?¡± ¡°Sometimes I wille here at night¡­ sometimes¡­ now.¡± I put my hair to the back and pretended to fan myself to show my cleavage and shoulder. ¡°When will shee?¡± I asked myself as I pretended to check my phone. ¡°Do you want to get a drink sometimes?¡± He asked and I smirked. ¡°Sure.¡± I have time to ruin my target in front of me. My client gave me 3 weeks so I still have time to ruin him. I need to make the girl believe that he¡¯s cheating with me. Me and Thomas exchanged phone numbers and when I wanted to ask him to have a drink this Saturday someone butt in. ¡°Baby¡­¡± I turned my head to see¡­ the guy from yesterday! My eyes widened and he smirked widely. ¡°Baby? Is he your boyfriend?¡± Thomas asked and I turned to Thomas. I winked at him signaling him that it¡¯s okay. Thomas nodded secretly.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Let¡¯s go babe, it¡¯s too crowded here.¡± The guy said as he pulled me up. ¡°Bye, Thomas. Thankyou for letting me sit.¡± I said and winked again at him. The guy held my hand tightly and dragged me out. I held his hand back and dig my nails into his skin. We walked out from the cafe and he pulled me into a small alley. ¡°Who the heck are you?¡± He pinned me to the wall and looked straight into my eyes. ¡°It¡¯s kinda fascinating to see a man trying to butt into my business.¡± I smirked. Chapter 4 Clyde Dante I really need a coffee. I need a coffee. I need a coffee. I walked into my favorite cafe across my office and walked straight into the ordering section. I ordered my ck coffee and then waited for them to make it. It¡¯s Sunday so it¡¯s so crowded today. As I wait for my coffee, I love to observe people and I just looked at the people inside the cafe until my eyesnded on a girl. I raised my eyebrows when I realized that this girl looked familiar. My eyes widened when I realized that she¡¯s the girl from yesterday. Yesterday she had ck hair with green eyes and today¡­ She has brte hair with brown eyes. Who is this girl? I decided to walk to her. ¡°Baby¡­¡± I said as I put my hands on her bare shoulder. She turned to me with her eyes widened and I smirked. She remembers me. ¡°Baby? Is he your boyfriend?¡± The guy in front of her asked and she turned to him right away. ¡°Let¡¯s go babe, it¡¯s too crowded here.¡± I said as I pulled her up so she can stand up. ¡°Bye, Thomas. Thankyou for letting me sit.¡± She said sweetly. I held her hand and she digging in her nails again to me. I cursed under my breath and dragged her out quickly. I dragged her into a small alley and pinned her to the wall.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Who the heck are you?¡± I asked and looked straight into her eyes. Today she has brown eyes when she had green eyes yesterday. ¡°It¡¯s kinda fascinating to see a man trying to butt into my business.¡± She smirked. ¡°You tried to ruin my best friend¡¯s wedding yesterday and now you¡¯re trying to ruin that man¡¯s life? Who are you and what is your damn job?¡± I bursted and she pushed me with her index finger on my chest. ¡°But Jack already got married right? Your bestfriend is safe.¡± She said. ¡°You crashed my car to the tree yesterday. I can sue you for that.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who put me into your car, why are you ming me?¡± She said, smirking as she crossed her arms in front of her chest. I was speechless and this was the first time that a girl made me speechless. ¡°If you didn¡¯t put me into your car, yesterday¡¯s incident will never happen. Besides, Jack is happily married to Carrie right? Why bother butting into my business?¡± She asked and again. ¡°So your job is to ruin people¡¯s rtionship? Is that what you do?¡± I asked and she put her hands in my chest. I took this opportunity to take her bag. I opened it and poured everything to the ground. She just chuckled looking at me. ¡°Daisy?¡± I said as I read her name on the ID. Wait?! This is not a real ID. I learned this from Josh because he¡¯s a policeman. ¡°What¡¯s your real name?¡± I asked as I looked at her again. ¡°You can¡¯t read?¡± She asked sarcastically. ¡°I¡¯m not dumb, this is a fake ID.¡± I said and she smirked. ¡°Smart boy.¡± I took out my phone and called Josh. ¡°Hey Clyde, what¡¯s up?¡± ¡°I need you to arrest someone.¡± I said and her face fell. I smirked looking at her. ¡°Where?¡± Josh asked. ¡°The small alley beside the cafe that I always go to.¡± I said and she rolled her eyes. ¡°Arrest who?¡± I put Josh in the loudspeaker and this girl just looked at it bored. ¡°This girl ha¡­¡± Before I could finish my sentence, she kicked my hand and kicked my phone to the wall. Very impressive. ¡°Now you broke my phone after crashing my car. You¡¯reing with me!¡± I¡¯m damn pissed now. I held her arm tightly and then took my phone from the ground. I dragged her out from the alley. I took her car keys out and pressed the button to know where her car is. She kept following me calmly which made me a little bit aware. She will do something, I know that. She kept calm all the time and I heard a sound. I followed the sound and we arrived in front of a ck ferrari. I turned to her and she just looked at me bored. I put her into her car and locked her from the outside. I got into the driver seat and she kept calm until she suddenly electrified me. ¡°Idiot.¡± I heard she said before I fainted. I slowly opened my eyes and got up. I looked around and I¡¯m already sitting in front of my own house. I looked around again and found no one. I looked down and found a small memo attached to my body. You¡¯re an idiot. -Daisy I cursed myself for being this dumb. Curse that woman! I walked into my house and shit! My car is at the office. I took a taxi back to my office. I looked at the cafe from earlier and decided to go there. I asked the owner if I can check the CCTV footage. They let me and I took a picture of that girl. I walked out from the cafe. ¡°Clyde!¡± I turned to see Gabe. ¡°Hey Gabe.¡± I hugged him briefly and he saw the picture on my phone. ¡°Who¡¯s that and why is your phone like this?¡± ¡°The girl who almost ruined Jack¡¯s wedding.¡± Gabe raised his eyebrows. ¡°The girl that I told you.¡± I said. ¡°Aaa that girl¡­ the girl who crashed your car?¡± How can he forgot it? It happened yesterday. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°So you found her?¡± ¡°I met her again and this time¡­ she electrified me and dropped me in front of my house.¡± ¡°Wow¡­ I¡¯m kinda curious with her.¡± He said as he took my phone. ¡°He kicked my phone to the wall until it became like this.¡± I said and Gabeughed. ¡°So she crashed your car, broke your phone, dropped your body in front of your house when you fainted, kicked you, punched you¡­ Gosh, I like her already. What¡¯s her name?¡± ¡°Her fake ID name is Daisy.¡± I said. ¡°Daisy? That¡¯s a cute name even though it¡¯s not her real name.¡± ¡°She¡¯s fucking crazy.¡± ¡°And why do you care?¡± Gabe asked and that made me turn to him. ¡°He almost ruined Jack¡¯s wedding.¡± ¡°But she didn¡¯t.¡± Gabe said the same thing as that girl. Chapter 5 Beverly Carington I looked at myself in the mirror and checked my outfit for tonight one more time. Today I¡¯m wearing ck hair wig and green contacts. I wore a really beautiful long red dress with slit on the left side. I got down from my apartment and drove my car towards the ballroom where my target is. As soon as I arrived, I gave my car to the valet chauffeur and I walked inside the ballroom. I started to look for my target until my eyesnded on my client. He gave me a smirk and he pointed at someone. Yes, it¡¯s the target. I walked there and took a ss of champagne. ¡°Hey Edric.¡± I said and Edric looked at me weirdly. ¡°Sorry, do I know you?¡± ¡°You must be his friend.¡± I smiled to the girl beside him. ¡°I¡¯m his girlfriend.¡± ¡°Girlfriend?¡± I looked at Edric and I don¡¯t need to do anything else because the girl will be suspicious. This guy named Edric has been cheating behind his girlfriend. My client, Wesley loves her and wanted my help to prove that Edric here is a cheater. ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°Oh¡­ I¡¯m Emily. Edric here is my friend¡¯s boyfriend. I can¡¯t believe you cheated on Holly!¡± I said coldly to him. Holly does exist and he¡¯s one of Edric¡¯s other girlfriends who doesn¡¯t know that her boyfriend has a lot of girlfriends. Holly and my client attended the same college so¡­ I asked for Holly permission to use her name. She agreed because she¡¯s damn pissed too. ¡°You have another girlfriend?¡± She bursted angrily and I¡¯m done with my work. I gestured my client that it¡¯s done. He smirked and mouthed thank you. My work here is done and now I need to get out from here. I walked out from the ballroom and someone caught my arm. I turned to see¡­ no shit! It¡¯s that guy again but this time he got a camera with him. ¡°Got you.¡± He smirked and I tried to pull my arm away from him but he gripped it tighter. ¡°Thanks.¡± He said to someone and I turned to see my client, Wesley. I looked at Wesley disbelief. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Edric case is not a lie. I really love Kesley.¡± Wesley said and smiled to me. I looked at him in disbelief and then turned to the guy. He dragged me towards the lift and he dragged me inside. ¡°You can¡¯t run away from now on.¡± He said as he handcuffed my hand. ¡°Hey! Let me go!¡± I hissed. ¡°So¡­ Ms. Red.¡± I stepped on his feet with high heels causing him to groan in pain. Instead of letting me go, he held me tighter than before. He dragged me out to the 21 floor and yes it¡¯s a hotel. He dragged to room 203. ¡°Let me go!¡± He locked the door and pushed me to the bed. He pulled my wig and took off my hair band making my blonde hair fall down. ¡°Let me go!¡± I bursted angrily but he stopped me by leaning his face to mine. ¡°So you got a lot of money for this huh?¡± He asked. ¡°What¡¯s your problem? Why are you butting into someone else¡¯s business? Are you jobless?¡± I bursted angrily right into his face. He smirked and walked towards the table. I looked straight to the door to find a way out and when he¡¯s busy with his camera. I ran my ass off to the door but he caught me. He pinned me to the wall hard causing my back hurting. ¡°Isn¡¯t it crazy that I find you everywhere?¡± He asked and we both looked at each other like we will kill each other in seconds. He grabbed the handcuff and dragged me back in. He dragged me to the table and my eyes widened to see that he has taken a lot of photos of me on a lot of asions in the past 3 months. ¡°How¡­ how¡­¡± I was speechless. ¡°I don¡¯t know but I found you everywhere and I captured this so you believe. I saw everything that you did until I found one of your clients.¡± I was speechless. I turned to him. ¡°So¡­ what are you going to do with me?¡± I asked. ¡°I want you to stop or else I will sue you and tell you to the police.¡± He said and I sighed. ¡°What do you want? Your repair car fees? A new phone? What do you want?¡± I asked as I looked at all the photos that he captured. I turned to him and he didn¡¯t say a word. ¡°See¡­ you don¡¯t even know what you want. What exactly is your problem until you need to capture me like this? I mean you can go tell the police and sue me.¡± I said and he turned to me coldly. ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Emily.¡± ¡°No¡­ your real name.¡± He asked. ¡°Daisy.¡± ¡°Your real name!¡± He bursted and that made me startled. ¡°Samantha.¡± ¡°Your real name!¡± ¡°How about this¡­ I will help you to get the woman you love. How¡¯s that?¡± I asked. ¡°No.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t love anyone? Are you gay?¡± I asked and he looked at me coldly. He leaned his head to me as he held my handcuff so I couldn¡¯t go anywhere. ¡°What¡¯s your name? Answer me when I¡¯m still nice.¡± ¡°Hilton.¡± ¡°Your real name!¡± He bursted. ¡°Let me go first.¡± I said gesturing my hand. ¡°No.¡± ¡°You¡¯re still an idiot huh?¡± I asked and he looked at me angrily. He grabbed my small bag and took everything out. He tried to find something to reveal my identity but¡­ I¡¯m not dumb. ¡°Just tell me what you want¡­ I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± ¡°One million dor.¡± He said and my eyes widened. Uh¡­ I don¡¯t have that much money. I might have a lot of money but not that many. ¡°I¡¯ll give you 50. 000$, how¡¯s that sound?¡± ¡°One million dor or I will tell the police and expose you to the media.¡± He hissed. ¡°Besides that? Anything? Please¡­ anything¡­¡± I begged. ¡°Anything? Really? Anything?¡± He smirked and I nodded. He took a brown envelope from the table. He took the letter out and put it in front of me.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Are you kidding me?¡± ¡°You¡¯re good at lying and good at acting so¡­ sign the contract.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t stay in LA for 1 year!¡± I bursted and he smirked. ¡°Find someone else!¡± ¡°No¡­ I need a girl who can act and lie.¡± He said and he gave me a pen. ¡°1 million dor or this?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t make money, you idiot!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you money.¡± I scoffed hearing him say that. ¡°No!¡± ¡°Then say goodbye to freedom and-¡± ¡°Fine!¡± I signed the contract and he smirked widely. ¡°Good girl.¡± Chapter 6 Beverly Carington ¡°You what?!¡± Ba asked me in disbelief. ¡°I will move to LA for 1 year.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe he¡¯s that evil.¡± ¡°I cursed him and now God cursed me. It¡¯s crazy that he found me all the time.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think it¡¯s time for you to¡­ you know¡­ take a rest from this sinful job and have a little life a little?¡± ¡°What life? I¡¯m dealing with a psychopath.¡± I rolled my eyes. ¡°I think it¡¯s kinda fate.¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Fate? Fate my ass. I don¡¯t believe in fate.¡± I hissed. ¡°Ohe on, he¡¯s hot. You¡¯re making a deal with a hot guy. I won¡¯tin if I were you.¡± Ba smirked and I threw a pillow to her face. ¡°Shut up and help me choose my outfit.¡± I said and she helped me to pack. That bastard is waiting outside my room in the living room. He¡¯s waiting for me to pack my bag because we have to go to fucking LA tonight. I took a shower and dried my hair. I curled it and put my makeup on. I put on my highwaisted ck jeans and a white crop top. I put on my adidas sneakers and walked out from my room with my luggage. ¡°Congrattions, I¡¯m 100 years old now.¡± He said sarcastically. ¡°I hope you die quickly.¡± I said and I turned my body to Ba. ¡°I¡¯ll see you soon¡­ you should visit me soon.¡± I said as I hugged her. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll see you soon. Find a hot guy there.¡± Ba said and I nodded. ¡°Take care and you bastard¡­¡± She pointed at him and he raised his eyebrows. ¡°If you dare hurt my friend, I will cut your balls.¡± Iughed and Ba winked at me. ¡°Funny.¡± He said tly. We walked out from my apartment and I took a taxi to go to the airport. None of us talk because we both are not interested in talking to each other. As soon as we got into the airport, we checked into the first ss section. We put our luggage in and waited for our flight at the VIP lounge. We sat across each other and looked at each other with hate. ¡°Your name¡­¡± Yup he still doesn¡¯t know my name. I booked the ticket by myself earlier and put his credit card number in by myself. ¡°Your name first¡­¡± We still don¡¯t know each other¡¯s names. Weird? Yes. ¡°Clyde Dante.¡± ¡°Clyde as in Bonnie and Clyde?¡± I asked andughed a little. He red at me and I stoppedughing. ¡°Beverly, Beverly Carrington.¡± He looked at me like he doesn¡¯t believe me. I threw my passport to his face and he caught it before itnds on his face. He checked it and nodded. He threw the passport back to me. ¡°Why 1 year?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s the most realistic amount of time for couples to break up.¡± He said. ¡°We¡¯re not ying a dating couple¡­ we¡¯re ying as an engaged couple here. I can¡¯t stand being near you for 1 year.¡± I bursted. Apparently Clyde here asked me to get engaged to him for 1 year. We¡¯re going to live in his family¡¯s house and all I have to do is to be the bitch fiance. I need to make them hate me and then¡­ I need to make a big fight with Clyde and boom¡­ break up. I bet my parents will be so proud of me. ¡°You don¡¯t have any boyfriends or something like that right?¡± ¡°Boyfriends? I might be a girl who has a job ruining other people¡¯s rtionship but I never have more than one boyfriend because I never had a boyfriend before.¡± ¡°What? Are you normal or what?¡± He asked and I red at him. ¡°I will never open up myself to you, Bonnie. Normal or not normal¡­ you already picked me so bare with it!¡± ¡°We have to be realistic when we get there.¡± He said. ¡°I¡¯m good in acting and lying. Don¡¯t worry¡­ as long as you let me do a lot of skinships with you. I¡¯m damn fine.¡± ¡°You can do whatever you want.¡± ¡°Good.¡± I smirked and he looked at me suspiciously. We both turned silent again and I looked out the window. I will miss New York. Suddenly there¡¯s an announcement that we have to board into our airne. I got up from my seat and sluck my backpack. Clyde got up too and we walked together to the airne. We got in and sat down side by side. I put my seatbelt on and put my bag on the side. ¡°Bev? Ely? Bever? What should I call you?¡± ¡°Bev or Beverly.¡± I turned my head to Clyde and he nodded. We promised not to talk about our private life. I don¡¯t want to know why he has to go back to LA and have this fake marriage. ¡°Did you stalk me?¡± I asked. ¡°Stalk you? I¡¯m a busy man and I don¡¯t have time to stalk you.¡± ¡°Then howe you always caught me?¡± I asked, raising my eyebrowspletely suspicious. ¡°Ask God.¡± ¡°You can ignore it. Why do you care so much?¡± I asked and he red at me. I hissed and leaned back to my seat. I closed the window between us because I don¡¯t want to see his face until we arrive in LA. I fell asleep right away even before the take off. ¡°Wake up¡­ hey Beef¡­ wake up.¡± I opened my eyes slowly and got up slowly. Clyde took off my seatbelt and he slipped a ring into my ring finger. I looked at it in horror and turned to him. ¡°We¡¯re in LA. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°So I¡¯m your fiance now?¡± I asked annoyed. ¡°Yeah.¡± He nodded and then walked away. I took my bag and followed him out. We imed our baggage first and then¡­ here we go. I linked my arm to his and we walked out from the baggage im section. There¡¯s already a family with a big card written ¡®Wee Home, Clyde Dante.¡¯ Oh boy¡­ Chapter 7 Clyde Dante Don¡¯t ask me why I keep seeing this girl for the past 3 months. We keep bumping each other, I mean not technically bumping each other but I kept seeing her everywhere and she was always with a different guy every time. I found myself taking a photo of her different appearance. She kept changing her wigs from ck, brte, redhead and light brown. From long hair to short hair too. She wore a lot of contact lenses from green, blue and brown. One week before I caught Beverly big time, my grandma called me that she asked me for a big favor. She asked me to stay back in LA where all my family are for 1 year to celebrate her 100th birthday. My family begged me to spend time in LA and I know it¡¯s been a long time since I visited them. I was staying in UK for 2 years and I just got back from UK and now I have to go to LA for 1 year. My grandma keep asking me if I have a girlfriend or no and I kept telling her that I don¡¯t have any. Not only my grandma but everyone in my family. I kept begging them to leave me alone¡­ and they keep lecturing me that I¡¯m almost 30. Gosh¡­ they¡¯re so annoying. After hundreds of calls, I decided to go to LA but not alone. I need to find a girl who can make my family hate her so they won¡¯t force me to get into a rtionship again. My mind went straight to Beverly. I caught her and lured her to take the bait and she did. She decided to help but I¡¯m d for that. I mean¡­ she owed me a lot. My car and my phone and my balls that she kicked. After we took our luggage, we walked out from that section. Beverly linked her arm to me as we walked out. I saw my family already because they literally brought a big card that¡¯s write ¡®Wee Home, Clyde Dante¡¯ I looked at them disbelief and they hugged me right away. There¡¯s my parents, my grandmother, my aunt and her husband and my cousins. I realized that Bev was left behind. I turned to her and held her hand. ¡°Guys, this is Beverly Carington, she¡¯s my fiance.¡± I said as I showed them the ring. ¡°Hello. I¡¯m Beverly. Nice to meet you?¡± She said in a shy tone. They looked at her weirdly for a while but my grandma hugged her right. ¡°Nice to meet you, Beverly. I don¡¯t know until when will Clyde hide you from me. He has been so secretive these days.¡± My grandma said as she held Bev¡¯s hand. ¡°Nice to meet you, Bev.¡± The others hugged her. Later on, she needs to act like a bitch at home. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± My dad said and smiled. I nodded. ¡°Let¡¯s go babe.¡± I said to Bev and she smiled to me. I was startle because that¡¯s the first time I¡¯ve seen her genuinely smile. She held my hand and leaned her head to my arm. Gosh this girl is too good when ites to acting. She acted so natural instead of awkward. Iughed at myself for being an idiot. Of course she¡¯s good. She went out with thousands of guys and ruined their rtionship by flirting¡­ kissing¡­ maybe even have sex. We put our luggage at the back of the car and we will be riding with my dad, mom and grandma. Grandma sat between me and Beverly. She smiled all the timepletely happy to the fact that I¡¯m back in LA with a fiance. ¡°So where did you two meet?¡± ¡°Oh, I was out with my boyfriend¡­ I mean ex-boyfriend and then I bumped into Clyde at the club.¡± Beverly said and my grandma looked at her weirdly. Yes! That¡¯s the spirit. ¡°Yup, that¡¯s how we meet.¡± ¡°What do you like about Clyde?¡± My grandma asked again. ¡°He¡¯s rich.¡± Beverly answered bluntly. I wanted tough so bad but I can¡¯t. I kept controlling my face not tough. My grandma turned to me and looked at me weirdly. ¡°Anything else?¡± ¡°He¡¯s handsome and good in bed.¡± Gosh! I want tough so bad. My dad and mom looked at each other with a really i-don¡¯t-like-her expression. ¡°Oh¡­ he has a really sexy body.¡± She added and I leaned my head back and closed my eyes. I¡¯m trying so hard to control myughter. ¡°Really? I told my husband that too!¡± Wait! What? ¡°Really?¡± Bev asked her disbelief. ¡°Yes and that¡¯s the truth.¡± Grandma said and sheughed. She held Bev¡¯s hand and patted it. Oh boy! I know that gesture a lot. ¡°How old are you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m 26.¡± Well I just know about that tooz ¡°What college did you go?¡± ¡°New York University.¡± ¡°What major?¡± ¡°Architect but now I¡¯m jobless.¡± What? Architect? ¡°Aww you both are an architect and why are you jobless? You can work in Clyde¡¯spany.¡± My grandma said. ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be embarrassed for being jobless?¡± My mom asked in a cold tone. ¡°I mean¡­ Clyde is rich, I don¡¯t need a job anymore.¡± Good! I saw my mom¡¯s jaw drop down to the floor. ¡°What if Clyde doesn¡¯t have a jobter on? You should have a job.¡± My mom asked. ¡°You can¡¯t handle Clyde 100%.¡± My dad said.N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°Yes, I can.¡± She said confidently. ¡°Can you cook?¡± My mom asked. ¡°Yup, water.¡± She answered and I wanted to p my hands so bad. She¡¯s so damn good. ¡°Oh my.¡± My mom sighed and my grandma looked at me disbelief. I bet they will give a lecture at night. I nced at Bev and she winked at me. I looked away and smirked. She¡¯s damn good. Now I kinda get it why people pay her to act. She¡¯s good and so natural. Chapter 8 Beverly Dante I looked out to the window to see Clyde and his family talking,ughing and still hugging each other. I found myself a little bit envious that he still has a family to be with. I sighed and sat down on the sofa closing my eyes to take a rest for a while. I did pretend to be bitchy and a little bit annoying earlier but I can¡¯t fully act. I know they¡¯re nice people and I just can¡¯t fully act. I know it from the start. They¡¯re so nice and warming. I found myself looking at the ground nkly. Suddenly Clyde entered the room again and sat beside me. ¡°You did a great job, they asked me why I picked you as a fiance?¡± Clyde said excitingly. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m a good actress. Lucky you¡­ you got an act from me free.¡± I smiled widely. I hate showing myself to other people that I don¡¯t know. I can bluntly tell everything to Ba but not Clyde. ¡°Yeah, I got it because I caught you turning into different girls every time.¡± He smirked and I chuckled. ¡°So what do I do now?¡± I asked. ¡°Keep your act, I love it. I mean we¡¯re going to stay here for a year.¡± He said and I nodded lightly. ¡°They want you to break up with me huh?¡± I asked. ¡°No¡­ they didn¡¯t say that.¡± He said and I turned to see our bed. It¡¯s not a king sized bed and it¡¯s not a single bed either and how are we going to sleep? ¡°You sleep on the floor¡­ or on the sofa. I¡¯ll take the bed.¡± I said to him and he shook his head. ¡°You¡¯re sleeping here, I will sleep there.¡± He pointed at the sofa and since I¡¯m not in the mood to argue. I just agree with him. I walked to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. I need a lot of sleep. I walked back into the room and gestured him to get up from the sofa. He got off the sofa and sat on the bed. I took one of the nkets andy my body on it. I looked at my ring finger and the ring that Clyde gave me is so beautiful. I looked at it again and again until I became sleepy. I went to dreand right away. I woke up because Clyde poked my arm. My eyes slowly opened and got up slowly. ¡°Let¡¯s go eat breakfast.¡± He said and I nodded. He held my arm and helped me get up. ¡°Wait¡­ I need to brush my teeth and wash my face.¡± ¡°No need, just get out like this.¡± He said as he dragged me outside. I held his hand naturally without feeling anything and we walked downstairs hand in hand. I rubbed my eyes and they all looked at us with a smile.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Come here¡­ sit here.¡± Grandma took my hand and she pointed me to sit beside her. I sat down and looked at all the food in the table. ¡°What do you like to eat for breakfast?¡± ¡°I never eat breakfast.¡± ¡°She always skips it. She hates it because it will make her gain weight.¡± Clyde said and I nodded lightly even though that¡¯s not the real reason. ¡°If you eat healthy, you won¡¯t gain weight.¡± ¡°Okay, Mrs. Dan- I mean grandma.¡± I smiled. She started to scoop me a big pile of sd and gave me a lot of eggs. ¡°Thankyou, this is too much¡­ I will gain weightter on.¡± I stopped grandma from giving me more and more. The truth is that¡­ I always want to eat breakfast but I¡¯ve been busy and since I was a kid¡­ I always skip it because my parents never cared about me. I looked at the food nkly and suddenly Clyde held my hand. ¡°Honey¡­ Eat¡­ it¡¯s good for you.¡± Clyde said as he squeezed my hand. I nodded lightly. I began to eat the sd first and it¡¯s so good. I kept eating and eating it until I¡¯m finish with my food. I looked the other food again and Clyde stopped me. ¡°Honey¡­ you will gain weight.¡± He said and I turned to him. I nodded lightly. ¡°Nonsense! If she wants to eat, let her eat!¡± Grandma said and I turned to her smiling. ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m okay grandma.¡± I said and she looked at me worried. I pushed away Clyde¡¯s hand and drank a lot of water. I looked at Clyde¡¯s parents and grandma who kept talking about things, sometimes they asked Clyde and me about the topic but I pretended to be bored. I excused myself to go outside the house and I walked to the garden. I looked around and it¡¯s really beautiful. They have various nts here. ¡°You did good.¡± Clyde said as he stood beside me. I linked my arm around him and leaned my head to his arm. ¡°We have to stay here for 1 year?¡± ¡°Yeah. Why?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± I said as I caressed his arm. ¡°You¡¯re a really good actress, no wonder people paid you big.¡± He said. ¡°I never thought you¡¯re an architect.¡± ¡°You should have told me that you¡¯re an architect, I can tell them that you and I work together.¡± ¡°They will hate me more if I¡¯m jobless and how I love your money the most.¡± I answered and I nced to the back. I found they¡¯re all looking at us. I slipped my arms around his hip and hugged him. Clyde¡¯s body tense right away because he wasn¡¯t expecting that. ¡°Your family¡¯s watching.¡± I looked up to him. ¡°You¡¯re a really bad actor.¡± I said and he looked down to me smiling. ¡°You need to improve that if you want them to believe our rtionship.¡± I said and then I kissed his cheek. I released the hug and walked back inside. ¡°You and Clyde are so sweet!¡± Grandma said as she held my hand. I smiled a little and then I excused myself to go upstairs to have take a shower. I regret signing the contract¡­ Chapter 9 Beverly Carington I wore a crop top with really short shorts and looked at myself at the mirror. Clyde walked in just in time and I walked from the bathroom. ¡°What do you think? Will they hate me?¡± I asked and Clyde turned his head to me. His eyes widened seeing me. ¡°Is this your daily clothes?¡± No. ¡°Yes.¡± I said. ¡°You really do wear clothes like a slut.¡± He said and I¡¯m not offended by that because a lot of men said the same thing about me. ¡°I know. Will they hate me for this or not?¡± I asked and he nodded lightly. I walked to the sofa and sat there so Clyde could take a shower. He told me that we will go to Malibu beach after this with the family of course. I yed with my phone when suddenly grandma called me. I automatically ran downstairs and when she saw me¡­ her jaw dropped. ¡°What are you wearing?¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to the beach right?¡± I asked and she nodded but still gave me a really weird look. ¡°It¡¯s too short. Clyde will be so jealouster on.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, grandma. Clyde is not a jealousy type of man.¡± I said and smiled. ¡°Can you help me with this?¡± She asked me to help her carry the groceries to the kitchen. I helped her without any hesitation because I love arranging the fridge. Weird right? I helped her to put all the things into the fridge and rearrange them so the fridge look nice and neat. I closed it and when grandma opened it to check it, she turned to me with a smile on her face. ¡°You¡¯re good.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± I said and Clyde appeared in the kitchen. ¡°Ready to go?¡± He asked. ¡°Wait¡­ I will change first. Give me 10 minutes.¡± She said and then she left the kitchen. I started to fold the paper bags. ¡°Where should I put this?¡± I asked and he showed me the drawer. ¡°You¡¯re going good. Impressive.¡± He said and I nodded. I always get apliment for it but now instead of feeling proud¡­ I feel guilty. ¡°Let¡¯s just wait for them in the car.¡± He said and I nodded. He held my hand and pulled me out. We got into the car and waited for them. ¡°You need to act more in love. You¡¯re so stiff.¡± I said to Clyde and he turned to me. ¡°Do you think I can¡¯t act?¡± ¡°You can¡¯t.¡± I said and he suddenly leaned to me. I¡¯m not surprised and looked at him straight into his eyes. ¡°So you have green blueish eyes huh?¡± He smirked and then he kissed my cheek. ¡°Yeah.¡± I answered and he sat back straight. ¡°Your family is really nice.¡± I said and I turned to him. He nodded. ¡°They¡¯re really nice, that¡¯s why all the people around here love them.¡± ¡°When is grandma¡¯s birthday again?¡± ¡°In 2 days.¡± He said and I nodded. Not long after that, Fred and Jocelyn came out along with grandma. I moved to the back with grandma and Jocelyn. Fred sat in the front with Clyde. Clyde started to drive away from his house towards the Malibu beach. ¡°So¡­ Beverly, have you been to LA before?¡± Grandma asked as she held my hand and patted it. ¡°I never been here.¡± I said honestly. ¡°Really? You¡¯ll love it here.¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°So when will you two get married?¡± Fred asked and I looked at Clyde through the mirror. ¡°Soon¡­ We are still trying to set the date.¡± ¡°How about you two get married here?¡± Grandma asked and my eyes widened. I turned to her in horror when she smiled widely. ¡°No¡­ Granny.¡± ¡°Yes! You both will get married here. How about next year? On my 100th birthday?¡± She asked. ¡°That¡¯s a great idea, grandma. What do you think babe?¡± I asked Clyde and gave me a look to agree with me right away. ¡°Yeah, that sounds great.¡± Clyde said and I smiled at grandma. ¡°I want to help you to get your wedding dress!¡± She squealed in excitement. ¡°Can¡¯t wait.¡± I smiled and not long after we arrived at the beach. They all walked first leaving me and Clyde alone. ¡°What were you thinking?¡± Clyde said as he looked at me coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will pretend to cheat on youter on so I can leave you and you¡¯ll be done.¡± I said and he sighed. ¡°Now¡­ let¡¯s go before they find us suspicious.¡± I said as I held his hand. I pulled him towards the others. I helped grandma to spread the big mat. We all sat there and enjoy the sun. ¡°You two go have fun in the water¡­ you don¡¯t have to be with us all the time. Go have fun.¡± Jocelyn said and I shook my head. ¡°We¡¯re fine.¡± I smiled. ¡°Nah¡­ let¡¯s go babe.¡± Clyde suddenly said and I raised my eyebrows. He held my hand and picked me up. He took off his shirt and I took off my crop top and my short. I turned to Clyde and he was dumbstruck looking at me. I smirked and held his hand. I dragged him towards the water. I walked behind him and jumped on his back. He caught me. ¡°What are you doing?¡± He asked as he turned his head to me. ¡°Just go, fiance.¡± I said as I gestured him to walk more. He walked deeper and he threw me to the water. I stood up and wiped all the water from my face. I red at him and smacked his arm. ¡°I hate you!¡± I hissed and heughed. ¡°He asked you to cling to me?¡± He smirked and I jumped back to his back. This time I tickled him and he fell into the water trying to get me off. Weughed and yed there for a moment. I saw his family looking at us smiling widely. I turned Clyde¡¯s body facing me and I cupped his face. I kissed him. He tensed right away. ¡°You really need to learn how to act.¡± I smirked as I stopped kissing him. After that, I left him there. Chapter 10 Clyde Dante I opened my eyes slowly and automatically looked at the sofa. It¡¯s empty. I raised my eyebrows and got up quickly. I turned to see the bathroom and the door was opened. I took my phone and it¡¯s 8. 21. I ran downstairs and found no Beverly. ¡°Where¡¯s Beverly?¡± I asked grandma who¡¯s currently watering the nts. ¡°She went out for a run.¡± ¡°Right¡­ I forgot about that but she¡­ doesn¡¯t know the neighbourhood.¡± I said and grandma chuckled. ¡°What?¡± ¡°You¡¯re worried about her? She¡¯s a smart girl.¡± I raised my eyebrows when grandma said that. ¡°But still grandma¡­¡± I said and at the same time¡­ I heard the door opened. I turned my head to the door and found Beverly walking in. She¡¯s wearing a ck nike sports bra and nike shorts. She unplugged her earphones and walked inside. She took off her shoes and when she saw me¡­ she smiled. My eyes went down to her t stomach. Her body is full of sweat and I closed my eyes. She does know how to make a man go crazy. ¡°Hey babe¡­ Grandma, I¡¯m back.¡± Bev said and grandma smiled to her. ¡°I made you a coffee.¡± Grandma said.N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°Thankyou.¡± Bev smiled and she walked to the kitchen. I followed her and raised my eyebrows. ¡°You nevere here right? You know the neighbourhood?¡± I asked as she drank her coffee. ¡°I have google maps and besides I can ask people around here.¡± She said and she has a point. I¡¯m worrying her for nothing. After she finished her coffee, she ran back upstairs and I threw myself to the sofa. ¡°How long have you been dating her?¡± Grandma asked as she walked in from the garden. ¡°A year.¡± I answered and she nodded. ¡°Do you want coffee?¡± Grandma asked and I shook my head. ¡°Take her around, Clyde. Take her to disnends or seaworld or universal studio¡­ or just take her around.¡± Grandma said. ¡°Yeah¡­ I will. She¡¯s showering upstairs.¡± I said as I got up from the sofa. I walked upstairs to my room and heard the shower turned on. She¡¯s showering. I sat on the sofa and found her kept beeping. I learned and read all the messages. She¡¯s definitely a ygirl, she has a lot of men messaging her. ¡°God! You scared me!¡± I turned to Beverly and she walked out from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body and water dripping from her body. ¡°Grandma asked me to take you around.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t like it, just drop me anywhere. I can stroll around myself and then you can pick me upter on.¡± ¡°My grandma is not an idiot.¡± ¡°Meet some friends or your ex¡­ You can pick me upter on.¡± I mean that¡¯s a really good idea. I nodded and she walked into the bathroom again with her clothes. I decided to call my friends. ¡°Hey Ricky.¡± ¡°Hey Clyde, what¡¯s up?¡± ¡°I¡¯m in LA, wanna meet up?¡± ¡°Yeah sure, how about lunch? Lucky you, I¡¯m with Pierre now.¡± Ricky and Pierre are my best friends in LA. We all went to the same highschool before I moved to New York to live up my dreams. ¡°I¡¯ll see you at In and Out.¡± ¡°Cool, I¡¯ll see you there.¡± He ended the call and at the same time, Beverly walked out from the bathroom. She wore a white tank top and top it with a checkered blouse. She wore a ck short. I¡¯m a man for god sakes. ¡°So¡­ you¡¯re meeting your friends?¡± ¡°Yup¡­ for lunch.¡± ¡°Oh okay, you can drop me anywhere. Just call me if you¡¯re going to pick me up.¡± She said and I nodded. I got up and walked to the bathroom. It¡¯s my turn to take a shower. I took a quick shower and I forgot to bring my clothes. I used to live alone and I cursed myself for it. I walked out from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my hips. She saw me and then her eyes got back to her phone. I bet she saw a lot of guy¡¯s bodies before. Wait¡­ ¡°You changed your clothes?¡± I asked and she looked up to me. ¡°Yeah.¡± She changed into a ck ripped jeans and a white tee. She already has her make up on and hair curled. Actually¡­ she¡¯s not bad. ¡°You should put clothes on, not staring at me.¡± I coughed and walked back to the bathroom. Damn it! I put on my ck shirt and jeans on. ¡°Where do you want to go?¡± I asked her as I took my wallet and phone with me. ¡°Can you drop me at the seaworld?¡± She asked and I looked at my watch. It¡¯s 1 hour away but I guess I will make it to lunch just in time. ¡°Okay.¡± I said and she got up from the sofa. She walked to the table to take her bag and her heels from the luggage. I opened the door for her and she walked out first. I followed her downstairs. ¡°Where are you two going?¡± My mom asked with my dad and grandma looking at us both curiously. ¡°Seaworld.¡± I said. ¡°Oh! Have fun!¡± They said and Beverly waved at them. We walked out from the house and got into my car. She put her seatbelt on and I put mine. I drove out from my house. ¡°I will pick you up around 5.¡± I said to her. ¡°Okay.¡± She said as she took out a small camera from her bag. I kept ncing at her and she¡¯s busy looking at the photos in her camera. ¡°Clyde.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Can I just¡­ rent a car?¡± She suddenly asked and when the traffic light turned red. I stopped and turned to her. ¡°Rent a car?¡± ¡°You know. It¡¯s better for you and me. I can stroll everywhere I want.¡± She said. ¡°Now?¡± ¡°Yeah now¡­¡± She said and I nodded. I made a U turn and drove towards the renting ce. We parked there and got out of my car. We walked inside and she picked an ordinary ck car to rent. After we finished signing the contract, we walked out together. ¡°Bye.¡± Beverly said. ¡°Yeah.¡± I said without looking at her. I walked towards my car and let¡¯s just go to Ricky¡¯s ce to kill time then. Chapter 11 Beverly Carington I parked the car and then walked into the seaworld alone. I bought the ticket and walked in. I took the map of the ce and started to stroll around by myself. Actually, I never have time to go to ces like this because I¡¯m damn busy. I think 1 year is enough for me to rest and start enjoying my life a little bit. Just like what Ba said. I strolled the entire seaworld and couldn¡¯t get any happier. I love this ce and really the best ce for me to heal myself physically and psychologically. After that, I decided to go to Malibu beach. I have loved that ce since yesterday¡­ I decided to go there again. Not bad to stroll around alone, sometimes you need time for yourself right? ¡°How¡¯s LA?¡± Ba asked. ¡°Not bad.¡± ¡°So you¡¯re with Clyde?¡± ¡°Nope¡­ I¡¯m alone.¡± I said as I sat down on the sand. I looked around and found a lot of people enjoying the sunset. ¡°Alone? Where¡¯s Clyde?¡± ¡°He¡¯s meeting with his friends.¡± ¡°Did he treat you good?¡± Iughed at her question. ¡°What? Did I say something wrong?¡± She asked confusedly. ¡°I¡¯m nobody, he treated me badly. I mean not that bad but¡­ just bad.¡± ¡°How¡¯s his family?¡± ¡°They¡¯re all very heartwarming.¡± I said and Ba turned silent. ¡°You okay?¡± ¡°Yeah, I guess so¡­ I just need to act for another 364 days and then I¡¯m done.¡± I sighed. ¡°Find a cute guy¡­ have a date or something.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not interested, I really don¡¯t want to date anyone.¡± I said and she sighed. ¡°What?¡± I asked. ¡°Your life is so boring¡­ so you don¡¯t want to get married one day?¡± She asked. ¡°No. I don¡¯t want it. If I do, one day I will get divorce anyway. Guys who like me are jerks and all they want from me is sex.¡± I said as I looked at my nails.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°I mean you¡¯re right but I bet there¡¯s a good guy out there. Guys are jerks but there are good guys too.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to fall in love, Ba. I don¡¯t care if everyone mocks me about it but I don¡¯t want to fall in love.¡± I said. ¡°I know.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll talk to youter¡­ I just want to enjoy the moment.¡± I said. ¡°Have fun and just¡­ let it flow.¡± She said and I ended the call. I looked at the sea and closed my eyes. ¡°Howe a beautiful girl like you sit alone?¡± Someone said and I just showed me my ring so he can leave me alone. I opened my eyes and set my eyes to the sea. ¡°You¡¯re engaged.¡± He stated and I turned to him. ¡°Good boy.¡± I said tly and heughed. I rolled my eyes because there¡¯s nothing funny about my statement. ¡°Why are you here alone? Regretting your rtionship?¡± ¡°I¡¯m getting married next year so¡­ no. I¡¯m not regretting anything.¡± I said and he chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m Finn.¡± He said. ¡°My name is can-you-get-lost.¡± I said to him coldly and he chuckled again. ¡°Your fiance must be a lucky guy.¡± He stated and I ignored him. I kept looking at the sea and sighed a few times. ¡°Why are you still here?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. You looked lonely¡­ so I just want to stay here beside you.¡± He said and I stayed silent. My phone rang and it¡¯s Clyde. I picked it up. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Where are you?¡± He asked. ¡°Malibu beach.¡± ¡°Call me once you¡¯re done¡­ I¡¯m still hanging out with my friends.¡± He said. ¡°I will.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± He said and I ended the call. ¡°Your fiance?¡± ¡°Yup.¡± I answered. I got up and took a picture of the sunset. I smiled looking at the photos. It¡¯s so beautiful. I walked back towards the car that I rent and got inside. I put my GPS on and drove away from the beach. I drove back to the renting ce and returned the car key. I decided to call Clyde because I¡¯m tired and I just want to chill or go back home¡­ not home¡­ I mean Clyde¡¯s house here. ¡°You¡¯re done?¡± ¡°I just returned the car back.¡± ¡°Do you see starbucks right across the street? I¡¯m there.¡± He said and I ended the call. I crossed the street and walked inside the starbucks. I saw Clyde waving his hand and I walked towards him. He¡¯s with his 2 friends. ¡°Beverly, this is my best friend Ricky and Pierre. Guys, this is Beverly.¡± Clyde introduced me to his friends. ¡°Hi.¡± I smiled a little as I sat down beside Clyde. ¡°Hey, so you¡¯re Clyde¡¯s fake fiance for the whole year.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± I nodded looking at him without any expression. ¡°If he¡¯s rude to you or he turns into a jerk¡­ just punch him.¡± Pierre said. ¡°Clyde is always nice to everyone and he¡¯s a gentlemen, right?¡± Ricky asked and I raised my eyebrows. ¡°He¡¯s the opposite.¡± I answered. ¡°Babe¡­ don¡¯t be like that.¡± Clyde put his arm around my shoulder and I pushed it away. ¡°They know that we¡¯re fake, why bother touching me here?¡± I asked him in a cold tone. His friends teased him and Clyde looked at me in disbelief. ¡°Are you two sure that you two won¡¯t fall in love? I mean¡­ a year being with each other. Aren¡¯t you two going to be attached with each other?¡± Ricky asked and Pierre smirked looking at us. We both looked at each other. ¡°No.¡± We both said in unison. ¡°So you¡¯re still not over Anna?¡± Ricky asked and I don¡¯t even interested in this Anna girl. I don¡¯t care if he has a lot of girlfriends in the past. ¡°I¡¯m over her but I still want to be alone. I¡¯m not ready to settle down yet¡­ maybe in 2 or 3 years¡­¡± Clyde answered. ¡°I don¡¯t think you two willst in a year.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s good bec-¡± ¡°The contract.¡± Ricky cut me and that made me raise my eyebrows. ¡°Here he goes again with his predictions.¡± Clydeughed but Ricky looked at me seriously. ¡°I¡¯ll wait for your wedding invitation.¡± He smirked. Chapter 12 Clyde Dante ¡°Babe, can you pass me the tuna please?¡± Bev asked me as she pointed at the tuna can. I took it and passed it to her. She opened it and drained all the water. She put it into the bowl and put a lot of mayonnaise. I looked at her disbelief. She put a pinch of salt and pepper and then finished. ¡°Babe,e here.¡± She called me babe a lot and it¡¯s not that I hate it but it¡¯s like she¡¯s used to it now. I walked towards her and she put the tuna on a small piece of bread and then she gave it to me. I hesitated at first but she forced me to eat. ¡°Good right?¡± She asked as her eyes shined waiting for my reaction. I munched it and nodded. She squealed and then she started to eat her breakfast. ¡°Grandma, do you want to try this?¡± Bev asked. ¡°What is that?¡± Grandma asked as she looked at it suspiciously. Bev put the tune on a small piece of bread and gave it to grandma. ¡°Oh my gosh¡­ it¡¯s good.¡± Grandma said and she sat beside her eating it together. I smiled looking at my grandmother so happy enjoying the food. ¡°You hate it?¡± Grandma asked. ¡°He hates it.¡± Bev said and I never said that. I rolled my eyes and walked towards the fridge. I took out a small box of bacon and sausages from the fridge. I need my breakfast too. ¡°What are you making?¡± Beverly slipped her arm through my arm and wrapped it around my hips. ¡°As usual.¡± I smirked and she looked up at me. Thank God, our backs are the ones that are facing grandma. ¡°I want it too¡­ can you make it more for me?¡± Bev smiled. ¡°Yeah sure.¡± I said and she kissed my cheek. ¡°He¡¯s the sweetest, isn¡¯t he?¡± Grandma asked her. ¡°The best.¡± Bev turned to her and smiled. She turned to me again and looked at me start to cook. The bacon and the sausages. ¡°You two look so cute together! Oh I can¡¯t wait for you to get married and have kids.¡± Grandma squealed from the back. ¡°Me too, grandma.¡± I answered as I looked at Beverly. I leaned closer to her and she kissed my lips. ¡°You¡¯re so cute¡­ not only cute but rich too.¡± She kissed my cheek and winked at me. She walked away back to the dining table and continue to eat her tuna. Grandma left the dining room because there¡¯s a call. ¡°Nice act.¡± Iplimented her. She suddenly brought her tuna and her bread here beside me. She ate her tuna and I looked at it.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Want some again?¡± She asked and I nodded. She gave me a little piece of bread with tuna on it. I ate it deliciously. ¡°Do you have any ns today?¡± She suddenly asked and I turned to her but her attention was currently on her tuna. ¡°No, why?¡± I asked and instead of answering¡­ she gave me more of her tuna. ¡°Why?¡± I asked her again. ¡°Nothing.¡± ¡°Do you want to stroll around?¡± I asked her and she looked at me with this yes-I-want-to-go-out look. ¡°Can we?¡± ¡°Of course, grandma asked us to buy some ingredients for BBQing tomorrow. Since it¡¯s her birthday, let¡¯s just make her happy.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ okay.¡± She said and then I focused on my cooking again. When I¡¯m done, I turned my head to Beverly but she¡¯s currently looking at the ground nkly. ¡°You okay?¡± I poked her and she nodded. She finished her tuna and put it on the sink. She washed it and then walked away. ¡°Bev, don¡¯t you want this?¡± ¡°I¡¯m full.¡± She answered and I put the bacon and the sausages on a te. I sat down on the chair and began to eat. I looked at it and left it for Bev. I walked upstairs to my room and found her sitting on the sofa looking outside the window. I sat beside her and gave her the rest of my food. She looked at me nkly and I gestured her to eat. She ate it slowly and then I put down the te when she finished. ¡°You okay?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I just feel kinda bad to lie to your family. It¡¯s not even a week but I already felt guilty for lying.¡± She said as she looked out to the window. I followed her eyes and she¡¯s looking down to the garden where grandma and my parents are currently talking and arranging for the BBQ party tonight. ¡°Don¡¯t feel guilty, I will take the me if there¡¯s something bad happens.¡± I said and she looked at me nodding. ¡°Why did you¡­ you know choose to work as Ms. Red?¡± I asked in a really careful tone. Before she answered my question, she put her legs on my thigh and I was a little bit surprise that she¡¯s sofortable with me now. It¡¯s like kissing¡­ linking her arm to mine¡­ holding hands¡­ kiss on the cheek¡­ looking at each other with those eyes¡­ don¡¯t even bother her. I mean¡­ it¡¯s her daily job. ¡°Why do you want to know?¡± She asked me. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I¡¯m just curious.¡± ¡°Then you won¡¯t get the answer.¡± She said as she looked out to the window again. ¡°Okay then¡­ it seems you hate it when people ask you about something privacy.¡± ¡°I¡¯m an introvert.¡± ¡°Well you don¡¯t look like one.¡± I said and she turned to me smiling and then turned back to look out the window. ¡°Aren¡¯t you wasting your time by dragging me here? You will stuck with me for a year by the way, you can use that time to¡­ you know find your miss right. We don¡¯t need to lie too.¡± She asked. ¡°My grandma has a weak heart, my parents told me that¡­ I need to spend a lot of time with her and make her happy. She asked me to stay here for a year and here I am.¡± ¡°Then why do you bring me?¡± ¡°They keep trying to set me up with someone. They said that I¡¯m 29 already, I have money and I have a stable job¡­ They want me to get married.¡± I answered. ¡°Should I act like a bitch more? Or is it enough for now?¡± ¡°Why do you need to act? Isn¡¯t it your job in a first ce? Be a bitch and a girl who flirts¡­¡± I said and she turned to me. Shit! ¡°Beverly¡­ I didn¡¯t mea-¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing wrong about your sentence.¡± She chuckled and that made me feel so bad. ¡°So¡­ let¡¯s go grocery shopping.¡± She sat up straight and turned to me smiling. ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s go.¡± Chapter 13 Beverly Carington We walked into a costco and strolled around to find all the things on the list. I linked my arm to Clyde¡¯s arm because his parents joined us. We held hands and talked about random things in mind. I learned more about Clyde from it. ¡°I want this.¡± I squealed when I found my favorite candy. I grabbed one box and put it on the trolley. Clyde just shook his head and I red at him. ¡°Ohe on, you know I love it.¡± I walked beside him and linked my arm to his. He turned to me and smiled a little bit. We nced to see Clyde¡¯s parents walking towards another alley. ¡°It¡¯s hard to act in front of elders¡­ it makes me a little bit nervous.¡± I whispered to his ear. He stopped pushing the cart and then he turned to me. Out of nowhere, this guy hugged me. My body tensed because I wasn¡¯t expecting him to hug me. ¡°Why are you hugging me?¡± I asked as he patted my head. ¡°Because my parents are watching.¡± He whispered and I wrapped my arms around his hips. ¡°You¡¯re like a bear.¡± I said randomly. ¡°Girls said that a lot.¡± ¡°They¡¯re right.¡± I chuckled and I looked up to him. He leaned closed to me and crashed his lips to mine. He kissed me slowly. I kissed him back with the same pace and stopped the kiss before it will go too far and too long. Clyde looked around and then he pushed me away. I¡¯m not mad about it because I signed a contract with him to act. All I need to do is to¡­ act in front of his family. I followed him and walked beside him again like nothing happen earlier. ¡°So you¡¯re an architect but you never get a job?¡± Clyde suddenly asked. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Why do you give up?¡± He asked.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°You know I hate it when you ask things like that.¡± I hissed and he turned to me. ¡°We¡¯re going to be together for a year, can you just at least tell me a little bit of your background? I know nothing about you except how you love tuna so much.¡± He bursted and I looked around to see if his parents were around here. ¡°I never want to be an architect. I mean¡­ I used to not like it but before I graduated¡­ I kinda like it and fell in love. I know it¡¯s weird but it happened. My parents are an architect and they have been divorced since I was 3. They don¡¯t love me so they just gave me to my grandmother. My grandmother raised me alone until I turned 12¡­ she passed away, since then I¡¯m alone. My parents wanted me to be an architect but I hate it. I just hate it but in the end I love it¡­ I guess it¡¯s in my blood.¡± I said and he sighed. ¡°But now you¡¯re not an architect¡­ you¡¯re a girl who ruins people¡¯s rtionships.¡± I nodded when he said that. ¡°Yup.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t you want to be a real architect?¡± He asked and I turned to him nodding. ¡°Why don¡¯t you work with me?¡± He asked and I shook my head. ¡°Maybe¡­ after this all ends¡­ I want to start over. I don¡¯t want to work with you because getting in will be so easy. I want to get the job because they love my work.¡± I said truthfully and then I looked down. Suddenly Clyde put his arm around my shoulder and he kissed the top of my head. ¡°You can do it.¡± He said and I just nodded. We bought all the things that grandma needs and we head back home. I helped grandma to prepare everything without being a bitch. Today is her birthday and I want it to be special and memorable for her. I mean it¡¯s her 99th birthday so¡­ I want her to be happy. ¡°You need help?¡± I asked Clyde after I finished putting all the meat inside the fridge. ¡°Yeah¡­ a little help will do¡­¡± He said because he¡¯s struggling to frost all the cupcakes. I took over and he stood beside me watching. ¡°You¡¯re good.¡± He said and I chuckled. ¡°I love baking.¡± I said as I smiled to him and then turned my eyes back to the cupcakes. He put his hand on my head and ruffled my hair. ¡°We have to act better tonight.¡± I said as I finished frosting all of it. I turned to him and slipped my arms around his hips. I looked up him and he nodded agreeing with me. ¡°Am I still a stiff?¡± He asked and I chuckled. ¡°You kinda still are a little bit.¡± I answered and he leaned closed to me. He cupped my face and kissed my lips slowly. I kissed him back and wrapped my arms around his neck. The kiss got more intense as I ran my hand through his hair. ¡°Clyde¡­ wow.¡± We both stopped and turned to see grandma covering her eyes. ¡°Yup, grandma¡­ what do you need?¡± Clyde asked. ¡°Can you please help your dad to set up themps?¡± Grandma asked and Clyde kissed my cheek before he leaves. Grandma gave me a teasing look and I chuckled. ¡°You two almost turn my kitchen table into a bed¡­¡± She teased. ¡°Sorry grandma¡­ we¡¯re just-¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing to be sorry about¡­ it¡¯s normal. I¡¯ve been there too.¡± She winked at me and stole one cupcake. She ate it and walked away. ¡°This is so good by the way!¡± She said. ¡°d that you like it.¡± Chapter 14 Beverly Carington People started toe and yes there¡¯s a lot of them. I helped Clyde and Fred to prepare the meat. They started to cook while I helped Jocelyn to bring the drinks out. After that I sat for a while to rest because I¡¯m damn tired. Grandma walked to me giving a lemonade, I smiled at her. ¡°Happy birthday again, grandma.¡± ¡°You said that a lot already.¡± She said as she patted my shoulder and gestured to me to sit down. I drank it all in one go. I met a lot of grandma¡¯s friends and basically all the neighbours here. ¡°Mr. Baskin, this is my fiance, Beverly.¡± Clyde introduced me. ¡°Nice to meet you, Mr. Baskin.¡± ¡°Just call me Ted and it¡¯s nice to meet you too, Beverly.¡± After that, Clyde talked to him for a moment and then excused himself. We walked into the house and sat down on the sofa. ¡°You tired?¡± I asked as I turned to him and he nodded. ¡°Let me get something for you to drink.¡± I got up but Clyde pulled me back to sit down again. He put his arm around my shoulder and made my body lean to him. ¡°Just rest¡­ gosh¡­ having a party like this is tiring.¡± ¡°Well¡­ at least grandma is happy.¡± ¡°I mean that¡¯s kinda right but still¡­¡± He said and I patted his stomach. ¡°She¡¯s happy so as long as she¡¯s happy¡­ we¡¯re good.¡± I looked at him and he raised his eyebrows. ¡°So is that your motto?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah¡­ kinda.¡± I said and he chuckled. ¡°Everyone?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± I nodded. ¡°You should think about your happiness first instead of thinking about someone else¡¯s.¡± He said and I shook my head. ¡°I love seeing someone else happy first.¡± I smiled and looked at him straight into his blue eyes. ¡°Thankyou, Clyde.¡± ¡°Hmm? For what?¡± He asked as I wrapped my arms around his hips. ¡°You kinda give me a chance to rest. I have never had this rest before. I kept making money and never used it to enjoy my life.¡± I smiled and he nodded smiling. ¡°Good to hear that. I¡¯m kinda d that I made a decision to threaten you.¡± He said and I chuckled. ¡°Weird¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Our meeting.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ it¡¯s weird. You were trying to ruin Jack¡¯s wedding and I stopped you from that.¡± ¡°Because of you¡­ I need to return the money.¡± I hissed and he red at me. ¡°You ruined my car.¡± ¡°Excuse you¡­ you¡¯re the one who put me in your car first.¡± I said and heughed. ¡°You kicked my balls too¡­ and broke my phone.¡± ¡°It¡¯s your fault! You¡¯re the one who started it¡­ don¡¯t me it all on me.¡± I hissed and he chuckled nodding. ¡°I was wrong and I¡¯m sorry about it.¡± He said and I smiled. ¡°Clyde.¡± We both turned to see a beautiful girl standing at the door. She just entered the house and Clyde stood up right away. My body fell to the side because he stood up so fast. ¡°Anna.¡± Oh so this girl is Anna, she¡¯s Clyde¡¯s ex. Ricky and Pierre talked about her and I guess I met her right now. ¡°Hi¡­ how are you?¡± Anna walked to Clyde and hugged him. Clyde hugged her back and then Anna turned to me. ¡°Oh right¡­ Anna, this is my fiance, Beverly. Beverly, this is my friend, Anna.¡± Me and Anna shook hands and I smiled. She¡¯s really beautiful and her green eyes sparkles. No wonder Clyde attached to her. ¡°Nice to meet you.¡± Anna said. ¡°Yes, nice to meet you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to go to grandma first.¡± Anna said as she pointed at the garden. Clyde nodded and she walked away. Clyde sat back and I chuckled. ¡°You still like her, don¡¯t you?¡± I asked and from the looks that he gave me¡­ it¡¯s a yes. ¡°She¡¯s my first love. We dated for about 4 years.¡± ¡°Hey¡­ if you still like her, go for it. You¡¯ll be in LA for 1 year, this is your chance.¡± I said and he turned to me disbelief. ¡°Beverly, you¡¯re my fiance here.¡± ¡°Fake¡­ we¡¯re acting but your feelings for her are real.¡± I said excitedly. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Do you want me to help?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°For free.¡± I said and he raised his eyebrows. ¡°No¡­ Beverly.¡±Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°Ohe on, you still like her. You literally stood up right away when she called you. It was like you¡¯re being hypnotized or something.¡± I said and he shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m here so my family will leave me alone after this¡­ not to date Anna again.¡± ¡°Well¡­ as you wish. I did offer you my help.¡± I shrugged and he chuckled. He ruffled my head and kissed the side of my head. ¡°I will tell you if I need your help besides¡­ my grandma is not dumb. If I¡¯m hanging out with Anna, she will blow up.¡± ¡°Blow up?¡± ¡°You¡¯re my fiance¡­ and she will kick my butt. She might be 99 years old but she still can kick my butt.¡± Clyde said and Iughed. ¡°Kids¡­ eat!¡± Grandma suddenly walked in with a pile of beef on a te. She gave it to us and gave us chopsticks too. We thanked her and she walked outside again. I took one and ate it right away. ¡°This is so good.¡± ¡°Yup.¡± He said as he put one big piece into his mouth. ¡°You know¡­ you can go out and talk to Anna.¡± I said. ¡°Stop trying to set me up with Anna again because I¡¯m not interested.¡± He said as he put a piece of meat into my mouth. ¡°Geez¡­ I¡¯m just trying to be a good friend.¡± I hissed and he ruffled my hair. ¡°If I want her back, I will do it myself.¡± Chapter 15 Clyde Dante We all finished cleaning the house after BBQing. Beverly helped a lot and from the look of her face¡­ she¡¯s tired. I can sense that. I told her to go up and rest but she kept insisting that she will help me. Seeing Anna today makes me happy but not happy like really happy that I will go back to her. It¡¯s been a long time since I saw her¡­ that¡¯s why. I saw her helping take out the trash without being gross about it and I chuckled seeing her struggling to open the door. I ran to her and opened the door for her. ¡°Thanks.¡± She smiled and then she walked out from the door. I helped her to throw all the trash and we¡¯re done. ¡°Let¡¯s take a shower and then go to bed.¡± I said and she nodded. She walked in first and walked up stairs to my room. I walked into the kitchen to wash my hands and took a ss of water. ¡°You were excited to see Anna.¡± My grandma said as she entered the kitchen. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since thest time I saw her.¡± I said. ¡°I like Anna but¡­ I kinda like Beverly better.¡± She smiled and patted my arm. I raised my eyebrows when she stated that. She doesn¡¯t know Beverly, if she knows¡­ she will hate her. Definitely hate her. Anna and Beverly are like day and night. I took out a can of soda and opened it. I sat down on the sofa and sipped it. I closed my eyes for a moment and finished all the soda. I walked up and threw the empty can to the trash bin. I walked into the room and found Beverly already in her PJs. She yawned and walked to the sofa. ¡°Good night.¡± She said. ¡°Yeah. Good night.¡± I said as I walked into the bathroom. I took a shower quickly and realized that I didn¡¯t my clothes again. I walked out from the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my hips. I took my clothes and my eyesnded on Beverly. She¡¯s sleeping peacefully and it made me walk towards her without me knowing. I smiled looking at her like this. She¡¯s talkative when she¡¯s awake and the interesting about her is that you will always find a topic for us to talk about. She¡¯s kinda smart and it¡¯s always get interesting when she told me about her opinion. Somehow it¡¯s crazy and¡­ creative.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. I walked back to the bathroom and put on my clothes on. I walked out and sat on my bed. And again¡­ my eyesnded on Beverly. I walked to her and sighed. I picked her up slowly and brought her to my bed. I caressed her hair and looked at her. This girl is full of secrets¡­ I don¡¯t even know 1% of her. I got up and walked downstairs. I took a can of beer and sat down on the sofa looking out to the garden. ¡°You okay?¡± My dad asked as he sat on the edge of the sofa. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Bev¡¯s sleeping?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s tired.¡± I answered and then I sipped my beer. ¡°What do you think about Beverly, dad?¡± ¡°When I first saw her, she looked like this rich and fancy woman. My first impression about her wasn¡¯t good and added when she told us that she loves your money.¡± My dad chuckled and I chuckled remembering that. ¡°As the time goes by, she¡¯s kinda unpredictable.¡± My dad added and I nodded. ¡°She is.¡± ¡°She¡¯s a kind of girl that you will never even notice that you¡¯re falling hard for her. When she¡¯s there¡­ you kinda get annoyed sometimes but when she¡¯s not there¡­ you¡¯ll miss her like crazy.¡± My dad said and I justughed it off. That¡¯s not true, dad. She¡¯s my fake fiance and I will never fall hard for her. ¡°Do you love her?¡± My dad suddenly asked. ¡°I won¡¯t marry her if I don¡¯t.¡± I turned to him disbelief. ¡°Really? Because you don¡¯t look like you¡¯re falling in love.¡± He said and then left me alone. I can¡¯t believe he said that. Is my acting really that suck? I need to practice with Beverly tomorrow or else¡­ We will get caught. I walked upstairs bringing my beer with me and walked into my room. I sat on the sofa and closed my eyes. Man, I¡¯m tired. Not long after that, I went to dreand. ¡°Clyde¡­ Clyde.¡± I opened my eyes slowly. ¡°Hmm what?¡± ¡°Go move to the bed.¡± Beverly said and I sat up straight. I turned my head to the window and it¡¯s still dark. ¡°Move to the bed.¡± She repeated it and I nodded lightly. I¡¯m still not fully awake. I got up and realized something. ¡°Wait¡­ why are you waking me up?¡± I asked and she pinched the back of my head. Yup it hurts¡­ ¡°Go.¡± She said as she pushed me. I stopped walking and turned to her. She¡¯s alreadyying down on the sofa. I shrugged and threw myself back to my bed. I closed my eyes again¡­ and¡­ I can¡¯t sleep. I sat back up and turned my head to see Beverly. She¡¯s already sleeping again. Unbelievable. I rolled my head and yup it hurts. I think my sleeping poses were really weird until my muscles hurts. I got up and tucked her nket until it reaches her chin. I kneeled and smiled looking at her. ¡°You¡¯re such a weird girl.¡± Chapter 16 Beverly Carington It¡¯s been 5 months since we¡¯re in LA and it¡¯s weird that I love this ce. I started to get used to being with Clyde, Grandma, Jocelyn and Fred. They¡¯re all really nice people. Today is Fred¡¯s birthday and we¡¯re nning to give him a puppy. 3 years ago, they had a golden retriever named Rufus and he died because he¡¯s already 13 years old. Clyde gave the idea to grandma and Jocelyn and they agreed right away. I mean who doesn¡¯t love dogs. ¡°Wake up¡­ youzy.¡± I poked Clyde and he just moved his body a little. ¡°Clydey¡­ wakey wakey.¡± I said it right in front of his ear. He opened his eyes right away and pulled me to his bed. He hugged me and then he closed his eyes again. ¡°Clyde¡­ we¡¯re going to get the puppy today.¡± I said but he ignored me. ¡°What time did you go to sleepst night?¡± I hissed as I tried to push him away. ¡°Good morning sweetie.¡± He kissed my cheek and got up. ¡°Don¡¯t sweetie me¡­ get your ass to the bathroom and take a shower. Let¡¯s go and get the puppy!¡± I said and he red at me. I red at him back. He walkedzily to the bathroom and I ran downstairs.N?velDrama.Org content. I helped grandma to make breakfast and as always¡­ I will make my tuna. Tuna with mayonnaise is the best meal ever. Oh my gosh. ¡°Grandma, want toe with us to get the puppy?¡± I whispered and she turned to me giggling. ¡°No¡­ you two go. Ohh I can¡¯t want to surprise him.¡± She smiled widely and squealed a little. ¡°Me too. I bet he will be so happy.¡± ¡°Yes, he will.¡± Not long after that, Clyde entered the kitchen. He stole a bacon and I looked at him disbelief. He¡¯s going to steal one more but I smacked his hand. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it.¡± I hissed. ¡°Ohe on, I¡¯m hungry.¡± He whined as he back hugged me. ¡°Sit down and wait¡­¡± Grandma smacked his arm. ¡°Hah!¡± I chuckled. ¡°Give me one.¡± He said and I gave him a really small piece of bread and a little amount of tuna. I put it into his mouth and he kissed my cheek. ¡°Thanks Beef.¡± ¡°Clyde Dante!¡± Grandma warned him in a high tone. ¡°I love calling her beef.¡± ¡°If you call me that once again¡­ I will kick yo-¡± He shut me by kissing me. ¡°Kick your what? Balls? Ass?¡± He smirked and I red at him. ¡°Go away you weirdo.¡± I hissed and he chuckled walking away. ¡°Oh oh¡­ you will try your wedding dress¡­ tomorrow.¡± I froze hearing it. Me and Clyde looked at each other and he nodded a little. ¡°Okay Grandma¡­ you¡¯lle with me right?¡± I asked as I turned to her. ¡°Yup.¡± After that, we called everyone to have breakfast. We talked a lot of things as usual and then me and Clyde excused ourselves to go on a date. Of course Fred won¡¯t be suspicious. ¡°Oh my gosh¡­ I¡¯m going to try a wedding dress.¡± I said as I entered the car. He started the car and drove out. ¡°Chill¡­ you¡¯re trying it only.¡± ¡°But you know what it means, Clyde.¡± I turned to him and he shrugged. ¡°When do you want to end this? I¡¯m starting to miss New York a little bit.¡± I crossed my arms in front of my chest. ¡°We have 7 more months¡­ remember?¡± ¡°Clyde¡­ how about we just get married and then leave¡­ we can get divorce back in New York.¡± I said. ¡°And you suddenly want to get married?¡± He asked, raising my eyebrows. ¡°I can¡¯t keep lying to them¡­ It¡¯s hard for me to look at their eyes.¡± I sighed because that¡¯s the truh. It¡¯s been so hard for me¡­ especially for the past 5 months. We kept lying and lying. ¡°But you said you love them¡­¡± ¡°I do¡­ I really do, that¡¯s why I can¡¯t lie all the time. I feel bad.¡± ¡°But if you speed all this up, you won¡¯t spend time with them again.¡± Clyde said and right¡­ ¡°But I can¡¯t lie and lie and lie¡­ you¡¯re hanging out with Anna these days and I¡¯m helping you to lie too. Gosh¡­ I made so many sins here.¡± ¡°You made a lot in New York too.¡± He said in a cold tone. ¡°What¡¯s your problem? That¡¯s my job¡­¡± ¡°Well¡­ think this as your job too!¡± He bursted. ¡°Clyde¡­ until when?¡± ¡°Beverly¡­ we signed a contract for 1 year.¡± ¡°Ohe on¡­ besides you¡¯re with Anna now.¡± ¡°We¡¯re just friends¡­ we¡¯re just hanging out.¡± He hissed. ¡°They will find out about us, you know¡­¡± ¡°They won¡¯t.¡± ¡°Oh really?¡± ¡°What are you jealous? We¡¯re friends, Beverly. Gosh¡­¡± He bursted again and I scoffed. ¡°Friends my ass¡­ Do friends kiss each other?¡± I hissed and he gestured us both. ¡°Excuse you¡­ I never think of you as my friend. You¡¯re my client, you idiot. I¡¯m doing this for free and because you caught me a lot of times!¡± I bursted angrily. ¡°Then why don¡¯t you go out and meet a guy¡­ flirt¡­ kiss and then have sex¡­¡± He bursted back and that made me extremely sad. I shut my mouth that second. ¡°You can go freely out¡­ You can go wherever you want with any guy you want.¡± He added and I just stayed silent. ¡°Me and Anna are just friends. The kiss? It¡¯s only on the cheek.¡± He said again and I ignored it. After that, Clyde stopped talking until we arrived at the puppy ce. I hate Clyde¡­ I just hope that he finds his Bonnie soon. Chapter 17 Beverly Carington These days Clyde has been ignoring me, I mean¡­ he has been going out with Anna a lot¡­ almost everyday. He¡¯s being so selfish right now because he can go out with Anna but I can go out. He prevented me from going anywhere so I¡¯ve been staying at the house doing nothing. I called Ba a lot and she said that Clyde is starting to turn into a real asshole. He doesn¡¯t care about me anymore. He treated me literally like trash. I never hangout with any guys because as you all know, I¡¯m not interested in having a rtionship so it¡¯s a little bit boring here. I miss New York because all of my friends are there.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. I spent my time sleeping all the time pand woke up at 9 p. m. I decided to go to the rooftop and yes they have a beautiful rooftop. It¡¯s more like a small balcony. I made my way up there and found grandma sitting there. I smiled seeing her and decided to join her. ¡°Sit down, Bev.¡± Grandma said as she saw me. I nodded and sat on the chair beside her. She pointed at the sky and I looked up following her finger. The sky is really bright tonight. ¡°It¡¯s beautiful¡­¡± I said. ¡°It is.¡± Grandma said as she took my hand patting it. ¡°How¡¯s 5 months being here?¡± She asked. ¡°Good¡­ I love it here.¡± ¡°Are you and Clyde okay?¡± She asked carefully. ¡°Well¡­ okay¡­ I guess.¡± I chuckled a little. ¡°Until when you two will lie to me?¡± My eyes widened and I turned to her disbelief. ¡°Huh?¡± I asked. ¡°You two are not engaged right? Not even dating¡­¡± My jaw literally dropped when she said that. ¡°Did he drag you here?¡± ¡°No, grandma. We¡¯re no-¡± ¡°Beverly, my age might be 99 but I know how it feels to be young and free.¡± She smiled at me and I looked at her in disbelief. ¡°When you came¡­ it¡¯s so obvious that you both don¡¯t love each other. There¡¯s no sparks at all in the both of your eyes. Everything is awkward and it¡¯s so obvious that you¡¯re trying to look bad in front of us.¡± Oh my god. ¡°Grandma, why didn¡¯t you say anything?¡± I asked and she chuckled. ¡°Do you miss New York?¡± She asked. ¡°A little.¡± ¡°Do you want to go back there?¡± She asked and I nodded a little bit. ¡°Then go.¡± She patted my hand and I looked at her. She smiled widely and then she patted my shoulder. ¡°Grandma, I didn¡¯t want you to make you sad or things like that because of all this.¡± I said because I felt bad. ¡°Beverly¡­ everything happens for a reason. So how about you tell me about your story. I would love to hear it.¡± ¡°No¡­ I have a horrible life.¡± ¡°I have worse.¡± She said and I sighed. She patted my hand and smiled waiting for me to tell her my story. ¡°My parents divorce when I was 3, they¡¯re both architects and they¡¯re really busy. They both sent me to my grandmother and she¡¯s the one who took a good care of me since I was little. When she passed away, my parents just provided me with money to live my life. When I wanted to go to the university¡­ I never thought about being an architect. My parents forced me to take architecture and in the end I took it. I hate it at first but I began to love itter on.¡± ¡°When I graduated, I tried to apply for a job but no one epted me. My friend asked for my help to break up with her boyfriend and since I¡¯m good¡­ a lot of people are asking for my help. I got pay and people starteding to me asking for help because I¡¯m good at this job. One of my clients loves Jack, she asked me to ruin Jack and Carrie¡¯s wedding.¡± ¡°I know Jack.¡± Grandma said and nodded. ¡°Clyde caught me¡­ and dragged me away but I happened to crash his car, broke his phone and even kicked him right to his balls. Apparently Clyde caught me a lot of times so he threatened me and made me help him.¡± I sighed and turned to grandma. ¡°You hate me, don¡¯t you?¡± I asked and she chuckled. ¡°No. I yed along with you two, didn¡¯t I?¡± She said and I nodded. ¡°You don¡¯t like Clyde?¡± ¡°To me¡­ he¡¯s just a client.¡± I answered and she smiled. ¡°If you really want to go back to New York, go¡­ I won¡¯t stop you. If you want to stay, then stay and I will act like I don¡¯t know anything about you two.¡± ¡°Do Jocelyn and Fred know?¡± ¡°No, of course. Just me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, grandma.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry for you, Clyde has been hanging out with Anna again right? You¡¯re upset.¡± ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m not upset. I just felt guilty that I have to lie about a lot of things.¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, grandma.¡± ¡°You know¡­ If you miss LA and us¡­ you cane here again.¡± She said and I began to get teary. I cried and hugged her. She patted my back and really calmed me down. ¡°You¡¯re my grandchild. Even though you¡¯re not married to Clyde, you¡¯re my grandchild too. You¡¯re a really nice girl¡­ kind¡­ bright even though you have a rough past. Seeing you¡¯re not happy these days broke my heart so¡­ if you want to go back to New York¡­ then go. I¡¯ll talk to Clydeter on.¡± I kept hugging her and cried. How can someone be this nice and this kind? ¡°I¡¯m sorry for lying, grandma.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay¡­ you¡¯re not technically lying because I know about it since day 1.¡± She chuckled and I released the hug. She wiped my tears and she smiled. ¡°I want you to be happy¡­ go back to New York and find a job. I bet you¡¯re a really good architect.¡± She said and I nodded. ¡°Thankyou so much, grandma.¡± ¡°Wee, Beverly.¡± After that we talked a lot and I literally spil everything about my life to her¡­ Chapter 18 Clyde Dante I walked into the house after me and my dad were hanging out. I ran upstairs nning to ask Beverly to go to dinner together. I walked into my room and my whole body froze. I looked around and found no Beverly. Not only Beverly but all of her clothes¡­ I ran downstairs immediately and my grandmother stopped me on the bottom of the staircase. ¡°Looking for Beverly?¡± She asked. ¡°Of course, she¡¯s my fiance.¡± ¡°She went back to New York.¡± My eyes widened when grandma said that. ¡°What? What do you mean she went back to New York.¡± ¡°She¡¯s your fake fiance.¡± Grandma said and my eyes widened even wider. ¡°What?¡± My dad asked and my mom appeared from the kitchen ring at me. ¡°She told you?¡±Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°No¡­ I knew it from the start.¡± Grandma said. ¡°What?¡± I asked her disbelief and she nodded. She gestured to me to sit in the living room. I sat down across her and she sighed. ¡°She doesn¡¯t look happy these days, didn¡¯t you notice that?¡± Grandma started. ¡°Wait wait¡­ I don¡¯t understand.¡± My dad said as he put Cooper on hisp. ¡°Your son brought a fake fiance just to-¡± ¡°Don¡¯t judge me just yet, mom. You don¡¯t know anything.¡± I said cutting her and then I turned to grandma again. ¡°She loved it here but you¡¯ve been keeping her here and never even care about her.¡± Grandma said and I raised her eyebrows. ¡°I knew it from the start and I confirmed it more when you told me you will go to the seaworld with her. I have spies everywhere, Clyde. You went to a renting car and the owner of that ce is my friend.¡± She bursted angrily. ¡°You talked to Anna a lot when I had my birthday party when she¡¯s busy cleaning up things! You even let her sleep on the sofa! You never cared¡­ Clyde! These days you¡¯ve been seeing Anna again and asked her to lie to us. My friend saw you with Anna 7 times! You still want to lie to me that she¡¯s your fiance?¡± Grandma bursted angrily. My mom calmed her down and grandma looked at me in disbelief. ¡°Do you know why I bring her here?¡± I asked her as I turned to my dad and mom. ¡°Because you kept forcing me to get married all the time¡­ and even wanted to set me into an arrange marriage. I hate it. I want to live my life a little bit. I¡¯m here because you begged me to. I¡¯m just trying to make you happy beside¡­ why do you care about Beverly so much? Do you know who Beverly is?¡± ¡°We talked all night and I know everything. I know everything about her¡­ do you?¡± ¡°What? Why should I care?¡± ¡°Let him be.¡± My dad said suddenly and I turned to him weirdly. ¡°Huh? Let him be?¡± Grandma asked my dad disbelief. ¡°Yeah¡­ let him be.¡± My dad said as he nodded. ¡°Fred, are you nuts?¡± My mom asked. ¡°She left but still you need to stay here for another 7 months.¡± My dad said and I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m resting for work and since you all already know about Beverly, why don¡¯t you let me go back to New York?¡± I asked and they shook their heads. ¡°I want to see you get crazy.¡± My dad said as he got up from the sofa. ¡°Crazy? Crazy for what?¡± ¡°I never raise you to be like this, Clyde.¡± My mom got up too. ¡°What? What did I do? I¡¯m doing this because I want to make grandma happy.¡± ¡°I¡¯m happy but you make someone else unhappy.¡± ¡°Besides¡­ it¡¯s her job. Her job is to flirt, kiss¡­ have sex so she can break up someone¡¯s rtionship to get money.¡± ¡°She¡¯s a virgin, you idiot! She never even have a boyfriend. You¡¯re the first person that she trust¡­ I can¡¯t believe you said that.¡± My grandma bursted angrily and looked at me disbelief. ¡°So? Why should I care?¡± ¡°Oh you will care¡­¡± She said and then they all left me alone in the living room. I ran my hands through my hairpletely frustrated. I walked up to my room and looked at the whole room. It¡¯s clean. I walked to my bed nning to take a rest but my eyesnded on a white envelope with my name written on it. I took it and opened it. Hey Clyde, When you see this, I¡¯m probably gone. Sorry for not telling you that I will leave LA. I know I still owe you a lot, I signed a contract with you and agreed with you to be there for one year but I decided to leave. Don¡¯t worry, I will send a new car for you to your houseter on and a new phone. I guess you¡¯re free now, I talked to grandma to not pressure you to get married and let you have your own life. She agreed so you don¡¯t have to worry about it anymore. Thankyou for giving me such beautiful memories here in LA. I¡¯m so jealous that you still have a family that care and love you so much. Please don¡¯t me grandma for this, it¡¯s entirely my fault. Besides you¡¯ve been hanging out with Anna again these days, you don¡¯t need me anymore. Thankyou Clyde for everything and sorry for not telling you that I¡¯m leaving. I just felt weird these days and I want to go back to New York to clear things up. Maybe one day, I will go back to LA and visit you sometimes¡­ if you don¡¯t hate me. Thankyou once again Clyde. P. s the ring is in the envelope. Your friend, Beverly. I looked at the letter disbelief and I ripped it. I ripped it into small pieces and threw it to the bin. What kind of bullshit is she giving me right now? I sat on the bed and let my body fall to the bed. I looked up to the ceiling and closed my eyes. ¡°Well¡­ I don¡¯t need her anymore.¡± Chapter 19 Clyde Dante ¡°Is this Mr. Dante?¡± I was having my breakfast when a call came. ¡°Yes, why?¡± ¡°The new car has arrived and we already delivered it to your house along with a new iPhone.¡± My body froze hearing it. ¡°Give it all back to the buyer.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Dante, but you¡¯re the one who bought it.¡± What?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t buy it. You need to-¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Dante, we can¡¯t do that.¡± He ended the call and I looked at it disbelief. ¡°What is it?¡± My mom asked. ¡°Beverly.¡± ¡°She called you?¡± Grandma asked. ¡°No¡­ she sent me a car and a new IPhone to my house in New York.¡± I said and suddenly I have no appetite. I got up from my seat and walked up to my room. I called Jack for help. ¡°Hey brother, how are you doing?¡± Jack answered. ¡°Jack! I want you to help me.¡± ¡°Okay¡­ what is it?¡± ¡°Go to my house and there¡¯s a car and an iPhone delivered to my house. Send them back¡­¡± ¡°Send them back? What do you mean?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll exin itter. I will give you an address and you need to send them back to that address. Call the girl and tell her that I don¡¯t want it.¡± I ended the call and sent Beverly¡¯s address along with her contact to Jack. I sat down on my bed and sighed big time. I can¡¯t believe she really sent me that. Suddenly a call came and it¡¯s Jack. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Dude, I tried to call her but the phone number is not avable anymore. I tried to call the number of her house but she moved away.¡± ¡°Okay, thanks. I will go back to New York myself.¡± I hissed and suddenly someone bursted into the room. ¡°You¡¯re not going back to New York.¡± Grandma said as she shook my head. ¡°What? Why?¡± ¡°A promise is a promise besides you lied to me so you need to pay for that sin here.¡± Grandma said ring at me. ¡°Beverly sent me a car and an iPhone!¡± ¡°So?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want it! I want to give it back!¡± ¡°She destroyed your car and your phone, take it. Why bother give it back?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to deal with her again.¡± I said and my grandmaughed. I looked at her weirdly.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°So you hate her now?¡± ¡°Of course. I mean¡­ she¡¯s a bitch anyway.¡± ¡°A bitch? Well¡­ you¡¯ll seeter on who the bitch is.¡± She said and then she left. I ran my hands through my hair and sighed big time. I walked out from my room and walked down to find grandma but instead of grandma¡­ Anna appeared. ¡°Hey¡­ wanna grab dinner together?¡± She asked and I found myself nodding. ¡°Yeah, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Can Ie?¡± Grandma suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I turned to Anna and she looked ufortable. ¡°Grandma¡­ nex-¡± ¡°No¡­ no¡­ it¡¯s okay.¡± Anna said and she smiled a little bit. Grandma smiled excitedly and she grabbed my hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Grandma said. We walked out from the house and got into the car. Anna sat in front with me and I drove out from my house. Anna tried to talk to me all the time and it¡¯s kinda okay but I wish she can talk to grandma more. Grandma oftenly be the one who is asking her questions first. We decided to eat at a vietnamese restaurant. We walked in and sat down. Anna sat beside me and grandma sat right in front of me. Grandma excused herself to the toilet and suddenly Anna linked her arm to mine. ¡°Next time¡­ can you juste to my ce?¡± ¡°Why?¡± I raised my eyebrows when she said that. ¡°It¡¯s morefortable to spend time with you.¡± ¡°So you¡¯re saying that you don¡¯t like grandma to tag along?¡± I asked her. ¡°No no¡­ I just want to spend time alone with you.¡± She leaned her head to my arm. ¡°We often spend time together and it¡¯s kindafortable to be with grandma sometimes.¡± ¡°Clyde¡­ how about we date again?¡± She asked as she kissed my cheek. At the same time, grandma¡¯s back to her seat. ¡°I¡¯m so excited to eat¡­ when will the foode?¡± My grandma asked. ¡°It will be here soon.¡± I said. ¡°Clyde, can you take me to the mart after this? I want to buy some groceries.¡± I nodded. ¡°Grandma, we¡¯re going to watch a movie.¡± ¡°We do?¡± I asked her and she nodded. ¡°Oh¡­ really?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take you to the mart and then we can go to the cinema.¡± ¡°But it starts at 7.¡± Anna looked at me cutely and kissed my cheek. I turned to grandma and she sighed. ¡°Just drop me home then¡­¡± ¡°No¡­ we can watch it tomorrow. I¡¯m going to take grandma to the mart.¡± It¡¯s not a weird thing for me to take grandma to the mart. It¡¯s more like a routine. Besides¡­ I will always choose my family first than other people. ¡°Fine.¡± She said in a piss tone. The food came and we all eat it in silence. No one talks¡­ we just eating without talking. It¡¯s like eating with strangers. It became awkward suddenly. I mean¡­ me and Anna never went out with grandma before. Not only grandma but she never went out with my mom too. Me and Anna used to date and sometimes my family asked her to have dinner together but she neveres. I told her that I will drop her home first and as we arrived in front of her house. I walked her to the door. ¡°Clyde¡­ let¡¯s date again. I promise we¡¯ll make it right this time.¡± Anna said as she circled her arms around my neck. ¡°Okay.¡± I said and she squealed. She hugged me tightly and kissed my lips. ¡°Good¡­ tomorrow we¡¯re going to watch the movie okay?¡± ¡°Yeah, I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow night.¡± I smiled and she walked in. I walked back to my car and got inside. ¡°You¡¯re back together now?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± I answered grandma. ¡°Okay.¡± Chapter 20 Beverly Carington ¡°I¡¯m nervous¡­ why am I nervous?¡± Ba asked as she held my hand tightly. We are both currently sitting in front of myptop waiting for the announcement. Since I¡¯m back in New York, I went to a lot of interviews and to a lot ofpanies to get a job. A real job¡­ I promised grandma that I will get a real job once I get back to New York. And again¡­ I¡¯ve been rejected by 3panies so far and now I¡¯m waiting for the Architect Hive to announce whether I¡¯m epted or not. ¡°2 minutes left¡­¡± I said as I looked at the time. ¡°Oh my gosh. Why am I sweating? Aren¡¯t you the one who suppose to be sweating?¡± She asked and I chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re crazy.¡± ¡°But you love me.¡± She said and that¡¯s true. ¡°It¡¯s time¡­ it¡¯s time!¡± Ba said and I clicked the refresh button. I pressed the announcement and then it¡¯s out. I closed my eyes. ¡°Check it and tell me, is my name there?¡± I asked and my heart is beating crazily. ¡°Oh my god! You¡¯re epted!!!!!!!!!!¡± I opened my eyes and looked it for myself. I squealed and hugged Ba. We squealed together and jumped up and down. Oh my gosh¡­ At the same time, my phone beeps and that¡¯s when you know you got a message. Ms. Carington, Congrattions! You¡¯re epted to the Architect Hivepany. You will start working and join the first meeting next week. Thankyou, Architect Hive ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you.¡± She said as she read the message. ¡°Thank you!¡± ¡°I will order us a lot of pizza!¡± She said as she got up from the sofa. She left to call the pizza ce and I decided to call grandma. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Grandma! I got the job!¡± I squealed. ¡°Oh Beverly, congrattions! I¡¯m so happy for you!¡± She squealed too. ¡°Thankyou grandma for encouraging me and for believing me.¡± ¡°You¡¯re wee and yes I¡¯m so happy for you.¡± ¡°Grandma¡­ Since I will start my work next week. I have time to go to LA. I was wondering if we can spend time together without Clyde knowing? Fred and Jocelyn can join us!¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Oh sure, of course! I will be so happy to see you here again! We can spend our time together at the beach with Fred and Jocelyn.¡± ¡°I will treat you guys dinner as a thankyou because you let me stayed with you all for 5 good months.¡± ¡°Oh Beverly, you¡¯re such a sweet kid.¡± She chuckled. ¡°Is¡­ Clyde doing okay?¡± I asked. ¡°Clyde? He¡¯s okay. He¡¯s been spending his time with Anna a lottely. They¡¯re back together.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± That¡¯s my response. ¡°You okay?¡± ¡°Of course, I¡¯m okay, grandma. I¡¯m so happy right now because I¡¯m finally get a job.¡± I squealed again. ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you too! I can¡¯t wait to see you here.¡± ¡°I will take the earliest flight tomorrow, I¡¯ll see you tomorrow, grandma.¡± ¡°See you soon too.¡± I ended the call and Ba sat beside me. ¡°Did you order it?¡± ¡°Yup, I ordered it.¡± She nodded. ¡°Did you talk to grandma earlier?¡± She asked. ¡°Yup and I will go to LA tomorrow and maybe for a couple of days¡­¡± ¡°You should¡­ go clear your head to get ready for work next week.¡± She said and we squealed again. ¡°Thankyou, Ba¡­ for always there to support me.¡± ¡°You too.¡± She smiled and we hugged each other. ¡°Don¡¯t you miss Clyde?¡± ¡°I would be lying if I say I don¡¯t. He¡¯s the first guy that I hang out with and he¡¯s a good person actually.¡± I sighed everything we talked about Clyde. ¡°You should see him.¡± ¡°He got back with Anna and I¡¯m not going to see him.¡± ¡°Why? Because you¡¯re afraid?¡± Ba asked and I turned to her shaking my head. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°You know, Bev, you spent 5 months together literally everyday. You both spent your time with kisses, hugs,ughs, ring, arguing¡­ without you realizing it became a routine for you both. I¡¯m not ming you if you miss him or if you start to have feelings for this guy.¡± Iughed at her statement. ¡°I¡¯m not.¡± ¡°Then exin to me why are you crying for a week?¡± ¡°I miss grandma.¡± ¡°You¡¯re still contacting with her, you will see her tomorrow anyway.¡± She patted my shoulder and I sighed. ¡°Do you remember when we went groceries shopping? You kept saying¡­ ¡®Clyde loves this cracker¡­ Clyde hates this candy¡­ Clyde loves this orange juice¡­ You should see his face if you put a fresh kiwi in Clyde¡¯s hand¡¯ everything is Clyde, Clyde and Clyde.¡± ¡°I did not.¡± ¡°Oh really? Now you¡¯re trying to deny it?¡± She hissed and I sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t like him.¡± ¡°Without you noticing, he became your routine. Beverly, you¡¯re pissed and wanted to go to New York because without you noticing you¡¯re jealous. You were jealous that Clyde keeps going out with Anna instead of you. You asked him to spend time with you but he asked you to lie to his family¡­ when he¡¯s going out with Anna.¡± Ba bursted and I sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not forcing you anything, I just want you to be happy. Did you even realize that everytime you talk to me when you¡¯re in LA¡­ you sound very happy. You talked a lot and even told me a lot of funny stories. Did you even realize that?¡± ¡°No. Ba, you know that this is my first time hanging out with a man who knows my real name, who knows the real me and who knows about my previous job.¡± ¡°I know¡­ Bev. I know. You¡¯re afraid that your rtionship will turn out bad just like your parents. That¡¯s why you shut yourself off from guys since you¡¯re in junior high¡­ but Beverly¡­ just because you parents were divorce, it doesn¡¯t mean that you will have a fail rtionship too.¡± ¡°It¡¯s still hard for me.¡± ¡°I know¡­ but you need to realize that sooner orter before it¡¯s toote.¡± Chapter 21 Clyde Dante I walked into my house and it¡¯s all dark. I turned on all the lights and sat down on the sofa. Where¡¯s everybody? It¡¯s 10 o¡¯clock and they¡¯re still out? I remembered that my mom told me that she will go out with a friend along with grandma and my dad. Why is grandma and dad tagging along? Weird! Cooper jumped to me and I patted him. I looked up to the ceiling and closed my eyes. Suddenly I feel hungry because Anna wanted a fancy dinner earlier and fancy dinner has a little tiny food which is annoying. I walked to the kitchen and opened the fridge. I found a bowl of tuna with mayonnaise. I took it out and put bread on the kitchen table. Tuna mayonnaise really reminds me of Beverly. She loves it and she almost eats it everyday. I can¡¯t count how much she eats tuna, she loves it. I sighed everytime I remember Beverly. Everything I do in this house really reminds me of her. Every little thing¡­ everytime I eat breakfast¡­ I always look at the seat beside me. It used to be Bev¡¯s ce but now it¡¯s empty. She loves to talk about how much she loves the green bowl everytime she eats soup. I always said that she¡¯s a weirdo for liking that bowl because that bowl is damn old. I took out a spoon from the drawer and unconsciously I took a spoon that Beverly really likes. She always asked me to take the blue spoon for her and now I¡¯m using it to scoop the tuna onto my bread. When Bev¡¯s here, the house has never been this quiet. She¡¯s a loud person and she always talks about something interesting. My dad really loves it when she tells him something funny and mysterious. It¡¯s been 1 month since she left¡­ Suddenly the door burst open and I walked out from the kitchen. I saw my grandma and my parents walked in with a lot of stuff. ¡°You¡¯re home? How¡¯s dinner with Anna?¡± Grandma asked. ¡°Good, I guess. Where were you guys from?¡± ¡°Malibu beach.¡± My dad answered. ¡°With who?¡± ¡°Just a friend.¡± My mom answered. ¡°Grandma, did you drink alcohol? You kept smiling weirdly.¡± I asked. ¡°Why? I can¡¯t drink alcohol?¡± She hissed and I raised my eyebrows. ¡°What is this?¡± I asked, trying to look into the stuff that they brought home. ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± They all answered it in unison. ¡°You guys are all weird.¡± I said and I walked back to the kitchen to continue to eat. I kept eating and eating until my grandma walked into the kitchen. ¡°You ate my tuna?¡± ¡°You made it and I bet you already ate it.¡± I said and my grandma took it from me. ¡°Never ever! Eat my tuna!¡± She hissed at me and I looked at her disbelief. The tuna¡¯s taste is really simr to Bev¡¯s. I drank a ss of water and walked upstairs. I walked into my room and took my fresh clothes to the bathroom¡­ and then I realized again that I always have this new routine where I always bring my clothes into the bathroom. I used to have Bev here so I automatically bring my clothes into the bathroom. Which is a little bit weird for me now because Beverly¡¯s not here anymore. I took a shower and after that I walked out from the bathroom ready to sleep. I jumped onto my bed and looked at the sofa. Gosh! I need to stop doing this! Clyde, you need to get a grip! Beverly¡¯s not here!N?velDrama.Org content. This is not my first time feeling this¡­ actually on the day she left. I felt weird. I kept looking at the sofa to check if she¡¯s there or not. When she¡¯s here¡­ I often woke up at night to pee and everytime I woke up¡­ I always checked on her. I often tucked her nket up and just checked on her but now¡­ everytime I woke up at night¡­ she¡¯s not there. I closed my eyes trying to sleep but I kept tossing my body to the right and to the left. I got up and walked downstairs. I found my dad sitting in the living room drinking beer. ¡°Hey dad.¡± I said and he turned to me. ¡°Hey. Can¡¯t sleep?¡± He asked. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Anna?¡± He asked. ¡°No¡­ We¡¯re okay.¡± ¡°Want some?¡± He asked as he passed the beer can to me. I opened it and sipped it a bit. ¡°You know¡­ it¡¯s kinda quite in here without Beverly.¡± My dad suddenly said and I took a really deep breath. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°I thought you¡¯re going to be with her because I already think of her as my own daughter.¡± He said and then he sipped his beer. ¡°No. I brought her here so you guys stop forcing me to get married.¡± I said and then I sipped my beer. He sighed and then he looked at me. ¡°Don¡¯t you feel that something is missing within you?¡± He asked. ¡°No.¡± Actually¡­ I don¡¯t know. ¡°I talked to grandma and your mom, you can go back to New York next month.¡± ¡°Really? Why the sudden change?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t make me change my mind, Clyde.¡± ¡°Okay, thankyou.¡± I said and then finished all his beer. He got up and when he was going to walk up¡­ he stopped and then he turned to me. ¡°I just want you to be happy, Clyde. If you think I¡¯m a bad guy forcing you here and even sometimes asking you to get married¡­ because I want you to be happy. Having a life with the woman you love will make your life happier.¡± He said and I nodded. He walked up stairs leaving me alone. I sighed and leaned back to the sofa. ¡°Atst¡­ I¡¯m going back to New York.¡± Chapter 22 Beverly Carington I walked into the house again after 1 month not being here. Grandma said that Clyde was out with Anna so I¡¯m safe to be here. I sat down on the sofa and looked around. I miss this ce. ¡°Do you want anything to drink?¡± Jocelyn asked. ¡°Oh no¡­ thankyou Jocelyn.¡± ¡°Do you miss this?¡± Fred threw my favorite cracker and I smiled. ¡°Thankyou!¡± I said as I opened the box and ate it. ¡°If you miss seeing your room¡­ go up.¡± Grandma said as she gestured me to go upstairs. ¡°Not technically my room but it¡¯s Clyde¡¯s room.¡± I said but I got up from my seat. I walked upstairs and entered the room. I looked around and everything still the same. I sat down on the bed and sighed big time. ¡°I miss you¡­ Clyde.¡± I whispered and closed my eyes. I got up and walked downstairs again. I walked into the kitchen where Jocelyn and grandma are. ¡°What are you making?¡± ¡°Cheese egg rolls and¡­ salmon.¡± Grandma answered and I smiled. I looked at them cooking and can¡¯t wait to eat because I¡¯m so starving. ¡°You know¡­ the house turned really quiet after you left.¡± Fred said as he took out his yogurt from the fridge. ¡°He¡¯s right.¡± Jocelyn agreed.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I can¡¯t stay here longer.¡± I looked at them one by one. ¡°Clyde is a jerk, how can he keep you here like this? He doesn¡¯t have a heart.¡± ¡°Not yet.¡± Fred said and we all turned to himpletely looking at him with questioning eyes. ¡°What do you mean not yet?¡± Jocelyn asked her husband. ¡°You¡¯ll see.¡± Fred smirked and then walked out from the kitchen. ¡°Here¡­ try there.¡± Grandma said after she cut the egg rolls. She gave a little bit for me to taste. It¡¯s really good! ¡°Beverly! Thankyou for the gifts yesterday¡­ I love it.¡± Jocelyn said and I chuckled. ¡°You¡¯re wee¡­ I¡¯m so d that you like it.¡± ¡°Like it? I love it!¡± Grandma squealed and Iughed. ¡°Thankyou so much, Beverly.¡± Jocelyn smiled widely to me and then she hugged me. ¡°Wee and I¡¯m so thankful too that you guys forgive me for what I¡¯ve done. I lied to you guys about my rtionship with Clyde.¡± I said sadly and they both nodded. ¡°People make mistakes¡­ Beverly. We¡¯re a normal person and we make mistakes sometimes. I don¡¯t me you for this¡­ it¡¯s all Clyde¡¯s faults.¡± Grandma said and I chuckled. ¡°How is he?¡± I asked as I took a really deep breath. ¡°He¡¯s been hanging out with Annately and yeah¡­ there¡¯s nothing special about it. Anna kinda hates us and she always wanted to be with Clyde only not us.¡± Jocelyn said and I nodded. ¡°I hope he¡¯s happy.¡± ¡°Do you miss him?¡± Grandma asked as she looked at me straight into my eyes. I sighed and nodded a little. ¡°I will be lying if I say that I don¡¯t miss him. 5 months is not a short period of time, we spent it together and it kinda became a routine for me.¡± I answered. ¡°Clyde is an idiot, we use send back him to New York so he and Anna will be apart.¡± Grandma said in an evil tone and it makes meugh so hard. ¡°Fred!¡± Jocelyn called him. ¡°Grandma and Jocelyn, don¡¯t be like that. Clyde is happy and if you sen-¡± ¡°He wants to go back to New York anyway.¡± Grandma cut me. ¡°What?¡± Fred entered the kitchen. ¡°Let¡¯s let him go to New York.¡± ¡°I already did¡­ I talked to him yesterday.¡± ¡°What? How?¡± Jocelyn asked. ¡°I just did.¡± Fred said. ¡°You didn¡¯t even tell us?¡± She asked her husband. ¡°Can you both meet up?¡± Grandma asked and I shook my head right away. ¡°Clyde hates me now. I mean¡­ Grandma¡­ we¡¯ll never meet because New York is big and there are no chance that we will bump each other.¡± Iughed at her as she put the salmon into the hot pan. ¡°If you two are meant to be together¡­ even the sky is divided into 2¡­ you both will still meet.¡± Grandma smiled. ¡°Grandma, we¡¯re not meant to be together. Clyde will be marrying Anna anytime soon. I mean I bet he will propose to her soon.¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t even love her, now tell me how is he going to marry this girl?¡± Fred crossed his arms in front of his chest and raised his eyebrows to me. ¡°How do you know?¡± ¡°Beverly, he even admitted that this house without you¡­ is so quite.¡± Fred said and I sighed. ¡°Let him be¡­ I¡¯m not interested in love anyway.¡± I said as I sat down on the chair. I looked at grandma cooking the salmon and I¡¯m drooling. Like really¡­ ¡°What if one day¡­ you¡¯ll meet him again?¡± Grandma suddenly asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. Actually, I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Okay, it¡¯s okay.¡± Grandma chuckled. Not long after that, the salmon is cooked. We sat in the dining room and ate our food. We talked about a lot of things and I started to tell my story about how I am doing in New York. It¡¯s always fun to talk with them. They gave me a lot of support, weird questions¡­ and a lot ofughs. I miss this family¡­ I love them just like I love my mom. ¡°We¡¯re always here if you need us.¡± Jocelyn said and all of them turned to me. ¡°Thank you so much.¡± I smiled widely. ¡°Clyde was so suspicious with us yesterday but we can handle him well.¡± Fred said. ¡°Well at least he¡­ happy with Anna.¡± ¡°He¡¯s not that happy, Anna is a little annoying¡­¡± Fred said honestly. ¡°But he¡¯s Clyde¡¯s first love.¡± ¡°Nah¡­ Clyde needs to meet his Bonnie.¡± Fred said and I chuckled. ¡°You love Bonnie and Clyde? That¡¯s why you¡­ named him that. ¡°Not only him but me too.¡± Jocelyn smirked looking at Fred. ¡°They were naughty at some point¡­¡± Grandma said and theyughed. ¡°I just found his Bonnie.¡± Chapter 23 Clyde Dante ¡°I¡¯m so sad that you¡¯re going to New York again.¡± Anna pouted and I chuckled. ¡°I wille here often, don¡¯t worry.¡± I said. ¡°Or I will go there¡­¡± She said and I nodded. I hugged her once again and kissed her forehead. ¡°Take care.¡± ¡°I trust you, Clyde.¡± She said as she looked me in the eye and I nodded. I turned to my family and hugged my mom and dad first. ¡°Work hard again, kid.¡± My dad said and I nodded. ¡°Thanks dad.¡± ¡°Take care, Clyde.¡± My mom said as I hugged her. ¡°Will do, mom.¡± I turned to grandma and hugged her. ¡°Take care, Clyde.¡± ¡°Thankyou grandma and I will take care.¡± I smiled. ¡°Good.¡± She caressed my cheek and waved. I entered the airport and left all of them. I got into the airne right away because I checked in my luggages earlier do all I need to do is going into the airne. As soon as I got into the airne, I slept because I¡¯m so tired packing upst night. Tomorrow I will get back to work, I mean I already have apany and it¡¯s okay if I go away for 6 months. I already told my secretary that I¡¯ll be back and I will start working tomorrow morning. When I arrived in New York, I called my family and Anna that I already arrived. I got into the taxi and told the driver my address. I leaned back to the car seat and sighed big time. New York really reminds me of Beverly. Suddenly I remember the car and the phone that she gave me. I need to return it back to her. As soon as I arrived, I found the new car parked in front of my house. I can¡¯t believe this. It¡¯s exactly the same car that I had but in the newest version. I walked into the house and found the new iPhone on the table. I looked at it in disbelief. I walked upstairs to my room and my body froze to see Beverly¡¯s picture scattered on my bed. My camera was still there and even the contract. I looked at the picture one by one and that¡¯s when I started to realize that I really miss her. I sat down on my bed and took one of her pictures. I looked at it and sighed. How could she leave me without saying goodbye? I took all her photos away and put it in the trash along with the contract. I¡¯m really pissed that she left me like that. I can¡¯t believe her at all. I took a long shower and why am I starting to remember Beverly? Why? I almost punched the wall big time because I¡¯m fucking crazy. I walked out from my bathroom and went straight to bed because I¡¯m damn tired. Tomorrow is a big day that I will go back to mypany and I need to prepare that. I went to sleep. I opened my eyes and checked my phone. It¡¯s 8. 46 in the morning. I got up and walked to my bathroom. I forgot my cl¡­ shit! I just jumped into the shower. I got out and changed into my white shirt and ck pants. I got out and took my car ke¡­ I took my old car that has been repaired instead of using the car that Beverly gave me. As I walked out the door, I saw the new car again and again and all I want to do now is to return the car. I hate seeing¡­ It¡¯s like seeing Beverly but in the shape of a car. I got into the car and drove towards my office. On the way to the office, I tried to call Beverly¡¯s phone a few times and yes it¡¯s unavable. I guess she changes her phone number. I need to find her and return the fucking car and phone. My phone rang and it¡¯s Anna, oh yeah I have a girlfriend and I almost forgot about her. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Hey baby.¡± She said. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s 6. 30 there¡­ you¡¯re awake?¡± ¡°I miss you.¡± She said in a sweet tone. ¡°I miss you too, I¡¯m currently going to work.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ So how does it feel to get back to work?¡± She asked. ¡°Kinda weird but I need to get back on my track.¡± ¡°Make a lot of money, babe.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± I chuckled. ¡°Have you eaten?¡± ¡°Nope, I got upte because I¡¯m so tired. I¡¯ll grab some breadter on at the office.¡± I said. ¡°Good¡­ that¡¯s my boyfriend.¡± ¡°What a lucky guy¡­¡± ¡°I love you.¡± It¡¯s not weird to hear because she often said it. ¡°Me too¡­¡± ¡°Bye.¡± She said and ended the call. I sighed and why is it so hard for me to tell her that I love her? I do love her¡­ I think¡­ maybe¡­ I guess. I don¡¯t know. As soon as I arrived at the office, I walked into the building and walked into the lift. I pressed my office floor and looked down to the ground. ¡°Mr. Dante, wee back.¡± I looked up and found my secretary waiting for me. I walked out the lift and my body froze when I saw¡­ Beverly. She¡¯s currently talking to Peter, I gestured my secretary to leave and I walked towards her slowly. It feels like she¡¯s not real but she is. My breath got hitch when I saw her side figure. She was talking seriously with Peter about the drawing. ¡°I¡¯m gonna give this to my boss, do you not understand that we¡¯re working together to make something. This is our project not only yours!¡± She bursted at Peter and when she turned her body¡­ her eyes widen to see me. ¡°Clyde.¡± I was going to say something but my lips were frozen and can¡¯t say anything. ¡°If you¡¯ll excuse me.¡± She said politely and she walked pass by me. I turned my body and walked towards her. I caught her wrist and she turned to me. ¡°I want you to take the car back.¡± ¡°I¡¯m a woman with my words, Clyde. I¡¯m not taking it back.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you forget about our contract, Beverly. I still have all the evidence about you.¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Give it to the police, I¡¯ll be willing to go to the court if that¡¯s necessary.¡± She pulled her wrist away from me and pressed the lift button. ¡°Still a bitch.¡± I said and then left her alone. I gestured to my secretary to go into my office room. ¡°What¡¯s the project?¡± ¡°The Hastington asked ourpany and the Architect Hive to design a building. There are 2 architects from our side and 2 from their side. Peter, Vin, Ms. Carington and Mr. Altorn are the ones who design the building.¡± Kezia said. ¡°I¡¯ll take over, put Peter in another project. I heard that Cesantio does need a person to design their airne ce?¡± ¡°Yes, sir. He just came by here yesterday and he wants you and Peter who designed it.¡± ¡°Send Peter there first and I¡¯ll take over the Hastington project. Call Han and I want to meet him along with Ms. Carington and Mr. Alton. Make an appointment for it.¡± Chapter 24 Beverly Carington ¡°I can¡¯t believe you saw Clyde again!¡± Ba said as I opened up the ice cream tub. ¡°I mean he¡¯s an architect too but I never thought I would see him there.¡± I said as I scooped the ice cream and ate it. ¡°What did he say?¡± ¡°He wants to return the car and the phone¡­ that¡¯s it and then he kinda called me a bitch.¡± ¡°Well¡­ ignore him.¡± ¡°I know. I have to.¡± I sighed and Ba took my spoon. Suddenly my phone rang and it¡¯s my boss. ¡°Yes, Mr. Han.¡± ¡°Beverly, we have an appointment tomorrow at 9 in the morning. We¡¯re going to have breakfast with the boss of AApany. Me, you and Sean.¡± ¡°Where will the appointment be?¡± ¡°Morning Glory cafe at 9 sharp. I don¡¯t want you to bete, okay?¡± He said. ¡°Yes sir.¡± ¡°Apparently Mr. Dante will be the one who takes over the job, I¡¯m d that he will take over because Peter boy is damn annoying.¡± My body froze hearing it and I turned to Ba in horror. She looked at me raising her eyebrowspletely no idea why. ¡°He will take over? Umm sir, how about you take over it too?¡± ¡°Sorry, Beverly, but I have another big project. You should be d that I¡¯m giving you this project.¡± He said and then he ended the call. ¡°Oh shit.¡± ¡°What? Why?¡± ¡°Clyde will be taking over the project instead of that Peter asshole.¡± I said to her and looked at her in horror. ¡°Look¡­ keep calm and just act like you don¡¯t know him. I mean you know each other but just pretend that you don¡¯t know anything.¡± ¡°Ba! I will see him tomorrow morning at 9.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s fast¡­¡± She mumbled. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Nothing! So¡­ you just need to act like you don¡¯t know him but you know him. Get it?¡± ¡°You¡¯re not making any sense.¡± I hissed. ¡°So you¡¯re going alone?¡± She asked and I shook my head. ¡°With Han and Sean.¡± I said and her face lighten up like a light bulb. She¡¯s a crazy woman. ¡°With Sean? Oh my gosh.¡± ¡°Yes, with Sean¡­ so what?¡± ¡°That guy has fall in love with you, Beverly. I bet Clyde won¡¯t like him.¡± ¡°Ba¡­ you¡¯re being weird, Clyde has a girlfriend snd her name is Anna.¡± ¡°Then tell me why¡­ is he taking over the project? You just met him this morning and now you got the news that he¡¯s taking over.¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Why would I know? I didn¡¯t even know that he¡¯s the boss of AApany.¡± ¡°Oh my gosh, this will be so great.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Sean will take care of you a lot in front of Clyde. I mean he always been a gentleman.¡± ¡°Take him! I don¡¯t like him and don¡¯t have an interest in dating and you know that!¡± ¡°Ohe on, Beverly. I bet if Clyde ask you out, you will answer it with 1 word 3 letters¡­ a. k. a Yes!¡± ¡°You watched too much gossip girl.¡± ¡°Oh Beverly, I wish there¡¯s someone just like Chuck. He¡¯s so dreamy and he and ir are meant to be together.¡± Ba said and I rolled my eyes. ¡°You¡¯re weird.¡± ¡°Tomorrow will be¡­ so fun. Can I spy on you?¡± ¡°No!¡± I bursted. ¡°Ohe on, I want to see Clyde get jealous besides Sean is going to take care of you so well. I love a gentleman but he¡¯s too gentlemanly¡­ I like bad boys better.¡± ¡°Gentlemanly? Is that even a word?¡± I looked at her disbelief and she chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m so excited for tomorrow¡¯s drama.¡± ¡°No more drama¡­ and besides he hates me and he wanted to send me to the police.¡± ¡°Oh Beverly¡­ you¡¯re such an innocent girl. He will never turn you to the police because he¡¯s freaking fucking like you.¡± ¡°Ba, you are so stupid. Oh yeah¡­ I forgot that you have a brain damage these days because you¡¯re eating too much chocte.¡± ¡°Chocte is life, Beverly. Don¡¯t you ever say that again!¡± ¡°I hate you!¡± ¡°Uh I don¡¯t care¡­¡± ¡°Ba!¡± ¡°What? Oh! How about we make a bet?¡± ¡°No! I¡¯m not making a bet with you.¡± I shook my head as I scoop my ice cream and put it straight into my mouth. ¡°Clyde will get jealous and¡­ he will be cold towards Sean.¡± ¡°He will be cold towards me not Sean, you¡¯re a damn idiot.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why let¡¯s make a bet.¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°Ohe on Beverly.¡± ¡°No!¡± Suddenly my phone rang and I bet it¡¯s Mr. Han because he will be the only one who always calls me at night. He loves to make an emergency meeting which a little bit annoying. ¡°Yes, Mr. Han.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not your boss.¡± My body froze and I turned to Ba in horror again. I mouthed ¡®Clyde¡¯ ¡°Oh sorry, wrong number.¡± I ended the call right away and blocked his number right away. I threw my phone in horror and held my ice cream tub tightly. ¡°You¡¯re an idiot!¡± Ba pushed my head and I kicked her leg. ¡°Ba!¡± She took my phone. ¡°What are you doing?¡± I tried to reach my phone but she ran away. She¡¯s doing something to it and I threw a pillow to her. She smirked snd threw my phone back. ¡°What did you do?¡± I asked and she unblocked Clyde¡¯s number. Oh my gosh! She sent a message to Clyde too. Meet me at the central park tomorrow before going to the morning glory. I sent him another message¡­ That¡¯s Ba¡¯s doing¡­ I¡¯ll meet you at the morning glory at 9 I sent the message and blocked him again. I shut my phone off and sighed. I threw it to the sofa. ¡°Why? You¡¯re nervous.¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°Ooookay.¡± She smirked and then she walked into her room. ¡°I hate you!¡± I bursted. ¡°Me too.¡± Chapter 25 Beverly Carington ¡°Hey Beverly.¡± Sean smiled at me and I smiled back. ¡°Hey Sean.¡± I said and we¡¯re waiting for Mr. Han first. We stood side by side and I sighed. ¡°You should be happy that we¡¯re not dealing with Peter again.¡± Sean said and I nodded. ¡°Peter is annoying but his boss is more annoying.¡± ¡°You know Clyde Dante?¡± Sean asked and I nodded. ¡°Old friend.¡± I smiled and he nodded. ¡°Well¡­ isn¡¯t it morefortable to work with an old friend?¡± ¡°Well we¡¯re not exactly friends¡­ but we used to.¡± I said and Sean nodded. There¡¯s a car stopped in front of us and Mr. Han got out from the car. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± He said and we walked towards the Morning Glory cafe. Mr. Han walked in first and then Sean opened the door for me. I smiled and thanked him. We walked side by side again. I saw Clyde and Vin already at the table. We walked there and Sean pulled the chair out for me. ¡°You don¡¯t have hands?¡± Clyde asked me coldly and I ignored him. I thanked Sean for it and sat across Vin. Mr. Han sat across Clyde and Sean sat beside me. ¡°You two know each other?¡± Mr. Han asked. ¡°We used to be friends.¡± ¡°Old friend.¡± We answered it at the same time. ¡°Oh. Let¡¯s order first.¡± Mr. Han said and Sean gave me the menu first. ¡°I don¡¯t know what to eat¡­¡± ¡°How about your favorite tuna sandwich here?¡± Sean asked and I turned to him smiling. ¡°I almost forgot about it. I want that.¡± ¡°As usual, you love tuna so much.¡± Sean chuckled. I closed the menu because I don¡¯t need to read any other things. ¡°You fought with Peter again yesterday?¡± Vin asked. ¡°Well yeah, he¡¯s stubborn and I can¡¯t believe you rece him with someone who is equally stubborn and annoying.¡± I smiled to Vin and Mr. Han poked me. I turned to him and he gestured me to shut up. ¡°May I take your order please?¡± The waitress asked. ¡°One tuna sandwich and one english breakfast.¡± Sean said and then the waitress asked the others. ¡°Make the tuna sandwich two.¡± Clyde said and at the same time his phone rang. I tried to not look at him. ¡°Hey Anna.¡± My body froze hearing it and I just acted like nothing happen. ¡°I¡¯m in a meeting, I¡¯ll call youter.¡± He said and ended the call. ¡°Girlfriend, Mr. Dante?¡± Mr. Han asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Clyde answered. Suddenly Sean gave me his suit for me to cover my thighs. I smiled and thanked him. Sean is a gentleman and it¡¯s not weird for us to see him being nice to girls. Girls love a gentleman like him. ¡°So¡­ Mr. Dante, what is the meeting about?¡± ¡°I want us to do the project in my ce. Everyday, we talk and work it out in my office.¡± He said and I sighed. Please Mr. Han save me. I turned my head to Clyde. ¡°I think that¡¯s a good idea.¡± ¡°We need to finish this project by the end of the month and I think it¡¯s better for us to work together and be together all the time.¡± He said and I closed my eyes. I took a big breath. I wanted to kill him so bad. ¡°Okay¡­ starting tomorrow, you two will go to his ce.¡± ¡°We can work from 10 to 5 o¡¯clock and as usual¡­ lunch time from 12-1. 30.¡± Clyde said to Han and I just stayed silent. ¡°Okay¡­ that¡¯s a great idea.¡± Han said and I just can¡¯t say anything. He¡¯s my boss and I need to obey him. Our food came and my eyes lit up when I saw my favorite breakfast menu. ¡°You¡¯re so happy, aren¡¯t you?¡± Sean chuckled looking at me. ¡°You know how much I love tuna.¡± I said and he nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sick of you two flirting all the time.¡± Vin hissed. ¡°Be professional. Flirt when you two are alone not in public.¡± Clyde said coldly and I turned to him nodding. ¡°Yes, sir.¡± ¡°Good.¡± ¡°She still need a lot of learning but her skills is really good.¡± Han said to Clyde and I sighed hearing it. ¡°Be professional.¡± He said it again and I nodded again. Han and Clyde started to talk about another project and I ate my sandwich in silent. ¡°Here.¡± Sean gave me his bacon. ¡°Your favorite bacon.¡± Sean said and I smiled. ¡°Thankyou.¡± ¡°Beverly, Joseph asked me your phone number. Can I givr it to him?¡± Vin asked me suddenly. ¡°For what?¡± I asked and Vin raised his shoulderpletely don¡¯t know for what. ¡°You can.¡± I said and I took out the tomato in my sandwich. I gave it to Sean without saying anything. He knew that I hate tomato so I always give him without saying anything. After finish eating, we all got out from the cafe. ¡°I want you to give me details about the parking lot.¡± Suddenly Clyde said to me. ¡°I will send you through email.¡± ¡°No¡­ I said email, send me through text.¡± He said and I looked up to me. He smirked. ¡°I will send you.¡± Sean said and Clyde turned his head yo Sean ring. ¡°I¡¯m asking her¡­ not you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it.¡± Han said to Sean. ¡°Yes, Mr. Dante.¡± ¡°Tomorrow, 10-5 o¡¯clock people.¡± Clyde said it once again and I nodded.N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°See you tomorrow then.¡± Han said and Sean put his hand to my back gesturing me to walk to the car. I turned my body without looking back to Clyde. ¡°I can do it for you¡­ if you want.¡± ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m going to be fine.¡± I smiled to him. ¡°Okay then.¡± ¡°Thankyou Sean¡­¡± ¡°For what?¡± ¡°Taking care of me.¡± Chapter 26 Clyde Dante I asked Beverly toe early because I need to give her back the damn car and the phone. It really irritates me when that car and that phone sit there in my house. I sat in the working room and looked at the clock anxiously. Suddenly someone knocked on the door and I asked whoever that was toe in. I saw Beverly walking in and she looked at me with these unreadable blue green eyes. She sat right across me and I passed the car key and the new phone. ¡°I never ask you for this.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t, I gave it to you. You keepining about your car and your phone again and again. I gave you all this to shut your mouth.¡± She said coldly and I was expecting that. I scoffed and looked at her disbelief. ¡°You fucking tell my grandma about everything and then left.¡± ¡°Clyde, there¡¯s no difference between me leaving or not. You¡¯ve been hanging out with Anna and ignoring me. You should be happy that I¡¯m gone because you and Anna have more time for each other!¡± She bursted angrily. I realized that everything she said was right. There¡¯s no difference. ¡°Congrattions to you and Anna but when we¡¯re at work try to keep everything professional. You told me yesterday and I hope you can apply it too. Work is work¡­ I worked my ass up to be here.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you go back to your previous job? Did you trick Han or flirt with him until you get the job?¡± That came out cold from my mouth. ¡°So you want me to do my old job back? How about you try to make me fired so I can go back to my job back instead of being a real architect?¡± I was speechless, she¡¯s good at talking. ¡°Take this.¡± I pushed the car key and the iPhone. She looked at it and sighed. She took it back and put it in her bag. ¡°Work is work and I will be professional¡­ and I hope you will too.¡± She said and she looked at her watch. ¡°We still have 20 minutes before 10, I¡¯ll see youter on at 10 with Sean.¡± She said as she got up from her seat. Well that went well. She walked out leaving me alone. I ran my hands through my hairpletely frustrated. What¡¯s wrong with her? My phone rang and it¡¯s Anna. I picked it up right away. ¡°Hey baby, what are you doing?¡± ¡°Work. I¡¯ll call youter.¡± I said. ¡°You¡¯ve been like this since yesterday, you didn¡¯t call me at all. Am I your girlfriend or what?¡± She asked in a pissed tone. ¡°Can you understand me? I just got into work and everything is hitting me¡­¡± I hissed and ended the call. I threw my phone to the tablepletely pissed. Iughed at myself repeating what Beverly said. What¡¯s her problem anyway? I sat there and closed my eyes. Honestly, I wasn¡¯t expecting to see Beverly again. I never even expected her to appear in my office looking so beautiful and just different. When I found out and she¡¯s taking a project for Hastington¡­ I was happy that atst she got work as an architect but somehow¡­ I can¡¯t express it. Yesterday at the morning glory cafe, I was so happy to see her. She looked stunning in her work clothes, so neat and lovely. Her hair was pulled into a pony tail and it¡¯s been a long time since I saw her like that. She still has her love for tuna but the fact the others know about it really annoys me. It annoys me more when someone knows her more than I know her. I didn¡¯t know that she hates tomatoes. She gave it to Sean without any words and Sean ate it like it¡¯s normal for them both. I hate to see that Sean really cares about her when I¡¯m there. He gave him his suit for her to cover her thighs and I didn¡¯t even notice that. Again¡­ when Vin asked her if he can give her phone number to a guy and then she said yes. Didn¡¯t she get it? That the guy is interested with her. Is she still dumb? Wait! She¡¯s not dumb. She¡¯s a fucking professional for this kinds of job. The most annoying thing is that she blocked my number. I called her at night but she ended and blocked my number right away. I told her to give me a data through message because to send a message she needs to unblock me. This girl is so fucking annoying¡­ And then she came with an unreadable face and she really took away the car key and the iPhone. I took a really deep breath and ran my hands to my hair once again. Vin walked into the room and not long after that Beverly and Sean entered. I already prepared the room for all of us to work. I put Beverly¡¯s work desk besides mine so I can see her works. ¡°Let¡¯s just start.¡± I said and they all walked to their work desk and began to draw. We already design the whole building but it¡¯s time for us to design the inner part. Beverly and Sean are trying to make a design for the lobby when me and Vin are trying to make a design for the pool and the small park. I kept ncing at her and I can say that her drawing is good and the fact that¡¯s she kinda smart putting things in. ¡°Clyde¡­ Clyde.¡± I turned to Vin and he asked me about something. I answered him and when I turned to Beverly. She¡¯s currently talking to Sean about something. I walked to her and Sean. ¡°Is there a problem?¡± ¡°No.¡± She said coldly. I looked at her disbelief. ¡°Ungrateful.¡± I mumbled and then she turned to me coldly. ¡°I never ask you to help us¡­ we¡¯re working together here so we can finish it faster. I hope we can finish it faster because I hate to see your face.¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. Chapter 27 Clyde Dante ¡°Mr. Dante, do you want some?¡± Sean asked. Sean here asked me if I want sd and a tuna mayonnaise rice ball? He made it for Beverly and Beverly ate it with a big smile from her face because she freaking loves tuna. ¡°No.¡± I answered. ¡°Why bother asking him? I thought you¡¯re making this all for me?¡± Beverly asked in a bitchy tone. ¡°Of course.¡± Sean asked and then he excused himself to go eat lunch. ¡°So you asked him to make you food?¡± ¡°Yeah, I kinda slept with himst weekend and told him if he wants more¡­ he has to make my favorite food.¡± She answered as she munched. My hands turned into fists. Suddenly my phone rang and it¡¯s Anna, I sat across Beverly who was eating deliciously. ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°Hey babe, what are you doing?¡± I said and there¡¯s no reaction from Beverly. She just kept eating. ¡°Going to work now. So have you eaten lunch?¡± ¡°Not yet, still have work to do.¡± ¡°You should eat¡­ did you eat your breakfast?¡± ¡°Yes, I did.¡± I answered. ¡°Okay then¡­ hey I have to go to work¡­ I¡¯ll call youter?¡± She asked. ¡°Yup sure.¡± ¡°Love you.¡± ¡°Love you too.¡± I said and there¡¯s still no reaction from Beverly. Wait¡­ why should look at her reaction? That¡¯s stupid. She kept eating her lunch without a word until Sean came back. ¡°This is so good.¡± She smiled at him and I got up from my seat. ¡°Thanks¡­ I¡¯m d that you like it.¡± Sean said as he sat beside her. He gave her one burger and he bought fries. I walked towards my work desk and began to work again. Sean and Beverly began to talk, of course Beverly being Beverly¡­ talkative. She and Sean talked about a lot of things and again that made me realize. With Beverly, there¡¯s no limit. You can talk about everything and anything with her because she knows a lot of things. In one word¡­ she¡¯s smart. When I¡¯m with Anna, she¡¯s kinda in. I was always the one who started the conversation and I¡¯m the one who needs toe with a topic everytime. Anna is a really picky eater so we basically eat the same time over and over again. It makes me want to puke but since I like her¡­ I am still willing to do anything to make her happy. I sighed and put my pencil down¡­ I listened to everything that Sean and Beverly talked about. They talked about the newest movie ck Panther and then she talked about how she loves tuna¡­ and then she talked about how it is raining today¡­ talked about Donald Trump¡­ and then talked about how she¡¯s interested to learn anothernguage¡­ I hate to say this but¡­ grandma was right. We all do miss her. She can brighten up the mood and how she can share a lot of things. ¡°Clyde¡­ your food is here.¡± Vin said and I turned to him. He brought my McDonald. I sat on the table right across Beverly and Sean. Vin sat beside me and I started to eat my burger. I kept hearing about them talking and envy that Vin joined the talk. I kept ncing at Beverly and I found Sean looking at her with admiration in his eyes. It¡¯s so clear that Sean likes her a lot. He¡¯s acting like he¡¯s some kind under a spell. Now they¡¯re talking about sharks¡­ dolphins and then they talked about the movie grown ups and then they talked about how beautiful Montana is. I just keep silent all the time. I kept listening to everything that she said and¡­ I just realized I miss listening to her chatty voice. When we were in LA, I found her annoying because she¡¯s too talkative but now I wish I can listen to her voice everyday. I closed my eyes and sighed.Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. I guess taking over this project is a bad idea for me. A really bad idea. I was going to torture her but I ended up torturing myself. ¡°Did you go to the doctor again?¡± Sean asked Beverly and that made me look up to her. ¡°No¡­ I¡¯ll just go next week.¡± That made me raise my eyebrows. ¡°Are you sick?¡± I asked and Beverly turned to Sean ring at him. ¡°Mind your own business.¡± She said as she got up from her seat. She walked out with Sean following her. ¡°What happened to you both? Don¡¯t tell me that she¡¯s your ex.¡± Vin asked and I shook my head. ¡°No.¡± I said as I got up from my seat. I walked out from the room trying to find Beverly. I found her talking to Sean and then she hugged him. He patted his back. I hate seeing it. What does he know that I don¡¯t know? Beverly doesn¡¯t talk much about her life with me. She hated it when I asked her. My grandma knows everything about her and I¡¯m guessing that Sean knows something too and I know nothing. I know nothing. I walked back inside the room and began to draw again. I kept drawing and drawing until I didn¡¯t realize it¡¯s time to go home. I turned my watch and it¡¯s 6 p. m, I turned around and still find Beverly drawing. Vin and Sean already went home. ¡°Go home.¡± I said to her as I got up. She stopped drawing and put her pencil down. She got up from her seat. ¡°You okay?¡± I asked her. ¡°Sean is being stupid, I¡¯m not sick.¡± She answered. ¡°Fine¡­ I won¡¯t ask it again.¡± I said and then she nodded. She took her bag and walked towards the door. She got out of the room leaving me alone. I sighed and now¡­ it¡¯s time for me to go home. I walked towards the door and found a car key and an iPhone at the door. I picked it up and decided to bring it home. I walked towards the lift and went down to the lobby. I walked out from the building and found Beverly walking instead of taking a cab or taking her car. I wanted to call her but¡­ I let her go because I think she needs time for herself. Chapter 28 Beverly Carington ¡°What? You said that you and Clyde now work together?¡± Grandma asked me in disbelief through the phone. ¡°He took over¡­ it used to be Peter but he took over and he asked all of us to work in his office.¡± I said and grandmaughed. ¡°Fred, your son is unbelievable.¡± ¡°I told you.¡± I raised my eyebrows. ¡°What do you mean by that?¡± I asked him. ¡°Beverly, you two have been together for a good 5 months. It will be a lie if you two don¡¯t miss each other.¡± Fred said and I sighed. He was right about me but I don¡¯t know about Clyde. He¡¯s with Anna anyway. ¡°Fred, Clyde¡¯s with Anna now.¡± ¡°Did you two talk?¡± Grandma asked. ¡°Well we talked and he tried to return the car and the phone. I mean we fought after that¡­ and then done. We didn¡¯t talk a lot.¡± I said. ¡°How long will you be working with him?¡± Jocelyn asked. ¡°Our deadline is in a month.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s still 30 days¡­¡± Fred said. ¡°Nope¡­ 29 days. I need to work fast because everytime we see each other. We want to kill each other.¡± ¡°Well that¡¯s great. Kill each other and then end up in bed.¡± Grandma said and I looked at her disbelief. Sheughed and I chuckled. ¡°Grandma¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°What? Ohe on¡­ I was young too.¡± ¡°Mom¡­ you¡¯re too much.¡± Fred said. ¡°Are you going to work now?¡± Grandma asked. ¡°Yes¡­ I¡¯m going to work. I¡¯ll call youter on? Maybe at night?¡± I said. ¡°Yes¡­ okay. Have fun.¡± Grandma said and ended the call. I chuckled because she¡¯s just hrious. I walked out from my apartment and went down to the parking lot. I got into my car and drove out from the building. I drove towards Clyde¡¯s office and when I arrived there¡­ I gave the valet chauffer my car key and let him park my car. I walked inside and got into the lift. I walked into the office right on time but there¡¯s only Clyde. ¡°Where¡¯s Vin and Sean?¡± ¡°They went to the ce to measure the new space.¡± ¡°The Hastington wants to make a small golf field so they have to measure again.¡± Clyde said and I nodded. I walked to my work desk and put my bag down. I began to do my work again. It¡¯s quite disturbing having Clyde here, I can¡¯t¡­ concentrate that much. I took my sketch to the big table that we used to have a meeting or eat. Suddenly someone bursted the door and I turned to see¡­ Anna. ¡°Beverly? What the hell are you doing here?¡± Anna looked at me coldly. ¡°Anna?¡± Clyde turned to her. ¡°What is she doing here?¡± Anna asked Clyde right away. Clyde got up from his seat and dragged her from the room. I sat down and sighed. I got up and decided to give Anna an exnation. I walked out from the door and found them arguing in the small hallway. ¡°How cou- you lie to me! Why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± Anna bursted. ¡°This is why I don¡¯t want to tell you. She¡¯s just my partner for this project. It will end next month.¡± ¡°You can pick someone else, Clyde!¡± ¡°She¡¯s from anotherpany, I can¡¯t control it. She happens to be in this project too.¡± He¡¯s lying. He¡¯s the one who took over. ¡°Send someone else!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a big project, Anna. We¡¯re dealing with Hastington here. This is why I don¡¯t want to tell you, you¡¯re being so childish. I¡¯m your boyfriend not her fake fiance anymore. Besides¡­ our rtionship was fake.¡± That just stabbed me. ¡°Promise me that you won¡¯t talk to her unless it¡¯s work rted. I trusted you, Clyde.¡± Anna said in an angry tone. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°I love you.¡± Anna said. ¡°Love you too.¡± Clyde said. I walked back into the work room and decided to continue to draw. I tried to put Clyde away from my head but it¡¯s still disturbing me in anyway. Suddenly the couple walked in and Anna smiled to see me. ¡°Sorry for earlier¡­ it¡¯s just Clyde didn¡¯t tell me.¡± ¡°I asked him not too¡­ besides we don¡¯t have any rtion at all. We¡¯re working professionally. If you¡¯re worried¡­ I have a boyfriend named Sean. He¡¯s in our team too.¡± I said smiling to her. ¡°Okay¡­ I¡¯m sorry about earlier. I was just so surprised.¡± She said and I turned to Clyde without any expression. ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s normal.¡± I said. ¡°Sorry for disturbing you two¡­ I will wait for Clyde at Starbucks downstairs. See you at lunch.¡± He kissed Clyde¡¯s cheek and then she left. ¡°Beverly¡­ I-¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to say anything, let¡¯s just work professionally. Besides there¡¯s nothing between us anyway.¡± I looked at him coldly and continued to draw. ¡°Why did you lie?¡± I asked him without looking at him. ¡°I walked out to exin what happened and I heard your conversations. Why did you lie about it? You took over this project, Clyde. I was signed by Vin and Peter not you and Vin.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t know why I lied.¡± ¡°You really love her, don¡¯t you?¡± I asked, looking straight to his eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Then why did you lie? A guy not suppose to lie like that. I hate working like this¡­ I¡¯ll tell Han that someone needs to rece me.¡± I hissed at him and took my bag. I was going to walk outside but he held my wrist. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t apologize to me, apologize to her.¡± I pulled my hand away from him. ¡°Fine! I¡¯ll give this back to Peter, if you want.¡± ¡°That¡¯s better because I don¡¯t want to fight with Anna.¡± I hissed and when I was going to open the door. He caught me once again. ¡°But please¡­ don¡¯t leave this project. This is a big project and it¡¯s a big opportunity for you to get a really good name and impression and¡­ it¡¯s the only reason that I can see you.¡± Chapter 29 Clyde Dante ¡°Thankyou for taking me to dinner, it was lovely.¡± Anna said and I smiled. Having dinner with Anna is always boring. She rarely talks and everytime I start a new topic¡­ she always got back to talk about herself. How much she loves makeup and how much she loves her nails. Suddenly I¡¯m interested in hearing tuna more than makeup and nails. Suddenly¡­ everything that I do with Anna became so boring. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for not trusting you today.¡± She said as she cupped my face. ¡°Anna¡­¡± I said as I looked into her eyes. Nothing. I feel nothing. Why is it different now? ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you can trust me anymore.¡± I said truthfully and her face changed. She put her hand down and looked at me in disbelief. ¡°Beverly, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°No¡­ it¡¯s me. Beverly was the one who was willing to help to get you again but since we broke up. There¡¯s no spark anymore. I like being with you because somehow you were in my past. I tried to be with you again but¡­ it just doesn¡¯t work anymore.¡± I said and she suddenly chuckled. I raised my eyebrows. ¡°Well¡­ I¡¯m d that you realize it.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I want to be with you too but¡­ just like you say it doesn¡¯t work anymore. I love your family but the idea of stuck with them¡­ really makes me ufortable. There are a lot of things that¡­ makes me really ufortable. I was suspicious that you like Beverly but you kept saying no. You kinda proved me that you¡¯re not interested in her but without you¡¯re realizing you do care.¡± She said and hen she sighed. ¡°Do you remember when I took you to the mart to go groceries shopping for my house?¡± She asked and I nodded. ¡°Without you realizing, you kept saying¡­ ¡®Beverly loves this cracker¡­ Beverly loves this tuna a lot¡­ I bet she will love this¡­ You love that stuff? Beverly hates it¡­ Salmon isn¡¯t that good¡­ I love tuna more¡­ These days Beverly has been giving me a lot of tuna¡­¡¯ Gosh Clyde, why didn¡¯t even you realize it? I was suspicious and became very jealous. Not only you but your family really loves her. She even visited your family after she left.¡± ¡°What?¡± I asked her disbelief. ¡°My cousin saw her at the Malibu Beach with your family. They¡¯re having fun, talked a lot and they even ate a lot of food.¡± Anna said and I can¡¯t believe it. ¡°Sorry, Anna.¡± ¡°Well we both do try but it didn¡¯t end up good so¡­ I¡¯m sorry too.¡± ¡°I thought you¡¯re going to p me or something.¡± I said and sheughed. ¡°So¡­ Sean and Beverly? Are they really dating?¡± ¡°Sean likes her and he knows a lot more about Beverly than I do.¡± I sighed and she suddenly tapped my chest. ¡°Man up, Clyde!¡± ¡°Easy for you to say.¡± ¡°Well¡­ since I¡¯m in New York, I better find hot cute guys to date since my ex-boyfriend here likes another woman.¡± ¡°Sorry.¡±N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°Goodluck¡­ you know for tomorrow.¡± She said and I nodded. She kissed my cheek and then she left. I took a really big breath and looked up to the sky. Gosh¡­ that was kinda easy. I got into my car and drove back to my house. I parked my car beside the new car that Beverly gave me. I walked into my house to grab the new car key. I unlocked it and got inside. I raised my eyebrows to see a tuna doll on the passenger seat. There¡¯s a note too. I¡¯m sorry for leaving without telling you Love, Tuna I chuckled reading it and looked at the doll. I smiled and looked at the car. I like the doll better than the car. I got out from the car and walked back into my house. I opened the new iPhone and got a note with a tuna sketch on it. She really loves tuna huh? I¡¯m sorry for everything. I hope you can forgive me. Love, Tuna I chuckled again looking at it and I can¡¯t believe she made this. I looked at the doll and the notes. I took out my phone and decided to change Beverly¡¯s name into Tuna. Iughed weirdly seeing it. ¡°I miss her.¡± I sighed. I decided to call her and I bet she will pick it up. ¡°Hello.¡± She picked up. ¡°Beverly¡­ I lost my sketch for the park section.¡± ¡°What?!¡± She bursted. ¡°Yup. I lost it.¡± ¡°You¡¯re an idi- ugh how can you lost it?¡± I chuckled secretly because she almost called me an idiot. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Are you drunk?¡± ¡°I kinda are¡­ do you know that frog can fly?¡± I asked. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you eat it! Why are you even drunk?¡± She asked disbelief. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ I think I flush it into the toilet.¡± I said and she squealed disbelief. ¡°Clyde!¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Where the heck are you?¡± ¡°My house¡­ wow there¡¯s a rainbow up there.¡± ¡°It¡¯s 10, you idiot jerkface!¡± She bursted angrily. ¡°I think I used the sketch to cut onions.¡± I said in a drunk tone. ¡°You¡¯re such a dumb guy!¡± ¡°Beverly¡­ there¡¯s a dragon flying holding my sketch in his mouth.¡± I ended the call andughed my heart out. The sketch is safe by the way nd it¡¯s in my room. I¡¯m not that clumsy to use my sketch paper to cut onion or¡­ flush it in the toilet. Beverly must think that I¡¯m damn stupid. ¡°Tuna¡­ you¡¯re going to meet you owner, the Tuna girl.¡± I said to the doll. ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m just going to name you Tunayde and Beverly is the Tuna.¡± Chapter 30 Beverly Carington What kind of crazy man he is? Flushing the most important project in history. God, he¡¯s an idiot. I literally got out from my house and jumped into the taxi. I told the taxi driver his address and asked him to speed up. As soon as he arrived, I jumped through the fence and ran inside. I opened the door and found no one in the house. ¡°Clyde?¡± I called him and all I found is the doll that I put into his car and the notes that I gave him. ¡°Clyde!¡± I called him once again. I walked into the kitchen to find him¡­ to the dining room¡­ nope. ¡°Clyde!¡± I called and I heard someone locking the door. I ran out from the dining room to the living room. Clyde¡¯s standing at the door smirking at me. ¡°You¡¯re not drunk?¡± ¡°Howe do you think I¡¯m drunk?¡± He asked. ¡°Because you said you don¡¯t know where your sketch is.¡± ¡°Oh they¡¯re upstairs in my room.¡± He said and I looked at him disbelief. ¡°What?¡± ¡°So¡­ what were you doing when I called you?¡± He asked as he sat on the sofa and holding the tuna fish doll in his arms. ¡°Are you nuts?¡± I walked to the door and tried to open it but it¡¯s locked. ¡°I named him Tunayde.¡± He said and I looked at him disbelief. I walked to him and smacked his head. ¡°Give me the key, you idiot!¡± I bursted angrily. ¡°You need some exining to do.¡± He said as he pulled my wrist making me sit beside him. ¡°Exining what? Where¡¯s your girlfriend? She will kill me if she knows that you¡¯re locking me here.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ she¡¯s with another guy now.¡± ¡°What? She¡¯s cheating on you?¡± I asked him in disbelief. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± I asked him and he yed with the tuna fish doll. ¡°His name is Tunayde.¡± ¡°Clyde, are you high? Do you take drugs?¡± I asked. ¡°No.¡± He answered and he put the tuna fish doll in front of my eyes. ¡°Tunayde.¡± ¡°Tunayde? What a weird name¡­ don¡¯t tell me. Tuna and Clyde?¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Beautiful name, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Okay, did Anna dump you? You¡¯re being weird.¡± I asked as I took his Tunayde away from him. He suddenly sighed and looked up to the ceiling. ¡°We broke up.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ uhmm sorry.¡± I was speechless and don¡¯t know what to answer to that news. ¡°Well don¡¯t be sorry. We both tried to build our rtionship like old times but¡­ we can¡¯t.¡± He said and I just nodded looking at Tunayde. ¡°She knew for quite sometimes that the one I like is you not her.¡± That made my body freeze. ¡°So you went to LA and secretly met up with my grandma and my parents?¡± He asked and I nodded. ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°And you don¡¯t even call me or¡­ try to see me.¡± ¡°No¡­ why should I?¡± I said as I looked at Tunayde trying to calm down my heart. ¡°Why should I? What kind of question is that?¡± He asked in a disbelief tone. I turned to him and he raised his eyebrows. ¡°I mean¡­ you¡¯re with Anna a lot at that time. Besides I bet you¡¯re mad at me for leaving without saying goodbye.¡± I said but I can¡¯t look at his eyes. Gosh¡­ why am I so nervous? ¡°So tell me¡­ are you sick? Why did Sean ask if you went to go to the doctor or not?¡± He asked and I shook my head. ¡°Beverly.¡± ¡°What? I mean¡­ none of your business.¡± ¡°Listen, tuna girl. Everything rted to you is my business.¡± He said and I looked at him weirdly. He took my hand and held it. ¡°So tell me¡­ what¡¯s wrong?¡± He asked in a soft tone and I looked away. ¡°Scoliosis. Ba was the one who noticed it. It¡¯s not that bad but still I have to fix it.¡± I said and then looked at him again. ¡°Thank God, I thought something bad happened.¡± ¡°28 degrees. It¡¯s fine.¡± ¡°I think that¡¯s because I kept telling you to sleep on the sofa¡­ right?¡± He asked and I shook my head. ¡°Come here.¡± He pulled me into a hug and my body tensed right away. He hugged me tightly and I could feel his breath on my skin. He caressed my hair and chuckled. ¡°I used to hate this but now I kinda like it.¡± He said and I¡¯m still frozen. He released the hug and I coughed a little. I looked away and put my attention to Tunayde. ¡°How¡¯s 2 months without me?¡± He asked suddenly and I turned to him. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ weird.¡± I said honestly. ¡°So you and Sean¡­ a thing?¡± He asked and it made me turn to him. ¡°No¡­ he just cares about me. That¡¯s all.¡± ¡°So you hate tomatoes?¡± He asked and I nodded. ¡°What else? I hate when people know more about you than I am.¡± He said and I just looked at him. ¡°I never sleep with anyone. Doing my previous job only contains flirting, kissing¡­ touching. I have never slept with anyone before technically¡­ I don¡¯t trust man very much. My dad and my mom divorced and it¡¯s all because my dad likes another woman who is 9 years younger than my mom¡­ My mom is 25 years old at that time and he¡¯s 30. I was a little kid when they divorced so I didn¡¯t know anything until I got older and older to know and understand the situation. I hate my dad¡­ a lot but as a child I always listen to my parents. I don¡¯t know why I keep listening to them even though I hate them.¡± I sighed. ¡°I¡¯m jealous of you because you have a really awesome family and they¡¯re all very sweet. It¡¯s your family but I love them just like they¡¯re mine. I have never been so happy before in my life until now¡­ it¡¯s all thanks to you but one day I felt guilty for lying and lying¡­ and the fact that you kept going out and ignoring me all the time. I started to get lonely again. Grandma was the one who talked to me first and let me go back to New York. So¡­ I¡¯m sorry for leaving you without saying goodbyes. I thought you¡¯ll be more happy if I¡¯m not there.¡± I said and then I looked at him straight to his eyes. ¡°Tell me everything¡­¡±N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°I love reading about wildlife and watching national geographic. For me¡­ animals and every living things in this earth are very interesting. I hate eating tomatoes with other foods¡­ I love cherry tomatoes¡­ the small ones.¡± I said and he chuckled nodding. ¡°Other things?¡± ¡°I love tuna. Tuna is life.¡± ¡°I know that¡­ a lot.¡± He smiled. ¡°And¡­ I miss you, Clyde.¡± I said as I looked straight ito his eyes. ¡°Yeah¡­ I miss you too¡­ a lot actually.¡± Chapter 31 Clyde Dante ¡°I can¡¯t believe you lock me inside your house.¡± Beverly said as she closed her eyes. We talked in my bedroomying on my bed. I have her in my arms and I love it. ¡°Well¡­ you can¡¯t go anywhere for now until tomorrow.¡± ¡°We have work, you idiot.¡± ¡°So? I¡¯m the boss, Tuna.¡± ¡°I¡¯m an employee in case you forgot.¡± She hissed and I chuckled. I kissed her cheek and hugged her. ¡°Because of you, I love sleeping on the sofa.¡± She said. ¡°Because of you, I love tuna.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sleepy¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to see Jack tomorrow for lunch, wannae?¡± I asked and her eyes opened right away. She turned to me and gulped. She shook her head in horror. ¡°No thankyou, I almost ruined his wedding¡­ wait¡­ why would I go with you for a lunch?¡± She asked. ¡°We¡¯re a thing now, Beverly.¡± ¡°A thing? What? I¡¯m a tuna and you¡¯re a tunayde?¡± She asked and that made me burst intoughter. Gosh¡­ She has no experience. ¡°Dating, Beverly.¡± ¡°Dating?¡± She asked in a weird tone. ¡°I miss you and you miss me.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t make any sense¡­ so if I miss Sean and Sean misses me¡­ it means we¡¯re a thing?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even try to mention Sean in front of me, I¡¯ve been controlling my fist since day one.¡± I hissed and she raised her eyebrows. ¡°I like you, Beverly.¡± I said and she looked at me blinking her eyes a few times. ¡°Tuna¡­ answer me.¡± I said and she blinked a few times again. ¡°You like me?¡± She asked. ¡°Do you want me to spell it?¡± ¡°But you called me a bitch.¡± ¡°I was mad¡­ okay? I¡¯m an uncontrolled hulk when I¡¯m mad.¡± I said and she looked down. I know she¡¯s a little bitfortable about this whole rtionship. ¡°Okay fine¡­ I¡¯ll give you time. I¡¯ll give you a week okay? You have to answer me next week.¡± I said and she nodded. I hugged her again and kissed the top of her head. ¡°Anna loves you¡­ and you love her.¡± ¡°I said that to make you jealous but you didn¡¯t react.¡± I said. ¡°Oh¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s okay.¡± I said and I closed my eyes too. I¡¯m starting to go to dreand. ¡°Goodnight.¡± I heard Beverly said and she kissed my cheek. Now I can sleep big time. I opened my eyes and automatically turned my head to Beverly. My eyes widened when I saw there¡¯s no Beverly in my bed. I got up and called her name from inside my room. I took my phone and called her phone right away. ¡°Beverly! Beverly! Beverly!¡± I called her again and again but there¡¯s no signs of her. ¡°BEVERLY!¡± I literally called her with all my voice. ¡°What? What? Gosh¡­ you screamed like an angry man.¡± She ran out from the kitchen. I looked at her from the 2nd floor and she looked at me disbelief. ¡°You should answer me right away.¡± I looked at her disbelief. ¡°I¡¯m here and I didn¡¯t dare to take the key out of your pocket.¡± ¡°Good.¡± I said as I walked down. ¡°What are you cooking?¡± ¡°Egg rolls because you don¡¯t have tuna.¡± She said as she walked into the kitchen again. I followed her and found her frying eggs. I back hugged her and kissed her cheek. ¡°Did you have a good sleep?¡± ¡°You tossed around a lot¡­ I can¡¯t sleep.¡± She hissed and I chuckled. ¡°I did not.¡± ¡°You did.¡± ¡°Because I had a good sleep.¡± I smiled and she red at me. My phone rang suddenly and it¡¯s grandma. My eyes widened and I showed the screen to her. Her eyes widened too and she gave me a what-should-we-do-look. ¡°Grandma!¡± I answered the call in loudspeaker. ¡°Clydey¡­ what are you doing?¡± ¡°Cooking.¡± I said because currently Beverly is flipping the eggs. ¡°Clyde? Cooking? Do you bring cheap girls home?¡± I turned to Beverly nervously and she gestured to me just to keep talking. ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m in a mood to cook for breakfast.¡± I said. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare lie to me! I¡¯m a cool grandma and you can¡¯t lie to me. Who¡¯s with you?¡± ¡°Uhmm.¡± ¡°Clyde Dante! Who are you with? If you¡¯re with a cheap girl, I will cut your balls off! Should I drug you and drag you to marry Beverly? Gosh!¡± Me and Beverly looked at each other. ¡°I¡¯m alone, grandma.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you dare lie to me Clyde Dante! Fred! Your son is bringing back a cheap girl to his house!¡± Oh god. ¡°Clyde! Who¡¯s there?¡± ¡°No one¡­¡± ¡°Wait! You cannot cook! Tell me who¡¯s there?!¡± Grandma bursted. ¡°Hey grandma¡­ it¡¯s me Beverly.¡± Beverly said and I sighed. ¡°OH MY GOSH, BEVERLY MY DARLING!¡± She goes crazy. ¡°Hey, grandma. Clyde is with me.¡± ¡°Oh oh I¡¯m so d that you two are together¡­ in Clydes house¡­ so¡­ I can¡¯t want to have a grand grand kid.¡± She squealed. ¡°Grandma¡­ we¡¯re not sleeping together in that way.¡± ¡°So did you sleep together¡­ like cuddly cuddly?¡± She squealed crazily and I never seen her happy before. Beverlyughed from the side as she put the eggs to the te. ¡°Grandma¡­¡± I warned her. ¡°I¡¯m going to New York now!¡± She ended the call and I looked at my phone disbelief. ¡°She¡¯s so happy.¡±Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org. ¡°She kept saying that¡­ The ¡®I will drug you and drag you to marry Beverly.¡¯ She¡¯s nuts.¡± I said and Beverlyughed. ¡°Will shee to New York for real?¡± ¡°She will¡­ you¡¯ll see.¡± I said. She cut the egg rolls and gave it to me. ¡°Eat your breakfast¡­ now give me the key so I can go out and go home to take a shower.¡± She put her right hand in front of me and her left hand holding a te of egg rolls. I pointed at my lips and she shook her head. ¡°Give me the key, Tunayde.¡± ¡°No can¡¯t do, Tuna.¡± ¡°Hey! I do love tuna but don¡¯t call me that!¡± She hissed. ¡°You¡¯re my tuna girl.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not.¡± She said as she put down the te. I cupped her face and crashed my lips to hers. ¡°You¡¯re my tuna girl.¡± Chapter 32 Beverly Carington ¡°Be professional.¡± I reminded Clyde and he sighed. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± He said and I smacked his arm. ¡°Get in your sense!¡± I hissed. ¡°Fine¡­ fine¡­ but you¡¯re having lunch with me.¡± He said and I nodded. The door lift opened and we walked out to his office. We walked into the work room together and Sean and Vin. ¡°Morning Beverly, I got you your favorite matchatte.¡± Sean!!!!! I turned to Clyde and he red at me. I forgot to tell him that. ¡°Thanks.¡± I said and I sipped the matchatte. I sat on my work desk and Clyde was already ring at me hard. He took my matchatte and drank it. ¡°I¡¯m thirsty¡­ sorry.¡± He drank it all. I looked at him in disbelief. ¡°Childish.¡± I mouthed and he red at me again. I turned my head to my work and started to work again. I worked seriously until I felt someone kissed my cheek. ¡°Clyde!¡± I turned to him and I looked around to see no one. I turned to my watch and it¡¯s 12 o¡¯clock. ¡°Let¡¯s have lunch together.¡± He said as he put his hand in front of me. I took it and smiled. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± I said and I got up from my seat. ¡°I hate Sean boy.¡± He hissed and I smacked his arm. We walked from the work room and got into the lift. We walked out to the lobby and got into his car. ¡°Where are we eating?¡± I asked as I took Tunayde from the back seat. ¡°My favorite food of all times.¡± I raised my eyebrows when he said that in a really exciting tone. ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°So¡­ you like matchatte.¡± ¡°Yes¡­ I like it. I love it.¡± I said. ¡°You forgot to tell me yesterday.¡± ¡°Clyde, I can¡¯t say everything in an hour. Don¡¯t be an asshole.¡± I hissed and he chuckled. ¡°Give me my Tunayde.¡± ¡°Just name him Clyde¡­ what a weird name¡­¡± ¡°How about Tuneverly?¡± I smacked his arm and heughed. ¡°Tunaverly?¡± I red at him and he ruffled my hair. ¡°See Tunayde is the best option.¡± He said again. ¡°Whatever.¡± Suddenly my phone rang and it¡¯s Sean. ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡°Sean.¡± I answered. He took my phone right away. ¡°Clyde! Let me talk to him¡­¡± He answered the call. ¡°Hello Sean¡­ What do you mean ¡®who are you¡¯? You don¡¯t know m-¡± I took the phone from him. ¡°Sorry about that Sean.¡± ¡°Who¡¯s that?¡± ¡°My friend, I¡¯m having lunch with a friend.¡± ¡°Oh¡­ I bought you lunch. I thought you¡¯re going to draw and make a lot of sketches.¡± He said. ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m with my friend.¡± ¡°Boyfriend!¡± Clyde shouted and I shut his mouth. ¡°What?¡± ¡°Just friends¡­ I¡¯ll see youter on.¡± I said and ended the call. ¡°He really likes you huh?¡± Clyde asked. ¡°But I don¡¯t like him.¡± ¡°Of course, you don¡¯t. You like me.¡± He said confidently and I looked at Tunayde. ¡°Tunayde¡­ I love you.¡± ¡°Oh god.¡± He said and at the same time his phone rang. He took it out and answered it. ¡°Yes grandma? What?! You¡¯re already boarding?! Ugh! Can you leave us alone and get happyter? Fine fine! Yeah¡­ see youter on.¡± ¡°Grandma?¡± I asked. ¡°Yeah and apparently my whole family is already board in the airne ready to go here to New York.¡± ¡°Oh my god.¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ oh my god.¡± Clyde repeated. We arrived at the ce and I looked around but there¡¯s no name for the restaurant. ¡°My favorite food¡­ I used toe here with Jack.¡± I pouted hearing Jack¡¯s name and he chuckled.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°He doesn¡¯t know and he won¡¯t know. Rx.¡± ¡°What kind of food?¡± I asked as I got out of the car. I closed the door and walked to Clyde. He held my hand and we walked in. Oh my gosh¡­ there¡¯s a lot of people here. ¡°This restaurant has the best kobe beef.¡± My eyes widen. ¡°I never try it¡­ gosh so exciting.¡± I squealed and he asked for our table and apparently this guy already made a reservation. The waiter walked us to our table and we sat across each other. Clyde ordered the food for me and he asked me to trust him for this. I noddedpletely agreeing. ¡°Oh my gosh¡­ there¡¯s a puppy.¡± I pointed and Clyde saw it too. ¡°I love puppy like that.¡± ¡°Golden retriever.¡± Clyde said. ¡°Yeah and it¡¯s one of the best dogs on earth. I love it and I love pug. If I have a dog, I will name him pug clyde.¡± I said and Clyde looked at me tly. ¡°I will name my dog Beverlyden.¡± He said and I rolled my eyes. ¡°You¡¯re childish for a man who will turn 30 soon.¡± ¡°Thankyou¡­ my grandma used to say that my mental age is 6 years old.¡± He said and Iughed. ¡°I miss the snow¡­ suddenly. Summer is killing me. I can¡¯t stand the heat!¡± I hissed as I looked outside. ¡°It wille soon besides fall ising.¡± Clyde said. ¡°I love fall¡­ the leaves are pretty. What¡¯s your favorite season?¡± I asked him. ¡°Winter¡­ and Spring.¡± ¡°So not cool, winter is damn cold.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the perfect season to cuddle.¡± He smirked. ¡°Cuddle with your bed.¡± ¡°With you, Beverly.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± I said and chuckled. ¡°Weekend ising¡­ I can¡¯t wait to re-watch all marvel movies and the gossip girl.¡± ¡°No no¡­ your weekend these days will be mine. You will spend time with me and my family.¡± He said and I just remembered that his family wille. It makes me smile right away. ¡°I¡¯m all yours then.¡± ¡°You know¡­ when I¡¯m with you¡­ we never out of topic. You always found a new topic to talk about and I love it.¡± He said and I smiled. ¡°What can I say? I¡¯m a great woman.¡± I winked and heughed. ¡°You are.¡± He said and he suddenly moved to the chair beside me. He leaned to me and I leaned back. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°What do you think I¡¯m doing?¡± He smirked. ¡°Clyde¡­¡± I warned him. He cupped my face and crashed his lips to mine. He kissed me hard and passionate. I circled my arms around his neck and kissed him back with the same pace. I miss this¡­ a lot. Chapter 33 Beverly Carington ¡°Clyde stop¡­ we¡¯re in your office.¡± He literally can¡¯t get his hands off me. I tried to push him away but he always kissed me and held me. ¡°Clyde! We¡¯re almost there¡­¡± I hissed and tried to push him away. We already made out in the car after we ate. Literally making out for the whole 30 minutes in his car¡­ at the driver seat. I regretted it¡­ it¡¯s so narrow. ¡°Clyde!¡± ¡°Okay¡­ okay.¡± He stopped but he smirked at me. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look.¡± I said. ¡°What look? I¡¯m so having you again after work.¡± ¡°No, we have to pick grandma and your parents up at the airport.¡±N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°No¡­ ask them to take the taxi.¡± ¡°You¡¯re mean! No way!¡± I shook my head and at the same time the lift opens. We walked out from the lift and walked back to the work room. ¡°Beverly, I bought yo- you¡­ Beverly¡­ you have hickeys in your neck¡± Sean said and my eyes widen. I ran out from the work room to go straight to the toilet. I gasped when I saw 4 hickeys on my neck. ¡°Clyde!¡± I hissed and walked out from the toilet. I walked into the work room again. ¡°You have a boyfriend?¡± Sean asked as I covered my neck. I saw Clyde smirking and I red at him. ¡°Who¡¯s the guy?¡± Vin asked and I sighed. ¡°Don¡¯t say it¡­ I don¡¯t want to know.¡± Sean said in a sad tone. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sean. I never liked you¡­¡± I said to him and he nodded. He returned to his work desk silently and I walked back to mine. I red at Clyde ready to kill him this second but he was just smiling and smirking. I continued to work and when Sean walked out from the room. I kicked his ass and he groaned. ¡°Wow¡­¡± Vin said. ¡°How dare you give me hickeys?!¡± I bursted and smacked his arm. ¡°Beverly!¡± He groaned in pain. ¡°What? You and Beverly?¡± Vin asked. ¡°Yes¡­ and now let¡¯s just go public.¡± Clyde grabbed my waist and smirked at me. ¡°I thought you both hate each other.¡± ¡°I do!¡± I said as I tried to push Clyde away but he gripped me tighter. ¡°Babe, at least I need to make a mark that you belong with me. I¡¯m tired of having guys looking at you like you¡¯re some Kobe beef.¡± Clyde said and I looked at him disbelief. ¡°Let me go!¡± I hissed and he let me go. I red at him and pulled his tie off. I covered my neck with it. ¡°You¡¯re so cute, Tuna.¡± He looked at me, love struck and I turned my head to work. ¡°Tuna? Is that your nickname for each other?¡± Vin asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Clyde answered. ¡°You¡¯repletely insane.¡± I ignored them both and continued to finish my sketch. If I¡¯m done with today¡¯s sketch¡­ I¡¯m totally done. I will work the new one tomorrow. I kept drawing measuring drawing measuring sketching drawing measuring until I¡¯m finished. I got from my sit and put my sketch on the table where we all collect out sketches. I sat down on the meeting chair and rx. ¡°You done?¡± Clyde asked. ¡°Here.¡± Suddenly Sean gave me a cup of matcha frappucino. Clyde red at Sean who is currently have no idea that he¡¯s been hunted. ¡°Thankyou Sean but¡­ ne-¡± ¡°Just give up, dude. Your rival is Clyde.¡± My eyes widen when Vin said that. Clyde just smirked at Sean and Sean looked at us both disbelief. ¡°You two¡­ are¡­ no way.¡± ¡°I gave her that hickeys.¡± Clyde said and I sighed. I closed my eyes cursing at Clyde in my heart. ¡°You and Clyde¡­ but you said you don¡¯t believe in love and rtionship.¡± ¡°She does. You and her just met for almost 3 months but I knew her almost 9 months ago. We both had a thing when we¡¯re in LA so Sean¡­ she¡¯s mine.¡± Clyde said and Vinughed silently. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Sean.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t need to be sorry¡­ it¡¯s not your fault.¡± He said and he collected his sketch. He took his bag and looked at me one more time¡­ he walked out. ¡°Clyde! You¡¯re acting like an asshole. He¡¯s a good guy¡­ we can talk nicely for this.¡± ¡°He kept taking care of you in front of me¡­¡± Clyde said and I red at him. I got up from my seat and ran out to talk to Sean. I stopped him right in front of the lift. ¡°Sean¡­ look¡­ I know I said that but I met Clyde first. I didn¡¯t even realize my feelings until now. We both are not dating yet¡­ I still need time and he gave me a lot of time and understanding. Please don¡¯t be mad¡­ I didn¡¯t mean to-¡± ¡°I like you¡­ a lot.¡± Sean sighed. ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, I just need time. I should confess my feelings for you soon but I guess I¡¯m toote huh?¡± He asked and I sighed. ¡°Sorry, Sean.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay¡­ I¡¯ll see you soon tomorrow.¡± He said and I nodded. He got into the lift and I walked back into the work room. ¡°So he¡¯s mad?¡± Clyde asked and I ignored him. Vi justughed his ass off looking at us. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it.¡± I said when Clyde sat beside me. ¡°Look¡­ I¡¯m just jealous okay?¡± He said and I turned my eyes to him. ¡°Don¡¯t talk to me.¡± ¡°Beverly¡­¡± He begged and Vinughed at the background. I turned to him ring and he excused himself to go home. ¡°Feel free to use the desk but please don¡¯t ruin the sketches.¡± Vin said before leaving. ¡°Beverly¡­ I was just jealous.¡± ¡°Then you should know that we made out in your car earlier¡­ you got a lot from me and you¡¯re still jealous over some guy who gave me a drink?¡± I asked. ¡°He cares for you¡­ he likes you a lot.¡± ¡°Clyde¡­ I don¡¯t like him.¡± I said and he stayed silent. ¡°Don¡¯t be jealous¡­ I don¡¯t like him.¡± I said and he nodded. He leaned closer to me and then he kissed me. I put my arms around his neck kissing him more. He pulled me onto hisp and slipped his hand to the side of my head. He slipped his hands under my shirt. ¡°Clyde.¡± ¡°Why are you so hot?¡± He said as he trailed kisses to my neck. I kissed his lips again and we both made out again. Chapter 34 Clyde Dante I sent a message to grandma and my parents that they should take a taxi because I¡¯m currently making out with Beverly. Grandma texted me back with¡­ I WANT A GRAND GRAND KIDS SOON. I wasn¡¯t lying about the making out part. We still can¡¯t stop making out. Now, we¡¯re currently at my house on my sofa. She¡¯s sitting on myp circling her legs around my hips. She kissed me slowly and I circled my arms around her waist pulling her near. I opened the buttons of her zer and threw it to the side. I kept kissing her and I slowly opened her shirt buttons revealing her in a ck bra. I kissed her bare shoulder and then she cupped my face and kissed my lips again. ¡°God¡­ Beverly.¡± I cupped her breast and kissed her harder but suddenly someone decided to interrupt us. Beverly¡¯s phone is ringing. ¡°No¡­ don¡¯t even¡­ think about it.¡± I kept holding her tight and kissed her hard. She ran her hands through my hair making me more crazy. ¡°Clyde¡­ my phone.¡± ¡°Just ignore it.¡± I said between kisses. ¡°Clyde!¡± She pushed me and reached for her phone. ¡°Grandma.¡± She picked up and I sighed. Way the go ruining the mood grandma. ¡°No¡­ no¡­ we¡¯re not making out. Clyde sent that?¡± Beverly smacked my chest and I decided to distract her. I kissed her neck and her sensitive spot. ¡°We¡¯re going there¡­¡± ¡°Grandma¡­ you¡¯re ruining the mood.¡± I said taking over her phone. ¡°How could you ask me to take a taxi? Now get your ass here¡­ I¡¯m waiting for you at Starbucks.¡± She said and ended the call. I looked at her phone disbelief. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Beverly said as she got up. She buttoned up her shirt again. She took her zer from the ground and folded it. ¡°Let them take a taxi.¡± ¡°No¡­ we¡¯re not leaving them alone. Let¡¯s go¡­ if you¡¯rezy, I can drive.¡± ¡°No¡­ Let¡¯s just continue.¡± ¡°If we pick them up, we can continue tonight.¡± Beverly smiled and I got up from the sofa that second. I took my car key and walked out the door. I got into the car and Beverly followed. I started my car and drove out from my house. We talked a lot on the way to the airport and as always Beverly is fun to talk with. I found out more about her that way. As soon as we arrived at the airport, I looked for Starbucks and found one. I parked in front of it and Beverly got out to find grandma and my parents. She walked in and not long after that she walked out with grandma and my parents. I got off and hugged my parents first. ¡°We¡¯re so happy that you¡¯re finally with Beverly.¡± My mom said. ¡°I already know¡­ sooner orter he will go back to her.¡± My dad said as he patted my shoulder. I turned to grandma and she¡¯s ring at me. ¡°What now?¡± ¡°You gave her hickeys?¡± My grandma bursted and she smacked my arm. ¡°Hey!¡± ¡°He loves you too much huh?¡± My dad asked and Beverly nodded smirking. ¡°You gave her 4 hickeys!¡± ¡°Someone likes her in the office and I¡¯m just marking her.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a wolf, asshole!¡± Beverly hissed. ¡°Ohe on¡­ you like it. You were moaning when I gave you-¡± She smacked my arm hard making me groaned in pain. ¡°I hate you!¡± She hissed as she opened the door for my mom to get in first and then she got in¡­ after that grandma got in. ¡°Congrattions son.¡± My dad patted my back and he entered the car. I got into the car and started driving away from the airport. ¡°I¡¯m so happy for you two.¡± Grandma said. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you guys get together¡­ atst.¡± My mom squealed too. ¡°Where is my phone?¡± I tried to find it in my pocket but I can¡¯t find it. ¡°Tuna¡­ can you call my phone?¡± I asked Bev. ¡°Tuna?¡± My dad asked. ¡°She loves tuna.¡± I said. ¡°We know her better than you¡­¡± My mom said. ¡°I know her better now.¡± I smirked and I heard my phone ringing. I guess it dropped to the small gap when I got out of the car. Beverly took it from the back. ¡°You named me Tuna on your phone?¡± She asked disbelief. ¡°It¡¯s cute right?¡± I asked and my mom smacked my head. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you named me Tuna with a fish emo beside it.¡± ¡°You love it.¡± I said and she scoffed. ¡°Beverly, can youpany me to sleep in the guest room tonight?¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°No!¡± Clyde said as soon as grandma finished her sentence. ¡°Why is that?¡± Grandma asked. ¡°Beverl promi-¡± I shut his mouth by putting my hand on his mouth. ¡°Promise what?¡± My mom asked. ¡°He¡¯s being weird.¡± I said but Clyde licked my hand, making me take it off from him. ¡°She¡¯s mine tonight. You were disturbing us when we¡¯re making out so she has to pay for it tonight.¡± I smirked and looked at her through the mirror. ¡°I¡¯m sleeping with grandma tonight.¡± I said and turned to grandma. She smiled and held my hand tightly. ¡°Bevvv.¡± ¡°Who are you?¡± ¡°Your boy.¡± ¡°Aww you two are so cute!¡± Jocelyn squealed. ¡°We¡¯re not.¡± I said. ¡°Atst, Clyde¡­ you¡¯re not dumb anymore.¡± Grandma said. ¡°Dumb? Dumb for what?¡± He asked. ¡°You pick the right girl.¡± Fred said. After that we decided to eat dinner together at a japanese restaurant. We talked a lot of things and grandma literally seperate us both but sitting between us. After paying for the bill, grandma, Jocelyn and Fred went to the toilet. Clyde dragged me outside and kissed me right away. ¡°They¡¯re interrupting us.¡± He said between kisses. ¡°We can do itter¡­¡± I whispered in his ear as he kissed my neck. ¡°Let¡¯s send them to LA.¡± ¡°No way, you are sending me back to LA.¡± Grandma appeared but Clyde won¡¯t stop kissing me. ¡°Clyde!¡± I stopped him and he sighed. He hugged me instead. ¡°Let¡¯s go¡­¡± ¡°How long will you guys stay?¡± Clyde asked. ¡°A week¡­ maybe more.¡± Jocelyn said. ¡°Oh god.¡± Chapter 35 Clyde Dante ¡°You okay?¡± My dad stood beside me drinking his beer. ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m good.¡± ¡°So what took you so long to realize?¡± My dad asked and I chuckled. ¡°Since the day she left¡­ I¡¯ve already known that something¡¯s missing but I thought Anna can fill that missing piece.¡± ¡°But she can¡¯t.¡± My dad said and I nodded. ¡°Anna is boring and she doesn¡¯t get along with all of you well. There¡¯s no sparks in her eyes anymore¡­ everything about her seems boring to me.¡± ¡°Beverly is a special girl.¡± ¡°But she¡¯s still afraid of being in a rtionship.¡± ¡°Give her a little time, she¡¯s already open to you. Don¡¯t rush it.¡± My dad said and I nodded. ¡°I know¡­¡± He patted my shoulder and then walked inside. I took a really deep breath and inhaling all the fresh air into my lungs. ¡°You okay?¡± Suddenly Beverly appeared. ¡°Yeah¡­ I¡¯m good.¡± ¡°I had fun today, thankyou.¡± She said and I turned to her smiling. ¡°d to hear that.¡± I said and she suddenly slipped her arms around my hips and looked up to me. ¡°So¡­ everyone already goes to sleep¡­ how about we continue where we left off earlier?¡± She asked and I crashed my lips to her right away. I don¡¯t need to think twice about it. I slipped my hand to the side of her head and kissed her harder. She pulled me in and pushed me to the sofa. She sat on myp and wrapped her legs around my hips. I pulled her to me and kissed her lips again. I started to trail kisses to her ear and her neck. ¡°Oh my god, Clyde.¡± She whispered. I stopped her and dragged her to my room. I locked the door and started to kiss her again. Wended on the bed but never stopped kissing each other. ¡°Clyde.¡± She moaned as I kissed her sensitive spot. I unbuttoned her shirt revealing her in her ck bra. Her milky skin showed up and I¡¯m going crazy that she¡¯s so damn beautiful. She unbuttoned my shirt and I took it off. I started to trail kisses to her shoulder¡­ her chest¡­ her t stomach and then go back to her lips. She pushed me and took off her shirt right away. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful.¡± I said and she flipped me. She kissed me hard and then she started to trail kisses to my body. I pulled her chin and kissed her lips again. I took off her bra revealing her breast. I stared at it until Beverly chuckled and kissed me again. ¡°You¡¯re so weird.¡± She whispered and I flipped her. ¡°You did not just say that.¡± I said and she chuckled. She crashed her lips to me again and I cupped her breast. I trailed kisses from her lips to her ear to her neck slowly went down to her shoulder and kissed her breast making her moan. ¡°Clyde¡­¡± She moaned. I took off her pants and hugged her body tightly.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Beverly¡­ are you sure? You know that I continue this¡­ I can¡¯t stop.¡± I looked into her eyes and she smiled. She kissed me. ¡°Take it.¡± She whispered and I crashed my lips to her again. She opened my pants zipper and pushed it down. I kissed her again and she flipped me. She smirked looking at me as she leaned closer to my face. She kissed me slowly and she took off her underwear. My eyes stuck there but Beverly pulled my chin up making me face her. ¡°Take me¡­ Clyde.¡± She whispered and I flipped her again. ¡°I will be gentle¡­ I promise.¡± After that we make love all night and I just love how she screams and moans my name. It¡¯s like music to my ears. ¡°You will be sore tomorrow.¡± I said as we both looked at each other. ¡°I know¡­ It¡¯s okay.¡± She kissed my lips slowly and I pulled her closer to me. ¡°I like you¡­ Beverly.¡± I whispered to her ear and she kissed my cheek. ¡°I like you too¡­ but I¡¯m scared.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be, I¡¯m here. I will cherish you like no other will do¡± I said and she smiled. I kissed her lips again and slowly trailed it to her ear and her neck¡­ ¡°Thankyou for trusting me.¡± I whispered. ¡°I always trust you¡­ from the start.¡± She said and I continued to kiss her bare shoulder and then down to her breast again. She moaned. I kissed her lips again and she flipped me. ¡°That¡¯s enough for today, bad boy.¡± She smirked and ai chuckled. ¡°Oh really?¡± I raised my eyebrows. ¡°Or not¡­¡± We continued out night and it felt so good to have her in my arms. I can¡¯t describe my feeling because my whole body is burning for her. I want her more than just her body. I want her soul¡­ her heart. I never felt this way before¡­ not with Anna. This is something new for me and I love it. Maybe this is what Jack and Carrie felt for each other because after this¡­ I will never let her go. She¡¯s mine¡­ all of her¡­ her mind¡­ her soul¡­ her heart¡­ her body¡­ everything. She¡¯s mine and no one can take it away from me. I looked at her sleeping side and she¡¯s just beautiful and so breathtaking. Howe I didn¡¯t realize it before? Well I guess sometimes we have to realize it when that person is gone. She was gone from my radar for 2 months and it has been a really weird months for me and I finally found my missing piece. ¡°Good night my tuna¡­ I love you.¡± I kissed her forehead and go to sleep. Chapter 36 Beverly Carington ¡°I can¡¯t sleep! You both were so loud yesterday.¡± Grandma said and my eyes widen. ¡°Grandma¡­ you have to bare with it. I can¡¯t help it.¡± Clyde said as he smirked looking at me. I red at him and pointed my knife at him. He put his straight face again. ¡°But I¡¯m happy for you¡­ is he good in bed?¡± Grandma hugged me and asked. I chuckled. ¡°It¡¯s a secret.¡± I whispered. ¡°I¡¯m good, grandma.¡± Clyde answered. I kicked his ass so he can shut his mouth. I mixed my tuna and tasted it. I stomped my feet excitedly and then reached for the bread. I took it from the shelf and opened the stic. ¡°So grandma¡­ can you exin to me when she¡¯s in LA, why didn¡¯t you call me?¡± Clyde asked and I turned to grandma. ¡°Why should I call you? There¡¯s no use to that¡­¡± Grandma said and Clyde¡¯s jaw dropped. ¡°You haven¡¯t realize you feelings at that time so why should I call a dumb person to hangout with us?¡± Grandma said and Iughed. ¡°She didn¡¯t realize her feelings either.¡± ¡°No no¡­ I already admitted it.¡± I said and Clyde raised his eyebrows. ¡°Oh really? What did you say?¡± Clyde asked me, smirking. ¡°She said that you¡¯re a big jerk of asshole¡­¡± Grandma said, making meugh so hard. Grandma took my tuna bread and walked away. I slipped my arms to his hips. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that look¡­ I admitted it that I felt a thing for you.¡± I said and he looked at me suspiciously. ¡°Are you lying, Beverly Carington?¡± ¡°No¡­¡± I shook my head and he chuckled. ¡°You know¡­ we should get ready for work.¡± I said and he picked my body up and put me on the kitchen table. ¡°I don¡¯t want to go to work.¡± He hugged me and buried his face to my neck. ¡°We have too¡­¡± ¡°You need to drop me off my apartment first¡­ I can¡¯t wear my previous clothes.¡± I said and he looked at me. ¡°You can wear this¡­¡± Clyde pointed at his t-shirt that I wore. I smacked his arm. I reached for my tuna and bread. I scooped it and gave it to him. ¡°Your love for tuna.¡± ¡°I love it¡­¡± I said as I ate a small piece of it. ¡°You want coffee?¡± He asked as he turned on the coffee machine. ¡°Yes please.¡± I said and he made me a cup of coffee. After that I took a shower here and changed back into my clothes. I hugged grandma, Fred and Jocelyn that we have to go to work first¡­ and then we will hangout with themter on. Clyde drove me to my apartment for me to change my clothes. Ba¡¯s not here because I bet she¡¯s at work. Ba is a chill bestfriend so¡­ I can tell herter on. I changed into my new fresh clothes and ran back down to the lobby. I got into Clyde¡¯s car again. ¡°You okay? Not sore?¡± He asked as he held my hand with his right hand. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± I said. ¡°What should we do tonight with grandma and your parents?¡± I asked. ¡°Take them to movies¡­ take them to stroll around.¡± He answered. ¡°You know¡­ your family is really lovely.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why a lot of people love them. They know all the people in our neighbourhood back in LA.¡± Clyde said and chuckled. ¡°Sorry to ask but¡­ is your parents still in New York?¡± ¡°My dad lives in SF alone and still a workaholic¡­ and yes my mom in New York but I never talk to her because she never interested about my life. She doesn¡¯t really care about me.¡± I answered and Clyde kissed my hand. ¡°How about calling her and talking to her?¡± ¡°Maybeter but not now¡­¡± ¡°Okay then¡­ I won¡¯t force you but I just want you to know that I¡¯m here. I¡¯m not going anywhere and basically you¡¯re stuck with me.¡± He said and I chuckled. ¡°I like that idea.¡± ¡°So¡­ don¡¯t talk to Seanter on.¡± ¡°Clyde, I don¡¯t like him. He¡¯s just being nice and I already told him about us.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yes and don¡¯t worry.¡± I said and he nodded. ¡°Good to hear that Tuna.¡± I rolled my eyes for it. ¡°How about Anna? Is she still in New York?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know and besides she¡¯s looking for some hot and cute guys. She¡¯s having fun¡­ let her be.¡± Clyde answered and I smiled. We arrived at the office and we got out at the same time. He gave his car key to the vallet chauffer and we walked inside. ¡°You look hot today.¡± ¡°Are you blind? I¡¯m wearing a work clothes and it¡¯s not sexy.¡± I said looking at him disbelief. ¡°I can see through it.¡± He whispered and I smacked his chest. ¡°You¡¯re crazy!¡± I chuckled and we got into the lift. He started to kiss me again and I tried to push him away because someone might get into the lift and be awkward. ¡°Clyde¡­ stop. If you don¡¯t stop¡­ I will go back to my apartment tonight!¡± I hissed and he stopped right away. ¡°Fine.¡± We walked out on our floor and walked into the work room. Sean and Vin were already there and they already started sketching again. ¡°Hey Sean.¡± I¡¯m trying to be nice. ¡°Hey¡­ Beverly.¡± He looked at me briefly and then back to his sketch. I turned to Clyde and he¡¯s already start measuring his sketch. I sighed and put my bag down. I looked at my nk paper.T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Make a design for the golf field.¡± Clyde reminded me and I nodded. I started to look for inspiration. ¡°Beverly.¡± Sean called and I turned my head to him. ¡°Here.¡± He gave me hisptop and I looked at it. He gave me a lot of inspirations for the golf field. ¡°Thankyou.¡± I smiled to him and looked at all the pictures. ¡°You will destroy your sketch¡­ Clyde.¡± Vin suddenly said and I turned to Clyde. ¡°Clyde!¡± I hissed and he turned to me. ¡°Be professional.¡± I mouthed and he pouted. He¡¯s the one who said that and now he¡¯s the one who¡¯s acting weird and out of control. I got up and kissed his cheek. ¡°Be professional.¡± I whispered and he sighed nodding. Chapter 37 Clyde Dante ¡°Yes grandma¡­ I will take care of her.¡± I said to her as I hugged her. ¡°Good.¡± ¡°Bye grandma.¡± Beverly hugged her tightly. ¡°I¡¯ll see you two soon, okay?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Bye dad and mom.¡± I hugged my parents and they hugged me tightly. ¡°We¡¯ll see you againter.¡± My dad patted my back and I nodded. ¡°Be nice to Beverly.¡± My mom warned and I nodded. Beverly hugged my parents and then after that¡­ they walked into the airport. We waved at them and grandma gestured to us to go. We got into the car and I drove away. I held Beverly¡¯s hand with my right hand. ¡°In the evening¡­ I have to go to the doctor.¡± She said. ¡°I¡¯ll take you there.¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said. ¡°Huh? For what?¡± ¡°I made you sleep on the sofa¡­ for months.¡± I said and she chuckled. ¡°Your sofa isfy and I¡¯m notining about it.¡± She said. ¡°Beverly¡­¡± I sighed. ¡°What? I¡¯m fine, Clyde. Chill will you? It can be fixed as long as I keep sleeping with a special corset.¡± ¡°I know but still¡­¡±N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°You know?¡± She asked. ¡°Carrie¡­ Jack¡¯s wife happens to have the same scoliosis.¡± ¡°Oh¡­¡± She said and I chuckled. ¡°Hey¡­ how about we go to a nice dinner after that? You know¡­ grandma and my parents literally tried to seperate us all the time and I hate it.¡± I said as I nced to her. She smiled. ¡°Okay then¡­ Beside¡­ I¡¯m going to give he answer that you¡¯ve been waiting for.¡± She said and I smiled. ¡°I¡¯m so excited and I hope it¡¯s a good answer.¡± I said and then after that I took her to the hospital to take her special designed corset to fix her back bone. I felt bad because I bet she became like this because me. I made her sleep on the sofa for good 5 months. ¡°Thankyou doctor.¡± She said and I smiled to him politely. We walked out from the room and I took the big stic bag from Beverly. ¡°What a gentleman¡­¡± ¡°I have always been one.¡± ¡°No¡­ you¡¯re not. You never been this gentleman before¡­ you always treated me like I¡¯m a stranger.¡± ¡°Sorry.¡± I said and she held my hand. ¡°Nah¡­ I¡¯m just teasing you.¡± She kissed my cheek and I turned to her ruffling her hair. I put my arm around her shoulder. ¡°You¡¯re cute.¡± ¡°Clyde!¡± Suddenly someone called me and we turned to see¡­ oh! It¡¯s Jack and Carrie. I turned to Beverly and she¡¯s tensed. She looked at them nervously. ¡°Hey Jack¡­ and Carrie.¡± I hugged them both and then they gave me a look to introduce the woman beside me. ¡°Oh¡­ this is Beverly. Beverly, this is Jack and Carrie, my best friends.¡± ¡°Best Friend my ass¡­ you¡¯ve been so secretivetely! Howe you never told me that you a girlfriend now?¡± Jack asked. ¡°You two are busy with each other.¡± Clyde said and rolled his eyes. Jack chuckled and put his arm around Carrie¡¯s shoulder. ¡°We do but at least you can call us¡­ disappearing from New York and go to LA suddenly.¡± ¡°Sorry¡­ you know we can catch up with youter on.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll call.¡± I said. ¡°No babe¡­ you¡¯re the one who should call first because he won¡¯t.¡± Carrie said. ¡°Right. Now I¡¯m going¡­ okay? Talk to you twoter on¡­ if I call.¡± I smirked. ¡°I will call you, you idiot!¡± Jack said chuckling. ¡°See you two soon¡­¡± ¡°Nice to meet you two.¡± Beverly said. ¡°Listen¡­ Beverly. They don¡¯t know anything and they will never know about what happened. Don¡¯t worry.¡± I said. ¡°Yeah¡­ I¡¯m just nervous. He¡¯s your best friend.¡± She said and I kissed the side of her head. ¡°Don¡¯t be¡­ you have me and besides even grandma and my parents won¡¯t talk about this to someone else. You can trust Dante for this.¡± I said and she turned to me smiling. She suddenly stopped and turned her body to me. ¡°You okay?¡± I asked. ¡°I don¡¯t think I can wait to tell you this until dinner.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s date¡­ I¡¯m ready to take a risk with you. I mean¡­ I¡¯m nervous and afraid actually but I trust you.¡± She said nervously and I chuckled looking at her being so nervous saying it. ¡°So you¡¯re officially my girlfriend now?¡± ¡°If you want¡­¡± She said in a small tone and I hugged her. I hugged her tightly. ¡°Is that a yes?¡± She asked. ¡°Beverly, I¡¯m the one who asked you to date me first¡­ you¡¯re the one saying yes to me. If you ask me that¡­ my answer will always be yes.¡± I said and she chuckled. I released the hug and looked at her. I caressed her head and looked into her eyes. I leaned my head to her and kissed her slowly. I cupped her face to deepen the kiss. ¡°Let¡¯s go to dinner tonight.¡± I said and she nodded. ¡°Let¡¯s celebrate our first day.¡± I said and sheughed. ¡°So cheesy for a guy like you.¡± She said. ¡°Babe¡­ I¡¯m a romantic and cheesy guy, you¡¯ll see a lot of it in the future.¡± I smiled. ¡°You sure do have a lot of confidence.¡± ¡°In front of you only¡­ if I say that in front Jack, he kicked me already.¡± ¡°Unbelievable.¡± Chapter 38 Beverly Carington ¡°We want to ask you, Mr. Hastington, are you satisfied with the designs and everything?¡± Clyde asked him and yes we gave all the designs and exined everything to Christian Hastington along with Lauren Hastingtonst week and now they invited us to talk about the results. ¡°I love it¡­ I kinda know why my dad loves to use twopanies for this project.¡± ¡°We¡¯re d to help.¡± Clyde said. ¡°Anything else, Mr. Hastington?¡± I asked. ¡°Well¡­ No but we just want to let you know that we¡¯re going to make this starting next year.¡± ¡°Good to hear it.¡± I said and then Clyde got up from his seat so am I and the Hastingtons. We shook our hands and Mr. Hastington led us out to the lift. ¡°I¡¯ll leave you guys here¡­ I have to make a call.¡± Lauren Hastington and she gave us a small nod before going away. ¡°Oh¡­ Mr. Dante and Ms. Carington, how about we eat lunch together? It¡¯s almost 12 anyway.¡± Clyde turned to me and I nodded a little. Besides it¡¯s kinda not polite, The Hastington is one of the biggestpany in America and let¡¯s just take the offer besides we can talk a lot there. ¡°Sure.¡± Clyde answered. The lift opened and Mr. Hastington walked in first and then we joined him. Mr. Hastington asked us about architect rted question and I can say that he¡¯s very smart. He asked the both of us about trend these days because he and his dad and his friends are nning to make a big house around SFter on. ¡°Is it okay if my wife join us?¡± Christian asked. ¡°Sure, Mr. Hastington.¡± I answered. We walked towards the restaurant on the 1st floor and we got the most nicest spot in the restaurant. Of course they will give us one because the owner is here. ¡°So Mr. Dante, what makes you taking over the project?¡± Christian suddenly asked. ¡°Well¡­ Long story short, I was in LA when the project started. I assigned Peter because my family asked me to go to LA and when I got back¡­ I found out that my girl got in the project too but with Architect Hive.¡± ¡°Your girl?¡± Christian raised his eyebrows and Clyde gestured at me. ¡°Hello.¡± We got up when Christian¡¯s wife came. She¡¯s so beautiful and elegant. Everything about her screams attractiveness.N?velDrama.Org content. ¡°Tay, this is Clyde Dante and Beverly Carington. They¡¯re the people who designed the Harvest. This is my wife, Taylor.¡± He introduced us to his wife. I shook her hand so was Clyde. ¡°It was nice to meet you, Mrs. Hastington.¡± I smiled. ¡°Oh¡­ don¡¯t be so formal, you can call me Taylor.¡± She said as she sat down across me. ¡°But Mr. Dante¡­ I¡¯m d that you took over this project because I don¡¯t like Peter¡¯s style of design. I mean¡­ his design is modern but somehow it doesn¡¯t suit my taste alog with my dad¡¯s.¡± ¡°You can call me Clyde, Mr. Hastington.¡± Clyde chuckled because we¡¯re too formal. ¡°Clyde it is then¡­ and let¡¯s just drop thest name basis. We might have the same age anyway.¡± Christian said. ¡°I¡¯m almost 30.¡± ¡°Wow¡­ I¡¯m 27.¡± Christianughed. ¡°Babe¡­ we should order first. How could you talk without ordering?¡± Taylor smacked Christian¡¯s arm and Christian nodded. He called the waiter and they gave us the menu. We ordered our food. ¡°So¡­ Beverly right?¡± Taylor asked me. ¡°Yes.¡± I smiled. ¡°I saw your design and I love it. I mean¡­ I can¡¯t believe your drawing and sketches are amazing.¡± She said and I chuckled. ¡°Thankyou, Taylor. This is my first project.¡± ¡°Oh really? Well you did a really good job. Luke loves it.¡± ¡°Thankyou so much for giving this opportunity.¡± I said. ¡°They¡¯re dating, babe.¡± Christian said to Taylor. ¡°Oh! Really? Wow!¡± Taylor looked at us both happily. ¡°Ohh¡­ You fell in love while drawing and sketching?¡± Taylor smirked at us. ¡°Babe, that¡¯s their privacy.¡± Christian said and Taylor pouted. ¡°It¡¯s okay, Mr. Has- I mean Christian. We fell in love before that¡­ I guess¡­ maybe.¡± I said and then turned to Clyde. ¡°Kinda like that.¡± Clyde chuckled. ¡°Oh is it okay if I call you straight away if I need you to design something?¡± Taylor asked me. ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°She wants to renovate our house because she wants a walk in closet¡­ I don¡¯t understand why woman need that.¡± Christian said and I chuckled. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you said that¡­ then why do you need another garage?¡± She hissed at him. ¡°Fine fine¡­¡± Christian gave up. Taylor gave her phone for me to write my phone number. I gave it to her and she missed call me. I saved her phone number. ¡°Walk in closet is a must if you love fashion.¡± I said. ¡°I know right.¡± ¡°She used my study room to put a pile of clothes.¡± Christian said. ¡°Christian, you told me to put it there so don¡¯t me it on me.¡± ¡°I always lose whenever we have this conversation.¡± Christian said looking at Clyde. ¡°Me too. I never win¡­¡± Clyde said as he turned to me. I red at him. ¡°Oh right¡­ Please tell your dad that my dad say hi!¡± Christian said. ¡°Will tell himter on the phone.¡± Clyde said. Suddenly Christian¡¯s phone rang and he excused himself to take the call. ¡°How long have you two been together? I¡¯ve always wanted to have this office romance kinda thing¡­ but it didn¡¯t happen to me and Christian.¡± ¡°A month¡­ around that.¡± Clyde answered. ¡°I see¡­ is he treating you good?¡± Taylor asked me, making meugh right away. ¡°Yup¡­ he¡¯s good.¡± ¡°Oh by the way¡­ I rmended you two to my friend 2 days ago, she asked me if I know a good architect. It¡¯s okay right?¡± ¡°Of course, we¡¯re thankful for that.¡± ¡°Oh it¡¯s nothing, besides it¡¯s good to help friends.¡± She smiled. ¡°Sorry about that¡­ oh there¡¯s our food.¡± Christian sat back on his seat and we started to eat together. I thought they will so formal and¡­ you know¡­ I thought it will be awkward but they both really nice. I mean they both are in the highest chain in America but they¡¯re pretty nice and fun to be with¡­ not to mention that they¡¯re so smart. I¡¯m so blessed to work with them¡­ Chapter 39 Beverly Carington ¡°Beverly¡­ you need to rest.¡± Ba said and I shook my head. ¡°No¡­ I can¡¯t rest. I need to finish this tomorrow.¡± ¡°Go have a 1 hour sleep, it will help you.¡± Ba said as she pulled me to my bed. ¡°One hour¡­ please wake me up.¡± ¡°I promise.¡± She smiled and I nodded. Iid on my bed and closed my eyes. I fell asleep right away. I¡¯ve been so tired these days with all the projectsing. I¡¯m notining about it but it¡¯s just tiring. I rarely hang out with Clyde since he¡¯s busy too. Our project together is almost finished, Sean and Vin will handle the rest of it. I opened my eyes slowly and I looked at the clock beside my bed in horror. I overslept! I got out from my room and found Clyde on the living room drawing. ¡°Clyde?¡± I called and he turned to me. He smiled and got up from his seat. He walked to me and kissed my cheek. ¡°You know¡­ you need to rest more.¡± He said and I turned my head to the table. ¡°No¡­ I have work to do. Wait! Clyde¡­ is that my-¡± ¡°Just take a little bit of rest. Sleep for 3 hours more.¡± He said as he pushed me towards my room. ¡°Clyde!¡± I shook my head. ¡°Beverly, you haven¡¯t sleep in 2 days and you¡¯re a walking zombie now.¡± ¡°I slept for 3 hours and I¡¯m fully awake now.¡± I said looking at him straight into his eyes. He sighed and let me go. ¡°Don¡¯t you have work too?¡± ¡°I¡¯m done¡­ so I decided toe here because I miss you.¡± He said and I smiled. I caressed his cheek and gave him a peck on his lips. ¡°I miss you too.¡± ¡°I will finish tomorrow¡­ please let me do my job okay?¡± I asked and he nodded. I brought my work back to my room and sat down on my chair. Clyde threw himself to my bed and I let him rest. I kept working and working until I checked my phone that it¡¯s already dinner time. I¡¯m almost done and I decided to rest for a little bit. I got up from my chair and turned my head to my bed. Clyde was sleeping soundly hugging my pillow. I walked to the other side of the bed and crawled slowly to him. I kissed his forehead and caressed his cheek. I got up and decided to make dinner. I walked out from my room and closed the door. ¡°Clyde¡¯s sleeping?¡± Ba asked and I nodded. ¡°He must be tired.¡± ¡°Look at yourself.¡± He said and Iughed as I opened the fridge. ¡°I¡¯m going out¡­ Tris¡¯ birthday.¡± She said and I nodded. ¡°You look beautiful as always, Ba.¡± ¡°Bye!¡± She said and she left. I turned my head back to the fridge. I found chicken and cheese. I decided to make a simple gordon blue without any ham. I started to cook and when it¡¯s almost done in the oven. I walked into my room and woke Clyde up. ¡°Clydey¡­ Clyde¡­¡± I poked his cheek and he slowly opened his eyes. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s eat.¡± ¡°Uh? Okay.¡± He said as he got up slowly. He rubbed his eyes and closed his eyes again. ¡°Cldye, let¡¯s go.¡± I said and he nodded but he¡¯s not getting up. I pulled both of his hands and he hugged me. He gave me a lot of kisses on my face making me giggle. ¡°Clyde¡­ let¡¯s eat, I¡¯m hungry!¡± ¡°Okay¡­ okay fine.¡± He said and he opened the door. I walked out first and ran to the oven to take the chicken out. I put it on the te and put one in front of Clyde who¡¯s already sitting on the dining table. ¡°Eat!¡± I said as I gave him a knife and fork. I sat right in front of him and started to cut my chicken. ¡°Bev.¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± I asked as I put a piece of chicken into my mouth. ¡°If I ask you to marry me¡­ will you?¡± He asked suddenlypletely out of blue. I choked on my food and ran back to the kitchen to get a warm water. I walked back to the dining room. ¡°I¡¯ll take that as a no.¡± ¡°Hey! I never say that!¡± I hissed at him and he raised his eyebrows at me. ¡°Then what?¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Marry you? For real? Like real real marriage?¡± I asked and he nodded. ¡°Why do you want to marry me?¡± I asked. ¡°This is good.¡± He pointed at the chicken and I looked at him disbelief. ¡°You wanted to marry me just because the chicken is good?¡± I asked and red at him. ¡°Imagine I will be eating your cook everyday for the rest of my life¡­ I¡¯ll be happy.¡± ¡°Marry to my food then.¡± I said and heughed. ¡°Of course¡­ because I love you silly. Why are you so sensitive today?¡± ¡°I still have a lot of work okay? My brain is going to blow up.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll finish it soon.¡± He smiled and I nodded. ¡°I know.¡± ¡°So¡­ marry me?¡± He asked and I blinked a couple of times. ¡°You¡¯re proposing now?¡± I asked in a high tone. ¡°I can¡¯t?¡± ¡°I mean¡­ you can¡­ but¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m not the most romantic person out there, Beverly, but¡­ I really love you. Will you marry me?¡± He asked as he took out a small blue box from his pocket and I blinked a few times to make sure that this is¡­ real. He took the ring and looked at me raising his eyebrows. ¡°Do I have a choice?¡± ¡°No¡­ not really.¡± ¡°Then put it on!¡± I said as I gave him my left hand. He smirked as he slid the ring to my finger. ¡°Oh my god.¡± I said as I looked at the ring. It¡¯s so beautiful¡­ I bet it¡¯s expensive. ¡°Now¡­ can I get a passionate kiss?¡± He asked and I turned my eyes to him. I walked to him and sat on hisp. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you on your knee?¡± I asked. ¡°No need to do that¡­ you know my heart.¡± He smirked and I rolled my eyes. ¡°Now give me my kiss!!¡± He hissed and I crashed my lips to him without any hesitation¡­ I love you too Clyde! Chapter 40 Beverly Carington ¡°Sorry¡­ it¡¯s a little bit messy.¡± Taylor said as she opened her current closet now. ¡°Oh it¡¯s okay.¡± I smiled to her and she let me into her small closet. ¡°So you want to make a walk in closet right?¡± ¡°Yes, I want it to connect with the bathroom and then you can use the space where Chris put his work files here.¡± She pointed at a small room beside the closet. I put that on my note and started to measure the room. ¡°Wait¡­ is that an engagement ring?¡± Taylor asked after I finished measuring her closet along with the file room. ¡°Yes.¡± I said I was a little bit shy. ¡°OMG congrattions! We wee you to the marriage club.¡± She said and I chuckled. She hugged me and I can¡¯t believe Taylor Hastington is this sweet. ¡°When?¡± She asked. ¡°2 days ago.¡± ¡°Was it romantic?¡± She asked as she looked at me with those curious eyes.N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights. ¡°If you say¡­ our dining room is a romantic ce then yes.¡± ¡°Ugh! It doesn¡¯t matter! Oh my gosh¡­ I really love when someone got engaged.¡± She squealed. ¡°How¡¯s marriage life? Is it quite scary?¡± I asked as we walked out from her closet. ¡°Well¡­ marriage life is wonderful but it will be more bumpy than dating.¡± She said as we walked down the stairs. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ we live together and then we start to learn more about each other. It¡¯s fun actually but you know the first year was tough. For me, Christian is a rock head. Literally rock head¡­ it¡¯s hard to argue with him.¡± ¡°But you understand him now right?¡± ¡°Yes. So when we argue¡­ I listen to all his lectures first and then when he¡¯s done. He will hear mine.¡± She said chuckling. ¡°He wins? Or you?¡± ¡°Of course me but sometimes he doesn¡¯t ept that so I just let him cool down by going out with my friends and then he will call me again.¡± She said and I chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m a little bit afraid actually¡­ since my parents are divorce.¡± I said truthfully as we sat down on the sofa in the living room. ¡°Beverly, everyone is different and trust me¡­ a guy like Clyde won¡¯t let you go that easily and you love him more than you know it. As long as you keep trusting him and ept him¡­ there will be no problem. For example¡­ I mean¡­ no one is perfect even though people said Christian is but he has many ws¡­ trust me.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Oh yeah.¡± She nodded and she chuckled before continuing, ¡°People see Christian as a perfect person but no he¡¯s not. He¡¯s far from perfect. He has a rock head¡­ rock heart and rock in everything like his dad but you know he changes a lot after I tried to talk to him about things and he will do the same to me too.¡± She smiled and I nodded. ¡°Sometimes I feel like¡­ I don¡¯t deserve Clyde and his family. They¡¯re perfect while I¡¯m not.¡± I said as I looked down to the ground. ¡°No ones perfect, Beverly. That¡¯s why we need other people in our lives and trust me¡­ being with someone you love is fun and thrilling.¡± She winked and I chuckled. ¡°Thankyou, Taylor.¡± ¡°You¡¯re wee and oh¡­ about the walk in closet¡­ please I want it to be a little modern. I want the left side of the closet to have a big mirror.¡± She said and yes¡­ back to work. ¡°Note that!¡± I said as I wrote it on my note. ¡°Hmm¡­¡± ¡°Do you need anything else?¡± ¡°No.¡± She said after thinking again. ¡°Okay then¡­ I will give you the update around next week or in 9 days. I will contact you again after that so you can see the design.¡± I said as I got up from my seat. ¡°Thank you, Beverly.¡± She said as she got up ¡°No¡­ I¡¯m the one who should thank you for this opportunity.¡± ¡°I hope you and Clyde will have a very fantastic wedding.¡± She said. ¡°Thank you so much.¡± I said and then she sent me off. I drove out from her house and decided to go to Starbucks. I need ideas to make the walk in closet design. Suddenly my phone rang and I put it on speaker. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Babe¡­ are you done with Taylor?¡± It¡¯s Clyde¡­ of course. ¡°Yeah¡­ will go to Starbuck near my house to gather some ideas and work.¡± ¡°Oh okay¡­ will go there.¡± ¡°Okay. See you!¡± I said and now¡­ I¡¯m concentrating to drive there while jamming to Youngblood by 5SOS. I parked my car and got out as soon as I arrived. I walked into the Starbucks with all myptop and papers. I put it on an empty table of 4 people and ordered a warm greenteatte because I feel like it. ¡°Hey beautiful!¡± I jumped when someone suddenly whispered into my ears. ¡°Clyde! You scared me!¡± I smacked his chest yfully and he chuckled. He kissed my cheek and put his arm around my waist. ¡°What did you order?¡± ¡°Green teatte¡­¡± ¡°Hot?¡± He asked and I looked at him blinking a couple of times. ¡°You always drink hot green teatte when you¡¯re working.¡± He smirked. ¡°Go order¡­¡± I pushed him and he nodded. I got my green teatte and walked to my table. I sipped a little and started to take my sketch papers out. I put all the measurement numbers on my sketch notes and started to make lines before designing. ¡°How was it?¡± He asked as he kissed the top of my head. ¡°It was good.¡± I turned to him and smiled. ¡°What does she want?¡± ¡°A modern walk in closet¡­¡± I said as I turned my head to my sketch book but suddenly a ck big roll paper caught my eyes. ¡°What is that?¡± I asked Clyde as I turned my head to him. ¡°Why don¡¯t you open it¡­¡± He gestured me to take it. I looked at him suspiciously. ¡°No¡­ you open it for me.¡± I said because I¡¯m quite scared when ites to surprises like this. ¡°Beverly¡­ just open it.¡± He said and I shook my head. He took it and then put it to my hand. I closed my eyes and opened it slowly. ¡°If there¡¯s a spider in it¡­ I will kick your balls!¡± I said it quickly and opened the whole paper. I opened up my left eye slowly and my eyes widened when I realised that it was. ¡°Who¡¯s house is this?¡± It was a sketch of a beautiful small house. ¡°Ours.¡± Clyde said and my eyes widen. I turned to him and he smiled. I hugged him so tightly and can¡¯t help but squealed loudly. Ugh! I don¡¯t care if the whole Starbucks judge me as a weird girl¡­ as long as I¡¯m happy¡­ ¡°Oh my god¡­¡± I said and I didn¡¯t realize my tearse out from my eyes until Clyde wiped it. ¡°Do you like it?¡± He asked. ¡°Yes¡­ I love it¡­ Really really love it.¡± I said and hugged him again. ¡°Good because I already built it.¡± ¡°What?¡± I asked him disbelief. ¡°It¡¯s on-going.¡± My eyes widen¡­ ¡°I thought you only¡­¡± ¡°No¡­ we¡¯re going to get married and move there right away.¡± He smiled and then he gave me a peck on my lips. ¡°I love you, Clyde Dante.¡± I said as I caressed his cheek. ¡°Love you too¡­ my tuna.¡± The End Epilogue Clyde Dante I opened the door to my room and still can¡¯t find Beverly. She¡¯s still mad at me and I just realized how a selfish jerk I am to her. Let¡¯s just shback what happenedst week. ¡°Beverly¡­ I want you to quit and work with me.¡± I said talking about it again for the 17th time. Beverly looked at me disbelief and I just looked at her seriously,pletely not letting changing the topic because she kept avoiding that topic again and again. ¡°Clyde, I don¡¯t want to.¡± She said in a calm tone. I looked at herpletely don¡¯t understand. We¡¯re going to get married soon and why is she hating the idea of us working together? How can we get married if she doesn¡¯t even want us to work together? ¡°Why? We¡¯re going to get married and why don¡¯t you want to work with me?¡± I was starting to get so pissed with that fact. ¡°I just don¡¯t want it.¡± She said and I closed my eyes holding my anger inside. ¡°You¡¯re happy hanging out with Sean?¡± I hissed and she looked at mepletely disappointed and I knew that I was so stupid to say that. I mean¡­ she does work with Sean, they¡¯re in the samepany and Sean still has feelings for her. ¡°If you think like that then we should not get married, Clyde. You¡¯re trying to find my ws just to make me quit my job and go to yourpany. I told you already¡­ I won¡¯t quit and I won¡¯t work in yourpany!¡± She bursted angrily. ¡°I don¡¯t understand this, Beverly. You and I will share our lives soon and we work in the same field. Besides why work there when you have me? I¡¯m so frustrated.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be selfish, Clyde! You know how long I waited to be an architect and they were the one who ept me and help me grow! I can¡¯t just leave!¡±T¨ºxt ? N?velDrama.Org. ¡°But you can grow with me too! We can le-¡± She took off the engagement ring and gave it back to me. ¡°I think we should think again about this marriage¡­ you can¡¯t even understand me about my job and how we will solve something in the future, Clyde¡­ Let¡¯s take a break.¡± It¡¯s been a week and I missed her so much. Gosh, the house feels so empty without her. I talked to my dad about this and he said I was too much. The job that she has now¡­ really meant to her and all I think was I want to work. I was being a jerk and an asshole for forcing her. Suddenly I heard foot steps from the stairs and I turned my body around. Our eyes met and she looked so tired with those big eyebags. She sighed looking at me but still walking towards our room. ¡°Beverly.¡± I stopped her by holding her wrist and she pulled it right away. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I said as I held her wrist again. ¡°Get lost¡­¡± She hissed as I tried to pull away. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ I won¡¯t force you to quit your job and work for me again. I promise.¡± I said and she turned to me looking at me suspiciously. ¡°I promise. Really¡­ I won¡¯t talk about it again and I will let you work there as long as you¡¯re happy.¡± I added and she looked away. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± I pulled her into a hug and hugged her tightly. She didn¡¯t say anything, she just buried her head to my chest. ¡°I won¡¯t force you again, I promise. Please¡­ don¡¯t break the engagement. I love you, I don¡¯t want to lose you.¡± I begged her and still¡­ she doesn¡¯t say a thing. ¡°Beverly¡­ please. Don¡¯t leave me.¡± I begged her again but still she doesn¡¯t answer. ¡°I hate you.¡± She said in a small tone. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I apologize once again and I released the hug. My eyes widen when I saw her crying. She was crying silently. I held her hands tightly and leaned my head closer to her. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ I¡¯m sorry¡­ you can-¡± ¡°I quitted yesterday.¡± She said and my eyes widened. I was speechless and happy at the same time. ¡°I don¡¯t want us to fight again because of it. I¡¯m tired of having a fight with you! Now give me back my ring!¡± She pushed me away and put her hand in front of me while she wiped her tears with other hand. I smiled because I found her very cute and adorable. ¡°You quit? For real?¡± I asked and looked at me coldly. ¡°Just give me back my ring!¡± She bursted angrily and I took out her engagement ring from my wallet and gave it to her. She put it back on her ring finger and walked away. I walked to her fast and pulled her back into my arms. I picked her up bridal style amd brought her to our room. Iid her on the bed and she looked away. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­ but I¡¯m happy that you quit.¡± ¡°I¡¯m quitting to go find anotherpany.¡± She hissed and I smiled. I cupper her face making her look at me. We looked at each other and I leaned closer to kiss her. Our lips met and we started to kiss each other hungrily. I missed her so much¡­ ¡°Stop!¡± She stopped me and red. ¡°Are you going to make me work at yourpany?¡± She asked and I nodded. She looked at me in disbelief and when she was about to protest¡­ I shut her mouth by kissing her again. ¡°Clyde!¡± She stopped me again and this time¡­ ¡°I¡¯ll let you do whatever you want¡­ as long as you¡¯re happy and still be with me¡­ and still love me¡­ of course.¡± ¡°I quit because I love you¡­ you idiot man!¡± She said coldly and I smirked. ¡°I know. You love me too much so you quit and because you don¡¯t want to lose me.¡± I said confidently and she looked at me tly. ¡°Fine fine¡­ I love you more¡­ that¡¯s why I let you do whatever you want.¡± I said and sighed. She smiled and she started to tease me by unbuttoning her shirt slowly. ¡°I hate you¡­¡± Clyde Dante Beverly Dante The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!