Have you cleared works off your desk?
Yes Dad by tomorrow all will be set,
Okay pick a location and date then I will work with it, sure dad I will, alright will leave you to sleep early am off to the study, I stood up and gently hug him from the back, slowly saying, dad you need rest than I do, and I know you're always stressed out cause of me but am a grown up now dad I can take care of myself, work less please will you?
I turned to see her pleading eyes and all I could do was hug her back and promise her a yes and that was enough to lift her spirit, after freeing myself from the hug I didn't bother going to the study, got into my room showered and climb the bed, she was right, am damn soo tired it didn't take long before I drive into dreamland,
Ben teased me while am on phone call to him, saying
"You're allergic to losing," he said.
"I don't lose," I corrected.
He smiled—but his eyes didn't.
The Box Under My Bed
I hid the file like a sin.
Photos. Reports. Orders.
The truth would devastate her.
And yet—loving someone means respecting who they are strong enough to become.
Ari was stronger than anyone I knew.
I just had to catch up.
I Am Not Her Enemy
I didn't kill her parents.
I failed to save them.
That failure shaped everything I built after.
If Ari learns the full truth, she might judge me, I woke up freshen up and went down stairs to see Ari having her breakfast, good morning dad, Morning sunshine hope you slept well, yes dad,
Dad taste this pancake I made it myself and taste this carrot sauce I made it too, dad here is your coffee no sugar in it, Ari was offering me foods upon foods and she made them all by herself, I put down my cutlery look up at her to see her face dropping down with a look of something difficult going on in her mind, split it, I said calmly, she looked up and her eyes hide disappointment in them, I rest my back at the seat and wait patiently for her to speak, slowly she starts talking, dad Ben invite me to dinner again at his house,
I nodded picked up my cutlery and continue eating, then I will drop you off at your office this morning his can come pick you up from your office after work, and I will have Alex come pick you up after the dinner, her face immediately light up, thank you dad, just be careful I said,
When I got to the office first thing I did was to call Ben to tell him I will accept the dinner invitation
Ben cooked again.
This time, the food was perfect.
"Practice," he said.
I watched him move around the kitchen and thought—this is dangerous, and I wonder if he has always been on restaurant food all his life, now it hit me that I haven't check his background, I quickly texted Samuel to get me every info about Ben,