Chapter 30 While Roxanne knew that she would not be resuming work until the next week – according to what Peter had said – and that the two days after she arrived London would be free for both she and her boss, she had not expected to be left with
Chapter 29 That night, Roxanne and Emily binge watched four seasons of their favorite TV series of all time, “Friends p> After that, Emily made sure that Roxanne had a good night rest by seizing her phone and laptop. It made Roxanne sad, but it worked. She had fallen asleep
Chapter 28 Now that she was finally alone, Roxanne drew back and sank deeper into the couch. She had still not fully recovered from the shock of all that had happened in the past few hours. As she tried not to think about any of it, her mind would not
Chapter 27 Lancelot had decided after a brief meeting with Peter to have dinner outside the hotel. He decided he was going to drive to a Michelin restaurant, where he would enjoy good wine alone and think. He really needed to think. So at exactly 5:45pm, Lancelot was dressed to
Chapter 26 After he had turned his back to her, Roxanne stood there, transfixed to a spot. She hoped, and hoped that he would turn back and look at her. That his eyes would rest on her with anything; she would not even mind pity, if that meant he would
Chapter 25 He did not know what to do when the words rolled out of her tongue and hit his ears with a loud bang. “I refused to fuck him!” she screamed aloud. He paused, stopped walking. Every element of time froze for him. His jaw tightened, his teeth clenched,
Chapter 24 Roxanne walked out of the office, right behind the lady in green. She could not believe her eyes, or her ears. Everything she had worked for, prepared for, studied for, drank two cups of coffee and put her bowel health to the line for, had just come to
Chapter 23 When Roxanne stepped foot into the room, one thing and one thing only continued to ring in her head. “Run, you do not belong here p> Roxanne fought to steady her gaze on one thing in particular, but it was hard. This office was the definition of exquisite.
Chapter 22 Her gaze flickered over her image in the mirror one more time. She ran her hands over her flat tummy. In the red suit pants and jacket she was wearing, she seemed to appear fierce and confident; everything that she was currently not. She looked up at her
Chapter 21 It was 6 am when the ringtone of his phone caused him to wake up from his sleep. Lancelot groaned as his eyelids parted. He had always been an early riser, but he didn’t mind waking up late every now and then, especially when he had dreams like
Chapter 20 His eyes skimmed through the name on the CV beneath the ID card, and his lips spread out so he said it aloud. “Roxanne Harvey p> How? How could this even be possible? How could this be happening? He had worked – and was currently working so hard
Chapter 19 Edward, after watching the dramatic display of his sons and nephew at the golf course the previous evening, decided it was best to have a word with Lancelot the next morning. There was a lot that father and son had to discuss. Since his return, Edward had tried
Chapter 18 She crammed another handful of popcorn into her mouth as she tilted her left ear to her shoulder to hold her phone in place. “You’re sure it’s okay if I stay out tonight?” Emily asked, from the other end of the phone. Roxanne, whose eyes were fixed on
Chapter 17 Lancelot stepped out of Doctor Flinn’s office. Peter was seated in one of the chairs in the reception room, eager for his boss’s arrival. When Lancelot cleared his throat and straightened his posture, Peter’s eyes rose up from the MacBook on his lap to his boss’s tall frame.
Chapter 16 Dinner the previous night had been many things but eventful. Lancelot had retired to his room with his half-empty bottle of vodka spirit. And he had drank all of it that night, right before falling asleep on the floor, right by his king-sized bed. The pressure was too
Chapter 15 She laid in bed with her eyes closed. Ever since she returned home after getting her forehead stitched, it was impossible to do anything else. The pain in her head continued to ache badly, it was annoying how incapacitated it made her feel. Roxanne flinched when she heard
Chapter 14 The knock on his room door caused him to frown. Standing in front of his mirror, Lancelot raked his eyes down his body one last time. “Dress appropriately,” his mother had said. He could only hope his attire of white suit trouser and an army green long-sleeved shirt
Chapter 13 His mother had asked him to come on Tuesday, so Tuesday it was. After two unsuccessful days of searching for Roxanne, Lancelot resigned to fate with anger and vengeance in his heart. He was going to go back to London, but he swore that whenever he came back,
Chapter 12 “Oh, you have got to be fucking kidding me,” Emily said aloud, drawing the duvet away from Roxanne’s body. Roxanne’s eyes narrowed at her best friend and flatmate. She placed the half-eaten burger down on the saucer that sat at her feet and turned to Emily again. “What
Chapter 11 He was now awake. Still, he continued to toss and turn from one end of the bed to another, fighting to get his sleep back. From the beam of the sun rays that escaped through the window and hit his face, Lancelot could tell that it was already