Lahat ng Kabanata ng Once His, Forever His: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

ELENA'S POVRaymond and I walked alongside each other in a comfortable silence. On stepping outside the building, my steps paised for a moment, watching him walk towards his car, opening the door ahead.“Where are you taking me?”, I wearily asked, taking few steps backwards.“Come on Elena. Are you scared of me now?”, the hurt reflected in his eyes, hanging his head in disappointment.“Don't push it Ray. Let's find somewhere close by”, My pursed lips ignored his fluctuating emotions, moving towards the corner of the building.I walked into the first coffee shop I spotted, which looked almost empty. My tired feet dragged along the ground, instinctively sliding into the seat close to the window.“as expected”, Ray lightly chuckled, sitting opposite me as we shared a brief silence. “I'm sorry Elena”, he started remorsefully, placing his hands on the table.“I believe we came here for more than just that Raymond”, I replied, turning my face away from the window, staring at his speechles

ELENA'S POVIt had been a few days since I made the decision to accept him back, without any strings attached. It did not change much about our relationship still, but there was that little flutter in my heart, when he visited, bearing gifts for the child. How we always argued about the gender we each wanted on our every trip to the hospital for my antenatals. I had to admit, it was a beautiful sight to watch, watching him just be as anticipating as I was for it's arrival.Gradually, I lowered my guard a bit towards him. If he was going to be a part of my child's life, then I had to start cutting up some slack. As for Ria, who mostly communicated through texts, which she has never been a fan of from the start, she continued to fill my ears with different excuses.Deciding not to press the issue farther, as we had been through this dance before, I stuck to filling her up with as much love as I could, hoping my help would be needed soon.As perfect as my life seemed right now, it was

ELENA'S POV “Tell me this isn't true Lucas”, my hands curiosly flipped over the pages, with each one making my heart beat faster, almost as if it was to fall out of my chest. “He's served jail time?”, I wondered aloud as my eyes skimmed through all the details of the page in suprise. “But he would have told me. We were married…happily”, I questioned in doubt, staring at Lucas concerned expression. “Just like how he still hasn't told you where he disappeared to?”, his hands stretched a glass of water towards me to calm my breaths. Gulping the liquid down my throat, only made me more thirsty as I handed it back to Lucas, until his thrid trip from the water dispenser. “Why are you only showing me this now?”, I raised my brows in suspicion, still in unbelief about the details of the file. “Because we both know his return isn't for the good of you Elena, and I'd simply hate to be in another contract with you”, his peering gaze searched through my transparent conscience, knowing he was ri

LUCAS’ POVI have only ever heard of women loosing all reasoning when they were in love, but seeing it firsthand was definitely not as romantic as I thought it would. Maybe only if the love was reciprocated. In this case, Elena was not as smart as she thought. It was hard to believe she had not fallen for him again.Nothing could be done about her anymore, aside from splitting her head open, which I wasn't so sure I would pass on if one more word was heard from her. So, the office had gradually become a graveyard, except for the constant clacking of keyboards, official phone calls, and the sounds of our shoes walking through the door. As much as I hated to admit it, I was worried for the state of the company when I finally left in a few months time.The investment of my time, energy and money clearly did not change anything. No matter what I gave, it wouldn't be enough. The tip of my pen twirled between my lips, with my chair making the only creaking sound in the office as I stare

ELENA'S POVThe home nurse arrived at exactly an hour later, where my feet restlessly tapped against the floor on a thin line of impatience.“Sorry I'm late Miss Carson”, her remorseful tone came through, while I turned my head for a quick assessment. She was a young girl, who looked like she was probably in her early twenties. My stern gaze scanned her thoroughly, before fully welcoming her in.After a round of treatment with my eyes not missing a single movement, then I finally felt safe with leaving the sleeping Ria in her hands. Still uncomfortable with the idea of a stranger in my house, I had no choice but hope I made the best choice.Raymond's car sped down the road, hurrying to get me to the company as fast as he could. Once I caught sight of the familiar building, he dropped me off a few meters back while I strolled towards a restaurant, deciding to get a food box for Lucas according to the menu in my hands. Walking back in exhaustion, my path was suddenly blocked by some