His Lavender Love

az

s a punch t

e its mark even after 24 hours of endle

st felt felonious to stare at her for too long. Her choice of

my own medicine for meddling

l she had cast on me but what I did know was

s like a saint and when to array a f

as day in my mind. Every time she spoke,

y of my punches increased and so did the pain in my hands. Hitting the punching bag until it had fallen

raped too hard on the damaged skin. Wrapping a towel around my waist with my left han

that held me by a chain every

smelt lik

ore I could get hold of my self-control. Years have gone by and the sta

father's words at my sudden decision to buy Grandeur. He didn't question fu

s told me that he didn't

ited to the elite club along with a few other known businessme

woman and everyone knows how weak they are. Not even halfway through this God

Fortunately, one or two broke right atop of him, scratching the skin of his face. Sadly, the drops of bloo

the hospital before home with a broken arm, broken nose,

pect towards women because lying to myse

s to a halt to start my day. Living alone and away from everyone and everythin

through my hair styling it to obedience. Tying the black Panerai watch around my

mornin

g, Ron. Toda

. He summed my schedule for the day and I held back

nted about questioning about Grandeur and if there will be any changes in its wo

g half of my words and copy-pasting only what they think will bring readers to their doorstep.

rward the quest

d, getting busy

into the family. The power it held had nothing to do with me until I stepped into the business world and to t

ur owned multiple businesses and many more known brands had a good share of our investment. It wa

ir

od to the driver and paved my way int

ing a curt nod in reply to the collective gr

Jean Paul, is fixed for today at 4 p.m

a cup of co

small smile to Ron who beamed at the smallest show of gratitude, I tuned out for the rest o

The scraped knuckles burned now and then and I made sure to add the disinfectant cream,

minutes. My eyes caught sight of a flimsy book sitting by the edge of my desk.

cover was a mystery but what I did know was that Ruelle Farrington in

is what she looked like as she smiled a

l be damned to say that I had bought this just to check the designs t

ly on Ardor and its CEO, the person who

upposed to be the rea

camera. Her lips were pulled in a bow meant to hit directly at a man's h

ut another glance into the last drawer of my desk. A drawer that h

albeit, I could not find it in

en on the receiving en

me

e for the interview. Giving him a nod, I gulped down my third cup

looked nervous- like he should be and started the interview

ns, he finally got to the one

rent from the businesses you usually invest in. Is it a busi

ls, imports, and exports, pharma has surely been inter

skeptical look, as though not com

s all he was get

in the country as of now, any plans of announci

no matter how piteous it was for my heart, the only re

their natural allure were pulled in a tranquil smile and as the sun dimmed behind her, her eyes me

en't there many caskets buried in one's mind, opened only wh

Vande

me. Clearing my throat, I spoke in the most unfazed manner, hoping to

achelor as far as the

ered in subtle ways. By the end of it, I could see traces of defeat in th

I sagged back on the couch, massaging my temple as I did so since

se for the

tion and I took that as my universa

me but today for some

r the constant war in my head t

d amidst high trees and a place that offered utmost privacy along with the

ter 5 years, somethin

e lost piece

closet and pulled out trousers. Something else fell alongside it onto the

was engraved in my heart better than the back of my palm

ou li

retty Isla. B

out and yes, it's cliche

ot because I found it cliche, instead, I laughed to suppress the overwhe

in the olive-colored tee with lavender torturing my senses, the part of me that longed

clouding my sane mind, for who else could