A Moment in Destiny

Ethel froze when facing the accusation. “Well, little girl, how can I be blamed for this? Elijah is the one who has scandal with you, ok? Where do I mess with you?”

“Who asked you to leave halfway yesterday? I was almost trapped in the restaurant!” Esther was furious when she thought about yesterday’s joke of calling Elijah as her husband turned to a fact today.

“Well, I’m really sorry about yesterday as there was an emergency for me. I’ll repay you another day, by the way, what’s wrong with you? The reporter said that you and Elijah got married?” Ethel didn’t believe that it was true.

“It’s all scandal, scandal, do you understand?” Esther wouldn’t admit it as it was a forced marriage. She didn’t even go to the registration and she got the marriage certificate just like that, so it didn’t count! She wouldn’t admit it even if she died.

Ethel looked at her then looked at the large group of reporters that were blocked outside the lobby, “This story doesn’t seem groundless!”

“Ethel, it’s all because of you!” Esther couldn’t control herself cursing in a low voice.

“How did I mess with you again?” Ethel felt so wronged.

“Miss Price, the president wants you to go to his office on the eighty-eighth floor!” Meanwhile, the receptionist suddenly showed up in front of them.

“Me?” Esther pointed at herself. “How did he know I am here?”

“Yes, the president called and asked you to go up!”

“I’m not going!” Esther refused directly.

Both Ethel and Mrs. Tyson at the reception desk froze as she dared to go against the president’s order, did she know the consequences?

Esther looked at Mrs. Tyson’s puzzled eyes and only then she realized she had overreacted, after all, how could she disobey the president’s order. “Ooh…alright, thanks Mrs. Tyson, I’ll go right now!”

But inside her heart, she was cursing Elijah as she didn’t expect that he would know that she was here immediately.

“I’m going too!” Ethel was expecting something interesting.

“Let’s go together!” Both of them went into the lift.

When they reached the eighty-eighth floor, the secretary blocked two of them. “Mr. Kirby, the president said that he would only see Miss Price alone!”

“Why?” Ethel froze.

The secretary smiled faintly. “This is the president’s order!”

Esther shrugged her shoulders, “I’m going in!”

But when she walked to the entrance of the president’s office, she was stunned suddenly as her heart tightened until the door opened. A tall man grabbed and dragged her inside the room.

Ethel took the opportunity to shout, “Elijah, I’m here too!”

But the answer he got was a thud of the door closing.

The secretary smiled faintly, shrugged her shoulders, and returned to her place.

Ethel murmured. “Damn, he must have been fallen in love, this is real!”

Esther who was dragged inside the room was stunned as the tall figure with a familiar aura enveloped her. And fierce kisses made her breathe hard.

Elijah sniffed the fresh fragrance of her mouth, kissing her again and again. His breath hit her face. His eagerness and tenderness made Esther’s whole body tremble.

he kissed her as soon as

me husband!” He gasped and hugged

carry her to the sofa. She squirmed up and down in his arms

suffer the consequences…” Elijah’s voice

not to move again but looked serious and her voice muffled. “Tell

you besieged by the reporters?” He asked, “What did you

been facing the flash lamp and kept

you admit that you

admit it?” She struggled,

sit on his lap

her, “Why

it even if I die! I’m not willing to be Mrs. Perry!” Esther lifted her chin and glanced at Elijah arrogantly. What else could he

didn’t say anything but just said, “Come home for dinner as this is an order from

Hudson, especially

to go just because his grandfather asked them to go

return, I’m

do you mean?”

afraid that next time, you won't be just

order of your grandfather?” Esther jumped onto Elijah’s executive chair and sat down while

looked at her. He was lost a while as usually he was the one who gives orders and when he looked at her sitting on his chair, he

Esther pursed her lips. “Why are you calling

tell you to stay at

to settle a score with Ethel!” She lifted her gaze indifferently and glanced at Elijah who had a gentle face, “I hate you for

stunned then

cartoon desk in the office. “Oh my god, whose kid’s desk is this! It

it here today and it was for her. She probably had less than three hours of classes per day in the university and he wouldn’t let her

to the desk which had a cute rabbit cartoon pattern on it and sat down on the chair which had the same pattern too. “This

was still a

“Do you like

quite funny!” Esther said. “Why is it in your office? Isn’t it kind of not

you!”

me?” She was

on the desk while glancing at

blushed, “Are you taking advantage

without saying anything. There was a great desire in his mind to say something, but in the end, he was just hugging her. Yet, Esther heard a heart leaping against

didn’t want to let her go, instead, he held her, even tighter

frowned at his face uncomprehendingly as she tried to see his intention from his face, but

her too, but his voice was

holding her so why shouldn’t

desk in your office not because you want me to be with

hint of appreciation. “Thank God, you are

asked again in a silly way.

up with me even if

the table is cute, and

“Do I

look that would cause people to lose appetite, she still ignored her