Chapter Ninety Three ..moved on from loving you

"What ? You look shaken up already , isn't it ?

You haven't changed at all handsome ,you are still the same boy I met at the shores of the beach of Long Beach .

You are still the same boy whom I met at Cooperatives of Jewelry Designs after you failed to fulfill your promise to me .

You are still the same boy whom I crazily followed to Santa Catalina island and married .

You are still the same boy who broke my heart and sent me packing out of your life like I meant nothing to you at all .

And after eighteen long years of separation ,I still have effect on you .You still haven't moved on from loving me ,is it ?

Other than that ,why would a tycoon like you still stay single while other women are hovering around you and they are just waiting to climb into your bed ,huh ?

You want my daughter when you can have a child of your own ,huh ?

Why ? Tell me why you are so much into my daughter !

Why can't you leave both of us alone and let us leave our lives like we used to when you were not present ,huh ?

Jakes ,tell me now ! "Eloise demanded .

"It's simply because I want to amend my mistakes and do something better with my life other than business .

I want to form new relationships so that I can be a better person .

Trust me Eloise ,I've moved on from loving you and it's my choice to stay single because I know I also don't have the capacity to suffer another heartbreak .

The only thing that's bringing we two together is our daughter and also our undissolved marriage .

This is why you need to stay put because I have my attorney arrange for our marriage dissolution .

Good night !

And by the way , I will come and check on my daughter tomorrow so make sure you do nothing to try to take her away from me or else you know the penalty for that .

Sleep well Eloise .."Jakes left the mansion , leaving Eloise to break down into her doubts .

Eloise then moved to the study to get some designs for her new jewelry collections .

"I've moved on from loving you Eloise .

The only thing that is bringing we two together is our daughter and our undissolved marriage .

So stay put for our marriage dissolution ."Jakes' words rang in Eloise's head continuously .

"Argh ! how dare him ? What does he think of his arrogant self ? "Eloise angrily hit her pencil on her sketch pad .

"Do you still love him ? "Joan entered the study and sat directly opposite Eloise .

"It's shown all over your face that you still love him other than that ,you wouldn't have been so angry at yourself .His words are still having effect on you ,admit it ! "Joan tried to hit Eloise's emotions .

"Oh stop it Joan ! I don't love him !

Why would I still love a jerk who did nothing other than hurt me ,huh ?

Besides ,I'm angry because I can't get any inspiration for my jewelry designs !All my designs are archaic and I need to make new ones ,our company needs to bring new designs onto the market ."Eloise said and relaxed comfortably in the ergonomic chair .

"Don't you have any inspiration or is it that you are just not focused ?

You look disturbed and it's only a fool who wouldn't recognize it .You can't fool me Eloise ,you are disturbed and your face is bearing a witness .

Now tell me the truth ,do you still love him ? "Joan still insisted on getting the truth out of Eloise .

"Jakes was very lovely when I first met him .Then we became friends and eventually after so many misunderstandings ,we got married and lived happily for a while but nothing can change the fact that he let me down ."Eloise said .

"I asked you a question and you gave me an essay and that too ,you didn't answer my simple question .

Eloise ,do you still love Jakes Riddles ? "Joan asked again .

"I don't know Joan ,I don't know what I feel for him but if there's anything I feel for that jerk ,then trust me , it's certainly not love but immense hatred that's burning inside of me for him .

But I know one thing and it's the fact that I will not allow him to take my baby away from me !"Eloise poured her heart out to Joan about Jakes .

"So you don't love him ,I see ."Joan said with folded arms to her chest .

"Instead of talking about my love life ,do me a favour and get yourself a man in your life .

I'm going to check on my daughter ,sleep tight ."Eloise hugged her before stepping out of the study .

"Think about my question ,it might turn out that you love him for real .."Joan shouted to Eloise's hearing .

"Oh God ! what kind of fuckin' freaking mess have I got myself into ?

How will I convince these two that they are really meant for each other ?

Maybe ,some popcorns will give me my answers .

Yeah ! some popcorns will do ! "Joan said and walked towards Eloise's room .

"Hey Eloise ,I'm thinking of going to get some popcorns from Keith's ,are you in or out ? "Joan asked Eloise who was passing her hands through Suzzy's chestnut hair .

"I'm certainly out ! and bring down your tone .My baby is asleep ,I don't want her to wake up ."Eloise said to Joan .

"There she goes again ,boring you ! I mean ,come on , it's just a matter of having a few popcorns and your night would be bright .

Don't be such a bore Eloise ,come on ,come with me ."Joan insisted .

"Nope ! and nope means nope ! I'm taking care of my daughter so go and have your crazy popcorns and enjoy yourself .

Hurry and go ,you will wake my baby up damn it ! "Eloise said and went back to coaxing her daughter to sleep .

"Like seriously Eloise ? "Joan asked .

"Like yep ! "Eloise answered.