I know

Richard was not too surprised seeing her in his office. He had an hunch when he had seen the lady in the red dress at the get together party and his suspicion arose when he was in the same elevator with the woman he had intentionally not pay attention to her.

His suspicion was confirmed after seeing her in the CCTV monitor in his office. He saw her walking up to his office and knew immediately that it was her, the woman who had left a deep wound in his heart, a scar that hasn't been cleared off even with time.

The only woman he ever loved and she showed him how cruel love could be.

Richard looked at her with a hard expression on his face as he recollected the memories.

Claire was dumbstruck as she didn't know what to say.

She felt like the ground should open and swallow her up at that moment with the way Richard looked at her.

Somehow, she had imagined this day and it was one of the moments she had dreaded in her life.

"Kindly inform the chief editor of your press company to send another representative for this interview if your press house needs to do it. " He said looking down at his computer.

Claire felt her throats go dry after the words he spoke. She fumbled with her fingers.

" Uhm_ Mr..." She tried to talk to him but he cut her shut.

"Miss Win _ Winston, I guess ?" He rose his eye brows in question. Claire nodded in response, her heart shuddering and shattering to a point of no return.

" The appointment is over. I have another appointment, so could you take your leave?"

" Mr Downs... "

" Miss Winston, please take your leave now. "

He said in a controlled politeness.

Claire walked out of the office in embarrassment, hot tears threatening to fall off her eyes. She could not believe the past would come back so soon.

She didn't even go back to the office given to her. She walked straight to the parking lot and drove back to the press house where she worked.

She narrated what happened at the CEO's office without stating the reason for the CEO's reaction.

"Why did he reject you for the interview?" Mr Roystone asked.

" I have no idea, " She simply said.

" But we booked an appointment?" He asked rhetorically. Claire silently, looked at the surprised man.

Mr Roystone was confused but he let it go and dismissed Claire while he assigned another person in her place.

Richard was so tired when he returned to his penthouse. His head was filled with many thoughts and revenge was all on his mind.

He was going to get back at her for what she did you him not minding how petty it seem.

He remembered the moment she walked into his office. Who knew she was back in the town while he looked for her since these years .

The betrayal and hurt he kept in his mind.

it was time for him to get back at her.

He was annoyed that she could wear the gown he had bought for her as a gift.

He felt this feeling of satisfaction when he saw the guilty look in her eyes and it was so evident in her face.

"Get ready Claire Winston, I promise to make your life a hell as long as you are around me."

Claire did not head home after the end of the day at work because she knew she would not get any sleep.

She drove for awhile and drove to a bar far away from town.

She sat at a corner and thought about how life had been difficult for the past three years, how miserable and heart broken it had been for her. She drank her self to stupor and when dizziness started to hit her. She placed a call to dove as she realized she couldn't return home in that state she was in.

Dove answered the call and heard Claire mumble gibberish to her, she instantly understood what was going on but wondered what could have made Claire go the bar.

"Which bar are you in?" She asked and Claire managed to give the name of the place before ending the call.

She placed her head on the table in front of her before a tear slipped down her eye.

Dove went to the bar and scanned it looking for Claire. She walked up to her while noticing the head of brown hair on the table. Dove expression changed to one of worry when she saw the condition her friend was in.

"what happened to you?" Dove murmured even though Claire could not hear her.

She cleared the hair from Claire's face and tried to raise her up.

Claire's head rose up from the table before dropping back.

Dove realized that she could not help her friend to her feet so she went to meet one of the bar attendant.

They both helped Claire to Dove's car, Dove drove off to Dove's personal house.

The next morning, Claire woke up with a slight headache and she sat up after realizing that she was in Dove's room.

She relaxed and laid back on the bed before the memory of what happened the day before came rushing to her mind.

Dove came in and poured a glass of water.

"Here." she stretched the water towards her friend who carefully collected the glass of water.

"I met him and he really hated me. He really does."

Dove sighed, already knowing what could have made her that sad.

"It was really not my fault," She hiccupped at the last word.

" I know. "

Dove nodded in agreement. It was a misunderstanding that could have been resolved with proper conversation but none of them had even talked about their differences.

She gave her friend a tight hug to show her support for her.