Chapter 86
I hope we never see you again ” Andrew murmured under his breath as he sat down.
Daniel brought out his phone from his pocket and dialed Lisa’s contact but she wasn’t answering her phone call. He wondered where she was.
He tried calling her again but this time her number wasn’t going through. He decided to check the female restroom but she wasn’t there either.
Just then he saw Martha.
“Martha” he called as he saw her
“Sir” Martha smiled at Daniel.
“Have you seen Lisa? She came here with me just now and now she isn’t answering her phone call” Daniel said looking worried.
“Yeah, I saw her. We were even together but then I left her at the swimming pool area with Tessa. When I came back I couldn’t find her” Martha said
“You mean the last person you saw her with was Tessa?” Daniel asked to be sure
“Yeah,” Martha said
“Thank you,” Daniel said and with that, he walked away. Martha stood there for a few seconds as she watched Daniel. Admiring his statue and everything about him. He’s so handsome but he cares only for Lisa, Martha thought and sighed softly before walking away.
Daniel kept on dialing Lisa’s number as he walked toward the swimming pool area but the number wasn’t going through.
As he got there he stood scrutinizing the whole area if he could catch a glimpse of Lisa because the pool was so big.
Just then he caught a glimpse of Alfred drinking and pressing his phone. He stared at him for a few seconds. From the way he was acting and drinking, it was so obvious that Alfred wasn’t alright, something was bothering him. He’d known Alfred for very long and could read him by a mere sight.
He quickly shook off the thoughts as they were none of his concern. All that was on his mind now was funding Lisa and nothing else.
He walked away from there, walking down the hallway he saw Tessa. He then remembered that Martha had said something about seeing Lisa last with Tessa.
“Tessa” Daniel called as he walked towards her.
“Daniel, I was looking for you,” she said and pouted.
“Where is Lisa?” he asked as he did not pay attention to her babyish attitude.
“Is that the reason you called me? Since the day I left your office you haven’t called to check on me or even know how I’m doing, you just come from nowhere and ask me where Lisa is?” Tessa said angrily
“You don’t speak to me that way Tessa because the next time you do, I swear you gonna regret it. Now I’m asking you for the last time where is Lisa???” Daniel said, already getting angry.
Tessa bit her lips as he stared at Daniel. He remembered those days they were so on good terms. Where Daniel cared about her and always loved to be with her but then everything changed when Lisa came into the picture.
She wished they could go back to the days when Daniel would get angry with him and apologize. Where he couldn’t stay without her and tell her everything. She just wished but her wishes were never going to come through.
“I do not know where she is but she pushed me to the floor and ran away. You should check outside the building” Tessa said and Daniel gave her one last glare before walking away.
Tessa sighed softly. She had always wished for just one thing. Daniel loves her the way she loves him and for them to get married and be comfortable and happy.
Loving someone who you know can never love you back the way you love them hurts, and you know what hurts the most? You keep getting your hopes high, waiting for them, fighting for them hoping they’ll love you one day when you know deep down that day is never going to come.
It hurts so much and makes one go crazy to the extent you would want to do anything to make that person yours even though it means hurting another person. That initially makes you a villain.
“Tessa” she heard her dad call.
“Dad, you came,” Tessa said
“Yeah and been searching for you. Daniel told me you were in the hallway and I can’t be right here to find you” her dad said and she smiled.
“I thought you were not going to come,” Tessa said and kissed him on both sides of his cheeks.
“I was having a business meeting that’s why I came late. I wouldn’t miss Edwards’s son’s party for anything in the world. He’s been so good to me in the past and I consider him family too” her dad said and she smiled.
“I missed you, dad,” Tessa said
“Same here,” her dad said.
Her dad’s name is James Peterson. He’s also a well-known CEO. He has a company outside of the country but came into town days ago for business purposes.
James had lived in the states before but he left the country with his daughter Tessa after the death of his wife. Tessa and her dad had struggled and worked so hard till they were able to build a name and a company of their own. It took a lot of effort as it wasn’t easy.
Years later, Tessa decided to Come back because of Daniel. After she came back things were going smoothly between them but then Lisa came into the picture. But Tessa had realized something before, Daniel never really had the kind of feeling she had for him. He only saw her as a sister from the start. How painful.
“What’s wrong, baby girl? What’s up with that face? Is it about daniel?” her dad asked
“Things aren’t going the way I want. He loves someone else” Tessa said
“Then let him be. Maybe you guys were never meant to be” her dad said
“No, dad. I can’t accept that, it hurts” Tessa said as tears slipped down her cheeks.
TBC