Carissa entered the house very cheerfully. Mr. Martin came to welcome her, "Young madam, did something good happen today?" he asked while observing her mood carefully.

Carissa gave him her brightest smile and nodded with enthusiasm. "Is Noah home? I need to see him now".


"Yes, he is working in the bedroom". Mr. Martin reported.

Carissa ran towards the room and slam opened the door. He glanced at her and knew what had happened.

But still he wanted to hear from her mouth. She came and hugged him tightly, his laptop slipped away from his lap due to the intensity of the hug.


"Finally…. Finally my hard work paid off". She took a deep breath.

Noah patted the back of her head, "I told you…. You can do it. Good job".


She looked in her eyes, "Thank you for telling me that I can do it. You are the only one that motivates me."

In reality she had quite a tough day. During the presentation Jia kept nitpicking on different things, degrading her. She knows Noah… and this fact was really helping her in climbing the ladder. He was not doing anything for her but was doing a lot for her at the same time too.

Mr. Zak has started to trust her. Carissa has some of the shares of the company but now her father has also bought some for her without her knowledge.

"Did you have dinner?" he asked.

"Yeah I ate with Celeste".

At that moment his phone rang. The number blinking on the screen indicating that something serious is up. He glanced at Carissa and went to the balcony to pick up the phone.

Carissa was curious. Who is calling him at this hour?

"Hello". His deep voice rang in the atmosphere.

"Okay. I will check up on this matter."

"I understand".

This is all Carissa heard him saying.

He looked a little worried. "What happened? Is something serious?" she asked.

"No. I am going to meet my friend. You should go to sleep first".

Carissa looked at him suspiciously but let him go without questioning him like a typical wife. He has his social life and continuous questioning can irritate him.

She took a shower and went through some documents. It was already midnight but he was not back yet. She could not sleep. He knows Carissa can only sleep with him by her side but still Noah didn't come back.

Meanwhile, his car stopped in front of a high profile bar. Noah made his way inside and saw him sitting near the counter chugging drinks continually. He frowned looking at the condition of his friend.

Edwin was going to gulp another drink but Noah took the glass from his hand. Edwin forced open his drowsy eyes.  

"Get up". Noah said.

"Leave me alone". Edwin ignored him.

Noah clenched his teeth, "Should I force you up. Get up immediately". He gritted his teeth and held his hand, making him jerked up from the seat. He literally dragged him outside.

The cold breeze brushed his face, making Edwin tremble and he felt sober too. Edwin opened his eyes.

"What wrong with you Edwin?" Noah was getting fed up by watching this lovesick man.

"Why does it concern you?" Edwin took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and lit up a piece. The tobacco scent and smoke started to surround them.

"Your father is calling me in the middle of the night to check up on his son… and you are telling me it is not related to me".

"Ignore him. He is always like this…stressing over useless stuff". Edwin did not care much.

"Listen up Edwin. You are my friend and I care about you. If there is something that is disturbing you, tell me. Maybe I can help you". He made his voice as gentle as possible,  reminiscing the past.

Edwin remained quiet.

"Is it because of that girl?" Noah guessed.

This time he was quiet again. Affirming Noah that he is right.

"Do you like her?" Noah wanted to hear the answer of this question from his mouth.

Edwin smirked and looked at his friend, "You know, you are asking me a question that I hate the most. Liking a girl….. it should be hating a girl. You got the verbs wrong". Even after being drunk, Edwin had no intentions to admit this fact.

"Whatever. Sort it out as soon as possible. Don't make others worried about you. If you like her then pursue her sincerely and if you don't then stop behaving like an idiot." He was bluntly honest.

Edwin smiled faintly, "I am behaving like an idiot because I hate myself". He looked in his dark eyes, "You are already aware that I can never have a normal relationship. I don't even trust  the word women". He finally opened the dark part which he has kept hidden from everyone.

"Maybe she is different….." Noah was not going to back up.

Edwin cut him, "Still.." he was being stubborn too.