❁ Why should he apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning him into one. ❁

“ I don't care if you have to stay all night, I want all the reports on this table before you leave this building.” I declare as Noriana moves ahead to the exit of my cabin.

Who the hell she think she is? She first made me wait for her yesterday till she finishes her meal and then just left like that. I'm not her bloody hell driver!

That was not done Noriana Williamson!

I know it's impossible to complete all those reports within the given time but she needs to be punished, that's what she deserves. She better understand that I'll not have any sort of mercy on her.

I take the I pad which she left on the table to have a look over my schedule and a sigh escapes my mouth,yet another hectic day.

Let's make it a productive one.

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I glance at my apple watch which tells it's quarter past 5 in the evening and I just returned to my office after a usual tiring. I first had a meeting with the advertising company, then a meeting with Tatiana Roman to discuss a few ideas about the collaboration.

Then I went to visit the construction site whose neighborhood stall owners are the most stubborn and annoying humans on earth. After that I attended the meeting with an Asian company and finally cracked the deal after trying for a month, that's gonna be very beneficial for Anderson Enterprises, and then...

“ Excuse me sir. ” Emma says breaking my thoughts as she halfway opens my cabin's door, “ Sir, we have just received the photos of our new branch, would you like to have a look. ”

“ Yea yea please place them on the table. ” I order as I avert my gaze back to my computer screen while she leaves immediately after placing an envelope on the table.

I open the envelope in fuss to see my new Darling i.e. our new branch of Anderson Enterprises in New York. It's like a dream come true. I have always wanted to have a branch in the city of New York but never thought I would make it happen.

I look at the photos with a constant smile. After admiring the photos of our new branch office, I turn my focus back to my computer.

“ Sir, the reports are done. ” a voice strikes my ears. I look up in the direction of that voice to find Noriana with a bunch of papers in her hand, her face looks so dull which seems foreign to the personality of Noriana 2.0.

I mean back in Manchester she used to be so quiet and serious but since I've met her here in Chicago, she's always elated and enthusiastic with a constant glow on her face.

Is something wrong with her?

I notice her wobble as she leaves the cabin, and my sixth sense tells me something is wrong. Is it because I gave her too much work?

My heart starts a debate with my head about should I go after her or not, and eventually the heart wins.

I get up from my seat and approach the exit to find her nowhere, she has left already. Without thinking for a second I call my driver to bring the car.

I sneak out of the window of my car as I sit inside with my eyes looking for a girl with caramel brown hair, grey shirt with black pencil skirt, it's quite cold outside.

There she is.

“ Stop the car.” I command the driver as my eyes finally find her. Why has she stopped walking. Something's wrong. Now she's extending her hand in attempt to grab the pole.

Shit she's passing out!

“ Noriana!” I scream as I run like a bat from hell towards her and kneel down while wrapping my right hand around her waist to prevent her from falling down with my other hand behind her head to resist it from hitting the ground.

“ Noriana, Noriana you okay? ” I slightly tap on her cheeks and feel the risen temperature of her body.

I rest her head against my chest, place my arms under her back and thighs to lift her up and slowly stuff her inside my car.

I realise a vibrating sound is coming from her bag. I know it's wrong to sneak into someone else's phone but it is not someone else, it's Noriana. I open her bag to find the source of vibration, it shows 15 missed calls from 'Joe', it must be her roommate Josie Taylor.

Seems it's something urgent, so I grab her index finger and unlock the phone, it shows a voicenote from the same person,“ Nora are you freaking insane, I just found out you made oats porridge for mom. And I know you didn't eat it as you're allergic to oats and lazy enough to cook something else--

“ ..and then you even missed breakfast. And why the hell are you not accepting my calls? Just call me and let me know if you have eaten something at your office and taken your meds, or I'll kill you by myself. ” the voicenote more like a scold note ends.

Lord, she hasn't eaten anything since yesterday morning!

Telling the driver to drive home I remove my coat and wrap it around her shoulder. While holding her close to myself I place my hand around her body over the coat and rest her head on my shoulder. I try my best to keep her warm.

I wish she can't feel me heart throbbing inside my chest like a firing machine gun. What could've happened if I had put my ego first and hadn't come to find her?

“ Look what have to done to me. ” I mumble in her ear, thinking what I've done. She didn't eat because I gave her excessive work load. I made her starve and lose her consciousness. Anything could've happened to her, and it's all because of me.

Now what's the difference left between her and me? She aborted her child and I almost killed her today. This is not how I used to be, I used to be a human not a monster.

Caressing her hair, pull her as close to me as I can.

I've lost you once. My heart can't afford that once again.

The car takes a halt and so does my introspection as we reach my house. I again lift her up in my arms and take her to my room which is the first place that comes to mind. I slowly lay her down on my bed and cover her with a quilt.

“ Charlie, Mona! ” I scream the names of my cooks and they appear within 10 seconds. Easiest way to piss Hans Nicholas Anderson is being slow and these people are well aware of that fact, “ Yes sir. ” Mona says.

“ I want tomato soup with minimal spice immediately and I'm giving you 20 minutes to prepare Dinner. ” I declare to which Charlie asks “ Sir, any specifics for Dinner? ”

“ Make the first thing that comes to your head, but it shouldn't be very spicy, no mushrooms, no oats and no peanuts, Quick! ” I state while keeping all the food items she's allergic to in my mind.

Slightly moving her to the other side of bed I make a little space for myself to sit by her side. Her torrid skin meets mine as I put my hand over her forehead, she still has fever.

While my eyes fall upon probably the most innocent and gorgeous face I've ever seen. No matter how much I try to deny but I have always hated when she's quiet. I like it when she talks, messes with me, when she's around me.

In the past two years, when I was alone in my room, I used to think how I used to tease her and the way she used to hide her blushing cheeks with a mask of annoyance. I've missed the vibe of her being around me.

Just don't stay quiet, Silly. Your silence is making me anxious.

“ Noriana, wake up Love. ” I mutter softly, as Charlie brings the tomato soup, I help her to sit and straighten her back.

“ Am I in heaven? ” she groans in her weak voice making me scoff, there she is, my Silly Nerd, “ No Darling you're at my home. ” I tell her meanwhile taking the tray from Charlie's hand and placing it on my lap.

I blow a spoon of soup to make sure it's edible and then bring it close to her face to which she opens her mouth subconsciously while still trying to understand what is happening, and where she is.

After completing almost half of the bowl, she becomes conscious enough to speak while moving her gaze from the bowl of soup to me, “ Why did you save me? ”

I didn't see that one coming!

I don't know maybe because I've still left a little bit of humanity in myself or is it guilt? But no, why would I be feeling guilty, the fault was always hers, “ I have promised myself to keep you alive. ”

“ Don't make promises you can't keep. ” she whimpers with her eyes still locked with mine, they seem to be saying a lot but she keeps her mouth shut.

What does that suppose to mean?

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Hola, you human! ٩( ᐛ )و

❁ I just love this Chapter. 😪

❁ Did you, did you, did you like Hans a little more after this chapter?

You know, when you get stuck in a fight between your heart and mind. Use your mind to find the smartest way to do what your heart wants.