Chapter 35 - A Question With No Answer

"I heard you where at the office yesterday?" Stephanie asked Cale as soon as he arrived her apartment.

"Yes"

"But why didn't I see you?" She asked with a straight face. She had heard from a colleague that Cale was spotted at the company, and she had hoped to see him, since she has not been able to, after he was discharged from the hospital. Thanks to Helen of course.

She has been too scared to visit him at home.

"Steph please not now" He said laying back in the couch. He had a throbbing headache already, because of his mother cold attitude towards him. She had not been speaking to him for more than a day now. A cold war has been existing between him and his mother. And he just couldn't deal with Stephanie's constant whining.

She had always complained about his close proximity with Jade and his unwillingness to end his relationship with her. And he knew fully well there will be another round of endless whining if she knew he had gone to see Jade at the office.

"What do mean not now? Why were you at the office?" She asked him with her arms folded across her chest. She frowned when Cale closed his eyes and kept quiet without answering her.

"Did you go to see Jade?" She asked the question she didn't want to hear the answer to. Because somewhere in her heart she already knew the answer to that.

Cale slowly opened his eyes to look at her. He moved closer to her and slipped a hand around her waist, while he used his other hand to lift her chin up till her eyes met his.

"You shouldn't bother yourself about such things. I'm here with you right now and that's all that matters" He said in a soft voice that soothed her slightly. He moved his face closer till there was only a hair space them.

"Didn't you miss me?" Cale asked in a husky voice. Stephanie looked at him intensely, her eyes searched for the answers she was looking for but all she could see was Cale's hunger for her. But she still had a question that she wanted to ask.

"Do you love her?" Stephanie asked the ultimate question. She knew she had asked him that question over and over and each reply was a kiss from him.

Cale did exactly as Stephanie had predicted. He claimed her lips with his and kissed her deeply. He didn't want to answer that question he lacked an answer to. But one thing he needed right at this moment was Stephanie. He deepened the kiss which Stephanie equally met with same passion as she slipped her legs around him to sit on his laps.

This was what he loved about Stephanie, her willingness to give in to every if his advances.

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"You've got to be kidding me Lair. What are you doing here?" Amy asked with widened eyes. She was surprised to see Lair at her work place, especially when he just arrived the country just few hours ago.

"What do mean by what am I doing here?" Lair asked her with furrowed brows.

"Didn't we agree to surprise her?" Lair asked with a frown. He couldn't believe Amy had forgotten something so important.

"You mean Jade?" Amy asked suspiciously.

"No you. of course Jade. Didn't you mention she was interning at your place of work?" Lair asked, wondering what was suddenly wrong with his sister. Amy's jaw dropped when she remembered the lie she had told him about Jade working in same company as her. 'Oh my God, he's going to kill me' She heard herself scream in her head.

"Amy, come on let's go" He urged her. He frowned when he observed Amy's eyes darting with guilt. That was her guilty look. It shouldn't be what he is thinking.

"Amy Walker" Lair called in a cold tone.

"Okay I'm sorry. I was only joking with you. I never knew you'd believe me" She apologized.

"You never knew I'll believe you? Are you being serious right now?" Lair asked her angrily. Lair wasn't the type to get angry easily, he has great control over his emotions except when it comes to Jade.

He couldn't believe he had jumped on the last flight back after series of on call duties and surgeries at the hospital, because he was eager to see Jade. Heaven knows how much he had missed her.

He was the most happiest person when he got the news of Jade's break up, and the heavens just also approved his leave at the right time.

He had just skipped breakfast just to hurry over for this? A lie? His face formed a scowl as he stared at Amy with angry eyes.

"So tell me where does she work?" Lair asked impatiently. He couldn't believe his sister would take something so important to him casually.

"I can't tell you that" Amy replied while avoiding his gaze. She could tell the temperature around him just dropped by 10 degrees.

"Why?"

"Because...Because that wouldn't give you the full effect of your surprise. I guess it'll be better if we visit her at home" Amy suggested. She didn't think it was safe telling him Jade works in same company as Cale. What if he got there and accidentally bumped into Cale? She wouldn't know what will eventually happen if they did. Though Lair had great control over his emotions, but this was Cale they are talking about here. She'd also love to teach him a lesson or two, talk more of her brother.

There was no way she'd let him visit Jade there.

"Are you sure that's the reason for not wanting to tell me?" Lair asked suspiciously.

"Of course. Do you think I'd lie to you?" Amy asked accusingly making Lair glare at her. Weren't they just talking about the lie she had told him. Amy had not registered her last words until she saw Lair's fierce gaze on her. She looked away from Lair when she realized what she had just said.

"So?" Lair asked.

"We'll head over to her place after work" Amy replied.

"Fine, I'll pick you up when you're done with work" Lair said before turning around to leave. He didn't want to waste another minute with that sister of his.

"Okay.. But I hope you got goodies for me" She called out with a smile as she watched him leave.