'surprise'.
Levi was staring at Jordan with those electrifying blue eyes of his that sent shivers down her spine but in a good way.
' Levi'. Levi just smiled as he plopped down on the seat next to her. ' I just wanted to check on you.'
Jordan just smiled. Sure, he wanted to check on her but she knew he was here for something else. ' I knew I shouldn't have told you about my decision. Now, you'll just keep on pestering me until I give you a definite answer '.
Levi just stared at her with a smile tugging on his lips. ' I guess you know me too well, huh?'
' Of course I do. You are like.....family'. The moment the word, ' family', rolled off her tongue, Jordan winced. She didn't like the sound of calling Levi family. She....
' Jordan?' The sound of Levi's voice brought Jordan back to the present. ' He asked me to come check on you'.
....
Aaliyah halted in her tracks. If the heart was a vault and it had a key, Harris was her key.
' Harris is sick and he's demanding to see you'. Aaliyah's hardened heart broke at the thought of Harris lying in a sickbed. But she quickly hid her sad expression before Raymund could see he had gotten to her.
' Stop fooling around, Raymund. You've already made me miserable and I've got a lot on my plate right now with all those rumors spreading like wildfire on social media. So, I suggest you go back to your wife and leave me alone '.
But Raymund didn't back down. ' Alright, fine. I guess you'll just let Harris die -'
Pak!
The sound of a slap echoed in the room. Raymund was beyond shocked. Aaliyah had just slapped him.
' You can do anything you want but don't you dare say anything negative about the only family I have left'.
A crease appeared on Raymund's forehead but he quickly masked it with a smirk. ' Alright, so are you coming back with me?'
' With you?'
There was no way she was getting in the same plane with that bastard. She could barely hold herself from launching at him and beating him to a pulp right now.
' Of course. Who else are you gonna go with? And besides, Harris has been admitted into our family hospital in a VIP ward and you can't get in unless the guards receive my signal. So you need me'.
After thinking over it for a few minutes, Aaliyah finally gave in.
....
Levi excused himself after talking to Jordan to answer a call. He went to the company rooftop and locked the door. After making sure nobody was around, he called someone.
...
Damon had just come out of the bathroom when he heard his phone ringing. His hair was still tousled and a towel was wrapped around his waist. He looked at the clock which read 7:45am.
He wondered who would be calling him at this hour. He picked up his phone and saw the caller ID. It was Levi again. Lately, he's been calling him even more than Avery and he's getting sick of it.
With a sigh, he answered.
' What is it, Levi?'
Levi stood on the rooftop of C&R Modelling agency as the wind combed through his hair. He winced when he heard Damon's cold tone.
' Ouch!! Not even a hello? Sweetie, I'm hurt!' he said dramatically as he placed his hand on his chest. Damon on the other hand gritted his teeth as he tried to reel in his frustration.
' Just cut to the chase! I don't have all day!!'
Levi became serious when he heard Damon's angry voice.
' Alright. I don't think your sister will be pleased to see you. Earlier, I told her you told me to check on her and she just yelled and stormed off. I don't think this is the right time for you two to bond'.
' And you think I don't already know that? Even an imbecile could have figured that out by now!'. Damon yelled but Levi didn't even shudder.
' I just wanted to make sure that you really wanted to do this. I mean, you know her, she's really stubborn. It might take all year to earn her forgiveness, especially when it's you', Levi replied.
Damon sighed. ' I am sure. Just do this one thing for me, okay buddy? I'm tired of fighting with my little sis'
Damon sounded sad when he said ' little sis' but Levi didn't bother to point it out. ' Okay. I'll try my best but you'll owe me'.
Damon just chuckled as he replied, ' My friendship is more than enough...sweetie'. And then, he hung up before Levi could say anything else.
Levi was dumbfounded at his best friend's last remarks. The ever so cold Damon Drakeford was capable of teasing someone? Who knew?