All Chapters of A Lie Away From You: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

"God, I am late. My mother will kill me. It is all Jackson's fault for overwhelming me with that hard news. I had to retouch my makeup after crying my eyes out in the bar. Ah, that was so embarrassing. Now, I can't get a taxi or Uber in time because of this traffic. AHH! It is frustrating!" Chloe screamed as she stood on the sidewalk. "Joe, can you draw the center sliding glass up? I am sleepy, but the light is bothering me. That way, the tinted glass will block the light from disturbing my sleep." Julie suggested. "Sure thing, Madame!" Joe said and pressed the button. Julie watched as the glass isolated her and Joe. The darkened glass made sure she did not see the sunlight or him. Now Julie can take a nap, but there's something else she has to address. "Joe!" Julie called. "Yes, Madame!" Joe replied "Can you call me Julie, please? Madame seems stiff." She re

"I can tell that you are not interested in this blind date, Chloe," Matt mumbled. He had been chatting for an hour, and the only response he could get from Chloe was two to three words. "What!" Chloe answered. She continued staring into space and questioning why Steven did not inform her he was proposing when he asked her that silly question two years ago. Matt glanced at her and gave her the "what is going on" look. Chloe realized that she was not treating Matt fairly if she stays there. "I am sorry, but I can't proceed with this date any further." She stated. The restaurant appeared so beautiful with different couples laughing and discussing happily. Yet Matt was the only person aiming to establish a kinship with someone who did not have any warmth toward him. "Fascinating, who is he?" Matt demanded as Chloe tried to leave her seat.

"I am home, hubby!" Jackson announced when he entered the living room. The house was dark from the inside. All the light bulbs were off, the curtains were down, and closed. "What is happening to her again? Recently Jennie has been manifesting new characters to drive me insane. I reached home. Instead of meeting a radiant wife awaiting my arrival, I found my entire home gloomy and dark. Plus, my wife is nowhere in sight. God, what is transpiring in my marriage!" Jackson cried as he turned on the lights. He switches on the dining room light switch and sees the whole table occupied with various foods and a note. Written on the paper were these words. "I know you have been drinking on an empty stomach, and the only food you ate from this morning till now is breakfast. So eat up and meet me in the bedroom. I love you." Jackson felt warm inside, and yet he appeared distressed, as if Ja

"I swear upon this day with heaven and the earth being our witness to hold our love as a love everlasting. My love, I promise to share my entire life with you in everything. Within the presence of everyone, I vow to eternally be honest and promise myself to you. I stand on my words this moment to never in my life cheat on you with another person. I hold to this sentence with my breath that I will never allow you to share tears because of another, not just for this moment, not for an hour, or a day or a year, but for the rest of our lives I will love you always." The alarm begins to buzz. "Um...," Jackson said as he rubbed his eyes. He turns and throws his hands stretching out for his wife. But the space beside him was vacant. Jackson searched the bed with his eyes still closed. However, he could not touch her. Jackson slowly opened his eyes, and he seemed not shocked when her side of the bed was unoccupied. "Morning, sleepyhead. Did you drea

Jennie and Jackson finished their shower and went to the bedroom to get dressed. Jennie handpicked a floral blouse and black jeans from their wardrobe. She wore her pants and was about to wear her shirt when Jackson grabbed them for her hands. Jennie tried to reach out for the blouse, but he kept raising it higher. She jumped as high as she could, yet her husband's 6'8 height was too tall for Jennie because she was 5'3.  Jackson teased her a bit. He would bring her shirt a little lower when Jennie strived to seize it, Jackson would carry the blouse higher. "Come on, babe. We don't have all day."  Jennie said, chuckling at his childishness. Jackson stopped and threw her blouse across the room. "Seriously, dude!" Jennie said. She tried to go for her clothes, but he held her hand. Jennie stared at him, and he had those sad puppy eyes. "What?" Jennie as