“Few minutes indeed!” Maureen nagged Derek, immediately he stepped into the house. Derek just came back from his father's place looking all tired and worn out. He didn't reply to Maureen's nagging. He just dropped his briefcase on the couch and slumped on the couch too. Maureen glared furiously at him, before looking away. “I will be resuming work fully in two days time, I think I've had enough rest already,” she uttered, tilting her head to one side. Derek stared at her, nodded slowly but didn't say a word to her. Maureen became a bit worried, Derek would never keep quiet at her. But then, she ignored it. Derek stood up, pressing his hand on his eyes and left the living room to his room. “Watch your back closely from now on!” He remembered his father's last words, as he removed his clothes. “Dad! Where do I start from? How do I know who is who?” He murmured to himself, his lips pursed in thoughts. “Anyone who attacks you is an enemy!” His father's words still echoed loudly in

“Nicole had lied again,” Derek thought to himself, staring furiously at Maureen. “Why are you glaring at me like that?” Maureen asked as she ended the call. “Are you going to pick on me too for answering my calls?” She asked frowning, raising her eyebrows slightly. “You should talk to whatever his name is! Why does he enjoy accusing me wrongly,” he muttered bitterly, his voice low and coarse. “It was just a harmless joke!” She defended him, her lips pressing into a thin line. Derek's eyes narrowed, but he ignored it all. “I'm off to the office, I know you won't listen but you should be more careful,” Derek uttered, picking his coat up from the couch. “If you can analyze it well, this is the second time you are getting attacked since you got pregnant. That should give you a sign,” he said to her, while walking away. “What is he saying, that I'm being attacked?” Maureen thought to herself, after Derek had left. “He is just overthinking it, just a crazy driver and a nonchalant one

“He has a son?” Derek asked back pretending, his head tilted to one side. Maureen glared at him furiously, “Do you even know him? Why are you so interested in this conversation?” She threw at him, her voice quieter than before. “Uhmm…. He seemed popular, I just heard someone talk about him earlier. I mean, he's all over the media!” he replied sharply, scratching his head. Derek slowly left to his room, realizing his identity was still in tact. He was lost in thoughts, “I would definitely go to my father's house tonight! I don't care what happens. But Maureen must fall asleep before I leave,” he muttered silently, tapping his fingers on his mouth in thoughts. He brought out a box he had hidden for so many years. It was a small unnoticed box, old but strong. His father handed him the box the very day he took him out of the family house. He carried the box all his life but had never opened it, because the padlock key was a bit strange. He had tried several but couldn't open it, so h

Derek exhaled deeply, his lips pursed in thoughts. He went through the location Jaden sent him and nodded slowly with a smirk. “Let's see how it goes tonight,” he mumbled to himself, and continued with work. After a few hours, a soft knock came on his door and before he could say anything, Maureen opened the door. “Go through these files and conclude them, I'm going for lunch,” she said casually, slowly dragging her footsteps, as she dropped some files for him on his desk. “Lunch? I'm going with you!” He said immediately, standing from his seat. “Hell no! You are going to inconvenience us,” she threw at him with a frown, her lips parting slightly. “Us? You mean you and Nicole?” Derek muttered with disgust, Maureen's cheeks flushed instantly. “Well, we had an agreement. I'm sure you wouldn't need an explanation, I won't inconvenience you both,” he said sarcastically, and picked up his phone. “I just gave you some documents to work on,” Maureen nagged again, swallowing hard. She

Derek went into his room, paced around shortly like he was calculating something, his lips pursed in thoughts. “I think I should relax a bit, so he could reach home, from wherever he might have gone to,” he mumbled slowly, tilting his head down. “It's going to be a long night!” He exclaimed with a nod, as he went into the bathroom to freshen up. After a while he came out to meet Maureen lying on his bed, his door wide open. “What the hell!” He mouthed in shock, not wanting to wake her up. Maureen sleep walks whenever she is sick or not comfortable, he has always been the one comforting her during those periods. Derek was surprised but waved it off since that was not her first time doing it. He used the towel on his shoulders to dry himself first before moving close to her. “I hope she doesn't wake up in the middle of the night, because I can't leave tonight's assignment!” He declares sadly, carrying her up in his arms back to her room, his towel still on his shoulders. He placed