Encounter

They had their dinner and Louis muttered something.

"Auntie, now she is fine. so, I think I should go back!" he said to her mother while Lisa was resting on the couch while speaking to somebody.

"Yeah, sure!" her mother whispered.

Lisa was communicating with her superior in the company because she wanted to start her work.

"Hello, sir!" she greeted.

"Hey, Lisa and how are you now?" he asked.

"I'm very good. I wanted to ask you about my work,"

"Yeah, you can start working again. I don't have any issues with it but before make sure you are okay and let me know if you need more time to rest. I will manage!" he asserted.

"I am fine now. I guess I will go on with my job from next week!"

"Okay, take your time,"

"Thank you, sir," she confessed and hung up the call.

Subsequently, she went to her mother for telling on here about the same. They were both conversing when she came up and mumbled.

"Mom, I have something to tell you!" she muttered while taking a seat beside her.

"What is it?" she asked.

"I talked to my superior about continuing my job from next week," she explained.

"Why?" Louis asked while getting worried for her.

"You need rest," her mother said.

"But I am doing good, mom. Don't worry," she assured both of them.

"No, you aren't going anywhere," he warned her while pointing his index finger towards her.

"Please, I want to go but," she said while sitting on the chair with a pouty face.

"No means no," he said for the last time and went away from there.

Her mother chuckled at both of them, while Lisa was following him behind.

"BABY?" she mumbled and stopped him by moving toward in front of him.

"Why?"

"Please, let me. I am fine now and I have one week to rest," she explained.

"Lisa?"

They moved on to the balcony together. And she said, "Sit down and listen to me," she said in a loud voice. It looked like he was controlled by her because he took his seat when she instructed him.

Keeping her hands on either side of the chair, she bent down to his level and stared into his eyes for a while.

"LISTEN TO ME. AND DON'T UTTER ANYTHING FROM YOUR LOVELY MOUTH, BABY!" she warned him and he kept his hands on his mouth.

"Remove your hands," she said and did accordingly. And she pecked his lips very quick.

"Okay, now keep again," she said. He blushed and again did the same.

"My baby, I'm okay now. So, please let me continue and if I would feel any issue then I would tell you immediately," she said.

Removing his hands, he said, "Can I speak?"

"YES!" she whispered.

"I care for you that's why I am stopping you because I am afraid to lose you and I can't bear that," he confessed and pulled her by the waist and made her sit on his lap.

"But now I will take care of myself even in a better way than before,"

"Okay, but promise me that you will take care of yourself whenever I am not around you,"

"I promise!" she said and hugged him sweetly.

After few days, Lisa woke up and that day she was excited to go to work. Getting up from the bed, she made her way towards the washroom to follow her morning routine. And got downstairs.

"Mom? I am ready to go!"

"Okay, have your breakfast first," her mother said.

She hummed in response and took a seat on a dining table. Her mother came and served the food. She ate breakfast, she heard the sound of the horn, indicating Louis was there to pick her up for the work.

"Mom, I gotta go, bye!"

"Bye and don't overwork yourself," her mother said and guided her to the front door.

"Bye."

She got inside the car and took the passenger seat, and greeted him with a morning hug.

"Okay, let's go," with that he started driving in the way of their company.

After driving for 30 minutes, they reached the company, getting out of the car.

Holding her hand, he took ahead towards the entrance of the company. But soon stopped in midway when their eyes fell on the similar figure. They were confused at that person.

Turning around, Tessa's eyes also fell on them.

"Tessa?" Lisa mumbled.

"Oh, hey my stepsister!" she said while taking steps towards them. Louis was growing suspicious when he saw her coming in their way. "So, how are you after getting your senses back," Tessa asked with a wicked smile.

"How you knew about her?" Louis asked her.

"I know everything and I guess you are hiding something from Lisa," she said and moved away from their sight.

"What she is talking about?" she asked Louis after listening to her words. He gulped at her question.

"Nothing, I will tell you later, first of all, you go ahead and continue your work," he said and passed a smile at her.

"Are you sure?" she asked worriedly.

"Yes, my girl, now go and let me know if you need anything," he said and asked her to move inside.

While she was getting inside, he smiled at her, she also smiled back to him and bid bye.

At the company, she was welcomed by everyone on her way as she was back after a long period. Entering into the room, she sighed and started working again as a manager for Noah.

Time skipped to evening, it was time for her to head back home and called Louis to pick up her from there.

"Hello?"

"Hey, you okay?"

"Yeah, please come here!"

"Okay, I will be there in some time," he said and hung up the call. There was Lisa, who was coming up with the thoughts of what Tessa talked about in the morning. "What was she saying and what is he hiding from me?" she mumbled to herself.

After some time, Louis reached there and blew the horn to get her attention.

"Come," he yelled at her.

Heeding his sound, she made her way towards the way.

"Hey, how are you?" he asked.

"Yes, I'm good," she said and smiled a little.

And soon, he turned to the direction of her house, still, she was thinking about the same and gathered the courage to utter to ask him about Tessa was talking.

"Louis?"

"Hmm?"

"What she was talking about? Tell me," she finally mumbled while turning to his side to make eye contact with him.

He cleared his throat before saying anything. He glanced at her, "I'm sorry for hiding it but I knew that she was your stepsister even before you came to know about it. And I hide it because I didn't want you to feel upset after knowing that," he said in one breath while his eyes focused on driving.

He was expecting that she would tell him but instead of that, she smiled at him and squeezed his cheeks.

"Aren't you angry?"

"I am," she said.

"Then aren't you going to say anything?"

"No,"

"Why?"

"Because I don't want to lose you so, yeah!" she confessed.

"I LOVE YOU!"

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