CHAPTER 5

"Sure," I answered. I emptied my glass of wine before heading over to them. Blood coming to a boil by the seconds as my feet carried me closer and closer. Zenia's POV "EJ was always so adorable." I caught Madison said as I got closer to them. "And he's so funny." The hell! Jasmine's eyes landed on me as I stood next to her. She was standing opposite EJ and Madison, with Evan on her right side so I stood on her left. "Oh Zenia, this is Madison. My most favorite person in the world." Most favorite person? "Madison, this is Zenia." Just Zenia? "Hi," Madison greeted, extending a hand to me while the other one was still placed on the arm of EJ. "Hi," I answered back with a weak smile, shaking her hand while the dark voice was screaming ‘break her hand' at the back of my head. "It's so nice to finally meet you Zenia. I've heard so much about you and I was so excited to finally meet you and now I have, I'm thrilled." She sounded like she had been planning on saying that her whole life. "Oh I wish I could say the same," I said back with a fake chuckle which made me earned a look from my big sister. "Oh well ummm.... Jasmine, I accept." Madison then turned her attention to Jasmine. "I'm sorry, what do you accept?" I asked, knowing I was lost because I didn't caught all details from the early conversation between them. "Jasmine wants Madison to be one of the bridesmaids for the wedding," EJ clarified. I was trying my best to compose my anger because I had already given the impression that I didn't have any feelings for and towards EJ. But seeing another girl, hooked up to him and not letting go her hand from his beautiful arm, was doing something to me. A wrecking feeling boiled around in the pit of my stomach, waiting to be erupted by the slightest annoyance of Madison. I had no idea who she was but EJ was definitely warmed up to her. "Zenia, can I please speak with you? A little Girl-To-Girl chat in private?" Madison asked. "Umm, okay," I responded. ~ We slowly walked to the very back of the huge mansion where a very big swimming pool was visible but secretly surrounded by trees. We sat down at the pool, allowing only our feet into the water. "Zenia. That's a really lovely name. What does it mean?" She broke the awkward silence between us. "It's actually a flower." "Oh. Like your sister's name is Jasmine as in the flower also. That's so awesome. Does your mom love flowers?" "At one point." "That's great." "What is it that you really wanted to talk about? I highly doubt you only wanted to know the origin of my name." "Zenia, I know you don't know anything about me but I feel like we could connect with each other and I'm really hoping we could be friends. EJ and I go way back. Preschool to be precise. We've been inseparable and shared a bond like no other but all that changed when my family ran into financial difficulties and I was forced into moving away from next door EJ." Bitch used to live right next to him? "When I moved, we lost touch with each other, you know? I tried reaching out to him continuously but I failed and we grew apart. I knew he had his own life to live and he's a guy after all." She gave a light feminine laugh as she playfully pushed my shoulder. "Why are you telling me all this?" I finally asked her. I wasn't one for empathy so I wouldn't pretend I actually give a damn about her and her personal issues. "I'm telling you this because EJ is a really nice guy and I can tell he already has a stronger connection with you. All he talks about, is you." Oh, she's trying to put in the good words for her friend. "Oh well," I said and as a pleasing smile crept to my face. "I think we should work together. We'll make a perfect team." "Work together to do what exactly?" I narrowed my eyes at her as I took her in. She was pretty in the face and one wouldn't get bored just looking at her. Her beautiful creamed skin screamed perfection and her green eyes possessed traces of gold around the pupil. Her hair was dark brown hair and was cut in a stylish Bob which fell loosely around her neck. She was just pretty. "Lets work together on getting EJ back to me. I had always love him." I most fell into the pool. Ethan Junior's POV "You do know that very soon you'll be starting work at HT, little brother so you need to be prepared. You've already finished your college courses and I'm so proud you accomplished that at only twenty years old. Took me two years more than you." Evan and I shared a laugh and he manly patted me on the back. I knew someday I would be the COO of Hollen Tower. It was all dad ever talked about and molded me on becoming.