She's My Sleeping Pill

She tried it several times. Conducting her experiment to a hamster. Hundreds of lives were gone but she hasn't perfected her poison yet. She needed to finish it as soon as she could free her love.

The next day, Cayenne and Stefan visited Alexander's grave. His father was there but his grandfather wasn't. Even though Alexander wasn't really his biological son, Magnus treated him as his own. The sin of the parents shouldn't be blamed on their children. So, even after knowing what happened, Magnus didn't hold a grudge against them. At the end of the day, Alexander and Stefan were two innocent people.

"Good morning, dad." Cayenne greeted Magnus and gave him a hug.

"Morning Yen."

Stefan only nodded his head in greeting before placing the flowers they bought on top of Alexander's grave. He offered him prayers and even talked to him in his mind, hoping that he would continue to guide him and his family despite their origins.

After that, they had lunch together with Magnus but it was a lunch that made Cayenne felt a little awkward for the two men. They were a son and father pair but they were so silent as if they didn't know each other. In the end, they finished their meal in less than an hour and went home.

"What was all that? Cayenne asked Stefan with her hands on her hips, glaring down at him while he helped her remove her shoes. "Why were you ignoring your father?

"Some thoughts just came to me when 1 saw Alexander's grave. I couldn't help myself but ignore him to control my temper. I didn't want to say any harsh words to him."

"Really?"

"Really." She narrowed her eyes at him but Stefan kissed the tip of her nose to dispel her anger. "It won't happen again."

"Alright." She conceded to him and kissed his chin. "You will be having a meeting later, right? Are you going to the company?

"Yes. I have to go there for the meeting and you have to come with me."

"Hn. I'll grab some of my books and activity sheets. I'll answer them there."

The two of them went up to their room to change their clothes and get the things that they needed. Stefan only grabbed his brief case while Cayenne carried a backpack containing her books, pens and papers. She needed to answer some of her assignments during his meeting to save time. She cannot just wait for him while idling in his office. "Shall I grab some snacks, too?" she asked herself but Stefan already pulled her to the car. "You should have enough cash since you're not letting me go to the kitchen."

"I have lots of them, enough to feed thousands of you."

"I am one and only. Sorry to burst your bubbles." Cayenne laughed in response. "I'll think of something to eat for later."

"Your brain is full of food."

"Who said that? My brain is full of you."

Stefan just chuckled with her response. She really knows how to make him happy with her silly response. He kissed her one last time before starting the engine and left the house with the bodyguards following them.

Since it was past lunch, Cayenne expected to see Elena and Tristan in the office. She really found them there but the atmosphere was really gloomy. Last time, they were bantering like kids. Now, they were no longer talking to each other. Tristan was standing at the door to his office, watching Elena do her work in silence. He's been there for over an hour but she never once glanced at him. He didn't lose his patience and kept looking at her.

"Miss Yen." Elena called out when she noticed them walking inside. She immediately stood up from her seat and bowed at her. "It's nice to see you here."

Cayenne walked towards Elena and stole a glance at Tristan. Elena didn't need to hear the question coming from Cayenne to know the content but she only rolled her eyes in response. Cayenne covered her mouth to stifle her laughter knowing that she guessed things right. The two secretaries were in cold war once again.

"Will you be needed at the meeting later?" Cayenne asked Elena.

"Yes. I'll have to attend the meeting with the boss."

"Tristan can come. You can stay with her." Stefan said knowing that his wife wanted to borrow his secretary again. "Just hand all the documents needed to him."

"Okay boss." She happily complied and picked up the necessary documents according to the agenda of the meeting. Without even looking at him, she handed the documents to Tristan. "Take them with you." Tristan didn't raise his hands to accept which irked her again. "Boss, he's not accepting the job."

"Just put it on his table."

"Okay." Elena got inside Tristan's office without even getting his permission since the man heard Stefan, too. There's no way he'd defy the boss' order. She placed the documents on his table and when she looked at his computer, she found herself looking at her own social media account. Seeing her own face on the screen, she remembered his ex - fiance who looked a lot like her. "We're not related." She commented when she passed by him.

"I didn't say you are." "Stop checking my pictures. No matter how much you compared me to her, we are not the same." "I wasn't comparing you to anyone." "Right." "You won't believe me?" "No."

Seeing them starting to argue again, Stefan just pulled Cayenne by her hand and brought her inside his office. The problem of other couples should be dealt by themselves. He didn't want to interfere with them unless it will harm Cayenne in some way.

"You won't believe me but you will believe that guy from the finance department." "Of course. And can you stop saying that guy from the finance department. He's got a name. He is -" "I don't care about his name." Tristan mumbled and stepped into her little office. "I like you."

Elena raised her head and meet his eyes but instead of surprise or shock, he found defiance in her eyes. "Sorry but I don't want to be someone's replacement." She picked up her phone and walked past him, going to Stefan's office to be with Cayenne. "Look for someone else."

"I cut my hair for you." "Huh?" Tristan didn't follow her nor stop her but Elena stood in the middle of the lobby with a confused look on her face. "I cut my hair and colored it for you."

"I never asked you to do so."

"I know. I promised myself I'd never cut it and change the color because of my deceased fiance. And then, I met you. At first, I saw the resemblance between you two but I know you are different from her. She will never be you and you will never be her. I know that. I told myself that I'd cut my hair and change the color once I'm finally over with my fiance. She's someone important to me but she's in the past. And I like you as you are. Not because you are a replacement."

"And you think I'd believe that?" Elena smirked and continued to walk away from him. If she didn't hear him sleep-talking in his office and spoke his ex - fiance's name, she'd probably believe his words. But it's too late now because she already closed her heart to prevent him from getting in and break it.

Tristan couldn't understand why she wouldn't accept him. He was being honest to her. And he could see that she likes him but when he tries to make a move on her, she'd reject him or ignore him. He had no idea what he did wrong.

"Was I wrong? Did I make some mistakes in reading her expressions before?" Stefan got out of the office and found a dazed Tristan at the lobby. "You made her cry." "Ha? Why would I make her cry? I only told her that I like her." "Are you sure? Why else would she cry in my wife's arms, though? I can't believe we'd become confidant instead of us confiding to you." "What did she say?"

"Some gibberish words about you talking of your fiance while sleeping and whatsoever. She said a lot and I think only a woman could understand her right now. Don't even bother explaining to her because she already shut you in her life as of the moment. Wait for another opportunity."

"Another opportunity? When would that be? I've waited a long time to confess but she rejected me."

"You cannot really blame her. if you were in her shoes and you found her dreaming about some other guy, how would you feel?" Stefan left after asking him this question.

Relationship is a very fragile thing if you won't build it with trust and loyalty. He already experienced the pain of breaking relationships and the most painful one was with Cayenne when she left him and even tried to divorce him. He'd never want to experience that pain again which was why he was being careful with his relationship with her..