When Charles and Jasmine got down the stairs, her aura was already filled with darkness as she held back her anger.She was indeed surprised to see her father and his son seated in the living room, waiting patiently for them. The moment they saw them approaching. Mr. Williams and his son Jack stood up on their feet."Jasmine, my dear," Mr. Williams muttered with affection in his eyes, but Jasmine wasn't affected by it. Instead, she held a stormy look on her face. She despised the presence of her father and hated the sound of his voice, so much that it made her feel sick. She hissed, and Charles led her to sit while Mr. Williams and Jack were still standing.The question that bothered her was why he was there. He was the one who happily sold her out to Charles. So, what the hell did he want from her?"You can sit, Mr. Williams," Charles' uttered after he took his seat beside Jasmine.He could feel the anger heaving out of her and to calm her, he took her hand and gently caressed it.
Charles shut the door behind them as they entered the smaller room. "Why did you call me here?" Jasmine asked. From her undertone, he knew she was angry and if he slipped, she would transfer that anger to him as well.All he wanted to do was fuck her till the anger left her body. His cock never went down after their session in the room got disrupted. But there were bigger things they had to handle.Charles sighed and loosened the button on his shirt, which changed the expression on Jasmine's face."Wh... what are you doing?" She asked and moved back in shock as her eyes narrowed.She thought he was here to say something important, not trying to do something funny. "Charles... Charles!" She called. But that didn't stop Charles from approaching her."Charles...? I'm talking to you! Remember my father is here!" She screamed. But still, that didn't penetrate Charles' head. She started taking steps backward and with every one she took, he made two steps closer to her. She backed away u
Laura was amazed as she stood in front of the huge-storey building. She could still not believe that she was selected as one of the top models in the city. A smug smile spread across her lips as her eyes twinkled in excitement."Madam, are you ready?" A bodyguard asked behind her. She turned and nodded at him.The man was one of Lim's men that he had assigned to escort her. There were five of them. At first, she had declined, but Lim was too stubborn to listen to her. He didn't want his woman to go out unprotected. Since he wasn't going to be there, he wanted to make sure her safety was a top priority —She had no choice but to accept.The guard smiled and beckoned her to move in.She walked into the building with three men walking behind her while two stayed in the car.The moment Laura stepped in, all the workers in the lounge turned to admire her beautiful appearance. She looked like a newborn goddess with her sky-blue gown. The length of the gown was just right. It was not too
Little Dennis looked outside the window excitedly. He still hadn't figured out where Lim was taking him.Unable to keep it in any longer, he asked. "Uncle Lim, where are we going?"Lim, who was pressing his phone, looked away from it and turned to face the little boy. "To register you at a new school," he said, and went back to his phone."New school? Really?" Dennis asked as excitement bubbled within him."Yeah," Lim answered without glancing at him."That means I will make new friends soon!" Dennis was overjoyed. He always liked meeting new people.Lim could only chuckle at the boys' excitement but he said nothing."Uncle Lim, is the school very big?" Dennis wanted to know if his new school was big because his school back in Canada was very huge and spacious."Huh..." Lim mumbled.The reply didn't make any sense to little Dennis. He raised his head and saw that Lim wasn't paying attention to him. All his attention was on his phone.Dennis' small little face pulled into a frown. This
Ben smiled awkwardly as fear cupped him. He stepped back a bit, away from Steve.He looked at Steve and he saw the way he was panting and puffing in anger. He knew that the man was not in a good state of mind. It was true that he had been waiting for almost an hour now and the receptionist wasn't very receptive to him, but there was nothing he could do. Lim wasn't in the office and it wasn't like they could pull him out magically!"Mr Smith, please calm down. My boss will soon be here," Ben explained, but his words were of no use to Steve. He had had enough of Lim's games on him and he was ready to take him down by all means. Not only did Lim forget their meeting, he also disregarded his position and status in society! He didn't inform his stupid secretary about their appointment!What insolent? That arrogant man needed to be kept in his place."Don't you dare tell me to calm the fuck down! When your boss is at fault here!" Steve yelped, pointing a finger at Ben.But Ben still tried
Marcus was in his study room going through some files. He was sweating all over and his fist kept folding and unfolding as he scanned the papers. His investors had been on his neck for the past few days. He had to find a way as soon as possible to make Walter's company his because time was running out of his hands. And to make matters worse, Mr Smith hadn't reported anything to him yet. He had to know if Steve was ready to do the job.His head was filled with thoughts and plans that kept hitting a dead end."Shit!" He cursed, pushing the papers away from him. "Dad!" He heard a voice calling behind the closed door of the room."Come in!" He responded.The door opened and Nick walked in."Dad, how is it going?" He asked, the moment he got closer."Not good. Mr Smith hasn't called yet and we don't know if his son would be willing to do this job," Marcus hissed, glaring at the files that were now sprawled on the floor."If Mr Smith's son can't do it, we've to find another way out," Ni
It was nighttime already. Dennis was put to bed after a lot of stories were read to him. He didn't fail to tell Laura about his new school and how big and amazing the school looked. Laura was impressed when he told her about the places Lim had taken him. They had visited so many places but the one he loved most was the playground. Laura was shocked. She never thought Lim could be this caring and loving to a child. She had always seen Lim as a cold prince. She thought he couldn't even stand the sight of children. But now, through Dennis, Laura knew she had misjudged Lim's character from the start. With a smile on her face, she left Dennis's room and went to hers. She headed straight to the bathroom and washed herself clean. When she was done, she went to the wardrobe to look for something sexy to wear. Lim had been given her lustful gazes throughout dinner. She had a feeling, he would come to her. She dried her body and applied some body lotion before putting on her shorts fo
Lim was surprised that he didn't see any reaction in her face. Was she even listening to him? "I'm a killer and the leader of a mafia in the underworld," Lim explained. Still, he saw no reaction on Laura's face. Her soft eyes remained lovingly on his face, silently urging him to keep going. "My underworld name is Don X. I have a tattoo of it on my neck," he said. He moved strands of his hair out of the way so she could see what he was talking about. Laura was amazed to see the tattoo on his neck. She wondered why she hadn't figured that there was a tattoo there all this while. Whenever they made love, Lim was always careful not to lean his face at an angle that could give her a good look. He had definitely been hiding it. This was just like some of the stories in the web novel she read, when she was still in high school, how the bad boy fell in love with an innocent girl. And she couldn't believe she was living in that fantasy. "You're not saying anything. Are you okay?" Li
(EPILOGUE)A soft knock resonated against Lim and Laura's bedroom door. Laura was in the bathroom and she had left Lim still sprawled on the bed with their handsome son.She expected him to have answered the door but when the knock resonated again, she hurriedly rinsed off the soap from her body and hurried out of the bathroom with a towel sparsely tied around her body."Lim, didn't you hear the door?" She hissed as she made her way to the door."I pay them to handle things in the house not bring every little thing to me... I am tired..." He mumbled softly against his son's head.Laura couldn't help but roll her eyes. Lim was a changed person but sometimes he couldn't help but be cruel at the smallest of things.She ignored him and went to pull the door open. There was her maid standing with her head lowered to the floor."I am sorry for disturbing your afternoon ma'am but the driver taking you to the venue is here... You said I should let you know..."Laura smiled. "Oh, thank you so
LOST IN YOUR ARMS: (NEW)"Laura, you need to eat more," Jasmine said as she kept filling the plate with more beef meatballs. But Laura never paid her any attention. Her advice was like extra water to an ocean.For the past three days, she had become a food monster. She couldn't do anything without eating. She even woke up early in the morning to get food from the kitchen. Was that how pregnancy changed women? To night thieves?"Don't you think you'll turn her into a fatty?" Charles asked. He was sitting on the other side of the dining table with Dennis."That's none of your business! She is pregnant and she needs to eat more!" Jasmine retorted."Whatever..." Charles rolled his eyes and turned to Dennis, who was busy biting off his meatballs with both hands like a hungry lion. When he noticed that his hands were stained with the stew from the food, he dropped the fork in his hands and started licking his fingers.Charles got irritated by this and made pulled up a scowl that said exact
Marcus opened his eyes and the first thing that welcomed him was darkness. He looked around, desperate to see the surrounding he was in but it was difficult to see through the darkness. He should have known that Lim had a mind of his own. As far as he could remember, back in the abandoned house, he heard the sirens of the police cars outside. Wondering if Lim was ready to damage the family's reputation name by exposing them to the public as kidnappers. At first, that was what he thought but to his disappointment, the little boy had another plan.After the police left and they got moved, he became deeply concerned with what Lim was going to do to him and Thomas. Maybe being exposed to the police was going to be a better option.Fear suddenly cupped him. He became edgy like a psychopath. He had to free himself at all costs before the devil laid a hand on him.Just as he was about to move, he found out he was cuffed against a chair. "Fuck! I'm tied!" He grumbled in frustration. Then,
The police officer's eyes were strained on Lim's injured arm. He was eager to help in any way that he could but Lim waved him off."Don't worry, it is just a mere scratch. My woman is more important now. I need to leave.""Alright, sir!" The police officer saluted again.Lim turned to Charles and gestured to him, using an eye look that only the two of them understood."Don't worry, I can handle the situation here. You need to get Laura to the hospital. Go!" Charles said.Lim nodded and made to move but Steve shouted behind him."I'm coming too!"Lim glared over his shoulder. "Suit yourself!" he said and got into the car that had just parked in front of him. Steve ran the rest of the distance and also jumped into the car before the driver pulled off.The atmosphere in the car was thick as the two of them faced opposite sides, never saying a word to the other.Steve could not stop blaming himself. He wanted to speak out but he didn't want to anger the devil that was beside him.Soon, t
Her hands were covered in blood.The world went silent as her eyes scanned the man in her arms. Her heart was dragging painfully down her throat and she thought she would pass out from the pain."Lim!" Laura screamed in horror.Instantly, the men pushed Marcus down on the floor with great force. They were red with anger, both at themselves for letting this happen and at Marcus. How dare a rat like him shoot at their boss in their presence!?Marcus couldn't believe he blocked the shot. The bullet wasn't aimed at Lim but at Laura. She was the target Marcus had planned to shoot but stupid Lim took the hit instead. Marcus was so stunned that, his body became numb. Even as Lim's men continued beating him, he couldn't feel a thing.Their plan was completely messed up!Thomas, on the other hand, couldn't do a thing but stare at his brother with pitiful eyes. Lim's men were kicking and punching Marcus. Blood seeped out of him yet no sound came out.Thomas couldn't do anything to help him. H
"Why don't you take a seat?" Marcus stated, motioning to the couch in the corner of the room, just across the bed.Thomas moved briskly to the side and took Lim's gun.Lim gritted his teeth as his eyes shifted to Laura. She was so scared, he could feel it in his bones. He knew she wanted to say something due to the movement of her eyes but she couldn't, because of the gag in her mouth.Lim's heart squeezed in pain. He felt like an erupting volcano, but he couldn't bring himself to that state, he had to stay calm for the safety of Laura.He composed himself and sat on the couch with his legs crossed. Trying to be in a character that would not show his anger."So, where should we start?" He asked them with a smirk.Marcus smiled and gestured to Thomas to handle the files. As Thomas messed with the papers, Lim's eyes moved over the room, that was when he noticed Brent, tied up and left sprawled on the bed. "Hmm..." Lim sighed and raised an eyebrow. His brothers must have had another pl
As soon as the call ended, a grin of excitement appeared on Marcus's lips. He was happy that everything was going according to plan.A few minutes from now, he would become the rightful CEO of Walter's occupation all thanks to the little dove he kidnapped.Speaking of the dove, he turned to look at the other side of the room where Laura was tied up on the bed hopelessly like a lamb.There was now a light in the room, enough for Laura to picture the faces of her kidnappers. She should have known that not all of Lim's family members liked him. But now it was too late, they had her.The smile on Marcus's face expanded. It was just amazing to watch fear and all crawl into the girl.He was grateful that she had come into Lim's life when she did because if it wasn't for her, they wouldn't have known how to get the mighty Lim to surrender."So what did he say?" Thomas, who was sitting on a couch with Brent by his side, asked his brother. Marcus turned to them with his hands in his pockets.
Lim got down from his car in a hurry and rushed into the mansion, ignoring the servant's greetings at the doorway. Charles strode behind him trying to keep up with his speed. "Laura!" Lim called as soon as he entered the living room.His heart was thumping and panic was already flowing in his veins. He didn't want to think the worst, but at this point it was inevitable."Laura!" He called again. Not caring that he was being extremely loud."Lau—" Before he could complete his words, his father stepped out of his room into the living room looking wild."Lim, what's going on?" Old Walter asked from the stairs. He was walking down with the support of his butler, Mr May."Where is my wife?" Lim snarled like a wounded snake. His voice was filled with authority and anger so thick it was like a volcano.Old Walter looked at him quizzically. What was he saying? Wasn't the girl home yet?"Laura took her leave in the morning. Isn't she home yet?" Old Walter asked as he went down to the last st
Lim tried almost ten times and yet, it still said the same thing. At this point, he couldn't put the feeling away, something was wrong."The line still says the same thing," Lim said worriedly. He had sweat all over his face from the pressure.Charles was having the same thoughts and as much as he tried to calm his friend, he couldn't bring up the right words. "Isn't Laura coming already?" Jasmine asked as she walked closer to them. Lim sighed and returned his phone to his trousers pocket. There was no time to waste, he needed to go to Walter's mansion and find out for himself what was happening."We're going to Walter's mansion!" Lim stated coldly and walked out of the room. His expression had changed to something so dark and scary that even Jasmine could feel the change in the atmosphere on her skin.Everywhere suddenly turned cold and it wasn't the good kind.She turned to Charles with a worried look. "Is everything okay? Why is Mr. Ice so cold?" She stared at Lim's retreating w