“BUT not anymore because she seduced the CEO. Can you imagine that? She’s a gold digger! I can’t believe she was able to secure her position not only in the airline industry but also in the Vesarius family. Worse, she asked Sir Gideon to be the father of her child. She’s really ambitious!”“However, Gideon claimed to be the child’s father.”“And you believe it?”“Well, they really look the same.”“My goodness, Maureen. Stop asking questions. And so what? Let’s just say that maybe the kid was his, but that doesn’t mean that Gideon won’t leave them someday, especially now that Gideon’s old wife is here. For all I know, he’s only using Lyzza as a rebound wife.”She waited for a few more minutes before she heard the ladies walk outside the restroom. She slowly opened the cubicle door and saw the backs of the three women who had just left. They were all junior flight attendants for Vesarius Airlines.Grabbing her purse, she went out of the cubicle and stood in the huge lavatory, getting he
LYZZA looked away as it seemed like Jessica’s words coursed all the way to the deepest part of her heart, trying to discover the real feelings she had been hiding from everyone.“I’ll get going,” she said, changing the topic.“Lyz—”“I have a scheduled flight at 8 o’clock. Please take care of my daughter.”Her friend let out a deep sigh. The disappointment could be seen in Jessica’s expression because of how she reacted to the topic. “Well then, take care.”Smiling thinly, Lyzza kissed her on the cheek and took one final glimpse of her daughter, who was already seated at her desk inside the classroom, before she decided to leave.The taxi they rode on their way to the school was still there, waiting for her. Caius didn’t go with them since he already went to school earlier. On the other hand, her mother remained silent and never said or asked anything as to why they decided to stay at their place instead.It was only past 7 o’clock in the morning, so she decided to let the time pass b
AFTER her final flight landed in the afternoon, Lorelie, the female security guard, hailed a cab for her. Another security guard was there and currently on shift with Lorelie, so she was able to leave the main gate for a few minutes in order to guide her on her way out and wait for the cab.“Do you have a child?” Lyzza asked while they waited for an unoccupied cab.“Yes. I do, Ma’am. I have three. Two of them are just a few years older than you and have already finished their studies. My youngest, however, studies engineering at De La Salle University,” the female security guard responded with pride in her voice, and she scratched her head. “That’s why I am so thankful to the Vesarius family.”She turned her gaze to face the woman.“My children are their scholars. De La Salle’s fees are extremely high, especially when it comes to engineering courses. It’s a good thing that I got a job here. All their employees’ children are scholars of the Vesarius family, especially ours who did the
“I-I’M sorry. I didn’t mean for it to happen.”“What do you mean you didn’t mean for it to happen? Somebody might have some grudges against you. Look at what happened to our mother!” Lorelie’s second child pushed her.She did not move or even fight back. It was true that it was all her fault.“What now? You can’t even answer us? I’ll report you to the police!” The woman was about to push her again, but her eldest brother stopped her. “Let go of me!”“Enough, Shantel! What are you doing? Stop adding to the problems that we already have!”“What? Why are you putting the blame on me? I’m not the one to blame here. And I’m not the one who’s adding to the problems. Why are you blaming me?” his sister shouted at him.“Stop it, Shantel. Not now, please. Stop getting on my nerves.”“Then I won’t. But I will make sure to put this woman in jail.”“You know she had nothing to do with this.”His words felt like heat scorching through his sister’s skin. Shantel’s eyebrows met and glared at him.“Yo
“WHERE’S Summer?” she asked when Gideon opened the door widely.She went inside and spun around to face him. The living room was utterly dark. If not for the lamp from the outside, she wouldn’t actually see the expression on his face.“She is at my Mom’s. Rolle took her earlier.”She took a long, deep breath. “You should’ve told me firsthand so I wouldn’t worry. I’m going to pick her up, or I’d rather spend the night there in case Summer doesn’t want to go home yet.”Her eyes feasted on the darkness of the penthouse. It definitely looked lifeless.“Spend the night here,” he said in a deep, low voice.“I should be with Summer.”“You should be with me too.”Her forehead creased at his sudden statement. “What?”“We’re married, right? You should be with me too. And you should be…” He took a deep breath and shook his head, walking past her.“And I should be what?” she curiously asked as she followed him all the way to the kitchen.“Have you eaten already?”“Not yet,” she answered as her ha
“I DON’T want to. You might pull some strings under your sleeves just to make me and Summer leave the country.”“I won’t. What’s the use if you’re not listening to me either. You even left me, remember?”Her lips parted more. “And I won’t hesitate to do that again if you still insist what you want. Do you want Summer to cry again because she’s far away from you? Our daughter will throw a tantrums.”“It’s for you and our daughter’s safety. What happened to Lorelie isn’t a joke. Those bullets she took were meant for you. if she didn’t block it for you, you would have been the one lying on the hospital bed right now,” he said through his gritted teeth. Gideon’s face darkened as his jaw clenched. “I should fire those stupid guards.”“What the hell? Why would you fire her? She’s been shot!”“Not her. Those stupid guards that I hired to— never mind.”“Don’t you ‘never mind’ me, Gideon. You think I didn’t know that the taxi driver was one of your men?”Gideon didn’t immediately respond to wh
LYZZA lifted her hair and simply tied it in a messy bun before she checked her phone, which she had placed on the bed earlier before she took a bath.Her mother had a reply to the text she sent, and noticed she had missed a call from Carollete. She called her husband’s sister, who then answered immediately.Summer’s nose was the first thing she saw on the phone screen. She couldn’t help but laugh when she heard in the background that Rolle was trying to tell Summer to move away from the screen.“Mommy,” Summer called out in her small voice and smiled broadly.Her baby even waved her little hand with narrowed eyes.She looked at Summer in awe on the phone screen. Her daughter was sporting curly hair, and she couldn’t deny that it suited the little girl. Her chubby, pinkish cheeks definitely matched her curly hair.“I’m beautiful, Mommy. Am I?” Summer even put the back of her hands under her chin and blinked beautifully at Lyzza.“Of course, baby. You’re very beautiful.” She chuckled. L
SOMETHING soft and wet brushing on her shoulder woke up Lyzza. She groaned softly and hugged her pillow even more.“Strawberry, it’s eight. You should eat first.”She pushed that thing that kept brushing against her skin even though it was giving her a satisfying feeling. “I still want to sleep,” she said in a hush voice.“You can go back to bed after you eat. Come on, it’s a long day for you. You can’t sleep with an empty stomach,” said by the familiar raspy baritone.Lyzza ignored him, and instead she shifted her position on the bed, rolling to the other side while pulling the comforter up to warm herself. That voice didn’t bother her again but she felt someone caressing her hair gently, pulling herself from the depths of sleepiness.When she blinked awake, the first things she noticed were the skyscrapers that could be seen through the glass window. The lights in the bedroom were off which made her able to sleep better.Her mind was still in a haze as her hand tried to find her pho
EXTRA CHAPTER 3The large front door of the mansion opened, and a familiar man with gray eyes came out."Man." Gideon nodded at him.The two hugged man-to-man before he waved three key cards like those seen in hotels."The house is ready. I already installed a security system throughout the mansion. The roof and walls are bulletproofed just like you like." He then looked at her and Summer too. "Welcome to Northsire Town.""Thanks, Cale. I owe you, man.""Daddy, I won. I won." A young boy ran out of the mansion carrying a tablet.Summer let go of her father's leg and raised an eyebrow when she saw Giovanni. The young boy was also surprised to see Summer, but he quickly rolled his eyes at her little girl.Summer's eyes shone with determination. Giovanni ignored her, and looked back at his father. "Daddy, I won the sniper duty. See, Daddy? I'm better than you."Lyzza laughed softly when she noticed Summer shamelessly peeking at Van's tablet. Her little girl looked like she wanted to gr
EXTRA CHAPTER 2"Do you know her? She's a senior flight attendant," she chattered as they got into the car."Yeah."She crossed her arms and scowled at him. "She's pretty."Lyzza didn't hear any response from her husband, and instead he started the car engine."So, she's pretty, right?"Gideon glanced at her and raised both eyebrows, annoying her.Unable to resist, she smacked him hard on the arm, but he didn't even flinch."Strawberry." His voice had a threatening tone, but it was still affectionate.Damn! He was teasing her and still being sweet! How could that be possible?"You're annoying! She's your mistress, right?" She accused him and pointed at him.He looked at her while slowing down the car until it came to a complete stop before they even left the Vesarius Airlines compound.She let out a scream when Gideon suddenly grabbed her waist and kissed her passionately."Hmp..." She tried to push him away.His kiss was intense, and she was getting excited again."Ouch!" she complai
EXTRA CHAPTER 1Lyzza ran towards Vesarius Airlines because she was already late for her first flight that morning. Emer and his companion, a guy named Paul with no eyebrows, were running after her."Ma'am, please don't run," Emer said like a worried father because of her stubbornness.Well, she couldn’t deny that she was really stubborn most of the time."I’m good. Stay there. Bye!" Lyzza shouted and managed to wave at them while pulling her suitcase. "Tell Gideon I’ll kick her ass when I get back."She chuckled as she left the two bodyguards outside, scratching their heads because they couldn't enter the boarding gate anymore. Ever since she remarried Gideon, she felt like a queen with bodyguards wherever she went.If it wasn't Emer and Paul guarding her, her husband was always trailing her like she was going to run away. Where could she go that he didn't know about? Gideon was really paranoid, even though he knew for himself that she was madly in love with him."Mrs. Vesarius!" Qui
EPILOGUEWatching his wife laugh with her friends, Gideon couldn’t help but smile at the scene in front of him. The way Lyzza laughed and teased her friends made his heart go into a summersault."Man, are you even listening?" Alejandro irritably asked him.He turned to look at him and just raised the corner of his lips upon seeing the annoyance on his face."What?""Fuck you!" Alejandro raised his middle finger. "I've been talking here for a while now."Riguel and Spiel, who were beside him, laughed. Annoyed, Alejandro stood up, took off his suit jacket, and threw it at him. Gideon quickly dodged it and threw it back at the asshole. He was annoyed as Alejandro locked his neck in his arm, like when they were still in military school. Riguel and Spiel chuckled as Gideon tried to remove Alejandro’s hand from his neck."Riguel, bud. Hold this bastard's hand. I'll kick his ass. This is my chance."And because Riguel was also a king of mischief, he stood up and followed what Alejandro said.
"Do you not have anything to say?" Gideon asked her as she only continued to stare at him, her eyes widening.She blinked slowly and closed her mouth. She pressed her palms against his chest to raise herself slightly."W-What did you say?" She couldn't believe it. The strong thumping of her heart was like a drum that deafened her.Gideon's face turned red, and despite her confused feelings, she couldn't help but chuckle."Are you blushing?"Her teasing remark made him blush even more, causing his ears and neck to turn red. He looked away from her, but his hand tightened around her waist."You're blushing," he said, trying to ease the tension with her laughter. She held his ears.Gideon almost jumped in surprise, which made her laugh even louder."Strawberry," he warned her.However, his authoritative tone did not deter her. She gasped as he tightened his grip on her waist, and in a blink of an eye, their positions changed. His large body pressed against hers while his hands captured h
Lyzza scratched Gideon's back when she reached her climax countless times that night. She was already exhausted, but Gideon continuously moved and thrust inside of her. Her lips would part every time he went deeper inside her, giving her a pleasure only her husband could provide.The delicious feeling of him inside her made her crazy. It was giving her an incredible sensation that felt like sending her to paradise—and only Gideon had the ability to make her feel that way. He was the only one."F*ck, f*cking delicious," Gideon cursed hoarsely as he moved above her. He thrust faster that she could feel her nails digging into his skin. She felt a familiar sensation in her abdomen and moaned his name as he hit her G-spot."Oh…Gideon," she moaned loudly, and she couldn’t recognize her voice.He hit her g-spot, which made her roll her eyes with so much pleasure. She bit her lower lip firmly when he went deeper inside of her again."You like that? Do you like it? F*ck, I love this so much,"
Lyzza peeked through the window when she heard a commotion downstairs. Someone was shouting at the gate, and the bodyguards were alerted. There was no one in the mansion but her and the servants.Her mother and Caius arrived at the penthouse a few days ago, and their eyes showed a mix of surprise and happiness upon seeing her again. Like Summer, her mother cried and hugged her tightly. She sobbed and kissed her face like a child. Caius, on the other hand, quietly cried when Lyzza hugged him.Afterwards, they went back to Vesarius Mansion. Mommy Gerona nearly fainted when she saw her again, and Carollete almost choked her when her sister-in-law hugged her tightly."Gideon Vesarius, come out! You killed my daughter," the man outside angrily shouted and tried to push through the bodyguards."Ester, who is outside?" she asked the passing butler.Ester approached her and took a peek. "Is that Mariz's father? Yes, that's him.""Mariz's father?" She was taken aback and stared at the man outs
"The report is with me, bud," Alejandro said as he opened the door. "The old woman and the neighbors confirmed that your wife was found by the seaside. She was asleep for a few months in the small hospital on the island. The old woman named Erlinda is a simple high school teacher, it’s understandable that she doesn’t have enough money to put your wife in the big and better hospital."Gideon took the folder that Alejandro handed him and read Lyzza's records in the small infirmary on the island. His suspicions were confirmed. She ended up on that island after falling off a cliff."She's here in Manila with the old woman's son. The name is Senen, and he is one of the representatives of the academic contest... something, I don’t know.""A man?" he asked bitterly. Of all the things Alejandro said, Lyzza's companion's name was the only thing that caught his attention."Yes, he’s currently staying at the hotel. Stop your sh*t ass from being jealous.""I'm not," he countered.Alejandro chuckl
After her CT scan, the doctor immediately read her test result. It was clear, and there were no problems found in her head. As the previous doctor who examined her on the island said, the blow to her head was the reason why she couldn't remember anything. Her memories will come back, and it will help if she's with the people who are a part of her life.Summer didn't leave her side, even when they were eating at an expensive restaurant in the city. The little girl sat on her lap and hugged her tightly. Lyzza, on the other hand, couldn’t help but kiss Summer’s hair, and if Gideon wasn't looking, she might have cried too.She missed Summer so much and wanted to shower her with kisses. But the man who wouldn't stop staring at her might notice.Lyzza thought it was fine; she'll just kiss her baby when Gideon is not around."Mommy, I love you. I miss you so much," Summer said in a sweet voice, kissing her on the cheek.She tried to hold back a big smile and returned the affection subtly. Sh