Siding with their daughter, weren't they?Washington DC.Stephen was quietly brooding in his office. He was hurt from his conversation with Quinn's mother. Who did she think she was?Even though she was a Stone, did that give her right to trample on others? Did that give her the right to act arrogant towards him?He made a mistake... Women were arrogant...But deep down, he knew she had every right to act that way towards him; she was after all a Stone.And who were the Stones?The most powerful family in the country.He tapped his fingers impatiently on the table... What if he met with her dad instead?He had pure intentions... He only wanted to court their daughter.Then ?He was also from the Arnold's family.. He was also wealthy in his own right. Although he couldn't compare to the Stone's family at all.Compared to them, his own family was just a speck of dust.But he wasn't deterred at all... In fact, his determination increased...It was either Quinn or no one else. He had to
He was hers for keeps.Kathleen walked down from the plane in excitement. She was very excited...Soon she would be having a dinner date with her fiance.A date!She was looking forward to it.But why couldn't Henry be romantic enough to pick her up from the airport?Damned Henry.....Some minutes later, she was driving on her way to Henry's house. Since they were having a date, it wouldn't make sense for her to drive to the location all by herself right?So, in order not to stress her handsome fiance, she could just stay at his place till the time was due.She parked her car at the garage immediately she drove through the gate.She walked to the door and inserted the spare key she had. Henry had given her a spare key because she had the habit of returning from Los Angeles any time she liked.She went straight upstairs and jumped on the bed directly. She was kind of worn out from everything that has been happening lately.She couldn't wait to officially become Henry's wife.Wife...S
X"Do you really want to go?" Quinn chuckled helplessly."Yes mum. I want to go and stay with them for a while. I will miss you though." Emelda cuddled up to her mother.Quinn patted her head fondly.Her parents and grandparents were insistent that Emelda came to stay with them. They were even of the opinion that Emelda continued schooling there.Quinn was afraid that Emelda would be against it. After all, she was separated from her mother.But how wrong she was!Emelda was ecstatic about the idea."Okay.. I will them a call right now and tell them you are coming." Quinn smiled, though she was sad.She was going to be separated from her daughter. She felt really really sad."Mum... Don't worry, you will visit me there right?" Emelda questioned with a cute smile."Of course I will. Mum can't bear to be away from you for so long. Silly.." Emelda snuggled closer to her mother.Quinn picked up her phone to call her grandfather.After few rings, he picked up."Hello?" His voice sounded at
We owe each other nothing.Days later, Quinn came back to California. Though she was sad to but she had no other options...She headed straight to the Stones' Corporation immediately she left the airport. While on the way, she asked her assistant for reports."Everything is okay. I managed everything well in your absence." Avie smiled.Quinn nodded and turned her gaze outside the window."President, I don't know if I should tell you this," Avie said awkwardly.."What is it? Go ahead." Quinn smiled."CEO Henry is getting married in a few weeks time." Avie said.She was well aware of Quinn's relation with Henry. Though she felt nosey but she felt Quinn had to know about it. "Really? Okay." Quinn's short reply made Avie wonder if she did the right thing by informing her.She focused on driving and didn't say a word anymore.Quinn was deep in thoughts... He was finally getting married? That was great.But why did she feel her heart clench in pain? She suddenly felt sad...Why would she b
A fake marriage.Henry drove off in anger. How dare she? Having the guts to kick him on the groin?'Damn you Quinn!' He cursed inwardly.What nonsense was she spouting just now? They owed each other nothing?Was that what she thought?She owed him her body... Everything about her belonged to him.In fact what she did today strengthened and fueled his resolve to get her back.Did she think she could actually leave him?What a joke...He however noticed something...She lived alone; that meant her so called 'husband' wasn't living with her. Her husband.... He felt angry thinking about it.He knew what to do... He had to find out who her husband was.He was sure it wasn't anyone comparable to him.He only had to threaten him into divorcing Quinn. "She would come running into my hands soon enough. Just soon..." He muttered to himself as he sped on.He decided to go to his family's residence instead of going to his own home.After making the decision, he drove towards his family's resid
A night stand. Kathleen was smiling from ear to ear as they came out of the registry. They just registered their marriage!! She was beside herself with joy though she tried to maintain a calm demeanor. "Why don't we celebrate it?" Kathleen turned to look at Henry."Just the both of us I mean." She quickly added. "Go ahead, I will be very busy today." Henry smiled at her. Since they already registered their 'marriage', he had to act happy, right? Kathleen was a little bit hurt but she smiled all the same. "It's fine, I will go alone." She entered the car. Henry leaned his head on the seat and closed his eyes. "Where do you plan to go? I will assign someone to accompany you." He suddenly questioned. Kathleen felt a sweet warmth envelope her. He was asking because he cared about her right? "A club maybe. Have a couple of drinks and dance." Kathleen shrugged. "You are married now Kathleen, I don't want anyone flirting with you. You are mine now." Henry said gently. Kathleen b
Holding a chip card in his hands. Henry smirked as he glanced at the photos displayed on his table. They were photos of Kathleen having sex with another man!He played the video sent to his phone,and her sensual voice was heard."Can't you fuck me instead?" With this, he could finally gain a hold over her.This was a valid reason to get a divorce...Fucking another man while she was 'married'.Smiling, he paused the video. He could finally go ahead with his plan in peace.Even if his parents objects, he wasn't going to have anything to do with her anymore...However...He wasn't going to use it yet...This was his chip card... His way of blackmailing her.==============Kathleen opened her eyes slowly.. She winced when the sun rays from outside the window, hit her eyes directly.She forced herself to sit up and leaned her back on the headboard. What happened last night?Why was she feeling sore all over?And then it hit her!The sex with the guy at the club..Fuck!How could she?But
He was a man after all!Washington DC. Stephen turned uncomfortably on the couch. He had decided to take a day off from work.The problem was..He was fucking hard! Yeah, he was damn aroused and needed to urgently fuck someone.Ever since he saw Quinn, he had abandoned his previous lifestyle. He stopped being a playboy and decided to pursue her instead.In fact, for the past few months, he had been living like a monk... The abstinence was killing him.He needed a hot fuck and yes urgently too...He whipped out his phone and dialed his assistant's number."Hello, send a lady to my house now. She has to be fully endowed." He hung up.Quinn...'Look at what you are doing to me.'He headed to his bathroom to take a cold shower. After few minutes, he came out.His member was still hard; the shower didn't help at all.Twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang.That was fast...He rushed downstairs and opened the door.A beautiful and seductive lady smiled at him immediately he opened the door
Days later… Quinn and Henry finally took Emelda from the boarding school, but she insisted on staying with her grandparents, so her parents could go on their honeymoon. "I love you so much, mum and dad!" She said, and hugged her parents with tears in her eyes. Henry and Quinn hugged her back, also tearing up. "I missed you so much, baby. We'll be back soon, then we can live together as one big, happy family with your baby brother or sister." Quinn added, and Emelda chuckled. "It's definitely a baby sister!" She squealed and rubbed at her mother's belly with a smile. "We'll find out in a few months time, baby. We have to go now. Do not disturb your grandparents!" Emelda nodded and hugged her parents, as she watched them enter their limo, leaving while waving at her. * * * “Please be quick about it..” Quinn said to the hotel receptionist and quickly dropped the phone as soon as Henry waltzed out of the bathroom, looking as though he was running an ad for a
“Stay back!” Kathleen growled fiercely but Quinn couldn’t exactly say if she was yelling at her or at Henry. Her body shook with fear as she stared at the black, metallic object clasped in Kathleen’s hands but she didn’t show her fear; She couldn’t bring herself to because she knew that that was exactly what people like Kathleen thrived on. She couldn’t give her that satisfaction. Before she came here, she had braced herself for the absolute worst; had expected Kathleen to pull a stunt like this from the very beginning. Now, it no longer surprised her. All she wanted right now was to get out of this situation unscathed. She didn’t care how she intended to do that but knew that that was her only aim. Ashley had told her that a thing like this would happen; had warned her and thankfully, she had listened. At first, she didn’t want to be scared but when she looked into Kathleen’s eyes, and saw the crazed maniacal look in them, her fear only intensified. This witch
Days later. Henry was so angry. He wanted to snap. He was pissed at everyone’s overly bubbly attitude today and was beginning to wonder if the day was his or theirs. He couldn’t really say that the day was his though because he was practically being forced…more like threatened to do this. He still couldn’t comprehend why her father would present him with a decision as difficult as this for his own personal interest, and it made him mad. The brightly lit air conditioned room still felt unbearably hot for Henry as he yanked uncomfortably at his necktie and glared against the high fluorescent lights that seemed to want to blind him. He didn’t care that his discomfort was being let out in the open and that the press could make a fuss out of it later. All he cared about was getting done with this accursed wedding ceremony and being back to the confines of his room. He drowned out the loud cheerful noises around him, wondering to himself why these people seemed a lot mo
The world felt like it was spinning in circles, and to Henry everything was in a flux. He couldn’t say exactly what stand his life held right now or what its meaning was but knew he was simply going with the flow that came. Pressing the bottle of liquor to his lips, Henry took a big gulp and winced when the fiery liquid burned its way from the back of his throat down to his chest. He loved the feeling though, but the aftermath was what he disliked. He hated how it usually made him feel crappy and how his fingers shook whenever he took it excessively. He hated it now that his hands were already shaking even though he hadn't had too much. “Isn’t that a little too much for today, Sir?” Adam asked from a corner of the room and Henry could only gasp in shock because he never knew that he was even in his office with him in the first place. At Adam’s utterance, he looked down at his table to discover that he had successfully finished about three bottles of liquor and that he
The next day. Right in front of him, sat Kathleen and her father and Henry could do nothing but glare at the both of them as they went about chattering between each other like he wasn’t in the room. Kathleen's loud giggles infuriated him, even the way she had suddenly changed her sitting position into some sort of lazy style while she rubbed continuously on her flattened stomach. On a normal day, he would’ve sent her out of the house but her father was here, and he wanted to hear them out first. “What the fuck are you both doing here?” He snarled at her father, who seemed too enthralled with talking to Kathleen that nothing else mattered. To his utmost surprise, both Kathleen and her father ignored him like he hadn’t even spoken. They ignored him like his words held no weight and that action even enraged him a lot more than he already was but he didn’t give up. He wasn’t really bothered about their attitude though, or the fact that there was something fishy becaus
Henry Zhang felt like the saddest man on earth. Well, maybe he was. He staggered up the airy flight of stairs with only a bottle of chilled liquor clasped in his cold stiff hands. “One green bottle standing on the wall… one green bottle standing on the wall…” he sang drunkenly as he trudged upwards, absolutely oblivious to the shocked stares his workers threw at him as he walked past. Truth is, he didn’t even notice they were staring nor did he care if they actually did. His body suddenly shook with a kind of cold that he hadn’t experienced before. He couldn’t bring himself to talk to anyone about how he truly felt…about how his dreams were constantly plagued with memories of Quinn and how he felt he would go crazy soon if nothing was done about it until he had finally resolved to drinking to stupor. His new way of escape… He belched, smiled at the half empty bottle and stormed into his room only to stop in his tracks when he suddenly found himself staring at the
After munching on her food, Quinn suddenly stopped and started thinking. “Are you okay?” Ashley suddenly asked, making Quinn snap her head up to look at her in puzzlement. “Huh… yes!” Quinn croaked out, nearly choking on her food. “You do not seem like you are Quinn, you haven’t eaten in days and you still aren’t eating now.” She asked worriedly. Quinn smiled at the deep worry lines etched on Ashley’s face and wondered if the lady knew she had this side to herself. “I am… trust me I am.” Quinn reassured her with a smile. To make Ashley feel better, she slowly munched on the food one after the other until she finally finished it. When she was done, she got up with the plates only to be stopped by Ashley who immediately pried the plates out of her grasp. “I’ll do it.” She simply said, balanced them on her hips and walked off, leaving Quinn wondering why Ashley was suddenly so protective of her. After a few minutes of waiting, Quinn decided to busy herself with th
Quinn's eyes slowly opened...finally. Her eyelids were heavy, almost like they had been previously sealed shut. Quinn winced under the pain. It was a little too much and her body throbbed from it. She could feel her stomach twist painfully from it too but she didn’t care. All she wanted was to understand what she was doing here when only moments ago, she was at the back of Henry’s car…on her way to her wedding reception. She wanted to understand why anyone would decide to kidnap and beat her up. She believed she hadn't done anything to deserve that. Even if she did, at least her wedding day should have just been left alone for her and her family members to enjoy. Why did they have to make it a sad day for her? She didn't deserve that. Henry didn't deserve that. Quinn was confused and at the same time, shocked and scared because she was quite unsure about who was behind all these, even though her mind was drifting towards Kathleen. But there was nothing to back
As Henry threatened, he heard the policeman gulp in fear. He could clearly see how he visibly shook right in front of him and he smirked, knowing fully well that he had inculcated fear into his spine. “Henry!” Henry heard someone desperately call out his name and from the tone of voice, he didn’t need to turn around to know that it was grandfather Richard. He begrudgingly turned around, with the gun still pointed at the police officers and rolled his eyes when he saw the deep scowl etched on the old man’s face. Grandfather was pissed, but so was he! Grabbing at Henry's upper arm, Richard yelled like he would to a toddler throwing tantrums; “Why would you come all the way here just to assault an officer, Henry?! You even went as far as pointing a gun at them! Don’t you know what could happen to you for doing something like tha—?” “I do not care about what happens to me!” Henry growled in anger, “…all I wanted was to find out if they had any idea of where Quinn could b