🏵 CHAPTER 23 🏵 " But, Sir. Why me of all people? I...can't do that " Lena objected without hesitation. Denzel has already told her everything about the fake proposal. The short woman was shocked that her boss wants her to pretend to be his fiancee at a party. How will she even do that? " I'm sorry, Sir but I can't pretend to be what I'm not " " It's not a request, Mrs. Estrella. It's a command... from your boss " Denzel glared at her. " But, Sir. That isn't part of the employment agreement. I'm not entitled to do anything for you outside work. This is your personal matter and I don't want to get involved " The cold man scoffed. " You just said it yourself. You're not entitled to obey me outside work, which means it is your duty to do whatever your boss said if it is related to work, right? " " Erm... yes, I guess " Denzel smirked and covered the distance between them. " This isn't my personal matter, Lena. It has to do with a huge deal I'm about to seal, one I wouldn't mi
🏵 CHAPTER 24 🏵 " Mom, meet my fiancee, Lena " Denzel introduced nonchalantly. Mrs. Monica Brenton stared at the woman beside Denzel with a stern look. The old woman wasn't smiling and she wasn't happy either. " Good evening, ma. It's so nice to meet you " Lena smiled broadly at her. Lena was surprised. This old woman was extremely beautiful and probably where Denzel got his good looks from. She was in a simple yet sophisticated dress. " Elena Estrella " The old woman called and Lena was shocked. How did she find out her real name? Her late mother was the only being that called her by her full name. Unknown to her Monica had already done a thorough inquiry into who she was. The old woman also knew about her kids. Monica didn't have a problem with Lena but her being a single mother was the problem. She wasn't married because there weren't any divorce rumors about her. " Can I have a word with my daughter-in-law, in private? " Denzel eyed his mother. Before walking away, " Don'
🏵 CHAPTER 25 🏵 The celebration was going on perfectly fine but Lena couldn't concentrate. Her mind couldn't rest after what Monica told her. What truly happened to her father and what does Eloise and Charlotte have to do with it? She excused herself to the bathroom to calm herself and that was when she bumped into Eloise, Charlotte, and Jason. And when they started mocking and trying to humiliate her, Lena couldn't take it anymore and did something big without thinking it through. She wrapped her hands around the cold man and kissed him. Denzel was taken back and his eyes widened. As usual, Lena didn't know how to kiss. She shut her eyes, nibbled, and sucked on Denzel's like a kid sucking on a lollipop. The cold understood and ran his hand up her exposed back and held her neck. He pulled her in and took over in a slow, passionate kiss. Lena completely forgot she was only pulling off a show. A subtle moan left her lips and she pressed herself closer to Denzel. Eloise, Charlotte,
🏵️ CHAPTER 26 🏵️ " Then tell me to. Tell me what you want, Lena " Denzel leaned forward and barely placed his lips on that of Lena but he didn't kiss her yet. A subtle moan left Lena's lips and Denzel's husky voice made her weak on the knee. " Kiss me, Mr. Brenton " She didn't even realize when it left her lips. She nudged him closer and pressed her lips against his. Kissing the side of her mouth, the cold man smirked. " In your wildest dreams, Mrs. Estrella " Denzel whispered and pulled away. Lena snapped her eyes open immediately and they met the cold man with a sly grin. The short woman laughed and looked away, shyly biting her lips. The party continued and throughout, Lena tried as much as she can to avoid Denzel. She didn't want what happened earlier to repeat itself. It turned out that whenever she was around this boss of hers, she seem not to know how to control herself. By the time the party was over, Lena was drunk. The short woman only took a glass of wine and bei
🏵️ CHAPTER 27 🏵️ Charlotte stormed into the house, her face red and fuming in anger. She kept pacing to and fro, her left hand on her waist and the other on her temple, in an attempt to calm herself down. " How did this happen? " Was the first question that left her lips. " How is this possible? How and when did that useless woman even meet Mr. Brenton talk more about them getting married and...and having kids? " " How is she always happy? Why does she always get the good things, why?! " Charlotte yelled. Jason walked in and saw her standing and panting angrily. The greedy man hissed. Like she was not even in existence, the greedy man walked past her to the stairs. " And you, where do you think you're going? " Charlotte's voice halted him. The greedy man ignored her and made to proceed with where he was heading when, " I'm talking to you Jason, are you deaf?! " Jason rolled his eyes and groaned. " What?! " He snapped. " What? Is that it? " Charlotte scoffed in disbelief.
🏵️ CHAPTER 28 🏵️ " Let's make a deal then " " If I let you do to me whatever you want, will you teach me how to kiss? " " What?! " Once again Lena was making a sex deal with Denzel who was stunned. He gaped at the drunk woman seated on his laps and pouting at him and didn't know what to say. " Do you agree, Mr. Brenton? You will enjoy it, trust me " The driver almost choked at how blunt the drunk woman but only one glare from Denzel made him focus back on the road. Shifting his gaze back to Lena, " Do you tend to make stupid deals with any man you see anytime you are drunk? I thought you said you were married " The cold man raise a brow at her but the drunk shushed him immediately, her index pressed on his lips. " Keep your voice down, Mr. Brenton or my husband will overhear us " The cold man snorted in disbelief. This woman was something else. " I brought you here in the car so that no one will see us, not even my husband. So don't worry, I have the situation under
🏵️ CHAPTER 29 🏵️ It was Friday, and Lena came to work, taking slow and calculated footsteps. Her palms were sweaty as she rubbed them together, breathing out every now and then. The short woman was nervous. Earlier she woke up with a brain wrecking headache due to how drunk she was last night. She was surprised to see herself in her room, on her bed for that matter with a neat duvet covering her and in her pajamas. She asked Mrs. Amelia and the old woman revealed to her that last night, her boss brought her home. It was then Lena recalled every single thing that happened last night. The short woman was so ashamed that she didn't want to come to work. She didn't know how she was going to face him. Lost in thoughts, Lena didn't see the figure running toward her. Well, not until the both of them collided and papers went flying in the air and scattering to the floor. It was then she was brought back to her senses. " I'm so sorry, ma'am. I didn't mean to bump into you " The person, w
🏵️ CHAPTER 30 🏵️ Little Ava was being bullied and laughed at by her female classmates. It was break time and the little girl had gone to the bathroom to relieve herself but on stepping out she was surrounded by six of her classmates. The little girl wasn't given a chance to say a word when she was pushed to the ground. She landed hard on her butt and let out a wince. Looking up and seeing Kimberly along with the girls, fear engulfed her. " What do you want? " The little girl muttered with trembling lips. " Oh, are you hurt? Do want to cry? Or should I call your daddy for you? " Kimberly ridiculed with a disdained look. " Oh, looks like I forgot. You're a bastard! " The little girl snapped. " Do you know what I just found out? " She turned to her other accomplices who nodded negatively, their eyes shining in expectation of what Kimberly wanted to say. " I just found out that Ava and her siblings don't have a father. I learned from a movie that someone without a father is a bast
🏵️ EPILOGUE 🏵️ FAST FORWARD TO MONTHS LATER Lena stood by the sea at the beach, watching as the wind ruffle her hair and hailed the water in her direction. She was lost in thoughts, while the quadruplets were busy playing with the sand. They had all come to the beach to spend the summer together as a family. Thinking about all that has happened in her life, Lena couldn't help but feel fulfilled. When her father passed away, she thought her whole life was coming to an end. And having to grow up with Eliose and Charlotte was a nightmare. But despite everything, she refused to give up. Despite what happened to her that night, it didn't stop her from pursuing her dream of getting back everything that was rightfully hers. But who could have believed that one mistake will change her life drastically and turn into the best mistake of her life? Because of that one mistake, she was blessed with four adorable and smart kids that are ready to do anything to make her happy. And t
🏵️ CHAPTER 115 🏵️ While everyone was busy celebrating with Lena and Denzel, Gavin grabbed Aria's hand and pulled her to a secluded area in the house, somewhere where only the two of them could stay all alone. "Hey! Why did you bring me here? " Aria snapped the moment Gavin let go of her hand. "I didn't force you here, did I? So why are you yelling at me? " "What?! " Aria glared at Gavin who scoffed with an eye roll. "Keep your voice down, Fiery Princess " "You don't tell me what to do! " "I'm out of here " Aria huffed and made to walk away but Gavin held her and pulled back. She let out a groan. "What do you want, Gavin? " "I want to tell you something " "Well, I'm not interested in whatever you want to say... " "Please, hear me out. It's important... Very important " Aria gave Gavin a suspicious look before letting out a slight cough and looking away. "What is it? " Letting out a breath, "The thing is... erm... I will the leaving New City... tomorrow " Aria's face
🏵️ CHAPTER 114 🏵️ A MONTH LATER Lena stepped into the house and was surprised at what she encountered. The whole house was very dark and she couldn't see a thing.Denzel had sent her a message to meet him at his Penthouse for something very important so she didn't expect everywhere to be this dark.Confused about what was going on, she called Denzel on the phone."Hun, the whole Penthouse is in darkness and I don't know where to switch on the lights ""Don't worry, Lena. Just take a step forward " Was all Denzel said before ending the call.Even though she didn't understand what was going on, Lena complied and took a step forward. Almost immediately, all the lights turned on.Startled a bit, Lena looked up and saw the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life.Everywhere was glittering with pictures of her hung everywhere. Everywhere was glowing with sparkle blue light and decorated with Jasmine flowers.Lena looked around and saw a huge banner w
🏵️ CHAPTER 113 🏵️ THREE MONTHS LATER Lena can be seen, all alone in a cemetery, standing before an encrypted grave. It was raining and even though she was holding an umbrella, she let the rain drench her, her tears not seizing to flow."Why? " Her shaky weak voice finally came."Why are all of these happening to me? Why did you leave and ruin my entire life? ""Ever since you left me, nothing seems to go right. Nothing seems to make sense anymore ""You promised me, that you will stay with me forever but you left me to suffer the pain of having to live without you. Why?! " "And after what seemed to be forever... " Lena sulked back the tears she couldn't control."I thought I was finally going to be happy. I thought I found happiness once again and now, you're just going to stay and watch my life being taken away from me... again? ""You promised me that you will always protect me no matter what. So tell me why you want to take the most important person in my li
🏵️ CHAPTER 112 🏵️ "So if try to act ridiculous, not only will you lose your wife... " "BUT ALSO YOUR UNBORN CHILD... THAT BASTARD GROWING INSIDE HER WOMB " What Ian said felt like a huge bomb was dropped on Denzel's head and it exploded immensely. He felt an electric shock run through him and he stiffened and didn't even realize when the briefcase in his hand plunged to the ground. His protruded eyes traveled from Lena's face down to her belly before looking back at her. Lena was already crying uncontrollably. "Lena... you... " "Yes. Your darling wife is pregnant. Probably with another set of quadruplets " Ian scoffed with a loud hiss. "Lena... is it true? " Lena nodded with a proud smile though still in tears. "Yes, Denzel. I'm two weeks pregnant. I've been trying to tell you all along but so many things kept happening and I... didn't get the chance anymore " "Believe me, I wanted to tell you after you come, back from the interview. I didn't mean for you to find out this w
🏵️ CHAPTER 111 🏵️ Lena finally opened her eyes. Ignoring all the pain she was feeling all over her body, she tried to move when she realized she was in an unfamiliar place but was even more shocked when she realized she was tied to a chair. "Who did this and where am I? " She couldn't help but wonder. "Denzel... " "Denzel are you here? " "Denzel... " "You know he can't hear you, right? " Lena was even more shocked to the bones when Ian walked in. He nonchalantly walked up to her, his hands lazily tucked into his pocket. "Your heartbeat isn't here, Lena. He is far, far away... probably six miles away " He snorted. "What is the meaning of this, Ian? " Lena glared at the man before her, struggling to break free from the grip of the rope. She let out a wince at the pain than ran through her body. "It's useless trying to break free Lena. I made sure of it " Grabbing her jaw tightly, Ian continued. "Now if I were you, I will just shut up and let your prince charming come to sav
🏵️ CHAPTER 110 🏵️The interview was yet to begin when Denzel's phone rang. He answered seeing it was Lena but before he could say anything, the call was abruptly interrupted.Denzel frowned and called back. He was surprised when he was told that the number he was calling was not reachable at the moment. He tried Lena's number over and over again but still got the same reply.Denzel was already dead worried. He was so worried that he had to put the interview on a hold until he hears Lena's voice. With his heart beating hard against his chest, he phoned Mrs. Amelia."Hello, ma ""Denzel, my dear. How are you? ""I'm fine, ma'am. Erm, is Lena there with you? ""No, my dear. She went out to get something from the grocery store. She isn't back yet. But the kids are here with me ""Ok, thank you " Denzel ended the call without hesitation.If Lena isn't back yet then where the fuck did she go? Didn't she tell him she was done buying what she needed? How far is the store from M
🏵️ CHAPTER 109 🏵️ DAYS LATERDenzel was in his dressing room together with Lena who was helping him mold his tie. They both were discussing and laughing about something."The kids and I want to visit Ma'am Amelia. It's been a long time since we went to her house. She's already missing us like crazy " Lena decided to change the topic. Denzel nodded in approval and replied,"Frankly, I would have joined but I need to attend this interview... ""I understand " Lena flashed him a smile."We can figure out another time to visit her, probably when you're less busy ""I'm done " Lena has successfully knitted the tie perfectly. She turned to get Denzel's coat lying on the chair when he pulled her back. "You're owing me an answer to a question, remember? "Denzel was talking about yesterday. Lena had fallen sick two days after the award ceremony and even though she didn't want to, Denzel forced her to go for a checkup. And yesterday, she returned with the result but ref
🏵️ CHAPTER 108 🏵️ Ian got home with his hand still bleeding from the punch earlier. Waiting for him in the sitting room was Harley, who stood up and walked up to him. "So you're finally back? " "What are you doing here? " Ian hissed in irritation and Harley looked down at his bleeding arm. "You got into a fight with Denzel? Let me guess... he won and you lost? " She scoffed only to get a hard glare from Ian who grabbed her wrist. "Do you think I'm that pathetic? " His grip on Harley's wrist tightened making her hiss in pain. "Get lost!! " Ian let go of her hand and made to head upstairs when, "I'm leaving New City tomorrow " Harley's words made Ian pull a brake on his legs. Slowly he turned and look at Harley. "Why? " "Cause my job here is done. I'm done shooting the commercial I came here for so I'm leaving " Ian stared at Harley like she had grown two horns. "Just like that? What was all the 'I need to get my husband back at all cost' speech all about then? You're going