"What the hell are you…" Jessica could barely complete her statement when he traced his tongue gently on her lips.
His mouth gave off the sweet scent of a mixture of Berries, cherries, and plums and she could tell he was highly intoxicated with red wine.
His lips only left hers when he felt the need to stop as they were both almost out of breath.
He paused briefly and ogled into her eyes with a sly smile dancing around his lips.
Jessica lost herself in his emerald green eyes for a moment but as she stared at him, the little flash of lust disappeared and was replaced by a burning rage.
She hated it when someone took advantage of her vulnerability.
"It must be your first time here and I will definitely make it memorable!" His husky voice hit her ear and his touch sent shivers down her spine.
A stranger pressing her to the bar stand and kissing her so passionately without her permission was so not acceptable to her but it looks like he keeps track of everyone in and out of this club because this was definitely her first time.
"Get your f*cking hands off me!" Jessica gritted her teeth as she tried her best to keep her temper in check but this stranger wasn't ready to leave her alone.
His navy blue shirt was missing a few buttons at the top, revealing his broad and solid chest.
It was hard to deny the fact that he was smoking hot but she was definitely not going to start fantasizing about him, especially not when she's being harassed like this.
"You like what you see?" He asked as he noticed her reaction but Jessica quickly composed herself and looked away.
Just as she could finally process what he wanted from her, his sudden firm grip on her hand brought her back to reality as he pulled her into a secluded corner of the club.
"We're off the radar now. No one is paying attention to us. It's just the two of us, so don't be shy." He professed in a husky voice that would arouse any lady at that moment - any lady but Jessica.
"I'm not interested in whatever…"
He made an attempt to silence her with a kiss again but Jessica swapped her face sideways and his lips landed on her cheek, leaving her even more disgusted and angry.
He whispered in her ear, "Don't play hard to get around me. I will pay you triple your normal charges just don't deny me the pleasure of f*cking this s*xy ass of yours."
"Come to think of it, I will only be doing you a favor. You get to receive triple your normal price after having the pleasure of being f*cked by the sweetest, hottest and sexiest man in town." He chuckled devilishly.
"I am not a whore neither do I have a normal price. I don't want this!" She exclaimed, narrowing her ocean-blue eyes at him but he refused to believe that.
"But you loved the kiss! I won't take NO for an answer because as you can see, I want you!." He proclaimed confidently.
"You wear such revealing clothes and you still claim to be decent? You must be kidding." He added, his chuckles giving Jessica the creeps, all the while, his grip on her arm never loosened.
Her peach-colored sleeveless, bodycon, mini dress was indeed very revealing but she wasn't the only one wearing such a dress and even if she were, it was her choice and no one should have a problem with that.
Jessica angrily pulled his hand away from her body but the hunky man's grip was too firm for her to escape.
Because of her constant resistance, The stranger's grip tightened on her arm and it was hurting her badly but the thought of being raped tonight was more hurting and scary, and at that moment she knew angels won't fall from the sky to save her. She was the only one that could save herself and she had to do it soon.
He splayed his hands underneath her dress and as she tried to resist his touch again, the dress tore slightly, creating an uneven split on the front of the dress, and then he gave out a satisfying giggle as more of her skin revealed.
He stroked her bare thighs roughly with his palm making her flinch and attempted another resistance again but as she tried to move away, his sharp nails caused some bruises on her thigh forcing a painful moan to escape her lips.
"Why are you acting brand new around me? You will only get hurt if you try to resist me. I know you want this so just let us have fun and you won't get hurt." He advised remorselessly and as she tried to shout for help, he unintentionally shut her up with a kiss that lasted for a few seconds before he stopped.
Jessica looked around helplessly until her eyes fell on a bottle on the table and then an idea struck her.
While he was busy caressing her thighs, Jessica bent down and grabbed his ear in her mouth, forcing him to let out a painful cry as he released his grip on her and gently pulled himself away from her, holding his bitten ear.
She quickly slipped down from the table and sent an ear-splitting slap down his left cheek, after which she grabbed a bottle from the table beside her and threatened him with it.
"I swear if you come any closer again, I won't hesitate to smash this bottle on your head." She threatened, panting heavily and causing a sudden outburst of laughter from a group of men who seemed to have been watching them all along.
This gesture pulled the attention of Leah, Jessica's best friend, and a few others who were around the area.
"Jessie, are you alright?" Leah asked curiously as she moved closer to her.
Leah was a little shorter than Jessica with short reddish-blonde hair just resting on her shoulders. Her bright Coral hot pants and baby gray asymmetric crop top were a lot more revealing than Jessica yet she wasn't harassed
"How dare you touch me? I told you I didn't want this but you just kept on harassing me. Are you out of your goddamn mind or you're just an ill-mannered fool?" Jessica asked angrily, ignoring Leah's question.
Her furious voice drew the attention of a few other people who were around the area and soon gossip and side talks began.
"Did she just slap him?" One of the ladies whispered.
"She must be out of her mind or maybe she's a lesbian!" Another lady suggested.
"You definitely have a point. Which lady in her right mind would reject him?" Yet another whisper which got Jessica and Leah fed up with their nonsense.
Tall and brawny with a body built like a brick shithouse with well-defined pectoral muscles and strong, well-developed biceps and broad, strong shoulders, Emerald green eyes, a dark golden brown hair complementing a warm beige undertone skin color, the strange man was indeed a die for but that does not justify his unruly act towards Jessica but it seems like no one cares about that at the moment. All that mattered to them was that she slapped him.
The young man was still staring at Jessica in horror while his friends only tried to suppress their laughter when they had a quick glimpse of Jessica's murderous glare.
A second look at the man and Jessica realized he had seen this man before. He definitely looked like someone he had seen somewhere before.
"Oh! Now I get it! You were the asshole shagging a lady in front of the restroom right? That wasn't enough and you thought I would definitely be available for another round but sorry to disappoint you, I'm not hungry for s*x and even if I were, it will never be with you!" She lashed out angrily.
"Jessie, calm down, tell me what's going on!" Leah urged and Jessica finally calmed her nerves and looked Leah's way.
"Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse, this good-for-nothing asshole who thought that everyone present at this party is a harlot attempted to sexually harass me before I sent a slap through his thin and stupid-looking face." She explained as a frown crept into her face and anger swelled through her.
She had to hold her clothes tightly together with her hands to avoid exposing her body to more men.
Leah saw the pain in her eyes and the struggle she was going through with her dress and just then another man, Tyler, Leah's boyfriend joined them.
"What's this rubbish, Tyler? If you invited us here you should have cautioned your friends on proper manners. You know how Jessie reacts to such unruly behaviors." Leah queried him and Tyler frowned at the guys who were staring at him before looking back at the angry Jessica.
"I'm sorry Jessie, they probably thought you were…"
"Leah, I'm out of here!" Jessica interrupted and stomped out of the room but she paused as she passed by the man who had harassed her, "Sweetest! Hottest and Sexiest man indeed!" She mimicked, trying to hide her fear with a fake smile and causing the other guys to laugh harder.
"Those useless ladies must have made you believe you can handle every lady you meet. That tiny man hanging between your legs is not a match for me! The only thing I can give you accolades for is ruining my dress." She added before attempting to leave the club but he caught her arm and pulled her to himself fiercely.
Her heart almost stopped beating as his hand met hers again and even though she knew she was safe now, she couldn't help but feel scared around him.
"T-tiny? Did you...just say Tiny?" He asked angrily.
"Take it back now!" He ordered but Jessica wasn't going to accept defeat again.
"Remember my face because I swear I WILL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THIS. I will make sure you take it back. You will scream so loud when you take it back that not just the people in this club but the whole of Los Angeles will hear!" He threatened in a low voice as he looked down at Jessica's trembling hands and smiled mischievously.
Cruz understood the effect he was having on her but just couldn't understand why she was going to such an extent to embarrass him in front of everyone. "You're just the worst of men!" She replied, gritting her teeth angrily while trying to cover her torn dress from him. He noticed this and forcefully removed her hand from the dress to have a last look at her smooth and slender thighs. Jessica struggled to free herself from the monster in disguise before Leah and Tyler came to her rescue. "Leave her alone! Are you out of your mind?" Leah asked angrily as she struggled to push his hand away, her turquoise eyes narrowing at him. "What the f*ck is wrong with you? Have you finally lost it?" Tyler asked as he pushed him away and freed Jessica's hands. As soon as she was free, she quickly held her dress with one of her hands while she used the other to wipe out the tears that were trickling down her eyes as she ran out of the club. "Wait, Jessie!" Leah shouted after her and looked at
TWO DAYS LATER Coming down to the class areas of the best private school in LA - Royal High Academy, Jessica thought there was nothing to be nervous about but standing in front of the class, her palm suddenly became sweaty and her tongue went dry. This was her first day in the school after she almost lost her job and definitely, she was bound to get nervous. "These are just teenagers!" She alleviated herself before finding the courage to go in. "Good day class!" She greeted as she stood on the podium and almost all the 20 students dropped whatever they were doing to reply to her except one who pretended to be sleeping as soon as she entered the class. "Good Day ma and welcome to our grade." They chorused. Jessica took her time to introduce herself to them before allowing the students to introduce themselves one after the other until she got to the last student who was still resting his head on his desk. Jessica walked towards him and fondled his fluffy dark golden brown hair sl
A WEEK LATER Jessica stormed the 12th grader class in a Straight at the bodice, dark blue denim mini dress with a collared neckline, three-quarter length sleeve, and an a-line hem for added movement. Then she topped it up with sleek sneakers and a white round channel bag, her long caramel hair packed in a neat high bun. "Mr. Cade Westham. Get out of my class!" She affirmed as she dropped her laptop on the podium and connected it to the whiteboard projector. All through the week, she never allowed Cade to be in her class either willingly or not. "You can't just keep sending me out of the class just because I decided to skip it once. I paid for this and you can't deprive me of this privilege." Cade retorted as he stood up to his feet. "You paid for it, right? Report it to your parents or the school management. But until then, GET THE F-- GET OUT OF MY CLASS!" She yelled and Cade had no other choice than to stomp out of the class and head to the admin's office. Jessica continued h
"Oh welcome, Mr. Westham! How are you doing?" Mr. Logan, the school proprietor, greeted with a broad grin as he stood up from his seat and walked towards the couch arranged circularly just in front of his desk. "I'm very good and you?" Cruz asked, as he also walked in and had a handshake with the proprietor. Jessica was embarrassed by her reaction but thanks to the pleasantries the men were exchanging, she quickly returned to her seat, her eyes staring down at her sneakers. Mr. Logan offered Cruz and Cade a seat across Jessica while he sat on the singular couch relaxing on his desk. "Miss Vegas, we meet yet again," Cruz said but Jessica just sighed and looked sideways, her hands resting on the sides of the couch. "So, Miss Vegas, I hear you're having some problems with Cade here, can you tell us about that?" Mr. Logan requested, gesturing toward Jessica. Jessica immediately sat up and removed her hands from the couch, fixing her gaze on Mr. Logan, "I don't have any problem w
The crowd slowly dispersed as soon as the ambulance left with Cade and Cruz and soon, Jessica was alone sitting on the ground. "This is all my fault! I shouldn't have been so harsh!" She kept mumbling to herself as she bit her lower lip. She stared blankly at the ground forgetting that she was in the school area until a young lady in a red mini gown and a black ankle strap pump walked towards her and bent down to tap her shoulder, her long black hair sweeping Jessica's face briefly. Jessica panicked upon her touch as she was tugged back to reality. "Miss Vegas, are you alright?" Miss Willow asked as she helped her to her feet. "I-I...I'm fine." Jessica stuttered. "Is this your first time witnessing an accident?" She wondered but Jessica was too shocked to speak as she just kept staring into space. Mr. Willow is a Chemistry teacher for the 12th graders and she shares the same office with her so she helped her to their office and her desk. "What is wrong with her?" Miss Cale
Two other nurses pushed a new stretcher toward Cruz and he was immediately laid on it. They knew well that Cruz would never agree to stay out of the operation room even though he was already practically losing his mind so they had to take extreme measures. "Take him upstairs, and place a few securities there until we are done here." Mrs. Robertinstructed and the nurse did as instructed before she also entered the Operation room. Some nurses prepared the main VIP operation room on the third floor. Soon a few notable surgeons at the hospital surrounded the operation room and each taking turns to be the first and second surgery assistants for the operating surgeon. A few hours to midnight and Cruz woke up to find himself laying on a medium-sized hospital bed in the VIP ward. "Cade!" He called out as he jumped up from the bed and walked toward him Just when he attempted to open the door, Mrs. Robertpushed the door open first. "Where is Cade? Did you already perform the surgery?
"What is wrong with you now?" Leah asked worriedly as she hurried into the room and met Jessica holding the wooden chair beside the table for support. Jessica was lost in thought for a while. "What if something bad really happens to him? How will I ever be able to forgive myself?" She thought aloud, her head dropped down in guilt. "Jessica! You think too much! Westham Pharmaceutical is the best hospital in LA with great doctors like Cruz himself. Cade will be fine. The best you can do is pray for him." Leah advised, removing Jessica's hands from the table and holding them. Jessica slowly raised her head and her teary eyes met Leah's worried ones. Leah raised her hand and wiped off her tears, "Let's join, Tyler now or he will be worried. " She suggested, gesturing to the door and Jessica sluggishly dragged her feet out. Even though Jessica tried to take her mind off him for a moment, it was just so impossible, and immediately after she had noticed Tyler and Leah were done wi
Even though Cruz was laughing, his eyes and body language say otherwise and this scared the hell out of Jessica making her hesitate in grabbing his hands. "Come on!" He smiled, gesturing for her to grasp it. With much difficulty and hesitance, she slowly stretched out her right arm and as soon as her fingers caressed Cruz's open palm, he grabbed them and pulled her towards Cade's bed forcefully. "Yesterday, this was what you succeeded in doing. Now…" He paused to inhale deeply as a way of calming himself down. "...Cade has gone into a coma and now he will definitely fail his exams because he won't even be able to participate in it just like you prophesied. You must have seen this coming right?" He inquired, purposely intimidating her. "Mr. Westham, I…" Jessica dropped her head down as she couldn't utter a clear word because of the huge lump that had suddenly developed in her throat from trying to hold in her pain but Cruz only saw this as a pretense. With two of his fingers,
Cruz Westham and Jessica Vegas's story has finally come to an end despite the bumpy ride. Thank you for following their story to the very end despite my inconsistency, you all are MVPs. Special thanks to those who left comments, gems and likes, I appreciate you and I don't take your encouragement for granted. Writing this book wasn't easy due to life's unforeseen circumstances. I know my inconsistency has affected a lot of people and I deeply apologize for that. My next book is coming soon and it would be joining the Goodnovel Reborn Contest. I hope you show your support like you did in this book. I will try to keep my promise of updating daily like Cruz is keeping his last promise to Jessica. SEE YOU IN MY NEXT BOOK!
"Damn!” Dave exclaimed in awe. “Cruz can definitely hear us.” Dr. Kang affirmed. “Now back to why he is refusing to let us take her…”“Cruz, if you want us to treat Jessica, move your finger twice, if not move it three times.” He suggested and once again, Cruz answered by moving his fingers just twice. “And do you want us to take her? If yes, move your finger twice, otherwise, thrice.” Dr. Kang suggested again and this time, he moved his finger three times.“He wants her to be treated but he doesn’t want us to take her.” Dr. Kang explained. “That means he wants her to be treated here!” Klaus interpreted. “Perfect. Call her doctor! He should treat her here. It would only make Cruz’s condition improve.” Dr. Kang suggested. “And please, no one else must hear of this!” He warned again and the men agreed with her before Dave went to get her doctor. By the next morning, Jessica’s temperature was finally down but she was still in Cruz’s arms. The family was happy she was finally getting
"C-coma?" She stuttered as a lone tear trickled down her cheeks. Dave who was standing behind her slowly massaged her shoulder in an attempt to keep her calm. "How long is he going to be in that condition?" Klaus, who was sitting beside her, asked curiously. "No one can say. Cruz might never wake up." Dr. Kang added. Jessica felt her heart thumping wildly inside her chest. Even though she was prepared for any news, she never expected it to be this bad. As long as the life monitor was on Cruz could be alive but the moment it is turned off, that would be the end of his life. Fortunately, Cruz and his family were rich enough to pay for as long as it would take for him to recover. Everyone was shocked by the news. Every news channel was now carrying the news of Cruz’s misfortune. Fortunately, Cruz was well-loved and he received a lot of good wishes from the masses.THREE MONTHS LATERKlaus's wedding turned out a lot smaller than planned because Cruz's condition had changed everyone
Cade was the first to run into the room upon hearing her shriek. Fortunately, her voice pierced the soundproofed rooms thanks to the fact that Cruz has succeeded in opening the door ajar. Upon seeing Cruz's condition, Cade quickly got the attention of Dave and Klaus. ******Cruz was admitted to the emergency ward of his hospital with Dr. Kang and his assigned doctors working on him. Cade had called Dr. Kang as soon as the attack happened. Fortunately, Dr. Kang who had already predicted this was going to happen came to Los Angeles the same day Cruz had come which was why he directed them to Cruz's hospital and was able to meet up with them in time. Outside the ward was the whole family panicking while Cruz's parents pestered Dave to tell them what was going on. "Why did you have an oxygen mask with you as if you knew he was gasping for air? What is wrong with my son? Why is he in that shape?" Cruz's mom pestered Dave and Klaus, hoping any of them would spill the truth. But none o
Jessica refused to get into the car when she was supposed to leave for her house and aside from being genuinely worried, everyone wanted to know why she was refusing to leave. "Before I leave, I want to be certain that she is nowhere near the house, or better still, I will lodge at a hotel." She finally stated her reason. "Jessica, you won't. I promise." Klaus tried to persuade her. "It doesn't matter. I don't want to live under the same roof as her." Jessica retorted. "Sister-in-law, Valeria can't leave because she was placed on house arrest. She can't even step out of the guesthouse. We can't let her off so easily after putting your life in such jeopardy." Cade added, trying to persuade Jessica to go home. "Did they persuade you to think that House Arrest will suffice? What could they possibly do to her since she is carrying their beloved boss and friends' safest child? I could lose my child anytime because of her but she's Cruz's second chance so they won't risk discomfortin
Back in South Korea, Cruz had suffered another attack after the call and the doctors went through several hours of stress to stabilize him. It was only later the next day that Cruz finally regained his consciousness. By that time, Dave, who had left for South Korea the previous night, was already there with him. Dr. Kang was so pissed with them that he refused to speak with them. It took hours of convincing to finally get Dr. Kang to join them for a conversation but he had a patient to attend to and he agreed to join them once he was done. During that time, Cruz decided to question Dave about the circumstances back at home. "How is Jessica doing?" Cruz asked worriedly as he sat up on his bed, looking a lot thinner than he used to. "Klaus is taking care of things. Dr. Kang is mad because of your recent attack. Can you please try not to involve yourself in the family affairs for now? I promise we will take care of things." Dave pleaded. "How can I when I have completely ruined my
By the time Dave was done with his call, he turned to meet Cade's confused gaze. "Whatever happens in the future, don't look for anyone to put the blame on." Dave warned before walking out on him, heading out of the hospital. Cade was confused about Dave's warning. All he knew was that his brother was a coward who couldn't stay with his wife when he needed her the most. He returned to the room where Jessica's mom was now sitting up, weeping. "I really didn't want to regret joining your family but now I do." She spoke out her mind while staring into Mrs. Westham's eyes. "Jessica really wanted to keep this baby. Now that this happened, she will never be the same again." She continued as she removed the IV connected to her hand and stood up to her feet. "We shouldn't all gather around me. Jessica is the patient here so let's wait around her room. I will take her back home as soon as she is discharged. She will no longer continue whatever this relationship is." She concluded an
"Oh God!" Cade lamented. "F*ck! How could you do this again?" Dave asked as he started at Valeria in disbelief. Jessica was as confused as Valeria was. "What on earth did you give to her, b*tch?" Cade asked as he stood very close to Valeria as if she was trying to swallow her whole. "Cade, back off!" Jessica warned but Cade wasn't ready to listen to her. "What the f*ck did you give to her?" He scolded as he pushed her, making her flinch in fear. For every step she took backwards to create a space between, Cade closed in on her. Even though Cade was young, he was taller and had a well built body and with the anger in his eyes and rage in his voice, it was no doubt it scared Valeria. "Hey…w-what do you think you're doing?" Valeria stuttered. "Cade, I'm talking to you. Back the f*ck off!" Jessica scolded as she grabbed his hand and forcefully pulled him back. Dave didn't know what to do at that time since she already swallowed the pills and the only thing he could do was run ou
Cade couldn't stop himself from crying as he saw the condition Jessica was in. He tried to run to her but his legs felt heavy so he just trudged forward until he finally reached where she was seated.Jessica spread out her arms, calling him in for a hug but Cade was hesitant so Jessica pulled him closer and hugged him tightly. "I missed you." She whispered in his ear. Cruz sniffled hard as he tried to stop his cry. "I'm sorry Sister-in-law. I really am." Cade apologized in between his sniffles. "I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise of protecting you. While I was there having fun, I had no idea you were going through hell over here." He cried as he clenched onto her. "Cade, what was our last promise at the airport?" Jessica asked as she wiped her tears with the back of her right palm. Cade was hesitant, "To stop being nosy in your marriage.""Very good." Jessica sighed as she released him from the hug and made him sit beside her on the bed. "But this is not being nosy. You're cle