Lorenzo's POV Everything screamed at me to walk away after I stormed out of her room, my inside a mess, at least it had worked perfectly well, I didn't have a hard on anymore. I couldn't afford to have that around the kids. I knew I was to leave after the scuffle we had, and after she had told me of how she couldn't trust me, still it wasn't clear to me why I was stalking around. It seemed my feet were stuck somehow. “Father…” a tiny voice whimpered, I had my back to her, with my hands around the cigar which I snapped in half, a smile gracing my face as I met her eyes in an instance. “ My little angel” I scouted closer to her with arms wide apart for her to get in. Contrary to what I was expecting, she didn't move an inch and she looked disturbed. “ Are you okay?”“Yes, why do you feel something is wrong?”She seemed perturbed.“What are you doing out here?” She was a kid, and it wasn't ideal that I mentioned that I smoke. “The views” my hands swept over the place. “I was taki
Lorenzo's POV A grunt escaped my lips when the rays of sunlight filtered into the room, my brows crooked inwardly with my gaze running around swiftly. A smile accompanied it when I recalled all that had happened last night. Daphne was letting me into her life, and there was nothing else that I wanted. Letting the moment soak in, I went through the daily routine of getting myself washed up, before realization dawned on me that I actually didn't have any outfit to wear. With a hand clicking on my phone, I placed a call to Jack, who didn't pick up nor did it get connected. This was rare of him, he was always easy to get across to, so I couldn't just help the bizarre thoughts in mind. What if something had gone wrong? I quickly threw over the suit trousers with a white diesel polo that cling to my upper body, revealing my toned muscles and arms before deciding to let Daphne know I was leaving, but the still of the living room welcomed me in.A stunned tone left my vocals. It was pro
Daphne’s POV My head swirled as I let out a giggle, my eyes roaming around the daisies while drifting off to the guard that stood at the far end. Call Lorenzo a paranoid man, but he surely knew how to make sure I wouldn't go against his word or rather in his terms as he would say ‘It is for your safety’ so here I was, staring at the flowers that we were going to use with Mrs. Smith, not ignorant to the bodyguard who tailed me at the far end. I had to get used to it, all of this charade, if it was that. I couldn't let this get to my head, but every little thing was beginning to piss me off. I didn't know how exactly he had grown up using bodyguards, but I was sure as hell that if I was given the same treatment, I wouldn't settle for it. I was guarded not by choice, but because Lorenzo dimmed it fit and proper for me to have one by my side. A woman he had insisted on because he didn't want any man staring at me. He was so damn possessive and somehow, I loved that. “ So, which of
Daphne's POV Her eyes swiveled around as she let out a tiny pout before dropping on the couch, with her legs over each other. She sat so comfortably that all I wanted to do was walk out of here, with my kids out of Lorenzo's life. How exactly could I have trusted him? He was nothing but a pathetic liar. “ I am stunned to see you here. Lorenzo never told me about you” they were on a first name basis. Biles threatened to come up and with a gulp, I forced it down with everything in me. “ I don't actually know who you are, but…” her mannerisms were perfect, everything told me she was everything that I wasn't. I had seen Trisha, and she was never going to measure up to the beauty standing here. “ Lorenzo truly has plenty of beauties surrounding him, from Trisha to….”“ Wait!” She screamed out. “ Lorenzo? You call him by his name? Now, I am interested in knowing who exactly you are, and how you got in here, don't tell me you are a thief and…”My patience toppled over. That was it. I wa
Lorenzo's POV Clicking away on the iPad, I threw a gaze at Jack, who stood by the door. “Your father should be here any time soon, I just received report that he is coming over to see you” I shrugged, not a bit concerned about whatever it was that he was coming here for, he could do whatever he dimmed fit, he owned the company anyway.“ The consignment is coming, who is picking them up? I will like you to receive it, you know, better for someone I trust to do so” I studied his gaze, which didn't flicker at all. He inclined his head at me before letting out a nod. “ That means I will have to leave soon, it should arrive at the port anytime soon”“ Okay, you can leave” I let him out with a wave, my head back down at the iPad. If anything goes wrong, it will affect every single thing that I have worked so hard for these past weeks, I couldn't let my effort crumble to dust. His faded footsteps told me he was out already, but when the door yanked open barely minutes after he had storme
Daphne's POV Taking a good look at myself in the mirror, I couldn't help but exhale at how beautiful I looked. The blue gown with pearls rimming its edges clung to my curves, its soft texture glittered against my skin and the silver clutch was just right. I looked perfect to myself, but I didn't know what Lorenzo was going to think, I wasn't supposed to be that concerned, but I just couldn't help it. He had decided on the gown himself and I hope he would like it. Spinning around on my heels, I walked out of the room, down the stairs where he stood at the edge pacing up and down with a phone against his ears. Immediately my feet connected on the stairs, he flicked his head around, his eyes fixated at me, not paying attention to the call he was on anymore. “ How do I look?” I bit on my lips anxiously, waiting for an answer to which I didn't get any. “ Lorenzo…” I drawled when he didn't say a word, his mouth slightly ajar at me. “ Stunning” he complimented. A smile crept at the edg
Lorenzo's POV Putting Jaden off was only the right thing to do, he had continued pestering Daphne, until we got into the car. The silence back home was dreaded, I didn't know what was going through Daphne's mind, but I could tell that they weren't pretty. “ I want out of this! I. Do. Not. Want. This. Anymore.” she screamed at me, immediately the elevator shut behind us. “You don't respect me,! You do whatever you want without seeking my approval, what exactly do you take me for? Someone who will dance to your whim? I have my life! I have things I need to do! I have what I want to do with my life, and you aren't going to just bombard into my life, dishing out instructions! At me!” “ Daphne” I intercepted, trying to get her to understand the reason I had done so. “ I had to do it, I mean I wanted to introduce you to the family, each one and you know how it's done.”She shook her head, poking at my chest. “You practically threw me to them, you knew what was going to happen and still
Daphne's POV I woke up to the whiff of musky and woodsy scent wrapped around me and when I tried to pull away, the hands only wrapped themselves around me even closer than they already were. My legs were still sticky, and I bet that there was no way I was going to stand upright that quickly, Lorenzo had made sure of that. I tried still, but his hands wrapped firmly around me before he snickered out. “Good morning”He was sleeping in today, he wasn't going to work which was new because how exactly was he not going to work? He certainly had dozens of things to do. “ It is the weekend. Sunday precisely, aren't you supposed to sleep in some more? I mean, didn't I do a good job last night ?” My face flushed at his words, he was practically telling me that he knew what he had done, and he wasn't hiding it. “ I have to get up” I said to him, but he held me down. Finally giving up after throwing my hands up in the air, I let him scoop me closer to himself, his breath lingering closer to