Burke leisurely leaned against the leather sofa, his hands twirling the glass cup that held century-old liquor. He cast his dark eyes on Maverick, who had just stepped into the private room. “Eh! Brother three, asking us to meet in the club in such an early afternoon…” Burke's words came to a pause upon seeing the dark look hung on Maverick's face. Burke silently raised the glass toward his lips and chugged a mouthful of liquor, yet he didn’t part the glass from his lips after the chug. Burke’s inquisitive eyes fixated on Maverick's face as if gauging Maverick's facial expression before saying another word. The gloomy-faced Maverick strode toward the sofa placed at the epicenter and elegantly sat on it. He picked up a bottle of whisky and poured the contents into a neat glass cup. He picked up the glass cup and raised it toward his thin lips. Farrell placed the empty glass cup on the table, and his seductive, foxy eyes slanted bewitchingly. He cast a leisurely glance at Ma
Despite all the thoughts coursing through Cliff's mind, none of them were hung on his face. Cliff cleared his throat, straightened his back, and calmly reported, “The boss transfers 10 million into Miss Valencia’s account every month and gives her a black card coupled with the title, Mrs. Vandenberg, to elevate her. It's right to say that Miss Valencia is living more than the dream life of every lady out there,” he responded. Upon hearing Cliff's report, Maverick's brows arched, and he leaned against the sofa, his mind spinning with different thoughts, none of them reflecting in his eyes. He tapped the pen occasionally, each tap sending chills down Cliff's spine. “Then why is she unsatisfied and left?” Cliff's lip twitched. Of course, why wouldn’t she leave when you informed her that she was just a substitute the night before the wedding? No woman can accept that type of humiliation. Cliff cleared his throat and professionally responded, “It’s commonly known that women are
. Upon arriving at the amusement park, Valencia's eyes lit up, and her lips quirked up in a wide and beautiful, pure smile. It was as if she were a little innocent girl, her whole person very enthusiastic as she ran to the Ferris wheel. Valencia already expected that Corbyn would bring her home directly, but she hadn’t expected that Corbyn would bring her to an amusement park instead. Just seeing everything filled her heart with inexplicable joy. Corbyn strode toward the enthusiastic woman at a long and fast pace, his cold eyes now softened and his cold aura warmed. Corbyn knew the woman held inexplicable anger and sadness in her mind, and if she was taken to the mansion, she’d have to hide it with a smile in order not to worry the quadruplet and member of the Cirillo family. So he had chosen to bring her to the amusement park to make her experience that rare joy during childhood and let her unbottle the sad feelings in her heart. In fact, although Valencia acted li
THE GOOD-FOR-NOTHING SOCIALIST VALENCIA CARTER IS SURPRISINGLY GOOD AT SNAGGING WEALTHY MEN: ANOTHER NATIONAL HUSBAND HAS BEEN STOLEN VALENCIA AND CORBYN CIRILLO: THE NEW LOVE COUPLE? VALENCIA AND CORBYN CIRILLO ON A DATE: DUMPING MAVERICK VANDENBERG FOR CORBYN CIRILLO? When Valencia tapped on the social media app, ridiculous headlines like these were the ones that graced her view and led the top 10 of the global trending searches. Each post contains news pertaining to Valencia, Corbyn, and Maverick’s relationship receiving loads of likes, comments, and shares. Valencia's receiving loads of comments that alternate between dragging, hateful comments, envious content, etc. THIS USER IS LOOKING DOWN ON YOU MORTALS: This Valencia is truly a shameless beautiful vase that only seduces men. A shameless slut will forever remain a slut. It's clear that she escaped her wedding six years ago in order to hook up with other men. It's just that Mr. Corbyn is truly innocent, and she
“What did Mom say?” A sweet, fond, and patient smile appeared on Valencia’s face, and she extended her hand to ruffle the quadruplet’s hair, tousling it gently. Orson, Hudson, and Iverson wore a white school shirt with the school badge fixed on it, a navy blue tie fixed on it, and navy-colored trousers. Meanwhile Iris wore a plaid skirt instead of trousers, her long hair falling to her back. The quadruplet blinked their eyes and fixated their eyes on Valencia. “To be good in school and watch out for each other,” they obediently disclosed. Valencia's heart softened and melted with joy. She lowered her head and plastered kisses on the quadruplet’s cheeks. “Mom will say goodbye now, okay…” Suddenly, Valencia paused. As if she had just recalled something important, she continued, “And if quadruplets have any dissatisfaction…” “We should tell it to Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Grand Uncle, and Grand Aunt.” The quadruplet intoned in a loud and clear voice. Valencia was extremely s
. “Miss Valencia, you are here.” As soon as Valencia stepped into the set, voices and greetings filled her ears. Today is the first day of the movie shoot. As the writer and according to the contract Valencia signed with Maverick, she has to be present on set. Valencia gently nodded her head and calmly responded in greeting while thinking that it was best she didn't see that Maverick jerk. Throughout the past week, Valencia has managed to hold her rage regardless of what that bastard did, and that was all because of Corbyn. He better not appear before… “Miss Valencia seems to be in a good mood.” Maverick strode into the set at a long and fast pace. He’s in a black suit that accentuated his broad shoulders, tall figure, and long legs, his figure tall and imposing, his aura cold and fierce. His cold eyes fell on the beautiful woman immediately. Today, Valencia is in a black suit. Her hair is swept back behind her head, flaunting her smooth and pale neck. She is wearin
Tears pooled in Tatiana’s eyes; her face turned pale, her shoulders and body trembling, and blood appeared on her mouth. Yet she stubbornly bit her lower lip as if she wanted to suppress the pain coursing through her. Her eyelashes fluttered, and she lowered her head pitifully. She cried out in a shaky voice and a bristly and pitiful tone, “Miss Valencia, I only wanted to apologize. Although I truly went too far, it’s fine if you don’t want to accept my apology. it’s just...” She pauses meaningfully, bites her lower lip, and subtly glances at Maverick. Her reddened eyes which were filled with grievances landed on Valencia. Tatiana lowered her head and hesitated. “It’s just that acting like this will make everyone think Miss Valencia is rash…” Suddenly, she paused; her eyes flashed with pain, and she began to gasp heavily while holding her chest, her expression filled with pain. Valencia’s expression immediately turned cold, clearly understanding what tricks Tatiana was playing.
“Tatiana only fell slightly after Miss Valencia’s push. Maverick already made sure that Tatiana received treatment. It’s nothing serious.” Tatiana tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, lowered her head, and finalized her words in a soft and coquettish, demure voice. Upon hearing Tatiana’s response, Amell’s eyes turned sharp, and his eyes constricted. He anxiously grabbed her hand, stared into her eyes, and reiterated, “Valencia pushed you?” Tatiana’s eyes widened in anxiety, and she hurriedly shook her head as if she had mistakenly made Amell misunderstand. “No. No. Big brother Amell misunderstands.” Tatiana suddenly lowered her head and squeezed her hands. She bit her lower lip, and her eyes darted about. “Tatiana already offends Miss Valencia countless times. Tatiana deserved to be slapped and pushed by Valencia when Tatiana wanted to apologize. It’s all Tatiana’s fault.” She cried out in a demure and docile, soft, pitiful, and innocent voice that unconsciously tugg
This jerk! Valencia's expression changed, and she dodged, evading his lips before they could land on hers.This fight became a tugging between cat and dog?Suddenly, Valencia stopped struggling, and she glared at Maverick coldly, her eyes flashing with disdain and exasperation.Valencia scolded the shameless man who now focused on placing kisses on her neck and cheeks due to her refusal, “Mr. Maverick, could it be that you have fallen in love with me? Look carefully; I'm Valencia. Valencia. Your Tatiana is at the party. Outside of this restroom.”Maverick’s throat rolled, and he grunted, “I know.”If only the woman knew how hard it had been to control the urge to strip off her dress and take her hard right now so much that everyone at the party would know that she belonged to him.Under Maverick's dark gaze, Valencia couldn't help shivering, wanting nothing but to escape this temperamental and eccentric Maverick, but all to no avail.Suddenly, Valencia's brows furrowed. If he knew, th
“Excuse me.”Unable to hold it anymore, Valencia quickly took a step back and fled to the restroom while trying to appear calm.Immediately Valencia stepped into the restroom, she shut the door behind her and began to pace nervously while resisting the urge to tug and tousle her hair.Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!!! What had she done?Grandpa Black… No. Valencia facepalmed herself and tried to recall all the conversations.Grandpa Black had always been interested in matchmaking Valencia to his grandson and wanted her to marry his grandson.It's all because of… Ahhhh!What about Grandpa Black being curious about her and her quadruplets' father's interaction?Grandpa Black must have been asking just to know the details and know how to arrange things between Valencia and Maverick.Boohoo!The more the thoughts coursed through Valencia's mind, the more she wanted to sit down and cry an ocean.Valencia never expected that she'd fall into someone's plans. Hell. Never did she expect that the someone
Upon seeing Farrell’s car a few steps away, Aneira hurriedly parted from the Cirillo family and ran toward Farrell. “Hubby,” she called sweetly and beamed at him. Farrell's cold expression softened, and he found himself unable to get annoyed at the adorable woman. Still, he stretched out his hand and pinched her squishy cheeks with feigned anger. “Ouch. Ouch, it hurts, Hubby. Hurry up and let go,” Aneira cried dramatically in a soft and coquettish voice. Farrell’s mood softened, and he rubbed Aneira’s hair endearingly. He lowered his head and placed a kiss at the corner of her lips. “You look beautiful, Aneira.” He confessed sincerely and whispered something in her ear. Aneira’s ears reddened, and her face flushed like a tomato. She stretched out her hand and pinched Farrell’s waist shyly. “Ahem.” The Montclair couple—Farrell’s parents—suddenly cleared their throats after being ignored by the couple. These two were so engrossed with each other that they had already forgotten that
Raven Castillo held Valencia's hand and continued to lecture, her expression filled with worry and concern. “Valencia, if you feel uncomfortable…”Valencia sighed and nodded her head for the umpteenth time. “I understand, Mom.”Raven had also told Valencia that if she didn’t want to attend the Vandenberg party, then she didn't have to be scared and that Valencia should let her know.Raven had also told Valencia that if she was scared or uninterested at some point, then she should let Raven know. If someone dared to bully her…In the past, Valencia had always stayed quiet and endured everything because of her love for Maverick Vandenberg.But now, after realizing that Maverick was such a bad person, who did she have to fear, and why would she care? And why would she let herself be bullied?The last thing that anyone wanted to do was to step on Valencia’s toes today.There's no way that Valencia would be in a good mood after seeing that scumbag and Tatiana.And if anyone dares to go aga
“I said, Heaven is really considerate, and they aren’t blind. Since that time, Tatiana has been facing kidnapping schemes endlessly. Serves that bitch right.” Aneira grinned in excitement while the makeup artist applied makeup to her face. Although Aneira knew she shouldn’t be laughing at another’s misfortune, she really couldn’t hold her excitement at that point. After all, that Tatiana bitch had been a menace in Valencia’s life ever since she returned to the country. If one asked why Aneira slept in the Cirillo mansion and was going through her preparation for Grandpa Blauch Vandenberg’s party in the Cirillo mansion instead of her husband’s… Well, this is the answer… Although Aneira could have chosen to do it at home, she had dumped her pitiful Farrell and instead returned to the Cirillo family because it was more fun with the girls! Even though Farrell and his family were closer to the Vandenberg family, somehow, Farrell’s wife had no liking for Maverick and the Vandenberg famil
---“Maverick, Tatiana is so sorry. Tatiana didn't wish to cause trouble for Maverick. Maverick, please forgive Tatiana.” As soon as Maverick stepped into the ward, Tatiana immediately broke into tears. Her body began to tremble, and her lips quivered pitifully.Originally, Tatiana's face was as pale as a sheet due to the incident. Coupled with the sobbing, it made Tatiana appear exceptionally pitiful and fragile, making one have the urge to want to protect her.Immediately, Tatiana lowered her head, and her eyes flashed with a devious glint.Although Tatiana and Maverick had shared the bed that night, the truth is that ever since Tatiana woke up the next morning until she fell from the mountain, Tatiana never set her eyes on Maverick.Even when Tatiana called Maverick’s phone or sent messages, he wouldn't pick up her call nor respond to her messages—all because he was busy.That had never happened in the past. In the past, no matter how busy Maverick was, he always responded to her m
"Huff! That bastard’s shamelessness really knows no bounds. All because of that fake bitch, Maverick is losing all the good people by his side. I hope he doesn't realize the truth when it's too late," Aviva scolded, her voice a tad higher due to rage. If it wasn't for Valencia constantly pacifying her and telling her not to, Aviva really wanted to storm to that hospital and rip that bastard apart. Although Aviva knew the Vandenberg family weren't good people, still, Maverick—that jerk—is really out of this world and different from the rest of the family. Aviva sighed and wrapped her arm around Valencia. Right now, the most important thing was to comfort Valencia and ease her pain. Although Valencia assumed a nonchalant and brave front, Aviva believed those were acts, and Valencia was overwhelmed by pain deep down. Aviva lowered her voice and tried to coax Valencia in the most gentle tone she could ever muster. "Valencia, don't pay attention to that jerk. He's really going to regre
“Safety check.” The director took a step back and swept a glance at the prop assistant as if to check if everything was in place. “Everything is in place, Director.” The props assistant immediately took a step back and responded, leaving Tatiana and Ayla at their initial positions. “Two minutes. Actors, get into position,” the director finalized and immediately made his way toward the camera. The crew immediately moved into their rightful positions. The scene that would be shot at the mountain was one of the female lead returning to the village where she was raised after being shunned by her parents and the world due to a scheme from her stepsister. The female lead had run to the village to take a breather and consider things again. However, what the female lead did not expect was that her ex-friend (Tatiana’s character), under the Fl sister's advice, was already trailing FL—intent on silently finishing her off in the village. The scene goes: The FL, who was running the mountai
“The Vandenberg family invited the family to the Blauch Vandenberg party and specially invited Valencia?” Raven Castillo suddenly read aloud from the envelope in her hand upon seeing Valencia and Aviva step into the mansion, her voice filled with bewilderment at the news she had just read. Fleet wrapped his hands around Raven while going through the documents in his other hand, as if to let Raven know that he was focusing on her regardless of going through a document or not. Fleet chimed into the conversation by responding in a tentative voice, “What is that old man thinking?” Upon hearing Raven's announcement, Valencia unconsciously paused in her tracks, not believing her ears. Did the Vandenberg family just specially invite their son’s ex and someone who was termed a humiliation throughout Valencia's relationship with Maverick? Moreover, aren’t the Cirillo and Vandenberg families enemies? Why would the Vandenberg family choose to let their enemies attend their celebration? Weren