The sudden ringing of Valencia’s phone made her pause her actions of packing her things into her bags. Without taking a look at the caller, Valencia directly picked up the call and said, “Hello.”“Valencia, I’m sorry.” Lessie’s apologetic and choked sob drifted into Valencia’s ears from the other end of the phone.Upon hearing Lessie’s words, Valencia straightened her back, and her eyes flickered with several emotions. Nevertheless, Valencia gritted her teeth and stretched her finger toward the hang-up button.As if knowing what Valencia planned to do, Lessie’s brittle voice drifted from the other end of the phone. “Please, don’t cut off the call. I… I was just jealous. I thought that you looked down on me, so I…” Lessie suddenly took a deep breath. This was the reason she had been sabotaging Valencia’s reputation.Even though she didn’t complete her words, that was what she meant. Lessie’s father and Valencia’s father ended up being the same person, and Lessie’s mother also took over
“Keep shut, you bitch!” the guard roared in fury and grabbed Tatiana by the neck, his eyes turning cold and killing intent filling them.Tatiana became scared, and she couldn’t help shivering from fright.The guard sneered in disdain and let go of Tatiana, causing the chain to swing forward and backward.The guard sneered again and removed the gag from Tatiana’s lips, his eyes twinkling with an evil light. “If you have something to say, hurry up and say it to my face, bitch,” he growled, understanding the meaning of her previous actions.He had already expected an heiress like Tatiana to be a spoiled one!Suddenly, the guard’s eyes turned lustful, and he licked his lower lip while eyeing Tatiana’s body. “Not bad. Although she’s not that beautiful, she’s still pretty. Brother, what do you think about having a taste of Maverick’s woman…”“The boss is outside!” A sudden yell from one of the guards outside invaded their ears.The guard’s expression changed, and he gnashed his teeth. He ga
“Boss.” Assistant Cliff bowed and carefully placed the Rosevix land document on the table.Maverick casually arched his brows and opened the document to skim through. “Good.” He commented, his face and tone blank, making his emotions indecipherable.Assistant Cliff hesitated. Maverick could have broken in from the beginning if he wanted to. If Maverick wanted, those people would have been lying in the hospital, but wanting to go through such a risky thing—was it worth it? “Young master going like that, Miss Tatiana…”Maverick placed the document on the table and raised his head to stare at Assistant Cliff. He glared at Assistant Cliff in disdain, as if to say that it had been years since Assistant Cliff had been by his side, yet he still couldn’t understand Maverick well.Well, what did it matter if something happened to Tatiana?“Didn’t he like a show? I’ll give him something to watch.” Maverick picked up the document and strode out of the office.He? Assistant Cliff’s eyebrows furro
Tatiana put on a skimpy, silky white night slip that reached her upper thigh and revealed a hint of her butt. She ran down the stairs, giggling like an innocent and pure little girl, and called sweetly, “Maverick. Maverick…” Tatiana paused in her tracks, and the happiness on her face disappeared upon seeing no sign of Maverick in the living room. The living room was so empty it seemed as if no one had been there the night before. Aurora’s eyes flashed with disdain, and she inwardly snorted. Didn’t Tatiana find her feigned innocence very disgusting? Although Tatiana kept smiling and giggling like an innocent girl, she had purposely put on a sexy outfit. It was obvious that nothing about Tatiana revealed innocence; rather, she was all about seduction. Still, she tried to cover it up with feigned cluelessness. Despite the thoughts coursing through Aurora's mind, none of them were revealed on her face. Instead, a patient smile hung on her lips as she reported in a calm and steady to
Upon hearing this, the gazes that fell on Valencia became unsightly, and everyone couldn't help remembering the incident of the previous day.That's right! Even a fool would notice that Valencia had been annoyed at Tatiana for kicking Lessie out. Definitely, Valencia had done it on purpose to make everyone misjudge Tatiana.However, no one had expected that Valencia would choose to retaliate like this. Very despicable.Valencia's expression turned cold, and she folded her arms.Although she had already expected Tatiana to act, she didn't expect that she'd do so blatantly. But what did she expect? Tatiana, that bitch, was fond of doing it. Doing the same cringe cries over and over. Isn't she tired and disgusted?Valencia's eyes turned fierce, and a cold smile appeared on her face. “Miss Tatiana, you claimed that you had been purposely schemed against by me. I submitted others' scripts, and no one claimed to have issues. For only Miss Tatiana to have this complaint, it's clear that some
As soon as Valencia alighted from the car, it immediately drove off, as if the owner had been waiting for her to get out for a long time. Valencia snorted, her eyes cold, and her face contorted with disdain. She turned toward the studio and began making her way inside. What did she expect? That bastard only knew how to use and discard people. Tatiana would really do a great job as the Vandeberg family’s young madam. The driver had purposely taken a longer route, even driving past the same path four or five times before finally heading toward the set. Throughout that time, Maverick’s head had rested on her shoulder—sleeping. He had held her hand tightly and wrapped an arm around her waist, just like lovers would. It was as if he never wanted to let her go. Yet, when the car finally stopped… That bastard didn’t even thank her, nor did he spare her a glance, and… “Did you just get down from Maverick's car?” Aviva eyed Valencia suspiciously, hands on her waist, her reaction making i
PING. PING. PING.The sudden, endless buzzing of Valencia, Aneira, and Aviva's phones broke the cheerful and sweet ambiance in the private room of a Michelin-starred restaurant.Although the three had wanted to ignore the phone's endless buzzing at first, realizing that this was such an unusual occurrence made them rethink.Moreover, for the three to be receiving alerts at the same time, could it be that something serious had happened?Immediately, they all exchanged glances, looked down at their phones, and unlocked them.At that moment, they realized they had been tagged by netizens concerning the current news circulating on social media.“Heh. Your husband and Maverick fought?” Valencia's eyes widened in bewilderment.Although Maverick's and Farrell’s families weren't close, everyone in the country knew the friendship between the two was tight, and they were just like brothers.Aneira’s brows furrowed in concern, but in the next second, she directed a playful glare at Valencia and
A boy held out his hand. A hand wrapped around the boy’s waist.Seeming to hear a joke, the boy smiled brightly.Soon, the scenery changed.The boy smiled radiantly and spoke over the phone. “Yes, I’ll be there soon…”“Boss, Young Miss Tatiana is here. Should I let her in?”The sudden announcement from a secretary snapped Amell from his thoughts.Tatiana? Why was she here?Amell’s brows arched, not realizing that his unusual happiness for Tatiana had already dissipated.He leaned back against the sofa and casually responded, “Let her in.”Immediately, Amell’s thoughts began to spin again, leading him back to his reverie.“Big Brother Amell,” the tiny voice of Tatiana suddenly invaded his ears, snapping him out of his thoughts.He raised his head to stare at her, his expression a bit withdrawn and absentminded.Suddenly, a wave of disgust overwhelmed him, making him want to barf.Those memories… Amell didn’t think that the person he had made those memories with could be Tatiana. She fe
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