Upon seeing Valencia in that yellow dress, Maverick’s eyes darkened, and his thoughts began to run wild. Did Valencia purposefully dress like this to seduce him? The thoughts of pressing Valencia down and making her cry out his name made Maverick’s mouth turn dry. Maverick suddenly wanted to have something to drink to suppress himself, or else he might press the woman down and take her so fiercely. At that moment, Maverick couldn’t help recalling her signature coffee. Valencia’s expression changed, and she directed a dagger-like stare at him. “I’m here to sign a contract.” She responded, meaning that she was not his secretary, so why would he order her to make him coffee? Maverick arched his brows, fixed his calm gaze on her, and leaned back domineeringly. Although he didn’t say a word, it was clear that he was asking if she'd disobey him or sign the contract. “Scumbag.” Valencia cursed under her breath and stormed toward the coffee machine. This jerk! He only knows how to
“Tatiana has always heard of Young Master Corbyn Cirillo’s name; Tatiana never expected that Tatiana would one day come across Young Master Corbyn’s Cirillo. It’s Tatiana’s life's luck to come across Young Master Corbyn.” Tatiana bowed to a 90-degree position and expressed in a demure and docile, sweet tone while blinking her eyes innocently and smiling sweetly and coquettishly. Tatiana’s hair fell to her face, and her beautiful side profile was revealed to Corbyn, making her appear more beautiful and enchanting. Tatiana was in a flowery white dress that fell on her thigh, her hair fell past her shoulder, and her face had minimal makeup, causing her to look more like an innocent and enchanting goddess, a gentle aura exuding from her. Corbyn’s eyes were lowered on his phone, a cold and frigid, fierce aura exuding from him. It's been over five minutes since the woman stepped into Maverick’s office, yet he hadn’t heard from her. He only hoped that that bastard jerk wouldn't cro
"Mom." As soon as Valencia stepped into the mansion, the quadruplet cheerfully jumped on Valencia and wrapped their hands around Valencia's neck while beaming. It turns out that Godfather was right about ensuring mom's safety. Mom truly returns even after meeting with that asshole! Upon seeing the quadruplet jump on Valencia, Aviva dramatically exhaled and plopped on the sofa 'tiredly' as if she had just been granted amnesty. Ever since Valencia left, even though the quadruplet had been repeatedly assured by Valencia, Aviva, Corbyn, and the Cirillo family, the quadruplet seemed not to believe their words because they kept tossing about, pacing the mansion entrance, checking the window, etc., while perking their ears for the sound of Corbyn's car. The quadruplet won't even take a glance at their favorite things, snacks, etc. Not even their favorite programs could sway them from their restlessness. Aviva had almost gone crazy trying to find solutions to the quadruplet's r
The familiar, conspicuous, limited-edition black car sleekly rolled to a stop in front of one of the grandest halls in the state. Upon seeing the car come to a stop, the reporters crowding the venue and interviewing other top socialites immediately paused their actions. They rushed toward the car and surrounded it while taking pictures, the light and shutter sound made by their camera not ceasing a bit. It was as if they didn’t even want to miss a bit of detail. Corbyn's expression softened, his brows arched, and his inquisitive gaze fell on Valencia’s small and beautiful face. Even though Corbyn didn’t say a word, Valencia already knew what Corbyn’s expression signified. She pressed her lips together and tried to plaster the most sincere smile she could ever muster on her face. “I’m fine. I took a rest.” As soon as Valencia returned to the mansion from Maverick’s office, she tried to take as much rest as she could since she already knew that they'd be attending the party.
Valencia thought that this was just a normal gathering; she hadn’t expected that Maverick would be here. Valencia believed that if it wasn't for her, Corbyn would never be there, so why was Maverick here? It seems Valencia had made a wrong calculation. Had Valencia known that Maverick would be at the gathering, even if she had 999 lives and she craved for VaQuel’s success, Valencia would never have come. Maverick, that person is a scumbag; the least Valencia wanted was to cross paths with such a jerk! Valencia's eyes turned cold upon seeing Tatiana sweetly approach Maverick with a smile on her face; immediately, Tatiana stood next to Maverick elegantly. Immediately, Aviva’s words began to replay in Valencia’s head. Maverick didn’t plan to let Valencia go, but because he wanted to pick Tatiana up, Maverick’s guard lowered. Valencia's expression turned calm. What does it matter anyway? They have nothing to do with each other anymore. Once the film shooting ends, they’ll nev
Upon hearing Maverick scolding Valencia without batting an eyelid, Tatiana’s heart surged with joy, and a smug smile subtly flashed past Tatiana's eyes. Ever since Valencia's departure, regardless of what Tatiana did, Maverick won’t cast his gaze on her. He was like a block. Very indifferent. At first, Tatiana’s plan of spilling the wine on Valencia was due to the fact that not only would Valencia be the joke of the night, but Valencia would definitely become infuriated. This means that Valencia will definitely let out her fury at Tatiana. With Tatiana’s pitiful act, Tatiana will definitely capture the pity and heart of the crowd, while Valencia will be blamed for overreacting. Definitely. After witnessing such a scene, Maverick's heart will soften toward Tatiana. After all, what Maverick hated the most was seeing Tatiana go through such grievances. Even though her plans had failed, Tatiana could see that the trajectory was heading toward the same path. Soon, Valenc
Upon seeing Maverick's eyes still trailing Corbyn and the woman, Tatiana’s reddened eyes shimmered with tears, and her shoulder and body trembled, extreme sadness oozing out of her, giving one the urge to protect. Tatiana bowed her head pitifully while biting her lower lips pitifully. “Maverick. It’s all Tatiana’s fault. If Tatiana hadn’t acted so clumsy, Maverick wouldn’t have been blamed by everyone, and the Vandenberg family's reputation would not have been stained because of Tatiana. It’s all Tatiana’s fault.” Tatiana bemoaned in a pitiful and docile tone, her lips pursed in a line, and she snuck pitiful glances at Maverick. “Although Tatiana had tried to apologize, Tatiana didn’t know that Tatiana would do it wrongly, and Tatiana would end up not satisfying Miss Valencia. It’s all Tatiana’s fault. Tatiana won’t do it again.” Tatiana cried out in a pitiful and docile soft voice. Her body was shivering so much it was as if she'd be blown away by the breeze in the next second,
As soon as Valencia stepped out of the car, Aviva bolted out of the mansion and only stopped in front of Valencia. Aviva gripped her chest and cried out dramatically. “Sister-in-law, come here. How could you do this to me? How could you?” She cried out pitifully while pointing at Valencia. Valencia's expression changed, and her eyes fell on Corbyn, who alighted from the other end of the car before they landed on Aviva again. She quickly stretched her hands toward Aviva in order to cover Aviva’s lips and shut her up… Unfortunately, Aviva wasn’t willing to be shut down by Valencia, and she expertly evaded Valencia while screaming at the top of her lungs. “I saw that kiss. Valencia, I saw that kiss. Valencia, you bitch, I didn’t know you and my brother had become a thing. I’ve been an advocate from the beginning; how can I be the last to know, you traitor?” At that second, Valencia and Corbyn’s eyes made contact. Valencia’s face flushed in embarrassment, and she quickly lowered
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