Maverick clenched the steering wheel; his lips were drawn in a thin line, and a gloomy aura pervaded him. Recalling the woman’s stubborn expression, his chest somehow tightened, and his irritation grew. Maverick reached out for the packet of expensive cigarettes placed in the center console. He lit up a stick and began to smoke it, his whole being enigmatic. After smoking two sticks, Maverick’s gloomy expression decreased slightly. He turned on the ignition and drove out of the mansion immediately. Minutes later, Maverick’s car drove into the hospital. With a gloomy expression, Maverick alighted the car and strode into the hospital. A few minutes later, he opened the door to Tatiana's ward and strode inside. Tatiana's body was curled up in a fetal position. Her eyes were shut tightly, and her fist was balled into a fist, making her whole person pitiful. Maverick's expression softened upon casting a glance at the trembling Tatiana. Suddenly, Tatiana's eyes flew
The thick smell of century-old alcohol and cigarettes pervaded the private room. Maverick’s brows knitted slightly at the sight of the table. On the dark table were dozens of bottles of whisky, liquor, and wine, and several bottles were empty. Indifferently, Maverick strode into the private room and sat on one of the couches elegantly, a domineering and majestic aura oozing out of him. Burke casually arched his brows and continued to smoke the half-stick cigarette he held in his hand. He lazily glanced at Maverick. "Brother three, you disappeared again. This time and that time for that woman,” he puffed out the smoke enchantingly. Maverick ignored Burke's statement and poured a century-old whisky into a new glass cup. He swirled it before chugging it down his throat. He gave Burke a languid glance that seemed to accuse Burke of being wasted at such a time of the day. “Eh eh. It's not the first time.” Burke chuckled indifferently, but one won't fail to catch the sadness in i
"Ahhhhh!" Valencia yawned and stretched her sore body tiredly. She turned on the massive bed and rubbed her eyes before stretching her body leisurely. Her brows knitted upon discovering that the pain coursing through her had lessened a lot. Even though Valencia didn't want to admit it, she knew the person who could be behind it: Maverick. Valencia exhaled and leisurely turned. She couldn't believe she had fallen asleep amidst crying. Upon recalling Maverick, Valencia's heart felt as if it had been stabbed deeply by multiple shards of sharp glass. He... Wait! Valencia paused in agitation. How could she turn and stretch this much when she had been tied down to a position by Maverick? Valencia's brows furrowed, and her eyes flew wide open. Immediately, Valencia realized that the red rope that had always tied her down had magically disappeared. Valencia sat up, and she realized that she was in Maverick's white shirt, which fell below her knees due to its big size and
Valencia eyed the shrieking girl. The girl was an average-looking, slim girl in her twenties, currently dressed in a pink princess gown. The girl currently had a scowl on her face and her arms akimbo. Immediately, Valencia recalled the girl as Amelia, the daughter of Maverick's nanny, who grew up with Maverick. Because Amelia had grown up with Maverick, she always believed that Maverick had a soft spot for her and that she'd one day become Maverick's woman. She was also among those who had bullied Valencia in the past. Seeing Amelia's posture and expression, Valencia realized that even if she had no intention to seek trouble, that person would still seek trouble with her. Valencia's lips subtly curved upward in eagerness. Originally, Valencia was raging in a bad mood, and she had no opportunity to let it out. Luckily, a stupid punching bag had delivered herself. Hopefully, this uncouth girl won't let her down. Thinking like this, Valencia closed her eyes and continued
Valencia yawned and rubbed her eyes lazily. The familiar soreness and softness made her groan and curse that lustful Maverick scum. That jerk is too much! Valencia extended her hand and massaged her painful waist before turning on the soft bed. Suddenly, Valencia's brows furrowed at the emptiness, and her eyes flew wide open. Valencia's gaze fell on the space next to the bed. Not only was it cold, but it was also neat, with no creases, as if Maverick hadn't slept next to her after she blacked out. A rueful smile appeared on Valencia's face, and her eyes turned cold immediately. Did Maverick return to the mansion just so he could stabilize his mood before he returned to that woman? Even without thinking, Valencia knew where Maverick had gone. If he liked Tatiana so much, then why did he lock her up and won't let her go? Valencia chuckled. Why would Maverick let Valencia go? After all, Maverick took Valencia as nothing but a toy. Valencia stared into the distance and sc
Upon hearing Maverick's words, Tatiana subtly gnashed her teeth together and clenched her fist in fury. Finley, that asshole, had never liked Tatiana from day one. Finley's eyes are always sharp, cold, and scary whenever they land on Tatiana. It was as if he knew Tatiana's every thought and every action. Tatiana had never felt so uneasy with anyone as she felt when she was in Finley's presence. In Finley's presence, Tatiana doesn't even want to think about any scheming tricks because she feels that Finley will know her thoughts. Despite the thoughts running through her mind, Tatiana bit her lower lip demurely and nodded her head considerately. "Then Maverick shouldn't work too hard, okay?" She lowered her head and conveyed in a soft, docile tone. Maverick tucked his hands into his trousers pocket, nodded indifferently, and strode out of the room without another response. Seeing Maverick leave her room without hesitation, Tatiana gritted her teeth, an indecipherable glint
Lessie bit her lower lip to snap out of her daze. Immediately, her lips quivered and her face reddened in grievance. “Brother-in-law, who's that woman with you in the news? Didn't my brother-in-law claim to love my sister? How can a brother-in-law be with another woman?" Lessie's eyes reddened, and she cried out righteously. Her body kept trembling, her chest puffed out, and her hips swayed coquettishly with her every word. Her actions were capable of stirring any man’s heart. After Maverick rejects Lessie in the wedding hall, Lessie tries to meet Maverick countless times to pursue him, yet somehow their paths never cross those years. However, the thought of Maverick not getting married or moving on for the past few years was enough to help Lessie calm down. As long as Maverick continued to stay single, Lessie believed that she had all the time to win Maverick over to her side But what Lessie never expected was that Tatiana would suddenly emerge out of nowhere to become M
Maverick stepped into the guest room with furrowed brows. Right on the bed, Valencia was curled up in a fetal position, fast asleep. Dry tears hung on her petite and exquisite face, stabbing Maverick's heart deeply. Maverick extended his hand towards Valencia’s cheeks and gently wiped the tears from her face; his expression unexpectedly very patient and caring. Maverick's lips drew into a thin line. Is his presence hurting Valencia so much that she will silently cry to herself? Hasn’t she always put him first? Did she truly like him no more and now care for Corbyn more? Maverick’s left hand subconsciously balled into a fist. Still, he will never let her go. She ran away the first time; he won’t let her do the same the second time. Maverick lowered his head to kiss her enticing lips. He wrapped his hands around her thin waist. Immediately, maverick brows furrowed upon feeling the bone. Valencia seemed to have lost weight compared to when she first arrived at the mansion.
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