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LUCAS. “I’ve never been to a club before… is it fun?” Sophia asked just as I drove into the underground parking lot at the SCREAM club. “It depends… sometimes it’s a bit noisy but it’s also a place you can unwind,” I replied, looking at her. Her eyes were full of curiosity and a hint of excitement, more like a child who was about to taste ice cream for the first time. She looked sexy in high-waisted leather pants and a gold, spaghetti top with a plunging neckline. Her blonde hair was left to flow down her shoulders and she had very light make-up on. I was dressed casually too in a pair of dark jeans, a white shirt and a black blazer. Sophia had been feeling low the past few days, so I decided to take her out to lighten up her mood, A few minutes later, I led Sophia through the VIP entrance. I had ordered for Elias’s people to be deliberately given info about Sophia, so I made sure they couldn’t get my face as they took pictures.I wanted Elias to feel like he had found her, onl
LUCAS. “You look so whipped, man. I won’t be surprised if I find you doing the dishes,” Damian remarked and Sophia let out a giggle. “He does do the dishes. He even cooks!” She responded before giggling again.I looked down at her, arching an eyebrow. She was on her second glass and her eyes had already begun to look glassy. Someone was getting tipsy…She beckoned me to lower my head and I did. Cupping the back of my head, she brought my head closer to her, her lips too close to my ears. “They think you’re so whipped... They don’t know we are just acting,” she said and giggled some more. Her lips tickled my skin and I felt something course through me but I kept a poker face. I removed my head from her hold before whispering in her ears. “It means we are doing a good job… remember, we need to look like we are so in love.”She pulled back, giving me an ok sign with her fingers before pouring herself another glass of wine. “Huh… the world is cruel to us singles,” Caspian complaine
SOPHIA. Lucas’s words made me freeze, my heart slamming against my ribcage when I realised what had just happened. I drank too much and got tipsy. And then…And then I…Oh my God! What have I done?!!Did I just awaken my inner stripper and dance on Lucas?That was so naughty!I felt my body heat up and I was sure my face was as red as a tomato. What came over me?I suddenly had this burst of confidence and with that song… it just gave me the urge to dance and before I knew it, I was straddling Lucas, dancing like a stripper in front of his friends. Oh God… To make matters worse, I kinda dry humped him and now, I was seated on something very big and hard like steel. The sultry song still playing in the background, the dim lighting and our current position created a suggestive mood between us, causing the air around us to crackle with electrifying sparks. Lucas had a boner... and I could feel his erect dick right on my core. I had to resist the sudden, strange urge to gyrate my
SOPHIA.“Mr Hart sent me to deliver this,” a young man who seemed to be in his mid-twenties said, handing me a bouquet of red and gold premium roses. I was in the middle of making a plan to take control of the Adams Group when Sarah, the housekeeper, told me I had a visitor. When I descended the stairs, I found that it was Wilson Adler, Lucas’s assistant. He had medium dark curly hair and dark eyes and he wore glasses. In a neat three-piece gray suit, he stood in the living room holding the bouquet of flowers, ready to give them to me. I raised an eyebrow as I received the bouquet and brought the roses to my nose, taking a whiff. This was so sweet… I had never received flowers before. My heart couldn’t help but skip a beat. “Thank you for delivering the flowers. I’ll call him to thank him,” I said, smiling as I held the flowers like they were the greatest treasure I had ever had. I never knew it felt so good to receive flowers and it made my stomach flutter with butterflies.
SOPHIA. I frowned, seeing none other than Violet and Olivia walk into the restaurant. Since when had those two been so close?Our eyes locked and they seemed surprised to see me. Violet suddenly smiled. She hooked an arm around Olivia’s and approached us. “Sophia, what are you doing here? Do you know that Elias has been looking for you like crazy?” Violet’s fake worried voice came and I sneered. What a good best friend she was. So, she’s here acting like she’s in support of me getting back with Elias? We both know she’s fake… A green snake in the grass. All this while, she had been concerned about my marriage, always asking how things between Elias and I were going. Little did I know that she was actually just a monitoring spirit. All her smiles, her concern, her care- they were all fake!I glanced at her, arching an eyebrow. “Are you sure you want him to find me? Shouldn’t you be happy that I escaped? You can have the cheater all to yourself. The two of you deserve each other.
SOPHIA. Have you ever kissed someone and felt a sudden jolt of electricity course through you the moment your lips touched?That’s what I felt when I kissed Lucas in an attempt to hide his face from Violet. Fisting his collar in a tight grip, I pressed my lips to his, trying to ignore the way my core clenched with something I didn’t want to name.Lucas froze, not expecting me to kiss him but a second later, he cupped the back of my head and deepened the kiss. My breath hitched at the intensity of it all– he kissed me gently, yet deeply and I felt my stomach flip. Oh my God!I had never felt such intense tingles in my life before… Lucas placed his other hand on my lower back, pulling me closer and I arched my back. The space between us disappeared as I melted into the kiss, kissing him back with equal intensity. I resisted the urge to clamp my legs shut as he kissed me, my heart hammering in my chest as he alternated between my upper and lower lip… there was no tongue, but the kis
LUCAS. “We have protestors outside the company and the board members want you to sort it out.”Dad’s voice echoed in my head on my way to the company. “Sir, why are we the ones dealing with this problem? Those phones were sent into the market by Elias without a proper quality control check and testing. He used low-quality and counterfeit parts to cut costs but he just incurred losses for the company instead,” Wilson said as he drove the car. “This is an opportunity to show how useless Elias is,” I replied, a small smirk playing on my lips. Elias and my brother thought pinning the faulty phones on me would make me look like an incompetent CEO, little did they know that they just gave me an opportunity to make a lot of money for the group. The board members who are on their side won’t be anymore once they see which side is fattening their greedy pockets more. “Sir, we are here,” Wilson announced a few minutes later and I looked out the window. A sea of people had gathered in fron
RICHARD.I coiled my hands into fists, glaring at the bastard who was addressing the press like he owned the place. The moment he mentioned the partnership with Savvy Tech, the crowd went crazy. “Mr Hart, are you saying Mr X is willing to work with you?” One of the reporters asked. “Mr Hart, no one has ever seen Mr X. He’s a mysterious CEO who came out of nowhere. How did you manage to secure a partnership when you just returned to the country?”“How much is the partnership worth? Can we see the new product?” "You don't need to know the details. All you need to know is that Mr X and I are close. The partnership is worth a hundred million dollars and I have the contract with me. Mr X has already signed it, I just have to sign it and the deal is done,” Lucas replied arrogantly. I scoffed, my hatred for my so-called brother growing. How the hell did he manage to convince Mr X to give him a contract? Elias has been trying but he’s never gotten any response… not even a rejection. I
SOPHIA. A gasp escaped my lips when Lucas ripped my dress off, the sheer force leaving a stinging pain on my skin. “Luca…”“Yes, love?” Lucas arched an eyebrow before raking his eyes over my body. My face burned. Instinct kicked in, making me cover my breasts with one hand while the other one cupped my crotch. Lucas let out a low chuckle. “You’re so cute, you know that?” He said, a smirk tugging at his lips. “What part of you haven’t I seen? Why are you hiding yourself? Not like it would stop me from devouring you anyway…” Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I bit my lower lip, my heart pounding hard in my chest. I loved everything about this night... his confession, the scenery... the fact that I could see stars while lying in this position made it all too perfect. Reaching up, I grabbed Lucas’s shirt and tugged at it. “Take this off. I don’t want to be the only one naked,” I uttered in a low voice. Lucas’s smirk deepened. “Gladly.” He knelt on the bed, making me watch as
LUCAS.There. I said it. The instant relief that washed over me made me question why I kept this to myself all these years…It felt good to finally voice my feelings. To finally tell the woman of my dreams how much I loved and cherished her... “Lucas…” Sophia’s eyes widened in shock. “Are you saying you’ve always been in love with me?” I nodded, my fingers caressing her smooth skin as I cupped her cheek. “I have…” I replied. “I love you, Sophia Adams Hart.” Silence fell upon us, but we maintained our position, simply looking into each other’s eyes as Sophia tried to process my words. “Can you tell me why you left three years ago? Is it because I married Elias?” She asked, her eyes watering with tears. I sighed, recalling the past. When Elias proposed to Sophia and she accepted, that was the worst day of my life. I couldn’t take it. So, I gave up everything and left. I tried to move on… I even dated a few other women to try and move on, but I failed. Terribly. My heart, my so
SOPHIA. My heart slammed against my ribcage like a war drum being beaten into action. He wanted to say he would do it because he was my future husband? But that was nine years ago…A breath caught in my throat at the thought that crept into me. I looked up into gorgeous blue eyes that always seemed to be too intense when staring at me. “Luca… you—”“Come, let’s go in,” Lucas said, placing his hand on the small of my back and leading me into the villa. I temporarily put that thought aside, but my heart couldn’t stop racing. The possibility of Lucas…No, he didn’t, did he? That would mean…When we walked into the villa, I gasped, taking in the beautiful interior. Plush white sofas in the living room with a cozy fireplace, an open-plan kitchen on one side and a dining area with dinner for two already set up on the table. A bedroom lay on the other side of the villa, featuring a king-sized bed draped in sheer white curtains, a soft glow from bedside lamps casting warm light over the r
SOPHIA. “I didn’t expect your father to agree so easily,” I said, looking out the window and noticing that we weren’t going in our usual direction. “To be honest, Dad surprised me too,” Lucas replied. We were in the limo that he had sent for me, and he poured us two glasses of champagne, saying we needed it after that nerve-wracking moment in the lounge.“I think Elias is going to try something,” I remarked, turning to look at Lucas. “Be careful.” I still couldn't shake off the look of hatred he was throwing at us. It was like he had already killed us in his mind. Lucas glanced at me, a small smirk playing on his lips. He arched an eyebrow. “Are you worried about me?”I playfully rolled my eyes. “Isn’t it obvious?” He let out a low chuckle. “Don’t worry. I won’t give Elias or his wife the chance to hurt us,” he said, taking a sip of his champagne. “He should be the one worrying instead. I have a lot of scores to settle with him.”I sighed, looking out the window again. We had
VIOLET“Yes, spank me, babe! Oh, Yeah!” I fake moaned as Elias pounded into me from behind. “Fuck… I’m going to destroy your pussy, baby. Scream for me… show me how good I’m making you feel,” Elias groaned and I rolled my eyes. Elias was all talk and no show. Quite alright, his dick was large but he didn’t know what to do with it. The fact that he thought my fake moans meant he was fucking me so well was so surprising. Was this the man I used to admire when he was with Sophia? Indeed, you can't judge a book by its cover. Apart from his status, he wasn’t good in bed and didn’t know how to satisfy a woman. The first time we made love, I was highly disappointed. However, I still needed to steal him from Sophia, that's why I continued to fuck him. My mind drifted to Elias’s uncle, Lucas Hart and I sighed in regret. If I had known there was such a handsome man in the Hart family, I would have gone for him instead. I always knew Elias had an uncle but I thought he was old and had a b
ELIAS. “Sophia, if you walk out that door with my uncle, you will never get another chance to apologise! I’ll never accept you back even if you beg me!” I yelled, frustration creeping into me. Sophia simply chuckled, holding the bastard’s arm lovingly. “Luca, let’s go. We are done here.” They both glanced at me, giving me a taunting smirk before turning to leave. I couldn’t believe what was happening.When I heard news about Sophia coming to the party, I thought she was coming here to beg me so I could take her back. However, not only was she not here for me, but she was also married to Lucas Hart, my uncle and biggest nemesis.How could she do this to me?I clenched my hands into fists, glaring at Sophia and my so-called uncle as they walked out of the lounge, hand in hand like a happy couple. I could feel my body trembling with rage, jealousy surging within me like a tidal wave. How dare they make a fool of me?They must have been having an affair, no wonder Sophia was so eage
SOPHIA. “Do you love my son, Sophie? Or are you using him for revenge?” My heart jumped to my throat. “Dad, that’s not–”“Son, I’m talking to Sophie,” Steven said. He narrowed his eyes down at me. “Do you love Lucas or you’re just with him to get back at Elias?” The place fell into dead silence and I bit my lower lip, my stomach twisting and turning. “Sophie, my decision depends on your answer. Why did you marry my son?” Steven asked, his voice domineering. “Dad-““He’s husband material!” I blurted out, my face flushing. “I married him because I realised how wonderful he is. He’s handsome, kind and loving. Everything I would want in a husband.”“Is that so?” Steven raised his eyebrows suspiciously. “You didn’t collude with him to get married so I could give him my shares?”My heart raced erratically in my chest. I couldn’t have Lucas’s father find out why we got married in the first place. He may look like he was the kindest man in the world, but he was very strict when it came
SOPHIA. “Lucas, if something happens to our father, I’ll hold you responsible!” Richard yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Lucas. Lucas didn’t reply, simply looking at his father with creased eyebrows. Everyone could tell he had fake collapsed again but Richard was trying to blow things out of proportion. “Richard, we’ve all seen that there’s nothing wrong with your father. He’s just shocked by the news,” an elderly woman said. “How sure are you that there’s nothing wrong with him? His granddaughter-in-law became his daughter-in-law, do you really think he’s fine?” Richard spat. “The forbidden marriage must have given him a heart attack!” Olivia said. Looking at me, she sneered. “Father trusted Sophia a lot. Who knew that she would seduce my brother-in-law just to stay in the family and benefit from our wealth? I heard the Adams Group is on the verge of bankruptcy, she must have schemed her way into Lucas’s bed and forced him to marry her!”“Mom, I doubt Sophia can do that! S
LUCAS. A few minutes earlier…I didn’t expect Dad to throw me into a spontaneous meeting with some of his old folks. When I arrived and they saw me talking to Mr Jones, a lot of them flocked towards me, wanting to have a word. So, Dad arranged for us to have a short meeting in his private lounge.I wondered what they wanted to talk about and not wanting to miss out on any business opportunity, I went along with the arrangement. However, to my surprise, Dad looked at his friends seriously. “So, I know you all have beautiful young women as daughters, nieces and granddaughters. You can tell my son about them, perhaps he might like one of them,” he said and I furrowed my eyebrows deeply.“Dad, come on. We talked about this,” I groaned, pinching the bridge of my nose. Dad nodded. “Yes, I know! I also remember telling you to find a woman you like but I’m tired of waiting, Lucas! I’m in my mid-seventies. Who knows when I'll kick the bucket?” He sighed dramatically. “Do you want me to d