Clink! Clink! As the unmeasured footsteps neared his office, a radiant smile appeared on his face. Rhodes put down what he was doing and quickly turned towards his right, pretending to be sleeping. As the footsteps stopped near him, he uttered knowingly, "You just went out, didn't you say that you would have...""I didn't expect such a welcome though."Hearing the extremely familiar female voice, Rhodes turned to the direction. As he felt her presence near him, he asked bitterly, "What are you doing here?""Surprise!"Unlike earlier, his facial reaction was that of an angry man. He didn't bother sparing her a gaze and added, "What do you want now? Miss Alisha.""I told you that we would meet again, I thought you would be excited to see me but...""That's not what you should be telling a married man." The woman named Alisha blew on her long nails and pulled a chair for herself, "Fine, I will just get to the point. I was selected as the face of Red Butterfly but I got the notificati
"Tyler will go with the team, let him check everything first. If he approves, go along as planned." Hanging up, Rhodes tilted his head a little and a weat sign escaped his mouth.Putting down his phone just as he was about to lean back, his hand came in contact with her hand. "Celes..."Rhodes grabbed her hand and as she didn't move, he touched her face gently, "She is sleeping." Touching her face, he gently put her head on his shoulder and kissed her forehead. Those things she said earlier beat in his ears and he let out a sigh."It's not that I don't want to tell you, Celeste. But there are some things that you better not know. You don't know how dark this world is, you are still innocent. Once you know how trashy people and the world can be, you might start distancing yourself. It's not the time for you to walk away from me so I can't tell you the truth, but I will tell you about them when the right time comes."Ring!"Did you find out anything yet?""No, we have to wait I guess."
"You used to work in a cafe, I heard that you were kicked out of there not long after you joined in."Celeste washed her hands, ignoring Marina completely. Now or in the past, she never had a good relationship with her anyway and she didn't wish to be thrown to the hole again. As Celeste walked away, Marina followed her. "What's wrong? Are you ashamed of your dirty past?""Move.""We met after so long, as a friend it's normal for me to be curious. Isn't it? So, Celes. Do you still work as a waitress or did you change to a sweeper?" Blocking her way, Marina asked her. To her behaviour, Celeste didn't seem shocked at all. Rather it annoyed her so much that she met her again.Seeing her silent, Marina smirked and blew on her painted nails. "Well, I must say that you look pretty now though you used to look... Aha, so ugly.""Marina, if you have something to say then just say it. No need to waste my time." "Do you think people like you deserve my attention? It's not that you fancy me bu
"What? Celes is married? Since when? Were you invited to the wedding? What's going on?" The crowd became chaotic as she rejected his proposal. Elly looked at the ring in his hand and he stood up. "Why not?""I told you that I am married.""But I heard that you are not and you don't look married at all." Elly looked sadly at her, all those years love gone in a swift."Yeah, but I am really married and even if I was not... I would never accept your feelings because I never saw you like that. You are only a friend to me." She asserted so confidently and the crowd became silent. The stuff rushed to do their work while some of the people sat back to their chair, pretending to not see anything."Ahh... Sorry, I put you in a tight spot. I didn't know...""It's alright. I hope you find somebody who loves you back." "Mrs. Weston." One of the stuff bowed to her and handed her an envelope. "Mrs. Weston? Isn't he one of the top businessman in the country? I heard that he is very handsome, and
"Boss, I can't find her whereabouts.""What do you mean you can't? She was still in the restaurant, she must be around. Find it out as soon as possible or you will all be fired." Rhodes paced back and forth in the room, he couldn't keep patience anymore. "Mr. Weston." As Atlas ran to him, Rhodes asked him, "Is there any news on her?""Sorry."Rhodes hit his hand on the wall as he heard Atlas. "Mr. Weston." Atlas was taken aback as he saw how Rhodes hurt his hand. No matter what happened in the past, he never acted that way before. "I shouldn't have left her alone. It's not an experiment on some animals, she is my wife. I... I can't imagine where she is.""Mr. Weston, please don't worry. We will surely find out where she is. Trust our team.""She was there earlier but his has vanished now, how can you tell me to keep patience? No, I can't. Celeste is alone there. Even though I don't love her, she is my responsibility... Damn it!"* * *"Dad.""My Princess, I am here.""Dad, wait.""
* A Week Later *"How is he doing?""Well, he is doing good now. The doctor said that he needs another month's rest then he can go home." Xyria replied, smiling at her."That's great news. Tell me when you are going to pick him up, I will go with you.""Really? Thank you, I will send you the details.""Yeah." A week passed in the blink of an eye. Celeste didn't try to ask him anymore questions nor did he, it was as if they were having a cold war between themselves yet she cooked for him and did what she was supposed to."Celeste.""Yeah.""Are you sure that you don't want to talk to him about the problem? What if you guys have some misunderstanding?" It was three days ago when she told her everything. Her real identity, her marriage and etc she told everything to Xyria. Though at first she was shocked, soon after that she got back to normal and started talking like a bestie. Though Celeste expected her to be a little mad since Tyler was working for Rhodes, far more she didn't tell he
"No, let me go." Two female bodyguards grabbed her hand from behind while Anasta struggled to move, she kept throwing her hands and feet in the air but couldn't free herself from their grip. "Take this criminal away, my goodness. She not only insulted us but she also hurt Mrs. Weston. I can't understand how the hell she got out of mental asylum. Actually, we should not send her to the jail but instead, we should send her to the asylum." The interviewer stood on one side, too scared to even approach Anasta.Rhodes touched Celeste's face worriedly, when he heard that some maniac was bullying his wife for a moment he just couldn't believe it. ITo pass through the reception, someone had to ask for permission from the receptionist so it was shocking but when he saw Anasta throwing the water on her head, he lost all control over his sanity. If not for Anasta be a woman, he didn't know himself what would he do to her."Let me go! It's all your doing, you provoked me first. You pretended to
Rolling on the bed relentlessly, Celeste suddenly opened her eyes. She stared at the ceiling with a grumpy look on her face and sat on the bed. "It's been quite late, he should have come back by now. Is he going to stay outside tonight?" Celeste sneaked a peek at the wall clock and a sigh of gloominess escaped her mouth. Checking her phone as there were no messages or calls, she tossed her phone on the bed. When she heard that Rhodes left by himself without telling her, she came back alone but even though she said confidently that she would sleep... She couldn't stop thinking about him. "I should drink some water, I'm thirsty." Heading downstairs, Celeste just grabbed a glass when the sound of the car halting outside echoed in the distance. "He is back."Celeste excitedly ran outside, forgetting what she told herself before. Upon seeing Rhodes, she paused and cleared her throat. Unlike earlier, now she didn't know what to do. 'I did say that I would sleep but here I am, guess I h
"Sir Atlas." Upon seeing her walk towards him, Atlas looked away in annoyance as he murmured, "There we go.""Where is Rhodes?" Celeste asked curiously, her gazes scanning the surroundings."How can I know where he is?""Huh? But I heard that you know where he is.""Who told you that?" A little annoyed, he inquired."That's not important. Anyway, where is he?" Since getting the same attitude from him for the past few months, it was not shocking for her to see him being annoyed most of the time. Celeste gazed at her wristwatch, anticipating his reply."I don't know." Saying so as he took a step forward, Celeste blocked his way. "Sir Atlas..""You heard me, I don't...""We both know the answer, don't we? So, you should just tell me the truth instead of playing childish here." Atlas gazed into the distance and cleared his throat. "Even if you know, what are you going to do about it? He is there for some important b...""That shouldn't be any of your concern, I will take care of it." Sh
Knock! "Come in." Tyler murmured some words mindlessly, his eyes glued to the computer screen. The creaking sound of the door opening reached his ears but he remained unbothered by the unexpected presence of the person in his office. "Put those on the table and take out the blue one. Make a copy of it then bring it to me.""Uhmm... " Hearing the female tone of voice, his gazes shifted at her and he looked a little taken aback. "Miss Lopez, why are you here?""I wanted to see you so..." Xyria answered, standing at a close distance from him."Ahh, I see. What's wrong? Why did you want to see me?""Well, I found a lead in my brother's case. I wanted to talk to... You about it but since... I don't have your number, I couldn't reach you that's why..." As she voiced so, her gazes moved across the room aimlessly.Tyler nodded his head in understanding and added, "That's great. What did you find?"That night, Tyler not only saved her brother from getting attacked but he also let that assass
Sneaking a peek at Rhodes while sitting next to him in the car, she let out a sigh of annoyance. Celeste managed to leave the cafe with him but as they got in the car, he remained silent and waiting for him to say something, she followed his actions as well. "Alright, I can't do this anymore." Celeste took a deep breath as she turned towards him. "Why did you go to the cafe?""To drink coffee."'As the CEO you can just tell anyone to bring it to you, why must you... '"If you wanted to drink coffee, why didn't you tell me? I would have brought it for you.""You are not my servant, why would I tell you about what I want to eat?"Upon hearing him say it with a straight face, she rolled her eyes in utter disbelief. 'Since I met you, if you have done something at an excessive amount then it should be how you kept bossing me around. Yeah, recently you don't do it like the past but it's certainly not because you have gotten gentler... I don't know why I feel like it was not a mere coincide
Staring right into his eyes without even blinking once, Celeste was about to grab his hand but suddenly someone grabbed her hand and pushed her backwards. "You... Who are you? Why are you meddling in?" Nathan blurted out while trying to pull away his hand, looking at the tall man standing in front of him. Surprised by the sudden presence of him, Celeste gazed at the veiny hand and in a swift, her gaze shifted to his back. "Rhodes, why are you here?""Let go of me! Who the hell are you?" Nathan continued getting away from him only in vain. "Look at these two, are they fighting over a woman? Who are they? Do you know them? Wait, isn't he looking a bit too familiar? I feel like I've seen that woman and man somewhere. Especially that sexy vampire-like facing features...""Oh, right. I think he... Right, he is Rhodes Weston. OMG, take photos. I never could imagine that someone as famous as him, I will get to see him one day. Oh my god, someone should hold me. I might faint..."The woman
"Tell me, wanna be my mistress? If you agree, I will take pity on you and take you in." Nathan smirked at her, moving toward the back and his full attention cast on only her. Celeste stood there all silent and too disgusted to say anything. Looking at both of them, the woman pulled his hand shyly and muttered, "Babe."As if he was that one actor who is a tr@sh inside yet the male lead for every woman, Nathan's facial expression changed quickly the moment his gaze shifted to the woman standing behind him. "Yes, babe.""Uhmm, what is she saying? Do you perhaps... Know her?""Mr? No, no. Why would I know her?" Giving Celeste a look of mockery, he voiced in full spirit, "I don't know who she is.""Then, was she disturbing you? Why was she...""Yeah, you... Can say that. She was saying that she likes me and if I wanted to go on a date with her but I told her that I love you and I will never leave you for anyone." As Nathan voiced so, the woman gave Celeste an angry look before pulling his
"His bodyguards are not with him today, he has been alone most of the days.""How about his secretary? Or his lawyer?""They are not with him, it's a bit strange since he never goes out without them. Boss, the target is now heading towards the suburbs. Should we keep following them or take action?""As soon as he enters the tunnel, do it. Make sure to not let any evidence behind.""Yes, boss. Should we kill the woman also? Or do we take her to t..."Upon hearing about a woman involved with him, the man from the other side of the call asked curiously, "What is she doing with him?""She was with him the whole day, they seemed inseparable." The man driving the car replied, following Rhodes at full speed. Not getting any response from his boss, he questioned again, "Boss, what do we do?""Change the plan.""What?""Don't do anything until I order." With that as he hung up, one of the men in the car asked, "What did he say?""We need to step back.""Huh? But we have come this far, why now?
"La la la, mmm." Ring! Pausing on her track, Celeste gazed at the distance where Rhodes was seen sitting alone on a bench. She checked her phone and as the caller's name reflected on her phone screen, she put it back into her pocket.Day turned into night so fast that it felt like a magic. Unlike she thought, Rhodes didn't leave her hand and he didn't even complain that it was a crowded place. In the amusement park, they spent a day full of fun.Ring!Getting annoyed, as she picked up the call her mother's sobs could be heard from this side of the call. "My dear, Celes. Why didn't you pick up my calls? Have you forgotten your mother? Don't you miss me anymore?" Anya cried out.'There she goes. Let's see what drama she wants to play this time.'Celeste stared at the distance and let out a sigh of annoyance, "I was busy with work."For the second time, Anya saw her giving a cold shoulder. Though she didn't say it directly, it was as if she wanted to let her know that she was tired of
* At Night *"Yes, Mr. Weston. I am here to collect the report. Yes, once I get it I will take immediate action... Why is she... Is her brother admitted here?" "What happened?" Rhodes asked him, from the other side of the call."Oh, it's nothing. I just... I will call you back, bye." As soon as he came across her, Tyler stopped on the spot. He made a quick look at the surroundings, trying to not getting seen by her and as she continued walking away, he followed after her. "Yes, Miss. Thank you a lot and please, when he comes back... Tell him that I called. Yes, I will be waiting for you then." Hanging up, Xyria gazed at her phone screen with a sad look on her face. "I have called everyone I could, there's nobody left whom I can ask for help from. Xavi, what do I do now? You are unconscious, when you wake up they will take you back to the jail and I don't want that. I will prevent them from doing it anyhow but... Why there's no way out? There's not much time left... " 'I was right,
"Where... Are we going?" As she asked for his hand, Rhodes hesitantly asked her.The cheerful noises of children running around, adults laughing and screaming reached his ears. Rhodes hated to be in crowded places yet when she asked him this morning that she would like to take him somewhere he followed her without asking where they were going to.Smiling at him, Celeste held his hand. As the bodyguards wanted to follow them, she voiced, "You guys can go do something else, we will manage."Ignoring her command, the bodyguards looped at him as if waiting for him to say something. Celeste bit her lips and pulled the corner of his shirt, "You say something.""Wait for us here.""Yes, Mr. Weston." They said in unison."Let's go, Rhodes. I promise you that you will have a lot of fun." While holding his hand firmly, she smiled at him. "Is it a book fair? Why is it so noisy?" He asked, hiding how uncomfortable he was getting.Taking a look around, Celeste moved some inches away from him but