“That’s just cruel” she tried to control her tears.
“They’re having a baby and he didn’t know about it” Celine drank another beer.
“What makes you think so?” Daniel asked confused.
“The letter said, ‘you gave me a life’, ‘a life’ not ‘you gave me life’. It must mean a person” she said trying to find meaning in the words.
“I told you in the beginning you may or may not believe it”
“And I choose to believe it. I can feel it’s real. Maybe we can find a cave here somewhere” she asked desperately.
Daniel just gave her a comforting hug.
How could he let her go out in the world when a mere bedtime story could crush her heart?
“Do you want to know why the girl only appears on full moon?” Daniel asked.
Celine looked at him expectantly then nodded her head.
“Because she’
“Did you like the falls, Ms. Yates” the caretaker asked her when they arrived at the reception.“Send our lunch to the villa” Daniel requested kindly.“Yes, Mr. Stevenson” the old lady replied.As soon as they reached their room, Daniel hugged her from behind and started kissing her neck.“I want more” he took her lips like a hungry lion and led her to their bed.Celine’s mind went blank.She just let her emotions and her body dictate what happens next.And they did it again and again and again.“D, can we rest first” she was out of breath when they finished.Daniel hugged her sweaty body and whispered in her ears.“You’re addicting. I can’t get enough of you” he said as he nibbled her ear.His hands started caressing her body again when she did not object.When he looked at her face, her eyes were fully c
Celine wanted to curse herself for listening to her mother.For sure Daniel thought she was being influenced by Minerva.When the work week started, she felt Daniel became distant.She wasn’t sure if she’s becoming more observant of his actions or he’s really avoiding her.He bought her a car as soon as she gotten her license and they started driving to office separately.She suddenly felt empty.“Celine, are you listening to me?” Tiff asked.They were having lunch with Aaron but Celine doesn’t seem so interested.“Sorry, I zoned out. Are you guys officially dating now? Or still press release?” she asked.“No, no. Still not dating” Tiff immediately replied.“So, Aaron, you’re still having one-night stands?” she casually asked.“What the hell is that about?” Aaron glared at her.“I just want to know how do
When they reached Attorney Dawson’s office, they saw the rest of the invitees.Minerva, Linda, Attorney Dawson.Brendan was also outside the office together with some security guards.“I need your invitation for verification, Mr. Stevenson” Attorney Dawson asked for formalities.“You personally handed me the invitation” he could not believe this old man.“For formalities” the old man replied flatly.Daniel took out his crumpled invitation and stretched it before giving it to the good lawyer.“He shouldn’t be here” Minerva sneered.“They’re divorcing anyway” she added arrogantly.Attorney Dawson just ignored her remarks.Well, she’s just being her usual self.“Good morning” Attorney Dawson greeted.“We are gathered today to hear the second part of Roland Troy Yates’ last will”&ldqu
“Celine, give 5% to your sister, yes? Good girl” he asked as if Celine already agreed.“Celine – 55%; Linda will have 15%; Daniel another 15%” he furrowed his eyebrows.His math is not tallying.“What’s wrong with this stupid paper?” he lashed out.Attorney Dawson wanted to laugh seeing his old friend.“Jeffrey, force the board to give up 5%. That’s on you. Break” he didn’t want to compute anymore.The good lawyer stopped the video and faced the furious Minerva.“The video has not yet ended, Minerva. Maybe your portion will be stated towards the end” he gave his opinion.“You think? Maybe? You know your friend Jeffrey. He’s humiliating me” she said dramatically.“Do I need to sign, anything?” Celine suddenly asked.“To allocate the 5% to my sister?” she asked sarcastically.“I
“Fuck!” Clint cursed.He was enjoying the company of three strippers since last night and he doesn’t want to be bothered right now.“What else?”“Nothing, we had to postpone because she had stomach cramps”“Did Mr. Yates leave her anything?”“15%” Clint could only whistle.15% of billions is still a lot.“How much does my princess have?” he continued to ask of the breakdown and Minerva continued to answer him.“What do we do now? I cannot let that Linda Lopez get a piece of the pie” Minerva asked in panicked.“You do nothing, Minerva”“If anything happens to Linda, it will come back to you”“Focus on the princess, if you play it right, she will do everything for us” he ended the call as he fondled one of the strippers.If the princess has the biggest share, maybe he should sta
“Babe, I want to see Linda. I cannot sleep” Celine said when she opened her eyes.Daniel let out a soft chuckle then opened the black-out curtain.Celine could not believe the sun is already up.She thought she was awake the whole time.She must be very tired to oversleep.When they reached the hospital, she got confused.Where is Linda?“We moved her to another location last night. Since someone has been monitoring our house, we need to stay here for a while” Daniel explained.“But I want to see her. I need to explain why I did that. She cannot be mad at me, right?” she asked worriedly.“She loves you more than anything. Don’t worry about it”After waiting for an hour, they decided to leave the hospital.“Confirmed location, boss” the driver of the black car called Clint after seeing Daniel’s car coming out of the hospital&ldqu
The room was still silent even after Daniel’s confirmation.No one wanted to break the silence.“Aaron, come with me” Daniel took Aaron to the corner to discuss their plan for tonight.Based on Minerva’s words, Clint will take action on Linda.They need to be prepared.The next day, both Celine and Daniel received a call from Attorney Dawson.They will resume the reading of the will.When they reached the office, Minerva was already there sitting proudly at the sofa.“Ahh, Celine darling. I had the most peaceful sleep last night”“I feel so light as a feather, one less nuisance out of the way” she said proudly.“Attorney Dawson, let’s start” Minerva said directing the flow of events inside the room.“Shouldn’t we wait for Linda?” Celine asked innocently.“I’m afraid Linda won’t be able to join us any
Minerva let out a nervous laugh.“No, of course not. You know – ““Then Linda Lopez will retain her shares. We will honour father’s last wishes as it is”“Anyone who has objections, feel free to return everything my father has given you” she looked around to see anyone who would object.“Is there anything else, Uncle Jeffrey?” she wanted to escape from there as soon as possible.“Nothing else, only the re-distribution of the shares will be made public”“The rest of the details will be kept confidential”“Next reading will be on your 30th birthday. Five years from now” Attorney Dawson said with formality.He was never a fan of Celine.He always thought she is a spoiled little brat who always get what she wants and who would get away from responsibilities.But no matter how wayward she is, she doesn’t des
The wedding was finished in an instant followed by a sumptuous dinner. The guests all stayed for the weekend at the resort and soon it was time for the guests to leave.“Enjoy your honeymoon. But you’ll have to decide how the company will move forward given that Minerva’s position will be vacant” Linda reminded both Celine and Daniel.The mother superior could not be any happier for the two of them now. Now she only wanted for Celine to have babies so she can guide her through motherhood.“Still work, Linda?” Daniel teased.“Actually, no. I want her to enjoy her motherhood so she has to sign the formalities as soon as possible” Linda objected.“Pbbft. Motherhood will only come once she’s ready. Maybe after two years if we’re lucky” Daniel defended his wife.Linda gave Celine a knowing look and she saw Celine shrink back. Clearly, she hasn’t told Daniel about it. Anyway, it’s not her business she just have to wait for her to be ready.When all the guests have left, Daniel decided to br
The eve of the wedding ceremony arrived and Helene’s resort was livelier than usual.Although the staffs were initially told that it was a small celebration, they still decided to close it down when they found out it was Ms. Yates’ wedding. Although the resort is closed for the next few days, all the staffs were present assisting the guests making sure everyone is comfortable and enjoying their stay.The Bloom family was immediately impressed as soon as they stepped foot on the resort.They had never imagined they would see the white beach and turquoise waters that Helene fell in love with during her final days.Grandma Bloom’s eyes were teary seeing the blooming flowers.Those were Helene’s favourites.It’s feels as though Helene would appear anytime in these flower beds.Celine was observing the old couple and decided to give them a back story.“My parents fell in love in this place and this is where I was conceived as a result of their love. This holds a great deal to my mom and I
The old man was really grumpy.And why wouldn’t he?Celine said that the ceremony will only involve a few guests. And it would be a simple celebration. However, as soon as she started setting up her decorations, he knew it wasn’t as simple as she claimed it to be.Since he could not convince them to stop, he left the farm as soon as they started putting up the tent and only came back when he received the message that the farm is back to its previous order.He could already see their eco-friendly rating dropping from the charts. He still needed to submit reports to explain that the event did not pollute the environment.So, he is really grumpy right now. He has a lot of work to do.If the spoiled owner wanted to discuss business he needed to calm down for a day before he would be willing to negotiate.To be honest, he’s beginning to have second thoughts on selling the property to Celine. Who could guess what she’s planning to do next time?If only there’s a way to contact his master’s
Everyone kept their silence when they saw Celine followed by Daniel.If looks could kill, Daniel would have been dead by now based from the glaring stares he’s getting. Even Aaron who adored him looks at him disappointingly now.He knew he made a mistake but he can explain himself if he will be given a chance. All that matters to him now is that Celine agreed to be his wife for real. The rest will follow later on.“Let’s have dinner now. Celine is hungry” Daniel said to break the deathly glares directed at him.The rest of the group snapped out of their own worlds when they heard Celine was hungry.Sylvia immediately went to the kitchen to check on the food while Aunt Marge prepared the dining table.Celine wanted to help but everyone wanted her to rest.She thought about what happened in the afternoon and they must have felt pity for her.Her heart warms up at the special treatment she’s receiving.“Uhhmm. Daniel and I talked about what will happen tomorrow. Since we originally plann
Daniel tried to swallow hard to remove the lump building in his throat.Suddenly, it was very difficult to breathe after realizing what happened.He let the elders scold him so he could punish himself but Sylvia’s silence was more than he could take.No one said another word anymore. No matter what they wanted to say, it’s all useless now.They were at this stand still when the Blooms arrived.“Ah, Daniel you came. Celine would be relieved” Dr. Bloom was filled with vigour.He never expected the wedding atmosphere to lift Grandma Bloom’s spirits.They just came from the make-shift tent where she inspected the final decorations and her eyes were dreamy.“Let’s get married again tomorrow, dear” she joked as she gave instructions to the wedding planning team.“Grandma” Daniel greeted.Grandma Bloom acknowledged his presence but turned her attention to the la
Their reactions were not like as she has expected.“What if Daniel doesn’t want to get married?” Aunt Marge suddenly asked.She was worried that Daniel would have to give in to Celine again.For the Stevensons, they place a high value to marriage and family. Since their businesses could easily attract those unscrupulous characters, they needed the kind of security that only blood and family could provide.“Of course, Daniel will marry Celine. There’s no way that Daniel will object” Sylvia defended Celine from the Stevensons.“I understand all your concern. Of course, Daniel will have to agree this time. Anyway, I prepared the ceremony thinking that Daniel has really found a wife. It turns out, it’s only a ruse to throw off the Solomons.” Celine explained.“Daniel has already said that he will only get married because of love. I guess later I will know if he sees me as his potential
She could hear Britney’s sobs in the background. Daniel must have put their call on speaker mode. Isn’t she really thick-skinned? If it were Celine, she would have definitely dug herself out of that room. But then again, she’s Britney Smith, only she can do what she does and only she can accept this kind of embarrassment.“Britney, just cross Daniel’s name on your list. He’s not used to dealing with emotions so you will really lose out. He’s also not romantic so you will be really bored. Aren’t you embarrassed if you have to set an appointment with me if you want to have intimate nights with him? Even if you managed to marry him, he will not acknowledge your marriage in public so no one will really know that he’s your husband. Trust me on this one, he’s been married for seven years now and yet no one knows about his wife. If you want to receive flowers, you will either have to plant it yourself or order it online to
She felt an inexplicable excitement hearing his deep and powerful voice. But her excitement was quelled when she heard Daniel speak.“I thought I told you to call my secretary for appointment?” Daniel asked without any emotion.“Well, I cannot reach Celine and your office suddenly went into company holiday. So, I thought I can call you again since you’re divorced now” Britney said sheepishly.Daniel heaved a deep breath to calm the rage he felt before replying again.“Ms. Smith, news of my divorce may have circulated but it doesn’t mean anyone can just call me for dates. I’m not that desperate.” he replied in a stern voice.“That’s not what I meant, Daniel. I just got back to the country and I have a project proposal. Knowing your work ethics, you wouldn’t let a good opportunity pass. I mentioned your divorce because I think your ex-wife will not be jealous anymore if we went f
When Daniel came back to their house, he received a call from his family.“Finally, you managed to subdue the Solomons” Aaron called him excitedly.“Yeah” he replied lightly.“Let’s have a drink” he invited.Living with the Stevensons for a while has greatly improved their relationship all thanks to Celine.“Bro, I’m sorry but I have to pass. Mom is feeling under the weather so Tiff is accompanying her for now” Aaron felt cold sweats appearing on his forehead. Never had he imagine that he will blatantly lie to Daniel one day.“Oh” was all Daniel could reply then ended their call.In that case, it’s best to rest early so he can reach Celine before lunch.He decided to leave some reminders to Oscar regarding the company’s affairs.“I’ll leave you in-charge, Oscar. I’ll be gone in a few days. Call me in case of emergency, O