CHAPTER 4
That morning, Lexi arrived at work without being picked up by his secretary. He came earlier than his secretary. His unexpressed sexual desire made him restless all night. He actually decided to sleep in his office.
The fourteenth floor of the Ricardo Group building is his office where he works and makes big decisions that have an impact on the company and the employees he leads.
He drank a cup of espresso coffee. However, the anger in his heart did not lessen.
His office door opened. Arsene with a cheerful expression entered Lexi's office.
"Good morning sir! It looks like you were so excited this morning! Woow, what happened to your eyes?" Arsene asked, he was surprised because he saw Lexi's blue eyes.
"Bring Jessica here right now! Then take her to my apartment right now!" Lexi ordered.
"Sir did you forget? Today there is a schedule with an architect from Singapore who ..." Arsene stopped speech.
"Don't argue with me. Bring Jessica to me right now!" Lexi shouted.
"Yes sir!" said Arsene. He immediately contacted Ronald and asked him to take Jessica to one of the Ricardo family's villas.
Arsene scratched the back of his head which was non-itchy. He had to be smart so that his boss wouldn't get caught in a legal case for playing catch up with the girl named Jessica.
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"Jessica!" Mrs. Grace called.
"Yes ma'am!" the eighteen-year-old girl said. He walked closer to the source of the sound. The middle-aged woman sat down and looked at her with a serious look.
"I have to tell you!" Mrs. Grace said, still directing her eyes to the look on the beautiful girl's face. "You still have to get out of here!" she added later.
Jessica's head dropped. Not without reason she still has been living in this orphanage, since she was 6 years old, many people wanted to adopt Jessica, but she didn't want to be adopted. All because she was very sure that her parents would find and pick her up.
"The landlord where the orphanage was founded is not mine, and the owner is asking for this land back! I can't replace it with money. I hope you can live independently from now on!" Mrs. Grace explained. She steeled her heart to say this to Jessica. It wasn't that easy. She knew very well Jessica's sadness when her parents left her in the orphanage twelve years ago, when the girl was six years old.
"How much money does it take to stay here ma'am?" Jessica asked in a trembling voice. She knows the amount is too much and maybe beyond her reach.
"In the past, when the orphanage was established, the price was still reasonable. But now I have to pay 1 billion. I don't have that much money." Mrs. Grace looked down wearily. Not only her, but also Jessica felt sad if the orphanage had to move or leave the children in another orphanage.
"When ma'am? When should we move from here?" Jessica asked.
"As soon as possible!" Mrs. Grace replied
"Okay, I'll try to get a loan from Beryl!" Jessica said. She got up from her seat. "I borrowed money from Chelsea too!" she added.
Mrs. Grace was still sad. She was not sure what Jessica would try. One billion is not a small amount, it is a lot.
Jessica tied her hair randomly. She put on his blazer and quickly walked out of her room. "Mr. Grace, wait, I'll be home soon. I hope I get help soon!" Jessica said goodbye to leaving the orphanage.
Jessica, who was in panic, walked quickly. Her two thumbs moved swiftly across her phone, she was looking for Beryl's number and wanted to call him.
She wasn't aware that someone had been stalking her.
According to Lexi's orders, Ronald arrested Jessica without anyone knowing it. Then, he put the girl in the car.
Ronald let Jessica sit in the back seat. Ronald sat behind the wheel and immediately called Arsene.
"Hello!" arsene said on the phone.
"The girl is already with me, where am I taking her?" Ronald asked.
"To the Villa!" Arsene told.
"Okay!" Ronald replied.
The phone call ended and Ronald started his car and headed to one of the Ricardo Family's villas at Bogor.
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"Sir, your request has been done. Jessica is with Ronald and they are on their way to villa in Bogor!" Arsene reported. "Now, you still have to ..." the secretary stopped.
"Why to the villa?" Lexi protested.
"If you take it to the apartment there will be a lot of people watching, or should I take it to the main house?" Arsene asked. He flashed a mischievous smile.
"Don't! It could be dangerous if my mother finds out!" Lexi said who was starting to lose his genius.
"So are you really healed?" Arsene inquired as he walked towards the elevator.
"I think she's special. Jessica is different, I heal only when I touch her. When I'm with Cassandra, my body doesn't react at all!" Lexi answered honestly.
"Does that mean you're going to do it to that girl?" Arsene just didn't want any trouble in the future, because he had to fix Lexi's mess. No, he couldn't let that boss become a criminal just because of this problem.
"Of course!" Lexi answered without thinking. He smiled and only himself could interpret it.
"But sir! She's not your wife! She's also not a prostitute girl who is willing to sleep with you without paying! Don't you pity her? She's an orphan girl who lives in an orphanage! Aren't you so mean when you take away the most honorable thing from her?" Arsene protested. In the past he didn't mind if Lexi slept with many women. Lexi changed dating women as often as he changed socks.
"Give her whatever she wants! I need her! You know I feel like I'm going crazy!" Lexi said. He loosened his tie and unbuttoned the collar.
Then these two men got into the elevator.
"Don't equate Jessica with the prostitute girl sir! She's a really unfortunate girl if you treat her like that!" Arsene argued. This time he felt he had to defend Jessica.
"Don't be loud! I just want to sleep with her!" Lexi said with a soft voice because the elevator door opened suddenly and there were several employees in front of them.
The employees bowed respectfully. Meanwhile Lexi and Arsene kept walking past them.
"Okay, it's up to you but I won't be held responsible if something happens!" Arsene threatened him.
"Shut up! I think you're the only one who knows how much I've been in pain! And now you're trying to stop me?" Lexi stared intently into Arsene's eyes.
Arsene shook his head slowly. A bad premonition flashed through his mind.
"Take me to the villa right now!" His order couldn't be postponed.
Chapter 5Ronald escorted the girl who was still unconscious to a villa building owned by the Ricardo family. That is a two-storey building, with strong and tall pillars.When he got there, there were two maids who greeted him."Please, take this girl to the master bedroom, Master Lexi will be here right now!" Ronald ordered as directed by Arsene."Is this girl Mr. Lexi's future wife?" the younger maid asked."Sssttt!" The maid, who was the older maid and senior guard at this villa, put a finger to her lips as a gesture for her niece to be quiet. It's impolite to want to know Lexi's life."Quickly take this girl!" Ronald's voice rose to make the female servant immediately take the young girl to the main room which is on the second floor.Ronald immediately reached for his cell phone. Then he immediately contacted Arsene."Hey," Arsene said to Ronald."Yups" Ronald answered."What else?" Arsene, who was currently on his way home, asked. Today he was quite dizzy by Lexi's desire."Targe
Chapter 6Arsene snorted in mad, even on weekends he still couldn't enjoy his quiet day off. "Vania, my wife, I have to go for a while! Sorry!" he said regretfully."It's okay, this is your job and it's a risk because I'm willing to be your wife!" Vania said. Arsene's sudden work had been a frequent occurrence. This was nothing new for them."I have to go, honey!" Arsene kissed his wife's forehead then immediately left the house.That same night Mr Kasim returned to the orphanage. Arsene was already there with one billion in cash along with a statement saying that Mr Kasim would never come again and disturb the ownership of the orphanage."Deal, I agree!" Mr Kasim said. He signed the letter then he left.Mrs. Grace and the other caretakers of the orphanage smiled happily. They could breathe easy. Not only that, the orphans who were initially upset are now smiling happily again. They were glad they could still be able to live there."Come with me!" Lexi who was currently standing behin
Chapter 7Lexi woke up first. He blinked, then he looked at the clock on the desk, it was still two o'clock in the morning. There was the sound of breathing from the woman sleeping beside him.The man felt happy. He smiled as he remembered the bed scene with Jessica.He lay back down and accidentally touched Jessica's hand. Lexi was excited again.He looked at Jessica who was still fast asleep. She has natural thick eyebrows, curly eyelashes, a sharp nose, dimples and seductive red lips.'Jessica you are innocent, the one who is guilty is me! I have never been passionate when I see and touch any woman, even when I touch Cassandra. But I really want to make love to you even when I just touch you. From now on you are mine! I will not let you go away from me Jessica,' he thought.Lexi got up, he sat down and looked at Jessica's body. To be honest he wanted to do it a second time on this girl. However, when he saw that this girl's eyelids beside him were still wet with tears, Lexi suppres
CHAPTER 8THE OTHER SIDELexi slowly laid Jessica's body on the bed while he trying to guess what the girl was thinking through her shady eyes. "Wait a minute, I'll have Parti and maid to prepare breakfast for you! All those clothes in wardrobe are yours”. Lexi looked the other side. He didn't like the look of Jessica, who was afraid of him. His lips trembled because of the cold.Jessica didn't answer cause she was mad then let Lexi into bathroom.Jessica looked around the room. She was curious about where Lexi put the key. If she could find the key then she could leave the room immediately.Jessica didn't see it. All the windows that were in the room couldn't be opened from the inside. Jessica needed to break the glass if she wanted to escape through the window.She was about to give up then sat down. She got a bad feeling from the sight of the crazy man will get tortured again.Ting..Her eyes sparkled when she got the key hanging on the door. It turns out that Lexi didn't hide it.
CHAPTER 9RESPONSIBILITYMrs. Anna was enjoying a cup of warm chamomile tea. She sat down and looked at the fashion magazine given by Cassandra. Suddenly her cell phone rang. There was a call from the girl."Hello!" Mrs. Anna was bringing the phone closer to her right ear."Hello, Anna, this is Cassandra. I want to ask you something" Cassandra said on the phone.“Yes, what?" Mrs. Anna said.“I couldn't reach Lexi on the phone since last night, is he at home?" Cassandra asked. Sunday night, she and Lexi were supposed to meet again."As usual Lexi is not at home! He's always in his apartment! Maybe he's still sleeping. It might be he turned off the phone" Mrs. Anna answered. She shook his head, lest this time she lost a perfect future daughter-in-law like Cassandra."Oh well, I'll try to call him later. Happy weekend, Thank you Anna" Cassandra said. Lexi made her very upset.The phone call ended.Mrs Anna took a sip of tea from her glass. Then, she focused back to the phone screen cause
CHAPTER 10 MARRIAGE? Samuel Ricardo is the husband of Mrs. Anna and father of Alex. After receiving a call from his wife, he followed her to the villa. "What's wrong?" the man asked breaking the silence of the living room. He looked at everything in the room one by one. There were Alex, Jessica, and Mrs. Anna. They were sitting quietly busy with their respective thoughts. Obviously Alex couldn't doing something. He didn't like this kind of atmosphere. "Look! Alex doesn't want to take responsibility! Your son won't marry Jessica," Mrs. Anna told her husband even though she knew it was useless. Since Alex's first wife, Anita died, he had never wanted to hear the advice from not only his mother, but also his father. "What am I responsible for? I've spent a lot of money on my one night stand with that girl! After all, nowadays there are many girls out there who have that relationship freely," Alex said relaxed without feeling the slightest guilt. He felt that he got entitled to what he
CHAPTER 11OFFERThere was a sky full of stars. Their light spread and decorated the darkness of the night. The full moon reigned being like the king of the night with its brightest light.Lexi was sitting, he had returned to Jakarta with Arsene that afternoon. Arsene went home, so Lexi did. He went to his apartment to prepare for tomorrow. On Monday, he had to be back to work.Lexi was waiting. He repeatedly looked at the screen of his phone. He was waiting a call from his parents who asked him to go home. Jessica was still in the main house. Unfortunately, he couldn't meet the girl until he was ready to get married.It's not that I don't want to marry Jessica, but there was a sense of trauma and fear inside Lexi. He was very scared. He was afraid that it would happen again. When she saw his late wife, Anita had been lying stiff on the bathroom floor because she scratched her wrist. It was a terrible memory that he couldn't forget."Shit!"Lexi said.Jessica's face, soft fingers
CHAPTER 12 RUN AWAY Jessica decided to go to Chelsea's house. Jessica's two closest friends are Chelsea and Beryl. Because Beryl was in Singapore for her college registration, Jessica chose to go to Chelsea's house. “So, you ran away because you didn't want to marry him?” Chelsea asked after she heard the story from Jessica. She poured a glass of orange juice. She also put ice cubes into it. She made her friend's favorite drink. “No, you know, I still have a lot of desires that I haven't had time to strive for," Jessica looked ahead with a look of despair. “How much money do you need to return that crazy man?!" Chelsea called Lexi with the name that Jessica told her. “So much, I also don't know if I can return it in how long," said Jessica. It was no secret that Chelsea's foster parents were wealthy people, her father worked in a large company. Jessica also knew it. Even until now Mr. Arman, a person who always donated at the Kasih Bunda orphanage. “How much is it?" Chelsea ask
Chapter 235 enOur Baby [ End ]Time spinned very fast.Tonight the sky was so bright. It was very beautiful with the stars that adorned the night.The king of the night did not want to be outdone, still on the throne and the most radiant. Be the center among other light sources.Lexi and Jessica, were in the VVIP room of a hospital in Jakarta. Tomorrow was the day that had been determined to be a caesar surgery and was the birth of the baby in Jessica's womb.Jessica's hands were on the stomach. she was rubbing it slowly, the kick from inside felt stronger. Strangely even though it hurts, Jessica's lips were still smiling. they couldn't wait to meet the baby soon."What are you thinking honey, you look gloomy lately is something bothering you?" Lexi asked while massaging the soles of his wife's feet."Nothing matters honey. I only think about Daniel, because until now Chelsea had not been honest with him. Should I tell Daniel?” she asked her husband's opinion."Yes. You and
Chapter 234 enUnexpected Encounter.The third trial or court decision for the perpetrators of crimes, namely Mr. Hendra. Had confessed to killing Jessica's parents who were the son and son-in-law of Mr. Kim. The trial, which went well, was over.The man was sentenced to life imprisonment.Two members of the Kim family, Mr. Kim and Daniel Kim, witnessed the trial. they were very satisfied with the judge's decision.Yes, twelve years of their struggle to get justice for the two people they cared about the most. their struggle was not in vain.He didn't want to waste time on this opportunity. Mr. Kim invited Daniel and Chelsea to meet.The grandfather had ordered a private room in the Japanese restaurant he chose to be meeting between himself Daniel and Chelsea.Naturally, the grandfather wanted his first grandson to get married quickly. Mr. Kim just wanted to get confirmation when Daniel wanted to propose and got engaged to Chelsea.They arrived at the restaurant Mr. Kim chose
Chapter 233 enYou and I.Not wanting to just admire, Jessica stood between the rocks that were there. She was trying to touch the waterfall from the small river below."That's a really cool waterfall, honey."She slowly climbed down and joined the other visitors there. Submerging half of her body, with Lexi's guard of course."Indeed, the water here is famous for being clear and the waterfall is also very beautiful and cool. So that many tourists from within and outside the country come to this place. Swim. I will take care of you." Lexi was like a tour guide guiding her clients. He certainly wouldn't mind doing that.Maybe this was the last place they visited while in Bogor. Because it's likely that in two days the two of them would return home and return to life as usual.Their traveling in Bogor made Jessica even more convinced that Lexi loved her so much. This cold man really gave his whole heart to live life with Jessica.Lexi learned many things during their time togeth
Chapter 232 enThis world is just for usOn the next day."Honey, where are we going today?" Jessica and Lexi are getting ready to take their romantic journey through the beauty of Bogor to fulfill all existing discourses.Both Lexi and Jessica, they both wore warm clothes. Even though the weather wasn't too extreme, they were on guard considering that the air temperature recently rose and fell unpredictably.“Today we are going to a mountain with a waterfall. The mountain is also much hunted by tourists. I'm sure you'll like it later.” Lexi gave a statement."Isn't that too extreme? I mean... we've never done a hike before and I'm also pregnant” Jessica protested."Take it easy, honey. We're not going to climb it. We're just enjoying the waterfall like I said at the time." Lexi said that softly to his wife.“Well, I'm very interested in visiting it with you, darling. Let's leave immediately. I'm sure the place we are going to visit now will be no less interesting than the zoo
Chapter 231 enOur love.Lexi's best morning version, of course, was greeted with his wife's pillow face. He would happily pinch her cheeks using his thumb and forefinger."Good morning, my angel without wings."Lexi started this morning by kissing Jessica's cheek several times. Jessica, who was still asleep, stretched and slowly opened her eyes. The handsome face she saw for the first time made her feel instantly happy."Good morning too, husband. Sorry I'm a little late. If it's like this, when will I be able to do my duty as a wife?” she whispered.Jessica blinked her eyes a few times. She was still feeling tired because of last night. Even though it was in accordance with the happiness she got while spending time with Lexi.“Don't talk like that. As long as you know, you are free to wake up at any time. Except in this bed." Lexi teased while returning a kiss on his wife's cheek."Ooh, you! After all, I am a wife, I must know what is my duty as a married woman."Jessica wok
230.Just the Two of Us.Jessica continued to gaze at her handsome husband. This wasn't the first time they were enjoying time alone together, but she felt something different. It could be said that she was falling in love with Lexi all over again.He wasn't a naturally romantic man. Sometimes his cold demeanor surfaced. Nevertheless, when he said something sweet, Jessica would instantly be on cloud nine. She was so grateful to have someone like Lexi in her life."Uh... are you awake? Isn't it still too early to leave the bed, dear?" Lexi, who had just woken up, yawned. His voice was hoarse from sleep. Despite being a bit disheveled, Jessica loved looking at Lexi when he just woke up from a deep sleep."I want to see the morning atmosphere here with you, dear. We came all the way to this Villa, so we should enjoy the beauty of this place. While we have some time alone. If we keep staying in the room, I'll be tempted to keep teasing you." Jessica playfully poked her husband's nose."Wa
229."Where are we going?" Jessica asked Lexi, who suddenly wanted to take her somewhere. She wasn't sure where, but one thing was clear: the route they were taking was familiar to her. "So, are we really going to the Villa?" Jessica confirmed."To the place where we first met."Without looking at Jessica , Lexi answered the big question mark that appeared in his wife's mind."Emm... alright. I think from the direction we're going, I know where you're taking me."Gazing at the streets they were passing, Jessica could already guess where they were headed."That villa, right? The place where you first kidnapped me!" Jessica exclaimed quickly, coinciding with Lexi's car entering the Villa area."You're right, dear. For the next week, we'll be staying here. As a gift from me to you, before you give birth to our child.""Really?"Lexi nodded quickly. "Of course. I'll take you to a waterfall quite far from here, but I promise I won't tire you out. We'll also visit the zoo, which isn't far f
228.The following week, without David's knowledge, Jessica asked Chelsea to come back to Jakarta.She didn't want to hear the story from just one side. She needed to hear Chelsea's account in person, not through messages or phone calls, but face-to-face where Chelsea could recount what happened that night.Chelsea, who had returned from Kuala Lumpur, scheduled a Sunday morning to meet Jessica .She was in a taxi and was about to arrive at the Ricardo family's residence.The taxi stopped in front of the gate. Chelsea handed a hundred-thousand rupiah bill to the driver without expecting change. Then, she got out of the car and entered the yard."Hey, Mbak Chelsea. Nona Jessica is waiting for you in the backyard. You can go straight there," Parti said while sweeping around the porch."Yes, I'll head there," Chelsea replied enthusiastically. She started guessing Jessica's reason for requesting a meeting. Could it be that Mr. Kim wanted to expedite her marriage with Daniel? Or was it some
227.For someone like David Kim, it wasn't easy to just forget everything. The guilt towards his brother Daniel and the heartbreak over Chita couldn't simply be pushed aside from his heart and mind.David had just returned from work. He decided to visit his grandfather.He drove his car with full speed, changing his destination. Initially, he planned to return to his apartment, but suddenly he felt the urge to meet and see his grandfather, who chose to stay in Bogor during his time in Indonesia.In 20 minutes, David arrived at his grandfather's residence. He had a reason for coming to the villa.He wanted to talk to his grandfather, to get answers to the questions that haunted his mind and heart.David parked his car in the side garage. He hurriedly got out of the car and greeted his grandfather, who was sitting on the veranda with Mr. Joe."David, did you hear Grandpa's heart? Grandpa wanted to call you to come earlier, but now you're really here," his grandfather greeted with joy u