Even though her pregnancy had thrown him off balance, with how furious Gerald was, she wouldn't put it past him to take her back to the police station to be locked up.To her relief, he took the route leading to their house. Winter finally relaxed in her seat, a big smile on her face as she looked o
"Oh, Liam, you're so cheesy," Desiree chuckled, rolling her eyes at a food joke Liam had just told while he drove her home after their dinner date."I am?" he chuckled too, taking his eyes briefly off the road. "Well, I can get even cheesier than that.""You don't say.""Okay, how about this one: 'Y
“Oh, don't look at me like that.” Her father laughed, getting up to his feet. “I mean he kept picking you up and taking you out for dinner and all that. Your mum and I were just waiting for you to confirm your relationship. I can't believe you took so long to tell us, but I'm glad my suspicions were
Damian stared at him, raising a brow. “I don't understand. You can't just cut down to the next morning. What happened? How did it happen? Why did you suddenly feel the need to boink that woman?”Gerald gritted his teeth. “I didn't feel any need to sleep with her. I don't know what the fuck came over
“It's about the termination of our partnership with Butler Corporations”The boardroom had already been quiet but now you could hear a pin drop. Then, just as swiftly, it erupted into a cacophony of murmurs as the five board members exchanged stunned looks among themselves."Did I hear you right?" o
“Enough!” Gerald's authoritative voice boomed through the room as he finally spoke, his cold gaze pinned on Stephen. “You have no right to talk to her like that.”Stephen seemed startled, but he looked incredulous as he stared at Gerald, "But, Mr. Butler. I'm speaking in your favor here. Unless this
“What can I do to make things go back to the way they once were?”At that moment, Desiree experienced such an intense variety of emotions that it made her head spin, but the strongest emotion was anger.“You want things to go back to the way they were before?” she questioned, twisting her mouth sard
Gerald bristled at the other man's words, balling his hand tightly into fists. It'd been going well; he'd sensed from Desiree's body that her resolve was weakening. But this bastard just had to walk in and destroy all the progress.“I wasn't done speaking to Desiree, so if you could please leave us
What a journey this has been, no? Looking back from the time this book started to now, I'm like “Wow, these readers have a lot of patience.”I know it mustn't have been easy sticking with this book, especially with my inconsistent update schedule, and so I want to say a very big thank you to you tha
SIX YEARS LATER:“You should come one day, darling. The people here are so wonderful! Everyone is so kind. And they have such genuine gratitude for whoever helps them in any way.”Hearing the excitement in her mother's voice as they spoke over a video call, Desiree chuckled warmly. It truly amazed h
Four Months Later:“You may now kiss the bride,” the officiant announced.The guests rose to their feet, the whole chapel erupting into applause as Damian cupped his wife's face and delivered a passionate kiss. Afterwards, with beaming smiles on their faces, he went down on his knees and kissed his
“Gerald Butler, how many times must I tell you that it would be rude to just leave our own reception before it's over?”*“Ugh, but I'm dying to make love to you,”* Gerald groaned again. “I can't wait for our wedding night. The things I plan to do to you.”His eyes brightened with lust. “Do you want
A Month Later"The bride has arrived!" a female guest shouted.Immediately, all the guests who had been outside and not seated rushed into the chapel. The reporters, despite clear warnings to keep off, were not allowed into the church, but they were more than happy to capture the bride’s entrance.O
They hugged, and as her mother continued to cry, Desiree couldn't help her own tears.“Okay, let me call Hugo in now,” Desiree said after wiping her tears when they pulled back from the hug.Her mother smiled nervously as Desiree opened the door and ushered a now fully dressed Hugo into the room.“D
The clicking sound of the opening door jolted her mother and Hugo out of their passionate moment. They broke apart from each other, spinning to look at Desiree like two deer caught in the headlights.Staring at their appearance, her mother's hair tousled and her clothes creased, while Hugo was shirt
Moments after their lovemaking, once they'd caught their breath for a bit, Desiree burst out laughing, the sound vibrating through Gerald.Just like that, he also began laughing. He didn't know why she was laughing, but he couldn't help himself because her laughter was infectious.“Okay, so why are
“Desiree Hamilton, would you like to be my wife once again?" Desiree felt like her heart was going to explode. With tears burning her eyes, she answered, "No."Gerald’s eyes widened as panic flashed through them. “No? As in you don't want to marry me? But why? Did I do something wrong? I…”“I’m onl