Desiree shook her head. "No.”For the past two weeks, all she'd done was shut out the painful memory of the moment her father died, gasping for air and trying to hold on to life. But now she knew she had to face it.“What did he try to tell me, Sash? What did he want me to know?" She whispered.As p
Their eyes met, and Desiree's heart pounded hard—so hard that she felt like it was going to fly out of her chest. She felt like a thief caught in the act, which was stupid because she had no reason to feel that way.Gerald was accompanied by two men, all of whom were staring at him as if wondering w
“Gerald.” Desiree let out a startled breath, gasping at his sudden handling of her body and the delicious weight of his body pressed against hers. “Tell me that man was lying.” He said. “He has no reason to lie about it,” she breathed out, bracing her palms against his chest. “Besides, I confirmed
He stared at her, waiting for a response. Anything to say she was going to at least do that. She stared back at him for a couple more seconds before wordlessly getting into her car and driving away. ༺❀༻༺❀༻༺❀༻ Later that night, Desiree, Liam, and Doreen had dinner together at her house. “Okay, so
Desiree experienced a deep, dreamless sleep, as she had for the past couple of days. She woke up later than usual but still felt fatigued. Shaking it off, she took a shower and prepared for work. After having breakfast with her mom, she set off. Upon arriving at the company, she immediately sensed
“What?" The look on Winter's face turned to disbelief. “You want me to apologize to her? I wasn't the one who had that article published, I swear!”“Yet you 'magically' found out about it and decided to come and insult Desiree when you know that none of what was written is true,” Gerald glared into
Gerald's jaw clenched, knowing she was right. But he couldn't have thought of anything else. He stepped forward.“I'm very sorry. I promise I didn't know about this, or I would've never allowed her to do this.”“No, I'm not blaming you for anything, Gerald,” Desiree stated. “But Winter is right. You
Bending a bit, he scooped her into his arms in bridal style. Just as he was placing her on the sofa in the office, the door suddenly burst open, and a furious voice spoke behind him.“Get your fucking hands off my fiancée!”It was Liam Vidal. Gerald didn't have to turn to know that. Gritting his tee