Kristel was sure Fiona wouldn’t be happy — that woman has always been flaunting that she is the rightful Mrs. Hudson.“Kristel, are you listening to me?”Galvin’s frustrated voice pulled her out of her thoughts. She looked at him impatiently, then pursed her lips as she made a response.“I didn’t... So what are you going to do with that, Mr. Hudson?”“Kristel!” Galvin was irked.Since they divorced, Kristel seemed to transform into a different person. She becomes glib and talks back a lot.They always argued whenever they met, and he admitted he missed the obedient Kristel, who always listened to him and did what he wanted, no matter where they were.Their wild escapade chooses no time and place.Galvin glanced at the rearview mirror before his eyes focused on the road. The already warm temperature in his car felt like rising with every minute that passed.Instead of putting more clothes on his body, he loosened his tie to have proper breathing.Kristel was sitting in the backseat and
Standing beside Kristel, Lana was infuriated as she read every hateful comment on their live stream; several commenters attacked Kristel, and some questioned her background.“How ridiculous! Obviously, they were the trolls our competitor's company had paid!” she spat. “And these fools of netizens who easily believe others’ false accusations without weighing whether what’s the truth!”Lana’s angry voice pulled Kristel to the present. She looked at her cute assistant, who was now red from anger. Seeing her being like this somewhat warmed her heart, motivating her to take this matter properly and calmly.“Calm down, Lana.” She gave the little woman a pat on her shoulder and a soft smile, adding, “We shouldn’t give in to this accusation. They clearly ruined our live streaming because of me, and I know who instigated this.”Lana blinked, staring at Kristel in dazed. She could see the determination in Kristel’s eyes, and she admired how calm she was—the person who was wronged. She asked, “W
Seeing the woman who almost ruined her life, Kristel’s face darkened to see Vivian. She wondered what this woman was doing in the company.Kristel wanted to approach Vivian and slap both her cheeks for accusing her of plagiarism and for suing her of attempting murder.Unfortunately, this isn’t the time for her to cause a scene when she was in the middle of live streaming, in which she shouldn’t ruin their pre-launching but forced to fend off the anger boiling in her chest.Thus, she ignored Galvin and introduced the dress to their viewers as if she was not raging from anger when her chest wanted to explode; still, she only controlled her emotion not to make a mistake in front of the cameras. All she could do was maintain her smile.The smile on her face was dazzling. She was emitting a radiance that made her look too charming, mesmerizing not only the employees present but also the viewers.“Kristel is gorgeous!”Galvin could hear his subordinates praising his ex-wife. He glared at th
Kristel scoffed, saying, “Have you thought of the consequences you must face once your scheme is exposed?”Vivian did not retort. She was already ashamed, acting like she was the lowest person in society. However, to be absolved, she must swallow her pride instead.“Kristel, I’ve realized the mistakes I made! I promised. I won’t do it again but do good only!” Vivian continued wailing, but Kristel would not give a fuck of her.Watching Vivian beg for forgiveness, Kristel felt no compassion for the former. She believes that a person like Vivian must not be tolerated but become an example.“Vivian, how easy for you to ask my forgiveness, but then you act like I bullied you by not granting it? If all crime can be forgotten after a sorry, why do we have to settle too much taxes to pay this state’s peacemaker and armed forces?” said Kristel.“Kristel is right. If the criminal can be pardoned simply by apologizing, then the police, lawyer, and judges are no longer needed!”Listening to the s
“Dad!” Kristel widened her smile, walked up to her dad, and hooked her arm around his elbow. “Mom and I had just discussed something.”“Is that so? But why do I hear someone’s name? Who is it?” Hector rolled his eyes to the side, his habit when trying to remember something, but he was unsure what it was.Kristel and Eliza shared a knowing look. The former shook her head at her mom, her eyes begging not to say anything, but her mom exhibited a teasing smile across her face.“What?” Hector shifted his gaze to his beloved wife and daughter.Later on, Eliza couldn’t hide it anymore. “I’m just asking our daughter if things are going well with the police officer she is dating now.”“Mom!” Kristel looked at her mom with a flustered face.Eliza tapped her daughter’s hand and said to Hector, “Our daughter’s friend helped her out before. So I hope she won’t close her heart and give others a chance to love her.”Hector looked at his daughter with such tenderness and said, “Honey, I’m still sad a
“I should call Cory to drive you home.”Kristel fished out her phone from her bag, but Galvin stretched his arm and stopped her.“No. He had an emergency at home, so I must not bother him tonight.”Kristel raised one brow upward upon hearing Galvin’s explanation. She was in disbelief that it seemed to be the first time he was giving his assistant such consideration when he had always busied himself with work, which caused his subordinates to work overtime.‘Did the sun settle in the north?’ she thought.Staring at each other’s eyes, another car passes them, allowing Kristel to look better at Galvin’s countenance.The lighting from the fences of her parent’s manor is all dim; thus, she cannot make out how pale he is already.But now, she noticed Galvin’s face was as white as a sheet. And all of a sudden, he was coughing so intensely that he needed to reach for the hood of his Bentley to lend some strength.“Galvin!”At that point, Kristel could no longer stay an arm’s length from the m
It took a long time for Kristel to grasp what was happening. Returning to her senses, Galvin had already wrapped her in a warm embrace. One of his palms cupped her jaw while his other arm hooked tightly around her slender waist.“What are you doing?” she asked crookedly.Kristel struggled, but to no avail, when Galvin did not allow her to break free from his embrace. Despite that, she did not give up by resisting; however, Galvin had already calculated his moves. Thus, he made it easy when he scooped her and put her on the kitchen island countertop.Kristel placed her hands on Galvin’s broad chest and pushed him, but her strength was insufficient. He was like a giant rock, proudly standing on top of a waterfall, where the water was like her emotion, flowing vehemently at the moment.Yet, she kept pushing him even though she knew it was useless with their posture.Galvin seemed annoyed by what she was doing. He seized both of her arms and restrained them on her back. Now that he remove
Kristel was staring at her reflection in the mirror when she heard a knock on the door. She panicked.The bathroom was all lit, and Galvin would have a better view of her belly with this brightness!Thinking of a solution not caught red-handed, she looked around and found a bathrobe hanging on the corner. She put it on quickly before Galvin could open the door wide.“Kristel?” Galvin stared at Kristel’s face with confusion when she seemed to see a ghost when he entered the bathroom. Now, her reaction worries him. “What’s the matter?”Kristel shook her head and squeezed a smile, forcing the spark in her eyes.She clenched her palms on the fabric to ease the tension in her chest, then replied, “Nothing, it’s just that…”She smiled, pretending to be shy upon remembering the wild night they shared.Galvin immediately understood what she meant. He strode closer to her and wrapped his arms around her body, pulling her gently. He lowered his head and whispered,“I’m sorry if I overdo it last