He wrapped his arms around her and rested her head on his shoulder. Her eyes shut for a second before she forcefully opened them.
"I want one more." She purred.
He leaned down and kissed her lips. Her eyes flew open.
"I'm not asking for that! Though I could use one of those too." She whined.
He smiled and kissed her again, then he carried her in his arms and took her to her room.
"Let's go to sleep. We can watch as many as we want on Friday night." He promised.
"Mmh." She hummed.
"Don't watch them on your own before Friday. We can only watch them together." He instructed, and she hummed again.
She searched around and couldn't find them. She couldn't possibly tear down the closet to look for them because she knew that they wouldn't be there. Could they have accidentally been carried along with his dirty laundry?She slapped her forehead at the thought. What was she thinking, taking off her panties in a man's mansion? He could…Her cheeks flushed when the thought registered itself. He couldn't possibly steal them, right? What would he even do with a woman's underwear? Maybe he needed them to know the size of her underwear when he ordered her clothes. That was what she wanted to think, but she didn't believe a word of it either. Her mind thought back to how deep his voice sounded when he spoke a moment ago. Was he really jerking off in the shower? If he was, were her panties in his hands?She should have felt repulsed at the thought. Creeped out, even. But on the contrary, the thought of him fondling her panties in his hands, probably
"You don't need to worry about anything. You only need to make an appearance and that will be it." He tried to coax her.He made sense but she frowned. "You know that I was not on friendly terms with your family ten years ago. I didn't leave under friendly circumstances either."He laughed at her excuse. "Do you think they would still hold a grudge against you for something that happened so long ago? How childish would that be? Not only was it not worth a grudge, but it was also their fault that you left. I couldn't leave you there and let my mother continue to hit and abuse you, now could I?"When he put it that way, she felt her worries were unfounded. "What if we don't get along?"She knew he was frowning even though she couldn't see him."Gemma, you are married to me, not them. Why are you worried so much about their opinion? I only want you to meet them to confirm that the rumors they have heard are true. I wasn't planning
"Did you miss me?" He taunted.Her body went limp and she would have collapsed if she didn't have the wall to support her. It was him! It was definitely him!"What? Are you afraid of facing me?" He chuckled.She was on the verge of breaking down but she knew that letting him know that his presence was getting to her was the worst thing she could do. So, she kept her stance."If there is anyone who should be afraid of seeing the other, it should be you." She feigned nonchalance. All those years of faking confidence while facing business partners who intimidated her were beginning to pay off."Is that so?" He leaned against the wall, looking down at her like she was an ant. "Well, you are right. I should watch out for knives."The mention of knives made a chill go down her spine. Her entire body trembled as her head buzzed. She had thought that the worst day was the day reality sunk in and she had to face it but she had been
"It should be recent." He looked at her then at Olivia and understood what she was speculating. It didn't make sense that Olivia had said the very thing that Beth said earlier. It was as though they had discussed it!"Your very good, innocent son?" Livian burst into laughter.Olivia let out a sigh of relief thinking she had averted the crisis but when she wasn't watching, Gemma and Livian exchanged a knowing glance."I thought you were trying to act like a goodie two shoes and regain my trust, Livie." Gemma winked as she made fun of her.Seeming to realize what she was doing, Olivia's face paled. She then made a show of being emotional and burst into crocodile tears. "My eldest son is dead and not long after his death, my second son was imprisoned. It's as if my family is falling apart. How do you think I feel about this?"Gemma gave Livian a sidelong glance and her mouth twitched. "Is this the part where I'm supposed to take out my h
"That's not the kind of reaction you should be having!" Cora screeched.Gemma massaged her temples that were starting to throb from her friend's insanity. Could she lower her voice a little? It was still so early in the morning and she needed to sleep some more!"How should I react?" She asked, desperate for this to end already."Like you're fazed." Cora glared at her like it should be obvious.She slid out of bed and threw her pillow at Cora while at it, punishing her for disturbing her peace so early in the morning. "What if I'm not?""Huh?" Cora looked confused for a while. She picked up the pillow that had fallen thanks to the force with an eye roll. She threw it back onto the bed along with the comforter while forbidding Gemma from going back to sleep. "Unless you have a hand in this and know how to handle this, you should be finding a solution to end the rumors. How about I meet with the CEO of Cruise Media? I could get hi
Her mind went blank. Did he just say he knew what really happened to Ethan? How could he know? Know one knew about it. Her shocked eyes met his and he smiled. Was he seriously making fun of her?"Don't worry. We are not talking about Ethan right now. We are discussing Sofia." He teased her by tapping her nose with his forefinger.She forced a smile and took a bite of a cookie, which tasted somewhat like medicine, bitter and unbearable, but she had to eat it out of necessity. She couldn't go through a whole day of hard work without eating. She wouldn't have the strength to do so.He was observing her from the corner of his eye and reached over to pet her hair. "Don't be nervous. I really won't bring him up in circumstances that don't need him. You can be certain of that." He promised.She was far from relieved. "How the hell am I supposed to take that to heart? Who else knows about it?""No one. It's between you and me." He looke
"See you on Friday." She kissed his lips gently and moved to open the car door."No. See you tonight." He corrected her with a smirk on his lips.She bit her bottom lip. "You make it sound like you're not just going to see me.""You know that I'd be happy to do more than just see you, Gem." He groaned before their lips connected.She pulled away even though she wanted to kiss him as badly as he wanted it. "We can't let anyone else see us even though they already know."He nodded and reined in the urge to take her in the car. "I'll pick you up at 4pm."She agreed and hurriedly got out of the car.It was only when she was in the elevator that she realized what she had agreed to. Did she just say yes to him picking her up this evening and spending the night at his place?What is the use of agreeing to meet for sleepovers on the weekends if she was going to be there on random days as well?She frowned
"You are one to talk, Miss Arnaud." Rudolf scoffed. "It's a known fact. Do you know what else is a known fact? Where there is smoke, there is fire."Gemma's smile widened. Well, that gave her an idea.Rudolf shuddered from her gaze but maintained his stance. What could a woman like her do? She didn't have the balls to try to mess with him. Or did she?…"How did it go?" Livian asked when he picked her up at 4pm. He was on time and she couldn't get to his car fast enough. She had told him about the meeting with the shareholders and he couldn't wait to know about what happened either.She slumped into the shotgun seat and threw her handbag into the backseat in an unlady-like manner, then kicked her shoes off her feet like she couldn't wait to get rid of them. She glanced at him as she fastened her seatbelt. "My day has been greater than my worst nightmare. Thanks for asking."He chuckled at her sarcastic to
Wendy had her eyes shut when he opened the bathroom door."What's the result?" He asked.She didn't intend to tell him without playing a guessing game with him, which he quickly found out. Luckily, it was only a two choice option."Is it positive?" He asked hopefully. She shook her head.His mood dimmed in the slightest but he still asked, "Is it negative?"She shook her head, and he was baffled. Was she going to make him have a gazillion options even though it was a question of yes or no?He tried again. "Were you unable to take the test?"She shook her head to that too, and he was about to ma
It had been several weeks since Mia learned the truth about the past but it was not in the slightest bit easier to bear. It was still hard to imagine that the woman she had hated all her life was also the one who had saved her life. She had not had the courage to tell Carlos about it. Maybe he already knew the truth but kept it to himself. It was probably one of the things that would become clear with time and she was not willing to pry into them before they naturally unfolded. It made her feel guiltier because they were growing closer by the day.They had agreed to be friends but spent a lot of time together, doing things that friends definitely wouldn't ever do—not that she was complaining.On Friday evening, she went to his office as soon as she clocked out. This was how it had been for weeks. He would either seek her or she would seek him, every day. They would either have dinner together or he would drop her off. On weekends—like today—they would coo
“What in the world…” Gemma was rendered speechless by the insanity she had just heard. “Why the hell would such a rule even exist?”The elderly lawyer had no definite answer to that, because it was not he who had written the will nor had he set the rules that his granddaughter was finding absurd. He could only hypothesize. “The old man didn't want his bloodline to go extinct. He had to set some rules, and you are lucky that he did not specify that you must have a son before inheriting his estate.”Gemma sighed when she imagined that such a thing was possible. She had not known her grandfather when he was alive, because her family was yet to find her when he passed away. From the tales she had heard about him from her parents and grandmother, she knew that setting such an absurd rule did sound like something he would do.Even so, it still made no sense when she thought about it. “But I'm a w
Mia translated the document and while she didn't think there was anything secretive about it that would make Carlos unable to give it to someone else, she got the work done within the deadline nonetheless. It was the only way to get him to stop seeking trouble. She hated having to do everything he asked of her but he was the boss and there was nothing she could do about it. At least not yet.He was still sitting at his desk when she returned."That took you half an hour,." He remarked when he saw her.She placed the folder on his desk. "I'm done." She muttered, wondering why he sounded like he was complaining when he had given her two hours. She had not even taken up half of the allocated time. Was he going to scold her for being too fast?"Thank you." He half whispered. It was the first time he was appreciating anything she did and she was baffled."You're welcome." She smiled. He was smiling back at her and for the first time as well. She not
She thought he would ask to spend more days of the week with her or something along the lines but what he said surprised her."Promise me that you will sue Declan and that you will definitely go through with it no matter what happens."She frowned. "How is that paying you back? It's in my favor either way." She looked at him in confusion. Did he have a misunderstanding about the meaning of paying back?"It does pay me back. It's a win-win situation for both you and me."She thought hard about it and still couldn't understand how that was remotely possible."Is it because the man who hurt the woman you love will be behind bars and you will no longer have to see his face around? or, do you have personal grudges with him? Are you planning to use his term in prison as a way to end him?He smiled at her vivid imagination. "It's nothing of the sort. Well, those would be added benefits of putting him behind bars but the main reaso
"You are so beautiful." Livian ran his hand down her shoulder and kissed her cheek. She would have thought that he was just saying it to get on her good side but when she met his gaze, she had to believe that he truly meant it. His eyes were filled with adoration and if it was humanly possible, his attraction for her seemed to have intensified after what they had just done.She purred like a comfortable kitten when he kissed her cheek. She was lying against his chest with her body half sprawled against his. She pulled her knee up against his thigh and it drove him crazy. He groaned in pleasure."You are insatiable." She chuckled. They had done it twice in a row and she was beginning to realize that it didn't take much for him to be hard again.He wrapped his arms around her waist and chuckled against her neck. "Who am I to blame for that? If the wife is too sweet, is it the husband's fault that he got addicted to her sweetness?"She looked
Liam and Wendy had a shotgun wedding and it was baffling to everyone. The first thing they had to do was fulfill a part of the contract, which was for Wendy to make an appearance in the Dumont family as his wife.Their plan was to pass off as a real couple but they were shocked when they found out that Gemma was not falling for it."The two of you broke up two years ago, didn't you?" She questioned them."We reconciled and realized that we didn't want to risk losing each other again, so we decided to get married." Liam held her hand.Gemma chuckled. "Or, Liam had his assistant get him a suitable wife for hire so he would be able to access the trust fund from his great grandmother and since his assistant couldn't get a suitable woman, you decided that it would be more believable if it was you and him getting married." Gemma teased."That's not…" Wendy didn't know how to defend herself."It's okay. It's perfectly
She was certain that if she chose to agree to the contract marriage, the money she would earn would be enough to pay all her debts including her rent. Forget paying rent. Even if she wanted to purchase the entire estate and kick the landlady out of the apartment complex, she would have the power to do so.She was only in such a predicament because she had a falling out with her parents and decided to leave.It was impossible to count the number of bosses and managers who had tried to take advantage of their position to sexually harass her.Even so, she did not regret her decision, nor was she going to bend her will for that man. She shrugged. Many of her problems would be solved once she received her salary from the diner.After eating her snacks, she took a shower and prepared to go to bed.…It was already 7pm and the traffic couldn't get any crazier. Wendy was already an hour late for her evening shift and she kne
Evenings were the busiest time of the day at the diner and when Wendy was finally done with her work for the day, it was already 7pm. Even so, she couldn't leave until her replacement who would be working the night shift arrived since it was a 24 hour restaurant.She glanced at her pocket watch in irritation. Alma, that bitch, was late again. What irked her was the fact that she knew Alma disliked her and she was doing it on purpose like she always did whenever she had to take over the night shift from Wendy.Clara had already changed out of her work uniform and sent it to the laundry, so she was ready to go. She offered a smile at Wendy as she made her way towards the back door. "Want to go home together? My boyfriend will pick me up. We can give you a ride. Go on and change, I'll wait for you."Wendy looked up from the orders she was preparing for a couple and their daughter, returning the smile. "It's alright. I'll take the subway." She was gratef