Shantel and Leon hid and watched as Dominic carried Melina upstairs. "The plan is working" Leon breathed in excitement but turning to face Shantel, he flinched. The little girl was scowling at him like she would murder him the next minute."What? Why are you glaring at me like a creep?"An angry snort left Shantel's lips. "This was your plan? To get Mommy hurt? Do you know how painful that burn must have been, huh? What kind of a shitty plan was that?!""Hey! I didn't do any of that!" Leon defended immediately."What do you mean by you didn't do anything? This is your plan so you're the one who staged everything!""Come on, Shantel. At least hear me out before you start pointing fingers at me."The little girl looked away with a huff."My initial plan was for Mom to cook Dad's favorite dishes and while the both of them are enjoying dinner tonight, all alone, they will have time to themselves to talk things out. But then I changed it to Mom getting a little cut on her finger so that whe
CHAPTER 64"To hell with you being in love with another man, Melina. I don't want to know and I don't want to care anymore. All I know is that you are my wife and no matter what, you're mine and mine alone..."Melina was kissed and she closed her eyes and reciprocated. She wrapped her hands around his neck as he held her waist and pressed her body to his."Ha..." They both pulled out to catch their breath."I don't love him, Mr. Hartless," Melina spoke up. "I don't care about him. Because you're the only man I love now, you're the only person I care about.""Killian..." Melina let out a breath. She pulled away from Dominic and stepped away from him."Killian is my ex. My ex-husband."Dominic noticed her fist clench. "Melina, you don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to." He held her hand and squeezed it."No, Mr. Hartless. I've been wanting to tell you since after our date. I want you to know this about me, everything about my past.""I am more than ready to hear you out, M
Dominic carried Melina to their room and closing the door, he put her down and pinned her to it. Before she could say anything, he slammed his lips on hers to shut her up. The kiss was a wild one and Melina wasn't given a chance. She kissed him back, trying to keep up with his pace but it was impossible.They both pulled out a bit to catch their breath but Dominic resumed the kiss, this time around, sucking hungrily on her lower lips while his hands went all the way down her ass. He bit her lower lip and she let out a subtle moan, giving him the entrance he needed. He swept a hot tongue deep inside, savoring every inch of her mouth. Melina wrapped her arms around his neck, running her fingers through his hair. Dominic's kiss and touch were driving her crazy and she didn’t want him to stop. He fed hungrily on her lips, biting and sucking them till she could no longer breathe.A kiss was placed on the side of her mouth, cheek, and then to her ear.He traced the kisses down to her neck t
Melina slowly opened her eyes. She made to turn but felt something gaging her. She opened her eyes fully and landed on Dominic, whose hands were wrapped around her body like she would run away if he let go. His eyes were still closed.It was then the intercourse they shared last night came flashing in Melina's mind and her face turned red in a blush. Dominic almost killed her. Last night was the best night of her life. Dominic did wonders to her. Her body was still twitching from the sweetness. She stared at the handsome man lying close to her and smiled. She ran her fingers through her hair and traced it down to his eyelashes. This beautiful man was her husband and she's proud to say that. He made her his permanently last night and she doesn't regret being his. She loves him more than she can explain.She caressed his face, her thumb brushing his lips. She ran her hands down to his bare chest and blushed heavily. "I know I'm too hard to resist, Melina. You don't have to prove it." D
"Why did you call me here, Charlotte?" A figure can be seen seated at a table in a restaurant. His face was covered with the cap of the hoodie he was wearing with only his lips and jawline in view. Seated adjacent to the figure was Charlotte, who took a sip from the coffee that was before them."You should know why you're here, otherwise you wouldn't have come to begin with.""Doesn't it amaze you how much of a failure you are that you couldn't even carry out a simple task? A task that both of us will benefit from, more especially you. Yet, despite how much you will benefit from it, you still don't want to get it done?""Tell me, what exactly is so hard in what I asked you to do?""Point of correction, Charlotte. I'm not doing any of this because you asked me to. I'm only here, seated before you and listening to your annoying ranting just because this will benefit me. Don't get the wrong impression."Charlotte scoffed and placed the cup of coffee she was holding back on the table. Sh
Melina sat in her office, smiling sheepishly to herself and blushing. She was thinking about what happened between her and Dominic last night and this morning. She never thought Dominic was that cheesy. His cold and strict personality will make someone think he doesn't know anything about romance. But it was actually the other way around.This morning few minutes after she arrived at work, she received a bouquet. She was surprised at first but after reading what was written inside the card beside the bouquet, a broad smile and faint blush drew up her lips."May your day be as bright as this flower, Sunshine. I can't wait to have you in my arms again tonight."It was from Dominic and that made Melina's mind squeak in excitement.And now she couldn't even concentrate and work as her mind kept going back to the night they shared.Almost then a knock came on her door snapping her out of her daydream. "Ma'am, someone is here to see you." Emily disclosed."Who?"Before Emily could reply, t
Alexander was busy having some alone time at his Penthouse when he was interrupted by a visitor, Dominic."I wonder if the sun rose from the west today. You're here after how many years?" Alexander scoffed when Dominic walked in. "How less busy were you that you remembered that somewhere like this still existed?""Cut the crap, Mr. Alexander" Dominic wasn't ready for his blabbering. "You should know by now that I didn't come here to engage in any long discussion with you. I'm not here to catch on old times.""It's not a surprise, Dominic. Don't worry, I knew you came here for a reason.""What were you doing at my wife's office two days ago?" Dominic went straight to the point."Just as I expected" Alexander snorted to himself."Tell me why you went to see my wife at her office. What did you tell her? What did you do to her?""Relax, Dominic. I only went to pay my daughter-in-law a visit. I haven't gotten the chance to ever since the family dinner. Since I've been free lately, I visited
"Dominic..." Melina pulled out of the hug and looked at him with eyes flooded with tears."I won't let anything happen to Shantel and Leon. They are my life too and I won't let anyone take my life away from me. I will protect them, Melina, I promise." Dominic caressed her face, wiping away her tears with his thumb as he stared intently into her eyes with an assured look."Nothing will happen to our kids. No one will take them away from us, okay?"Melina bit her lips and nodded."Good. Now stop crying. Do you know how much my heart aches to see these tears in your eyes? I hate them, Melina. I hate seeing you in tears.""I'm sorry." Melina sniffed back her tears."Here." Dominic grabbed the towel and wrapped her up with it. "You will catch a cold if you stay here any longer. You've been standing under the cold shower for as long as I don't know. You shouldn't let things like that make you stop taking care of yourself.""I'll prepare a hot bath for the both of us. Go wait for me in the b
Months passed after Eric's death,they mourned and they moved on.It hit his father the hardest because he felt that he was at fault for letting Eric grow up with so much hatred in his heart.His family was finally reunited.He had resumed his role as the president of the company and Melina resumed her role as CEO of her own company.He proposed to Melina on the eve of their anniversary where she announced the news that she was pregnant.In light of the joyous news,they finally gor married with Shantel and Leon as their best man and maid of honour.It was a joyous occasion.Six months after that,the family welcomed their second set of twins after a very long and tortuous labour.They parents entrusted Shantel and Leon with naming their siblings which they did.Their names were...Micheal and Michela
NOTE; This chapter is not edited Evelyn opened her eyes to find herself in the hospital surrounded by stainless steel objects and disinfectant.At the far end of the room,Dominic was standing in place with the doctor.She could only hear snippets of the conversation."Am afraid her Amnesia is quite serious.She just felt overwhelmed by the memories flooding back.Thats why she fainted."the doctor had said solemnly and with a fre exchange of words he exited the room.Dominic realized that she was awake and rushed to her side instantly,giving her a sad smile."Hey"he greeted."Hi"she gave him a weak smile.Not being one to mince his words,he spoke up."Why didn't you tell me you had amnesia ?"he asked softly."I didn't see how that was important "she responded weakly.Before he could ask any other question,she had dozed off.The morphine must have kicked inAs he watched her sleep,he vowed to do everything in his power to regain her lost memory.She just had to remember them.A week went by
"Dominic..." She called out softly making his eyes widened greatly."I... I...love you" She mumbled before passing out in his arms. For a moment Dominic stared at her, excited and surprised at the same time. She remembers, she remembers him.Without waking her or his children who were sound asleep in their rooms amidst all the commotion, he lifted her up in his arms and carried her to bed.Covering her with a duvet, he sat down beside her and held her hand,. placing a kiss on it."You don't know how happy I am to hear you call my name, Melina. I love you"* * * *The next morning, she groaned in pain.She felt the loud pounding in her head as she struggled to get up.Looking around the room,she felt a familiar peace as she glanced around the beautiful decorated room."Ugh"she grunted. Placing a hand on her pounding head,she threw the duvet away from her ,only to find that she wasn't alone.There with her was Dominic sleeping so peacefully beside her.she couldn't hide the smile that esca
ONE WEEK LATERAfter confirming with her assistant, Dominic and Evelyn set up a time, which was today by 5pm although she had warned them ahead of time that she would be late.They couldn't find a suitable venue by that time of day so he settled for a making dinner at his place. In the five years he had been without Melina, Dominic had picked up a thing or two about cooking. He knew how to make pasta which was what he intended to make.Three horrible attempts later, he had everything setup and freshened up, preparing himself to welcome her into his home. He popped open the wine and poured himself a glass as he waited for her arrival. The kids were in their bedroom.Hours ticked by and Evelyn was still not there. He picked up his phone and dialed but the line wasn't connecting. He tried a handful of times before redirecting her call to her office.The call was answered after the first two rings."Hello" A strange voice sounded at the other end. The voice didn't belong to her."Hello, w
The moment Dominic and Shantel got back home, he issued a check to the Nanny and sent her on her merry way never to be seen by him again. He headed straight to his study room to call Ethan. There was something he needed him to do.His hands were sweating and his breath heaved as he dialed the number on his phone. Ethan picked up at the first ring."Yes, Sir""Ethan, I want you to dig into possible whereabouts of my wife's body. Was she cremated or buried?" He inquired. "Sir?" Ethan blurted out in surprise ."I need you to do this for my peace of mind" He explained. "If I may ask, Boss, what is this about?" Ethan asked. Dominic could sense the uneasiness in his voice. But he knew he had to. Seeing Melina today made him realize many things. All cases regarding her accident and death was sealed and ruled out and her body was taken care of while he had been in prison. He wasn't the one that buried her. He didn't even see her body. By the tine he was out of prison, she was already buried
As Everlyn watched the world haze by, the faint sound of someone calling out for her rang in her ears. For a brief moment, a flash hit her. Someone was calling out for her; a little girl. She couldn't see her face but her voice was getting softer and softer, almost like she was walking far away from her.Getting shocked out of her reverie, she looked down at the teary-eyed girl who was gazing up at her so hopefully.She didn't want to be the one to dash her hopes but she had to set things straight. She didn't know her and she had never seen her before. Not that she can remember at least."Sweetie, I think you're confusing me with someone else" She spoke softly, ruffling Shantel's long brunette hair that was just like hers. It was an uncanny resemblance and somewhere at the back of her mind, she felt that small voice calling out to her. Telling her that they were connected. But she shoved those incessant thoughts away and focused on what was real.Shantel on the other hand couldn't bel
"Ethan, have you gotten the proper documents needed for the dealership shipment tomorrow?" Dominic asked as he glanced through the array of folders that lay splayed all over his desk. They were so close to their launch and they couldn't afford any mistakes or delay. It would be catastrophic If they encounter any sort of loss due to negligence."Boss, about the contract proposal from the new company?" Ethan demanded but without looking up from the documents, Dominic waved a hand dismissively. "We do not have time to deal with something that huge when we have a bigger deal on our hands" He responded, sifting through the blue spiral-bound envelope."But, Boss. I went through the contract some weeks ago and it looked really promising and we were allowed full creative control if we were to take it up." Ethan informed, adjusting his glasses as he placed the opened document in front of Dominic's desk.Dominic finally looked up and Ethan directed his gaze to the file. Reluctantly, he took th
Five years later...Staring out from the glass pane windows that overlooked the outskirts of the city. The thoughts of the last couple of years came replaying in Dominic's mind.Five years ago, with the help of Ethan, he was proven innocent and was released from prison. But after his release from prison, things have never been the same. Within five years he was able to gather his life back together a little bit. Though he was proven innocent, the board of directors teamed up with Eric and removed him as the president of the Hartless Empire, making Eric the president instead.But that wasn't a setback for Dominic. Even though he was no longer the president, within five years, he took over VVC fully and made the best fashion company in Westwood. Within five years, he was able to regain his fame and power and was still known as the most powerful man in Westwood.But all of this meant nothing to Dominic. All the fame and power to him were useless. What was the point of gathering his life
Back in Westwood, Dominic was grappling with his own demons. He had retreated from the world, haunted by the accusations and the uncertainty of who had committed the terrible crime.He was also in shambles over Melina and her decision to break up.As he sat in his cell contemplating his life an officer came up the cell and began unlocking it. “Let's go, Dominic, you have a visitor.”Dominic's heart soared as he envisioned Melina had come to visit him.He stayed still as his hands and feet were handcuffed and he was led out of the tiny, cramped cell.He was let into the poorly lit room and made to sit down.Dominic was confused and just as he was about to question the guard Eric revealed himself."Hello, Dominic," Eric said, a malevolent grin on his face as he sat down across from Dominic in an interrogation room. "It's been a while."Eric was a tall, handsome man with a charming smile. He was also a ruthless businessman who was determined to destroy Dominic.Dominic's face lost all of