“ Oh my darling I've been so excited all day to see you and look at you, you're here, and you look more beautiful in person," the woman who I guess must be this freak’s mother said as she hugged me and I don't know but I felt good, this wasn't a hug for the media to see, it was a real hug.“ You're so beautiful," she said as she pulled away smiling at me.“ Oh, forgive my manners, I am Gina Gonzalez, I'm sure you must have guessed I'm his mom,” She said and it still surprises me how a sweet looking woman could give birth to such a vile creature like the man standing beside me. “ Let's go to the dining table, I made something special for you," She said as she held my hand and happily dragged me to the dining room.“ Honey she's here," Now she was calling her husband, I'm dead.She led me to their dining room as her pretender of a son tried to act gentlemanly as he pulled a chair for me and I sat down.“ I made lasagna, I heard you like it," She said as her son pulled a chair for her t
“ Are you crazy?!" I asked in anger as I pulled from him and then without a second thought I slapped him hard on the face.“ Lilly! What has gotten into you?!" I heard my mom's voice from behind me and I didn't need to look at her to know she was looking at me in disappointment, she wasn't my problem right now as I had my eyes on the bastard who just kissed me.“ You're going to blame me? He kissed me without my permission when I warned him not to come anywhere near me until after the marriage," I was just saying the marriage part to save myself. I had already made my Mom believe I was okay with the marriage, so I couldn't let any slip up.“ But he's your fiance," she said.“ Doesn't give him the right to kiss me without my permission," I said.“ So you do accept that he's your fiance?" A new voice I could recognize anywhere asked and I felt my heart jump. Scott. Oh no. What was he doing here?I slowly turned and he was there standing just beside my Mom, what was he doing here? Why t
"Get away from me, no, I'm not going to hear it, how could you do that to me?" I asked as I tried to get away from Rodrigo as he tried to touch me.“ You can't be that mad, I knew he wasn't going to cause you any harm," Rodrigo tried to reason with me.“ You know how much I hate that man yet you let him take me, is that how a best friend should act? You didn't even try, you just let him take me! You just gave up without a fight," I said as I went around the table and he kept following me like we were children.“ Come on you of all people should know that if he was going to cause you harm I'll break his nose before he can even get close to you,” he said." It still doesn't make sense to me, you gave me away that's all I can think about, stay away from me, it was like you were giving your blessing,” I said and he just rolled his eyes. " You're being dramatic Lilly,”" Really, I'm being dramatic?” I asked as I stopped to glare at him." Do you know what happened last night? Scott was at
“ What the fu…” I stopped myself before I could use a curse word in the midst of my staff." What are you doing here?” I asked and he just raised a brow looking at me like I was dumb or something." Mr Giovanni, we're so happy to see you," one of the men in the room suddenly stood up as he rushed to my number one enemy like he had seen a god and I couldn't help but feel annoyed about it." Miss Vincent, Mr Giovanni here is one of our company's biggest and most resourceful partners, we should be glad he decided to join us in the meeting today. He's a very busy man." Should I be glad about that?I didn't want him here for any reason. Whether he was the fucking president, I don't care. “ There's no need for him to be here either, since he's busy he should go ahead with other things, I don't need him here," I said and all my staff in the room turned to me like I just committed the biggest crime and I deserve to be behind bars. Who were they supposed to support? Him or me?“ Mr Giovanni,
“ I hope I don't remind you of these words one day when you fall in love,"“ Get out of my office," I said and he raised his hands in surrender before walking out of my office.Fall in love, my foot.That woman and love can't go well, the only person that woman loves is herself. I got to work as I tried taking care of everything that needed my attention.I was working when my office door suddenly burst open.“ I tried to stop her," Leo said.“ And you said he wasn't in his office," One of my flints said as she turned to Leo with a glare and as he raised his hands in surrender before leaving.“ What are you doing here? Don't you know I'm a busy man?” I asked as she walked to me, adding an extra sway to her hips. Golddigger. “ What do you want? More money?” I asked with a raised brow.“ Come on baby, it's not always about money," I'm sure that sounded like a lie to even her, but I didn't say anything, I just watched as she walked to me then she came to stand in front of me.I have a f
" What the hell?! Who the heck is that?" Leo cursed before we both opened the car door and stepped out.The person in the pink Lamborghini opened the door and came out and just as expected it was a woman.She stepped out of the car like a goddess and not like a woman who just crashed into my Rolls-Royce. She was wearing a blue baggy jeans with a pink crop top and white sneakers and then a black face cap. “ I'm so sorry for this, please I'll call my manager and have him fix this immediately,” she said and I just watched her with a raised brow as she brought out her phone to make a call.“ Mark, I just got into an accident. Can you meet me immediately, I crashed into someone's car and we need…” I stopped listening to her speak as Leo whispered something." Are you really going to let her fix it? The damage isn't much,” Leo asked and I just shrugged." I like things like this, so I'm just gonna watch,” I said. “ I'm so sorry, I already called my manager, please let's leave the road be
" You both know each other?" One of my contractors Nico asked.“ Not like we really know each other, we just met on my way here, I crashed into his car," she said.“ Oh, there we go again," the man said as a slap landed on the back of his head. “ Please, I'm sorry for whatever she might have done, my friend here can be careless sometimes, so pardon her," Nico said." Why does everyone think I'm careless, don't ask me to help you with anything ever again,” she said to Nico in anger before turning to me." I'm sorry once again for the accident Mr Gonzalez,” she said before running out of the building. “ Don't mind her, she's just being dramatic," Nico said as we continued our way into the building. One of the workers walked to us as he handed us helmets.“ She's my best friend by the way, I left this at her place and she had to bring it for me," he said as he showed me the blueprint he was holding.“ Okay," I said.“ So I made a few changes and adjustments and I'd like you to look at
“ What…what…” I still couldn't find my voice as I turned to my family all looking at me with smiles on their faces. And then I turned to my number one enemy who was on one knee with a ring open for me to marry him.His mother was here, so was his father and they looked very happy. They looked like if I said yes it would mean the world to them, but I didn't want to say yes, I didn't want to be trapped with their son forever.I turned to my best friend who also had a look of shock on his face then I turned back to the man still on his knees. He looked like the happiest man in the world and I knew just why, he had me just where he wanted and that smirk was enough proof.“ Come on accept the ring already,” his mom said with a broad smile on her face.They all didn't know how I was feeling, they all didn't care if I wanted to accept the ring or not. What if I just run out that door and fly back to America?" She's in too much shock she can't even speak,” I heard my mom say. All she was rea
“By the power vested in me by God, I now pronounce you husband and wife…again,” the priest said and the congregation burst into laughter."You may kiss your bride,” the priest didn't even need to say it twice. Antonio leaned down as he claimed my lips in a hot kiss.I could hear Rodrigo and Leo whistling as Antonio hand held my waist pulling me closer but I had to quickly pull away although he didn't want to leave me.“People are watching babe," I said and he chuckled against my lips before pulling away.“I love you, I love you so much," he whispered as I looked into his eyes wondering how I got so lucky.I turned to the congregation and threw my bouquet and it fell on Rodrigo's lap. I couldn't help but laugh.“I don't even have a girlfriend," Rodrigo said with a groan and everyone burst into laughter. I felt so good and happy compared to the last time I and Antonio got married, I didn't even want to think about it. I turned my attention to my husband as I wrapped my arms around him
I woke up with an unbearable pain shooting up my shoulder and I groaned before trying to sit up but firm hands held me softly preventing me from standing up.“Hey, hey, there's no need to stress yourself, just rest,” I couldn't help but smile as I opened my eyes to see my husband's eyes staring at me with concern,"Am I in heaven?” I whispered, my voice barely above a whisper, and he chuckled but quickly stopped himself as a frown took over his face."Why are you so stubborn?” he said with a sigh as he took my hand and dropped a kiss. “I couldn't just hide and let you face them alone, I needed to be there for you, remember we have to do everything together," I said as I tried to raise my hand to touch his face but I couldn't.“Stop trying to do anything, just rest, okay?” he said as he brushed his fingers through my hair."What about…" my chest tightened as I thought about how everything that had been happening to me has been my mother's doing, and no matter what she did a part of me
'NO!! Lilly!!'Time froze as I heard the sound of the trigger being pulled. My heart stopped, waiting for the deafening bang that would end everything. But... nothing. There was no shot.Lilly stood there trembling, her breath shallow, but alive."How? Why the fuck is there no bullet in my gun?!" Veronica Lilly's mother screamed, frantically checking the weapon in her hands.That was the moment my wife snapped back to her senses. With strength I hadn't seen in her before. Lilly pushed her mother with a force so fierce it sent Veronica sprawling to the ground. But there was no time to celebrate her bravery.The man holding Rodrigo down reacted instantly, lifting his gun and firing at Lilly. She ducked just in time, the bullet narrowly missing her.Everything descended into chaos.The door burst open, and the reinforcements I had been waiting for finally stormed in.“Get down!" one of the officers shouted, his gun trained on Adrian.Adrian froze for a moment, his wild eyes darting aroun
The room became dead silent and it was like everyone held their breath as I turned to Lilly before turning to Rodrigo..“Stay here," I said and was about to stand up but Lilly held my hand shaking her head.“I heard that there was a party here and I brought friends," a familiar voice said from outside and I turned to Lilly who had her eyes wide in shock,“She followed you," she mouthed as she stood up before turning around in confusion and I held her hand stopping her. I knew I was going to be followed but I didn't know who was going to follow me. I didn't know that Lilly's mother was the mastermind behind everything but I knew that someone might have been watching me in case my wife was alive so I had everything planned out.“Do you trust me Lilly?" I said as I held her shoulders trying to calm her down from how panicked she looked. “She's out there Antonio, there's no way out of this, she's going to kill us," she said as her eyes welled up in tears but I shook my head.“Rodrigo do
Thank God she was alive. My wife was alive. The thought of it made me smile but I had to remind myself that I made a promise. I couldn't let anyone know that she was alive, if she was telling me to keep it a secret there must be a reason. I took a breath trying to calm myself down before I opened a room door and walked out of the room, closing the door behind me.The house was quiet as everyone was sleeping. I quietly climbed down the stairs not wanting to make any noise as I made my way to the door but just as I was about to walk out the house, I heard a noise and stopped. I slowly turn only to be met with Lilly's mother. She yawned as she looked at me with half asleep half awake eyes.“Why are you still up son?” she asked, her voice filled with concern."I just wanted to go out for a drive, I don't feel good being in here without my wife, this house reminds me of her so much," I said with a sigh and she moved close to me and then without warning she hugged me. “I know how you fee
Sleep felt foreign to me, I couldn't sleep, couldn't bring myself close to my eyes. The hollowness in my chest was one that could only be filled by my wife's presence. I turned from the balcony to the bed wishing that I would see her sitting on the bed and everything was just a terrible nightmare. But it wasn't, she wasn't on the bed nor did I know where she was. I have long silenced the voice that was telling me to just give up that my wife was dead. I couldn't give up, I had to keep hoping, praying that she was alright, that I'll find her. I closed my eyes as I did a silent prayer hoping that God would be merciful to me and bring me my wife. I wasn't the best person, yet I still wasn't the worst. I turned away from the balcony as I walked into the room towards the bed. My eyes were heavy but sleep was a luxury I couldn't afford. Sleep had cost me my wife. I rubbed my head burying my face in my hands. “Lilly, why would you do this to me? Why would you walk into danger? Didn't
Sleep felt foreign to me, I couldn't sleep, couldn't bring myself close to my eyes. The hollowness in my chest was one that could only be filled by my wife's presence.I turned from the balcony to the bed wishing that I would see her sitting on the bed and everything was just a terrible nightmare. But it wasn't, she wasn't on the bed nor did I know where she was.I have long silenced the voice that was telling me to just give up that my wife was dead. I couldn't give up, I had to keep hoping, praying that she was alright, that I'll find her.I closed my eyes as I did a silent prayer hoping that God would be merciful to me and bring me my wife. I wasn't the best person, yet I still wasn't the worst. I turned away from the balcony as I walked into the room towards the bed. My eyes were heavy but sleep was a luxury I couldn't afford. Sleep had cost me my wife.I rubbed my head burying my face in my hands.“Lilly, why would you do this to me? Why would you walk into danger? Didn't you kn
It's been two days—two days without my wife and I didn't want to believe what they told me, I didn't want to believe that my wife could be dead.I felt hollow, lifeless—like a man whose soul has been ripped out of him. She couldn't be gone. I didn't want to accept that I'll never see her face again.But the words of the officers kept ringing in my head and it was horrifying to think she might have died in the explosion. But there was no corpse. She was alive somewhere out there, maybe she was even scared and alone. I don't know.I rubbed my face with a sigh. This is all my fault, if I had been awake like a caring husband should, I would have noticed when she left, but instead I was sleeping while my wife would have been out there fighting for her life. The police were still looking for the person who might have sent that message to my wife. They were able to get a hold of her phone and she had left because her best friend's life was in danger. I don't know if I should be jealous that
I stood up as a silent determination filled me, my wife could be in there and they were stopping me from going to get her, I didn't care that I was going to get hurt—I didn't care that I was going to die, all I wanted was to see her.I looked to my left to see one of the officers looking distracted as they searched around. Leo seemed to be in shock, it was the perfect opportunity.I bolted, running towards the side of the building that the fire hadn't reached, I wasn't thinking, but I didn't care.“Antonio!" Leo called, his voice filled with fear as he ran after me, but I didn't stop. But just before I could throw myself into the building, I was pushed once again to the ground and right in time before the flame falling from the burning house could fall on us.“Why are you fucking stopping me?! Let me go! If they can't go in there, I can! My wife…my wife!” I choked out as Leo dragged me away from the building. “Listen Antonio, I know how you feel, but going into that fire isn't going