MIRANDAHazel held me in his arms as the minutes rolled by. Hearing him call me the most beautiful woman in the world was really happifying and surprising too.I involuntarily recalled what happened earlier at the pool and felt disturbed. Even though Hazel had gotten distracted earlier, it was still possible for him to remember it and get upset again.I figured it was better to talk to him about it than pretend it did not happen. Pulling away from his body, I lifted my face and noticed that he was staring at me.I flashed a smile at him and began, "About what happened earlier....I didn't mean to ruin things for you, Hazel. If I had known that the pool pervert was so important to you....""Then what would you have done?" He asked, interrupting me. "Let him sexually harass you and get away with it?"I shook my head, "No, I would have run away before he even approached me. I was just so bored and....""Wanted to go swimming with your husband?" He asked, while raising his brows.I bit my l
MIRANDA I spent a little time reading about what the blogs had to say about Mrs. Marlene De Antonio.Afterward, I ran to my room, dashed into the bathroom, and washed up before dressing decently. I wasn't too nervous because I had my pepper spray with me.After almost getting molested during the so-called field trip, Mel had suggested that I bought it and carried it around, so I could protect myself if she wasn't close to me.It was a good thing I took it with me to Caracas. After dressing decently in a long, beautiful white gown, I let my hair fall on my back and wore one of the two rings I had carried along.I put my pepper spray in my bag and went back to the balcony to watch the old woman for a little longer. I saw her throw her cigarette to the ground and sighed in relief. It would have been uncomfortable and dangerous talking to her while inhaling all that smoke. l left our suite afterward and began heading in the woman's direction. A few people were sitting in the same area as
HAZEL"I have fallen in love with Miranda," I admitted to myself with my eyes closed. I could not deny it anymore. It was true that I did not trust Miranda or any other woman for that matter. Perhaps my mom had a little bit of my trust but I was skeptical about women in general. Hence, I did my best to avoid them. Having experienced firsthand, the hurt that could result from trusting a woman, I did not want to put myself in that position anymore.This was what I told myself as I fought my feelings for Miranda. She made me feel emotions I didn't want to and that fueled my determination to offer her a contract.However, when she hugged me and told me she wanted to go swimming with her husband, nothing else mattered. I could no longer hold myself back, so I took her, and it was magical.Thanks to her, I felt like a teenager again. I had loved Shayla, in my own way. But with Miranda, I felt like there was a fire burning in my heart that only she could quench.Everything about her excite
HAZEL"This is Ramos' granny," I said to Miranda as I tried to figure out what she was trying to do.She gasped in surprise, "Ramos....the...pervert?"I nodded and she turned to face the old woman, "But...you're so nice....how can such a person be related to you?"And what is wrong with my grandson? "The woman snapped.Miranda sighed, "He was a total jerk to me. I came out to swim with my husband at the pool but he harassed me sexually."The woman furrowed her brows, "What?""He grabbed my butt and tried to kiss me," Miranda continued. "That's why my husband got upset and punched him. What husband would watch his wife being treated like that?"The old woman shook her head, "How can this be? What you are telling me is different from what I was told. Besides, Ramos might be a handful but he respects married women. He knows how I feel about marriage so I doubt he would try to disappoint me."Miranda smiled, "Wow! I don't think you know your grandson very well, granny. It's quite unfortun
HAZEL Miranda came out of her room, dressed in a black, sexy gown. She had added a little makeup to her face, making her look more hot and beautiful.I saw her putting her can of pepper spray into her bag and scoffed, "And what is that for? Don't you trust in your husband's capability?"She smiled, "It's not that I don't trust your capabilities. I feel very safe with you by my side, that goes without saying. However, I seem to have fallen in love with this thing, that I can't bring myself to part with it."I shook my head and chuckled, "Have it your way then, weirdo."We left the resort together and I took Miranda on a drive. She seemed so excited and raised her hands up, enjoying the evening breeze as our car raced.Her red, wavy locks flew behind her as the wind blew against it. This sight was so pleasing to the eyes that looking away was very difficult.I stopped the car in the parking lot of a luxurious restaurant and led her inside so we could have dinner.After our meals were s
MIRANDA For the first time since I had met Hazel, I saw fear in his eyes.He let go of my hand and balled his fists as he assumed a fighting stance.When Ramos' dogs began to approach, my eyes lit up as I remembered the pepper spray I had put inside my bag. Back then, I didn't think it would come in handy but I just carried it because it gave me a sense of security without Hazel.Who knew I would need it so soon? Taking it out of my bag, I sprayed it at the men who had approached us. They cried out, falling to the ground as they had not expected it.Merely inhaling it made me feel very uncomfortable, I could not imagine how much pain the eyes of the men were in.Hazel turned and briefly smiled at me as he proceeded to kick the men who had already fallen to their knees.Despite seeing his men on the ground, Ramos did not make any move but just kept smiling at us with his arms folded.Hazel was still kicking the rest of his men when six black jeeps suddenly pulled up behind Ramos. Men
MIRANDA Hazel and I both came out of hiding, picked up sticks for protection, and began to run out of the woods.Fortunately, we did not meet any of them and finally reached the road. We both sighed in relief and threw our sticks when we saw a cab.We got into the cab after Hazel instructed the driver to take us to the restaurant where we had parked our car.Once we got there, he took out his wallet and paid the driver. We made a few inquiries at the restaurant and found out about a hotel that was close by.Hazel drove our car to the hotel and booked a room. Once we were inside, I sat on the bed and checked my bag which had gotten wet.Our phones had both gotten wet and gone off and I couldn't walk properly because of the thorns stuck to the sole of my feet. I had also dropped my pepper spray before we jumped and felt bad about leaving it behind."Let me have your phone," Hazel told me. I gave it to him and he opened both our phones and went to the balcony, placing the phone parts in
HAZELI walked to the balcony and called someone I hadn't spoken to in a while."If you're calling me today, then the world must be about to come to an end," President Rowland said to me when he answered my call."Good evening, old man," I addressed him as fondly as I used to.He laughed, "I see you still take pleasure in getting on my nerves. So tell me, what gives?""I'm afraid this isn't a courtesy call, Godfather." I went ahead and explained everything that Miranda and I had experienced in Caracas to President Rowland.He became my godfather when I was eighteen. At the time, he was not the president of my country but just a businessman.My father had just revealed his lover whom he had been cheating on my mother with, and it turned out that they'd had a son together for years. His company, which was his' and my mother's sweat was sold to Tim Rowland who was a wealthy businessman. Even though it was a small company then, I sought to buy it back because it had my mother's sweat.I a