The next morning, Xavier found himself speaking with Carlos at 10.30 in the morning. Sierra is still sleeping soundly in his arms, and he didn't feel like rushing her either. He is not someone who stays in bed for this long. He is not that good of a sleeper to begin with. And he prefers not to waste time by idling in bed doing nothing useful. That is not how he built his fortune. After he took over his family business after his brother's death, he quatrippled their fortune by his hard work and discipline. But today, he is still in bed with his seductress, and also working at the same time. She is half lying on top of him. Her limbs tangled with his while his fingers are caressing her bare spine. She kicked the sheets in her sleep which is now pooled around their waist. "Why do you suddenly want to keep an eye on him?" Carlos's voice infiltrated through his ear piece. After his brief conversation with Nancy the previous night, he realised that Noel Thomas is becoming bolder and
"Dad, I tried talking to him. He refused to give you more. Why will he? He already gave you two hundred million dollars. That's a hundred million more than he agreed to give you. Under what conditions do you want me to ask him dad?" Nancy demanded in an impatient tone. Noel snorted sarcastically. "Don't pretend that I am the only bad guy here Nancy. You are two months pregnant with someone's bastard. You don't even know who the father is. You are trying to hurry this marriage so that you could pass on that bastard as Xavier Woods child. If I let Mr. Woods know that you won't be able to have kids if you abort this baby, then what do you think he would do?" he reminded her in not so subtle way. Nancy's face turned red. Her fists are now clenched and her pleasant features are now twisted into an ugly sneer. "Are you threatening me, dad? You will lose more than I do if this marriage is cancelled. Don't forget that" she snapped at him. Noel gritted his teeth. "And you would lose
"You are still single?" Xavier asked in a tone which made Sierra feel like he didn't like it at all. She hesitated to reply, but gathered her courage and managed to nod. Which was not easy when he is squeezing the hell out of her cheeks. A slow smirk appeared on his face, which looked dangerous. It made her feel unpleasant. "Bad girl. How many times should I remind you that you are mine? The only man you should be thinking about is me. You are not single anymore my seductress. You are mine" he spoke in a tone which felt like a dark promise for a life time. Her eyes became wide when she saw how serious he is. "No, this is not right. We have to stop this" she whispered, suppressing her bubbling fear. The image of being in this kind of relationship with him gave her mixed feelings. Her core clenched on its own accord, along with the guilt and fear that started to bubble in the pit of her stomach. Xavier is not liking how she is trying to push him away constantly while he cou
"Mr Whitmore, I heard Mr. Woods is sponsoring for Mr. Noel Thomas's Campaigning" Joe Smart, the assistant of Mr. Nathan Whitmore shared what he learned. Both the men are in their forties. Nathan is the opponent who is in the race of the president's position against Noel. Nathan belongs to the De Cats party, while Noel is an independent candidate who is in the race for the first time. But the De Cats party is an old party and Nathan's uncle is the current president. But due to his old age, he is retiring after serving his last month term before handing over the party to Nathan. Mr. Whitmore is kind and wanted to serve the country like how his grandfather and uncle did. But being a young and a first time candidate, his chances of winning over Noel seems less. Nathan frowned deeply. He knows what kind of a person Xavier is. He is not the type who would promise one thing and do something else. "No, I trust Mr. Woods. I saw how that man works. He never does anything without a purpo
Sierra found herself feeling like she is going to burst at any moment now. Xavier kept his dark promise to punish her for the entire day. It's as if he has taken a day off just to punish her. Until now, Sierra never thought that someone could be punished this way. But now, she realised that depriving from an orgasm after taking her to the brink of the high's, only to deflate it in the last second is torture. Not once, but Xavier found chances to find her alone throughout the day to torment her body with pleasure, but he never gave her an orgasm. He made sure that she was turned on the entire day. Her panties are uncomfortably wet and her body is feeling hot and she is throbbing for release. He made sure that she was never alone, except with him. She is so frustrated that she wanted to give herself an orgasm. But she couldn't even do that with how Claire planned activities one after another. And he was everywhere. Kissing, touching, biting, and doing everything to take her to the
"Here, drink this. You didn't eat much during lunch" After bathing and changing her, he placed a straw in front of her mouth. And she drank the juice using the straw obediently. While she was drinking, he untangled her hair using his fingers. He is relaxed back on his chair while she is sitting across his lap. She was feeling much better than she did a few minutes ago. Content and fresh. "They are planning a party on the Hammock" she shared with him. He knows everything that happens on the Yacht. But still he hummed, Acknowledging her words. "Don't drink too much. I noticed that you tend to have no control over the alcohol you drink" he cautioned her calmly. She is not an alcoholic or a heavy drinker by any means. But here, she was drinking too much just to numb her pain. Back at her apartment, she used to cry to let her pain out. But here, she couldn't even do that. So she is numbing her pain instead. But these few days, Xavier managed to keep her so occupied, that she is not
While everyone was partying on the Hammock, Nancy slipped away unnoticed. Everyone was too drunk to notice anything. They were dancing like funny, and they were involved in their own world. On the fourth floor, Nancy knocked on Xavier's door, even though his room door was not closed and she could still see him working on the far end of his room, closer to his private deck. She didn't dare to enter his room without knocking first. She didn't know that he specifically moved there to keep an eye on Sierra who happened to be in a very good mood. He is watching her more than he is working. He never saw her laughing like this before. And she looks her age when she is laughing like this. His once unguarded smile morphed into a blank mask when he heard the knock. The people on the Hammock didn't notice Nancy slipping, but he did. "What do you want Nancy?" he inquired in a calm and composed tone, which meant business. Nancy hesitated to enter his room. His tone is not very inviting.
"Need some help?" Xavier asked Sierra with a hint of amusement. When he saw how she was struggling, he found her clumsiness cute. Her face is flushed and she looked adorable. She was always hot, but at that moment, while struggling to get off that Hammock, she looked exceptionally cute. The crew of the Yacht were stunned to hear a hint of gentleness in his tone. He was always cold and even they are scared to serve their boss. None of them are new. They have been working for Xavier for a while now, and they all know how he is. They never saw him helping someone just for the sake of it. And definitely not woman. When Sierra saw him, she literally crawled into his arms. He squatted down just to take her into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and legs around his waist. "Thank you Xavier. You are so sweet" she drawled huskily because of the alcohol. And as if to thank him properly, she even placed a wet kiss on his lips, much to his amusement. "Behave" he reprimanded her
"Hello Mrs. Augustine, i came to visit Renee" Xavier replied smoothly. Janine would have killed Xavier at that moment if she could. But she knows that it's impossible. He is a force to be reckoned with when faced alone. Even for a well built man. So Janine would mostly get herself killed if she attempted anything stupid. But her hatred for the Woods men is too intense to control and maintain a calm facade. "Oh? If I guessed right, this might be the first time you visited our house for Renee, is that right, Mr. Woods?" she stressed his surname with an intensity that even Carlos caught upon. They both understood that Janine is not very fond of Xavier, if she somehow doesn't hate him. Her body language and her tone is screaming that she wants to shoo them out of her home. "You are mistaken Mrs. Augustine. I have come here a few times with Renee. And countless times I gave her a ride back home when it was late. Nonetheless, we apologise for the inconvenience caused. We will take our
"Sorry" An apology automatically tumbled upon Fiona's lips when her body collided with Carlos's body. But he is not feeling sorry. In fact this is the first time he got to hug her like this. It's his years of longing for her. There was a time when he thought that he lost her. But he was given an opportunity to pursue her again. "Will you marry me Fiona" he decided not to delay anymore. These are the words he wanted to ask her fifteen years ago. Now that he is sure she likes him at least a little, he decides to confess his feelings for her. She would never know how he is feeling about her if don't share it with her. He held himself long enough, so he decided to confess this now. She was shocked to say the least. She used to think that he is really sweet to help her like this. And she is really fond of him. But she never dared to dream that he would propose to her one day. They are league's agart to say the least. "I..." she doesn't know how to respond. This feels too good to be
"Xavier, do you know that Renee has an elder sister?" Carlos Inquired with a deep frown. As Renee was Xavier's friend for so long, it's not hard to know these basic things about her. Xavier frowned deeply. He didn't understand why Carlos looked so out of sorts and he was inquiring about Renee when he should be finding who Madaline is. "Yes, but she is in a coma. Tell me why we are discussing Renee now?" Xavier asked with confusion. Carlos slumped into the chair opposite Xavier feeling tired, both physically and mentally. "Because that elder sister is Madaline" he revealed what he found out. Xavier was stunned to say the least. In all these years of his friendship with Renee, he never thought of finding out more about her family. He was aquainted with Augustine because of their business ties. And he vaguely remember meeting Renee's mother once or twice at a party some where. Except that, he was never interested in Renee's family or personal life. "Augustine? Is it possible that
"What are you thinking?" a familiar voice startled her. Cathy sighed but didn't turn around. She doesn't want Nathan to see her grin. Usually she used to seek him after. But now, he is doing that on his own accord. And she is happy to see the change. 'No one realises the importance of something until they think they might lose it' she thought. "Nothing" she lied. She doesn't want to ask him what's going on. It's something related to Sierra and her privacy, which she doesn't want to intrude. Nathan stood an inch behind her. Cathy was standing on the balcony overlooking the back yard. Fiona was on a call, and Claire is with Adam. As Cathy felt like a third wheel, she decided to give the couple some privacy. "Liar" Nathan placed both his arms on the glass railing on either side of her, effectively trapping her between his body and the glass railing. She took a deep breath to steady her pounding heart. "Is it? Then what do you think I might be thinking about?" she challenged him
Renee was feeling so vulnerable. Her father who used to be strong and powerful is now lying on the couch motionlessly. He couldn't move even if wanted to. Janine is not in the tower at the moment, leaving only Renee along with two people one of whom is in a vegetative state and the other one is paralyzed. "Dad, mom is trying to kill Xavier and Sierra's baby. I want to help them. But i don't know how. If I try anything to caution them, I am scared about what mom would do to you. I don't know what to do dad" Renee cried in front of her father while sharing her vulnerability. While she was feeling so lost and sad, Augustine kept looking at the drawer where Janine hid the antidote which would help his case. He couldn't speak yet, but he wanted to hint to Renee about the plan that was brewing inside his head. But was facing away from the draw and was holding his hand while crying. "Ahh" with difficulty he made a small sound at the back of his throat, which made Renee lift his head a
“You tricked me” “You tricked me” The assistant fumed while glaring at the maid with fury. He is surrounded with no way of escape. After the trick he pulled the other day, he is damn sure that his chances of escaping are nil. He never thought this he would get caught this way. “Bring him” Xavier commanded coldly. Adam was standing a step behind Xavier just like Nathan was. Carlos approached the assistant and flexed his fingers as it preparing himself to punch the man whom they just got. “Listen, let’s not get into violence. I will come along with you without any violence. Please, I will tell you everything I know” the assistant begged. Unlike last time, this time he meant it. Just looking at Xavier scared the shit out of him. He is so scared that he doesn’t want to taste the punch which Carlos is ready to deliver. He is very cunning and calculating. He knows that he might end up in a hospital or worst losing a limb if he allow Xavier’s men to unleash their wrath upon him. When
When Nathan entered the basement, he saw Xavier, Adam and Carlos sitting around a small circular table and murmuring something among themselves. A woman was seen crying in one corner. Xavier's men were scattered strategically around the basement. When he heard how Sierra's baby was saved last night, and to hear how close Sierra was to lose her baby, Nathan became furious. "How is it going?" he Inquired as soon as he entered. All the men in the room turned to look at him. Xavier motioned for him to join them. "We made a plan to catch the person who was behind all this. But we suspect that he might just be a hunch man and not the real person behind this. If we catch him, we can get to the master mind behind this. And she is going to help us in catching him" Xavier explained. Nathan sighed heavily and started to pace the length of the basement anxiously. "This doesn't make any sense. We scouted every one who might have a grudge on Xavier, but no one is so angry to the point of
"Boss, i spoke with the maid. She said that the pill seems to be working. If Sierra takes that pill one more time, then no one can save her baby" the assistant assured Janine. He knows how to short temper she is, and especially at that time. So he decided not to tell her about his plan to meet the maid again. When Janine heard the news, she became extremely happy. "Finally, the Woods family will see the taste of losing their child. Xavier will cry blood tears. But too bad, no matter how much he cried, that Sierra won't be able to give him children. Their relationship will be doomed" she thought Outloud and laughed with happiness. The assistant left after that, he wanted to make his lie a reality and exchange the pills again. So he left in a hurry. Renee became pale when she heard this. She couldn't stop herself from crying for Xavier. 'What is happening? I am so sorry Xavier' she thought sadly while crying. She somehow managed to drag Augustine from the floor and successful
The next morning when both Serra and Fiona woke up in their respective bedrooms, they didn't find Xavier and Carlos. While Fiona understood that this must be something related to the pills which they suspected last night. So she quickly took a shower and immediately rushed to Sierra's place to make sure that she was fine. On the other hand, after his 'Nice, detailed' chat with Nathan, Josh decided to share the news with the girls. And Cathy on the other hand was brimming with excitement to share about her 'Chat' with Nathan to her friends. Adam heard from Carlos about what happened the previous night, so he rushed to Xavier's place along with Claire to make sure that Sierra and the baby are fine. He didn't share any details with Claire though. He doesn't want to make her worry. As he always treated Sierra like a sister, he is protective over her as much as Claire is of her friend. Sierra on the other hand had a shower and was in the process of searching for Xavier, when she notic