“Kiss me, Ella,” Liam murmured the words close to her mouth, and she felt chills down her spine. An amused glint entered Daniella’s eyes and she became so embarrassed that her neck was as flushed as her face.“Come on, I'm still waiting,” Liam uttered in a voice barely above whisper, his breathing coming out fast…nervously.Daniella soon noticed the fast-breathing of her father’s heart and a bright smile covered her lips as she placed a hand on his chest. She was so damn glad to realize that her father’s heart beat for her just like hers does for him too.So instead of kissing him, she offered her lips to him. Liam took what his daughter offered. His hand went around her neck to bring her closer as his lips covered hers. He positively ravaged her mouth, kissing her thoroughly until she was breathless before he pulled back slightly.Daniealla breathed enthusiastically as they both stared at each other passionately. She thought that her father looked more relaxed than she had ever see
Michael leaned against his car bonnet, his eyes staying on the gigantic gate of Mandy’s house impatiently. The only earnest wish he had at that moment was for the gate to slide open and reveal Mandy already. His wish was granted directly and his eyes flashed endearingly the moment his eyes came in contact with Mandy’s. Michael forgot to breathe or maybe his breath was caught in his throat and bit by bit, he pushed to standing straight- his eyes never discarding from Mandy’s figure.He admired the way the purple long dress clung to her body and graced her well-structured hips. The neckline of the dress was slightly low and revealed the top of her breasts but not the furrows between them. “Stop gawking at me as if you’re going to devour me soon, babe. You and I both shopped for this dress together and you saw it on me that day,” Mandy spoke up firmly, trying to conceal her blushing face because she had become terribly hot from his stare.By the time she finished talking, she was alrea
Liam was left standing in only his underwear while Daniella was in her undone bra and panties. Liam took the bra from her body and dropped it at their feet before he finally broke the kiss. However, he didn’t stop; instead he trailed kisses down her neck to her shoulder and then stopped at her breasts.“Do you know how much I miss this?” he grumbled, raising his eyes to meet Daniella’s lust-filled brown ones. Liam’s hand caressed her nipples until they gathered, pointedly and begging for more of his sinful touch.“I miss this too, Dad. So much than you can ever imagine,” Daniella answered breathlessly. Her hand caressing the back Liam’s head and her body humming with lust for him.His head came forward and he gently took her hard nipple into his mouth and suckled in, causing Daniella to cry out severely. She threw her head back as pleasure punched through her. She tightened her hand behind his head to keep him as close as possible and within a few seconds later, Liam started sucking
“Don’t you think such an announcement shouldn’t be made at my back?” this voice suddenly cut through the ambience, surprising the cheery people.And the second everyone turned around and saw the man that just spoke, their expressions became sore and the huge smile displaying on their faces just now died out at once.Michael especially, his face had grown into stone – coated with heavy frown lines while his stomach churned with disgust. “I didn’t remember inviting you to this party, Nathan,” he squeezed the words out through angrily gritted teeth, his eyes filling with chilling anger.“Oh, c’mon, man. Don’t be ridiculous,” Nathan waved at him dismissively while he amounted his footsteps closer to where they stood, “Whether or not I come to this party isn’t left for you to decide ‘cause you’re not the celebrant,” his shoulders squared and his chin high in pride as he spoke nonchalantly.And immediately after his words, Michael left where he was standing and went to hurl his clenched fi
“Now what are you saying, Mom?” Michael snapped angrily, stepping in front of Mandy to block her from his mother’s view.Tears were starting to pool in Mandy’s eyes but she wouldn't allow them to fall. Instead, she kept herself busy by clasping her dress in her free hand tightly. Louisa raised her eyes toward her son and gave him a blank stare that spoke volumes but Michael stood his ground, glaring back at his mother.“Move away now before I lose it, Michael,” she cautioned in a grim voice.“What has gotten into you, Louisa? Leave these children alone!” Desmond butt in, moving closer, and grabbed Louisa’s arm.He was also mad at this point as he could by no means understand why his wife was bent on horning into the children's affairs when she could clearly see that they were not comfortable talking about it.Joshua and Scott were also fuming steam by now as they fixed their heated eyes on a remorseful Nathan. “I’m asking you again, Mandy. Are you the reason Michael drew blood from
Liam quickly bit his lower lip as soon as he let those words out, looking everywhere but Daniella’s voice. “You caused this!” Daniella roared like a furious lion, her body vibrating with uncontrollable fury as she grabbed a pillow and hurled it at Liam.Liam was starting to laugh as he caught the pillow and tossed it back at Daniella almost immediately, saying, “I gave you what you were looking for, sweetheart. It's undeniable that you enjoyed every bit of it”Daniella swallowed subconsciously while she averted her gaze from Liam's alluring face. She's having trouble controlling her damn features from going redder and redder from his words.In a swift motion, Liam lunged into the bed with the phone in his hand, lying on top of Daniella and her heart raced when Liam unexpectedly yanked the cover from her body.With their eyes locked intently, Daniella could feel the heat radiating off his body, warming her skin and sending shivers down her spine.He approached her and leaned against h
Mr. Wilfred and his assistant - the same man who had led Jessica into the conference room - also scampered out of the hall and prepared to run after them. However, their movement came to an abrupt halt when they heard the resounding slap Jessica gave the investor.Standing right next to each other, their eyes were wide with skepticism as they both exchanged a glance before returning their protruded eyes in the direction of Jesisica and the man.“Don’t you dare lay your filthy hands on me ever again, do you understand?” Jessica screamed out fiercely. Her eyes had turned red like a blazing fire, her nose flaring while her body vibrating uncontrollably with fury. She was so mad that she would have been breathing fire if she was a dragon. However, the man she just slapped didn't alter but his expression clouded with remorse instead. “I’m begging you, Jessica. Let's talk, please,” Antonio pleaded, baring his soul to her.“You must be a complete lunatic for you to think I'll ever want
“Would y-you please calm down?” Liam said calmly when Daniella had finally released him at the parking lot.Without sparing her father a look, Daniella proceeded to his coat's inner pocket.However, after digging her both hands around his chest, and couldn't find what she was looking for; so she moved to his pants and fetched the car immobilizer in the first pocket at once.She then unlocked the car by pressing the switch on the immobilizer which gave a beep before clasping Liam’s hand again and veering around toward the driver’s seat. “Get in,” she commanded in a rough voice, still not looking at Liam’s face.Liam let out a soft exhale before pulling the car door and obediently went inside. From the windshield, he watched as Daniella ruffled her hair while turning around the car to the other side, and in the next second, she had gotten in the car beside him.“Let’s go, Dad,” Daniella ordered breathlessly, sloping her fingers into her hair and looking out of the window.A smile play
FIVE YEARS LATERRight in front of a lengthy portrait of a wedded couple that had their best smiles on their faces, there stood an almost old man— gazing at the beautiful married couple with tears running down his face. The tears were a mix of boundless joy and grievance. And this especially happens whenever he watches the big picture like he was doing at the moment.“Oh, there you are,” a soft smiling feminine voice drifted to the man and followed by footsteps fast approaching. He already knew who the person was even without turning around. “Beautiful couple, huh?” the woman sidled up to him, her eyes overly bright when staring at the picture too. “I still can't forgive myself, Jessica,” he suddenly let out, breaking the brief silence that took place and turning his head to peek at the stunning woman beside him. “Whenever I look at Daniella’s wedding picture, Jessica, I feel like I don't deserve to be forgiven for my outrageous crime in the first place and I should have died alo
Daniella sprinted into the terminal in a way that people around thought that she was being chased by something they couldn't see but only she could see.She kept darting her eyes around as she ran, not paying heed to the security man running after her advice to slow down. “Ouch!” she suddenly yelped out, bending in two and holding her right leg. She'd just tripped on her foot. “The reason I urged you to stop running, Miss,” the security guard enunciated, catching up with her and holding her to steady herself. Daniella spared him a grateful look and started walking lamely, holding the man’s hand tightly for support.Soon, they got to the airline front desk where two beautiful women sat behind, greeting passengers and checking tickets. The security guard stepped forward and asked, “Has the Spain flight taken off?” “Yes. It just took off five minutes ago,” one of the women answered eloquently and returned to her business. It felt like a stab in Daniella’s heart and if the security
The following day after the morning lecture, Mandy’s arm was linked into Daniella’s as they both sauntered out of the hall. “I called Matthew yesterday. He said he's out of the country, Ella, and it’s most likely he won't be returning anytime soon,” Mandy uttered, looking as sadly as she felt.Daniealla only puffed out a breath and said nothing. Maybe it was for the best. “Have you heard that Mr. Brandon resigned yesterday?” These words wafted toward Daniella and Mandy and they both stopped walking directly and then spun to see who'd just spoken. There they stood two ladies, facing each other and seemed really engrossed in their discussion.“Which Mr. Brandon? You mean the same Liam Brandon? The most handsome per-time lecturer in our school?” the other girl asked her gossiping ally, her eyes bulging outwards with shock.“Of course, Priscilla. The same Mr. Brandon who has a daughter here in our college. Don't tell me you haven't heard of it when the news has been spreading around t
“That was how it all happened,” Jessica concluded and wiped the tears slipping down her face. “I’m really sorry, Daniella. Please forgive me,” Her emotions were raw as she sniffled and wiped away the tears that kept flowing down her face in a gush. “So, dad gave up on his love for me, Mom,” Daniella professed, remorse etched across her face. “He let go the primary reason he left the orphanage home to be with you because you claimed you didn't want to raise a child without a father. Yet, mom, you had the nerve to charge someone like that?” Her throat choked up, she had to stop talking and take a deep breath to get herself under control again. “I won't forgive you if he probably does anything stupid, mom. Trust me, I will hold you accountable if anything bad happens to him,” Daniella deadpanned, her tears breaking loose and streaking down her cheeks.“No, my dear. Nothing bad will happen to Liam,” Jessica reproached gently, inching closer and reaching out to hold Daniella’s hands
Jessica got to the hospital parking lot in no time—her eyes darting around as if she was searching for someone. She went farther into the garage, turning around and around and soon, she found who she was looking for and her temper aggravated immediately. She dashed toward the person’s car and called out his name from behind who was about to get in his car, “Antonio Flores,”Antonio looked back swiftly and a look of contentment flashed on his countenance as soon as he saw Jessica with the flowers.Infuriated, Jessica stormed three steps in his direction and hit him with the bouquet once and then let it go to the ground. “Are you mad? What do you think you're doing?” she squeezed the words out through angrily gritted teeth.Taken aback, Cole, Antonio’s assistant quickly veered to the other side of the car where his boss was and planned to interfere. But, a single movement of Antonio’s head ceased his action. He bowed in understanding and only crouched a bit and picked up the huge be
Michael sat at the extreme end of the bed with a sleeping Daniella while Mandy sat on a chair with her head resting on the space beside Daniella, holding her hand. She had long fallen asleep after Michael’s solacing words. Michael sat there, watching the two sleeping friends with pure affection plastered on his face. Shortly, he noticed that Daniella was starting to move slowly. Her long, thin eyelashes trembled for some time before she was able to slowly open them. “Ella,” Michael called out softly, rising to his feet, “You’re awake,” Daniella was gazing at the unfamiliar ceiling in a daze and her-sleep dazed eyes cleared when she heard Michael’s voice. “What are you doing here?” she asked in an extremely low voice and Michael wouldn't have heard her question if he'd not read her lips.Giggling, Micheal scratched the skin behind his neck, unsure of how to respond to her question. Daniella then tried to retract but she discovered that her hand was being held. She tilted her he
By the time Liam arrived at the facade of the villa, Daniella’s car was already fast-speeding out of the yard. “God!” Liam exclaimed and then started running toward one of his cars among the numerous cars in the garage. He reached the car and dug his hands into his pocket to fetch the car keys only then did he realize that he wasn't with any car keys. “Fuck you, Liam!” he cussed at himself before dashing back into the house. He sprinted out almost immediately, running back toward the car as if his ass was on fire. ‘Merciful Lord, please take over the steering, don't let anything bad happen to Ella,’ he prayed inwardly while he jumped onto the driver’s seat, turned on the ignition, and drove out of the house with velocity. In a matter of moments, Liam had reached the highway and it didn't take long before he caught the glimpse of Daniella’s car speeding frightfully among the multiple cars on the roadway. He broke out in a cold sweat as he also accelerated to the same rate as Dan
“Please, Jessica. I’m sick and tired of acting like a father to the woman I love,” Liam’s throat felt heavy and tears blurred his eyes. “I know this isn’t part of our deal, Jessica. I know very well that this isn’t what you assigned me for and this was not what I signed for but I can’t help myself any longer. I’ve fallen in love with your daughter while watching her grow up,” “I kept telling myself that I’m Daniella’s father and I shouldn’t be falling so hard for my daughter but my heart is strongly against the sentiment. My heart, body, soul, every single cell in my body longs for Daniella, Jessica,” Tears overflowed from his eyes as he ever-so-slowly went on his knees, pressing his palms together in a pleading manner and looking up at Jessica with his face full of tears.“I will always remember the huge favor you've done for me, Jessica. You found me on the street and gave me a new life. I swear to God, Jessica, I'll never take all the support you rendered me during my helplessne
TWO DAYS LATER.Jessica looked for her seat number on the ticket she was holding just like every other person in the queue. Soon, a tiny smile touched her lips the moment she found it and saw that it was the window seat.She advanced toward her seat and settled down and then dropped her handbag on her thighs. Smiling, she watched the people around her with sheer happiness. She had decided to board an economic flight instead of her regular first class. She just wanted to be among the crowd; perhaps it would help draw away her persistent thinking. Her smile widened when she saw two kids—a boy and a girl fighting over the window seat in the second roll. Their mother came forward and put an end to their fight by occupying the seat and the two kids both stuck out their tongues at each other simultaneously. Jessica chuckled and was about to tilt her head to look out of the window when a tall figure suddenly enveloped her. She looked up at the figure looming in front of her and a flick