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Kelsey was quiet the entire ride to the hotel where the ball was being held. She was staring out of the window trying to avoid any eye contact or any contact at all with Mason at all. It seemed that he was ignoring her as well since he was on his phone the entire time.When the limo came to a stop, Kelsey glanced at the other window on Mason's side where reporters were crowded around with microphones and cameras in hand. It was a good thing that the windows were tainted that nobody could see through the inside.Kelsey felt a tighten in her chest causing her to instinctively place a hand over her chest where her necklace usually was. She took a deep breath before she hyperventilate and completely lose it. "You can do this." She whispered to herself in between breaths.Mason shut his phone off and glanced at Kelsey. She was breathing in and out with her eyes closed. It was so hard for him to sit still and not grab her by the nape of her neck and kiss her senselessly. It took every fi
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"You're here!" Mason said excitedly and pulled the man into one of those manly hugs with a pat on the back."Yes, Madame Delilah invited me. She said you have a surprise.""I'm sorry I didn't get to call you myself. My secretary called your assistant and said you were really busy with the deal with Global Tech." He explained himself."Don't worry about it. But remember Mason, I always find time to hang out with you and Ella.""I know and I'm grateful for that. By the way, is Chloe with you?" He asked and Kelsey wondered who Chloe was. 'Was she the girlfriend, wife, daughter?' She wondered."Yes, I booked a room upstairs because she was really tired from our travel. She's very excited to see you.""I'm excited to see her too. It's been quite a long time."Mason then remembered Kelsey and pulled her to his side. She couldn't help but think how they were so close, so comfortable with each other. She really hoped he didn't recognized her. That was the last thing she wanted to worry
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"I cannot believe you, Mason Emerson King!" Kelsey heard a booming voice from outside her room. She slowly got up from the bed and grabbed the robe laying on the sofa chair. She wrapped the robe around herself and tightened the knot for she was only wearing a fitted crop top and short-shorts."How can you not tell us that you're getting married?!" The loud, yet gentle voice yelled once again which only brought Kelsey's curiosity to peak. She walked towards the door and leaned closer to it, placing her ears beside it. She knew it was wrong to eavesdrop but she couldn't help herself."Can we please talk about this in a calmly matter?" Kelsey heard Mason replied which seemed to only fired up the situation."Calmly matter?! We're talking about marriage here, Mason!""Ow." Mason muttered and Kelsey thought he was probably hit by the aggressive and angry woman. She couldn't hold herself anymore as she slowly opened the door and peeked through it. She could see a woman's beautiful figure
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Once Kelsey and Mason arrived home, the amazing scent of food reached their noses. Georgia had prepared for dinner and was almost finished cooking once they were home. They both decided to wash up since Georgia kicked them out of the kitchen and refused their help.Kelsey strolled to her room only to find it completely empty. She pulled the drawers open and went inside the walk-in-closet but all her stuff were gone. With furrowed eyebrows, she went out of her room and started screaming Georgia's name. Mason heard Kelsey's voice booming around the house and he figured that she must have realized that her stuff were all gone.Mason came out of his room and saw Kelsey making her way downstairs. He followed suit in hurry and tried to stop her to explain but she was too fast. "Georgia!" She once again called out as Georgia came out of the kitchen."What's wrong, sweetheart? Is there an emergency?" Georgia asked in oblivion."My clothes, they're all gone. Where are they?" She questioned
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When Kelsey followed after Mason, she only heard the water running from the bathroom. She assumed that he probably needed some time alone so she decided to take a plain blue shirt and a pair of black shorts on Mason's side of the room and placed it on the hanger. She then placed the hanger on the hook by the mirror so that Mason would see it after he showered.Kelsey sighed and left the room to check on their guests. It wasn't very polite to leave their guests unattended. When she was downstairs, she saw the bellhop again, now dragging the cart out of the house with the luggages still on it."You're not staying?" Kelsey asked in wonder earning Victoria's attention."I'm afraid we're not, sweetheart. Not today at least." She responded as Kelsey nodded in understanding. It was not a good idea if they stayed anyway since the tension was still thick in the room. "How's he?" She questioned referring to Mason.Kelsey shot her a tight smile before replying. "I think he just needs some ti
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After thirty minutes of running and chasing, Mason had finally caught Chloe. He wrestled with her and gently threw her on the sofa which made her chuckle in delight. Kelsey watched the two in amazement and smiled. She didn't know that Mason had a soft spot for kids.Kelsey studied the little girl and she looked nothing like her father. She probably took after her mother's look. When Mason and Chloe's laughters subsided, she called them and let them know that dinner was ready. Georgia prepared some fried stew and brown rice and Kelsey made some chocolate chip cookies while they were chasing each other around the house.Chloe hurriedly ran to the dinning room and Mason followed suit. Mason sat on the head of the table while Chloe sat on his right. Kelsey took the orange juice in the fridge and sat beside Chloe. They looked like a family dining together and it brought tingles in Kelsey's stomach.Kelsey helped Chloe scooped some food on her plate and Chloe ate the dish in delight. "Yo
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The next morning, Kelsey woke up with heaviness in her eyes. She must have cried a lot last night since she felt that her eyes were swollen. She slowly sat up but felt a weigh on her stomach, preventing her from fully sitting up. She glanced down and saw Chloe's head laying on her stomach.Chloe was sleeping soundly with her mouth slightly agape. Kelsey leaned her back against the tower of pillows by her head and studied the little girl in front of her.Kelsey swept the strands of hair that was covering Chloe's face and soothingly rubbed her head with her hand. Kelsey was completely fixated on Chloe's features that she didn't even realize that Mason was by the door leaning his body against the doorframe with his arms cross around his chest."She was crying last night and didn't want to sleep beside me. She said she wanted to sleep next to you." Mason spoke, earning Kelsey's attention. Kelsey smiled at the thought of Mason trying to soothe a crying Chloe. It must have been tough for
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"Just apologize to your son! Is that so hard to do?!" Delilah barked at her son in demand. Edward ran a hand down his face and groaned."Mama, if you came here to yell at me, you can just leave." He complained as he stood from his spinning chair and took a file from the filing cabinet."I don't understand. You barely see your children and here you are making a big commotion. Can't you just be happy for him? He's getting married for Pete's sake!" She added causing another groan to escape Edward's lips."That's the point, Ma. He's getting married! Married! I'm not too sure about this. Since when did my son like the idea of commitment. I just don't want him to get into something that is hard to get out of. For sure, I will have to clean up after his mess again.""Do you not realize that maybe, just maybe, your son actually wants to get married and fall in love?" She argued. "You shouldn't be the one talking about commitment. If I am not mistaken, you were in the same situation your s
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Kelsey stared at herself as she gazed at her beautiful gown. The grin on her face has never left her face since the morning had started. She couldn't contain her happiness and she felt the joy overflow in her chest.Kyle knocked on the door and peeked his head inside. "Are you ready? Mom's waiting." He asked and Kelsey smiled and nodded at her little brother. She was so glad when the doctor had announced a year ago that Kyle was officially cancer-free. Her heart swelled in delight, knowing that her family was happy and complete.She took the bouquet of white roses that was neatly placed on the table and exited the room. She then followed Kyle to the other dressing room and entered. She stared at her beautiful mother in her white simple gown that had some detailed-pattern rhinestones on the chest area. "You look beautiful, mom." She commented as her mother gazed at her with filled-tear eyes."No, no. No tears mom, or you'll ruin your make-up." She quickly advised her as her mother c
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The next day the cyclone was still raging, which meant me and him stuck together in the villa. And after last night, I really don’t want to see Mason at all, or his smirk. I walked to the huge study and started browsing books. The only good thing about my husband was that he had huge collections of books. I smiled at books from my favourite author. I took one and curled up on the recliner. As I opened the book, the smell wafted through my noise. I always found the smell of old book…amazing. “I wonder why I am seeing you everywhere” I heard his voice and turned towards the door. He was standing there, walking towards the desk. Unlike other days, he was wearing faded jeans and black t-shirt. He looked almost human but for the anger in his eyes. However, his face looked weird. I frowned. “What’s wrong?” “Why do you assume something is wrong?” he looked quite surprised by my question. “If everything was fine you would have a scowl on your face and your taunts would have been cruelle
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“Hey wake up” I heard his voice. Did I hear concern in his voice? Why was everything blank anyways? I felt cold hands on my arms, shaking me. I slowly opened my eyes to see a very angry Mason. He sighed. “The next time you run off, its over.” He said and helped me up. I looked down and saw the bloody hole I fell into. Who digs a hole in the middle of a path? We walked all the way to the house with him grumpy and mumbling how stupid I was. The sky went from sunny morning to a grey dark. “Shit” my husband stopped in front of me and I bumped right on his back. He was looking up “It’s going to rain” he said and turned to me. “I trust you have enough energy to run?” he asked and I nodded. By the time we reached the house however, we were both soaked. I walked immediately to my room and headed for a warm bath. It was nice to soak in bubbly warm water after being in the dirt and running though my feet hurt like hell after my fall. I stared at the ceiling, wondering again, about my lif
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It feels great when what one thinks actually happens. Two days since we arrived on the island and Mason was still stuck in his study with his laptop and phone. I on the other hand, had the privilege to tour the beautiful island. On the north was an amazing sandy beach with a myriad of clear blue water and the sunny sky. The south of the island however, there was this gorgeous cliff with huge waves crashing onto them. This island was amazing. I was only able to tour the north and south in the two days. “You are free to do whatever you want to. There is only us and the house staff on the island, so you should be safe from paparazzi as well” Mason had said before disappearing into the study. Well at least that put my mind to rest. I was able to enjoy this holiday. “Breakfast!” I heard the familiar voice call. Ever since we came, I had not seen him at all. When I turned, it was to find the business magnate Mason gone, and a very tired looking one instead. However, unlike the usual busi
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"Everything's gonna be alright." Mason reassured her as he took a hold of her hand that was resting on her thigh, while keeping his other hand on the wheel. They decided to cancel their movie date for the meantime and planned to go to the Montenegro's residence before Kelsey change her mind and chicken out.Kelsey shot him a forced smile and released a long breath to calm herself down. They drove to the Montenegro's in peace and quiet. Kelsey felt her heart pounding against her chest as the car entered the silver gates of the residential.Mason pulled over and parked the car in front of the door of the house. They both got out and strolled towards the massive two-door wooden doors hand-in-hand. Mason looked at Kelsey and shot her a look that asked whether she was ready or not. She reluctantly nodded her head and sighed. Mason pressed the doorbell and a maid quickly opened the door for them. "Good evening Mr. King." She greeted them warmly."Is Sir Lucas home yet?" He asked her."N
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"Hurry up, Mason! Or else we're gonna miss the movie!" Kelsey screamed at the bottom of the stairs to Mason who was in his room changing."I'll be there soon!" He yelled back, informing her.Kelsey had thought she would never step foot on Mason's penthouse, but there she was at the moment, waiting for him for their movie date that he insisted he wanted to do. It sounded very cheesy, the typical movie date, but Mason wanted to experience it with Kelsey. He had never done it with anyone and he wanted to know what it would be like.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, snapping Kelsey out of her trance. Her brows furrowed in confusion as to who might be at the door. Georgia left about ten minutes ago and Kelsey didn't know who might be by the door. Unless Mason was expecting a visitor she wasn't informed of.She strolled towards the door and opened it, coming face-to-face with Edward King. "Mr. King..." Kelsey trailed off, feeling the awkwardness arising between them. The last tim
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Hilda arrived at the hospital right after she finished working. She asked Paulina if Ace could stay there for awhile and Paulina, being the kind and loving woman that she was, agreed. It was already seven thirty at night when she arrived. She quickly made a pit stop at a Chinese restaurant near the hospital that sells the best wonton soup, Kyle's favourite.She stopped by and said her greetings to the nurses in the reception before heading to Kyle's room. The door was left slightly ajar and Hilda heard series of laughter from the inside. She took a peek inside and saw that Kyle wasn't alone. Lucas was there again, playing a board game with him. But this time, it wasn't only the two of them. Hilda saw a little girl, probably the same age as Ace, sitting beside her son on the bed. She was excitedly pointing at the board game and both her and Kyle laughed as Lucas groaned in defeat."We won again!" Kyle exclaimed as he high-five the little girl."I'm hungry, Daddy." The little girl co
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After their stroll on the beach, Mason brought Kelsey to a street food fair downtown. Together, they tried different types of food - Korean, Moroccan, Indian, Japanese, Mexican, and more - and they were all delicious. For dessert, Mason asked Nina to get them two tickets at the famous all-you-can-eat dessert place in town. They were bloated by the end of the day but they certainly had a blast.Before the day was over, Mason brought her to one of his favourite place to go to as he was growing up. He held her hand and led her to the rooftop of his grandmother's house."Wow, this is beautiful." Kelsey gasped out as she stared at the rooftop garden. There were all types of colourful flowers and Kelsey was amazed at the view."Right? I always go here to think. It's my haven, I guess." Mason admitted as he sat on the ledge that was surrounded by a fence to prevent anyone from falling forward.Kelsey carefully touched the blue roses and stared at it in awe. "Where's your grandmother anyw
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The next day, Mason took a leave off at work and made a whole day plan with Kelsey. He was so thrilled to spend some time with Kelsey that he had to cancel his meeting with a potential client. At the very moment, he didn't really care about his career. He just really wanted to spend the day with Kelsey. Besides, being away from each other for awhile got him afflicted and upset.Mason was buttoning up his plain white polo shirt when his phone suddenly rang. He grabbed it from his nightstand table and answered it. "Mason King speaking." He professionally spoke."Mr. King, I would just like to inform you that everything has been booked and planned as you have ordered." Nina informed him over the phone. Mason smiled at her news and he couldn't help but feel excited. He really wished Kelsey would enjoy what he had planned for the both of them the entire day."Thanks, Nina." He gratefully told her. Nina was about to hang up the phone, knowing her boss had a dismissive tone, but he sudden
