Hillary povThe room was silent. All that could be heard was my heavy breathing. I have no idea where I got this boldness to slap Rodrigo. I was surprised by my actions. I stared at him, waiting for him to make a move, but he just stood there quietly. He opened the door and attempted to leave. “Where are you going?” He heaved a sigh.“I don't know what I'll do to you if I stay here for more than a minute.” He said, his voice stoic. He walked out of the door, slamming it hard. I sat on the bed, clutching the bed covers. I was so angry, how dare he, his possession? Do I look like a thing to him? I scoffed in disbelief. I wish I had escaped with Kay instead of marrying him, if only he wasn't shot that day. I'm so happy he's alive. He was able to escape Yoshim. I hope I meet him again. I slumped on the bed and soon drifted to sleep. I felt light taps on my shoulder, my eyes fluttered open, and I blinked a few times to clear my foggy eyesight. “Greta, what is it?” “You haven't eate
Rodrigo Pov I woke up with a killer headache, fuck I shouldn't have taken so many drinks. Hillary seemed to be asleep. A groan left my lips as I tried to get off the bed. I realised I was still wearing the clothes from last night. That's weird, the last time she took off my clothes. I made my way to the kitchen. I poured myself a glass of water and gulped down all the contents. I sighed heavily while resting my hand on the kitchen counter. “How're you feeling?” I turned my head to Fabio who was getting himself a drink from the drink. “A little hangover but I'm okay. Was I weird yesterday? I don't know, I can't remember much.”“You drank a lot.” I ran my hand around my face. “How's the investigation going?” “Pretty well, I'm sure we'll get to the bottom of this faster.” I nodded in agreement and made my way back to my room. Hillary was still asleep. She's been asleep for a while now, which is weird. Maybe she's tired or just wants to sleep in. I took a quick shower and got dresse
I walked over to my father, who seemed to be in a conversation with Pablo. “Father, I'll take my leave now.” The sides of his eyes wrinkled more. “Where are you going?” “I'm going home.” He chuckled lightly. “We always spend a day or two when we come here.” “I know but…”“You're staying, it's not a request.” He cut me off and resumed talking to Pablo. Great, now I have to sleep under the same roof with someone who wants to kill me. I walked back to the balcony and sat there quietly. Thoughts of Hillary filled my head. “What are you doing here all by yourself?”My head snapped to Rafael and I gave him a disgusted look. I sighed and relaxed into my chair, ignoring him totally. “How's your search going?” “What search?”He took steps closer to me. “You know, the person that has been attacking you these past few weeks. My lips curved into a smile. What an idiot. I rose up, facing him. “Afraid I might find the person?” He cleared his throat and stepped back. “I have no idea what you'r
I left my father's vacation home first thing in the morning. Fabio met up with me, and we drove to my penthouse. The place was a bit isolated, I normally came here when I wanted to clear my mind. Fabio was able to grab one of the rock gang thugs before he drank the poison.He was bound to a chair, and his mouth was taped. I stood by him, scrutinising him. I sat on the nearest chair and crossed my legs.“Take off the tape.” I instructed Fabio, and he tore off the tape, earning a groan from the guy.He stared at me like a psychopath. “I like the look in your eyes. You have potential.” He just kept staring at me.“Okay, let's start this. Let's make this easy for both of us, OK?Why are you people bent on taking Hillary from me?” His expression suddenly changed. He didn't expect me to ask him that. He was probably expecting me to ask him to reveal the identity of his boss.Fabio suddenly slapped him hard on his face. “Fucking speak!” I smiled at him. “I don't have patience like him, so
“Where are you going?”“To meet with Genevieve, I need to ask her some questions.”“What do you need to ask her again?”“I am sure the rock gang… let me just call him Rocky, okay, so I think she might have been working with Rocky, I need to know how they met. Maybe she has even seen him before.” “Do you think she'll tell you anything?” “I hope she does. I need more information about him.”“Okay.” I arrived at my parents house and spotted Genevive and Paloma having tea in the garden. I couldn't help but smile to myself, cute family reunion. I went closer to them, Paloma's eyes twinkled when she saw me. “Rodrigo, oh my God, I didn't know you'd come.” She said happily. “Sorry to interrupt this nice family get together, but I need to talk to you.” I turned to face Genevive. “What do you mean by family?” “Drop the act Paloma, you guys are making it so obvious. How are you guys so close even though I'm married and want nothing to do with you? Because your Genevive's daughter.”“Rodrigo
“Hillary, are you awake?” I tapped her gently while sitting on the bed, but she didn't respond. I brushed the loose strands of hair on her face, and she twitched, finally opening her eyes.She turned to the other side immediately when she saw me. “I'm sorry, please don't be mad at me. I've just been really busy with some stuff.” She didn't respond to anything I said. She just lay there quietly.I went downstairs to the kitchen to make her a cup of tea. I helped her sit up, and she drank her tea slowly. “Feeling better?” She nodded slowly whilst licking her lips. “Have you eaten?” She shook her head sideways without making eye contact. A frustrated sigh left my lips as I stared at her.I waltzed back to the kitchen and made her some pasta and sauce. I finished in no time and took it upstairs to her. She was surprised when I walked in with the food. “Did you make this?” Her eyes were so round and filled with curiosity. “Yes, I did.” “You can cook?” A chuckle left my lips. Why does sh
“Rodrigo, stop yelling.” A scoff escaped his lips as he ran his hand through his hair.“What the fuck is this idiot doing here with you?” “My name is Kay, and I work in the Sango mansion now.”“Bullshit, what fucking game is this, are you fucking kidding me? Is this supposed to be a coincidence?” I walked closer to Rodrigo and stared at him intently. “What are you doing? Stop insulting Kay.” I whispered to him.“Why the fuck are you defending him? Don't you find anything wrong with this? Am I the only person finding this weird?”“Rodrigo there's nothing wrong with him being a guard here, he was a guard before, why do you find this weird?” “Ah fuck, tell me Kay, how did you get hurt?”“I was hurt trying to protect your father, as you know, we were attacked earlier.” “Bullshit, are you sure you didn't get hurt some days ago?” “What?” Kay exclaimed. “Rodrigo, stop it.” My voice was stern. Fabio walked in shortly and noticed the tension. “Okay so I'm leaving.” He left quickly.“Why t
Hillary tossed and turned on the bed, trying to fall asleep, but it didn't work. She was having too many thoughts in her head. Her contract with Rodrigo is about to expire, but he's not making any attempts to propose to her for real. Their conversations are short, and they fight a lot lately. All these thoughts filled her head, making her unable to sleep.She was still trying to figure out why Rodrigo married her because he never told her, and she was starting to believe maybe he did it to have a fuck buddy. She felt sad and empty, did Rodrigo only use her for his sexual pleasure? Did he ever love her? She snuggled her pillow while these thoughts flowed through her mind like a tidal wave. Will she ever be more than just a sex object?Rodrigo, on the other hand, wasted no time in driving back to his father's mansion. His long goose chase had finally come to an end. He finally found his actual nemesis. He pulled in and barged inside the house, glancing around. He pointed his hand
Things had quieted down after my father's funeral. Hillary didn't want to leave Dahlia's side for even a second. I'm very proud of her for what she did with Kay. She's not the scared little girl I met in the club anymore. She's now a woman who would kill for her child. “Freckles,” she turned to look at me. “I want to take you out on a date,” I said to her while walking closer. She smiled widely and pulled me in for a hug. “Where are we going?” She asked while giggling like a little girl. “That's not for you to think about; just look pretty and let me spend the money.” Her face turned red with my statement, and she bowed her head to hide her flushed face. It's so funny how she still behaves like a little girl around me. I handed her a brand-new dress. It was a red dress that fitted her perfectly, showcasing her curves. She got a little belly fat after Dahlia, and I love it. I mostly grab it because it feels so squishy. She said she hated it, but I loved it. The dress was d
Rodrigo Pov My phone rang. I pulled it out, and it was an unknown number. I looked at Fabio and then back to Hillary. I accepted the call and put it on speaker. “Rodrigo.” A male voice called; I recognised this voice.“Kay!” Hillary yelled. “Kay, if you have my baby, I swear to God that I'll kill you.” She threatened him.He only let out a throaty laugh. “Shouldn't you be watching that tone if you know that I have your baby?” “Kilian, you better count your fucking days.”“Shut up, Rodrigo; I want to talk to only Hillary. Listen, baby, we can still be together, just ditch this piece of trash, and we'll be together.”“Leave my baby out of this. She has nothing to do with this.”“I'll leave her on one condition.” “What is it?” She asked while breathing heavily. “Return to me. Once you do that, I'll let her go, but if not, I'll bring back your baby's dead body.” She gasped in disbelief. “I'll do it.” “Hillary,” I said angrily. “Just promise me that you'll give her back to me.” I s
I nodded and made my way downstairs. I knew this day would come but didn't know when. How did she even find me?Why is she even here? We severed ties a long time ago when she decided to choose a man over me. Not just any man, my tormenter, the man who brought great misery and pain to my life.The man who scarred me so badly that I still haven't gotten over it. She betrayed me for him, and now she's here, and for what?I reached the hall, and my heart leapt when I saw the state she was in. She did a horrible thing to me, but that doesn't mean I've forgotten that she's my sister, I grew up with her, she's my blood, and I can't change that.She looks so lean and malnourished that she has dark circles under her eyes. She has scars all over her hands and feet. She also cut her long hair into a bob.Her eyes travelled to mine and immediately started tearing. “Hillary, oh my God, I'm so glad I found you.” She said as she hurried to my side. Just before she could touch me, I moved backwards,
Hillary povDahlia kept on giggling as I swung her toys around her. The toys made a jiggling noise, and it made her laugh as she kicked her hands and her feet in the air. I'm happy to have her. She has healed a part of me that refused to heal. She made me forget that I had an ugly past. All I want to do is to protect her and to love her unconditionally. Rodrigo loves her so much. I thought he would've been angry or would've pushed me away for lying to him, but he wasn't.He tries his best to help me with Hillary, but he sucks at it. He's also very afraid to hold her, but whenever he does, he doesn't want to let her go.Where is he, though? He left in the morning, and it's almost 8 pm; why isn't he back yet? Did something happen at home? Or is he in a meeting?My thoughts were distorted when I heard his car come in. Dahlia was even falling asleep, the nerve of this girl. She sleeps anytime she wants and wakes up any time, crying like we're abusing her.Her bed is small, and beside ou
Rodrigo Pov Hillary suddenly broke the kiss and stared into the thin air.“Is everything alright?” I asked with a puzzled expression. “Dahlia is crying.” She said while shoving me off her. I looked at her with disbelief as she scooted off the bed. I scoffed and sat up. A smile crept to my lips, and I got dressed. “Guess I'm not getting laid tonight. Sleep down hard-on.” I looked at my growing erection and went on to dress up. Having Hillary by my side felt surreal. Was it a dream or my imagination? Even if it is, I pray I never wake up. Her presence filled me with some type of energy I thought I never needed. She did bring colour to my black and white life, something I thought wasn't possible. Before I met her, I thought I'd never use the statement ‘I love you’ but here I am, always wanting to express my love to her in a million ways.She has now increased my joy by bearing my child, something I never dreamt of in the past. I despised children, I didn't want to have any because
Rodrigo Pov “You… you're alive.” Hillary said with tears brimming in her eyes. She brought her hand closer to my face and I leaned into it.“Yes, I'm alive.” I said with a smile on my face. She held my hand and caressed it softly. “Were you hurt? Is everything alright with you?” She asked with concern all over her face.She looked a bit scared, like I'd disappear if she blinked. She kept on observing me. “Yes I'm fine, just a few scrapes, but I'll be fine.” She wrapped her hands around my neck and engulfed me in a warm hug. I froze for a split second, I was shocked that she just hugged me. Mainly because the last time I remember she hated me and pushed me away.I wrapped my hands around her, deepening the hug. I missed it, and I needed it so bad. I buried my face in the nook of her neck, inhaling her sweet aroma that I missed so much.Being like this wasn't even enough for me, I wanted her closer, I needed her, I wanted her and I miss her. My life felt empty and useless when I lost
*FLASHBACK* Hillary opened her eyes slowly and saw him. “Ro…Rodrigo?” “I love you, Hillary.” He smiled at her and grabbed the bomb, running away. The smile almost looked like a goodbye smile. Hillary realised what he was doing. “RODRIGO NOOO, DON'T.” Rodrigo ran as fast as he could, throwing the bomb far away, but he was close to it. The impact of the bomb exploding was so intense that it knocked him off the building, landing him elsewhere and badly injured. Fabio got to where he lay and swiftly carried him, ordering his men to attend to the now unconscious Hillary. He drove him to one of his secret apartments where he was being taken care of. Rodrigo had been unconscious for a long time, but the doctor assured him that he'd wake up. Fabio knew what he had to do. If Louis or any of their enemies found out that he's hurt, they're going to attack the empire. He knew that it was a hard decision, and it was going to leave a lot of people heartbroken, especially Hillary, but he
The room where she was being kept inside was neat and presentable. Hillary's body felt a bit weak because of the childbirth. Maids would enter her room once in a while to bring her a tray of food.All this felt like a bad dream, and somewhere in her heart, she was praying she'd wake up from this terrible dream. The maids brought her baby accessories for Dahlia. What would happen if Louis arrived before Fabio? What does he even intend to do with her? These questions flooded her mind as she sat on the bed.That day, she didn't get a wink of sleep the whole night. She kept on thinking about what would happen later. Would she really have to marry him to keep Dahlia alive? Is this where she'll end up?Her mind was clouded with all these thoughts as the morning came. She sat beside Dahlia, who was awake but didn't cry. She just looked at her mother. “Don't worry, my love, I won't let you go through anything I went through, I'll protect you until my last breath.” She said softly as she sta
“Just take the empire, take everything. We don't need to shed more blood.” Diaz spoke with a mild voice. He didn't want any more war. He was tired.Louis walked around with his hands behind his back. Fabio looked at him very carefully, his eyes not leaving him one bit. He was observing every little movement he made.“Okay, old man. I won't kill the little demon, but…” Diaz looked at him with hope in his eyes, hoping that he would just stop all this nonsense. “I'll just take the mother as compensation, yeah? Yeah? No bloodshed, everyone will be fine.” Fabio's eyes twitched at his statement, clearly annoyed at what he just suggested. “You are out of your mind, Hillary isn't part of the property. She will not be passed on to you. You are crazy.” “Silence! Then maybe I should just kill her and her wretched child. Will that be okay, huh? Will it?” Louis walked closer to Fabio. He grabbed his face roughly and forced him to look into his eyes. “You have such a sharp tongue, I hate it. Ma