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“YOU’RE late, Fatima."I swallowed. Kier's face was serious when he spoke. But I can't tell if he's angry. I was still panting when I entered his office.I tried to arrive at the right time but I was late. How can I not be late? He suddenly called Forever’s Beauty Cosmetics office and told me to go to his office in twenty minutes.How do I do that in heavy traffic? I was about to explain when he suddenly ended the call. I wanted to shout at him but I couldn't.I looked at him sitting in the swivel chair. I saw the playful smile on his lips. This man seemed to be playing with me and meant to annoy me.He's annoying! If what I needed from him wasn't important, I would be leaving right now. I took a deep breath and calmed myself.“I’m really sorry, Mr. Williams," I apologized."Sit down, Fatima," he gestured to the chair across from the table.This man is used to calling me by my first name even when we are talking about work.I sat down. I have yet to personally thank him for saving my
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"I guess you're busy reading the report."I didn’t even have to look back to identify who owned that voice.I laid the papers I was reading on the table inside the office, and I lifted my face. And I was greeted by his smiling eyes. My heartbeat quickened.But I shouldn’t show him that I’m affected. Soon I noticed a bouquet in his hand. "What are you doing here, Mr. Williams?" I asked calmly.Kier came over to my table and handed me the flower. He was also holding a paper bag. He laid it on the table.I was surprised and looked at the paper bag on the table."It's chocolate. Your Favorite.""It was then, but not now. I don't want to taste it either. You may want to make me fat again to annoy and insult me."'No, but chocolates are one of your favorites. If I invite you to go out and eat somewhere, will you come with me?"Antipathetic and feeling handsome… I whispered into the air. I rolled my eyes and picked up the papers on the table."How about the flowers?" he asked."What are those
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IT will be three more months before I replace Mrs. Lucia Torres as vice president of Forever's Beauty Cosmetics. And that's alright with me because I'm not in a hurry.That afternoon I was very tired because of the inventory reports I made regarding the products that had already been sold and the new products that were just being released on the market.When I entered the house I saw my parents in the living room and talking seriously."Hi, Dad!" I greeted my father and kissed his cheek. I did the same to my mother. "Hi, Mom!""It's good that you're home, Fatima," said my father with a serious face."Is there a problem, Dad?" I asked him and was about to sit on the sofa."Marry Kier."I was so shocked by what I heard that I fell to the floor. I immediately stood up."Is this a joke, Dad?" I laughed."It's not a joke."I looked at my mother. She was sitting quietly next to dad."You heard right, hija, you have to marry Kier."The loud crash of my laptop that fell to the floor answered
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I heard the sighs of those who witnessed what I did almost simultaneously. At the same time, the door opened successfully. I secretly laughed at the reaction of the employees who were there."What the…?" From inside the office came bewildered Kier. "F-Fat?" he exclaimed."Hi, mutant," I greeted in between her gnashing teeth."What a cute surprise, Fat. I’m so flattered that you came here." A smirk replaced the frown on his forehead.And my blood boiled."Don’t be. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t need to talk to you. The show’s over!" I said turning to his employees simply watching us. They left quickly."Shall we go inside then?" Kier stepped back."Five minutes." I pushed him slightly."Please, have a seat.""No, thanks.""So, what brings you here, wifey?""Cut the sarcasm, Kier, I might not be able to control myself." I glared at him."You really look cute when you’re angry, did you know that?" He folded his arms and stared at me. His legendary grin started to form on his luscious l
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A cough from nowhere got our attention."Excuse me, Kier?"I pushed him as if I was getting burned. I pretended to fix my t-shirt. I simply looked at him, his hands were in the pockets of his slack pants–a sign that he was also tense at those moments.Gosh!My eyes widened when I saw the man standing near the office door."Draven?" I was surprised. I didn't know that Kier's cousin had also returned to the Philippines. "When did you return to the Philippines?""Last month," he replied. He stepped closer to us. "You look great, Fatima. I hardly know you!"I smiled at him even though I was embarrassed.He looked at Kier. "Kier, I guess you forgot to mention that you and Fatima are getting along well?""No. You are wrong," I replied to Draven. "That will never happen.""What I saw a while ago, what does that mean?""Draven, you saw nothing," he threatened. "I repeat, you didn't see anything.""I have eyes, Fatima," he said with a grinning face."Don't you dare tell anybody about this!" I
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I pull the string. If I can't control myself, maybe right now, I'll bury him in the annoyance I feel."What are you doing here? And can it be? Don't call me your wifey and I might make you my target!"Kim pinched me and whispered. "Lower the bow and maybe you can release the arrow and hit Kier in the heart and he will fall in love with you.""Duh...you're not funny, Kim."Kier just laughed. He stepped closer to me as if he didn't care about the arrow aimed at him. "We need to go somewhere now, I'm here to pick you up."I raised an eyebrow at him. "And who said I'm coming with you, huh?""I'm sorry, wifey, but you don't have a choice but to come with me," he replied and winked at me.Damn this man! I want to flick his eyes!This man is really exhausting my patience. Even though my understanding is as wide as the Pacific Ocean, when it comes to Kier it becomes as short as a pin."You better put down that bow and arrow if you don’t want to get arrested, Miss Madrid, for attempted murder
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Kier took me to his parents ’house. When we entered the living room our parents were already there and seemed to be waiting for us. According to Kier, we have something important to talk about.I don’t have to ask what we’re going to talk about. My parents told me what they planned a few days ago, that’s why I was so stressed out.Even my work has been affected. I can’t concentrate on the sales reports I’m reviewing.As our parents talked my tongue itched to protest what they were saying. They also talked about what month and date our wedding will be. I tried to open my mouth to speak but Kier immediately stopped me. He would speak and pretend to ask me something.I really wanted to walk out but I controlled myself."Let's talk!" I pulled Kier into the garden when our parents were already busy talking about the wedding reception."I should be the one holding your hand but it feels nice you're the one holding mine."I stopped walking. I looked at our hands. I looked up and stared at h
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IT was past seven in the evening when I got home. I laid my tired body on the bed. I haven't eaten dinner yet because I have no appetite. Kier and I will have our engagement party in a few days. I got up when I heard a knock on the door outside my room. "Dad?" My father was the one I saw when I opened the door. "Luisa," my father turned to the maid. It was only then that I noticed her standing behind my dad. "Put those in your Ma'am's room." "What are those for?" I asked curiously. I saw two boxes in our maid's hand. "Where have you been?" instead that’s what my dad said. "Why? Must I report everything to you?" I replied nonchalantly. "Don’t go too far, Fatima. I might not be able to control myself," he roared, obviously controlling his anger. "I'm warning you." I looked away. "Can't you see, I'm in an office uniform?" "I'm not blind," he replied angrily. "Why did you come home late?" "I worked overtime at my job, Dad." His father took a deep breath. "I don’t want to find ou
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"I've been three years away from you but I can't forget you. You're deeply etched here in my heart. That's why when my parents opened up again that they wanted me to marry you, I agreed. I said to myself before heading back here, I will make sure that this time, you'll fall for me no matter what. And thank God! I finally succeeded! You can't escape my charm!""Charm my foot!" I pretended to be annoyed. "Did you hear me say I love you?"He was stunned. He seemed to think. Of course, my heart is to the rescue. "I hate you!" I said and hugged my husband tightly."You hate me?""Yes.""Why is that?" Kier asked in a confused tone of voice."Because I've been waiting for a long time for you to tell me that you love me. Then now, you confessed your love for me while you were naked!""Love me, Fatima. I never stopped loving you. Tell me you love me too.""I think you used a potion on me." I caressed his face. The happiness I feel is unparalleled. "I love you, Mutant. I love you, Kier. I
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Kier stood up and handed me a brown envelope. "You're my wife... legally." With trembling hands, I opened it. I gasped when I read what was written in the document. Our marriage certificate! "This isn't true. You said our marriage was fake?" My blood boiled. Did he trick me? Just to please our parents? I held my chest. "They knew about our plan. They tricked us." "Does this mean we're really married?" "Yes." "L-let's get a divorce." I approached him and held his hand. "I know I'm just a burden to you. I know you don't want to be tied to me, either. So please, give me back my freedom." "I can't..." "W-what?" Frowning, I looked up to see his face. "Didn't I say, I won't leave you even if you ask me to? I even said that here at the Santillan Mansion. A promise is a promise. The promise should not be broken, wifey." I blinked. I think I got dizzy from what he said. I just woke up. Who wouldn't be surprised when you wake up with the man you've been thinking about for days? "Do
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It's been a week since I left Kier's house. From the subdivision, I took a taxi and asked the driver to take me to Tagaytay. I checked in at the newly opened hotel and restaurant in Tagaytay. While I was there I was thinking of leaving the Philippines to visit my brother in America. "Thank you," I said smiling at the woman who delivered my order to the table I occupied. I stirred my coffee and smelled its aroma. I tasted a slice of strawberry cake. Delicious! But I smiled bitterly. Earlier, I called my mother on the phone. I explained everything to her. I said don't look for me. I'm not ready to go home yet. I wasn't sure of anything anymore. I just want to get away. After drinking coffee I decided to leave Starbucks. I still feel the sadness inside me. All I want to hear from Kier is that he loves me. It's sad. But I will try to be happy. But it's impossible because Kier destroyed my ability to be happy. He is my happiness. I didn't have any trouble getting a taxi. When t
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There wasn’t a moment of hesitation. His mouth was on mine, and I stopped breathing. He shuddered and there was a sound from the back of his throat, half growl, half moan. Little shivers of pleasure and panic shot through me as he deepened the kiss, parting my lips. I stopped thinking.The rush of sensations crawling across my body was maddening. Scary. Thrilling. His hands were moving down, under my shirt, his fingers skimming over my skin, sending a rush of blood to every part of my body."You can still say no..." he whispered, dropping small kisses along my face.I wanted to say no. I'm afraid to give in to what he's doing. But I couldn't disobey what my heart was whispering. I loved him. And I wanted to feel his love at least tonight.I might be a fool to think that way.Stupid as it is, I wanted to take the risk. I caressed his cheek and kissed him sweetly.His lips slid down my neck. And my hands went down. I ran my fingers down his chest, His stomach was hard, dipped, and rippl
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Kier looked at his father with a smile on his face. "Dad, Fatima loves me." "My daughter, she used to talk about you when she was just a teenager. She would tell me how she hated you. But I know that it was the only way she could deal with her feelings. I always see her sneaking glances at you when you talk to Tristan, my son. When I tell her that her older brother is better at basketball, she gets annoyed. She said Tristan is my son. So I don't see that you are better at basketball than him. I know that she secretly admires you even when you were teenagers." "That's mainly the reason why we wanted you to get married. We saw you love each other. You can't admit your feelings for each other, so we made a way. When I accidentally saw Fatima's picture under your pillow before you flew to America, I talked to Carlo. I no longer had doubts that you love her," said Rodrigo and patted his son on the shoulder. "Y-you saw it?" Kier asked his father. It was his biggest secret. He kept a pict
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"There's no reason for Kier to know about my feelings for him.""Why?" Kim let go of my embrace."He loves someone else, Kim."She caressed my back sadly. "Tell me the truth, you were just pretending to argue with Kier in the kitchen, am I right?"I nodded. "From our marriage, and our divorce plan, it's all just a pretense. Our marriage is fake.""What?" With wide eyes, Kim covered her mouth. "You mean–""Our marriage is not legal. We are not a real couple," I added to what she would have said. "Kier paid the lawyer who blessed our marriage.""Oh, God! Why did you agree?""Because I love him. Even though I know it's all just a pretense. I thought he loved me too.""Many people die because of delusions. Has anything happened to both of you? I mean, have you given him your virginity yet?""No!" I answered quickly. "We kissed.""When your father learns the truth about your marriage, he will definitely be angry.""I know. Before we decided to get married, we had already planned our divorce
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"Wifey, our parents will come here later."I was stunned. We are currently in the living room."Is that so?" I faced him. I stood up and went to the window."Don't worry." He followed her.How could I not worry? He said that our parents will visit us and it only reminds me that we will soon be separated. But that's what I wanted to say to Kier, I just couldn't say it. My heart suddenly hurt because of what I thought. I cleared my throat."Are we going to let them know about the divorce we are planning?"He fell silent for a moment. I heard his heavy sigh."Is that what you want?"I blinked to stop the tears from forming in my eyes. I bit my lower lip and wrapped my arms around my body. I suddenly felt cold. Is that what I want? For my heart's safety, I silently nodded."Okay. We'll do it.”After a while, I heard his footsteps away from me. He left the house and I don't know where he was going. I couldn't stop myself from crying.It hurts to accept that our marriage is not real. Tha
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I tried to push Kier away from me, but my strength was wasted, he hugged me tightly. I didn't expect what he did next, he bent his head and kissed me hard, muffling my cry.His warm kiss was enough to get rid of the coldness I was feeling. I want to hate him but no matter what happens, I can't stop myself from loving him.When our lips parted, Kier bent down and picked me up. "Let's go inside the house. You're going to get sick from what you're doing. I was very worried when I talked to Teresa. She said she never saw you leave the house and you weren't in the bedroom either."I rested my head on his chest. I was physically and emotionally exhausted.We entered the house. We used the stairs in the kitchen to go up to the balcony on the second floor. And then he took me to the bathroom, made me stand there, and fixed the bathtub. He felt the water and added bubble salt. Then he faced me and removed my wet clothes one by one."W-what are you doing?" I hugged myself."Modesty's not appro
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"We don't have a relationship.""Really?" I said sarcastically. "Why does she call you darling?""Come on, don't you trust me?" I didn't answer. "Are you jealous of Savannah?""Of course not," I answered quickly. I noticed the pain on Kier's face. "I am your wife and we are newly married. What if our marriage became real? Would you treat me like this in front of many people as your wife? You're going to flirt with another girl even though I'm with you?""Why did our conversation turn to me?""Because you started it," I said. Annoyed, I turned my back on him. I went to the closet and got some clothes to wear. I heard Kier call my name, but I answered him with a loud slam of the door.I don't know how I fell asleep next to Kier, but I did sleep. Somewhere in the night, I woke up when I heard the door creak. Sleepily, I turned to the other side of the bed. Kier wasn't there but I could see the bathroom light was on. I went back to sleep.WHEN I woke up, Kier was no longer by my side. I w
