Chapter 29
She was met again with silence from Anthony. Like she was a baby who needed his protection, he held her hand, guided her behind a wall and forced her to lay down on the ground by protecting her head with his hands. “What is the situation?” He asked someone on the phone.
“Is there a problem? Was that an earthquake?” Celeste asked worriedly. She wondered how he could maintain his equilibrium even in a situation like that.
Moments later the catastrophe was taken into control. “Sir, a bomb diffuser was installed in the house. So the effect was not high. As far as now, no human loss is reported.”
“Good, I am glad you took control of the situation in time.” Anthony turned her to face him. He wouldn't speak but his eyes spoke volumes. And the name of that language is called ‘lo
The pastNext day Celeste was discharged from the hospital and like a responsible father, Tom took her home.“How are you sweetheart? The doctor informed me you went home. Are you taking your vitamins regularly?” Anthony asked Celeste after visiting her home in the evening.“Dad told me that we are shortly going to be engaged. He also told me mama and I will be going dress shopping tomorrow. Can I talk to you for a few minutes before we take our next step?” Celeste asked Anthony which brought heaviness in his kernel.“Is everything alright with you Celeste. Of course we can meet. Tonight at seven I will come and pick you for dinner at your home. Is that okay?”“That sounds good. But please, there is no necessity to waste a lot of money taking me to a fancy restaurant.”A
Chapter 31“It is on September 2nd and I'm thinking of going to a movie with my friend.” She guffawed.“A slight change in your birthday program. If you don’t mind. Spend the day with me and I promise you will enjoy it.” Celeste giggles and it felt like music to Anthony’s ears.“Here are your favorite songs by Jennifer Lopez.” He handed her a pen drive with his eyes focused ahead through the windshield. Celeste took it from him excitedly. “Where are we going?”“You will see it, we will be there in five.” He grinned, staring at her.Just like he said after five minutes they were in front of fancy restaurant with letters dazzling neon lights “Le Meredith”The manager greeted them as soon as they entered and took them to the roof top corner tab
Chapter 32It was the day of her engagement. Since the Rodriguez house is big enough to host as many guests required, the ceremony was planned in the visitor's hall of the house itself.Celeste played her fingers in anxiety. Her mother Lucy took a seat besides and hugged her. "Anthony is an understanding and caring guy. Nothing to worry about. You're a lucky girl sweetheart. Be happy." She cheered for her.Natalie arrived on time. "Congratulations, my friend." Her eyes studied her top to bottom before she ran and hugged Celeste. "You look beautiful."The hair was styled in a bun with motifs on either side. Celeste was dressed in a red long dress. It had a sheer detail in the bust area and below the chest were free flowing curls with sequins. She matched the dress with white stone necklace and earrings which Anthony bought for her on their first date.
The pastAfter the engagement ceremony, the guests left. “I want to take leave, my son and wish you a happy life ahead with Celeste.” Lucy stood beside Tom and on the other side Celeste followed.Anthony’s features were calm till then. But the moment Celeste stood beside Tom to leave, he looked puzzled. He made a discreet chin lift and told her to stay back.It was a sweet thrill for her to test his patience. Celeste acted clueless. But was Anthony a man to give up? He had waited enough for her. Now they are even engaged. She is his completely now. He held her hand before she walked away from him. “Celeste is moving in with me tonight, Tom. Tomorrow my men will come and lift her luggage from your house.”Tom was not happy with what was happening and it was not a shock for Anthony. The man was shameless to stoop to any level for m
Chapter 34The pastToday is Celeste's birthday. Anthony took leave from the office because he wants to spend the whole day with her and make her birthday memorable.“Good morning sweetheart. May all your dreams come true and life take you to places you cherish. Happy birthday.” His extremely masculine gravelly tone brought goosebumps of delight on her skin.Anthony planted a kiss on Celeste’s forehead pushing away the hairs from her face and placed a rose beside her head on the pillow.Her cognac eyes opened, gazing at him in a shimmer. Handsome is an understatement. Anthony is a very attractive man with high cheekbones and a slight stubble. “Thank you very much Anthony.” Celeste pulled his face to her lips and kissed his hairy cheek.“Come on, get ready.&r
Chapter 35“How dare that bastard! He did not allow me to talk to Celeste on the contrary blackmails me that he will turn her against me. Well, I will see how he does that. Celeste is my daughter. All mine. Boyfriends come and go. But I'm here stable in her life. Always. She knows that and she loves me.” Tom blew his vengeance against Anthony with Dave.“Do not think so loose about that asshole. He has enough evidence against you to prove to Celeste what you are and he is smart to turn the tables. The earlier, the better, we need to get her back to us.” Dave spoke in a neutral tone.“Enough evidence? In that case he should have used his magic by now. Why didn't he? Dave had no words for the question of Tom.“He had installed a jammer in her phone and I could not track her location. I don't know where she went, leaving her phone u
Chapter 36Sometime later Anthony heard a loud squeak from Celeste's bedroom. Tout de suite he climbed the stairs skipping one at a time and then his laugh was uncontrollable. His girl who is a spitfire, who challenges him and makes him dance on her little finger is frightened of flies. “It might have entered your room through the garden. Why did you keep the window open? You could have used air-conditioning instead.”Celeste cried, ran to Anthony and fell in his arms. He chuckled softly and gently ran his hand on her back before kissing her cheek. “It is okay. Don't cry. I'm going to take care of it.” He took out the phone from his pants pocket and called the security. “There is a fly in Celeste’s room. Drive it out of the window.”She nuzzles her head in the crook of his neck. “I'm not going to use this bedroom tonight. Can I sleep with
Chapter 1He was damn tired. The meeting scheduled in the previous evening extended for more than expected time and the weather changed out of blue. His flight got canceled. The matereology department reported it was the coldest day of the year in the city of California. The dark clouds occupied the blue sky like a thick blanket. It was shortly going to rain cats and dogs. “This sucks!” He grunted fisting and unfisting his hands. Coming back to his executive suite, he saw his phone ringing. “Hello son, how are you?” How did the cotton export deal go?” Ariana, his mom, was speaking on the other end in her ever cheerful tone. Anthony Rodriguez, hotter than hell and maddeningly dominant, is the adopted son of Allen Rodriguez since the age of sixteen. Ten years later, he is the king of the Boston Underworld who makes his own rules. In the chronology of killing looks, he is terrifying… and extremely charismatic. Smart and cold are the added adjectives to him with absolutely no human va
Chapter 36Sometime later Anthony heard a loud squeak from Celeste's bedroom. Tout de suite he climbed the stairs skipping one at a time and then his laugh was uncontrollable. His girl who is a spitfire, who challenges him and makes him dance on her little finger is frightened of flies. “It might have entered your room through the garden. Why did you keep the window open? You could have used air-conditioning instead.”Celeste cried, ran to Anthony and fell in his arms. He chuckled softly and gently ran his hand on her back before kissing her cheek. “It is okay. Don't cry. I'm going to take care of it.” He took out the phone from his pants pocket and called the security. “There is a fly in Celeste’s room. Drive it out of the window.”She nuzzles her head in the crook of his neck. “I'm not going to use this bedroom tonight. Can I sleep with
Chapter 35“How dare that bastard! He did not allow me to talk to Celeste on the contrary blackmails me that he will turn her against me. Well, I will see how he does that. Celeste is my daughter. All mine. Boyfriends come and go. But I'm here stable in her life. Always. She knows that and she loves me.” Tom blew his vengeance against Anthony with Dave.“Do not think so loose about that asshole. He has enough evidence against you to prove to Celeste what you are and he is smart to turn the tables. The earlier, the better, we need to get her back to us.” Dave spoke in a neutral tone.“Enough evidence? In that case he should have used his magic by now. Why didn't he? Dave had no words for the question of Tom.“He had installed a jammer in her phone and I could not track her location. I don't know where she went, leaving her phone u
Chapter 34The pastToday is Celeste's birthday. Anthony took leave from the office because he wants to spend the whole day with her and make her birthday memorable.“Good morning sweetheart. May all your dreams come true and life take you to places you cherish. Happy birthday.” His extremely masculine gravelly tone brought goosebumps of delight on her skin.Anthony planted a kiss on Celeste’s forehead pushing away the hairs from her face and placed a rose beside her head on the pillow.Her cognac eyes opened, gazing at him in a shimmer. Handsome is an understatement. Anthony is a very attractive man with high cheekbones and a slight stubble. “Thank you very much Anthony.” Celeste pulled his face to her lips and kissed his hairy cheek.“Come on, get ready.&r
The pastAfter the engagement ceremony, the guests left. “I want to take leave, my son and wish you a happy life ahead with Celeste.” Lucy stood beside Tom and on the other side Celeste followed.Anthony’s features were calm till then. But the moment Celeste stood beside Tom to leave, he looked puzzled. He made a discreet chin lift and told her to stay back.It was a sweet thrill for her to test his patience. Celeste acted clueless. But was Anthony a man to give up? He had waited enough for her. Now they are even engaged. She is his completely now. He held her hand before she walked away from him. “Celeste is moving in with me tonight, Tom. Tomorrow my men will come and lift her luggage from your house.”Tom was not happy with what was happening and it was not a shock for Anthony. The man was shameless to stoop to any level for m
Chapter 32It was the day of her engagement. Since the Rodriguez house is big enough to host as many guests required, the ceremony was planned in the visitor's hall of the house itself.Celeste played her fingers in anxiety. Her mother Lucy took a seat besides and hugged her. "Anthony is an understanding and caring guy. Nothing to worry about. You're a lucky girl sweetheart. Be happy." She cheered for her.Natalie arrived on time. "Congratulations, my friend." Her eyes studied her top to bottom before she ran and hugged Celeste. "You look beautiful."The hair was styled in a bun with motifs on either side. Celeste was dressed in a red long dress. It had a sheer detail in the bust area and below the chest were free flowing curls with sequins. She matched the dress with white stone necklace and earrings which Anthony bought for her on their first date.
Chapter 31“It is on September 2nd and I'm thinking of going to a movie with my friend.” She guffawed.“A slight change in your birthday program. If you don’t mind. Spend the day with me and I promise you will enjoy it.” Celeste giggles and it felt like music to Anthony’s ears.“Here are your favorite songs by Jennifer Lopez.” He handed her a pen drive with his eyes focused ahead through the windshield. Celeste took it from him excitedly. “Where are we going?”“You will see it, we will be there in five.” He grinned, staring at her.Just like he said after five minutes they were in front of fancy restaurant with letters dazzling neon lights “Le Meredith”The manager greeted them as soon as they entered and took them to the roof top corner tab
The pastNext day Celeste was discharged from the hospital and like a responsible father, Tom took her home.“How are you sweetheart? The doctor informed me you went home. Are you taking your vitamins regularly?” Anthony asked Celeste after visiting her home in the evening.“Dad told me that we are shortly going to be engaged. He also told me mama and I will be going dress shopping tomorrow. Can I talk to you for a few minutes before we take our next step?” Celeste asked Anthony which brought heaviness in his kernel.“Is everything alright with you Celeste. Of course we can meet. Tonight at seven I will come and pick you for dinner at your home. Is that okay?”“That sounds good. But please, there is no necessity to waste a lot of money taking me to a fancy restaurant.”A
Chapter 29She was met again with silence from Anthony. Like she was a baby who needed his protection, he held her hand, guided her behind a wall and forced her to lay down on the ground by protecting her head with his hands. “What is the situation?” He asked someone on the phone.“Is there a problem? Was that an earthquake?” Celeste asked worriedly. She wondered how he could maintain his equilibrium even in a situation like that.Moments later the catastrophe was taken into control. “Sir, a bomb diffuser was installed in the house. So the effect was not high. As far as now, no human loss is reported.”“Good, I am glad you took control of the situation in time.” Anthony turned her to face him. He wouldn't speak but his eyes spoke volumes. And the name of that language is called ‘lo
In the other side of the city“Do you know the story of the golden goose?” The young man sighed helplessly, running his hand in his hair.But the other person turned a deaf ear to his restlessness. “The goose gave one golden egg to her master every day. Master used to sell it and started reaping money. In a matter of a few years he became very rich. But with richness came greed too. He thought instead of taking an egg every day, why not kill it and reap all eggs at once? So he killed it but what did he find? In the end he only met sorrow. There were no eggs in the belly of the golden goose but only blood.”“I'm not a kindergarten kid who listens to your moral tales during story time. Tell me what your next plan is. Do you know how distressing it is when I think about her? Every time her picture flashes in my mind, I feel high. She is an addiction I can't c