POPPY:Sparks exploded between us. Suddenly, there were butterflies in my stomach. More! Now that I was already married for the second time, I realized I missed having to kiss someone else. A man. My body was craving for a kiss. For someone to make love. I moaned as my hands traveled up to the hair of his body and pulled him towards my body.More!As if hungry for him, I opened my mouth and accommodated him. All of him.My hands were dying to hold that something between his legs, but I stopped myself. Maybe later. When we had the privacy we needed. Or else, the preacher might reprimand me for doing something sinful. I bit Sebastian’s lips and nibbled his lips. I felt him stiffen and the kisses stopped. More! I could not get more of him! Then, I found myself angling my head for better access and opened my mouth. Sebastian Holding smiled against our kiss, before pulling away.I caught my breath while my lips parted. My gaze darted at his swollen lips. I suddenly missed the feeli
POPPY:Sebastian Holding had forgotten I had married once with an active sexual drive. So holding someone's dick was no longer an issue for me. This man did not know that one of my topmost needs was sex. And with the alcohol still in my system, advancing towards him was not a problem. "You're hard as a rock, Mr. Holding," I whispered in his ear. "Are you ready for me? Do you want your hand inside my panty?"“You’re drunk. Will you stop this madness?” he asked, gritting his teeth. “Your mouth spat a lot of garbage language.”“Garbage language? No, Sebastian. It only means you don't know anything about me.”My fingers trailed the outline of his jaw and he shivered. He clenched his teeth. "This reaction… means you're capable of desiring someone. Do you also want to fuck? Do you want to have a taste of me, Sebastian?"I ran my other hand through my body starting from the two valleys on my chest down to my flat stomach that bore evidence that I had given birth by the stretch marks in m
POPPY:What are you doing, Poppy? Leave them alone! You have nothing with their fight, my mind screamed. They are settling their differences and their relationship. Leave!The mind was willing, but my body did not want to move away from them."What are you trying to prove?" the other part of my mind asked. Nothing. I…I just don't know what I am doing right now. But I cannot leave them alone. I did not want to leave them. My stubborn feet won't retreat and instead, I moved away from my hiding place and sauntered towards Sebastian's side, and snaked my arms around his waist. Olivia Green's eyes were trained on Sebastian's waist. Her beauty was ethereal. Out of this world. I was almost tempted to get her autograph but stopped myself. I was still a fan of her art, but not of her real self. "Move your hand away!" she hissed as if she had the right. "Sebastian is mine. I met him first," she muttered possessively. I smirked and sniffed Sebastian's pajamas. Then, I looked back at her.
POPPY:When we reached our room, Sebastian automatically fell asleep. I was about to follow after I settled when he suddenly snored loudly. And when I meant loudly, it was the loudest. My sleepiness was gone instantly. My eyes widened. What the fuck? How would I sleep like this?"Sebastian," I called him. I glanced at the clock. It was already twelve o'clock in the evening!"Hey! Sebastian! Did talking to Olivia drain all your energy away?"I crawled towards his side. There was a pillow between us. It was a bolster. Courtesy of Sebastian Holding. He was the one to put it right between us, scared that I might do something to him which I did not have any plans for.Did he think I would touch him after talking to Olivia Green? No freaking way. I haven't moved on from seeing her crying face. I turned to my right and faced him. His sharp nose was to die for. And his face was angelic when he was asleep. But if he was awake and he opened his deep-set eyes, he looked like a devil incar
POPPY:I laughed nervously because that's the only thing I can do for now. Laugh. I was already prepared for Arnold would question me about having a baby. Still…when it was already thrown like this, my tongue retreated. And damn. He was expecting my response.Sweat formed on my forehead, even if I only showered. They might be expecting that something already happened between their virgin son and me.Even a kiss from him was difficult to get. "Child?""Ahm…"All eyes suddenly were on me. Even Mr. Willis looked at me with pure excitement in his eyes. They wanted a child, but they did not know Sebastian and I were not prepared for that. How will I tell them the truth, without disappointing them?Sebastian! Help me!Sensing that Sebastian Holding had no plans of helping me, I kicked his leg under the table. He stopped eating his food and looked at me darkly.Still, he wouldn't open his mouth to help me."Dad. You're putting pressure on us. Making a child is not that easy. We need to b
POPPY:A happy marriage? Wyatt did not understand what he was saying. If he only knew how my marriage would become miserable, he would never say that there would be a high chance of falling in love."What if there isn't? What if happy endings are for people who did good things in their past life, Wyatt?"I've been craving it. The happy ending, I mean because who would want to introduce different men to their daughter? Definitely not me."I believe happiness is for all of us, Miss Poppy. You just have to believe."I was already tired from dealing with men who did not have enough balls, in the first place.Believing what? I wanted to ask but stopped myself. I wished I was as pure as Wyatt's view of the world. Unlike mine. "You're hoping for a lot. You can drop that wish since it won't be happening. This contract will only last for a year and after that, Sebastian and I will go our separate ways.""I'm hoping for the best," Wyatt commented. "I believe you two are a match."Maybe a matc
POPPY:My chest tightened.Sebastian's words were like a knife plunged right into my chest. As we spent our time together more, I observed, that I started to get affected by him. "You don't have to be that harsh, Sebastian."It's not like I wanted to surpass Olivia Green. Olivia Green was Olivia Green. Period. She was an actress for crying out loud!I perfectly knew we were incomparable. We were like heaven and earth. "You are seriously wasting my time, woman," he commented and glanced at his watch. The people continued greeting him. He either nodded or grunted. And his attention was back to me again. "I'm not worthy to replace Olivia Green, Sebastian," I mumbled to myself, but loud enough that he could hear it. "What are you talking about?"I played with my fingers.I hated to admit it, but my insecurities were kicking in. I loathed this kind of feeling. Lifting my gaze, I looked at him. "I will only embarrass you, okay? Your people. They will talk. They will say word by word
POPPY:I saw a small smile make its way to Sebastian's eyes and my heart swelled with pride that I made him happy. His happiness was now my happiness for some unknown reasons. Analiza was silent and I was happy about that. Women like her who degrade other women and I should show her that I was not easy to mess with. If she thinks it was her chance now that Olivia Green was out of the equation, I will prove her wrong. "I want everyone to give the same respect to my wife," Sebastian informed his secretary. "Mr. Holding…how about the press?" she asked. "This marriage will leak and they will use Mrs. Holding's background to destroy your image, Mr. Holding."It was synonymous with saying Olivia Green was best for Sebastian's image. And I was not. "Make sure everything that will be written will be on our side. The world has to accept that I have a wife now."But the woman beside you cannot, Sebastian, I mused to myself. We finally reached our destination—the twelf floors. The elevator
85POPPY:Realization dawned on me.Mother was right.I was punishing Sebastian for his past which he did not do when we were together. He impregnated Olivia before we met, and he did not even know me by then.Tears swam in my eyes.Stupid. I was stupid.Now, I realize what I just did. “Mom. Is it okay if I return to the city? I have to apologize to my husband.”Mother smiled and brushed my cheeks using her fingertips. “Why does it feel as if it will be a long time before you will be back again, Poppy?”“I’m so sorry, Mom. Now that you have accepted us again, I will always visit you and Dad.”I inhaled deeply as the pain slowly lifted.I could not wait to go back to the mansion and talk to Sebastian.“I’m going to miss you, too.”“I will always call, Mom. I will just wait for Kelly, and I will tell her of my plans.”“She will be happy. She always asks about her daddy. Your second husband, I mean.”“She was completely smitten by him.”“The child knows a real man who will make you happ
POPPY:Do you know what's the most painful thing? It's the fact that Sebastian was not doing anything just to stop me as I grabbed my things and Kelly. He just stood there leaning on the door, like a robot watching me pack my things. And he claimed he loved me?Bullshit!Damn it!Why did I believe in his lies, anyway? He never loved me from the start. He was only forced to. And now that he had a child with his own seed, he can do anything he wants like tossing me aside. From all the packing down to grabbing Kelly, I was glad I never shed a single tear. If I did, it would be embarrassing on my part."Honey…" Sebastian started as I went out of our room while grabbing Kelly and my bag in both hands. "We only arrived. Kelly and your body are tired from the trip. Please think of the child.""You cannot stop me from doing this, Sebastian," I exclaimed while hardening my heart in the process. I forced myself to make my expression blank and cold as it was so that he would see that I was al
POPPY:From the look on his face, he was silently telling me not to tell his father about it. I did not get how he wanted to keep it to ourselves since having a baby was the only requirement left. I wanted to believe that it had something to do with his feelings, but if I expected more than that, I was scared that I would only be hurt in the end.“Anyone who wanted to answer me?” Arnold asked as his gaze kept on switching sides between me and Sebastian. “Poppy?”“Dad. I believe it’s my husband who has the right to tell you about it.”“Why is that?” he asked as his brows formed a straight line. “Son. Is there anything you want to say? Am I expecting a grandchild soon? A simple yes or no would suffice.”Yeah. A grandchild who would be the next heir of the Holdings. The child that Olivia and Sebastian badly wanted. And during that time, I would be kicked out of the equations. I would be tossed aside like a piece of rag. Together with my daughter.Oh, God.Why did I bring my daughter in
POPPY:“Can you please read the message? I can’t do that especially when I am driving.”A muscle ticked in my eyes. “Are you freaking kidding me, Sebastian?”His brows furrowed.“What’s wrong?”“What’s your intention of letting me read the message? What are you trying to prove, huh?”“Honey. I meant no harm, okay? I just wanted you to read the message. I’m driving. What makes it difficult to understand?”“You know Olivia will text you, right?”“Was it her?”“Who else? She won’t stop saying you should divorce me.”“That’s not going to happen. It’s you I love. Not here. So please stop getting jealous, okay? You’re the only woman I love, Poppy. No one else.”That was supposed to pacify me, but it did not. Right now, I was still irritated at Sebastian, and I did not know how long it would last. I hated this feeling. It brought me back to my previous relationship. Of how I was jealous of any woman who was near to my ex-husband only to find out in the end that I have the right to be jealous
POPPY:I was kind of expecting that it was indeed the result, but it was different from hearing it directly in Olivia’s mouth. She was too proud about it, making me feel as if she was better than me, although there was no point in proving it.I was nothing compared to her. She was an actress. Rich. Talented. You name it. While I was a simple mother who wanted only the best for her child. “The look on your face says it all. You also know that the child is from Bastian.”“So what? You’re all talk, Olivia. Give me the papers.” She shoved it on my chest. “How rude.”Checking, I pulled out the paper inside the envelope and read the contents.Ninety-point nine percent. The child was Sebastian. He was the father of Olivia’s child.My knees almost gave out. Not from the shock. But it was more than that. “See? I have given him a child first. Bastian should be mine.”I showed her our wedding ring. “Oops. He married me first.”“I don’t believe the results,” Sebastian exclaimed all of a sudden
POPPY:Our stay in the resort was eventful. Sebastian toured us at the resort and introduced us to his family. The maids and all the maintenance staff were happy to see us and congratulated us. He made sure that we were taken care of. And then the next thing I knew, we would be returning to the mansion which I did not want to happen. It was too soon. I was not even satisfied yet. “Are we really going back?” I asked Sebastian while folding Kelly’s clothes. “I wanted to stay here a little longer.”The corner of his lips lifted. “Do you really want to stay because of that, or was it another reason?” he teased. My cheeks burned in embarrassment, remembering our sweet time together. Especially on the beach. It was only at three o’clock in the morning when we returned to our room. True to his words, Sebastian had emptied all the condoms and promised to buy another pocket if I wanted to. And then when Kelly was not inside the room, we took a shower together and made love again inside.
Warning: Sexual content ahead.------------------POPPY:We are free to do whatever we want, huh?Pinching the bridge of Sebastian’s nose, I asked, “Do you know that you sounded like a devil right now tempting me like this?”The corner of his lips lifted.“Am I? That’s my plan, Poppy.”“Yes. Why are you tempting me like this, Sebastian? Is it really true that I’m the only woman you brought here in this—”The words died in my mouth when he suddenly kissed me fully.I groaned as I tasted the strawberry taste of his lips against my mouth. Sparks exploded between us. Lips against lips. Mouth against mouth. It seemed like our lips were battling and no one wanted to lose. Using my lips, I showed him how much I longed for him. My longing for him was evident in how I kissed him. How I snaked my arms around his neck, bringing me closer to my body. Hardness against softness. He was all muscles while I was the complete opposite.My hands found his hair and pulled him toward me.“Give everything
POPPY: The rest of the day flew fast.Kelly and I enjoyed the resort a lot. Sebastian never left my side and did not even glance at his phone for any updates from his secretary. And if someone was calling him, I would remind him to answer the phone since he would only let it ring. But then he will just kiss me and say that it can wait. He wanted to focus his time on us and added that today was a family day. He won’t allow anyone to waste this time over some unimportant things.For Sebastian Holding, work was always important but when he said it could wait, my heart was filled with overflowing happiness. “And they lived happily ever after,” I said, reading the book which I bought. Kelly was already fast asleep. After reading for almost an hour, she was fast asleep. I was able to finish three books in a row when she was not yet satisfied with one book alone.Kelly stirred in her sleep and the blanket fell below.I pulled it upward until it reached her chin, then pressed a kiss on her
POPPY:I held my breath as Sebastian kept on staring at me, not even stopping the wind as when my hair danced along with it. The feeling of the rough texture of the sand entering my shoes tickled my feet.“Poppy. Do you want to spend your life with me?” Sebastian asked again when I did not answer.I wanted to scream yes! I would definitely say yes! I’ve been loving this man for quite some time now and now that he was offering an eternity with him, who was I to say no?An opportunity to spend the rest of our lives together? That would be fantastic. But what about Olivia Green? Images of her heavily pregnant belly while tears rolled down from her eyes flashed in my mind. It felt like tiny needles were being stabbed in my chest.Yeah. Olivia Green. Getting drunk with Sebastian’s offer to be with him was already too good to be true. Accept him, Poppy, my mind urged. How long will you keep on thinking about someone else’s happiness, Poppy? Why can’t you think of your own happiness, hu