CHAPTER 97RUBY'S POV I felt like I was floating on clouds while I drove my way back home. I couldn't stop smiling or humming along to the song that played from the radio and when I got to a traffic light where I had to stop, I even danced along for a moment before I continued to drive.I felt like the happiest person alive. Like nothing could deter my good mood and even though I was still feeling guilty about selling Dax's plan for a partnership to Dennis, I trusted Dennis to keep it a secret for me so Dax wouldn't find out during his investigation. I knew he was going to do his part since I did him a huge favor by giving him what he wanted, which was to feel superior to Dax in the industry… even if it was going to be momentary and I began to consider Clarissa's advice. Maybe I could tell Dennis I was done with the deal and be out of it for good… regardless, I did my part as we agreed and I believed once was enough.I arrived home and had my car parked before I got down and headed
CHAPTER 98RUBY'S POV The next day came so swiftly and my alarm woke me up. I groaned while reaching for my phone and when I checked the time, it was 10 am already.Quickly, I got out of bed and headed for the bathroom where I cleaned myself up for the day before changing into a simple pair of jeans and a shirt then I left for the kitchen and Clarissa was making pancakes while Sally watched her.“Good morning family” I chirped and they both looked at me before smiling so I did the same.“You're finally up. I was beginning to think you wanted to wake up by noon” Clarissa said to me and I rolled my eyes while grabbing an apple to eat.Even if I wasn't a masked dancer who was pressured into sticking to a particular weight and shape anymore, I still had to stay fit for my health.“I guess it's the exhaustion from the past couple days. Don't worry, my body is about to get used to the new timing I'll have from now on since I won't be working late anymore” I told Clarissa and she nodded whi
CHAPTER 99RUBY'S POV It was easy to get a good parking spot when I arrived at Dax's company and when I got to the entrance this time, I was welcomed warmly by the security because everyone knew who I was and what I was to Dax ever since the last time I came to his office.I cast the security a brief smile before making my way into the elevator and pressing the button to the first floor. Then I took my phone out of my bag and dialed Dax's number and he picked up on the first ring.I smiled to myself on realizing he must have been waiting for my call and it felt exhilarating once again to know I had a man who was that crazy over me. It felt new and exciting… It made me feel special.“Hello darling, are you on your way to the company already or are you still home? I could come and get you once I'm done with this meeting if you want” he spoke first and I grinned helplessly while my stomach fluttered furiously.The man was so good at getting me flattered and moved by every word and act o
CHAPTER 100RUBY'S POV The gallery was astounding and Miss Garnet made it even more interesting as she told us the backstory of each painting and picture taken that hung on the walls of the gallery. If I could stay for additional hours, I wouldn't mind because I was captivated.“I see you're really enjoying the walk around the gallery, Miss Sinclair” she began while we stood in front of a picture about nature and I smiled shyly when I saw she noticed.“I can't help but get lost in pictures when I see them, Miss Garnet. They tell stories and most of them make you wish you were in that moment to experience it too” I told her and she smiled while staring at me so closely.“I like that… I bet you're going to have a nice time here with us when you join us all” she replied and I grinned.My intuition was right after all, we really did like each other and were both getting along so well. I looked at Dax who was watching me with adoration in his eyes and my smile grew wider.“Thanks to my boy
CHAPTER 101RUBY'S POVSally was beaming when we arrived at where she was staying before I'd come to pick her up and I mirrored her happy smile once she walked out the door of their apartment and ran I to my arms for a hug.“I missed you” she whined in my arms while playing with my hair and I kissed her on the forehead before looking at her.“I missed you too, love. Did you have fun?” I asked her and she nodded immediately which made me relieved to know that she had a nice stay with them while I was gone.I finally looked at the parents and their son who stood before them and I smiled at him too which made his smile grow wider on seeing me best at him. Then I looked up at his parents and compared to how uptight they looked back in the hospital the first time they showed up, they were more relaxed this time.“Thanks for taking care of dally and making sure she had fun. I really needed the help” I thanked them and they shook their heads like it meant nothing.Then I turned to Dax and h
CHAPTER 102RUBY'S POV Clarissa finally closed the cafe, her employee left too and Simon arrived too a few minutes after she called him to show up. So everyone was present and we were all ready to talk about when we would leave for New York while we ate the pastries that Clarissa served us for dinner.“Simon, where were you? I was worried when you left without letting me know” Clarissa asked him as she sat beside him.“I left you a message to let you know I was gone since you were busy. I guess you didn't see it” he replied and she quickly whipped her phone out of her pocket to check and she smiled at him after seeing the message he sent.“Sorry. I haven't had the time to check my phone since I opened up the cafe” she told him and he kissed her on the temple in front of us which made me smile.“It's nothing, love. That's happens” he whispered and they both smiled even wider at each other. I remembered my guess about him leaving her a message and I was glad that I was right afterall.
CHAPTER 103DAX'S POV This was probably the first time Ruby was taking the lead and I was quite surprised about it but that didn't mean I didn't like it. I enjoyed having her tease and flirt with me.By the time I had sat her on the sink and kissed her like she was my last meal before I died, she was already a shivering mess in my arms and her eyes could explicitly tell me what she wanted.She wanted to be taken, owned and devoured like she was the most delicious thing to be tasted on earth and that was exactly what she was. My beautiful, sweet and ravenous queen. I could never get enough of her. “Take me, Dax, now” she panted while pulling her dress up her thighs with pleading eyes and I eyed her from head to toe while a smirk played on my lips.“You don't have to ask, baby. You're already mine” I growled against her lips and she smiled while she kept on panting desirously for me.Then I slowly rode my fingers up her thighs and when I got to her panties, I yanked it off with a sin
CHAPTER 104RUBY'S POV The trip to New York finally came around. That morning, I got my bag ready with everything I would need then I made my way to Sally's room and a minute later, Clarissa joined me to set up a bag for Sally too with all the things she would also need.Then we woke Sally up and I helped her shower due to her Injury which thankfully, was healing already.Once we were done, I took a shower too and got dressed and a call came in from Dax just as I was holding my hair up in a ponytail. I let it go before I reached for my phone with a huge grin on my face.“Hello, Mr. Kellen” I greeted excitedly and I heard him sigh over the phone once he heard me call him that with a chirpy voice. I bet he was thinking about our encounter in the bathroom the previous day in Clarissa's cafe and I had to press my thighs together to calm my raging and horny self once I remembered too due to the many images that flashed through my head. “You really enjoy teasing me, don't you? I'm guessi
RUBY'S POV It was quite a sunny day. A perfect weather for a perfect wedding and I couldn't stop grinning to myself as I stared into the mirror before me, marveling at my look after my makeup was done and I was dressed in my wedding gown. “Are you ready for your big day, dear bride?” Clarissa, who was my chief bridesmaid asked me as she walked into the room along with Patricia, Cecelia, Sid and Michael as they were all in my bridal train.“You bet I am” I replied excitedly and they all hugged me before accompanying me to the altar where Dax waited for me.Half of New York was present because they were all excited to watch the epic wedding between me and Dax since our breakup eight years ago made it to the headlines.I couldn't take my eyes off Dax as he stood alongside his groomsman, Simon, and neither could he and when the officiator asked us to say our vows, our eyes still remained locked until we sealed the marriage with a kiss and a ring each and we became husband and wife.Eve
CHAPTER 135DAX'S POV After Ruby left the hospital in a fit of rage, I felt uneasy. Shebqas right about everything though. We both kept secrets from each other and were both angry but it wouldn't lead anywhere if we didn't calm down and talk it out.I knew immediately that I had to see her and speak to her but I was admitted under close care and watch so I turned to Simon who had been silent ever since the huge argument between me and Ruby happened. “I need you to check on Ruby for me. I don't know what she's thinking but I want to know if she's at the resort” I told him and he nodded before standing up to leave but then he paused by the door and looked back at me.“Ruby wasn't lying, Dax. She didn't know about Dennis’s plan to shoot you and she also wasn't lying about loving you and wanting you alive for her and Sally's sake. You know I'm good at reading people” He said and I nodded because I was also great at reading people and I knew she wasn't lying about anything from the mome
CHAPTER 134RUBY'S POV It was already dark by the time I arrived in Denmark but my blood was still sizzling with anger and all I wanted to do was see Dennis immediately. So I boarded a cab, gave the driver the gallery's address as my next stop and called Dennis. “We need to talk. Face to face, right now” I snapped at him once he picked up my call and he chuckled over the phone.“I was expecting this ever since I found out that Dax eventually knew everything. What a waste of a bullet” he said and I took a deep breath to keep my emotion under control because he was obviously testing me with his insensitive remarks.“Meet me at this place. I'm sending the address to you now and I'll be waiting. You'd better not be late or Dax will come find me when he realizes I'm in not in Greece with him anymore and I'm sure you don't want to get cornered by the man you almost killed” I made sure to let him know I wasn't joking around and I heard him groan over the phone. He was pissed and it felt g
CHAPTER 133RUBY'S POV Humming to myself as I made my way to the room where Dax was admitted along with a paper bag filled with lunch I bought from a restaurant for both of us, I hoped he would wake up to eat with me because I missed him and missed eating with him.I opened the door when I got to the room and immediately I walked in, I noticed the atmosphere was different. Dax was awake and seated up in bed and I was about to hug him but noticed he was staring at me like he didn't recognize me. I frowned because I didn't know why he would be watching me with such foreign eyes.I looked at Simon, hoping he would tell me what was happening but he also stared at me the same way and I wondered again, what on earth was happening and why they were both staring at me like that.“Is something wrong? Did something happen?” I asked out loud when they wouldn’t say anything and Dax placed a phone on the bed side with a video playing on the screen.“Care to explain what this is?” he asked me an
CHAPTER 132RUBY'S POV On the second day of Dax being admitted, he was still unconscious. He only repeatedly slipped in and out of his consciousness where he would just stare at me blankly before losing consciousness again and my eyes were already swollen and hurting due to how much I cried.That afternoon, I was dozing off while I sat beside an unconscious Dax and suddenly, my phone began to ring and when I checked the caller ID, it was Dennis. Quickly, I rejected the call but he kept on calling no matter how many times I declined his calls so I gave in and picked up on his seventh attempt at pissing me off.“What the hell do you want from me, Dennis?” I snapped at him while whispering and he snickered, making me want to strangle him through the phone. “I'm sure you know I did it by now” he went straight to the point and my grip on my phone tightened so hard that I thought my phone would break to pieces in my hand while I gritted my teeth so furiously.“How could you try to kill s
CHAPTER 131RUBY'S POV Morning came and I woke up when I heard someone knocking on the door. Dax was still asleep so I decided to get the door instead. I managed to slip out of his arms since he was holding onto me like I was going to run away in the middle of the night. Then I put on my vest and shorts while the knocking persisted and I rushed toward the door to know who was there.I opened it and I was surprised when I saw it was breakfast. I looked at the resort staff before me and she smiled at me so I made way for her to come into the room and she headed straight for the table In the room to set our breakfast for us.“We didn't order anything though, so how did you know what we wanted?” I asked her and she kept on smiling while she did her job.“Mr. Kellen already scheduled everything with us when he booked the room for your stay here” she explained and I nodded in response before she left the room.I noticed my purse which was still by the entrance to the room and I smiled as
CHAPTER 130RUBY'S POV The surprise location was Santorini and I found out just when we landed in the country and got out of the plane. To say I was elated would be an understatement. I was beyond excited, over the moon and happy that he chose that place for our vacation because it was so beautiful and dreamy and I had always dreamt of going there. So I hugged and kissed Dax on the cheek to thank him and show how much I loved his gesture and he was beaming from ear to ear after I did that in front of the hostesses that worked on the plane. I guessed he was over the moon to have me show that he was mine in public for the first time. “Good day sir and madam. We’ll be heading to the resort now” a driver said after bowing to us and I looked at Dax since I had no idea what was going on.“He’s going to be our designated driver while we’re here” hhe explained when he saw I looked clueless and I nodded before smiling back at the driver while our luggages, a box each of our own, were moved
CHAPTER 129RUBY'S POV Days later, I was safely discharged from the hospital and it was time for the vacation which Dax had proposed. On my way to the airport with him for our vacation, he wouldn't let me out of his sight until we got into the car and I couldn’t help but notice he became even more clingy after our reconciliation and sometimes, it felt like I was imagining it all just like how I thought I imagined everything I told him when I was sedated that night. He had no idea that I could remember and I didn't plan to let him know because I felt embarrassed about it.Patricia and the rest came over to check on me at the hospital and they were even happier than me to know that Dax was speaking to me again. They were glad their plan worked out for me and I would be lying if I didn't admit that I was over the moon too.Arriving at the airport, our luggages were taken into the plane by the staff and I used that moment to tell everyone goodbye one last time before leaving. I hugged
CHAPTER 128DAX’S POVI couldn’t sleep. Not after the conversation I just had with Ruby so all I could do was watch her while she slept thanks to the sedating medication she was given after shebwas rushed to the hospital for her fever and my guilt ate at my insides without mercy.There was a lot about Ruby that I didn’t know. I had no idea that she went through all of that after I broke up with her. I didn’t even know that Micahel had thrown her out because I was trying to avoid her and hearing her say all of it to me while half asleep made me realize how much of a selfish jerk I was.If I were in Ruby’s shoes, I’d do the same and not tell me I was Sally’s father because she was right. I left once so what would stop me from leaving again? she was just protecting her daughter and that was what I failed to understand after knowing the truth.So I spent days away from her, overworking myself to get over the fact that I missed her and my daughter even though Simon told me that she was a m