"Why, babe? Why don't you want us to have sex?" John asked, and Alicia moved away from him. "No, John. I told you that we should wait until we are married. I don't want to do it now. I am not ready for sex," Alicia looked away nervously from Jonathan, but he moved to her side to meet her. "But you know that I love you very much and I want to marry you. Let's do it even if it's just once. I will still marry you and I wouldn't see you as anything less," Jonathan said in a coaxing voice as he moved near to meet Alicia. He kissed her neck, but Alicia moved away from him and shook her head."No, John. I am sorry. But I have to go home. I already told you that I made a promise to my Grandma that I wouldn't have sex or become a wayward girl until I'm married, that I would only lose my virginity to my husband. Please..." Alicia held John's hands as she looked at his handsome, fair-complexioned face.John was badly aroused. The truth was that he has been cheating on Alicia by hosting other pr
"Hello, Boss, I have seen Alicia driving out of the mansion with Jonathan Leonardo," Jax Cody relayed to Damian over the phone call.Damian's fist clenched. His hold on the phone tightened."Follow them and ensure to keep your distance," he ordered Jax, anger coursing through his veins."Copy that, boss," Jax replied, and the phone call ended.Jax got onto his bike and drove off. He wore a black ensemble and boots and he drove his bike past Alicia and Jonathan in the car, who parked in front of a restaurant.As Alicia got out of her car, she looked at Jax, who sneered at her. But Alicia quickly looked away, sensing maybe the strange man was working for Damian.Alicia quickly locked up her car door and walked ahead to meet Jonathan, who wrapped his arm around her shoulders and walked with her into the Restaurant.As they entered the Restaurant together, Alicia met her best friend, Daisy Lawrence, a beautiful 23-year-old nurse with fair skin."Hey, Alicia. What brings you here?" Daisy as
Alicia got into her car and drove back home. Upon her arrival, she drove into the premises and parked her car.As she got out of her car, Alicia was still nervously wondering how her family would react upon seeing the diamond ring on her finger.She had refused to pick up her mother's call. Her heart pounding in her chest as she moved closer to the house and rang the doorbell. She unlocked the door and entered the living room, meeting her mother seated there on the black couch and dressed in black.Lady Jennifer shifted her gaze away from her phone and watched as Alicia strode into the living room."Good evening, Mom," Alicia greeted her mother, seeing that the time was past 4pm in the evening.Lady Jennifer sat alone on the chair in the living room and asked, "Where did you go to, Alicia? Did you pretend like you didn't see my call?"Nervously, Alicia moved away from the door and responded, "I'm sorry, Mom. I saw your call, but I was driving."Alicia wasn't good at lying and her mothe
"Babe, I am calling to know if you have gotten home safely?" Jonathan asked her with concern laced in his voice, and Alicia calmly replied, "Yes, babe. But I want to have my bath now.""Alright. Why not invite me to join you in the bathroom?" Jonathan teased her, and Alicia smiled, laughing as she stood beside her bed.She took her seat on her bed and said, "You can come and join me.""I will. I am glad that you accepted my ring. Don't worry, I am working on helping you raise the money to clear off your father's debt. Once we raise it, then you don't have anything to worry about," he told her and she rolled her eyes."I know. I love you very much, John," Alicia said."Me, too. Take care," Jonathan said, and the phone call ended.Meanwhile, Jonathan had gone to his evening duty as a police officer. His mind was filled with thoughts of silencing Wendy. He doesn't want her or anyone to come between him and Alicia.Alicia, however, smiled and kept her phone on her bedside drawer. Before sh
Damian sat in his club, smoking as he recalled his father's threat."Marry Maria Milian or get ready to lose your assets to Damon...""Haha!" Damian laughed bitterly at his father's threat.The night was young. Girls dancing around the pole to get his attention, but he was less concerned.What hurt more was that his father thinks that he can use him and ditch him at any moment.Damian wasn't stupid and was a better player than his father.He remembered the image of the engagement ring that Jeff had shown him on his phone.The image showed Jonathan crossing his arm around Alicia's shoulder and walking with her into the fancy Restaurant.Taking a closer look at the photograph, Damian saw the glistening diamond ring on Alicia's middle left finger."Mm," He exhaled a cloud of smoke as he watched the strippers dancing."Boss, you have a guest," Jeff interrupted him through his earphone. He has a Bluetooth earpiece on his right ear that he used to communicate with Jeff at any moment."Who's
Damian shifted his gaze away from his phone and peered at Samantha's face as she sashayed to meet him in the room. The strippers were still dancing, eager to win his heart for the night."Good evening," Samantha greeted Damian nervously as she stopped in front of him. She watched his expression shift to a frown as he set his glass cup of hall-filled wine on the table."Why are you here?" Damian asked, his voice cold as he looked at Samantha's face again."I came to see if—you and I can get along and if you can release my father," Samantha replied nervously, fidgeting with her fingers. She hadn't been brave enough to chase after a man before. Most men chase after her. Now, she was the one chasing after Damian Tucker, a ruthless mafia boss."Hahaha!" Damian laughed coldly. "Why? I didn't ask for you, and is that why you try to look like your sister?" His blue eyes darkened as he studied Samantha's face. She had light makeup, just like Alicia, and they could pass for twins. But he knew wh
"Mr. Damian, I know that you and I haven't gotten married yet. But this is absolutely disrespectful to my father and the entire M-group to bring this harlot here!" Maria said to Damian as she rushed to meet him at the elevator.Damian paused and gazed at Maria's face. He thought about what she said and replied, "Truly, but the marriage hasn't been agreed upon yet. So there's nothing to be disrespectful about."Maria paused and said, "I will do whatever you want her to do. Just send her away and have me."She reached to strip her dress, but Damian's cold voice stopped her."Stop. What nonsense are you trying to do? I don't want you for tonight, so get a hold of yourself and wait for our wedding night." Damian looked away from Maria's face and led Chloe into the elevator.However, Maria quickly entered the elevator with them as she wasn't someone to give up yet."I see you want to be our escort too. Feel free," Damian remarked, not caring to send Chloe away.It was his plan, after all, t
"Yes, we are still awake. Where are you coming from and wet under the rain?" Lady Jennifer asked as she rose from the couch and moved to inspect her first daughter. She knew that these trying times had been hard on both her and her children."Mom..." Samantha shrugged as she looked away from her mother and looked at Alicia who was looking at her with concern."I went to see someone, Mom. But I am at home now, so you have nothing to worry about," Samantha said, masking the hurt in her voice."Who? Damian? Did he see you? Did he agree to your offer?" Lady Jennifer asked, even when she knew that Jeff had told her that Damian doesn't change his mind easily and wouldn't accept Samantha."Mom, he didn't. And I regretted going to see him. He is a man-whore, and I am not offering myself to him again. Let's just work and pay you his money as he said that we have only 25 days left to pay up the money," Samantha took off her heels as she picked it up and went to the stairs.Pausing at the stairs,
"I am going to give her a call tomorrow," Alicia said. Once she was done saying that, she safely kept the card back into her handbag. She dried her body and selected a pajama set and put it on.Alicia finally exited her room and walked into the corridor. She saw her mother climbing upstairs, and she paused and asked her, "Mom, is there still any food left in the kitchen? I am exhausted and hungry."Lady Jennifer looked at her daughter with pity and replied, "Yes. Do you want to go downstairs and get it, or should I send for Clara to bring it for you?""I think Clara should better bring it. I don't want to come across Damian. Why are you not challenging him? Is that how he would force his way into our lives just because Dad owes him money? What happened to giving us time to pay him back until this month ends?" Alicia queried her mother angrily, and Lady Jennifer sighed."Alicia, I understand all you are saying. But right now, we cannot challenge Damian until your father's debt is clear
Lady Jennifer escorted Damian back to the dining room and offered him a chair."You can have a seat here. Let me check what is available in the kitchen," Lady Jennifer said as she nervously stood beside Damian."Alright." Damian settled on the first dining chair and watched Lady Jennifer walk away to the kitchen door. He picked up his phone and contacted Jax."Send for one of the men to go and get me some of my clothes and also, my laptop," Damian ordered, giving Jax the list of the things he should get for him from his mansion."Alright, Boss," Jax replied, and the call ended.Damian sat at the dining table, waiting as he stole a look around the mansion.Meanwhile, Lady Jennifer walked into the kitchen, and Samantha, who had just finished eating, asked her, "Mom, what's going on? Has Damian left our home?"Lady Jennifer shook her head and replied, "Lower your voice, Samantha. Damian's in the dining room.""What? Isn't he going back to his house?" Samantha asked, as she had heard that
Samantha, who was in the kitchen with Clara and eavesdropping on the conversation, sighed and went to serve her meal when she saw that Damian was not yet leaving her father's house."Is it safe to go out there?" Clara asked Samantha as she served her meal, afraid of what was going on.The moment Samantha had run into the kitchen had startled Clara."Yes. Well, I don't know, but you can choose to remain here for your own safety," Samantha advised Clara, who nodded.Clara was scared and wondering if she should continue working for the household, but then, the payment was high, and she didn't want to quit her job yet. Knowing that getting a more suitable job that earns more than that was difficult. She went to sit on a chair, waiting and hoping the drama wouldn't escalate.In the living room, Alicia's phone rang, and she picked it up immediately."Hello, John. Where are you?" Alicia asked him, and he told her, "I have arrived at your father's house, babe. But there are some men in black
In the Dawson family's living room, Alicia struggles to break her hands free from Damian's clutch."Don't touch me!" she yelled at him. But he remained unfazed, looking at her face."Let me go! I cannot go with you?" Alicia yelled at Damian once more."What makes you think you can come here and order me to go with you? You are not my boyfriend, and I don't want to have anything to do with you!" She yelled at him, but Damian smiled and let go of her hand as he became uncomfortable by her closeness."I am only trying to help protect you because I understand what is at stake. But you don't. So I won't sit back and allow anyone to take you away when I can do something to protect you," Damian told Alicia angrily, and she became silent and looked away from him."Well, I don't need your care. I will be fine on my own, and you don't have to tell anyone that you want me because I cannot be with you. Kindly leave my father's house, Mr. Tucker. Besides, you have my father with you. What more do
Alicia looked from her mother to her sister, and to the door to know who was there."Mom, is Caden back?" Alicia asked, and her mother replied, "No. I haven't even called him yet to know where he is. Why is the gateman calling me?"Lady Jennifer became afraid of who was by the door, and Samantha spoke, "Let me find out, Mom. Maybe Caden is back and who locked the door?"Samantha walked up to the door, but Alicia exclaimed, "Wait, Sama. Let Mom answer her call first."Lady Jennifer picked up the call, and the gateman said, "Madam, that man from the other day is here, and he ordered me to let him in before I can call you.""Who is that?" Lady Jennifer asked, and Samantha went to the door, ignoring her sister's order.As Samantha peered at the door and looked out at the surrounding. She saw that everywhere was dark, and no one was there. However, she looked again, and saw a man standing there, and dread ran down her spine."Mom, I think those men who are after Alicia have come here to ca
Damian was in his home office when Jax contacted him on the phone."Boss, Grant sent his men to go after Alicia and to capture her," Jax relayed, and Damian immediately rose up from his chair and paced about."He did what? Did he get her?" Damian asked, his voice shaking, and Jax immediately picked up the hint of how obsessed his boss was with a woman who didn't want him.Because of Alicia, Damian interfered with her father's business and also, held her father hostage to get her. Why couldn't he be straightforward with his strategy to get her?"No, boss. They didn't get her...she was with Jonathan and he was fast to navigate the way and escape their target. But I think they will go for her and to her family house. If you don't do something about it," Jax said, and Damian replied, "Alright. I will get to it now."Damian immediately ended the call and exited his office. He went back to his room, grabbed his firearms and picked up his coat and bulletproof jacket.He exited his room, and
Alicia got into Jonathan's car and asked him, "Is everything alright, babe?"She sat in the front seat with him and he was unusually quiet."Yes," Jonathan replied, his voice lower as he exhaled heavily."I'm fine. Fasten your seat belt. Let's go," he informed her, his voice calm as he buckled up his own seat belt and started the car.Alicia sighed and knew that Jonathan's mood changed when he heard her mention that Damian Tucker wanted her. She exhaled heavily as she watched him drive his car out of his new house.He took a turn and drove back to her father's house.Alicia kept her gaze on the road, oblivious of the car trailing behind them. However, Jonathan noticed it, and hit the accelerator as he sped up."What's wrong, babe?" Alicia asked him, and he informed her, "We are being followed.""What?" Alicia asked and became afraid.Jonathan drove the car at full speed and took a corner as he contacted backup."How?" Alicia asked him, her voice shivering, and the next moment, she hea
Damian stood at the top floor of his sitting room balcony, looking downward at Grant, who got out of his car to assist his sister in getting into his car."Damian!" Grant yelled as he gazed up at Damian, his voice loud and firm. "This isn't the end of the road. Don't think that you can mess with the Milian's group and go scot-free! I will get my revenge on you!!" Grant shouted, glaring at Damian, who stood there and smirked."I haven't done anything wrong. But I would like to see what you are capable of doing," Damian replied, his voice icy as he peered downward at Grant and Maria.Grant gritted his teeth and gazed away from Damian. He knew that he couldn't launch an attack on Damian in his territory, or rather, inside Damian's mansion."Come on, sister. Let's go," Grant said, speaking to Maria softly as he helped her put her box into his car trunk and unlocked the car door for her.Maria finally got into her brother's car. Her eyes red as she took out her handkerchief and sniffed."I
"Mom, why are you calling me?" Maria asked her mother, and the phone call went silent for a while."Maria, I asked you to come home, and you are giving me an excuse," Lady Emily told her daughter, but Maria stomped her foot on the ground and replied, "Mom, I can't come home today. It's already getting late, and I have made my choice, and I can't go back on it."Lady Emily sighed and replied, "It is alright. If anything should go wrong with you, I will have your father to blame and have him arrested. Take care of yourself.""Alright, Mom," Maria replied, and the phone call ended.Maria kept her phone in her bag and walked into the house.The living room was quiet as Maria stepped inside, where she met Butler James."Welcome, Madam," he greeted her with a bow, aware of the marriage alliance."Has your boss arrived?" Maria asked, stopping in the living room as she looked at James, wondering if Damian had returned home."Yes, Madam. My boss is in his chambers upstairs," James replied, mee