At that moment, Vortex knew he was in deep hell. Candy's eyes widened. That was unexpected, and the fact he referred to her as his made her feel conflicted. "I'm sorry, please. I didn't mean to. I had no idea," Vortex was terrified. He had heard about Diego. His underworld side was something one shouldn't mess with. "Remove your hand without touching the knife," Diego ordered, and Vortex's eyes widened. That would bring him so much pain. "Sir Die...go.. I" "Should I do it for you then?" Diego raised his brow. If he did, then that hand would be gone. He wanted to see Vortex torture himself. "I'll do it!" Vortex yelled and stared back at his hand, which hurt badly. Removing his hand without touching the knife meant cutting himself. What a torture! "You're fucking wasting my time." His deep voice made Vortex shudder in fear. Tears streamed down his face. Closing his eyes, he removed his hand forcefully, the knife cutting through his flesh, sending extreme pain through his
Meanwhile, Diego was before Old Mavis, who had a stunned look on his face."Who was that?" Old Mavis asked."That was my wife. I would have brought her here with me, but she is not feeling too good. She needs to rest," Diego replied.Hannah, who was beside Old Mavis, frowned and clenched her fist. Venessa, who was beside her, heaved with nervousness.Diego sounded as if they were close."That's a fake bride, Diego," Hannah challenged."Fake bride? You saw clearly I got married to a woman that day," he said."You mean the girl I saw in your house?" Venessa asked this time."My house?" Diego frowned, as did Hannah. Venessa immediately realized she shouldn't have said that."You went to my house without my permission? How bold," he remarked, anger lacing his voice.Hannah quickly tried to smooth the situation."What is her name? Is she close to the family?""That, I can't tell you at the moment. But I'll introduce her to the family soon when she is ready," Diego replied."Venessa is the
Candy was stunned for a moment but drifted into the pleasure of his lips moving on hers. It wasn't rough like their previous kisses but gentle.Pinning her against the wall, Diego dived his tongue into her mouth. Candy traced her hand up to his hair, her tongue playing with his.He wanted more; the taste of her lips was messing with his brain. He had never gone slow on a kiss before, but right now, he was doing it and couldn't seem to stop.He slid his right hand down to her tiny waist, drawing her close to himself, while the other hand held her head in place. Their lips burned as they moved against each other, and Candy moaned into his mouth. She got immersed in his sweet touch and pressed herself against him.After savoring each other's lips for a while, Diego broke the kiss. His chest heaving gently as he slowly opened his eyes to look at her.Candy's eyes opened too, and their gazes met. She never knew he could have this gentle side of him.Staring at her closely, Diego slowly cam
Natalie got to the hotel and headed straight to the room provided by Vortex.She knocked on the door lightly, and when she heard the man's permission, she stepped in.Vortex was sitting on the bed with a cigar dangling from one side of his lips. Noticing the cuts on his face, Natalie frowned."What happened to you?" she asked."Gangster shit," he replied as he stood and stepped toward her. "I almost got killed, but it's nothing since you're here," he said, puffing out smoke from his lips and nostrils. He raised his injured hand to Natalie."Let's get this over with," she said, pulling down her jacket."Easy, cupcake. I just want to have a little talk before we start," Vortex said."What?""It's about your first kill, my love. Mr. Jefferson, how did you feel when you killed him?" he asked, and Natalie immediately looked around the room."What?"Natalie pulled out a small knife and pointed it at him. Vortex took a sharp breath. He mustn't screw this up, or he'd be in serious trouble."D
Hearing the question, Xavier tried to find a sign of Diego bluffing but didn't."Haha," Xavier let out an awkward laugh. "Why would you ask such a question all of a sudden? Of course, I don't wanna die...""Then watch it," Diego cut in coldly.Xavier frowned. He looked at Candy, who was speechless the whole time, and then back at Diego. Is there something between them?"I'm pretty busy these days. I won't have the chance to go out on a date with you," Candy rejected politely."You should get going; we'll talk business later on," Diego said to Xavier.Xavier nodded slowly. "Huh, right, I'll see you soon then," he said to Candy.Diego tried to keep himself from flaring up at him again until he left.Candy held her breath when it was only them left in the office. She could feel his cold glare on her."Were you going to accept him?" He tilted his head to one side."No, I wasn't. I have no feelings for him," she replied honestly."Really? And you accepted the flowers and also the cake if I
Candy swallowed hard at his words."If that's his world, then I do not regret my decision," she replied with a straight face."Hmm, that's a tough decision. One of the enemies is here," Jameson said, shifting his gaze to the two women sitting around the corner.Candy traced his gaze and found Hannah with Venessa staring in their direction. She quickly averted her gaze."T... that's Venessa, the one who was supposed to marry the president," Candy stuttered. What is she doing here?"Oh, Venessa is like a tiny trash. I'm talking about the woman with her," Jameson said."Who is she?""Diego's aunt. She must be wondering who you are since Venessa saw you once at Diego's home.""Then should we pretend we are a couple?" Candy asked."Huh?" Jameson raised his brow."Here, eat this," Candy said, stabbing a piece of pork with her fork. She stretched her hand to Jameson, gesturing for him to eat."There's no need for that.""Please," Candy blinked cutely, and Jameson sighed. He opened his mouth
She kissed him passionately, as if her life depended on it. Diego didn't disappoint, reciprocating with a hard kiss. Thrusting deep, she tangled her fingers in his messy black hair.Moaning without breaking the kiss, she welcomed his deep and forceful thrusts, craving the more.Diego groaned in pleasure, savoring every inch of her. Her warmth and tightness welcomed him with each thrust.She climaxed quickly, collapsing onto the bed, breathing heavily. As she regained her composure, she opened her eyes to find Diego staring at her, a playful smile on his lips..."That was impressive, little woman," he said hoarsely, bringing his face close to her neck. "Just your first release, and you couldn't handle it."His words and touch aroused her once again.Candy thought it was over, but he flipped her over onto all fours. She was sweaty, her hair sticking to her face.Her delicate skin bore red marks from his firm grip and passionate kisses.He mercilessly thrust into her from behind, causing
"Hey, sis," Jameson greeted with a grin, appearing before her. Yazmine kept her phone hastily."Stop smiling.""Whoa... did someone ruin your mood? I mean, did a man break your heart?" Jameson asked."It's more like I broke my own heart by playing dumb," Yazmine pouted."Who is he? I'll kill him right now," he said. Yazmine slowly looked up at him."You. It was you, so go kill yourself," she said. Jameson turned speechless. She stood and left the office."Crazy," Jameson chuckled and left too.Aiden, who witnessed everything, let out a secret smile, but then Alexa appeared before him obstructing his view."It's time for lunch, wanna come eat with me?" she asked."No, I'm fine," he rejected politely."It's an order," Alexa said in a stern voice and turned to leave.___Candy exhaled deeply as she raised her head up to the house. It was clean and shiny.She switched on the television and the first thing she saw was Natalie giving her speech. She was a nominee for the 'Female Entrepreneu
"I love you so much, Mom. I wish to kiss your cheek right now," Alex said."Sure, baby, come," Candy said.The two boys came running towards her. They kissed each side of her cheek, and Diego sighed."You shouldn't talk or stand while eating," Diego stated."We wanted to kiss our mother. Is that a wrong thing to do, Father?" Andrew asked."I know what you're doing," Diego raised a brow."She is our mother," Alex said from behind."I can take her out on a vacation like I did last time," Diego said, warning dripping from his tone. He seemed to have won again since the boys didn't know what to say."Di," Candy called, seeing the boys' sad look."They are pretending," Diego knew these two devils better than Candy... they were practically him."Di," Candy called again."Fine... I'm not taking only her. Actually, we are all going on a vacation," Diego stated, and the boys squealed with joy.Candy took Andrew onto her lap while Diego took Alex, and they began to feed them.Old Mavis smiled.
Twins?Shock registered on Diego's face; of course, he wasn't expecting it."What did they say?" Candy's weak voice brought back his attention. She couldn't hear them earlier due to exhaustion."Bring them over," he demanded from the nurses, and the two boys were handed carefully to him. His eyes teared up as he stared at the two blessings.This was his first time holding children—they were his. Never had he thought a day like this would actually come."W...we have twins," his voice trembled with excitement. "And they are both boys," he laughed lightly.Candy chuckled, her weak hand reaching to touch each of them. They looked a lot like Diego—so beautiful.____Jameson was scrolling through Yazmine and Aiden's wedding pictures. Those two looked so good together.Aiden had quit being a secret agent for his bride's safety. At the moment, they were on their honeymoon.Remembering something, he pulled a long face. He hadn't seen her today, even at lunch—just how busy could she be all day?
The next day, Jameson and the others were admitted to the hospital to tend to their wounds.Aiden was chatting with Blake when Yazmine appeared."Yaz!" he exclaimed, standing up."Aiden!" Yazmine ran to hug him tightly. Aiden did the same, kissing her neck."That jerk has a girlfriend," Blake muttered. His phone beeped; it was time for him to leave. He gave Aiden one last look and left."Did you miss me that much?" Aiden asked as Yazmine continued to hug him tightly."You have no idea," Yazmine mumbled. "I was so scared when I heard about the bomb. Are you hurt?" she asked, looking up at him."Just a little...""Huh? Where? Let me see," she demanded, checking out his body."Yaz, I'm fine," he assured her, but she refused to listen. Aiden pecked her lips, and she froze."I'm fine," he said again, tucking her loose hair behind her ear. His eyes caught a figure in the distance, and his movement paused.Yazmine traced his gaze and found Jameson. His arm was wrapped in bandages, same as hi
Vincent roughly made his way to Hannah's ward. He was a mess, lean and dirty to look at. The man appeared as someone who had lost his world.Opening the door, he staggered in but then frowned, seeing Hannah lying on the floor.He took slow steps approaching her."Hannah?" He called lightly but didn't get any movement from her. "Honey, why are you sleeping on the floor?" He asked, shaking her body.His eyes darted around the room after perceiving a strange scent. His eyes caught a strange container on the table. With slow movement, he reached for it and gasped when he saw what it contained.Poison..."No... no," Vincent shook his head. His eyes caught a paper too, and he took it to read.'It's all my fault. I destroyed the family I had dreamt of, and I hate myself for it. I'm so sorry.'"What? Hannah, no, no... please, you can't do this, no!" Vincent yelled, holding Hannah's body to himself. Tears rolled down his face uncontrollably."Hannah, wake up! What am I supposed to do without
A bucket of water was poured on his face, prompting his heavy eyes to open. He found Phoenix tied before him too."You didn't find the others?" Noah asked."Not yet... the search is still going on," the built man behind him replied. He was the one who had captured Jameson.Noah returned his gaze to the two and smiled. "Where are the rest of you?""In your ass. You'll need to use your dick as glasses to see them," Jameson's reply almost made Phoenix burst into laughter.Noah stepped forward and punched Jameson in the face, bursting his lips."Gosh, you're so annoying," Noah grumbled. "Bring in the torture equipment. This is going to be interesting."Just then, a figure dressed like one of Noah's men stepped in. His face was covered as he pushed a table forward. Various dangerous instruments for torture were arranged on it.Noah smirked at the sight but failed to notice the dangerous gaze of the man who had just stepped in.Jameson's eyes remained on him. His aura was familiar."Begin.
The men in the room literally choked on their saliva and began to cough. Candy's face turned pale and red. This would be the first time hearing that walking could affect pregnancy. "No, no it doesn't," she shook her head vehemently. She couldn't imagine Diego carrying her all around the house. "Don't worry, wife. I'm strong enough to do that every single day," he replied. "Huh? No, you don't have to. I'm fine." Diego didn't listen as he led her back to the room, placing her gently on the bed. "Wait here, I'll get something to eat," he kissed her forehead and left. Candy's mouth stayed open. Gosh! He is so adorable. She laughed lightly at his reaction seconds ago; it was so cute. Diego came back after some minutes, an alluring meal laid on the tray he was holding. "The chef made this," he stated. "Wow, it looks so good," Candy squealed, smiling like a kid. "Thanks, hubby." "I love your smile so much." His face turned worried again. "Have you gone to the hospital?" "Yeah, I did
Venessa held her red cheek and shot a glare at Yazmine. "Here is a drink, ex-boss," Jackie said, spilling the water in her hand on Venessa's dress. "You!" Venessa yelled at them as she stepped forward with a glare. "Girl, don't even try what's inside that birdbrain of yours 'cause you'll surely regret it when I shove my heels into your mouth," Yazmine warned, her voice cold as hell. "You're just sad, and trust me, you haven't seen enough. I'll pay you back for what you did to me. We're just getting started," Venessa glared. Yazmine didn't reply. Not that she didn't know what to say, she just didn't want to waste precious saliva because of the dumbass. "You can take the remaining drink," Jackie said, dropping the bottle on the floor before following Yazmine. Yazmine took a deep breath in frustration after driving away from the company, with Jackie seated by her side. "I have no idea what I'm doing," she muttered. "We should find Candy first," Jackie suggested. "Yeah,
Candy stayed frozen, her eyes staring at him for an immeasurable amount of time. It's not a dream, right? Her Di is standing right before her! She reached for his face with her hand, afraid he would disappear."Di? I... it's really you," Candy's voice croaked as another round of tears streamed down her face. Her heart burned within with the fear of losing him again.Diego held her face and smiled painfully. Gosh, he must have scared his wife, and he hated it. He is back, and this time, he'll never leave her side. He'll take down those fools that caused this... in a gruesome way.But first, he needed to soothe his wife's heart. That was why he came for her face."It's me," he whispered in the most gentle voice ever."I missed you," she said, wrapping her arms around him, inhaling the scent she missed so much. "I missed you so much, Di... don't ever do that again. I'm so mad at you and at the same time glad... I love you so much, Di. Please stay safe and...""Shh," Diego ran his fingers
Not too far away, there was another building. At the top was Vincent with a telescope. When the building exploded, he gasped and shifted back. He actually saw the two familiar figures at the building window and was shocked to see Romeo and Diego.Diego was now in the river, drowning, while his younger brother... his brother... was dead.There were five of them watching, but he was the only one who saw it.Shock etched every part of his face. A hand held his shoulder."Mister, we have to leave now. Our work here is done," a voice said behind him. Hearing no reply from Vincent, he frowned. "Is there something wrong?" he asked suspiciously.Vincent snapped back to reality and shook his head vehemently. "Nothing, of course," he breathed out."Let's go. The military and firefighters have arrived."Well, since Diego is drowning, he shouldn't worry, right? There's no need to tell Griffin about it.But still, he couldn't shake off the feeling of losing his only brother...____At the hospital