"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
"Can't you see it, Candy? He is changing you, and he doesn't seem like someone who wants to spend the rest of his life with you.""Enough, Father! I can't hear this anymore!"Natalie watched Candy slam the door in her father's face. She then smirked and followed Mr. Jefferson to his study room."Daughters are usually hard to control while they grow up," Natalie said as she sat beside Mr. Jefferson."I just want her to be happy, and I don't think that guy is the right one for her," he muttered, staring into space."She has changed a lot lately. I heard she drinks sometimes. If that kind of thing gets out, that might be trouble...""She drinks?" Mr. Jefferson frowned."Yeah, I heard it from one of her friends," Natalie replied."She must have done that for a reason.""A reason?" Natalie was losing her patience. "I still don't get why you can't get mad at her just for once.""What do you mean? Candy is my daughter, and I understand her deeper than you can imagine.""What about Jackie? Sh
It has been the top news since last night. I tried bringing it down, but it wasn't working," Kelvin said.Natalie immediately removed the pipes connected to her arm and marched out of the place."Ma'am, wait!!" Kelvin exclaimed.Natalie opened the door but her face fell when she saw numerous reporters waiting for her."She's awake!" one of the male reporters exclaimed, and others snapped their heads towards her direction.Natalie immediately closed the door and locked it."Mrs. Natalie, a word please!...""Open the door!!""We need an explanation!!""Was that you in the video?!"Natalie swept her hair back as she stepped back, listening to the reporters throwing questions at her."I tried to warn you," Kelvin muttered. Natalie grabbed him by the shirt."Get me out of here," she uttered through gritted teeth.___Candy walked into a restaurant, her eyes spotting a man dressed in a fine suit, and walked towards him."Good afternoon, did I make you wait long?" she asked."Oh, of course n
"Check this out," a girl showed her phone screen to her friend."Tsk... she has a nice moan," her friend replied. They both raised their heads to the girl writing some notes. The class was in an uproar, but Jackie cared less.She knew her mother deserved everything Candy threw at her."Hey, why are you unbothered by what is going on? It's your mom's sex tape out there and oh, she even killed your father?"Jackie immediately stopped writing. She was so damn tired of hearing such things. Seeing her reaction, the girls scoffed."What? Are you mad at what I just said? Why are you even back here in school after a year? You could have just stayed where you were. Now you're going to make other departments look down on us.""Ah, geez," Jackie dropped her pen and sighed. She turned her head to the girl with a cold look."Are you done?" she asked. The first girl folded her arms with a snobby look."What if I'm not? Are you going to kill me?""Fuck yes," Jackie slammed her hands on the table and
"Yeah, right," Einstein muttered."The boss you were talking about is President Diego??!! He was the one who helped my sister?! No fucking way... this is happening. I must be dreaming.""He has a lot on his plate. I can't add to his burden," Jameson said."You'll regret this soon, James," Einstein said."I know. You've told me many times," Jameson closed his eyes, placing the back of his hand on his face."Who is Diego to my sister?" Jackie asked."I wanna sleep, you should go," Jameson said."C'mon, tell me," Jackie insisted, but the man shifted and faced the other side of the bed."Mr. James!! C'mon!" Jackie said.__Diego stepped into the room. As usual, he perceived the sweet aroma coming from the kitchen. Pulling down his jacket, he stepped towards the dining table.Candy was staring at him with a smile, which he didn't return.He picked up the fork and started eating."Uhm... Mr. President?" she called lightly as she watched him eat."What?""Thanks once again," she said and got
Cold metal walls, dim fluorescent lights, and the distant hum of security systems surrounded Natalie as she sat in her place. She was wearing a yellow jumpsuit, her hair a bit messy, and her stomach growled with hunger.A group of women sat around the corner staring at her. This made Natalie very uncomfortable, especially the dark woman getting a massage from the others. Her stare was cold and dark, like she was going to devour her any moment."Hey, woman!" she called, causing Natalie to curse inwardly."You're the Mrs. Jefferson I see on TV, right?" the woman asked, and Natalie frowned. This black bitch knows her? Shit!"She is the one, of course," one of the women said to the dark woman."Hey!!" the dark woman called louder, causing Natalie to flinch a bit. She really didn't want to have anything to do with them."I'm talking to you, bitch!!" she flared up and stood.Natalie looked up this time. She was at a loss for words, seeing the angry look on her face."Are you dumb?" the woma
Aiden swallowed in shock, he never knew Yazmine would go as far as slapping her."Hey!" Alexa yelled."What? Do you wish to slap me back? Do it and see the part 2 of my anger," Yazmine stepped closer, and Alexa's eyes widened. What got into her all of a sudden?"Stay away from him. I won't be gentle next time," she walked past Alexa, hitting her shoulder with hers.Yazmine took all the files before Aiden and threw them onto the floor."Why do you let her bully you?" Yazmine asked."I'm sorry," Aiden's smile returned."Are you hungry?" she asked, giving back the smile."Yeah.""Come eat with me," Yazmine said. Aiden gave Alexa a look and smirked."Of course," he replied.Alexa, who heard this, scoffed. Is he serious right now? They both stood and walked past her while she breathed in so much anger.__While Candy was busy with work when a message popped into her system.*Come to my office.*"He must be kidding me," Candy muttered and sent a message back to him.*Sorry, I won't be able
Candy scoffed and folded her arms."You really thought I would do that?" she asked, and the man's brows knitted a little."What?""If you need a blow job so bad, then do it yourself," she stated and turned to leave. Diego clenched his jaw hard and stood immediately. Taking three long strides, he caught and pulled her to himself.Candy's head collided with his chest, her eyes met with his cold gaze, but she didn't flinch like she used to. She hated the way this man played with her the way he liked. She was going to stop it."You're getting too bold to cross the line, Candy," he uttered, holding her hand tight."You're hurting me," she whispered, but the man hold tightened. Wincing a little, Candy tried hard not to show her weak side."Is it because your storm has cleared? Is that why you think you can act this way?" he asked."First you forced me into working with you. You should treat me with respect, sir. I'm your wife, not a sex slave," she said."Wife is just a label. This is how I
"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