"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
Candy went straight to Yazmine's place so they could go to the small hotel the company had rented for the party. She had informed Diego through a message but hadn't received a reply. Was he still mad at her? Maybe she should have just obeyed him. No, she needed to earn his respect. Stepping into the large, comfortable apartment, Candy smiled. "Your place is beautiful," she remarked. "Really? Thanks," Yazmine said. "What would you like to drink?" "Oh no, I'm fi..." Before she could finish, Yazmine gave her a glare. "I mean, an orange juice will do." Hearing this, Yazmine's smile returned. "Better," she said. Candy took a deep breath. "Her look can literally kill," she mumbled. --- Meanwhile, Alexa walked into a cold street and made a call. "I'm here already. Where are you?" she asked the person on the other side. "There's a black car across the street. Come and meet me there," the person ordered. Alexa's eyes darted around and spotted the black, luxurious car. Ge
Getting to his car, Diego placed Candy gently inside and drove off. Yazmine, Jackie, and others stared in awe and shock, except Jameson, who began to search the area.Around the corner, a reporter checked the pictures he had taken. One was of Diego carrying Candy out with her head resting on his chest.The reporter climbed on his bike and left the area. Jameson noticed this."Yazmine," Jameson said as he gently grabbed his sister."What's going on, James? Candy and the president... are they—" She wanted to ask, but he cut her off."That is not the important thing right now. What did you see when you found Candy?"Yazmine explained how a waitress had poured a drink on Candy. She followed her and then how a guard had mistaken her for the owner of a broken car. When she got back, she found Candy gone and immediately searched for her. It took a while before finding her location. She saw Candy drowning in the pool with little movement."I would have saved her myself, but I can't swim eithe
"Why are you so surprised?" Diego asked, sitting on a chair in the corner and crossing his leg."I... I didn't expect you to be... here sir," Alexa stammered again. 'Get a hold of yourself!' she yelled inwardly.Diego's suspicions were right. Alexa knew something."I heard you are sick. I'm just here to check up on you," he said."Oh, that is so nice of you, sir."Diego uncrossed his legs and leaned closer, placing both of his elbows on his knees."Hm, so how are you feeling?""I'm getting better," she replied, swallowing hard."You know I'm married, right?" he asked, staring at the ring on his finger. Alexa found it a bit familiar. She had seen the brand on someone's finger somewhere."She must be really pretty," she said."It's Candy."Those two words struck Alexa hard to her core. She felt like peeing on herself. She waited for him to say he was joking, but his face showed he was serious. He lifted his dark gaze to her again."Why do you look pale?" he asked."Huh? I... I... am...
It was Candy's turn to be shocked. It took a while before she could digest what she just heard. Was this man before her really Diego?In the next moment, she burst into laughter, to the extent that tears crept out of her eyes.Hearing her laugh, Xavier thought Diego was joking while Diego only waited for her to finish.After laughing to her content, Candy held Diego's hand and gave him a lovely look that softened his expression."Hubby," she called and could swear she saw a small smile on his face for the shortest moment.Hearing this, Xavier's last thread of hope broke. The way Candy stared at him explained it all. She even seemed happy beside this cold man.Diego, on the other hand, didn't know how to react. He was also shocked by what he had said earlier, but hearing her say that word woke something up in him.What was she doing to him?Candy turned her gaze to Xavier. "We are married and we kept it a secret for some reasons, so don't go around spilling it out. I hope you'll find a
"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