POV JEANNE…"W-What d-do you mean, L-Leo? W-Wait —hmmph!"Leo didn't answer my question and instead covered my mouth again with his kiss which felt deeper and more intense."Hnngh...!"I couldn't hold back my moans, especially when I felt my breasts starting to be played with by him.A few seconds later, Leo's face moved away from mine. He straightened his body above me while taking off his top clothes.Leo's muscular body looked so beautiful, it made my face feel hot. I just realized that he had tattoos that covered his arms and shoulders, even almost all of his chest.But then, I immediately looked away. "W-W-What are you l-doing?" I asked stammering while occasionally glancing at Leo, "W-W-Wear y-your clothes —"Suddenly I felt a hand holding my chin, forcing my eyes to meet Leo's eyes which seemed to be teasing me."L-Leo I don't—hmmph!"When I was about to refuse, Leo actually bit my lips deeper and more passionately. I even felt his tongue enter my oral cavity, playing with my
POV JEANNE…"Ugh! My back feels so hurt ..." I groaned softly as I felt pain all over my body. I tried to get up, but my back felt like it was going to break. I slowly started to open my eyes and adjusted the light coming into my eyes. The first thing I saw was the peaceful face of a man in front of me with his messy blonde hair. "Leo..." I said as I looked at his handsome face that seemed to be fast asleep with his breathing sounding smooth. Pretty sweet for a guy like him — I thought."If you look at it this way you look calmer than last night," I sneered softly as I snorted. My mind instantly drifted to yesterday, where I had a long hot night with him. I don't know how many rounds and how many different styles of sex we've done, but that man doesn't seem to know the words 'tired' and 'satisfied'. I couldn't help but notice how peaceful his sleeping face was and my hand unconsciously caressed his face, until he finally woke up. His half-open eyes exchanged glances with me. I
POV LEO…RING! RING! RING!"Tch! Damn it!"I cursed when I heard the sound of my phone ringing in the midst of the romantic atmosphere between Jeanne and I.With an annoyed face I turned to the nightstand where my phone was. Then immediately I reached for my phone.Which bastard is bothering me at a time like this? — I said to myself while mad.An unknown number was on it, which meant it was most likely someone from the Morgan family — most likely Owen."This bastard ..." I grumbled before I finally accepted the incoming call.CLICK!"Hm?" I muttered lazily.And just as I thought. The voice on the other end of the phone was someone I suspected."[Leo, there's something important I want to talk to you about]," Owen said in a rustling voice on the other end, "[It's important]."I raised an eyebrow. "Just tell it," I replied a little lazily."[This is about the Dragonbone mafia that you had destroyed]," said Owen, "[I got a report from several people you assigned to search the Dragonbon
POV JEANNE…"It's so boring," I muttered with a sigh.I cradled my head with both hands. From my penthouse balcony I can see the view of New York City. How many tall buildings there are and how crowded the traffic there — even though it all looks small from up here.My gaze then turned to my cellphone screen. It was already 2 PM, and I hadn't done anything since morning."I want to eat Korean food," I muttered, "But it would be really boring if I ate alone."I thought about inviting the six bodyguards in front to eat with me. But seeing how their attitude was so strict and rigid, made me think twice.After that, I walked into my room and lay down on my bed."Not a single friend, even Leo isn't here," I muttered again.Leo's figure suddenly appeared in my mind, how he was standing in front of me, how he was hugging me, and how he was making love to me.I immediately sat up and shook my head quickly."No, no," I said while covering my face with both hands, "W-What was I thinking."I pa
POV JEANNE…"You've finally come.”A man greeted me when I opened the restaurant door. He approached me as he took my hand, "I've been waiting for you, you know?" He then kissed the back of my hand. I laughed when I saw the behavior of the man in front of me. He was Ezra Barnes, my high school friend who was sponsoring the reunion tonight. "Oh Ezra, you're too much, what if Louis gets jealous?" I sneered teasingly. However, he chuckled. "Come on, let's not talk about the past. I broke up with him a long time ago," he said, "You're really behind the times, aren't you?" "My bad! I don't follow romance stories between men," I said in a joking tone.Instead of getting angry, Ezra laughed at my words. "You seem to have changed a lot...""...The Jeanne Hart I used to know would look at me with digusted look and even avoid me whenever I approached you less than 2 meters away," Ezra quipped at me as he laughed an artificially cynical laugh.I snorted at his words that seemed to hit me.
POV JEANNE…"W-What?! Libby Murray?"I was shocked beyond words when I heard the woman's name called. I'm not wrong, she was the woman I had problems with at the Morgan family banquet.How could this imitation creature even have a relationship with Ezra?! — I said to myself in frustration."Huh? What's going on?" Ezra asked, "You know her?"I was confused about how to respond to Ezra's question. "Y-Yeah it's kind of like that," I said."Oh, that's good. Maybe you'll be able to chat a lot with us later," he said.Hearing Ezra's words, I just smiled awkwardly in response. "Y-Yeah, sure," I said, "I'll have a lot to chat with her."Of course, if that woman started problems with me first — I continued my words to myself."Ahem!" I then cleared my throat softly to lighten the mood, "By the way, how do you get to know that woman — I-I mean Libby Murray. This made me a little curious, I thought you were more preferred with men than women."For a moment, Ezra's expression seemed to change in
POV JEANNE …"This is quite boring," I muttered with a sigh.Currently I'm sitting on one of the benches where there's only me there. I looked at the people in the room one by one and none of them I knew — or perhaps more precisely I had forgotten their faces."I should have at least invited Jonah to accompany me instead of telling him to wait outside," I said again.Occasionally looking outside, there were three women and four men sitting quietly and watching every guest who entered.Actually, I told them all to wait outside because I didn't want something like that to happen again — when Jonah questioned Ezra as if he was interrogating him. He even did that to Libby too."I'm quite lucky because that woman didn't get crazy earlier," I muttered and then took a sip of my drink while looking at the people who were starting to arrive.I felt quite calm because the wine I drank did not contain alcohol. At first Ezra wanted to give me a bottle of alcoholic red wine, but I refused and he
POV JEANNE…"Bastard ..."Logan cursed and then he turned around. I could see Libby's mocking smile."You damn bitch! What are you doing?!" said Logan, "Did your parents never teach you manners, huh?!"I saw Libby laugh. “Sir, I think I told you that I accidentally spilled my drink on your head…”I saw, Libby bent down slightly to bring her head closer to Logan's ear."Just blame yourself for being too short for an American man," said Libby.Libby's voice was a whisper, but I could still hear it. We also briefly met eyes before he finally looked away."You ..." Logan could be heard growling, "Tch! A bitch like you sure doesn't know what you dealing with —""No and I don't fucking care," said Libby in a low, relaxed voice with a mocking look on her face, "Do you think I'm your mom who always pays attention to you? You also don't know who I am, right?""How dare a bitch like you ...!"I can see Libby's smile looks wider and Logan's face looks intimidating."Tch, fine! Just you wait!"L
POV JEANNE … "What?!" I got up from my position. I stood behind Samuel's body and then released my grip on Samuel's arm. "We met long before you knew my brother, you say?" I asked in astonishment. For a moment, our eyes met as Samuel glanced at me. However, not long after, he took his eyes off me again. "Forget it." "..." "No matter how well I explain it to you, it won't change anything," he said. She then released my grip on her arm and walked out of the room. CREAK! SLAM! I, on the other hand, was still rooted to my spot and staring at her disappearing figure from behind the door of the room. Not even the banging sound of the door closing made me flinch. I then threw myself back onto the bed behind me, sitting down while staring at the door. With a bitter smile, I muttered, "What the hell did he say?" I paused, trying to digest what Samuel had just told me. At least I tried to dig up my memories of Samuel back then. However, I couldn't find anythin
POV JEANNE…SLAP!I slapped Samuel as soon as I regained my consciousness. Staring at him without a word coming out of my mouth. He looked surprised and seemed to freeze for a while. Until he finally looked at me with a soft gaze full of regret. "I'm sorry...""...""I couldn't hold myself and —""I-It's late," I interrupted him and immediately turned my back to him. I bit my lower lip, trying to hold back all the emotion inside me. "Jeanne, I —""Go back to your room," I said, "I'll open the door for you from this room." Then I walked in and went to the door that connected this room with the second floor corridor. CLICK!After the lock opened, I immediately opened the door to my room.I then turned around and looked at the balcony door. Samuel was still standing there, looking at me before he finally lowered his face. Shortly after, he walked towards me."I'm sorry."Those were the last words I heard from him, before he walked out of my room. SLAM!Immediately afterward, I sl
POV JEANNE…"Good night, dear...""...""...and have a good rest."After chatting for a while with Aunt Lydia a.k.a Samuel's mother in the TV room while enjoying a cup of warm tea, our conversation finally ended at midnight. Aunt Lydia then escorted me to one of the rooms on the second floor. It was the same room I remembered from my first stay at Dawn's family home. "Thank you, aunt Lydia and good night to you too," I replied. CREAKShe didn't answer me and just gave me a smile as she closed the door. However, only halfway through closing the door, I saw her suddenly stop. "Ah, I almost forgot to say this," she said as she opened the door completely again. "Yes? Do you need anything?" I asked back. I saw that afterward, Aunt Lydia was smiling and seemed to be teasing me. "By the way, Samuel's room is next to yours," she said in a teasing tone. I knew where this was going, but I chose to pretend I didn't know. Smiling awkwardly, I replied, "I see." "Well, just in case you
"Divorce isn't always a bad thing anyway." "..." "Sometimes, it's even a good thing to get away from a toxic relationship," she said, smiling at me, "So at least be happy. Maybe it's God's way of saving you from the harm that will come to you if you stay with him." Hearing those words, I fell silent and immediately thought about my relationship with Samuel. If I think about it, our relationship is too toxic to maintain. Even though Leo said he loved me and I was already in love with him, the way he expressed his love sometimes made me feel uncomfortable. "You're right, auntie," I said later, "Thank you for giving me a new perspective." Lydia then replied me with her warm smile. "Of course, dear," she said and then glanced at Samuel with a meaningful smile. "..." "Moreover, you can count on Samuel from now on," she said in a teasing tone, "He will glad to help you." I see where this is going - I said to myself. Instead of rejecting him outright, I just smiled
POV JEANNE … "How was the food, Jeanne?" "It's delicious," I said as I smiled at the woman in front of me, "You've always been a talented cook, auntie." I was currently enjoying dinner at Dawn's family home. I occasionally glanced at Samuel who seemed to be enjoying the leftovers on his plate quietly. "Ah, you praise me too much~" Lydia — Samuel's mother — said with an embarrassed smile. "Hm, it just common taste," Samuel said suddenly, "Besides it, I think you put too much —" Samuel stopped what he was saying and smiled awkwardly. I followed the direction of Samuel's gaze to his mother, who was already glaring. "N-No, it's not," Samuel said then and stammered a little, "I was just joking. Mom's cooking is the best, hahaha." Then Lydia's sharp gaze softened as a smile spread across her face. "Thank you~" she said. "Hm, but it would be better if you didn't cook anymore," Samuel said again, not long after that. "Samuel!" Lydia said half shouting. I was jus
POV JEANNE … "Is it really okay?" I asked. I was currently in Samuel's car and we were heading to Dawn's family residence. After rejecting Samuel's propose, I decided to go home. But Samuel suddenly invited me to have dinner with his family. And I don't know what came over me, but I said yes. "After all, this is your quality time with your parents," I said again. I looked doubtful at Samuel who was sitting in the driving seat, right next to me. He then glanced back at me. "Calm down," he said, chuckling softly, "Don't you already know my parents?" I lowered my gaze and then said again, "Yes, but it's been a long time since I've seen them." "..." "Isn't this supposed to be your time with them anyway?" I said again, "You once said that you often don't have time to spend with them, even to enjoy dinner together." A second later, Samuel chuckled softly. "Oh come on Jeanne, I'm sure they'll be happy to see you," he said casually. "..." "They already think of you
POV JEANNE…"So that's the problem...""...""I think he's gone too far," Samuel said, "And it's best that you separate from a temperamental person like him." "...""You'll only put yourself in a toxic relationship if you continue to stay with him," Samuel said again, "Moreover, your marriage is only a contract. What's with a guy like that? Only dare to give the woman he loves with a contract marriage. Tch! He's a loser."I smiled weakly when I heard Samuel's words. What he said was true, nothing good would come from maintaining a relationship with a temperamental person. However, on the other hand, I still love Leo. And even though I said earlier that I didn't want this child I was carrying, I still had the conscience not to throw it away. "I also think it's fine to be the father of the child you're carrying. Of course, if you don't mind," he said again. My eyes widened when I heard the sentence that came out of Samuel's mouth. However, instead of answering him, I smiled bitterl
POV JEANNE… "Leo, what did you do?!" I said in a high tone to Leo just after he poured the drink on Noah's face. But he seemed to ignore my words. The next second, Leo seemed to grab Noah by the collar and then he punched Noah's stomach and face.WHACK! WHACK!"You bastard! How dare you approach my wife when I'm not around," Leo said as he kicked Noah several times in the stomach. I, who saw this, immediately approached Leo and tried to stop him. "Stop it! Leo! Enough is enough!" I said.I tried to bring Leo a little away from Noah who was crying in pain on the floor while holding his stomach."Ugh! Cough! L-Leo, listen to my explanation, this is all just ... a misunderstanding — Cough!" Noah said, stammering in the middle of his groaning and coughing."Misunderstanding? You said that after I caught you approaching my wife, hm?!" replied Leo and then I heard him laugh sarcastically, "Don't you remember what you did back then, huh?!" "Leo, don't! Stop it! This is all just —""Sh
POV JEANNE…"Yes, do it that way..."CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!"Give a more natural smile — Yes! Good!" Amidst the hustle and bustle of the people around me, my gaze focused on the figure of Noah who was still in the middle of a photo shoot and recording session for an advertisement. "It was only a month ago that he did a 'face reveal' as Noisjy, and now he has a lot of advertising jobs," I said as I smiled at him.After I left Marea Restaurant yesterday, Noah immediately contacted me. We had originally promised to meet in person at Ocean Prime Restaurant, but Noah suddenly informed me that afternoon that he might be a little late because he had another job to do. I finally decided to go to his studio, which also happened to be not far from Ocean Prime. I then turned my gaze around and found the studio crews looking at me hatefully. It seems that apart from being a crew, they are also fans — I thought.With a smile of astonishment, I then said, "And there are also many troublesome fans