"To the mall? It's unusual for you to be here, Troy."Troy's car stopped in front of a mall near my office. Troy, whose face was well-known to the public, rarely visited crowded places like this."I want to buy something. Later, you can help me choose," he said after opening the car door.We entered the mall, which was quite busy with visitors, probably because it was lunchtime.As we walked, Troy became the center of attention for the women around us. Yes, who wouldn't recognize the handsome man walking with me? Troy, who used to be active in showbiz, had a face familiar to the women in this mall. I used to idolize Troy Peterson myself.My feet kept pace with the steps of this tall, handsome man until we stopped in front of a well-known jewelry store."Are you going to buy jewelry, Troy?"He nodded indifferently."Wow, looks like someone's in love. This jewelry must be for your girlfriend," I guessed. But why did I feel a tightness in my chest? Why did I feel reluctant with my
"Troy, from now on, you need to keep your distance from my children," I said casually as we enjoyed our lunch.Clang!I was startled when Troy suddenly stopped eating, dropping his knife and fork."Troy, I mean…"Troy looked at me sharply, his gaze piercing right through me. Was he angry? Was this not for the best? Didn’t he already have a girlfriend?I heard a sharp breath from the handsome man in front of me."Troy, are you mad?" I asked cautiously."What do you think?" Troy turned his gaze away from me. Why did he look so annoyed? Did I say something wrong?"I'm... I'm sorry if I made you angry. But isn't this for the best? I'm worried there might be a misunderstanding with your fiancee," I explained slowly.I hoped Troy would understand."What? Fiancee?" he asked.I nodded."You bought the jewelry earlier for your fiancee, right? Your fiancee would surely be upset if she knew you were close to the children of a widow."I exhaled roughly."Being a widow is always compl
Troy’s P.O.V “Stop covering up, I've already seen it.” I continued to tease Sarah. She kept holding the front of my oversized jacket on her body. Conveniently, the jacket didn’t have front buttons.“Shut up, Troy!” she snapped, looking out the window.This beautiful woman who had turned my world upside down didn’t seem to understand the attention I had been giving her all this time.Even if Albert hadn’t asked me to take care of her and her two kids, I would still do it willingly.The traffic was terrible. Sarah was busy fiddling with her phone.“Prince is getting bigger. I want to take Gillian and Prince to my villa in the mountains. It’s not far. Would you like to come?”“Won’t your fiancee be mad?” she asked without looking at me, still focused on scrolling through social media on her phone.Good heavens. She was still talking about my fiancee. Was it possible she was jealous?“No. I already told you that my fiancee is kind, understanding, and patient,” I said, glancing at
"What's going on? Who are they? Why are they in front of my house?"I panicked seeing several men and women in front of the gate. Some of them were holding cameras."Reporters and some from TV stations," Troy hissed without taking his eyes off the crowd not far from us."What? Reporters?" My eyes widened again seeing those people. Troy started driving the car closer."Tighten the coat you're wearing. We're getting out!" Troy urged."I don't want to. What do they want anyway?" I asked, panicking."How long are we going to stay here? They are news hunters. They won't leave until they get what they want.""This is definitely because we went to the mall earlier," I regretted.Troy glanced at me. I had already adjusted the coat I was wearing, covering the front of my body completely.Troy's car was almost right in front of the gate. All eyes suddenly turned towards us."Don't get out yet. Wait for me to open the door for you. Don't say anything and don't deny whatever I say later,
"Mom, what are you and Uncle Troy doing?" Suddenly, Gillian looked at us alternately in confusion.We were startled and immediately kept our distance. I tried to regain my composure.That was way too close! Besides, what was Troy trying to do by getting so close?"M-mommy had something in her eye. I was trying to clean it. Your poor mommy was crying," Troy answered, making me glare at him again.Gillian nodded in understanding. She looked at my eye, which Troy had just pointed to."Don't cry, Mom! Let Uncle Troy clean it," Gillian said in an adult-like manner, making Troy and me chuckle."Where's Baby Prince, Mom?" she asked as she walked towards Prince's room."Prince just fell asleep, sweetie. Go eat and then rest, okay?"My daughter nodded and walked into her room. One of my housekeepers followed her to the room.Troy looked at me again."Were you... crying because you miss Albert?" he asked softly."Hmmm... maybe," I replied awkwardly.If only he knew I was crying becau
Troy’s P.O.VI smiled as I opened my social media account on my phone. The photo of Sarah and me was the hottest news this morning."Hmm... beautiful!" I murmured unconsciously as I gazed at the woman standing beside me in the picture.Even though she already had two children, Sarah was still very beautiful and well-maintained. Her tall model-like figure and her lovely curves made my imagination soar every time I looked at her.Starting today, news about my closeness to Sarah would surely be a hot topic.I smiled happily. I wanted to see how Sarah would react after this.Suddenly, there was a knock on my office door."Come in!"As the door opened, Elena walked in carrying an invitation."Good morning, Mr. Peterson. Tonight there's an invitation for the grand opening of the Carla Hotel from Livingstone Property. You should attend since Ms. Carol Livingstone, the owner of the company, personally invited you yesterday.""Ms. Livingstone came here yesterday?" I asked, surprised.
"Welcome, Ms. Johnson!" A man in a safari suit greeted me at the grand opening of the Carla Hotel. The owner of this hotel was one of my company's business partners. Carol Livingstone, the beautiful owner of Livingstone Property, had met me several times during meetings."Thank you," I replied.I walked toward the hotel's ballroom. Almost all the guests came in pairs. Perhaps I was the only one who came alone to this event. Besides, I didn't have a partner, right?"Woah. Our CEO is getting more beautiful. By the way, Ms. Johnson, I heard that you’re close to that handsome actor Troy Peterson.” said a businessman who came with his wife."Don't believe the gossip!" I retorted with a soft laugh."Why didn't you bring that handsome actor with you, Sarah?" another guest asked."Yeah, we also want to meet him. Right, dear?"Laughter echoed from the women around me.This was all because of that news on social media. This was all because of what Troy had said.I stepped away from th
"Troy…" I tried to struggle as his strong hands gripped my arms. But my strength was nothing compared to Troy, whose body was twice the size of mine.Troy looked at me intensely.Why was my heart beating faster?We stared at each other for a few seconds. Our faces were only inches apart. I could feel his breath rising and falling. I could hear his heartbeat quickening."Erk-hem!" I snapped out of it and tried to break the silence by clearing my throat. I turned away. I really couldn't bear to look at him for long."Sarah... Why did you suddenly leave? Are you upset seeing me with Carol? Do you... not like seeing me with another woman?"I was still silent. Truly shocked to hear his questions, all of which were true."Please answer me. Am I right?" I was startled again by Troy's words."Don't be ridiculous! Besides, I have no right to be upset when you're with your fiancee. You're being absurd. I'm going to change my clothes now."I managed to free myself from his strong hands