BELLATRIX.... Victor dropped me in front of Stella's new apartment. He had an important meeting to attend in an hour, so he didn't accompany me and said he'd pick me up once I was done. Upon returning from abroad, she was finally permitted to live alone and decorated her apartment. I'm thrilled to see her new home! After completing the procedure to enter the apartment, I went through our texts where she had given me her apartment number. It was on the 13th floor. I took the elevator and reached the 13th floor. There were two more apartments, and her apartment number was 103-A. With a grin, I rang the doorbell... However, no response came. I rang the bell again, but there was no answer. I frowned and dialed her number. Suddenly, I heard a muffled ringtone of her phone ringing inside the apartment. For some strange reason, I felt my heart clenching tightly. Is she alright? Why is she not opening the door? Anxious, I knocked on the door only to gasp when it moved. Why is the door op
BELLATRIX.... I'm afraid of this Neil, or perhaps he was always like this, and I never realized it... I take a step back, trying to get away from him as much as possible, only to hear his chuckle, which was nothing but a call of the devil to my ears. "I don't want you, Neil. I am married now. Please, let us leave. What you're doing is not right in any way. What will Grandpa think of you? You're his heir, his blood?" I spoke calmly, trying to coax the situation. He frowned. "Don't take that old man's name! He has always been biased toward that orphan! Even after his daughter married a penniless man, he kept them in society, loved her more than my father! When they died, they left Victor, and now he is taking away what's mine! Grandpa always preferred him because he thinks that bastard is better in every aspect! He always compared me with him!" His fists clenched tightly, making my heartbeat rise. Dear God, did I just worsen the situation? "That son of a bitch thinks he can defeat
BELLATRIX.... I stared at Neil, unable to understand what's happening. Chairman Abram is a mysterious person from Valcro Corporation; hardly anyone has seen him. But why does he want me? What is this new confusion in my life? "Bella, you've never met him?" Neil raised his brow. I shook my head. "No." "But he must have seen you. After all, he bought Litech. Now he wants you, Bella." My heart trembled with anxiety. But I let him speak; I need to understand what's going on here. "I have two options now, Bella: either I give you to him and he turns to us in business, or I keep you to myself and watch our business drain..." He paused, his lips twitching into a smirk. "I think, after this offer, I'll choose my business." I don't know what will happen to me, but at the moment, I can't help but laugh out loud, coldly. "Of course, you will, Neil. I do not expect anything else from you," I say. Does he even have a backbone? This guy kidnapped me and claimed to love me; he even went to t
VICTOR.... Once she's in my arms, I feel the world come to me... My worries wash away as I sniff her sweet scent. Dropping her off at her best friend's apartment, I commanded Mathew to stay outside the apartment building and protect her. At that time, I didn't realize that our enemy was waiting inside the building. I returned to my real office and attended a meeting. However, in the middle of it, Luis came in and informed me about Mathew's suspicions. Something had happened to my little bird. Her voice was recorded on his phone, and the way she screamed... My heart almost stopped. But Mathew said not a single soul came out of the apartment after she entered. I was dubious and checked the building's security cameras using my power. I saw Neil's car entering the apartment fifteen minutes before I dropped Bella off there. In the investigation, it came out that he owned one of the apartments there. It did not take me a second to understand what happened. I wanted to rush there and b
VICTOR.... I'm not surprised by her question; I was expecting it. I held her by the waist and nuzzled her cheeks. "I'm Victor Salazar Dubov, your husband. Do you have any doubt about that?" She looked up and slowly shook her head. "No, but I'm confused." She looked around. "Are you really connected to the Chairman?" Her brows furrowed as she started scratching her nose. "I'm not connected to the Chairman; I'm the Chairman," I replied truthfully. There is no point in hiding anymore. Now she's my wife, and since we've decided to give our relationship a chance, I need to be honest about my identity. Her beautiful eyes slowly widened. "So you're... no ordinary man." Her eyes squinted at me, and she sighed. "I was afraid for nothing then... You turn out to be the big boss of all." She snuggled close to me. I couldn't help but smile at her innocence; she did not bother about my identity, unlike others. This is what I've always wanted: someone who would see me as more than my power and
FLORENCE.... I stared at the screen of my phone; all the texts I had sent to Neil had not been received. That fucking bastard had blocked me! Aagh! I threw my phone away and slumped on the bed. Since that bitch entered my life, every fucking thing had changed! First, she took away my identity as the daughter of my parents, and everyone valued her because she was their blood! Then she took away the love of my life, my Neil, and the power I wanted to attain by being his wife! Why the fuck did she have to return after ten fucking years? Couldn't she just die? I've done everything to keep her from getting affection; I cannot just let her take away all that was mine! And finally, she ran away from home, breaking the engagement. People hated her more, and I got what I wanted: I got Neil. But... If she lives, I'll still be the adopted one of my parents, and her name will be taken before mine! So, I've wanted her dead! Still, she survived. I still remember that after she was saved, som
BELLATRIX.... After enough persuasion, I was finally able to go to the office. Victor wanted me to stay home and rest after that incident, but I felt there was no need for that. Also, I recently revealed our relationship to Logan and did not want him to think I was taking any advantage of it. When I reached work, I found him smiling with a colleague at his desk. Approaching my desk beside his, I greeted him. The smile on his face vanished, and an awkward expression lingered there. He left with that colleague with an excuse. It was disheartening. Did I make a mistake by informing him? He returned after some time and silently sat in his chair. I pushed my chair near his desk and directly looked at him. "Why are you avoiding me?" I asked openly; I needed to clear the air between us. I only have a few friends, and I don't want to lose them over a silly reason. He blinked. "I-I wasn't." He frowned; his face was nervous. Sigh... "I know it was unexpected, but please, I only have two
BELLATRIX.... For a long time, I couldn't utter a word. Florence Valdez called me? Why? "Bella, can you hear me?" Her voice rang in my ear again. "What do you want?" I feel annoyed by her call. There was silence for a few seconds before she spoke, "I know you weren't expecting my call since we don't share... any pleasant bond. But Bella, I... I wanted to talk to you. So, I was thinking if we could meet tomorrow. Can you?" It's quite shocking to get a call from her and even her request to meet. In five years of living together, she never talked politely to me once. What forced her now? Is it because of Victor's identity, or... for Neil? "Please, Bella, for once meet me," she says again. Although rejection was just hanging on my tongue, I changed my mind and shrugged, "Alright... But remember one thing, Florence: any funny move, and I'll ruin you." "No, I promise you that I only want to talk to you." There was a slight tremble in her voice, as if she were scared. However, this