Dave stood up and looked at me. “I forgive you for going out with that man, sweetheart. I won't be mad at you anymore. I love you,” he said, rubbed my head and walked upstairs.I pouted and wiped away my tears. He did not love me. He would never do those things to me if he loved me.I sighed and looked at the door. But I gave up the idea of running away when I remembered that he had put the keys in his pockets. How annoying!…Daniels old mansion.Zack was working in his study room. After the events the previous day, everyone had gotten busy. His phone vibrated, and looking at it, it was a text message from Dave. [I am with Mia. I think she should stay at my place for a while as we deal with Sofia. This place is safer.]Zack pursed his lips. But he thought it was a great idea. At least, not very many people knew about Dave's hidden mansion. If he wanted to see Mia, he could just visit her at any time.He replied with an 'okay' before going back to his work. But heavy knocking on the
Dave looked at me with pursed lips. “You know that I am not stupid, right? He saved you yesterday, and today, you are dating him. Who would not understand?“ He asked.“But… that does not mean anything,” I tried to argue. Had he just said that he knew what had happened? I sighed in relief. He had just run into a conclusion.“He forced you to date him as a repayment. You feel in debt to him, so you gave in. Mia, why are you always so easy to bully?“ He asked, his voice getting colder.I sighed. At least, he did not know that everything was a facade. “He did not force me to do it…”“If you don't end things with him, I will hurt him,” Dave said, cutting me short. He stared into my eyes coldly, and I saw that he meant what he said.I felt mad at him again. “Brother… you cannot go around harming people because of me,” I said with a pout.“But I don't care about them,” he said, shrugging his shoulders. “All I want is to have you for myself. Why do they try coming in between us?“I sighed and
Dave just stared at me without saying a word. And I felt even more confused. “Me? I am just eighteen! I don't have anything to say about my love life…”Dave burst out laughing, and I stopped talking. “You are really good at overthinking, sweetheart. I know everything about your love life, okay?““Uh? What did you mean then?“ I asked in embarrassment. The truth was that there was really nothing about my love life to tell.Dave stopped chuckling. “I mean, don't you feel bad that dad could not marry your mom? It would be a great thing to have both of your parents living together,” he said, his face turning a little serious.I sighed. “Are you crazy? Why would I feel bad? In fact, I would never want dad to be together with Sofia, unless he chooses so himself,” I stated.Even though dad was a powerful man, someone a lot of people feared, he was someone very gentle inside. If Sofia was to be with him, I was sure she would bully him, or take advantage of him.“That's a good thing then,” Dave
…Dave observed from a distance as Mia and Becky talked. Even though he could not hear what they were talking about, he just wanted to watch, should anything happen.Finally, he saw her walking towards him. And he relaxed. At least, nothing had happened to her. He just did not want to believe it when Becky insisted that she just wanted to chat with Mia.But suddenly, something caught his attention. A car appeared behind Mia, some distance from her, of course. The car stopped for a while, and he saw a woman looking in the front through the window.He immediately recognized the woman as Becky. Even though he was never interested in anything that involved other women, he just felt like something was not right.At the same time, Mia had just stopped and was about to cross the road. She looked right and left before she began walking.But the car behind her suddenly accelerated her way. And Dave felt like the blood in his body had been drained.“Mia!“ He shouted and jumped out of the car. W
For a while, I did not say a word. I just looked at Dave with wide-opened eyes. I even thought that the world was playing a trick on me.“Honey, it is me,” the person on the other side spoke again. And this time, I knew it was real. “Dad…” I called as I felt my chest tighten. Was it really him and not someone else trying to impersonate him? Sofia had told me the other day that Isa wanted to talk to me.Could it be that she was not bluffing? Maybe she meant every word she said. Uh! Did dad really want me to pass her the key?“Mia, I know that you are doing great now. Daddy failed you. Daddy is sorry,” Isa said from the other side.And that only added to my tears. “Dad, are you coming back? I miss you so much. Daddy, everyone bullied me after you left! Do you want to come back…”At that moment, I had even forgotten that I had another family. But Isa just occupied a very special place in my heart. He was someone I loved very much.Isa sighed. “I know, baby. I know that life has been so
Alex was stunned for a second before he gritted his teeth. “What did you just do, Mia?“ he asked angrily.I looked back at him with the same anger. “That is just a warning that nothing is going to ever happen between you and me! Alex, we shall never be together!“Alex stared back at me, his eyes so dark and deep. “Do you dare to say that to me again?“ He asked, breathing fire.And as stubborn and angered as I felt at that time, I could not keep my mouth shut. “I meant exactly that. You won't force me to do anything I don't want to do,” I said.Alex suddenly held my neck and pulled me closer to him. I gasped for breath. He was choking me.But he did not seem scared. “Since you are trying to act hard, I will show you what I ought to do. By the time Dave finds you are here, I will have devoured you. He won't want to ever touch you again…”He leaned forward to kiss me as his grip on my neck slightly loosened. But I turned my face to the side. He only managed to kiss my cheek.And that agi
I tried to hold onto him. “What is happening?“ I asked. But he pulled away from me. “Just stay here and don't make a sound if you want to stay alive,” he said. But he looked tense.He walked out and locked the door behind him. But I was not very stupid. I knew that if we were surrounded, there was a possibility that dad and Dave had come!Thinking about it, I quickly rushed to the window. Even though I could not see anything, I had hopes that I was going to be saved.I tried opening the door. All I needed was to let Dave see me, and I would be safe again. But it did not open. Fearfully, I looked around the room for something that would help me.…Alex rushed out of the house and saw his men already gathered, guns in their hands. “What do you guys think you are doing? Drop them,” he said, and he looked straight at Dave who was on the other side of his compound, his men behind him.Even though Alex's men were confused by his command, they still obeyed and dropped their guns. Dave's men
WARNING: THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNGER VIEWERS I was shocked by his sudden behaviour, but I allowed him to take me with him. I just wanted him to understand what had happened so that he wasn't mad at me anymore.But when he pushed me into his bathroom and followed me in, my eyes widened in shock. “Brother…”Dave locked the door behind him and reached for the shower head. “Mia, have I ever told you this? I don't touch what another man has touched. You are dirty!“ He said.I was frozen in place. Did he think that I had slept with Alex? Noo! That did not happen. “Brother, he did not do anything to me. I did not allow him to touch me!“But Dave directed the shower head at me. The cold water made me scream in fear. That was just too sudden.“I know,” he stated coldly. “But you slept on his bed. You have been with him the whole day. I want to wash you clean…”I shivered continuously as the cold water splashed on me. No matter how I tried to escape it, he dir
I pursed my lips and scratched my head as I looked between Emah and Little Treasure. “Um… Are you going to fight with a kid?“ I asked and winked at Emah.“Auntie Emah, why are you so annoying? Little Auntie's baby is mine,” Little Treasure said with a pout.I felt like laughing at the two of them. They were fighting over something they were not even sure about.Emah blushed. “Um, because Little Treasure booked first, I would ask you to pray hard that it is a girl. If not, you will only end up with a little brother,” she said.Little Treasure smiled. “Auntie Emah is sensible nowadays,” he said, giving me a peck on the cheek.Soon, more and more visitors came, ranging from close friends to other business partners. The party was not very formal. So, we ate, drank, and had fun.I was so exhausted when the party ended and we finally went to bed. “Aah! I am just so exhausted,” I said as Dave wrapped his hands around me.“Don't worry, we have the whole of tomorrow to rest before we leave,” he
…Dave picked the biggest piece of meat and put it on my plate. But I quickly shook my head at him. “No, I don't want to eat this much again,” I said.At that time, most of my clothes did not fit anymore. I was scared that if I ate a little more, I wouldn't be able to recognize myself.“What is wrong with her? Hasn't meat been her favorite?" Dad asked with raised brows.And the shameless Dave burst out laughing. “She is scared of getting fat,” he said. I felt embarrassed at his words.Dad and Mom also burst out laughing. And I did not know whether they were laughing at me for my fatness or something else.“Darling, don't stress yourself about the meals. It is normal for you to gain some weight when pregnant. After you give birth, you will go back to your normal body,” Mom explained.I looked at her with some doubt. “Are you sure?“ I asked. I was scared that they were just happy to see me gain more weight.“I am very sure, darling,” Mom said, and she began looking at her phone. “See, t
…I opened my eyes, and the happy voices and noises outside shocked me. Was there a party or something?I had felt sleepy after having lunch, so I went to bed. I did not even know how long I had slept.I moved on the bed and felt uncomfortable. What was wrong with me? Wait, what was I putting on?My eyes opened wide when I saw myself in a white wedding dress. Was Dave playing another trick on me?I turned around to look at myself in the mirror, but I froze. That was not our usual house.And taking a closer look, I realized that I was in the house on Treasure Island. How had I gotten there?“The bride is awake!“ Emah shouted as she entered the room. “Sigh! We were all waiting for you.“I looked at her in shock. “What are you doing here?“ I asked. Did everyone come to Treasure Island with us?“To attend your wedding, of course,” Emah said, pulling me to the bed. “Look at you. How did you sleep? We have to patch up your make-up again.““Where is Dave?“ I asked. Did he drug me to sleep so
The doctor was taken aback. He looked at Dave with questioning eyes. “Your wife is two months pregnant. Are you sure you knew nothing about it?“ he asked.Dave once again looked at the girl on the bed. His heart was beating very fast. “No wonder she has been very moody recently. Doctor, what am I supposed to do?“ He asked, his eyes dancing with joy. He was going to be a dad.“Try making sure that she is stress-free. It is always a bit difficult for first-time mothers to handle too much stress and anxiety,” he explained.…I had just woken up when I heard something about someone getting pregnant. For some reason, my heart began beating so fast.“Who is pregnant?“ I asked in a small voice. Dave was holding onto my hand.He quickly looked at me when I spoke. “Honey, you are awake,” he said, kissing my cheeks. “I was very scared.““Who is pregnant?“ I asked again. I wanted to know the answer to that so much.Dave creased his brows. “You did not know about it?“ He asked softly.And I shook
Yuel looked at Sofia with a sigh. “I think we have to stop it. Denny will be mad at you. And she might tell Mia the truth,” he said.He was still feeling afraid when he remembered the things that Dave and his men had done to him in that basement.But Sofia waved Denny's phone in her hand. “I have her phone. She can't communicate with anyone,” she said."But, siz,” Yuel tried to say. Denis had promised to help them out in the end. Wasn't Sofia going to ruin everything if she tried to harm Mia?“I am going to get rid of her like I should have done in the past. It doesn't matter anyway. Sooner, I will go back to jail.“…Denny could not just sit still when she thought that her mom was going to harm Mia. She looked around the room, trying everything to get out of there.And at last, she succeeded in breaking the window and left quietly. She was not going to allow her mom to do another harmful thing to Mia.“Sir, please, can I use your phone?“ She asked the first person she saw on the way.
Mom chuckled and nodded her head continuously. “Yes, he is trying to act sweet. Also, we all know how much Dave loves you. You have to be happy with the way he calls you,” she said.Even though I thought it would look funny if I was happy with anyone calling me stupid, I still nodded my head.The only thing I thought of was to also look for a name like that to call him by. It would serve him right.My phone on the table vibrated. I thought that it was a text from Dave, so I hurriedly looked at it. Anyway, I was never expecting calls and texts from any other person.But I creased my brows when I saw that it was a text from Becky. Wasn't she out of the country?After Dave suspected that the shares that Sofia had acquired were because of the help of Mr. Williams, he tried to approach them.But he learned that the family had secretly relocated abroad. They had not even told Dad a thing.But because of the relationship that Dad had had with them over the years, he had decided to let things
…On our fifth day on the island, things were still so fun. We spent the whole day exploring and having more fun.However, at night, we were just about to go to bed when I received a call. It was a new contact that I had not seen before.Dave was in the bathroom, so I decided to just pick it up.“Hello,” I said. It was funny that someone called me at such a time.“Mia…” I heard Denny's voice from the other side. And by the look of things, she was crying.“Denny, are you okay?“ I asked worriedly. Dave had told me that after Sofia escaped from the police cell, Denny had also gone missing.“Mia, can you help us, please?" she asked, crying even harder. “We don't have anything.“I was slightly taken aback. Denny was a princess who had been brought up with a silver spoon.“What happened? And who are you with?“ I asked. Was she trying to admit that she was with her mother?“Mia, I will be alone here at one o'clock tomorrow. Can you come over? I am a hidden warehouse along X X road."I sighed
They laughed at me again. “We are not after money. We know how to be loyal,” one of them said.I sighed in disappointment. “Is it Sofia who asked you to kidnap me?“ I asked. And I could see the look of shock on their faces. It seemed like I had guessed right.“Miss, we are not going to disclose anything about our boss,” one of the men said. “Be obedient until you meet them.“I sighed. I knew that I was never going to convince them to let me go. But I had some hope since I knew that if it was really Sofia who wanted me, it would be easy for Dad and Dave to locate me.After all, once they found out that I was missing, Sofia would be their first suspect.The phone of one of the men rang. And he picked it up immediately. “Boss?“ He said.I perked my eyes so that I could hear the voice of the other person on the phone, but it was to no success. I did not hear a thing.“Yes, we are entering the airport now. We shall be there soon,” the man speaking on the phone said.And I froze in place. A
"Boss, something bad happened." Fortune began speaking, but he stopped when he saw us.“Um, I think I am blind. I went to the wrong office. I saw nothing,” he said in fear, and the door was shut with a bang.I quickly got up from Dave's lap and looked away in embarrassment. I could never save my face again.What I did not expect was that Dave would also stand up. “Let us continue in the resting room,” he said, trying to pull me to the room connected to the office.But I yanked my hand away from him. “Not now,” I said. How could he still think of doing such a thing?“I am going to kill him!“ Dave cursed angrily. He took his phone and called Fortune. It was too late for me to stop him.“Get in here right now!" He shouted and went back to his seat. I looked at him with a sigh.A few seconds later, Fortune rushed into the office. There was a look of embarrassment on his face. “Boss, I did not see anything,” he hurriedly explained.I felt more embarrassed, and I tried not to look at him. T