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The Expected ArrivalMaria's PoVI looked at the time and smiled when I saw that even the time was on my side, then I leaned back against my sofa and yawned dramatically, almost inelegantly. “This conversation has been enlightening, Sebastian but you know what I just realized?”“What is it?” He asked with a small suspicious smile on his face.He was still unsure but was starting to suspect that I was up to something.“The Boulevard proposal meeting. I just remembered that I have a very important meeting first thing in the morning and I need to go through my proposals again.”Sebastian chuckled as he finally caught on to what I was doing. “I see you are kicking me out.”“Oh, not at all” I feigned regret then gave him my sweetest smile. “Even corporate princesses like me need to go through their proposals again and again then catch some beauty sleep before D-day.”He shook his head in disbelief while smiling then stood up gracefully. “Fair enough. Don't get too comfortable with this win
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Whispers In The DarkSebastian's PoVThe beep of my phone distracted me from the document I was working on.‘Where are you? I've got news.’It was a text from Maria, and seeing as she doesn't call or text except it is absolutely necessary, I called her immediately, wondering what the news could be.She picked on the second first dial and repeated. “Where are you? I've got news.”I laughed, catching her excitement and replied. “I am still in my office. You want to come over to share the news?”“Exactly what I had in mind.” She replied excitedly and I wondered what got her all excited.We talked some more as she made her way to my office then after we hung up the call, I texted my secretary to instruct the office assistant to get food from Maria's favourite restaurant.I had watched her media interviews enough to know her favourite food and even her favourite restaurant.My secretary returned with the food just in time for Maria to inform me that she had arrived and soon she was swaying
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Facing The DemonMaria’s POV I woke up with a start and wondered where I was for a moment. The scent and everything else felt different from my room. It was until I moved and felt strong, large arms around me that I realized that I was still in Sebastian’s office and that we were lying on the soft bed in his office. “What the hell is the time?” I asked myself and realized that Sebastian and I were in a spoonlike position and he wrapped his arms around me protectively. I listened to his relaxed breathing as he slept but jumped from the sofa when my eyes rested on the timepiece on the wall. “Shit!” I said and he woke up highly alert. “What’s going on, Maria?” “The time.” I said, putting on my clothes in a hurry. He looked at the time and asked. “You want to go home by this time?” “Of course!” I replied, looking at him with unbelief. “Do you want your staff to come in in a few hours and see me leaving your office building with ruffled clothes?” “I’ll take you home.”
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A Sinister OfferMaria’s POV Helena and I celebrated and talked about the investment for a while, then we had to prepare for the day. “Hello, momma.” Nathan greeted me with a wide grin when he saw me. I smiled,, thinking about how his grin looked so much like Sebastian’s grin. “Hello, my baby. Did you sleep well?” I asked, then gave him a squeezy hug. “Yes, but I missed you last night.” He said it in his baby accent. “Awww, I am sorry, baby. I will play bricks and castles with you tonight. Do we have a deal?” "Yeahh!” he shouted in delight and ran in circles. “It’s time for your bath, baby, then I will make your favorite waffles and pack your lunch for preschool. How does that sound?” He jumped, then wrapped his chubby arms around my neck and pecked my cheeks. I took him to his bathroom and bathed him, then Emily got him ready for school while I made his food and packed his lunch, then pecked him and prepared for work while he ate. I put on a two-piece corporate out
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The Deadly Ultimatum Maria's POV I sat down slowly on my chair and tried to process what happened. “What the hell was that?” I asked myself softly. “Are you certain that this is the kind of life you want to sign up for? You haven't spent a dime from the investment Sebastian sent. You can still send it back.” I picked up my phone to call Sebastian but then I shook my head defiantly and dropped the phone. “I am not some cowering little girl those people think that they can bully to do their selfish bidding. I will see this through to the end and I will prevail.” Shrugging the incident with Sebastian's father off, I focused on disseminating the proceedings of the investment. Soon, my Executive Assistant came back with news. “Every instruction has been carried out, Ms. Belluci and as expected, the news has caused an excited ripple to flow in our company today.” “Good! Schedule a meeting with our top executives in two hours. When you are done, put a call through to our tech ve
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A Gesture Of KindnessSebastian’s POV I stared after Maria until she entered her apartment building. She would always play the superwoman and I thought that she was one of the strongest and smartest women I know but this situation with her family was getting to her. She didn’t say a word to me about it, nor did she cry or throw tantrums but I could sense her sorrow because it hung vividly over her. While I was in deep thought, an idea came to my mind, and I acted on it immediately. I opened social media and copied the office cell of Maria’s best friend and housemate, Helena. When I was done, I dialed her cell. ********* “Hello Helena, thank you for meeting me.” I welcomed her as soon as she took her seat across me on the terrace session of my favorite elite restaurant. We exchanged pleasantries and ordered glasses of wine. “I must confess, Sebastian, I have a very long, worky day but I had to squeeze out time because curiosity has taken a major hold. What is this abou
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Headlines And HavocMaria's POV I woke up with a smile on my face still reminiscing about the day before where Sebastian planned a surprise for me. The book session with Angela Vangore was so precious that I didn't want it to end. I rolled to the other side of my California Queen sized bed and smiled as I recalled the conversation we had over the phone when I came back home. “You did so many unimaginable things today, Sebastian. How exactly did you pull them off?” I asked with awe in my voice, still unable to get over the excitement of the day. “Let’s just say, it pays to have friends in high places and it pays even higher to be able to call in favors in the shortest time possible.” “That's great! Thank you for today. I enjoyed every moment but the reading and discussion session with Angela was mind-blowing. I don't think I can get over it” “I am glad we could make you smile and get excited.” He replied but then his reply reminded me about all that was going on. He cle
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Flowery Moments Maria's POV My heart banged wildly as I rushed back to my penthouse after exiting Sebastian's room thinking that I would turn around and see him coming after me. “How could you do that, Maria? Come on, how could you do that?” I repeated to myself over again as I walked back. My body still trembled from Sebastian's touch and longed for it but my brain was seriously beating my body for betraying us. How could I just jump into bed with him after months where he ignored me and didn't even care one bit? How could I just jump into his bed after the naughty tantrum-like behaviour he displayed when I was with Vicenzo? I opened the door to the penthouse and when I entered, moved straight to the bathroom. “Are you alright, Maria?” I turned to see Helena on the sofa and she looked as if she had been waiting up for me. “What's the time?” “It's five AM.” I sighed resignedly and slumped down on the sofa in front of Helena, then bit my lip to prevent from cryi
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Burning With Jealousy Sebastian's PoV The endless meetings concerning the annual business conference were taking their toll as usual. I was moving from one meeting to the other with the top guns so I hadn't even had time to ask if Maria had arrived or if she was settled in the penthouse. I wanted to give her the best experience while she was in Paris, so I instructed my other pilot to bring her down to Paris with my other private jet and I also instructed the host that when they arrived they should only be given the best. The meeting I just came out from lasted for hours. Don't get me wrong, it was meetings such as that one that placed me on a higher pedestal than businessmen of my age but it was long and I was tired physically. When we came out of the boardroom, my physical exhaustion changed to anger and burning jealousy when I saw Maria with some other guy. The guy was pleased to see me and I didn't mean to be rude but I was burning too much with jealousy to even thi
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The Annual Corporate Conference Maria's POV The journey to Paris was more enjoyable than the last time because I was not treated as a first time speaker but a seasoned writer. Helena and I were taken to Paris with a private jet and when we arrived, we were lodged in one of the best penthouses in one of Sebastian's highrise buildings. When we entered the penthouse, Helena whistled and turned to me. “At this point Maria, I doubt that all of this is because you are a speaker. You were a speaker last year and we didn't get all of these.” I folded my arms and then raised my brow “Really? Why do you think we were given this type of treatment then?” “Isn’t it obvious? Sebastian of course. We came in his private jet and now we are in one of the best apartments in his highrise buildings.” I chuckled and shook my head. “You of all people know that Sebastian doesn't give a damn about me so yes, he may be the owner but it could have been that the panel decided that it had to be that
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The Armani Brothers Maria's POV I smiled as I laid sleeping Nathan on his bed. I thought about my day with him and I must say that I had a swell time with him at the new zoo downtown. We saw different types of animals, participated in fun activities and I allowed ice cream and had other snacks. The highlight for me was spending time with my son but at different times I felt like people were watching us. I looked over my shoulder at different times but didn't see anyone. “Goodnight, my love.” I pecked his cheek. He slept off immediately after he ate dinner and had his bath because he was exhausted after the long fun day he had. I stayed back in Nathan's room and watched him as he slept thinking about how he looked so much like his father. Speaking about his father, at one point while we were in the zoo, I felt that Sebastian was there and I even perceived his signature cologne but then the logical part of me reasoned that I must be missing him deeply to feel that way.
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Catching A Glimpse Sebastian's PoV It was Saturday and since my mother started living with Ailene, I ensured to have breakfast with them every Saturday so that I could spend some time with them and catch up on how their week went. When I entered, I saw that breakfast was already set at Ailene's terrace. “Okay, darling. Enjoy your day and ensure to tell me all about it when you get back.” “Okay, Aiva.” I heard the sweet childish voice on the other end of the video call and knew that my mother was having facetime with Nathan. They had become so close, they always spent some time together. “Nathan says hello.” She informed Ailene after ending the call. “He is on his way to the new zoo downtown with Maria and is so excited about it.” “I can imagine how excited he is right now. His beautiful eyes would be aglow and his cheeks would be reddish with excitement.” Ailene replied with a fond smile on her face. As they talked about Maria and Nathan, I behaved as if I was not in
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Building Trust Walls Keith's POV I sighed as I watched Sebastian speed off in his car. “Why are you torturing yourself this way?” I asked no one in particular. “You are obviously still in love with this woman and even if you don't say it, your body first of all pines after her.” “Is Sebastian okay?” I heard someone ask behind me and turned to see Helena. I gave her a small smile and said. “Just business discussions giving him some kind of heat.” She raised one elegant bro and folded her smooth hands. “Business discussions or the woman in the gold dress.” I sighed and smiled. “I forgot that you know me all too well. Okay fine. The woman.” “But he didn't say anything to her after the little hand wave he gave her. He only spent the rest of the night with his eyes glued on her. Maria could be pregnant right now from the amount of eye-fucking she received from Sebastian tonight.” When I heard her last sentence, I couldn't help myself so I bent forward and laughed hard.
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Rolling With The Top Dogs Sebastian’s POV I drove into the parking lot of the luxurious hotel where the annual event for corporate topdogs in the country was being held. It was a party organized for the elite and powerful in the corporate world and once in a while, they invited those who were promising or trailblazers. Aileen told me earlier that Maria and Helena got the invite this year. I also saw the news on television and I contemplated cancelling but I didn't want to be tagged a coward by Ailene or Keith. It's been many weeks since I last saw Maria and this was because I had made intentional efforts to either avoid her or any news about her. I know that my actions may have hurt her, especially the day she waited all day at my office waiting lounge but then there was a part of me that felt like she deserved all of those treatments even though the other part of me misses her and wants to hold her in my arms again. But sadly, the part of me who wants nothing to do w
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Cutting Loosed Ties Maria's POV I took a deep breath to steady the wild beating of my heart before I entered Sebastian's sleek-looking office building again. I had not seen him or heard his voice since the night we had the altercation about Nathan because he did not answer or return my calls nor did he reply to my message. And the last time I visited his office, I was told that he had a busy day so I couldn’t see him. The days after our little fight had been heartbreaking for me because I couldn't understand or even explain why I still lied even when he confronted me. Sleep had eluded me since that night because I kept asking myself a lot of questions and one of them was. 'Why hy exactly did I refrain from telling him about Nathan even when I knew that I had to tell him? There was nothing holding me back.’ Sebastian’s secretary gave me a funny look when I asked if I could see her boss and I wondered if I had been blacklisted from visiting his company already. After
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Familial Bond Sebastian's PoV When I got to the car park, I realized that I drove my sister and mother to this location and was grateful that my car keys were with them. I requested an alternative ride home and they offered their chauffeured luxury car service. The anger and frustration was fueling a volcanic eruption inside of me so I tried to look for something to channel all of that. How could she say those words to me even after I called her out? “Now I see that Maria never really trusted or even loved me because if she did then she would not act that way.” I knew that I was still in love with her and that a part of me would always pine for her but with the dark thoughts in my head, I closed the chapter called Maria and poured myself into work. And that was how it would continue. My mother and sister gave me my much needed space for a week and then they visited me during the weekend. My mother drove my car to my house while Ailene drove hers, so that they would
