(Frank’s POV)“Anj sent you,” Anya narrowed her eyes at me, suspicious of my sudden appearance in her office. She placed the pencil on the table and closed the book she was reading.I scoffed, sitting on the chair uninvited. She sounded as if Angela was an alien who sent me to tell her I would wipe out the earth.“She’s not here,” Anya blinked at me, pressing her lips together.“I know,” I stood up, sighing as I smiled.Anya chuckled. “My conscience is clear, Frank. Whomever you’re looking for is not here.”“I know,” I muttered again, stopping by the door frame and leaning my arm as I looked at her. “Tell me, Anya, am I a bad person?”She curled her lips for a few seconds, narrowed her eyes as she looked at me, and grinned. “I always had a crush on you, but I’m older, so…”“Age doesn’t matter, but what’s with ‘so’?” My eyebrows knitted, wondering what the connection was.She leaned on the backrest of her swivel chair and crossed her arms to her chest.“It means I’ll be biased with my
(Lexi’s POV)“Lexi, we’re home.”Home? I groaned, slowly opening my eyes as my hands groped for the seatbelt buckle. I blinked, sitting upright and checking if I was still asleep in the car or did I really see Jeannie and Jolene stepping inside the mansion.“Still sleepy?” Finn chuckled as he helped with my seatbelt. “What were you thinking that you decided to rearrange the furniture in the office?” he asked, raising his hand and caressing my face.“I was looking for the engagement ring Frank-” I puckered my lips, sighing, not finishing what I was to say. “I’m sure he’s lying, saying he had it already.”He kissed my lips. “How about you don’t worry about it anymore?”“Finn,” My eyes narrowed, shaking my head. “How can I not worry about it when I know it’s expensive? You know my stance regarding the expensive stuff Lexa and I couldn’t pay.”“How about I asked Frank how much the ring was, and I’ll just pay for it?” His hands grazed the skin on my neck.I gasped, closing my eyes and biti
(Lexi’s POV)“Why are you crying?” I chuckled, cupping the face of the gorgeous man who had captivated my heart and life.Finn and I were both crying as our hearts were filled with overwhelming joy, that I could not use words to describe how we felt at this moment. I brushed my lips on the corners of his mouth and wiped the tears from his cheeks.“Because I’ve never been so happy in my life,” he sniffled. “Frank scared me. I thought he would come without Lexa. I know how important your family is to you.”“Thank you, Finn,” I mouthed, smiling at him and unsure how to thank him for his efforts in making me happy today.We turned to everyone, and his family walked closer, hugging and congratulating us.“Welcome to the family, Lexi,” Sky smiled and hugged me. “I’m such a bad actor that my wife had to get me out of the family room,” he chuckled.My heart was about to burst because of too much happiness as each of Finn’s family members kissed and hugged me, telling me they were happy for us
(Lexi’s POV)Lexa halted abruptly as she stepped out of the bathroom when she saw me beside our sleeping sister in bed. Her face looked startled, seeing me, and my proof was that her hand remained to hold the towel in her head for a few seconds.“Do I look like a ghost to you?” I grinned, covering half of Aliyah’s body with the blanket.“They provided us with everything,” she sighed, looking at our pajamas in the same style, but hers was floral pink, and mine was white.“Yeah,” I blinked, staring at the tiny prints on my sleepwear. “Elenita said the Mars are always like this.”She continued drying her hair with the towel as she walked toward the dresser and opened the drawer to get the hairdryer.“Why do you look surprised?” I eyed her suspiciously, watching her sit in front of the mirror and turn on the hair blower.“This isn’t Finn’s room.” Her lips curved into a naughty smile. “What are you doing here? Give me nieces or nephews already.”“Lexa!” My eyes widened, pretending to be sh
(Lexi’s POV)No matter how early Lexa and I woke up to help in the kitchen, Elenita was already there, giving orders to the maids and preparing breakfast as if there was a feast. Glancing at the clock on the wall, I was sure it was only five in the morning, but they were moving around quickly like they were in a restaurant.“Good morning!” Angela greeted cheerily as she opened the refrigerator. “My children are asking for eggs... lots of eggs!" “What’s his request this time?” Elenita asked, taking aprons and giving them to us.Lexa took the aprons from her and gave one to me, but when our eyes met, like me, she was unsure what to do in a large kitchen crowded with four women and three maids assisting Elenita.“Nothing in particular, but my loving husband requested a cup of coffee,” Angela took a cup and poured coffee into it. When it was ready, one maidservant took the cup and placed it on a tray. “Thank you. He’s in the study room.”“Tell Sky there’s such a thing as sleep,” she sne
(Frank’s POV)Sky was almost done reading the last document when I entered the study room. His eyebrows knitted for a second but returned his eyes to the paper, taking his pen and approving the proposal. I sat on the couch; my eyes were bored at the glass I held in both hands.“What happened to the energy drink?” He chuckled as he closed the folder, placing it on top of the others.I raised the tall glass of orange juice instead of answering him.“You should have asked Elenita for a cup of coffee,” he smirked, leaning on the backrest of his swivel chair. “And my brother?”“Already energized with his own drink called Lexi,” I scoffed and sipped my juice. “After kissing Lexi, he seemed ready for another long day.”“Lexi has a sister, you know,” Sky grinned, standing up and giving me the access card to Finn’s office.The head of the security personnel changed all the locks in his office and his adjoining studio apartment and delivered the access cards and keys last night. When Angela cam
(Lexi’s POV)My body and soul were floating in the clouds, smiling like crazy, even if I were alone in the pantry. I never imagined stirring coffee would be such a delightful activity, or maybe the shimmering diamond in my engagement ring made it endearing.“Mmmm…” Finn breathed in, standing behind me and sliding his arms around my waist.“Mmmm, what?” I smiled, tilting my head to glance at him. “You love the smell, right?” I muttered, lifting the cup and closing my eyes as my nose lusted at the aroma of the brewed coffee.He chuckled. “Coffee… Well, no matter what, it smells coffee, but you…” My body tingled when he brushed my hair to my shoulder and pressed his lips at the back of my neck. “You, my Lexi, smell better…way better. You’re heaven.”I sighed in pleasure, melting again in his arms. I put down the cup before the hot coffee spilled on me and turned to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck, raising my heels as I welcomed his passionate kiss.“Finn…” I moaned his name, movin
(Lexi’s POV)Wordless, my eyes widened, horrified seeing the beautiful doll standing in the doorway, pointing a gun at Finn.As my eyes were pinned on the gun, I now remembered that Finn’s previous secretary noted in her planner about Travis Sweets Bakeshop, reminding the new secretary to inform the young Mr. Mars and alert Frank to call the police about her. She had not mentioned anything in her planner except that. I opened my mouth, filling my lungs with air because I could not breathe, wanting to give myself a beating for forgetting such an important thing. How could I be so stupid not to remember getting the last names of the women calling and sending me email messages for Finn?Chelsea… Of course, Chelsea Travis!My heart stopped beating in fear as I cast back my mind to the threats sent to my email almost three months ago. This was why I told Finn we should head to the office instead of their home because I had to check on this matter but could not recall the details. However