Chapter 18.Ria's POV.No one talks about the cramps one goes through during ovulation. Some even think ovulation is just about you being horny and wanting to have sex. I felt the stabbing pain in my lower abdomen again, and it has been happening for the past few hours now.My back has been in pain also, and I'm feeling too tired right now. At the same time, I was fucking horny. I brought along a dildo, and I just couldn't wait till I settled in."Yes! That can happen. That isn't a problem." Priscilla stated opposing my idea. What the fuck was she on? There was no way that I would sleep in the same room as Luca."Are you okay with that, Luca?" Miguel questioned his brother. I looked at Luca while I expected him to oppose their idea, but it just turned out he was crazy too."Anything you guys say." He shrugged his arm. Did he really want this? "Majority carries the vote." Miguel collected the hotel card to our rooms and handed mine over to me.We took the elevator to our rooms, and it
Chapter 19Luca's POVSeeing the both of them that close made my blood boil. She told me she was going to have fun. Was this the fun that she was talking about? The fact that she wanted to meet her ex without anyone knowing?I watched them from a distance, and I was still trying to figure out what they were talking about. He seemed like he was begging her, looking at his facial expression.My fist tightened as I watched them from afar. She was about to leave him, but not until he touched her arm. Images from the parties flashed through my head, making me realize this was almost what happened at the party.He grabbed her towards him, and he then hugged her so very tight. Seeing the both of them that way made me realize she didn't like the way he touched her. I watched as she tried to make him let her off.I was about to move towards them, but he let go off her hand.'You should stay back! What if she doesn't get to like you because you are always clingy?' my subconscious questioned l.I
Chapter 20Ria's POV.I was so engrossed in the kiss. I wanted to stop badly, but I just couldn't. My body yearned for more. His hand which was on my waist pulled me closer to me.What am I doing for goodness sake? What was he doing too? We stopped to catch our breath. His eyes filled with lust, while it was on my face..I sprang up to my feet immediately, short of words. This moment was one of the most awkward moment in my life. I stormed out of his sight back into the hotel room.Kissing Luca is one thing I have never expected. I never imagined that there was a day I was going to kiss him. I got into the hotel room as I fell on the bed. 'I hope he doesn't get to enter the room.' My palm covered my face in shame. I knew I did the wrong thing. I should have controlled myself. This was going to the bed second time something like this would be happening, and that made me come into a conclusion.I should start avoiding him. I needed to avoid him like crazy and make sure I wouldn't get t
Chapter 21 Luca's POV. It wasn't my intention to tell her something like that. I bet she must have been stunned by my response to her question, but it wasn't my intention. I knew what she wanted to say when she called me privately. Probably, "It was a mistake; such will never happen again.' I bet those were the things she wanted to say. I changed the topic, not wanting to hear those heartbreaking words from her. The four of us were all waiting for Mr. Jeff right in his house. This was one of the biggest houses in New York City and also one of the few billionaires here compared to California. But, richer than a lot of billionaires in California, including me. Everything in his house was really old, just like I had pictured it to be. He was the kind of man I aspire to be like. It took a while before he could appear; I watched as he walked down the stairs slowly with two guards behind him. He was the man who was almost killed twice, and that was what made his security so right. We
Chapter 22Ria's POV.I saw the look on Luca's face after Jeff's daughter walked into the room. I also saw the look on Miguel's face. I wasn't going to blame them for getting so mesmerized with her beauty.I felt a little bit pissed off seeing the way Luca looked at her. This was the man who kissed me yesterday, and the fact that he was starting to act this way after seeing another lady got me feeling a little bit...'There's no way I am jealous.' I muttered to myself. She walked majestically towards us; her wavy hair bounced as she walked towards us. She was the definition of perfection, and there was not a single flaw in her."Good morning, everyone." Her soft voice filled the entire room before she gave her dad a soft kiss on his cheeks. If I were not straight, I would have called for her straight away, and I wasn't even joking.She sat next to her, and I noticed that she had been staring at Luca ever since she got here, and one might even mistake them as friends who got parted or
Chapter 23.Luca's POV.Seeing Jade here was still very hard for me to believe. I never once thought she was the child of someone like Mr. Jeff, and it was quite surprising.I watched as she walked into the art room; I didn't know if she got better or probably because it has been long since I last saw her."Do you know her before coming to this place?" My thoughts got interrupted by Ria."I thought you said you were going to start avoiding me." I reminded her about the sentence she made this morning."That is not the issue now. I've never been this curious about someone. She spoke like she hated me and has been stalking me for a very long time." She whispered, trying to make sure she wasn't heard by anyone else."Hate? Wild of you to assume that way." I rolled my eyes. I shouldn't be replying to her that way. At this point, I just felt she was thinking of something that can never be possible.It's impossible for Jade to hate someone. I knew her for three years before we broke up. "Yo
Chapter 24.Ria's POV.The both of them were standing very close to each other. Her hand was right on his chest, and her other hand was on his chin. Seeing them that way was quite surprising; I was yet to pick up my jaw from the floor."Oh! What are you doing here?" Jade uttered as she then stepped back a little bit.I was trying to avoid looking into his eyes by all means, but it just happened that the both of us were staring at each other again. I didn't know why I was feeling this way, but I felt a little bit betrayed after seeing him together with Jade.I didn't know the kind of relationship they had together, but they seemed pretty close. "What do you think you are doing by coming into this place? You were all sent to excuse the both of us?" Luca questioned, clear anger filling his voice."Whoa, whoa, whoa! Take it easy. I left something here, and I came here to pick it up. Do you think I will be sneaking up on you two?" I rolled my eyes at him. This was the man who kissed me a
Chapter 25Ria's POV.We got back to the hotel in no time, and I was so happy that we got to leave that house very early. The drive to the hotel was a very long and quiet one. I couldn't believe I had already found out Jade's I*******m page. It turned out that she was following Luca on I*******m. I went through his followers and searched for the name Jade.And I wasn't being a stalker right now. This was one of the mad steps I shouldn't be pulling.She was also a very big influencer; I wondered how I hadn't come across her before.One might think she was a model after going through her page. She was so beautiful and posed just like a model. She also has a page where she posts all her artworks."She is a model." I said to myself after I saw her taking pictures with famous brands.I was still wondering what her relationship with Luca was. The images from their house wouldn't stop flashing into my head. What the fuck was going on with me?"I will be going out. Don't expect me till when t
Chapter 76Ria's POV.My hands shook in fear while I dropped my phone on the desk in fear. I thought all of this was over. I thought we had already moved past this."What the actual fuck? What else do you want from me?" I shouted over the phone, moving my hair backwards.I already knew who my mother was."What? Are you not going to give me a reply? Do you think I was after you because of your mother? You must have guessed wrong. I really want you." He further added."What do you say? Do you want me to come and visit this night? What do you say about that?" The text kept on popping in, while I kept on reading everything."About your child too, I really hated it when I realized that you were pregnant. How could you get pregnant for him? You made the biggest mistake by being pregnant by him, and I will also make sure that the child doesn't get to live long." He mentioned, I covered my mouth immediately on reading the last text.Who the hell was this person? I also think I have to tell Lu
Chapter 75Ria's POV.Jade walked into my apartment while her eyes roamed across the room. I have been waiting for her to call me, and then to threaten me just like the way Luca said she was going to do."Luca did great in picking this apartment for you." She stared across the room"I have someone to be in the next few minutes. You came here to discuss some things with me, let's start discussing and then get this over with." I mentioned to her looking the wall clock.She sat on the couch, "I came here to discuss about Luca and I." She stated."I bet you haven't asked him the reasons why the both of us broke up in the past? We were so in love with each other but we still had to do it." She crossed her leg, while she was staring at me who was still her to sit. "Oh, I guess he must have moved on the past now." I mentioned, a forced smile crept on my face while I then sat close to her."That's why I have come here to show you this." She mentioned, as she brought out her phone from her ba
Chapter 74Jade's POV."Zoa, please can you come to this place. I need you right now." I dropped my phone on the desk while I waited for her to come over.She then appeared in a while. This position was really to get tiring, and now I'm also wondering the reason why I also got up pick the job at first.I have always wanted freedom and this job was limiting from a lot of things.Al I wanted to do was to make sure j get to show Ria that I could get anything I really want including her position, but I have been working all day and night like a dog."You sent for me ma'am." Zoa stood at my front."I never imagined I was going to allow you work for me after what you said the other day. That is also one of the reasons why I am giving you all of these works." I dropped another sets of files on the desk, as I then saw the frustrated look on her face.She really look frustrated, and that was exactly what I wanted, that looks on her face till she decided she was going to quit all by herself."W
Chapter 73Ria's POV."Uhm." I watched him struggle to speak. I was starting to suspect Liam at this point. Everything just seemed weird with him.Everything seemed too real to be a coincidence too. More like I was being stalked and he knew everything about me. "I was actually going to see someone that day, and then I saw you on the way. I was so surprised, honestly." He finally got to talk. "I wondered what you were doing in that area, because it seemed kind of far from your house here." He shrugged his arm."Oh! That explains why I saw you there that evening. I guess it was just a coincidence." I mentioned, and he nodded."It was just a mere coincidence. There is nothing else behind it." He bit his lips while he still stared at me. "I even got a lot of calls from my friend that evening after realizing that he didn't see me later." He answered, rubbing his palm against each other. "Uhm, you two are on a good terms now?" He questioned, pointing his thumb behind him, which was toward
Chapter 72Ria's POV"No! No way. I'm not pregnant." I blurted out before he could even utter another word."Why would you think I am pregnant?" I scoffed, laughing so hard, trying to make things no stronger too suspicious."What if you are, though? Don't you want to get pregnant? Why are you saying it like it is something bad?" He questioned."It's not bad—" I itched my hair. "What if I am not just ready for it? I still have a lot of things in my life to figure out. I'm yet to even raise myself well; how can I raise a child?" I continued, squinting my eyes."That's why I have you. We can figure things out together." He held my palms, and that gave me the chills. "If you are pregnant right now, I will make sure to do the best I can to raise the child," he added, and then I busted out into laughter."We both have a lot of enemies, right? Who wants to make sure we don't get to progress? Do you think it is going to be that easy for the both of us to defeat them?" I questioned. "The child
Chapter 71Ria's POV.The doctor handed over the papers to me, and with the smile on his face I knew what the results meant already.Did he think being I was going to be happy after testing me positive. "You are two months pregnant ma'am, and we will start making schedule for your meeting so—" I didn't allow him to complete his sentence before interrupting him."What if I want to abort the baby? Is it going to be too late now?" I panicked, while the smile on his face faded slowly."I'm really sorry, uhm—" He paused, bringing his hands together. "Yes, this is the best time for you to do that." He added."I am going to give it some thoughts, and let you know what my final decisions are going to be." I left the room, with the documents in my hands.I needed to come up with a good solution at this point. I entered in to my car while I drove off to my apartment straight off.It was in the evening since that was the time I made an appointment with the doctor. I reached the parking lot whi
Chapter 70Ria's POV.I guess I should have just told him to stay behind earlier. I was so feeling so damn guilty right now for letting him go. I started feeling nauseous and I could easily tell it was due to the fact that i stood in the rain yesterday. That also made me have a fever last night.I stumbled through the apartment, my hand covering my mouth as I desperately tried to hold back the wave of nausea. But it was too late. I made a beeline for the bathroom, bursting through the door just in time. I dropped to my knees in front of the toilet, my body heaving as I emptied everything that was in my tummy."What the actual fuck!" I cussed, while another wave hit me again.My hand was holding the toilet so tight, not wanting to let go off it. My head started spinning and I could also feel my body shaking. Why was this really happening to me? I managed to stand up, while I walked towards the sink slowly immediately after flushing.I splashed the water onto my face, and the stared
Chapter 69Luca's POV.I couldn't stop thinking about her at this point. It has just been two weeks, and things were starting to look like this. It felt like I was about to go crazy.I was at the front of her door already. I couldn't count how many times I have been here, but I was unable to press the doorbell.I took up all the courage I had left in me and then rang the bell while I waited for a reply. It was taking too long."Did she go out this morning?" I questioned myself, but there was no place she was supposed to go to. Except if she already has a job and I didn't know about it.My fingers clenched together after seeing the doorknob twisted, revealing her standing at my front, but someone else was also standing with her. It was her neighbor, whom I saw the other day.Different questions crossed my mind at that moment, but I shouldn't just get to assume things. All I needed was an explanation from her, but I don't think I was in the right position for that."What is he doing her
Chapter 68.Ria's POV"Was this some kind of prank?" I scoffed seeing the beautiful lady who was standing at his side. She was opposite me too, and I saw the tears flow down her eyes.I know why she looked so familiar. That was the picture the anonymous person had sent to me. I know why things were starting to look this way."No way." I held back my tears while I grabbed my bag, which was on the couch, wanting to leave. "This isn't a joke. I figured out you might be the daughter of her ex-husband after I met you the other day. I wanted the both of you to reunite since she wouldn't stop talking about you." Mr. Jack continued talking, leaving me in awe.The woman walked closer to me, her two palms stretched forward as she kept on shaking. She wanted to touch my cheeks, but I stood up before she could get to do that."Please, listen to me. I am so sorry that I left you and I really want things to get better between the both of us. I really regret my actions and I want us to come back to