“What did you say?” When Darren heard the last remark about Areiza being wooed by a rich old man, he could not keep his mouth shut any longer.“I said that Areiza is a knockout and that there must be a lot of men out there who had love to keep her. Does that bother you? Bro, you are divorcing her soon. Whether she gets a new boyfriend or becomes some rich old dude’s mistress, it will have nothing to do with you.”“We grew up together. Even if we don’t end up together, we are still family.” Darren said. He knew that he had just overreacted, so he tried to explain.Darren thought that he had made a convincing excuse, but Alex overturned it the next second.“Family? When she was abroad studying in the last three years, you didn’t even call her once. Is that how you treat your family?”Darren didn’t know how to refute his words, so he remained silent. In the three years that Areiza was abroad, he never bothered to pick up the phone to call her or fly over there to see her. He only saw her
All of a sudden, Hallie let go of Darren’s hand, then held Areiza’s hand and said. “Hey, Areiza! Today is your first day at work, isn’t it? Well, Darren and I wanted to celebrate such a wonderful occasion. Shall we go now?”“No, thank you. I want to go home now. You and Darren can go instead.” Areiza declined politely while getting rid of her hand. She didn’t want to see them showing their affection. To her, it was offensive to the eyes.“Areiza, people ought to eat something. You are going to eat later anyway. Why not just join us now?” Hallie said as she was still unwilling to give up.“No, I…”Just as Areiza was about to refuse Hallie, Ellen Smith, the head doctor of the Pediatrics department, walked to her and said, “Hey, Areiza. No wonder I didn’t see you in the hospital. You must have left in a hurry.”“I wanted to go home early, so I left as soon as I finished my shift.” Areiza explained with a smile. She did not want to show her true emotions openly in front of other people, e
“What?” Areiza looked at Darren, appalled.“Because I don’t like your job,” he replied curtly without even giving her an explanation. He put his hands in his pockets and looked at her as though he were a king looking at his people.“No!” Areiza refused straightforwardly.“How dare you oppose me?” Darren narrowed his eyes and glared at her. He then slowly approached her, which sent a chill down Areiza's back.She was so frightened by the aura he was giving off that she took a few steps back. Unfortunately, there happened to be a tree behind her. So when her back hit the tree trunk, there was nothing she could do but just watch him walk closer to her step by step.To her surprise, Darren raised his hand and leaned against the tree truck, cornering her. Suddenly the atmosphere between them became ambiguous.Was this what people called ‘Kabe-don?’ Areiza thought.“Darren, we have already signed the papers and will be officially divorced soon. You have no right to tell me what to do or not
“Calm down, Areiza.” Daren still tried to persuade her.However, Areiza walked to the door, opened it, and looked at him with an angry and frustrated look.“Okay, I will came back tomorrow.” Darren sighed and walked toward the door.The next moment, thunder clapped outside, accompanied by a flash of lighting, and a violent flurry of rain started pattering against the windows.The rainstorm came so suddenly that it caught them both off guard.Darren stopped and looked at the rain.Areiza was not sure if she had imagined it was true, but she seemed to have seen a faint smile on his face. When she looked closely to confirm, it was gone.“I will leave after the rain stops. Is that okay?” Darren looked at her and asked.“Whatever,” Areiza said as she was finally able to calm down after being furious.Darren went to the bedroom while Areiza headed to the living room and settled on the sofa to continue checking on the document she had read before. She was still a little riled up, but she tri
The atmosphere in the car was depressing, and the expression on Darren’s face was icy. Areiza avoided his gaze the entire time and just looked out the window. The surroundings outside blurred past them, showing her how fast he was driving.Without really thinking about it, Areiza grabbed the handrail on the door on her side. Suddenly, the car came to a screeching halt on the side of the road.The force was so strong that, Areiza fell forward as she felt that seat belt bruise her shoulder. Areiza screamed and turned to glare at Darren.“What’s wrong with you? I didn’t force you to pick me up. You should have just stayed with Hallie if you wanted to. Why couldn’t you leave me out of it?” She said crossly.“We are not divorced yet, Areiza and you are already start to flirting with another man.” Darren muttered in a harsh, accusatory tone.“What?” It took her some time to understand what he was talking about, but after a few moments, she finally got what he meant. Areiza looked him dead i
Darren called it and left the mansion. Whenever he set foot in his family mansion, he got unresolved issues thrown at his face and then he ended up leaving in the worst moods. There had been no single instance where he had left with a smile.Darren sat on the edge of Hallie’s bed and recalled what happened just now. He felt so upset that he wanted to smash something.A few moments later, his phone beeped. He looked at it and saw that it was a message from Areiza.“I have got our marriage certificate.” Darren had read the message thrice to make sure that he was not imagining it.It was the most offensive text he had ever received to date. He clicked on the photo that followed the message. It was the photo taken on the day of his and Areiza’s wedding.In the photo, they were standing very close to each other. While Areiza had on one of those cute, smiles that she put on whenever she was delighted about something, Daren was frowning like a boy who had been dragged into some activity that
“Rita is in the hospital,” Darren said. It was obvious that he didn’t intend to open the door.The doorbell rang again as if it would never stop unless the door was opened. It seemed that the unexpected visitor was a stubborn person. If it were not Hallie, then who else could it be?Darren turned his head toward the door and frowned. He seemed to already know who was standing outside.“Okay. I am not sticking around to find out who that is. I am going to hide out somewhere.” Areiza said as she stood up and tried to find a place to hide.Even though she and Darren were only having breakfast and had not hidden anything that crossed the line, Areiza still did not want to cause any trouble.Darren looked at her with a complicated look in his eyes. Then, he walked toward the door. He strode over so fast that Areiza was not able to hide.“Hi, Darren.”The first thing Hallie did after Darren opened the door was look over his shoulder into the living room. She spotted Areiza right away by the
Darren stood in front of the elevator for a long time. He could still feel the warmth of Areiza’s mouth against his lips. Kissing her for real felt better than he had imagined.He stared blankly at the closed elevator doors and replayed what just happened in his mind over and over.Darren was not a man of strong desires. Although he had been with Hallie for so many years, he had never felt the urge to touch her. But it was different with Areiza.He couldn’t explain it.When Areiza slapped him after he kissed her, he did not even feel it. The pain only registered to him when she started crying. Darren felt that his heart had been broken into splinters.“Darren?” Darren heard someone call him from behind. He turned and saw that Hallie was standing there.Darren averted his gaze. He didn’t want her to suspect anything, and with an expressionless face he said, “Let’s go back to the apartment.”Darren walked into the living room with Hallie following behind him closely.“I am so happy that
Darren carried Charlotte to the suite upstairs of the hotel near the church, where the reception was held. Inside, he placed Charlotte on the bed while he sat on the edge of the bed and said, “When are you planning to open your eyes?”Charlotte kept her eyes closed and held her breath nervously, not daring to open her eyes.“Well, it’s good things you that you don’t want to wake up!”Before Charlotte could even begin to understand what he meant, she felt his warm breath seep into the skin on her face. Charlotte opened her eyes and met Darren’s deep-set smiling gaze. His face was inches away from her and he was about to kiss her. Fortunately, he stopped the second she opened her eyes.Seeing his smile made Charlotte excited. “You know that I just pretending?”Darren didn’t answer the questions. “Were you aware that I was outside at the time?”Charlotte couldn’t respond to his query, so she just looked at him blankly. She had won the bet. At first, Charlotte just hoped that Stella could
Today was Peter and Anna’s wedding day.Darren came to the villa early in the morning to pick up Charlotte. However, Charlotte didn’t want to show up with him in the same place.“Charlotte, if you don’t want to see news about us breaking up tomorrow morning, then you had better come with me.”Even if their relationship was on the verge of breaking right now, the truth remained that the public still saw them as a loving couple. Though Charlotte was uncomfortable about the idea, she had no choice but to go to the party with Darren.When they entered the banquet hall, Darren wrapped his arm around her waist and pressed her body against her.The fabric of Charlotte's dress was thin, so when his palm landed on her waist, Charlotte’s body temperature rose and she felt her blood coursing through her veins.All the other guests at the wedding looked at them with envy. Teasing and sighing at how sweet they were.Charlotte was so embarrassed that she turned to him and said, “Let me go, will you
Peter was right behind the door when he saw Stella badgering Darren. He watched as Darren pushed her away and ran after Charlotte.Stella fell to the ground, but she got up held onto Darren’s lap, and continued begging regardless of how humiliating her act was.“Darren, where are you going? Don’t go! Please.”“Let me go,” Darren growled. In an act of desperation, Stella shook her head, held on to him, and refused to let go. She was no longer the proud woman she once was.“Darren, I’m begging you. Just give me a chance to be with you!”Finally losing his patience, Darren pushed her away from him and stopped her before she could latch him again.“Stella, you have no idea why I’m letting you show your face to me. It’s not because you are my friend, nor it’s because I want to keep some sort of connection to you.”“Then why?” Stella asked with tears in her eyes.Peter didn’t hear what Darren said in the end. He saw how despair consumed Stella and it showed on her face. She fell on her knee
“Its fine. Rose and I share a birthday. Charlotte is a good friend with her, so I’m sure she will be willing to celebrate her birthday.” Stella said firmly.At that moment, Dora crap out by Stella so well-informed. ‘And she is so adamant on getting her hands on Darren.’The more Dora thought about it, the more she sensed something was amiss.As soon as Dora got home, she told Charlotte everything that Stella asked her to do.Charlotte pondered for a moment and said, “You should ask him directly. He can make decisions on his own.”“Aren’t you worried that rumors would circulate if he attended her birthday party?”“He probably won’t go,” Charlotte replied after some consideration.Dora nodded in agreement.The next morning, Dora asked Darren for his opinion. He just looked at her, and asked, “What did Charlotte say?”“She said that it’s up to you,” Dora answered.“Up to me?” Darren frowned in confusion.“Yes, but she also said that he probably won’t go,” Dora added.“Is that so? I will
“But I can’t stand it anymore, baby! Just let me fuck you, okay?” Darren lifted her chin with his finger and begins sucking on the tip of her tongue.Everything he did felt so good that Charlotte eventually gave in. He began caressing her tits, rubbing her nipples, and then pulling them. Soon, Darren loosened his grip on them. Charlotte’s breasts jiggled and bounced after he let them go.“Ugh,” A moan escaped Charlotte’s mouth, completely arousing Darren. He pressed his body against Charlotte. Thereafter, Charlotte felt he is huge manhood rubbing against her vagina. As Darren kept moving, Charlotte's desire grew, and she could no longer think of anything else.“Charlotte, can I?” Darren pressed his manhood against her, making her wetter by the second.“Darren, I want It. Give it to me.” Charlotte had no strength to hold back his neck. She wanted to grab something, but all she could do was to randomly wave her hands in the air.“What do you want me to give you baby? Tell me.” Darren be
After the meal, Darren touched Charlotte's forehead to check her temperature again and pulled her out of the Starlight restaurant.“Come with me to my office.”“But I wanna go home and rest,” Charlotte complained.“Well, you can sleep inside my office, too. Come on!” Darren put his hand on her shoulder and gently pushed her to his car.When Charlotte got into the car, she was about to fasten her seat belt, but then Darren leaned into it and fastened it for her. The tenderness in his eyes made Charlotte blush.Darren then cupped her cheeks, smiled at her, and leaned closer to her face. “Kiss me!” he said.“Huh?”Just before Charlotte could gather her composure, he lifted her chin and kissed her lips. Charlotte held her breath nervously too anxious to make any noise.It was already lunchtime, so many people were coming and going outside the place. Their car park was visible to many people. Passerby could easily spot them if they would look at them.Charlotte didn’t want other people wat
Because of how he reacted, the doctor felt tense and uncertain about what to do.Charlotte's face palmed and said to the doctor, “Honestly, I am feeling alright already. I’m sure I will get better after taking the antipyretic injections. Thank you, doctor!”The doctor nodded with a smile and left the room.Once he was gone, Darren sat back in his chair and directed his attention back to Charlotte. “You really can’t take your eyes off a handsome man when you see one, can you?”“What are you talking about? I was not looking at him.”He was so angry that he was practically snarling at Charlotte. “Are you not attracted to me anymore, Charlotte?”The look of jealousy and frustration on his face was amusing. He looks so childish!Once Charlotte's infusion was done, Darren held her out of the hospital while holding her wrist. By the time they reached the gate, their fingers were already interlocked. Charlotte’s heart felt a sense of comfort and warmth as she held his hand with him.After the
For a long time, Anna I stood frozen on the spot with her hand hovering above the door.Eventually, she dropped her hand with a sigh. She found a corner by the porch and curled up in it to cry her eyes out. the crowd.After a long time, Charlotte came back and was surprised to see her at the door. “Anna?”Anna looked up at her, her cheeks red with embarrassment. It was indeed abrupt for him to come here, but she had nowhere else to go. “Charlotte, can you take me in for one night?” She wiped the tears on her face and asked brazenly.Charlotte gaped at her for a few seconds before walking up to her. She held her hand and took it. “Come in!” Charlotte said.Charlotte asked the maid to cook some soup and bought it for her.Seeing the steaming hot soup in front of her, Anna felt the warmth and acceptance of the family, which was also something she earned for most. Anna picked up the bowl and felt a lump in her throat.Charlotte’s three kids sat opposite and looked at Anna curiously. Anna
Stella called Peter out of the blue and asked him to come to the bar where she was and keep her company.During her drunken speech, she broke into sobs several times.When Peter hung up the phone, he hesitated for a while but eventually decided to drive to the bar.Judging by Stella’s near-incoherent speech, she was very drunk. Not only that, she was a drunk woman in a bar alone. The number of things that could happen was too high for Peter to even contemplate.When Peter got there, he saw many empty bottles on her table. Stella was in the process of pouring more wine when Peter walked up to her and confiscated the bottle.“You have enough to drink!”With tears streaming down her face, Stella turned to look at him in disappointment. “Why are you here?”“Who else could it be if it were not for me?” Peter asked him confused.“I don’t want you. I want Darren.” And all of a sudden, Stella grabbed his shirt and looked up at him with hatred and determination.Her reaction pissed Peter off a