Ria briefly a sigh of relief and changed the topic, “I saw your bodyguard catch Melissa yesterday, but before long, Darren let her go. He’s probably worried that his action might affect your career. But I wonder… how did Darren know that Melissa had no prior knowledge of what happened yesterday?”Upon hearing Ria’s question, Areiza was lost in thought. “Considering how Melissa got to where she was right now, I am sure she was not an idiot. Had she known that Leia wanted to murder me, she wouldn’t allow her to commit the crime inside the hospital,” Areiza answered.Riya nodded in agreement, “That makes sense!”Areiza could not help but look over at Darren again. He was still focused on reading his document. ‘He looks so serious. He has a charm that enough to make people fall in love with him at first sight. To top it off, he is so considerate to me. He is always thinking of what best for me.’ She thought to herself.There was no denying that he once made her hurt deeply in the past. Bu
“You are so sweet, Areiza,” Darren said, appearing to be touched by her gesture.Slowly, Areiza closed her eyes and smiled as she shrank into her comforter and said, “Turn off the lights, Darren. Goodnight!”With the flick of the switch, the light turned off. Now only the sound of pouring rain outside the window could be heard. Suddenly, a part of the bed sank and she soon realized that Darren had laid beside her on the bed his arm around her.“Darren?” She didn’t anticipate that he would suddenly get on the bed and hold her in his arms. She didn’t know what to do about it.Darren didn’t respond to her call, and she could hear his steady heartbeat from the distance. “Darren, what are you doing? I’m a patient, remember?” She said, sounding quite nervous.The sound of Darren’s hushed laughter made her feel uneasy, “I know Areiza. I’m not going to do anything to you. What are you even thinking about?”He was always teasing her with such words. And they never failed to make her blush.Sub
Areiza was unsure as to when she fell asleep last night. When she woke up again., the pouring rain outside had stopped.However, the sky had not brightened yet. Oddly, Darren was nowhere to be seen. Only, Rosy was there leaning against the sofa as she rested.As soon as she sat up, Rosy stood up as well and approached her. “It’s still early. Don’t you want to sleep little longer?” She said.Areiza shook her head and asked, “Where is Darren?”Hearing that Rosy flashed her a clueless look, just as puzzled as she was. “He told me to come here and then went out. He didn’t say where he was going.”Her reply made Areiza's spirits sink and she immediately felt repressed. She switched on her phone and saw that Alex and Ria had sent her their birthday wishes around midnight.‘Today was her birthday!’“I have forgotten it completely,” Sighing, Areiza smiled to herself and replied to the wishes one by one.Just then, someone knocked on the door and Rosy swiftly went to open the door.“Areiza are
As soon as Darren existed the word Rosy approached him quickly and said in a low voice,”Hallie is here, and Kenny stopped her. He didn’t allow her to get close to the ward,” Rosie said as she pointed to the elevator right after.Darren’s eyes turned to the direction she pointed at. What he saw next startled him. Before, Hallie often dressed herself in the image of a pure and virginal girl, innocent and untainted. Today, however, her face was caked with heavy makeup and she wore skin-tight clothes that left little to the imagination, giving him the impression of a cheap call girl.“Darren!” Hallie waved coyly at him, sending him a flattering smile. “I’m not here to bother you. Really? Melissa was the one who asked me to see you on her behalf!”Kenny was standing in front of Hallie a wary look on his face.Darren looked at him, to which he immediately nodded and made a way for him. Without sparing a glance at Hallie, Darren spun to his heel and made a way to French Widow to the end of t
Darren walked out of the ward.Kenny took him to the elevator and whispered something in his ear. Darren listened to him intently, then pondered for a moment and ordered him, “Give that person my regards when you meet again!”“Yes, sir.”“Also, just send me a message when this kind of thing happens in the future. I don’t want to arouse Areiza’s suspicion!”“Got it.”After that, Kenny left in a hurry.Later that evening, as Areiza was about to go to bed, Darren lay beside her. As he approached her, her body trembled slightly, and she immediately moved aside. Her little head shrank into a quilt, frightened.She was cute as a little hamster. Amused, Darren lifted the quilt a little, exposing part of her lovely face. He reached out, took her into his arms effortlessly, and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, “Areiza did you ever think of me when you were stabbed?”Silence filled the ward, and it was so quiet that they could hear each other's breathing. After a long while, Areiza finally
Ever since Areiza’s accident, Darren had been sleeping lately. He woke up early in the morning, right after the crack of dawn. He studied Areiza’s sleeping face and reached out to touch her soft hair as he thought, ‘What happened between us? Only when Areiza was sleep would she stay with me obediently and stop saying a hurtful words, or insist on how much she wanted to leave him!’His phone rang, interrupting his train of thought. Darren picked up and answered the call, and then headed to the ward downstairs. Inside he was greeted with the sight of Alex, lying weekly on the bed. His face was pale and bloodless, all color was gone. His right foot was covered in a plaster, unable to move at all. Jason and Rose were in the ward as well, accompanying him.“What on earth happened?” Darren frowned his brows slightly.“The patient downed a whole bottle of wine then insisted on having a car race. Sadly, he crashed before he managed to drive out of the parking lot. The result is you see,” Rose
Not long after everyone left the scene and Alex was left alone in the ward. As he sat alone, he pondered over what Darren had said to him earlier. What he said had enlightened him.‘He was right, if I truly loved Rose, I shouldn’t let her wait any longer. At least I should show her my love.’ Thinking like this, Alex grabbed his phone and dialed Rose’s number.It didn’t take her long to answer the call, “What?”Even though they were on the phone, Alex could sense her cold and unfriendly attitude. However, the fact how quickly she answered when he called, proves that she still cared for him.“Rose, it’s my leg! It hurts so much… Ah!!!” Alex whined pitifully, putting on an exaggerated act to try to gain her sympathy.“Aren’t your buddies in the ward with you? Tell them to find a doctor for you!” Though Rose sounded like she didn’t care, there was a trace of doubt in her seemingly aloof tone.“They just left. Ouch! It hurt… Oh forget it, I think I’ll be fine. You don’t need to come back….
Several times he wanted to call Rose to ask about the situation. But he was afraid of his mother noticing her phone calls. If she did, she have a better reason to attack Rose.At that moment, his phone suddenly beeped. Looking at the phone, he saw it was a voice message from his mother. Alex clicked it to listen, and it was Rose's voice, “Look, Selena. As long as you give me money, I will cooperate with you, no matter what you want Alex to do.”What was it that his mother wanted me to do? Alex couldn’t believe his ears. There was no way that Rose was willing to help his mother trick him all for the sake of money.Alex was still dwelling in shock when Rose entered his ward. Seeing her, he immediately played the recording for her to listen to it. He snared angrily, “Seems I’m only something with a price tag in your eyes.”Rose was a little shocked, but she quickly regained her composure. She smiled bitterly at him and said, “To be honest, that amount is not enough. After all, I just agr
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