Alex noticed Dylan’s little movement. Every time he spoke, he touched the ring on his finger. He took a closer look and was shocked, “Dylan, is that Darren’s ring on your finger?”Dylan raised his hand. The ring was the same as Darren's. He smiled and said calmly, “No, it’s not. Areiza keeps asking me why I’m not wearing a wedding ring. I was afraid that she would grow suspicious, so I asked someone to make a wedding band for me.”As Alex insiders froze like a lake in winter. He forced a smile and thought, ‘Perhaps being gentle and kind was just Dylan’s disguise. It was only a way for him to hide how terrible he was.’Today was supposed to be a day of celebration, but Alex was no longer in the mood. He could only entertain his guests absentmindedly. Soon, the gusts bid goodbye and left one by one after seeing off a group of people, he went back to her seat.Only Rose, Dylan, and he were left at the table. Dylan happened to meet his eyes. His smile was sincere, but it made Alex tremble
Rose was stunned for a moment. Then, she shut the door, leaned towards him looked into his eyes, and said, “Alex, do you not take me seriously because you are sure that I have feelings for you?” Her eyes glinted with a faction which made it difficult for Alex to maintain a neutral expression.He loosened his grip on her hand and leaned back. He cleared his throat, hoping that she would not see through the cool facade he was trying to keep up, and said, “Please help me come up with a plan to get Darren here.”‘You and Darren have been friends for so long. If anybody can get him here, it's you,” Rose replied, opening the door and getting out.It was still raining outside. When Alex was about to get out of the car and catch up with her, she had already rushed into the bar and made a gesture of contempt at him. Alex could not help laughing and mumbling, “So childish.”A beeping cell phone stopped him before he could venture out into the rain, but it was not his. He looked around and found
“Dylan? Why?” Darren asked.Alex fell silent for a moment, then he said, “Dylan said that he wanted to see you.”Hearing that only infuriated Darren. ‘Dylan had taken Areiza away. Did he still want to show off in front of me?’ He thought.“He wants to see me, huh? Did he mention why?”“He didn’t say anything in particular. He just wanted to talk you about Areiza,” Alex stammered.Darren’s heart skipped a beat. ‘What happened to Areiza?’ he thought.“Dylan told me that he and Areiza are getting alone well with each other,” Alex continued.Suddenly, Darren’s heart felt like it was being cut open by a knife, and the pain overwhelmed him. As he held his phone in his trembling hands, all his strength was being drawn out of his body.‘While I was still mourning over the loss of my son, Aaron, Areiza had begun a new life.’ Thinking like that, a bitter smile appeared on his lips. All sorts of complicated emotions plagued his heart; sadness and jealousy among them. Darren felt so conflicted he
After Lily got off work, she waited anxiously at the gate of the company, hoping to come across Darren again.Not long after, Tina came out of the gate. She approached her, looking behind her, trying to find the man that she had been thinking of day and night.“Lily? Are you waiting for Mr. Venzor?” Tina asked.She flashed Tina a meek smile and said, “If you are already off duty, Tina, what about him?”“He’s already left hours ago,” Tina replied.“I see…” Lily was saddened by this. And by the time she gathered her composer, Tina had already left.Disappointed, she let out a sigh and decided to call Jaeden. “Jaeden, I didn’t get to see Darren today,” She complained.“I have already told you many times. Waiting for him in such an idiotic way won’t do you any good! Just listen to me, Lily. Give up on Darren. The healthy thing for you to do is to move on.”“Shut up, Jaeden,” she roared through greeted teeth.“Anyway, I’ve got up something else to do now. Bye.”She was a little disappointe
Dylan saw as Alex punched the man, and the latter almost staggered backward to the ground. ‘Is this what a love triangle is? Well, I must say, this is amusing!’ Dylan thought.At that moment the phone vibrated in his pocket, so he took it out. “Tried not to drink too much, okay? And come home early.” Her kind reminder warmed his heart and put us on his face.“OK,” he replied. Today, when Dylan left home, he told Areiza that he was just having a business dinner. He didn’t mention who he was meeting with.Music was blasting in the background, but the crowd suddenly quieted down. Out of curiosity, Dylan put his phone away and looked downstairs.A man in a tailored black suit appeared… The light was shining down his face, accentuating his already impeccable facial features. Because of his noble, yet standoffish presence, people were too afraid to look directly at him. His long, narrow eyes work as cold as ice. There were several doubts about it. It was Darren. The second he looked up, he
In the private room.Darren picked up his glass and smiled at Dylan sardonically, “Just say it.”“Relax. Why are you in such a hurry? Anyway, I have something to show you,” saying that Dylan unhurriedly fished out his phone from his pocket with his slender fingers and added, “It’s time to put an end to your delusion.”‘An end? What did he mean by that?’ Darren looked into Dylan’s eyes for a moment and then grabbed his phone. A photo of two newborn babies was displayed on the screen. They were sleeping peacefully, and their tiny bodies were snuggling up to each other. Because of the camera angle, their red lips and rosy cheeks look a hundred times more charming.“These twins are my children with Areiza. They are adorable, aren’t they?”Dylan’s words struck Darren like thunder. “What did you say?” He asked flabbergasted.“Areiza lost her memory and is regarding me as her husband. And as you can see, we have children now, so…” Dylan looked straight into his eyes and continued, “Divorce h
“Darren I just saw Areiza. She is in the hospital right now. She took the elevator to the tenth floor.” Alex said on the phone.Hearing this. Darren instantly springs up from bad. He took a breath, willing himself to calm down. ‘Areiza was here! She came here! But the tenth floor? That was not where I was?’ Hadn’t she come to see me?’ A sense of loss surged in his heart. But the next moment, Darren was drowned in worry. ‘Why had she come to the hospital? Was she hurt? Had she not yet recovered from her leg injury?’ The image of her blood-stained legs flashed in her mind.He shook his head, jumped off the bed, and yanked out the infusion needle. Darren ran to the tenth floor. By the time he got there, he was out of breath.Alex rushed over to him and asked, “Where is she?”“I have no idea.”They looked around but didn’t find any sign of Areiza. In the end, Alex decided to ask the receptionist, “Hello, have you seen two women come up just now?”“No, sir. I’m sorry. Several women had pas
Alex leaned against the wall of the corridor and took a drag on his cigarette. When he was done smoking, he saw Tia walk out of the room.“Finished?” He asked, straightening up.“Yes,” Tia muttered and went downstairs in a hurry. She seemed to be flustered.Alex didn’t stop her. He just took a peek inside and saw Darren standing quietly by the window. ‘He probably didn’t get what he wanted to know from Tia.’ Alex thought.Alex was about to go inside to comfort him, but he heard a noise behind him. When he turned around, he saw that Rose was looking at her. She was wearing a crop top and a short skirt, which were enough to derail his train of thought. She looked so sexy that Alex had to shake his head to keep the naughty images away.“I saw Tia on my way here. She seemed upset and in a rush. What happened?” she asked.Alex pointed at Darren, hinting at Rose to keep her voice down. She immediately stopped talking and looked inside. Then she whispered, ‘What did Darren find out? Anything
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