‘Well, he was on a business trip for quite a while, so he must have missed his child very much!’ Thinking that Areiza let go of Aaron and nodded in agreement.“Okay, then I will sleep in the guest room.” But before he could take her another step, Daren suddenly stopped her.“Areiza, let’s talk!”“Areiza!”Aaron echoed when he heard Darren call her name.She was stunned. Meanwhile, a frown tugged at Darren’s mouth.At this time, he put Aaron on the bed so they could talk. But then the little boy called Darren something that made his hackles rise.“Darren, bad guy.”With his gritted teeth in anger, Darren turned to look at her and asked, “Areiza, do you often speak ill of me in front of the kids?”The anger in his eyes terrified her, so she immediately answered, “Of course not.”Darren sneered. It did not take a genius to know that he did not believe what she said. Darren stared daggers at her.“Do you seriously think I’m that kind of person?”She felt even guiltier than at the question
The room fell into a silence was more. Just as she was thinking what to say, Darren spoke up, “I will pick you after work for Grandpa’s birthday.”“What?” Areiza looked at him, visibly surprised.Before she could refuse, he explained, “There will be lots of reporters for the event. If you don’t go to the party with me, people will assume that we are not getting along.’Shocked by the explanation, Areiza’s eyes widened as she tried to come up with an excuse to refuse his suggestion. ‘A few days ago, Grandpa said that he only wanted to a small celebration at home. Why did he suddenly invite media?’ She thought.“Grandpa is happy that he’s gotten two more great-grandchildren this year. The party this year isn’t just to celebrate his birthday.” Darren smirked.“But we have already held the party for the Twins, haven’t we?” Areiza asked.“The elders were not the party. Grandpa thought it was necessary to hold an official one.” He retorted.Somehow. Areiza sensed that things were not as sim
The car soon arrived at the hotel. Darren was the first to disembark from the car. Meanwhile, Areiza was sitting in the back seat, looking out of the window and looking at the gate surrounded by media personnel. And as she looked at all of them, she felt reluctant to leave the car.Most of the guests today were celebrities, some of whom she had only seen on the news before. She wonder if she could handle being at an occasion such as this one.The following moment, the car doors opened, and a hand reached out to her from outside. Seeing it made her heart skip a beat.“Come, hold my hand and be careful on your way out.”Darren was standing right in front of her with his back towards the light. His hand was suspended in midair, and he wore a stoic expression.Reporters and paparazzi were squeezing their way past each other, and moving in on them like hounds. Fortunately, the bodyguard stopped them before they could get any closer. The only thing visible in Darren’s eyes from the start un
“If you are feeling guilty, just consider it as a gift to your kids. You can accept it on their behalf and give it back to them once they have grown up.” Darren remarked in a soft voice.‘If that’s the case, why won’t he just give it to the kids directly?’ Areiza thought.Just as she was about to rebuke Darren, Jennifer brought the three kids onto this stage. Aaron was being held by Jennifer and the twins were carried onto the stage by their nannies. Today, Aaron was wearing a black suit. The Twins wore similar tailor-made clothes as well. When they were next to Darren, people saw at a glance that they were wearing parent-child clothing.“Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to formally introduce these kids to all of you. They are all the heirs of the Venzor family. I’m here to announce that I will give them each a villa and $100 million worth of money.”Areiza still had not recovered from the shock of receiving a surprise gift worth $10 billion and the Venzor family had left her slack-jawe
After helping Darren walk into the room, Areiza pushed him onto the couch. He was drunk.Massaging her sore shoulder. She was about to go and check on her sons when Darren suddenly grabbed her. She fell into his arms Darren, “What are you doing? Let me go!”However, Darren ignored her words and pressed her under his body. “Honey, I feel so hot,” he whispered in her ear seductively.“Then you should go and take a shower. Why are you holding me? I have to check on the kids. Let me go!”“I want you!” Darren’s eyes were filled with lust as he looked at her. He looked like a predator that was about to devour her whole.Areiza’s heart was racing so fast that she felt like it was going to jump out of her throat. She felt that it was too dangerous to be with him now and she knew that she had to run away.“Let go of me. Evan is awake,” She tried her best to push him away in panic.“Evan… who named my son? Was it you? Or Dylan? Do you really hate me enough to even deprive me of my rights as the
As Darren leisurely washed his hands, only the sound of running water could be heard in the bathroom. He could see Areiza’s upset face reflected in the mirror.Perhaps, she had not noticed that she was pouting. Somehow, she reminded him of the sweet memories of the past. Back when she was younger, she liked staying with him. And oftentimes she would pout at him when something annoyed her. While he looked at the water, he remembered how Areiza used to play with water with him back when they were kids. He wanted to do that again. So, he splashed water on her.Startled, Areiza step back, “What are you doing?”“Didn’t you use to enjoy splashing water on me like this when we were younger?” A smile appeared on Darren’s face as he thought of the distant past.“I’m an adult already, okay. I have not played with water for a long time!”Darren paid her words no mind and kept on splashing water on her.“Stop it, Darren!” Areiza wiped away the water on her face, visibly enraged.Feeling a little
“What if the kids miss their Dad?” Areiza was at a loss for words as she looked at Dylan.“They are young, and once they see that I’m good to them, they will soon forget their biological father,” Dylan comforted her softly.Areiza smiled, bitterly and shook her head, tears streaming down her face.“Let’s go,” Dylan walked up to her and held her hand.Although she should have left, she didn’t want to move. Ever since her dad passed away, she had been dreaming about him. And she would even cry in her sleep sometimes. ‘Was I really going to let my children also suffer like I did?’ She thought.“Dylan, I’m sorry, but I don’t want to leave.” She looked at him apologetically. She could never let her children experience the same pain.All of a sudden they heard the sound of footsteps. Areiza turned around and found a dozen of men in black suits surrounding the area. Then, Darren and Kenny walked out of the elevator.When she looked into Darren’s cold eyes, she could not help but panic.“Take
“Darren, I’m sorry. Can’t you forgive me? At least tell me where the kids are?” Areiza gripped Darren’s wrist tightly as though she was holding onto her last straw of hope.Darren knew that he should feel happy to see her suffer like that, but that was not the case at all. “If you can take them away from their father, why can’t I take them away from their mother? Oh yeah, they will have a mom! I can always marry someone else.” Darren couldn’t help but be cruel towards her now.“Darren, you can’t do that!” Shaking her head desperately, she pleaded with him.“Why not? You give up the kids on your own, didn’t you?” In a bit of pique, he pinched her chin hard.Areiza broke free from the grip, stood up, and threatened coldly, “If you dare to separate me from the kids, then I will kill myself right before your eyes!”“You can try,” He sneered with a mockery in his eyes. ‘Did she really think that I would go soft on her just because she threatened me with suicide!’Wiping away her tears, Are
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