The first night after Darren had left, Areiza tossed and turned in bed all night. Their argument a few days ago was still fresh in her memory as if it had just happened yesterday. Restless, she sat up and picked up her phone to check the time. It was already 4 a.m., yet here she was still wide awake.While Areiza was scrolling through the news feed, a headline caught her attention. She read through it and found that the plane N873GK bound for BL crashed at one o’clock this morning. The rescue team had confirmed that 35 people had died in the crash.Areiza’s phone slipped from her hand upon reading this. Her mind went blank for a moment, and she felt as though she had been stuck by lightning. ‘Wasn’t N873GK the flight Darren had taken? It could be possible. It was impossible!’A sinking feeling emerged in her heart. Well, thanks to this, she snapped back to reality. ‘Where was the remote control? They must have been a mistake.’ Thinking that, she jumped out of bed and fumbled for the r
A few days had passed, and there was still no news about Darren. Sitting on the sofa dejectedly, Areiza turned around and hugged Tia and cried bitterly.“Areiza, please don’t cry!” Holding her softly, Tia comforted her.“Okay.” After a while, Areiza sniffed and wiped away her tears. ‘I could not cry. Now I should cheer up and wait for Darren to come back!’ While she was talking to her, she heard her phone rang. Areiza looked at the caller ID and saw that it was from, Dylan. After hesitating for a while, she answered the phone.“Areiza, are you okay?”Hearing his deep voice from the other end of the line, he seemed to be a bit worried. “I’m fine,” Areiza replied with a faint smile.“You still haven’t heard any news about Darren?”At the mention of Darren’s name, Areiza begins to cry again. It had been a long time since the accident, and there was still new news for him. But for some reason, she firmly believed that he was alive.“No news is a good news. He will be fine!” Dylan comforte
As this sweet-bitter memory between her and Darren flashed through her mind, Areiza couldn’t help her burst into tears, which blurred her sight.She didn’t know how long she had been drowning in her sorrow. In trance, she seemed to hear Darren’s voice and he seemed to be calling her name.“Areiza!”‘Was i imagining it?’ Thinking that, she curled up on the couch listlessly.“Areiza!”Sensing his voice sounding so close to her ear, Areiza raised her head and saw the eyes of the man she would never forget. Darren was standing by the door as he took an office coat, put on a slipper, and walked up to her slowly. She could almost hear her heart pounding, but it made her happy. Her heart which was dying until a moment ago felt alive all of a sudden.Darren walked straight to her and sat down on the sofa from across her.She stared at him blankly, unable to figure out whether he was really in front of her, or she was just dreaming. She prayed to God that if she was dreaming, she would never w
As soon as Areiza and Darren walked out of the elevator, several people ran towards them with tears swelling up in her eyes.Dora rushed over and hugged Darren tightly, “OMG, Darren! Is that really you? I can’t believe it. I’m glad that you are alive!”“Dora, when did you come back?” Darren asked with a frown. ‘Shouldn’t she be studying abroad now?’ he thought.“Mom told me that something happened to you, so I came here as soon as I could. We were worried sick about you. Thank God you are fine!” Dora cried out.Darren couldn’t sense from her voice how anxious she had been while he was away. So, he patted her on the shoulder calmed her down, and said, “I just had a small accident. I’m not dead, okay. Don’t be sad anymore!”Lillian wiped her tears and grumbled, “Stop saying the word dead!”“Don’t worry mom, I’m fine!” Darren noticed that Lillian had been stressed out so he quickly pulled her into a tight embrace.Suddenly, Dora stopped crying and snapped at Areiza, “Why are you still he
After Areiza returned to Garden Street, she tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was filled with an overwhelming amount of thoughts making her feel like her brain was about to explode like a balloon at any moment.Getting out of bed, she went to pour herself a glass of whiskey and gulped it down. As the liquid went down her throat, she felt a tingling sensation. Soon she began to feel a little dizzy. The drunkenness made her eager to talk to others, so she subconsciously took out her phone and called her friends. First, she called Jason, then Alex, and then Rose.“Rose, you know what? Darren is back his back, and it feels like a dream,” she murmured.“Areiza isn’t that good news? Why do you sound so unhappy?”Her heart was filled with painful bitterness as she stroked the empty glass in her hand. “I’m not unhappy. I’m just little excited.” she said.When she had seen Darren standing before her unharmed, she felt an emotion that could not be described at all. She h
Areiza slept for a long time.Darren left her resolutely in her dream. And Haley was back. He looked at her before he left with her happily. They were hugging and kissing each other like a couple who hadn't seen each other in a long time. She cried out his name desperately in hopes that he would turn back and look at her. However, he walked in holding Hallie’s hand.Leaning against Darren’s chest, she said proudly, “Areiza, Darren really loves me. You were just a plaything for him to kill time when he is bored.”Darren held Hallie in his arms adoringly.“Darren have you ever loved me?” Areiza asked, clinging to the faint glimmer of hope in her heart.“Never.”His cold words shook her. Pain and hatred rose in her heart, like a tide, drowning her in emotion. The next second, she opened her eyes and gasped.By the time she came to her senses, she found herself in a strange room. The decor was classy and magnificent. Struggling to sit up from the bed, Areiza carefully looked around. ‘Wher
One year later, Areiza returned to her home country. “Have you prepared a birthday gift for Riana?” She asked, looking at her bodyguard, Elena, who was standing behind her. She had just gotten off the plane.“Yes, Miss Wilson, it’s already in the car.” Elena said in a respectful tone. Areiza gave her satisfied nod.That moment her phone rang. Looking at it, she saw Ria’s number flashing on the screen and immediately answered it.“Hello, Areiza?”“What’s the matter? Just spill it, I’m in a hurry,” she said with a smile.“Darren has been looking for you ever since you left. He is very serious about getting back together with you,” Ria informed.At the mention of his name, Areiza could not help but sneer in her heart. “If he’s willing to spend $100 million for an appointment, then I might consider meeting him! But I would never get back to gather with him. Moreover, Darren already had new girlfriend, Riana. I heard that they were very intimate and often show their affection in the public
“Have you found out where she is? Where has she gone?” Darren anxiously asked Kenny. After checking the surveillance camera, he found that a bunch of luxury cars had picked up Areiza.“Sir, she is heading to the west coast,” Kenny replied respectfully.“Get me the surveillance of the west coast at once.”“Sir, the road there is under construction, so the surveillance cameras in the area have been turned off,” Kenny answered with an embarrassed look.“Then where was she last seen?”“The last surveillance picture of her was taken near the west coast’s ecological park, which is not far from the Venzor Group’s of subsidiary company.”“Kenny, we will head there at once,” Unable to contain his excitement, Darren stood up, ready to find her. He had finally found her after a year.“But sir… Today’s Miss Hill’s birthday. Didn’t you promise her that you would attend her birthday party at the Palace Hotel?” However, looking at his cold eyes Kenny’s voice became lower.“Okay, Sir. I will go and g
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