The way she paused clued Charlotte into the fact that something was wrong.“The local time was early in the morning.” Ria sighed. “There was a woman by his side!”Charlotte was surprised. “Did you make a video call? Did you see her? Even if there was a woman by his side, it doesn’t necessarily mean anything!”“If you call Darren at small hours and hear another woman calling him darling affectionately, can you remain calm?”Fair point. It was easy to analyze such a sensitive matter as long as you were an observer.“Ria, I don’t know how to console you. My own relationship is in a rough face right now. But I do understand how you feel. As complicated as everything is. I know that I can’t let Darren go. Even the idea that another woman might take my place in his heart makes my heart ache. He has told me that he loves me. That means he has to love me for the rest of our lives. I refuse to accept anything less and I certainly won’t give him the chance to walk away either!”Ria shuffled clo
Seeing Edward’s sullen face as he came home, Olivia approached him and asked tentatively, “What happened? Did someone make you angry?”Edwards said through gritted teeth, “What’s so good about Darren? Why can’t Charles forget that guy?” Edward’s breathing became heavier as he pressed his hand against his chest.Seeing that, Olivia hurriedly comforted him, “Implore you to stop trying to prevent Charlotte from being with Darren. It worries me that he will take revenge against you.”“If he dares to do that, I will kill him.” Edward said as he faced on grimly. The hatred in his eyes was frightening.“You won’t live for long, old man!” Olivia thought. Despised of her hatred for him, she pretended as though she truly worried about him. She poured some hallucinogenic into a glass of vodka in secret and handed the glass to Edward.“Edward you look exhausted. Here have some glass of vodka,” she said.Edward took the glass from her and drank the vodka down. Then, Olivia helped him lie down on h
Outside the villa, Darren was leaning against the car, waiting for the end of the party while smoking idly.All of a sudden, he felt aground beneath his feet shake. Soon, he heard the screams of a panic-stricken crowd from inside the house.Simon was the first one to run out of the villa in fear. Then more and more people began to flock out behind him.Darren looked around in the crowd, but he couldn’t find Charlotte and the kids. He was starting to get nervous. Thereafter he elbowed his way through the crowd and rushed to the villa.‘Charlotte and the kids must be terrified right now!’ Thinking that he quickened his pace, wishing that he could be there within the blink of an eye.When he came inside, the banquet hall was in shambles. Tables and chairs had fallen to the ground in disarray.It took it a while, but Darren finally found them hiding in a corner. Charlotte was holding the kids and protecting them with her body as she leaned against the wall. Seeing that she and the kids we
At Los Vegas.When Adam's capital chain was broken, he fell into a desperate situation. Just so he could pay off his debts in a short period, he sold a part of his shares took the money to Las Vegas, and gambled it.Because he was an experienced gambler, Adam had the utmost confidence that he was able to win enough money to pay off his debts.In the beginning, he was able to win several rounds and when he saw that his chips on the table were piling up, he was so happy. He even began to feel heady with success.Sadly, Luck was not always on his side. In every other game, Adam lost more and more money and he even managed to lose all the money he had won during the first few games.After losing several days in a row, he finally broke down. Thinking that he couldn’t go on like this otherwise, he could not even able to afford a ticket back to LA, Adam quickly left the gambling table and left with the rest of the money. But the second he walked out of the casino, survival young members of t
“Who wants it? I certainly don’t!” Charlotte glared at Darren and shoved him away. “Go back home and keep the kids company. They must have been freaked out by what happened today.”Darren chuckled at her response as he pointed at his crotch. “If you don’t want to do it anymore, what are we going to do about this?”Charlotte followed his gaze and saw that his pants were about to burst due to his bulging crotch. It was not hard to imagine just how much Darren wanted to have sex with her now. Then a roguish smile appeared on her face.“You will have to solve that problem yourself. I still need to observe your behavior. If you gain benefits too early, you won’t learn to cherish me in the future.”Darren held his forehead and asked, “When did you learn all of that? You are being unreasonable! If I have to hold it back every time, this will affect my health and do harm our sexual life in the future.”The redness of Charlotte's face spread to her ears. She scoffed at him and pushed him out o
On Monday afternoon, Simon asked Charlotte to go out for a cup of coffee.“So, Simon What’s up?”“Charlotte, remember what happened on Edward’s birthday? I’m sorry that. I was scared.” Simon said, feeling guilty.Charlotte smiled at him and said, “It's fine. Darren come in to save us.”After movement of hesitation, Simon stood from the sofa and said, “Charlotte, do you mind if I take charge of the project on the East Bank? I have put a lot of effort into this project, and I am quite familiar with it now.”After pondering on the subject, Charlotte nodded in agreement. Ever since Simon became part of the company, the project on the East Bank had been the one he took part in the most. In all honesty, his proposal was undoubtedly the best choice. Moreover, he had a good working relationship with the architect of the project, Vanessa.Thinking that if they could work together, it would spark something between them, Charlotte felt it was a good idea.“Thank you,” Simon smiled back.At that
By the time they left the auction party, it was already raining outside. The rain grew heavier with every passing minute, and it showed no sign of stopping. As a gust of cold wind blew over, Charlotte shivered.“Do you feel cold?” Darren asked as he took off his coat and draped it over her. “Charlotte, wait for me here, okay. I’m going to fetch an umbrella!”“No Darren, it's raining pretty hard. You will get yourself wet,” Charlotte grabbed his sleeve, worried about letting him go.Darren stopped in their tracks and tried to comfort her. “Relaxed love. I will be back soon!”Thereafter, Darren ran across the rain to his car, took the umbrella from inside the car, and went back. Pretty soon her figure came into her view. His jacket was oversized for her and made her look even more pitiful than she already was.Darren quickened his pace and reached her hand out to her. “Let’s go Charlotte!”“Okay,” she held his hand firmly.Darren held an umbrella with one hand and wrapped his other hand
At the airportAfter Stella disembarked from the plane, she took her suitcase and walked out of the airport. She hailed a taxi and asked the driver to drive to the Venzor Mansion.Looking at the familiar yet strange scenery along the way, Stella couldn’t discern what she was feeling as the car spread towards the Wazir Mansion.Sooner than she expected, the car stopped outside of the Venzor mansion.Her heart began beating a wild staccato the second she alighted from the car. ‘Darren, I am back!’ She could not spam in her mind as a wide smile over to her face.At that moment, the door was pushed open from the inside and Lillian's figure walked into her line of sight.The year had not changed her much. She was still elegant and refined. However, the fine wrinkles around her eyes were a sign of her age.“Lillian, do you remember me?” Stella asked softly, suppressing her joy.Lillian looked at her face for a long time before a trace of recognition lit up her eyes. “You are Stella? Didn’t
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