Areiza had been restless ever since she returned from Darren’s company and felt that everything seemed to be off track.Areiza lay in the bathtub and looked at the ceiling blankly as she recalled everything that happened between Darren and her. She did not get out of the bathtub and walk out of the bathroom until the water turned unbearably cold.Now, Areiza lay on the bed, wide awake. She kept tossing and turning; however, she still could not fall asleep. Exasperated, she picked up her phone and typed on the search bar, “How to divorce in a short time?”Dozens of search results came out. After reading the netizen's suggestions, one answer caught her eye. Areiza decided to sue for divorce.Areiza immediately called Ria and told her the plan. At first, Ria didn’t support what Areiza was planning to do.“Areiza, I think you should think it over. Darren is an excellent man. It’s hard to find someone like him again,” Ria advised with a hint of hesitation.“It doesn’t matter how excellent
Areiza got up in a hurry to defend herself, “I thought that it was because of lack of sleep. I should be fine if I just rest for a while. Besides, you scared me with your inexplicable words this morning, so it’s your fault.”Seeing how wronged she looked, Darren’s expression softened. He reached out and rubbed her nose with a helpless look in his eyes as he said, “It’s my fault, yes. Lie down and rest like a good girl.”Five minutes later Darren took the thermometer, and his expression darkened when he saw the reading. “It’s 102 degree, Areiza! How can you not take care of yourself?”Areiza cleared her throat and hinted, “Maybe I have been too worried lately, and that’s what caused me to crack. It you want me to recover quickly, then you must cooperate with me. Like finding time to sign some documents.”“Just give it up. Since you are sick, I will take good care of you. As for the documents you want me to sign…” After a pause, Darren leaned closer and added, “Don’t even think about it
Looking at Areiza’s confused face, Darren could not help softening his voice, “I don’t want to leave you alone. I will just end up worrying about you.”However, after hearing his words, Areiza looked at him coldly. Her eyes suddenly became sharp. She was like an angry kitten who was pretending to be a fierce lioness. “If you delay the divorce again, I will sue you,” she muttered.“I won’t divorce you even if it kills me!” Darren said. However, looking at her pale face, Darren felt sorry for her. He held her in his arms and shook his head.“But, Hallie is pregnant with your baby…” Areiza whispered, sounded aggrieved.I tried to comfort her, “The baby is not mine. It’s Kenny.”Areiza raised her head and looked at Darren in surprise. She said, “How could you that that? You are really going to burden other with your responsibility? My God, Darren. I am so disappointed in you. Get out. I don’t want to see you or talk to you. You are upsetting me.”As she spoke, Areiza pushed him away.All
“Areiza I am going to get you some soup, okay? You should have some so that you can take your medication. Then, you can go back to sleep,” Darren whispered in her ear.“But I want to sleep.” Areiza pouted and said in a daze.“You can sleep after you have taken your pills.”Darren stroked her hair and then went to the kitchen to get her some soup. When he came back to the bedroom, Areiza had already gotten up. She was leaning against the headboard and staring into space.“Let me feed you,” Darren said and carefully picked up the bowl.Areiza narrowed her eyes at him and retorted, “I can feed myself.”“No, you are still weak. You will just spill this hot soup all over yourself and get hurt,” Darren backfired and avoided her touch.“Fine.” She mumbled and finally let him feed her.After Areiza finished the soup, Darren helped her take her medication. He could not help smiling while watching her trying to down her pills. Areiza had always hated taking any sort of medication since she was
When Areiza woke, Darren was already gone, but he made breakfast for her and left it on the table. Thinking about Darren seemed to look distracted last night, and Areiza felt a little worried about him. However, Before she could get sucked into Darren's rabbit hole, Areiza knocked herself over the head.Areiza you had more important things to think about than him. She said in her heart.Los Angeles was always buzzing with life, especially in the morning. However, traffic was extra terrible today, and it took half an hour longer for Areiza to reach the hospital.“Areiza, sweetie, how are you? Are you feeling better?” As soon as Areiza arrived in her department, Ria walked over and hugged her.“Yes, thank you. I just needed a ton of sleep.” Areiza replied and put down her bag in the lounge. Then she went to get herself a cup of coffee and Ria followed her.“My dad is home by the way. Would you like to have dinner this weekend at my house? We can talk about divorce plans,” Ria cut the ch
After sending Areiza home, Darren returned to the company for a meeting. His schedule was hectic. Areiza could not understand why he insisted on watching her go upstairs when he had other things to do and someplace to be.Before Areiza could put down her bag, the director of the hospital called and invited her and Ria to dinner. It seemed the two of them got the chance to study abroad, and it was probably a send-off sort of thing. Areiza was a little surprised, as the director seldom made time for these things. If there was anything he wanted to say, he would always just tell them through his assistant.Nevertheless, Areiza didn’t think too much about it. She figured that he was only to be nice for once. With that, Areiza changed her clothes and went to the restaurant. Areiza was the first one to arrive at the private room. She had been waiting for a few minutes when she got a call from Ria.“Areiza, I am sorry, I won’t be able to make it to the dinner. There is something wrong with A
Darren kicked the door open and what he next saw made his blood boil. Without thinking, Darren strode over and threw a chair at Peter.Seeing Darren, Peter’s eyes widened, and he scampered.However, Darren grabbed his collar and kicked him many times on his vital parts, which sent him curled up in pain.Peter stumbled to the floor and tried to stand up, but Darren didn’t let him get away. He punched him several times more and hit his head on the floor. “I have warned you before,” Darren reminded him in a clod and menacing tone.Peter was in so much pain that he couldn’t fight back, much less move. One of his teeth had fallen, and blood oozed out of the corner of his mouth. “Sp… spare me.” he implored.“This is just the beginning,” Darren warned as he kicked him again and again.“Darren… help me…” Areiza called weakly.Hearing Areiza’s voice, Darren snapped back to reality and immediately let go of Peter. He rushed to Areiza’s aid and carried her in his arms.Half of her face had been
“Ankle’s done too. Are you hurt anywhere else?” Darren asked, looking at Areiza.“No,” Areiza said in a low voice. Strands of her hair fell on both sides of her face, which made her look youthful and charming.Darren pretended to be cold and serious as he retorted, “I don’t believe you. I need to do a general check-up just to be sure.”“I am not lying to you! I am not hurt anywhere else!” Flustered, Areiza stopped him, fearing that he might lift her shirt again.Darren couldn’t help but laugh as he held her hand. “I was just joking. But if you feel uncomfortable then please let me know. After all, we have been married for a long time, so there is no need for you to feel shy around me.” he said teasingly.“Who is married to you for a long time? Darren! You always say the weirdest thing,” Areiza complained like a spoiled child, blushing.“Okay, I won’t say such a things anymore.” With a chuckle, Darren stopped teasing her.After Darren was done treating her wounds, Areiza wanted to leav
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