TREVOR“One job!” Dad slaps me across the face, sending me tumbling to the couch. “You had one job!” “What the heck did I do?” I ask, holding my face and feeling my cheeks burn as I stand to my feet.Dad is a nut job on his day but he very rarely loses his temper to the point of hitting me. What the hell happened?“You still have the fucking guts to ask me questions?” He barks, taking another swing at me but I duck out of the way.“Can you just tell me what the fuck happened?” I glare at him, keeping my distance.He hisses. “Your whore of an ex-girlfriend happened,” he says with so much spite in his tone. “You convinced me to get you a job in the company, for one singular reason. Tear her and Damian apart, but guess who the latest couple in town are?!” He yells, grabbing the flower vase on the side stool beside him and hurling it at me but he misses by a wide margin.“Stop throwing my stuff around and speak in plain terms, what do you mean by the latest couple in town? And I did my f
DAMIANThe look on Austin’s face when the old man reinstated me as CEO was beyond worth it but what warmed my heart the most was the reception my kitten received once the board members knew what potential she had.When she asked me if our contract marriage was going to be like a real one or just for show, I gave her the logical answer.I know I feel different about her than I feel for other women but I don’t want to thrust myself into any commitments with her only to realise it’s not what I really want and end up hurting her. I don’t want to keep her hopes up and later dash them because of my own issues. I asked her to return to work as my personal assistant but she declined, choosing to join the finance department instead and I didn’t object.I want her to know that with me, she can truly be what she wants to be without feeling the need to please me or do my will all the time. Even if our marriage is more of a partnership, an alignment and even if I do have the fucking upper hand,
SCARLETT“So this is really your life now?” Delia asks on the video call.“Yep,” I reply, propping the pillows under my head properly.I wasn't feeling too well at work today so I left quite early. Damian and I always go to and return from work together even though I now work in the finance department and no longer as his personal assistant.As much as I would love to be in close proximity with him throughout the day, I need to learn and do more so I can support the company and not just appear as the CEO’s trophy wife, plus it also gives me the liberty to look into dad’s files at the debt arm of the finance department.“Girl…I’m so jealous of you,” Delia replies with a pout and I chuckle.“Hey! You’re not allowed to be jealous for another man while I’m right here,” Asher appears behind her, hugging her from behind in a sitting position and peppering her neck with kisses.Delia chuckles, turning back to cup his face. “Of course baby, it’s just girls talk, you know you’re the only man a
SCARLETT“We don’t have to go to this dinner, my brother and his family will also be present,” Damain says in a begrudged tone as we’re riding in the back of his Rolls Royce to his father’s mansion for dinner.Yesterday Gerard informed us of the dinner and as much as I don’t want to even catch a glimpse of Trevor, grandpa Richard specifically said he wanted me there.“You ask me to forgive your aunt but you can’t seem to let go of your grudge against your brother,” I reply, making a face at him.He frowns deeply, looking away. “It’s not the same thing. You and your aunt have a great relationship, you just currently have a misunderstanding. My brother hates me for merely existing like it’s my fault the old man couldn’t keep it in his pants and knocked my mom up.”His mom. This is probably the first time he has ever spoken about her.“Your mom, where is she?” He looks back at me, a conflicted look in his eyes.“I wish I fucking knew. She became tired of raising me in a poor environment
SCARLETTI can feel the sweat on my palms and the way my heart is pounding as I slowly walk behind Grandpa Richard to the balcony of his private living room upstairs.Damian was hesitant about letting me have this private conversation with him but I assured him I’ll be fine, although now I’m not so sure.“Sit,” Grandpa Richard says in a curt tone, pointing at the bamboo recliner on the balcony.“I remember you vividly making me a promise on your knees that you will stay away from Damian but then you turn around and marry him instead?” His voice is cold and I can feel it chill my spine.My only comfort is that I know Damian will protect me, no matter what.“I can’t stay away from him, I love him.”For the first time, I openly admit how I feel about Damian and even if I’m saying it as the only logical thing I can say right now, I really wish I can tell Damian how I truly feel.Grandpa Richard scoffs. “Love? Do you love him at the expense of your own father? At the expense of your family
DAMIANI put my hands on Scarlett's thighs to stop her when the old man asks her to join him after we get through the tense dinner.“I’ll be fine,” she whispers, giving me a small smile.Everything about her is just so fucking perfect. I know she’s strong willed and can hold her own against the old man but I don’t want him threatening her again and if that is what happens, I’ll give him a good piece of my mind.With every day that I spend with her, I see more reasons to let go of my fear and enjoy this moment, enjoy being hers and her being mine but I don’t know…..I can’t believe letting myself feel something for someone again is the hardest fucking decision I’ll have to make.After my first and last girlfriend, Maddison, conned me broke my heart, I just sort of grew into a guy who didn’t want to do relationships, commitments or anything of that sort but with my kitten it feels different.It’s hard to see her as someone I just want to pass time with, rather, lately, she’s been the
SCARLETT“What’s that face kitten, are you going to miss me?” Damian asks with that sexy smirk on his face.He’s going for a business seminar out of the country for the weekend as a keynote speaker. It’s the first time I’ll be apart from him for more than a few hours since we got married and yes, I am already missing him.Ever since last week when he beat Trevor up for my sake and gave me the hottest most dominant kiss of my life, our affinity just grew.We never spoke about it in depth. I tried to bring it up the next morning but he just skirted around it and I let it be but it made things better between us. “What if I will, would it be such a bad thing?” I say, twisting my hair with a sad pout, leaning against the frame of the door.He smiles down at me. “My kitten, I’ll miss you too but don’t worry, daddy will be back before you know it.”Why do I feel so giddy when he calls himself my daddy? “Why can’t I go with you?” I say with a frown. “I’ve never been to China before.”“Not t
DAMIANScarlett has taken my calls in two days and she hasn’t replied to any of my texts and I’m very worried. I know she planned to spend the weekend with her aunt but she should at least have reached out to me.I know I may be overreacting but I already sent Dean over to check on her. Life with her is just so blissful it’s hard to imagine it without her in it.“Boss, her aunt said she left two days ago after getting a call that someone knew who framed her father and she hasn’t been able to reach her either,” Dean says the moment he takes my call.My head pounds, fearing the worst. I’ve had a team look into her dad’s case but it came back clean when they went through their documents. Is it possible they missed something?“Where are you now?”“I’m still with her.”“Put her on the phone,” I reply curtly.“Do you have any idea who called her?” I ask, feeling fear in my gut.“I don’t,” she replies, her voice breaking into a sob. “The call was from a restricted number and she was given an