EMMA'S POVAngel has been in my house for three days now, staying with Jason and me. And seriously, she’s making me uncomfortable in so many ways.At first, I thought I was just overreacting. Maybe I was being too critical, maybe I was letting little things bother me too much. But with each passing day, my discomfort only grew.First, there’s the way she dresses. I don’t even know if I can call it dressing. Her clothes are so revealing that I feel like she walks around half-naked all the time. Her nipples are always visible, poking through her thin tops like they have a life of their own. It’s distracting. Not just to me, but I can tell Jason notices too, even if he tries to act like he doesn’t.And the worst part? She doesn’t seem to care. Not one bit.I mean, come on, have some decency! I get it— some people are comfortable in their skin, and that’s fine. But there’s a difference between confidence and outright disrespect. She knows she’s in another woman’s house, staying with a man
EMMA'S POVI couldn’t stop thinking about the metal bat I saw in Angel’s room. The image of it kept playing in my head like a broken record, refusing to leave me alone. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it again— heavy, solid, and dangerous. It wasn’t just any bat; it was something far more threatening. The sleek, polished metal reflected the light in a way that made my stomach twist with unease. It was the kind of weapon someone would use if they wanted to make sure their victim wouldn’t get up again.A shiver ran down my spine at the thought.Why would she have something like that?I tried to convince myself that maybe I was just overthinking things. Maybe it was nothing. Maybe she had it for protection, or maybe it was just for sports— though I had never seen Angel play baseball a day in her life. But no matter how much I tried to push the thoughts away, I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something more to it.Something dark.A regular person wouldn’t keep a bat like that
EMMA'S POV I watched as Jason spun the bottle, my heart hammering against my chest, faster than I’d like to admit. The dim glow of the living room lights cast flickering shadows across the walls, making everything feel more intense. I could hear the faint ticking of the clock on the wall, but all my focus was on that spinning bottle, turning endlessly as if it held some kind of power over us.When the bottle finally stopped, my stomach twisted into a knot. It had landed on Angel’s spot.I swallowed, forcing myself to glance at her, waiting to see her reaction. Her lips curled into a small, unreadable smile as she met Jason’s gaze. There was something in her expression— something knowing, something deliberate— that made my pulse quicken with unease.Jason smirked, the corner of his lips lifting in amusement. His blue eyes held a spark of mischief as he leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on his knees. “Truth or Dare?” he asked, his voice smooth yet playful.Angel didn’t hesita
EMMA'S POVThe way I ran into the house was like never before. My legs felt weak, but I didn’t stop. My heart pounded so fast that I thought it might explode. My mind raced with a thousand thoughts, each one more terrifying than the last. I didn’t even bother to check if anyone was watching me. My only concern was Jason.I needed to see him. I needed to make sure he was okay.As soon as I got inside, my eyes darted around the room, scanning every corner until they landed on the couch. There he was— Jason. He was lying there, his body still, his face peaceful. But was he really fine?Panic surged through me. What if something had already happened? What if I was too late?I rushed over to him, my hands shaking uncontrollably. My fingers trembled as I reached out and touched his arm."Jason?" I whispered, my voice barely audible. I leaned in closer, my breath shaky.For a moment, there was nothing. No response. My heart dropped, and fear gripped me like a cold hand. But then, slowly, his
EMMA'S POVAfter last night, Jason and I promised never to lie to each other again. No more secrets, no more hiding things from each other. No matter what happened, we were going to stick together. That was the deal.It felt like a fresh start, like we were finally on the same page. I wanted to believe that from now on, nothing and no one could come between us. We had been through too much already.So, this morning, after I and Jason finish making breakfast, I went straight to Angel’s room to call her to eat. But when I got there, the room was empty. The bed was neatly made, the pillows fluffed, and the curtains drawn open, letting the morning sunlight stream in. It didn’t look like she had slept there at all.Frowning, I stepped inside and looked around. There was no sign of her shoes, her purse, or even the light jacket she always wore when she went out. It was strange. She never left the house without at least letting someone know where she was going."Angel?" I called out, but the
EMMA'S POV For about three hours after Angel’s outburst on live TV, Jason and I sat in the living room, struggling to come up with a solid plan to bring her down. Every idea we thought of had a flaw, and frustration started to creep in like a slow, unwanted guest. It was as if we were trying to solve a puzzle with missing pieces, and the more we thought about it, the more impossible it seemed.Jason leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers restlessly on the wooden table. The sound was soft but irritating, like a clock ticking too loudly in a silent room. He exhaled sharply, clearly tired of our back- and- forth discussion. “I think involving someone else would be better. Let’s see his fthoughts on this,” he suggested, his voice carrying a note of desperation.I didn’t even need to ask who he was referring to. I knew exactly who he meant, and I shook my head immediately, my response firm and final. “Nope. Not after what he and Daniel did to us.”Jason frowned, clearly disagreeing
SIMEON'S POV I have always believed that a man can love one woman deeply, even while entertaining countless others. Some might call it foolish, others might call it selfish, but I know it to be true. No matter how many women have come and gone in my life, my heart has never wavered. It has always belonged to Emma.She doesn’t see me the way I see her. To her, I am just another man in the background, someone who exists but never truly matters. But that has never stopped me from loving her. It has never made me reconsider my feelings, not even for a second. I believe that love is patient, and someday, she will be mine.But love is never simple, and my path to Emma is filled with obstacles. The greatest of them all is Daniel— my fiercest competitor, my biggest rival. He has tried everything to win her over. He has plotted and schemed, played games both clever and desperate. He has bribed people, manipulated situations, and even tried to frame others to get closer to her. But no matter w
ANGEL'S POV I’ve always believed that being rich gets you everything. I mean, that’s what people say, right? If you have money, you have power, connections, and everything you could ever want. That’s what I was taught to believe growing up in a wealthy family where nothing was ever out of reach. My parents had money, a lot of it, and they made sure I never lacked anything. Expensive clothes, fancy cars, exotic vacations— I had it all. People looked at me and thought I was lucky, that I had a perfect life. But they were wrong. I learned that lesson the hard way— watching my best friend, Emma, get all the good things in life while I was left behind, wondering why my wealth couldn’t buy me the one thing I truly wanted: to be the person everyone admired. Emma and I grew up together. We were inseparable, or at least that’s what I thought at the time. Her family was average— neither poor nor rich, just normal. She didn’t have all the luxuries I had, yet somehow, Emma was always the one pe
BRUNO'S POVThe moment I met Cherry in my cousin's place of work, I fell in love with her.I asked my sister that very day if she knew her and coincidently Cherry was her close friend.My cousin Zara lived with her parents and they are very wealthy but they betrothed Zara to someone that she doesn't love.They threatened to disown Zara. Zara left her family to start life on her own, she changed her name and every other thing related to the Sinclair family. I secretly supported her because we grew up together.After I left Cherry's home, I went straight to the shopping mall to buy her the best gown and every other accessory she would be needing for the competition tomorrow.And for the competition, my friend and I were the ones that organized it and the company that she is working as a jewelry designer, is my friend’s company.The purpose of the competition tomorrow is to prove that she never plagiarized anyone's work.“Give me these designs I need the gown in green color”. I said to
CHERRY'S POVI left Daniel's company a month ago after I was accused of Plagiarism. They even made sure that they blacklisted my name so that no one would hire me.Surprisingly, I was employed by the best jewelry design company in the city and beyond.I didn't even submit my application to them. They just sent me an email for me to resume as their major jewelry designer. And ever since then, I worked hard for the company's growth. The company is now the number one jewelry designer.“Hello my Angel”. Bruno stopped his car in front of me and resumed flirting with me.Bruno has been so wonderful to me. He always comes to pick me up everyday after my work and he has never asked me for anything in return.“You are five minutes later, your bonus won't be paid this month”. I joked with a smile.“A punishment from an Angel is a blessing to me, so punish me any how you deem fit”. His words always makes me smile.I got in and he helped me fix the seatbelt. “My angel, I want to take you on a d
DANIEL'S POVIt's been a month since Cherry left the company. She was accused of plagiarism of jewelry design on the D-day of the competition.I knew she was innocent but I wanted her to leave the company for her own safety.My mother is targeting her. I have tried my best to speak with her but she is still too angry with me and Bruno is trying his very best to take her away from me.“Daniel dear, what are you thinking about?”. Pearl rose from the bed and wrapped her arms around my neck.I don't even understand my feelings again for her. I have slept with her a few times but I don't love her, my heart loves Cherry but Cherry has completely changed.“Nothing, I am just tired and I want to go out for a break”. I got up from the bed and wore my pants. “Daniel, the baby wants another round, can we please do another round, you did it with me just once”. I got so irritated with her.I pushed her off of me and wore my
EMMA'S POVWell I have been riding my enemy for the past one month now. My baby and I are growing in good health.The father is also secretly keeping in touch with us. Angel thinks she has won but she doesn't know that me and Jason are at the top of the game.We want her to believe what we want her to believe.The day Jason was diagnosed of dementia that was the day he told me everything that was happening. He wanted us to play oblivion about everything. Angel even instated a mini camera in my bedroom just to monitor Jason and I.I have my memory intact, I never aborted my baby, I left to be with my aunty Grace.I don't want to risk my baby right now. I will face Angel very soon.“Emma, your phone has been ringing nonstop, here, have it”. My Aunty handed the phone which showed 'sweet hubby’ . I picked it up with a smile. “You know that you shouldn't be calling me, what if that vile woman is tracking our calls?“I am the one that's tracking her every call, and I have gotten so much e
CHERRY'S POV“Bruno? What are you doing here?”. I asked surprised to see him.“I am here to pick you up”. He replied with a wink.“Me? But I….”.“Come in, let's go”. He cut me off.I got into his car and settled inside.I had one thought in mind, Bruno looks quite rich, so why is Zara doing a cleaning job?Bruno looks so handsome, one can drown in his beautiful eyes, if not careful. “What are you thinking about my angel? Am I too handsome?”. He asked while trying to show off.“Please let's go”. I said with an embarrassed facial expression. “Where do you want me to take you, my lady?”“Stop teasing me Bruno, look at my direction”.I gave him the card that Emma once gave me in case I wanted to come over for a visit.He fastened my seatbelt and he drove me out of the work environment. The ride took about an hour before we got to the destination. “Thank you Bruno for bringing me here, I can manage from here”. I said to Bruno as we got to Mr Jason's house. “Aren't you going home toni
CHERRY'S POV We were seated in the conference room waiting for Miss Pearl to come and address us. She came in with Miriam after thirty minutes of waiting. They were smiling from ear to ear when they came in. Miriam came to where I was seated and folded her hand. She looked so vulnerable. “Cherry, please forgive me for all the wrongs I've done to you”. Seriously? Why is she begging now? Oh I see, maybe she thinks that I am planning to expose what I saw in the office today, but I won't. I believe one day they would be caught by the boss himself. As long as they don't make things difficult for me, I won't even spare a glance at them. “Actually, Cherry, I was the one that asked her to ask for your forgiveness because I want us to work as a team, because we achieve what we want easily if there is peace amongst us. So please forgive her”. So it's Miss Pearl that asked her to apologize to me. It's fine I will forgive her, but I won't let my guard down on her. “Alright, I have forgi
PEARL'S POVI am not as simple as I appear. Daniel and his fortune is my target but I have one obstacle on the way...Cherry.His mother warned me against her. The night that I drugged Daniel, was the night my journey to make Daniel mine began and I won't let an ordinary poor wretched girl steal him away from me.I don't have a boyfriend that traveled out. It's all a made up story. And when he appeared that day, I was also behind that plan, I made sure that he saw the pictures of my naked body with Daniel's.When Daniel's mother told me about the competition, I saw it as an opportunity to come into the company and as the saying goes ‘Keep your friends close and keep your enemies closer’That's exactly what I did as I came into the company today. I have seen a perfect tool to use to make her life miserable while working behind the scenes. That tool is Miriam.I saw deep hatred for Cherry in her eyes as I came in this morning. She would make things much easier for me.I saw the love bit
DANIEL'S POVI received a threat from my mother. I wanted to stay temporarily in her jewelry company to monitor the business.But when I met Cherry there, I wanted to stay and be their CEO. She found out that Cherry also worked there and she threatened to make her life difficult if I didn't fire her.I couldn't just fire her like that, I have developed feelings for her. These days that I haven't seen her, I wasn't able to concentrate.Pearl was being emotional and she was broken. I decided to let her work in the jewelry company since she is good at designing. And I was happy that I will see Cherry again.I want her to leave the company because it's too dangerous for her. I know that the employees bully her. But I deliberately didn't want to defend her because I wanted her to leave the company. If the employees keep on giving her a hard time, she would have no other choice than to resign on her own.I got mad at the canteen when the strange guy called her my angel. Cherry is mine and
CHERRY'S POVI smiled as soon as I heard the manager's voice. “She submitted her design to me before coming to join the line and I must say, I was really impressed. Here, you can take a look”. He handed it to Miss Pearl. “I won't be opening anyone's design because I don't want others to copy, I won't be the only one judging on this design. There are some top designers that would come and organize a competition for the five top people that I will pick”.“Alright”. The manager agreed with her and everyone dispersed. Miss Pearl held Daniel's arms and they left. Just then Zara ran to me with her face filled with worry.“You always get into trouble Cherry, is this really your bad luck or your stupidity. Look at how swollen your face is”.“Zara, you worry too much. You should be proud of me. Today, I taught that big bully a lesson”. I replied with a cheerful smile.“Who are you talking about?”. She asked curiously. “Miriam, the assistant supervisor, I gave her two tight slaps”. I said p