How would you like to be my wife? And I will give you the entire world,” he says sliding the glass of wine toward me “But you're older than me,” I say ……. Giana Marino, personal assistant and wife to the rich Dante North, even while being mistreated in her marriage, She stays. With Dante North grandfathers death, he is faced with getting the inheritance but to double his stand over the inheritance against his uncle he divorces his wife Giana due to her controversial past to marry a more prominent woman and actress Piper Lane. Giana is left distraught and homeless after losing her job and working minimal jobs for survival but she is rescued by an unknown handsome older man, Maximilian who shows her danger, steamy passion, and love. Will Giana's past catch up with her or will her new savior Maximilian be the cover she needs or a new danger to her?
Lihat lebih banyak/-Piper-/Eric North was such a daddy. Tall, sexy and handsome. I could barely keep my eyes off him.We were having dinner at one of the most expensive restaurants in town and Dante… well Dante didn't seem too thrilled to meet his uncle.In fact, he was grumbling all the way here. He spoke about how Eric had singlehandedly murdered his brother's just so he could become Chairman of the North Group.Now, these were all allegations. No one has proof so he couldn't be charged. While Eric was bitter about that, I found it hot.“It's good to have you both join me,” Eric smile, eyes flickering to me. “And you are even more beautiful than the last time we met, Piper.”My cheeks grew red.“I see your husband is taking good care of you,” Eric smiled, but there was something behind that smile. Something that sent my body spiralling with heat.“Damn right I have!” Dante cut in. “Why have you asked to see us? What do you want?”“Always so forward, Dante,” he chuckled. “Is it wrong to have dinner w
Maxmillian-/She was gone.I returned to the suite but she was nowhere in sight. I check literally everywhere!From the room to the bathroom to the pool area and even the balcony but she wasn't there.The main reason I rushed back here was because of the alert I received on my phone. I know I gave her my card to buy whatever she wanted but I thought she would just order food since she was still weak.But seeing that amount, I was more than certain it couldn't be her. Gianna wasn't that reckless and extravagant. Not that I cared about the money she spent, I just knew she wouldn't allow herself to. She was too money conscious.I began searching the hotel itself, going floor by floor but she was nowhere in sight. The fact that she was sick made me even more worried.Where could she gone to in her condition? The thought of her passing out somewhere made me even more afraid.I tried calling her but for some reason, I couldn't reach her so I sent her a text, hoping she wasn't out cold somew
Gianna-/Run away.That was what my mind was singing for the last few days.I was going to, no doubt, but how to do it was the issue. I didn't have the finances, first of all.Yes, Maxmillian paid me as his PA, but it wasn't enough for me to just vanish. I would need food and shelter when I leave the country. I was going to be jobless for the first couple of months, I needed money to last me that long.Whicb was why I came up with this ridiculous plan, just in case I found my chance. Max always gave me the black card whenever I went shopping so hopefully, if I could just go shopping without him, I could withdraw as much money as I needed and vanish.A part argued it was theft but the other part reminded me that I was married to this man. Spending your husband's money is not stealing.“Are you going out?” I asked quietly. I was still in bed, tugged under my blanket, while Max was dressed in a shirt and tailored trousers.“Yes, but I'll be back shortly. Three hours tops,” he responded.
Gianna-/The doctor walked into the room just as Maxmillian was leaving to grab lunch.“How is she now?” Dr Morales asked.“Still throwing up but arguably better than last time,” Max responded. “I'm just going to get her lunch.”“Oh, that's good to hear. Go ahead, while I examine her,” she said and Maxmillian left the room.The woman walked to me with a very bright smile. Too bright for someone visiting a patient.Just before I could assume the worst, she broke the news.“Congratulations, Mrs North. You are four weeks pregnant!” She told me and I sprang off the bed in shock,. momentarily forgetting the fever.“What?!” I gasped. “You don't mean that, right? It's a joke…”Her expression faltered a little. I guess she was expecting me to be happy but how could I be? I was barely surviving with Maxmillian and now, I was about to dd a baby to the mix? I would be insane to be happy in this situation.“Unfortunately, it is not a joke, Ma'am. You are indeed pregnant and I believe it is a good
/-Gianna-/I felt sick.Throwing up constantly in the bathroom, not to mention the splitting headache that followed.I pulled the duvet over me, clinging to it tightly for warmth as Max was no longer in bed. I needed warmth.Desperately.My eyes burned and I could feel the fever creeping in. Where the hell was Maxmillian?Almost as soon as the thought left my head, he returned to the room.He was with a tray in his hand . He went to get breakfast for us.“Babe, are you okay?” He asked, joining me on the bed. I scooted closer to him, craving body warmth but afraid to expose my body to the cold at the same time. “You're cold?”I nodded.He picked up the AC remote and turned it off.“Why did you tell me that earlier, baby?” He muttered, wrapping his arms around me. As if he could sense it, his hands went to my neck and instantly widened. “You're running temperature.”Of course I knew that. I could barely open my eyes because of it.“You're going to fall sick, baby,” he said,. helping me
Dante-/They were out of the country?!Gianna had the audacity to leave the country after I gave her a timeframe to kill Max? She must really take me for a fool.Obviously, I have given her way too many chances, that is why she thinks it is okay to mess with me.She was testing my patience. Stepping on the tail of a tiger to see if it would bite, huh? I wasn't going to spare her this time!Piper's laughter snapped me out of my thoughts. I immediately shot her a glare.“And what is so funny?” I growled.“Nothing, just remembered that once upon a time, I said someone's plan was going to fail and they took it for granted. Thought I was just being a bitch. Now I can't help but wonder how that is working out for them,” she mused.Is she seriously mocking me in this situation? That fucking bitch! Sometimes, she makes me wonder how the hell I even ended up with her. She has been nothing but a thorn in my flesh. Always ready to laugh at my failures.I was about to reply her when a call came i
Maxmillian-/It was Arrica.I knew from the very beginning and those spiders were confirmation. I just couldn't let Gianna know that. She hates me enough, I couldn't give her another reason to hate me. Especially on this vacation.I had to leave it all to Zhang while I texted Marco, my right-hand. He was supposed to handle this before it got to us.Marco; I'm sorry, boss. We were still tracking her but we have her now.”The text was a little annoying but I had to put the distance into consideration.Me; Fine, but take care of her this time. I don't want her causing any more trouble for me. Fail and I would have your head on a platter.Marco: Yes boss.I hung up the phone and turned to Gianna who was now asleep. She had been so worried and restless. She needed the sleep.Her phone rang beside her and I picked it up to avoid waking her. The caller was unknown so I answered it. I didn't say a word and waited for the person to speak.The other end of the line was silent. The person was wa
Gianna-/It happened so fast that I almost didn't see it happening. One minute, a gun pointed directly at me and the next second, countless shots were fired.The masked man dropped to the floor and my grip on Max's hand tightened. Mr Zhang stepped forward to check it out.He took off the mask and it was no one special. I looked at Maxmillan and he didn't seem to recognise the man either.So he really knows nothing about this? A wave of relief washed through me. Maybe Max really had nothing to do with this. Maybe this wasn’t about him. Or me. Maybe we were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.Zhang kept examining the body for anything that could give us some form of clue, I think.By the time he lifted the man's shirt, he suddenly froze.“What is it?” I asked. Max stepped forward with me clinging behind it. It was a spider tattoo.Maxmillan's expression changed.“What's wrong? Why won't you tell me anything?” I groaned. I was too terrified to be kept in the dark right now.“Leave
Gianna-/I was having fun.So was Maxmillan. And even Zhang, i guess. The man was way too stoic so I couldn't tell if he enjoyed being here or not.“Let's go on that one!” I pointed to the bridge. Maxmillan instantly frowned and I knew he was about to drill me on safety and what not.Zhang thankfully spoke up in agreement before he had the chance to argue.“She's right. We'll get a better view from there,” he said. Maxmilian sighed. I threw him a smirk and he rolled his eyes. I guess he couldn't argue with his tour guide.We headed for the bridge, pushing through the crowd of people. Walking there suddenly seemed longer than I approximated it to be.I guess it was because of the crowd but by the time we got there, it was worth it.“Do you see it now? The beautiful view?” I asked Max, moving away from the bridge to the side and then, in a matter of seconds, a bullet flew past, hitting the railing on the spot where I had been standing before.A gasp fell on my lips but before I could re
GIANA POV “Sign the divorce papers now Giana, we don’t have time to waste” Dante threw the papers in my face, with no remorse. “What if I don’t want to?” I ask my hands shaking as I reach the papers from the floor, “I wanted to be done with Dante for good but I owed him my life, I was married to him for five years and I've been loyal, like a dog, like a stepping stool. “Then you will have to go to court and I don't think you have a dime to your name to pay any lawyers do you?” Piper my little step- sister said beside him. Both of them, Dante and Piper were the perfect couple to everyone, they played movie roles together, and she even attended his CEO parties with him like they were husband and wife but I was his wife, embarrassed by me and my curvy stature, and he kept me at home away from his family and friends. He only married me out of pity I know, he had saved me from a crime I had committed while we were in college and married me to keep me safe, leaving me with only my step...
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