"Bennet, didn't madam come back yet?" Since Irene told Owen that she was not going to come to office, Conall got no calls or messages from her so he waited for her in futile. Not seeing her anywhere at home, Conall couldn't help but be worried about her. "No, madam did come in the morning but then she got some stuff with her and left in a hurry." "In a hurry... Did she tell you where she was going? Or did she leave any message for me?" "No, she did not." "Ohh." Staring at the wall clock then letting out a deep sigh, he headed upstairs. Conall was going to his room but then, her room caught his attention. As he entered her room, he muttered, "How neat and clean the toom is!" In the past, Conall went to her room for once or two times and it was when she was home... Conall wandered around in her room before sitting on the sofa, even though she was not there her perfume still lingered in the air around. He casually picked a photo frame that was put on the side of the table.For a w
"Pick up the call for God seck! Damn it!!!" Angry, Conall tossed the phone on the other end of the table. Kicking on the chair he loosened his necktie while fuming with anger."Mr. Hudson.""How's the investigation going? Are we missing anything?""They are searching for the spy, but thankfully everything had been found, no important files is missing. This spy is very cunning, our men had been trying their all but still, there's nothing so far so they are still working on finding it." Owen explained. "Have you seen the clips where the thief is showed?" As Conall asked him so, Owen looked down. Noticing his facial reaction, Conall let out a sigh of annoyance. He no longer needed to ask him anything as he could tell what his answer would be. "Do you also think that she did this horrible thing?""I don't but... All the proof is showing that it was indeed Miss Miller so I'm confused. It's not that I believe she did it, I trust her and I know she wouldn't do such a thing but the evidence.
"What do you mean?"Conall let go of her hand, walking some inches away from her he repeated in a cold tone of voice, "I cannot marry you."Hearing him, Irene chuckled. "Well done, you are really good at making jokes. But let me tell you, I really have something very very special to tell you about. You wi... ""I know it's hard to believe but I'm not joking. I'm serious right now.""So you mean you c... ""I cannot marry you, Irene. We have to cancel our wedding." There was no sarcasm in his tone, even his serious face screamed out loudly about how true it was. For a brief moment, she couldn't believe it was really him. He didn't even flinch as she kept looking at him."And the reason?""You don't have to know that, just know that we cannot get married." Conall let her know, in a cold tone of voice. "What's the reason?" She insisted, unlike earlier now she sounded so unemotional. Conall bit his lips, with his throat becoming dry he couldn't keep looking at her face, "I have someone e
"Miss Miller, Mr. Hudson must not mean that. Maybe he needs sometime that's why... " Owen stopped talking as Irene turned around, she had no emotions on her face and she looked so calm, Owen had a bad feeling about it.Entering the elevator, she handed him the papers and then smiled gloomily, "I can see it, you don't have to talk for him.""I was n... ""I'll be taking two days off from work, I've already applied for it. Please approve it.""Huh? But I can't do that, you need to t... ""Do you think he will be happy if I do that? Right now, he prefers to not see my face. It's better if I just disappear from his l... " Irene took a deep breath, she could barely control her emotions. His sudden cold attitude towards her hurt her. "Miss Miller, n... "Ring! "I didn't leave much work for you, I've shorted out most of the things already so you don't have to worry. Thank you, bye." And the door of the elevator closed, so Owen's trying to mend their relationship failed right there.On the
"Good morning, Miss Miller. What a pleasant surprise! Someone like you came to see me in my office." As soon as Oliver saw Irene seated on the sofa in his office, he put down his coat on the couch and took a seat on opposite of her. When he got informed that a guest was waiting for him in his office, Oliver didn't care much since he didn't know who it was. Irene didn't seem to be happy at all, she kept a serious face while asking him, "It was you, right?""What are you talking about? I don't understand.""Don't pretend that you don't know at all. I'm sure it's you who sent a spy to Mr. Hudson's company. You have made him or her steal the important documents and the name is on my head. You got what you wanted and your spy didn't even get caught. What a brilliant idea!" Sounding annoyed, she voiced so while looking at him coldly.Since the last time Irene talked to him, she didn't agree to any of his planning so she had no idea if he was upto something. Irene thought she could easily s
"Iri, are you sure you really wanna do this?" As Maria asked her so, Irene just smiled at her with a sad look on her face. Maria has always been supportive but this time, she couldn't just support Irene's sudden decision. Letting out a sigh Maria added, "Fine, if that's what you wanna do... But I would say that please, think about it again. It includes your children as well, it's not only about you.""That's why I wanted to t... Anyway, I don't want to talk about it anymore. I've already decided what I'm gonna do and it's final."Seeing her sad, Maria gave her a hug. "Sometimes our life is full of surprises. Don't worry, everything will be fine.""Hmm... "• • •Rubbing the side of his head, Conall signed a document. Pushing it towards Cathy he asked, "Is there any left?""No, it was the last one." Cathy replied. For a moment she kept watching his facial expression, as if she had something to tell him but she didn't dare. Before leaving, she put a bunch of papers on the side of the
"Fine, send me the final paper. I will check it and s... "Ding dong! Maria checked the timing in her phone and then she asked her employees on the call, "Did Mr. Wilson say that he was coming to see me at my home?""No, he did not.""Then who is it in this morning?" Maria mumbled, thinking who could it be. "What.... "Walking towards the door to open it, she voiced, "Nothing, I will be there around 11 am. If there's anything important, then call me." And she hung up. Ding dong! "I was coming, why were y... " Opening the door as she saw Conall, Maria put her phone in her pocket. Never did she ever think Conall would come to see her in the morning, it was so strange. "Mr. Hudson? Why are y...""Can I come in?" Struggling to breathe, Conall asked her. "Yes, please."Maria wondered what could have happen that he looked so exhausted, far more it was still morning. Seeing him look around, she asked, "Uhmm, why are you here in this early morning? Is everything alright?"Scanning the su
Irene finished the cup of coffee, while he kept looking at her. It made her feel uncomfortable, what was he here for? What exactly did he want from her? "The marriage date is fixed now, my dad said it's about to take place twelve days later." As Edwin announced so, Irene put down the cup on the table with a sudden thud. She was thinking of how to stop the marriage, with Conall by her side she could think of a plan but since he distanced himself from her, she lost the hope. "Wh-what did you say?""Our wedding date is already fixed, twelve days left till the wedding.." Edwin explained and she bit her lips. Tapping her fingers on the table constantly she looked at the cup in front of her while thinking of something. Irene was kinda lost, she didn't know what to do anymore."Have you thought of a way yet?" She questioned, hoping he could help her."For what?" Edwin asked in confusion."Ow, about stopping this marriage. Haven't you thought of a solution yet?"Upon hearing her, Edwin gri
"1, 2 and... 3."As Irene threw the flower bouquet towards the crowd, all the men and women ran to grab it. Surprisingly, Luxury picked it up and the crowd cheered for her.In the happy moment, Irene was watching how everyone was so happy. Her dream to have a fulfilled family finally became true.Irene was about to walk to Conall who was talking to his friends when suddenly a familiar face came to her view. Upon seeing her, the person quickly ran away."Babe, where are you going?""I'll be back soon.""Is everything alright?""Yes."Irene ran after the person, the faster the person ran the more Irene wanted to see who it was. For a moment, she thought she was hallucinating. Why would the person who hated her would attend her wedding?"Mrs. Thompson." Stopping at a point, Irene called out loudly and the person with a mark stopped. "If you came to see the bride's face, you should give her the blessings as well. Don't you know the traditions?"Hearing her, Alora turned to her direction.
• A week later •"There's only an hour left till the wedding starts. Mr. Hudson." Conall tossed his phone on the seat and sped up the car. If not for the sudden business urgency, he would have been in the wedding venue by now but... Ring!As his phone, Conall took a look at the front way then he leaned to get his phone. Boom! There, Irene moved back and forth anxiously. In a princess wedding dress, and with all the makeup and hairstyle, she looked like a princess.Checking the timing in her phone, she bit her lips then dialled Conall's phone number for the 16th time but she couldn't contact him at all.'It has been so long since the last time I talked to Conall, he said he would be here before the wedding starts but only fifteen minutes left till the wedding starts, he is nowhere to be seen. Far more, I can't contact him.'"Miss Miller." Luxury hung up the phone and hurriedly ran to her. "Did you contact Conall? Where is he?""Uhmm..."Seeing her pale reaction, Irene touched her
"Good morning, Miss Miller." Seeing Irene come out of the kitchen, Luxury greeted her. Irene put down the plate of fruits as she saw her. Noticing the file in her hand, Irene asked, "Good morning, why are you here? Is something wrong at work?""Ahh, no. I came here because Mr..." Just when she was about to answer her, Conall appeared there. "I have told Miss Martin to come, I've something important to talk to her." Conall added, walking to the ladies.Hearing him, Irene looked at him in confusion. She knew Conall didn't know Luxury so there was no way they were working together on something or maybe they did but she didn't know? But if that really happened then he would have told her about this, in fact Luxury wouldn't hide things from her, right?But that was not the thing which concerned her though, rather the file Luxury was carrying pulled all her attention."Wait, what's wrong? Did you find a solution for Mr. Desmond's case?" Irene questioned, sounding a little excited."It's n
"You know he is dangerous, what if he reveals your secret? No, no. I can't...""Shhh! Calm down. Just calm down, will you?" Pulling her in a hug, Conall tried calming her down. Irene told him everything Luca, and after knowing it all, he didn't seem to even bother."Conall, he is not as simple as he looks. He is really really dangerous, trust...""Shhh! Just take a deep breath first, then I have something to say to you."Irene wiped her years of and asked, "What is it?""Do you want to marry me? Do you want to spend the rest of your life with me?""But Mr. D..." Interrupting her, Conall held her hand and looked into her eyes, "Shh! Just answer me, I want to know your answer.""I do."Smiling lovingly, as he showed her his phone she was surprised. "Wait when did you...""When you were telling me about Luca Desmond.""So your men are already working on this?"Conall pulled her close, having her rest her head on his shoulder he kissed her forehead, "Yes, so don't worry. You just need to
"You know there are many beautiful places we can go to. There's k..."When Conall was excitedly describing about places to Irene, she kept looking at him from the distance. The words Mr. Desmond told her kept playing in her head over and over again, and everytime she remembered it, her fear of losing him got her bad. 'I know Conall can't be touched, he is more powerful than Mr. Desmond. But he has enemies and he has secrets that can ruin him... Far more, he raised me so if he wants, he can ruin me faster than I can even imagine.'As Conall touched her shoulder suddenly, Irene was taken aback. "What are you thinking of? Is it me in a wedding suit or us in wedding dresses?""Ahh yes. I'm fine..." She didn't smile at him at all, though his smile made her feel a little better but she was so worried. She knew Luca looked fine but at times, he could be very dangerous. Far more, Irene was the CEO of Desmond I. O. in name, the real one was Luca. He was still the sole owner of the company th
"I don't wanna stay like a guest. Let me work as well..." As Irene picked up the knife, Conall held a cherry in his mouth. He approached from the behind, grabbing her waist he turned her around and feed her the cherry. "You!" "Have some sweet."Irene wanted to leave but when she went outside, she found out that Conall took her to an island from where she wouldn't be able to leave by herself even if she would want to. Having no choice, she stayed with him. But so far, he didn't let her do anything with her hand. Even when she said she was hungry, he decided to cook by himself instead of letting the chef do it. "Have a seat, I will be done soon." Conall took her in his arms and then he put her on the counter. "Wait, I want to help."Conall watched her making a cute face as he walked to the kitchen. While he was putting on the apron she kept looking at him. Suddenly he took it off and uttered, "Since you don't wanna stay like a guest, how about you help me put this on?"'He just put
"I wished this before, I wished that she would break up with him and come back to me.""It's dangerous, get down..."Suddenly he jumped down, and hugged Maria, she was taken aback. "I know I am a bit selfish but I couldn't help. My love for her never died, it was always one-sided and even though I had a chance to make it both sided I... I have ruined it all with my own hand. But when I heard that she broke up with him nor does she love him... My mind was so... You know I was just so happy. So damn much happy! Haha." Those words echoed in her ears again and again, Maria felt uncomfortable for some reason. "Mr. Wilson, let go."Alvin let her go and looked at her pie-eyed. He touched her face and smiled foolishly, "I will marry her, Mary. I will... Right now, I'm just on seventh heaven."Maria felt bad somewhere in her chest, it hurted so bad that she couldn't say anything. Since the day she met him, she didn't think of him as someone special but now... She had a different opinion. "D
"Thank you." Alvin voiced, smiling at her. Giving a cup of coffee to Alvin, Irene took a seat opposite of him. She didn't look so good though, her face full of sadness and compassion."Are you alright?""Yeah, thanks for asking. Alvin." She gave him a small smile as she grabbed a cup of coffee as well. For a few moments, silence took place in the living room. Since he came to see her, he didn't see her smiling wholeheartedly at all. Alvin put down the cup on the table and crossing his chest he looked straightly at her. "Irene.""Yes?""I want to ask you something but I don't know if... If I should ask it or not.""What do you want to ask?"Since he asked for a chance, she didn't hold any grudge against him. So when he wanted to meet her, she agreed on their meet up. With a slight hesitation, he asked, "About Mr. Hudson... Are you planning on really marrying him?"The moment he took his name, Irene remembered how Conall clearly told her on her face that he couldn't marry her. Her ga
"Mr. Hudson, one of our men had found out Miss Miller's whereabouts.""Where is she?" Since she vanished into thin air, Conall had tried every way possible to find her but as if she didn't exist, there was no news of her so far. "Daddy, won't you play with us?" As Rowan called out for him, Conall gave him a small smile from the distance. "Let me take this call first, I'll join you guys once I'm done.""Ok, daddy.""Yes, she was last seen in a cafe with a man at the northern area of the city. It was an hour ago." The voice from the other end of the call came through and Conall furrowed his brows, "Who is he?""We couldn't find it yet, we are still searching for his identity."Conall kept his fists clenched even though he looked calm. "I want to know where she is right now, why did she meet that man and everything about their relationship. Inform me of every details, got that?""Yes, Mr. Hudson."Hanging up the phone, Conall let out a sigh. At least he could relax now since her last lo