Hello, cutie pies! I hope you will give Irene and Conall a chance, two people who dislike each other, who are heartbroken and they each have their painful past haunting them. Do you think they can fall in love? Can she melt his heart and break the barrier that he created to keep everyone away from him? What do you think can be the reason that he hates women so much? Looking forward to your comments. Do tell me what do you think. Have fun reading, sweeties đź’—
Nearly a month has passed in the blink of an eye, forget about her mission Irene could barely take sometime off. She was so busy with the loads of work that she didn't get to spend much time with him. And when she got a little time, it became rather... a 'second-hand embarrassment'.Remembering about those incidents and especially how he behaved when she indeed tried to seduce him, Irene felt like jumping in the river.° Flashback °Only ten minutes left till the meeting, Irene had so many files on her hand that she could barely keep walking on the right way. It was all those selfish employees' faults, instead of taking care of their works by themselves they just handed her all the files to carry into the meeting room. As she saw Conall to walk ahead of her, she quickened her pace. 'It's the perfect time to do it.' Irene thought he would help her but..."You have only five minutes till the meeting starts, if you are late I'll fire you." Hearing his boss talking nonchalantly as she lo
"Please, someone... Open the door. Please..." Drenched out of her energy, her voice was barely above a whisper.With little force she whacked on the door, and the sound of it came back to her at triple speed. Unable to keep her consciousness anymore, her feet trembled and she could feel her body temperature rising like a rocket.Losing balance as she sat on the ground, she muttered, 'I got screamed at by my boss then I forgot to take my phone with me and now, someone threw water on me and I'm stuck in here. How miserable! Will anyone come to save me? I haven't met my babies for nearly a week, I miss them so much...' and she could no longer hit the door as her eyes were closing..."Miss Miller? Miss Miller." Suddenly an oddly familiar voice called out her name, she couldn't differentiate between the voice she expected to hear somewhere in her head and the voice who spoke just now. Irene fainted when a tall figure shut opened the door with a loud bang. "Miss Miller?" All she could see
As the door opened, she was taken aback. In utter disbelief she kept staring at the tall figure who appeared in the room. With a wide open mouth and confusion written on her face, she uttered, "You?"Conall with an unconcerned face as always walked towards the bed casually. Putting down the fruit basket on the table he settled on the couch. As he noticed how she had been looking at him, he asked her, "Am I not allowed here?""Ahh, no no not that. I just... Why are you here?" Startled, she looked down."How are you feeling now? I heard you had a fever." "I'm feeling better now. Thanks for your concern." She replied with a small smile. Irene still couldn't believe that he was here in person."I was going to say this after work but..."Seeing how he looked all cold again, she assumed she knew what he was going to announce. Irene grabbed the sheet in her fists and looked down."Ahh that... So you are here to say it in person.""Since it's big news and you are sick..." Irene bit her lip
"Mommy." Ellaine cried out the moment she met her mother, running to Irene with her brothers following her behind.Irene gazed at Roma and Roma gave her a small smile, bowing her head. "Sorry, Miss Miller. The kids wanted to see you so bad so when they said they wanted to tag along, I couldn't say no.""Mommy, you have a fever. Let me check your temperature." Touching her forehead Rowan worriedly nodded his head in understanding. "Mommy, your body is still hot. Your fever didn't get down.""Wait, I will g call the doctor." Austin added, wanting to go find the doctor.Watching them act like an adult, Irene couldn't help but laugh with watery eyes. Sometimes Irene herself was surprised to see how intelligent her kids were, unlike other kids their age those threes were much more impressive. For once she had a doubt that the man from that night was maybe not what it looked like but then everything pointed towards him.Those three learnt things faster, were more understanding and they had
The moment the car came to a halt, Conall almost threw up. Short of breathing he struggled trying to get out of the car."President, we are here. How was the... Ri-de?" Irene was awestruck as he got out of the car hurriedly without answering her.Confusion struck her when she saw him in a clumsy situation. Irene never ever thought her driving at her finest speed would make things worse rather than right.Grabbing a bottle of water from the car, she ran to him. Irene handed him the bottle of water, but the very sight of him made her feel bad for him. To make him feel sick at this time was not her plan.Conall took some small amount of sips and she extended her hand towards him to help him but he glared at her angrily, "Stay away to me." and she took some steps back.Seeing him raising the bottle of water in the air Irene closed her eyes and bit her lips."Were you planning to kill both of us? Why didn't you tell me that you drive at such a high speed?" There came his enraged tone of vo
"What do you want for lunch? President. Vege or nonveg? Should I bring it from the cafeteria or some restaurant nearby?" Holding a pen and paper in her hand she concentrated at Conall with great determination who was busy signing some documents.Thankfully, she didn't get hurt while falling on the floor. Though she cussed at him, he didn't seem to regret his actions at all. Hence, no apology came from him. Well, not like she expected any.She knew now that the rumour about him being extremely rude and arrogant, him being cold and be in the devil's side was nothing but the truth. For a moment, Conall continued looking at the space then he grabbed the pen tightly again. Without bothering to take a look at her he just answered nonchalantly, "Bring anything. And, go with the cafeteria.""Just anything?" Stunned as she was, Irene questioned him.This time Conall indeed looked at hee and with a nod, he uttered, "Yes.""Fine." It was somewhat hard to believe to her that he was not making tr
Approaching her desk, Irene let out a sigh with her back relaxing against the comfy chair. Conall didn't tell her to change her desk yet so she had to stay at the same place. Everything was not a problem except the other employees... It was exhausting.Stretching out her arms she put on a smile, looking at the computer. "The black file is missing." Irene casually opened the drawer just to be astonished. Unexpectedly, lots of trash came out of the drawer. In the near distance she could hear the employees laughing and making fun of her, commenting on her like they wished."Oops, she finally got what she deserves. She must be very sad right now, right? Yeah, it is so satisfying to watch trash meeting with trash lol. Well, it's just the beginning. She is yet to go through hell haha!" Those words and their mockery echoed in the room. Irene heard every single word so clearly that she clenched her fists in anger, at least before they used to be wary but now, they came at her even in open.
Obediently walking to him, she asked, "Uhmm, why did you call me here..." As Conall turned around, Irene felt weird for some reason. 'What would I do if he is going to make trouble for me again? Wait, they say he is a devil, he is a heartless cold man. Now in this place, only we two are here. If... If he murders me, nobody will even know. I didn't even tell Luxury that I came here. What if...'Understanding his movements was a parallel world for her. When weird thoughts circulated in her head, Irene pronounced nervously, "I didn't bring your breakfast while coming here... Uhmm, if you want me to...""I didn't ask you to be here for breakfast." His sincere tone calmed her nerves. "Then why?"Unexpectedly, Conall grabbed something from a bag and he just tossed it towards her. His emotionless eyes were depicting that he was at least not going to hurt her."Mr. Hud... I mean President. What is this?" She stared at the packet in confusion."Put that on. It's yours.""Par-don?" In sheer
"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