"Why doesn't he pick up the call?" Calling him again and again, Irene worriedly typed a quick message on her phone. She ran faster towards a certain direction as she was typing the message when something caught her attention and she paused. Turning her head towards her left, Irene took a step back. How relieved she felt! It couldn't be told with only words.Irene hurriedly walked towards the balcony, a relaxed smile appearing on her face, "President, you are here." But Conall didn't even look at her as if he had no idea of her arrival, he stood still with his back turned away from her. Getting a call from MacMillan Irene turned away from him. "Miss Miller did you find him?" There came, MacMillan's worried tone of voice. "Yes, I found him. We will be coming down in a minute or... " Before she could finish the line, Irene cried out worriedly, "President, what's wrong?" As she saw him sitting on the ground, like someone so weak and she got more worried. The man she saw always had a
Ring!As the familiar number popped on her phone screen, Irene excused herself and headed towards the exit. "Good afternoon, Miss Miller. How have you been doing these days?"Irene peeked around, making sure nobody was looking and she asserted, "Why did you call? You can get straight to the point.""Ohh, you are in a bad mood I see." From the other side of the call, Oliver sounded quite relaxed. Irene kinda disliked the way he talked with her previously, though they were just working together but whenever he talked, he sounded flirty.Keeping calm she voiced serenely, "Mr. Hudson, it has been months since you promised but you didn't really help me at all.""That day I did.""Ehh? You didn't. You told me to go to the ground floor but there was nothing." Irene mentioned. After meeting Zoe, she still waited but she met none and Oliver like a free bird didn't tell her anything about it. "Wait, please calm down first Miss Miller.""I'm already calm."Heaving a sigh Oliver looked at the f
"Wait, so you meant to say that it was you who posted everything?" Ellaine asked in utter disbelief. Rowan had a big smile on his face as he voiced proudly, "Yes.""Wow, my brothers are so cool." Ellaine was overwhelmed, she hugged Rowan and laughed when Austin joined the group of two. "That Miss has hurt our sister, she wants to push us away from daddy. How can we sit and do nothing then?" Austin mentioned, in an angry tone of voice. In the kindergarten when someone tried to bully Ellaine, both her brothers stood up for her. They were like the knights protecting the princess. Ellaine couldn't help but cry out in happiness, "Thank you brothers.""So are we going to delete everything or keep it that way?" Austin looked at Rowan curiously. "We will, after a while." "Uhmm, will it really stop her?""I'm not sure but let's hope that it does." Hearing Rowan, the other two nodded their heads in unison and lied on the soft bed. "Let's hope for the better."∆ ∆"President, Granny Zoe has c
Alice could tell what Zoe meant, though it didn't look like she was lying but Alice knew that Zoe was definitely upto something. After following all the news who wouldn't know what type of person Zoe wanted her granddaughter-in-law to be. Angrily, she moved one of the clothes that was kept on the sofa and she made a face of disgust. When she was cleaning the living room, suddenly her friend called her."Alice, check the link I've sent you.""What's in it?""The people who exposed... I mean who leaked your pictures etc, they have deleted everything.""Wow, really?"Checking the link Alice suddenly screamed excitedly. Then she covered her mouth with her hands and cried out in utter disbelief, "Those b*stards have really taken it down. They must be afraid that playing with me won't do them any good. Hah, it's my bad time. Once I marry Conall, everything will be fine. Nobody will be able to make fun of me, haha!""Granny, what are you doing?" Following after Zoe for a while as she said n
"Daddy!" Upon seeing Conall ran to him with a cute smile plastered on her lips. "Are you having fun playing games here?" "Yes, it's so fun. Uncle Max is also playing with me.""Ohh, is he?" Conall stared at MacMillan and he smiled. The atmosphere was so lively, Conall ended his work fast so he could meet her, he missed her so much. "Come, let's play together." Saying so Ellaine held his finger and started pulling him towards her when suddenly seeing someone she disliked, Ellaine paused on her spot.As Conall followed her eyes, he smiled and knelt. "Why is this Miss here?" She asked, in a slightly angered tone. After she left that day, Conall was afraid that she was mad at him but later she started talking to him so he relaxed."She has something to talk about with me, when she heard I was coming here she followed me." Conall explained, not noticing how much Ellaine disliked her arrival.Alice stared at her over sweetly just like the other days, leaving down she said, "What are you p
* In the meeting room *"Well done, Miss Miller." Matteo asserted, looking at her mesmerizingly. Everyone clapped their hands as they said the same thing."Thank you, everyone. You guys were amazing as well, without your help we couldn't have done this. So, well done guys." Irene looked at everyone with proud eyes, she felt happy. On other days, they wouldn't dare talk like this as Conall was present but Matteo was another case, everyone felt relieved and relaxed in his presence. Though the atmosphere was much livelier, for some reason she missed the usual environment. Her eyes looked restless as she kept staring at the CEO's chair where Conall usually sat."Is something wrong? Miss Miller." Noticing how she had been looking at him continuously, Matteo couldn't help but ask. Irene looked embarrassed, "No."As the meeting ended, Irene quickly walked out of there as if she was about to run for train. "Miss Miller." Matteo called out and she paused. Turning to him she looked at him, "Y
"Yes, granny."After the last time he talked with Granny, Conall didn't meet Zoe again. Sometimes he thought of calling her but then he didn't do anything so the distance remained the same. "There's a woman I want you to meet with." Conall sighed and put down his work. "Granny, not again.""This will be the last time." Zoe let him know in a serious tone. It would be a surprise if she would not be, since Conall left that day she missed him yet she couldn't see him again. This time, she didn't want to make the same mistake like she made previously.A little shocked, Conall blurted out, "What?""If you really don't like this lady, then I promise to never pester you again. You can marry any woman you want, granny won't meddle in your matter.""Are you serious about it?""Yes, I am."Conall thought for a moment then he agreed, "Fine, one last time.""Thank you, my child. I'll send you the address and time, don't be late." Zoe excitedly said so, she couldn't help smiling. The thoughts of
"Doctor, my son has a high fever. Please check on him." Irene hugging Austin in her arms, ran after the doctor. She gently put him on the bed and the doctor checked him. After she reached home, she had Roma watch over Ellaine and Rowan, since Luxury was not in the country now and Maria was busy at work she didn't tell them about Austin and took him to the hospital on her own."Mummy, how is Aus now? Is he any better?" Ellaine asked worriedly, on her side both Rowan and Roma waited for Irene's answer.Looking at Austin from the outside of the hospital room, Irene ran her hand over the door of the room. "The fever went down a little, the doctor insisted that he should be hospitalized for proper treatment so we are staying here.""He will get better soon, right? Mummy." "Of course, win. He will soon get better." Irene could tell how worried Rowan was about his brother, as if he would cry at any time. The triplets wouldn't get sick easily but if any of them did get sick, the other two w
"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