IrinaLater that night, I couldn't put out of sight a smile on my lips after I got off my phone with my lawyer and secretary. I shoved myself to the master's bedroom and absentmindedly moved and snooped around until my ear picked up the sprinkling sound of the shower in the bathroom.“Guess what!” I chattered excitedly. He just got out of the shower, proud of his naked glory. I stood stock-still at my spot and my eyes moved down. I gulped and dumped my gaze somewhere more appropriate as desire and ardor gushed up on my cheeks.“I-I-I.” Shit! What do I tell him? He was in the bathroom. I heard the shower! I knew he was bathing, and I went for it. “You want to join me? I was about to call for you.” Alonzo completed. “Yeah? Is that okay? My shower head isn't working,” I lied. We both know that it's not the truth. Alonzo sauntered to me. He pulled up my blouse. His mouth landed on my neck after he leaned in to unclasp my bra and free my boobs from it. “You flew from Napa Valley to mee
Irina“Irina!” Warren whispered aggressively in my ear while I was losing it. Everyone's take and opinion on the scandal was engulfing my sanity. “What the heck was that?” “I don't know. It's not me. Daddy, believe me. That's an edited video,” I explained to him in a whisper, while I persistently peered at the directors in my peripheral vision. “You can ask him. We can give him a call and Mr. Herrera will tell you the truth---” My legs wobbled and my hope disintegrated. I sought and collected myself. “It doesn't matter what I tell you. You're not going to believe me anyway.” Warren tossed me his sharpened gaze. He clutched my arm and I couldn't even whine in pain. “And you kept wondering why I never trust you? It's because you always do this. You do things that will put you in trouble and pin it to Emery, to Hera, to me---you pin it to everyone but yourself.” My feet regressed from him and resentment spread through my entirety. “I'd never be accountable for things that I didn't
Irina I lost the chance to blabber my gut feeling behind the mastermind of the sex scandal as a light banging interrupted up. I pulled myself up and properly perched myself on the chair across the couch from where we were earlier. “Dr. Waldorf, it's almost time for your rounds, and then we'll get ready for Mr. Smith's surgery in an hour.” The woman was scrolling her eyes at the clipboard as she said this. She flipped back the pages and wrapped it around her arm afterward. “A moment, please. I'll be right behind you.” Alonzo plastered her eyes on me and upon feeling it, I stopped playing busy to meet his warm gazes. “It's a busy day. I wish I could cancel those to be with you, but my patients need me.” Alonzo sauntered towards me and hunched over to get to my lips. “That's the third time that you kissed me within an hour, smitten much?” I teased him, yet my lips pouted automatically once he leaned over. Alonzo slipped back to his straight stance and laughed. “For someone who enj
Irina “What do you think?” Alonzo asked back. I subtly wagged Alonzo off me and reined in Damian's hands, trawling him away from Alonzo's office.I was a meter away from Alonzo's office when it reaped through me that Alonzo might view this the wrong way, but we were already here, so I'd just explain myself to him later. “You're married to him, and it's not just an act to make me jealous. It's registered. You're legally his wife.” It sounded like Damian's world shattered, yet I felt no guilt and penitencein fact. His frustration satisfied me. I'm not stopping here. “There's no way you're in love with that lowly peasant, and what about this?” I quickly parted my hand and myself with his. “I know that you can't bear seeing me hurt. Five years, Irina. Your world spins around me for five years--” “And you fuck that up! When we got in a relationship, you promised that you wouldn't cheat on me.” “I already explained myself to you.” “You're here to check up on me. It's done. I'm fine.
Irina“See this? This glitch is an indication that the video was edited. They did it almost flawlessly, except for that part.” I averted my eyes from the IT expert and dumped it to Eve, who was keenly watching the screen next to me. “How long will it take for you to strip those layers? For the raw and unedited clip to come out?” I queried, bringing forth my gazes to him. He clicked a few things, unfolding how many layers were placed in the clip. Slowly bobbing, he confirmed something within himself. “It'll be done tomorrow morning.”“That's for sure? I need to settle this as soon as possible.” “You have my word, Ms. Hayes.”“Waldorf. It's Mrs. Waldorf now.” “You're married?” He uttered suddenly. “Not that it's in any of your concern, but yes, I'm married.” I said, jiggling my finger for him to see my wedding ring. As the IT expert fled the office, my attention drifted to the publicist who's working on the statement. “I'll add a few more things and send you the whole draft later
Irina Alonzo looked through my shoulder. Snooping around for someone familiar, and when his eyes didn't pin out that someone, he diverted his eyes to me. “Where's Eve? I thought she's the one you're with?” Painting out a cheeky smile, I bore my body towards him, leaving no distance for ourselves. “Eve suddenly vanished. She'll show up soon. She's just here. She probably met a friend in the crowd.” “She left you here?” Irritation was obvious in his voice. “She's safe here with me, if that's what you're worried about. You don't have to spoil her fun, bro.” Damian's uncle involved himself in it. Alonzo flitted his eyes to Damian's uncle. “I'm Alonzo Nevan. Irina told me about you. We share the same name.” Alonzo peered at Damian's uncle's hand. Just when I thought that he'd ignore him, Alonzo shook hand with Damian's uncle. “You're asking if I have a nickname, earlier. My Ahma calls me Ali. I'll let you call me that, so it'll be less confusing for you.” Damian's uncle continued t
Irina "The heck, Damian?" I hissed at him. Advancing to him while I taunted his chest, "This is the reason why I can't do it. Because you don't mean your apology. You'd always bite and snap when you don't get what you want." My voice rifting with frustration. "Let's set this whole fucking thing straight." Alonzo came to my rescue. He was inkling me away from the brute, but I wanted to put an end to this conversation, so I stayed, impelling him away from Damian and me. "I'm not all to blame for what happened to our relationship. You had your short-comings. I'm a man. I have needs, needs that you can't provide, but you fuck around with that lowly surgeon behind my back. You're a cheater too, Irina." "Enough is enough, Damian. If you approach her one more time, try to terrorize her with your harassment, I'll file a restraining order from you," Alonzo said that made Damian leer. "I got it. I'm sending this jerk home. Sorry for all the troubles," Ali said apologetically as he wheeled
Irina“Mrs. Waldorf?” I fluttered my eyes up towards my secretary, drenched with proposals that I needed to scan by myself. My eyes spoke for me. “Mr. Lucio Sterling is outside. He wanted to see you.” I almost jammed through the proposals on my table as I swiftly rose from my swivel chair. “You should have let him right away, Philo. Mr. Lucio Sterling isn't someone we make wait outside my office.” Strutting towards the door and my hand, making sure that I look presentable, Philo followed my traces to the frosted glass door. “Mr. Sterling, a pleasant surprise.” Through line of vision, I caught a few eyes glancing at us, muttering something within themselves. “Please, come in,” I encouraged him warmly, disregarding the meaningful gazes of the on-lookers. “You met my father?” I asked him as I perched in my chair. Mr. Sterling sneered. “You're an angel, aren't you? After what he did to you, still, you deem him your father. You're nothing like Warren Hayes. You're like William Hayes.