“Is he the one you said was your friend, Diana?” Vanz asked his sister. “Brother!” She smiled and held on to her brother’s arm. “That’s him, brother, and please don’t torture him here.”Mauro scratched the back of his neck and could no longer refuse the girl’s invitation. He knows Vanz. He knows that he is one of the nominees for CEO of that company today. Vanz faced the man with a smile. “It’s nice to meet you again. I apologize for being in the conference room earlier if I have a lot of questions.” Diana pursed her lips and gently pulled her brother’s arm. It means that she didn’t like what he did earlier.“I understand that business is business. Even if I were in your position, I would do the same. Thank you for being professional, and please don’t give me special treatment because your sister became my friend.”“Mauro, don’t worry because you are no longer at work, so my brother will talk to you like this. Get used to him because he treats everyone close to me like this.” Her
“Ma’am, let me prepare you your favorite breakfast.” Marimar quickly moved away from the boss’s ex-wife. Stella tried to stop the maid, but she had already moved away. She looked back at Charles, as if she were hallucinating, when the strange emotion was reflected in his eyes. It was as if her sight was deceiving her, and she could read in Charles’ eyes that he longs for her. Charles blinks in realization. It was as if he hadn’t recognized his own feelings earlier and had briefly lost himself. “It’s good that there is still some consent left in your heart and you thought of visiting Grandpa.” The anger returned to her heart because of what the young man said. It seems that she was just deceived by her own eyes earlier. The man is still arrogant and has no love for her. He still thinks of her as a gold digger and a hypocrite.“I don’t want trouble. I didn’t come here to talk to you.” Charles was momentarily stunned by Stella’s cold conversation with him. He stared into her eyes, bu
“Hija, be patient with my grandson. Don’t worry about me because there is a nurse who is already taking care of me. I am happy to see you today, and I am relieved because you seem to be happy with your life now.”Stella smiled and nodded to the old man before turning to Charles. “My husband is rich, so I don’t have to work hard to earn money.”Charles’s jaw tightened and moved. He couldn’t accept that his ex-wife no longer needed him because it looked like he had been replaced with a man with more money. “But don’t worry, I’ll still visit Grandpa Ramon and take care of him when I have time. I guess I am still welcome here anytime I want to come since this is my house, ain’t I?” “Of course, but let Grandpa stay here because he prefers to live here.”The young man’s face was formal when talking to her. She shook herself when she looked at his face again. The man seemed to be doing it with purpose, and he even grew his hair longer. “Don’t assume. You’re not the reason why he grew his
“The million pesos you are talking about; are you sure she took them in exchange for her freedom?” Charles was even more confused by the question from his grandfather. All he knows is that Stella accepted the money and left. “And you believe she has another man?” Ramon asked his grandson again. “Grandpa, you heard her saying earlier that she is married to a rich man.” He seems to be forced to answer his grandpa. Ramon shook his head. “Your sister, I hope he wouldn’t be stupid in choosing a marriage partner. And doesn’t become blind to the truth like you.”Charles sighed softly and didn’t argue with what his grandfather said. If he is the one that follows, he wants to expel his stepmother from their siblings’s lives when their father is gone. But Sophie loves Magda because she is her mother, who has come to her senses. His grandpa didn’t speak again, so he distracted himself with work again. “The food is ready, grandpa. Come on, I know you miss my cooking.” Stella energetically ap
“What are you doing here in my grandfather’s room? What do you need, and why did you come back?” Sophie asked Stella one question after another and immediately approached her grandfather. Stella thought about it. If Sophie acted, it would be like she was doing a disservice to her grandfather. “Sophie, what kind of question is that? It’s Stella’s house, so you shouldn’t be asking her that kind of thing.”Sophie was annoyed with Stella because she’s still the one that her grandfather is siding with. “She didn’t sign the deed, so she has no right to the house from my brother,” replied Sophie. Magda jumped from her stance when she heard what Sophie said. She suddenly got nervous, and the information might reach Charles’ knowledge.“What did you say?” Ramon’s eyes narrowed. “What that means is that you know she didn’t take what your brother gave her, but you didn’t tell Charles?” Sophie suddenly turned pale, and her chest puffed out. It’s too late to take back what she said out of jeal
The old man was already asleep when the doctor arrived. Stella just stayed on one side and had no intention of leaving, even though Sophie looked at her badly. “It’s a good thing that his blood is further prevented from increasing. Avoid getting him too angry.” The doctor’s advice to the patient’s family. “Let her go, brother, before Grandpa wakes up so that Grandpa doesn’t feel bad again.” Sophie pointed at Stella. “If you don’t have anything sensible to say, shut up, Sophie!” he said in a stern voice. Sophie’s lips were tightly pressed together, and her heart was filled with anger. She was the only one who heard what her brother said, but she was very embarrassed because it seemed like Stella was still taking sides.“You need to take him to the hospital tomorrow morning, and he needs to be tested,” the doctor reminded them while arranging the contents of his bag and preparing to leave. “Thank you very much, doc.” Charles shook hands with the doctor before leading him outside th
“You should thank me and be kind. Maybe you forgot you had a choice before you left?” Elizabeth quickly looked around, and maybe someone else heard what Stella was saying. “You, shut up! No one will believe you, even if you talk to them!” She gave Elizabeth a scornful look. She is good at pretending, just like Magda. She also uses Sophie, and she is infected by the plasticity of their behavior. “Don’t worry, I have no intention of returning to this family, so your secret will remain a secret.”Elizabeth’s gaze followed Stella’s, full of anger. After she spoke, she turned her back as if she were talking to trash.Inside the library, Sophie quietly approached her brother. When she looked at her stepmother, she was also silent. The aura on her brother’s face was intimidating, and she was even afraid to ask why they were called there. “Tell me everything now, you two.”Sophie and Magda looked at each other, both clueless as to what Charles was talking about. “Why did you tell me befor
“Don’t worry, I’ll return the ring to Grandpa. I forgot he gave it to me.”Charles opened his mouth but closed it again. He can’t say what was on his mind, and his ego is leading him again. “Maybe it’s the ring you’re waiting for to marry Elizabeth.”“I can marry her even without that ring!” She wanted to raise her eyebrows when she noticed that the young man’s jaw had tensed. She didn’t know what was making him angry, and every word that came out of his mouth had an emphasis.“Okay, I shouldn’t feel guilty about why you two aren’t married yet. You can take the jewelry if you regret giving it to the maid. But the clothes, bags, and shoes, let them go to Marimar.” Charles’ jaws clenched even more. It seems that the girl’s things are of no use to her. It really makes him feel like everything related to him is no longer important. “If you don’t need anything else, I’m going into the room to get the ring.” She didn’t wait for Charles to answer. She hastily turned around and made her w
Ben’s jaws clenched as he darted a furious look at Jackie. He could not imagine that Zion was the husband of the woman he behaved badly at. If he only knew from the beginning, he would not have planned to throw worse things against that woman again.The four women and four male friends of Dave quickly gathered on the other side when they saw Zion.Zion never became furious until this incident happened. And there is only one person he had to blame—none other than the person who invited Liza. He approached the man. And knock him down. “You son of a bitch! Why don’t you face me now? Show me your courage, you jerk!”Ben quickly wiped the blood on his lip from the man’s strong blow. “Sir, sorry! I didn’t know you were her husband. Please forgive me, and I promise that it will never happen again!”Instead of answering, Zion kicked the man in the stomach. “Motherfucker, who plans all this against my wife?”Jackie looked pale out of fear and hid herself behind their other companions. Zion’s a
“Sir, this way.” A man, who was obviously waiting for them to arrive, greeted them.Zion almost ran into the VIP room where, reportedly, there was a commotion. They were following the manager, and he was stunned in his stance when he saw what the room looked like. He immediately saw his wife, who seemed to have struggled with the wine bottle against a man.“Sir, this woman is the one who made this mess. She wants to break all the drinks here, and I’m stopping her,” Ben explained to the manager.Alexa still didn’t want to let go of the wine bottle even though she knew someone could save her. “Don’t believe him, sir. They are addicts, and they want to exploit me!”Right at that moment, Zion realized what happened to his wife. He angrily pushed the manager out of the door, and he entered.Alexa’s eyes widened when she saw her husband. She quickly let go of the bottle and raised her hands as if surrendering. “Babe, I’m not guilty! They force me to drink!”Jackie stared at Zion when she sa
From Alexa’s sharp gaze to Jackie, she slowly got up and smiled at Ben. “You really want me to drink that, yeah?”Suddenly, the smile on Jackie’s lips was slowly vanishing. She was not pleased by Alexa’s naughtiness in talking to Ben. But she brushes her thoughts away and waits.The aura of Ben’s face cleared, and he smiled. “I thought you were not easy to talk to. Don’t worry, and I’ll make sure you don’t regret going to this party.” A malicious smile formed on the man’s lips.Alexa smiled and took the glass with wine in it from the man’s hand. The man intentionally touched her finger, but she just let him.Jackie smiled again when Alexa turned around to face her as she drank the wine. She almost consumed the contents of the glass, which satisfied her. Everyone applauded, and the girls cheered. She grinned and was about to applaud at Alexa as well, but she didn’t expect what she did next.“Holy crap!” Men exclaimed in chorus.“Ewww!” The women disgustedly exclaimed too, looking unbel
“What is that woman doing here?” Liza asked her cousin.“Why are you asking me? I don’t know the celebrant either. Ask your boyfriend instead,” she replied to Liza’s question as she remained staring at Jackie.Liza didn’t entertain her cousin’s philosophical response. They need to sit between the two men.“Hi, what’s your name?” The man asked Alexa.Alexa ignored the man next to her. If you are looking at them, they seem like partners, so do Liza and the man next to her. When she glanced at Jackie, she smiled at her beautifully. She started to feel something fishy. And because she was busy looking at Jackie, she didn’t notice her cousin now drinking alcohol.“Hey, here’s your drink.” Ben reached for a wine glass to hand to Alexa.“Thanks, but I don’t drink.” Alexa refused the man’s offer.“Oh, come on, no one has refused my offer. It’s your first time in this place, so you can’t refuse me,” Ben insisted.Alexa’s ears perked up after hearing what the man said, especially when everyone
Zion’s forehead crumpled when his cellphone rang again. The tone indicated that there was a new text message. He looked at his wristwatch. It’s still early, and he intended to finish reading and signing the documents that were now piled up while his wife was busy at the party. He was planning to go on vacation with Alexa, so he has to finish his office work as soon as possible. When his cellphone rang again, he looked at it.“Babe, I miss you!” He smiled after reading Alexa’s first message. The next one was ‘I love yous,’ so he smiled even more. But when he received another new message, a smile on his lips abruptly vanished.She giggled when she read Zion’s reply. “Stop being naughty, baby. Reduce your lipstick.”Alexa faced the mirror after reading her husband’s message. She sent him a picture of herself while pouting, and her husband only noticed her lipstick. Her lips were normally red even without lipstick, but now they look seductive.Zion quickly called his wife through video ca
When Alexa read what everyone had in mind while they were looking at her and Liza flabbergastedly, she wanted to laugh. Normally, they will react like that—because after the internship, they became friends. And since their classmates compare them to dogs and cats, it was a shocking revelation!“Huh! Why wonder? Family relationships are stronger than all others,” said Loida.“Alexa is richer than she is, so she friended her,” Dina agreed.“Come on, don’t mind them.” Liza stopped Alexa when she tried to rush the woman. It was just ridiculous. Her situation and Alexa’s reversed: the one who used to be bullied and oppressed now looks like her protector.“You’re right, I’m richer, so you should shut your mouth, and I might have put coins in it!” Alexa even widened her eyes at Dina, who immediately calmed down.Liza had just shaken her head over her cousin’s straightforwardness. To the ears of people with secret anger and envy toward Alexa, she sounded boastful. But since her mindset has ch
Alexa’s way of walking towards Liza and her companion is like a bull that will rush to the enemy. When Liza saw her, she seemed to see a ghost and immediately let go of embracing Dave.“Liza, why are you still talking to that guy? Don’t tell me you are going to let that jerk fool you again,” Alexa said angrily to her cousin.“Alexa, it’s just…” Liza didn’t know how to explain to her cousin in a way that she would not be angry.“Alexa, can’t you still move on from me, and you don’t want me to be with your cousin?” Dave asked the woman sadly.Alexa looked at the man disgustedly and acted as if she was going to vomit. “Dave, it looks like the wind in your head is growing. Have you ever had a psychiatrist check up on you?”Even if he felt so annoyed, the expression on Dave’s face remained sad. He looks at his girlfriend pityingly.Liza quickly approached her cousin and pleaded with her. “Alexa, he apologized to me and wanted to make it up to me.”“Have you forgiven him that easily after d
“You know what, it’s just a girl’s advice. Don’t force yourself on a man who doesn’t love you. Even if you attract him, you can only get his body and cum. Your relationship will not be as perfect as you could have dreamed of, especially when it’s out of horniness.Jackie’s cheeks were red with embarrassment and anger. She was embarrassed even though Alexa didn’t know what she had done last night and who was with her.“Maybe it’s clear to you that Zion is only mine, right? So when you try to rob him, I don’t just do what I’ve done to you. I’m selfish when it comes to my loved one. Take everything and my money, but not Zion.” Alexa even widened her eyes to threaten Jackie.“Stay away from me!”Alexa laughed; the woman was shooing her away, but she was also the one who was stepping closer to her. Threatening the woman worked effectively. Such dialogues are really from the dramas she watches; she remembers them, and she has used them now. She was proud as she turned away from Jackie and w
Dave smiled and approached Jackie, offering his hand for a handshake. “Do I still need to introduce myself to you?”Jackie smiled and accepted the young man’s handshake. When he squeezed her palm, a strange smile on her lips slid down.“I’ll give you a ride, and let’s not talk here.” Dave never let go of the girl’s palm.Jackie followed the young man. She didn’t bring her car since she was with Jenny earlier. She never asked where he was going to take her. She knew him, and she knew he was Liza’s former boyfriend. And because she was also annoyed with that woman, she thought she would include her in her revenge.Dave brought Jackie to a nightclub. While planning, they drank wine until they were both drunk.Jackie didn’t know where Dave had brought her. All she could know was that they were both naked and he was lying over her. She wanted to push him, but the young man was stronger than her. The drunkenness she felt lessened because she had no plans to use her body. Again, she pushed h