Upon entering the house, Stella could not meet her grandfather’s searching gaze. “Mommy, why are you taking so long? Grandpa and I have been waiting for you for a while,” Zion asked his mother. Stella quickly approached her son and kissed him on the cheek. “Sorry, baby, Mommy just took care of something important.” “Let’s talk.” Fausto stood up and went straight into a room. Stella bit the corner of her lip before turning to her son. “Baby, play with your Nanny Sabel first and your grandfather, and I will talk about something.”Understandably, the child nodded and did not nag his mother anymore. When Stella entered the room where her grandfather was, she was nervous. Her grandpa’s face was formal and serious, staring at her. She snorted as she sat down, and her throat suddenly dried. “I’m not going to waddle anymore,” said Fausto as he stared at his granddaughter.“Is Charles your ex-husband and Zion’s father?” Stella felt something thudding in her chest, and it was pounding so
Vanz threw away the cellphone after talking to the reporter. The latter was obviously scared, even though the person who took the picture and gave it to him didn’t admit anything else. “Fuck, he really wasn’t kidding when he threatened!” Vanz whispered annoyingly and seemed to say it to himself. “Brother, what will I do if he confirms that you are the mastermind behind it?” Diana asked her brother in fear.“That would never happen because the reporter will definitely not sing about me. It is his job to publish malicious news to make money. If he makes a mistake, he knows what I can do to him and his family.” Vanz stared intently into the air while clenching his fist.Diana was somehow relieved. If Charles is ruthless, his brother won’t just be afraid. “You have to attract him, and if you have to force him, then do it!" Diana stiffened in her stance, and the timbre of her brother’s voice rose again. “Your brother is right, Diana.” Diana looked at her grandfather, who had just arr
Stella gasped when she saw who was calling her account on an app. He was not satisfied with just a call, and now he wants to video call with her. Fortunately, she put her son to sleep. She left the room for a moment, and Charles might see the child. From his attitude, she knew that he also wanted to see what was around her. “What are you doing?” Looking impatient, Charles asked when the lady answered his call. Stella didn’t open her phone’s camera, but she could see the man. It looks like he’s not in a good mood anymore, and he keeps on frowning. “Drinking wine,” she replied.Charles frowned even more as he focused on the camera. “What’s wrong? Why are you getting drunk?” Stella smiled while carefully observing the man’s face. His hair was messy, and he hadn’t changed his clothes yet. “Where are you?”Charles removed the necktie he was wearing and was irritated because the lady was not answering him. “Brother, are you talking to Sister Stella?”Stella raised her eyebrows when she
“What are you doing?” She was startled in her seat when suddenly, someone spoke over the phone. She had forgotten that her call with Charles was still on. Fausto signaled to his granddaughter that he was going to leave and go to sleep. He doesn’t want the man to know that he already knows about him and his granddaughter’s past. Stella kissed her grandfather’s cheek before picking up her cellphone and facing the camera. She wanted to laugh when Charles’ handsome face greeted her, but with furrowed eyebrows.“Are you with someone else there?” Stella’s eyes rolled because the man spoke in a dominant tone. “Grandpa called me earlier.” Charles’ frowning forehead gradually flattened, and the aura on his face relaxed. “When will you tell your grandfather that I will be your husband-to-be?”Stella frowned and was annoyed by the man’s behavior. “Excuse me, when did I agree with you? And we’re not in a relationship yet.” “We fucked multiple times; isn’t that reason enough for you to marry
“Sophie, we are friends. You have already helped me break the relationship between my brother and Stella. Why—” “Eliza, I regret what I did to Stella.” Elizabeth’s lips parted, and she stared at her friend in disbelief. “What?” “I’m sorry, but I can’t help you this time.” Her eyes were tearful, and she was trying to understand her.Elizabeth gritted her teeth and glared at her friend. “Is it because that woman is richer than me?”Sophie was insulted by her friend’s accusation, but she couldn’t get angry at her. She couldn’t blame her. Even if she were in her situation, she would think the same. “I knew it!" Elizabeth pointed at her friend and nodded while pressing her lips together. “Elizabeth, believe it or not, that’s not the reason. You know I’m not that shallow when I think. I did something in the past that I deeply regret and want to correct now.” “Say it, so I can understand!” Elizabeth’s voice rose slightly as she cried. Sophie closed her mouth and shook her head. “I’m s
“Uhmmmm...” Her voice was trapped in her throat because the man was planting a kiss on his lips aggressively. He seemed thirsty in the way he kissed her lips. And his hands seemed lost, and he didn’t know where to caress. She clung to his long hair as she almost drowned in his kiss and because of the strong sensation that enveloped her being. “Fuck, I can’t get enough of you! Please let me fuck you harder.” Her body arched when she heard the man’s filled-with-desire voice. It was as if there’s something suddenly injecting little by little between her thighs. His hands, which continued to caress her breast, added to the pleasure, while her lips continued to satisfy her mouth.“Damn, Charles, we just fucked yesterday!” She whined in disgust at him but was unable to push him away from her. “We should fuck every time, baby!” he said in a husky voice.“Ahhh, we’re going to an event later.” She tried to find the right thing in her mind to stop the man. “Please, give in to me, and it wi
“Hija, are you hungry? Charles cooked your favorite food.”Stella looked at the man, but he was busy with his mobile phone. She smiled at the old man and approached him. “Grandpa, I want to eat ice cream.”Charles suddenly stopped what he was doing and stood up. “Gloria, is there ice cream in the fridge?” He asked the assistant.Ramon grinned when he heard his grandson’s seemingly excited voice. He wanted to laugh at him, and he knew what he was thinking at the moment. The day before, he was asking him what the signs are when a woman is pregnant. But it’s still too early to say that Stella is pregnant because it hasn’t been a month since anything happened between her and Charles.Charles hurried out of the kitchen without seeing any ice cream. “I’ll just go out and buy you something that you want to eat.”Stella’s gaze followed Charles’s with her mouth agape. It was obvious that he was in a hurry to leave, and he hadn’t even asked her what flavor of ice cream she wanted to eat.“He wi
Stella signaled for Charles to answer the call first. She distanced herself from the man, and she did not want him to hear who she was talking to.“Stella, are you ready for our dinner?” Mauro asked the woman from the other line, smiling. “Ahm, Mauro, I’m so sorry, but I have a sudden trip tonight.”Mauro was stunned for a moment and clenched his fist secretly. When he looked at the woman in front of him, she smiled at him. She was smiling at him because she proved that she wasn’t just making up a story earlier.“Mauro?” Stella called when the person on the other end fell silent.“It’s okay; be careful wherever you go.”Stella feels that the man is disappointed, but she can’t do anything. “I’m really sorry. I’ll be the one to invite you next time.”Mauro tried to smile even though the person she was talking to couldn’t see him. “Alright, see you later!”Stella bit her lower lip when the person on the other line was gone. She didn’t understand the last thing he said. When she looked a
“Shit, what is it again, Diana?” Mauro asked the girl, yelling. It’s a good thing that there was no car following them because he suddenly stepped on the brake.“Sorry, I saw sister Meashelle’s favorite food,” Diana explained like a scolded child.Meashelle immediately got what the girl wanted to convey. “Ahh, that’s right. The truth is that I went with Señorita Diana to buy the food I really loved.”Mauro frowned and looked around to find the diner. But he sees nothing but street vendors.Meashelle looked at Diana questioningly, and she didn’t know what food she wanted to buy for her.Diana first glanced at Mauro. Seeing that his attention was not on them, she immediately whispered to Meashelle, which made her look flustered.Meashelle was suddenly in trouble because of the girl’s wish. She doesn’t know what to do and must tell Mauro so she doesn’t get suspicious.“Are you alright? Why haven’t you come down to buy?” Mauro asked the assistant.Diana elbowed Meashelle in her side. And
“Oh, eat this to get rid of your anger.” Meashelle gave a slice of mango to the girl as they walked to the entrance of the store.Diana immediately took a bite of it. She was about to ask for one more slice when she noticed two people looking intently at her. She slowly chewed what was in her mouth and continued to walk slowly.“Are they waiting for us?” Meashelle asked Diana in a whisper.Diana shrugged as she looked straight at Mauro. Well, he couldn’t see her eyes because she was wearing dark shades. He frowned again while looking at her. Her mouth was still full of mango slices, and she didn’t want to finish it right away. She is still enjoying the taste of the mango juice. She anchored on Meashelle’s arm, and when they were close to Mauro and Denise, they hurriedly past them.“Where are you going?” Mauro asked Diana sternly.“Going home.” She answered the young man in a muffled way because her mouth was still full and she didn’t bother to look at him.Mauro quickly chased after t
“Sir, try to put the ring on your fiancée’s finger to see if it fits her,” the saleswoman suggested while looking at Denise.Without a word, Mauro took the ring from the saleswoman and approached Diana. He carelessly took her palm to put the ring on her finger.Diana held herself not to moan in pain when Mauro carelessly grabbed her swollen hand. She withdrew her hand from his grasp, but he only tightened it so much that she was already shrugging.Mauro frowned and stared at the girl’s face. She was obviously hurt, and her lips pressed together tightly. When he looked at the back of her palm again, he noticed that it was red.Diana quickly withdrew her hand and moved it away from the young man. “I will measure it myself.” She extended her right palm in front of him.“What happened to your hand?” Instead, he asked the girl and did not give her the ring.“Nothing,” she responded coldly to Mauro and kept her palm open.Mauro sighed, and the woman’s behavior really changed. It’s like she
Fate 2Chapter 16: RingThe next day, Mauro’s driver picked Diana up after nine in the morning. She did not ask where the young man was. She’s still with Meashelle because it was what her grandfather wants, which is in her favor.“Why were we brought here?” Meashelle asked while looking up at a large and tall building.“This is where Mauro’s family’s company is,” Diana answered shortly before taking another bite of the mango. When she looked at the driver, his face could no longer be painted, and he was feeling sour from what she was eating.“I thought we were going to a jewelry shop and—”“Sir Mauro had something important to go to, so he’s not here yet. It was Sir Kobe who ordered that Ma’am Diana be brought here first,” the driver’s quick explanation.Meashelle glared at the driver and did not let her finish speaking. But he just smiled at her. She quickly put the other mangoes aside and put them in the bag she was carrying so that Diana could eat them again later.Diana hurriedly
Mauro just waited for his father to return before starting to talk about his marriage with Diana again.“Hija, when do you want to set the wedding and where?” Beth asked Diana.Diana was about to open her mouth, but Mauro preceded her to speak.“A simple wedding would be enough because you are in a hurry. Also, I don’t want many people to know about the wedding.”It was like a needle pierced Diana’s heart when she heard what Mauro said. It’s as if he said that he was ashamed of her as his wife, so he didn’t want people to know her. She would have answered the same, that she wanted a simple wedding ceremony. It’s just more painful to hear it from the mouth of the man she loves.“No way. Diana is my only granddaughter, and I want her to experience a fancy wedding! We have our own money; if it's because of the expenses, I’ll take care of it!” Vincent objected.Kobe sighed, and there will be another misunderstanding. “Señor, money is not a problem here!”“Grandpa, it’s alright. Mauro has
“Mauro, don’t be angry with her anymore. I’ll be the one to adjust so that our friendship doesn’t break.” She clung tightly to Mauro’s arm, and she acted as if she were falling.“No, she should have known by now that she can’t treat you like this if she wants us to have a good relationship in the future!” Mauro said firmly, staring intently at Diana.Diana’s lips pressed firmly together, and she tried to remind herself that she shouldn’t be hurt in the first place. She should not be angry and disappointed with Mauro. Above all, she didn’t need to explain, and she let him just look at her like that. She knows that he won’t believe her, so she shouldn’t show her real emotions. The expression she showed at the two was blank, and her mouth remained closed.Mauro was only irritated when Diana remained silent and he couldn’t read what was on her mind. He led his friend out of the dining room and left Diana.A strange smile appeared on Denise’s lips when she looked back at Diana. She showed
At dinner time, Mauro’s family arrived at Vincent’s mansion. They brought foods with them and people who will take care of the catering.“You shouldn’t have bothered bringing food.” Vincent smiled and shook Kobe’s hand.“This is a tradition in our culture,” Kobe replied formally to the old man.There seemed to be a big event inside the mansion when the meals were served. And right after the food was served, the staff also left.Mauro looked around when they entered the dining room. They will eat first before talking about the wedding between him and Diana.“My granddaughter is coming down,” Vincent informed when he noticed Mauro’s gaze, as if he were looking for something.Diana slowly went down the stairs even though she knew Mauro was already there with his family. She doesn’t know, but she doesn’t seem to want to see the young man, and it irritates her even just thinking about him. She was also sleepy, and Meashelle just woke her up earlier.Mauro frowned when he saw Diana. It look
Diana ran back to her room when the guests were gone. She rushed to the bathroom and immediately threw up that she had previously suppressed all throughout the interview. As time went on, her vomiting became more frequent. She has to hurry to get out of her grandfather’s house.Meashelle immediately followed the girl. She is worried, and it seems that her body has also been affected due to her pregnancy.“Sister Meashelle, do you think Grandpa doesn’t notice my condition?” Diana asked worriedly.“That’s what I always pray for,” she replied genuinely.Diana smiled and hugged the girl. Without her, she would certainly have no one else to lean on. She thought of a way to get out today. She has to go out to eat what she has been craving for a while now. As long as she does not eat any sour foods, she continues to throw up.In the living room, Vincent grinned after putting down the cellphone.“What’s the next plan, grandpa?” Vans asked as he approached his grandfather.“Let’s get ready bec
“Don Fausto, what do you think your cousin is thinking, and he is hastening the marriage of his granddaughter and my son now?” Kobe talked to the old man.“You should delay the planned gathering to also delay the plans he’s cooking,” Fausto suggested to Mauro’s father.Stella sighed as she listened to the meeting. She was disappointed with Diana earlier, especially from what she was wearing.“Then I’ll call them tomorrow morning,” Kobe’s decision.“It’s up to you to work together in the company from now on. I have to follow Ramon and my grandson to another country.”Mauro nodded understandingly to Stella’s grandfather. He will be Stella’s assistant in the company, and his position also increased. That’s probably what Vincent and his family see as an opportunity, so they want him to marry Diana.“Grandpa, don’t worry, and I will take care of the company.”Fausto smiled at Charles. He also has a lot of trust in him, and he knows that he can protect even his pregnant granddaughter.The e