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Paint My World Red Chapter 85 – Layer After Layer
(Aya’s POV)The worst thing about being in this state of feeling, I wanted to see and be with Red all the time, but I only saw him when I offered to bring his coffee and the cake I baked for him. He was on a video conference when I came in, so Cora had to take the tray from me and place it on the coffee table near the couch. My plan of seducing him didn’t happen.Being in love sucked!I usually took my semestral break as a chance for me to get more part-time jobs, but since the day I became a Mrs. Carlington, I focused on my full-time job.A mother.A wife.The wife part was another work in progress because Red had to go on a business trip last week, and the honeymoon came in later.I heaved a sigh as I walked the long hallway, thinking of Ariana, whom I had not seen much. It was quite different when she was not around, and I hate to admit that even if she constantly bugged me about my wardrobe, I missed her company.“Aya!” Leslie waved her hand, smiling excitedly as if we had not see
Paint My World Red Chapter 86 – It Was Worth It
(Red’s POV)Liam moaned, moving his head from side to side before leaning on the chair’s headrest. He closed his eyes and sighed again.“I should not have bought my own house if I’ll only be sleeping on the plane,” he groaned, opening his eyes when the cabin crew came with our breakfast.“You should have declined when I asked you if you wanted to join,” I sighed and leaned my head to the side, glancing at my kids in the lounge area, having breakfast except for Onyx, who was having a tantrum early this morning. Aya carried our son in her arms, trying to pacify and entertain him.“Why is your boss grumpy today?” he waggled his eyebrows at Cora.She shrugged her shoulders but pressed her lips together to suppress a smile, which she failed to do.After getting off the plane, Liam went to the next one to join us on this five days vacation. He sat up, picked up his coffee, and moaned as he inhaled the aroma of his drink.“What’s with Onyx?” Mike asked, joining us. “Why am I here?”“Don’t as
Paint My World Red Chapter 87 – The Help
(Red’s POV)“Daddy, where’s the beach?” Sapphire asked, raising her head to look at me. In her other hand was a toy bucket filled with silicone sand molds.“Beach?” My eyebrows knitted as I turned my head, finding Ariana.Like my daughter, my sister looked disappointed to see that Sherrilyn’s mansion was in the middle of a private residential area. Her arms crossed over her chest as she whispered to Leslie and Addie. Violet walked toward the porch and waited for someone to open the door. Sherrilyn was home and was ecstatic about our surprise visit, but now I wondered why it was taking her maid minutes to open the main entrance.“I told you there’s no beach here,” she rolled her eyes. “But there’s one nearby … I think,” she pursed her lips as she looked at me, confirming her thought.Violet was only four years old when we last visited here, and the beach resort she remembered was one-hour away from this place. Visiting Sherrilyn didn’t happen regularly, not because I didn’t want us to
Paint My World Red Chapter 88 – The Kitchen Magic
(Red’s POV)“Something’s not right,” I sighed as I stopped pacing the bedroom.I glanced at Liam lying on the bed; his eyes either admired the ceiling or just fixated on the dust webs dancing lazily whenever the wind blew since he opened the window. I heard him heave a deep sigh and got up in bed.“Yeah, I know.” He nodded and clucked his tongue. “You could just ask Fabian to come and cook for everyone. Why did you let Sherrilyn dictate the food she wanted for dinner to Aya as if this place was a restaurant?”I squeezed my eyes shut and pursed my lips, stopping myself from cursing.“You should have stopped Aya and told her we’d stay in the hotel,” He sighed again.“You think I’d let her go to the wet market, Liam? Have you ever been to a wet market? Do you think I’d let my wife be in that kitchen and cook for that number of people? That’s not what I’m trying to tell you, Liam,” I growled in a low voice.My blood boiled, remembering Aya panicking when she saw nothing in the fridge to c
Paint My World Red Chapter 89 – Nightmare Excuse
(Aya’s POV)A month ago, going on vacation like this was my dream. I imagined myself boring my feet on the powdery sand of the beach or lying on it as I let my body be kissed by the waves on the shore. Addie and I would usually talk about watching the sunset, camping on the beach, stargazing, and waiting for the sunrise.With Leslie’s salary and her income from her business, it was possible to reach that dream, but instead of spending on a little treat for themselves, they would save the money on rainy days, not for them, but for Katie and me.Last night at our dinner, Sherrilyn sadly announced to her grandchildren that she had an urgent business trip the next day and would try to be back on Friday morning or evening. I thought this would make Violet and Green sad, but they excitedly asked Red if we could go to the Sunny Horizon Resort early, hoping to catch the sunrise at around six in the morning.I could not guess whether it was the sugar rush or the excitement of going to the beac
Paint My World Red Chapter 90 – Wake Up From A Nightmare
(Aya’s POV)“Hi,” Ariana grinning at Ned, shaking hands with them.Addie rolled her eyes, probably wanting to smack Ariana first before hitting the guys in their faces for showing her sweet smile to them. Although we had not been together long, I knew her smile meant crazy ideas, sometimes making Red nuts. Looking at her suspicious smile, I thought it was the same one I saw on the day of my interview.“Too bad we can’t give our names,” she said, shaking her head, not to our uninvited visitors but to Vin, who was looking at us. “But it doesn’t mean we can’t have fun, right?”“A little more of this; I’ll drag Ariana to the water and make sure to drown her,” whispered Addie. “You won’t, and you can’t stop me,” she muttered, her nostrils flaring in annoyance.“Fun. I like that,” Ned smiled, turning to her. “What do you have in mind?”Ariana puckered her lips at the volleyball net. “You win, you get our names, and you get a date with...” she turned to me and pointed her index finger at me.
Paint My World Red Chapter 91 – An Old Friend
(Aya’s POV)Gino!I blinked many times and reminded myself to breathe. My eyes swept at him from head to toe, and I swore to heaven he looked better... much better than before. As I stared at him, I wished he had gotten ugly or plain, but he got taller, more handsome, and sexier. Why would I have to see him again at the beach? My memory of him without his shirt, he was not as hot as he was now. I swallowed hard when my eyes pinned on his abs, wishing it was only my imagination.Heat crept through my cheeks as Gino swept his dark eyes over me. Like me, he must have forgotten to breathe.“Aya,” He murmured my name like the way he would whisper in my ear when he put his arms around me.I closed my eyes, squeezing them tight as I felt a deep stab in my chest.“Boss!” Leslie cleared her throat, taking his attention away from me. “Let me explain...” She bit her bottom lip and looked anxiously at her partner as if asking for help.Gino didn’t look interested anymore in the reason she had wri
Paint My World Red Chapter 92 –Still Love Him
(Aya’s POV)“Daddy, aren’t you going to shake hands with him?” Violet asked curiously, looking at Gino’s hand.“Let me do it for daddy,” Liam chuckled, stepping forward and shaking hands with Gino instead. “Don’t mess up with the big boss, Gino.” He murmured, but enough for me to hear. “Don’t. Come. Near. His. Wife.”Gino flickered his eyes on the man beside me and gasped, realizing he was Red Carlington, the CEO and the owner of The Pacific. He opened his mouth but closed it again and then looked at Addie to confirm if Liam was telling the truth, but my cousin looked away. “Why don’t we finish the game?” Ariana said excitedly to break the awkward moment.Ned rolled his eyes, disappointed that his prize was no longer available. “Your team’s winning already,” he muttered as he took the ball and gave it to her. “And it’s obvious I’m not getting that date.” He glanced at Red, narrowing his eyes as he thought. “How about I get you a drink?”“Sorry,” she shook her head. “Not thirsty. Not
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Paint My World Red Chapter 177 – My Utopia
(Aya’s POV) Three months later... I raised my hand, my fingers trailing my little one’s soft skin as she had her milk from my breast. I smiled when she stopped, a habit she seemed to have whenever she heard something familiar. “You heard daddy’s voice, Athena?” I asked lovingly. When I raised my head, my lips curved into a sweet smile seeing Red stopping and leaning on the doorframe. He kept his cell phone inside his pocket and gazed at us. “Cora left already?” I asked as I fixed my nursing bra and thought to pump milk later. I could not believe I was blessed with lots of milk. He shook his head. “She’s hiking with Ariana tomorrow. Can you believe it?” He chuckled. “Or should I call a rescuer in advance?” I chuckled, shaking my head. “Don’t say that in front of your sister. She might think of something else, like camping there for the night. So, please...” As Roman promised, his two children, Ariana and Red, stayed until I gave birth, and they seemed to have changed their mind
Paint My World Red Chapter 176 – One Last Time
(Red’s POV)“Are you sure?” Mike asked me as Emmet and Scarlett went to the playroom to talk to Rosie.“You said it yourself, Mike, that even if I don’t press charges, she will still go to jail,” I muttered, sighing as I eyed Aya sitting in the living room, murmuring words to our little one as she caressed her belly.I hoped it was still because of her pregnancy that she was soft-hearted, sobbing over the story she heard from Scarlett. She lived poorly with Emmet, who worked as a security guard in a warehouse in the province he mentioned, but she never looked sad, not even regretting marrying him. If asked, she said she wanted to stay dead in her family’s eyes rather than go back, but Sherrilyn found her again, threatening her of hurting Emmet and Rosie if she didn’t help her with money. Sherrilyn must have forgotten that even her daughter signed a prenuptial agreement before our marriage, and the few gifts I gave her as a gift would take time to repossess because of her death. “But
Paint My World Red Chapter 175 – Because of Love
(Aya’s POV)Almost eight months ago, when I first came here to the Carlington Residence, I believed I was born a selfless person with no ‘me’ time in my system. I had never expected to be part of this family when all I wanted at that time was to get a job and replace the parure Ryan gave me. I was not qualified for the job, but I had to lie to Red. The pieces of jewelry, the need for money, and the hope of finishing my studies and getting a good job for my father and Katie were the forces that pushed me to pretend to be someone else. Who knew I would meet Red, the man who had told me many times I was not qualified, had given me a chance because of his love for his children? It was not even a year, but a lot of things had happened in my life. I turned my head and gazed lovingly at my husband. He didn’t have to say it, but I knew deep inside he was hurting. I might not have witnessed their long years of marriage before the plane crash, but I saw how he tried to cope, live for his chil
Paint My World Red Chapter 174 – Loved and Cared
(Aya’s POV)“Think, Sherrilyn,” I chuckled nervously. “The restroom is small for me to trip. And wait! Are you threatening me?”I thought of different ways to run toward the door, but Sherrilyn’s plan of possibly pushing me would be more realistic than the one in the restroom. I took a deep breath to calm myself and hoped Red would come on time. If I weren’t pregnant, I would care less about what she planned to do, but my sole concern now is my child.“Mom, will you please stop!” Scarlett grabbed her mother’s arm, stopping her.“Stop?” Sherrilyn hissed at her daughter. “As long as she’s here, she’s going to be the end of you.”“What do you plan to do with her, huh?” She asked annoyingly. “We’ll only make Red furious. Mom, all my life, I did what you wanted. Will you listen to me once? Let Aya go.”“What’s happening with you?” Sherrilyn brushed off her hand and gave her daughter a dagger look. “Have you gone mad?”“No!” Scarlett stood before her, blocking Sherrilyn from coming to me. “
Paint My World Red Chapter 173 – Trip and Fall
(Aya’s POV)“Did you bring everything you needed?” Addie chuckled, asking me jokingly the same question she had the first time I got here in the villa in Rose Hills.I laughed as I get off the car, hating that I had to feel like my bladder was about to explode if I didn’t find a toilet right this minute. I had no intention of getting inside the villa, but Dante stopped the car in the driveway. I already had the chills, my tiny hair standing up, and my baby seemed to feel my need as it moved and kicked. I almost rolled my hair, seeing Scarlett standing in the doorway, waiting for her family.“I’m not sure I need them now, Addie,” I growled on the phone, thinking quickly about where the nearest restroom would be. “What I want now is to pee, and if I don’t, I’ll leak in Gino’s car… or worse, here in the porch!”“Then leak there first. I’m sure Scarlett won’t mind,” she advised. “Got to go, cous. We have a guest. Take care, okay?” she said, ending the call.“Why don’t you use the one nea
Paint My World Red Chapter 172 – The Gift To The Carlington
(Aya’s POV)“Will I get a discount if I give referrals?” Miles smiled as he picked up his cup of coffee. His eyes wandered around the common room.“Even if you don’t give referrals, Miles. I’ll still give you a discount... or maybe have your accommodation for free,” I promised him.Miles chuckled. “I’ll call you when I have the time to hike,” he sipped his coffee and then put his cup back on the center table. “But before my hiking plans, I should close this case first.”He must be working overtime; his wide-set eyes looked tired but still focused on our discussion. I wondered if he had ever slept or had time to eat. When Red called Mike and asked them to come, they arrived in less than three hours at the lodge.It was almost midnight.“You should go home, Red,” Miles said, surprising us with his advice. “Bring the kids back to the villa and pretend for a while, at least for the kids, that everything’s normal between you and Scarlett.”“I think it’s too late for that,” I cut in and smi
Paint My World Red Chapter 171 – She's Terrifying
(Red’s POV)“Did we do something wrong?” Blue blinked his adorable eyes at me. “I’m okay having a baby sister, I swear!” He said, raising his right hand. “It’s okay we lost the bet.”We were in the main bedroom, looking like having a story-telling class, when I asked them to sit on the bed while Aya and I sat, almost leaning on the bed’s headboard, facing the children.“No,” Violet answered without breaking her gaze at me. “Mom and Dad are going to talk to us about Emmet and Rosie... and mom... the Scarlett mom,” she muttered, emphasizing her mother’s name.Katie pursed her lips as she played with her slime toy. “Why is your mom also Rosie’s mom?” she asked, leaning forward to look at Violet and her round eyes blinking curiously at her sister.She leaned back when my eldest daughter pursed her lips. Katie’s eyebrows knitted as she thought, then she shrugged her shoulders and continued playing with her toy.Violet sighed. “I hope I know the answer to that question, Katie,” she muttered
Paint My World Red Chapter 170 – What Was The Point
(Red’s POV)“You... know that I am Scarlett’s...” I gritted my teeth, clenching my fists but trying to control myself from hitting Emmet’s face.Emmet met my eyes and slowly shook his head. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply. When he opened his eyes, he looked at his sister.“Emily, why don’t you take Rosie home?” He begged and smiled sadly at his daughter.“I don’t want to go home yet,” Rosie pouted her lips, her eyes pleading with him to let her stay.“You should listen to your daddy. Go home, Rosie,” Blue said as he got off his chair. “I’ll play outside. Triplets, do you like to play with me?”This was the first time I saw my children push away another child. Ariana always said that my kids could be awarded for amiableness and friendliness, which she sometimes disliked because it sometimes ended up trouble for her wallet when my kids also wanted to treat others with ice cream or any treats. My twins, even Katie, the sweetest of our daughters, said nothing about Rosie. She got
Paint My World Red Chapter 169 – What is Your Mommy’s Name
(Aya’s POV) “Can we name our baby sister now,” Green muttered excitedly as he ate his cake. Red turned his head to me, raising his eyebrows and asking me in silence if it was okay. I nodded, also excited about their suggestions. “Oh…kay…” He nodded slowly to them. “We’re open to suggestions,” he said, emphasizing the last word and glancing at the open main door when a familiar girl peered from the outside. “Can we do that later? We have guests.” Emily showed up at the door, smiling apologetically at us and glancing at the little girl she was with. For Rosie’s sake, I begged Red not to file a case against Emmet because on the day he ran toward me, he was not attacking; he was also trying to catch me. Violet smiled at Rosie, walking toward her and extending her hand to the child. “Hi, Rosie. Do you like cupcakes?” She nodded, her eyes wide as she looked interestingly at the balloons. She grabbed Violet’s hand and followed her toward the table. Red and I walked toward Emily, who st
