“You mean he’s here in NYC?” Iris asked with worry, knowing that Gianna was trying to get a divorce from her extremely obsessive husband, for which reason she used her family as an excuse to return. Chelsea had to even fake being sick for her husband to allow her to come and instead of the one-week agreement, she had overstayed with no intention to go back. “I mean right here in the Poconos,” Gianna clarified in a shaky voice, never thinking that Owen would follow her there since he had his whores with him. Chelsea was irritated by the way Gianna was explaining things and added her voice, “You are not saying it right. Look at what he did to her?” Chelsea rolled her sleeve and showed Iris a wound on Gianna’s arm, covered with a plaster, Iris was furious. “What?” You should press charges.” Gianna pulled back her sleeve to cover the plaster and sighed in disappointment, saying, “It's complicated. I need a place to hide. I need to think. Dad wants to involve the cops too but I fee
“You don’t remember that day, do you?” Chelsea was puzzled by the dismay in Jake’s eyes when he stared at her. The lights were bright enough for her to see his face clearly but sadly, she still could not recognize him, feeling it was a case of a mistaken identity. “Are you sure you are not mistaking me for someone else?” Her politeness throughout their second meeting amazed Jake because her behavior at the club was almost similar to the first time he saw her, and was beginning to feel that she might be right and wasn’t the person he thought she was. “You are right. I might be mistaking you for someone but let me ask my last question. Have you ever had a flat tire?” The chef arrived with the appetizers, which were egg dishes but when he was about to speak about it to them, Iris beckoned him to go since everyone was interested in the conversation and thought to not distract them. “A lot of times and I’ve always had people help me out so if you are one of those, then I thank you,”
“Currently, I’m supporting my sister in helping my father but for a few years now, I’ve been a housewife,” Gianna said and lifted her glass. However, with the bitter expression on her face when she mentioned housewife, Garvin knew that she was far from being okay. Mark was very grateful for Gabriel putting in a word for him, which meant to him that perhaps, Gianna had challenges in her marriage because if not, then why would Garvin be doing this? Mark knew that Garvin was not interested in knowing much about Gianna. It was all because of him, for the help he asked for. “That is interesting but is it your decision?” Garvin asked carefully, Gianna sipped wine and smiled. If it was somebody else asking the question apart from Iris or Chelsea, Gianna was sure to not have answered but Garvin was Iris’s boyfriend. His aura also made it difficult for him to be disobeyed and she wondered how Iris was able to cope with him. “No. I’ve always loved to work and I was working in a media com
“Ma’am, I’m very sorry but he and his men forced their way into the private room,” the hotel manager rushed in and apologized but the man at the door looked at Iris with disdain, seeing how the woman looked afraid of her. He already met Iris a few times before his marriage to Gianna and even after. That was before they relocated to Scotland. “So, this is one of the restaurants of the one night stand baby mama,” the man at the door mocked, Iris was so embarrassed, her blood boiled but no one saw the time Garvin stood up and punched the man at the door in the face, his staggered and was about to fall when one of his bodyguards caught him in time. “You better show respect to my woman or you will leave here without your mouth,” Garvin snarled, ready to release another punch when another bodyguard entered, asking, “Boss, should we deal with him?” At the same time two more men, who were all bodyguards of the man at the door, entered. Mark and Jake were already on their feet and Iris
Owen’s face was swollen with unshed tears. The things he thought to be doing in secret, unknown to him, were all bare. Gianna knew it all and yet pretended like she didn’t. Owen had to admit that he had a weakness for women but also could confidently say that he indeed loved Gianna. It was also obvious that with all the people around, they would only worsen matters for him. He had to get Gianna away from them somehow to be able to have a good chat with her. “Gina, we can talk about this, please. Come home with me. I swear, I will change.” He was about to touch her when Mark snarled, “Don’t fucking touch her.” Owen was shaking from anger, feeling that either Gianna was cheating on him or Mark was in love with her. No matter what the end story was, he was not going to accept any of it. “She is still my wife and whatever happens between us is not your business,” he shot back, taking a step close to Mark and thinking that Mark would widen it but rather, Mark took one forward and
Mark observed the lost look on her face, feeling that she might take it wrongly, and went on to explain, “I honestly don’t agree with the decision you took. You should have allowed him to face the law.” Gianna shook her head, not surprised that he felt that way but she knew her husband better than any other person. If he wanted something, he could be anything just to get it. Gianna even lost count of the number of songs she composed for her, just so that he could get her to marry him. “Have you also forgotten that the law gives people the opportunity to change? In a divorce court, he could lie that he was not in his right mind because indeed, most of those scars happened when he was drunk. I still smelled alcohol on him when he stabbed me.” Gianna was uncomfortable with all the glares on her, making her feel that she was too lenient and since Mark was still not convinced by the look on his face, she explained further. “Look, Owen could take a bond of good behavior and stop drin
“Who is she?” Iris stared at the woman standing beside a massage table she had never seen before, her face clouded with confusion before the woman introduced herself politely, “My name is Shin May, a massage therapist.” Iris was amazed by Garvin’s thoughtfulness because it’s been years since she had a massage and the last one was with her mom. She turned to face him, as he was standing behind her but before she spoke, he smiled and said to her, “Since you’ve been working so hard, I figured you’d need a professional massage.” Iris’s heart warmed but Garvin had equally been working hard so she suggested, “We should both have it.” Garvin smiled and looked at the woman standing by the massage table before asking Iris, “Are you not forgetting something?” Iris was confused until Garvin said, “She’s a woman. The only woman who can touch my body is you,” he shrugged. The woman smiled a little since she had already been informed by the agency before being sent over. Also, the more t
Garvin smiled, rubbed her stomach, and kissed it. Iris felt the pleasurable chills once more, almost forgetting her need for food. It felt so good that anytime he made love to her, he left her wanting more. “I guess you are indeed very hungry. Let’s go to the kitchen together,” Garvin proposed and Iris refused, feeling that he must be very tired and needed rest. “No, I can take care of it. You already worked so hard,” she said, her cheeks turning pink at the word when Garvin reminded her, “Well, you promised to teach me how to cook, right?” The man took all her words seriously and not having any excuse to give, she agreed, even though she could guess that cooking in the villa with Garvin would take two to three times longer than usual, “Right.” Iris walked to the closet and when she picked a pair of shorts to wear, Garvin was already behind her and took it from her, replacing it with a short dress. If not for the maids, Luna, and the bodyguards around, he wouldn’t have allowed
Garvin had a small smile on his face. Cooper and Gerald might be wise, but Garvin was still more experienced. “Your method would not have been the best.” “I would have sent them to jail,” Gerald said. He hated that Yvette and Nathaniel were walking around freely, so what if they were impoverished? “They would have served a few terms and then be walking free. They would also come back to enjoy their family’s wealth as if nothing happened. It’s the reason why I took this action,” Garvin explained. It made sense to Cooper and Gerald that though their plan would punish those two well, it would have also been for a short term, but Garvin’s method was a long-term one. “Fine, but next time, you should discuss with us first,” Cooper insisted, but Garvin refused and explained, “Ivory is also my daughter.” Thus, he didn’t need anyone’s permission to protect his daughter. The three men all loved Ivory in different ways, and they were ready to avenge her. Since there was no way around Garvin
Ivory may be resilient and resourceful, but this time, she felt the security of being with her family. Gerald was already there for her, but so were her brothers and parents.Nathaniel was not only humiliated but also afraid. With all these powerful men threatening him, he couldn’t find any means of support and was afraid of his father’s deteriorating health.To find a way to get out of this mess, he decided to expose the brain behind it.“It was all Yvette’s idea. She masterminded everything. Please Gerald, I’m very sorry.” Nathaniel looked remorseful, but the damage caused was too much to let go.Ivory had to constantly look over her shoulder because of the enemies she was exposed to.“Why are you blaming me? If I suggested it, did I tell you to go ahead with it?” Yvette was equally trying to find a way to get out of the mess.“So you agree that you suggested it,” Gerald glared at her. She realized she had made a mistake with her words.“Please Gerald, it won’t happen again.”Gerald
Chaos broke out as the guests began to murmur in confusion. Gerald’s expression darkened instantly, but no one else knew what was going on. Ivory didn’t have her hacking tools with her to stop whoever was trying to sabotage her so openly because it was a joyous event. The first name that came to mind was Dean Arlo, but he was being processed for court and wouldn’t dare. Gerald already got the best lawyers to handle his case. The robotic voice continued to speak as images were shown on the screen. “Two years ago, three company servers were destroyed by Ice Panther. Those companies are now closed down with their employees jobless.” The crowd was already feeling pity for the company shown on the screen, but Ivory was boiling with rage. She was trying to figure out who was behind it since it was not hard for her to defend herself. For that reason, she decided to wait a little, hoping to be able to detect the human behind the robot. “A year ago, Ice Panther hacked into a government s
Rosie felt terrible for the hairstylist. She had put in so much effort to put in the extensions and they looked good on Rosie.“I’m sorry, but you have to take everything off,” Rosie said politely, but her voice was stern. The hairstylist did not want to, feeling that if Cooper saw Rosie, he would reconsider.“That will take time. You will be late for your wedding.”“Let it be so, but Cooper’s happiness matters to me. After all, I’m doing all this for him, so what is the essence if he doesn’t like it?” Rosie stood her ground.She would rather be late and appear the way Cooper wanted than to appear on time with a look that would make him upset.Ivory smiled at Rosie’s resolve. She would have done the same for Gerald. It was just as Gerald wanted her to wear that wedding dress, and Ivory couldn’t refuse.“She’s right. You should make the necessary changes. We shall wait for her and everyone else,” Ivory added her voice.The hairstylist sighed frustratedly. “Alright. Please remove the we
Three weeks later, excitement brewed in the air as another joint wedding was announced among the Berets after so many years.A journalist was reporting the news on live TV. “I’m Lola, a reporter from Channel Z. Decades ago, the Parker-Berets and their best friends hosted a mass luxurious wedding.”“The trend is repeating itself as the twins, Cooper and Curtis Parker-Beret, are getting married to the sisters, Rosie and Rosalind. What makes it more interesting is that the last born of the Berets, Ivory, is also getting married to Gerald Scott, the hot CEO of Scotts Automobiles and Cambridge Incorporated.”“I am here to give you every information you need about this mega wedding so stay tuned,” the reporter ended.There was a lot of excitement going on. Curtis’s relationship with Rosalind was well known to the populace so the shocking ones were that of Cooper and Gerald.Most people knew that Gerald was engaged to Yvette, not knowing how he was getting married to Ivory.The news sparked
“Admit it. I won,” Ivory smiled and gave in to sleep. She still had no regrets at all. Gerald smiled and shook his head.His little Pumpkin was growing smarter and smarter by the day, she was even outsmarting him now.It wasn’t long before he fell asleep. The next day, Ivory woke up feeling sore. Her movement woke Gerald.“Pumpkin, are you alright?” He asked worriedly. Pain registered on Ivory’s face. How could something so sweet give her so much pain and ache in the morning?“I feel sore. Is this how you wanted our honeymoon to be? It’s as if I have a knife stuck in there,” Ivory exaggerated the pain.Gerald was worried and said, “Don’t move. I will be right back.” He went out and called his dad on the phone, speaking hastily,“Dad, I had my first time with Ivory and she’s complaining of pain. What should I do?” Gerald could manage two companies flawlessly but with Ivory, he was as helpless as a teenager.His father chuckled at the end of the line. “I see you finally became a man.”G
“Ivory’s cycle falls on our wedding day,” Gerald revealed. The twins understood the weight of the problem as Curtis eagerly suggested,“Dude, you should take your pound of flesh before then.”Gerald chuckled. “I’m still thinking about it but I can’t believe she’s your sister. You are giving me bad advice,” he accused Curtis. He laughed and retorted,“She’s a woman after all. So, what happens to the companies if we all get married on the same day?” He asked.Cooper already had that planned out and asked them, “Isn’t that the reason why we have parents who pioneered the business?”As Gerald and Curtis were nodding their heads in agreement, Cooper added, “That reminds me. We should let them handle our wedding planning too.”“Perfect suggestion,” the three men clicked their wine glasses.That night, Cooper had a serious talk with Rosie. “When you get better, would you like to work in the company? I can train you,” he suggested. Rosie recalled what Ivory told her about Cooper and work.She
Cooper frowned suspiciously, but before he could refuse, Gerald cut in, saying, “I even want to speak to you and Curtis, Cooper.”Cooper glanced at Rosie, and as she smiled, his heart warmed. He said to her, “Excuse me, Rosie, I will be right back.”Rosie chuckled and quickly replied, “Take your time, Cooper, Ivory and Rosalind are here.”Cooper did not like it when other people got his woman’s attention. He was the last to fall in love among the three, and his behavior showed that he was trying to catch up on all the years he lost.“You prefer them better than me?” He asked with a slight jealousy in his tone. Rosie was amazed, smiling and asking him,“Are you jealous?”Cooper pursed his lips but did not immediately respond. “I…I will see you soon,” he said and walked out with the two men.Rosalind was glad that Ivory created this opportunity for them to have a girls' talk. She quickly asked her sister,“Rosie, you look happier and better than I ever saw you. What have you been doing?
"Is it the doctors? It’s not yet time for my routine check," Rosie said, equally at a loss. As the plane lowered, Cooper detected the person in it."No. It’s Gerald. That’s his family jet."The two of them walked towards the jet to meet the person in it. It was just as Cooper said. Gerald was the first to alight, his arm intertwined with that of Ivory.Cooper frowned a little at the intrusion and said, "I didn’t know you were coming."Rosie and Ivory had already hugged each other. "Rosie, you look stunning. What is on this Island that makes you look so good? I want to join you," Ivory said half-jokingly. Rosie blushed and looked at Cooper.She knew that not only her health but appearance had also greatly improved."We decided to surprise you but we have something very important to discuss," Gerald was saying to Cooper when another couple alighted from the jet.Cooper wanted more time with his woman and was not pleased with the intrusion, especially when they had not informed him."I s