A sharp, deadly glare. Ruby felt it when she accidentally looked at Victor, whether it was just a feeling or whether it was true that Victor kept stealing glances at her. Ruby began to feel uncomfortable; even Noah's voice, which continued to tell her about the funny incident he experienced, did not get any response from her. "I rescued that cat; it has a very cute face; unfortunately, I can't adopt it," Noah explained, excitedly recounting today's unexpected events. Although he noticed that Ruby seemed uncomfortable, Noah's eyes repeatedly saw Ruby rubbing her wrists and rubbing the back of her neck. "Should we move?" asked Noah, shifting slightly to block Ruby's view. "Move?" repeated Ruby. Her eyes widened in surprise at Noah's question. "It looks like you're uncomfortable. Let's find a place that makes you feel a lot safer," Noah replied, wrapping his arm around Ruby's shoulders and bringing their bodies closer together. Noah led Ruby through the crowd of guests and to a more s
Ruby returned to the mansion after dropping Noah off. Her hand reflexively touched her lips, and the kiss that happened between her and Noah made Ruby even more certain. There were no feelings left for Noah, no crazy little vibe, unlike when she got a kiss from Victor. Ruby walked into the mansion with bare feet and heels in her right hand. Ruby hoped she wouldn't run into Victor, but she was wrong! As her feet stepped through the living room, the sound of Victor's deep voice came back. "Are you home?" Ruby twisted her body slightly to look at the sofa; she didn't expect Victor to be lying there. The man's eyes stared back at her, and strangely, Ruby saw the sadness on Victor's face. Her fear gone, her small feet took sure steps towards the sofa, and she stood within a short distance of Victor. "What happened?" asked Ruby, diverting Victor's question. "I don't know," Victor replied curtly. "It looks so sad. Are you Victor Antony?" quipped Ruby, looking at the glass and a bottle
After almost four days in Canada, Victor finally returned to Boston by taking a flight at night using a private plane, his hand holding a tablet, and reading the news that was trending this week. Reading trashy articles about his engagement made Victor feel sick; they wrote articles as if Victor were the main character who ruined his engagement. "We're here, sir." The voice of his driver made Victor stop reading the news and throw his tablet to his left. The car had passed through the main gate of Antony's mansion. Victor got out of the car after the door was opened by his driver. Some of the servants looked surprised by the sudden return of their master, but only some of them looked down to welcome Victor's arrival. Victor didn't care either, he continued to walk in with one of the servants carrying his suitcase. "Where is Miss Ruby?" asked Victor. "Miss, in the back garden, sir," replied the waiter quickly. Victor, who originally wanted to enter the elevator, turned around. H
"How are Daddy and Mommy?" Victor asked, opening the conversation as he and Carly were in the same car. "Daddy and Mommy are fine. They're happy to be in Boston, but unfortunately, the day after tomorrow, Daddy and Mommy have to leave." "Where are they going?" Victor asked, looking at Carly, who was leaning on his shoulder. "Spain, Los Angeles, and the many destinations they have to visit before the end of the year," Carly replied, looking up slightly to kiss Victor's lips. "Very productive parents!" Victor chuckles. "They won't be so busy when we're married, dear. Because you'll be helping Daddy run the company," Carly continued to speak in a very excited tone. "They will be much busier because their goal is to take over my company." Victor's monologue opened, one by one, the incoming emails on the tablet. "I'll try to do better," Victor said, kissing the top of Carly's head. They had arrived at a five-star restaurant that had just opened a few months ago. Victor had rented ou
"Mine is big; are you sure you'll survive tonight?" Victor whispered, sending chills down Ruby's spine. Ruby swallowed her saliva as her eyes darted downward. There, Victor's property was still neatly wrapped, and Victor's words made Ruby's head spin. What if it was true what Victor said about the size? "Are you scared?" "N-no... I'm not scared at all," Ruby said as if challenging Victor. "But your face shows otherwise," Victor replied again, his fingers playing with Ruby's hair. "Never mind, I'm changing my mind now." Ruby continued, swatting away Victor's hand, but Victor quickly caught her hand and pushed her back down on the bed. "No, don't change your mind." Victor gently crushed Ruby's lips again. He took both of Ruby's hands and brought them above her head. With lightning speed, Victor undid his belt and tied Ruby's hands tightly together. "Wait! Why are my hands tied like this?" murmured Ruby with a gasp. "I just wanted to, but I'm sure you'll like it too," Victor whis
Victor thought it would all end like that. By the time his car pulled up in front of the company, journalists had already filled the front with his office. Victor even had trouble getting out of the car, as the reporters insisted on interviewing him while he was still in the car."Mr. Antony! Please give us some clarification on the cancellation of your wedding.""Mr. Antony, is it true that you canceled your wedding because of a third person?""We heard that it was a third person who broke up your engagement with Miss. Charlotte."Many more questions were asked of Victor, who was still in the car. Even if he gave clarity, they still thought he was at fault. It was better for him to remain calm until all these problems slowly subsided on their own."Sir, how is this? The press is crowding our car," Victor's driver said."Turn around. Just go back to the mansion," Victor replied briefly.Victor's driver pressed the horn repeatedly until finally the journalists moved aside, and managed
Victor's sharp nose again rubbed between the crooks of her neck, then gave Ruby's open shoulder a small kiss that left a mark of ownership. Victor let go of Ruby's hands, thinking she would push him away. But Ruby's hands pressed against the back of Victor's neck.Victor lifted Ruby's body and gently tossed her on the bed. Victor pulls off his tie and then takes off his shirt and quickly throws it in a random direction, returning to crawl over Ruby's body. Grabbing and brutally crushing Ruby's lips again, Victor's hand doesn't stay still as he grabs and squeezes a lump of flesh that fits perfectly in his fist."AH, UH!" Ruby blurted it out in between kisses. Struggling to swallow her saliva, her head snapped up as Victor's warm tongue swept across and then sucked on the peak of her areola.Victor's tongue didn't stop there. But already stopping at the sensitive area that was Ruby's Achilles heel, Victor's tongue stabbed deeper and deeper, sucking and pressing. Ruby's eyes turned white
"What are you guys talking about?" muttered Uncle Liam, sitting on one of the sofas opposite Victor and Ruby."We're talking about Uncle's future," chirped Victor, who immediately got a small pinch from Ruby."Really? With whom, do you two already have your respective candidates?" Liam continued, looking back at the two in turn."I don't have a girlfriend, Uncle... Maybe you can introduce me to one of the best guys," Ruby replied with a small smile. She couldn't possibly say that she wanted Victor in her life; it was too far gone for their relationship. Being together till the end would hardly be possible."Victor's the best man too," Liam replied with a laugh."No way, Uncle, Victor, and I are siblings," Ruby added, clutching her dress."Rubyjane," Victor called."Since when are you siblings? Dean and Zoe didn't even tell me that you're siblings," Liam retorted, adjusting his seat to lean back comfortably."What do you mean?" asked Victor, who was also trying to understand Liam's wor
"Do you mean what you say?" repeated Ruby, pressing her lips to Victor's chest as she looked deeply into her husband's eyes."Do you still doubt me?" replied Victor again looking at his lips and then turning to his wife's eyes. "When else Ruby, I'm old enough. Rune has grown up too, he will take good care of his sister," Victor continued taking one of Ruby's hands and kissing it."You're admitting now, that you're old? Really." Ruby whispered in front of Victor's face with one eyebrow raised."This fact! I'm a 36-year-old old man now if you get pregnant this year. You'll give birth in the middle of next year, just as I turn 37 and Rune turns 5. And in the following year, Rune will enter elementary school when I'm already 38 while you're only 32 where a woman like you, at that time of the year, is beautiful."Ruby's mouth opened slightly, she could not believe the detail with which Victor said his words without pausing. Has this old man recorded all the text he said in his brain?Right
"When did you last see Ruby leave?" asked Victor probingly to all the servants gathered in the main room."Mrs. Antony left the mansion early this morning. Right after the master left for work." One of the servants ventured to answer."Then, she left by herself in a car without leaving a message? You guys don't even feel suspicious! I told you, notify me of anything suspicious!" signaled Victor with a fiery flash of anger. "I don't care! Help me find Ruby! She's been gone for hours with no word and her cell phone is not reachable either," Victor continued massaging his temples. His head felt like it was going to fall off now, panic and fear returning to him. Victor was afraid Ruby was in danger, but what scared him more was losing Ruby. Victor was afraid Ruby would leave him again.Like an unwelcome guest. Ruby emerged from the entrance, walking casually past the waiter and Victor. She took off her heels and replaced them with house slippers, took off her coat and placed her bag and
From early morning until late at night. Ruby continued to wait for Victor's return, until her clothes had changed. Her long mane, she let it flow freely as the night breeze slowly pierced her skin that was only wrapped in thin pajamas, Ruby's face was so calm - so calm that none of the servants dared to approach her just to engage her in conversation.Her mind was in a frenzy, many things were going through Ruby's mind. She kept thinking about the cause and effect of why Victor no longer contacted her, what else was going on? Why did her husband ask her not to go anywhere, when Ruby really wanted to see Victor after hearing that her husband was having problems at the company.Why was Victor always hiding the problems that were happening to him?"I love your dress." a soft whisper swept over Ruby's heart which warmed up instantly.Turning her head slightly, her body twisted. Victor's burly arms landed perfectly, scooping up the small waist of hers that was consumed in the warm embrace
After reading the message from Noah. Ruby was silent for a few seconds, not noticing the arrival of the waiter returning with painkillers and a sandwich. She was still silent as she stared at the dimmed and wiped cell phone screen. It had been a long time since she and Noah had communicated, the last time Ruby had informed Noah that she had received a scholarship in Canada. After a long period of not texting or communicating, it had been almost five years since he had texted her again."Should I reply to his message?" Ruby wondered, turning on her cell phone and looking at Noah's message that she had yet to reply to.She didn't reply to the message. Ruby put her phone back down, and took some painkillers while eating piece after piece of sandwich that filled her stomach. Suddenly, the waiter approached her with a bouquet of roses so large that it had to be carried by two female waiters who were still struggling. Ruby frowned, confused by the bouquet of red roses placed in the living
Victor's fingers that were previously wrapped around Ruby's waist moved to encompass Ruby's synthetic buttocks, pushing Ruby's body against the wall behind her. Still smothering, Ruby's lips had been sucked deeply and so strongly Victor thrust his tongue into Ruby's mouth their eyes were closed enjoying the increasingly chaotic kiss.Ruby took a deep breath as Victor released the call with his eyes so dim. Ruby's eyes looked at Victor's face, her hands still on Victor's neck rubbing the back of his neck. Victor continued to stare into Ruby's eyes, gazing deeply into each other's with lips parted and swollen, Ruby accepted Victor's thumb into her mouth."I can't promise to be gentle this time," he said in a heavy, husky voice."I don't care," Ruby replied, pressing Victor's burly chest against her. She was a little surprised when Victor lifted her up like a sack of rice, his head pointed straight down. Little slaps Ruby got on both her buttocks."Ruby-" sounding desperate as he pressed
Jaxon hummed a little while staring at his reflection in the glass of the sink, he wiped away the dew on the glass that was blocking the full face of his good looks. Fine hair began to grow shyly along his firm jaw, Jaxon always shaves regularly, every week but this week. He didn't think it was necessary. He will let all the hairs on his body extend naturally-except for the lower hairs.His feet stepped broadly out of the bathroom in a waist-length towel. Stopping at the table next to the television, there was the expensive wine Victor had given her. It was a pity to enjoy it too soon, she carefully poured it into the glass and sipped it slowly with her eyes closed. Tonight she was going to romanticize her long life, her body jerked in shock as the tone of her phone rang making her eyebrows furrowed."Damn it, I'll kill whoever ruined my romantic time!" he swore, grabbing the phone and looking at the caller's name."Victor?"He felt like retracting what he had just said. Jaxon caught
"Jaxon! Is my tie band skewed?""Jaxon! The shoes are too narrow!""Jaxon, Jaxon, Jaxon. Is Ruby ready?"Who's getting married and who's getting a headache. Jaxon had to hide behind the door to take a deep breath and let it out rudely, he hunched his body to correct the position of his tie, put on his widest smile until he had to show a row of neat teeth that were almost dried by the wind."Mr. Antony can't you stay calm? Sit down, breathe slowly. You're the one getting married, but I'm the one who's tired of dealing with you," Jaxon said, opening one palm to ask Victor to sit on the sofa.Victor sat down and then slightly lowered his head to inhale and exhale slowly. "I-I'm nervous Jaxon. It's my first wedding after a long wait, I can't help but be nervous." Victor stared at Jaxon with his hands clutching his chest. It was like winning dozens of tenders in one go."You're already perfect. You deserve all this," Jaxon praised sincerely. Jaxon also felt feelings of joy and sadness, he
On the other hand, Victor was waiting at the dining table. With Rune sitting on his lap, , he never let Rune eat on his lap like this. Rune had been taught to eat independently since he was one year old; since he was waiting for Ruby to come down, there was no harm in playing with his son first."Daddy, Daddy. Let's try to call Rune Daddy in full," Victor said, stroking Rune's tiny back."Daddy." Rune eloquently called Victor without stammering anymore.Until Victor showed his big smile for so long, unbelievably, when Rune repeatedly asked him to call him loudly, it was almost like a shout that did not bother Victor. He even praised Rune with loving compliments, kissing his little son Rune's face. Ruby, almost near the dining table, smiled with Rune's laughter. The interaction between father and son touched Ruby deeply, as she used to receive affection from her father as well. Victor's father treats Ruby like their own child, and Ruby understands why she was not adopted as their chil
It was already two in the morning. Still sitting on the floor surface, hiding beside the bed, Ruby kept reliving the events that happened a few hours ago. Her index finger didn't even stop rubbing her slightly swollen bottom lip, that hot kiss in the park had really made her heart pound. Hundreds of butterflies seemed to fly in his stomach, his heart beating almost intermittently with irregular breathing, as his eyes were stared at by Victor's beady eyes for a split second."When are you ready? I don't want to delay the wedding any longer, how about tomorrow? I have to prepare everything quickly. I don't want you to change your mind and cancel.""Victor-""No Ruby, no more procrastination. The sooner the better, the more you delay, the less certainty there will be. I'm old enough, there's no time to wait.""Then what about your girlfriend, Olivia?""Olivia? Since when has she been my girlfriend? And where did you find out about her, I'm not in a serious relationship with her yet.""Ho