"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
Victor smiled and touched one of Ruby's shoulders, then gave her a small peck on her right cheek. He tried to adjust his sitting position on the empty side, took one of Ruby's hands, and linked his fingers. Victor dropped his head on the surface of Ruby's thigh and then, placed the link between their hands on the surface of her chest. "How was today? Was everything okay?" Victor said, looking into Ruby's face."I don't know, but it seems to be going well," Ruby replied as she placed her hand on Victor's face, caressing it and then leaning down and giving Victor a quick kiss on the top of his head. "So, how was your day? Did everything go well?" Ruby continued with a big smile."Umm... It was tiring, but it's much better now that I'm with you," Victor replied, still staring at Ruby's face. He couldn't possibly tell her what a mess his company was in; reporters were still coming in and trying to get information from him, and Victor was also tired of dealing with investors who were star
"I'm pregnant."A female voice rang out from behind the toilet cubicle. Ruby paused. She didn't intend to eavesdrop on the conversation, but she accidentally overheard the phone conversation of a woman she didn't know. "It looks like the baby is two weeks old. I only found out last night.""Honey, I'm happy to hear an answer from you. I thought you rejected it.""Then I'll see you at the apartment."The toilet cubicle door opened, and Ruby pretended to turn on the faucet and rinsed her hands. The young woman approached Ruby and then did the same by washing her hands at the sink beside her. Ruby didn't want to ask, but before her lips could speak, the woman had already reprimanded her."I heard you throwing up. Are you pregnant too?" The question thrown at her made Ruby's eyes round perfectly. Of course, she was shocked, then shook her head quickly, thinking she couldn't be pregnant. "No, I'm not. No, I just ate the wrong food," Ruby said quickly."Are you sure? I was just like you a
Victor's fingers shifted the agenda from the iPad screen in his hand. He is with his driver, Jaxon. Jaxon is not just a personal driver for Victor. He also doubles as his secretary at the company."Do you think Ruby is happy there?" Victor said, lifting his head slightly to stare straight ahead. He could see Jaxon's facial expression in the reflection of the glass.Jaxon seemed to take a breath and then paused a little to look thoughtful. He only guessed at Miss Ruby's last expression, when Jaxon drove her to the airport; he felt that Ruby did not want to leave this city."I don't know for sure if Miss is happy. When will you be ready to contact her?" replied Jaxon boldly, looking into Victor's eyes from the reflection of the glass."No, no, not now, Jaxon; there are still many things I need to accomplish. I don't want to burden him with thinking about everything, he should be happy with his current environment," Victor replied. Returning his attention to the iPad."Do you intend to m
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
19:00 Mansion"Rune. Why are you crying and screaming so loudly? Listen to Mommy; if you want something, ask slowly," Ruby said, soothing Rune after the servant asked her to leave."Mom-my. The bird is dead," Rune pointed at the television screen."No, it's not. It will come back to life," Ruby replied, understanding why Rune was screaming and crying.Rune nodded and pointed at the clock on the wall. Ruby frowned as her eyes also looked at the clock; why was Rune suddenly pointing at the clock?"What's wrong with the clock?" Ruby asked."Dad, come back."Just as Ruby was about to find out why Victor hadn't returned yet, at the sound of a car, Rune got out of bed and approached the window. Asking Ruby to open the balcony window, the window opened. Rune's tiny feet ran to the barrier, waving his hand, waiting for Victor, who had just gotten out of the car, to realize his existence. No reaction made Rune shout."Dad! Here!!!" Rune shouted.Ruby watched from behind as Victor smiled and wa
From that day on, Victor completely avoided Ruby. He always avoided her whenever he met her, even by accident. Just like today. After removing the cast on his leg, Victor returned to work so he had time to get busy and try to forget slowly. He tries and continues to try until Victor tries to stop loving Ruby. His desire to make Ruby feel free, so the only simple way he can do it is to forget Ruby first. Forget his feelings of love and consider what Ruby is doing to Rune as necessary."Is the steak not cooked right?" A woman's soft voice came back to Victor's ears. He glanced briefly at the woman before him; Victor had almost forgotten Olivia's existence. The woman had been getting close to him for the past few days; Victor liked Olivia's mature character - the way she spoke and her speech also reflected an educated woman. "Olivia, I'm sorry I forgot you existed," Victor said, putting down the fork and knife in both hands. He pulled the glass between himself and Olivia, taking a sma
"Who was the man who picked you up four years ago?" The car suddenly stopped on the shoulder of the road. Ruby turned her head and found Victor's eyes staring intensely at her, locked in silence."Who do you mean?" repeated Ruby."The man who took you away from the Netherlands. Who?"Ruby thought back to when she left the Netherlands. She started a life in Shanghai; the man she was with was just a stranger who also happened to be going to Shanghai."My ex-boyfriend. We broke up two years ago," Ruby replied briefly. I don't know why she preferred to lie.Click.Victor unbuckled the seat belt and brought his body closer to Ruby's. "Don't try to lie to me, Ruby; I know all the bastard men who approached you," he said."If you already know about all the men who approached me. Why would you ask again, uh? You have the power, but you have no right to invade the privacy of my life."Victor ruffled his hair, closing his eyes briefly, fed up with Ruby. Victor's hand quickly pulled Ruby by the
"I'll drive," Ruby said without a glance, stepping quickly into Jaxon's car. "How did everything happen?" Ruby continued, sitting behind the wheel.She started the car's engine and drove at high speed. The car she was driving had already left the hotel; Ruby's hands were deftly holding the steering wheel and focusing on the road, even though it was challenging to concentrate under these circumstances."Before we both stopped by a bar, I had much to talk about with Tuan, and so did he. I didn't realize how much whiskey I had sipped, so I felt a little drunk. It wasn't long before I heard the faint sound of Tuan's voice saying that he would drive," Jaxon explained in detail."I kept refusing and asked him to call one of the drivers at the mansion, as I knew he was probably a little drunk as well. He asked me to sleep along the way, and everything happened unexpectedly," he continued.Trembling. Ruby's fingers were trembling after listening to Jaxon's story; what if Victor had left her l
"What do you mean," Ruby said, pushing Victor's body away. She looked deeply into Victor's eyes, putting away her nervousness. Deepen the feeling of hatred! It was true that hating Victor more would reduce the unclear feelings in her heart."Do I have to give you quips to make you understand what I mean? I honestly don't like small talk; make it clear! That I was widowed until this moment waiting for you.""Widowed? You've been married all this time," Ruby retorted with a furrowed brow. Indeed, she hadn't looked up to Victor in years. "No, I haven't. I made that clear to you, Mrs. Antony," Victor continued, not accepting the thought of Ruby accusing him of being married."Stop calling me Mrs. Antony; I'm not married. Can't you tell the difference between Miss and Mrs.? And one more thing, my name is no longer Antony. Enough Rubyjane, Mr. Antony." Victor nodded with a slight smile. "Get used to it. You are no longer my sister but will be my wife."Once again, after hearing what Victo