The following week, Vanessa was busy trying to catch up with her already ongoing movie where she acted as the second lead role. She acted as a most hated character, which made the fans turn against her.Vanessa didn't care, she decided to just stick with whatever script her manager gave to her. Now, she was more determined to make it at the top using her own means.She was seated at her normal spot, a corner in the rehearsal room, reading her script carefully. Vanessa picked up the coffee she had beside her and she took a sip. As Vanessa flipped the page of her script, her eyes caught a glimpse of a line she was supposed to speak. The activity that followed was a kiss scene.She is going to kiss another man. Vanessa had never acted in such scenes before. The last time she was made to act one, it didn't end well for her. Ever since then, she always rejected kiss scenes.However, at this point, she wanted to act the scene in order to make Manuel jealous. If possible, he might also divor
When Vanessa reached the studio room, she realized that it was almost time for her to rehearse her role. The original scene was to be filmed in the next few days. She couldn't bear to miss the rehearsal.She tried to look composed as she went inside to meet her colleagues preparing for the scene. When Vanessa picked her script, she immediately went through it before taking her place on set.She made sure to confirm that she was being videoed by her colleagues; she still didn't forget her plans of keeping a copy of the video for herself. When the scene commenced, The male lead said out his words. Vanessa was supposed to cut him short and kiss him. He was done with his line and it was time for Vanessa to act, however, she hesitated. "Cut!" The acting director said. "Miss Sanchez, are you okay?" He asked her calmly. She looked distracted so he was worried. "I'm fine. Sorry I hesitated. I'll just take the scene all over again" Vanessa begged. Even though it was just a rehearsal, getting
Vanessa watched the video for the umpteenth time, it looked so real and better than the original. She was excited. She couldn't wait to see the looks on Manuel's face when he watched it.Vanessa escorted Cia out of the coffee shop and watched her board a taxi. "Bye bye" she waved to her friend as the taxi drove off. Vanessa now headed towards the villa, jogging slowly.She checked the time on her watch and it was just 6: 30 p.m. She still had enough time to reach the villa before Manuel returned.As she continued her movements on the sidewalks, Vanessa noticed a car pull over and blocked her. She viewed the customized designs which were made to impress. She needed no one to tell her that it was Manuel who was inside the car. Adrian came out and opened the door for her to get inside the car. "Mrs Howells" he paid his respects to her as he led her in. Vanessa was frustrated but she eventually went in. As soon as she sat on the backseat, Manuel, who was also sitting there, reached his
Vanessa controlled herself upon hearing those words. She didn't dare disagree."Oh, really? Then it's fine if I have her right? I mean, she's beautiful and looks reserved" Mr Reed complimented.He tried to touch her, Manuel instantly rebuked his fingers from touching Vanessa's skin. "You do not have to bother yourself about your little slut, I'm not snatching her forever, I only want her for a short while Mr Howells" The man said, standing up and moving towards Vanessa. This time, he just grabbed and pulled her closer to himself. Vanessa gasped out in fear, his actions were unexpected. He forced Vanessa to sit on his legs but she struggled and pushed him and she returned to Manuel."Why you little" Mr Reed cursed! He wanted to grab her but Manuel stopped him from doing so.The bodyguards instantly turned their guns at him, They surrounded Manuel, Incase he posed a threat to their boss."It's fine. Put the guns down" Mr Reed ordered and they did it instantly and returned back to their
Adrian drove slowly on the road as he followed Vanessa. They've been following her for a while and all she did was walk continuously.Adrian asked Manuel if he should go and approach her but he wouldn't let him. "No, let's keep following her," Manuel said. He didn't trust her, he was sure that she was heading elsewhere because the route she took didn't lead to his Villa.After a few more minutes, they arrived in front of a huge pharmacy where Vanessa went into.Vanessa reached the counter, seeing that it was a male attendant, she wanted to leave and check another pharmacy. She wasn't ashamed of the kind of medication she wanted to patronize, all she wanted was someone who was more experienced.The attendant looked young, probably in his early twenties and she feared that he might not give her the right drugs."Excuse me ma'am, what do you want?" He asked her, waiting attentively for her request. Vanessa's thoughts were cut short as she heard his voice speak. Her eyes scanned through
In the morning, Adrian had a doctor come check Manuel since he had been sleeping for over four hours.He had never seen Manuel this way, and had never seen Manuel sleep in the last three and a half years. Adrian was shocked to find out that Manuel had slept all of a sudden.According to Vanessa, Manuel slept on top of her. He had never heard anything like it, it was as if Manuel passed out. But the doctor finally confirmed to them that he fell asleep."Mr Adams has a sleeping disorder. It is caused by his inability to sleep for over three years" The doctor finally announced."What?" Both Vanessa and Adrian exclaimed at once. "A sleeping disorder?" Adrian questioned the doctor.Aside from the fact that Manuel had a sleeping disorder, Vanessa couldn't believe what she heard the doctor say. That he hasn't slept for three years. How was he able to put up with that?"Mr Howells had insomnia and it's getting severe because he didn't take proper medications. So he might sleep very often." Th
He looked around the room and his eyes fell on the woman on the floor near the door. He squinted his eyes as he glared at her. Manuel clenched his fist in order to hide his anger. Who dared to touch his Vanessa?"Mrs Howells!" Adrian rushed immediately to help her up.Vanessa allowed him, and she pushed him off after. She looked at Manuel sternly. She didn't want him to say anything or get involved in her activities. Vanessa knew that only Mr Adams was aware of Manuel being her husband again. No one else in the industry knew. She wouldn't want him to reveal that now.She tried gesturing to him, Manuel wouldn't listen so he went ahead to address the issue. He looked at her reddened face, he heard the loud clap. He didn't expect that it was Vanessa who got slapped."Who dares to lay hands on my woman?" He questioned, his loud husky voice thundered in the ward.The doctor recognized who he was, so he went forward to greet him."Good day Mr Howells. What a pleasant surprise to see you he
About a few hours later, while Manuel was still waiting outside the ward, Adrian came in to inform him of something."Mr Howells. This is all the information I gathered about the case" he explained.Manuel took the files immediately. He opened and read them. Adrian also revealed to have caught the man who stabbed Vanessa."Manuel!" He heard a familiar feminine voice speak from behind him. When Marina reached where he stood, she wanted to be all over him. He immediately rebuked her from hugging him."Manuel, aren't you over this already?" She asked him.Manuel glared coldly at her, he didn't even wish to see her an inch closer to him."What do you want, Marina?" Manuel asked her, he handed the documents over to Adrian, followed by a gesture for him to excuse them.After Adrian left, Manuel and Marina went to the waiting area together. "Manuel, you know what I want." Marina finally replied to his questions.Manuel's eyes didn't leave her, he was curious to know exactly what Marina woul
Thank you all for reading.I really appreciate anyone who comes across this note. This is a token of my appreciation, thanking you for reading the book from the first chapter to the one present.This story wouldn't have been successful without your comments, reads and views. Emmanuel, Vanessa, Ciara, Adrian, Nolan, Nancy and Allen appreciate you all for reading their story.thank you for your encouragements and your patience. I hope to release more interesting books for you all to read.I hope to tell more stories.This was my very first billionaire romance trial. I hope to Write more in the future! Thank You!
Vanessa was waiting for Manuel outside the mansion. She had been inside the car for minutes— waiting.He was yet to come, she wondered why she allowed him to attend the online meeting. Manuel promised not to spend more than five minutes and now it was taking him hours to come.She heard their voices outside the car and she came out. Manuel was with Nolan and Adrian, Cia too. As they all walked out of the mansion.Cia held a small luggage. She put it inside the car."You forgot them" she said, Cia leaned near her ears and whispered. "The sexy lingeries, you will need them to seduce him" "Come on, Cia. Don't be silly" Vanessa warned.Vanessa took Nolan from his dad. "Manuel, what took you so long?" She asked and Manuel pointed to Nolan. "He did." "He insisted on coming with us but I told him it was impossible," Manuel explained."Nolan, is that true?" She asked him.The little boy nodded. "Yes mummy… I want to go on a vacation with you""But it isn't a Vacation. It's a honeymoon" "Wh
The huge church hall was designed beautifully to match the event ongoing.The soft sounds of piano playing emanated and filled the hall. There were so many people present in a bid to witness the eternal bond of the most beautiful union in New York. Vanessa walked slowly but graciously towards the altar with a bouquet of white roses in her hand. Beside her, was Mr Adams who served as her father.Asides being her manager, Mr Adams was also like a father to her. He had trained and helped her in many ways so they had a bond.Since it was her wedding, he decided to play the role of a father to her and she was grateful for it.Vanessa looked so beautiful in her dazzling white satin wedding dress. The dress was so beautiful it fitted her perfectly, bringing out her hour-glass shape to notice. Her hair was beautifully styled by the most popular hair stylist in the city. She wore a different hairstyle today, her hair was made into a high bun and was curled underneath. A few strands were lef
Vanessa and Cia were both together inside the bathroom. While Vanessa was outside waiting for Cia to be done with the pregnancy test, she wished deeply that it was true she was pregnant.For the past few weeks, Cia had been falling sick continuously and when they went to the hospital to run some tests, it came out negative.The doctor explained that a blood test might not detect the pregnancy since it early so they decided to carry out a urine test on their own.Vanessa waited for her and it's been ten minutes and Cia hasn't come outside the bathroom."Cia.. you're taking so much time. Is anything the problem?" She asked, knocking on the door waiting impatiently for her to come out."I'm coming…" Cia yelled from inside.She spent an extra five minutes before she came out with the result. Cia took three tests so she had to wait for them to be completed before she showed them to Vanessa.Cia already knew that the results were positive but Vanessa didn't. She showed them to her…. "Ahhhh
When Vanessa rushed outside, she was expecting to see them but she didn't. Instead, other people were present and the garden was fully decorated with beautiful roses and shiny lights.It was barely evening but the place looked extremely beautiful with the designs. Vanessa already knew that it wasn't the kind of setting that they were supposed to prepare for the next scene.The next scene wasn't a proposal or wedding scene. Why did the garden look as if they had arranged it for a wedding?She questioned herself in her thoughts but she didn't say anything. She looked around and everyone watched her as she stepped in."What's going on?" Vanessa asked but didn't get a response from them. They only stared at her with excitement written on their faces.Even though Vanessa enjoyed the scene in front of her, she just wanted an explanation from someone but they didn't seem to pay attention to her anymore.She turned to Carmen and she realized that Carmen wasn't standing behind her anymore but
Manuel arrived in the place just in time. He strolled through the dark lobby, heading for the staircase because the elevator was no option. He had to climb all the way up and search each and every office for VanessaJason was quick to notice him when he heard his footsteps. He hid behind a pole and shot at Manuel who dodged the hit and took shelter under the staircase.Manuel also shot his gun but he missed Jason. The shootout continued and Vanessa heard it. She already knew that Manuel was there and all she had to do was to escape.She was at the verge of getting her hands from the cuffs. Vanessa moved her fingers slowly, rolling it through the cuffs until it got to her knuckles which was the hardest part for her.Vanessa groaned out, she was trying to hide the pain and not make any noise so she could escape but it was difficult for her. The pain was just too unbearable for her to hold back in.Tears rolled down her eyes uncontrollably as she was finally able to free one of her hands
Jason suddenly returned after Vanessa heard the loud gunshot sound. She was frightened with the way he bashed the door open when he came in.Jason pointed his gun at her. "Don't you try anything or I'll shoot you" he threatened her.Jason immediately unlocked the handcuffs and chains and he dragged Vanessa outside with him."Move it!" He demanded, pushing her forward. Vanessa did as he commanded her to and they went downstairs together.She was held captive by him. Another loud gunshot sound came again, Vanessa's whole body shivered since she didn't understand what was going on or who was attacking them.She already knows that Jason has had a lot of enemies ever since his scandals. Who could it be? She hoped that they wouldn't mistake her as his accomplice and do something to her.She really wants to survive this phase and go back to her son.Jason brought her out of the house and pushed her into his car. He cuffed her wrists again, then moved to his own side of the car and drove off.
Jason pulled Vanessa with him downstairs, her hairs were still in the shackles of his chains so it was difficult for her to escape.They reached the living room and he pushed her onto a chair. Before Vanessa would regain herself from the push, Jason already grabbed a gun from the fridge beside a couch.The apartment was shabby and small, it looked like a place that has been abandoned for months. How did he find such a place to bring her?Jason noticed the disgusted looks on her face as he pointed his gun at her. "What is it? You do not like it here?" He asked.Vanessa shook her head and didn't speak.Jason moved forward and hit her shoulder with his gun, making her feel weak. Vanessa couldn't withstand the pain so she cried out painfully."You seem disgusted, right? Well, this is what your actions caused me. You cost me my career, my life and my fame. You took everything away from me, bitch! I'll make you pay I promise" he vowed.Vanessa tried to say something but Jason slapped her ha
Vanessa had woken up but the room atmosphere surrounding her was dark. She tried to stand up and help herself see properly, only to realize that her hands were tied to a bed.It took her a while before she realized that the room wasn't dark but her eyes were covered in blindfolds which prevented her from seeing.Vanessa already knew the identity of her kidnapper. He was Jason, an obsessive actor who was also her ex boyfriend. How did she manage to get into his grip again? She remembered their last encounter. When he tried to force himself on her but she escaped from it.Jason vowed that he would get his revenge and now, it was obvious that he would. That was why he came into her life again anonymously as a sponsor.No wonder she felt suspicious and asked Mr Adams if he was sure of the sponsorship. Most movie sponsors would love to be known by the world and by that, they would be able to promote their brands but Jason insisted to be kept as an anonymous identity because he is on the r