Cia soon realized that she shouldn't be touching Adrian, so she withdrew her hands from his bare chest. "I.. I'm sorry " she immediately apologized and wanted to turn away. Adrian grabbed her wrist quickly."Wait" he said briefly, and then a long silence followed. He didn't know the reason why he held her back, maybe he should have just let her go.Adrian was dumbfounded. He then finally knew what to say and he asked. "Are you done with the treatment?" That was the only thing that he could say. He then lowered his face shyly."I'm almost done." Cia stated. She continued with it and after she was done she left the room without saying even a word to him.Adrian felt a bit guilty and he blamed himself for making Ciara uncomfortable around him. He just couldn't control how he felt about her. He wrapped a jacket around himself and he stood up to put on some clothes so that he could resume working. Upon walking towards the wardrobe, he felt his mobile phone vibrate inside his pockets. Ad
Cia had waited for a long while before she saw Vanessa descending the staircase coming into the living room.When she went to knock on her bedroom door earlier, she heard the moans and had to give her space. From the way she walked, Cia already understood what happened between her and Manuel.She tried not to act as if she knew and she just went to Vanessa. "What took you so long?" Cia asked. Vanessa couldn't give her an answer, she just smiled and said. "Something urgent came up. I'm sorry I had you waiting for so long" Vanessa instantly apologized and she pulled Cia's hand. "I'm really sorry " "It's fine," Cia said with a smile, recalling what she heard. Vanessa must've had a good time with her husband.They soon left the mansion together, boarded a taxi and went straight to the boutique for shopping.The boutique was located in the west part of a city, a little bit far from the studio.Vanessa made sure to pick out all the clothes that fitted the photoshoot theme in her phone befo
While they waited for the policemen to come, Vanessa tried to reach out to Manuel. The feedback she got kept telling her that Manuel was unavailable. Vanessa was confused at that moment, she turned to Cia several times to get her opinion but she was also silent and confused.The door of the boutique soon opened, a group of men in dark suits rushed in. Vanessa didn't notice them at first but Cia and the rest of the people did. She was still focused on her phone, trying to get through to Manuel.A man in a dark red coat walked into the boutique after the group of men. He stood in the middle of the place, glaring around until his eyes landed on a petite woman with brown hair. She looked distressed while operating her mobile phone.Vanessa didn't notice Manuel and his men enter, at a point she began to assume that Manuel purposely turned off his network to avoid calls. She stopped calling and stayed upright. As soon as she felt a tap on her shoulders and turned, Vanessa saw Manuel who was
Inside the boutique was huge and beautiful, designed in luxurious crystals, its radiating beauty was intense as the sunlight shoned in, hitting directly at each crystal design in the place.Each angle was created for different outfits with each of their labels on them, neatly organized and arranged to capture the eyes of customers.Vanessa saw and admired them, her eyes moved around the place searching for the dresses she needed. Meanwhile, Manuel waited for her to make her choice."This is so beautiful" Cia stated, bringing out a dress she saw on the stand she was near. "Take a look at this Nessa" she showed her. Vanessa loved the purple dress, with pink designs. It looked so beautiful.She started to observe the dress. "Where did you get this from?" She asked Cia who instantly pointed at the dress stand. Immediately Vanessa looked and saw the price labeled on it, she almost fainted.The dress cost $23,000. "Return it!" She declared, turning away from it. Cia disagreed, stating that
When Vanessa reached outside the boutique, she noticed Manuel driving out and she ran quickly to meet him. She banged her first hard on the car, asking him to open up. She couldn't just let him leave, not especially when he acted the way he did in there. Manuel ignored her, all he wanted at the moment was to isolate himself from all of them, especially Vanessa. He wanted to be alone and wallow in agony silently. Being reminded that his mother forced him to act this way, Manuel despised the woman badly for divorcing his father and abandoning him for so many years.He was raised by his uncle Hector, Manuel grew up the hard way, without his father or mother. When he finally mustered the courage to go search for his mother, he found out that she had remarried and she denied knowing him.His mother had a family with another man, a richer man. When Manuel went to visit them, she acted as if he was a stranger and lied to her husband about his identity.She chased Manuel away, he even lived
Vanessa ran into the VIP ward inside the hospital, searching for Manuel. She almost went crazy when she didn't find the room that he was in.After searching for a while she finally saw Ciara, Vanessa entered the room quickly. Yelling out Manuel's name. She saw him laying unconscious on the hospital bed.She went to sit with him. "Manuel" Vanessa tried getting him to wake up but he didn't respond."What did the doctor say?" She asked Adrian who was standing near the bed. Ciara came to meet her. "Vanessa, you have to calm down" Cia tried to talk with her but she shunned Cia.Lisa soon walked into the room, when Cia saw her she wanted to chase her outside. The fault was hers, if she didn't force Manuel to remember his mother, he wouldn't have gone and get into an accident.Cia was so angry, she wanted to hit the little girl. Vanessa stopped her. It wasn't anyone's fault that Manuel became this way. Right now, all she wanted was for Manuel to recorver.The doctor soon walked into the roo
One month later ~Vanessa held the pregnancy test strip which showed two red lines, signifying that she was pregnant. Pregnant with a child for Manuel.She didn't know how to react, if she should be happy or sad about it. Vanessa had mixed feelings. She had gotten pregnant for him before and it didn't end well. She lost the baby.What if something happens and she also loses this one? Vanessa's mind was messed up. She couldn't help but think of what to do. "Vanessa, what are you still doing in there?" She heard Cia's voice speak as the room door opened. Cia walked inside and realized that Vanessa was still inside the bathroom peeing. She left a while ago before Vanessa went in.To her surprise, Vanessa was still inside the bathroom. Vanessa quickly broke the test strip and flushed inside the toilet. She wanted to keep the pregnancy a secret from everyone first.Especially now that Manuel hadn't woken up. Vanessa didn't want to make a fuss with the pregnancy.Vanessa went out and got h
After a few days,Manuel was finally discharged from the hospital. He had fully recovered physically but not mentally since he still thinks that Marina is his wife.Vanessa heard about his discharge. It hurt her that she wasn't in the hospital with him when he got discharged. She couldn't help but cry, she was inside the bathroom, she had morning sickness and had been vomiting since she woke up.It was so uncomfortable for her. She was pregnant again but Manuel wasn't here to help her. He was alive and they were in the same house, but he didn't remember having anything to do with her. Vanessa cried her eyes out until she left the bathroom. She was beginning to feel cold.She laid down on her bed and covered herself with the huge duvet. Trying to subside the cold but it didn't work. What she was feeling was an internal cold that put her whole body system in discomfort."Vanessa?" Cia called as she entered the room. Vanessa jerked up quickly. She couldn't allow Cia to know that she was
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