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I had to call Harvey to commend her for the recommendation. I thought I was only going to get my hair dyed but the service was so superb I ended up getting a manicure and pedicure, a massage hair wash with the whole ASMR stuff and now I felt like I was floating.“I can see bliss written all over your face” Ria pointed out when I dropped on the couch with a wide and satisfied grin. I felt so relieved.I ended up going to the salon with just Shiro, the driver and another guard. Shiro was going to be in charge of my security at my request. “That place is literal heaven, Ria. I ended up getting a massage and my muscles have never been so grateful” I moaned out, twisting my body from side to side so she could see what I meant.“I hope you made sure he got one as well so those knots on his shoulders could loosen up” She teased Shiro who ignored her and disappeared into the house.I burst into laughter at her gaping. “I tried to get him to indulge but one glare at the girl and she went scur
Last Updated : 2024-02-12REVENGE and TEMPTATIONS 27.
“Mika, are you sure you want to do this? We put in so much to keep this hidden” Grandma Reika fussed over the line. We had not spoken since I came back here because we were being careful in case someone at any point decided to tap into my conversation.Yet, here I was about to reveal the reason for being so uptight. At least now I could call her without any fear.“I'm sure, Obaasan. It was unrealistic to think I could keep it hidden. I would rather let the truth come out and fight to protect it than allow those two to get their hands on my money again”Grandma sighed and I knew she didn't agree with me but she would not stop me. She already assured me she wouldn't try to stop me again and would just support me. “Are you sure transportation and security are all you need me for? A little bird told me you have issues locating certain information” I closed my eyes and cussed out mentally. I knew it wasn't Shiro because he would tell me if he had gone to her. This confirmed another of m
Last Updated : 2024-02-13REVENGE and TEMPTATIONS 28
“You look stunning” Isa squealed as she pulled me into a hug. I admit I went all out for this but it was the only classy yet extra comfortable outfit I could pull out for a dinner.I decided to call Davian’s mom Isa and the other one Isabelle so as not to confuse myself. “You love to flatter me. It's just a simple dress” Oh it wasn't. I had reached out to a designer friend of mine and managed to pull out this limited edition Pleu’s lace top and dress pants. It screamed casual but old-money classy.“A limited white Pleu completed outfit is not simple” Isa said with a knowing look which made me smile. She was right. The collection had only two white made ever so it was exclusive to get. I was lucky with this one. “Okay, you caught me but I chose it because it was comfortable” I confessed “Thank you for inviting us to dinner”She waved me off “That's not necessary. You are family now and shouldn't wait for an invitation to come over. You are welcome here anytime and I'll love it if yo
Last Updated : 2024-02-14REVENGE and TEMPTATIONS 29.
If there was one thing I couldn’t stand if it wasn’t already obvious, it was disrespectful people and people who thought they were better than others. The man who just interrupted Kurt was bathed in conceited arrogance that made him look more pitiful than the hairstyle on his head as he stood with his arms folded and a smirk on his face while his eyes roamed the room.“Did you just interrupt me, boy?” Kurt demanded, the unmistakable authority in his voice making the intruder flinch as though he just realized what he had done. I saw the moment fear fizzled out of the arrogance he had but it was for a brief moment. Kurt eyed his stance and he dropped his arms immediately, correcting his posture. A patronizing smile graced his face and he hurried over to Kurt.“Uncle, you know I meant no disrespect. I didn't mean to interrupt you. I'm sorry” He apologized, bowing his head slightly to show respect. Kurt scoffed to tell him he didn't believe him “Take a seat” He instructed and the newc
Last Updated : 2024-02-15REVENGE and TEMPTATIONS 30
It was less than a week to the court case and my nerves are over the roof. Being in American didn't stop my job as the operation strategist of our airline company so I buried myself in my work instead so I wouldn't end up cancelling the entire plans. With my heightened nerves came weird choices like sitting in the middle of the large but quiet kitchen. I don't know why I had the sudden urge to work here but I was grateful that the chef had disappeared and given me space to work.Davian waltzed into the kitchen but stopped abruptly as he took in my dishevelled sight. Did I forget to mention that I was usually a mess when trying to keep my sanity in check?He hadn't gone to work today but had been in his home office so we had not seen each other since I woke up. He had a white T-shirt on and sweatpants but was barefooted. It was no longer a surprise to me since I first discovered he loved to go without shoes when he was at home.His hair was tossed, like its been run through with his
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I eyed my reflection critically, judging my outfit like those fashion magazines would surely do. “You look amazing, Maliah. Those blogs will have nothing to write against you when they see how amazing you look. I mean, look at that neckpiece! What could they write about?” Ria tried to assure me for the umpteenth time, meeting my worrying gaze in the mirror. The stunning central piece was a 120.5-carat clear-cut blue-white flawless gem. There was also a green 16-carat green diamond and several white diamonds and it was heavy. I was wearing a black fitted long gown that came with a cape-like jacket. According to Ria, I looked like a queen but I wouldn't take her seriously. She was the queen of flattery. “As if you will ever tell me I'm ugly” I teased with a roll of my eyes. Ria’s hand flew to her mouth and she let out a dramatic gasp with wide eyes “Ugly should never be allowed in a sentence with you in it. That's not possible. I'm sure Mr Grey would share my opinion when he see
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The moment we stepped out of the car, with Davian’s arms wrapped around my waist, camera lights went off crazily as the journalist tried to get their perfect shot.Thankfully the event planners provided them with a space that had been barricaded to avoid them putting their cameras in the guests' faces. Mr and Mrs Grey, Is that the Tears of the Ice Queen?How do you feel wearing such an iconic piece?Is it true it was released just for you?Was this the reason why you got married to Davian Grey?Their questions got more provocative but I gave them no attention because I knew they were just trying to get a negative reaction from me.Davian ushered me into the large hall filled with guests who were already mingling with each other. Davian was right. It was more of a business party than a charity event. These people had no shame.Davian steered me towards a woman with a gentle smile which widened as soon as she saw us. She opened her arms and Davian hugged her. I was surprised when she hu
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“Are you okay?” Davian asked with a worried glance towards the restroom I had just exited. “I saw your sister follow you into the restroom and I can assume she didn't have any nice words to say”I took the hand he held out and allowed him to pull me to his side, providing the comfort I needed. “She thought she could intimidate me but I could see through her. She is scared I might be back for revenge” I scoffed, eyes meeting Blair’s fiery ones as she exited the bathroom as well.The Fury on her face didn't go unnoticed as Silas rushed to her side and fussed over her. I don't know what she said to him but he turned to look at me and our eyes met in a still second.I would have appreciated how good he still looked if the two of them weren't standing together. Anger bloomed in my chest at how happy they were while I was a mess trying to keep up a strong facade. “Hey,” Davian whispered, pulling my attention to him. “Keep your eyes on me. They don't matter more than we do.”His words caus
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REVENGE and TEMPTATIONS Epilogue
Three Years Later:I checked my appearance for the nth time. I was nervous, but I was also excited because today was my baby's first recital.I can’t believe three years have passed since everything happened. My life has been so happy. I can’t ever remember it’s signing my life when I felt this much peace for such a long time.I had nothing to worry about; I was surrounded by people who loved me and supported me. It was insane that I had a life that was so perfect.My phone began ringing, and he picked it up from the table in front of me."Obaasan,” I cried out happily as soon as he answered the call. “I was just going to call you.” I said it with a smile in my voice.“I’m sure you were,” she teased. Ever since I promised to call her one day and I forgot to do so, she never believed me. I told her I wanted to call her.“I promise. I was going to call you because I wanted to talk to you before we left the house,” I said with a pout.“You haven’t left yet?” She questioned me with an acc
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“I’ll wait for you by the car." Divine pressed the kiss to my forehead and walked back to the car while I made my way into the cemetery.I haven’t been here since dad was buried, and it was weird, to say the least. I missed him a lot, and I was sorry that I had never visited since the six years he had been here.Maybe I was ashamed because of the hate I felt towards him in the four years that followed his death.It didn’t take long for me to reach this spot where he was buried. Words could not describe the emotions that were flowing through me as I placed the flower on the grave.“Hi dad,” I whispered, and I took a seat on the grass beside his grave. Thankfully, Shiro had paid someone to always make sure that the grave was always clean and well taken care of, so there were no overgrown grasses or thorns on the bed.“I’m sorry I haven’t visited in a very long time. I was very angry because of the misunderstanding caused by Sabrina. I’m sure you must have been lonely.” I’m also cute, wh
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I groaned as my eyes opened groggily. The first thing I noticed was that I was no longer in the hospital room.I lurched forward in shock, but my body was dragged back with a force that caused me to look down. I was tied to a chair, and the movement has caused pain to travel up my healing hand.Blood trickled down the bandaged hand, meaning I must have hurt it while trying to move. I winced as the pain from the hand increased.“Can I get a fucking break? I was just shot and now kidnapped.” I cursed and looked to the ceiling, but there was nothing to look at.The roof was falling, and I doubt it would hold if a storm were to happen.“And an abandoned warehouse too,” I scoffed when I took in my surroundings. Judging from the look of this place, I’m sure no one has been here in years.“Aren’t you going to come out, Sabrina?” I called when no one would step forward or speak to me.I wasn’t stupid. I could feel eyes on me, so I knew she and whoever helped her bring me here were in the shad
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I could hear the loud beeping, but my eyes wouldn’t open, so I couldn't see where I was. One thing was certain, though. I wasn’t in bed with Davian, as the bed was too hard and the sheets over me weren’t familiar.“Maliah?” I heard Davian whisper. It sounded like he was so close yet so far, and I tried to pry my eyes open, but it wouldn’t budge.“Are you awake? Can you hear me?” He asked again, but this time his voice was more desperate.I was also desperate to open my eyes so I could see the family grey eyes I fell in love with, but my body seemed to have forgotten how to function.“Can you twitch your hands for me, love, if you can hear me? Please, baby,” he pleaded, and I tried my best to move any part of my body.I hated that tone on him. I didn’t like how desperate and almost close to tears he was. My brain wasn’t functioning well, and I was having a hard time figuring out why I was here, unable to open my eyes or move, or even what had happened earlier.“She moved her fingers,”
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The pain never came as I closed my eyes and waited for it. What came instead was Blair’s cry of pain, and I heard the gun clatter to the ground.I opened my eyes, and a strangled gasp escaped me when I saw the familiar custom-made tanto embedded in her hand, which had been holding the gun earlier.Blair’s other hand held the hand that was now bleeding profusely as she cried out in pain.My eyes snapped to the door to find my Oniichan standing there with a glare in his eyes and the sheath of his tanto in his hands.“What the fuck?” Blair screamed in pain.Shiro walked over to me and began to search for any signs of injuries.“I’m fine, Oniichan. Nothing happened. You came on time,” I muttered shakily.We looked behind me to see the spot where the bullet had been embedded.“We need to get that out of her hand before she loses too much blood and call the police too,” I told him.I winced as I looked at Blair again. The floor now had her blood as she cried.“What? Are you crazy?” Shiro hi
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I stilled at the question, and a cold crept up my spine. My head snapped to the back, and I gasped in fear to see Blair at my back. How did she get in?I said nothing to her at first. I wasn’t going to confront her in front of my babies, so I turned back to them with the most genuine smile I could muster.“Mummy, who is she? Is she a bad person?” Keita asked, his brows in a frown as he kept watching her from the end of the screen.“Keita, why don’t you keep your siblings company? I have to attend to my guest, and I’ll call you back as soon as I finish here, okay? Maybe Dad will be back by then, and you can talk to him too. Is that a good deal?” I proposed, knowing they might protest a bit.“Okay?” He answered with uncertainty, still not taking his eyes off Blair. “Will you be fine, Mom?” He asked again, and I nodded.“Of course, I’ll be fine. I know her,” I said, but they looked like they didn’t believe me. Just like the twins, though, Little Ro had a curious expression on his face as
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The impact of the news release was crazy. The effect was bigger than we expected, and the fans were angry. I was actually scared of the uproar the revelation of who Blair really was caused, and I was somehow worried when I saw articles of people demanding her head.“The comments are crazy, Maliah. This is bigger than we expected.” Ria said it with surprise as she scrolled through the comment section.“I know, right? It’s almost as if a saint got disgraced. I didn’t know she had this big of a fan base, and now they’ve turned on her,” I said with worry, and I glanced at the tab in my hand as well.I was also going through the comment sections, and while I was satisfied with the result, it was still alarming at how quickly people turned against others.“Apart from the comments tearing her apart, what do we have? Remember, she shouldn’t be able to recover from this.” I reminded Ria and logged out of the tab before I started gaining sympathy for Blair because of the violent threats her for
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A wide grin appeared on my face when I saw Davian climb down from the private jet. He had insisted that he would meet me at home, but I was too eager to see him. I missed him like crazy."I told you not to come," he said with a roll of his eyes as he handed the bag he was holding to the nearest bodyguard, but he had a pleased grin on his face."I missed you," I muttered before I flung myself into his waiting arms. "It felt like you were gone forever," I mumbled into his neck.Davian laughed, but his hands tightened around my waist, and he pulled me closer. I felt his lips leave kisses on my hair and the side of my head."I missed you more, kitten. Maybe we should go together next time?" He offered, and I nodded eagerly.I leaned back to kiss him just as eagerly as I felt, and he groaned against my mouth and deepened the kiss."At least wait until you are home," Kurt mused. I had almost forgotten that he had gone with Davian.Harvey and Isa chose to stay home and wait for Kurt since I
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“I still can't believe that Nova was the cause of everything. You can never fully trust anyone,” Harvey said with a shake of her head and disdain in her lips.“I'll be proving her right if I say that after everything you've done for her, but she was cruel and ungrateful to do that. She had a gem of a friend in you,” Isa added."Honestly,” I said with a sigh, “I just want to forget she existed. It's going to be hard, but I don't want to think about or talk about her. I'm just happy that we discovered everything before she did more damage.” Davian and Kurt left for Vegas for a business expo, so I decided to stay with Isa and Harvey for the two days they would be gone since I didn't want to be home alone. “You've been through a lot, child. Whatever it is that's going on, I hope you don't get hurt and keep yourself safe at all times." Isa reached out to grasp my hands and gave them a little squeeze."Thank you, Isa. I promise I won't let harm come to Ronan again because of what I'm doi
