“HAVE YOU heard the news?”
Rose raised her eyebrow at her gay friend. “If it’s something bad, then don’t tell me.” “Are you sure you don’t want to hear it? It’s about the son of the man you want to marry.” Jacob gracefully sat across his ambitious friend. Rose straightened her posture; she was suddenly interested. She and Laurenzo were frequently together, but he seldom talked about his son. She only knew that Alexander was hospitalized, she had no other information about his condition. Her boyfriend never allowed her to visit his son either because the young man didn’t like her. The gay fellow stretched out his palm to Rose, his left eyebrow arching. Rose reluctantly grabbed her purse and scooped up thousand dollars in exchange for his gossip. Jacob smiled widely as he counted five thousand dollars. “Well,” he began as he put the money in his own bag. “I just found out that Tibor had resigned from his job, so there will certainly be more villains seeking to harm your stepson.” “Really?” She couldn’t believe it; she knew Alexander would definitely not let that happen. She became even more eager to know what happened and why the young man had let go of Tibor. “Well, I also heard that Tibor was replaced by someone younger.” Jacob continued. “I’m leaving!” Rose suddenly stood up and left her friend. “Hey, you haven’t payed for our meals!” Jacob protested. “I already gave you the money, so take care of it.” Rose smiled at Jacob, then she left in a hurry. Jacob stomped his feet in annoyance. He got tricked again. He ordered a lot, so there would be little left of the money that she gave. Rose quickly went to the hospital where Alexander was confined. She had the guts to go since Tibor would no longer be there to block her from getting close to the young man. She asked Laurenzo, and he agreed, but whether she’d be let in was not up to either of them. Dante and Troy quickly guarded against Rose to prevent her from entering. “I just want to visit Alexander, so give way to me!” “I’m sorry, Madame, but we have to ask the Young Master first if we shall let you enter.” Troy was polite despite the woman’s aggressiveness. “How dare you! Don’t you recognize me?” Rose was annoyed; whe thought the guards wouldn’t be as strict now. “What’s all the ruckus about?” Dylan asked when he opened the door. “And who are you?” The woman did not shy away from showing her hostility as she looked at the well-built man. Dylan carefully observed the woman’s face. Even though this was their first encounter, he already had an idea of who she was. “What business did you come here for?” “Huh, who is this ignorant man to not know who I am?” Rose asked Dante in disbelief. Alexander was woken up by the noises outside his room. He already knew who the woman was just by hearing her voice. “He is Mr. Tibor’s replacement,” Dante answered politely. Rose stared intently at the man. She couldn’t believe that Laurenzo let someone like him become Alexander’s main guard. These events had become a puzzle to her. “Let her in.” Rose was even more surprised when she heard her boyfriend’s arrogant son. What was up with him to allow her? The man named Dylan still followed her inside. She didn’t like being watched by him like he was judging her whole person. “Alex, I heard that a nurse attempted to harm you, are you okay?” “Don’t touch me.” Alexander shooed Rose when she tried to lay a hand on him. “Now that you’ve seen me alive, you can leave.” Rose slowly retracted her hand and smiled sadly. “Alex, you know that I think of you as my own son. I heard that Tibor has left, so please let me take care of you.” “Ask my dad.” Rose’s eyes widened slightly due to his answer. She wasn’t used to the calm demeanor he was using to treat her right now. He was even smiling, but it just made her feel apprehensive.“If you can convince my Dad to remove this man from his position, you can take care of me.”Rose looked at the man that Alexander was pointing at. He was watching them with a poker face. It seemed like he was used to Alex’s bad attitude, and that he wasn’t scared or even recognized him as his master. “I will talk to your Dad if you don’t like this man. Honestly, I also don’t like him.”Dylan just shook his head when Alexander smiled. He could be childish sometimes. He glanced at the clock before stepping toward the woman. “Your visiting minutes are up, please leave.”Alexander’s grin widened as Rose’s eyes became round. “What? I’ve been here for mere ten minutes!”“Would you prefer to leave by yourself or be dragged outside?” Dylan didn’t sound like he was joking.Rose turned to Alex to ask for support, but he just smiled and shrugged. She understood why she was given a chance to talk to him; it even seemed as if they were on good terms. But she didn’t expect that Tibor’s replacement
A FEW days passed and Alexander was about to be discharged from the hospital. He didn’t want to stay in their house and that angered his father.“From today on, you have to work for the company and earn your own money. I’m also taking back your condominium. Now, if you don’t want to go home, then find somewhere else to sleep!” Laurenzo said harshly to his son.“Damn you!” Alexander yelled at his father through his gritted teeth.Dylan shook his head to express his disapproval of Alexander’s disrespect for his father.“Thank you!” Laurenzo smiled mockingly. “Now, it’s up to you where you go home. I’m not such a bad father, so I left fifty thousand on your credit card. And the car is only for Dylan to drive. When I find out you left without Dylan, you can expect what I’ll do next.”Alexander cursed frustratedly a few more times. He would seriously do anything to pressure him to comply with his wishes. His father had left, but he hadn’t decided where to live yet.“Shall I find you a plac
When Dylan turned around, he caught Alexander looking at him. “Do you have anything else for me to do?”“Are you seriously going to sleep here?”“Do I have any other choice?” Dylan replied nonchalantly.“You don’t have to keep me company. Don’t worry, Daddy won’t find out.”He ignored Alexander’s proposal, and instead asked him: “Order another blanket and a mattress that I can lay here on the floor.”“No, I don’t have the money to—”“I will pay.” Dylan cut off his excuse.“I don’t want to! There’s not enough space!” Alexander refused. There wasn’t anywhere for Dylan to sleep on; there was only a small sofa in the room aside from the single-sized bed.Dylan thrusted his hands in his pockets, then looked at Alexander’s bed. “If you want to sleep together, don’t make any more excuses.” He remarked mockingly.“Jerk, I don’t like your type of guy!”Dylan grinned as he slowly approached Alexander. He placed both his hands on the bed and crouched down close to his master’s face.Alexander be
Dylan kept his eyes closed, even though he was already awake. He felt around when he sensed something strange. He was sure that he didn’t have an extra pillow to hug. He also knew that his bed was not supposed to be this soft. He immediately opened his eyes when the thing he was hugging moved.“Holy shit, why am I here?” He exclaimed when he saw Alexander by his side. The person lying next to him got woken up; he was obviously not pleased to see his face first thing in the morning.“I’m the one who should ask you that, why are you here? Dude, you’re even hugging me!” Alexander snarled at Dylan.Dylan quickly removed his hand that was wrapped around Alexander’s waist. As well as his leg that was resting comfortably on the man’s thigh.“Ouch!” Alexander groaned as he touched his abdomen where his would was. Even though it had healed, it still hurt when accidentally hit.Dylan pulled out his own hair before quickly attending to Alexander. He lifted his clothes to see the wound.“Darn, le
Dylan immediately pocketed his cell phone and turned to face Alexander. “Do you know someone wants to sabotage your father’s business?”“When did he ever lack enemy?” he replied sarcastically to Dylan.“Didn’t you think that he might be one of the reasons for your mother’s death?”“Don’t screw with my head because I will never handle that old man’s business!”“I’m just stating the possibility that it might help you to find your mother’s killer.”Alexander stared intently at the young man. He knew that he was talking to his father earlier, so he did not trust him.“How can you act to find that person if you have no money?”He looked sharply at Dylan; he was just thinking about the same thing earlier. He had applied online for other jobs, but none had accepted him, not even acquaintances. He knew his father had something to do with why he couldn’t find a decent job.“In your father’s company, you are free to do what you want. You hate him, don’t you? Why don’t you use this opportunity t
“HEY, I don’t want to go home yet!” Alexander struggled with Dylan’s tight grip on his arm.Dylan did not listen to the young man’s complaint. The people they passed by would glance at them because Alexander was making a fuss. He looked like a father who was dragging his stupid son home.“They are so cute!”Dylan heard from a stranger they passed by.“Yes, they are suitable. I wonder which of them is the top?”Dylan stopped pulling Alexander’s arm when a woman answered the first stranger.“I think the one being dragged is the top.” The woman answered her companion.Dylan looked at Alexander’s face with furrowed brows. He wondered why the woman said that this man was the top?“Hey, he’s mine and—” Alexander couldn’t finish what else he wanted to say to those curious persons when Dylan suddenly lifted him up.The mouths of the two women were both agape as they watched the scene. “I think you guessed wrong,” said the second woman.Dylan was happy to hear that; he felt smug. He lifted Ale
“Argh, you’re so f*cking hot!” Alexander moaned when he felt Dylan’s sturdy chest. His other hand pressed intimately on his seductive lips.As if cold water forced Dylan awake when his member spontaneously reacted to Alexander’s husky voice. He suddenly came to his senses and thought that what he was doing was wrong. He used to be unafraid of everything, but this time he was afraid of the new experience that the young man was making him feel.Alexander quickly changed his position when Dylan tried to get away from him. “Where do you think you’re going?”“Damn, Alex, let me go!” He snarled despite his lack of strength when the man changed their positions.“No, baby, you’re mine tonight and you can do nothing about it.” A mischievous smile appeared on his lips and he swiftly caressed the young man’s chest to calm him down. Just like women’s, he also knew men’s weakness when it came to temptation.His chest heaved with the loud beat of his heart. Bits of electricity from Alexander’s war
“Mr. Carnival, Mr. Racar is here.”Conrad glanced at his assistant before taking another puff of his tobacco. “Have you seen my wife?”“She’s coming back here from her brother’s office, Sir.” Lendon answered the gentleman.“Don’t let her come in until I finish talking with Mr. Racar.”“As you wish, Sir.” Lendon bowed his head, then turned to leave the office.Conrad leaned back against the back of his chair and waited for his best friend to enter. He was one of the members of their organization with a high position and a large investment in their business. Back when Laurenzo was still the leader, the two always clashed and were never on good terms. Their feud only stopped when his brother-in-law left the organization.“Long time no see,” said Conrad when his friend entered. He stood up to greet him properly.“You didn’t tell me you were coming back.” Racar greeted Conrad while shaking hands.“I haven’t been away from this country for long, so I still know the way back here.” He joking
Raffy smiled when he saw the man’s cellphone ring after he dialed the number he gave. “That’s my number; call me how much you spent on your car, and I’ll pay for the damage.”“I won’t refuse if that’s the case, especially when the salary isn’t coming yet.” He pocketed the cellphone before looking at Raffy again. “How about your car?” He asked, and the front part of it was also broken.“It’s fine, and I can buy a new car.” Raffy comes with bragging. He smirked when the man’s eyes were sticky on him. It turns out that his charisma has not faded with his fellow men. He grabbed his wallet and took out a calling card. “Just in case you can’t save my number. Use this cash as well.”Without a second thought, Dylan took the cash and card from the man. When his finger touched his palm, he saw that the man was biting his lip. “I’m still lucky even though my car got damaged and someone like you crashed into me.”Raffy smiled and reached out to the man to shake his hand. “Maybe there is a reason
When Dante got away from Lily, he messaged Troy again. “What’s a good thing for us to do today?”“You need to focus on Raffy first. It’s definitely not just because of the company that he came back,” Troy replied.Dante was stunned for a moment; his friend has a point. Only now did he remember the past.“Don’t let Lily get close to that man either,” Troy’s message again.Dante nodded while writing a reply to his friend. “Okay, it’s a good idea not to let anyone know about Boss Dylan’s private contact number, and the other one is you try not to let him use it.”Troy didn’t reply to his friend and quickly put his cellphone in his pocket when Dylan called him.“What’s the news in the conference room?” Dylan asked.“Raffy is sitting as vice president. This is his profile.” Troy handed the young man a folder.Dylan quickly opened the folder and read Raffy’s background. The first time he looked at his picture, he knew right away that it was like Alexander, who was flexible with his same gen
“Where is my husband?” Alexander calmly asked Troy when he recognized his voice from the other line.Troy breathed a sigh of relief when he heard his master’s calm voice. It’s good, and he won’t have more problems. “Sir, your husband is busy in front of the laptop and doesn’t want to be disturbed.”“Okay, tell him to call me when he’s not busy.”Troy looked at the cellphone screen in surprise and saw the caller’s name. Maybe he misidentified the other person because the Alexander he knew was not like this.“Has he eaten yet?” Alexander asked again.“Not yet, sir.”“Alright, I’ll call Mother Belen to bring her food to the library.”“Don’t, sir!” Troy panicked as he refused to tell his boss.Alexander frowned, and Troy seemed to be hiding something from him.“Because we’re not at home right now, sir, and we’re here at a coffee shop,” Troy explained quickly.Alexander gasped for air. He remembers that his husband invited him to eat out, but he refused. He suddenly felt guilty to know tha
Alexander clenched his fist when there were many votes for Raffy’s position as the new vice president of the company. He doesn’t have enough reason to object, especially since some still doubt his ability as a CEO.Raffy grinned at Alexander when their eyes met. When the board members got out, he approached him, smiling. “You’re not going to introduce me to your beautiful secretary?"Alexander smiled, but his eyes were sharp. “Stay away from her!”“Oh!” Raffy’s mouth formed an ‘O’ shape, and he took two steps away from the man. “You’re so possessive, I like that!”Alexander’s appearance only darkened. If Lily hadn’t stopped him, he might have punched Raffy in the face.“Alex, just ignore him,” Lily worriedly scolded the young man.“Wow, that’s so sweet! Did you hear that? She doesn’t want you to be mad at me,” Raffy said, teasing Alexander to make him angry, and he guessed that he was successful.“Do your best on your work because if you don’t, I’ll kick you out of your position all b
“After Raffy visited your wife, the young master suddenly became sweet to Lily.”“What do you mean?” Dylan asked darkly.“Lily has been clingy to him in front of the employees, and he just lets the girl go. In—” Troy almost jumped in his stands when Dylan suddenly dropped his clenched fist on the table.“That bitch!” Dylan stood up angrily and tried to rush into Alexander’s office, but Troy quickly stopped him.“Boss, calm down, and don’t act rashly. We need to know first why your wife is letting the employees think he’s having an affair with Lily.”Dylan cursed and kicked the chair. He piled his anger he felt in there. He took the cellphone and called his wife.Alexander nervously picked up the cellphone when he heard that it was his husband calling. Because that ring tone was set to his husband’s name, he knew immediately it was him.“Don’t answer.” Lily stopped Alexander when she guessed Dylan was the caller.Alexander frowned and looked at Lily in surprise. They are already inside
Dante frowned as Alexander and Lily walked out of the office at the same time. What surprised him was that the woman was obviously clingy, and Alexander was just letting her go.Lily turned to Dante when their eyes met. She smiled meaningfully at him before hooking her hand on Alexander’s arm.Dante clenched his right hand while looking sharply at Lily. He was suddenly worried about what the woman had said to his boss, and it seemed that he had become subservient to her. He silently followed the two and looked around.“Gosh, do you need more confirmation?” Jessa excitedly whispered to her colleague when the CEO passed in front of them with his beautiful and sexy secretary.“Don’t pay attention to them, Alex. This is my purpose of what I’m doing to focus your enemy’s attention on me,” Lily whispered to Alexander. Upon looking at them, it looked like she was saying something naughty to Alexander and the man smiled.A corner of Alexander’s lips lifted when he felt that Raffy was just aro
“I’m sorry, I didn’t go out earlier after sending your guest here, and I waited for you to order me to do something for him,” Lily explained when she read what was in the man's mind.Alexander blew air out of his mouth and stood up.“Don’t worry, and you can trust me with whatever is bothering you. You can also tell me the reason why you are angry with him, and maybe I can help you,” Lily offered to the man.Alexander sighed again before looking at the girl. That’s right, he needs good advice to resolve his concerns. “He’s my mortal enemy; he steals everyone I like.”“Are you worried that if he finds out that you are married with Dylan now, he might steal him from you too?” Lily asked and smiled secretly.It was embarrassing, but Alexander was forced to confess to the girl. He nodded before looking away from her.“Then no one else must know that Dylan is your husband. Neither should you be seen together outside, especially if you are being sweet to each other,” she suggested to the ma
“We’re here, sir,” Troy informed the man. He didn’t know if he fell asleep because he was wearing dark sunglasses.Dylan adjusted the big coat he was wearing before getting out of the car.“The new person you hired has sent a message, and he is already inside the company.” Again, Troy informed his boss the news while following him into the company.“Have you reminded him of his duties?”“Yes, sir. All are clear by now.”“Good, what about Dante? Where is he now?”“He’s looking after your wife.” Troy called the young master a 'wife' for Dylan.Dylan nodded and entered the elevator. He let Troy press the number to which floor they were going. The company has ten floors and there are different businesses on each floor. They went up to the 9th floor, and his wife was on the 10th floor.He kept his sunglasses on until he entered the office. He immediately opened the laptop and started working.Troy also stayed inside the office, and no one could see him. Like Dylan, his face was almost cove
Lily smiled at Jessa when their eyes met. “How are you all here?” She also looked at the other employees there.“We’re fine, Ms. Lily, especially with you here.”Dindin glared at her mind when she heard Jessa speak. She even approached the woman who she thought would be a boyfriend’s stealer.Lily smiled at Dindin when she noticed that Dindin was the only one who didn’t look happy being her around them, especially the one who didn’t greet her. “Do you have a problem with me?”Dindin’s eyes widened slightly, and she got nervous. If it is true that she is having a relationship with the CEO’s, she will definitely catch her attention all the time, and even worse, she might even get fired.“Dindin, I told you that Ms. Lily is the CEO’s special someone; be nice to her if you don’t want to be fired.” Jessa is being harsh to her co-worker.Lily looked sharply at Dindin. In her mind, this is one of her lists now that she will fire when she and Alexander get married.Dindin’s lips pressed hard,