Emerald sensed that he had fallen in love with Maya. But Emerald could not understand why he would not pursue her daughter.
Spencer lifted his eyes in shock.
Did Maya know how he felt for her?
He kept his feelings for her underwraps. To avoid arousing suspicion, he treated her as a superior would treat a subordinate. He always wore a serious face whenever he was with her and only talked about work with her.
The only time he called her first name was yesterday. Is that enough to hint Maya about his feelings?
Wait, did Maya hear him call her 'love'?
“Are you in lov
Emerald hung up the phone after answering and looked back at Clayton. “You wanted to say something when my phone rang. What is it?” Emerald said, smiling brightly at Clayton as she caressed his broad shoulders. Clayton was mesmerized by her beauty and forgot what he was supposed to tell her. His face inched forward and his lips covered her lips. The kiss was gentle and tender but after a minute or two it turned passionate. And they both immersed in their passion. Sighs and groans of pleasure and delight filled the room. “Clayton,” Emerald sobbed his name, her eyes filled with love for the man. “I love you, Emerald,” Clayton whispered in her ears. Clayton whispered sweet love words to her while they both satisfied each other's needs. Soft knocks came as the couple came out of the walk-in closet. “Madam, Mr. Goulding is here to see you,” the maid informed Emerald. “We’ll be there in a minute,” Emerald answered and the maid left. Spencer was standing in the middle of the drawing
Maya wanted to run out of the room as Clayton and Emerald left her with Spencer. Her heartbeat was racing like it was doing a marathon.Skydiving did not make her nervous like the way Spencer made her nervous. She felt like she’s going to faint at any minute.“Ahem,” Spencer cleared his throat as Maya had not said a word nor looked at him.She peeled away her transfixed eyes from the door where her parents went out.Seeing Spencer’s fascinating smile, Maya’s breathing became erratic.Maya had crushes before but they didn’t have this effect on her.
Theo was exuding a cold aura as he stood by the door.“What are you doing?” Theo’s brows were knitted together.Maya stood up before Spencer like a lioness protecting her cub.Theo chuckled and said, “I will not hurt you man, okay. Dad and mom are asking the both of you. Lunch is ready.”Theo stepped out of the drawing room, leaving the two.“Let’s go,” Maya held Spencer’s arm as they strolled to the dining hall.“Tracy!” Maya was elated to see her best friend and sister - in - law.
Emerald was breathless when Clayton finally let go of her lips. Emerald was confused as people applauded and cheered. She didn’t know who the people were cheering to but she caught Maya cheering while her eyes were on them. Emerald, too embarrassed by Clayton’s audacity to kiss her in public during their son’s wedding ceremony, could not lift her eyes to look at the guests. On the other hand, Clayton did not feel embarrassed at all. *** “Finally, you are officially my wife,” Theo said while he hugged Tracy from behind. After what happened on the cruise ship, Theo an
The wait was making her jittery, Maya strode towards the study to look for Spencer. She can’t let her dad say things to scare Spencer.Lifting her hand to knock on the door, it opened suddenly.Maya’s heart that was lodged on her throat descended to its proper position as her eyes landed to Spencer’s smiling face.“Are you okay?” Maya asked.“Yes, I’m fine,” Spencer gave her an assuring smile.Maya looked behind Spencer and saw Clayton looking at them. She examined her father’s expression but she couldn’t figure out what he told Spencer because of his placid countenanc
“So they actually agreed for you to be in a relationship with my son?” Gloria almost squeaked at what she had learned.“My parents like Spencer,” Maya responded, beaming with joy. “Even my brothers like him as well.”“Oh, really?” Gloria’s eyes grew wide.Maya nodded her head to confirm that they had heard her right.Gloria was able to breathe and her tensed body relaxed.“You looked like your mother, except the eye color, which you took from your dad,” Gloria remarked as she stared at Maya's beautiful face.
“Madam, please calm down,” the doctor said as Gloria wailed in anguish.At that time, another operating room opened. “Are you the family of the young man?’“Yes, doctor,” Frank answered with a croak and prepared his heart for anything the doctor would say.“Your son received most of the impact of the collision, we are going to transfer him to the ICU,” the doctor said.Frank hugged Gloria as she fainted as soon as she heard the doctor.Emerald's body trembled and asked, “How about my daughter, doctor?”"
Not a slightest reaction came from the man lying unconscious. Devastation like waves went crashing over her. “Goodbye Spencer, this will be my last day visiting you as it seems you don’t care about me anymore,” she left not after placing a kiss on his lips. As soon as Maya left, Spencer’s eyelashes fluttered and tears slipped from his eyes. He heard her ultimatum. She was going to date Geo. She’s not coming back to see him. No he can’t let her go. Nurses came in after Maya left to check Spencer’s vital signs and they couldn’t help but talk about Maya. “She came out so soon. She usually stays here until afternoon but now she only spent less than a quarter of an hour.” “It’s odd, everyday she comes here to see Mr Goulding, wearing jeans and a t - shirt but today she came here in a dress and had light make-up.” “She seemed to have given up. She’s still young and beautiful, perhaps she has already found someone else.” “If I were in her situation, why would I wait for someo
“Dad!” Maya pouted while Spencer chuckled. He’s used to the father and daughter’s antics. Clayton ignored Maya’s protest and talked to his granddaughter. “And don’t take your grandma and mother’s love for extreme sports.” Clayton looked at Spencer. “Make sure that your daughter won’t get involved in any extreme sports.” “Yes, dad.” Spencer nodded. He too didn’t want his daughter to take a liking to extreme sports. He would surely have a heart attack. “Are you going to make her life dull? No hobby? Just study and take over a company?” Emerald asked in a teasing tone. “Of course not, just no dangerous sports. There are sports that aren’t life threatening. She can choose from those. I can’t teach her to play golf when she grows up.” “That’s a great idea, dad.” Spencer agreed and added. “Maya and I also planned to enroll her for piano, dance and art lessons.” “Really?” Clayton was excited. Clayton wants diversity in their family. He wanted his grandchildren to have different hobbie
Zoey bit her lips. The feeling she had for Maurice was an elephant in the room that she was unwilling to face. Maurice was in a relationship and Zoey didn’t want to be the third party, destroying a relationship. Ignoring her feelings for the man would eventually kill it. That was the reason she didn’t want to admit to herself that she had fallen for the man. “Do you like me, Zoey?” Maurice’s voice was so gentle that it touched Zoey’s heart. Despite knowing that Maurice was currently free and had no girlfriend, she had no courage to confess. “If you say you don’t like me. I will tell mom and ask her to search for another woman that wants to be with me. I don’t want to force you into this relationship, Zoey. I won’t bother you again. ” Zoey's heart thumped painfully in her chest. Just the thought of losing Maurice to another woman was tearing her heart to pieces. “Do you like me, Zoey?” Maurice repeated his question a while ago. “How about you, Maurice?” Zoey asked with teary eyes.
Zoey bit her lips as her entire body and heart turned cold. “Sir, I’m not making an excuse. My phone and wallet had been stolen.” Zoey’s distressed look moved Emerald’s heart. She can’t just watch at the sideline and do nothing to help her. She couldn’t help but imagine her own daughter. What if her daughter, Maya was the one in this situation? Of course, she wanted someone to step in and intervene to help her daughter out of her predicament. “I’ll foot the bill,” Emerald passed on her black card to the server. Grateful that a good samaritan had stepped in to help her, Zoey stood up and bowed several times and unceasingly said, “Thank you.” She was in a foreign land without her phone and any money. If this kind hearted person didn’t take the initiative to help her, she couldn’t imagine what would have happened to her. She didn’t know if justice prevailed in this nation. “Come with us,” Emerald said in a soft voice. Since she had started helping her, she will follow through a
“Ms Desmond,” the man called out, his voice having an edge of huskiness. Recognizing the man, Zoey nodded and said, “Mr Fuller.” Jonathan Fuller was the president of the company that hosted the event. The event was exceptional and everything went well and beyond what he had expected. Since taking his father’s position, this was the first time that he hosted such a big event. He got curious about who was the event specialist that handled their event so well. His assistant took Zoey to meet Jonathan before the event concluded. Jonathan was smitten by the woman’s beauty and grace. “Get in the car. I’ll drive you home.” Confident that Jonathan wasn’t a pervert, Zoey didn’t refuse and hopped into the car. It was almost one in the morning when they arrived at Zoey’s apartment building. Zoey could not unbuckle her seat belt and Jonathan volunteered to help her. Not far from them, Maurice saw everything. From his vantage point it seemed that the man and woman in the sports car were
Zoey was snapped back from her own world and remembered that she wasn’t alone in the living room. She sat on the couch still hugging, Chubby the giant chubby penguin. Having no idea what to talk to, Zoey said nothing. Exhausted from the long journey, Zoey could not stop her eyes from closing when she was hugging the plushy. Maurice observed the sleeping woman, her eyebrows were drawn to a frown and her mouth slightly parted. But it didn’t lessen her beauty to a tiniest bit. “Here you go,” Trina served the hot chocolate drink. One for Maurice and one for Zoey. Trina smiled sheepishly at Maurice. “Zoey, sweetie.” Trina tried to wake Zoey by pulling the plushy away from her. “Mom, no, don’t take away Chubby from me. I missed him so much, I haven’t hugged him for two weeks,” Zoey murmured while she hugged Chubby tighter. Something flashed across Maurice's eyes while listening to Zoey. He took a sip on the hot chocolate while his eyes never left the woman who was mumbling in
Zoey felt Maurice’s body turned rigid. She bit her lips and wished that Maurice would go along with her. The man beside her looked down on her with an unreadable expression, and Zoey gave him a pleading eyes to act along with her. Zoey’s heart thumped strongly, banging her ribcage as she waited for Maurice. “Let’s go,” Maurice said indifferently and guided Zoey to his car. He opened the passenger seat and protected Zoey’s head from hitting the car frame. It was quite a romantic gesture that crushed Nick’s sliver of hope. Inside the car, Zoey fiddled the strap of her handbag, guiltily. “I’m sorry for using you Mr Strong. Please tell me how do I compensate you?” Zoey said but Maurice remained silent. Zoey felt goosebumps covered her entire body at the eerie silence that enveloped the car. “You can compensate me by making a plan for a marriage proposal.” Maverick spoke after an undetermined time of silence. “You have a girlfriend?” Zoey exclaimed in shock and added, quickly. “
Maurice pressed his lips into a thin line, waiting for Zoey to react and decline Tracy’s proposal. Caught unawares, Zoey's mind went haywire and she couldn’t form a word to refuse the idea. She swallowed several times to moisten her dry throat. Seeing that she wasn’t refusing the idea, Maurice frowned and said. “Her apartment is in the opposite direction to the manor. I have to go to bed early.” At this time, Zoey already recovered from her surprise, nodded in agreement and said, “It’s still early, taking a cab isn’t dangerous and I have learned some self - defense. So you don’t have to worry about me.” “Ten o’ clock is already late. Maurice, do me a favor. Drive Zoey to her apartment.” Theo spoke this time, he knew that Maurice would not refuse him. Maurice's hand that was in his pocket balled into a fist. “Please, don’t worry about me. I’m used to taking cabs.” Zoey was telling the truth. Before she managed to buy a second hand car, Zoey used to take cabs even in the dead
“Congratulations, Mr Strong and Ms Wagner,” Zoey said when she was near them. Maverick and Esther, shook hands with Zoey. On the other hand, Maurice who was near them took his phone and pretended to check on his messages.“You did a great job, Ms Desmond,” Maverick gave her two thumbs up. “Thanks Mr Strong but I only managed to come up with that idea because of the information you gave to me about Ms Wagner.” Zoey didn’t want to take all the credits. With clients' willingness to give her an input she was able to come up with such ideas. “By the way, Ms Desmond, I will introduce you to my siblings and in - laws, who knows, perhaps they will be your clients soon. That man wearing a black suit with gold tie is Theo, my eldest brother and his wife, Tracy. Next to her is my sister, Maya. Well we are triplets, and Maurice is my identical twin. Next to Maya is her husband, Spencer. And also the one seated on Maurice’s left side is Esther's best friend, Betty with her boyfriend, Rex.” Zoe
Although she had made a decision to let her know that she saw Maverick leaving the hotel with a beautiful woman, she found it hard to begin. “What? Cat got your tongue?” Esther teased her to alleviate the tense atmosphere. Betty swallowed before opening her mouth to speak but the phone atop her desk rang, stopping her from disclosing what she saw. She picked up the handset. “Come to my office,” Betty heard the familiar voice and her body went straight like a ramrod. “Okay sir,” Betty answered and she looked at Esther while putting down the handset. “I’ll talk to you later, the boss wants me to report to his office.” “Okay,” Esther sighed. Meanwhile in his office, Maverick was tapping his fingers on his table as he waited for Betty. “Come in,” he said as the first knock. “Betty, I need your help,” Maverick said as soon as he saw Betty enter the office. Betty couldn't help but frown, she couldn’t forget that he and a woman got into the same car, leaving the hotel. B