“Rey, I have been trying to call you!”“Yes, I saw that. I am sorry for missing your calls. Have you spoken with mom?”“Boy have I. And dad too. They hate me! And I blame you!” Toria said passionately.“I am so sorry about this, Toria. Is mom fine? She was very upset with me,” she said.“She still is. And with me too. She is so disappointed that none of us thought of telling them.”“Oh, Toria. I am so sorry. You could have just told them you were unaware too, you know. At least, they would only have been mad at me.”“Oh, I was tempted to,” Toria said instantly. Then she sighed “But then, I couldn’t. As crazy as I thought the idea was, and I still think it is crazy, mind you. I understand why you did it. And like it or not, I was there, so I couldn’t just throw you under the bus like that. I guess now they would just disown the two of us together. Great!”Reyona let out a short laugh at the sound of Toria’s bemoaning tone.“You can still laugh? How can you still laugh?” Toria asked in
Reyona spoke with her dad that morning before leaving the house.As always, he was careful not to condemn her actions.He just wanted to understand why she did not trust them enough to keep such information from them.The more understanding he was though, the worse Reyona felt.She explained to him how she knew what she did was not ideal, especially about how she came to know the children."So, this whole marriage thing was because of them?""Yes.""Is it legal?""Yes, but temporary.""Do you love him?""No, I don’t.""Oh, Reyona, did he force you into doing this?""Not at all, I volunteered to do this. It was the only choice at the moment.""No, my darling, there is always another choice. Always.""I am sorry that I didn’t think of it. I am sorry that I did not tell you and Mum about it. I just didn’t want you to be as upset as you are right now.""No, my dear. You should share things like this with us. We are your family. We should be able to share whatever burden it is you have wit
They were almost done with the interview session when her eyes went in the direction of the door.She could see him through the glass wall.He was standing outside the closed door with a pensive look on his face.What was he doing there?Reyona stumbled on her train of thoughts for a moment and Rouarke had to repeat the particular question he was asking at that time.Reyona quickly answered the question and took her mind off any distractions to answer appropriately.Some of the reporters had a few other questions which stemmed from some of the things that Reyona had said during the interview.So, Rouarke asked if she would like to answer a few more questions from them.Reyona agreed and Rouarke read out the few other questions that one of the crew had passed to him from the reporters.She mentioned that she only just got married to President Rohan a few months ago. Does that mean they had been having a relationship a long while ago?Maybe even before her divorce?Reyona’s answer was c
It was hard for Reyona to focus at first.Not when he made himself so comfortable on the couch in her entertainment area.For a moment, she wished she had asked Charlotte to come after all. At least she would have been a buffer between them at that moment.But then she had felt bad about taking Samantha and the others from whatever they might have planned on a Sunday morning already, that she didn't want to have to bring in her secretary too unless it was absolutely necessary.It wasn't necessary, but now she wished she had her there anyway.Sure, he was quiet as he had promised, but then all it took was for him to breathe, and she was distracted.It shouldn't be, yet the scent of his cologne found a way to reach her despite the distance between her desk and the couch.As if her eyes had developed a mind of their own, she also couldn't stop her gaze from going towards him from time to time.And he always caught her at it!Whenever her gaze involuntarily went to him, his gaze was alway
Reyona and Maxwell soon left the office after she was done with the meeting with the lawyers.He offered to be her chauffeur, so Reyona left her car at the company.They had already started working on their game plan and Reyona was pleased with what they presented.At this rate, those rumour-mongers hiding behind the facades of being a media house would rue the day they decided to take her life as their personal project.It also didn’t hurt that the result would rake in some money into the ReyDexter account too.If they can unscrupulously tread on her just to gain more subscriptions and make more money, why can’t she make some while taking charge of her life back?So she firmly refused when he offered to pay for all it would take until the case came to a close.“Let me do it.”“No, it is not necessary.”“Because it would kill you to accept help from your husband?”She rolled her eyes “Because it is not needed. They are my in-house legal counsel, and if there are any expenses accrued i
While their lawyers handled the media outfits and the latter scrambled to save their skins, Maxwell and Reyona dealt with the family whose adoptive sons had almost drowned Allysyn because she was trying to protect her brother.Of course, the kids had denied it, and they were vehemently backed by the Sanstons, who even had the guts to demand that they should be compensated for defamation and affecting the boys’ mental health.They threatened to go to public with the case if they were not compensated.After all, they had also seen Maxwell and Reyona on the news, and they believed they wouldn’t want another scandal.They didn’t expect the couple to call their bluff.Right before they presented the evidence that had been gathered against the boys and Sanston themselves.The good boys are not only brothers but lovers too.One major spice of their relationship was playing with smaller boys.They would lure the innocent boys into their room or the fort that they had in the woods close to the
“C’mon, mum. I thought you already forgave me” Reyona said as she chuckled and covered her mouth to muffle the sound.“Of course, I forgave you. Who said I didn’t? That doesn’t mean I will forget anytime soon though. I can do both. Forgive you but not forget.” Gladys declared over the phone.Reyona grinned at the mental image of the expression she knew her mom must have on at that moment.“I am going to make it up to you, I promise. You will soon forget when you remember just how much you love me. Let’s not forget that I am your favourite daughter too.” Reyona added with a cheeky grin.“Ah, at the moment I can declare without remorse that Toria is my favourite daughter. Yes, missy. You heard that right.”“I am so sad,” Reyona said with a smile.“Yes, it is quite obvious. I can feel your pain from here”, Gladys added with laughter, which was a replica of her daughter's.After curbing her mirth, she said “Are you serious about making it up to me?”“Of course, I am” Reyona answered since
Mr Rakir turned out to be an agreeable person after all.Just a cautious businessperson who liked to know the nitty-gritty of what he was getting into before he took a step.He was also very traditional in his approach to business and believed his gut could never be wrong about someone.Business statistics aside, the man trusted his guts when dealing with someone.Reyona was very relieved that the oil magnate's guts agreed with her.She only wished her own guts would be calm enough to allow her to finish her meeting in peace.But, nope, she started feeling the need to ease herself in the middle of discussing the crucial details with the man.Though she had used the restroom before leaving the office, it felt like she had a gallon of water in there ready to rush out anytime soon.She swore beneath her breath as she firmly held it in to complete what she was saying.After that, she told Samantha to take over, quickly excused herself from the table, and headed to the restroom.Her eyes s