"No," Aria stubbornly said. "Open the door," she said, trying to get out of the car once more. Cedric sighed. "Aria, please. Just—just let me explain, please. I don't like how awkward we are these days." "There's nothing to explain," Aria muttered under her breath. "It's not like there's something wrong if you have a girlfriend. We're not together anyways," she whispered the last statement, so Cedric wasn't able to hear it. "We're not together," Cedric revealed. "Huh?" Aria lifted her head to look at him, a light of hope sparking in her heart. "We're not together," he repeated. "Scarlett isn't my girlfriend." Aria kept silent. However, she pursed her lips together to hide the smile forming on her face. She hates how she instantly feels happy after hearing that Cedric and Scarlett are really not together. However, she can't help it. She already likes him too much to be able to let go of her feelings. And now, hearing that he is indeed not in a relationship, she feels like s
"Adriel," Zeth tugged on her wrist and captured her into a hug. "Let go," Adriel said, trying to break away from his hold. Zeth shook his head and held on. "No, please. Let me explain before anything else. I don't like fighting with you, Adriel," he sniffed. Adriel froze on her spot and glanced at Zeth with wide eyes. "Are you crying?" He looked up from her shoulder, and Adriel saw how teary and red his eyes are. More tears fell from his eyes, making Adriel's heart melt. She softly bit her lip and hugged Zeth back. "Don't cry," she whispered. "I don't like seeing you cry." With Adriel's comforting words, Zeth could only cry harder. "I can't help it, angel. I thought that I hate interacting with new people the most in the entire world, but turns out, I hate fighting with you the most," he cried into her shoulder. Adriel let out a deep breath and placed her hand over his har, stroking it gently to give him comfort. "I know. I know. Me too." The two of them stayed in that pos
"What is going on here?" Aria glanced at the person just right outside the door. Her breath got caught in the back of her throat when she saw that it was Cedric who came in. "Cedric," Scarlett said in a pitiful voice. Aria snapped her gaze toward Scarlett and frowned with the sudden change of tone in her voice. It seems as if she changed into a completely different person. Aria's eyes widened in surprise when she saw tears brimming in Scarlett's eyes. Cedric worriedly looked at her. He walked up to her and gently held onto her wrist. "What happened? Are you alright?" he asked. Scarlett sniffed before shaking her head. "It hurts," she said. "It feels like my skin is going to fall off." Aria internally scoffed. She was fine moments ago! Why the fuck is she acting like she isn't now? Cedric clicked his tongue and observed her red skin. He then sharply glanced at Aria. "What happened?" he asked. "She—" Aria was about to explain that Scarlett had spilled coffee on her own arm
The chosen models were gathered in the conference room waiting for Miss Faustine. They had been chosen for the new project, and although Aria's mood had been down since yesterday, she felt a slight joy when she found out that she has a new modeling project once again. Adriel came into the room and sat down next to Aria. "Do you know what this project is about?" Aria asked. Adriel pursed her lips together and shook her head. "Not yet," she lied. In reality, she already has an idea of what the project is going to be like. She found out that Cedric and Scarlett would be the main leads of the project when she visited Miss Faustine's office. However, she doesn't have the heart to tell Aria about the information. Cedric came into the room, making Aria's face light up. However, her expression dimmed down when Scarlett came after him. She looked at Cedric and waved her hands, but Cedric merely looked at her and ignored her presence. Adriel watched as the situation panned out. She gently
“You’re really just going to let Scarlett get away with this?” Adriel’s words continuously rang in the back of Aria’s mind. She had thought about telling Cedric that she doesn’t have anything to do with Scarlett’s injury, of course. But she doesn’t know how to ultimately prove her innocence. If she just approaches Cedric and verbally tell him about what had happened, there’s no guarantee that he’s going to believe her. Moreover, it seems like he already believes Scarlett’s story—probably because they have more history with each other. Then yet again, she doesn’t want to stop right here. If she lets herself be intimidated by this situation, then why the hell did she go to such lengths just to tell Cedric about her feelings? She shook her head and stood up from her seat. This can’t be. “I need to talk to him,” she muttered under her breath. She wandered around the office in hopes of finding Cedric. Fortunately for her, Cedric was hanging around one of the conference rooms, and he
The three of them were already seated at the restaurant. Scarlett opted to sit next to Cedric, so Aria had no other choice but to sit across from him. She was all alone on one side of the table, and she was contemplating whether she should just leave the restaurant. It seems like Scarlett had made it a pact to annoy the shit out of her ever since they arrived at the restaurant. Cedric has been oblivious to this growing tension, though, and it seems like he has no clue about the hostile atmosphere around the table. For starters, she spilled some water on Aria's shirt the second that they sat down at the table. It backfired on her, though, since Cedric helped Aria wipe the wet area. Then, when they started ordering, Scarlett corrected Aria's pronunciation of the word "Boeuf Bourguignon" and proceeded to tattle that she's great at French cuisine and was very fast to learn the French language. In the end, their conversation was filled with nothing but Scarlett's bragging. "Thank go
Today marks the start of the Ideal Management Agency’s photoshoot in collaboration with Bellador. The models are all in a studio, getting their hair and make-up done. “I’m so glad that we’re together for this shoot,” Adriel excitedly said. “I heard we also have one set together.” “Yeah, that’s great,” Aria smiled, but in reality, her focus was on something else—or rather, somebody else. It was Scarlett’s and Cedric’s turn to be photographed, and they were accompanied by a cute little boy with an autism spectrum disorder. Bellador wanted to portray various types of families, and normalizing autism was one of their good causes. Cedric and Scarlett smiled widely as they held onto the little boy’s hand. The little boy laughed, showing off a beautiful picture of a family. Aria smiled since they looked so peaceful—so happy. She felt a burst of joy in her heart, but along with that was a dull feeling of pain. They looked really good with each other—like a real family. Ever since they
“Alright. Cue!” the director called out, signaling the end of their set. Aria and Cedric, however, were lost in their own worlds. Aria stood frozen in her spot while Cedric smiled at her. “Did you hear what I said, Aria?” Cedric asked, the smile on his face faltering as he gauged Aria’s reaction. Aria opened her mouth but couldn’t find the right words to say. “Aria?” Cedric gently nudged her shoulder. “You okay there?” “Huh?” Aria snapped out of her daze. “Uh, yeah,” she tried her best to smile. “Did you hear what I just said?” he repeated to ask. “Yeah,” Aria put on a great facade. “It’s going great for Scarlett and you, huh?” “Cedric, Aria!” the photographer called out. “The next set of models are ready. Kindly get out of the set.” Aria smiled in embarrassment. “Sorry,” she loudly called out before leaving the set. She made sure to hasten her steps because she felt tears brimming in her eyes. The last thing she wants is to have somebody else see her tears. Cedric saw Aria w
"Ooh la la," Adriel said as he ogled the man in front of her. Aria sat down next to her and also couldn't take away her eyes from the new gardener who was tending to grandpa Earl's garden. They had been in the villa for about a week now, and they were planning on going back to the city together in the next weeks or so. Right now, they were having afternoon tea on the porch. Adriel had already sent her kids to take a nap, so she invited Aria to eat outside on the grass since the weather was lovely. However, they were in for a surprising treat when they saw the new gardener that grandpa Earl had hired tending to the plants and grass. He was probably a 40-year-old male, and he seriously had lumberjack vibes. You know those types of men that you see in forests chopping wood up? Tall, muscular, and mature. It also doesn't help the fact that he's wearing nothing but a thin, white shirt that has already been drenched by his sweat, causing it to look transparent under the soft afternoon
"Baby, my baby," Adriel muttered in her sleep, her head moving from side to side. Zeth quickly opened his eyes to see what Adriel was talking about. He let out a sigh when she appears to be having a nightmare. "Angel," he gently said, patting her cheek softly. "Angel, wake up. You're having a nightmare.""No, don't take my baby away from me," she continued fighting him off. Zeth placed a chaste kiss on her lips, causing her to calm down. She opened her eyes slowly and was met with Zeth's reassuring face. Her eyes started tearing up, probably from all the tiredness and the hormones. "Where's our daughter?" she asked. Zeth smiled. "Our daughter is fine, angel. She's in the room next to ours," he said. Adriel finally let out a sigh of relief. In her dreams, she couldn't find her daughter, so when she woke up, she thought that everything would be the same. She buried her face in Zeth's face and inhaled his comforting scent. "I'm so happy," she said. "We have another baby in our live
"Oh my gosh," Aria exclaimed as soon as they arrived in the vicinity of the Zhang mansion. It was her first time coming here, and she couldn't believe that Kian hid the fact that they owned this kind of home from her. She knew that his family was rich, but she never even imagined that they were rich RICH. Kian scratched the back of his head, looking around the house where he spent his childhood in. All the good and bad memories came rushing to his mind—mostly the bad memories, though. Because of his family, he had quite a hard time growing up. If it weren't for Cedric, who was always with him when they were younger, then he reckoned that he must have gone insane. It's a good thing that his parents don't meddle with their lives anymore. As they grew up, they just started caring less and less. For Kian, that was better, though. At least now, he can choose the life he wants to live. "You okay?" Aria asked, looping her arm around his. Kian snapped out of his thoughts and tried his be
"Kian, Kian," Aria shook Kian awake as she looked at her phone in awe. Zeth had just sent her a text message, saying that Adriel had already given birth to their daughter, and there's nothing she wanted more but to travel to the province to see the precious little girl herself. She clicked her tongue as she shook awake her lover. "Wake up, Kian," she exasperatedly said. "Baby," she tried calling out her sweet nickname for him, but to no avail. She sighed and decided to bring out her final weapon. "We're not going to have sex for an entire month if you don't wake up right now."Like a magic spell, Kian woke up from his slumber and looked at Aria with wide eyes. "No sex? What? What's happening? What time is it?" he said, still drunk from his sleep. Aria smiled and held onto his arm, pulling him to stand up from the bed. "Let's go!" she excitedly said. "Where are we going, Aria?" He looked at the bedside clock. "It's literally 4 AM in the morning! Where do you want to go in this ung
Adriel rolled down the car window to let the fresh gush of wind run through her hair. She closed her eyes and breathed in the scent of the sharp grass and the fresh flowers. She was already eight months pregnant, and it's been getting harder and harder to manage her pregnancy each day since her due date was getting nearer. She's been feeling more nauseous in the city with all the pollution, so Zeth decided for them to stay in the province while waiting for her due date. Zeth chuckled as he watched his adorable wife smiling widely at the green scenery. Even if he'll be swamped with work the second he comes back to the city, he knows that it's better for them to stay here for the sake of Adriel's health. He's willing to do anything just to always make her feel at ease. "Aren't you feeling dizzy, angel?" he asked. Adriel looked back at him and shook her head. "No. The air over here is so fresh that I don't feel nauseous at all. Thank you for bringing me here despite your busy schedul
"Why are you so nervous?" Kian asked, looking at Zeth, who was pacing back and forth in the hotel room. "Fuck off," he said. Kian raised his hands up in surrender. "Damn. You don't have to be so sensitive."Zeth groaned and attempted to run his fingers through his hair. However, when he realized that his hair had already been styled, he quickly placed his hand down and continued pacing back and forth."You're making me dizzy, man. Sit down," Kian exclaimed. "Where's Cedric when you need him?" Zeth asked under his breath. "Hey," Kian said in an offended voice. "Your best man is right here!" he exclaimed, pertaining to himself. "Don't look for another person when I'm literally right here.""Yeah. You were my second option," Zeth deadpanned. "If Cedric didn't have to leave too early, then he would have been my best man."Kian rolled his eyes. "Whatever, man. You're stuck with me. And because you said that, I'm not going to comfort you. Instead, I'm going over to the bride's room upst
"How are you doing over there, bro? Have you been to the Eiffel Tower yet?" Cedric shook his head. "Not yet. I've never really gotten the chance to tour around," he said. Kian's eyes widened in surprise. "What? But you've been there for a week. You should go around the city when you have the time!" Cedric scratched the back of his head. "It's just that—It's hard adjusting to the atmosphere here. Besides, I took care of my papers for the company transfer, and I also finished furnishing my apartment. I didn't have any time to tour around." Kian sighed. "Are you deliberately staying in your own apartment?" "No," Cedric sheepishly said. "You're lying," Kian said. "I know that you're confining yourself in your own little space once again. There's no use in lying to me, bro. I know you like I know the back of my hand." Cedric clicked his tongue. "There's nothing interesting around here!" "You haven't even tried going out yet. How would you even know?" he asked. "Come on," Kian urge
“Let’s sleep,” Aria said after a heavy make-out session.“What?” Kian absentmindedly said, still dazed from the heated kiss they shared. Aria giggled. “I’m tired, honey. Let’s sleep,” she said, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head on his chest.After a few seconds, the rise and fall of her chest started getting deeper—an indication that she had already fallen asleep. Kian looked up at the ceiling and sighed. “Aria,” he said.As expected, Aria had already fallen asleep. He closed his eyes as he placed one of his hands over his crotch. He felt his hardening member underneath his think cotton shorts. He let out a sigh of disbleief before pinching himself. "Calm down," he whispered to himself. He looked at Aria, who was peacefully sleeping beside him, and couldn't help but bite his lips. It has been about two months since they started their relationship, and everything has been great since then. Sure, they bicker from time to time, but it's really nothing serious.
“Adriel Summers,” he smiled up at her. Adriel looked down on her lover, still unbelieving of the current situation. Of course, she had imagined this a thousand times in her head. Being married to Zeth and having the opportunity to stay with him until the end of their lives was one of her greatest desires. Now that the moment had come, she couldn't help but be emotional. “You have changed my life in the best way possible, and I don’t think I can live without you anymore," Zeth said. “I love you so much,” tears started welling up in his eyes. “I see you every single day, and yet I still feel like I miss you. I love you so so much, but I still feel like I haven’t loved you enough. So, allow me to love you for the rest of our lives. I may not be able to promise a perfect relationship, but what I can promise is perfect love.” “Will you marry me?” he finally asked the question. It was a brief statement, but nonetheless, it was perfect. Tears started streaming down Adriel’s face the se