Early in the morning, Rebecca was standing on the balcony and was watching the machines eat the grass and debris left after the storm.Akash was working hard, and she appreciated that. “I hope Veronica gets well soon. No, she must.”A black SUV entered the villa.“Who’s here this early?” Rebecca wondered.And then two women stepped out of the car. They were Victoria and Sofia Myers. Rebecca only recognized the latter. “Why is that egotistic woman here?” she had a little bit of interaction with Sofia in the past, so she knew how annoying Sofia could be. “Ah, well, I have no interest in them. They probably are here to give a wedding card or something.”Victoria and Sofia entered the building and greeted Selena who was watching television with Uzza.Selena was acquainted with Victoria, so both of them shook each other's hands very well. She was also happy that someone finally visited her villa after many days. “It’s nice to see you again, Mrs. Victoria. You look stunning.”“Oh, I look no
“His name is… it’s written on my marriage certificate,” Rebeeca said.Sofia blinked twice, and then rolled her eyes. She was expecting Rebecca to have gotten a new flame in her heart, but she didn’t think that the old flame didn’t die yet. “Y-You mean, your husband? He’s dead, isn’t he? You can’t possibly be thinking of staying a widow for the rest of your life, right? You don’t even have children. That’s just stupid. No, it’s beyond stupid.” She got a bit emotional because she herself was in a similar situation where she knew she had to marry someone soon but was also fighting over her own feelings to forget the man she loved even after he gave her the biggest shock of her life and then quietly disappeared.“He’s not dead,” Rebecca answered.“Huh? What do you mean he’s not dead?” Sofia answered. “Don’t give me that ‘he’s still alive in my heart’ or some other sentimental ointment. None of us can live alone, and that’s a fact. Your husband died. You need to find someone suitable for y
Selena and Victoria were having a lot of fun as both of them talked about their careers. Both accomplished a lot, after all. And both of them were also the type who would crush their opposition using any means, so they liked each other’s company.“Why don’t you introduce your daughters to me, and your sons, too?” Victoria asked.“Uh, they are busy with their own work right now,” Selena gave an excuse because none of her children except Shawn seemed to be in their right mind. And Shawn also had gone out secretly to bring George back.“Oh, they’re working from home, huh.”“Um, yeah,” Selena forced out a laugh. “You should have brought your husband, too. I’m sure Gregory and Jacob would have liked each other’s company.”“He’s been very busy lately, trying to recover the losses our company suffered lately,” Victoria said. “It hasn’t been easy for him since our son and youngest daughter left home.”Selena’s heart lost her rhythm a bit from hearing those words. This was something she had al
“Did you really not have sex until a year ago?” Sofia asked Rebecca with more than just a bit of disbelief. “Are you serious? That means you turned 25 without having sex? You expect me to believe that YOU, someone who looks as good as you, was a virgin for so long?”“You can believe what you want to believe, but I told you the truth,” Rebecca replied as she was showing her photo album and clothing designs in her room.“Why, though?”“What do you mean why? Obviously, I don’t want to sleep around,” Rebecca quickly said. “It looks childish and stupid to me.”“But… don’t you feel wet down there when you see a hot guy?” Sofia asked. “How do you fight that feeling? I mean, I can’t. When I see a hot guy, I lose it.”“Why do people say ‘losing your virginity?’” Rebecca retorted. “The word ‘loss’ has a very bad connotation to it. Instead of ‘losing,’ I think ‘giving away’ is much more appropriate. As for your question about approaching hot guys, I felt insecure about it when I was young, but a
In the Origin Casino, which was the oldest casino in the city. George was playing roulette, with multiple women on either side. He just bet 10,000 dollars on number 7 and won and made 350,000 dollars. “Hahaha, I told you guys that God is with me! Everything I’ve been rolling since winning the lottery is hitting the gold mine! Can you believe that I already tripled the money I earned from it? And I’m going to double that today in this casino while playing the most fucked-up gambling game in history, the roulette!” His boasting also attracted added attention. It seemed like George knew exactly what he was doing. “Listen, I’m going to bet on another single number,” George told everyone beforehand. And he bet 100.000 on the same number seven, which made everyone believe that he was going to lose this time for sure. Many more people gathered around the roulette after hearing that someone bet a hundred grand in one round. And when the roulette was spun into motion, George kissed the go
Shawn entered the casino with the full intent to bring George back.As he looked around for George, he found himself being pulled into watching poker. He had the habit of playing with his colleagues and friends in the past, and there were some beautiful ladies present there, so he also stood among them and watched the games.George, who was watching the surveillance footage from the secret room, saw Shawn and was pleasantly surprised. “What’s that bastard doing here?”“Did someone you know come here?” Thomas, the owner of the casino, asked.“Ah, he’s my brother-in-law. I don’t like him.”“Is he rich?”“He used to be,” George raised. “Right now, I don’t think he has that much money. But his mother must still have a lot of money in her bank account. His mother is Selena Sterling.”“Ho… if it’s that famous actress, then I’m sure we can earn a lot through her son,” Thomas said. “Or do you have an issue if we rob from him?”“I completely don’t have an issue,” George quickly said, “as long
Shawn lost almost 8000 dollars in one sitting. Though he had a lot more money in his bank account, he did not play anymore.However, Sofia’s constant touching on his shoulder had completely turned him on. After finishing the game, both of them looked to be into each other.Sofia liked his big build and broad shoulders. Even though Sofia’s face was no longer up to his standards, Shawn didn’t really care about that now.Both of them, as if they knew what was on each other’s mind, quietly left the casino.George, who was watching the surveillance footage, was quite shocked. “Where is she taking him without making him play the game?”“Where would adults go together as if they’re in a rush?” Thomas asked.Only then, George’s neurons put things together. “Don’t tell me, they’re going to a hotel?” He quickly rushed out. However, before he could get to them, they left in a car. “Dammit. How can this bastard betray my sis? And he even took the woman I had my eyes on.”Shawn and Sofia were driv
Shawn was very much shaken to the core by what happened. And he didn’t even return to Origin casino and went straight back home.He was so disturbed by it that he had kissed a man that he wanted to forget it no matter what, and so he prompted Elizabeth to have sex with him. She had no idea what was going on, but she just didn’t let him get what he wanted before he answered her questions.What happened to his trip outside?Did he meet George?If so, then why didn’t he bring George with him?Shawn did not honestly answer any of these questions and instead told her George wasn’t yet found and that he may have been hiding.Because Elizabeth didn’t let him touch her, Shawn found it even more difficult to forget the incident at the hotel. Just thinking about it made him want to puke. It would not be an understatement to say that he even cried a little in secret.Meanwhile, Rebecca was on the balcony, and Uzza joined her.“May I ask you one thing?” Uzza said.Rebecca remained silent.“Why d
Veronica brought Akash with her to dinner. Almost everybody was present at the dinner table after a very long time.New tables were arranged because there were more people now.Veronica could see that Akash was not taking his eyes off Benyamin. “Why are you staring at him nonstop?” she asked in a low voice.“He’s tall, handsome, and so fair. Even his hands are so shiny. How’s that possible for a man?” Akash sounded quite envious. “Men are not supposed to look so good-looking, right?”“Mm…” Veronica looked at Benyamin and felt the same. “He does look like a million bucks, but he doesn’t seem to have much muscle on his body. What’s the point of being tall when you don’t have enough muscle? You only look like you have inadequate genes.”“Not every man can be built heavy like the men in your family.”“Haha, you’re right,” Veronica was proud of her brothers and dad because they were tall and big and good-looking. Their jaws alone would melt the gazes of many women, after all.Rye and Benja
Benyamin couldn’t go upstairs with Rebecca because he refused to tell Selena what he was doing all these days.Selena wouldn’t have allowed him to go past her unless he gave her proof, so he settled with staying in the dorms for the time being.Rebecca dressed up very nicely and attended dinner. Because Benyamin wasn’t present, she was about to visit the dorms, but Selena told her to sit at the table.Selena sent Delle to go and bring Benyamin, saying sarcastically that he might otherwise get lost.Rebecca sat down and waited patiently. (Why didn’t he just tell her what happened? Things would have been easier if he told her everything. What does he have to hide?)Meanwhile, at the dorms.Benjamin and Rye were both present in the same hall as Shadow. Rye was silent, and Benjamin was doing the talking.“What is your relationship with Rebecca?” he asked Shadow.“Obviously, I’m her husband,” Shadow replied. “Don’t you know that already?”Benjamin frowned. “Stop joking.”“I’m not joking. W
Benyamin gave a bouquet to Rebecca, and she gladly accepted it.Rebecca brought Benyamin into the villa while holding his hand, and her eyes were still wet with tears of happiness.Selena, who just happened to be coming downstairs with her handbag, planning to go out to make an important deal, saw Benyamin. The bag in her hand dropped. “Y-You… Why did you come back?”“Mom, is that the question you ask your son-in-law?” Rebecca’s voice was sharp.“He’s been gone for weeks!” Selena’s gaze also turned sharper. “And don’t you remember what he’s done? He sold the villa away to Uzza. Did you already forget that he cheated on all of us? Let go of his hand now! He must have heard of my recent rise and came here to use us! A bastard like him should never even be let close! Kick him out. Now!”Rebecca, however, tightened her grip. “No. If you want him to leave, I’ll leave, too.”Selena’s heart skipped a beat. “What? Have you lost your mind? Just what do you see in this trash that you are willin
Selena had been busy talking with many businessmen from all across the country. The people from the film industry also came to the Sterling villa with bouquets and gifts.Some gifted her luxury cars, while some others wanted her to act in their films, so they were showing their call sheets and asking for her movie dates.They were willing to pay her as much as twenty to fifty million dollars per movie.Selena, however, didn’t reckless sign on every movie she got. Out of the dozens of stories that came to her, she only picked two so far.And she was quite happy with her current situation.To show her gratitude to Uzza, she came to her and gave a key to Uzza who was in the kitchen with Delle.“What’s this?” Uzza asked.“One of the movie producers gifted a private jet as advance payment for agreeing to do his movie,” Selena replied.Delle’s eyes enlarged very much. “A-A private jet? How much does that cost, ma’am?”“32 million dollars,” Selena casually replied. “This is just the start. I’
“How did you feel when you first saw Veronica? Tell me the truth,” Uzza was questioning Akash while he was watering the plants in the backyard.“Obviously…” Akash was about to say something, but his husband-radar sensed his wife coming up from behind, so he said, “when I met her on our first date, I became pregnant.”Uzza spit out the corn kernels in her mouth out of shock. “What?”“Pregnant with love, I mean,” Akash added.“Why are you exaggerating?” Veronica pulled Akash’s ear. “When we first met, I smelled his hands first. They didn’t smell like curry, so he passed my first test. And then, we talked about other things.”Akash shook his head and giggled helplessly.Seeing Akash blushing, Uzza could see that he was in love with Veronica more so than Veronica was in love with him.Veronica then climbed on Akash’s back and hugged him from behind.“What are you doing?” Akash complained. “Can’t you see that I’m working?”“Work while carrying me. As a man, you should be able to do this muc
Kathy wanted to visit the mansion of the president to meet the president’s son, but she couldn’t go alone, so she took Amber with her. Samuel welcomed them, but Amber didn’t like the atmosphere and told Amber she’d go back. Kathy didn’t force her cousin and let her leave.Kathy then explored the mansion with Samuel, which shocked the maids as Samuel hadn’t done such a thing before. What if Samuel’s daughters and wife were to see what he was doing now? What if Andrew were to see?Andrew, on the other hand, was very busy. He worked with some media companies and celebrities and had them leak news on trafficking of women and children. He also had some sexual scandals released to divert some of the attention.The public thought that it was the work of the media companies at first, but as the news channels began to give credit to Andrew Sehla the president, everyone wondered if Andrew was behind this.As if living up to the people’s expectations, Andrew made some politicians and celebrities
As Veronica handled Akash roughly, punishing him for his farts, he yelled at her and told her to do the exercise herself to understand how tough it was, but then Veronica did five sit-ups and made them look so easy. She didn’t have any abs, but her abdomen looked very beautiful because of the skin folds and the type of dress she was wearing.“See? It’s so easy,” Veronica hissed at him. “Now, do just like how I did. Don’t inhale while getting up. That’s why you’re farting like a pig. Breathing is everything. Without that you won’t be able to execute any exercise with control.”“O-Okay,” Akash helped her get up. When he saw Rebecca and Benjamin at the door, he was so embarrassed he went to the other end of the gym.“You have come far, Veronica,” Rebecca was proud of her sister. She used to teach her little sister all the time, and now it felt nice to see her teach Akash how to do different exercises.“Haha,” Veronica laughed like a gorilla and looked at Benjamin, “do you want to learn f
While Benjamin and Rebecca were about to go separate ways, Elizabeth came over to them.While smiling a bit awkwardly on the surface, she asked, “Brother Benjamin, my bank card is having some issues. Can you please pay for the piano? I’ll pay you the money soon as my bank issue gets resolved.”Rebecca’s eyes slightly widened because she had seen Elizabeth trick so many people with the similar tactic. In fact, Rebecca herself had fallen prey to this move a few times long ago.“No problem,” Benjamin took out a card. It was a platinum-coated card with the symbol of ‘W’ on it, made with diamonds.“Wow, are these real diamonds?” She was shocked. “What kind of bank gives these cards? I would like to have this, too.”“It’s a secret bank known as Eternity Bank, so it won’t be easy to get you one card, but I will try,” Benjamin told her.“Thank you. You really are so kind,” Elizabeth smiled happily. “May I know the password for this?”“It doesn’t have a password.”“Oh…” Elizabeth didn’t quite
Once Benjamin walked out of the room, Rebecca met him and asked in a low voice, “What did you tell him?”“I did what I could,” Benjamin shrugged. “I’m not sure how to handle this type of a situation, but I think it’s something he has to change from the inside. No matter how much we say, he won’t change unless that spark of change comes from within.”“So, we should just create an atmosphere that will make him self-realize and then get rid of his bad habit, huh.”“That would be anything but easy, though, because we never know what works and what doesn’t.”“You are right, but we can’t just give up on him. Even though I don’t like Elizabeth, I can’t ignore her kids who grew up right before my eyes,” Rebecca replied. “I told my brother to not give them mobiles when they’re young, as they might get addicted to games, which they did… But now, they are in that age where hormones will make them want to watch new things. If we let them get out of hand, they will be ruining their careers and thei