In a luxurious hotel room, a lady was lounging on the couch. There were some sliced fruits on the table beside her, her gaze fixed on her phone as she scrolled through the internet.It was Rose."Argh..." she sighed in frustration, flinging her phone away in annoyance as she walked over to the window. She folded her arms to her chest, anger vivid on her face as she stared into the distance.These days her life had been nothing but lonely, boring and bitter ever since Alex disappeared from her life. She must get him out of jail, no matter what it would take. And she's been doing her best, even if it meant offering herself to all the influential men in the whole country as long as they could... they could help her out. But so far, there has been no luck at all.After sharing the story that she'd made up about Alex being her cousin with them, they somehow always find out the truth, refusing to help her with the excuse that they don't want to mess with Rock."You people are so wicked
KATHERINE"What is it?"We all looked up at once to see Beth, who had the expression of someone that'd seen a ghost."Did he scold you like always?" Camilla instantly asked. "Did he get mad like usual? What did you do?""He told me to get out after dropping the document. I don't know what I did to him, it's like he doesn't like to see my presence at all. If he hates me that much, why did he employ me in his company?" Beth said, sadness thick in her voice and face."Remember, he wasn't the one that employed you." Camilla quickly reminded her while Beth nodded, a pout on her lips. "You can direct your anger at the HR department." Camilla laughed. I was quiet as I stared at the two. I couldn't help reminiscing about the past. I was always feeling like this in the past. Rock scared the hell out of me with his harsh words, and made the work unbearable for me. I did consider quitting several times, but I just couldn't. "I'm afraid of entering that office," Camilla said, as they turned
KATHERINEAfter a while, he finally looked up at me, flashing me his seductive smile which had me shifting uncomfortably on the couch. I just returned the gesture with a shy one. Why is he doing this to me?If only he knew how much his action is affecting me, the way I keep giggling deep inside like an excited kid.He stood up and walked towards me, looking so hot in his black shirt. And I couldn't stop myself from getting more excited with every step he took closer to me. My heart was already pounding loudly in my chest. Well, it wasn't my fault that the black shirt hugging his strong frame outlined those sexy muscles, making him hard to resist. Gosh, my boss is a sexy God!And right now, I can't help but feel jealous of that shirt, wishing to hug him that way and show him just how much I love him. I couldn't even look straight into his eyes, fearing that I might be compelled to reveal my true feelings for him. I had to force myself to focus my twitching lust-filled eyes on his fa
NARRATORKatherine couldn't contain her happiness as the time to get off work gradually approached.When the time finally came, she quickly gathered her stuff into her bag and bid the others goodbye as she fled the room, shocking her surprised colleagues. She headed for the garage where Rock picked her up. "Why do you look so surprised?" Rock asked, noticing the way Katherine kept staring bewilderedly at him. It was obvious that she had something in mind, but for unknown reasons, she preferred to keep quiet. But her curious gaze gave her out. "Why are you driving today?" Katherine couldn't help voicing her surprise. "Where is Otis?""He's probably busy with his family. What? You don't want me to drive you?" Rock chuckled, glancing briefly at her before focusing on the road. "It's not like that. Just that I have never seen you drive before," she replied with a shrug. "Just relax, Miss, and let this humble driver take you round the city.""I don't think humble is a word that could
"Why are you so concerned about who your husband gets together with? I can't believe you followed them to this place.""He didn't even see anyone to replace me apart from his secretary. How could he stoop so low? He's acting like a man without class." Rose grumbled, clearly irritated, as she glared at her husband's car that'd just zoomed out of Katherine's house with bitterness.She'd been keeping an eye on the two right from when they were at the restaurant to Katherine's house. And instead of getting anything to pin on the man, what she'd been getting was pure jealousy and regret."You don't have any right to judge the man, young lady; if you knew so well about class as you claim, you wouldn't have cheated on him with his PA in the first place. Rock himself is the definition of class, but you left it for nobody like his assistant. How dare you preach about class?" The woman beside Rose scolded her as she rolled her eyes in mockery of the hypocrite beside her."Nora Jones, I don't kn
Jason had made sure to lock his door properly while leaving for work in the morning, so who could have access to open it except his own mother?He sighed as he slowly turned to face the woman."Mrs. Miller," he whispered."Anybody hearing you call me this name would think that I'm a stranger to you." The woman smiled.She looked so beautiful in the peach-colored gown that adorned her tall, slender figure. Although she was already in her early fifties, she still looked young as elegance radiated off of her.However, no matter how beautiful she looked, Jason could still see the sadness in her eyes. No amount of make-up could disguise the truth, which was obvious to him. She was only hanging on in that marriage, and although she wanted to be rescued, she had no choice but to hold herself back as her punishment for mistreating her own children."Mom, what are you doing here?" Jason asked, taking a seat on the couch."Why do you look like you have seen a ghost? Can't I visit my own son
The word 'tread' carefully has been ringing a bell in Rock's head ever since he lazily crawled out of bed.How could he have the strength to get up when he'd been blessed with a wonderful dream?Yes, he'd dreamed about Katherine, his secretary.But when he thought of meeting her in reality, he didn't hesitate anymore, as he'd quickly bathed and left the house, not even bothering to have breakfast.Sighing deeply, Rock shook his head. His feelings for her are getting enormous, and it's scary.But what could he do? He couldn't just deny himself this euphoric feeling. In fact, the thought of her is like an intoxicating wine, and he didn't mind drinking this fine wine. She's slowly growing on him.Now, he could smile again.Rock shifted in his position beside the window with his hands in his trousers pocket, his deep, charming gray orbs looking so lost in thought as they stared down at the bustling city. A hint of a smile was tugging at the corners of his alluring lips. His dark hair was
As the time for lunch approached, Katherine found herself getting nervous and agitated, which was unlike her. Having lunch with her boss was like a dream come through, but instead of being excited, she was damped with a feeling of fear. Everything was happening so fast in an unexpected way, and it scared the hell out of her. This is like one in a million opportunity, but why was she hesitating? "Why do you look so worked up and gloomy? What is wrong?" Beth suddenly walked over to Katherine and asked as she noticed her abnormal behavior. 'Something is definitely wrong, not that you will ever know.' she mumbled under her breath before throwing the seemingly cheerful Lady a suspicious glance. "Why are you looking at me like that?" Beth asked, feeling like she'd done something wrong. "Why do you suddenly look so excited and happy? I thought you were unhappy and regretted coming to work here? You weren't this bubbly a few hours ago." Katherine felt that something was fishy as she fur
One year later. Sitting on a chair in the garden with my eyes trained on one little child and a bigger one as they played, I couldn't help grinning with excitement on my face. It was hilarious watching Rock on his fours as he gave Justin a piggyback, and if he delayed, Justin would flog his back, making him move faster. Who knew that the mighty grumpy CEO would become such a devoted man for his family? It felt surreal and wonderful. It felt like a dream come through seeing the man of my dream and my child playing like two kids while I watched. We are now a complete family after three years of me crying in pain and sorrow. While I was reminiscing about the past, I didn't know when my hand went over to the ring on my finger as I began to caress it out of habit.Yes, Rock did propose to me. It was last month, on a loving, cool evening, when he'd gotten on his knee and asked if I would marry him with a ring in his hand. He had insisted that he wanted us to have an official weddin
Deciding that it was best to just avoid Rock, Katherine hurriedly headed for the door. Although their son might have made their relationship turn around positively, it still felt surreal and strange, making things a little awkward between them. However, her hand was suddenly captured before she could reach the door, causing her to halt her movement. "What is it?" Katherine quirked her brows up in confusion.'What was I even expecting from her? That she will run into my arms with excitement and hug me after everything? Hmph...' Rock shook his thoughts to the back of his mind as he looked at Katherine with a gloomy expression."I just want us to have a good talk", he proposed, releasing his grip on her."Why?" 'Is she still mad at me?' Rock couldn't help but reason with himself as he heard the sound of her voice. Katherine shivered slightly as she was beginning to feel uncomfortable under Rock's burning and unwavering gaze. No matter how much she tried to lie to her
After rescuing Justin, Rock took Katherine and his son back to his house. Katherine couldn't help feeling weird as she stepped into the house she'd once lived in once again. She was in the same room she'd once stayed in and, to her surprise, everything was still the same. She didn't even have to bother about what to wear because all the clothes and other things the man had angrily gotten for her were still intact. She'd expected the man to do away with everything after her disappearance. "Why's all this still here?" she whispered to herself in shock. "Mom, what are you mumbling about? I want to sleep." Justin suddenly screamed, taking his mother out of her head.Katherine chuckled as she quickly closed the closet and turned to look at her son who was sitting on the bed while staring confusedly at her."I wasn't saying anything, honey. Why don't you go to sleep? You've eaten and bathed. What more do you want?" she walked over to the fuming boy on the bed and gave his head a loving
Katherine and Rock got to the location Rose had specified with Alex. It was in an underground garage. Katherine was the first to get down from the car. She bit her lip, tears filling her eyes as she saw her son. "Mom," the boy screamed as she saw his mother. He tried to run towards Katherine, but Rose prevented him, causing him to start crying. "Let him go." Katherine spat coldly. "Not when I haven't seen what I want," Rose snorted. "Let the child go. " Alex said, causing Rose to shudder as she quickly released the child, while Justin quickly rushed into his mother's open arms. "Baby," Rose called out, as she rushed into Alex's arms. "I have missed you so much." "Let's go," Alex said, as he wriggled away from the woman. He headed straight to Rose's car, taking his position in the passenger's seat. "Oh OK," Rose nodded in bewilderment, as she speechlessly strolled over to the car. She couldn't understand why she was getting cold treatment from Alex. However, she quickly turne
Rock's eyes turned red as he looked back at Katherine, who was glaring speechlessly at him. He silently took a step closer to her, while she took some wary ones back. Rock suddenly stretched his hand and swiftly held onto her waist as he pulled her into his arms, hugging her tight while nuzzling her neck."I missed you." Katherine hissed, as she wriggled in his arms trying to free herself, and while she was struggling so hard, coupled with the fact that Rock was a little tipsy, he lost his balance and the two landed on the floor with Katherine on his body. "Ahh..." they grunted in pain. Katherine was atop the man, and their faces were so close that they could feel each other's warm breath.Katherine, whose eyes were tightly shot, slowly opened them and almost freaked out by their position. She hurriedly tried to get off the man, but Rock prevented her by abruptly capturing her lips with his as he kissed her deeply and hungrily. However, he was forced to let go when he felt wetnes
"Mr. Figo." Dr. Steve shivered as Rock sat on the chair opposite his desk. He was surprised when he got a call from Rock, it was like a dream. He never expected that Rock would ever come to visit him and with the way his eyes were so cold and void of any soft emotion, the doctor couldn't help but silently gulp down in fright. He could already feel a bad premonition of this unexpected visit from Rock."Why do you look so startled to see me? I made an appointment before coming," Rock said, folding his arms to his chest as he leaned back against the chair. "I know." Dr. Steve chuckled, trying to hide his uneasiness. "I'm just shocked because it's been a while.""With the status of my health, can I impregnate a woman?" Rock suddenly leaned close and said as he decided to cut to the chase. "I saw a child that resembled me. And I slept with his mother prior to our parting a few years back." Dr. Steve was taken aback by the unexpected question, as he didn't know whether to say the truth or
After relocating back to her hometown, Katherine decided to open her own business. She was inside her flower shop, when a chime sounded from the front of the store. She came out from the back store to attend to her customer. But then, she suddenly froze seeing the face she hadn't expected to see ever again in her life.Rock also stood there speechlessly and their gazes locked, longingly. Time suddenly stopped as the two stared into each other's eyes. Katherine was the first to realize herself, as her mood instantly changed."What do you want?" She spat coldly, with no form of emotion on her beautiful face. "Are we going to pretend that you don't know me?" Rock felt a pang in his chest. She had turned colder than he knew her. She's like a different person. "Are we going to pretend that you're nothing but a customer?" Katherine threw back. Apparently, she wasn't ready to be bothered at all."Mom, is that my dad?" Justin suddenly asked, rushing out from where he was. He held onto hi
In his office, Rock felt troubled and restless as he paced back and forth in the room. He had been lost in his thoughts and dying of curiosity ever since that very day he had run into Katherine and the little boy at his brother's wedding. The image of the little boy had refused to vanish from his memories. It's so vivid and each time he closed his eyes, he would see him gripping him with his innocent blinking eyes. Rock didn't even know how Katherine had managed to vanish from the wedding with her child. He tried looking for her even at the reception party, but she was nowhere to be found. It was as if she had disappeared into thin air with her son.He took out his phone and dialed a number."Mr. Figo." a voice was heard from the other end of the call. "Where are you?" Rock asked, his voice serious, indicating that he wasn't in the mood for any joke."I'm in my office, of course." Greg replied, while chuckling. "What is it? Why do you sound so grumpy?""I need you to fin
Three Years Later."Kat," Hannah screamed with excitement while waving her hand as she saw Katherine, who also had a smile on her face. The two quickly rushed into each other's arms as they hugged so tightly while swinging from side to side and were only forced to pull away by a little hand that suddenly tapped on Katherine's side. Katherine and Hannah slowly looked down and saw round eyes staring at them with a pout and smiled. The little guy felt left out from the look on his face."Justin." Hannah's smile widened as she crouched down to meet the kid's level while patting his hair lovingly."I missed you," the kid said before rushing into Hannah's arms to get his own long-awaited hug, while Katherine burst into laughter."Oh so adorable" Hannah chuckled as she carried the kid in her arms, teasing his smooth cheek. "I miss you more,""The car is over there" Hannah pointed, taking the lead with Justin still in her arms, while Katherine followed."Why did you come to pick me up? You c