Chapter 1

“I heard Mr. Alexander Knight is already engaged, was it true?”

“I don’t know. Just heard it as well from my parents. It was said that they chose to hide the engagement for personal matters.”

I am studying inside a small café not far from my father’s company. My ears been hearing about this Alexander. Curiosity got me. After they left, my hands immediately typed his name on the search bar. It didn’t take me a minute to find him because he’s the headline of every news, the tycoon billionaire.

Unconsciously, I was rolling my eyes. This man is just a jerk, a womanizer.

Pity for that woman for choosing him as her soon-to-be husband.

“Ms. Maya?”

Before leaving the table to get my drink, I made sure that I closed the tab. I don’t want others to see I am curious for that man. After I got the drink, I went back to my table. Luckily, I chose the seat away from the main entrance. I am seated in the most secluded part of the café.

I continued reading some of my notes.

“Do you know Mr. King’s daughter is the fiancée of Mr. Alexander Knight?” Another woman strikes a conversation with her friend, a little bit from where I was but I heard my father’s name that’s why my ears instantly hooked in their conversation.

I couldn’t hear her words after saying my father’s name because the barista was calling someone’s name for their coffee.

“Really?” Her exaggerated reaction made some people threw a glance at their table. It was so fucked up because after that, they started whispering at each other. I couldn’t hear it anymore!

Why were they talking about my father?

I continued to focus reading my notes but my mind seems to be far away. I couldn’t understand the notes I’ve been reading. Reading again and again and then try to comprehend it. I can’t seem to grasp the idea of the textbook.

My father messaged me if I am already done with my thing here. How can I finish it if my mind is on to something right now? I just replied I’ll go home once I am done here.

My family wanted me home for tonight as they have something important to tell. Living away from my parents, I think I have gotten used to being alone. There’s a bit of me that feels excitement thinking that I’ll be with my parents but most of the time, I prefer being alone. I love the freedom I have right now.

My parents are known from the media because of their pasts job. My mother was a known model in her generation as well as my father. They were each other’s sweetheart and it’s because of their hard work that they have built businesses. It was a hard decision for them to quit their job but chose to do it as they were thinking of building a family at that time.

Right now, they are still one of the media’s apples of the eye.

It was different for me. I was not like them. They decided to hide my identity for my safety and growing up, I was thankful for them for doing it. I prefer to live a simple life than anyone else. I prefer reading and working alone without no one by my side.

Some of my parents’ business acquaintances knows me, but only a few.

I wanted to surprise both of my parents about me going home. It wasn’t really a surprise because they knew I was coming. After reading some of the notes, I drove to my parents’ house. It was a huge house with securities everywhere.

I rolled down my window to let the guards see that it’s just me. They opened the gate wide for me to enter my car. I didn’t waste any second and went to my parents’ office inside the house. I saw some helpers preparing dinner in the kitchen.

The door of their office was left a little bit open.

I was about to take the doorknob when I heard them talking in a soft mannered voice. That’s how my parents talked to each other but there is something in their conversation that stopped from doing anything stupid. I halted and stay outside to eavesdrop a little in their conversation.

I know it was wrong but my mind is telling me to listen to their conversation.

“Mr. Alexander wants to come here tomorrow. I already told him that our daughter is coming tonight and he says he can’t wait to be here. He even insisted to join the dinner but I politely declined him. Maya still didn’t know about it,” my mother was the one talking softly to my father.

Wait… why would Mr. Alexander come here? Didn’t I just hear that he already has a fiancée?

“Maya would understand it. It’s for her future. Mr. Alexander seems a nice guy and I am sure Maya will like him eventually.” What? Did I hear my father, right? “Having Mr. Alexander as her fiancé is not a bad idea, babe. Don’t worry about our daughter. She will be in safe hand,” my father added.

Me? I am Mr. Alexander’s fiancé without me even knowing about it?  

Tears started to roll down my cheeks but I wiped it off. I opened the door wide to let them know that I am here and I just heard their fucking nonsense conversation. “I am sorry but I will never marry him,” I firmly said and left them in shocked.

“Maya!”

I continue running down the staircase, ignoring my father.

How can they give me to someone I don’t even know? What were they thinking? They said it was for my own good? How was it for my sanity? I don’t even know Mr. Alexander. I just heard of him today and right now, I am tangled with him?

I drove back to my condo and stayed there for a week. I didn’t want to talk to my parents after the incidents that happened. They were trying to explain some things but I ignored them. I shut my ears for them. I don’t want to hear any explanation from them.

What boils my blood was that there was no even a sign of Mr. Alexander mourning for how I rejected his offer. Every day, I would scroll on my phone, looking for news about him. I couldn’t shallow some of the information because it was just him, fucking different woman every night.

And my parents wanted me to marry him? Hell, no! Articles of him being seen with different models? I can’t really stomach it. There were even scandals of him fucking women in not so private places. Fuck him.

It was the next morning also that my parents reported that Mr. Alexander understands my sentiments. They are trying to let me have my space while still trying to make me like Mr. Alexander as my fiancé. Did they even know about his naughty doings every night?

They really want someone like him for me? Were they even thinking right? That’s what they meant when they said that Mr. Alexander is good for me to have a brighter future ahead?

“Fuck!”

A dump account just sent me a nude of Mr. Alexander’s body! Is this even legal? What the fuck! My innocent eyes! Hands shaking, I accidentally pressed the heart reaction on my phone making my eyes wide as I immediately undo it.

What the!

The stranger sent me more photos of Mr. Alexander naked body! What is happening right now? Who the fuck is this? Why does it keep on sending me nude photos of Mr. Alexander’s body? The last video that the stranger sent almost made me lost my breathe.

What the hell?

What was he moving his hands up and down on his buddy?

It was too late when I covered my eyes. Forgive me as I have sin, dear Lord.

I blocked the account to stop with whatever spam messages that was but I almost threw my phone when another dump account messaged me with another nasty things. I shouted at the top of my lungs, not minding who might hear me.

I shout and shout to calm myself.

When I felt kind of relief, I picked my phone. “Fuck you,” I said as I put my mouth in front of the speaker then block the account. I also deactivated my social media to stop whoever was it that was trying to ruin my mood.

My phone vibrated for another message. I literally threw my phone on the wall as I saw another message from that fucking bastard.

‘Oh nice. You want me to fuck you? Or you are going to do it instead of me?’