"I'm very grateful to you," Lea said in a gentle tone. She said that sentence seriously because she really felt very helped by what Jayden did for her. If the man didn't send the beautiful shoes, Lea would definitely not be able to continue the audition to the next stage. "Even though I don't understand how you know my exact foot size, or even how you know I'm in trouble because of a shoe problem, I'm still grateful for your help." Jayden shot Lea an unreadable look, then looked ahead again, at the traffic now slowing due to the gridlock. Jayden smiled faintly. He knew that what he was doing would make Lea form a lot of questions in her mind. Lea is a smart woman. However, Jayden had decided that he would keep his true identity secret for as long as possible. He had to first find out a lot about Lea, get her heart back, and make her his own and stay with him. After all, Jayden was worried that Lea might not feel comfortable knowing that he was a millionaire. Better to keep that
Jayden devised a plan. He returned to his office, the Franzine Industrial building. Jayden parked the car on a special spot on his private floor and went straight up to the place where his office was located via a special elevator. He rarely interacts with employees or staff at his company, because he has competent people, most of them were betas and has proven their ability to be his accomplice in managing the company. Betas usually have a high level of diligence and loyalty if they receive satisfactory compensation and no one can doubt how Franzine Industri takes care of the welfare of all employees and staff working under, even the lowest level employees. However, in accordance with what Franzine Industri provides to all its employees and staff, the company also enforces strict rules and procedures for hiring employees, with various difficult exams and tests as well as very detailed work agreements. Mr. Lim Khe Jong, one of Jayden's personal assistants who is closest and worked
Lea was in a precarious state. She saw, outside the car, Mr. Aries just pacing uncertainly while occasionally fiddling with the phone and occasionally smiling. The middle-aged man didn't look worried, panicked, or confused at all. He was very calm and looked like he was just waiting for time to pass, doing nothing like he should.Lea didn't want to make baseless accusations, but with all that had happened recently, it was certain that she too was currently in a trap set up by Fely. Her step sister must have been so upset that Lea passed the first audition and was able to continue all the way to this final stage. Lea was sure that even though Fely tried to appear calm and in control, also with Nina always standing by her side, deep inside she was very worried and afraid. She had tried many schemes to bring Lea down, in subtle, deadly ways, using the hands of others who were afraid of her. Not because Fely has the charisma to be feared or respected, but because she always has the tric
"Don't worry, Ms. Fely, as you wish, suddenly the car that picked up Lea got lost. The driver misread the map and they were stranded on a secluded road. Then, before they could find their way back, the car suddenly broke down and couldn't find their way back," said Nina happily. "There's no way back till afternoon, maybe?"Fely looked at Nina's face with concern. "Are you sure the accident will hold Lea long enough for the auditions to end?" Nina fixes the shoulder on Fely's shoulder carefully and nods confidently. "Yes, I'm sure she is. My diver will make sure she doesn't get anywhere. Now you have to get ready and impress the judges. You're perfect!" Fely smiled sweetly and tossed her hair confidently. "I will be the winner. The title of Franzine industry brand ambassador will be mine." "That's for sure, Ms. Fely. In this room, you're the only one who seems to exude the aura of a winner." Fely didn't let go of her smile during the re-registration process. Today's assessment of
"Ms. Lea, you are very late and have kept the jury waiting," said one of the judges, a woman with short black hair. She was very impressed with Lea's appearance and her almost perfect features, compared to all the models who had passed the audition process. However, she wanted to say that she did not like Lea's punctual and undisciplined attitude. "My apologies in advance, Mrs. Diane, I've had a little trouble commuting and as I mentioned before, I've only just returned to this city after five full years of living in America, so it seems I've kind of forgotten the roads I'm supposed to take to get there." "Then you should have left earlier," said Mrs. Diane firmly. "I'm sorry again, but as far as I know, according to the rules that apply during this event, each participant is given a time tolerance to follow the audition process for fifteen minutes from the first call to enter the audition room and because when I entered, the committee just counted to four, that means I'm not la
"What? Putting the bike back?" Jayden asked confused, pointing at the big red motorbike in front of them. Lea nodded. "Yes, I want you to return this motorbike to its owner, your cousin you mentioned earlier. I will return these clothes too, after I wash them." "Hm? For what? She let me use her motorbike as long as she still can't ride it anymore. I understand motorcycle problems and before that I often helped her with the motorbike if there was anything that needed servicing so she trusted me to ride it. And the clothes are fine for you, because I already paid for it for you." Lea frowned. She didn't want to make Jayden fall for the kindness of his generous cousin, the motorbike owner. Jayden must learn to live a simpler life, within his own means. He doesn't need to pretend to be rich and extravagant just to increase his value in the eyes of others. After all, it was a very expensive bike and if anything broke while Jayden was riding it, he would have to pay a heavy price for m
Jayden cupped Lea's face in his hands and caressed her lips, which were now very red and wet and slightly swollen from their previous kiss."Lea, do you realize what we're doing?" Jayden asked, looking deep into Lea's eyes. He felt Black struggling, demanding the release of a long pent up desire, after smelling the same desire radiating from Nada, his mate.Lea nodded with a blush. "I know what we've done and probably what we're going to do next too. I was a little drunk but that kiss made me sober now."Jayden smiled and kissed Eva again on the lips. He made Lea lean comfortably against the back of the sofa and kissed her forehead."Wait here a moment, I need to arrange something and after that we can go."Jayden went to the bathroom and called Lim to do something. He returned to the sofa where Lea sat and waited for him."Let's go," Jayden said as he took Lea's hand and led her.They took a taxi to the Blue Bell apartment. Lim ultimately decided to buy the entire apartment complex,
"You became an online taxi driver using your bentley car?" asked Lea with widened eyes. Jayden shrugged. "It can't be helped, this is the only car I can use. After all, a good car allows you to raise the price," Jayden replied with a faint smile. "Come on up. The roads will get more congested if we leave later." Jayden takes Lea to the Flower agency building, owned by Nina, which without Lea's knowledge, more than half of its shares are controlled and managed by the Braiven family so actually legally Nina Kirk is just a doll assigned to run the agency, for the benefit of Fely's career in modeling. "You want me to wait?" asked Jayden after arriving in front of the Flower agency building. "I will park my car and waiting for you.""No need, Jayden. I might take a while," Lea said with a smile. She patted Jayden's hand gently. "Thanks for dropping me off. We'll talk later. I'll call you, its that okay?" "Yeah, I also needed to run some errands this morning. You know, I also freelance
Five Years Later."Do not touch me!" demanded Lea in an icy voice. "Sleep outside and don't come in before I call you." Jayden was stunned. He accepted the pillow and blanket that Lea gave him with a sad face. "Baby, come on, I promise I won't touch you, but let me sleep next to you, OK?" Jayden coaxed gently. Lea turned Jayden around and pushed him out of the room, then closed the door and locked it. Jayden looked at the bedroom door languidly and headed for Luke's room. He shifted his son's body slightly then positioned himself next to him. Luke woke up and saw his father curled up beside him. "Dad? You got kicked out again?" asked Luke in a sleepy voice. "Yes. Your mother just finished taking a shower and was wearing the kimono that I just bought for her, suddenly she was crying and angry with me." "Does she not like her kimono?" "He said he liked it when I gave it to her this morning, son, but then he said I purposely chose a color that made him look fat." "What color d
Firts Entcounter."You are Jonathan Issac, the actor," Liam said, looking at Jonathan closely. Something sparks in his eyes when he shakes hands with Jonathan. Jonathan nodded. He didn't expect that a computer genius and internet expert could be so handsome and stylish. He is even more handsome than his fellow actors. "You are the cousin of Jayden Franzine, the computer genius?" Jonathan asked. "Yes. Why? Don't I look that smart?" Jonathan imagined a middle-aged man with a slightly pot belly, a half-bald head, and plastic-rimmed glasses that went down to his nose, not a man with a sexy tan skin, a tall, athletic body, and a face like a grown man's magazine model. "Uncle Liam!" shouted Luke who came out of the clinic while running towards Liam. The man scooped Luke into his arms. "Ohoo ... my cool nephew, how are you, boy? How is the application you are working on?" "I have to fix some things, uncle." "Bring it to me later and we'll fix it together." "Yes uncle. I'll ask Dad
"You're an ordinary human," Leon said while looking at the woman in front of him. "But you are very beautiful and you have a very bright aura." Shery looked at the man in the colorful Hawaiian shirt who looked happy and always smiling. "Yes, I'm human. However, since childhood I've been involved in the werewolf world, because my great great grandfather is the only human doctor who is recognized and given a special title--Werewolf Vet Specialist by the White Fur pack after successfully treating prince Vonsha White when he was attacked in border to Brazil by wild werewolves who staged a coup d'etat, then my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father passed on and now I'm also a vet for the werewolf," Shery answered while holding her chin up high. Leon's eyebrows rose. "The doctor who was given the title ... wait, you're the granddaughter of doctor Tonnam Kim and the son of doctors Patricia and Darius Lee?" he asked. "Wow!" Shery interrupted without answering. Since the beginn
Shaira is proud of what Lea has achieved. She was also deeply moved when Lea mentioned his name in the speech and expressed her appreciation."Tony, I'm going to get some wine," Shaira said, pointing to a corner of the hall."Don't drink too much, Shaira, you tend to get grumpy when you're drunk," Tony warned. "You're not a very good drinker either."Shaira gave her thumb and walked to a corner of the hall where a long table served various drinks and sweet pastries.Shaira was standing at the side of the table, trying several types of wine, when suddenly ...“Oops, sorry,” Shaira said. She stared at the man in front of her, whose jacket was wet with spilled wine from the glass in her hand.The man was wearing a khaki suit and now a large purplish red circle was starting to spread over the khaki color. Shaira quickly took out a wet tissue from the bag and patted the stains on the suit."Stop, stop, miss, you will only make the stains stick to the suit," Ricky said annoyed, holding Shai
Dalton tries to persuade Fely to eat, but in vain. Fely was getting more and more gloomy and emaciated, but this morning when Dalton was delivering breakfast to her room instead of Nyla, he tripped over something near the nightstand next to the bed.He bent down and picked up the white object and stared at it in disbelief. A test pack, with two thick red lines. Dalton's face went pale. He noticed Feli who was sleeping on her back. Dalton quickly descended into the dining room and approached Nyla."Honey, do you know about this?" asked Dalton while handing the test pack to Nyla who was setting the table.Nyla stared at the thing Dalton proffered with bleary eyes. She took it with trembling hands. "Fe-fely?"Dalton fell on the dining chair, limp. Nyla sat on another dining chair nearby, just as limp."How about this?" muttered Nyla. "It will be a disgrace and the talk of the people."Dalton was stunned, unable to answer his wife's question. Nyla looked around her now empty house. She fi
"Fely, come on, you have to eat," Nyla coaxed gently. "Look how thin your face is."Fely turned her body while pulling the blanket. "There's no use for me to eat, Mom. My life is over. Just let me die so I won't trouble you," said Fely in a hoarse voice.Nyla cried sadly. She never thought of her family would be this devastated. Fely will no longer be able to work in the entertainment world she likes for the next five years, which means that her career in the entertainment world is truly over. How come. In the next five years, Fely's age will increase and even if she has strong connections that can bring her back to a career in the entertainment world, she will still experience difficulties.Garry has officially announced that he has broken off his engagement with Fely and will withdraw all of his shares in Echo entertainment.That means, some of the entertainment shares that have been withdrawn by Garry must be immediately replaced by other investors, or Fely buys all the shares with
"I can't believe this is actually happening," Lea muttered. She turned and faced Eloise. "Is this good enough for me?"Eloise's tears welled up in her eyes. She grabbed Leah's hands and held them tightly. "I know, one day you will shine like this and your light will not go out because someone is protecting you."Lea smiled. "Thank you for coming, Eloise. I really appreciate it."Eloise wiped the wet corners of her eyes. "This is my honor. After all, I am only human. To be able to see a ceremony like this is an honor for me."Lea and Eloise turned to the door at the same time, when they heard someone knocking on the door, then Shaira's and Shery's heads appeared."Come in! I'm done," called Lea.Shaira and Shery entered, wide-eyed at Lea's appearance."Oh my, Lea, you're such a fairy!" cried Shery in amazement.Shaira was speechless, just stared at Lea in awe. Lea smiled. She wore a white, low V-neck dress, with long sleeves and an A-line cut that flared below her legs. A chain necklac
Lea and Luke's chins almost dropped, looking at the interior of Franzine manor. They never thought they would be able to see the luxury of noble houses that they had only seen on television before through movies or dramas, in front of their eyes, in real life.High ceilings, wide marble staircases, large glass windows, and solid teak rich doors, like a classic impression of a manor built by the ancestors of the Franzine family, combined with luxurious and minimalist modern themed furniture, making Franzine manor feel alive and extraordinarily beautiful."Dad, how many floors are there in this manor?" asked Luke, looking up. "Three floors and an additional floor above which is made into a dome garden. I'll take you there after we meet everyone.""Master Jayden, you've arrived," said a midled age woman dressed in a light blue uniform that greeted Jayden, Lea, and Luke at the entrance.She looked at Lea with a fascinated gaze. "Owh, you look even prettier than I see in magazines or tele
"Move?" asked Lea with raised eyebrows. "Why should we move?"Jayden was drying Luke's freshly washed hair. He stopped rubbing Luke's head and looked at Lea. "Luke is getting bigger, he needs more space to grow and also a more pleasant social environment. The apartment feels a little cramped now. Isn't it, Luke?"Luke nodded with a thumbs up, not daring to make a comment for fear that Lea would still be upset with him.After Jayden confessed his true identity to Lea, Luke, Jonathan, Ricky, and Tony respectively admitted that they already knew who Jayden was.Lea is very upset because she feels lied to by everyone. However, Lea's anger didn't last long, because she realized that Jayden was also thinking about her career and self-esteem, so she had to hide his identity."Moving where, babe?" Lea asked finally."Would you and Luke come with me in the morning? My family wants to see you," Jayden said carefully. "No coercion, only hope."Lea laughed at Jayden's words. "All right. What time