"What? She has children? Who is her husband, do you know?""No sir. I don't think she has a husband. At first I thought there was a special relationship between her and Jonathan Issac, the famous young actor, but so far it turns out that they are just good friends. I investigated and found that in the past she was once engaged to Garry Eich, but just broke up and Garry Eich is still with Fely Braiven until now."Andreas Franzine pounded the table with his fists, venting his frustration. "This can't be allowed. He's an alpha, the ultimate pack leader and also the CEO of the Franzine industry, how could he have a relationship with a woman who has a child without a husband? Is she crazy?"Matt Grawind, his bodyguard as well as his trusted assistant, nodded. He had been doing investigative duties and occasionally stalking Jayden for Andreas for over six months and had never once seen Jayden with another woman.The only woman Jayden keeps seeing is an upcoming model named Lea Amarin. She h
"What are you doing here, in that pretty apron, Jay? You're an alpha and you're supposed to be maintaining your image, not playing around--"Jayden exited through the door and closed it slightly. "Dad, how did you get here? Who told you that I am here?" cut Jayden in half sizzling.Andreas tried to look in through the crack in the door, but Jayden's broad and tall shoulders got in the way."That doesn't matter. What are you doing in this rundown, cramped apartment, my child? You have a big, beautiful house, but you're playing cooking in a place like this?" asked Andreas angrily."And who's in there? Are the rumors really true that you're in a relationship with a woman with children? How--"Suddenly the door opened and Luke came out, still in his apron and pencil in hand."Daddy, who are you talking to?" Luke asked cutting Andreas off.Jayden turned and took Luke's hand in his. Andreas looked at the father and son with wide eyes. He looked at Luke, then at Jayden, and then looked back
"I ... forgive me, Mr. Andreas, but I can't accept help from you or Jayden for that amount," Lea said reluctantly. "I might give you guys a hard time with that kind of money.""Lea, the most important thing is that you have to work happily. If you work under a lot of unnecessary pressure and make you experience a lot of difficulties, especially if work problems are mixed with personal problems," Andreas said softly. "Don't get yourself into trouble, girl. You have a son and you must put your son first. Luke will grow up to be an unhappy child if you, his mother, are not happy."Lea was deeply moved by Andreas' concern for her. They had just met, but Andreas' affection for her deeply touched Lea's heart. She always missed her father's affection, but for as long as she can remember, only anger and hatred she got from Dalton--his father."But, Mr. Andreas, I feel--""Lea, can you just call me daddy, or at least uncle? I don't like being too formal. After all, you are the future wife of m
"Are you sure, Lea?" asked Eloise in a worried tone. "The thing is, the penalty money you have to pay is huge. I don't know why they did that, but I suspect Garry Eich set this up for Fely's sake. He made Flower agency take the name Nina Kirk to avoid taxes and become part of Echo entertainment before my fiancé took over and handed over half of the shares to me. Now, due to talk of me resigning and moving overseas, Garry Eich is starting to manage things through insiders he can influence."Lea took Eloise's explanation seriously. Eloise's fiancé wants to marry her soon and move to Canada because he inherited a sawmill and the largest sheep farm in Ontario from his grandfather who recently died.He decided to auction off his stake in Echo entertainment, which he originally bought to be managed by Eloise.Garry has the third largest share in the company, so he was appointed to the board of directors in management, although the agency that he actually owns is the Flower agency, which he
"Ms. Lea, did you just get that?" suddenly a model turned to Lea, who was chatting with an Echo entertainment staff who is also a fan of Lea. The administrative staff member named Caecilia had heard about Lea's resignation and that she had paid a huge penalty. Caecilia deeply regretted the situation and stated that she really admired and liked Lea's appearance. She also prepared a set of cloth hair ties she made herself for Lea which she wanted to give away at this fan meet. "Yes, is there a problem?" asked Lea, answering the model. All eyes that were originally on Fely and her lavish gifts are now on Lea. Fely smiled slyly. "Of course she won't get as many prizes as we do, because actually she doesn't have many fans," said Fely in a mocking tone. "I wonder how Ms. Lea won the female idol of the year award, with so few fans?" said another model. "Maybe, she manipulated the results of voting from fans," responded another model. "There's no question about it," Fely cut in. "The
Lea stared intently at the box containing Ricky's painting. She would try to contact Ricky, when she returned from Echo entertainment, to thank him and also ask how he was doing.However, actually Lea wasn't sure she could contact Ricky because for the past three years, it seemed Ricky had never activated his phone number nor had he tried to contact Lea first.It had been a long time since she and Ricky had lost touch, since the last time they met at a fashion show where Lea was a model walking the catwalk.-Flashback-"Ms. Lea, someone is looking for you at the back door near the property's warehouse," said one of the organizers of the fashion show."Hm? Who, Ms. Neil?""I don't know. He's wearing a mask that covers most of his face and dark glasses. Be careful Ms. Lea, maybe he's not a nice person. Do you want me to meet you there?" asked Ms. Neil worriedly.Lea smiled and shook her head. "No need, Ms. Neil, thank you. I will scream at the top of my lungs if anything happens.""Yes.
"Oh my God, Ms. Fely," shouted a model who happened to be passing by and heard Fely's scream. Her eyes widened seeing Fely sitting on the floor, in a pool of her own blood. She looked at Lea, who was standing next to Fely, with a suspicious look.Seeing the model's arrival, Fely immediately continued her play. She wept bitterly. "Oh, Lea, please take me to the hospital. Please save my baby," Fely groaned while holding her stomach.Several other people came and saw the scene. Lea let go of Fely's hand that was holding her leg. "You're pretending, Fely! Baby? What do you mean?" asked Lea in a sharp tone."I'm pregnant, Lea. This is Garry's child, in my womb and you're going to make me lose him!" Fely's cries grew louder.People started whispering and one staff member called an ambulance while another staff looked for Nina."What did you do to Ms. Fely?" asked one of the staff, while crouching down to check Fely who looked weaker.A breathless committee approached them. "The ambulance is
"Don't, Mr. Braiven, leave her alone," said Garry sarcastically, preventing Dalton from approaching Lea and hitting her."Right now what is more important is Fely's condition."Dalton took Nyla's hand and snorted past Lea who was standing leaning against the corridor wall indifferently.Fely is still in the operating room. Doctor Susan moved her from the ICU to the operating room to do a more thorough examination because she was worried, seeing the amount of blood coming out, it was very likely that Fely would miscarry, even though she promised she would do her best to save Fely and her baby.Melly Eich looked at Lea with a frown. She remembered their meeting at the restaurant some time ago and what happened to her with the man named Jayden, the man who was with Lea at the time.Feeling cared for, Lea turned her head and her eyes met Melly's. She nodded her head slightly stiffly and without a smile.Melly looked away and approached Garry. She didn't like Fely, feeling that she wasn't