"Listen very carefully to what I'm about to say" Mr. Santiago is seen standing on his balcony, his phone tightly placed on his ear. His other hand grips the railings tightly as he speaks to someone over the phone. "I want this job done by tonight..." "I don't want any mistakes..." "I'll pay you triple the amount you asked for... " "Just make sure you finish off that wretched fool once and for all this time..." Mr. Santiago hums in satisfaction over what the other person replies. Mrs. Avery comes inside the room at this moment holding two cups of steaming hot coffee. She walks over to the balcony and sees her husband making a call there. "Coffee?" She half whispers as she reaches him. Mr. Santiago quickly nods and she hands over a cup to him. "Yes, I'll be waiting for the news," he says and ends the call. "What news darling?" Mrs. Avery asks and her brows pinch together. "The news of Lucien Wood's death" he replies and takes a sip of his coffee. "I've hired someone to finis
Juliet doesn't even know for how long she's been sitting alone, in the same position and the same place. Maybe it has been a minute? Two minutes? An hour? Two hours? Or perhaps several hours have even passed by? She just doesn't know. She can't really tell because her eyes have swollen up from all the crying crying and crying. Ever since the men locked her up and she crumbled down on the floor, she has not even made a move to get up. Juliet can hear her phone ringing again. The stupid phone has been ringing non-stop for as long as she can remember now. Yet she didn't even make an attempt to take a look at it. Juliet feels like her whole world has come crashing down in just these past few days. The wall she had suffered to build-up for years has come crashing down without any mercy. It was utterly useless now. Slowly, she curls up on the cold floor. Her heart feels cold and numb just like the floor. More tears slowly start making their way to her eyes as they drop down her c
Brianna and Mrs. Avery run after Juliet. Descending the stairs, they can see her up ahead as she slows down before the TV. Juliet stops right in front of the TV which is on already. Her blue eyes widening at the news that is being broadcasted. 'Breaking news; Lucien Wood, ex-lover of Washington DC's female billionaire Miss Juliet Pearson finally regains consciousness after a life-threatening accident.' Juliet can feel her heart thumping loudly in her chest. "Lu..Lu..Lucien is back?!" She exclaims in disbelief, covering her mouth with her hands. Tears form in her eyes as she breathes a sigh of relief. No words can explain how she feels after hearing that Lucien Wood is ok now. 'He's come back to me' she closes her eyes, tears of joy falling down her cheeks. At this moment, Juliet's mother and sister arrive at the living room. Mrs. Avery holds her knees, trying to catch her breath. Her legs ache from the little sprinting she just did. "What..what happened?" She gasps for breat
Seeing Brooks pass by without stopping Mr. Santiago runs after him trying to call out to him. 'He's a really busy man, he obviously didn't see me' he thinks rushing to catch up with Brooks and his entourage. "Brooks, son" He calls out again, this time stopping the man who was busy laughing at what one of the fine ladies had said. "Oh, you're so funny, sweetheart. I'm going to..." "Brooks Miller." Hearing someone call him by the name, Brooks Miller turns around and his eyes land on old Mr. Santiago who is standing behind him. His smiling face darkens and his jaw drops. 'What is this old bastard doing here? How did he know I'm coming to Virginia today?' A look of disapproval is seen on Brooks Miller's face as a small frown appears. His frown quickly turns into a bright smile immediately he turns to Mr. Santiago. "Ah, Mr. Santiago. What brings you here?" He asks politely and stretches his hand for a handshake. "I heard you are coming over today so I personally came to receive y
Lucien just wants to reach out and run his palms all over his love's soft cheeks. It took all he had in him to stop himself.His love is still very much angry with him.Even after all this, he could still see the pain in her eyes whenever she looks at him.Being on this sick bed, Lucien got to find out one thing; 'Juliet does care for him.'He knows she does care a lot.Juliet claims she hates him. She might have slapped and sent him away a couple of times, but it was pretty obvious she still had some feelings for him buried deep within her heart.He had been conscious the whole time she sat by his bed talking and urging for him to wake up.Lucien heard all that Juliet had said to him when she thought he was unconscious.He even heard her cry occasionally as she talked. He could feel all the pain she bottled up inside her for all these years, as she let those precious tears out.At that time, Lucien wanted nothing more t
As much as he tries not to go back to memory lane he couldn't help it. He could vividly remember as if it were yesterday those moments she will be begging him to touch her, hold her, kiss her and even ogle at her that it makes her feel so good. "Hey baby, I'm all dressed up for work. What do you think?" Young Juliet asked the handsome man sitting before her on her king-sized bed and twirled around just to give him all the view. The man she just talked to doesn't even reply or do like she is referring to him. He just concentrated on whatever he was doing on the laptop before him and even laughed out at intervals. He did all that just to tease his amor and know what her reaction will be. Juliet kept waiting for his reply but when it seemed like he won't talk or the least take a glance at her she crinkled her nose and turned around. "I guess my baby doesn't like it." She mumbled and lowered her head as she strolled back to her wardrobe to change up. Just as she turned the man raised
"What do you mean by she's bringing that good-for-nothing home?" Mrs. Avery asks incredulously. "Sister told me that just now," Brianna says to her mother frowning her face. "She's with him as we speak." Mrs. Avery clenches her fist. Her very own daughter left her on the hospital bed to go see that poverty-stricken thing? "Lucien Wood, you useless thing!" She curses through gritted teeth. Brianna opens her mouth to say something when the door opens. "Mum," Juliet calls walking into the ward. She sighs in relief as she sees Mrs. Avery sitting on the bed. Mrs. Avery humps and looks away seeing Juliet approaching her. But Juliet not understanding why she would do that shrugs it off, comes over, and kisses her on the forehead. "How are you feeling now mum?" She sits down beside her. It is as she sits down that she notices both her sister and mother frowning their faces. "Brianna? Mum? What's wrong?" "Everything is wrong Juliet!" Mrs. Avery scowls. "Huh?" Juliet curls her bro
The look on Brooks Miller is so dark that one will think he is seeing a ghost. And his breathing is so erratic and coming out as if it is being forced out. 'When you see a ghost you lose your senses and your head swells up for a split second or minute or even minutes.' That is the state Brooks is in. He looks so lost as he stares at Lucien but yet his eyes are not on him. But somewhere far beyond. His stare is so distant. Not one bit did he believe that Lucien will survive such a terrifying fall. No one did. All he has thought is that he is free now to take Juliet and use her to fulfill his heart's desire. A heart desire he has built right from the day he heard about the Pearsons and saw Juliet for the first time. Thinks from his dick at times. He swerves his head as fast as he gets back himself to stare at Mr. Santiago who is just in the same state he is– lost and nudges him on the shoulder. "What is he doing here? What is that thing doing here!" His lips draw back in a snarl an
As Lucien and Juliet walk through the door, into their room, Juliet bolts the door. The next second, she drops her nightgown.Lucien is backing her as he is trying to rid his body of his clothes. So, he is oblivious to this.Taking that as an opportunity, Juliet slowly frees herself of her panties and bra, standing in all her glory. It doesn't take long for her cheeks to flush red. For more than an hour now, she has been so aroused.Her mind couldn't stop flashing in her eyes what she and Lucien were doing before they noticed Brianna. The images got her so aroused. At a point, she began feeling helpless. In the space of two or three hours, she freshened up more than twelve times. Each time the urge was so much, she would rush into the bathroom and pour water on her body so she can calm down.But Lucien is here now. She doesn't know if she can wait any longer. No, she doesn't think she can. She slowly walks up to him at the same time Lucien is removing his pants and hugs him from behi
The ride to Dragon bay is a quick one as in the blink of an eye, the chauffeur pulls over in front of the gigantic gate, which appears to be glowing in the dark, making everywhere look so breathtaking."Wow," Brianna gasps whilst shivering in excitement. As soon as Lucien alights, she quickly follows him. But Lucien halts, causing her to groan. Her curiosity is at its zenith."You can leave now, Bryson, we will speak on the phone. Have a good night.""Alright, Mr. Wood. Have a good night's rest as well," Mr. Ethan replies reverently and taps his chauffeur who had been lost staring at the magnificent buildings behind the gate as if his life depended on them. "Let's go."The chauffeur snaps out of his reverie and nods, revising the car and zooming away.Lucien stares at the duty post of the old man from earlier and sees no one in it. Good, the man left. He then brings out his phone and dials Juliet's number."Honey," Juliet's sweet but tense voice sounds from the end of the line."Mi a
Brianna is perplexed. She furrows her brows as she asks, "How?"At this moment, before Declan can say anything, the car comes to a sudden halt and soft knocks are heard on the two glasses. Lucien unwinds one while Declan unwinds the other. It is the two Jacks and Tyler."You said you would be leaving for Washington, D.C. tomorrow, Mr. Wood, are we coming with you?" Tyler asks."Nope," Lucien doesn't waste a second shaking his head. "I'll be going with Declan alone. This is a family matter. Besides, as you guys know, it is Washington, D.C. that I'm going to this time, not some minor city around Richmond, your powers will be useless over there. Just enjoy your rest.""But this is also Washington, D.C., Mr. Wood, how would you survive over there alone if the Pearsons choose to attack? I heard they are one of the major families there.""It's a family in Washington, D.C., what can they possibly do to Lucien?" Declan retorts smugly. "You guys should just take a chill pill, we will meet you
Brianna is confused at Lucien's response to Declan. Of course, she knows who Ellison is but what she doesn't understand is what Ellison has done that Lucien plans to pay him a visit and seek an explanation. It should not be forgotten that Brianna was kidnapped before Ellison's men arrived to destroy the Mansion earlier so she has no idea that her family Mansion has been destroyed.She can only look at Lucien and asks, "What happened, Lucien? Why are you preparing to visit my dad's half-brother? What did he do this time?""It's like this," for several minutes, despite the fact that he wasn't the one asked, Declan takes his time to explain everything to her.By the time he is done, Brianna is not the only one boiling in rage, Nikki, Tyler, and the two Jacks can't also help the rage surging through them. Just like Brianna, they had no idea something of such happened before they left for East Highland Park. Hah! They are so shocked!"If the Mansion was destroyed, where then are we going
"This is the Douglas family Manor, what does what I'm doing here got to do with you?!" Brooks glares right back at Brianna and retorts coldly. It is safe to say that Brooks and Brianna share the same manner of animosity toward each other. Brooks is the reason the Pearsons ever fell. Brooks is the reason Juliet stabbed herself. Brooks also tried to kill Lucien.There's no how Brianna wouldn't hate someone who did all this. If she has her way, she would have ripped him to threads!On the other hand, Brianna was the only trump card Brooks had to get Lucien into his trap. He had also been salivating fucking her so many times till there was nothing more left to fuck.One could imagine how angry he is that all his plans have failed. And now, the same Brianna is questioning him? He wishes he can rip her useless tongue out of her mouth."Do you guys know each other?!" Seeing the grave animosity between the gent and lady, Ryan can't help but ask."Nah," after a while, Brianna shakes her head.
Muah!Muah!A soft sound echoes as Helen kisses Lucien's feet. The next moment, the Douglases also begin approaching Lucien one by one and kissing his feet. This goes on for more than twenty minutes before it finally comes to an end.Lucien is quite emotional. These people at the very last moment suddenly exalted him to the status of a God in their hearts. It's not something that happens often. A drop of tear slips from his eyes, silently dropping down to the floor."Lucien shed a tear," Declan gasps. The last time he saw Lucien shed a tear was when the young man Ares, told him about his parent's demise. Lucien hardly cries!He looks at the Douglases and says deeply, "You guys are damn lucky! You made Lucien shed a tear. Consider yourselves family from now on! Lucien would protect you all as a lion would his cub, as a father would his child, as a human being would his pupils, and as a God would his creatures!""Thank you, Mr. Wood! Thank you, Master!" The Douglases exclaim, so delig
All her life, Ava has always dreamed to live with and in power. It's not wrong to say she orchestrated everything. Yes, Hugo and Joseph used to be close brothers who were always there for each other. In the past, people who had no idea of their identity often mistook them for twins. This is because they wore identical clothes, went everywhere together, pursued the same type of girls, ate together, often bathed together, and were never seen apart.Even when Joseph became the helmsman, he never abandoned Hugo for one day, he always took him along and often asked for his advice before he made certain decisions for the family. It is safe to say that both of them ruled the family together without anyone knowing.But things began changing the moment Ava came into Hugo's life. She started planting evil seeds in him. Especially, when she found out that he and Joseph actually ruled the family together. At nights, when they were about sleep after lovemaking, she would begin telling him how goo
Brianna's face darkens. "Don't even think about it!" She snaps at Nikki, covers the remaining space between her and Declan, and takes his hand into hers. "He is mine! Go get yours!""I am yours?" Declan raises a brow at her. "Since when did I become yours?!""Ah, Mr. Declan, shouldn't you be happy?!" Helen eyes him up and down. "A few minutes ago, when you attacked Mr. Douglas, you had said he dared touch your woman. Just now, you were also apologizing to Ms. Brianna. From the look of things, you like her! Shouldn't you be happy she is accepting you?!""Uhm," Declan scratches his hair. That really happened. He definitely can't deny it."You really said I'm yours?" Brianna looks into his eyes and asks."I-" Declan nibbles on his lower lip. He actually said that to high his vigor so he would be able to attack Hugo. It's not like Brianna is actually his woman. They only had sex so how can she be his woman? He clearly lied!"I get it. You don't know what we are. But tell me, do you like m
"He has us in mind! See, he planned to pledge allegiance to Mr. Wood once he became the helmsman so he will lead the family to greater heights. He is just like his father. Selfless and always searching for every opportunity to move the family higher."A pity we listened to Hugo and Ava and killed him off with that accident. We even killed his baby mama. He was going to marry her that day and make her a real Douglas, therefore making Ryan a legitimate child! But we-" one of the elders, out of excitement, unconsciously blurts things he shouldn't have.By the time he regains himself and tries to shut his mouth, it's already too late! He had already dropped the bomb!"What?!" From the other end, Ryan who is still on the line, roars and jerks up, scaring the brunettes before him.He had always thought there was something off about the story of his parent's death Hugo told him when he was little. So he didn't think wrong all this time! His instincts never lied! Indeed, there is something of