EPISODE SEVENI wished I didn't set the alarm. It rang so loudly that I switched off in anger with my head still buried in the sheets.I feel like sleeping more.I sighed tiredly before getting up on the bed,I washed my face with the cleanser in the bathroom.This is my first morning as a married woman which seems kind of weird to me.I hope Stefano won't reject the meals I make,I hope he won't reject his favorite coffee because his Mom told him he only drinks her coffee.I hope...Stupid.I think I'm getting worried about this whole thing.I should just do what I want to do without trying to impress him.I wore a baggy jogger top on my because it was still cold as hell.After making sure I tied my hair properly,I walked out of the room but my eyes caught something on the wall.The heater is turned on.Huh. Who turned it on?I thought it was switched off yesterday?Or..Nah,I probably thought it was off.I located the kitchen easily. It is very spacious.Almost the size of our house
EPISODE EIGHTSuch a jerk!I can't believe he couldn't appreciate my efforts.Why is he so grumpy and rude?Gosh,I just couldn't understand why he's acting this way.I sighed softly before walking back to the kitchen to take breakfast.STEFANO Luca was already in the office before me,I don't come to the building,I don't like table work,I preferred going out the field to get my shits done.Luca is busy flipping through the pages of the documents."What are you doing?"I asked, slamming the door shut behind me.He almost freaked out,I chuckled before walking towards my seat."Christ. You got me!"He exclaimed.He dropped the documents tiredly."What are you looking for?"I asked without sparing the files on the table at a glance."I didn't know where we kept the contract with Baron,It's so exhausting looking for it.""You must find it,I'm sure you know how cunning Baron is?"I questioned picking interest in it.He nodded, scratching his head with the black fancy pen.His eyes glinted imme
EPISODE NINE"Your mom's place?Why should I go to her place?"I asked in shock, standing up on my feet.He pushed his long hair back frustratingly,His eyes roamed around the living room as if he's avoiding my gaze."I'm traveling. You shouldn't be here alone. Go to her place for the meantime and maybe,continue living with her."Okay. He's lying.Stefano isn't going anywhere,He's not telling me the truth. His voice isn't portraying the message. Neither his actions."We are married. Stefano. We should be doing what couples do,I...I know I'm unattractive and all that but you really don't have to treat me this way.""Unattractive?That sounds like you just said what I've been trying to say since."He mocked.My eyes were laced with tears,again. Damn. I really don't want to cry.His words keep getting to me every time,it's so unfair."You said marital duties?Like having sex?Jesus Christ. I must really be a joke to you. You think I would want to have anything to do with you? I'm not fucking at
EPISODE TENSTEFANO.I scrolled through my phone as I strolled into the company.Nothing interesting. Just the cops daily brouhahas and the celebrities.Luca managed to keep me mysterious from the public to avoid controversies. I'm grateful for that."Look who's coming to the office regularly these days."Luca teases. He grabbed the phone from my hand and stuff it with a stack of documents instead."You got through him already?"I asked, scrolling through the papers not understanding a damn about it.Fuck. I really need to start taking office ethics classes."He's not replying. I'm sure the fucker is somewhere looking for a puppy to pull some strings for him first.""Tell Marcos to keep tabs on him,His activities and everything.""Marcos went for vacation"He says.Vacation?That rascal takes breaks?"And who gave him the permission to go for a vacation?"I yell.I attracted the other workers passing by,They ignored me to avoid them being sacked.Luca sighs softly before patting my chest.
EPISODE ELEVENHAZELLuca blocked my ears till we got into the car. He doesn't want me to hear any of the conversations.Will Stefano be safe? What if the men are dangerous?One of his men is sitting in the driver seat,ready to take us home. I sighted a black pistol on his lap.My body stiffened.Luca notices immediately since he's holding me."Hide your fucking gun you bastard!"He cursed trying not to raise his voice at him.The guy quickly pushed the gun into the safe and shut it."Hazel,are you okay?"Stefano's Mom asked the moment I entered the car.I nodded, holding her hands immediately. "I'm fine."I stutter with fear clearly written all over my face."Are you not going with us?"I ask Luca after he closes the door."I will be right behind you. Don't worry.""Lu...""We will handle it. Princess."He coos."Mom,will Stefano be fine?"I ask during the ride.I couldn't help but be worried about him.What if he's hurt?"He will be fine,"She assures.STEFANO."Who's that bitch?Your new ch
EPISODE TWELVESTEFANO.I hissed painfully the moment the methylated ointment touched the wound.Mom mopped the surface well ,After stitching,She dressed the wound carefully.I waited for her to step down the bed but she didn't.Soon,I started hearing whimpering from no other person than her.Shit. This is why I don't want to kill Chad. She will be heartbroken."Mom."I called, holding my hands on my shoulders.She withdrew her hands slowly from mine and stepped down the bed."I'm sorry,Mom. I didn't want to,But Luca was too mad to listen to me. He tried to kill me,Mom.""I feel so sorry for putting you into such misery. I'm a bad mother."She cried."It isn't your fault,Mom.""You got hurt because of me,I should have let you do this before now. Amanda would have forgot about it.""I had to put you first. Amanda understood my decisions. I'm sorry it happened this way."I held her hands,comforting her."Amanda never understood. She cut us off for a whole year. I'm a bad mother.""You aren
EPISODE THIRTEEN"Is that the reasons why you're uncomfortable?"I ask harshly.She nodded slowly,clutching to her shirt."I feel pains. I...""Do you have the necessary kits?Or whatever you use to take the shit?""I don't. It was unexpected."She answered in a soft voice.Her cheeks were so red from embarrassment,She pressed her lips tighter before answering my questions."Why can't you order for them?You have the credit card. You should have ordered everything you want."I yelled angrily.Christ. I hate shouting at her. But she's always getting on my nerves. She's been avoiding me lately after I took her back to the house.She now spends all her time in the room doing only what God knows."Give me some minutes. I will be back soon."I say frustrated.HAZEL.I feel so guilty for stressing him. He rarely talks to me these days. He avoids me like I'm a plague.I decided to be myself ever since we came back from his mom's house.I shouldn't bother him again. I really don't know how my mense
EPISODE FOURTEENSATURDAY.HAZEL.Today is Saturday and Stefano's friends are coming to visit him.He's been home since this week,working from his room.After the little 'romance' we had,He stopped talking to me. He came downstairs to eat breakfast and returned to his room after he's done.I couldn't even thank him properly for what he did,He shuns me off everytime I want to start a conversation.What his mother said about him is really true. He hates having people around him,That's why he stayed alone with no one around him for years.I shouldn't have pestered him to let me return to the mansion. I should have stayed with his mom.The house is just too boring and lonely for me. My phone went blank completely days ago,I could only receive calls by using the fingerprint sensor but mom hasn't been calling since.Josh became more worried about me,I don't know how to ask Stefano to get a new laptop for me,I feel like I've stressed him enough.I shouldn't bother him with my life again.I f
EPISODE SIXTY.HAZEL'S POV.It didn't take Meghan much time to drive to Stefano Mom's house. I grew more nervous as we both entered the room.I feel so guilty coming here knowing it holds many memories about me and Stefano. This is where I came to when I was newly married to him, I had my first meal as a married woman here, settled my first fight, made love and fought with him here. I miss Stefano so much that it hurts like crazy. It hurts like mad because I hate the fact that I did this to him.I dragged him into this marriage, I made him have sex with him which brought about this baby's growing day and day in my belly. It should have never been like this."Oh my God!"Stefano's Mom screamed the moment she saw me walk into the house. She dropped the cutleries in her hand and ran to me like a little child who's been waiting for the arrival of her father."I'm sorry."I sobbed, holding onto her tightly, my big belly stopping up from snuggling into each other more."I'm so sorry. I'm sorr
EPISODE FIFTY NINE."I told you to stop drinking, Amanda."The guy warns her in such a soft tone that makes me wonder if he's scolding her or complimenting her."I'm sorry, Luca. I promise not to do that again."She mumbles in a slightly drunk tone and feathered kisses all over his face again.He broke into a chuckle and smiled at her."I will make you a hangover drink.""I love you."The beautiful woman in his arms said in a pouted tone and let Marcus lead her to the table.The other one was already down to eating, without waiting for anyone."Hi, I'm Daniel."A white headed guy said beside me as I took my seat on the dinning."I'm Lana, the cook. Nice meeting you."I smiled softly."You cook so well, it's delicious. I must say."The cheeks heat up a bit at the compliment."Thank you.""You do this as a full job? I don't mind hiring you permanently for my wife and kids. They would definitely love that."He chuckled.Oh- he's married? Not that he was flirting with me but him talking about his
EPISODE FIFTY EIGHT.LANA'S POV.The house was a hassle to locate, extremely big for just one person, and annoyingly hideous. "God. This is so frustrating."I said, finally pushing through the door open.He sent me the passcode the other day. I walked in levelly with the bag of groceries, breathing heavily.I'm so tired. Fucking stressed. Getting to the main door, I was about to twist the knob with my spare finger when the door opened and a manly figure almost collided into me."Hey. I'm so sorry."He grabbed my arms back and the bags fell from my hands immediately.God. He smells so good. I looked up at him just to see him staring at me with a smirk lingering on his lips."It's...fine..."I mumbled, trying not to get lost in his big brown eyes."I'm Lana....Uhmmm... The new cook."I introduced, flustered.He chuckled softly and nodded while he made space for me."You came late."He said, walking in deeper with the bags in his hands like they're nothing.He looks so strong. The big arms,
EPISODE FIFTY SEVEN.HAZEL'S POV.TWO MONTHS LATER...."Where have you been? The class is starting soon."Lana, my roommate and coursemate yelled from the entrance of the class."I'm sorry, I woke up late."I groaned tiredly, wiping off the sweats on my head.I barely catch up to two hours of sleep which is indeed a bonus to me. Ever since Stefano left, I barely had a good sleep which is taking a toll on me.My baby is clocking six months and none of his family has heard from me ever since the night of our anniversary. I was just ashamed to face them, It was very hard to ignore Amanda calls at first but with time, I managed to live with the fact that I will never have anything to do with them anymore.I ruined their life, I exhumed the bad memories they've buried many years ago, it's all my fault, and it's all on me.I don't deserve to be with them."Are you okay?"Lana asked, collecting my bag from me, I mumbled appreciatively while we walked to the hall the class will be holding."I'm
EPISODE FIFTY SIX.HAZEL'S POV.A week Later.DINNER PARTY."Do you think this dress will fit me? I think I became bigger."I mumbled, watching Stefano as he dressed up through the mirror."You wouldn't have looked any better Hazel, trust me."He chuckled, walking over to me.I sighed tiredly, staring back at the mirror.I can't believe I've gained all the weight I tried losing months ago, It's so frustrating, even though, Stefano wouldn't mind, I can't help but feel overly conscious of myself."You're carrying a baby, Hazel. What do you expect?"He chuckled, grabbing my waist and he pulled me closer to him."I know, I...""I love you, irrespective of any form you are. You will always be that cute Hazel."He cut me off calmly, locking our lips together.His hands roamed aimlessly on my back as the kiss deepened. Sparks rummaged through my body, shearing of the insecure thoughts I had in mind.There's just something about the way Stefano kisses me, it's so magical, yet soothing.Suddenly,
EPISODE FIFTY FIVE."And,I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I shouted at you."I apologized again,holding his hand."It's fine, it's completely fine."He mumbled,placing a soft and gentle kiss on my lips,he didn't pull away because I didn't let him.My hands were pressing his head to my mouth with all my strength,Stefano managed to drag my chair closer to where he is."Hey!"He called,managing to break away from the kiss. I licked my lips ravenously as he held my cheeks."May I?"He asked,fondling my cheeks carefully."Yes."I breathed a reply as he didn't let me finish my words.His hands were already working on my crop shirt,he ripped them off and brought out my breasts from the bra cups."Getting some new bras tomorrow. Your boobs look uncomfortable."He said worriedly. I nodded with a small smile lingering on my lips.He placed me on the table slowly,exposing my laps.I was wearing a short skirt with no panties on."Were you expecting this?"He grinned softly,placing some kisses on my nip
EPISODE FIFTY FOUR. "You don't have to abort the babies just to win his heart. He will surely come around. He's my son,I've known him for years,this is just him feeling angry and betrayed. And I'm sorry you have to go through all these just because of what our family went through in the past."Stefano's Mom coaxed softly as I was in her arms. "It's okay. It was my fault. I should have used birth control pills from the start. Our wedding will be a year next week and here we are fighting because of a baby."I mumbled,fighting back the tears lacing my ears. I went to her house after Stefano left as I was confused on what to do. If I abort the baby,he will surely hate me forever but what am I supposed to do? "I'm sorry,darling."She hugged me again, sniffing my hair admiringly. Meghan came back from the gym later with some treats for me which I ate. After that,I had a long sleep and didn't wake up until it was 8PM. STEFANO. I had a basketball time with Luca before we started
EPISODE FIFTY THREE."You don't have to abort the babies just to win his heart. He will surely come around. He's my son,I've known him for years,this is just him feeling angry and betrayed. And I'm sorry you have to go through all these just because of what our family went through in the past."Stefano's Mom coaxed softly as I was in her arms."It's okay. It was my fault. I should have used birth control pills from the start. Our wedding will be a year next week and here we are fighting because of a baby."I mumbled,fighting back the tears lacing my ears.I went to her house after Stefano left as I was confused on what to do.If I abort the baby,he will surely hate me forever but what am I supposed to do?"I'm sorry,darling."She hugged me again, sniffing my hair admiringly.Meghan came back from the gym later with some treats for me which I ate. After that,I had a long sleep and didn't wake up until it was 8PM. STEFANO.I had a basketball time with Luca before we started the work of th
EPISODE FIFTY TWO.HAZEL.I woke up a few hours later with Stefano beside me. His hands were interlocked with mine and his head beside me,sleeping.I decided not to wake him up but the slight movements I made did."Hey. You're awake."He managed to say.I nodded slightly with my lips pressed together."The doctor said you can go home. I got the drugs for you."Then,my heart skipped a bit. The drugs are surely pregnancy drugs and that means he knew about it already. But,why isn't he saying anything?Why?"I would like to go home now.""Same here, I have lots of things to do."He replied. He walked to where my bag was and picked it up. Then,he came to help me down the bed."I can walk on my own.""Don't refuse it. You're still weak."He shushed me gently.Our ride home was very quiet and intimidating. I almost pushed him to talk but he was hush making calls.Getting home,It was already 10PM which is past our sleep time, Stefano helped me to the room by giving me a piggyback ride,it was such