After work, Daniel brought Arabella out for dinner. She chose a private restaurant and after dinner, he sent her home, only for her to meet Benjamin Rivera at the doorstep.Arabella got out of the car and said goodbye to Daniel who then turned the car around and drove away.After walking a short distance, Benjamin Rivera’s car appeared, passing Daniel’s.Benjamin recognized Daniel’s car and asked, “The person who just passed was… President Garcia?”The driver was Mr. Charlie. He replied, “It is President Garcia. He was in the driver’s seat.”The Rivera residence was in the suburbs, an old house with no one else living in close proximity. What was President Garcia doing here?Benjamin returned home in confusion. He found Arabella watching television with Helena in the living room. The former was still wearing her work suit. He pondered for a moment and said, “Ara, did President Garcia send you back?”Arabella did not expect such a question from him so she was slightly taken aback. Coul
John remained silent and maintained his composure. His pitch-black eyes seemed to be shrouded in black ink, making it impossible to see his emotions clearly.Mrs. Grant continued to say, “He won’t be able to see you even if you’re crying. The lawyer will be here soon. Stop pretending.”John finally reacted as he slowly lowered his eyes and hid the cold smile in his eyes.The others mistakenly took it as his guilty conscience taking over so Mrs. Grant grew more irritated and hateful. “You’re just like your shameless mother. You were born to be abandoned. When Zach makes his will, you’ll be kicked out of Grant Group!”Although Mrs. Grant and Zach were connected by marriage, only she fell in love with the elegant Zach after spending time together.Mrs. Grant thought that they would have a harmonious family and live happily ever after, but later on, she realized that everything was just her wishful thinking.Her husband gave her a family, but he loved another woman and even had a child wi
The nurse on duty heard rhe commotion and rushed over. “What are you doing? This is a hospital. The patient needs to rest!”Mrs. Grant and her sons, who had been barking and growling like wild dogs, finally fell silent. When they saw John come out of the ward, they immediately rushed past him into the ward.After the nurse on duty left, only John, Serenity, and Mr. Handel were left in the empty corridor, Serenity looked at John worriedly which he noticed so he smiled ar her, though it was rather cold.Not long after, cries came from the ward – not heart-wrenching, but genuinely sorrowfulJohn stiffened, knowing the person he had just spoken to, the person he once hoped to call father’, had left the world.Even though he hated the man, he couldn’t deny Zach’s blood flowed in his body.By now, everyone had already entered the ward, all except John who remained nailed to the corridor floor. He was in a daze, staring at the wall before him. A mixture of grief, hatred, and relief was paint
There was no need for him to deliberately curry favor. Moreover, this kind of thing did not suit his status so it would have been weirder for him to behave like any other man.However, Helena was still having a hard time accepting reality. So she thought it would be best to let Daniel know. With a frown, she said, “My mother disagrees with our marriage, especially since we did not tell her. So if she says anything later, just tolerate it.”Daniel was amused by her words. His dark eyes were sparkling as they focused on her. He gently reached out to pinch her pretty face. “I know what to do.”She thought of another very serious matter and said, “I didn’t tell them about my pregnancy.”Daniel hummed an acknowledgment and said, “Leave the rest to me. You just need to be the young madam of the Garcia family in peace.”When they arrived at the Rivera residence, the two alighted from the car. Daniel walked to the back of the car and opened the boot to take out a few exquisitely wrapped expen
He was planning to wait until she finished her college entrance examination before confessing. But instead of letting her think about it all day long, it was better to confirm their relationship earlier.So, on the way back that day, he kissed her. From that day on, the two of them were officially together.She closed the album and put it back into the box. She found some scotch tape from the drawer and sealed it again.These things were like her memories but they were destined to be sealed away forever.She had just pushed the box back under the bed when Daniel walked in. She smiled and asked, “Why are you up here?”Daniel looked around her room and said, “I was wondering if you need some help since you were taking so long.”Arabella took out the remaining clothes from the wardrobe and Daniel put them into the suitcase for her. “What are you planning to do with so many things? Why go through so much trouble?”She had just bought these fall clothes last year so she still liked the sty
Arabella took a deep breath and adjusted her emotions before returning to Daniel’s car. Although the car window was half lowered and cold air had poured in, she could still smell the faint smell of smoke.She did not know what to say for a moment, so she pursed her lips and did not say anything.Daniel turned to watch her carefully. There was a trace of inquiry in his eyes and a playful smile on his lips as he asked, “Are you feeling down?”She looked at Daniel. John had hugged her just now and she did not react in time, so she did not resist. However, it might be different in the eyes of others, so she wanted to explain, “Just now…I…”But Daniel’s gentle face did not show any signs of displeasure. He still looked as calm as usual. His slightly hoarse voice must have been from smoking a lot earlier. “Is everything clear now between you two?”“Yes, I’ve made it clear.” She replied softly.Daniel continued driving and the two remained silent the rest of the journey. Arabella leaned agai
Her hair was almost dry so Arabella went to lie down on the bed as she was told. Daniel entered the bathroom and she heard the sound of running water from the bathroom. However, her heart remained calm and gentle.Ten minutes later, Daniel came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel with dripping wet hair. It was messy but it made him look manly.Daniel wiped the water off his hair. When he turned around, he saw her staring at him in a daze. He threw the towel in his hand aside and walked over to lift a corner of the blanket. He lay down beside her and pulled her into his embrace. “What are you thinking about?”Although she had been lying on the bed for a while, her body was still a little cold. He had just taken a shower so his body was still warm. Now that she was in his arms, she felt very cozy. She could not help but curl up in his arms. “I’m thinking about the first time we met.”“Hmm?” A low and seductive voice came out of his throat.She recalled the first time they met an
When Daniel woke up, he felt a numbness in his arm and was about to shift in discomfort. But just as he moved his arm, he heard a woman’s dissatisfied moans as she snuggled into his embrace again.That was when he remembered that Arabella had moved in last night. He looked down at the woman in his arms who was still sleeping. Her hair was spread all over his arm instead of draping over her fair face as white as jade porcelain, flawless.It was reassuring and cozy to wake up next to someone.This woman had gotten into an accident for him 28 years ago.With the situation they were in now, he no longer saw the accident as an unfortunate event. Instead, he was convinced that it was God’s destined fate for him and Arabella.As Daniel continued to gaze lovingly at her, Arabella’s long dark eyelashes fluttered as she opened her eyes. Though awake, she was still in a daze.Daniel kissed her forehead. “Time to get up.”Arabella looked at him blankly and then at the unfamiliar environment, taki
“Yeah, it was quite entertaining,” said Jack, stretching out his hand, with two 500 bank notes that Daniel had earned with ten minutes of work.He had to walk up to Jack to pull them out of his hand, which was the pinnacle of this experience. “Did you pull up here just for this?” he groaned and pushed the money into his pocket.“No, I still want my car washed,” said Jack, putting his hands into his pockets, on both sides of the bulge in his pants. He smelled of arousal, and all of a sudden, handsome Daniel could tell.“Sure, why not. Why not watch how badly I did, huh?” Daniel walked back to the buckets, trying to ignore the burning shame. “‘Look at me, I used to be the school loser and now I’ve got a Jag’,” he muttered and dipped the large sponge in the soapy water.Jack sighed. “You must really hate it, don’t you?”Daniel’s pulse sped up, and he could feel the vein bulging out on his neck. Even the orgasm he’d just had couldn’t soothe his nerves when Jack rubbed his success into Dan
Jack Ramirez POV “Daniel Garcia, am I right? The basketball star?”Daniel gave him a crooked smile. Daniel Garcia, the basketball star. That did sound nice. Too bad it wasn’t school anymore, and you couldn’t live off being a mediocre basketball player. He’d been good in school, just not good enough for a scholarship.But Daniel had to focus on the problem at hand. He couldn’t link those tantalizing eyes to a name at all. “Yeah, long time ago,” he said and held out his hand to the guy, hoping the driver would save him from his misery and introduce himself. He didn’t even take the hand Daniel Garcia offered.“Do you know who I am?” he asked with a small smile.Daniel crooked his head to the side and rubbed his hand against his sweaty stomach as if he’d never held it out. This was getting truly annoying. “Not really, no.” He shrugged, trying to keep his cool even though goosebumps of shame were crawling up his back. A motherfucker he was supposed to know from school pulled up in a sport
Daniel Garcia POVThe heat made Daniel Garcia boil in his uniform, so even though his boss had told him not to, he pushed the top of his coveralls down to his hips. Daniel was pretty sure the old pig was just jealous that his employee looked so much hotter than him. Not to mention both Manny’s wife and their daughter, Kiara Ramos, were making eyes at Daniel Garcia, which couldn’t be going down all that well with the guy. Manny Ramos probably only kept Daniel on because he couldn’t find anyone else who’d do the job for the slave wages he was willing to offer and live in the ancient motel by the gas station as well.Daniel carried a crate of beer into the small convenience store where Manny Ramos sat behind the counter, sweating, farting, watching TV, and fanning himself with a newspaper. Without a word, Daniel made his way toward the fridge to stack it full of beer. When he left home three years ago, he never thought he’d end up working at a shabby gas station in a deserted place, in a
Xander Reyes POVXander looked at this Daniel, so gorgeous, pretty, hard, and needy. It was one of the easiest assignments he’d ever had. His bright hazel eyes were heavy with lust, and then sooty black lashes swept Daniel's face as he shut his eyes tight. Xander didn’t kiss on jobs like this, ever, nor did any of his clients ever get to know his real name. But right now, seeing Daniel’s lips parted in a moan, his name repeated over and over, it was all he could do not to bite down on Daniel’s plump lower lip and then lick his way into that appealing open mouth. Groaning, he pulled himself back, he needed to get his head back in the game, and he wasn’t going to expose his vulnerability like that. He focused back on what he was doing, turning Daniel into a pile of sobbing need in his arms. "Want to suck me?" Xander asked, low and insistent. "Want me to force you to your knees, and make you suck me until I come all over your skin, rub it in… make you beg for me?"Xander felt Daniel push
Daniel Garcia Past LifeDaniel Garcia lived his own life far from his brother after they separated from their parents. He tried so damn hard to be a good straight husband. The life he chose meant so much to him. He experienced the ultimate sin which made him aware of the remnants of his past. Together with his brother, he approached the only sparkling desire that he thought to be the answer to his dream. Daniel wanted a family of his own, but, fate was unkind to him.It may have been the alcohol or the high of knowing tomorrow he’d be closer to changing his life, but tonight, worse the wear for the beers he had downed in quick succession on an empty stomach, meant that for once, he wanted to be himself. So he stood here, in a gay bar on what the cab driver said was the wrong side of town. The bar had shadowed corners and the smell of sex in the air—he watched.He watched the man at the bar; saw him leaning back, veiled eyes scanning the heaving late-night crowd. He stood in sinfully
Arabella put her cutlery down too and indifferently said, “He just doesn’t want to see me. So no matter how much you cook, you won’t persuade him otherwise.”‘Didn’t you say that you didn’t want to see me? Why did you come back then?’She remembered every single word he said yesterday which lingered like thorns in her heart.Daniel’s expression turned colder when he heard her words. He walked away to pick up the car keys on the coffee table and grabbed his coat at the entrance.He must have used too much force because the hanger shook twice and almost fell to the ground.Daniel walked out and not long after, the sound of a car engine came from outside.Mrs. Winstead walked to the living room and saw Daniel driving away. She returned to the dining room with a gloomy expression. “Young Madam…”After Daniel left, Arabella lost her appetite so she stood up and walked towards the stairs.Mrs. Winstead looked on and sighed heavily. When Young Master had not been coming back over the past fe
He got up and walked towards the stairs. She followed closely behind him and the two headed up to the second floor one after another. When they reached the bedroom door, Daniel did not stop, continuing to walk towards the study room.Arabella grabbed his sleeve again and Daniel stopped in his tracks. He turned around to look at her expressionlessly.“What are you angry about?” She looked up and met his dark eyes.He looked back at her innocent eyes and the words that he wanted to ask became stuck in his throat. “Nothing,” said he calmly.“How can it be ‘nothing’? You haven’t been home for half a month.” Afraid he would shake her off, she tightened her grip on his sleeve which started to wrinkle.“It was a business trip,” said he curtly.“What about before the business trip? Furthermore, Caleb told me that it has been a few days since you returned from your business trip.”Well, the part about Caleb telling her so was a lie. But she felt no guilt implicating Daniel’s assistant since Ca
Arabella had been waiting in the parking lot of Zephyr Group since 4 p.m.Afraid that she would be seen by her colleagues, she chose to hide in an inconspicuous corner while keeping her eyes on Daniel’s car.One hour, two hours, three hours passed, but Daniel still did not appear.The sky gradually darkened and the lights in the parking lot were a little dim, making the place gloomy and cold.She wrapped her coat tightly around her body and crouched as if to curl herself into a ball. Since she stayed in that position for quite some time, her legs started to feel a little numb. She decided to stand and walk a few steps to return blood flow to her legs. After stretching for a while, she resumed her crouched position.With the night approaching, the cold in the dim parking lot grew heavier – Arabella started to shiver. She wanted to go home in a huff, but she was also unwilling to do so without having confronted Daniel.What right did he have to treat her like this?Even if he was angry,
When it was the day of the pregnancy checkup, Daniel had not returned from the business trip. She was already expecting to go to the hospital alone only to find someone else in the living room when she came downstairs.“Why are you here?” She looked at Francesca in surprise.“Young Madam, President Garcia asked me to accompany you to the hospital,” said Francesca gently.It seemed that he still remembered the date. Arabella nodded. “Let’s go.”Mrs. Winstead noticed how thin the clothes Arabella was wearing so the former handed the latter a red coat on the hanger at the entrance.How could Arabella refuse Mrs. Winstead’s kind intentions? The former took off her jacket and put on the coat. Then, Arabella grabbed her bag and left the living room with Francesca following behind her.Because Francesca had made an appointment in advance, they went straight to the hospital for the checkup. After a series of examinations, the doctor said, “The child is very healthy. It’s just that you must ha