Robin could tell how nervous she was and smiled. “You should be afraid. Your boss has been so busy and stressed over the recent incident and yet here sits his employee, casually having dinner.”She was skeptical and looked troubled. “Aren’t you exaggerating?”Robin laughed. “I’m just teasing you.”But his attempts to make her feel more at ease did not work. She was still a little worried. After all, Daniel could still be finding reasons to make her leave Zephyr Group.Robin sighed helplessly. “I’ll go over and say hello to your boss and cover for you.”“No, no. There’s no need for that.” She waved her hand worriedly.After finishing their meal, Arabella and Robin were not in a hurry to leave. When they saw Daniel and the rest finish their meal, the two groups of people walked out of the restaurant together.Since Daniel had long legs, he walked relatively quickly. The moment he left the restaurant, Arabella hurriedly chased after him. “President Garcia, wait a moment.”Daniel, Johnson
Upon their return to their home country after being in the United States for a week, Frank picked them up from the airport.Arabella thought Daniel would return to the company directly. Instead, he said, “To the hotel.”He had been busy for the past few days, so he should rest.Arabella wanted to follow Frank back to the company when Daniel looked at her. “You’re coming along too.”When they arrived at the hotel, Frank proceeded to give Daniel a full report on the company’s situation while they had been away. He even brought a few important documents that had piled up over the past few days – they needed Daniel’s attention.Since Arabella had nothing to do, she put on the bath and soaked herself in it. By the time she was done, Frank had left, and Daniel was sitting in front of the computer, busy with work.She dried her wet hair as she walked towards him. All she needed was a glance at the computer screen to tell that he was dealing with work emails.Since he was so focused, she did
Daniel’s deep eyes gradually turned sharp as a hawk and the corners of his lips curled into a cruel sneer. “Don’t take yourself too seriously.”After saying that, he pushed her away mercilessly and got off the bed. He gave her a look of warning before turning around to enter the bathroom.Just a moment ago, he was still affectionate, but in the next moment, he turned hostile and refused to acknowledge her. He was indeed a heartless person.When she heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and her eyes were empty for a moment.A few minutes later, her eyes regained clarity. She took the check and took a look. One million yuan was indeed a considerable break-up fee.A sarcastic smile gradually appeared on her lips. Then, she threw the check into the trash can.When Daniel came out of the bathroom, Arabella was no longer in the room. There was no check on the bedside table either.He kicked over the trash can beside his feet.
With a face suddenly moving in so close to his face, Daniel instinctively took a step back. And she was right, he could see the dark circles under her eyes despite the light makeup she had on.There was a glint in Arabella’s eyes, and she asked, “If President Garcia is asking me such a question, could it be that he has realized that he likes me? Even just a little?”Daniel laughed coldly, and his eyes returned to their usual calm and clear state. He walked to his office, sat down in front of his computer, and said, “Get out!”Arabella gently lowered her head as she turned around – her eyes had become misty.In the reception room.Jack Bower, the president of Bower Group, had come to Zephyr Group for a visit with his daughter, Linda. The two had been waiting patiently in the reception room for nearly an hour.Linda took out a small mirror from her bag to look at herself. Since there was nothing she needed to add to her makeup, she put away the mirror with satisfaction.President Bower
It was July, right in the middle of summer, so the heat from the sun was scorching hot. Even the cicadas chirping on the branches sounded a little lazy.The Resort was already completed and would open for business in a week. Arabella and the others were busy with the preparations for the opening day.Everyone was listlessly decorating the venue, missing the cool air conditioning in the office.Arabella raised her arm to wipe the sweat off her forehead, then she looked up at the blazing sun hanging in the sky and grumbled with slight dissatisfaction.“President Garcia is here for an inspection,” said someone. “Everyone, look alert.”Arabella turned around to see Daniel and the others getting out of the car. Despite the hot weather, he was still wearing a tailored suit over a white shirt. He walked in with his long and straight legs.Since he was walking with his back toward the light, Daniel looked as if he had walked out of a golden halo, his body carrying a noble and elegant aura.Ca
The next day, Arabella went to work as usual. When Daniel passed by the secretary’s office, he paused slightly in front of her and glanced at her from the corner of his eyes before walking into the office.Caleb stops in front of her. “If you don’t feel well, you can rest for a day.”“It’s just a heatstroke, not a serious illness,” said she with a chuckle.The preparations for the venue were not completed yet, and the opening was in two days. Knowing the urgency of the situation, Arabella continued to lead the team at the resort to complete their tasks. Everyone gathered and prepared to set off.Daniel had a meeting at nine o’clock. On his way, he passed by the secretary’s office and heard that they were going to the resort. He said, “Arabella, you used to work at a magazine agency before. I need you to write the opening speech.”Arabella stood up and was about to leave when she heard him. Surprised, she said, “But the resort…”Daniel narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Frank. “T
“Wait here, then.” Linda took the item from her. “I’ll get someone to help you after I hand it over to President Garcia.”She nodded. Worried that Linda would be a step late and not be able to deliver the speech to Daniel, she urged, “Go quickly.”Linda left with the speech, but she could not find Daniel anywhere. She asked the staff who said, “I think 1 saw President Garcia go to the bathroom just now.” Linda headed towards the bathroom and remembered how anxious Arabella looked just now, so she took out the item that Arabella had given her from her bag. She opened it and saw that it was the opening speech.Her brows furrowed slightly, and a trace of contemplation flashed across her eyes.Daniel came out of the bathroom and saw Linda standing outside. He frowned and said, “Miss Bower, you’ve come to the wrong place.”When Linda heard his voice, she hid the thing in her hand behind her back in a panic and looked at him in fear.Daniel noticed that she seemed to be a little afraid of h
She did not feel wronged by his reprimand. Instead, she smiled and hugged his arm. “John, are you afraid that I won’t marry you in the future, so you’re cursing me so that you can marry me?”Without waiting for him to answer, she would look up at him and answer her question. “That must be it.”John looked at her with disdain and returned to the room to find disinfectant. As he applied the medicine to her injury, he would mutter under his breath. “I’m the only one who will marry such a stupid person. So in the future, stay by my side and don’t run around. If you get lost, 1 won’t want you anymore.”At that time, she had never thought she would marry a man other than John, nor did she think that John would marry someone else.When Linda saw John examining Arabella’s injuries without regard for his status, she gripped the pearl bag in her hand tightly, and a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.Arabella was only the Rivera family’s daughter who was not favored. Why was she allowed to wo
“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