“Arabella, I heard that you are working for a magazine agency?”In contrast to her outfit, Arabella wore a plain pair of ear studs.Thus, Serenity took it down and replaced it with a pair of royal blue crystal earrings from the makeup box.She looked at her unfamiliar appearance in the mirror and was startled. “Anyways, I will be bored staying at home.”She had never styled herself up so properly with a high-end custom-made dress, exquisite necklace, and costly earrings.As she looked at herself in the mirror, she had the realization that she was the young missy of the Rivera family.“Then you should have entered our own company.” Serenity did not agree with her working in the magazine agency. “You will suffer grievances during work. In our own company, with me and Dad around, nobody will dare to bully you.”Although Serenity married John, she did not work in Grant Group with him. Instead, she remained in the Rivera family’s company and was the manager of the design department.It was
Mrs. Abbot’s eyes had a hint of shock as she sized her up with a curious and surprised gaze.Could it be that she was ignorant?She had not heard that the Rivera family had another daughter.Mrs. Cook’s arm gently nudged Mrs. Abbot before Mrs. Abbot realized that she had lost her composure. She dryly laughed. “Ms. Arabella is really pretty. Are you still pursuing your education?”Arabella’s skin was tender and fair while her face was exquisite and small with a pair of clear black eyes. To those who did not know better, she looked like a university student who had yet to step into society.Serenity laughed. “Arabella has already graduated. She has been overseas for the past few years and only came back half a month ago so you may not have seen her.”After hearing her words, Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Abbot understood, and their mouths were filled with compliments for Arabella.Arabella’s face kept on a smile, and wait for them to stop talking before she said, “Thank you.”Serenity was prepared
She did not speak for a long while, and Daniel lowered his head to look at her. Upon noticing that she was not paying attention to him, he slightly furrowed his eyebrows. “What’s wrong?”She gave him a faint smile with her eyes shining. “I was just thinking about how everyone brought a date along, and yet, you didn’t.”“Aren’t you here with me?” Although he said it in a teasing tone, his black eyes looked very still and calm while his voice was filled with indifference.She curled her lips up and remained silent.She obviously did not think that the reason he did not bring a date along was due to her presence.Would someone like Daniel care about how a woman felt?Besides, they were like friends with benefits where they only took what they needed from each other.As the music was going to end soon, Daniel pushed her forward before pulling her back again.Her dress gently swayed as though it was a butterfly flapping its wings. Her delicate waist leaned backward with his hand supporting
Outside the guest room number 6088, a woman wearing a rose-colored strapless gown stood with a look of nervousness.She took a deep breath and knocked on the room door.After she knocked two times, no one responded. She was a little dejected but was indignant too.She continued to knock for the third time and the room door was pulled open from inside.The man who opened the door did not see clearly who was standing outside the door and said with a cold tone, “Don’t you have the room card?”Linda was frightened by his displeased voice, but as she thought about her purpose for coming here, she calmed herself down.The man had just come out from the bathroom, and a towel was wrapped around him while his hair was dripping with water.Her face immediately flushed red as she stuttered, “President… President Garcia, I’m Linda. I am here to…”When he heard the unfamiliar woman’s voice, Daniel stopped his footsteps to the inner room and turned back to look at the person outside the door before
Her heart felt very sour. Perhaps many people had the same surname and name as John Grant in this world, but the John Grant she met when she was five could no longer be hers.She also did not have the right to brazenly point at his nose like the good old days when they were young and say, “John Grant, if you dare to accept any present from other women, I will never talk to you again.”Even though she knew that other women had secretly stuffed those presents into his bag, she still felt uncomfortable.Of course, those tidbits and chocolates always ended up in her stomach.Every time she ate, she would even judge those girls with a look of disdain. She would say that they were either too fat or too short.She told him not to be blinded by love and to focus on studying, as that was the right path.She even learned the phrase “blinded by love” from her grandma.At that time, she was only ten and did not know what it meant. She only thought that the phrase sounded very cool and used it.Ho
Every time she picked up the ball for him, he would say “thank you” with his face devoid of expression as his tone of voice remained polite and indifferent. However, he did not sound apologetic at all.Before she could even catch her breath, Daniel swung his golf club again.However, not only did the ball not enter the hole, but it also rolled farther than before.By the time she picked up her fifteenth ball, she was already so tired that she could not breathe properly.She heard the people who came with Daniel say, “President Garcia, your form doesn’t seem very good today.”Daniel took the bottle of water that Caleb passed to him. He opened the bottle and gulped before saying with his tone filled with indifference, “My hand slipped.”Benjamin and the others went to the rest area to take a breather after playing for a while, but Daniel did not seem to be bored from playing.The way he swung his golf club looked very smooth and skillful. He even looked very cool and elegant when he did
This floor level was very quiet, and her shout earlier was not soft either so it was impossible for him to not have heard her. He must have done it on purpose!This man was indeed eccentric, just like what the rumors said.Helpless, she could only wait for the next lift to come.When she arrived in the lobby, everyone had already taken their bath, changed their clothes, and were waiting for her.With so many people waiting for her, she was very embarrassed. Moreover, those who waited for her were old presidents from companies.Benjamin glanced at her with a cold gaze. She looked at the miniature tree at the lobby entrance, which was at least half a man tall, pretending not to see him.Her gaze glossed over to the man who was surrounded by others, and the fury in her heart subsided.He did not purposely leave her outside the lift. It was because if both of them were to appear together, it may result in misunderstandings. So, he was being thoughtful.When they reached the restaurant, th
The afternoon sun was a glowing medallion as the sunlight seeped in through the curtained window and shone on the calla lily placed on the coffee table, making it look as white and clear as snow.She took her phone out of her bag and saw that there was only one missed call.She waited for about five to six minutes, but that person did not call a second time.She waited for another few minutes, but her phone never rang.She lightly hit her brain out of annoyance. She forgot that it was Daniel she was talking about and not John.In the past, whenever she threw a tantrum, John would always give way to her. As long as she did not answer her phone, he would keep calling until she was willing to answer.She forgot that Daniel and John were two different people.Be it appearance, presence, or personality, they were miles apart.Besides, she was only Daniel’s lover. She was not his girlfriend or wife, so he did not have any reason to accommodate her.She thought of a plan and made a call to h
“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