Chapter 62TESSAI got to the company and met reporters with cameras around the company. I was confused but I did not who to ask what exactly was going on.The security guards were trying to stop them from coming any closer. I went inside the company and it was so disorganized.The employees were moving here and there while talking amongst themselves in whispers.Just then, Tacha came running toward me."Guess what?" She screamed as she kept running toward me. I even feared that she might she fall down."Take it easy Tacha." I told her as she finally got to where I was standing.She held her chest and was breathing heavily. She tried to calm down and catch her breathe and finally, she was calm."What is it? What happened?" I asked her."It's everywhere on the internet and even the news and that is why the reporters are outside," She said."What is it about?" I asked her. I was starting to get anxious and curious."Sir Caden and his wife are on a contract marriage and they are going to
Chapter 63LESLIEI got to the office, Caden's office actually as I decided to move in and stay in there like I was supposed to do.Caden was in and I'm was glad, I could not face him just yet. I went straight to my desk and brought out my phone from my handbag.With trembling hands, I dialed mom's number. It kept ringing and ringing but there was no answer.I paced around the office with my hand on my forehead as I kept on trying mom's number but there still was no answer.I placed my hand on my waist as I kept pacing around.And for the hundredth time, mom finally picked up the call and I breathed out a sigh of relief."Hello, mom? A—" I was saying but mom loud and angry voice cut me short."What have you done Leslie? Do you have any idea what you have done to your sister? If anything happens to Lauren, it would be your fault!" Mom yelled angrily at me and before I could even say anything, she ended the call.After the call with mom, I could not help but feel bothered and guilty. W
Chapter 64CADEN"Are you okay? What is it?" I quickly ran up to Lauren when I saw her walk into the office as if she had just seen a ghost.She looked completely lost and tired. She looked like she was about to cry as her eyes were glistening in tears. It made my heart break. What could possibly be wrong with her?After the show we both put outside in front of the reporters and after our little argument in the elevator, I did not see Lauren again. So, I did not know what exactly was wrong with her.Did she really hate the kiss between us? Was it that bad?Lauren staggered weakly but I was quick to hold her hand and prevent her from falling. I was surprised that she did not push me away but instead, she held onto me tighter and it made me dance happily within myself.I helped Lauren to desk and made her sit down. I went to my own desk and came back with a bottle of water. I opened it and made her drink from it.She darted her eyes from me to the bottle water. I thought she was not goi
Chapter 65LAURENMom's face was pale too and she had dried tears on her cheeks. It looked like she has been crying."Mom?" I called her with a shaky voice."Yes, yes baby. Tell me what you want." She answered almost immediately.I could no longer hold the tears and they kept pouring out uncontrollably."Please do not cry Lauren." Mom consoled me but I only cried harder. She hugged me gently and stroke my hair affectionately."It was a bad idea mom, it was a bad idea to let Leslie take over and pretend to be me in my marriage. I hate it now mom, I hate it. I want to go back home." I wailed uncontrollably that I had running nose.My head hurt even more and my eyes felt really tired. I had not regained my strength and I was still weak."I'm sorry, I'm sorry Lauren..." Mom kept apologizing as she stroked my hair affectionately.There was a soft knock on the door and I was not fast enough to wipe my tears before the doctor walked in.With his countenance, I could tell that something was w
Chapter 66CADENI hit my fist angrily on the table and walked out of the office. I noticed Lauren's gaze on me as I left.I headed straight to meet Tessa in the models room. She was having a shoot today and I'm pretty sure that she was through.I got to the door and knocked gently on it but there was no response. Maybe nobody was inside? I knocked again."Who is that?" I heard Tessa's reply from within and I took in a deep breath."It's Caden." I replied coldly. I made sure I had a mean look on my face that would make her know that I was not joking. That would make her shiver in fear."Come in." She sounded excited.I walked in and my jaw dropped in shock. I quickly closed my eyes and turned away from her.Tessa was naked. She had on just her bra that barely covered her boobs and a tiny pant.I heard her chuckle lightly."Don't be like that Caden." I could feel her presence so close to me but I moved forward.Since my eyes were closed, I did not see her next movement coming.I felt
Chapter 67CADEN"That's enough Lauren, you should let go of her hair. You do not want to make her go bald." I told Lauren but she flashed me a deadly glare and I quickly took my gaze to the ceiling in fear."That's exactly what I want; to make her go bald. Once she is bad, she would not have the guts to seduce you anymore. She would not even show her face to you and she would leave the company too," Lauren said angrily. I was speechless.I did not know Lauren had this side of you.But I wanted to understand this action of hers.Is Lauren seriously jealous right now? This was a first.Tessa suddenly got a hold of Lauren's hair and she pulled Lauren by the hair roughly too.Lauren groaned too but tightened her grip more on Tessa's hair and Tessa did the same thing."You have to stop them Caden, at this rate, they might make each other go bald." Chester told me."You are right." I sighed.I got to where they were and tried to pull each other but Lauren mistakenly hit me on my nose.I gr
Chapter 68 TESSA I gritted my teeth in anger and destroyed the mirror and threw the chairs angrily around the room. I literally turned the room upside down. How could that bitch do this to me? I held my pulled hair in my hand and seethed even more in anger. Lauren succeeded in pulling a few of my hair out and it made me so angry that I felt like going to pull out all her hairs too. I never knew she could be that wild and I was not expecting her to take sides with Caden even after seeing me half naked and Caden in the room with me too. And when Caden told me not to bother him any longer, it made me even more angry. He doesn't have the right to tell me to stay away from him because I will not do that and I do not intend to do so. I'm going to still try all it takes to finally be able to win Caden, I will make him fall in love with me. I know I can do it because I'm pretty, popular and everything a man would need in a woman. It will only take a matter of time before he will fal
Chapter 69LAURENThe doctor prescribed a drug for me and told the nurse that I could home after I finish my drip.I could not stop smiling, I was grinning from ear to ear. When the doctor and the nurses left, I turned properly to look at mom."Your eyes are suddenly sparkling. And your face colour has changed too. Is it because of the news The doctor broke to us?" Mom asked with a smile.I touched my cheeks and I could feel the hotness. I smiled and nodded my head shyly like a teenager in love."I'm really happy mom. I can finally now have my surgery and go home. Leslie would not have to fill in for me anymore and it will not be quick for Caden to fall in love with her.I will recover very early after the sugery so that I can go back after the sugery." I stated.I tucked in few loose strands of my hair on my face behind my ear.Mom smiled and held my hands in hers."I'm happy too Lauren. I'm so happy that I do not know how to express it. It will be better if you recover quickly after
Chapter 142LESLIE Caden and I stared at each other with saying anything.“Hi.” Caden smiled at me.“Hi. It’s been a while.” I replied.“It’s been years already Leslie. It’s good to see you again and you look different too,” Caden said.I smiled and shrugged my shoulders.“Is he your son?” Caden asked as he looked at Miguel.I nodded my head.“Can we go somewhere and talk? Or can we set a date?” He asked. I thought about it for a while.“I’m free now. We can look for somewhere to sit and talk or maybe go to a restaurant. Anywhere it’s fine by me,” I said.“Let’s go to a restaurant, that would be better,” Caden said.Caden led the way while I held Miguel’s hand and trailed behind him.We got to the restaurant and sat down and I noticed that Caden’s eyes were on Miguel and his gaze wouldn’t leave Miguel.“Is Miguel, perhaps my son or are you married?” Caden asked. I noticed he was nervous.I chuckled softly.“I’m not married and yes, Miguel is your son. I conceived him the night of Chr
Chapter 141LAUREN “Calm down Lauren. Lower your voice,” She said and sighed.“I don’t need to reduce my voice because I know dad and mom are currently out of the country for a business trip and you are the only one around!” I snapped at her.“Okay. Back to what you said. I didn’t tell Caden anything. If there’s anything I told him, it is for him not to divorce you and try to love you. I’m not thinking of gritting back with him or anything.” She stated.I wanted to believe her but I just could not.“Can you prove what you just said?” I asked.“What do you mean?” She retorted.“How can you prove that you have no intention of getting together with Caden. How do you want me to believe you?” I asked with arms wrapped underneath my boobs.“Is that what you want?” She asked and I nodded my head.“If that’s what you want, I will leave. I will leave the country, if that is what will make you believe me and put your mind at rest, She said.“Are you serious right now? You are willing to cut ti
Chapter 140LESLIE I shook my head negatively.“I’m fine. I don’t need to go to the hospital.” I replied with a smile.Caden turned to look at me and his gaze had softened.“Why haven’t you come to beg my once to spare you and your family? Instead you plead with me not to abandon Lauren.” Caden asked.“I was never yours in the first place neither were you mine. I know my place and I stand by it. We did love each other and had beautiful moments together but it was all a lie because I wasn’t your real wife. I was nothing but a fake and substitute bride. I don’t want to ruin anything further than this,” I said.Caden nodded his head.“I’m the only one who should pay for this crime because I deceived you, lived with you and pretended to be who I was not. You have every right to feel angry and betrayed towards me.I know you will never trust me again but it’s okay.” I smiled.I just could not stop smiling at him.“I’m no longer angry, Leslie. I will drop the case against you. I have forg
Chapter 139CADEN During my drive back home, I thought about what happened in the hospital back in Korean.I could now understand why Lauren was acting clingy towards and why she kissed me and Leslie wasn’t mad then.It was because she knew Lauren was my real wife and not her.She knew she didn’t have any right to feel jealous.Every thing now made sense to me.I got home and I met Lauren in the sitting room.“You should get ready and go to your parents mansion.” Was the first thing I told Lauren the moment I saw her.She looked gobsmacked.“Didn’t you hear me?” I walked up close to her.She stood up from the couch and stood in front of me.“What are you talking about? Where did you go so early this morning? I woke up but I couldn’t find you, I called you but you wouldn’t pick up,” She said.“That’s not what I’m talking to about right now, Lauren!” I half yelled.I was really very angry. I never imagined that two sisters could think of deceiving me this way.It was just unacceptable.
Chapter 138LESLIE “Sir Caden is here.” A maid came to inform us.We heard the doorbell and told one of the maids to get the door since we were eating.Rose joined us for breakfast because she came to pick dad up but she came right about when we were eating.Mom asked for her plate to be placed so, Rose joined us.“You can continue eating. I will attend to him.” I told my parents and stood up from the chair. I places the chair properly and went to the sitting room.Caden didn’t look too please to see me or rather, he didn’t look like happy at all.“Good morning. What brings you here this early morning?” I asked with a confused look.“You are Leslie right?” Caden asked.I looked at him confused. Why was he asking me?“Yes, I am.” I replied.“You were the one I got married to and lived with for the past year right?” Caden asked again.At that moment, I was taken aback and felt so stunned. I was dumbfounded and speechless.I was so surprised.Different kind of emotions that I could not
Chapter 137CADEN “Babe? I mean, sir.” Lauren walked up to me with a smile and handed me some files.I took the files and went through them before signing them.I handed them back to her.“Thank you.” She smiled and held them closely to her chest.“Do you want to perhaps go on a date with me later?” She asked with a smile.I looked at her and smiled.“Sure. We could go after closing hour right?” I replied.“Yes!” She squealed excitedly. She ran up to me and placed in a quick peck on my lips.Then she skipped happily out of the house.I looked at her and laughed. “She’s cute.”I went back to my laptop and continued what I was doing.After our date, we went home. It was Lauren who made the reservation and it was a nice Italian restaurant that we haven’t been to before.We got home and it was Lauren who was the first to go to the bathroom.While waiting for her, I fell asleep. I don’t know for how long I slept, but I opened my eyes slowly and my eyes met with Lauren’s nude.It was the
Chapter 136LESLIE As I was about to wear my shoes, I stopped what I was doing and thought about what I was actually doing.“What are you doing?” I asked myself.Why should I run over to Lauren just because she called me?What if Caden catches us? And even if she doesn’t cook the meal, Caden wouldn’t say anything and he wouldn’t suspect a thing either.It’s been more than a month since she went to him as his wife and he hasn’t noticed anything, at least not to start to question her about her identity.I took my phone and called her.“Are you already on your way?” She asked immediately she answered the call.“Why don’t you call Caden and tell him you won’t be able to cook the food because you are feeling sick? Or rather, you can order the food and make it look as if you cooked the food.” I told her.“Are you crazy Leslie? What the hell are you saying?” She yelled at me.“I don’t think I can come over and help you with what you want,” I said.“What? You can’t come? It’s our family’s li
Chapter 135PAULINE "You haven't been answering my call or replying my texts," I said with a scoff."But I did answer your call. What do you want from me?" Tessa replied from the other side of the phone."You know the stuff we talked about before? That I would prove that the girl married to your boss is actually the person I know." I told her with a smirk."That was a long time ago. I thought you already forgot about it like I did. Whether she is not the right person or not, I don't care anymore.I almost went to jail. Caden told me it was because his wife pleaded with him not to do any of that and the case was dropped." She replied and I heard her take in a deep breath."I left the country months ago because I couldn't get any contract with any company because my reputation was already ruined. I just got back because I came to do some stuffs. I will be going back very soon again.So, don't you contact me again. You should forget about it because no matter what, Caden won't divorce h
Chapter 134LESLIE"Hello Rose." I smiled as I answered the phone.It was late already and I was surprised that Rose called since it has been quite a while since we last spoke."You totally forgot about me." I added with a pout."I didn't, Leslie. I've been quite busy and your dad gave me a week off to go on a vacation and I gladly accepted it," She said."Really? No wonder you didn't come spend new year with us like you normally do." I sighed and my shoulders dropped."Yeah, I needed the rest and fun," Rose said."Where did you go for your vacation?" I asked her. There was a short silence from the other end and it made me curious."Hawaii." Rose replied. I stood up from my bed and placed my palm on my mouth and gasped."So, that is the reason you were hesitant about telling me huh? I thought we promised each other to go together when we both have the free time?How could you betray me Rose?" I faked a sob sound."I'm sorry Leslie, I thought you would be busy with having fun with Cade