016Lavender.I swallowed, picking the file and clutching it with the schedule book before raising my body back up to move on walking but looking at Mr. D'Amor at the front, walking away without even noticing I wasn't walking with him anymore, I just couldn't.I halted, unable to process what was going on. My head was blank at the moment.What the hell did I just see? A contract marriage?No, it can't be. It has to be a joke.Or probably he gave me the wrong file. I clenched my fist, taking a deep breath before moving on, following behind him slowly but keeping some distance between us.We arrived at the empty boardroom and I sat right beside him, waiting for the other staff to arrive as it was a meeting between the important employees of the company to discuss something important.My fingers dug into my hair, I sat there beside him, the atmosphere tense and heavy with awkwardness. I tried my best to pretend as if everything was just fine and I didn't see the contract marriage, but I
017Lavender."So, will you marry me?โ He said, his lips curving into a sly smile that made my heart jump.I just couldn't believe this.He knew. He knew what he was doing. He knew about the contract marriage file and it was indeed for me.He knew it fell from my hand. He knew I saw it. He knew everything! He knew!! He was only pretending to be oblivious, or maybe he wasn't actually.I gulped, my heartbeat stiffening as my stomach twisted. I was unable to think straight and collect my thoughts, but why? Was it because I didn't see this coming? I actually did, but why was I shocked? Why was I feeling this way? Why was I overthinking this anyway? Just why?!I stripped my eyes away from his, throwing my face away as I squeezed my eyes shut, letting out a sigh, my breath shaky and hot.โWhy are you doing this?โ I asked, my voice lower than a whisper with my eyes still shut.โWhy am I doing what?โ He asked, his voice still firm.I turned to him again, fixing my eyes on his. โWhy are you do
018Lavender.I let out a sigh, my shoulders lowering as my chest heaved. I swallowed, my palm sweaty in the lacey glove as I gripped the soft material of the wedding dress.The dress cascaded down my body, flowing from my waist down. My knees were slightly shivering as I gulped repeatedly, unable to believe I would be getting married to my own boss soon.My ginger hair was let down to flow down my back to match the color of the light brown contact lense in my eyes.I forced a smile, my pink lips contrasting the color of my white teeth as my lips spread ear to ear.My feet were quivering in the high heels, but I managed to contain all the nervousness as I looked at my boss on the other side of the event space, waiting for me beside the officiant.Lorenzo stared at me with no emotion on his face, making it impossible to decipher how he felt about this.He didn't even bother to force a smile like a normal groom would. He only focused on my eyes while my eyes occasionally darted to the
019Lavender."Your Mom is dead.โ She said, her voice barely above a whisper as she burst into tears.I thought I didn't process the words correctly so I tried asking her to repeat herself again, but by then, my hand began to quiver, my grip loosening on the phone that immediately slipped out of my grasp.I had already processed it.My phone smashed on the floor, my hand still shaking as I balled my fist.My breath became hitched, each inhale becoming shorter, sharper, faster and louder as my heart began to thrum in my ribcage.I swallowed, the flesh of my neck caving in as I gasped for breath, trying to stabilize myself. I held my chest, my hand shaking as I just couldn't believe what I just heard was right. The heartbreak was just too defeating.There was no way it was true, no possible way.I thought about her words again, my lips parting as I decided to yell out the pain but what came out was a miserable whimper that got stuck in the middle of my throat, unable to force itself out
020Lavender."Get in!โ He commanded.I rolled my eyes, throwing my face away. He could take his car and give himself a ride but I didn't care.I kept walking off but he kept following me with the car.โStop following me!" I shouted, turning to face him.He didn't say a word, he only gestured for me to get in.โI'll take a taxi or something, just mind your business. I don't need your ride." I groaned, returning my face to the front then I hailed a taxi.I stepped forward, ignoring his car before pulling the door open as I stepped into the taxi. I slammed the door.โWhere to, ma'am?" The driver asked.โuhmm," I mumbled, remembering that I forgot to pick my phone back there. โDang in!" I cursed, trying to remember the name of the hospital. โI think it's HL hospital. Yeah, HL hospital.โ.He nodded, his grip tightening on the wheels, his knuckles white as he began to drive. He drove past Lorenzo's car and off we went.Though he was a bit too slow for me, I patiently waited. The car finall
021Lavender.โOpen the fucking door!" He commanded, his voice serious as his grip tightened, restraining my airflow.My hand quickly flew to unlock the car's door as fear gripped me. The car unlocked then the man by Julie's side pulled her out, shoving her on the floor as he got into the driver's seat.The other one got into the backseat, pressing a cold pistol against my head from behind.I swallowed, stiff and unable to make a sound as I knew anything I did could open heaven's gates for me.โGood girl, keep quiet until we get there, okay? Or we'll blow off your head!โ The one by my side threatened.I nodded, my neck stiff before I then hummed in response.My heart kept throbbing in my chest as the pulse that banged in my head refused to stop.I swallowed occasionally until we arrived at somewhere I didn't recognize. The place looked like a open abandoned warehouse in a silent street. The doors of the car opened then slammed shut before one if them came to open the door for me, usin
022Lavender.The other one walked behind me, grabbing my hands to the back and I felt him bind them together with a rope. I didn't even bother fighting back, I just laid there like a dummy.โShe seems tired and hot. We should feed her something and change that extravagant dressโ The one behind me said."The leftover pizza?โ The other one responded then footsteps faded away behind me, giving me a hint that the one behind me went away.The other one squatted again, bringing out a dagger from his pocket, forcefully ripping the down part of my dress.I swallowed, watching him forcefully rip the heavy parts of the dress away.When he was done, I felt relieved, air having access to my legs.He flung the material before walking back to me, grabbing my hair and using it to pull my torso off the ground.I screamed, unable to use my hand to support myself to at least reduce the pain since they were tied together.My head pounded as I squeezed my eyes shut. โStop!" I screamed, hot tears slippin
023Lavender.'POW!โ The gunshot filled the air and darkness kissed me immediately as my eyes squeezed shut.I flinched, my body slamming against the cold ground with my head pounding hard from the slam.Just then, I felt the ground beneath me vibrate and I began to cough. Realizing that I was still alive, I opened my eyes, looking everywhere, only to realize that the other end of the warehouse just erupted with a bomb blast.I coughed, my stomach clutching tightly with each cough as the smoke filled my lungs. I tried to stagger and pull myself up out of the place before the spreading fire would reach this side of the warehouse but my legs were weak and I couldn't even stand up since my hands were bound to each other.With each attempt, I fell to the floor again and again and again repeatedly.I groaned, giving in as my head slammed against the ground once more. I looked ahead of me, watching the smoke and flying debris dance in the air with the lights from outside the warehouse manag
029Lavender.โYou're coming, like right now?" She asked.I hummed, โYeah, bye." I blurted out before ending the call.I turned to Lorenzo. โLorenzo, I know you're in a rush but can you just park the car now? I need to attend to something in my company real quick. I promise to be back in thirty minutes. Just stop the car, I'll take a taxi or something.โโAlright. You have some directions, right?โ He asked.I nodded. โOf course, I know the address of my company. I'll have a taxi take me there.โโJust direct me, I'll take you.โ,I chuckled. "It's about a ten minute ride from here. And look, we've almost arrived at your company. I can see it right there. Just drop me.โ I said, pointing at the company ahead.He shook his head. โIt's fine. I don't want you to take public transport. I'll just take you there and bring you back. The meeting can be cancelled and rescheduled, it's fine. How would I let you take public transport? Just anything can go wrong, and I don't want to put you in an unco
028Lavender.โI thought I already told you that not everyone rich is interested in an extravagant lifestyle, right?โ"I don't get it, why lower your standards then?" I scoffed, "Talking about standards, let's not talk about who slept with another lady when he has a WIFE,โ I taunted him.He grinned as we both got in the car. "I already apologized, wife."I rolled my eyes. โAs if that's enough. Just tell me what the hell pushed you into doing it? Let me guess, you were drunk again?โHe laughed, reaching his seatbelt. "Come on. As if you would let me touch you, wife. And like you said, it's a contract marriage so I'm not so interested in touching my contract wife which means I am entitled to touching someone else.โI gasped, "So you agree to the contract marriage stuff now?"He nodded, โI'm only going with your words and respecting your choice. That's what couples do, right?โI didn't respond, unable to process what to say."Though I heard doctors say pregnant ladies must have sex freq
027Lavender.My eyes remained planted on the screen, my grip tightening on the phone as I swallowed, watching the video.The moans were so loud and cringe but it conveyed the pleasure. Lorenzo pulled out of her as she whimpered, grabbing both her legs and pulling her closer to himself roughly. He then raised one of her legs and placed it on top of his shoulder, still holding them so tightly so he would get that closure as his dick thrusted until her pussy, his nuts pressing against her ass as he went balls deep.He threw his neck backwards, groaning as he pulled out nice and slow, his dick dripping with her juices.He lowered his head, still holding her legs as his mouth came in contact with her pussy lips.She moaned, her hand grasping the sheets and clutching them as her eyes squeezed shut in pleasure.He paused again, making her beg for more. Her hands flew to his hair to bury his mouth into her flower.His tongue ran over her clit and it was evident that her body quivered, a hig
026Lavender.He gave in and in the next few days, we were working towards gathering enough information about my family's empire.On the other hand, I went to see my mother's corpse, though I wasn't allowed to look at her long enough. I was planning a perfect burial for her. At least if she didn't deserve anything in this world, she deserved a proper burial.She was a nice mother, literally the only friend I had. My best friend. My best companion.The arranged marriage she planned was the only thing that tore us apart as I was annoyed that she never informed me about it in the first place, but cutting her off was the biggest mistake I had ever made after realizing that she was only being my best friend, the best friend she had always been my whole life.She was only trying to protect me. Nothing else and nothing extra.My safety was a top priority and she didn't just ask anybody for help, I should have trusted her that the Brille twins were never hurting me or holding me captive for
025Lavender.โI need help, Lorenzo," I said.He moved the glass away from his lips, placing it down on the table as he stretched his hand across to hold mine.I flinched, but then I allowed him to take my hand in his.โI need your help," I added, swallowing as I didn't even know where to start from that wouldn't make him suspect that I already knew more than I was supposed to know about him.โWith what? I'll do anything, if that's what you're going to use to put me to the test,โ He uttered."Lorenzo, you can't wake up one morning and then claim to love someone you obviously used to not enjoy. You immediately changed after I said I was pregnant and it's weird because the same you, Lorenzo, told me that I was a gold digger who would claim to be pregnant by you, but now you're accepting the child and claiming to love me all of a sudden?โ,โIโm sorry about that day. Also, I never said I wasn't going to accept the baby. Something just came over me, and I'm sorry,โ He apologized.I rolled
024Lavender.'YOU HAVE JUST FOUR MONTHS LEFT TO BRING THE FLASHDRIVEโ.My heart skipped as I already knew who dropped the note without having to overthink it. I swallowed, my breath stuck.Just then, the door slammed and I jolted, immediately hiding the paper.My gaze traveled to meet Lorenzo's. His brows creased as he stared at me in confusion, noticing that I was hiding something.I flashed him a smile and he forced a smile also, forcing himself to reciprocate.My heart thumped in my chest but I managed to keep a calm face.He approached me, stretching his hand to feel my forehead.He nodded, โJust like the doctor said, you seem fine now. Luckily, you were not affected by the bomb blast. And you'll be discharged today, I spoke with him. You'll be discharged immediately,โ he announced.My eyes widened, โReally?",He nodded, still smiling as he stared at me with a sparkling charm in his eyes, something that was never there since the day I had known him.I looked away, tearing my eyes
023Lavender.'POW!โ The gunshot filled the air and darkness kissed me immediately as my eyes squeezed shut.I flinched, my body slamming against the cold ground with my head pounding hard from the slam.Just then, I felt the ground beneath me vibrate and I began to cough. Realizing that I was still alive, I opened my eyes, looking everywhere, only to realize that the other end of the warehouse just erupted with a bomb blast.I coughed, my stomach clutching tightly with each cough as the smoke filled my lungs. I tried to stagger and pull myself up out of the place before the spreading fire would reach this side of the warehouse but my legs were weak and I couldn't even stand up since my hands were bound to each other.With each attempt, I fell to the floor again and again and again repeatedly.I groaned, giving in as my head slammed against the ground once more. I looked ahead of me, watching the smoke and flying debris dance in the air with the lights from outside the warehouse manag
022Lavender.The other one walked behind me, grabbing my hands to the back and I felt him bind them together with a rope. I didn't even bother fighting back, I just laid there like a dummy.โShe seems tired and hot. We should feed her something and change that extravagant dressโ The one behind me said."The leftover pizza?โ The other one responded then footsteps faded away behind me, giving me a hint that the one behind me went away.The other one squatted again, bringing out a dagger from his pocket, forcefully ripping the down part of my dress.I swallowed, watching him forcefully rip the heavy parts of the dress away.When he was done, I felt relieved, air having access to my legs.He flung the material before walking back to me, grabbing my hair and using it to pull my torso off the ground.I screamed, unable to use my hand to support myself to at least reduce the pain since they were tied together.My head pounded as I squeezed my eyes shut. โStop!" I screamed, hot tears slippin
021Lavender.โOpen the fucking door!" He commanded, his voice serious as his grip tightened, restraining my airflow.My hand quickly flew to unlock the car's door as fear gripped me. The car unlocked then the man by Julie's side pulled her out, shoving her on the floor as he got into the driver's seat.The other one got into the backseat, pressing a cold pistol against my head from behind.I swallowed, stiff and unable to make a sound as I knew anything I did could open heaven's gates for me.โGood girl, keep quiet until we get there, okay? Or we'll blow off your head!โ The one by my side threatened.I nodded, my neck stiff before I then hummed in response.My heart kept throbbing in my chest as the pulse that banged in my head refused to stop.I swallowed occasionally until we arrived at somewhere I didn't recognize. The place looked like a open abandoned warehouse in a silent street. The doors of the car opened then slammed shut before one if them came to open the door for me, usin