*MAXIMUS*As soon as I got into the car and Jacob sped off,I scolded."You got arrested at a stripper's club!As if that wasn't enough,you called some other guy to come get you.Why didn't you call me?"She doesn't reply.She just stared out the window."Anna,I am talking to you!""Maxim,I am very tired and I am not in the mood to argue…""Why didn't you call me?!""Are you seriously asking me that?""Yes and I need a reasonable answer!""Fine!Bring out your cellphone."I did so and she brought out hers.She showed me the screen as she dialed my number and then she placed it on speaker."Sorry,the number you're trying to call can not be connected…"My eyes dilated when my phone didn't ring at all."You blocked me,that's why!""I..I didn't…"I quickly slid off to my block history and her number was there.How did this happen?I quickly unblocked her."So…you had initially called me?""I did but as usual,I got disappointed.""I'd never block you,Anna.I have no idea how that happen."She rol
*GIANNA*He was so close to me now and I shakily stared up at him,barely breathing."I'll take that as a yes."He murmured.Maxim placed his hand on my neck and he pressed his lips against mine.He kissed me so deeply that I forgot whose air I was breathing.I gasped when he placed his hand on my waist and pressed my body against his.He kissed me again,and moved his mouth to my neck.Hot,wet kisses rained on my neck.His touch left a spark of electricity."We belong together."He breathedI could feel his hardness.His erection was pressing against my stomach and I could feel heat pooling between my legs.I couldn't think properly right now.All I know was that I was unbearably arouse and I needed release.His lips brushed against mine.Too gentle, too real.Turning my face up,he whispered against my mouth."Can I touch you,ma'am?"No,it was unfair that I found him so hot while he addresses me as that."No…yes..."I agreed,breathlessly.His nostrils flared,slightly and just when I thought
*MAXIMUS*I paced to and fro in my bedroom,panicked.*I liked it because you were my boyfriend.Now,you're just a stripper so there would be no cuddling.*Her words ran through my head.No cuddling?*Yes,Get out.*She told me to get out?She wanted me out of her bedroom after sex.Things are usually okay with us after sex.How could this happen?I had high hopes that after we had sex,she would finally become the Anna I knew.Sex always solved everything for us in the past.We might be having a heated argument and then I just have to fuck her brains out and then have her cling onto me all night in satisfaction.I ran a hand through my hair,frantically.If sex still couldn't solve this,then what would?It was as if the gravity of the situation was finally dawning on me now.Does Anna truly hate me now?Was there nothing I could do to make her forgive me?I stared at my cellphone recalling that she was supposedly blocked today.How could that happen?My phone was literally with me through
"Shut up,Ellie.You're being so bitchy right now."Edgar said to his sister and grabbed the phone from her."I am not being bitchy.Maxim should stay away from Anna!""Can't you see he's trying his best to win her over?""Well,it's too late.And it's so evil of him to keep messing around with two women!""What two women?"Ellie rolled her eyes."Stop pretending as if your friend isn't also seeing Nadia."Edgar scoffed."He sees Nadia occasionally because she's like a sister to him.It's like how you're my sister,just that Nadia isn't annoying as you are."Ellie held her chest,dramatically."Don't you dare compare me to that evil bitch!""Frankly,I think it'd more beneficial if Maxim just gets together with Nadia.What does he stand to gain with Anna?That woman gives him nothing but headache and depression!"Ellie felt like punching him."How dare you belittle my friend?!Sure,Nadia's father is rich but she still doesn't come close to Anna.And since Maxim wants Nadia so bad,why can't he just leav
*GIANNA*At the early hours of the following morning,I left the house to go down the street.I didn't fail to notice the bodyguards following me while trying to pretend as if they were just regular passerbys.I shook my head focusing on getting the morning after pill.I got it from the pharmacy and went back to the mansion.I had just taken it and I was having breakfast when I heard my name being called,harshly."Gianna!Gianna!Come out here this instant!"I rolled my eyes.It was Mona."Do you want me to go tell her you're not home?"Grace asked me.I shook my head."I'll go see what she wants."Hiding from her would only make her keep seeing me as a weak little girl.I got up and walked out of the dining room.She was in the living room,and she was fuming."I told you to come over to serve my friends and you had the nerves to refuse?!Not only that,you blocked me?!Do you know how embarrassed I was?!They are probably still talking about it!""How is that my problem?"I asked her."Are you t
*GIANNA*I stared at the massive skyscraper as we pulled up in front of it.Maxim was a total jerk to me but one thing I admire about him was how productive and hardworking he was.His influence as a billionaire was huge and he was well respected in the country.So I have to hand it to him,he was a great man,even if he could never be a great man to me,romantically.We got down from the car and he reached out to hold my hand but I moved away from him.He cocked an eyebrow."Gianna,it's either you let me hold you or I'll carry you all the way up to my office."I scoffed."Do you seriously have to threaten me everytime?!""It's your choice."I sighed and then choose to let him hold me.I really didn't want to make a scene.He walked into the company and then headed for the elevator,holding my hand.We passed by a lot of his employees and I could tell that all eyes were on us.I could understand though.Maxim never really held me in public and I came to understand that he didn't like public
*GIANNA*I stared at Nadia who was dressed in a white dress.She looked so pretty and delicate as usual.I watched as she walked up to us and asked again."What's going on,Maxim,why do you look so angry?"She asked in a low soft voice.Jacob got on his knees and cried out."Miss Nadia,I did nothing wrong but Mr Lewis is firing me.I think someone talked badly about me to him."He looked at me as he said that."Did he do something wrong,Maxim?Jacob has been working for you for five years now.What could possibly have gone wrong?"I crossed my arms as I watched the drama unfold in front of me.I wasn't dating Maxim anymore so I wasn't affected by the fact that this woman was talking to him in an overly sweet voice.And then she turned to me."What could Jacob possibly have done to you,Anna?""Why are you people blaming me for his dismissal?!Jacob had been rude to me countlessly in the past,if you think I had the power to get him fired,don't you also think I'd have done it a long time ago?Ma
*MAXIMUS*By the time we got to the hospital,Gillian was already waiting for us.I had informed him on the way that Nadia had fainted.She was rushed to the emergency room while I sat outside the ward with my head rested against the wall.The only thing on my mind was how Gianna was feeling right now.Of all days,why did Nadia come to my company today?I had only done the only reasonable thing to do,to quickly get her to the hospital.I mean,I couldn't let her die in my company.But I had neglected Gianna again.I had literally promised never to do that only to break it seconds later!Fuck!I buried my face into my palms,frustratedly."I just finished talking to the doctor."And that was Gillian's voice."Was she overstimulated today at your company?He said her head injury when she was attacked hadn't fully healed and getting tensed must have led to her passing out.What happened at your company?She looked happy this morning going to show you her medical report?You know her health better
Maxim ordered.”Get down."Luckily, it wasn't very far from the downtown area, and it was easy to take a taxi.Even if she couldn't get one, she could walk back to the downtown area and take another cab.Gianna reached for the car door but it was locked.She looked back at Maxim with questioning eyes, as if asking what he meant.At this moment, the sound of an open car door rang out.Both the driver in the driver's seat and the assistant sitting as passenger’s seat opened their doors and walked out.In an instant, she and Maxim were left in the cramped car.Alarm bells rang in Gianna’s heart.Subconsciously, she stepped back a little in the direction of the car door, but there wasn’t much room to retreat.She was touching the cold iron car door.She looked at Maxim and her eyes sank.“Let me out.”Maxim narrowed his eyes slightly and leaned against the car door to look at her, dark colours surging in his eyes.His slender hand lifted the valuable suit on his body, pulling out a black c
Gianna was startled.“Hey, be careful!”At this point, she didn’t want to get into any random car.She just wanted to wait until the tow truck got here.But with the way the driver dashed into the road, what if the person riding the other car doesn’t see him and knocks him down?She sighed when she saw the incoming car getting slower and slower.It finally came to a steady stop in front of the older man and her.Gianna’s heart thumped when she saw the customized plate number on the Maybach.And the next moment, the backseat window rolled down, revealing Maxim’s stunningly cold face.Maxim’s deep eyes landed on her, eyes like torches with the aggression of locked prey, and in his dark, heavy eyes was an endless flame.Gianna’s heart snapped.Subconsciously, she took a few steps back.The driver rushed over when he saw Maxim roll down the window.“Excuse me sir, my car has broken down, this lady is my passenger, can you please give her a lift downtown?"Gianna hurriedly obstructed the o
Gianna got out of the car and then stood with the driver at a distance from the car.The car's engine was smoking too much, and then it finally stopped.The driver said, "I'll go check it out."Gianna also followed over to look.But she couldn't do much.She hadn’t taken her driving test to this day.The driver opened the bonnet, and instantly a strong burnt and pungent smell came out.The driver uncle said to Gianna, apologetically, "I'm sorry, Miss, the engine is bad, it can't be driven anymore, I'll call the tow truck , I can't send you to the school, so hurry up and order a new taxi, don't worry, I'll reimburse you for all your losses and fares."Gianna looked at the driver whose face looked sincere and remorseful.She was helpless.The engine got bad and the driver was more distressed than she was.Gianna said, understandingly, "It's fine, I'll re-take a taxi." She reordered on her mobile phone.However, it was off the beaten track and late at night, and the taxi app didn't have
Clara knew that Gianna would be a threat to her from the first moment she sawher.Clara was very pretty, pure and soulful, plus there was a three-point resemblance to Mia, her future path was definitely bright.And she had absolute power.Whether it was singing or dancing or looks, including background and popularity, she was 100% sure she could secure the debut spot.But when she saw Gianna, she had a sense of crisis.Gianna was too pretty, and her features were too divine.In this era of face card appreciation, Gianna certainly would gain a lot of fans.Clara looked at her sister, Mia beside her with some concern.However, she noticed that Mia’s eyes were looking at Gianna with deep meaning.She waited for Maxim to walk away before she tugged on Mia’s arm.“Sis, do you know Gianna?"Mia shook her head slightly."No."Of course she knew her.It was just that o
Gavin responded respectfully and drove off.Gavin was his new special assistant.Gavin was very competent and did not say much to his superiors.Maxim leaned back in his seat, his fingers gently tapping on the armrests as he thought about how the woman ran off.Well, since she didn’t appear to be interested in him, there was no need to approach her.********Gianna hurriedly ran away and reached the room upstairs, her heart beating wildly.She didn't understand why Maxim was here, let alone why he was looking at her with that kind of look.Maybe it was just a coincidence.Gianna reassured herself, deciding to put this incident behind her.Maxim was in the past now. Everything about Maxim was in the past so she didn’t need to think about him anymore.Running into him today was just a coincidence.There won't be a next time.**********But the next time came quicker than she e
Gianna knew about the event, which was about a hundred or so girls coming together on a reality show, competing in singing and dancing, and seeing who came out on top at the end.Gianna agreed after a moment's hesitation."Okay, I'll go."Talia smiled."Okay, then get ready, there's an event in two months time, I'll take you to it.""Okay.”Gianna then decided to take this time to run some personal errands.Like getting an abortion.******On the same day, a video of Gianna dancing the Moonlight Dance exploded on the Internet.Bright face, delicate body, solid skills, it was an absolutely beautiful dance.It was a hit.Josh was in Declan’s hospital room, swiping his cell phone and going through the internet, when he happened to see this dance, performed by Gianna.He raised an eyebrow and looked at Gianna, who was dancing in the video."So Gianna is such a good dancer?"Declan was eating the peeled fruit.Hearing him mention Gianna, he froze for a moment.Josh directly showed Declan t
Gianna smiled, slightly at him."Relax, I think I like it this way, that Maxim doesn’t remember me anymore. We will not torture each other ever again."Trevor’s expression was all over the place, and after a moment of silence, he said softly, "Gianna, have you really let go of him? I see that your eyes are still a bit complicated when you talk about him.”Gianna picked up his coffee cup and took a shallow sip, not answering Trevor’s words with a straight face, but instead sighed, "Forgetting me might be a relief for him."Trevor sighed, "The two of you obviously love each other, but because of Nadia stirring things up and downs. However, since this is fate, perhaps one day he will remember you."Gianna smiled, her tone somewhat helpless,“I don’t want him to. He should not recall anything about me.” She took a sip of her coffee.A mouth full of bitterness.That was why she doesn't like coffee.Milk tea was unhealthy, but it was sweet!Life was already hard, don't make it harder.Go fo
Maxim glanced at him impatiently.“Then who did I save?”The cool eyes seemed to be saying: was there another woman besides Nadia who could make him do something like that?Trevor sucked in a breath of cold air.“Don’t you remember Gi…”"Ahem!"Grandpa Lewis coughed on the side.Then he said to Maxim, "The doctor say you’re out of danger. You should get more rest now.”Maxim had just woken up, very tired, and he felt a vague throbbing in his temples.He felt restless.It was like there was a fog in his head that seems to cover up very important areas.He tried to lift the fog, but as soon as the thought came to him, his brain flared and jangled, and every nerve pulled at him as if it were tearing at his soul.It was painful.Trevor looked at him in this situation, what else did he not understand?Maxim had lost his memory.He had selective memory loss and he seemed to have forgotten about Gianna.Trevor was not sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.He said to Liam, "Well, then
“Come on, come with me to see my brother."Maxim was recently hospitalized, and Liam knew about it.Only he didn't know that Maxim had just been in a serious car accident.Nadia was already completely unable to think, only the thought of being in complete ruins filled her mind.Liam took Nadia straight to the hospital.When they reached the outside of Maxim’s exclusive ward, it happened that the Trevor who was inside pulled open the door and walked out.Trevor frowned when he saw Liam dragging Nadia over.“What did you bring her here?”Trevor really didn’t want anyone messing up with Maxim in his current state now.It was even useless for Gianna to come here.Liam glanced into the hospital room, and in an instant, saw Grandpa Lewis’s figure, and his face instantly turned white with fear.Liam tensed recalling the strain relationship he had with Grandpa Lewis.Grandpa Lewis didn’t like him because he wasn’t his mother’s real son.He was the son from an affair his father had.His birth