"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
Over the years,Nadia had gotten used to pretending to pass out whenever she wanted to.She always did it so well and no one except Gillian knew that she was only pretending.When the doctor and nurses left the ward after examining her,she slowly opened her eyes.She sighed,looking around and realizing she was alone.She then smiled to herself happy that she had messed up Maxim and Gianna's relationship again.She couldn't believe Maxim had fired and beaten up Jacob because of Gianna.For the longest of time she didn't want to believe that Maxim might really be in love with Gianna especially because he always put his work before Gianna so she thought Gianna might not mean much to him.But right now,it was hard to understand him.She slowly sat up feeling so upset.Even the way he spoke to her at the company was unnerving.Maxim had always been so soft to her and he even shut the door on her face.It was as if Maxim didn't care about her existence anymore.Nadia held her head,feeling so both
*GIANNA*After leaving Maxim's company,I stopped by a cafe to get coffee and some snacks.As I sat there and ate,I wished I could just leave the city from here.But I couldn't run away from Maxim.I know that when he chased me from city to city.I guess I just have to harden my defenses now.Maxim is a proud man.He knows that a lot of women wanted him.I had felt that if I continued showing him that I was completely uninterested in him,he would feel disrespected and frustrated and then let me go.After all,why would he bother pestering one woman when he could have so many others?So far,I had failed to push him to the end of his rope but from now on,I was going to give it all I got.I would push him to the edge of a cliff if I had to.My cellphone rang out.It was Ellie.Smiling,I picked up."Hello.""Girl,have you and Maxim made up?You two are holding hands now?"I frowned."How do you know that we held hands?""It's all over the news.You and Maxim have always been the center of attention
*MAXIMUS*After a few minutes,I noticed she had fallen asleep.I stood up and walked closer to the bed.I pulled a small chair and sat in front of her bedside watching her sleep.I felt sorry about what she had to go through today.I'd give anything not to hurt her again for the rest of her life.I recalled her sharp mouth.If anyone told me before that Anna could be this feisty,I wouldn't have believed.Even if I didn't like the fact that she was constantly fighting me now,it was intriguing at the same time.People were always mindful of what they said to me.They didn't want to be on my black book but this little woman says all kinds of things to me.I smiled,it was as if I was liking her all over again.It was as if I was falling for her even more now.I stood up and examined her full body myself,wanting to make sure she wasn't hurt anywhere else.I stared at her palm noticing it was really reddish,I gently held her other palm,realizing it was the same.And then I noticed a small bruis
"You want Josh’s cell phone number? Alright, I'll give it to you right away!" Trevor immediately sent Josh’s cell phone number to Gianna.But he was curious.Why did Gianna ask for Josh’s phone number?Was it relating to Maxim?Did she still care about Maxim?Maybe they really had a chance together.**********************Gianna got Josh’s phone number and immediately dialed it.Josh helped in following up on Ashley’s robbery and was up at this hour.He picked up his cell phone when it rang.An urgent voice came from the other side of the phone.“Josh, this is Gianna."Josh was surprised that Gianna called him.“What do you want?”"Do you know anything about Ashley? She said I was the one who got someone to rob her."Josh was helpless."She's rather emotional and mouthy, and I know it has nothing to do with you, so don't worr
Josh frowned, looking at Ashley’s maniacal demeanor, he reminded.“Ashley, your words are spoken with evidence, think before you speak. This is a serious accusation. Are you sure about this?”Josh didn't know much about Gianna.If Gianna was so tactful and capable of making bad things like this happen, she would not have put up with Nadia interfering with her relationship for the past three years.She would have tried to get rid of Nadia, right?Ashley was miserable now, and she had to find someone to divert her anger to.Gianna was the best candidate.“I'm not making this up, it was her, Gianna is responsible for this."Ashley kept insisting that Gianna was responsible for the robbery attack, the police could only put Gianna on the suspect list.*************Gianna had already fallen asleep, beautifully.Her cell phone rang insistently.She glanced at the caller ID.It was an unknown number.She picked it up."Hello.""Hello, is this Ms. Weston? We're calling from XC Police Station.
This was shocking for Ashley.The person who saved Declan was Gianna?!Why?!Why her?!Surprisingly, it was Gianna again!Declan’s muse was also Gianna.His savior was still Gianna.Was Gianna going to hold on to Declan?Would she give Declan a chance?Ashley couldn’t let that happen!She would not hand over this footage to Declan.She wouldn’t give Gianna a chance to get to Declan!In fact, the surveillance camera was so far away that you can only vaguely see the figure of a girl, and it was very difficult to accurately distinguish the person in the picture in this situationIt was because she knew all about Gianna that she could identify her.Still she had to destroy this!She smirked when she thought of a plan.**************When Declan called to ask Ashley if she had gotten the surveillance footage, he was informed that Ashley was robbed and now seriously injured.Declan was still in a bad condition and he couldn’t leave the bed yet so Josh went to see Ashley instead.Josh was sh
It was exactly what Gianna said.If she and Maxim got back together, she wouldn't love him like she used to.Was this really what he wanted?”The problem was never Gianna.It was Maxim.He was the cause of all these.Trevor said to Gianna, "I'm sorry that my recent stand has made you uncomfortable. I admit that I had selfish intentions. It's just that I felt pity towards Maxim, I'm sorry. You have every right to make any decision that is best for you. You can leave now. I’ll talk to him.” Trevor wanted to properly advise Maxim.Only that he wasn't sure he could be persuaded.Gianna glanced at Maxim on the bed and sighed feebly.She was really tired.There was only one thought in her head right now.She didn’t see her future with him.**********Declan woke up at seven o'clock that afternoon."Water...”Before Josh could act, Ashley quickly picked up the water and moved closer to bed, making Declan drink the water.Declan strained to take a few sips.The burning sensation in his throat
“When I made that promise, I was stupid!”“But you genuinely loved me.”He argued.“And what did you do?”“Haven’t I been trying multiple times to gain your forgiveness? Why can’t you just forgive me.”“Because nothing good can come out of being with you!”She informed him.Maxim was speechless.Gianna sneered."Now, get your people out of the way! Don't stop me!"Maxim’s eyes were indifferent and numb, but his tone was very firm."I'm not going to let you go to Gupa. Calm down, stay, I'll have someone help you with whatever you need, but you can't go."Gianna’s pretty face was resolute."No! I'm going by myself!"She wanted to see Griffin in person.She was away from Griffin and Lily, and knew nothing about their situation, in the final analysis, it was still because her mind was all about Maxim.She needed to be there for her friend now.Maxim seemed to be about to say something else when Gianna’s cell phone rang once more.She glanced at it, and a look of surprise instantly surged ac
Gianna couldn't care less about Maxim and directly ran towards the elevator entrance with quick steps.Maxim tried to get up from the ground, his movements were too weak to support him.Trevor had been hiding in the doorway, and when he heard that the two had gotten into an argument, he immediately ran out.Seeing Maxim’s condition, he was shocked.He hurried up to help Maxim.“Are you okay?"Maxim couldn't care less about his own body, and with a pale face and shaking hands, he pointed at Gianna.“Don't…let her go."It was those few words that made Maxim’s entire body tremble.Trevor was going crazy.“What was all the bickering about again?"The coziness between Maxim and Gianna definitely couldn't last ten minutes!When Maxim saw that the Trevor didn't act, he roared in anger, "She's going to Gupa, stop her!"When he finished speaking, he started coughing violently from over-stimulation.Trevor’s face changed and he hurriedly said to the bodyguard."Quick, stop her!"Trevor original
He wasn’t willing to take it.Trevor helplessly said, “Gianna went to buy food for you, and if she comes back in a while to see you like this. She is going to be so worried.”Maxim, who had his eyes tightly closed, frowned slightly.He sat up anyway and took his medicine.It was just so that he didn't want her to worry.Trevor looked at the various changes Maxim had made now because of Gianna , and he almost didn't recognize him anymore.Now Maxim became difficult.But as long as it had something to do with Gianna, he’d compromise.Love?Definitely love.If he loved her so much, why didn’t him care about her before?If he had shown it before, it would have already been a sweet, sweet romantic relationship between him and Gianna.Why are they torturing each other like this now?Seeing that he had taken the medicine, Trevor asked him, "The fact that you have found four experts to teach you about relationships shows that you are really changing, which is a good thing. But you should unde
Regarding Ashley, it was only recently that she appeared Declan’s life.Declan was very special to her.Gave her a lot of resources.To be honest, Ashley was good looking.But definitely not pretty enough to be stunning.Even with so much work done on her face, Josh, the doctor, could see it at a glance.He really didn't understand the vision of this brother of his.Beautiful women like Ashley are a dime a dozen on the street.Declan really wanted to play with his life, he could totally find a better one.But he was just special to Ashley.He respected her.Josh shrugged, to each with their own.Josh looked at Ashley crying and knew that he couldn't ask anything from her.His cell phone rang.He picked it up and looked at it.His face instantly became hard.He went to the corner and picked it up."Big brother."A low voice came from across the room."What's going on with Declan?"“He's in the emergency ward, things are still being investigated, and the message from the police is that
"Yes.”Maxim’s voice was dry and hoarse.There was a determination in his weak voice.Trevor shut his eyes.In the past, watching Gianna care for Maxim, watching Gianna love Maxim, he felt bad for Gianna.Now looking at Maxim care for Gianna, love Gianna, he felt bad for him as well.These two people were in love, why did they have to engage in this kind of torture game.Can't they just have a nice conversation, make up or break up for good?Gianna held on for three years without letting go.Now the situation between the two turned around and Maxim who was unwilling to let go.Trevor was genuinely tired.Maxim didn't care about his body, the pendant was firmly held in his hand, as if it was his saving grace, like the pendant was his future with Gianna.Trevor knew he’d spent the whole day in that pond until he found it.Maxim said weakly to Trevor, "Don't tell her about today