The smoke was so thick, it choked her and she couldn't breathe.Downstairs seemed have been doused with oil or fuel and the fire was spreading rapidly.She tried to escape, but the upstairs door was barred and wouldn't open.Gianna felt desperate, smoke kept making its way into her nostrils and down to her lungs, making her feel dizzy.She coughed desperately, trying to find a shred of life.She went to the window and slapped it with all her strength to call for help.She held her hand over her nose, a rechargeable table lamp in her hand, and waved it at the window calling for help.However, the fire spread too quickly, and the house she lived in was made of wood, which burned very fast.The fire was simply unstoppable.It filled the air, the smoke rolled in, and she felt suffocated and powerless.She lay helpless on the ground, choking and coughing on the smoke, surrounded by the burning sensation of fire."Gianna!"In a haze of consciousness, she thought she heard someone shouting h
Gianna looked at that ring, a dark color shrouding her eyes.She regretted it!She should have stuck to the original plan of giving the ring to Ellie to sell!But no!She got carried away by Maxim and even considered canceling her plans of running away.Now look where that had landed her?Maxim had found her because of this damn ring!But looking at the bright side, it was actually a good thing that he tracked her down because of the ring and found her.If he hadn't found her at that moment, Gianna knew she would be dead by now.Even if she didn't say it, she felt really grateful to Maxim for saving her last night."Answer me!" His voice had taken on a bit of a harsh edge, with questioning and anger.Of course Maxim was angry!She actually sold his proposal ring!Gianna didn't want to answer these meaningless questions.But since he wanted to know,she'll tell him!"Maxim, don't you think you're being hypocritical? How long are you going to deceive yourself and others? You really don't
*GIANNA*Maxim didn't say anything. It was as if he was pretending to not hear what I had said, he just stared at me."Say something!" I demanded but he continued staring at me."Say something, Maxim.""What do you want me to say?""I want you to be more open minded, I know that those words might not exist in your dictionary but you have to be now, we don't belong together.""Gianna, I just got burnt badly. The only thing I can feel on my back is severe pain, I got other minor burns here and there, I can not lay on my back but the only thing on your mind is leaving right now."I swallowed.Why was he making me feel bad right now?"We have nothing to do with each other, Maxim. So it's understandable that I want to leave right now.""Have nothing to do with each other? Should I have kept that in mind when I saw you screaming for help from your window?"I suppressed my lips in a tight line and then I realized that I was yet to express my gratitude."Thank you for saving my life. I really
*GIANNA*I eyed him.Let's just get this over with.I moved closer to Maxim and pressed my lips against his.It was a very brief kiss and I pulled back immediately."There."He frowned. "I barely felt anything.""Maxim, lie down and sleep. I also want to get some rest."He held my arm. "Then kiss me so I can fall asleep."He was being so childish right now but I needed this over with.Arching a brow,I reached up and touched his cheek.His breath hitched.I swept my thumb over his jaw and slowly brought my mouth to his.The second our lips met, pulsing waves of heat unfurled inside me, starting at my mouth and then rippling down my body, tingling in the tips of my breasts before traveling even lower.His lips were warm...too warm.Was he burning up or something?My lips parted on their own accord,and Maxim took full advantage by sliding his tongue inside.When my tongue tangled his, he made a low, growling noise in the back of his throat and the erotic sound vibrated through my body.I
*GIANNA*I returned back into the house after observing how heavily guarded the villa was.As I opened the door of another bedroom, I heard Maxim’s voice.“No…help…me…”He grunted.Frowning, I walked up to the door and opened it.His brows were squeezed tight and he had a scared look on his face.I moved closer to him, and saw him shaking his head as he continued to grunt in his sleep.Was he having a nightmare?Could it be about the fire?I got into the bed and held his arm, trying to calm him.But the hotness of his arm shocked me.I placed my hand on his forehead and realized that he was burning up so bad.I quickly reached for the telecom, he had told me I could place a call to the men in case of anything.I instructed them to get the doctor.I laid on the bed as I awaited the doctor’s arrival.I gently rubbed his arm continuously,
*MAXIMUS*“Gianna…”I tried to reach for her but she turned and hurried up the stairs.I stood on the spot, not knowing what to do.I couldn’t even feel the pain from the burn wounds anymore.I could only feel pain in my chest.*No, it’s time you forget all about me. I have zero interest in you now. Even if you keep forcing me to be with you, I am going to keep thinking of being with another man. I am never staying faithful to you. I do not have the tiniest bit of love left for you, Maxim.*Zero interest?A feeling of powerlessness overwhelmed me.I had one hand over my head and one over my chest, it felt as if my head was about to explode and my chest was about to tear open.Her words cause a great panic to rise within me.It felt as if I would never be able to keep her no matter what I do.I pulled out my cellphone with shaky hands and gave Trevor a call.He picked up
*GIANNA*“Don’t get me wrong. I don’t want you to go back to him or anything. I just think he deserves to know and investigate if Nolan is really alive. Edgar had said Nolan’s death had made Maxim care more about Nadia, so if there was a reason behind Nolan faking his death, Maxim deserves to know.”“He can find out by himself. I don’t care. Let’s stop talking about this already and please don’t tell anyone about this.”Ellie made a zipper motion over her mouth.“So Maxim has you imprisoned again?”I nodded.”Don’t worry, I’m used to it and I’m not depressed or anything.”If anything, I have to be strong to get away from him.“But…”A knock sounded on the door at that moment.Then Maxim’s voice came from the doorway.“Babe, it’s time to eat.”I instantly got goosebu
*MAXIMUS*I stared at Anna with determination and admitted.“I made a terrible mistake that night but I swear, it won’t happen again.”She raised her eyebrow.”Mistake? I don’t think it was a mistake. That night gave you the opportunity to choose who was more important to you and if anyone had been in your shoes, they would choose the person who means more to them. And that was what you did. You clearly told me that Nadia…”“No…you know that’s not true.” I was scrambling my brain for words to say to her.To make her forgive me.Anna shook her head.”I just lost my appetite.” With that, she stormed out of the dining room.I watched as she walked away.My throat went dry and I sucked in a breath, then I gave Trevor a video call.Maybe he needed to see how desperate I was.He answered on the second ring.“Please, Trevor, I know
"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