*MAXIMUS*I stared more at the sleeping Gianna,knowing she’d not let me look at her once she wakes up.Her indifference towards me chilled me to the bones.I had never see her like that and I really miss the Gianna who exuded warmth and affection.I needed that warmth right now.I gently got into the bed and settled behind her.Being this close to her made my blood pound in my veins.I tried to control myself but this was Gianna.I lacked control when I’m around her.I moved closer to her on the bed,taking in her sweet and refreshing scent.I pressed my face against her hair but it still wasn’t enough.I closed the distance between us and placed my arms around her.But as soon as I did that,she woke up and quickly turned to face me.“Am I not allowed to sleep anymore?!”She thundered.I shrugged.”I was sleeping too.”“Go sleep on the chair.”She really had no respect for me anymore.“You want me,Maximus James Lewis to sleep on the chair?!”She then sat up.”Fine,I’ll go sleep on the chair
MarkAfter driving the car out of the garage, I immediately called Peter to inquire about Nadia's progress. I recalled the reason for my argument with Anna, and I couldn't make the same mistake again.Peter softly told me that I didn't need to show up, as he believed Nadia's wounds were not deep. He told me that my previous warning was correct – perhaps it was because I always appeared whenever Nadia needed me, which led to her dependence on me. Now Peter said he was willing to be that man for her.After triple-checking that Nadia's wounds were not serious, I prepared to return to the villa. But then my phone rang – it was my other good friend, Edgar Ford, the heir to the Ford family fortune.I thought I needed alcohol at that moment, and someone to help me analyze the situation between Anna and myself.Author's POVAt an elite club,Edgar Ford,the heir of the Ford Family stared at his friend,Maxim as he silently gulped down bottles after bottles.“Maxim,did you forget you have a bad st
*GIANNA*The following morning I came down for breakfast and saw Grace looking so worried.“Is something wrong,Grace?”“Mr Lewis is in serious pain.I made the medicinal soup with the recipe you gave me before you left but he’s not feeling better.If I had known he would be getting drunk,I should have waited up to make him take the soup last night.”I shrugged.I haven't forgotten the fact that he went to see Nadia again yesterday, and even though he came back with Edgar, he still treated me like a cheap pet dog.“Perhaps, this will teach him a lesson.He’s not a kid so it’s high time he quit making others worried whenever he gets drunk.”“He was asking for you this morning,can you go see him?”I laughed.”Grace,stop worrying.He’s not going to die.Also,him and I are no longer in a relationship.He has become a toxic ex that I hate so no,I will not pay any mind to him.”I turned away from the sad look Grace was giving me.No one would ever make me consider giving Maxim another chance.********
*MAXIMUS*Giving up on Gianna wasn't an option for me.It's something I had accepted a long time ago.So no matter how harsh and distant she was to me,I wasn't going to let her go and I know eventually,she'll be back to the Gianna I know.I brought out my cellphone and went through my chat history with Gianna.I realized that I had really canceled on her so many times especially because of work.This must definitely make her think that she doesn't matter to me at all.I had to change that so I gave her a call.She wouldn't pick up.I sent her a text instead but there was no reply.Was she seriously ignoring me right now?Sighing,I gave Grace a call."Can you go tell Gianna to reply to my text?""Okay,sir."I hung up and waited for a reply but none came,instead a call came in from Grace."I thought she was in her room,sir.I don't know when she left the house."My eyes dilated."She's not in the house?!""No…""Put the head guard on the phone right now."As soon as Dave got on the line,I
*GIANNA*At the police station,the police notified us that they had already gotten the people they wanted in detention while the rest of us could call just one person each to bail us out.I pouted.I really didn't want to call Maxim right now.I didn't want him involved in my business.Ellie held my hand."I'm so sorry,Anna.I just wanted us to have a good time."I smiled at her."I had a good time,Ellie and we should really do this often."She laughed and nodded and then I watched as she gave her brother a call."Hello,Edgar,Could you come to the police station please?I was arrested at a stripper's club.""What do you mean by that?I'm not always causing trouble.I barely did anything this time."I couldn't hear what he was saying but I could tell he was pissing her off."Please,Edgar…please…""Fine.Fine.Please,come bail me out,best brother."She drawled,rolling her eyes"Ugh!I hate you!""Oh,Anna is here too.Can you use your connections to also bail her out as well?""Thanks."With that,Elli
*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
"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