Chapter 18Is Mr. Lazarus Cavanaugh married?Who's the secret woman of the world's youngest billionaire?Stolen photos of me, my son, and especially Lazarus were on the newspapers and magazines. The shots weren't very clear, and I didn't read everything there. Just some titles, I guess.Why do these kinds of information spread so quickly?I composed myself before leaving the kitchen, and just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.It's probably Ashley.I hurriedly made my way to the door of Lazarus's condo unit and let Ashley in.But instead of seeing Ashley, it was someone else."Sidon, right?" I asked through hesitation.He's wearing a simple black jacket and ripped jeans. His hair was wet, and some parts of his clothes seemed like he just took a shower or got caught in the rain earlier."Yeah," he nodded and scratched his head as if embarrassed."What do you need?""You're the one who needs something from me," he gave me a kind smile that no man could ever copy. "Ashley had to attend an
Chapter 19"Brother, may I borrow your son for a while?"Zon has been clinging to Laki's lower thigh as if he didn't want to let go.It's three in the afternoon, and Zon just woke up from his nap around one in the afternoon when we suddenly heard the sound of the doorbell. When I opened the door, I saw Laki.He didn't even seem surprised to see me and my son here."Daddy, puh-lease?" Zon tightened his hug around Laki's thigh like a monkey, but my son was just too cute and adorable to be compared to a monkey."Laki, if I find out my son got involved in human trafficking, you won't leave this cell," Lazarus' stern voice filled the entire kitchen as he worked on his laptop.He's not shirtless this time. He's wearing a white tank top and grey sweatpants that look like he just finished exercising. His biceps were so prominent, almost begging me to touch them, but there's no way I would ever do that.I still haven't forgotten what happened yesterday, so I covered my neck with my hair, which
Chapter 20"Why not?" a trace of the arrogant Lazarus from before returned to his calm voice. "I've tasted you before, you let me taste you, so don't act like you're not that woman who wanted to have sex with me—""I never wanted to have sex with you, Lazarus."I didn't want to hear about what happened back then. He left me and didn't listen, yet he insists on believing what he thinks is true.If only I could turn back time? No. Even if I could, I wouldn't change what happened back then. Because no matter how I look at it, it's still wrong. It's not a perfect square; it feels like a decagon, ten sides and angles. That just means too many mistakes.His stern dark eyes narrowed as he looked at me carefully. "If that's true, then why? Why did you mix ecstasy into my drink back then?" he said it in a harsh, low tone of voice that left me silent for a few minutes. "Answer me."I couldn't defend myself before because he physically hurt me whenever I tried to explain everything to him. I end
Chapter 21I was absent from work for a week, during which Lazarus worked from his condo. We didn't discuss groceries, and it was Laki and Ruin who volunteered to handle it.My neck. Shit.Since no visitors come to Lazarus' condo, I didn't bother trying to cover up the three reddened marks on my neck. The one on the other side had faded slightly. Except when Laki and Ruin came over, I made an effort to arrange my hair to conceal the mark. After they left, I let it be, as only Lazarus would see it.He did this, so why should I be ashamed to show it? It's infuriating.One week of hell in Lazarus' condo.Since the incident where we argued and he kissed my neck, I made sure to keep my distance from him."Momma? What's that red spot, po?"I put down the spoon I was holding, not expecting Zon to notice the marks on my neck.I touched the part of my neck that Zon was referring to as a red spot."Nothing, baby. Just a little bite..." I paused for a second when I saw Lazarus walking towards th
Chapter 22I chose to avoid looking at Lazarus and turned my gaze towards his cousins.I saw how Laki pushed the girl out of his lap, which made her stand up immediately and glare at Laki in annoyance. Saul and Daumier, who were still seated on the sofa, moved away from their respective girls. I also spotted Ruin leaving the girl he was kissing by the door. As for Noah, he was still on the phone with someone.And Isaiah? He didn't even come out of the bathroom. It was closed, and he had no idea what was happening outside.I didn't even spare a glance for Lazarus and the girl when I closed the bedroom door. I turned on my heel and walked towards my son, who was standing innocently at the doorway of the opposite room.I bent my knees in front of my son, rested my hands on top of my knees, and leaned closer to him to be at his eye level. "Zon? Is it okay if we'll just go out to buy you some toys?""Why, Momma?""I just feel like buying you some new toys, baby," I explained, and then pull
Chapter 23I froze when he lifted me like a sack of rice on his shoulder.I thought he was going to go up and put me on the bed in the bedroom but I was wrong when he put me on the dining table and pushed my stomach with his big hand to force me to lie on the table when I tried to sit up and was about to get off the table."Lazarus!"I feel like a meal served on the table."That's right, call my name, Calista," he smiled like he was having fun with me. Mocking me.But what irritates me the most? The way he did it. He still looks calm and strict, it never leaves his eyes. even though he's in front of me and his sex appeal is overflowing, I don't care. All I want now is to get away from him before something unpleasant happens."What the hell!" I scoffed."You know that I don't like it when you say bad words, right?" he aggressively pulled my legs apart and positioned himself in between. "'Cause you're making me turn on so hard."I groaned when I felt something down there.I tried to sta
Chapter 24I opened my eyes after a long sleep I've had. I rubbed my eyes to see clearly before I slowly sat up on the soft bed I was lying on. I looked around and this feels like a dream—more like a nightmare that I couldn't escape.I'm in Lazarus' room and I fell asleep on the table after he laid me down on it.It felt sore and lonely.I glanced at the left wall to see a wall clock.It's almost six in the evening. How many hours did I sleep? I remember when the thing I dreaded happened, it was almost noon.My gaze dropped down to what I'm wearing. It's an oversized white tee shirt, its sleeves reached my elbows and when I removed the duvet that's covering half of my body, I saw the lowest part of the tee shirt almost reach my knees.He dressed me up, I guess.I pulled the tee shirt that I'm wearing to see if I'm wearing any undergarments and I am. It's another nude colored panty but I'm not wearing any bras.The shirt is loose on me, so the chest area isn't too revealing."Ouch," I
Chapter 25I immediately closed my mouth when he grabbed my chin. he let go of his grip on the doorknob. He leaned his head down, closer to my face and our noses almost touched."I bet you're wet right now," as he moved his head to the side, he brushed the tip of his nose to the bridge of mine before pressing his soft burning lips against my cheek. "I want to know..." his gruff voice was tingling in my ear. Echoing every word he said.I gasped as he pulled me closer to his body when I tried to pull back. His left arm snaked around my waist and his right hand let go of my chin. I felt him lower his right hand until it reached the hem of my dress."N-No. please...." my knees were trembling and my soul once again was shaking when I felt his large right hand touch my legs up to my thighs and remove my panties.I studied his every move, the more I struggled, the more he liked things. so I chose to stay still.I'm still sore. I couldn't do any other of his sex activities.I bent down and le
Chapter 110"What do you want to eat? We have plenty of food, baby. Do you want me to add more so you have more options?" Lazarus' calm voice revealed impatience and desperation to find out what was wrong with me."N-No..."He seemed to finally lose patience with me, which is why he kissed me on the lips hastily, repeating it over and over. It was intense and warm despite my continuous sobbing and our lips, both swollen, pressed together.He rested our foreheads together, catching his breath from the intense kissing even though I didn't kiss him back because I was preoccupied with crying."What do you want, hm? I'll buy it," he said, then bit my reddened and swollen lips firmly."I-I want... Yubari King Melon," my voice still trembled as I held my not-so-large baby bump."What's that?" he asked quickly, seeming very eager to know what I wanted to eat so he could buy it right away."I-It's a melon, Lazi...""How much?"I hesitated to tell him the price, especially since he would have t
Chapter 109Hidden ChapterDruggedBefore Lazarus and I got married, it wasn't that easy to gain the trust of my parents, aunts, and other relatives for Lazarus.Aunt Lauren almost filed a case against him. She had found out about what happened when I was just sixteen years old, that he raped me, and that's why he hadn't asked me to marry him yet. He wanted to clear everything before he'd let me into his troubled life.I was not raped.It was my fault that it happened.The ecstasy. If I hadn't mixed the drug in his drink, then it wouldn't have made sense for him to take my virginity.He was drugged; ecstasy was irresistible when it had full control of a person's body. I knew some effects of ecstasy that a person might experience.Including paranoia, aggression, and psychosis. And more.Muscle aches and stiffness, increased energy and confidence, sweating, increased body temperature, feelings of closeness to others, dilated pupils, loss of appetite, heightened sensations. Those were th
Chapter 108I hurried to leave when I heard what he said. I left the university and entered my car which was left parked outside.Inside my car, the steering wheel almost broke because of my repeated hitting and punching.The next day I met a woman. her name was Sammantha, I lost my sanity because I immediately made her my girlfriend but after I took advantage of her and Calista moved away from me, I also broke up with her.Nothing happened between Sammantha and me.I want to hurt Calista so that she herself will stay away from me. I can't stay away from him."Lazarus. There are ten more sacks of rice outside, please bring them inside," said my old lady boss who owns a small rice shop."Is there anything else?" I asked even though my clothes were soaked with my own sweat. "I still want to work.""Don't worry, son. I'll increase your salary in two," he said before going inside.I worked. Scrape to save your own money. also one of the reasons why I don't have to work out anymore.My bod
Chapter 107"Come in," I ordered firmly without thinking and pushed him to the front seat, I opened the door for him myself but he didn't come in and his soft hand accidentally caught my tight slacks. "Come on in!"the softness and smoothness of his skin when I first touched his arm.I want to experience what happens to us in my dreams. I want to see her innocent face wince in pleasure and pain.It was amazing when he followed my wishes without complaining.My body grew hotter as if it had a mind of its own and knew that the woman I was fantasizing about was very close.I took her to the condo because it is illegal to let women into the dorm. the condo that belongs to my father but I will make sure that next time I will take him to my own condo."Lie down," my eyes lit up as I let him into the room and pointed to my bed.the bed was just behind him and he just felt like I wanted to push him begging and he looked at me innocently.Those innocent eyes. I want those eyes to look at me fu
Chapter 106special chapter...Claimed"Lazarus, son. I can see the potential in you. Business is business."I was in his study. I was standing in front of his study table while he was sitting in his chair and wearing reading glasses. Reading some files and reports.what comes out of the contour of his tongue is not funny. I think he still has plans to control my future.I have no dreams. I don't know what course I will take in college."Dad, why not Laki? O Kuya Law, he's the eldest. he should be the next one to run the company," my voice was full of fake respect. I tried to respect him.I know none of my siblings are interested in running our family business.Money could fuck our lives up."Laki don't take business seriously and Law wants to proceed law after graduating a four year course in college," he reasoned, pushing me more and forcing me to follow his footsteps."How about Kry?""She's too young... and stubborn," he shook his head slightly as he continued to read the reports
Chapter 105He's just getting started. I don't know what he can do if we stay here longer.I couldn't close my thighs because of his head.He used his sharp tongue again, slowly, teasing me. I don't know but even though it's cold here, I'm getting too hot.After a few minutes, I could feel his tongue becoming violent and angry. He was licking and sucking it as if my juice was coming out like a condense.My lips parted and I didn't realize I was moaning, calling his name.I gripped the sack of rice beneath me when I felt his tongue had found its way to get inside. My back was bent because of what he was doing.His tongue was a punisher.I gripped his soft and strong hair like how I grip the sack of rice beneath me with my other hand. I was almost there and he kept thrusting his tongue in and out of me.I felt my whole body tremble when he took me out and only used his tongue.My whole body was still sweating, panting and shaking when he climbed onto the sacks of rice that served as our
Chapter 104I saw Senyor Saturnino's expression darken. "I won't allow Laki's child to become my grandchild," he groaned.Perhaps he knew that Laki's children would be even more troublesome than Lazarus' if ever that rascal had kids. If Luzon had a delicate way of pronouncing the letter r, baby Praise had a slang way.Almost all the dishes of pork and chicken were already served on the large table in the grand dining room of the hacienda."Grandpa, can't we really do it?" I heard Lazarus ask beside me.He'd been asking about something I had no clue about since earlier. Maybe it was something only he and Senyor Saturnino knew."No, my dear," Senyor Saturnino promptly replied before taking a sip of water. "It's not allowed here in the hacienda or in your room."I have no idea what they're talking about so I just focused my attention to baby Praise, wiping some oatmeal off her pinkish chubby cheeks.Luzon was noisy and kept on calling Nayda to prepare his fried chicken for later. Was fri
Chapter 103EpilogueHeavenA white wall and ceiling, a cacophony of screams, and the smell of medicines filled the air of the mental hospital.I followed closely behind the nurse, who was leading me to a room to visit someone.I wanted to visit her. She, she's the reason why all of those bad and painful things happened to me. She's also the reason why I was where I was.Kiana had told me last week about her condition and informed me of everything she knew, including the location and name of the mental hospital where Samantha's mental health was being monitored safely.I wanted to face her now because this afternoon, Lazarus and my children and I will be leaving for Compostela Valley, to his Grandpa's hacienda.I left the three of them in our house, instructed them to pack our things, and told Lazarus where I was going. As a Cavanaugh, he insisted on coming with me, but I rejected his offer.Who knows what Samantha might do if she sees Lazarus' disturbed face. I doubt she's forgotten
Chapter 102"Call me 'tita' for now. Just tell me if my asshole, pussy, fucked up, moron husband tries to blackmail you."Unbelievable, but she treated me the same as before. Very straightforward. Initially, I had a different impression of her based on some words she said.The words a person uses can define them, but it's not always true.It reminded me of the people I encounter on the streets. Just because they're angry and not in a good mood, it doesn't mean they're bad people.I should have gotten to know them first. When I did, I wouldn't judge them based on what they seemed to be.Never judge a person without knowing the story of their past.We talked for half an hour. I fervently prayed that baby Praise wouldn't say any bad words, but unfortunately, she did. In front of Tita Ysa.I thought she might get angry and scold me for allowing my child to say those things, but no, she laughed and looked surprised instead. She even asked baby Praise to say it again. She's impossible.She