Hendrix frowned at her then immediately looked away as if she was part of the wall and just walked past her. Her heart was pounding so hard it almost jumped out of its ribcage. She couldn't move as her eyes were wide as saucers and her lips agape. ‘Why is he here already?!’ her mind screamed. She heard the door behind her creaked open and Dinah's voice resounded, “Margaux? Why are you standing there?” she queried. She inhaled loudly. Fortunately, she was wearing sunglasses or else it would be impossible not to recognize her since they were too near with each other and she even bumped against him! “Are you okay?” Dinah's brows furrowed as she stopped in front of her. She shook her head.She was not okay! Her heart was in turmoil and all her body organs were malfunctioning. How could she be okay?!And she wouldn't dare hide it from Dinah because it would be just futile since she knew her well. “What happened?” Dinah frowned, studying her expression. “Insaw him,” she mumbled. M
“What do you mean?” Saab asked in confusion.Daisy raised her eyebrows on Margaux. The grin plastered on her face saying she got her good which made Margaux felt more anxious, “He married Margaux Hermani not Margaux Margarette Montello,” she simply answered. She twisted her lips as she clenched her fists. She heard her friends' loud gasps and felt their intent gazed once again. “You're single all along!” Saab exclaimed. Her chinita eyes went wide as she stared at her in utter disbelief. Meanwhile, Dinah didn't say anything but her cold gaze alone says she needed to explain. Feeling guilty, Margaux lowered her head and bit the bottom of her lips. “I thought of marrying him for real once I confessed to him the truth,” she admitted. She didn't plan it out. She just had no choice when Hendrix suddenly asked for her identification. Scared that he was going to postpone the wedding, she gave him her fake ID and just decided to confess everything to him after they got their marriage cert
Hendrix was quite anxious as he briskly walked to the VIP room. But his steps abruptly halted when someone suddenly stepped out of the room and accidentally bumped into him. “Sorry!” He inwardly groaned in annoyance as he didn't want to delay any longer. He was already ten minutes late to his meeting with Mr. Hermani and he couldn't afford to slip the opportunity away. Frowning, he briefly glanced at the woman before he continued walking past her as if she was just an insignificant decoration and followed the manager who was guiding him to the VIP room. A middle aged man sitting on the host seat welcomed him with a cold stare. “My apology for being late, Mr. Hermani,” he said formally as he entered the room. Mr. Hermani, who looked intimidating just a few seconds ago, suddenly smiled warmly at him and nodded in acknowledgement, “It's not your fault. Your plane just landed, I understand,” he said calmly. Hendrix subtly sighed in relief. He was a little agitated as he didn't want
The four women stopped after hearing what he said. They seemed to be frozen for a second but immediately recovered and regained their composure.“You're Margaux, right?” Hendrix repeated. His eyes never left the woman as he hoped she would lift her head and finally look at him. To his surprise, his prayers were immediately answered as the woman whose neck seemed permanently bent down had finally lifted her head and faced him. “I'm sorry? Do I know you?” she queried. Her voice was a little husky and quite low, giving a sultry vibe and making his nape shivered. There's a hint of coldness in her tone as well but he didn't think much about it as his chest was already in chaos.He couldn't remember how his wife's voice sounded as it could actually be counted in his fingers how many times he had conversed with her. Hendrix stared at the woman's face intently. She was indeed wearing sunglasses which failed him to see her eyes and almost half of her face because the sunglasses were qui
“That's my wife!” Margaux was talking seriously with Carlos, her assistant, when she heard the sudden commotion from the outside. Distracted, she looked at the spot where the noise was coming from and tilted her head. “Margaux! Let me in!” the guy screamed. It was so loud that it instantly made her bolted up and checked it. “I will check it, Miss. Please take a seat..” said Carlos. But she was naturally a curious person so she shook her head. “He is calling me so I'll check it,” she replied and strode to the entrance. “Margaux!” However, her steps abruptly halted upon seeing the person causing a commotion. ‘Hendrix?!’ her mind was blown away. She hadn't recovered from that afternoon yet. She had to workout, tire herself and stopped having an idle time the whole night just to forget about it and avoid thinking about him. She was even called for a sudden meeting with her assistant that late night because she couldn't freaking sleep, and now she had to meet him again?! Was fate
Margaux felt warm and soft things suddenly pressed against her lips. Startled, her eyes immediately opened only to be thunderstruck upon realizing that Hendrix just kissed her. Her body became stiff, while her insides became a huge mess. She gasped but the moment her lips parted, Hendrix tongue quickly invaded her mouth. ‘This is my first kiss!’ her mind was screaming. Her breathing became ragged while her heartbeat was unhinged. She shut her eyes again as she couldn't handle her overflowing emotion anymore. Slowly, her hands were raising until it rested on his forearms. She was about to kiss back - although she didn't know how - when she heard someone call her name. “Miss Margaux?” It's as if Margaux was splashed by a whole bucket of ice, she quickly pushed Hendrix with all her strength and hastily ran away without looking back. “Shit!” she cursed loudly as she ran inside the cafe and went straight to the comfort room. “Shit! What the heck was that?!” she hissed after closing
Margaux slammed her phone on the table, startling Linda who was standing on the side. Her eyes were flaring as her blood was boiling at the information she had just read. The audacity of that guy! She thought about the kiss and her emotion fired up into a fit of rage. She badly wanted to slap him for taking her first kiss! Unceremoniously, she stood up and took her coffee with her. “I'm going upstairs now,” she said, then walked away without waiting for Linda's response. With revenge filled her mind, she quickly called Carlos as soon as she entered her room. “Hello?” His voice was hoarse as Margaux didn't realize she was calling at three in the morning. “Ban M Corp from having any business deals in the UK. Make sure to inform everyone that those who will associate with that company will be immediately removed under the wings of MDHS Group,” she said coldly. There was a long pause before Carlos finally responded. “I'll send an email to all the business companies under us right
“Consider it done,” Abigail said confidently before she ended the call. The sun was already rising when she looked up. As for her sleep, it had completely abandoned her, that's why she decided to just go out for a run instead. She changed her clothes into her workout outfit and tied her hair in a high ponytail. She was wearing airpods in both ears as she ran slowly around the area. Their neighbors were too far from them so she was free to lurk alone, evenso, those neighbors were actually just their relatives that's why there's really nothing to worry about her safety. They own the vast land in a secluded area outside the city. It was peaceful and free from pollution as the land was full of trees and flowers. She went around their property for almost two hours. The sun had completely risen and the cleaners and gardeners had already started working in the vast backyard. “Miss Margaux,” they greeted. Margaux smiled at them and greeted them back. The run helped her mood improve a l