Thinking that her father was about to call the authorities to search for her, Margaux discreetly grabbed her bag which was just a hand away from her and sneakily messaged her family that she wouldn't go home that night. She didn't give any details but she had to assure them not to worry and that she will be back the next day.If it was three years ago, she wouldn't be having any problem even if she will be missing for a whole week without contacting them. But she knew the three years she was missing and after all she had been through during those years, they became cautious and protective of her. And it didn't help that her identity was already veiled in public which made her freedom and safety at stake.“If you think I have an affair with my secretary, then you are wrong. I never had any affair with anyone nor gave any time to even think about that, ”Hendrix continued, oblivious of her fiddling with her phone. “My mother was the one who hired Roxanne as my secretaryShe begged me to
The twenty four hours she gave him immediately passed and just as what she had expected, it was just a waste of time. After she said those things to her, Hendrix became silent as if he switched off and never tried to make any more effort to prove himself to her. “I already informed my family that I'm here so you don't need to worry about going to jail. Just be grateful I don't like getting my parents involved with my plans, so you are safe now,” she said before walking out of the apartment and shut the door right away. Her face was grim as she sashayed her way out of the old building. She didn't bother calling anyone to fetch her as she didn't want them to see how exasperated she was. She was utterly disappointed with Hendrix. Although she already expected it to happen. She still got angry at him for not giving much effort to get her favor back. “Miss Margaux?” someone suddenly blocked her way and gasped loudly while staring at her with wide eyes. Her eyebrows deeply furrowed
“What?!” Margaux exclaimed as she stared at Daisy with wide eyes, “Why did he think that?!” Her cousin gave her a look while scrunching her nose, “Apparently, he invited him to the manor and had a brief talk” “You’re kidding me!” she shook her head profusely. “Why would I do that? We were also shocked by that information. Your father was the one who told us about that last night!” Margaux was in disbelief. It never occurred to her that her father would talk with Hendrix one day. Because she knew her father was not the type to meddle with anyone’s business, especially to hers and her mother unless they asked him to. “Aunt Felissa got mad at Uncle because according to her, your father was plotting something which in the end, Uncle admitted that he didn’t like Hendrix and he did that to intimidate him,” Daisy shook her head in disapproval, “For me, that’s really unnecessary though. Hendrix seemed to be the person who never gets intimidated easily” She scoffed, “Tell me about it,”
“I’m getting married,” Daisy said calmly. “You.. what?!” Kristoff reacted hysterically while Margaux stared at her cousin in disbelief. “With whom?” she inquired. Her eyes squinted as she looked at Daisy. Even though she already had an idea with whom she was going to get married, she wanted to confirm it from her own mouth. “Jack Simon,” Daisy smirked. There were loud gasps from their family while she just gave her cousin a suspicious look. They just talked about him not long ago and she remembered her cousin adamantly told her she had no feelings for Jack and even tried to pair them up. “Why?” she asked curiously. There’s no way they will get married out of love. Sure, it was for the guy as he already proved it to her but Daisy? She shook her head. “Because I’m at the right age to settle down,” the woman shrugged. “That’s b*llsh*t Daisy!” Kristoff screamed angrily. “You love your single life! We are not stupid to fall for that lame excuse!” he threw his sister a dead
Margaux felt overwhelmed by all the things she learned from Hendrix and Daisy. Although she didn't believe Hendrix's words, it still affected her in some ways and she wished she never gave him a whole day at all. She filed for a leave the next day and decided to just take a rest because she clearly wasn't able to sleep in the guy's apartment knowing that he was there as well in the same room with her. She had never slept with any guy, thus, she was uncomfortable even though Hendrix laid down on the other corner and with a very safe distance from her. As for her cousin, she didn’t know what to feel about that as it was equally shocking to the core. She kept tossing and turning in her bed and was annoyed that she still couldn’t sleep in the comfort of her bed.Her mind was a mess as the morning came. She was able to take a nap but that’s it. Hopeless to get a good sleep again, she finally decided to get out of her bed and take a walk outside. She hadn't even stepped out of their gat
Margaux was taken aback at the sudden question. But she immediately recovered and equalled his stares. “No. I don't have feelings with him anymore,” she said resolutely. It was a lie as she knew it was not easy to move on and just forget about her feelings that she had been harboring for five years. However, she won't admit it in front of her father, especially in front of her uncle who obviously wanted to warn her for his daughter. “Then, there will be no problem if you stay away from him,” the King said casually. She was about to retort when her father beat her to it. “My daughter can do whatever she wants. No one can control her,” Don Geronimo said sternly. “Can’t she do it for the sake of her cousin?”Her father snorted. “What can Liana do for Margaux’s sake then?” he shook his head. “You know everything’s a barter. Nothing is free now”The King, her uncle, clenched his jaw. But still, he was able to keep his cool as he shifted his gaze back to her.“What do you wish Liana w
Hendrix stayed the whole day in his apartment. He had no energy to move and do anything. After the long discussion with Margaux, he felt so drained and exhausted he just wanted to lay down there until he recovered. His eyes were shut when his phone blasted on but he didn’t care. He ignored it until it stopped ringing like he couldn’t hear anything at all and just let his mind wander back to his conversation with Margaux.According to her, she hated him to the core. Why? Because he was a douchebag which he didn’t deny. It was true. He neglected her and basically abandoned her after literally getting married. He left without a word right after the ceremony because of the emergency in the company. His mind then was so full about work that everything outside of it was forgotten. He let out an exasperated sigh. It was all his fault and only he could be blamed for whatever was happening at the moment. Margaux won’t get mistreatment with his family if only he showed them that he cared
Hendrix didn’t think twice and quickly got up. He didn’t even bother looking at himself in the mirror nor check if he was decent and just hastily went towards the door and excitedly opened it. “Did you forget something?” he asked as soon as he opened the door. However, the excitement he felt instantly vanished and his face fell as soon as he saw who it was. It was not the Margaux he was expecting. But rather, it was the Margaux he never wanted to see again. “What do you need?” he asked sternly. But the woman just stood rooted there, as though she was a statue or something. Her eyes were wide and her gaze was fixated on his chest. “I-i..” Hendrix's brows deeply furrowed upon seeing her reaction. Slowly, he followed her gaze and looked down on his chest. And just like her, he got frozen as he realized he wasn’t wearing any tops. “Fvck!” he cursed loudly and immediately slammed the door shut. He quickly ransacked his luggage and fished out the first shirt he saw. In haste, he