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
Margaux stared blankly at Daisy while the latter was elaborating why she needed to go with her in the royal’s palace. She wasn’t in the mood to go out, lest meet the people she didn’t want to see again. BUt her cousin seemed persistent and even used her pregnancy as an excuse. “That’s blackmailing,” she corrected.Daisy grinned, “Whatever you think it fits. But you really need to come with me or I won’t continue..” “You won’t continue what?” Margaux quickly asked. Her eyes squinted at her. “Be honest. Are you really pregnant?”“I am very pregnant,” Daisy answered. “What I’m about to say is I won’t continue my plan to take you with me for my maternity check up if you won’t accompany me in the palace,” she explained. Margaux heaved as sigh. Felt relieved that her cousin was not thinking about abortion. “I love my baby. Whatever happens, I will never kill him or her..”She leaned back and crossed her legs. After nodding her head in satisfaction, her brows furrowed and queried, “Why
“Margaux? Daisy? What are you doing here?” Liana gasped as soon as she saw them. Margaux pursed her lips tightly as her eyes were fixated at the man sitting beside Liana. Her heart pounded loudly as their eyes met and all of the things he had told her that night instantly flashed back in her mind. “I brought them,” Jack interfered. She saw how Hendrix's gaze shifted to the guy and witnessed how his expression changed. From shock to annoyance, she knew exactly that his anger was directed to Jack. “Where's your parents? Did you bring them too?” Liana queried. “They said they are not interested” “Oh, so these girls are your proxies?” the woman gave them a mocking grin. Margaux clicked her tongue but didn't say anything. Meanwhile, Daisy grinned back at her and clung to her arms. “Yes. We are here to fill their seats because Jack said he is uncomfortable going alone here,” Daisy retorted, “He has nonidea why he's got invited since he's not close to any of you..” she continued mea
The dining area instantly went silent after that question. Meanwhile, Hendrix was so shocked his hand froze in the air. He didn't expect Margaux to know about that. Since it was kind of personal, he thought only his parents and some close friends knew about that. Not even his secretary knew it. Amused, he stared at Margaux and wondered what else she knew about him. But his thoughts were cut off when Liana spoke. “How sure are you about that? He never mentioned it. in fact, he's about to eat,” the woman grinned slyly. Hendrix's brows furrowed as his gaze shifted at Liana. He wanted to rebut but Margaux was quick to respond. “I was his wife for three years,” she shrugged. “How long did you know each other though? Two weeks? Unless you asked him, he wouldn't tell strangers about his allergies,” she continued. Her voice was full of sarcasm which didn't escape him. And he actually felt more happy about that because it gave him a feeling that she was standing up for him. However, tha
The fork he was holding fell. A loud thud broke the silence as it erupted in the quiet room. “Are you saying Hendrix is in love with you?” Liana muttered with a condescending tone. She then quickly shook her head and in an instant her expression changed as she gave Margaux a concerned look. “Are you having an episode, babe?”Her voice was soft and sweet that anyone could hear it would think she was really worried about Margaux. But no one in that room was gullible and could see through her. “I'm very healthy and normal, thank you,” Margaux responded. Her smile turned into a grin as she tilted her head. “I am not delusional if that's what you are trying to imply. You can ask the guy beside you for confirmation since you don't trust me” Hendrix was staring at Margaux when he felt a hand wrapped around his left arm like a snake. Instantly, his gaze shifted there but his jaw hardened and quickly shrugged it off, not liking the feeling of being touched by a stranger. Yes, for him, the
“Wow. That was quite a show,” Daisy commented after Hendrix left. Margaux elbowed her cousin on the side but the latter just chuckled. “I'm afraid we have to leave too,” Margaux muttered. “Since you already cleared that the reason why you invited Jack here cannot be tackled while we are here. There's no reason for us to stay” “You are not leaving me here, aren't you?” Jack frowned. She tilted her head while looking at the guy. “Unless you want to stay here. Me and Daisy are happy to leave you here,” she replied. “I didn't mean that, Margaux. Stay.. finish this dinner at least..” The Queen quickly interrupted. She shook her head and was about to decline the offer. But Daisy had a different plan and spoke before she could open her mouth. “We'll stay but in one condition..” her cousin bravely stated. Margaux's forehead creased. Her gaze shifted to her Aunt who seemed surprised at her cousin's guts and waited if she's going to take it. “What's the condition first?” “Answer my qu