His jaw hardened upon seeing what was inside the envelope. He then lifted his head and looked at his friend as if confirming if it was true. “I did not expect that, too,” Gino said in a very serious tone. Gone was his playfulness. It was as if he had a switch and he turned to his professional self after Hendrix received and opened the small envelope. “Let's keep it for now since we have no concrete evidence yet”“And what do you call this? Isn’t it not evidence?” He scowled while waving the envelope. Surprisingly, his friend shook his head, “No. That can barely be called evidence. Remember that technologies nowadays are very hightech and everything can be copied. We need to gather more back ups as much as we can. The more, the merrier,” Gino stated. Hendrix did not say a word anymore. His lips pressed tightly as he stared intently at the pies of information in his hands.He could not believe what he was seeing and he was afraid of the outcome once it came out.“I have to go. I’ll
“Why can’t you?” Margaux’s eyebrows deeply furrowed as she looked down on Hendrix. Hendrix, on the other hand, lowered his head as though he was avoiding her gaze. Her eyes narrowed in an instant upon seeing his reaction, “Are you hiding something?” She queried. Seeing him avoiding her gaze made her heart sank. It felt like they were back to square one again and she was afraid her trust issue won’t be able to disappear by the way he was acting. “Hendrix..” she muttered. Slowly, Hendrix finally lifted his head once again. Their eyes met me once again and she was taken aback upon seeing his bloodshot eyes. His lips parted and was about to say something, when all of a sudden, a knock came which stopped Hendrix from speaking. “I’m here to check if the patient’s already take his medicine,” the nurse politely said after opening the door slightly. Margaux scowled at Hendrix and saw him sighing heavily. “My medicine’s there,” he said, then pointed to the nearest table
That did not answer her question though. Frowning, she stared at him in confusion but did not ask what he meant by that. Meanwhile, Hendrix lifted his hand and cupped her right cheek. He then caressed it with his thumb while smiling. “I won't promise anything but please remember that everything that I will do is for you..” he whispered. “For me?” She frowned. She did not know if he was just blabbering or something. But his words were vague and she was more confused as she had no idea as to why he was saying that all of a sudden. However, instead of giving her the context and explaining, he just flashed her a smile before putting his palm on her neck and then carefully pulled her down towards him. “I love you so much, love,” he whispered before pulling her further into him until their lips touched. She sighed as she stood straight. Slowly, she opened her eyes and twisted her lips. ‘This will be our thing now?’ she asked herself. Shaking her head, she looked at him and quickly
Margaux had no idea who the caller was. But then she just shrugged her shoulders off and did not think much about it. Maybe it was just an unknown number and her cousin was just being cautious that he decided to take the call instead of giving it to her upon seeing it. Leaning back on the sofa, she shut her eyes and let out a heavy sigh. And due to lack of sleep and body ache, she immediately fell asleep there. She grunted as she stirred from her sleep. She could not move and felt she was being tied thus she slowly opened her eyes to see where she was. Then, a loud gasp came out from her mouth upon seeing what situation she was in. “H-hendrix?’ she breathed in disbelief. The guy was the first thing she saw as soon as she opened her eyelids. And his face was so close to hers and the tips of their noses touched. She could even feel his warm breath as he was breathing evenly. “You're finally awake,” Daisy’s voice suddenly echoed. She stiffened. Her body suddenly straightened upo
“Sue?” Margaux scowled. “What happened to you?” She queried as she almost couldn't recognize him anymore. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were so dirty. It seemed like he rolled over in the mud all day and he went straight into the hospital without bothering to shower or even just changing to clean clothes.Sue, however, ignored her question and went straight to her father. He seemed very serious which was a very rare sight, knowing he has a playful personality. “Where have you been?” Felissa queried. Margaux pursed her lips as her eyes followed her cousin.“It’s a long story, Aunt Felissa,” Sue said, then faced Don Geronimo, “Uncle..” “How was it?” Don Geronimo inquired. Margaux’s eyebrows knitted together. She looked at her father in confusion and wanted to ask him what he meant by that. But then, she stopped herself and just decided to just listen to them first. On the other hand, Sue just let out a frustrated sigh. He then profusely shook his head while lowering his
“What is it?” Hendrix queried upon seeing Margaux looking stunned. He instantly got worried and quickly got out of the bed as well to see what she was staring at in her mobile phone. “Liana?” He muttered the moment he saw the name on the screen. His thick eyebrows deeply furrowed as he did not know what was going on. Sue’s appearance was horrible as he looked like he escaped from the military training camp in the middle of their intense training. He wouldn’t really bother knowing what happened to him to be honest. However, after hearing that it was something to do with Don Geronimo, his father-in-law, he knew it had something to do with Margaux. “Care to explain what is going on? It’s really confusing now,” Daisy demanded. Margaux’s other cousins and their parents seconded.His eyes then lifted up at his wife's face and that’s the time he noticed that she was looking paler than she normally was. In an instant, he got even more worried and was about to ask them to call the doctor
Hendrix thought deeply about it. However, he did not want to assume anything and wanted to be extra cautious because even though Margaux obviously did not like Liana, still, they were related by blood and not only that, the woman was the princess of the country so she was not someone who was not easy to go against. “Do you think Liana is the one behind the accident?” Daisy inquired. The room fell silent. Hendrix’s thick eyebrows deeply furrowed. He stared at his wife and saw her in trance. Suddenly, he got curious about what exactly she was thinking at the moment.Squeezing her hand, he slowly took the mobile phone out from her grip. Margaux flinched when he did that. But she said nothing and just let him steal it away from her. She then moved her head to her side and looked at him. Their eyes met each other's gazes and Hendrix's chest thumped wildly in an instant. He swallowed hard. Her blue eyes seemed so bright and her gazes were burning as though she was furious at him. “Lo
After listening to Margaux, Hendrix’s face was getting dimmer whilst his blood almost reached the boiling point. “I’m going to kill that woman,” he muttered in a very cold but firm voice. Margaux gasped loudly as she stared at him with rounded eyes. “Don’t,” she breathed. Then, she vehemently shook her head as she cupped his face. “You shouldn’t do that” Hendrix pursed his lips as he looked back at her. His chest was thumping wildly due to the anger he was feeling towards Roxanne. Everything he heard from Margaux about all that woman had done to harass his wife was extremely unacceptable to him. “That b*tch has to pay,” he said coldly. He watched Margaux sighed before tapping his cheeks and backed away. He did not want her to step away but he knew she would be mad at him because there were a lot of people in the room. He let out a deep and exasperated sigh as his eyes remained dark. “She’s getting comfortable harassing you. She should pay,” he said darkly. “Hen
Hendrix's thick furrowed eyebrows became permanent as he buried his face on paper works. His workaholic self just couldn't help finishing them all before he went home. “Sir, it's past nine already,” Tom, his secretary, stated. “You can go home now,” he responded without lifting his head. Tom looked hesitant as he stared at his boss who was busy signing the documents. He could leave just as he told him to, but he knew his future would be at risk if he did not drag his boss out of his office. Standing there, he took a deep breath and was prepared to say the magic word when all of a sudden, a loud ring erupted in the whole office. Hendrix stopped whatever he was doing and scowled at his mobile phone resting on the corner of his desk. His face was dark as though he was displeased that he's got interrupted with his work. “Let me see, you're still in the office, am I right?” the caller said without any greetings. Hendrix didn't need to ask who was on the other line. His annoyin
The manor was very busy as everyone seemed to be panicking as the time was running. But Margaux seemed oblivious as she was busy staring at herself in a huge mirror. Her heart was thumping hard. ‘This is it,” she told herself internally. The white beautiful wedding dress that was full of tiny diamonds was sparkling, almost blinding her eyes. Her hair was tied up in a very neat bun with some hair strands curled beautifully decorating her small face. While her makeup was just light, almost bare showing her natural beauty that made everyone in the room bewitched as they all looked at her. “Miss Margaux, it’s time to walk down the aisle,” the organizer announced. Margaux glanced over herself one more time before leaving the room. The organizer gave her the beautifully arranged white bouquet with a huge grin.“Mr Mondragon is so lucky,” she muttered with pure admiration. She did not respond and just gave her a small smile. Her stomach was churning as her chest was about to explode. S
Margaux crossed her arms as she leaned on the back rest of the sofa, staring at the woman in front of her. She woke up alone and everyone in the manor was nowhere to be found aside for Liana who was sitting comfortably on the sofa in the living room while having a cup of tea as she descended the stairs. “Babe,” Liana flashed a small smile. Her eyebrows raised as she had no idea what her cousin was doing in their manor. As far as she could remember, she was left in the Philippines so she thought she would stay there and will never have the guts to show her face again out of remorse. ‘I forgot that she’s shameless,’ she thought and rolled her eyes. “I know you never wish to see me again,” Liana muttered. “You know but you still show up here,” she replied sarcastically. The princess let out a sigh then shook her head. Seeing that, Margaux thought she was going to retort a sarcastic remark and grin mockingly at her like she always does before. However, she’d seen none of it, rather
“I want to give her a grand wedding in front of all of you, her family and friends,” Hendrix added. He was looking straight to Don Geronimo as he said those words with a very serious face. However, the corner of his lips lifted upon seeing Margaux’s reaction in his peripheral vision. “You’re already married,” Don Geronimo stated. Hendrix's lips pursed as he brought his attention back to the old man. “But it didn't feel right. I married her as Margaux Hermani and I want to correct that“ “Hendrix..” Margaux muttered. He finally looked at her direction and saw her flustered face and teary eyes. She probably didn't expect that and had a doubt about his plan. Stepping forward, he cupped her face and stared into her blue eyes. “I want to make this right,” he muttered. Then he put down his hands and shoved one onto the pocket of his jeans whilst slowly kneeling down in front of her. A loud gasp came from Margaux as he pulled out the velvet box and revealed a huge diamond ring.
“You're blooming,” Daisy smirked as soon as they entered the dining room. Margaux’s face turned hot in an instant. She then threw her cousin a sharp glare on which the latter just laughed it off. “Why are you looking at me like that? I’m just stating a fact,” Daisy said and gave her a malicious grin. She rolled her eyes and did not say anything. Instead, she took her seat and looked around the table to see that they were complete except her parents, who were probably still in the hospital. “You should take the seat next to your wife,” she heard her uncle say. Her eyebrows raised as the only vacant seat next to her was his father's chair. “I don't think that's right,” Hendrix muttered as he stood still behind her chair. “Just take that seat and eat. It's just a chair,” her uncle Daniel insisted. Knowing that her husband won't do it for his respect for her father, she let out a sigh before glancing over her shoulder. “You can take that chair. No one will mind,”
“Are you tired?” Hendrix queried as they cuddled under the blanket. ‘I am exhausted!’ Margaux’s mind screamed internally. Her face was burning and kept her eyes closed recalling what they had just done. It was not the first time anymore but it still felt new to her. Moreso, the experience was entirely different from the first one as she thought Hendrix didn't strain himself anymore which made her whole body sore. She felt his soft lips touch her forehead and a soft whisper of ‘I love you’ tingles her left ear. He then tightened his hold on her and pressed her body to his even more as if he was afraid to have even a tiniest gap between them. “Love..” he murmured. Curiously, Margaux slowly opened her eyes and met his gaze. But before she could say something, Hendrix quickly leaned in closer and claimed her lips. Gasping, she opened her eyes and reluctantly pushed him away. “I can't do it anymore,” she mumbled. She averted her gaze as her face became hotter. She had no qualms
“Call all the doctors, quick!” she exclaimed as she kneeled down next to Hendrix. Her heart just stopped beating upon seeing his unconscious body. She didn't know where to touch him as she was afraid she might hurt him even more. “Love! Open your eyes, please! Don't sleep!” she cried. She could feel her cousin was trying to calm her but her emotions exploded that she could not hear anything anymore. “Babe, calm down!” Daisy shook her. “Love, please!” she pleaded. Her hands were shaking as she placed her palms on his chest. Although she could feel his heartbeat, still she cannot calm down seeing him unconscious with blood almost covering his shirt. “Let me check his wounds,” Felissa muttered. Reluctantly, she moved away and let her mother check where the gunshot was. She was holding her breath as she was trying to prepare for whatever she was going to see. However, as soon as her mother lifted Hendrix's shirt, loud gasps reverberated in the room and followed by loud laughter.
“Aren’t you afraid that he might let that woman free?” Felissa inquired. Margaux heaved a sigh. Then, a small smile flashed her face as she looked at her mother. “I trust that he won’t do it, Mom..” she replied. Her mother stared at her for a long second before she responded. “What if he betrayed you?” she asked critically. She did not know if her mother was just testing her. But her question did not really come across her mind. After learning what happened from the nurse that was supposed to kill her, she knew right then that Hendrix did not really mean to shoot her. He was aiming for Doctor Pablo, not her. That’s why as soon as he tried to approach her, she did not hesitate to send him with that woman. She was that confident that he would come back to her, not thinking about other possibilities that he had other motives. Looking away, she curled her fingers as she was starting to doubt her decision. But then she shook her head immediately and lifted her chin as she returned her
Margaux quickly shifted her head towards the door as soon as she heard it shut. Her shoulders slumped while she heaved a deep sigh. “Why did you make him leave and feel disappointed now?” Her father queried. She pursed her lips. Seriously, she didn’t know why she did that. Probably because she was not ready to face him yet. She took a deep breath once again and looked at her father. “Did you already know about Doctor Pablo?” She asked instead. Don Geronimo raised his eyebrows. His eyes lit up, prolly seeing her intention of changing the topic. “I had suspicion, but never thought he could actually do that to us,” he shook his head. Margaux’s eyes narrowed as she stared at her father. His actions and facial expression were so contradictory that she could not help but be skeptical. “Really?” She tilted her head and crossed her arms. She did trust her father, but at that moment, she could not help but doubt his words. Meanwhile, Don Geronimo suddenly laughed boisterously. “You’r