Sue kept laughing as he recounted what happened when Margaux left the dining room. “I can bet my restaurant that he really believed we're living together,” he snickered while shaking his head. Crossing her legs, Margaux leaned back on the swivel chair and narrowed her eyes on her cousin, “Speaking of the restaurant, aren't you going there?” she queried, not in the mood to talk about Hendrix anymore. That guy was unpredictable! And she felt so stressed just thinking about the documents he left on the dining table.‘He must have a new plan,’ she pursed her lips as she thought about it. “I'm still on leave. Did you forget that I just underwent surgery?” Sue reiterated. “Right. The bone marrow,” she nodded, trying to shift her thoughts away, “How was it by the way? And do we know the kid's mother?” she was genuinely curious about that friend her cousin helped. For him to donate his bone marrow, the woman must be special to him. Sue let out a sigh, “It was successful but the kid is st
Margaux kept tapping her fingers on the table as she waited for Hendrix to come. An hour had already passed when Carlos confirmed his arrival yet he wasn't still there. Irritated, she pressed the intercom and asked her secretary impatiently, “Did you really call him?” “Yes, Miss Margaux and he said he's going here right away,” Carlos immediately answered. “Then why is he not here yet?” she scowled.‘Was that guy traveling from afar? But he left before us, so where could he be when Carlos called?’ Margaux thought. “I'll try to call him again, Miss,” Carlos replied. “Please do,” she said curtly and quickly turned off the intercom. Leaning her back on the swivel chair, she let out a sigh and thought where could Hendrix be and what was taking him so long. For she was expecting him to hastily come there and show up right away, not letting her wait for over an hour. “Miss?” Carlos carefully called after knocking on the door. “I'm sorry but.. I couldn't contact Mr Mondragon anymore..”
“Oh, look who's here. Drix, why didn't you tell me that you're expecting my cousin?” Liana raised her eyebrows while grinning slyly at Margaux. Margaux's brows pulled together as she stared back at her cousin. ‘Drix? They are on the nickname basis now? They are that close already?!’ her mind screamed. She then squinted her eyes when her gaze went down and landed on their linked arms. Her chest pounded hard as her blood boiled even more. However, her demeanor never changed and kept her expression neutral. Then slowly, her lips curved a sarcastic grin as soon as she lifted her eyes on them. “I'm here for someone,” she muttered, then slowly stepped forward and entered the elevator. Tilting her head, she pointed outside with her index finger while looking at them, “Are you not going out? Or you two are just playing with the lift?” she queried. Her grin went wider as she watched Liana's arrogant expression slowly disappeared. He could feel that the woman already felt annoyed and it act
“What did you say?” Margaux turned back and scowled at Hendrix. However, her chest pounded wildly as soon as their eyes met. Hendrix's eyes were the most attractive part of his face the most and his brown orbs were her favorite. The way he gazed at her was too intense but she couldn't seem to look away, although her heart felt like it's going to explode. “I know you are here for me,” Hendrix responded with a gentle smile and slowly closing the gap between them. It didn't sink it right away to Margaux, as her mind went blank while her eyes fixated on his handsome face. And just like that morning, the way he looked at her seemed different. She found it very strange. It's as if something had suddenly changed but she couldn't pinpoint what it was exactly. Hendrix stopped right in front of her. He didn't touch her, and even left a quite huge gap in between them. But subconsciously, she took a step back as her heart couldn't handle being with him too close. “Did I make you worry?” he qu
“I love you, Margaux,” Hendrix repeated. Margaux stared at him with wide eyes. Her mouth agape while her heart was beating abnormally. ‘W-what?’ her brain couldn't function all of a sudden. He stared back at her, and she suddenly felt intimidated by the intensity of his gaze towards her. “I just realized it now. I'm sorry for everything, please forgive me..” he said. She blinked several times as it didn't sink in as well. Her mind was in turmoil, she couldn't think anything at all. “I love you,” he repeated again. ‘What the heck?! He loves me?!’ her mind screamed. Her chest hammered even more. Shutting her eyes, she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, but to no avail. Her effort was futile as her brain kept repeating his words inside her head like a broken vinyl. Indenting in her mind, making her memorize every syllable of how he pronounced those words. “Margaux, I–” “Stop,” she quickly cut him off. She didn't want to hear more from him. It was already too much
Margaux's eyes widened and quickly, she pushed Hendrix away with all her strength and slapped his face with all her might. “How dare you kiss me?!” she exclaimed angrily. She was panting as she threw him a sharp glare. Her chest was thumping wildly while her muscles tensed in anger. She wanted to hit him more. One slap was never enough for disrespecting her like that. “What made you think that you have the right to kiss and touch me?!” she continued. “I can sue you for that!” ‘I won't forgive you!’ her mind screamed. Her mind was already in turmoil and that kiss just made her feel worse. She was already trying too hard to not take his confession seriously, but she cannot ignore his physical touch! Meanwhile, Hendrix stayed still as his face remained on the side. His eyes were shut while his jaw ticked as his left cheek turned red in an instant and was stinging in pain. That slap was hard. It's as if Margaux put all her frustrations and anger to her hand.“Next time you touch me
Hendrix stared at Margaux's phone with a scowl for a long second after the call just abruptly ended. He cannot believe the woman just hung up on him after asking for his address. Thinking about it, he suddenly got a bad feeling that she will either come to get Margaux's phone or have someone take it from him. Shaking his head, his grip on the phone tightened as he didn't like either of the two. “I will be the one to give it back to her,” he muttered with full determination.Standing up, he stepped out of his apartment once again. He was already hungry anyway, therefore, he'd go somewhere far from that place to eat late lunch and to avoid whoever was going to knock there. “Where are you going?” the landlord asked as he stepped out of the elevator. Hendrix's brows furrowed as he stared at the landlord. “Somewhere,” he answered curtly. “Where? Are you going to see Miss Margaux again?” The old woman probe.He shook his head shortly. “No” “Then where are you going? Why are you not
“I'm going now,” the bespectacled guy said and quickly turned away. “Wait!” Hendrix muttered, “Your boss.. You're talking about Don Geromino Montello?” he queried nervously. “Yes. Don Geromino would like to invite you to the manor for a chat,” the guy answered formally. “Why?” He scowled. His chest pounding harder as he wondered what the Don would like to talk about that he suddenly invited him for a chat. “My apology but I have no right to meddle with his business” Hendrix pursed his lips and nodded in understanding. Staring at the bespectacled guy, he couldn't help but feel the pressure knowing that the formal guy was waiting for his decision. He didn't want to go, but he was curious about what the Don would like to say to him. He felt conflicted whether to go or not because the invitation was too sudden and he wasn't prepared for it at all. Although he knew it was inevitable to personally meet his ‘supposed’ in-laws, it didn’t occur to him that it would happen that soon, les