Azalea's POVThe next day at work, Mr Hale called me over to speak to me. I knew something was wrong even before he opened his mouth to say anything. I knew she had done it again. I knew she had done the same thing she did at my last job here too. I stopped Mr Hale before he spoke, sparing him the trouble. “You don't need to break the news. I already know. I'm fired, aren't I? Or I've been demoted to a receptionist? A cleaner? What news could you possibly want to tell me that I haven't heard before. I really had high hopes though, you looked like a decent man. I just thought that maybe… maybe you'll be different and successfully be able to resist my sister's charm." My Hale's face turned up in confusion. “What are you talking about, Azalea?" “You don't want to fire me?" I asked, turning my head to him innocently. “Why would I fire you for no reason. I need to speak to you about something. Have your seat." The pain that I felt in my chest when I thought I was going to get fired i
Ace's POV My feet moved on their own accord, leading me towards the cause of my anger. My fist was clenched by my side, nails digging into my palm to stop my anger from rising to the surface. I was beyond furious and I didn't know who to direct my fury at. Azalea or Noah. When Noah told me everything, I knew I couldn't go a day without seeing the woman of my dreams again. Now that I saw her, and I was seeing her for nothing than the whore she really was. Then there was Noah, the betrayer. He knew just how much I had been obsessed with Azalea. He knew the days I spent searching for her but never found her. And now that I finally found her, his lips were locked in an intimate kiss with her. Her! The only girl he knew I really liked. Too caught in my fury, I didn't notice Azalea's protruding belly immediately. I took a step back the moment I did, dumfounded. Azalea pushed Naoh away from her the moment she set her eyes on me, her eyes displaying that she was just as shocked as I w
Azalea's POV I was crying in the female toilet when someone knocked on the door and came in when I refused to answer. I really didn't know what came over me. I should never have told the stranger whose name I still don't know that he was the father of my unborn child. No sane person, hit by such a news would willingly accept it.But what he said was too much. I had been called a lot of things in my life, but coming from the father of my child made it more painful.I didn't even ask for any of these. The pregnancy was a punishment from the universe for my reckless actions and I have accepted it, wasn't that enough? Why did I have to face such a big humiliation? I heard footsteps getting closer to where I was but I didn't raise my head to see who it was. It was probably Rose trying to rub my embarrassment to my face. The person stopped when they got to my side and I raised my face to see who was invading my personal space. “Lea, hey, don't cry. No man is worth your tears." It was
Azalea's POV“You fucking bitch," Rose yelled in my face, her hands coming dangerously close to my neck in an attempt to strangle me.My brain, still somewhat foggy and disoriented, couldn't comprehend what was going on or why she was acting this way. Water works were flowing down Rose's eyes like she was in a crying competition and If I didn't know better, I'd have thought she lost one of her loved ones. Noah held her back as she attempted to slap me."Stay away from my man, you slut!" She barked at me.I stood still, watching everything that was happening like it was a movie. I didn't understand anything that was going on and I certainly had lots of questions, but I could tell that whatever it was, I was that cause of it.I was always the cause of every disaster happening around me. It was like I was born with that super power, to cause disaster everywhere I go.I was starting to wonder if I was related to Eris, the goddess of discord, in my past life. I wouldn't be surprised if I
Azalea's POV ‘Act like Rose. Be like Rose…be Rose.' were the only words that rang in my head as I watched Lara go into the club, gesturing for me to walk forward and join her. With a deep nervous breath, I walked in after showing the bouncer my ID. I was immediately drowned by music and the stench of sweat and alcohol as I walked in. The club was louder than I thought it would be. Even louder than the ones showed in the movies. I adjusted my short summer dress and used a hand to pat my hair that was packed in a messy bun above my head. I felt extremely awkward and out of place, mainly because this was my first time in a club, and because it felt as if all eyes were on me. I was not a confident person at all, that’s one of the reasons I was here, because I wanted to play pretend, I wanted to fool myself into thinking I could be the same as everyone, especially Rose, my sister. “Here, have this," Lara, my best friend said, handing me a small glass cup filled with a content I coul
Azalea's POV The moment I was seated in the bar, the stranger ordered a drink for himself and asked me what I'd like to drink. I told him to choose a drink for me because in all honesty, I didn't know shit about alcoholic drinks. I didn't fail to notice how the bartender left other customers unattended to attend to my handsome stranger and none of them seemed to care about the biased behavior. “So tell me, what's a good girl like you doing in a bad place for sinners like me to forget their sins and sorrows?" He asked as he handed me my drink. “I am not a good girl. I am as bad as every other lady in this club." I said arrogantly, raising my chin up in unnecessary annoyance. “Oh really? I can tell you're a very very bad girl. It's so obvious with your summer dress, bedroom worthy hair style, duck slippers, and awkward personality that you are a very bad girl." He deadpanned, sarcasm oozing out of him in waves. I drowned the contents of the cup, trying not to cringe at the
Azalea's POV Pulling my legs apart, he watched me, trying to gauge the effects he had on me. If my shivering legs didn't give my extreme arousal away, the wetness rolling down my legs to the bed was enough to prove to the most distrusting person on earth that I wanted him badly. The hotel staff wouldn't be quite happy having me as their guest once they came in tomorrow to clean the sheets. He slapped my thigh when my shaky legs threatened to close up, chuckling at my desperate and obvious need for him. “Someone is super wet for me and yet, she doesn't want to know my name." With that he buried his face in my pussy, first taking a slow long lick of my arousal before going into the main course and eating me out like a hungry man. I moaned in agonizing pleasure, my hands instantly going to my nipples and pinching them to heighten my pleasure. The stranger plunged two fingers into my cunt, pumping them like he was searching for a treasure buried inside of me. I realized tha
Azalea's POV The lights in my house were all turned off when I got back home. I didn't have a key and unfortunately, the door was locked. I brought out my phone, dialed my mother's number, hoping she wasn't far into her beauty sleep to pick up. The phone rings a couple of times but she doesn't pick up. I tried my father's number too and got the exact same results. Having no other option, I knocked on the door as hard as I could but again, nobody showed up. After a while of fruitlessly trying to wake my parents from their sleep, I gave up, resting my exhausted body on the wall and slouching down. I raised my knees up, placing my hands and chin on it to get into a comfortable position. I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, so I decided to call Lara to make sure she got home safe. My call went straight into voicemail and just when I'm about to dial her number again, the screen of my phone became blank. “Damn it, I forgot to plug it in earlier. Shit! Now everything is dark
Azalea's POV“You fucking bitch," Rose yelled in my face, her hands coming dangerously close to my neck in an attempt to strangle me.My brain, still somewhat foggy and disoriented, couldn't comprehend what was going on or why she was acting this way. Water works were flowing down Rose's eyes like she was in a crying competition and If I didn't know better, I'd have thought she lost one of her loved ones. Noah held her back as she attempted to slap me."Stay away from my man, you slut!" She barked at me.I stood still, watching everything that was happening like it was a movie. I didn't understand anything that was going on and I certainly had lots of questions, but I could tell that whatever it was, I was that cause of it.I was always the cause of every disaster happening around me. It was like I was born with that super power, to cause disaster everywhere I go.I was starting to wonder if I was related to Eris, the goddess of discord, in my past life. I wouldn't be surprised if I
Azalea's POV I was crying in the female toilet when someone knocked on the door and came in when I refused to answer. I really didn't know what came over me. I should never have told the stranger whose name I still don't know that he was the father of my unborn child. No sane person, hit by such a news would willingly accept it.But what he said was too much. I had been called a lot of things in my life, but coming from the father of my child made it more painful.I didn't even ask for any of these. The pregnancy was a punishment from the universe for my reckless actions and I have accepted it, wasn't that enough? Why did I have to face such a big humiliation? I heard footsteps getting closer to where I was but I didn't raise my head to see who it was. It was probably Rose trying to rub my embarrassment to my face. The person stopped when they got to my side and I raised my face to see who was invading my personal space. “Lea, hey, don't cry. No man is worth your tears." It was
Ace's POV My feet moved on their own accord, leading me towards the cause of my anger. My fist was clenched by my side, nails digging into my palm to stop my anger from rising to the surface. I was beyond furious and I didn't know who to direct my fury at. Azalea or Noah. When Noah told me everything, I knew I couldn't go a day without seeing the woman of my dreams again. Now that I saw her, and I was seeing her for nothing than the whore she really was. Then there was Noah, the betrayer. He knew just how much I had been obsessed with Azalea. He knew the days I spent searching for her but never found her. And now that I finally found her, his lips were locked in an intimate kiss with her. Her! The only girl he knew I really liked. Too caught in my fury, I didn't notice Azalea's protruding belly immediately. I took a step back the moment I did, dumfounded. Azalea pushed Naoh away from her the moment she set her eyes on me, her eyes displaying that she was just as shocked as I w
Azalea's POVThe next day at work, Mr Hale called me over to speak to me. I knew something was wrong even before he opened his mouth to say anything. I knew she had done it again. I knew she had done the same thing she did at my last job here too. I stopped Mr Hale before he spoke, sparing him the trouble. “You don't need to break the news. I already know. I'm fired, aren't I? Or I've been demoted to a receptionist? A cleaner? What news could you possibly want to tell me that I haven't heard before. I really had high hopes though, you looked like a decent man. I just thought that maybe… maybe you'll be different and successfully be able to resist my sister's charm." My Hale's face turned up in confusion. “What are you talking about, Azalea?" “You don't want to fire me?" I asked, turning my head to him innocently. “Why would I fire you for no reason. I need to speak to you about something. Have your seat." The pain that I felt in my chest when I thought I was going to get fired i
Ace's POV I slammed the door to my penthouse shut, heading straight to the couch and kicking my shoes off. Chronic prostatitis. The words the doctor repeated multiple times today rang in my head, reminding me of the reality I wanted nothing but to forget. I couldn't get a lady pregnant. I was sterile. I was never going to have a child of my own.“What's up, dude?" Noah's voice resonated from the kitchen, startling me and making me jump frommy seat in fright, landing on the floor. “What the hell dude?" I hissed, rushing off the ground to lunge at him. “Calm down, bro." Noah laughed, swirling his glass of whiskey. “What the hell are you doing here? How the hell did you even get in here?" He shrugged, walking past me to sit on the couch. “I simply let myself in." I rolled my eyes. No matter how many times I told him to stop coming in when I was not around, he never listened. I had been regretting giving him access to my home. I should have known he'd come and go whenever he wa
Azalea's POV Lara's words rang in my head as I walked into the building of Ash Studios, feeling more confident than I had ever felt. Apart from feeling great, I also dressed the part. Lara insisted that me being pregnant wasn't an excuse to dress as a nun. She helped me in picking out a maternity jumpsuit that fitted my body like a second skin but was also comfortable. The black colour of the clothing made my slightly tanned skin pop out. She also gave me a pair of really sick white Dior sneakers and handbag, and for the final touch, a pair of pearl dangling earrings that she said brought out the colour of my eyes. She forced me to put light makeup on and sprayed so much perfume on me that I felt like I would have suffocated. I looked like an entirely different person and felt it too. It felt great walking around and attracting stares and this time, they weren't disgusted looks. Rose was drinking coffee when I walked in and she spilled her coffee when she took in my appearance. S
Azalea's POV All it took for my world to officially shatter was one sentence from Noah Hale. Rose shifted her gaze from Mrs Drywoods and approached me, stretching her hands forward to offer me a handshake, the innocent smile on her face masking away the wicked person she was. “Hello, Azalea. I'm Rose Valentine. I hope we get along well and work together to bring this company forward." I couldn't shake her hand. I felt like my hand was suddenly heavy, like it was tied to a bag of sand. I willed myself to lift my hand…to shake the creature I called my sister, the one that hadn't hesitated to ruin my life all these years. She was here again. She was here to destroy this for me too. She wanted to snatch this too like she had been snatching everything I had walked hard for. Rose placed her hands on her chest, dramatically staring at me. She widened her eyes to give them an innocent look. “How rude. It's extremely rude to leave a person's hands hanging when they reach out for a hands
Azalea's POV Hazel ran her hands through her face, clearly fighting herself, not knowing if she should reveal the name of the person or not.Seeing her plight, Mr Hale decided to step in. “Hazel, it's in your best interest to tell us who made you frame Azalea. Not only have you breached the trust of the company, you've also committed a crime which is punishable by law. I'd advise you to confess now before I involve the police." Hazel eyes widened, sweats breaking out on her forehead. “It was Miss Cowell. Miss Cowell not only threatened to make me lose my job if I don't do it, she also promised to give me a loan to pay for my mother's chemotherapy. I couldn't resist an offer like that. I just couldn't. It was either that or watching my mother die. No daughter would want her mother die when she can help. I was desperate to save her." Her revelation touched my heart so much that I felt a tear slip down my eyes. How could Ciara be wicked enough to use someone's weakness as an advantage
Azalea's POV I would have practically dragged Noah out of the hospital and back to the office to clear my name if not for the fact that he insisted my baby daddy should come to pick me up, because I wouldn't be going back with him.He kept insisting that I needed rest and should go home and when he asked about the father of my child, I panicked and told him the first thing that came to my mind, which was that he was at work. Noah proceeded to ask where he worked and when I refused to tell him anything, he demanded the number of my baby's father. We have been going back and forth as he kept saying I should be picked up by the father of my child, even though I had told him countless times that I would rather walk home than call the non-existent man. He immediately concluded that my baby's father must be abusive or a man who neglected me and the child. He thought I had refused to call him over because he was a bad man. He had been stylishly attempting to get information about him and