Isla Therese's Point of View. I raised my hand to call for the waiter's attention."What are you doing?" Carter asked curiously. "I'll ask them to put my steak in a take-out box or something. That way I get to eat my steak in pieces, and you can have this table for yourself. It's a win-win." Carter pulled my hand down. He pinned it on the table, and since he was stronger it's a struggle to free myself from his hold. "Carter, let me go. We're causing a scene." "I'll let go of you if you won't call a waiter." I clenched my jaw and that made Carter hold me tighter. "You know that this can be considered harassment and I can sue you." Carter finally let go of my hand. "God, since when did you not know how to chill? What should I do for us to be friends again?" "We can't be friends again, and we're not friends in the past, Carter. You're my client." "Really?" Carter pouted his lips in disappointment. "I thought we were. I didn't know that it was purely business for you, but." Carte
Isla Therese's Pov Michael was waiting in my hotel room. I thought he was after the steak that I took out for him from the restaurant, but the frown on his face says otherwise, he seemed like he had completely forgotten about the steak. "I just got a call from Mr. McMillan. Carter pulled out from the deal. He won't be your partner for the campaign." "That's fast," I said as I removed my jewelry and headed to the dresser to safely put it away. I felt Michael following my trail as if he were my tail. "That's fast? What do you mean that's fast? You knew that Carter would back out from the deal? Why would he do that?" "I tried to stop him, okay? But he's right. It's for the better if our paths won't cross again." "Isla." Michael held my shoulder, "I can't understand a thing. I'm trying to, but I can't." "Carter backing out won't have an impact on our end. That's all that matters, Michael, that should be our only concern." Michael pressed his lips together. He picked up the annoyanc
Isla Therese Sloan's Pov "Kairos." My voice cracked and it sounded like I was moaning his name when what I was trying to do was stop him from touching me."What? I'm not doing anything. I'm only helping you wash," Kairos said with an innocent voice accompanied by his innocent gazes. His finger grazes my boobs. I pulled away from him, but his other hand strapped me close to his body. "Isla, where are you going? You're not yet done washing," he whispered in my ears."Promise, I won't do anything anymore. You told me that you have a schedule. I'll just clean you up." I met his eyes and Kairos doesn't seem like he's lying to me. I allowed my body to rest against his. My breathing hitch and it felt like I'd snap at any given moment as Kairos hands gently lather the body wash up on my thigh."Let's rinse you up," he whispered on my neck. He was about to flush the water from the tub when I grabbed his hand. "Please..." I murmured in need. Fuck it, seems like I'm the one who can't get en
Isla Therese's PovI cracked a bitter smile. Carter looked away from me. I grabbed his arm. "Nicholas threatened you? Why would he do that?" I asked. "Have you forgotten that Nicholas Spencer is Rory's half-brother? He'd do anything for her, that's how much he loves his sister.""He'd do anything for Rory including ruining me if it mean it will make her happy?" I asked in a low voice. "You pretended to be Rory for a few months, right? I don't know what kind of bond you had formed with him, but bottom line if Nicholas was forced into a situation where he had to pick between Rory or anyone else, he'd pick his sister.""You said that Nicholas threatened you to stick with your deal with Rory... does that mean you're pushing through with the plan?" Carter avoids my gaze. "How much did Rory pay you? I'll double it.""You still don't get it, Isla, do you? It's no longer about the money." "I'm a fucking Lancaster now, Carter. My husband holds so much power compared to Rory and Nicholas.
Kairos's PovI breathe deeply. Fijo stopped talking and I caught my brother leaning in with a mischievous smile on my lips. "That land belongs to Lancaster's Estate, it's mine, now that I need that land back for the shopping center I have to go through a painful process and comply with ridiculous law to have that property back?" "Mr. Lancaster, our legal team started." I balled my fist and that stopped Fijo from talking again. "We are not going to settle anything with them. I won't waste any dime to get them out of my property." "If not through cash settlement. How will you make them leave the land, Sir? For the construction to push smoothly. We need to start the groundbreaking in the first month of this year's third quarter." "Burn their houses down." "Pardon me?" I looked Fijo in the eyes, "You heard me. I said burn the illegal settler's houses. Make it look like an accident." I turned to Kio."I'll tell my team to prepare cash assistance for the victims of the fire incident,
Isla Therese's PovMichael just got off the phone. His face was crumpled in frustration as he approached me. "Carter had managed to take the earliest flight back to Manila. He'll land then in ten hours, and one more thing," he said which stopped me from sipping my tea. "Someone took a video of what happened in your tent and posted it online. It's going viral. By now, Kairos probably heard of what happened." I put my teacup down and played with my ring. "Is there a way for the buzz online to die down? And for people to stop talking about this?" I asked. "I'm afraid that Kairos's company will suffer from this." I silently cursed myself in my head. It was reckless of me, I didn't think that the stunt I pulled against Carter would get out of hand. "The stocks will go down for a few days, but that's it, but you, you should be thinking of yourself, Isla. You were violated, if I were you I'd hop to the next flight and go back home." "But Chanel's show is happening on Friday and I need
Isla Therese's PovIf Kairos accepted and loved me despite my dark past. I could do the same, I could love him just the same. "I can handle it, whatever secret he has. I'll accept it. His flaws, no matter how bad they are won't make me love him less," I whispered to myself before I got out of my room. "I still don't get why Michael would suddenly pull himself out of this. Things like this happened, but I find it unprofessional that he'd bail from his job in the middle of fashion week. When you need him the most," Mama Olga said. "Mama, it's seven am," I said to her as I saw her feasting on a glass of wine. "And it's only my second glass, dear. Just let me have this, this is the only way I know how to distress." Kio peeked which made Mama Olga roll her eyes. "Son, what are you doing here? Can't you see? We are busy and the least that we need is someone who'd pest us." Kio laugh. He looked at me. I feel awkward and bothered by the last conversation that we had, but here he goes ac
Isla Therese's PovMarcus raised his hand in mid-air as if he were waving a white flag. "You're the husband. Feel free to take your wife home. No one, and not even me would dare to stop you." Kairos opened his palm. Kio handed the key to his Ashton Martin."Let's go," Kairos whispered as he possessively snaked his arms around my waist.I could feel him glancing at me like he wanted to say something or he wanted me to say something to him, but I didn't dare meet his eyes. "Keep your eyes on the road, Kairos. You're driving. I don't want us to get into an accident." His jaw clenched and it felt like the air between us became thicker. I didn't ask him where we were headed because I thought we were going back to the hotel, but here we were now walking toward his private jet. "I don't understand where this silent treatment and anger of yours is coming from." I faced him gritting my teeth which stopped him from talking midway. "Your wife's co-worker was violated, Kairos, and instead