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The CEO's "Little Man" 93: Surprise Trip
It was just as if that was what Maxwell's parents had been desperately waiting for— a slight chance, a leeway to try and warm their way back into their only son's life. Because as soon as they got the chance, they gave it their all, sparing no effort in trying to make amends. Right from that eventful day of the funeral, there's no day that will pass by without either both of them, or Dorothy alone if Thomas happens to be too busy, coming to the M.J mansion and spending time with both Maxwell and Angelina. They usually come in the evenings when Maxwell had returned home from work.At first, all their conversations are usually dominated by Angelina and Thomas who had instantly clicked, being birds of the same feather. Just like Angelina, Thomas is also a very friendly, jovial and easygoing person. Another added bonus is that they had so much in common and so conversation flowed freely and easily between the two, with lots and lots of laughter in between while Maxwell and Dorothy only
The CEO's "Little Man" 94: Cheesey Delight
Angelina and Maxwell were just about to board the latter's private jet when his best friend came bounding towards them with a box of Domino's Pizza in his hands. Panting and heaving as if he had run all the way to the airport, he thrusted the box into Maxwell's hands, making him to give him a quizzical look. But Ethan's eyes were on Angelina instead. "Hi Americano! Traveling and leaving me behind this time around, right? Is that a way to treat your own brother?"Angelina, who was standing right on the middle step of the air stairs turned around and gave him a huge grin. "Nope! Not at all! Forgive my mistake, bro. But thankfully, you're right on time! Come on in and let's go paint the whole of Croatia red!"Seeing Maxwell's reaction to Angelina's words, Ethan grinned surreptitiously. He loves pulling his friend's legs so he played along. "Sure! Not just red, but green, blue, yellow and all other colors of the world!"Just as expected, Maxwell sent him an icy glare, making
The CEO's "Little Man" 95: More Surprises
When Ethan mentioned something about honeymoon, Angelina didn't think he meant it in the technical sense of the word. She had thought it was just one of his usual jokes but when they arrived at their destination, she realized that he might not have been joking about it at all. Because from the moment she stepped foot in the Croatian soil, Angelina was amazed. It seems as if Maxwell had gone all out for this surprise trip.Right from the VIP terminal, they were warmly received by a group of very friendly Croatian ladies bearing a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates for Angelina who received them with a huge, friendly smile of her own. Both she and Maxwell were in a good mood. A very good mood. After having such a wonderful time together on board the private jet, getting such a warm, hearty reception is just like icing on the cake.Even the car trip to the hotel was a special one as Maxwell had rented a very luxurious chaffeur- driven limousine with everything of comfor
The CEO's "Little Man" 96: And Then It Happened...
Angelina didn't know what to expect when Maxwell told her that they were going on an outing and so she just geared herself up for another pleasant surprise but still, what she saw when they got to the parking lot of the very fancy hotel completely knocked her off her feet. She wasn't just pleasantly surprised, she was also over the moon with so much joy that she once again jumped on Maxwell with a fiery, immensely grateful kiss which pleased him to no end. She then proceeded to do a happy dance right there in the parking lot.Being a natural lover of motor bikes, riding even an ordinary scooter makes her day so seeing a top-notch, high-end power bike----a Neiman Marcus limited edition fighter in particular, right there in front of her, her joy knew no bounds. "I'm riding on a power bike! A freaking limited edition Neiman Marcus power bike! God! Kill me now! Just kill me now 'cause I'm in heaven! I thought no trip would outshine that trip to Paris but this one, it's just blowing my
The CEO's "Little Man" 97: Foggy State
Since the powerful bike was going at high speed, the impact of the crash caused Angelina, who was still standing when the accident occurred, to be violently thrown off the motor bike until she crashed headlong into the van so hard and so fast that her helmet-less head instantly cracked at the side and began to bleed while her entire body went limp as she slumped down on the road, unconscious. As for Maxwell, it was his entire body that suffered the brunt of the crash, most especially his right leg. Since he still had his helmet fastened on his head, the accident didn't affect his head at all but he suffered many injuries on different parts of his body. But unlike Angelina, he didn't instantly fall unconscious even though he was severely injured and was gradually losing a lot of blood. Despite his state, Maxwell torturously dragged his severely injured body towards Angelina's still and unmoving one. He couldn't even crawl not to talk of getting up on his feet to walk but still, he ig
The CEO's "Little Man" 98: Nicholas Reed aka Cage
Just like that, a smile engulfed Angelina's face. Eager to feed her eyes with the sight of him, she slowly lifted her eyelids which strangely felt quite heavy.As her heavy and somewhat blurry eyes finally opened completely, they fell on a very handsome guy with hair as dark as a moonless night and as eyes as blue as the azure sky. His muscular and hunky body was garbed in blue scrubs, matching the color of his eyes and he had a stethoscope hung around his neck.With a beaming smile on his face, the doctor drew even closer to his patient, grasping her hand tightly in his as he excitedly rambled out, "Jolie! You're finally awake! Thank God! I can't believe this! Jolie, it's me, Cage! Longest time, huh? Oops! Sorry I didn't even ask, how are you feeling now? Do you feel pain anywhere? Does your head still hurt? Do you feel dizzy? If you feel any pain, anything out of the ordinary? Don't hesitate to tell me if you feel anything, Jolie."The young doctor kept rambling non-stop in exc
The CEO's "Little Man" 99: Twist Of Fate
Dr. Nicholas took an even deeper breath. It's confirmed now. What he has been fearing for ever since the results of her CT scan came through had just been confirmed. Angelina had lost her memory. At least some parts of it. Reaching out for her hand that was free of IV tubes once again, he placed it in between both of his own before looking at her and speaking in his most gentle, doctor-like voice, "It's 2023 now, Jolie, not 2012. And you're twenty-three now." Angelina rolled her eyes. "Hmm! You and your silly jokes! Not funny at all. What's next now? Let me guess, since you're dressed up like a doctor and acting just like one with that oh-so-professional tone, the next thing you'll tell me is that I fell down and hit my head and as the good doctor you are, you're treating me! Haha! Nice try but better luck next time."Instead of laughing out loud and exclaiming "Bull's eye! You got me, Jolie!" as she expected him to do, Nick just kept on staring at her with that same serious
The CEO's "Little Man" 100: Bitter Truths
Thinking that it was just one of her usual jokes, Maxwell gave her his signature lop-sided smile before speaking to her in his characteristic deep, baritone and magnetic voice. "It's me, your one and only H.B. Ah, that reminds me, you never told me what 'H.B' stands for. But we'll get to that later. Now tell me, how are you feeling? How's your head? Do you feel any pain? Are you alright? Do you want something? You've been surviving on fluids for weeks so you must be hungry! What do you want to eat? What is she supposed to eat, doc? She's okay now, right? Why don't you give me a list of foods safe for her to take? Ethan had gone to get some supplies so I can just call and ask him to get it right away."All the while Maxwell was talking, Angelina was just staring at him with a bewildered expression on her face. She couldn't fathom why a total stranger was acting so caring, compassionate, chummy and familiar with her. She might be a very friendly, bubbly and cheerful person but not t
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The CEO's "Little Man" Epilogue
Six months later… In the just concluded bakery section of the state of the art buildings of Isabella Gallagher Memorial Foundation, a heavily pregnant Angelina waddled around, inspecting the ultramodern baking equipments. Even though Lucy had volunteered to be the caretaker of the London-based foundation center, from time to time, Angelina goes there to inspect things, especially when a new project has been completed or when some newly- bought equipments have arrived. That's not because she didn't trust Lucy's capability of handling things superbly. No, far from it. She knows she's quite capable and just goes there to make sure things are running smoothly. After all, the foundation is her pet project and her lifelong dream and she loves it just like her own baby! So far, apart from the basic infrastructures that had already been established in both the American and London-based foundation centers, a culinary school, sewing and knitting center, sports arena, arts school for painting
The CEO's "Little Man" 120: Happily Ever After...
Over the moon with joy, Maxwell hastily slipped the ring unto her finger and as he got up to seal it with a kiss, Angelina's hand suddenly appeared in front of his lips and pushed them away from hers. "Not so fast, lover boy! We have a score to settle first."Maxwell's eyes instantly widened in trepidation. What score do they have to settle? He thought they have already crossed that bridge earlier. He thought she had already forgiven him! But before he could voice out his fears, Angelina's melodic voice reached his ears. "You came here, wowed me with your mind-blowing confession, went ahead to steal my breath away by telling me I'm the one for you, your peace of mind, your bane of existence, your home, your soulmate and so many other mind-blowing things before going down on one knee and proposing to me. You did all that, without even giving me any chance to state my own feelings. Oh I forgot, I don't suppose to have any feelings. After all, 'you know I don't share your feel
The CEO's "Little Man" 119: Confession
Maxwell couldn't believe what he was seeing and hearing. And he knows for sure that he isn't dreaming so could this mean…He looked towards Ethan who was standing behind Angelina for confirmation and just as he nodded his head to confirm that indeed she has regained her memories, Angelina's voice rent the air once again. "Pfft! Can you believe this, bro? I thought that your friend would be a little more excited about seeing me but it seems…"Angelina never got to finish saying what she intended to as she suddenly felt her body engulfed in a very tight hug against a warm, tall, hard and familiar body. In a flash, her own hands automatically wrapped themselves around the tall, imposing figure. At the same time, her eyes fluttered close on their own accord. Their joined bodies reverberated as in unison, both she and Maxwell released very huge, deeply felt sighs of relief. Home, at last! At long, long last they are finally where they rightfully belonged; in the most blissful home ev
The CEO's "Little Man" 118: A Reunion Of Lovers
Ethan and Robert had just finished having an early dinner together and were on their way to the airport when the former received a call. Upon checking the caller id on the screen, a frown materialized on his face. But that notwithstanding, he swiped and answered the call. "What's up Dr. I-know-it-all? Have you perhaps forgotten your stethoscope with me? Or is it your brain?"From the other end, Dr. Nick sighed. "Look, Mr. Marlowe, I haven't called you for another round of bickering. We need to talk. Urgently. Where are you now? Since you're answering your calls I can tell that you haven't boarded the plane yet, so where can I meet you?"It was Ethan's turn to frown as he instantly became alert. "What's the matter? What happened? How is Angie? Don't tell me anything happened to her! M.J would kill you if anything happens to even a single hair on her head!"Dr. Nick huffed. "Relax, dude. Jolie is perfectly fine. Well, I guess she'll be if only you keep quiet, listen t
The CEO's "Little Man" 117: What God Has Joined Together...
Dr. Nick clamped his eyes shut as out of nowhere, sudden pain, sadness and gloom overcame him. How could he have been so blinded? How could he have let his feelings cloud his rational thinking? He had fallen for a woman who is way beyond his reach! He knew right from the onset that she belonged to someone else, that she was someone else's wife but he still let his guard down such that his hidden and long-suppressed feelings for her gradually resurfaced!And now, she is pregnant. What cruel game is this that fate is playing with them all? Here he is, deeply and passionately in love with his childhood buddy but he can neither express it nor even think of acting on it because she's carrying the baby of another man. Another man whom she has absolutely no memories of at all– the man she believes is nobody but a complete stranger to her! God! What kind of mess is this?!What is he supposed to do now? How is he going to break the news of her pregnancy to her when she doesn't even remember h
The CEO's "Little Man" 116: Shocking Realization
Angelina grinned widely at him. "Of course! You're my best friend so of course you can't just like me! And you know the feeling is mutual too, right? You're the bestest best friend in the whole wide world and so I love you too!"Once again, Dr. Nick gave her that strange, intense look and cleared his throat. "Erm…Jolie, I have something that I want to tell…"Just then, the shrill sound of his phone interrupted him and as he looked down at the caller id, his entire demeanor instantly changed. Without answering the call, he abruptly got up from his seat while saying to Angelina, "Shit! I completely forgot that I'm supposed to meet someone by two pm today and it's already a quarter to two now."Perplexed at his reaction to the call, Angelina, who had also seen the caller id before he silenced the phone, frowned up at him in confusion. "Who is this Mr. Blondie whose mere call has gotten you so worked up like this? You don't even behave this way when the hospital medical
The CEO's "Little Man" 115: A Subtle Confession
Maxwell stood in front of the large painting of Angelina and himself in his exquisitely furnished living room, slowly tracing the outline of his wife's gorgeous face with misty eyes and a forlorn and wistful expression on his face.All of a sudden, he felt a hand on his shoulder and even before her gentle, soothing voice rent the air, he knew it was his mother. "You know that staring at her picture will not magically conjure her up, right? Why are you doing this to yourself, son? When will you stop punishing yourself? It's been almost two months now since we left Croatia. Since you left your wife with a complete stranger! All you do is keep sending money, stuffs and either Ethan or Robert to go check on her while you remain here torturing yourself with depressing thoughts. Just take a look at yourself. You haven't just lost a lot of weight but also look so haggard! Arnold told me that once I'm not here, you don't eat at all and hardly sleep at night. And now you're standing here
The CEO's "Little Man" 114: When Hidden Feelings Resurface...
When Dr. Nick had given Angelina the two gadgets that Maxwell sent over for her, she had only accepted the laptop and refused to accept the phone, claiming that she had no use for it since she had no one to communicate with.Even though that's what she claimed, the real reason is because she doesn't want any reminder of her past life at the moment, the past life that she has no memories of as at present. She knows that once she has a phone, someone connected to her forgotten past might call her and that will inevitably push back those depressing thoughts which she had shoved away to the forefront and hence, make her sad and gloomy. And that's the last thing she wanted at the moment. All she wants is to pretend as if all is well, to live in the moment, to be happy and keep having great fun with her best friend. Therefore, she surely doesn't want a phone as of now! If her memories return in the future, then she'd surely require a phone. But as of now, she had no need for it!When Dr. Ni
The CEO's "Little Man" 113: Fun time
Dr. Nick didn't get a chance to return to his office until much later in the evening when he had rounded up all he had to do for the meantime. And after having one look at his tired face, Angelina abruptly got up, took the lunch basket in her left hand before holding Dr. Nick's hand with the right one. "You're coming home with me right this second, Dr. Lifesaver!"However, instead of letting her to pull him along with her like she intended to, Dr. Nick stayed put in his place while shaking his head and saying, "No Jolie. I can't leave now. I just performed surgeries on two of my patients and I have to be there when they eventually come to. I need to assess them and…" "Oh no, Dr. Lifesaver, you have already done your part. There are other doctors who can do whatever needs to be done. Besides, you look so tired and dead on your feet and as far as I know, you can only save lives when you yourself are alive and well! So like I said earlier, you are coming home with me now
