"I'm sorry on my mother and sister's behalf, Mel. They are… ""It's okay, Evan. They were not wrong though," Melanie halted him. They both were sitting on his bed. "I should have thought before coming here, even after knowing everything. They were right. I'm an addition to your burden," She said. Evan clutched her hand and replied. "Don't say this. You're not a burden and I'm more than happy to take your responsibility because I want to be with you always," Melanie smiled at his words and then nodded. "But right now, I can't stay at your house. Your mother and sister won't like it. They.. ""You're staying here, Mel because I don't want last night to repeat itself again," Melanie noticed a sudden kind of firmness in his voice and words. "What if something would have happened to you? How could I have forgiven myself that I couldn't even take care of the person I love?" Melanie stuck on a breath, after hearing him. "I'm fine, Evan and thanks to your boss, who helped me last nig
Melanie returned back to Evan's home, as the sun was about to set. She opened the door and her eyes widened by watching Evan's sister, Ella crying, who was sitting on the sofa. "Ella," Melanie dashed towards her and sat beside her. "Hey! What happened? Why are you crying?" Melanie tensed up watching her crying so badly. "M.. Mom… " Ella stuttered in between her sobs. Melanie's heart inflated in fear. "What happened to aunt Olivia? Where's she?" She asked, desperate. Ella teared up more and answered. "Mom got a heart attack. Evan has taken her to the hospital," Her hazel eyes widened in shock, hearing Ella's answer. "What? But how? She was fine when I left then?" Worry was lacing in her tone. Ella shook her head. "Evan came back home from his work in the noon and asked about you to mom but she told him to make you leave from here and then they both badly argued about it. Evan shouted at mom terribly and she couldn't endure and then… " Extreme amount of guilt and remorse washe
"He wants you to meet him, tonight," Melanie's brows wiggled in confusion. She looked at him like she had misheard him. "What?" Evan sighed and nodded. "Yes, he wants to meet you, tonight and it's his condition for helping me in my mom's treatment," Melanie was too shocked and confused at the same time. What kind of condition was that? And why would he want to meet her? "But why? Why does he want to meet me?" She asked with her furrowed brows. "I don't know. I called him to ask for his help and he said he would help me but before that you've to meet him," Melanie turned angry. The hell was wrong with that person? "This is irrational, Evan. How could he demand for something like this?" Melanie looked clearly bothered by it. "This is not right. I'm not going to meet him, especially when I don't even know who he is," Evan exhaled sharply at her answer. "That's why I didn't tell you about it before. I'm not forcing you to do anything, Mel," Melanie suspired. She was just thin
Her steps slowly strode inside that villa which was looking completely quiet. It was so silent that she could even hear her own heart throbbing inside her chest. That place was even more mesmerising and enchanting from inside but she was least interested in admiring its beauty. Her mind and heart was all over that thing, that Where was he? But she never thought that the answer of who he was would tear her already broken soul into many more pieces. "Welcome, Melanie Gomez," Melanie's existence turned numb when her ears got penetrated with that voice. No, it wasn't possible. It couldn't but she could never make a mistake in recognising that voice. Melanie snapped around and every ounce of her being became lifeless when her eyes met with those emerald eyes. Those emerald eyes which had snatched her everything away from her. Those emerald eyes which had torn her existence. Those emerald eyes which had become her sinner 4 years ago. Melanie's jaw clenched. Her fists tightened so bad t
"I am still not going to show any mercy to you, my Doll," Her heart was shuddering in pain and anger, at his words. Melanie gawked into his vicious green eyes. "I'm not in even need of your mercy, Adrian Salvatore," She blurted out at him. "Let alone begging to a fucking rapist like you," The name with which she had addressed him had made the worst inside him to take over him. Adrian forcefully shoved her on the floor, making her badly yelped in pain. He kneeled before her and then clutched her jaw in a painful grip. "So sad to hear it, Doll but you've to beg to this fucking rapist," His voice turned dangerously deep and his gaze turned predacious. His grip tightened, making her jaw almost turn numb in pain. "You've to beg me for your love or else I'll just not take his everything away from him but I'll even take his life away from him," A barbaric grin formed on his face. Melanie's eyes filled with tears of anger again. "Your love, Doll, whom you had chosen to believe over m
"You can love him but not me?" Melanie noticed something emerging in his angry eyes whereas his words ached her heart. "How can you even expect that I'll be able to love you for what you had tried to do with me that night, Adrian?" Now her voice turned low and shivering. "How can I make myself love you when I know you don't love me. You can never love me because you're just desiring after my virtue, desiring to taint my body to satisfy your sick motives?" She uttered, looking vulnerable in his eyes. "How can I love you when I know even I'll give myself to you willingly then it would still consider as a sin but not love after what you had done that night, Adrian?" Her eyes welled up more with tears. "How, Adrian? Knowing even our love would be considered a sin because we're not meant to be together, we never were," He clenched his fists. His face reddened with fury at the end of her words. "It's just because you're in love with that ba#tard, Evan?" He seethed out. Melanie became
"I want you to marry me and let me own you, in every possible way,"Hatred and anger was boiling inside her heart but at the same time, her heart was shuddering in pain. His vicious emerald eyes gazed into her glossy hazel ones, cavernously. "Marry me and I'll spare that love of your life his life back," He rasped. Melanie's rage engulfed her watery eyes. "And you think, after marrying me, you will be able to make me yours, Adrian Salvatore?" She blurted out, glaring at him. "Do you think, even after marrying you, I'll love you and will let you own my heart, my soul, my body willingly?" He didn't reply but just stared at her. "No, Adrian. Never because I hate you, I hate your being, your existence and throughout my life, I've loved one person and I'll love him only, till the last breath of my life," His gaze darkened with wrath and madness. He lifted his palm and caressed her cheek with the back of his fingers. "You don't have to love me, Melanie. You're free to love whoever yo
Slowly and slowly, she stepped inside that door and Melanie noticed, it was a room. Like the rest of that place, it was alluring and enchanting. "So, finally got done making your decision, Miss Gomez?" She snapped her head at her left and saw him. His back was facing her and then he finally turned around to face her. "Glad to know about your choice," He chuckled and she glared at him. Melanie saw him holding some kind of papers and then he came forward to her. "Well if you've finally made your choice, so I guess we should finalised it with your consent and sign. Shouldn't we?" He uttered and extended those papers to her. "At least, I wouldn't be called as a forcer, who has taken advantage of our poor and helpless Melanie Gomez," Melanie didn't open her mouth to retort back but just wordlessly heard him. "Take them and sign, Miss Gomez," Melanie took the papers from his hold. She had already anticipated what it was but had never thought it would hurt her like this after readin
"Happy birthday, mommy," Slowly unlatching her lashes, she blinked in order to clear her drowsy vision and the first thing that caused her attention was those beautiful green orbs of her 5 years old daughter. She sat on the bed and then opened her arms for her daughter. The 5 year old jumped on the bed and got on her mother's lap. "Thank you so much, my baby," the kid giggled in happiness until. "Happiest birthday, my doll…"that voice rasped in her ear from behind. She stretched her head and this time her eyes met with another pair of gleaming emerald eyes of her husband. "Thank you so much," she flashed him a beam. He leaned to her face and kissed her forehead. "Papa was hiding under the bed to wish you, mommy," their daughter informed her mother. Melanie chuckled at her words. "Well, you forgot it was your idea, my pretty lady, Adriana," Adrian said while picking his daughter, Adriana, in his arms. His daughter tittered and then pecked his cheek. "No secrets from mommy,"
"Congratulations. Mrs Salvatore is pregnant," Both Melanie and Adrian were too shocked to even react after hearing those words of the doctor. They both stared at the doctor like she had just slapped both of them on their faces.The doctor smiled at the couple's reaction and then cleared her throat, taking the couple back to their senses."Mr Salvatore, please bring Mrs Salvatore to my clinic tomorrow in the morning. I need to run some tests on her to confirm the news," she said and then got up, after passing a smile to the couple.The doctor left, leaving them alone. Melanie gulped and slowly travelled her eyes at her husband who was still standing beside her like a statue, completely frozen.She slowly got up on her knees on the bed and then cupped his face."Rian .." she softly took his name. He blinked before fixing his gaze at her. He lifted his palm and gently touched her tummy and took his eyes down at her abdomen. He stared at her tummy, still without saying anything."Rian…
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our beautiful couple of the night, Mr Adrian Salvatore and Mrs Melanie Salvatore," Everyone started clapping their hands after hearing the MC's words. The spotlight flashed on the host couple which caused a beautiful smile to appear on their faces.They both gave each other an alluring glance and then Adrian wrapped his arm around her waist. The guests started cheering and congratulating them. The couple thanked everyone, wholeheartedly."Many many congratulations, Mr and Mrs Salvatore. Hope you both will have an amazing and beautiful married life ahead," one of Adrian's clients wished them.The couple beamed at him and thanked him. The large beautifully decorated cake was served in front of them which caused a big smile to form on Melanie's face because Adrian had personally told the makers to make and decorate it as per her liking which was even a surprise for her."It's looking so beautiful and tasty," she couldn't help herself but to whisper
Staring at her reflection in the mirror, her hazel eyes started beaming. Her eyes wandered over her entire body and then shifted towards those clothes and jewellery, placed in front of her. She gently brushed her fingers over them and then smiled to herself until she felt those arms getting wrapped around her abdomen.She didn't even need to turn around to look to know to whom those arms belonged. Her smile widened by feeling the beautiful warmth of that embrace."And why is my wifey still not ready for our wedding celebration party?" That raspy voice softly cooed in her ear. She slowly shifted her eyes up from those clothes and looked at the mirror where her eyes met with those alluring emerald eyes which had captured her heart in them.Her heart tingled in content. She wrapped her arms over his and leaned against his chest."Looking handsome as always, Mr Salvatore," she complimented him by gazing at his attire which was a matte black tuxedo.A beam crept on his face at her words.
"Because till the day, I am alive…I won't let any person or thing harm or hurt her," Adrian yelled at his tossed head.He was about to hit Arthur again but Melanie held back his palm."Let it be, Rian," He snapped his head and saw her staring at him with her teary eyes. Melanie looked at Arthur."Do you know your one wrong step has resulted in destroying so many lives, Arthur?" Her voice didn't hold anger or rage but hurt, disappointment and pain."I lost that person whom I used to consider as my mother," her tears turned more vigorous, aching Adrian's heart."I lost that person whom I used to consider one of the strongest pillars of my life from my childhood," her voice started breaking."I lost everything just because of your one pathetic plan and wicked want, Arthur,"Adrian clutched back her palm and wrapped his arm around her back by witnessing her state."You have just lost your company today. Someone has taken your wealth from you today and it's hurting and bothering you so mu
Arthur and Daniel dashed inside Hayes Corporation at the same time. Anger and confusion was burning in their eyes as to why they had been kicked out of their own companies by saying the shares of their companies had been transferred to someone's name who had ordered not to let them step inside their companies anymore. They had transferred their shares to Erica's name. Only she had that authority to do that but why would she do that and for those answers, they had reached the Hayes Corporation.The security let them inside and Erica's manager told them she was waiting for them in her cabin. They both stepped inside her cabin with uncountable questions emerging in their heads.They saw her chair was turned around and its back was facing them."Ms. Hayes, what is this? Why have we been told that you have transferred our shares to someone else's name and that person has restricted us from entering our own companies?" Daniel uttered, completely displeased and angry. On the other hand Arth
"Welcome, Mr Waylen and Mr Gomez, Ms. Hayes will be here soon," Erica's manager informed them.They had come to Hayes Corporation to sign the contract. They had agreed to accept her condition because their greediness for that profit margin of the project was too much to let it slip from their hands so easily, especially when they didn't have to spend a single penny but in return was getting so much. They were too blinded by their greediness to thoroughly check the pros and cons of the deal."Good morning, gentlemen," Erica stepped inside the meeting room. They both stood up from their seats and offered a wide grin. She returned the gesture with a plain smile and spoke."I am very glad to know about your decisions. Thanks for accepting my deal," she walked towards the table and extended her palm to them one by one.They shook her hand with her and then Arthur said "We are glad that you want to work with our companies, Ms. Hayes. We are honoured by your approach," She flashed him a p
"Ms. Hayes, they both are here," Erica's manager informed her which caused a slight grin to form on her face."Let them wait for a while. Tell them, I'll meet them within 10 minutes," she said. Her manager nodded and then left from her cabin.Erica grabbed her phone and called him."Hello, Adrian," "Hey, is everything alright?" He asked."Yeah…. they have already reached here," "Perfect. Don't rush things and make sure they sign those papers at any cost," he uttered. She hummed."Don't worry. I will do my best," she stated."Thanks. All the very best and be careful," "Okay…take care," "Bye," Erica hung up the call and then looked at her watch.Meanwhile in the meeting room, both Daniel and Arthur had reached, along with some other businessmen because Hayes Corporation had issued a proposal to a couple of enterprises and all of them accepted their proposal because Hayes Corporation had a tremendous reputation in the business world and was one of the most successful and powerful c
Melanie slowly opened her eyes and found herself wrapped in her love's arms. He was also asleep. She smiled by watching his alluringly handsome face. Indeed her husband had gotten a blessed beauty. Yeah.. she remembered getting jealous of his beauty but who thought one day that beauty would be hers because now he was her. Melanie pulled the duvet more and covered their tangled bodies. Last night, they both took a shower together and then prepared dinner together and ate it. After that, they watched a movie together and she didn't even remember when she passed out in his arms in the middle of the movie. She pecked his lips, gently and slowly whispered in his ear."I love you so much, my handsome hubby," She thought he was sleeping but that smile crept on his face after she said those words to him. Adrian slowly opened his eyes and looked into those celestial hazel orbs. He pecked her forehead and pulled her more in his warm embrace."I love my wifey the most," he uttered in his morn