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The Married CEO and I Leo!
A few days after Mel's expulsion, Mara's face had almost gone back to normal, courtesy of Leo's caring treatment and painstaking attention. From the beginning, he had tried to make sure that there would be no marks or scars after the swelling and the cut on her lip would heal completely. She never knew he had so much knowledge about such things. After a few days of consistent application of a few herbal products, she could look at the mirror and see that her face was exactly as it was before Mel had slapped her, except for some strange colour on her cheek which would surely go off in time."How are you feeling now?", Leo asked as they sat down for breakfast in the dining room."I'm feeling great. Thank you," Mara replied with a smile. "I'm ready to go back to work.""Why are you so eager to get back to work?", he asked with a smile playing at the corner of his lips."Well, I don't want to risk losing my job. I have pushed my luck far enough as it is. I don't want to push it any furthe
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I In Custody
When Mara arrived at the police station – the only one in the area – she went straight to the officer at the front desk."Excuse me. I think my boyfriend has been arrested and brought here.""You think?", the officer asked with raised eyebrows, and Mara began to feel even more uncomfortable. She was not sure about anything. She did not know for sure whether or not Leo was really arrested and neither did she know where they had taken him to. But she summoned up some courage and looked directly into the officer's eyes."I'm sure, ma'am.""What's his name and when did this happen?", the officer asked, turning to her computer."Um... today. Not so long ago. His name is Leo. Leo Stanson."The officer typed some things into her computer and then stopped to stare at the screen. "Okay. He's in custody. Aggravated assault. Attempted homicide. Resisting arrest...""What! That's not possible," Mara cut her off, shaking her head vigorously. "Leo is the most peaceful person ever. He would never do
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I Troublesome Little Boss
On the journey back home, Mara was deep in thought. Though she knew so little, she believed there was a way that Leo could be prevented from staying in prison. She just had to find that way, and soon too. But how and where would she begin?Suddenly, a thought flowed into her mind. What if Marks and Dalia were the ones behind all this? How else would that idiot, Mel, have the connections Leo had talked about? How else would he be able to afford good lawyers too? Yes, now that she thought of it, it all made sense! She ground her teeth in fury and balled her fists as she imagined those evil people planning and plotting with Mel to keep her Leo behind bars. She'd kill all three of them if she could! But unfortunately, that wouldn't help Leo. She'd have to get him out of prison first before killing them.She exhaled and inhaled deeply a few times to help her calm down. Obviously, anger wouldn't help her and neither would it help Leo. What she needed to do was to think and come up with effe
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I Thinking
When little Leo was finally settled in his room, Mara stayed on the floor in his line of sight as he played with his toy cars. She knew that he would start crying again if she left him, but she also knew that she wouldn't need to stay for long. Food and play; there was no better combination to make him sleepy.Within minutes, her prediction came true and she left the room as quietly as she could."Whew!", she sighed as she landed heavily on her bed. She loved her son, but she had to admit that looking after him was stressful sometimes. It wasn't like this when he was younger. She could only hope and also keep her eyes peeled to make sure that he would never grow up to become like his father. But in the meantime, she had something important to do. She rolled off the bed and shuffled over to the bathroom.Few minutes later, she was done soaking herself in cold water. But as she stepped back into her room, she gasped in shock and her heart ceased beating. Her door was open! When she resu
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I Seeking Angela's Help
As the phone rang, she tried to gather her thoughts to enable her come up with a brief explanation of the problem that would not increase the curiosity levels of Angela. That way, there would be absolutely no reason for her to ask questions that Mara would prefer to avoid."Hello," she practically shouted into the phone as it got picked up on the third ring. "Angela?""Yes Mara. What's up?", a groggy sounding Angela said at the other end of the line."Please, I need your help. Am I... did I wake you?""No, no, no. I have been awake for some minutes," Angela lied. "What's going on? What do you need help with? Hope it's nothing serious?""It is serious, boss. My boyfriend was just arrested and they say he will soon be taken to prison. I think I need to get a lawyer.""Arrested? Why? What happened? Wait... start from the beginning."Taking a deep breath and hoping not to make mistakes, Mara began her story. She told Angela how Mel, whom she referred to as someone who was once her friend,
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I The Crazy Boy
"Here you go," Angela said with a wide grin as she came in with a tray containing bottles of water and glasses. Before Mara could put little Leo down on the sofa so she could reach for the water, her boss had already brought her a glass half filled with water. "Please be patient. That crazy boy will be here soon. He lives a little far away, you know.""Crazy boy?", Mara asked in surprise."I mean, your lawyer. He's a crazy boy. If he ever tells you to convince me to give him a chance, don't listen."She'd hardly finished the statement when a sharp beep arrested their attention."Oh! I think he's here. Coming!"Mara watched in surprise at all this as her boss rushed to go open the door. Soon, Angela returned with a tall handsome man that Mara felt matched her perfectly. Why on earth didn't she want to give him a chance? Did she know something not so nice about him? Or did she just not love him?"Is this my client?", the man asked, interrupting Mara's thoughts."Oh yes," her boss nodded
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I You Sure Do Keep Secrets
"You know the person?", Mike asked, wondering what was going on."Umm... yes," Angela replied. "He's umm... just forget about it. It's not relevant now."But Mike cleared his throat, clearly indicating that he was not going to forget about it so easily. "Excuse me," he said, addressing both women, "you invited me to handle this case and that is what I will do to the best of my limited ability, but it will be no easy task to achieve the goal if you women keep any information concerning this case or those involved in it to yourselves. You'd only be tying my hands.""Well," Angela shrugged, "I don't see how this relates to the case, but if you must know, that gentleman was once our CEO.""Oh, I see," Mike nodded thoughtfully, waiting for her to volunteer more information, but instead, she kept her lips sealed. It was Mara who spoke."I'm not sure but I... I think the new CEO is the one backing Mel to do all these things to Leo.""Interesting. By the way, who is this Mel to you?""Hasn't
Last Updated : 2022-09-12The Married CEO and I Searching for Him
Later that day, in the early evening, Mara grabbed little Leo again and made the journey to the police station."You again? Is there a problem?", the officer at the front desk asked."No. I came to see my boyfriend," Mara replied."Sorry, it's late. You'll have to come back tomorrow. He's had enough visits for the day. His lawyer had also come to see him not too long ago.""Oh okay. What about food? Can I...""Don't worry," the officer assured her. "He's well fed here. If you have an important message, we can pass it along.""Ummm... not really. Just... just send him my love. And say that Leo misses him too. And we'll love to have him back home very soon. And Angela has promised that everything will be okay. And...""Oh, don’t worry. That’s alright. I’m sure he’ll understand,” the officer nodded with a prim smile.Mara got the message immediately and said goodbye to her and turned around to go home.***The next day, Mara woke up from bed as early as possible and rushed into the kitch
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With her head down, Mara paced up and down in her room, wringing her hands from time to time, showing how helpless she was. She just did not know what to do to get herself a perfect solution for this issue. She had not told Leo anything about what her father had told her. And she had no intention to do so. If she was to tell him about it, she would also have to let him know her decision, and right now, she had not decided anything and neither could she imagine herself even telling Leo that she could never be his wife. It was absolutely impossible! Even she could not imagine a world where she would not be his lovely wedded wife. Since the day she met him, she had been consistently dreaming of this, and now that the opportunity had finally come, would she just sit down and let it fly past her just like that? Without fighting hard for it? The thought of another woman getting married to Leo and raising kids with him nearly made her run mad with anger. Impossible! She would never sit back
The Married CEO and I Choose!
"Dad," Mara gasped in disbelief. She had not expected her father to react in such a manner at all.But Caulden ignored her and kept his unwavering gaze on Leo. "A Stanson, right?", he asked."Yes, sir. Leonard Stanson is my name.""A Stanson from the North side."Hearing those words, Leo took a deep breath and drew up his body involuntarily. "If you had any business with my father or grandfather, I can assure you that I have no knowledge of it whatsoever and neither am I involved in it.""Humph," Caulden scoffed as if to say, 'who do you think you're trying to fool'.For a split second there, Mara almost forgot that he was her father and was just about to give him a tongue-lash. But she managed to hold herself in check."I don't know what you want me to say, sir," Leo said in all honesty. "I don't understand what you're trying to imply h...""You know very well what I mean," Caulden shot back. "You are a Stanson from the North side and you're no baby, so you must know the despicable
The Married CEO and I Leo Meets Her Father
"So, this individual, how long have you known him, you say?", Caulden asked after a moment of silence.Mara racked her brain, trying to remember when exactly she had first met Leo, but she just couldn't recall the exact date. So she gave up and simply shrugged. "I've known him for about two years or so. I can't remember when we first met, but he's been the most important person in my life and we love each other very much with all our hearts," she said with conviction. She was absolutely sure that her father would love Leo too. They were seated in his car now, heading over to the house for the men to meet each other formally."What did you say is his name again?", Caulden asked. His face seemed not so bright, but then, he was not known for smiling. A stoic man at best."Leonard Stanson. He's a very wonderful person." Mara never missed any opportunity to praise her sweetheart."I'm wondering if it's the South side Stanson or those despicable North side ones," Caulden murmured thoughtful
The Married CEO and I Declaration of Love
“Welcome home. How was your day? Did everything turn out okay?”, Leo asked as Mara walked into the living room.“Um… yes,” she replied with a weak smile and sat down heavily beside him on the couch.“What happened? What’s wrong?”, he asked in concern, sensing that she was not feeling very great.“Nothing much really, but it seems like a lot,” Mara murmured, placing her head on his shoulder. She still had not told him anything about the fact that she had met the man who was her father. In fact, she had planned to tell him everything after getting the result of the test. Now that the test result was known, she was ready to tell her story from start to finish. “It’s a bit of a long story, but I’ll just make it brief. I found my dad.”As she had expected, Leo was taken aback by the statement.“What? I don’t understand. How?”, he asked in surprise.“It was something my mom s…,” Mara stopped there when she remembered that she had not yet told him anything about the fact that the man whose n
The Married CEO and I With Her Father
Sitting beside Caulden in the white office in front of the imposing desk that had a computer and several files and papers, Mara didn’t know exactly how to feel. Anytime she was around him, she always felt almost as if she was a child in a principal’s office. There was this aura around him that smelled of nothing but dominance and demanded respect from everyone who met him.“Where on Earth is this doctor now?”, he suddenly grumbled, bringing her back to the present.They had met the doctor in the hallway when they arrived at the hospital, but he had told them to wait for him in his office for only. And here he was.“I’m very sorry, sir and ma’am. Something unexpected came up. But I have your result here with me now,” the doctor, a tall young fellow, said as he sat down on his seat across from them.“It’s okay,” Caulden said impatiently. “Here’s here what it has to say. We don’t have all day.”The doctor nodded and began to open the envelope that contained the test result. As he pulled
The Married CEO and I Settle or Not Settle
When Mara arrived home, the first thing she wanted to do was to squeal in joy and run into Leo’s arms and tell him that she had finally found her father. But she managed to check herself and her emotions. She was still not completely sure yet if that man was her father. It was only after conducting the DNA test they could be sure. Therefore, she decided to keep it a secret from Leo. This was the first time she was hiding something significant from him and it was making her feel weird. She had never even tried to hide her feelings for him. She felt like an idiot now. For someone who had vowed several times in the past to trust him, she was acting like someone who did not deserve to be trusted. How dare she trust him when she herself could not be trusted? No matter how many times she told herself that she won’t be keeping this secret for long, she still could not convince herself enough that she was being idiotic. She shook her head in a desperate attempt to knock the thoughts off her m
The Married CEO and I The Mission
It was election season and the campaigns were in full swing. Even though the man she was looking for was no longer the governor of the state, he was still very much involved in the state politics. In fact, he was more like a political godfather nowadays and the de-facto leader of his party in the state. One of the candidates running for the office of governor was his anointed godson, so Mara was quite confident that she would find him at the campaign headquarters of the party on a day when they were holding an ex-co meeting. She made the half-hour journey to the place and alighted from the cab a few dozen metres from the campaign office. She had done a lot of research about political parties, this one in particular, and how things were run at a typical campaign office. But still, she was a bit nervous. She tried not to think of any expectations because she knew that would only scare her even further. The whole mission would depend on how confident she was. Any mistake would ruin ever
The Married CEO and I The Next Line of Action
When Leo walked into the sitting room, he found Mara in the exact same position they had left her: hunched over her computer, working. But he was quite sure that she was not doing her normal company work. What he could glimpse on her computer screen looked like it had more to do with research than anything else, and her work had little or nothing to do with that.She had begun this new activity only recently and had been keeping at it almost every day. Leo had not asked her what it was about and neither had she volunteered to tell him about it. He was curious, of course, but he would give her all the time in the world. Whenever she was ready to tell him about it, she would. If she never did, then so be it. She was an adult and he would respect her as such.“Why are you guys back in?”, Mara asked, without looking at her Leos.“Something happened. I received something strange from someone we both know.”The tone of his voice and the manner in which he made the statement caught Mara’s ea
The Married CEO and I Surprise Visit
Leo was sitting on the balcony in the warm afternoon of a beautiful Saturday, playing with his little namesake. Mara had temporarily expelled them from the house since their play had been too noisy and distracting for her. But they had happily come out to continue from where they stopped.Little Leo had learned to walk by now and his feet were quite strong on the ground; strong enough run after the football he and Leo were playing. To say he was enjoying the game was certainly an understatement. He was running back and forth tirelessly, with a happy grin on his face as he retrieved each and every ball that went past him. But all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a shadowy figure rushed into the scene.Leo was startled for a split second, but there was no need to be alarmed since the figure had rushed up to him and not the child. He was taken aback though when the individual went down on his knees before. It was a man, there was no doubt about that. But when Leo looked down at the upturned
