Charlene, beautiful and elegant, suffered abuse in the hands of her foster family, her aunt and uncle after the death of her parents. Tired of the unending circle of torture, she packs up one day after she turned sixteen and ran off on her own. She had to do odd jobs, including regularly donating her blood to make some amount of money to take care of herself. On one of her regular trips to donate her blood, Charlene ends up in more trouble than she bargained for, getting herself entangled with the most ruthless billionaires in the country. Noah Cooper, the masked billionaire, is a name that many respect and fear. No one knows why he wears a mask, and those who dared to ask, ended up begging with their lives to be forgiven. He is ruthless, unforgiving and a silent poison, not one to be messed with. He hates women, and avoids them like a plague, but why? What happens when these two polar opposites meet? And what happens when they discover they're about to be parents in the most odd way possible?
View More“Charlene, I'm sorry.” Noah muttered, almost ripping his hair from his scalp as he stared blankly at the mess he had made. Charlene was already on her feet, her face flushed as she tried to understand what had just happened. Why did he overreact simply because he asked about his mask? Was it really so triggering?“T.. thanks for the dress and the meal, I'll be on my way now.” She said without lifting her face and walked past him, running out of the restaurant and into the street. She kept walking without looking back, even though he was coming behind her.“Charlene, wait!” “Please don't follow me,” she spun around to face him, clutching her dress. “I gave you what you wanted already,” she sniffed, “we went on a date, so I don't owe you anything anymore.” With that, she stopped a taxi, got in and left without taking another glance at Noah. Defeated by his own emotions, Noah fisted his palms and walked back to his car. He only wanted to make things right with Charlene but ended up m
“I'm not going anywhere with you, forget about any date plans you have planned out in your head!” Charlene fired, eyes blazing with fury as she shoved Noah aside, going outside.“Harry!” She tried to open the door but it didn't budge, it had been locked from inside. “Open this door right now or I'm going to call the police!” She screamed at Noah who had already walked up to her. With hands in his pocket, he scoffed.“Call them, and find out who they arrest when they get here.” His voice dropped, dangerously intimidating. Charlene's face flushed but she refused to show how scared she was.“You obviously don't know the man standing before you.” Noah continued.“You either agree to go on a date with me or you can call the police and have your son taken away from you for good.” His threats shook Charlene to the core. There was nothing that she feared more than losing her only son.“Is this what you do? Go around issuing threats like alms?” She snapped, fighting back her tears and he nod
“Hey! Who's home!?”Vicky's enthusiastic voice echoed in the quiet house, followed by the loud shutting of the front door. Her eyes scanned the living room but neither Charlene nor Harry was in sight.“Char!” She called out, peeking into the kitchen but she found no one. With a raised eyebrow, she made her way upstairs, wondering why everywhere was so silent. The moment she pushes open the bedroom door, she met Charlene sitting on the bed with Harry sleeping peacefully on her lap. Her gaze moved down to Charlene's leg, widening at the cast around her ankle. A gasp escaped her lips, “oh my goodness! What happened to you?” She rushed over, her purse dropping from her shoulder. Charlene immediately placed a hand on her lip, signalling her to be silent as she didn't want to wake Harry.Carefully, Charlene placed Harry on the bed and then limped past Vicky, going out of the room but Vicky followed, sensing that there was a problem. Charlene looked stressed out, her face squeezed in pain
Like a swift gush of wind, a woman's dress flipped the tray in Charlene's hands, causing the contents to spill all over the women who were seated in front of her. They all flared up, rage burning in their eyes.“Are you blind!?”“Who hired this incompetent fool!?” Charlene gasped, immediately picking up the shattered pieces on the floor. She stared at the women with venom in their eyes, wondering what she had gotten herself into. She had caused a disturbance in the hall, gaining the attention of some of the guests.“I'm so sorry, it was an accident. I'll make sure you are all cleaned up.” She quickly apologized, trying to control the situation before it would get out of hand. She pleaded with them to follow her into another room where they would be cleaned up. “Oh gosh.” She sighed, waiting outside the room for the women. She stretched her neck, trying to find Noah in the huge crowd but she was too far away to see anything. She mentally cursed herself for not being careful and losin
“That slimy thief! Where is she?” Mrs Janice narrowed her eyes, desperately searching for Charlene whom she had just seen a few seconds ago. She pushed her way through the crowd of employees, her eye movements sharp and precise, refusing to miss any detail. No one had entered the boutique or left it, so she knew that Charlene was still in there.“Oh just wait until my son finds you, you'll be done for.” She chuckled to herself, moving through the aisles in desperate search for Charlene. “Excuse me,” she called the attention of one of the workers, her hand resting on her waist. “Did you see any woman walk by here? Brunette with deep brown eyes.” “No ma'am.” Vicky responded, posing as an employee after Charlene's anguished plea to help her. Charlene was hiding in the dressing room right beside where Vicky was standing.“I think she already left.” Vicky added and Mrs Janice bit her lip before storming off in anger. “Dang! I can't believe I let her slip through my fingers! Noah has to
“Harry, let's go inside.” Charlene spoke immediately, feeling embarrassed by the little boy's outburst. Harry shook his head and stared at Noah who was equally staring back at him.“Please let him come in.” Harry pleaded but Charlene took his hand and pulled him into the house. She took a short glance at Noah before shutting the door. “What is wrong with you? You just can't go around calling every man your daddy!” Charlene scolded, digging her fingers into her pocket and pulling out the medicine.“Who did he call daddy?” Vicky entered the living room from the kitchen with a glass of juice in her hand and her eyebrows raised.“Some random guy, forget about it. Please get some water so that he can take his medicine and go to bed.” Charlene shot Harry a glare before heading upstairs. She needed to change, the clothes she had on were two sizes bigger than her and she was getting really cold. As she changed into something warm and comfortable, she couldn't help that her mind drifted to N
It was no news that Noah Cooper was going to be at a popular gala in two days. The gala was going to be attended by top business moguls, celebrities and powerful personalities. Noah was no exception, and Charlene swore to be there to see him.She had no idea how she was going to recognize the father of her child, she had never seen his face before, but she wasn't going to give up. Noah wasn't on any social media, he rarely appeared in press conferences and refused to have his pictures taken for any kind of publicity. No one knew why he was so private and withdrawn. “Oh my God. How did you get this?” Charlene asked with widened eyes, staring at the invite in her palm. She received an invite to be one of the servers at the gala and she couldn't believe it.“Well, my father knows one of the organizers and they happened to be looking for servers so I made him get you an invite.” Vicky responded, her enthusiasm, unmatched. She knew how much Charlene loved Noah and would do anything to hel
Mrs Janice sat on her favorite sofa, her legs crossed with a magazine sitting on them. Despite her seemingly calm appearance, the aggressive tapping of her feet on the floor gave away her anxiety. She wasn't the only anxious one in the mansion, the maids were also panicking, the return of the only son and heir to the Cooper family had kept them on their toes. Mrs Janice was a perfectionist, and a strict woman who did not tolerate insolence, she warned them not to let her down.Despite the magazine before her, she still kept her eyes on them, making sure that they did everything to her taste. Her son was finally returning from Germany after six years, she wasn't going to tolerate even a speck of dust in the mansion.“Mom! Mom, he's here!” Bianca, who had been standing guard outside yelled out, her voice dripping with excitement. Mrs Janice put her magazine aside and clapped her hands. The maids rushed out, running to stand in line at the entrance to welcome Noah Cooper.Mrs Janice ste
The large lump in Charlene's throat refused to go down even after she had tried her hardest to swallow it. She stared at the man in front of her with pure disdain, her heart burning from the fury within her. Her eyes had already turned red as the weight of the humiliation she was about to face rested on her.“Miss Hart, I would highly recommend that you do as he says.” The headmistress uttered, giving Charlene a subtle stare. “Yes, Miss Hart, do as I say. Unless you want your son out in the streets while others get an education.” Noah almost chuckled, loving the burn and agony in Charlene's eyes. Having no other choice, she lowered her head and let out a sigh, slowly getting down to her knees. But before her knees could reach the floor, Harry ran over to Noah and hugged his legs as tightly as he could, sobbing. “Friend, please don't punish my mom, she was just protecting me. It's my fault, I talked to a stranger when she asked me not to, that's why she yelled at you. Please don't p
“You're nothing but a mistake! I hope you die and rot in hell!” “The only thing keeping you in this house is that child in your womb! I can't wait to watch my son throw you out on the streets as soon as you deliver!” “You can never reap from where you did not sow, you wretched slut!” Those comments kept Charlene up that night, her stomach in tight knots. Her fingers fiddled with each other, the taste of metal suddenly lingering on her tongue which turned out to be her own blood as a result of biting her lips too hard. Nothing hurts more than rejection, she should know, she's been rejected by everyone all her life. As she sat there in tears, still hearing their distant voices, she shivered from fear and from cold as a result of the cold floor she was sitting on. She stared down at her baby bump, her heart twisting in pain. There was no way that she was going to let those people take her baby from her. She might have made a horrible mistake by getting pregnant in the first place, bu...
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