Natalie gasped when her door was thrown open and her father was thrown on the bed, he was unconscious.
Xavier smirked at her. "He came looking for you so we had to reunite you with him."
She didn't have time for a comeback before he slammed the door shut leaving her in the room with her unconscious asshole father.
She searched his pocket for anything that might help her get away from this place but she found nothing. Giving up on her search, she took a bucket of water and emptied it on him.
Gasping for breath, Sean stumbled to his feet.
"Not cool, Xavier," he mumbled.
"Get yourself together, you passing out won't make it easier for me to escape," Natalie snapped.
His eyes widened when he saw her and he ran towards her, Natalie ducked out of the way just in time to have him falling on his butt.
"Don't get water over the bed and on me!" She snapped.
"I risked my fucking life to come here only to get cold shoulders from you?" Sean a
"Find that son of a bitch!"Natalie took a step back as the security men rounded up and left the house. The scarred man took one look at her and snorted in annoyance."Xavier, keep an eye on her!""Yes, sir."Natalie scoffed when the man left the house too and turned towards Xavier."What is your problem with me?" She asked bitterly, "Why do you always put me in danger and come back to ask for my help?""Well, save your breath princess. This time I won't be asking you for help," Xavier smirked."Why do you hate me so much?" She cried.Xavier chuckled. "Don't take it personally, princess. I don't have a problem with you it's Dante I have a problem with. He's kicked me to the curb a lot of times it's becoming annoying.""Well, I have nothing to do with this," Natalie snapped."That's the point, baby girl. You're Dante's most prized possession so I'm just getting back at Dante."Natalie raised a brow at him. "So, this is
"If I knew that getting shot will get you to call me dad again, I would have gotten shot multiple times.""Shut up!" Natalie cried as she pulled him under the covering of a large tree then she proceeded to divert their attention and cover their bloody tracks.She went back to him crying as he trembled and coughed up a little blood."I'm so sorry, dad.""No-nonsense, Natalie," he waved a feeble hand in the air, "None of this is your fault.""How did you escape from that room?" Natalie asked suddenly."I was left alone so I scaled the window.""Save your strength now, I'm sure Dante will be on his way to us now.""Natalie, I've got to tell you something. I don't know if I'll still see you.""You will survive, dad.""I know. I'm just saying you might be with your husband and I won't see you before I take a flight and leave for my cabin.""Oh.""Yes. I'm sorry about what happened to your mom and you guys
"This is the greatest day of my life!""Easy for you to say," Trish said.Natalie chuckled as she stared at their reflection in the mirror and smiled at Trish. The makeup artist and every other woman in the room had finished with them and left them alone to dress up for the wedding but Trish couldn't stop panicking."There's no need to be scared, Trish," Natalie chuckled."There are a thousand and one reasons to be scared!" Trish cried, "What if he leaves me at the altar or he decides to embarrass me before the entire town?"Natalie ran and hand across her manicured hands and smiled. She had almost run her hands across Trish's hair that had been pulled into a tight bun.Close call, she sighed."You'll do great, honey.""That's because Dante isn't going to abandon you," Trish sighed."No one is abandoning each other. Now, please come to the car!" Lisa exclaimed as she stood in the doorway.Natalie chuckled as she
"Who would have thought that after all we've been through, we would finally be here."Dante stared deep into Natalie's eyes as she began her vows. They had decided to take a vow but not the traditional one but the one they had written and he yearned to hear what she has to say."I'm so glad that this moment is finally here and from this day forward, I promise to never leave your side. We're gonna be together and nothing is ever gonna keep us apart. From this day forward, I promise to hold, love, and cherish you forever."Natalie smiled at Dante as she took the ring from the box and slipped it on his finger.He took the other ring in the box and held her left hand."Most times in life, if we had to choose what our lives would be like," he began, "I would always choose to go through all I went through if it means having a happy ending with you."The audience clapped and cheered wildly when Natalie and Dante slipped the ring onto their fingers and "a
The wedding party was still in full swing but Natalie was already craving to get back home and feel Dante's hands on her bare skin not just on her lower back or on her gown.He glided her through the dance floor again for the—she had lost count of how many times they have danced and now she just went with the rhythm.The songs playing for a while now were all slow songs and the dance floor was crowded by lots of couples in love.She had no idea why Dante hadn't made any move to take her home. She rested her head on his chest and startled a bit when he dipped her down, his hands encircled her waist and she chuckled a bit.Gently, he pulled her up and when their lips were only inches away, her eyes fluttered shut as she waited for his gentle caress on her lips.It never came instead she heard his husky voice breathe in his ears."It's time to get you to bed, my love."Natalie's eyes fluttered open immediately as she glared at Dante. She had be
"I'm gonna miss you!"Trish smiled as she pulled Natalie into a hug. She was upset that she had to leave but she knew it was necessary especially now that she was married.Natalie and Dante were also married and they needed their privacy besides she would get a whole cabin and an Island all to herself."I'm gonna miss you too," she mumbled in Natalie's ears."I'll come to visit okay," Natalie smiled at her.At the other side of the room, Dario was glaring at Ricco."This isn't goodbye you know but the death stares you've been throwing at me would lead me to an early grave."Dario snorted. "The moment you hurt my sister I'll hunt you even beyond the grave."Ricco chuckled. "I will never hurt Trish so don't bother. You aren't going to carry out that threat.""You had better be sure."After Trish had bid everyone goodbye including her brother, she joined Ricco to leave for the island.She still couldn't believe
Natalie yawned and stretched sniffing the air and trying to locate where the sweet-smelling delicacy was coming from.Her nose directed her to the kitchen and she looked around the room but didn't see Dante. She headed towards the bathroom for a quick toothbrush.She couldn't have Dante trying to kiss her in the morning and thinking she had morning breath. The scent kept tickling her nose and she hurried downstairs.She saw Dante standing by the gas cooker, a frying pan in his hand. She tip-toed to the dining table where she saw the plate of muffins and pancakes with jam and strawberry syrup.Doing a happy dance she took Dante unaware and hugged him from behind.Dante jumped out of fright because he hadn't expected her to be awake by this time but here she was wide awake and grinning at him."Good morning, sunshine," he said when he finally caught his breath.Natalie chuckled. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you like that. Good morning.
Faustino glanced at his granddaughter and chuckled while he continued cleaning his gun."Grandpa!" Natalie exclaimed.Faustino sighed. "I'm not in the mood for your games, Natalie. I have something urgent to attend to."Natalie shook her head at him wondering when her grandpa became so moody."What's wrong, Grandpa?""Ricco's gone, Nat. It's just me that's running my empire and other small chains of business," he replied. He sounded so weary and his face was exhausted. He seemed to have aged ten times his normal age.Natalie furrowed her brow in concentration as she thought about Noah's request to go with him. Maybe the kid had been here and seen what her grandpa was going through."Grandpa, I know you've had Ricco for a while now," she began."Yeah, I have. Now, I don't know who I'll hand the company over to when I'm no more."Natalie chuckled. Death is still far from you grandpa.""But we have to be prepared for all
"Dante?"Her husband stared at her with a confused expression."Na—ruff!"The next thing that followed was utter chaos as she stood mortified.Natalie blinked. Maybe if she closed her eyes and opened it, the horrible scene would disappear but the shrill voices reminded her that it was real."He is crazy!” someone exclaimed."Call the asylum!" Another added.Natalie watched as her husband tore at people's trousers and skirts barking like a dog.Like an actual dog! A real dog!She looked around mortified as she tried to stop them from racing out of the house screaming their lungs out.
“Doctor, what is wrong with my husband?” Natalie stared at Dante as he lay down peacefully on the hospital bed, a small smile playing on his lips. She caressed his hair and kissed his cheeks softly. “He’ll be asleep for a while, Ma’am,” the doctor answered. “Did you find out what's wrong?” Natalie asked. The doctor nodded and she heaved a sigh of relief. She had worried that everything wouldn't go according to her plans and she would have to start afresh after ruining Dante’s image. “This is the document of Dante’s hospital reports,” the doctor said, handing her some papers. Natalie went through it and a smile formed on her lips. “Thank you so much, Doctor,” Natalie smiled. The doctor nodded, “You’re welcome, Ma’am. I wish you success.”Natalie nodded as the doctor left. A few minutes later Lee stepped into the hospital room, panting. “Reporters... Outside... Wolves!” he panted. Natalie shrugged, “Calm down, Lee. Did you get it?”Lee handed her a box and nodded, “Everything i
Natalie stared at Dante as she saw the speech he had written and she chuckled."What's funny?" Dante asked with a frown."You are writing a speech like you aren't a businessman again," she chortled.Dante's frown deepened. "What is wrong with that?"Natalie smiled. "I just don't think it would be necessary for that. You can do that without the speech."Dante furrowed his brows at her. "It's an impromptu speech, Natalie. I need to be prepared."Natalie noticed the way his muscles were tensed and she sighed. She knew he was nervous but she didn't know what was going on in his mind.She stood up and touched his biceps. He smiled at her touch and she smiled. "Why are you so tensed?" She asked.He shrugged. "What do you mean? I'm not tensed."Natalie smirked. "You are, Dante."Dante sighed and took a seat beside her on the bed. He massaged his throbbing temples and sighed again."Out with it!" Natalie exclaimed."I'm scared, Nat," he whispered.Natalie froze at the tone of his voice. Her p
She tried connecting the dots but at each point, she came up blank. Nothing made any sense whatsoever and Sophie had agreed to accompany Dante. It was only out of jealousy that she had decided to go with Dante. Could it be that this whole thing had been a trap to ruin her trust with Dante? What more can break a relationship except when they've lost trust in each other? First, she was made to lose faith in Dante by finding out about his affair with Sophie which wasn't so much of a big deal if she had just sat down to think about it. She massaged her temples as she felt the headache beginning to form. She needed to stay focused because that was what Sophie was trying to disrupt. For some reason, she knew that her coming here would do no good for either her or Dante. How could she have let this slip by so quickly? She picked up her pen and went to the board, there was a time when she had defeated Jared and Sophie, now was the same time to do just that. She examined the things that
Dante stepped out of the police van as he followed them to the cell where he would stay. "You will have to cool off here for the night, sir. Someone called us and suggested you spend the night here before you strangle your wife out of anger." Dante ignored the policeman as he thought about what Natalie had done. He knew he shouldn't be upset after what happened with Sophie but he was. In this frame of mind, he was willing to kill someone preferably Dario for touching her. And he has said he tasted his fucking wife! Those words alone had set his blood boiling with anger. He waited as the inspector opened the door and he entered his cell. His mind was reeling with lots of thoughts as he thought about what to do with Natalie. He didn't know if he should believe her when she said nothing happened. But the pictures... They were just too damn intimate for his liking and he wanted to strangle Dario for touching her the way only he could. How could she be so heartless and betray him li
He jerked away from her touch. "You've already embarrassed me before the media I don't care!""What nonsense are you talking about?" Dario asked."I'm talking about this!" Dante yelled shoving his phone in their face.Natalie gasped when she saw the pictures on his phone. It was when Dario had kissed her and when he had slipped her dress off her shoulder."Dante, this isn't what it looks like," she cried.He glared at her. "Yeah, then what does it look like?"Dario ran a hand through his hair. "Would you believe me if I say that I have no idea of how this came about?"Dante glared at him. "Try lying to someone else!""I swear Dante. The last thing I remembered was blacking out on the grass in the cliff before this whole kissing scenario after that blacking out everything is a blur," Dario stated."Are you trying to tell me that my wife is the one..."Dario interrupted him sharply. "Natalie would never do such a thing. I don't know what happened but it's not what you're thinking."Natal
His eyes narrowed into slits when he saw that she was still cuddled up with Dario while the media took pictures.How could she be asleep in this noisy environment?!Maybe because she had been so busy with something else, a malicious voice said in his mind.He noticed Natalie stirring and he glared at them trying to control his temper. "Get away from here!" He yelled at the media."She's waking and him too!"The media yelled ignoring him. He whirled around to see Natalie stretch and wake up before she froze at the flash of cameras.He saw the wild and confused look in her eyes and then she shook Dario awake. He saw how confused Dante looked and for some weird reason, he didn't believe a thing of what he had seen.Suddenly, the flashes of her naked body with Dario flashed in his mind and he gritted his teeth in anger."Mrs. Rodrio, are you trying to get back at your husband by cheating on him with his best friend?" One of the reporters asked.Natalie's eyes widened as he saw her grip Da
She froze. "Sorry for what, Dario?""Maybe if I hadn't encouraged you that day to go after him, If I had just slept with you that day then we would have ended up together," he murmured.Natalie frowned. "What are you talking about, Dario? Why are you bringing up the past?"He was looking at her but she was so sure he wasn't seeing her. She was sure he was in a reverie, probably transported back to ten years ago when she had gone to seduce him in his room."Dario?""If you had married me instead you won't be going through this pain. And I'm rich also just like Dante. Why did I ever push you away," he continued talking like he wasn't seeing her."Dario, what is wrong with you?" She asked sitting up.He ignored her and continued talking. "Perhaps, I can redeem that situation by making you mine. It's not too late."Her eyes widened. "The fuck are you talking about? It's fucking lat..."Her eyes were huge as she felt his soft lips on hers and his hands roaming around her body.She tried to
They stepped into the board meeting where the entire board of directors was waiting and the news playing on the television was the same news from earlier."Good day, Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigo," the assistant board chairman smiled at them.Natalie nodded as they hurriedly turned off the television.Quickly, they took their seats and she sat down beside her husband."The shares are falling drastically, Mr. Rodrigo!" one of the board members exclaimed."I think this video of you and your wife has gone viral!" Another added."Oh my gosh! This is a scandal associated with this company," someone chirped in."You need to address this matter as soon as possible, Mr. Rodrigo," someone added.Soon everyone was talking and he couldn't hear anyone again. He tried to calm them down but they were in full panic mode.Natalie wiggled out of his arms as she headed for the door."Where are you going, love?" He asked surprised.She shook her head. "I have to leave this place. I can't stay here any longer.""B