"I did it!"
Dario chuckled deeply as he stared at the excited face of Natalie screaming at the top of her lungs. She was standing on her own without the support of the clutches after trying for almost a month.
Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Trish stepping out of the house her eyes filled with admiration as she stared at Natalie.
"Guess all your training finally paid off," Trish smiled at her.
Natalie nodded but didn't jump the way she wanted. Her ankles were still sore but they could lead her around for a while before she would have to rest them.
She had no intention of exhausting her energy on jumping with joy no matter how refreshing that thought felt.
"It did, Trish. I'm so happy I can finally go get my brother," Natalie replied smiling brightly.
This was the first genuine smile she was wearing in weeks. The thought of what could have possibly happened to
Sean dabbed at his eyes as the couples left, his mind doing ten to twenty flip-flops while he thought of all the things that were wrong with what they did so he wouldn't be tempted to grab Brenda and haul her off to have a romantic evening.Suddenly, his right hand began to twitch and shake. He sighed and grabbed his suitcase suddenly remembering it was in his drawer.He worked faster using his left hand to grab open the drawer thereby spilling its contents on the ground, the drawer crashing to the ground.His door flew open instantly and he sighed. Claire sure knew how to make an unexpected appearance."Claire," he began."Here sir, what do you need?" She was at his side immediately bending to pack up the drawer contents."Let it be, girl," he chuckled waving her off.Claire gave him a puzzled look but nodded then said immediately.
There a loud crash as his office door was brought down by so much force and his security trooped in all heavily armed pointing their guns at the two miscreant who thinks they can beat him at his one game."Surrender and drop your weapons," They said in a thunderous voice.Sean moaned in pain while Claire ran to his side immediately."I'm so sorry, Sir," she apologized.He shook his head. "It's not your fault these two are murderers.""Call an ambulance!" Claire yelled orders."Call the police also I have the recording where he confessed to killing Alaric Rodrigo," Sean announced smugly.Amidst their protest and curses, they were dragged out of his office while he was ushered into an ambulance. The bullet had barely grazed his skin so he will heal in time.He would not be defeated by these two rats who knew nothi
Natalie's head was spinning as she tried to understand everything that was going on. Her father had saved Noah when there were people out to kill him all because of her.Maybe he wasn't so bad any longer because of him, her brother hadn't died on the streets or in the hands of Jared and Xavier.Her thoughts drifted back to her mom's motionless body and how she had returned to the house to see if her father had come to save them but still nothing.He said he was kidnapped, a tiny voice piqued in her mind.She sighed. She had no proof that what he had said was true and yet she wanted to believe him, she wanted to cling desperately to that hope that he wasn't so bad after all."I will be the father you've always wanted, Natalie I'm so sorry," he was saying.Her heart broke for him. This was the first time he was speaking to her in a broken voice, he was on the v
Lisa paced up and down in the sitting room shouting orders at the scurrying maids while her children—Ava and Daniel for Noah-weren't back yet—sat down on the sofa all dressed up.She was with her phone and kept dialing the number displayed on her screen repeatedly cursing in low tones as to while the call wasn't being answered.She glanced at the beautiful silver clock hanging on the mantelpiece and sighed. She will have to go herself."Be good kids, alright. I'll just be back in a second," she told them and they nodded.She grabbed her car keys and headed towards the familiar road driving at full speed while glancing at her clock. She was having a hard time believing that he wouldn't pick her calls today or all day.
Sean pulled up in his house his face marred with a slight frown. He had no idea why Anne and Joe had decided to come to his house today of all days.Why did Natalie also decide to resurface today they were all ruining his plans. His wife hurriedly got out with Noah and Natalie followed suit.Muttering profanities under his breath he got out of the car, his wife oblivious to his dilemma. He needed to act cool so there won't be any suspicions."Hurry up, Noah needs to get prepared," Lisa hollered snapping him out of his thoughts.Sean hurried towards the house a lot of things weighing on his mind. He needed to talk to Natalie privately so she wouldn't ruin his life but he got no such chance for the moment he stepped into the house, Lisa ushered them to have a nice bath and change their dresses.He kept bidding his time after having his shower but the doorbell rang and he rushed to
Dario strode into the hotel room his sister hot on his trail. His mind was reeling with thoughts at what he had seen back at Natalie's father's office."Wait up, Dario!" His sister exclaimed. He stopped so abruptly she bumped into him almost losing her balance.He steadied her and glanced at her worriedly."Is there a problem, Carino?" He asked.Trish huffed angrily glaring at him."What is wrong with you, Dario?"He furrowed his brows at her. "I don't understand your question, Carino.""Trish!" She screamed in his face, "It's Trish, Dario. For the last time, let go!"A slight frown still marred his features. "What am I l
Natalie only wanted to go and ask him the questions to his face. Why he had hurt and betrayed her the way he did. She wanted nothing more to do with him.But seeing his face radiating with happiness and the way he had called her name like she was the only one meant for him she almost lost her thoughts of revenge.Almost.Because staring at him now still reminded her of her mother lying in a pool of her blood, pregnant all because of him."Natalie?" He called again."Noah, take a walk with Chloe," she ordered.Noah nodded and eagerly bounded into the compound with joy Chloe on his heels.
Sean pulled up beside Dante's house, he had no intention of driving inside because he was convinced Natalie wouldn't want to be anywhere near him."Let me go talk to her, you guys stay here," Lisa suggested getting out of the car immediately.Sean startled remained seated in the car while patting things doesn't go south.Shortly after Lisa left the car, she headed towards the black huge gate which stood tall looking imposing. She has always heard of Rodrigo's mansion but she has never ventured here before.She knocked on the gate and it was pulled open immediately by an angry face Natalie.Lisa gulped. "I'd like to talk to you, Nat."N
"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