"A cliff?"
Natalie chuckled at his expression—lips slightly parted, eyes wide open with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Did I stutter, pretty boy?" She asked with a smirk.
She had told Dario how she came upon Kuda island by falling off a cliff and he had refused to believe she had survived.
"Are you sure they scanned her brain, Carino?" He hollered at his sister.
Trish was still in the kitchen so she popped her head out and frowned at her brother.
"For the uncountable time, Dario it's Trish," she gave a frustrated sigh.
Dario shrugged. "Carino sounds better off th
The only time someone had fussed over him was before his mom died and ever since then nothing of the such has happened again not even when he woke up from a coma after two years.But now, Noah was being fussed over by an unfamiliar woman with warm brown eyes and curly blonde hair. She was gushing over him and radiating with happiness."Oh my gosh, Sean he's so handsome!" She exclaimed with excitement.His annoying father beamed with pride. The nerve of that man!"I know, he just needs a home and food," Sean beamed.No, I need to find my sister, Noah wanted to say but kept quiet by the stern look on Sean's face."You also forgot that he
Noah sighed. He's been waiting in the car for a while and still no sign of Sean. He waited for some time, counting to ten but still he didn't show up."Ugh!" Noah exclaimed getting out of the car and slamming the door.He walked towards the building getting past security and heading into the main hall. There was a lot of shuffling around in the big hall, he was startled.He looked around and saw different people dressed in work clothes. All he needed to do was find out which floor his father had gone to.He walked up to a man in a crisp white tuxedo sitting at the edge of his desk glancing at his computer. He was typing furiously at his keyboard."Hello, Mister, please which is Mr. Durango's o
"Calm the fuck down!""Don't tell me to fucking calm down when grandpa is at his nonsense scheming again!" Dante growled at Leo."What's with all the ruckus?" Lee asked stepping into the sitting room where Dante continued his endless pacing.Lee's eyes widened in surprise when they landed on the woman standing before them, her box in hand."Oh!" Lee exclaimed nodding his head in understanding."Don't give me that look I don't want to be here as much as he doesn't want me," Sophie shrugged plopping down on the sofa.It's been barely three days after his grandfather's text message and now he has sent her here to torment him.
The constant beeping of his phone kept reminding him that he would be in a lot of trouble if he doesn't reply to the messages."Who's texting you?" Noah asked Sean in an irritated voice. He was in Sean's car heading towards the cliff where his sister fell.Dante's car was in front leading them and he was not speeding up while Sean was having a hard time catching up to him because of his damn beeping phone."Don't talk to me in that tone, boy!" Sean snarled at him.Sean was at his wit-end and he was still trying to get himself together, explaining himself wasn't part of that.Noah frowned looking away. All he needed was to see his sister alive and he wouldn't give two shits about the rest of th
Lisa Durango was not known for her patience that was why her two adopted children gave her a weird look as they stared at her across the dining table."Mom, are you feeling alright?" The first adopted child, Ava asked concern shining in her sea-green eyes.Lisa smiled at her adorable twelve years old daughter. She was an epitome of beauty and that was one of the reasons she had adopted her at the orphanage eight years ago.Lisa had seen her full potentials when she had stared into the sea-green eyes with black curly hair reaching down to her waist. Her slim figure at the age of ten wasn't from malnutrition but Lisa could see a model body.She had a charming smile that day and she displayed her white set of teeth with a gap in the middle, her arched br
"What do you think, dad?"Sean blinked and looked around frowning when his gaze met four curious people peering at him."What?" He eyed them curiously.Noah shrugged, a small smile playing on his lips."Mom was asking you a question.""Oh, what did she say?" Sean asked sitting up in his seat. He was slouching over when his mind had gone into the state of overdrive."I told you dad wasn't paying attention," Daniel roared like he just won a trophy."Hurray! An achievement," Ava replied dryly."Sean?" Lisa gave him a questioning look.&
"It's not okay!"Sean sighed and reclined on his chair wiping his brow for the tenth time today as perspiration ran down his forehead.The air conditioner was working perfectly but the lady before him was a hindrance to the damn air conditioner."It's not okay, Mr. Durango," she cried again, "You don't know what it feels like to be cheated on."He sighed again and wiped off the sheen of perspiration that had formed on his forehead. He swallowed the bile that had risen in his throat."I don't," he mumbled.She nodded. "Good, then let me cry in peace and don't tell me it's okay."
"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
"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