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28. The Plan
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2024-10-29 19:42:56-Lucy's POV-
Just as planned, we are going to make Conner jealous. This is a risk that I willingly took without knowing if I will get a hundred percent success rate. Well, I won't lose anything if I will try and if I will find out that Conner is not into me then, I will figure out a way to move forward. I am not really into social media, but for the sake of 'the plan' I took a selfie while drinking coffee with Ronald behind me making a cup of coffee himself and captioned it with 'Rise and Shine'. Once done I posted it on my f******k account where Conner, some close friends and relatives are linked there. Not long after I finished my coffee I checked if there were comments or people who reacted to the post I made. To my surprise I already have 15 likes and 5 hearts in that short span of time and there was even a comment. The comment was from one of my close friends, Amanda. I kinda giggled when it stated 'Who is that hunk?' I'm not gonna lie, but Ronald is a real hottie. If I wasnRelated chapters
The Orphan's Goddess 29. What Do You See Me As?
-Lucy's POV-I am having the time of my life. I just feel like I am winning this game. I have prepared myself for this. I should give myself a tap on the back for my acting wasn't too shabby. I can see Conner's breathing grow heavy and his stare was so intense that it was like breaking through my act. "Yes, I have a problem with it! I don't want you near other men!" I scoffed, "What about my male employees? My male clients? I should not talk to them because you don't want to? That can't be Conner! I have a business to run and I can't let my people down just to do what pleases you! I can't do what you asks of me!" Conner was walking from left to right and back trying to figure out something I do not know. All of a sudden he stops and faces me, "I will hire a manager for you. You don't need to go to the office everyday. You can visit your branches from time to time to check on things, but you don't have to necessarily come." I am in awe. This man has lost it. "Are you hearing
The Orphan's Goddess 30. Need A Drink
-Lucy's POV-I am in rage. I am so pissed that I wish to do something crazy tonight. I know I have to get back to my office to double check the delivery we did today and also on the updates coming from my trusted cashiers for today's sales and all, but I am totally not in the mood to do so.i didn't transfer from my seat since we sent Conner to his mansion. I did not even speak to him nor looked at him when he said his goodbye.I simply ignored him, but my heart tells otherwise. I was anxious to know what he truly felt for me and when I finally knew what it was my heart torn to pieces. I turned to Ronald "Take me to 'The Lounge' I'll ask Sophie to go meet me their." I was about to call Sophie when Ronald said "Madam are you okay?" I simply nodded and called Sophie. It didn't take long for her to answer the call "Hey Lucy! What's up sistah?" Sophie has always been enthusiastic and since I don't have any sibling I treat her like a real sister and so did she. "Hey! I missed
The Orphan's Goddess 31. LOVE ME
-Conner's POV-This woman is unbelievable. First she did not dare listen to me when I tried to explain my part awhile ago. Then, she ignored me completely. She didn't even look at me when I bid goodbye and now here she is in a restobar all drunk. Although, a bit confused as to why Ronald called me about this matter, I'm glad he did or else I wouldn't forgive myself if ever something happened to this woman who is now sleeping with her head on my shoulder. I was looking intently to the woman who is now making a soft snore when my phone rang. "Mr. Lowell, I have sent Ms. Sophie to her house safely. She wanted to say to you that she is sorry for not being able to stop her friend from drinking too much. She also added that I should make sure to mention to you how sad Madam is because of you." Ronald's message rang in my ears especially the last part. She is sad because of me?Who wouldn't be? Have you forgotten what you did to her? You are lucky she didn't go bizarre. She eve
The Orphan's Goddess 32. I Love You
-Lucy's POV- I am not certain of what to do and how to respond. I know I have searched for this man for so long, but this is also the very reason why I fear of what’s going to happen if I will delve into the desire of my heart. I was devastated when he left without a trace. If I will allow him to love me now, I know I will love him more. The more I love the more it will hurt. I didn’t know that I was crying not until he wiped away my tears with his kiss. It was warm. I could get used to this. However, what will I do if one day all of this will be gone? I let out a deep, heavy sigh “Conner please, don’t make me feel this way.” Conner frowned by how I responded, “Why not?” The expression on his face made my heart ache that I couldn’t help but touch his face “Do you know that you are my downfall? Depression is toxic. I had to seek professional help because I really thought that I was going to lose myself. A whole year of me trying to erase you in my mind, in my heart was
The Orphan's Goddess 33. In Case You Didn't Notice
-Lucy’s POV- I gathered all the strength that I have to push him away from me. I want to rebel. I want to take away his pride. I don’t know why. Maybe I want him to feel what I felt when he left or maybe I want a little revenge. I don’t want to see him winning over me so easily. Seeing his victorious smile makes me want to scowl. Ugh! Why am I so gullible?! I hate it when I act like this! The more I hate it because I feel this way for the same freakin’ person! Can’t I be a bit more mysterious so that it would be a whole lot difficult for him to read? I covered my face with my two hands not wanting to see the face of the man whom I just confessed my feelings to. I just want to hide my pathetic face from him. He stood to approach me and grabbed both of my hands to see my face “What’s wrong? Why are you covering your face? Why are you pushing me away?” I laughed like a lunatic. “I-I don’t know! I feel the need to stay away from you. I don’t want you near me. Y-you annoy me! I-I
The Orphan's Goddess 34. For Now
-Lucy’s POV- I woke early the next morning. I haven’t changed yet and I am still in the arms of Conner who is peacefully sleeping. I stared at him and started to study the shape of his face, his long eye lashes, his nose, his pinkish lips which I am totally addicted to. I can’t believe all of this is happening. It is like a fairytale come true. Now, I can say that I am living the life I ever wanted, but my heart continues to worry of what is in stored for me. Will this be just for this moment or will this last a lifetime? I am not certain. It is too good to be true. Ronald is right, I have to pursue our plan in order for me to make sure that all of this is real. Although I don’t know how to act in front of him anymore after all the confession I made last night. I just want to slap my forehead for being so vulnerable and became overly cheesy. I got so engrossed with all the emotions I felt that I forgot to think straight and went beyond the plan. I have to make a clean
The Orphan's Goddess 35. I'm Going
-Lucy’s POV- I am literally not the kind of woman who seduce which makes things really tricky, but with Ronald’s help everything went smoothly as I hoped it would. However, with Nick, I am not certain of what the outcome will be. I’m a bit hesitant for I don’t want to use his feelings for me to pull this stunt out, but there’s no backing out now. I was the one who thought of this anyway and so I have to make this right. You are really doing this Lucy? You really are going to use Nick’s feelings for you? Remember he still is your bestfriend no matter what. Well, it’s not as if I’m going to make him feel that I like him the way he wanted to. It’s going to be the usual ‘Nick and Lucy friends type’, I’m just going to be a little clingy than the normal clingy me. I placed all of my focus on my laptop, well not really all I was checking on Conner from time to time when he is not looking my way. Conner was roaming around the café checking at t
The Orphan's Goddess 36. Get Yourself Together, My Dear Husband
-Lucy’s POV- It already late in the afternoon and I am excited, but nervous at the same time of what’s going to happen at Nick’s party. Regardless of the seduction 101 mission that I was trying to accomplish, I just really want to experience how it is to have fun. For the last 2 years I did nothing, but to become a mother of my 2 siblings and take care of our family business. Nick was right, I honestly do not know how to have fun and I definitely do not know how to party. I want to savor the moment and somehow forget all the stress building inside of me. For the last past months that I have been married to Conner everything just went from simple to complicated. I don’t even understand why I have to do all these things especially after the confession he made last night, but then doubts come to mind like is he really doing this for real or just for his uncle? Maybe he got so stuck at the middle of his girlfriends that he needed some leeway to get rid of them? Or maybe he is ju
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The Orphan's Goddess 73. I Will Always Be
-Lucy’s POV- I am not sure if what I am doing is right especially that I will be using Chris again to escape from this whole mess that I am in, but I think that I don’t have any other choice. When I asked him if he could take me away he blinked a couple of times trying to digest and let everything sink in. When he figured things out, he held both of my arms and caressed them softly as he gave me a sweet smile. “Lucy, you are truly extraordinary. You never failed to amuse me.” Now, it was my turn to be confused. What is he trying to say? “You are smart woman.” He continued. “and since you are a smart woman. I think you know better that this is not the way to solve things out. We don’t want to do things that we might regret in the long run especially now that you have an angel inside your belly.” He gently placed his hand over my still small belly. Conner was trying to restrain himself from striding towards us and Ronald was quick enough to sense that for he placed his hand
The Orphan's Goddess 72. Take Me Away
-Lucy’s POV-I slowly opened my eyes when I felt the warmth of the heat of the sun coming from the windowpane. My sight was still a little blurry and so I tried blinking a couple of times to clear my vision. My head was buzzing and I could hear voices talking not far from where I was laying. When my vision cleared I finally realized that I was in what it looked like a clinic. I shifted myself to a sitting position trying to get a glimpse of who the voices belonged to. I then saw Ronald and the doctor was right beside him. It looked like they were listening to somebody else. I was about to stand up when his eyes glanced at me, he immediately rushed towards me to assist me. “Lucy, be careful.” The doctor then followed him and checked on my vital signs. While the doctor was checking on me another figure came inside the room. It was Conner. My eyes widened at the sight of him. Oh for the love of the heavens! Why is he here?! Agh! Ronald! You’ve got some explaining to do! I looked at Ronal
The Orphan's Goddess 71. I Can Take It From Here
-Conner’s POV-I am in rage! It has been three days since the search for my wife has started and I am truly disappointed. How big is Brisbane for them to not immediately locate my wife?! This is frustrating! Where could she be? I couldn’t sleep well knowing that my wife is somewhere out there on her own and it’s all my fault. Paperworks were piled on the table, but I couldn’t think well. I-I can’t go on like this. I have to concentrate because people are depending on me. I’m going insane! I took out a folder and reviewed its contents when my phone rang. I checked who was calling and it was Ronald. I answered the call in a trance wanting nothing, but good news from him. “Hello, Mr. Lowell.” Ronald started saying when I answered his call. “I’m not really sure how to start, but I want you to know that I want to be loyal to you, but I also want to be loyal to Lucy.” What the heck is Ronald doing. I impatiently groaned and just wanted him to be direct to the point. “Can you cut the crap an
The Orphan's Goddess 70. Blacked Out
-Lucy’s POV- I am not certain of what to do. The only thing that I wish right now is for Ronald to be by my side. He is the only person I can think of that would truly help me out in this situation. I was too clouded with the emotions I felt because of what Conner did to me, but I didn’t expect this kind of danger that I might put myself into. Of all people, why did I have to encounter the arch enemy of Conner, Amber and Bernard Yates. If I wasn’t Mrs. Lowell I wouldn’t be cornered like this. I sighed. However, I am the Mrs. Lowell and so I no choice, but to find a way how to face this. Should I go back to Conner? My thoughts trailed off, but it was cut off when my phone rang. It was Ronald. “Lucy, I just entered Jhon Street.” I nodded and said, “Just go forward and to your right you should see a mailbox with a print ‘Woods’ on it.” “Got it.” Ronald responded. Just then, I heard voices from outside. I hurriedly stood up and peeked through the window. It was Christopher blo
The Orphan's Goddess 69. Change of Plans
Lucy’s POV- This day couldn’t get any better. Amongst all the people in the world, why she? The woman who also almost broke my relationship with Conner. What Luck!?! But, wait a second, Bernard Yates. The name sounds so familiar. Could it be? Oh my God! Bernard Yates, the person whom Conner and I had encountered before! The person we had a confrontation with! The CCTV guy! Oh no! this is bad. I have to do something. “What an honor to have THE Mrs. Lowell here in my humble café.” She placed her hand on her chest acting so noble and dramatic. Doesn’t suit you b*tch! “What brings you here Mrs. Lowell? Where is Mr. Conner Lowell?” Her neck could stretch like elastic girl while looking for Conner. “Don’t stress yourself out Amber, I didn’t come here with Conner. I came here with Christopher.” When I looked at Chris I can see the surprise in his eyes. “Y-you’re married? Y-you’re THE Mrs. Lowell?” I almost forgot that I was trying to hide my identity here so that Conner wouldn’t
The Orphan's Goddess 68. Couldn’t Get Any Better
-Lucy’s POV- The view in Redcliffe is breathtaking! Chris was right! The best way to explore Redcliffe is through a motorcycle ride. The fresh air, the beach, the whole entire package of Redcliffe is astonishing! Why haven’t I come here before? This place makes me feel alive and just forget of all of my worries, but that is far from reality. As much as I want to enjoy this place, I need to get a hold of Ronald so that we can formulate a routine on how to manage the business without getting caught by Conner. It was around 11 o’clock that Chris brought me to this small café called ‘Ultimatum’. I went off the bike first and was about to take off the helmet I was wearing when Chris grabbed my arm to pull me closer to him and took off the helmet himself. Wow! That was smooth! I guess he is just like that, a gentleman. After taking off my helmet he took off his and said, “I hope you don’t mind, this café is not much but this is actually one of my favorites here in Redcliffe. I
The Orphan's Goddess 67. That's More Like It
-Lucy’s POV-I have a bad feeling about how Chris is acting towards me. Girl you need to lay low. Maybe you are just overthinking about this or assuming too much. My alter ego may be right, but I don’t want to like give Chris the wrong impression. I have to be straight-forward with him and have this sense of assurance that I won’t be misleading him. I shrugged my shoulders and said, “For somebody who is a complete stranger to me, I must say that I am lucky to have found a new friend who is willing to help me in any way he could. Thank you Chris for making things a bit easy for me.” I made it a point to mention the word FRIEND emphasizing the relationship that we have and the only relationship we will ever have. His smile was faint, but it was a smile nonetheless. “Don’t mention it. I would help anyone whole heartedly especially to those whom I think has a pure heart.” My heart started to pound. I am not certain of the reason why, but this is really making me uncomfortable and nervous
The Orphan's Goddess 66. Find My Wife
- Conner’s POV -Mr. Laviv’s face turned sour. “What has my daughter done this time?!” I took a deep breath before proceeding. “I don’t want to say it in detail because I still respect her as a woman, as a human being and as your daughter. I can handle her tantrums, but what I can’t is seeing her disrespecting my wife. You see, Mr. Laviv, my wife is the woman whom I was searching for almost two years and now that we are finally reunited I don’t want to miss the chance to win her heart back.” I see Mr. Laviv nodding his head and listening closely to what I am saying “Mr. Laviv, I need you to understand that my wife is more important than anything else. I told Margaret that I am willing to give up our partnership if she will continue barging into my life. So, part of our meeting tonight, I want you to decide whether you will help me make your daughter stop or let’s forget about our partnership. What is it going to be?” Mr. Laviv was shaking his head in disbelief, “Mr. Lowell, I apologiz
The Orphan's Goddess 65. Make Your Daughter Stop
- Conner’s POV-I can never be sure about this woman. Who knows how many tricks she has under her sleeve. Having that thought I casually took out my phone and chatted my trustworthy assistant, Alfred. ‘Alfred, go and check if there is a reservation made by Mr. Laviv at the La Viva Restaurant at 8 in the evening. Give me an update as soon as possible.’ Alfred, as always has an immediate response. ‘Copy that, Mr. Lowell.’ After reading his reply I dialed the number of our house staff. I am really worried about how Lucy is doing now. I haven’t had the chance to explain things with her. I can see the pain and anger in her eyes. For some reason I wasn’t able to react when she said that she no longer wants to listen. It was as if I was struck by lightning, but if I delay my mission I’m afraid that it will be too late for us. The phone rang and a house staff spoke from the other line. “Good afternoon, Mr. Lowell. How may help you?” I took a deep breath hoping that my wife is at home. “Is my
