Artemis' POV
"Thanks for that," I said to the Governor with a smile. I tried to smile seductively.
"No problem, Gorgeous. Are you with someone?” he asked but the eyes were looking at my body. I smirked. Looks like this will be a really easy task, huh?
"Hmm, you? I think I would like to spend the night with you rather than go back to my friends," I smirkingly said but couldn't help to twist my lips secretly when I saw the place inside. People are really wild here. They are paying women who dance on stage purely naked. There are people who kiss around or fuck rather and many people also make the club a gambling site. And the funny thing is most of the people here are part of the government, powerful people, or some celebrities. So that's why they needed membership, huh?<
Artemis' POVWell, it looks like I won't be able to get an answer from him anymore. I just shrugged my shoulders before taking some information and his things as I left the room. He was now wearing different clothes and I also took his cellphone. My brother will be able to hack this. I'm pretty sure that people will tell him about the person he was with. It's better for him to think that I stole something rather than that I stole information.No one noticed me when I went out because everyone was too busy. They are all busy doing illegal things. If I can just do things, I will destroy them but because the people inside are powerful, the authorities will have a hard time with them. If I tell Zelo about this, he'll surely do something and make those sitting hot. So we needed to carefully plan everything before we moved. You can't just
Artemis' POV We were both silent as the car returned to Palais. I kept looking at him but he didn't look back at me. His cold eyes remained as his eyes were on the road. I just bit my lip hard and sighed. I also couldn't apologize because there was nothing wrong with what I did. I just did the right thing. I already told him before that I would help to get the mastermind of the kidnapping. This is my way of helping, so what's his problem? I don't see anything wrong. I can't just let him know my moves too especially since I know he won't agree. He always wanted the work to be polished while I often wanted to get work done quickly. "Still mad?" I asked even though I knew that he was because he looked at the road as if it did something wrong and he was gripping the steeri
Artemis' POV“It was the Governor that I followed. I got information that he has the same tattoo as the Vice President and the same one as the suspect," I said so he immediately frowned.“Governor Della Fuente? The Governor who pays for women so he can bed them?” His brow furrowed so I immediately grinned and nodded."It was an easy job, especially since he has a womanizing background," I said arrogantly so his eyebrows almost met with each other once again."So you fucking continue it despite knowing that he has that background? You are not really thinking carefully, Artemis.” His voice was calm but his face was saying otherwise. He looks like he won't be really happy with whatever lead I te
Artemis' POV"Mr. President is in his office?” I asked Junio who didn't seem to have any intention of talking to me but he looked at me for a while before he cleared his throat."Not yet. The employee can have breakfast first. Mr. President is guaranteed to be late because the first lady has finally got here." His voice was cold when he said that. My lips slowly parted when I realized what he said.Why did I forget that he has a fiancee? I want to wince at myself because of the stupid thoughts I've been thinking these past few days. I'm really embarrassed. And the thickness of Zelo's face to sleep in the bedroom with me when he has a fiancee? So what now? He really goes to me because his wife is not here yet? So that's why he also left the room last night. I thought
Artemis' POVI just look at them coldly when I'm already away. I wasn't feeling good but still acted completely not affected by what Zelo did. Why should I be affected when he was not the reason why I came here, right?Zelo and I met each other's eyes, he was also cold but he thought I was going to lose there. As if! My face remained the same.I saw his angel smiling widely at him. They started to be intimate. Instead of making me move, I wish he would have just let me out of his office. It seems that they are not satisfied with whatever they did last night. They started talking as if they were in their own world. His fiancee's smile is constant as he smiles back at her and when he looks at me it seems like I sin against him because the smile always disappears from his lips.
Artemis' POVMr. Cloud really went with me in the garden. I refused and politely declined but because he said that he wanted fresh air while asking questions, I didn't do anything but let him. I really need to call my daughter Athena. I'm sure it'll make my daughter sulky if I miss calling her today.I just sighed so Mr. Cloud looked at me."You look like you are forced to have lunch with me," he said with a laugh. It won't take long to eat, so maybe it's not too bad. Athena will be done with her lunch with that too."So, is it good that you got in? Zelo's usually doesn't take female bodyguards," he said looking at me before taking a bite of his steak. I just sliced mine too before shrugging my shoulders."Well, I'm not surprised anymore. I was Zelo's classmate in law school back then. I often saw your photo in his wallet and I think I already saw you. You were already familiar to me during the interview and onl
Artemis' POV"Where the fuck are you going now, Artemis?" he said angrily when I stood up. He grabbed my wrist. I looked at that while my forehead was deeply wrinkled now."Oh, away from someone annoying like you, I don't have time to think about your pleasing attitude," I said sarcastically. I removed his hand from me. Even though his hand was bigger and could easily cover my wrist, it was easy for me to remove it. If he is strong, so am I.I'm just left straight away. I just went to the playground here at the Palais because that's the place that I can call Athena. See? The Palais is so big that it can be a barangay. Well, there are actually a lot of people who live here.I called Athena after I sat down."Why did you call so late, Mama?" she complained immediately when she answered from the other line. It seems that she has been waiting with his Uncle Ares' cell phone for a while now. I bit my lip hard.
Artemis' POV"Can I take him to his first class at school?" I asked Zelo. He looked at me for a while. I thought he wouldn't agree but later on, he just nodded.It's Hades' first day at school. He should only be homeschooled but he wants to be a normal student so Zelo can't do anything because that's what our son wanted. I was worried about him but I really wanted to give him the normal life that he wanted to.It's been two days since he knew about me almost kidnapping him, so not like how it usually acts before that when he sees me, he'll approach me and talk to me immediately. He just treats me like a ghost now. They are really father and son. If I don't talk to them, they will ignore me. Zelo is still cold to me. When he is not, Artemis?That's better so I don't have to put an invisible line between the two of us. He has a fiancee and I should respect her.And now, it looks like his fiancee will be in the same
Zelo's POV"Fuck it!" I curse while holding the steering wheel tightly.I don't fully understand why the odds are always against me. When I'm finally living my best life with my family, fate will make a move to do something harsh.I almost got into the twins' room but they immediately moved the children and even included Artemis. I don't know what I'll do if I lose any of them. I won't be able to forgive myself.It's my fault for being fucking weak. Why can't I fight those people easily? I should have taken those people to jail long ago.I was driving the car too fast. I can't even calm myself anymore knowing that if I ever come there late, there's a chance that I won't be able to see any of them anymore.It broke my heart to see the two children screaming to help their mother. I could feel the tears forming when I saw the wounds from their bodies. How can people be this monstrous. They don't have any hearts at all."Get the kids to the safe place. Prioritize the kids and Artemis. Mov
…" I can't even control my voice. I can only feel my voice shaking. I can see him looking at me before the tears form in his eyes."Isn't she pretty?" I asked, smiling at him. I saw him slowly nod before looking away."But she left. She left us… I… I hate her…” He was barely able to say that."She has her reason, Baby... And I have fault too... I brought you abroad," I said but he didn't speak there."She wasn't even there when I needed her... Why would she come back as if nothing happened now?" he asked, biting his lip even harder."Baby... Believe me, she wants to. She probably wants to be with you too..." I said, smiling at him. He just cried quietly asking me to give him space. I gave him one. Sometimes, I felt like I wasn't doing my best to be a father to him too. I was always so busy with work that I sometimes didn't bond with him that much.At first, I let him cry his heart out but when he kept locking himself in the room several times, I couldn't stop going to him. I can't jus
Zelo's POVI'm not really sure when it all started. I'm not sure when I fell in love with Umbrielle. I just knew that she already become my safe place in just a short period of time."Artemis... That's my real name," she said one night when we were having a drink at her apartment. I don't know how we ended up drinking. We just got brought things in the grocery store and she took a lot of beer. So now, it's the two of us trying to play games while drinking."You have a pretty name..." I said softly while staring into her eyes."I know right." She even laughed a little before rolling the bottle. She looks shy when she’s being complimented. I couldn't stop laughing softly there. She immediately frowned."One truth again," I said. Maybe I'm too thirsty to know her that every time the bottle points to her, I'll ask her to tell one truth about her."Hmm, I'm not as good as you think I am," she said, avoiding my eyes and reaching for her glass."People are not always good though," I said so
Zelo's POV"What are you still doing here? I thought I asked you that you shouldn't be here once I'm already awake?” she asked while I was still lying on the floor of her living room. There was nothing to do here because she didn't even have a television or anything."I'm hungry. I didn't eat since lunch yesterday," I said, looking at her. She looked at me there before slowly parting her lips."What? Are you stupid? Why don't you say? Are you crazy?” I was always a genius in the eyes of other people but this girl never forgets to tell me how stupid I am. I just couldn't help but shake my head before folding the comforter.“I have no food here. I will order for now. I only have instant noodles,” she said, dialing a food delivery. She looked like she wasn't fully awake so I approached her in her kitchen. She was looking for a portion of food to eat that's why her apartment is full of instant food."I'll cook," I said so she just raised his eyebrows and let me go. There are eggs and som
Zelo's POV"We meet again, Nerd!" a man whispering in an alley near the library told me with a smirk. I don't have my car with me right now. I didn't even call someone to pick me up because there are cabs passing by here.I looked at the man. I frowned when I realized that they were the boys in the library who were trying to hit on Umbrielle."You think you are all that? Let's see if your annoying personality will work outside," he said with a grin. Kids these days are really funny. They intend to do things that they won't have any improvement with. I couldn't stop shaking my head and was about to pass them but they immediately blocked me."I'm true to my words so let's spar! Don't be a scary cat!” he said, pulling me towards the alley. This is just a waste of time. I probably have a lot of things to learn right now if I went home instead of watching these idiotic people.I was about to call my bodyguards when the guy talked again."One more thing, your father owes me money! Your good
Zelo's POV“Isn't there an easier way to get inside that? This is hard! It's hard to kill time! I'm just about to enter the library and I want to go home right away. One more thing, that man's behavior is bad! He inherited it from his father," she whispered to whoever it was from the other line. I heard whispers.I continued walking as if I didn't know that the CCTV here had also been hacked. She immediately stood up properly and seemed to be told that I was just behind her. Her voice immediately calmed down."Okay, I'll take it down. I'll give you money for your studies. Study hard." I wanted to laugh at her acting but I just stopped myself. I just walked straight but she immediately caught up with me."Hi, I always see you around the library. That's you, right? Are you going to the library again?” she said when she blocked me before she put the loose hair behind her ear. I just looked at her coldly."Do I know you? Excuse me," I said and walked towards her first. Her lips parted the
Zelo's POV"I talk to Umbrielle now, Mr. Tiger. She already agreed to the deal. She already created plans. She'll use the son of the governor to do it," Alfredo said, one of my men from the Tigers. I couldn't stop the smile from curling my lips. So she'll use me?"That's all for the report, Mr. Tiger," he said again when he didn't hear anything from me."Alright. That's good to hear. I want this job to be done as soon as possible," I said. I have a voice changer so Alfredo doesn't know what my real voice is. He was the acting head of Tigers.I put my phone down before looking at the folder in front of me. I look at the girl in the photo. This is her portfolio. She stains her hands killing a lot of dirty politicians. She's not even serious in her photo. There was a smile on her lips as she held her gray hair. The beauty of her gray eyes is also visible in the photo. No wonder she has used her face a lot.I just shrugged my shoulders before putting down the folder I was holding. For now
Artemis' POVWe ended up going out of the house. We are in the garden now. He put a cardigan to me and gave me the milk as well."Thank you..." I said softly before pouting."You are welcome..." he said before sitting beside me. I just watch him sip on his glass of milk before talking."What's the thing that was upsetting you?" I asked while meeting his eyes now. He pouted and even frowned at me now.“What are we, Artemis? Aren't we together yet? Am I assuming too much?” he asked. He was just staring at me now. My lips slowly parted there before I pouted.“Is it because of Juan Cloud's question? I'm sorry. I wanted to talk to you about it first. I don't want to assume things and decide on my own. To begin with, we are the ones who will be in a relationship together…”"Alright. I had fault there too. I thought you already knew when I said that I'm in love with you." "That's why I wanted to talk to you. I don't want to just say that we are when you aren't comfortable going back to me y
Artemis' POVZelo is really confusing me. He is always hot and cold. I don't really know what's with him because for the rest of the trip, he was already not in the mood. I looked at him but he wasn't even trying to steal glances at me.I just cleared my throat while walking back to the boat."You know what I really enjoy that time when we spend the night together for the campaign to love the Philippines," Ms. Brown said making me almost stop walking. Spend the night together... It doesn't mean anything, Artemis. Stop thinking about what.“I would love to do that again! I hope you have time again, Mr. President!” It was just a friendly exclamation but why do I feel like something tugged in my heart?"Oh, you two spend the night together? Where? Is that in Bataan? Is that the article that came out that you two dated?" I don't know why Juan Cloud sounds so annoying. I can't help but frown. I don't even realize that my pace is getting faster and their voice is getting weaker. The last qu