“Stop the wedding,” Revan’s voice boomed across the garden. It was loud and clear that it made everyone freeze. Citrine smiled and slowly let go of Gael’s arm, perplexing every guest. “Citrine, babe, w-what are you doing?” he stuttered. He was about to grab her hand when the sex video of him and Citrine’s half-sister began to play. Embarrassed by his cheating ass, he quickly left the venue along with Trisha. “Now, sorry about that father; can we continue the ceremony?” Citrine asks politely as if nothing has happened. “But the groo—” “I am here,” Revan said as he approached Citrine. *** Citrine Lustrio is the illegitimate daughter of a business tycoon; she grew up being mistreated and neglected by her family, and to make matters worse, she discovered her fiancé cheating on her with her half-sister. Determined to break free from her messed-up life and exact revenge, she struck a deal with Revan, the CEO of Soldevilla Group—the man who had betrayed and broken her heart six years ago.
View More“BABE.” Citrine blinked a few times as she heard her fiancé’s voice. She looked down at Gael’s hand when he touched her leg to get her attention, then up into his eyes. “Are you nervous?”“A little. This is the first time I’ll meet your parents since we dated, after all,” she said, and Gael just smiled as he continued driving. It’s been a few days since Citrine discovered her fiancé and half-sister’s affair and since then… She did her best to appear unaffected by it. She made every effort to hide the fact that she was aware of their relationship from them. She returned to her everyday life, and while her relationship with her father became more strained, she decided to keep things as they were. And now she’s off to the airport to pick up Gael’s parents.“Sorry for not giving you enough time to prepare; they unexpectedly informed me that they’re going home today and wanted to meet you.”“It’s okay, maybe they wanted to surprise you, and it’s my day off today anyway,” she said, smilin
“HOW could you have let this happen?”“What?” Citrine asks, puzzled, before picking up the newspaper and reading it. She felt sick to her stomach as her eyes scanned down the page. Governor Vuenza was arrested last night at the Lustrio Hotel during his birthday celebration.“Why are you blaming me for something I have no control over?” She tried to keep her voice steady while staring at her father in disbelief.“I specifically told you to take care of that event,” Fabian said sternly, taking a step closer to her. “And you couldn’t even follow my instructions!”“I did take care of the event; I made sure everything was okay before I left; it wasn’t my fault he got arrested,” she tried to argue, her voice cracking halfway through.“Of course, you’re to blame! You were incapable of doing anything correctly! You can’t even keep the governor safe from arrest.”Citrine was at a loss for words, staring at her father as if he’d finally gone insane; she couldn’t believe he was blaming her for so
CITRINE remained silent before smiling, causing the muscles around her lips to twitch from the effort of suppressing her own laughter.“Then I’ll comply,” she shrugged, and the look on Revan’s face was priceless as he tried to control his expression in an attempt to retain a serious countenance. “Are you serious?” Revan moved away from Citrine and continued drinking from his glass before setting it down again to look back at her with narrowed eyes.“I don’t do jokes when making a deal.” Citrine leaned forward to make herself more comfortable, resting her elbows on the counter table and drinking straight from her own glass. Revan chuckled, clearly amused by her answer.He realized Citrine was really a grown-up woman now, one that should not be treated so recklessly anymore. It was time for him to stop treating her like a child; she was an adult now. Nonetheless, it was nice to see her after all these years.“All right, then, what’s the other proposition you’re going to make?” he asked
“MS. CITRINE?” When Jules knocked on the door, Citrine quickly grabbed a towel and exited the bathroom, wiping her face. She saw her secretary peering through the door and eventually entered, closing it behind her. “I’ve already spoken with Mr. Soldevilla’s secretary. She said the CEO wants you to contact him personally,” Citrine frowned and walked over to her desk. She took a deep breath and nodded, she felt so drained. “Okay, thank you,” she said, and Jules returned to her desk outside. Citrine didn’t waste any time and called Revan’s secretary; as soon as he picked up, she stated her concern, and the secretary immediately transferred the call to Revan’s office. “I didn’t expect you to contact me this fast; to what do I owe this pleasure?” Revan asked with his usual bored and sarcastic voice. “Let’s meet tonight, I have something to discuss with you,” she said flatly, and Revan hummed on the other side. “Is this about the business proposal?” he wondered aloud as he turned his c
THE SUNLIGHT filtering through the curtains was enough to wake Citrine. Her eyes were heavy and swollen from crying yesterday. In the end, she couldn’t present her project proposal to Revan because she stormed out of the restaurant using the back door. She went to Lustrio Hotel and cried her eyes out in her office until she fell asleep. “Fuck, I’m a mess,” she muttered as she caught sight of herself on her phone screen. Her hair was a disheveled mess. Her cheeks were streaked with mascara and her face was pale as a sheet. She couldn’t help but sigh at how pathetic she looked. She lazily opened her phone’s screen and saw ten unread text messages and four missed calls from Gael.Where are you?Did something happen?I’m worried, you haven’t been responding to my texts and phone calls.Babe.She read all of Gael’s messages and noticed that Trisha had also messaged her, asking why she wasn’t home and she was worried sick.Citrine laughs sarcastically. She would believe Trisha and Gael gen
“How are your wedding plans coming along?” Fabian asked his eldest daughter after finishing his red wine. Citrine came to a halt, putting down the knife and fork she was using to cut her steak in order to give her father her full attention.“Everything is fine; we’re planning to send out the invitations next week,” she replied before turning to face Gael, who was sitting next to her. “Right, love?”“Huh?” Gael looked at her, surprised as if his mind was elsewhere. He cleared his throat to regain his composure and replied with a smile, “Y-Yeah, that’s right.”“I see, if you need any help with it or anything, let us know, alright?” Fabian offered, forcing Citrine to smile.“Yes, Dad,” she answered before continuing to eat. She’s having trouble getting used to Fabian being nice to her. After all, she knew it was all a ruse to keep his fatherly image.“I can’t believe you’re really getting married, Citrine,” Trisha, her half-sister said excitedly. She is three years younger than her beca
“How are your wedding plans coming along?” Fabian asked his eldest daughter after finishing his red wine. Citrine came to a halt, putting down the knife and fork she was using to cut her steak in order to give her father her full attention.“Everything is fine; we’re planning to send out the invitations next week,” she replied before turning to face Gael, who was sitting next to her. “Right, love?”“Huh?” Gael looked at her, surprised as if his mind was elsewhere. He cleared his throat to regain his composure and replied with a smile, “Y-Yeah, that’s right.”“I see, if you need any help with it or anything, let us know, alright?” Fabian offered, forcing Citrine to smile.“Yes, Dad,” she answered before continuing to eat. She’s having trouble getting used to Fabian being nice to her. After all, she knew it was all a ruse to keep his fatherly image.“I can’t believe you’re really getting married, Citrine,” Trisha, her half-sister said excitedly. She is three years younger than her beca...
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