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The Sweetest Temptation 54| I am all yours.
"Hey Heiress." Zayn said, a smile curling on his lips as Reese approached his car. "You look beautiful as always." Zayn had come to pick her up and drop her off at work, as usual. Placing her hand on the car handle, she pulled it open and slipped inside. "You never fail to flatter me, Zayn." "How was your night?" He asked as he turned the key in the ignition and powered up the road."Full of wet dreams." She said, and she quickly burst out laughing; her laugh was contagious, and Zayn joined her. "Just joking." She continued. He raised a questioning brow. "Are you sure it’s a joke?"No, she was not! In fact, what she was sure of was that she was not joking. She had a night filled with sexual pleasure from Axel in her dream. But there was no way she was going to tell Zayn that it wasn’t a joke.Swallowing against her dry throat, she lied. "I am sure, Zayn.""Okay." He briefly glanced at her before returning his gaze to the road. "What’s up with you and Axel Griffin? Have you finally
The Sweetest Temptation 55| CEO-assistant.
The day passed by in a whirlwind, and Axel got so busy with the two days' worth of piled-up work that he was supposed to do while he was away. He didn’t get to spend time with Reese; they barely even talked since their encounter in the elevator, as she was also busy with work in her office. He kept glancing at his watch at regular intervals. No matter how busy he got, he was determined to stop Zayn from taking her home that day and take over his position as the one who drives her home after work and brings her to work the next day.He couldn’t allow them to spend time together because he had seen the way Zayn looked at her and he didn’t trust him. He couldn’t lose her to him.The next time he glanced at his watch, the time was five minutes to four—five minutes until Reese left work for the day—and he sprung up, abandoning all the work he was doing. Grabbing his car key, he rushed down to the underground parking lot and drove his car to the front of the company’s building. Fortunat
The Sweetest Temptation 56| Punish you.
When they got to Axel’s mansion, the maids kept staring at her the same way they did the last time she was there—like an alien."Why are your workers staring at me like that?" Reese asked Axel as they made their way to his bedroom.Axel swung his head to the side to look at her. "You are the only woman I have ever brought home."Her eye widened in surprise. "Are you for real? Why?""Before now, I wasn’t really interested in women.""So, you are interested in me?" Her cheeks flushed as she asked.Eleanor suddenly appeared in front of them and bowed slightly to greet Axel. "Welcome, Mr. Griffin." She darted her gaze at Reese. "Welcome.""Eleanor, meet Ms. McBride, my assistant." Axel said, gesturing at Resse. "Reese, meet Eleanor, the head maid." He continued, gesturing at Eleanor.A smile pulled on Eleanor’s lips as she stretched her hand forward to shake Reese. "Nice to meet you, Ms. McBride."Reese took her hand. "Nice to meet you. And call me Reese, please.""Okay, Reese." Eleanor s
The Sweetest Temptation 57| Fruit juice.
"Do you like it?" Axel asked Reese, as he took a bite of the French toast in his hand. They were at the dining table, eating, with his gaze fixed on her. She hoisted her head up to look at him. "Not bad, but Daniella makes better French toasts."He raised a brow. "Who is Daniella?""Daniella?" She took a bite of her French toast and swallowed before she continued. "Daniella is my friend." She lied. Daniella wasn’t her friend. She was the cook in her father’s mansion, and she couldn’t have told Axel who Daniella really was because she didn’t want him to know that she came from a wealthy family. Letting him know about her social status would make him want to know why she was working for him since her family was wealthy, and she knows very well how things might turn out, which is why she lied. "The one I met at your house last Saturday?" He asked, raising his brow. "No." She shook her head. "That’s Lucy."He took a bite of his French toast. "You have too many friends.""Do you even
The Sweetest Temptation 58| You don’t like this?
When Reese got outside, Lucy was already seated in the living room, sitting comfortably like she owned the house. "Do you ever get nervous?" Reese asked as she approached her. "No." Lucy said, rolling her eyes. "There’s nothing to get nervous about. I’m in my in-laws' house." Reese gritted her teeth. "He’s not your in-law.""Well, he would be soon." Lucy winked at her. "Trust the process. Love would come after sex."Reese smacked her on her shoulder as she slouched down beside her. "Shut up; his workers might be lurking around somewhere, hearing you."Lucy rolled her eyes. "I don’t care.""What did you bring?" Reese quickly changed the subject as she leaned forward and picked up the duffel bag that was sitting beside them on the floor. "Thank you, babe." "Anything for you, bitch," Lucy beamed. Reese raised a questioning eyebrow at her. "You got here faster than expected. How did it do it?""What?" She winked at her. "Did I interrupt anything?""No!" Reese exclaimed and coughed at
The Sweetest Temptation 59| Hey, workaholic.
"Wake up!" Reese heard a distant voice say, and that voice was followed by a light tap on her arm, and she adjusted herself on the bed."You’ll make us go late for work if you don’t wake up now." The voice continued, and she quickly flicked her eyes open.Axel was sitting right beside her, looking at her, with a smile touching his lips. "Sleepy head." He said, taking his hand to her cheeks, he caressed it slightly. "I’m not." She mumbled and tried to close her eyes again, but Axel held her shoulders and shook her vigorously until she flicked her eyes open again."Stand up and get ready for work." He said, as he gazed down at her. "Can’t I get a little more sleep?" She whined. He shook his head. "We are getting late for work already."She heaved a sigh before reluctantly seating up. "What time did you come to bed yesterday?" She asked. After Axel went to the study yesterday, he didn’t leave the study before she went to bed. His dinner was taken to the study. He just kept working n
The Sweetest Temptation 60| Luke.
Reese was thinking about what Axel said at the parking lot all day and when it was finally time for her to leave work. She rushed to his office. She knocked on his door and immediately pushed it open, without waiting for his permission to enter."Ready to go home?" He asked as she approached him. Before she could reply, a knock sounded on the door, and the door was pushed open almost immediately. A tall young man who was wearing a white button-up shirt and black pants with his suits hanging over his shoulders slipped through the door, and Reese wondered who he was."Hey, Axel, is this Reese?" The man asked, and confusion spread across her face. Who is he? And how does he know her? She thought. "I’m Reese," she said, raising her eyebrows. "And you are?""I am Luke." The man stretched his hand forward to shake Reese's hand. "Nice to finally meet you. I have heard a lot about you."She took his hand, wondering if the "a lot" he has heard about her includes the sexcapades between her
The Sweetest Temptation 61| Just sex partners.
When Reese and Axel were finally alone in his office, she inched closer to his desk and sat on the visitors' chair. "Why did you agree to take me with you to the club?" She asked and shook her head. "I don’t want to go."He raised a brow. "What do you want to do?" "I don’t know." She shrugged. "Anything else except going to the club.""Let’s just stick to our initial plan then." He rubbed his palms together, his gaze fixed on her. "Go and wait for me naked.""But you promised your friend that you were going to be there." She said. "Isn’t he going to get mad if you don’t show up?""I would just tell him that we lost track of time while having sex. He already knows that we are sex partners.” He leaned back in his seat and crossed his arms over his chest. "I would make him believe that it was so good, hence why we lost track of time.""You told him that we were sex partners?" Reese asked, raising her brow. "Yes." He nodded his head. "Isn’t that what we are? Just sex partners."Reese w
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The Sweetest Temptation 146| Always and forever.
The scent of tropical flowers hung heavy in the air, carried on the gentle breeze that drifted through the lush foliage of the Kula botanical garden in Maui, Hawaii. The sun was shining high overhead, casting a warm, golden light on the vibrant greenery. The sound of chirping birds and the rustling leaves of the lush green trees surrounded the beautiful garden, creating an idyllic atmosphere for a wedding ceremony. And the setting couldn’t have been more beautiful. The guests sat on chairs adorned with flowers. The only guests in attendance were Reese’s parents, Axel’s parents, Lucy, Harry, Zayn, Luke, and Ethan. When Reese told her parents that she was going to have her wedding in Hawaii, she had expected them to say they wouldn’t be able to attend or even ask her to postpone the wedding due to the unfortunate incident that happened with Beatrice. But the reverse was the case. They agreed to the wedding without hesitation.Lucy invited her boyfriend—Harry—for the wedding because she
The Sweetest Temptation 145| Maui, Hawaii.
When the day Beatrice and Jasper were to be arraigned in court came, Reese was strong enough to go and testify against her sister. Reese was standing in front of the mirror, looking at herself after getting dressed for the court hearing. She was dressed in a black suit set.Sighing, she turned to look at Axel, who had been supportive after the incident happened. "How are you feeling?" Axel asked."I don't know," Reese replied, and Axel held her hand as they walked out of the house together, entered the car, and went to court. She entered the court and caught sight of her sister. Her heart ached as she looked at her, wondering how someone she had known all her life could now seem like a complete stranger. She thought she knew everything about her sister, but now she realizes there are depths to her personality that she had never even suspected.As soon as Reese's eyes locked onto her sister's, her sister's gaze quickly averted, prompting Reese to ponder the possibility of whether her
The Sweetest Temptation 144| Vital signs.
Luckily, no vital organ was hit when Reese and Axel was shot, so they survived without complications. Axel woke up after getting to the hospital, but Reese was in a coma. Although, they were assured that her vital signs were okay and she would wake up soon. The news of Reese and Axel was carried by the reporters, and different channels were trying to cover the story. The following day, Axel sat down in his bed in his ward and watched the news, hearing how they wanted an interview. Axel sighed and changed the channel. It was another reporter reporting the news of the predicament that happened. He wonders why everything about him has to be in the public eye and sighs."It was shocking that one of the most anticipated weddings of the year got canceled, Mr. Axel and Miss Reese's wedding got canceled with not much information on the reason it got canceled and the..." Axel got tired and turned the television off. He knew watching the news right now would do nothing but worsen the state he w
The Sweetest Temptation 143| Stay with me.
Jasper just stood there as he watched them exchange words. The only thing he was interested in was the money Axel was willing to give him. He helped Beatrice kidnap Lucy and Reese just because of the money she promised to give him. Now, he’s getting a better offer, and he suddenly doesn’t care about the money Beatrice promised to give him anymore. He needed to act fast before Axel withdraws his offer. "How did you even say you were willing to give me?" Jasper asked. "You requested five million dollars. I would give you that. Axel said. A smirk touched his lips as he turned to look at Beatrice. "Let them go."Beatrice drew her brows together. "Are you crazy? I didn’t go through all this just to let them go.""But I am going to let them go." He told her. "There’s money involved. And I started all this because of the money. you promised to give me in the first place. Now, I am getting a better offer. I am a businessman, so I would go with what pays me more.""So you joined her in doin
The Sweetest Temptation 142| You, Axel.
Jasper, who was determined to convince her by all means. The moment she answered positively, he would take the bag, hold her hand, and walk away with her as fast as possible before she changed her mind. Beatrice seemed like a determined type of girl, and she could go to any extent to get what she wanted.He didn't know how he came across such a woman and just wished it was someone with a simple mind, not a complicated mind. Reese was making him tired and losing hope that he would win this game. He wasn't ready to lose that shot; he had already started to imagine what it would be like to have such money and be able to do or get whatever you wanted."We could just take this money and leave. This shouldn't be a hard task.” Jasper said, looking at her with a calm and hopeful face."Yeah. We can all settle this amicably without hurting anyone, and we'll go back to our daily lives like nothing happened." Axel said, gesturing with his hands for her to calm down.Beatrice scoffed. "You both a
The Sweetest Temptation 141| Say bye.
"Mr. Axel, you'll need to calm down. We are going to try our best to save your fiancee and her best friend. All we need from you is your cooperation by staying put. If you do not stop, it's very possible that you could affect our strategy." The cop said this over the phone, assuring their safety.Axel was restless and decided to rush down to the location that Reese had dropped. He couldn't just sit down and wait for the police to do the job; he wanted to see Reese himself to see how she was doing. Then he went out and started driving towards the place, and he thought of what he could actually do, the strategy he could use that would leave him with regret.Then a thought sprang up in his head. He was going to search for the numbers Jasper had used in blackmailing him. He searched and almost thought he had lost it until he saw the number and then dialed it immediately."Hello." He answered the call."Let them go now." Axel said with a confident tone."Why should I let them go?" He asked
The Sweetest Temptation 140| Abducted.
Reese confirmed it was Lucy's number, but didn't understand what was going on. Why was a man talking on the phone?"Hello, who are you? I would like to speak with Lucy." She said, trying to ignore every negative thought that ran through her mind."You really are clueless, aren't you?" He chuckled and sniffed."What do you mean by that? Who are you? What did you do to my friend?" Reese asked, feeling frightened. She had been avoiding all these negative occurrences, and that was why she didn't want to get married yet in the first place. Axel had encouraged her to allow them to go on with the wedding, but things got worse. She had thought that the man had decided to leave them alone or that he couldn't get anything on them since they were laying low. But hearing the man's voice sent shivers down her spine, and she felt cold suddenly."If you want your friend alive, you have to get her in a few minutes. I do not care if you are about to start your wedding or not. All I know is that if you
The Sweetest Temptation 139| Where is Lucy?
Reese was really scared and didn't know what to do while she was waiting for Axel. She could see the man approaching them, and Reese became more frightened as she didn't know if that was going to be her last day on earth. She tried calling Axel again, but his phone wasn't reachable. She had given him the address of the inn and decided to take Lucy with her to the inn to feel protected until Axel came to save them. Reese was inside the inn, her hands kept on shaking, and slowly Lucy started getting sober; she raised her head to see how worried Reese was."What’s going on?" she asked, sitting up sluggishly. Reese's phone started ringing, and she couldn’t answer Lucy. She picked up her phone immediately, and it was Axel calling her.She picks up the call immediately, feeling anxious and happy at the same time. Babe," she said immediately after picking up the call."I’m outside the inn," Axel said."Okay, I’m here with Lucy, and she doesn’t look sober enough." Reese replied"I will come i
The Sweetest Temptation 138| Bachelorette.
Three weeks later, Reese's best friend Lucy flew to New York for Reese’s wedding. She had called her earlier to inform her of her arrival. Reese went to the airport to pick her up, and her face broke into a smile when her eyes landed on Lucy, who was walking out of the airport. Lucy took her glass off when she saw her best friend and smiled. They hugged instantly."Wow! It’s so nice seeing you again, and babe, you look wonderful," Lucy said when they broke the hug. Reese chuckled at her kind words."I’m thrilled to see you too, and thank you." Reese said, and they went over to enter the car that was waiting for them. As soon as they entered the car, the chauffeur ignited the engines, driving them to the hotel premises."How is the preparation going? I know you must be feeling super nervous right now," Lucy asked excitedly, and Reese chuckled slightly, moving the string of hair blocking her sight."Nothing much is planned; I just want to have this done and dusted," Reese said, and her h
