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The Sweetest Temptation 96| Board meeting.
The news of Axel and Zayn's fight spread throughout the media like wildfire, which prompted the board members of Perfect Touch to call for an emergency meeting.He had to fly to New York for the emergency meeting, and he wasn’t even worried about what the outcome of the meeting would be. The only thing that crowded his head was the thought of Reese, and the fact that he might never get to be with her again was enough to send him into depression.He didn’t go to his father’s mansion to stay the night before the meeting because he knew he was going to receive serious tongue lashings from his parents, and he didn’t want that.When he got the perfect touch for the meeting, all the board members had already been seated, and when he walked in , the look in their eyes was nothing but a look of disdain.He had never thought that there would ever be a day when the board members would look at him this way. They had always respected and adored him. He was the perfect CEO, and all that changed be
The Sweetest Temptation 97| She’s not a bitch.
The first place Axel went to when he arrived in London was Reese’s place. He missed her so much that he couldn’t stop thinking about what she said to him. He needed to confirm whether she meant it. If she did, he was ready to persuade her or even beg her to be with him again. She was all he could think about, and he would be really screwed if she really decided to stop working for him. He needed her by his side at all times.After ringing the doorbell and banging on the door a few times, Lucy finally opened the door. "What do you want?" She asked sternly. "I want to see Reese." He told her as he tried to push his way in, but Lucy blocked him with all her strength. "Where do you think you are going to?" She asked, a scowl flashing at her face. "I said I want to see Reese." He said it gruffly. "Reese is not here." Lucy said. "I know she’s inside. Let me in." He said as he tried to push his way in again, but Lucy blocked him again. "I said she’s not here!" Lucy yelled. "We fought,
The Sweetest Temptation 98| I’m sorry, Zayn.
Reese and Lucy were sitting on the couch in the living room, watching a movie. Although Reese was staring at the screen, her mind was far away. Even though she didn’t want to see Axel, she couldn’t stop thinking about him and how the fight he involved himself in will affect him. The doorbell suddenly rang, and they both flicked their gazes to each other. "Could it be Axel?" Reese asked Lucy."I don’t know. I'll go and check." Lucy said as she leapt to her feet and started trudging to the door. She abruptly stopped, then turned to look at Reese. "If he is the one, what should I tell him? Do you want me to lie to him again?"She nodded her head in response, even though she desperately wanted to see him. "You know you can’t run from him forever, right?" Lucy asked, raising her brow. "And I know you miss him.""I don’t miss him." She denied. "Just tell him to go away.""Okay," Lucy said as she turned on her heels and continued her journey to the door.Yanking the door open, her mouth f
The Sweetest Temptation 99| Poison snake.
After Reese ended the call, Axel realized he had no use for Chloe again, so he sprung up and made his way out of the study to go and forcefully chase Chloe out of his house.Chloe was still lying down naked on the bed when he got to his room. Before he left the room, her nakedness had no effect on him, and he could tolerate it. But after the phone conversation with Reese, her nakedness disgusted him so much that he couldn’t even bear to look at it."Welcome back." Chloe beamed. "Are you done with work? Or do you want another round?"Another round? He thought, and that thought disgusted him. "Get up and put your clothes on." He instructed her, and she pursed her lips into a pout. "I want to remain like this." She whined. "No, you are not!" He groaned. "Get up, gather your things, and leave!"Confusion spread over her face. "You said I could stay. What changed?""What changed is that I don’t want you here anymore." He snarled. "I realized how much of a snake you are, and I don’t want
The Sweetest Temptation 100| Date with Zayn.
When Reese got back home, Lucy was in the living room, watching a movie. The moment she sighted Reese, she jumped full steam on the worry train as she sprung up and rushed to where Reese was standing. "What happened?" Lucy asked, concerned, as she wrapped her arms around her. "I swear I am going to kill that man. I swear to God."Reese managed to tell Lucy all that happened. In between sobs and rage suddenly boiled in Lucy’s veins."He is a fucking bastard." She seethed as she led Reese to the bedroom. "You can cry all you want right now. But I want you to get over him.""I wish it was that easy." She cried. "Do you know what hurts the most? I have no right to be angry with him because our relationship is not defined.""You have every right to be angry at him!" Lucy exclaimed. "You guys made an agreement to be loyal to each other. Damn it, he fucking lied that you were the only one he could react to.”"But—" she sobbed."You’ll heal, baby." She patted her back. "You’ll heal.""I hope
The Sweetest Temptation 101| Quidone.
When Reese pulled the front door open, Lucy was standing there, a dark look saturating her features. "Why did you do that?" Lucy asked angrily. "So you were watching?" Reese said as she walked past her. "Yes. I was." She said as she trailed behind Reese. "Why did you reject him like that? You didn’t even give him time.""I told you before I went on the date. I don’t feel anything for him, and I decided to tell him the truth before his hopes get raised too high." Reese explained. "How would you feel something for him when you wouldn’t open up your heart?" Lucy retorted. "Lucy!" Reese exclaimed. "This is also very hard for me. I tried to, but when I did, guess what? All I could think about was Axel. I fucking tried!”"You didn’t try enough!" Lucy exclaimed. "If you really wanted to try, you wouldn’t have rejected him yet. You would have given yourself time to groom the love.""Lucy, when he kissed me, do you know how I felt? Disgusted!" Reese yelled. "It shouldn’t be that wa
The Sweetest Temptation 102| I appreciate you.
Reese woke up with a very terrible headache the following day, and she could barely open her eyes."Awake?" Lucy asked when she saw her struggling to open her eyes."How did I get home yesterday?" Reese asked, as she tried to recall the series of events. But nothing was coming to her. "You can’t remember?" Lucy asked, raising her brow. "Of course you won’t remember how you puked all over me yesterday."Her eyes grew wider. "I did?"Lucy nodded her head. "You did.""I am so sorry," she apologized. "I am sorry, Lucy.""I should be the one apologizing." Lucy said, "I shouldn’t have talked to you the way I did. I am your best friend. I should have understood you better and not blamed you.""Thank you," Reese said as she struggled to sit up and hug Lucy. "I love you.""I love you more.""But how did I get home yesterday?" Reese asked curiously."A cab driver brought you home; he said it was the bartender that hailed the taxi." Lucy told her. "The bartender is so nice," Reese said. "The c
The Sweetest Temptation 103| I suspected.
Axel thought about reese and he wanted to see her, he wanted to hear her voice, he picked up his phone and dialled her number.“Please pick up.” he muttered as he waited for her to pick the phone, but he was directed to her voice mail. His stomach sank when he remembered what the bartender had told him about the two men who harassed her at the bar. He had to do something about it, he thought. He was at the bar now, standing. He had a hunch they would be here; he knew from what the bartender had told him that they were predators, and one thing you could count on predators to do was be at their hunting grounds.He looked around to see a tall, blonde man with a hefty build and his short friend with the black biker jacket. He bet they had matching tattoos, and just the thought of that made him smile. He saw them seated at the edge of the bar; they both looked a bit tipsy but not too drunk. Axel knew how to pick a fight; it wasn't something new to him. He walked over to their table and
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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
