Amanda rolled her eyes at him while trying to hide her blush. Mark decided not to make fun of her anymore so she can be more at ease with their physical contact.
“Cook for me, then I’ll give you five seconds” she stuck out her tongue embarrassed by her own proposal.
“Okay, I’ll boil eggs” Mark said laughing.
“Noooooo” she objected while laughing. She wanted filling, real food.
The rest of the weekend have passed and their life was peaceful in general.
Valerie left without saying a word and Mark could not care less. Maybe Adam was efficient this time.
Mark and Amanda have
Their table at the ‘Royal Lake’ was set up in a gazebo. Amanda didn’t see other diners on the way there. What she didn’t know was the gazebo is not part of the restaurant available for public. It was part of the hotel area and even though it belongs to the Mills family, Mark still had to pull some strings and cash in some favors to get this in a short notice. But he wouldn’t mind it if it will satisfy his angel.He knew something was troubling her based from her voice and he thought he needed to do something extra for her to feel good. His efforts paid off as soon as he saw the smile on her face and her blushing face. He’s feeling accomplished whenever she smiles.The drive to the hotel was unusually quiet and he finds it awkward. Since she was the one who invited him, he will just wait for her
She widened her eyes in shock, immediately shook her head in protest and pinched Mark’s side.“I was just kidding. But if you will not say what you want, I wouldn’t know what to give you. I will always assume you want to have sex” he softly chuckled seeing how flushed her face was.“I want romance…sometimes” she said softly almost a whisper while pouting her lips and waited for Mark to say how ridiculous that is. But it didn’t come.“Like?” he needed to make sure the she is sure of what she is asking to set the boundaries.“Like occasional hugs, like romantic hug not as a friend but as a woman. Like occasional kisses when the feeling is right” she subco
The kids were already asleep and the whole apartment is silent. After bidding each other good night, they went back to their own room to retire.Mark was scrolling mindlessly on his social media when he saw an activity in Amanda’s profile.‘Amanda is now friends with @SimpleSimon’ He checked the time, it was 1 o’clock in the morning. Why is she still awake and adding friends on social media?Curiosity got to him and checked @SimpleSimon’s profile. It was a picture of a stray dog that looked so pitiful. He didn’t have any common friend with this guy and the account is recently created. Troll account! Why would Amanda entertain this nuisance?
“What?” Amanda was confused.“From now on, Jack is my son and I am his father. Whatever school activities that needed a father you send to me so I can free up my schedule” he announced proudly.“And please help to schedule a meeting with Jack’s school. I want to know why they let such things happen at their school. If they cannot give an explanation, you better look for a new school for the two kids” he declared like a protective father.He would not allow the two kids to feel insecure for having an incomplete home.Amanda was still shocked at the turn of events. What did the two boys talk about? She suddenly felt that she was left out.“Jack, what&rsqu
When Amanda went out of the room, her heart was still beating erratically because of her encounter with Mark. She dared to be bold and for a moment she thought she saw excitement in Mark’s eyes. However, as soon as her fingers touched his skin he immediately pulled back and she knew she made a fool of herself again.Well she’s been doing it a lot recently. If he doesn’t like it, he should say so. Otherwise she will do whatever she wants. Correction, she will do whatever she can, because there is a huge difference between what she wanted to do and what she can do.Jack saw her flushed face and he thought Amanda and Mark had a misunderstanding, he immediately run towards Amanda and gave her a hug.“I’m sorry mom. I promise I will behave properly next
“No no no, I’m not planning to buy. I just thought it would be nice if we move to a bigger house. It doesn’t have to be a villa. Maybe you can check my house and see if you and Jack can move in with us instead. My house has five bedrooms. It even has extra room so Nanny Lou can stay with us full-time” he explained trying to convince Amanda.“But I think it would be nice if we can move to a house with a swimming pool and a garden and a basement garage for our cars. It’s free to dream” he was describing his villa to entice Amanda.“It’s okay to dream, but one must learn when to stop. Let’s say we can afford to buy the villa with a pool after that we would dream to buy a mansion then after that we would dream of living in a palace. It will only get bigger and bigger but at t
Since he originally didn’t intend to celebrate his birthday, he quickly sent an invitation to his family and selected close friends.To: Mum, Dad, Dexter Henley, Jake Harrison, Adam West, Derrick JonesSubject: Birthday dinner @GreenRock apartmentMessage: I’m bringing someone special. Come if you
Mrs. Mills immediately asked her assistant to book for appointment for the spa but the earliest appointment would be three months from now. She felt restless day by day. She’s feeling the pressure from the Goldings and now her son would like to introduce someone ‘special’.If she would like the girl, she has no problem going against Sebastian Golding head-on.The Mills has the money and power and she doesn’t think that Sebastian would resort to cutting ties with them. Each of the prominent families have maintained their territories and no one has dared to break such truce.It would be detrimental to the whole country if that happens. Hence, it is the duty of the other families to intervene when such misunderstanding will occur.
Just as announced, the Golding-Mills wedding will be held on the first day of Spring.Since Amanda’s body was still very weak, they decided to hold the wedding in a private ceremony in the Golding estate.Only the big four families were present.The Henleys, the Smiths, the Mills and the Goldings.Valerie came back from abroad as a maid-of-honour while Monica, Fiona and Brenda were tasked as bridesmaids.In the groom’s entourage, Dexter Henley is the best man while Jake, Simon and Adam were groomsmen.Jack carried the ring while the cute little Penny showered the aisle with flowers.Amanda looked like a goddess in her white dress.Her hair was adorned with flowers matched with a simple make-up.When Penny saw her, she immediately ran to her mommy and walked beside her.Jack looked confused and also wanted to join the girls but he knew this is an important event.He went to the girls and led Penn
The guards immediately secured Harley and Meredith and the whole household was turned upside down.When Amanda opened her eyes, her arms felt numb.There was an IV drip attached to her left arm.She tried to sit up but she felt dizzy instantly.When the door opened, John Fields came in with a food tray with a big smile on his face.“You, my lady, should eat more healthy foods.”“I heard you’ve been nibbling on bacons when you’re bored?” John smiled at her warmly.“Oh John, help me call Mark. I have something important to tell him” she said excitedly with a weak body.“John, I think Mark is Jack’s real father”“I know it’s a long shot. But it’s worth to run a test” she thought she said her words properly.Harley’s blurred words were echoing in her mind.‘Tattoo on lower abdomen’‘Jack of d
“They say that it’s takes a village to raise a child” General Mills said meaningfully.“It seems like you need the whole country to raise yours” he roared with gritted teeth.This is not acceptable to him.He was initially fond of Amanda and he really likes her but this action is really serious.She should not play with people’s lives no matter how repulsive they seem.“Feel free to take her” Sebastian said while scratching his head.He also doesn’t know how to save his face right now.Even though they are good friends with the Mills family, everything can be put aside if it concerns a person’s life.The old men were still bantering about Amanda’s action when they heard Mark laughing from the guest room.“I told you she’s getting bolder” he said to the old master Golding.“She’s, she’s done this before” he s
The next day Amanda woke up in a happy mood.She rang her bell and ordered the servant for her breakfast.“Get me Nellie” she said when she was greeted by a new servant.“My lady, I’m afraid Nellie won’t be able to serve you anymore” the servant said with tearful eye.“Why?” she asked in confusion.“She’s being punished my lady, in the garden” the servant could not help her tears anymore.“She will be beaten to death if she did not reveal who ordered her to assassinate young master Mills” the servant said pleadingly.“A-a-assassinate?” she said in shocked.How could it be?She only ordered Nellie to drug the young master and to sleep with him.She never ordered for an assassination.Is it possible that someone wanted to murder young master Mills?She could not be implicated, but she could not let Nellie die beca
“Meredith could not bear a child; I always knew your eggs would come in handy”“We hired a surrogate to conceive the child”“The father comes from a rich family.”“Either family, we could ask for support for the child” Harley said shamelessly.“Why use other person’s sperm then? If you want to have a child with Meredith why use other people?” she asked in disbelief.“Believe it or not, I don’t want Jack to know that he has half-siblings” Harley tried his best to show his sincerity.“Half?” she scoffed.“Why? Are your offspring only consist of upper or lower part?”“How could you call someone ‘half’?” her hatred is visible in her cold stare.“I know you don’t want to believe me. Anyway, I’m not from a rich family” he said self-deprecatingly.“But for our s
Mark felt goosebumps in his arms.He looked inside the house wanting to curse at the old man.“I asked grandpa to bring me” the little boy said defending the old man.“Well, he shouldn’t. Not without me or your mom”“Whatever Harley said to you, just ignore it. Don’t let it affect you, okay?” he hugged the little guy tighter.“It’s okay, dad. I just looked at him.”“We didn’t have any resemblance at all” he said while kicking the ball up and down.“Does mommy know?” Mark doubted Amanda would agree to this meet-up.“No, she said she would stay in her room until the announcement has been cancelled”“Knowing her, she won’t come out anytime soon” he chuckled at her mom.“Jack, what does he looked like? How did you feel when you saw him?”“Were you excited?” he som
“Would you like to send a reply?” Jack enquired referring to the letter.She scribbled some notes and passed the paper to Jack.“Let the servant send it. You don’t need to go there yourself” she reminded him.“I want to go. Unless you want to play ball with me?” she just grins at Jack.Jack knew she wouldn’t play outside with him.“When are you coming out of your room?” Jack was about to leave when he turned around to ask her.“When they retract the marriage announcement” she said honestly.Jack just shrugged his shoulder then close the door.He went directly to the old master’s study room and knocked.“Grandpa, can I meet Harley today? Mom doesn’t want to leave her room until the announcement is cancelled” he started.“She said that?” the old master wanted to confirm.Although he has expected Amanda
She hasn’t finished her slice when she heard a knock and her father came in.When he saw what she’s eating, he immediately ordered the servant to take it away.“Where did you get this rubbish?” the old man asked.“This is not from the kitchen. Who gave it to you?” he looked around and found the open letter.When she still did not reply, the old master summoned Uncle Ben.“Fire the servant who brought her food” Uncle Ben immediately nodded his head.“I-I-I bought it. The servant has nothing to do with it” she would not allow the poor girl to get fired.“Fire the whole kitchen staff” Uncle Ben again nodded his head.“You still want to lie to me?” Sebastian challenged her and started reading the letter.She could only press her lips in defiance.“Mark sent it for me” she admitted instantly when she saw Uncle Ben pulling ou
“Golding? Mom, are you related?” he asked in confusion.“Yes” both Goldings replied casually.“We already tried to trace it before haven’t we Sebastian?” Mrs. Mills recalled their relationship.“Yes, I think our common ancestor is 10 generations back. But then, who cares” Sebastian agreed.“Your mother treats me more of an enemy instead of a relative, anyways” he just shrugged his shoulders.“Don’t worry son, everybody is related to everybody in Diamond Country” General Mills added.“That’s why it’s important to handle your matters cautiously” the general sighed.“Dad, I need to talk to Meredith. I need to know if there are other people who used my seeds” he explained.“No one used your seeds. I made sure that the clinic would seal your donations and not to release it before”“Tsk, wha