By the end, Alessia was utterly spent, unable to move.Eventually, they both grew hungry and changed into fresh clothes before heading downstairs.A table laden with covered dishes awaited them.Georg materialised with a warm smile, saying, ‘Sir, Miss Jansen, your meal is ready. Please enjoy it while it’s still hot.’‘Thank you,’ Alessia replied, feeling a bit embarrassed.The butler lifted the lid of her bowl and added, ‘This is for you, Miss. It’s quite nourishing for women.’Alessia nearly choked on her saliva, stunned by the audacity of the remark.Alessia couldn’t believe her ears; the butler’s audacity left her speechless.Logan, on the other hand, raised the lid of the bowl in front of him with a bored expression.‘Tonic soup, for me?’ he questioned, his tone as frosty as an Arctic wind.The butler, ever respectful, replied, ‘Well, sir, it may not be necessary, but it could boost your energy levels and nutrition intake.’Logan’s brow furrowed, and he dismissed the butler with a
Upon reaching the third floor, Logan opened a door, revealing a room roughly one hundred square feet in size with a large screen and three sets of sofa beds in front of it.It didn’t exactly resemble a traditional movie theatre.Logan swept an arm over the space. ‘What do you think? Cleaner than a cinema, right?’Alessia nodded. ‘Yes, much cleaner.’However, despite the cleanliness, it lacked the ambience of a real cinema—the excited chatter of the audience, and the mouth-watering scent of caramel popcorn.Still, she didn’t want to express her true feelings and make things awkward.Alessia explored the room and spotted a few DVDs.Picking one up, she noticed it was a cartoon.Curiosity got the better of her as she asked, ‘Cartoons? Do you enjoy watching them?’Logan tensed slightly.These DVDs belonged to Arlie.Normally, Logan lived here alone, and Arlie stayed with Logan’s grandfather Albert but visited occasionally.Without taking the DVDs from her, he suggested, ‘Let’s choose a di
Alessia, clearly flustered by the situation, stated, ‘You’re being unreasonable.’Logan, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, retorted, ‘So what? I really want to watch it with you anyway. I’ve never had anyone to watch this with before, but now that you’re here, we can enjoy it together.’Alessia was left momentarily speechless, her mind racing to comprehend his audacity.Logan, however, wasn’t done, and he continued in a blunt tone, ‘We’ve already been intimate, so why be a hypocrite now? Just take a look.’Her frustration growing, Alessia clenched her teeth and begrudgingly agreed, ‘Fine, I’ll watch it, what’s the big deal anyway? It’s just an erotic movie, right?’As she looked at the screen, her anger simmered.This man was pushing her buttons.Alessia considered herself rather conservative, finding it hard to fathom how the actors could perform such explicit scenes on camera.In the silence of the theatre, the protagonists’ heavy breathing echoed through the room.Alessia was c
Alessia, however, didn’t let Sofie’s slap land.She caught Sofie’s hand swiftly and snapped, ‘I’m not the shameless one here. In fact, it seems like you’re the one shamelessly trying to chase after him. I was invited here by him.’‘You!’ Sofie struggled to break free from Alessia’s grip, her voice rising in anger. ‘You’re just a gold-digging b*tch! Do you even know who I am?’‘Why should I know who you are? What does it have to do with me?’ Alessia shot back.‘His grandfather favours me. Grandpa Albert wants me to be his granddaughter-in-law. So, let me warn you, stay away from Logan. Albert made it clear that I’m the only one for Logan!’ Sofie proclaimed, her pride evident.Alessia couldn’t bear this woman’s arrogance.She sighed, ‘Oh, so Logan’s grandfather likes you. Well, why don’t you marry his grandfather then, since he’s so fond of you?’Sofie was furious and made another attempt to slap Alessia.Alessia, with a frown, said coolly, ‘I don’t know who you are, but what’s with the
Logan beckoned, ‘Get me another belt from the dressing room.’Alessia shook her head with a hint of defiance. ‘No.’With a sly smile, Logan tried a different approach. ‘Either you fetch me that belt, sweetheart, or we can pick up right where we left off, right here in this very room.’Alessia’s eyes widened in shock. ‘I’ll get it now!’She hurried upstairs to the dressing room, where she discovered an assortment of thirty belts, each from a different luxury brand.‘Is he running a belt boutique in here or what?’ she muttered to herself.Selecting one at random, she swiftly returned downstairs.As she descended, she couldn’t help but overhear Logan on the phone, his tone dripping with irritation. ‘I’ll set the dogs on her if you ever ask Sofie to come to my house again.’The voice on the other end, belonging to Logan’s grandfather, protested vehemently. ‘How dare you! Why don’t you enlighten me about the kind of woman your girlfriend is?’Logan shot back, his voice dripping with disdai
The butler remained silent as the old man stormed into the house.‘Where is that woman?’ Albert asked coldly. ‘Is she a woman of questionable character?’Georg shook his head. ‘She seemed quite respectable.’‘Blast it, come out now!’ the old man shouted upon entering the house, but there was no response.Frowning, he wondered aloud, ‘Did they really leave?’The butler nodded. ‘Yes, they truly left.’‘Why didn’t I see his car on my way here?’‘I’m not sure. Perhaps they left in a different car.’The old man huffed. ‘He’ll do anything to get his way.’A bit irritably, Georg muttered, ‘Aren’t you the same?’‘What did you say?’ The old man snapped after hearing the butler’s words, turning his rage towards him, ‘I’m asking you, what did you say?’The butler clamped his mouth shut.‘Well?’ the old man pressed.Still, the butler offered no reply.‘Tell that rascal to bring that woman to me within a day,’ the old man declared, ‘or I’ll have to investigate her myself.’Georg calmly responded,
Alone in the car, Alessia’s brows knitted, an uneasy feeling creeping over her.She hated exploiting people, and she was determined not to let Logan think she was just after his riches.His earlier snide remark about her being poor but ambitious had hit a nerve, and she hadn’t expected such a strong reaction.Sitting in the car for a moment, she took a deep breath.Then, raindrops started drumming on the windshield, and anxiety seeped in.With a sigh, she decided to take action.‘Logan, it’s raining. Can you please come back?’ she called out, but Logan remained unresponsive as the rain intensified.Getting out of the car, Alessia was now soaked, her concern mounting.Unable to spot Logan, she pulled out her phone, using its flashlight to pierce through the rain.To her shock, she found him about eight meters behind the car, kneeling as if injured.Her heart clenched, and she darted towards him. ‘Logan?’The heavy rain made it challenging for her to see, water stinging her eyes.She sh
Logan leaned back in his seat, his gaze fixed on Alessia as she drove.Thoughts of the recent events raced through his mind, and his gaze grew more profound.Meanwhile, Terence swiftly contacted the hospital, arranging for an emergency bed and an expert to stand by in the emergency centre.He was visibly anxious, his mind racing.The bodyguards and the doctor gathered at the entrance of the emergency centre.‘They’re here!’ one of the bodyguards suddenly shouted, ‘It’s the president’s car!’Amidst the pouring rain, Alessia skilfully manoeuvred the car into the emergency centre parking lot, although every space was occupied.Then, she spotted an ambulance pulling out with sirens blaring.Her eyes lit up, and she floored the accelerator, the car’s engine roaring.She swiftly approached an empty parking space and slammed on the brakes.Logan was nearly launched from his seat, and when he finally regained his composure, he looked at Alessia in amazement.She’d parked in the ambulance zone