"How about dinner meeting?" he made a humming sound at the back of his throat and nodded.
"Please, Gab, we're not here to play and—" I stopped in my mid-sentence, unable to continue my word when I felt his warm hands on my brassiere. His thumbs brushed back and forth over mine. He even moved closer and observed the movements of my lips.
"Say what?" he uttered slow, touching my ear with a deep voice.
D*mn! Those little gestures destroyed me. My mind went blank for a moment.
I felt naked under his intense scrutiny. I don't know where to pick my tongue because of what he's doing beneath my blouse.
"How about Alessandra?" Her name escape from my mouth like an acid.
I noticed his expression changed at the mention of that name. His jaw clenched, lips forming into a straight line and looked at me with grimace.
I know I can't change his mind easily and tell him to choose me just because I confessed that I'm his real wife. And I know th
"Meredith, look, it's Zeki!" Some of my classmates pushed me towards him. His dark mysterious eyes locked down on me intensely. He put his hands on his pockets, looking impatient while waiting for me to say something. "Hi! I'm... I'm... Ah!" Damn, I'm fucking stuttering. My heart almost flew out of my chest due to nervousness. His brows twitched a little, lips curling up into a sly smirked. "Emory Meredith Cervantes, right?" he asked confidently. I gulped and blinked rapidly. Gosh, he knows me? Why does he know me?! "Oh, shit!" I blurt. I quickly turned my back on him and ran towards the ladies room. I entered one of the cubicles and suppressed myself from shrieking. "OMG! He knows me?!" I exclaimed. I almost cried in so much happiness because I thought he wouldn't notice me after everything. One day, I met him again at the corridor. I stop in my mid-step, almost hugging my books tightly together with my
THE AIR was thick with the scent of coffee. I wrapped my long fingers around the mug and took a small sip. Ellwood was seated right next to me while Gabriel is in front. I don't know if the silence was because of the coffee shop's ambience, or because of the tension between the three of us. "Ah, I didn't expect you to be here tonight..." I shrugged a bit to lessen the tension between us. "It took quite a time. I needed to go back to the seaport to ship my car into the cargo ship." I furrowed my brows, "You brought one of your cargo ships?" Ellwood just shrugged his shoulder and took one sip of his coffee. I turned to Gabriel, his full attention was on the mug, but his expression was dark and protruding. "You're just wasting your money for this nonsense trip, Ellwood!" I spat out. "Of course I'm not! You're much worth than my money..." he chuckled sexily as he lowered his head to look at me. I pushed out my red lips just
"Emory is too stubborn. If I were to decide, I won't let her work here because she deserved better..." Ellwood clearly enunciated.Gabriel clenched his teeth, obviously not liking what he's hearing. He then glanced at me.His dark murderous eyes slowly hit my nerves. I want to talk and end this topic, but he already talked first."I respect your opinion, Mr. Echeverrii. But Meredith is not overworked here. Actually, she just came back to work last Sunday. Also, I don't think I would need to background check to know how wealthy she is," he said seriously.Ellwood grinned inanely, "That's not my point, Mr. Magnus. I want you to fire her from work because I'm taking her back to Queensland."They fought with their eyes, both not wanting to lose.I clenched my fist tightly. I suddenly stood up angrily that made them turn their attention to me."I'll leave you two, I want to rest...""Love?!"We turned our heads to the new arrival. It was Alessandra, wearing her
My eyes widened as I raked my eyes on him. He's not wearing his shirt, I don't know what he's wearing underneath the comforter that hugged us both."How was your sleep?""Y-you slept here last night?!" I don't remember letting him stay here!"Wait, I actually couldn't sleep last night. I was awake all night long..." he chuckled sexily.Damn it, I bit my lip hard. Gosh, did I slept soundly last night that I didn't even remember anything?"I don't remember letting you stay here." I averted my eyes and was about to get off the bed when he suddenly pulled me back to lay down."What the fuck, Ellwood!" My breathing hitched, I'm really panicking right now. His dominant action and his strong muscles pinned me hard against the bed.I slowly felt my cheeks heating as he hugged me. Damn you, Ellwood. You're fucking crossing of the line."You're very tired last night. You slept in my arms so I carried you to your room... And I decided to sleep here with you because you
He frowned hard while looking down at me, his perfect sculptured jaws were tightly clenched. He muttered something that I didn't get.I pursed my lips. He is already pissed.He didn't ask again because the metal door opened. He intertwined his fingers in mine and led me to the door. I wanted to protest but I can't now that he held my hands tightly.We walked inside the restaurant where we had dinner last night. He assisted me to a private room.Table for two? I pointed out when I sae the table he got for us. The waiter quickly gave us the menu to order."Uh, are we meeting with Mr. Cheng here?" I asked casually."Nope, he's out of the country right now..." he answered.I swallowed. I thought we're having a lunch meeting with Mr. Cheng? So does it mean that we're alone here? Now?He leaned onto the couch, anf because our table is round, his legs can't help but to hit me under, considering his size.I couldn't take my eyes off the table. Our space is to limi
He suddenly let me go and stood up. "Finish your food. I'm just gonna call an important person." Minutes had passed but I still can't manage to recover from what happened. I scanned myself in the full-sized mirror while wearing a red formal above-the-knee evening dress. My long chocolate hair cascaded down my back and my delicate eyelashes kissed my rosy cheeks, with lips lightly red but so alluring. I want to look simple yet elegant, and I'm happy to know that I have achieved that look. I blew out a deep breath when I heard a small knock on the door. I picked up my clutch bag and got out of the room to greet Ellwood. My lips stretched into a smile when I saw his reaction. "Hey, what's your problem?" I tapped his cheeks lightly and chuckled softly. He licked his lower lip and curved upwards in a half-grin. "You look radiant!" he muttered. I stiffened for a moment before returning to my casual face. I smiled at him sweet
My emotions are mixed up right now. Anger, hatred, irritation, and jealousy. How could he kiss his mistress in front of me?! If I could take that scene back then, I won't back down now that we are in a different situation. He already knows the truth! "I love the smell of you on my clothes..." Ellwood whispered loud enough to be heard, wanting to be sweeter than the two in front of us. I gulped and glanced at Gabriel. He remained stoic, but he suddenly looked away as I heard a clenching jaw over the table. I was relieved when the food arrived. Ellwood and Alessandra kept their conversation intact. She showed a polite interest in Ellwood's life. He was proud to talk about how successful he was in the fields of Freight and Cargo Shipping. As well as being the CEO of Rising Stone which is supposedly my position. "Rising Stone? I heard a few things about them. Are they the owners of the biggest mining company in Queensland?" Alessandra talks inquisitively.
My heart thumped erratically, knowing that the tension between us was left hanging in the air. "So, Mr. Magnus. Can we expect your presence at our engagement party?" Ellwood cracked the silence in a decisive way. "I'll think about it. I have a lot more important things to do than to socialize at the party," he replied. Ellwood emitted a smirk. He shook his head before he confidently leaned against his chair. "If you haven't had a wife, I'd think you're against our plan of marriage..." His lips turned up wide, "But because you're already knotted to another and it looks like you and Alessandra love each other, maybe I'm wrong." Ellwood's smirk became wider, having the plan of igniting the fire. I swallowed hard. Even if I don't like where this is going, I suddenly want to hear Gabriel's answer. He licked his lower lip slowly. He looked up, seemingly losing his patience. "Marriage isn't a ring worn or a pape